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New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
NEW Y0RKERS HAVE
 ZERO TEMPERATURE
Coolest Day in Three Years Down
 in Gotham

New York, Feb. 13.-This is New Yorks coldest day in exactly three years. Temperatures dropped official ly to the zero mark for the first time since Feb. 13, 1914, when the reading was one degree below. At 5:15 a. m. today the zero temperature was re- corded and by 8 a. m. there was rise of only two points, still lower than on any previous day this winter. Slowly rising temperatures were pre- dicted for tonight and tomorrow.
 Boston, Feb. 13.--New England people, long accustomed to rigorous winters and east and north winds that none but the hardest native can stand without discomfort, got through the night more comfortably than they had expected in view of the predic- tions that the temperature would reach new low records during the early hours today.
 While number of places increased slightly their records, there was no decided drop yet. The cold wave was far reaching and severe. Bright sunshine, however, offered great re- lief and there was the promise of warmer conditions. "
 Usual Weather in Winsted.
 Winsted, Feb. 13.-Unofficial tenn peratures of more than ten to fifteen degrees below zero reported from various points in this section of the state today and across the state line in Mass. Winsted registered 10 be- low, New Boston, Mass 15, Riverton 12 to 15, Norfolk, Norfolk 12 and Burrville 10.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
MUNITIONS FOR CUBA
fnitcd States Offers Rifles and Car
 tridges to Government Troops Rebels Defeated in Matansas.

Havana Feb. 13.-Otfcial an zouncement was made here today that he United States government had of cred rifles and many cartridges to
 he Cuban government. An encounter has occurred in Ma
 anses. province between government troops and rebels. According to report received here today the rebels were defeated.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13

ance to the United States in the office of a clerk of federal court
 An official told of talking with three applicants for naturalization who have been in the United States seven teen to thirty years. They spoke English with a sufficiently German accent to indicate their nationality. Asked why they had not applied for citizenship before, they all gave the
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13

same reason--carelessness and lack of opportunity that did not interfere with their business.
 "The situation with them is," ex- plained the official, that they have lived always among their own people and have talked German whenever they could. They have not become Americanized. They are insular in habit and speech ..,
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
ut the United States,

Throughout the United States,
 wherever there is a considerable pro- portion of German and Austrian born residents, there has been since the diplomatic break with Germany a rush on the part of aliens to acuuire American citizenship. In the picture i~ z. RsSanQ of aliens swearing alIegi.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
TURK ASPHYXTATED.

Waterbury, Reb. 13.-Nakole Pas qualinis, 23, a Turk, was today found unconscious in his rooming house, suf- fering from gas poisoning. The po- lice ambulance was called and Pas uualinis died in it, on his way to the hospital Medical Examiner Crane said death was due to gas asphyxia- tiOn
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
NORFOLK TO ACT.
To Give Officials Authority to Probe
 I1OOting of Treasury.

Norfolk, Feb. 3-The selectmen to- day issued a call for a town meeting on February 19,, to consider the ques- ton of action op the investigation of an alleged shortage in the town funds and to give the selectmen authority to proceed in the matter.
 The town treasurer, Philemon w. Johnson, has been missing since Jan. 21, and a warrant for his arrest has
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
TO SEW FOR NEEDY

The Maternal association will hold thimble meeting tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs
 S. w. Irving, 28 Vine street. Those present will sew for a number of needy persons. A large attendance is
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
Fair and Warmer.

New Haven, Feb. 13.--For New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight; Wednesday increasing cloudiness, warmer.
 For Connecticut: Fair and warmer tonight; Wednesday increasing cloudi- ness and warmer moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.
 Conditions: The western area of high pressure has moved southeast ward during the last twenty four hours and is now central over V1r- ginia. It is producing pleasant weather with low temperatures along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine. Considerable cloudy and un- settled weather prevails in the west ern and northern districts.
 There Is no well defined storm area east of the Rocky Mountains. Tenn peratures were reported from the east.
 Northfield, Vt, was twenty eight be- low zero. The temperatures are rising rapidly in the eastern anc central dis tricts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with rising temperatures followed by increasing cloudiness.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13

Naval officers asserted that the na- val militia, organized in twenty-two state, the District of Columbia and Hawaii and with a personnel of S.517, eu,L 'LeM Jo NneLqluo qua uodn GIeln -!pemu! eo!ALes olu! peUeo eq pIuoM vessels of the Atlantic fleet are short of both officers and men, and addi- tional drafts of officers and men will
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
Mercury Goes Up.

Washington, Feb. 13.-While New England and the northeastern states were having their coldest weather of the winter today, the temperatures were rising between tn Appalachian and Rocky mountains. In the upper lake region and upper Mississippi val ley the thermometer had risen 25 to 40 degrees since yesterday morning, the weather bureau reported Atlantic states all reported very low tempeera- ture day, but it will grow warmer thoughout the eastern states tonight and will continue to moderate We'd nesday. 3.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
Coolest Day of Winter.

New Haven, Feb. 13.-The official thermometer has registered two de- grees below zero last night and the coldest night of the winter so far. Dur Ing today it warmed up-
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
MUNITIONS BLOW UP
Ten Killed. Many Wounded, in Ex- plosion of Dynamite and Cartridges in Mexico City .XarehOnsc

Mexico City, Feb. 13.-At least ten persons were killed and many others wounded in a fire which destroyed Mexican Central warehouse late to- night. The casualties were caused by the explosion of dynamite and gun cartridges stored in the building
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
SPRINGFIELD HAS BAD FIRE.
Main street Building Gutted With Loss
 of $1O,OOO.

Springfield, Mass, Feb. 13-DamagS of upward of a10,000 was done to ths two story Rice building and contents in Main street near State by fire early, today that endangered adjacent build ings.
 A clothing store and smaller con- cerns occupied the building.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
S16,o00,ooo SURPLUS
Report of Scovill Mfg. Co. Shows Concern Made Net Earnings of $13,4O3,46

S13,4O3,482
 The report of the Scovill Manufac- turing Co for the year ending Dec 31, 1916, just issued is of great inter- est to the many local stock holders as it shows a surplus of almost sixteen million dollars. The reports for 1916 follows:
 Land, buildings and machinery as of Jan uary 1St :.........$ 6,157,546. Additions during year . 3,654,3S5.77
 5 9,S11,932.76 Depreciation .... 2,42O, ,9S2.45 7,39O,95O.3I Cash and certificates of deposits .. 6,047,762.S6 Bonds 3,519,35S.49 Stock in other com- panieS .......... 56,7SS.25 Accounts and bills re- ceivable " 5,671,5 ,586.96 Merchandise ........ 5,314 ,789.66
 s2s,O01,236.53
 Liabilities Capital stock .....$ 5000, 100000 Surplus .... 2,5SS,2O7.79 Accounts and bills pay able oOS,oo General reserves for contingencies and inn provements ....... 4,ooo, ,ooo.oo Reserve for Federal state ana city taxes 2,2OO, 0OO.OO
 $14,597, 774.44 Net earnings for year :. 13,4O3,462.09
 s2S,001,236.53 Surplus December 31st. 15,991, 669.Ss
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13
80. GOO DAMAGE IN BRIDGEPORT.

TencmCnt HOuSC and PnOfO E.StabIiSn- ment Burned Out.
 I Bridgeport, Feb. 13.-Two fires here poo. A tenement house in East Main
 street was gutted by fire that started kn a store beneath. Several families lwere carried to safety by firemen Several Main street stores were damaged by a fire that started in the ntudio of L. H. Corbit, photographer,
New Britain herald., 1917-02-13

$2S001,236.53 Surplus December 31st. 15,991, ,669.SS
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
By ADELN GARRISON

papers and came back to see what further orders there were. had given him a key to the new house, for he is perfectly trustworthy, and when he returned it, he hesitated for a mo- ment as if he'd forgotten something. Guess I'll go up to the attic again
 and see if I've overlooked something" !"
 he said. Seems to me I remem Der
 seeing a box or two up there that didn't get, that was behind the rafters. 'Twon't do any hurt to look. anyway" He was gone quite while, and when he came down he bore in his
 arms a box smaller than the ones in
 which Dicky had put some of his books-a box, moreover, that appeared
 to be nailed.
 Found this tucked away back of the rafters," he explained. just as if somebody had put it away and for gotten it. But they can't hide nothin' so good that I can't find it.'
 His weazened old face looked up at me with an air of cunning triumph. It reminded me irresistibly of a squir- rel that had found a store of securely hidden nuts.
 I looked at the box-curiously, won
 dering if it really belonged to Dicky
 or Was one overlooked by the Bren- mans when they moved away from the place. It was of wood, somewhat smaller than the ones in which Dicky had stored his magazines, and bore no label whatever One board of those covering the top was less securely fas- tened than the others, indicating that 1t had been loosened and replaced again after the box had been put | away. There was very little dust upon it, compared to the ones we had ham, died before.
 william" I spoke his name quick ly and the old fellow jumped convul- l sively, a way he had when addressed
 suddenly. Did you dust this box off l before you brought it down." He looked at me apprehensively, but 1 the child-like honesty of the old chap
 made him answer truthfully, even 1 though he feared a reproof for not 1 having done the work.
 Nom, Mis- Gramie, I didn't.'' he 1 stammered apologetically. T didn't think there was no need if we was
 jest goin' to load it on to the push l cart. 'Twould get all dirty goin' over 1 anyway"
 1 So it had been opened recently! Then why should it be pushed back l behind the rafters in a way that would indicate it's owner had tried to hide 1 it from prying eyes?
 With a sudden resolution, the mo- tive for which I didn't care to inquire, l sent William upon a trumped-up l errand, and then, with a hammer and l a chisel, I pried open the insecurely l fastened lid and lifted the layer of
 wrapping paper that protected the l contents of the box
 The first thing that met my eyes
 was the pictured face of Grace 1 Draper!
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
NeMy For Theafer8oerS and Women Readers
APARTMENT %"
 IS FOX ATTRACTION 4

Much entertaining mystery, unusu- ally absorbing plot, and a brilliant cast t17- those are the outstanding points of Apartment 29", the big Blue Rib bon feature of today's program at Fox's theater. Earl Williams waA born for the part of Ormsby. the dra- matic critic, and the hair-raising ex- perience he Is compelled to go through are enough to tax the Abili- ties of any screen performer to the utmost, but Williams handles the part with ease. The story is remarkably Interesting. It deals with certain ad- ventures of Ormsby, dramatic crit- ;c, who decides to pan" the first night of the latest show in town. The playwright pleads with him over tho cafe board, but nothing doing''-the play Is too improbable, impossible. While he is writing his review a mes- senger brings him an assignment from
 his city editor. Following it, he finds
 himself in @ room with a murdered
 man an da woman in 8 dead faint.
 The police arrive. and he is accused of
 murder In trying to escape, he iA
 helped by friend, and is hidden in a wardrobe trunk by his friends wife. Then he learns that this woman is not his friends wife-she confesses the l murder. That is the beginning of a ser: es of gripping situations and deep i ly interesting perplexities. Before. 1t is l finished, Ormsby has helped to cap ture couple of crooks, and then 1 learns the extraordinary solution of the whole thing. In the seventeenth l chapter of "The Fatal Ring, Pearl White has the narrowest escape of 1 her whole career. This serial is icer-+
 taAnly coming to an exciting finish,
 and there are some bits of today's 1n-
 stallment which give slight sugges- 4 tfon of what that finish is going to be flike. Mutt and Jeff, in their latest
 screen success, The Submarine Chas-
 ers," guarantee 8 hundred laughs in
 the short time they are on the screen. J The show will be run continuous to- l
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
Why Madge Opened the Box from the Attic and What She Found In It.

Why MadGe Opened the Box from the Attic and What She Found In It. For 2 nomen I gazed in blank as- tonishment at William Trumbull, the
 poor, feeble-witted village character,
 who WAS helping me move Dicky's
 collection of periodicals from our
 old house to the new one we had bought, and who had just repeated the description he had given of us to our new neighbors. Then fell back into my chair in a.. paroxysm of laughter that left me helpless and, incidentally, did more to remove my nervous headache than all the pow derB I'd been taking for il. t.e@s"
 That old jest of, Dicky's about my weekly history class for the member
 of the exclusive Lotus Club which brought mo ih a tidy little income of my very own-the jest which he fam cied so much that he frequently re- peated it-had come back to us in a way that I hoped would effectually cure my husband of ever uttering it again. t+e
 William must have heard him say it or had heard Katie and Jim repeat
 it. It was to the effect that I might
 as we'll launder the clothes of the
 clubwomen as to launder their brains
 William had understood and had re-
 peated that I worked in a laundry once a week against my husband s wishes. He had also given our neigh bors to understand that Dicky was a sign painter, artist meaning noth- ing to Williams mind.
 Excuse me, William I said, wip- ing my eyes at last and smiling at the poor fellow, who was standing first on one foot and then on the other, grin l ming sheepishly. wholly unable to see where the joke lay, but perfectly will ing to share it or take the credit of it, 1 whichever would please me most, "l ] just happened to think of something funny, and I couldn't help laughing l Now let's get back to our packing" William Trumbulls Discovery. For I had put down the perfectly l natural impulse to instruct William ] carefully how to correct the false i'm. ] pression he had given. I knew the 1 gossip of the little village, how it ed. 1 died and flowed around any new l corners, knew also that 1t was harm. 1 less, and that the people whom we ] would really care to know would l sometime laugh with us at William! ] description, while those who knew
 no better than to believe it wouldn' 1 be particularly congenial acquaint
 ances, anyway.
 ! William made his final trip with thu
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
BARA AND CHAPLIN
 AT FOX'S SUNDAY

Tomorrow's the big day for the movie-fans. For it brings to Fox's the greatest combination of screen talent that has yet appeared on one program. Theda Bara, in her eight part triumph, Camille" and Char lie Chaplin in The Adventurer," are two good pictures that are calculated to satisfy the most particular and critical audience in the world, Miss Bara is known the world oyer for her marvellous and original characteriza- tions, particularly of the vampire type, and in Camille" she reaches the height of dramatic perfection.
 Alexander Dumas, the youthful lit- erary genius of the French, complet- ed the classical romance, "The Lady of Gamellias" in 1848, and 1t lifted him into immediate fame. Under the title '"Camil1e", which it now bears,
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
VIVIAN MARTIN ON
 SCREEN AT KEENEY'S

Winsome Vivian Martin, at present 1 o-starringv with aesatae Hayakawa,
 the noted Japanese actor, in the Para 1 mount picture. :Forbidden Paths, at , Keeney's .theater, was more than de-
 lighted at her experience in flming
 the production. It is the story of q
 love dftair between q Japanese artist
 and "a young American girl The fo r-Y
 mel realizes his case is hopeless onta account of the difference in race, butt
 stAnds by his colors, finally sacrificing even life and honor for her happiness.
 Many of the scenes were taken in a,
 great house, leased especially for the
 purpose, where was found notable collection of rare Japanese prints enn- broideriea and vases. In several scenes Miss Martin appears in a law ish embroidered Japanese kimona, and at the end of the production it's owner, 8 wealthy collector, presented it to her with his compliments. AL together, the little star says, she has made up her mind that next best to America she loves Japan and It's pretty, quaint customs.
 Nickerson and Berry, in their comic muelcal Sklt, are 1aVor1teS with the crowd. With store of really laugh. able foolishness sandwiched in be- tween some clever stunts with their. musical instruments. they bring forthtI a liberal applause. MT. Berry is a par-s ticularly clever comedian. His styleg is original and he has the audiences warmed up before he has been on the stage a minute. His jokes are good and his ma5ieerisms quaint and. pleasing. o. U. p1uAe Girls is one of the funniest turns seea at this house. of amusement for man. weeks past. They have good' lhuslca comedy act that keeps the Efouse laurhing for, thirty minutes. Rentz Trio, an acro-5 battle trio thst has just completed aa successful sv mmer season wfh RinK-5 ling Bros Circus, cono.udes the FnH' s
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
KERENSKY ON SCREEN
 AT THE LYCEUM

Kerensky, the man whose valiant attempt to pull together disorganixed Russia, and whose apparent failure in the big task can by no means be at tributed to- his lack of leadership qualities or energy, is a man, a per- sonal study of whom is we'll worth the time it takes. From small place in small town in interior Russia to the foremost place in her armies is the way the fairy-tale-like story of his life runs, and this truly big man, brOad-minded and democratic to the core in country where autocracy the demagogism were heretofore the reigning qualities in the powers that be, has really made good as far as any man could. Kerensky kindly granted a request that he appear in 8 motion picture in order that. the world might be given an opportunity to see what the man of the hour looks like, and he is to appear Sunday night at the Lyceum theater.
 To say that he appears personally would be stretching the point to only a very small degree, for his appear ance is almost that so closely is his character revealed. Kerensky is seen in scenes on the battlefront and an in
  conducted along the Russian front be- fore the big withdrawal is wildly shown. This big picture will be at the Lyceum theater Monday, Tues day and Wednesday, as well as on the Sunday night program. Antonio Mo- reno and Edith Storey, one of the gFeatest teams that ever appeared on the screen will be seen in another Sunday night feature, Aladdin From Broadway, a modern Arabian Nights tale. These two pictures arc only part of the big Sunday program, program that will be we'll worth sec ing.
 Turning to next week we see the return appearance of that great pig boy, Charlie Ray, in '"The Son of His Father" story replete with thrills that are put over with effect obtain able only by Ray.
 Ray will be given splendid oppor- tunity to show his ability as 8 scrap per in this, his latest release. for he is obliged to beat up a few people now and then. He comes through With colors flying and sends them home satisfied. Yes, we guess Charlie ought to pack them in next Monday, Tues day and Wednesday.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03

dramatized it himself four years later. It's theme of pathetic purity in a sensual atmosphere has an elemental appeal which causes the play to live every year in every country, and in different languages. There will be deep interest in seeing Theda Bara's idea of the generous. kindly. forgiving and unfortunate mortal, who, for all of her human failings, was yet wo- man enough to have one love, and that great one,. and to remain loyal to it. It gives to the star most won derful scope and opportunity for the display of her remarkable abilities, and she is at her best throughout the entire eight reels consumed in the picture. Of "The Adventurer'', it is only necessary to say that it is the, latest ludicrous product of that in- imitable comedian, Charlie Chaplin, and, like all of his recent productions, better than any of his previous eff. forts. Camille and ''The Adventur- err will remain at Fox's for three days.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
SIDE TALKS
 BY BUEW CAMERON
The Dread of New Friends
BY RUw CAMERON

Do you rather dread to meet new ] people?
 I think there are a good many folks. especially folks who are a little older than they once were, who dread the contact with new personalities. New people move into the neigh borhood We see them on the street, they look pleasant, we mean to call, we fully intend to call, we are surely going to call tomorrow but the days and the weeks and sometimes even the months go by and we have not
 called.
 And the Folks You Can't Miss You See Lots.''
 Or one of our housemates tells us he has met some interesting people in his work and wants us to invite them to the house and make their acquaintance. We acquiesce willingly enough, but when it comes to finding & definite time to do this -. There are so many of our present acquain t. ances we must see (some of them people we do not care anything about but what of that, we have got into
 the habit of seeing them and keep on seeing them, we must); and so many of the routine conventional things to do (many of them things we don't really care about doing if we stopped to think, but we so seldom do).
 Why are we so foolish?
 Partly inertia, lack of the force of character that lifts one out of the rut of daily routine. Partly the in stinctive subconscious dislike of the new, the unknown.
 And yet when one overcomes this inertia, this subconscious dislike, what wonderful rewards one some times receives. '
 True. nine strangers might as we'll have remained strangers but the tenth may be real event in one's friendship life.
 Just Supposdng Hadn't Gone!
 Last winter I met two new people, I had been invited half dozen times to meet these people before. In the previous winter I promised several times in that pleasant way we prom ise such things, to go and call on them some day. Finally, however, I was ccrnered and went. I remember how much I dreaded going that eve ming. had been up very late the night before and had another engage ment that had to be squeezed in
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03

ahead of that call. And behold that call opened one of the most congen- ial friendships I have ever had in my life.
 They were such folksy people. In ten minutes we were really talking. not just making conversation. We stayed until midnight and went home in a fine glow of mental excitement.
 Collgenial Incomes and Congenia1
 Tastes.
 We have met these people again and again since then and found them that rare and delightful com mbination, congenial people with a sense of hu- mor, congenial income. and congenial tastes.
 And to think I missed a year of their company just because I let that, fool dread of meeting new people, that mental inertia keep me from get ting out and meeting them before!
 After all, our human relationships, friendships. love. family ties are the most important things in life. Hou- ses, possessions. pleasures are just the background for these relationships. No one can afford to get in friend ship rut.
 Have you made any new friends this past season?