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The Washington times., 1921-03-22

By EARL GOODWIN.
Back in 1910. the day arter Com,
missioner Rudolph was sworn into
office. ! walked into his office with
Graham Nichol, who covered the
District building for The Times. 1t
was o'clock in the morning and
Mister Comm ssioner" had been at
work for an hour.
w0RE PURPLE SHIRT.
He had his coat off, was wearing
the ding battest loudest purple shirt
that mortal man ever draped across
his frame. He had a chew of to-
bacco and stogy going strong both at
once and was working like. a steam
shovel. We took a photograph of
him in his shirt sleeves. and some
where i have that photograph to
this day. There was no loafing
around the District building in that
administration.
This morning when Nick" and,
wandered to Ito get the news" COM
missioner Rudolph reached for the
stogies. As far as / can recall they
were of the same brand and out
of the same box. When asked today
for an official statement, the Com
missioner said:
Those stogies are worse than
ever"
i smoked one. The other one he
8 ave me / have yet.
LIGHTER WORKED ONCE.
Commissioner Rudolph used to
sport a gold plated cigar lighter. The
only time 1t ever worked was once
when he was in a BARRIERS chair and
1t burst into fame in his coat pocket
That furnished news for the District
reporters for two whole
days
There is one sure thing about this
There will not be
any general firing and hiring. Com
missioner Rudolph will make a thor
ough investigation of every depart.
ment in his control before any
changes, IL any, are made.
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{. B. FREY IS.
SUED BY WIFE
Complaint Charges Attorney
Spent Money on Northern
Trips With Another Woman.

Declaring her husband, Ethel.
bert B. Frey, a Washington at.
torney, spent his money lavishly
On another woman. and that he had
taken many trips with her to
northern resorts. Mrs. Gertrude s
Frey today filed suit for absolute
divorce.
CLOSE INTIMACY CHARGED.
Mrs. Frey alleges her husband de-
serted her and their children in June
1919.
The closest intimacy has exist cd
between the defendant" and the other
woman" Mrs. Frey AYERS. She says
they have been seen together at places
Of amusements in Frey's motor car
with the greatest frequency and
openly and brazenly."
Mrs. Frey declares she Is the owner
of the premises at 1917 G street north
west. which she inherited from her
grandfather, but from which she has
not derived any income for the past
two or three years, her husband hav-
ing collected the rents from the prop
erty.
COURT ISSUED ORDER.
She also says that about eleven
years ago she bought in her own name
a home at 1927 Otis place northwest
where she and the children have lived
since, for S5.170, on which 50, 900 was
paid in cash, this amount being ad-
vanced by her mother.
Mrs. Frey asks the court to restrain
her husband from interfering with her
and also to prevent him from collect
ing the rents from her property. Jus-
tice STAFFORD issued An order requiring
Frey to show cause, March "a, why the
petition of his wife should not be
granted
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
FaIvey Will Probated.

The will OF Michael J. Falvey,
monument dealer. who was buried
yesterday m Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
was filed today for probate. The
document. dated March 16, leaves his
residuary estate in trust to the Ma
tional Bank Of Washington and di-
rects the bank to pay his wodow the
income for life. At Mrs. Falvey's
death. the estate Is to be divided
among brothers and sisters.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
Old Times Re-Hashed
As Former "Scribes''
Pay Call on Rudolph

Earl Godon Graham Nichol at the District
Guiding I'm the Of local
they visited the Comssogers office daily Commissioner Rudolph in
cvsrig the building Rudolph back So Earl and "Nick
the
and Potomac Telephone Company Nck chief of the Bureau
Information of the Internal Revenue.
Today for feW hours they replaced the present reporters at me
building At the The they Orote nterUieW and
story about Rudolph. Their stories joloW
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
800 Pupils Escape Fire.

NORFOLK, March 22.-Fire yester-
day destroyed John Marshall high
school and large annex, partly burned
two residences and damaged three
others.
Eight hundred pupils escaped with
out injury.
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Hi Johnson Sees HARDING.

Senator Hiram johnson of Cali
fornia called at the White House to-
day and urged President Harding to
appoint Meyer Lissner of California
to the new Shipping Board.
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King of Spain Has Chill.

MADRID. March 22.-King Alfonso
has been suffering from a slight
chill attended with fever. He has
been confined to his room.
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by GRAHAM Il. NICHOL.

by GRAHAM b. NICHOL.
"Allmond, who left tbe door open?"
Gazing on the corpulent form of
Earl Goodwin, Commissioner Rudolph
today directed this question to his
secretary. Earl following a custom
OF ten years ago. had entered unan-
nounced. ] was with MIN.
CHIN WHISPERS GONE.
The removal of his chin whiskers
is the only change apparent in the
president Of the Board OF Commits
sioners. Attention to his duties as
bank president have taken from him
none of his old time pep and vigor.
Have your troubles begun. Mr..
Commissioner" inquired Goodwin.
Begun" said Mr.. Rudolph. only
a week ago we were receiving the
smiles and plaudits of admiring citi-
Zens who were congratulating us on
oun appointment. Last night at II 80
had before me mass of cores
pondence relating 10 public utilities
matters over which / had been poring
for three hours Suddenly from an
adjoining room came the voice of
Mrs. Rudolph: Young man. you will
either resign your job. or go to bed
GETS REAL THRILL.
1--WE known Mrs. Rudolph for sew
eral years. and I've only worked for
President Harding week, so / went
to bed" Commissioner Rudolph was
assured that his visitors had no IA
vors to ask either for themselves or
friends. Upon recovering from the
shock, he shook hands with both
and asked them to call again.
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Spring Buds in Peril;
Jack Frost Threatens
Deadly S.Uipe Tonight

Freezing temperature tonight, promised by the Weather
Bureau will probably play havoc with the japanese cherry bios
and magnoas in bloom in Potomac Park according to
experts at the Office Public Buildings and Grounds.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22

Tho hrst Cornish tEngllsh) engine
was built In 1872.
The Press., 1921-12-29

A meeting of the farmers of Somers will be held in the center tobacco warehouse of the Somers Tobacco Growers association Thursday and Friday of this week. A discussion on the farm management will be lead by w. A. Manchester of the Connecticut Agricultural college. J. s. Owens, ex- tension agronomfst, also of the state col lege. will lecture on the consideration of fertilizer mixing, pasture improve ment and economical crop production.
 The state board of agriculture, with the cooperation of other state agricul- tural associations and state depart ments, has made plans to hold the fourth Connecticut exposition and winter fair at the state armory on January 25th to 18th, 1922. It has already been established as the largest winter exposition and educational gathering in New England. This year there is to be added a state poultry show. an exhibit of thousand coops, which should materially increase the atCenQauce. Os II. bSuSOut nSdu OA the junior bureau for the eleven East ern States, will have a large display made by the boys and girls engaged in the vafious club activities. There will be several club members in at tendance td demonstrate the practical education which their connection with these clubs has given them. Many other features will make this a worth while winter meeting. The exposition is entirely educational and in no way an undertaking for profit In one sense it is a charitable affair, large number contributing their valuable time
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plicate which were not initialed she hastened to the place from which they had been purchased and picked out hold necessity.
 Her friends had really been remark ably kind. She had been surprised to find how ready the shops had been about taking back gifts and substitut- ing with others, or in engraving pres ents which had not already been en- graved. Only one had charged for engraving-the gift had been purchased at wholesale rate" and so engraving was not included.
 Altogether from the point of view of presents as we'll as from the point of View of a mate she had done re- markedly we'll. This would enable them to make a very good appearance in their home without having to draw from the none too plentiful savings.
 She viewed everything over again one evening, presents and those which were exchanges. There was just one thing among them that was not nec- essary and not particularly pretty. 1t was a gravy-dish. She knew of no particular use to which she could put it-she had one of the kind she really liked,
 She could not exchange it. It had a monogram in the center.
 'T know what I'll do with It," she said to her husband. "Fll give 1t to Molly Stevens for Christmas pres ent. She has been so good to us and I'd like to show her how much I appreciate 1t.
 You know she Is going t" get mar rled in the spring-that iS-her en- gugement ts all but announced.
 Don't you think it would be good idea? She was so helpful about my wedding and she has told me, quite c6nfidentially, that the wedding will be ill the spring.
 Tt would be a good idea to give her
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ASHFORD
WarrenVine

Otto Hattin is very busy this season at butchering jobs.
 Mrs. Clifford Bronn of Willimantic was at w. c. Bronn's over the holi- days.
 MT. and Mrs. Earl James of Boston visited relatives in town over the weekend.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Annis of South Braintree, Mass, were recent visitors at Henry CopeIand's
 A number from here attended the school entertainment and Christmas tree at Ashford Town on Saturday evening.
 Schools in town closed last week Wednesday for two weeks. Miss Lil- lian Switzer, teacher in this district, is at her home in Springfield, Mass during this interval.
 An immense amount of lumber has been trucked through here this fall from the north part of the town. Many woodlots in Ashford have been cut off in recent years, but new timber is growing all the time.
 An institution that has done much to
 
 sive towns, is the grange. This organ ization is particularly we'll suited to the rural districts. Not all our people can go to an agricultural college to study scientific agriculture, and the grange furnishes a splendid forum where farmers can meet to talk over farm problems. Some of the best farmers in the country are in the grange, and those who are running their farms so as to make money on them every year, know quite as much about the matter as those who are merely studying about it in books. An ounce of experience is worth a pound of theory, any day.
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SECOND

ORDER OF NOTICE.-state of Con- necticut, County of Holland. Vernon, December 18th, 1921.
 l. Tilden Jewett of Holland vs. Leo A: Demo recently of Holland, formerly of Hartford, now of parts unknown; Jacob WrabeI and Joseph Kluska, for merly of Holland, now of parts un- known to the plaintiff; John Kubecz, Julia kubecZ, Sando Papp and Eliza beth Papp, formerly of said Holland, but whose addresses, the plaintiff be- lieves are now 2930 Spring Street, Mt. Olive Station, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
 Upon the complaint of the said l. Tllden Jewett, claiming for the reasons therein set forth, foreclosure and the possession of certain mortgaged premi- ses now pending, returnable to the first Tuesday of December, A. D. 1921, be- fore the Superior Court in and for said County of Holland
 It appearing to, and being found by the subscribing authority that the said attendants are residing as hereinbe- tore mentioned, and are absent from thls State: that the whereabouts of the qeLendants are unknown to the plain- tlff, save as aforesaid
 , It IS therefore ordered, that notice of The pendency of said complaint be giv- en said defendants by publishing fhis order in the Stafford Press a newspa- per printed in Stafford, once a week Tor two weeks SuccessiVely commence ing on or before the 22nd day of De cember, A. D. 1921
 By Order of Court
 WILLIS H. REED, Clerk.
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MT. and Mrs. Foster Gage and niece Inez Darling of Southbridge, called on their aunt, Mrs. w Richards, Saturday evening.
 Fairman Howard of Dean academy, George Coolidge of Mt. Hermon, Miss Mary Coolidge of Northfield are home for the holidays.
 Regular meeting of Mashapaug Lake grange. Friday evening, January G.. Officers for the new year are to be installed at this time.
 Christmas exercises were held at the Red Cross school last Friday after noon, after which a Christmas tree was also enjoyed by the pupils and their friends. The program showed faithful work of the teacher, Miss Dorothy Knight, and her school. Miss Knight took the evening train, in Will limantic. for a ten days vacation.
 This has been an uncommon season as to telephone service. The crash of the iee-storm cut us all off together, of course, and we all felt sorry for the telephone company. as we'll as for ourselves. Considerably more than a week ago, the line began again to show unmistakable signs Of illness. and finally died a painful and lingering death. so far as the central office was concerned. For a time, patrons were able to "call along the line" but now. on this mild sunny day. we can't even speak with our nearest neighbors.
 Notwithstanding the stormy wealth CT. there was a good attendance at the Christmas exercises held at the church. on Christmas eve. The pro-
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PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

THURSDAY "The Goen The photoplays with thous ands in the Cast! European Screen Marvel ton Holmes. FRIDAY, Dustin Farnum in Primal Law" Lloyd in "His Royal Syness." SATURDAY. Scrap Iron adapted from Charles E Van Loans Saturday Evening Post story by Fnis Fox Also a News reel and Topics. SUNDAY Jack Holt in The Call the novel "Conjurors House, by Stewart Edward White the Play by George Broadhurst Also News reel and Aesops Film Fables. MONDAY Blanche Sweet in Her Unwilling Husband" by Kenneth Clarke Also Neal Hart in he Boss of the Flying H." High Power picture of real Western Thrills. TUESDAY Bebe Daniels in "One Wild Week. Also Magazine reel. WEDNESDAY, Gladys Walton in "The Rowdy" "Eurri- Hutch" Episode 8, Double Crossed" with Charles Hutchinson.
 TOWN HALL. SATURDAY. Jack Holt in "The Call of the North Also Harold Lloyd Comedy, His Royal Slyness." WEDNESDAY, Elsie Ferguson in "FoOtghs by Rita Weiman. Also Burton Holmes. COING-George Melfords Production The Imperona- tion, with great Supporting including Ann Forest, Alan Hale Fontaine LaIue Winter Hall and Truly Shat tuck. COMING-January 1S-19th Cecil B. DeMle's Produc tion, "The Affairs ot Anatol"
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days Marian planned her Christmas dinner. She salted nuts, she made cranberry sauce. She ordered fine young turkey. She wasn't nervous about the turkey-that was just about as easy as chicken,
 Yes, she was planning to have the old-time Christmas dinner. She wouldn't tell Bert. She would sur prise him. And then. if she did tell him, she might be more nervous about the things she had planned to do, feel of her that she couldn't fulfill his ex- pectati0ns of her success.
 So she worked and planned and schemed,
 And that Christmas eve when Bert kissed her goodnight she smiled to herself as she heard him say:
 Well, it's quite true. People have always eaten too much at Christmas time in past years"
 Bert's family all arrived in due sea- son for Christmas dinner.
 Well, were you nervous over your first turkey2" asked Aunt Emilina. And how happy Marian was that she could say that she hadn't been nerv- ous and that 1t was going to come out all right, she thought.
 T bet 1t was a job making your first plum pudding" said Uncle George, and Bert looked angry and grieved. He didn't want anyone to make his Marian feel uncomfortable. And now his own family were doing 1t.
 "Uncle George" Bert said, i've meant to tell you. We're not going to have one of those Old-tme din ners. We think that people have al- ways felt twretchedly at Christmas and after Christmas-indigestiO and all. So we're just going 10 have nice simple dinner" 44ss
 Marian had left the room now. But she could hear the defending note in Bert's voice. and at the same time a note of sadness that their dinner was going to be so simple.
 She wanted to rush in now and tell them all that it wouldn't be so simple, and to put her arms around Bert's neck and kiss him. He was standing up for her. And they were all try ing to be critical. And she had in vited them all to her house. This was the way they were accepting her hospitality!
 But, following 8 number more sim liar remarks on how did she get along
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something for Christmas that she could have for her new home "We really cant afford to buy another thing just now and that will do beautifully"
 But the monograph? her husband inquired
 "Oh. that can be taken off you know, and another one put there in its place I heard some one ordering that to be done in one of the silver shops the other day"
 '"Yes. that's a splendid idea" her husband heartily agreed.
 "I'll go downtown and attend to 1t tomorrow. haven't much time. Christmas is almost here"
 "Our first Christmas" said the young husband as he clasped his bride to him. : ."Our first Christmas" she mur- mured.
 The next evening he asked her if she had arranged about sending the gravy dish to Molly Stevens s'I couldn't send it" she said.
 "Why not?' he queried.
 4"Because of the mon0gram in the center" she said
 But you told me that that could be erased by the stIyersmlths and a ahew monogram placed there' her husband persisted
 know I did" the young bride fnsWeFea "but you see they told me the shop that it would be tO do it were it not for the ' ia ctS it had been done so often to tEis;S sISasty dish that they wouldn't sElare taiSe< 8 chance with 1t again.
 1 not be able to avoid boring tfis s time! It has been given Saee too often for me to put to ssFiffsS %Nsess' she sighed sadly. sSSSaSEEnd shall just send Molly a card. After all she did no ssSNSsSSSthan any one else!"
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Fam was in charge of Mrs. Fl. R. Howard. Mrs. H. A. Coolidge and Mrs. George Heck, and consisted of recita- tions and songs from the Mashapaug, Rock Meadow and Red schools, reef tations Ly little children not of school age. and hymns, in which both old and young joined little Christmas Dlay. given by the Rock Meadow school. was also much enjoyed. The Christmas tree was we'll loaded with gifts for the children. It has been the custom, for several years, of the Ladies, Benevolent association to at tend to the preparation of gifts for the~Christmas tree. It has been the aim to remember every child in Union who is not actively connected with, and remembered by, some other church.
 The whole community was startled and shocked when the home of Mrs. Baldwin was found to be on fire last Monday morning. The fire started in the kitchen. it is supposed, and must have made great headway before 1t was discovered by the inmates of the house. Mrs. Baldwin, her daughters, Mrs. H. NJ. Lawson and Miss Helen Baldwin, and her granddaughter, Miss Fsyangeline Lawson The ladies were in another part of the house, packing in preparation for the removal of Mrs. Baldwin with her daughter, Miss Helen, to New Haven, and Mrs. Law | Son's and Miss Lawson's return to the farm here in Union. When discover ed the lower part of the house was filled with smoke and flame and it was only by great risk that telephone call for help was sent out. Rev. Ii. A. Coolidge, with car load of helpers, was the first to arrive but it was not Ipossible to save any furniture. In few minutes, cars and teams of will ling helpers came hurrying to the
 scene-some having heard by phone and others having seen the smoke. The ladies saved almost nOthing-not l even being able to get their hats and coats before making their escape from the burning building. It is reported that there was no insurance. Much sympathy is felt for the whole family, and especially for the aged mother and her daughter, Miss Evangel1ne Baldwin, who is ill New Haven taking a much needed rest. and recovering from a recent illness.
 Rock Meadow
 Edwin Heck of Mt. Herman school is home for the Christmas vacation.
 Miss Mary Bradway left Tuesday to go to Boston where she expects to have employment.
 l Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Willis and fam ily were guests on Christmas day of Albert Heck and family. Wayland | Heck is visiting at Edwin Divers | Thompsonville.
 An excellent Christmas program was given at the school house by the children last Thursday evening. There was a Christmas tree at the end of the exercises School closed Friday for weeks vacation.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Bradway enter tained the following guests at a Christmas dinner on Sunday: Mrs. Hattie Barrett of BrOokfield, Mass, MT. and Mrs. Willard Pratt, Greta and Raymond Pratt of Palmer, MT. and Mrs. Wesley Bradway of Staffordville, Miss Mary Bradway and MT. and Mrs. | George Bradway of this town.
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Offers Cared For.

pair of fully developed otters have been discovered in slough along the Brandywine, near West Chester, Pa. and have been watched with interest by many persons.
 They are the only ones reported in Chester for probably 40 years, and are very carefully protected by the owner of the property where they have made a den in bank beside the still water.
 The animals are said to be about four feet in length and very active. It is believed number of young may be produced in the den beneath the bank and prove the founding of col ony which will arouse much future itereSt
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ITNION

Mrs. H. G. Horton is with friends in Southbridge.
 Otis Burnham was in Webster last Wednesday and Thursday.
 Andrew Rizner of Hartford was with his mother for the holiday.
 Miss Myrtle Davidson is spending her holidays with G. W. Thayer.
 Russell Harmon spent Christmas with his brother. Thomas Harmon. L. M. Reed and Miss Nellie Burleson spent Monday with friends in Stafford.
 MT. and Mrs. A M West of Rock ville were with Mrs. Lena Wells for Christmas.
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to boast of what she could do!
 At last came the dessert-mince pie and apple pie and plum puddingsa too. How Bert's eyes opened wide with surprise when he saw the pudding.
 What did you mean when yeu said you were going to ohave a new kinds of dinner withoufsany of the Chrfsfs mas trimmfngs?" askedaEnele .Georg@3
 My wife likes Surprises, X BeIf beamed. And after they had aA gQals Bert said:
 "They behaved atrociously, bn How proud I was of you. And Mas rian darling"
 ''Yes, dear"
 "The plum pudding was the best that has ever. been served at any Christmas dinner at any time know"
 ''I think it was a success" Marian smiled.
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KHAN had nev- e r b c f o r e cooked at all to speak of until she had married Bert
 that summer.
 S II e h a d made a great success of it, but she was a little nervous