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New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
SHORT CALENDAR CASES.
Six Matters arc Listed for Fridays
 City Court Session.

The following cases are listed on the doket for the short calenlar ses- sion Of the city court at 2:30 o'cloc k next Friday afternoon: Abraham Zc- win against John r. Mcguire, ct al. Lawyer A. A. Greenberg for the plain tiff. Jur-e w. r.. Mangan for Mcguire, 1<irkham. Cooper Hungerford and Camp for Rackliffe Brothers Co. Inc: F.. n. Burns against Edmund J. Alb bolt. administrator, hearing on de- murrer. Lawyer Henry Nowicki for the plaintiff. Pierce and Coleman for tho defendant: G. F. Smith against Edmund J. Abbott. administrator. hearing on demurrer. Lawyer Henry Nowicki for the plaintiff, Pierce and Coleman for the defendant.
 sam Paul against Peter Ba ba pleading or default, Lawyer NJ. A.. Sexton for the plaintiff. Lawyer ]. c. Woods for the defendant: Mary Wisl against M. Shoufski. judgment, Law yer M. X. Sexton for the plaintiff: the Dyar Supply company aganst Albert r. Cheever, pleading, Kirkham, Coop CT. Hungerford and Camp for the plaintiff, Lawyer Stanley Traceski for the defendant.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
"YETS" ELECT JACKSON
New Britain World War veterans Council Picks Chairman and Names Harold Thompson Secretary.

Harry C. Jackson has been named chairman and Harold Thompson, Secre- tary, of the newly organized New Brl- tain World War Veteran council, which is composed of representatives of the several Servicemen'S ocGanlza- tions in the city. A meeting Of Pvt. Walter J. Smith post of the Foreign War Veterans will be held this evening to sanction the action of its delegates in taking part in the election. Kos ciusZko post. World War Veterans and Rouillard-Linton post of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines asSocla- tion have already approved. The coun- cil will meet regularly to discuss ways and means of assisting World War vet erans, especially in claims for govern ment compensation.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
CITY MEETING CHANGES
Revision Committee Adiourns Until Monday Evening for Discussion on Proposed Amendments.

Following action on some of the pro LAsed charter amendments at q meet ing of the revision committee last night, an informal discussion on the outcome of Fridays city meeting was held and an adjournment was ordered until next Monday night when methods of preventing a recurrence will be dts cussed. The adoption Of a system of balloting by ticket or by use of voting machines are among the means favored. The committee will recommend to the council at its next meeting that the membership of that body be reduced to IS; that sewer assessments be in creased; that the courts be allowed to turn over raid money to tho police pen sion fund and that the water system be extended to Berlin.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
CITY MEETING LEGAD.
Such Is Ruling By Corporation Coun-
 scl-Mayor Denies

Mayor O. F. Curtis mailed a letter this afternoon to President Isadore Simons of tho Taxpayers association in which he denied the petition of that body for another city meeting to act on the tax levy. The mayor explains that the business of the recent meet ing was acted upon in a legal mat ter and that perusal of the statutes fail to reveal any means by which another meeting might be called. In his letter. the mayor expresses his regrets at tho dissatisfaction arising out of tho question but states that he concurs with the decision Of the corporation counsel that the meeting Is in every way legal.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08

CLEARING HOUSE REPORT
 Exchange ..........s64s.6os.se2 Exchange ......... 52,o0o,39e
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
CITY ITEMS
2 shows, Palace. today.-advt.

 phion Alumni association of the New Britain High school will he held at the school this evening. The meet ing has been called for 1880 o'clock and all members are urged to be on timo as tho casts for the three plays will hold rehearsals following the business meeting.
 Thaddcus Jakubiak. the two-year- old son Of Mir. and Mrs. Tony Jaku- biok of so Gold street, was removed to the hospital last evening after he had swallowed a five-cent piece. pr. Dwyor of Hartford was called.
 While attempting to fix the clock on tho side wall of the Lyceum thea ter last evening. Edward Regula, an empioye. lost his balance when the box railing gave way. and fell from the second floor box into the orches- tra pit. IIc was badly cut about the face and after receiving medical at tention was removed to his home.
 All Victor Products. Henry Morans'. --Advt.
 Judge George w. Klett has been retained by the Dentists association of Connecticut in opposition to Fill
  for q hearing in the general assembly tomorrow.
 A daughter. Loretta. has been born to Mir. and Mrs. Frank McaIurray of 21 Greenwood street.
 The women's Foreign Missionary society of tho Trinity Methodist church will meet Wednesday evening at 7:3o o'clock at the home of Mir.
 Y wN strest Tho Rev. pr. ]. A. Bell will address the gathering. A cordial in- vitation Is extended to all men and women of the parish to be present.
 Agent Ennis of the federal board for vocational training is in the city today 10 interview applicants for training. He is at the once of the Homo Service section of tho Red Cross at City Hall.
 . shows. Palace. today.--advt.
 Tickets for 'Springtime" will go on sale at Croweirs drug store tomorrow morning at o'clck.
 Karl Kffman Of Hartford avenue has been sued for s3,500 by David Garston.
 The regular meeting of the Daugh- ters of Castilc will bo held at the Knights of Columbus hall tonight.
 James Egan. 16-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Matthew Egan. is critically III at the New Britain hospital and fears are held for his recovery.
 Mrs Abbie C. Dawson and daugh- ter. Miss Abbie K. Dawson, of 42 Prospect street, left for Florida last night. Thoy will join Mrs. Dawson's son Edward K Dawson who is at Palm Beach.
 The New Britain Medical associa- ton will hold n special meeting at S:45 o'clock this evening at the homo of pr. Henry T. Bray.
 The team of Rico & Savonis. vaude- vile performers. entertained follow ing tho meeting of the Wentworth club last night.
 The regular meeting of Indianola council. No. 10. n. of F.. will be held this evening. Degree work will bo conferred upon IS candidates.
 X son was born today at the New Britain General hospital to Mir. and Mrs. Morris Ikowitz of 116 West street. A son was also born today at tho same institution to MT. and Mrs. Paul Zajko of Berlin.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
Ii inancia a
LI STREET STOCK REPORTS

|l Street. Cloae--oils and Cop |as well ms high grade rails. led st to minimum prices of tho b tho final hour. Among the lions were General Asphalt and |ic Gulf. The closing was irreg- Es approximatcd 4s0,0o0 shares. 
 (w York stock Exchange quota
 furnished by Richter & Co.,. ,erw Of tho New York stock
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
HARTFORD STOCKS

Quotations furnished by Judd & co.. West Main street:
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
CRooKEDNEss IS CHARGED

At n meeting in Hartford this after noon. in connection with the bank ruptcy proceedings of the Berlin Sufieid Trap Rock company. tho charge was made that the stockhold- - CTS havo been fleeched out of sS00.- 900. The assets of the company are put at s53,S97 and the liabilities at SsI4s57
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
STANLEY WORKS IS TO CHANCE CHARTER
(Continued from First Page.)

ing the state highway commissioners to supervise construction of high ways upon request of towns; ad- verseiy on bills to include in the highway system roads in New Hav- en and Middlesex counties. Campbell avenue in Orange and certain roads in Madison.
 Interpretations: Extending time for pletion of work by the Yalcsvillc Water CO. incorporating tho Milford hospital society.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Jcnnio Ladd.

The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Ladd was held from her late home at 1:3O o'clock this afternoon. Rev. John l.. Davis, pastor of the Trinity Metho- dist church, oflciated and burial was in AndoVer Conn.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-08

The many friends of Mrs. Henry E. Crowell of 12 Cedar street, will be pleased to learn that she is recovering from a five weeks illness.
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And in the meantime she may

And in the meantime she may
marry"
"Or that haneurism may ave turned
the trick before that" Mother jerks
suggested candidly but joyously "In
course she'll be disappointed, but then
disappointment never lays 'eavy on a
young cart, Willie: an bein' disap-
pointed at not SEEM a person you
amt really acquainted with amt as
bad as some disappointments."
81 guess I know" Billy Geary re-
piled bitterly. "If that cablegram had
only been for me! Mother, II my old
partner could, by some miracle. man.
age to marry this Dolores girl. your
arteries and your aneurisms might
bust and be damned, but the girl
would be safe"
"M'ybe," Mother jerks suggested
hopefully, eyer might fix it up for her
wen Pm gone. From all haccounts
'e's nO-end gentleman"
Hes a he-man." Mr.. ,Geary de-
clared with conviction. He sighed.
"John Stuart Webster, wherever you
are. please write or cable" he muir
INJURED.
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yer sweet'eart. eh? Yer wheedlin'
blighter. maxim love to girl as is old
enough to be yer mOther!'
"A woman" Mr.. Geary retorted
sagely and not whit abashed, as at
the apex of her feminine charms at
thirty-seven."
lie knew his landlady to be not a
day under fifty. but such is the ease
with which the Irish scatter their
blarney that neither Billy Geary nor
Mother jerks regarded this pretty
speech In the light of an observation
immaterial, inconsequential and not
gcNnane to the matter Mt Issue. New
ertheiess. there was deeper reason
for his hlarney. This morning, watch
ing the telltale tinge Of pleasure un-
derlying the alcohol-begotten hue of
the good creatures face. he felt al
most ashamed of his own heartless-
ness--almost. but not quite.
For two months he had existed en-.
tirely because Of the leniency of Moth
er jerks I'm the matter Of credit. he
could not pay her cash. devoutly az he
hoped to do seme day, and he consid.
cred H Of the most vitsl Importance
hat 4 fnos interim n clQpld nor1o
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CHAPTER v.

Without quite realizing why he did
so. Billy decided that fear and not
grief was at the bottom of the good
creatures distress, and In his awk-
ward, masculine way he placed his
arm around Mother jerks shoulders,
shook her gently, and bade her remem-
.ber that chaos might come and 20
again. hut he, the said William Geary,
would remain her true and steatifast
friend in any and all emergencies that
might occur.
"Gor' bless yer heart. Willie" Moth.
er jerks sniffled. "1 dunno wot In ell
yer ever goin to think O. me wen I
tell wOt I've been up to this past fif-
teen year."
whatever you've been up to. Moth.
er. II was kind and charitable deed
of that much ! am certain" Billy
replied loftlly and-to his own sur
pr;se-sincerely.
"As Cord Is my Judge. Willie, II
started ont that WV" moaned Mother
jerks, and she squeezed Billv's hand
a. II from that yellow. shaking men,
b"r she would draw aid and comfort.
FIR nyme is Dolores Ruey. 'Er IA
tier was Don Ricardo Ruey, presi-
d"nt av this blasted ELI on earth wen
ne M my sainted Emery first come to
F.'cnCr.itura T. VAS too good for
ia v"i'rr.h"lijr,' : -"arS: g tried tn
IL v1 "trrs fo, them an run Inc
government on the square. i.a they
e. u,'int understand all along y
'rTin' been kicked an cufied by long
Eie Of bloody rOtters. 1t was Don
l'cardo as gives my sainted Emery is
commission as colonel in the hartil-
ltry.
you've card me tell" Mother
j INKS continued, "'ow the rebels got
arr dozen Hamerican gunners-de-
s"rters from the navy-an' blew
iinery's battery to bits: 'Ow the gov
eminent forces fell back upon Buena-
ventura, an as 'Ow wen the dorgs be-
gun to wonder II they mightn't lose,
they quit by the 'undreds an went
over to the rebel side. ieavin' Don
Ricardo an Emery an m'ybe fifty O.
the gentry In the palace. In course
they fought to finish 'ristocrats, all
of them, they 'ad to die fightin' or
facin' firin' squad"
Billy nodded. He had heard the
tale before, including the recital of the
santed 'Enery's gallant dash from the
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may be is amystery to me. Ever have
any boarder by that name, Motherf"
Mother Jenks' red face had gone
white. 'Enrletta wilkins was nv
maiden nyme, WillIe." she confessed
soberly. can there's only one human
as 'ud cable me or write me by that
nyme. Cord. Willie, wot's 'appenedr'
"I1l read It to you, Mother"
Billy read the message aloud, and
when he had finished, to his amaze
ment, Mother jerks laid her head on
the table and began to weep.
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blazing palace In an effort to save Don
RicardO's only child, girl Of seven,
and Of his capture and subsequent
execution.
"That ended the revolution" Moth
er jerks continued. But 'ere's some
think I've never told livin' soul.
Shortly before Emery was hexecuted,
e told me where ed i'd the youngster
lin culvert out on the Malecon 80
7 'ired four-wheeler an went out an
rescued the pore lamb. I I'd 'er until
the harrival o. the next fruit steamer,
wen I shipped 'er to New Orleans in
care o. the stewardess. HI 'ad 'er
put in the Catholic convent there, for
as Emery said: 'Fnrietta, keep an
eye on the little nipper. an do yer
damndeSt to see she's raised a lydy.
'Er father was gentleman. an you
never want to forget e made YOU Mrs
Colonel jerks SO Hive made @lydy
out o her, Willie: education, pianner
lessons. paintin'. singin', an deport-
mint. After she graduated from the
convent. 'ad her take course in the
OHi"tISlty SHllioTUld-NeW oT-
leans wasn't 'ealthy for 'er, an she
needed chynge o. climate-an' for
the last two years she's been teachin'
in the Ugh school I'm Los Angeles"
"And you haven't seen her In all
these years" Geary demanded.
"Not a look, Willie. She's been aft
er me ever since she graduated from
the convent to let her come 'ome an
visit me- but Hive told 'er to wyte-
that I'd be comm soon to visit her.
An now, s'help me, she won't wait no
longer; she's comm to visit me Cor.
Willie. she's on her w'y!"
$50 this cablegram would indicate" )"
Geary observed. Nevertheless. Moth
er, I'm at a loss to know why you
should feel so cut up over the i'm
pending visit"
There was real fear In Mother
Jenks' tear.dimmcd eyes T cawn't
let 'er see me-" she walled. "I wasn't
this wy wen nv sainted Emery hen
trusted the lamb to me; 1t wasn't until
awfter they hexecuted Emery that I
commenced to slip-an' now look at
me. Look at me. Willie Geary; look
at me, sly. Wot do yer seef Aw,
don't tell me I'm youpe, an 'andsome.
for 7 know wot amse 70 a frowsy,
drunken. dIsrepute,HaccordiMge, with
10 heannesat made by Ds. d. Nalong
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-John Stuart webster
mining engineer. after cleaning up a for.
tTas1 ns fnr IN 1eath PEI h Valley. Calf, boards a
!ady annoyed by a masher. thoroughiy
rouncing the pest" 'e'
ceives letter from Billy Geary his clos
SSt SSt ulend. Geary urges him to come to
Soprante. Central America, to finance
~ sho develop mining claim. He decides
SaAPTER III. Dolores Ruey, the
who has made a deep Impression on him
SSs Ss ne has on her. Is also on the way to
CHAPTER Iv.-At Buenaventura cant
tai OF Sobrante. Billy Geary. IN and pen
gnps' g9less' ~ Is living on the charity OF Mother
ceives q Keeper OF a dramshop. She re-
OF her coming. 'eN'hk
Continued from last week)
Cords truth 7" the lady murmured
"An' me about to turn him adrift for
the lawst fortnight! Well for i'm e
alters hadmired the picture O. my
sainted Emery, as was the spittin' i'm
age of his own fawther. 'Evings,
'Elrs bells! But that was q bit OF a
tight squeak Just as I'm fully con
WINGED 'e's beat II an I'm left 'oldIn'
the sack all along O. my kindness of
cart, e gets the cablegram 'e's been
lookin' for this two months past en- e
alters claimed as 'ow any time e got
a ca;:Iecram it'd he an answer to is
letter. with money to foller! NJ word,
but that was touch an gor
Still congratulating herself Upon her
good fortune in interceptng Don Juan
Cafetero. Mother jerks proceeded up
stairs to her chamber, clothed her
self, and adjourned to the kitchen.
After giving orders for an extra spe-
cial breakfast for two Mother jerks
returned to her cantina, and formally
opened the same for the business of
that day and night.
To her came presently, via the tiled
hallway, the object Of her solicitude
q young man on the sunny side of
thirty. He was thin for one Of his
height and breadth of chest In color
his countenance resembled that of a
sick Chinaman. His hair was thick
and wavy, but lusterless; his dark
oiuc eyes CbTTleu nlut Ol Jauflulce.
and generous mouth. beneath an
equally generous upper lip, gave am
pie ground for the suspicion that while
Mr.. William Geary's speech denoted
him an American citizen, at least one
Of his maternal ancestors had been
wooed and won by On Irishman. An
old Panama hat, sad relic of a pros.
porous past, a pair of sOiled buck skin
pumps, suit Of unbleached linen
equally befouled, and last but not
least, the remnants of smile that
much hard luck could never quite OBJ
litarate, completed his attire-and to
one stranger In the tropics would
appear to constitute a complete inven-
tory Of Mr.. Geary's possessions.
"Dulce corazon milo, extend q
greeting" he called at the entrance.
II trust you rested we'll last night.
Mother jerks, and that no evil dreams
were born of your midnight repast of
frijoles refritos, marmalade, and ART.
an'-arfI'
"Chop yer spoofin', Willie," Mother
jerks simpered. my heyei So I'm
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Wamble Hill National Farm Loan Association

authorized to take and file applications with the Federal
Land Bank of Columbia ~ ~ ~
ate OF interest per cent Loans made
Inc Federal Land Bank will loan so 20
per cent insurabe improvements
Filing application Wambe Hill National Farm Loan
is the first step taken through the
Federal Land Bank of Columbia.
The bank will complete all as can sell bonds to
make the money available.
bank desires the farmer and an early
application will insure to get your loan quicker
The Wambe Hill National Farm Association is entitled to do
business in the entire charges per cent for it's
services loan made other all actual
cost Bring land deed for inspection making appca
ton. ~ ''e "pP'iN"
B. J. Douglass, Sec. Treas.
Wambe Hill N. f. L. A.
Office in Rear of Bank of Chesterfield Building
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-12

For Sale-5-acre farm, IA room house,
garage, chicken houses. etc, at Cape May
Court House. Apply J. C. Todd. Beecher-
Kay Realty Co, Wildwood, opposite staz
ton.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-12
ELOPED TO ELKTON

Miss Alma Dobson and Carl W.
Whitaker, two popular local young
people quietly slipped away to Elkton'
Md, last Monday, August 8, 1911
where they were married by Rev. w.
R. Moon, pastor of the Baptist Church
there. They left Wildwood Sunday az
ternoon and spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. Whitaker's sister in West
Philadelphia. They returned to Phila-
deIphia Monday evening and a we'd
ding supper was served in honor of
the couple at the West Philadelphia
home before mentioned. Mr.. Whitaker
is the son of Mrs. Mary and the late
George w. Whitaker, of Trenton.
They have lived in Wildwood since
last spring. He is a candy maker by
trade, but at present is employed by
W H. Kentner, the plumber. Mrs.
Dobson's home was at 1874 East Lin
coin avenue with her parents. They
came here from Millville about three
years ago. The happy couple have re-
turned to wildwood and are making
their home with Mr.. Whitaker's mother
on West wildwood avenue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-12
n -
w. C. HUNT INCORPORATES I'd

w. G. Hunt, who commenced the
moving picture business in Wildwood
in 1905 in a very small way, has in
corporated underline laws of the State
of Delaware, and the business is o
styled Hunts Theatres, Inc" 1t is
capitalized at n million dollars, "all
common stock, no preferred stock or
Hunt has p~ersevered until now he has
Is theatres, seven at Wildwood, two
at Cape May, one at Haddon Heights,
two in Logan, Pa, and one at Jenkin-
town, Pa. The directors of the COM
pany recently elected are Mr.. Hunt,
Henry G. Dunlap, John H. Beecher, A.
D. Austin, ]. P. Cox, M. ]. Joyce and
r. w, Kincade. Mr.. Hunt is president,
Mr.. Kincade vice president, Mr.. Austin
assistant treasurer and vice president,
Mr.. Joyce, treasurer, and j. P. Cox,
secretary. Mr.. Joyce ZONES from Will
mington, Del, where he kept a retail
cigar store. Mr.. Cox resides at Cape
May, operatingtwo theatres there I'M
til taken over by Mr.. Hunt. Mr.. Kin
cade is a Philadelphia attorney with
an Office in the Bulletin building, and
has been actively associated with Mr..
Hunt for three years, as well as his
legal adviser. 1t is said that 500, 900
worth of stock has recently been sold
to Wildwood people. The money is
to be used in opening new theatres.
The fiscal agent is W. L. Porter, who
is snending the summer in Wildwood
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-12
AT
Continued from page one

her daughter helped care for Miss
Kuhn.
John Kuhn, the driver of the ILL
fated car, said he was a stranger to
these parts and did not know how near
he was to a crossing. Said. he did not
see train until within a few feet. Said
none of them had been drinking and
he did not drink. Heard nc bell or
whistle and couldn't quite tell how it
happened.
Leroy P. Dufield, engineer, Ray
mond Holmes, fireman, and Harry
Steer, conductor of the train, told of
blowing whistle and ringing bell and
how train stopped and Dufleld and
steer helped carry victims away from
burning auto to place of sarety. Help
ed get one man in truck and off to
hospital, girl in auto and of to hos
pital and then got dead man on
stretcher and driver into baggage car
and brought to Wildwood.
The jury was placed in charge OF
John Lee, a constable, and after being
out about ten minutes returned with
the verdict above mentioned.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-12
FOUR HUNDRED CHILDREN IN
CARNIVAL AT CASINO

The ChiIdren's Carnival at the Ca
sine Pier drew a crowd of over 400
children, and the spectators gallery
was packed with parents, relatives and
friends, anxious to see their little ones
perform. The carnival was under the
direction of William j. Evans and Ur-
sula Norton, the dancing teacher. The
costumes for the different dances
where costumes we're used were all
designed by Miss Norton. The car
niyal opened with the Grand March
in which all the children participated.
One of the most popular numbers was
the Minuet in which % children took
part.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-12

For Rent-Heated apartments for the
winter. Apply Brunell apartments, IA
East Roberts avenue.