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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-06-02
HOW MUSHROOM ExERTs FORCE

How Is a mushroom, so fragile and
feeble, able to force Its way through
concrete and asphalt ? How Is 1t able
to carry up with 1t huge stones which
have been cemented down? How Is Il
that a mushroom In garden at Beck
enham did this some little time ago,
pushing out a block Of brick work and
mortar weighing ITO pounds though
the mushrooms themselves weighed
less than three and one-half pounds. II
Is the result Of one of the wonderful
forces of nature which men can exam
Inc and explain and yet cannot cease
TO marvel at. BY Its gentle and con-
tinuous pressure, the growing and ex-
panding mushroom can lift Its weights
big enough TO crush things thousand
times as strong as itself.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-06-02
WIDER HIGHWAY TENDENCY
SHOWN IN ROAD BUILD
INC

OF 100000 miles Of completed Fed
eral-aid road for which statistics have
been collected one-half has been con-
stiucted Of 16 and IS foot width, rs
per cent Of a greater width, and 25 per
cent Of less width. As would be ex-
pected the wider roads have been con-
stiucted largely In the more populous
States, although some Of the less pop
ulous States are building wider roads
for the main highways. There Is q
general tendency, 1t Is said, TO build
wider roads to meet the needs of the
constantly increasing traffic, as shown
by the 25 per cent Of the mileage over
10 feet in width, 7 per cent being "a
feet or wider.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
MAJOR MISSIONER IS
 EFFICIENT OFFICER
Wins Way Up From Ranks
 reSentS U. s. in Balloon Race

Washington. Aug. 2. tBy Assoclat- cd Press)-Maior Oscar WestoVer' who will represent the tinted states army in the International Balloon races for the Gordon Bennett trophy in Geneva switzerland. won his place by winning the national elimination race from Milwaukee, last May Ills balloon won from a large field, traN- elling almost twice as far as any oth- or hag ard landing in Quebec. lie was the only contestant who landed outside O. the United States.
 Major Westover is listed among the few higher army officers who won their way to commissions by way ot the ranks. He started as private Tn k company of the Third Battalion Of engineers, in 1901, and year later was appointed to the military acad- emy. He graduated in 1906 and was assigned to the infantry. Most or ms service has been in the infantry in which arm of the service he won dis
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

Prior to the participation of the United States in the world war he served in the signal corps, being as- signed to the air service in 1913. in which he rose to the temporary rank of colonel.
 Major Westovers service in the army has been distinguished He served in several responsible positions, among them at posts at the port of embarkation at Hoboken. He was largely responsible for the organiza- ton and administration of the bureau of aircraft production and served as executive of. the air service, from 1919 to 1920.
 He is 39 years of age and holds the rating of balloon observer and airship pilot. With Lieut.. Colonel Frank P. Lahm, another well known army balloonist, he was contestant in the national balloon race of 1921, It Is interesting to note that Lahm then a lieutenant won the first Cor don Bennett free balloon race for the Gordon Bennett trophy.
 While in the military academy Westover was very actively interested in sports and athletics and he has carried the same keen interest into his free balloon work.
 Major WestoNer went to Geneva early in July to make detailed studies of the air currents and conditions in that part of the world preparatory to his participation in the international race.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
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ing to the man on the floor. "Is he dead?"
 Help me-" said Cayey simply.
 They turned the body on to its back, nerving themselves to look at 1t. Robert Ablett had been shot between the eyes
 Did you know him well?" said Antony quietly. He meant, Were you fond of him?'
 Hardly at all. Mark is the brother I know best. He hesitated, and then said, Perhaps I'd better get some water"
 There was another door opposite to the lockd one. which led, as Antony was to discover for himself directly. into a passage from which opened two more rooms. Cayey steppd into the passage, and opened the door on the right The door from the office, through which he had gone, remained open. The door at the end of the short passage was shut. Antony, kneeling by the body, followed Cayley with his eyes, and. after he had dis appeared, kept his eyes on the blank wall of the passage. but he was not conscious of that at which he was looking, for his mind was with the other man, sympathizing with him. Cayley came into the room again. | murmured something, and knelt down to bathe the dead mans face. Then he placed the handkerchief over it.
 They stood up and looked at each other.
 If I can be of any help to you" said Antony, please let me-"
 That's very kind of you. There will be things to do. But you mustn't let me trespass on your kindness
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
BEGIN HERE TODAY

The prospective visit. of a ne'er-do- well brother, who had been absent for fifteen years in Australia, was a far from pleasing prospect to
 MARK ABLETT, bachelor proprietor
 of The Red House. Mark and his
 constant companion,
 MATT GALLEY remained in The
 Red House awaiting the arrival of
 the brother.
 ROBERT, while the house party
 guests were away playing golf
 When Robert appeared, the parlor- maid, startled by his rough appear ance, ushered him into Marks office and went to inform her master. Mark was not in the garden and when the mah returned to the house she heard the report of revolver and then the sound of Cayly pound ing on the locked office door and de- manding admittance. This was the state of affairs when
 ANTHONY GILLINGHAM, a youthful
 gentleman adventurer, arrived.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

All playgrounds are now working for the field meet which will be held at Walnut Hill park Wednesday aft ernoon August Is. It will be a com- petitive affair between the five play grounds of the city. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places Tn all the events scheduled.
 The program of meet will be pub- lished later.
 Continuation schedules for the va rious leagues will be as follows
 Boys senior and junior league Thursday, August 3, Bartlett vs. East, Burritt vs. Smalley, Tuesday, August x, Smith vs, Burritt, Bartlett vs. Smalley; Thursday August 10 Bur ritt vs. East, Smalley vs. Smith. Thursday, August r. Bartlett vs. Smith, East vs Smalley; Tuesday, August 22, Bartlett vs. Burritt. East vs, Smith
 Girls gue-Friday. August 1, East vs smith at Smith. Burritt vs. Bartlett at Bartlett Monday. August [, Smith vs. Smalley at Smalley, East Ns. Burritt al Burritt; Friday. August II, Smith vs Bartlett at Bartlett, Smalley vs. East at East Monday, August IA, Smalley vs. Bartlett at Bartlett, Burritt vs. Smith at Smith Friday, August IS, Burritt vs Small ley at Smalley. Bartlett ys. East at East.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

T came to see Beverley. He is an old friend of mine"
 Hes out playing golf. He will be back directly"
 T will stay if I can be of any help"
 Please do. You see, there are women" He hesitated, and gave An tony timid little smile, pathetic in so big and self-reliant a man. Just your moral support, you know"
 "Of course" Antony smiled back at him, and said cheerfully, Well then, I'll begin by suggesting that you should ring Up the police
 "The police? Y-yes." He looked doubtfully at the other. T sup pose"
 Antony spoke frankly.
 Now, look here. Mr-er-"
 "Cayley I'm Mark Ablett's cousin I live with him.
 My names Gilingham. I'm sorry, I ought to have told you before. Well now, Mir. Cayley, we shan't do any good by pretending. Here's man been shot-well somebody shot him '
 Cayley shrugged his shoulders and went to the telephone.
 May I-r-look round a bit ?' Antony nodded toward the open door.
 "Oh, do. Yes" He sat down and drew the telephone toward him, You must make allowances for me, Mir. Gilingham. Of course, you re quite right, and I'm merely being stupid" He took off the receiver.
 Let us suppose that, for the pnr- pose of making a first acquaintance with this office" we are coming into 1t from the hall through the door which is now locked. AS we stand just inside the door, the length Of the room runs right and left. Across the breadth of the room (some fifteen
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

Smalley-Donlay and Campanor,
 The girls have played off the first round of their games in the girls playground baseball league. They will start again Friday of this week.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

feet, is that other door. by which Cayley went out and returned few minutes ago In the right-hand wall thirty feet away from us, are the French windows. Crossing the room and going out by the opposite dos, we come into a passage, from which two rooms lead.
 The one on the right, into which Cayley went, is less than half the length of the office, a small, square room, which has evidently been used some time or other as a bedroom. The window faces the same way as the French windows in the next room,
 The room on the other side of the bedroom Is a bathroom. The three rooms together, in fact, form a sort of private suite.
 Antony wandered into the bed room. The window was open, and he looked out at the peaceful stretch of park.
 "Cayley thinks he did it." said An tony to himself That's obvious. It explains why he wasted so much time banging on the door. Why should he try to break a window of course, he might just have lost his head on the other hand, he might have wanted to give his cousin a chance of getting away. Why did we run all the way round the house in order to get to the windows"
 There was a step in the passage outside, and he turned round. to see Cayley in the doorway. He remained looking at him for moment asking himself a question. It was rather curious question. He was asking him self why the door was open.
 Well, not exactly why the door was open; that could be explained easily enough. But why had he expected the door to be shut. He did not re- member shutting it, but somehow he was surprised to see it open now, to see Cayley through the doorway just coming into the room Something working sub-consciously in his brain had told him that it was surprising Why?
 Cayley joined him at the window
 "I've telephoned," he said. They're sending an inspe ctor or some one from Middleston, and the local police ana doctor from stanton
 Antony felt quite sure, from what Cayley had said and had hesltated to say. that Mark had been the. last to see his brother alive It dldn follow that Mark Ablett was mur- derer, Revolvrs go off accidentally; and when they have gone off, peopie lose their heads and run away, tear ing that their story will not be pc lieyed Nevertheless, when people run away, whenever, innocently or eu;ltilv. one can't help wondering which way they went.
 "I suppose this way said Antony aloud. looking out of the wlndo".
 T wonder
 well, he didn't go by the windows in the next room, because they were shut
 Isn't that rather odd ?' :,
 "Well. I thought so at trst' put He nointed to the wall jutting out on the ripht You see. you're protect cd from the rest of the house 1T you ge, ont here. If you go out al the French windows. imagine you re much more visible
 Coyley looked at him thoughtluliS'
 "Jt seems to me, MT. Gllllnghan .h.t vou know the house pretty we'll a,.ider;np that this is the first tune you've been to 1t.
 (Continued in Our Next lssue'
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER II.

~Cayley looked round suddenly at the voice.
 Gan I help?" said Anthony po- litely
 Something's happened" said Cay ley He was breathing quickly '1 heard a shot. I was in the library. A loud bang. And the doors locked" He ratled the handle again, and shook it. "Open the door!" he cried T say, Mark, what is 1t? "Open the door!"
 But he must have locked the door On purpose" said Anthony, ''So why should he open it just because you ask him to?''
 Cayley turned to the door again. We must break it in," he said, put ting his shoulder to it.
 Isn't there window?'
 "Window? Window"
 50 much easier to break in a win dow" said Anthony with a smile. He looked very cool and collected, as he stood just inside the hall, leaning on his stick.
 "Window-of course. What an idiot I am.
 He pushed past Antony and began running out into the drive. Antony followed him. They ran along the front of the house. down path to the left, and then to the left again over the grass, Cayley in front. the other close behind him. Suddenly Cayley looked over his shoulder and pulled up short.
 Here" he said.
 They had come to the windows of the locked room. French windows which opened on to the lawns at the hack of the house. But now they were closed. Antony couldn't help feeling a thrill of excitement as he followed Cayley's example, and put his face close up to the glass But If there had been one shot, why should there not be two more?-at the careless fools who were pressing their noses against tn panes, and ask ing for it. =,
 My God, can you see it?" said cayley in a shaking voice.
 The next moment Antony sa" It. A man was lying on the floor at the far end of the room, his back toward them.
 "Who is ?" said Antony.
 t"I don't know" the other Wnls- pered. VT.
 "Well, we'd better go and see" He considered the windows for moment "1 should think. if you put your weight into 1t, just where they Joln' they'll give all right
 Cayley put his weight into It. The window gave, and they went into the room. Cayley walked quickly to the body. and dropped on his knees by it. With an effort he put hand on to its shoulder and pulled 1t over,
 Thank God!" he murmured, and let the body go again.
 "Who is it?" said Antony.
 Robert Ablett."
 "Oh." said Antony. T thought his name was Mark"
 "Yes, Mark Ablett lives here. Robert is his brother He shud- dered, and said. T was afraid 1t was Mark"
 Was Mark in the room, too?"
 Yes" said Cayey absently An tony had gone to the locked door, and was turning the handle. T suppose he put the key in his pocket he said, as he came back to the body again.
 "Who?"
 Antony shrugged his shoulders.
 Whoever did this" he said, point
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
KELLY FIELD FLIER KILLED.

San Antonio, Tex Aug. 2.-Lieu- tenant Samuel NJ. Lunt, Kelly Field aviator. met almost instant death here yesterday when his plane fell 15o feet as he was attempting to land.
 He is survived by widow here and a mother, Ms Caroline E. Lunt of Alexandria, Va. The body will be sent 10 Washington for burial in Arlington Cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
Distinguished Service.

tinction as a rifeman and expert pis- tol shot.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
ROLAND DIES oFWouNDs.
Former Sim Fein Envoy to U. ,. Ex-
 pires in Dublin.

Dublin. Aug 2.-Harry J. Bolaha' torrer representative of the Sim rem is the Tinted states died here last night of wounds received Moiuas u skerries. village north ot Duolin' while attempting to evade capture os troons of the National army.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
Senior Teams.
Junior Teams

kotkin; Bartlett-Parsons and
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
PLAYGROUND LEAGUE
 GAMES TO CONTINUE
Boys and Girls Baseball Contests
 Now on Second Lap

The victory of Smalley over the Bartlett school in the postponed game of the boys senior baseball league and the victory of Bartlett over Smalley in the postponed game of the junior league yesterday marked the close of the first round of the playground baseball series
 The games by innings were as fol-
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

Sore throats diphtheria and many similar complaints are practically un- known among those employed in the oiIaields, refneries and other branches of the petroleum industry.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

Copra cake, the residue after the oil is taken from dried cocoanut meat Is as nourishing as beef steak.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19

which are quoted at ITO to 100 cents.
base Pittsburgh, according to specifica-
tions.
Specifications for hot rolled strip
steel and merchant steel bars are ac-
companied by regular hoop and band
purchases to meet consumers needs
Considerable business Is being offered
by buyers looking for bargains. and
bookings would be a great deal heavier
if hoop and band producers were dis
posed to shade asking price in harmony
with those offers. Hoops are quoted at
1.S0 to 2 cents, and bands are unchanged
at ITO to cents, base Pittsburgh.
Activities of dealers rather than buy
ing by consumers is featured In the iron
and steel scrap market. Many dealers
having to cover shorts are trying 70 To-
cate tonnages at desirable figures. They
are compelled to meet increased levels
however. so that s15 to $3.50 on heavy
melting steel. with other grade prices
in harmony, Is well sustained because OF
the markets strength. due to demands.
Offers OF turnings and other grades arc
higher in Youngstown and Johnstown.
Pa, than some users are willing to pay
here, hence a great deal Of scrap Is
kept from reaching the Pittsburgh area.
Thus virtual shortage has resulted.
As there Is an absence OF pressing need
among several consumers, new buying
is rather limited. With those users re-
manning quiescent In their offers, the
market Is listless.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
ASSOCIATIONS FAVOR
AMERICAN VALUATION
Fifty nine Chambers and
Bodies Indorse Plan.

The American Valuation Association
made public yesterday q partial list OF
New York associations and organiza-
tions of business man and workers who
have indorsed American valuation. The
list included fourteen chambers of COM
merce and forty-five other organizations,
as follows:
Chambers OF commerce are Auburn.
Brooklyn. Geneva. Little Falls. Middle
town. Gloversville. Oneida, Oswego.
Poughkeepsie. Rochester. Rome, Syra-
cuse. Troy and Walden.
Associations: Board Of Trade Amster-
dam National Knitted Outerwear Asso-
citation, Brooklyn: Board of Trade. Co
hoes: United States Gold Leaf Manu-
facturers Association, Brooklyn; Asso-
ciated Glove Manufacturers. Glovers-
Vile: Actors Equity Association. Anal
gamated Lithographers of America.
American Association of Woolen and
Worsted Manufacturers. New York city !.
American Brass and Copper statistical
Exchange. American Envelope Manufac-
turers Association. American Hardware
Manufacturers Association. Associated
Advertising Club of the World. Asso-
ciated Flower and Fancy Feather Manu-
facturers OF America, Associated Manu-
facturers of Electric Supplies, Asso-
Clateu LOCK WAsner MauuIaCluTeTrs
Cycle Trades of America, Decorated
Glass Manufacturers Association, En-
pire State Gas and Electric Association.
Glassine and Greaseproof Manufacturers
Association. tho Hstters Fur Cutters As
sociati0h OF the United States OF Amer
lea. International Acetylenc Association,
National Association OF 0lue and Gelatin
Manufacturers, National Association OF
Knitted Goods Selling Agents. Inc. Ma
tional Association OF Manufacturers, Ma
tional Association OF Mems Straw Hat
Manufacturers, National Association
Printing Ink Makers, National Asso-
ciation OF worsted and woolen Spinners,
National Paint. OIL and varnish Asso-
citation. Inc. Ocean Pearl Button Manu-
facturers Association. Sweaters and
Knitted Textile Manufacturers Associa-
ton, Synthetic Organic Chemical Manu-
featuring Association Of the United
States. Vegetable Parchment Manufacture
ers Association. Wall Paper Manufactur-
ers Association, Toy Manufacturers or
the United States OF America, Umbrella
Manufacturers Association OF America.
Writing Paper Manufacturing Associa-
ton, American Paper and Pulp Associa-
tlon, National Association OF Employing
Lithographers Association, Vegetable
Ivory Button Industry. Rochester Manu-
facturers Association OF Syracuse. Board
OF Trade, Village of Warwick National
Ornamental Glass Manufacturers OF
United States and Canada, Proxyin
Plastics Manufacturers Association, Ma
tional Bottle Manufacturers Association,
American Tale Manufacturers Associa-
tion.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
FORCED COVERING
SENDS WHEAT UP
Late Activities Of Shorts Turn
Prices for Gains Of So Cent
to / 5-8 Cents.

CHICAGO. March 1s.-Fitfui fiuctua-
tions marked to-day's trading on the
Chicago Board of Trade. Dealing was
light and prices were inclined to sink.
but in its last fifteen minutes forced
covering by wheat shorts sent that cereal
up for net gains OF sc. to 1ssc. Corn
finished 1sc. to &c. lower. oats were of
ss a 1sc. to " % &c, lard lost 22H to 20
points and ribs 10 to 20 points.
Lack of outside buying was the chief
trouble with wheat. At the outset Liver
POOLS bullish close brought only mod
reports OF improved export inquiry and
domestic mill buying had little effect.
but at one stage Eastern account buy
ing, credited to a Chicago professional
who was in Florida served to start sim
liar transactions here and the days high
point was reached. Local traders
showed fondness for getting out OF
May and into July.
With country roads broken UP corn
receipts were small. but only local trade
was in evidence and prices averaged
generally lower. Shipping demand was
slow. A small decrease in the visible
supply of corn was forecast for next
week.
Oats conditions paralleled corn through
out.
Provision prices held up well In the
face OF light trade and an easier market
for live hogs. Commission houses were
inclined to buy and there were reports
that the Russian relief had purchased
100000 pounds of compound lard.
CHICAGO PRICES.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
BONDS IN STOCK EXCHANGE
SATURDAY. MARCH IS. 1872.

LIBERTY BONDS.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
Lucey Reports Deficit In 1921.

The Lucey Manufacturing Corporation
reports for 1921 net deficit OF s734,1sS
before dividends and deficit after divi-
dends OF ss27.93s In 1920 the company
had net profit OF s4si.il2 available
for dlvidenda Its gross sales were
S5.65s.9S5 and the cost of It's sales
si.S03,162 IN 1921. in which its other in
come was s69,4s7 and its interest and
adjustments s7si.ss4 and It's dividends
s93,750 The profit and loss surplus at
the end OF 1920. amounting to si40.tsi,
was converted into deficit OF sss7.507
In 1921
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
CHICAGO PRICES.

winter, s1.4Its; No. 1 Manitoba. 1.59; No 2
mixed durum. $t.41h C. 1. (. track N. Y.
to arrive.
7sc.. and No. mixed. 77Mc. G. /. {. N. r..
all rail.
OATS-No. white. 47c. 4; No. white. 48c ;
No. white. 44c.: fancy clipped white. SIC. ;
vator.
RYE-No. . Western. $i.i7N I. o. b. and
$f15N c. T. I. export.
BARI.EY-Malting. 7sa7sc. 9. 1. Z. NY.
CKWHEAT-American and Canadian,
s2.5072.55 per 100 lbs.
HAY-No. /. s27G29; No. .. $25a27: No. 3,
s24926: shipping. sof123 per ton: timothy,
No. 3 to l. large bales. ton. S2312s: ship
ping. $20d22: no grade. s15119: fancy clover
mixed. S25d27; No. clover mixed. S23n24: I:
s15720: alfalfa, $tsG27.
sTRAw-No. 2 rye. s35: No. oat, s2Iw
'o2: wheat, bundled. $2s; tangled. e20021.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
CHICAGO BANK cLEArrNGs UP.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YonK HEsAtp.
CHICAGO. March IS. - Chicago bank
clearings showed this week small
gain compared with those OF the cor
responding 1921 week. The total was
$500, 900, in contrast 70 s523. 3.500.0 900
a year before. an increase of $500. 900.
Last weeks clearlngs were 1921. 900. .000
To-day's clearings were SS0,000,0 900.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
New York Transportation.

The New York Transportation Com
pany's report for 1891 shows a surplus
OF st,115,065 after charges and taxes.
or s4.74 share, on its $40 par capital
stock. in contrast to s4.79 a share in
1920. Its gross earnings wero s5.441,-
S54; it's net after expenses Sf,754,S33
its other income $139.976; its charges
and taxes $779.744 and its dividends
s470.OoO In 1921. leaving a surplus of
$645,065 for that year.
The New York herald., 1922-03-19
EARNED 1921 DIVIDEND.

SYRACUSE. March fs-The Great
Lakes Steamship Company earned its
dividend In 1921, according 70 Horace
$. Wilkinson. its president, az the con-
cusion OF It's directors meeting to-day.
It's regular quarterly dividend OF . per
cent was declared, payable on April l..
Tho outlook In good for 1s22.r he said.