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The Washington times., 1922-09-10
DEMPSEY rs Y
NO BRAGGART
BEFORE FIGHT
Heavyweight King Merely Says
He'll Do His Stuff When
Questioned About Battles.
BY DAMON RUNY0N.

ATTW YORK, Sept. o.-We
IN never care much for the
braggadocio, "I'1l knock
him dead" type Of fighter, the
kind that does most Of his fight
ing conversationalfy before .
battle.
We have seen few of that type
that could really fight.
We have always admired Jack
Dempsey's extreme reticence In
that respect. No one ever heard
Dempsey announce before fight
that he intended doing thus-and-so
to an opponent. The heavyweight
champion confines himself to one
remark: y.
"I'n do my stuff"
Even in, private conversation,
when Dempsey might be expected
to unbeIt and tell what Is really on
his mind, he never goes beyond
that.
His manager, Jack Kearns, after
the manner Of all managers, may
go further and elaborate on what
Jack is going to DO to the other
fellow, but Kearns himself win tell
you that he never heard Dempsey
make an outright boast.
I'm do my stufr-that's not a
bad slogan.
Thought Him Dumbbell.
Some years ago, when Demp
sey's name meant nothing to the
ring worms, we attended q fight IN
Brooklyn between Gunboat Smith
and some other big fellow Of that
era, and Dempsey sat Just In front
Of US under the proud espionage Of
old John, the barber. who thought
he was Jacks manager. We knew
Jack was from out home region
and we tried to engage him In con
versation, with particular refer
ence 10 his fighting ability. His
answers were so iaconic and non
committal that we put him down
as q sort OF dumbbell.
In later years we found out that
this reticenoe rs to his own prowesf
is the thing most characteristics oi
Dempsey. His statements before q
fight are most perfunctory, and but
for the bright tinting added by
Kearns would be quite dead and
colorless.
wills Doesn't Boast.
Harry Wills Is another fighter
who is not given to Dragging. Harry
has little to say before fight and
his manager, the silent Paddy Mul
Inns. has less. Between them, the
economy In language IL marvellous
Jack johnson. the former heavy
weight champion. 10 one OF the few
braggarts we have ever seen who
could really fight. Johnson's van
ity was, and still is. inordinate, and
he had no hesitancy in telling the
world very fair Just what he intended
doing to the other fellow.
And generally he did It. That was
the sad part OF 1t, for those who
were seeking an object lesson on the
futility OF boasting.
Benny Leonard, IL he Is correctly
quoted. Is inclined to boast. and like
johnson, Benny usually makes hi.
boasts good. Benny does not leave
the talking to his manager, Billy
Gibson, but spills q lot Of it himself
The Washington times., 1922-09-10
Evans Out Of Luck.

Twelfth hole-140 yards, par :
Evans. having won back a hole
failed to putt his iron on the gree,
and was in thick grass on the siop
In front. He missed two shots an,
conceded the hole. Sweetser 3
Evans 6. Sweetser Q up.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

They are, but they have 10 work alternately, They must sleep and eat. you know, and smith is a slippery customer I haven't any fear of their not being able to keep pretty good track of him, but it wouldn't be at all impossible for him to manage a little social call on Us. He could do a good deal of damage in half an hour"
 Here's the farm Her words had put such terror in me that could ut ter nothing but the three words of relief, And as turned the car into the driveway I swiftly scanned the lighted windows for any sign of distur- hance. When Lillian feared anything or anybody II was time for every one else to be indeed on guard
 Jerry Ticer came from the kitchen door with the lantern, and the sight Of his honest cheerful face made both my fears and Lillian's appear like the sheerest melodrama But when I had put the car in the barn l found my self walking close to his stalwart fig ure as he swung his lantern on the way back to the house, found myself also elancing furtiNely around at the shadows of the shrubbery.
 Above everything else, wished that Dicky were home.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

1 the second and third acts, Miss John son who uses English dialect, falls ir
 love with Boggs, as the servant Her attempts at telling him he is in love with her were a riot and brought forth much laughter as well as ap- pause. Miss Johnson did exceeding ly well. Miss Jeannette Light appeared as the sweetheart of T. Boggs Johns, al though Nanderholt, the lawyer, was also in love with her. Miss Light was responsible for much of the more dig nified acting on the stage, as her role did not call for comedy. She stood out well.
 Viola M. Sowka did we'll as Kettle toms wife and it might be said that Miss Swoka did her crying bits most effectively. Others in the cast who did we'll are. Lester w. Schaefer Richard House. Constance Twitchell, MacAlister A. Schultz, and Raymond Walker, the latter a member of the Amphion Alumni.
 The play was presented under the direction of Mrs. Amy C. Guilford. faculty director. The music was furnished by the High school orches tra, under the direction of George B. Mathews.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
FOX'S THEATER,

Tonight concludes the curren l showing of Tom Mix in Up ant Doing" at Fox's. There is a con, tinuous performance today and there fore. those who attend the supper show will also see the vaudeville pro gram.
 Frank Mayo, who appears ir Tracked to Earth" tomorrow night has likeable role. He appears as westerner who tracks some bandits into the country and steals their horses so they cannot escape. How ever. he is found with the horses which were stolen, and is accused as the thief. He saves himself from be. ing hanged by literally talking his captors out of it. It is a picture with a punch and with a laugh.
 Madge Kennedy in The Highest Bidder" another Sunday feature, es- says the character of a girl with beauty who sets out to win a rich husband.
 There will be no show Monday, owing to the Choral society having the theater, but on Tuesday and Wed l. nesday Ralph Ince production, Wet Cola will be shown with four acts of vaudeville.
 The last half of the week brings a new vaudeville program and a pop ular Talmadge picture. Norma will be seen as the star of "The Safety Curtain" and playing opposite her is Eugene OBrien.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
A PAIR 0F SIXES'
 GOOD PRODUCTION
Amphion Club Players Do We'll
 in Peple's Comedy
(Ey Herald Reviewer)

Two clever bits of acting were seen on the stage of the Senior High school last evening when Mervin McCutcheon and Dwight Latham appeared in A Pair of Sizes" which was presented by the Amphion Dramatic club
 Tn the play the men appear as partners in a businesi firm of the Eureka Digestive Pill company. In the first act. which is laid in the office of the company, the men are never able to agree McCutcheon, as George B. Nettle ton. was of a force ful. dynamic type. while Latham, as T. Boggs Johns. was less assuring and usually took things as they came along, unless he was crossed by Nettleton. ...
 MT. McCutcheon's portrayal of the forceful business type of man was well done. Dwight Latham did equally well as the more quiet type of business man. Credit should also be given to Miss Rohina Blair. who acted as the stenographer and who brought forth volumes of laughter from the audience with her easy, unassumlng ways and who was always being pulled from one side of the stage to the other because each of the busi- ness men wanted the use of the stenogra pher at the same time.
 Johns Loses Out.
 Upon the suggestion of a lawyer the men, who have decided to dis solve their partnership, play a game of poker, the winner to act as master and the loser 10 be his servant for one year. The agreement also states that no one outside of Nettleton's Wife bust know of the affair,
 The second and third acts are lald in the home of Nettleton, where Boggs is the servant. Many amusing scenes occur and in the last act it is decided that poker is an illegal game and therefore the contract is not binding.
 Paul Lucas as the lawyer did well in the first act In all arguments De- tween the business men MT Lucas vas on hand to bring about a peace tu ending
 Miss Johnson Does Well.
 Special mention should be made of Miss Huida Johnson, as the maid. In
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

brings to the cities on their 43d an. nual tour this famous New York Hip- podrome feature as the special added attraction Of the Main .sircns 1922 season.
 The manager. In securing the Pow CTS elephants. five entirely new and amazing foreign acts. the cream of their respective professions; Captain Wilson's riding lion and group of trained lions; the trained seals and sea lions known as Fred's human brain seals" and additional wonders for q remarkable all feature pro- gram, demonstrates his desire to give his 1922 patrons the best obtainable in present-day circus offerings
 Pre-war admission prices of COG for adults and half fare for children under l2 years is another welcome announcement with the coming of the Walter L. Main Circus to this city on Saturday. May 20. The sd- vertising car with 20 men is in the city today. Chas. Bernard, the we'll known veteran press agent Is with the advance.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
PALACE THEATER

Rudolph Valentino comes to tho Palace on Monday, Tuesday and Wed. nesday Tn his newest photoplay hit Moran of the Lady Letty," in which he is ably supported by an all stai cast with Dorothy Dalton. This is a dramatic story of the sea. with scenes along the coast of Norway, ir Magdalena Bay. Mexico. and along the waterfront of San Francisco.
 The Keith vaudeville bill for the iirst half of the week has four good acts with Mykoff and Vanity in an excellent dancing offering; Officer Fly man, member of the New York po- lice department for the past twenty years, is now an entertainer of abil- Ilty. short while ago a theater in the neighborhood of his home gave an amateur contest, the first prize which was won by Officer Hyman, was an engagement for a week at that theater. Officer Hyman made. such a decided hit that the bookers of the Keith circuit immediately booked him for tour of the entire Keith circuit. The American Comedy Four is conf edy quartet who are big favorites with their fine singing and comedy num- bers: and the Helen Clark Trio will offer daredevil aerial stunts with a thrill for finish. As an added at traction on the same bill Reginald Denny in the second round of The Leather Pushers' will be offered.
 The Sunday night bill at the Pal ace features three big headline attrac- tions that will make up very fine Sunday night show. Eugene OBrien will be starred in Broadway and
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
EPY Y-TlME TALES
 tTssss-s-s s.,n.-ssh MTHE TALE OF ~ ~SN0WBALL. LAMB
A TERRIBLE MIX.UP.
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There was 2 terrible mix-up. Somt sheep were trying to cross the ston' wall in one direction. Some were try ing to cross it in the other. And 1T the midst of the feecy tangle, Snow. ball struggled in vain. He founr himself face to face with Aunt Nancy Eve. who was so huge that ht couldn't budge her. He pushed anc showed until she cried out. Where are your manners, young man?"
 Fl don't know" Snowball stam- mered, Maybe I left them in the Der ry bushes. with the bear"
 Well. the moment she heard the word bear. Aunt Nancy hatted at the top of her lungs. With mighty heaye she turned about on the top of the wall. sweeping Snowfall off 1t as if he were nothing but a fly.
 He fell backwards among the rasp- berry bushes. fully expecting to be eaten by the bear. He shut his eyes and held his breath, and lay with his feet in the air waiting for the bear to seize him.
 "Oh, dear." he groaned. T wonder II ne II begin with my hea1 or my taiIt"
 Just then he felt a terrible nip at the end of his tail,
 He begun, The bear has begun to eat'" Snowfall thought
 As for the bear, he didn't say a single word. And that seemed odd Somehow Snowfall didn't quite like it because the hear didn't eEclaim how nice and tender he was. His tail wa still held fast, And that was as much as Snowball knew,
 At last he slowly opened his eyes. To his astonishment he saw no bear, In fact he saw nobody at all. For the
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

as long as live that found such won derful medicine for my troubles. Mrs. CHARLES A. MERTZ, Kutztown, Pa.
 Many cases of childlessness are cura- able. Perhaps yours may be. Why be discouraged until you have gwen Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a faithful trial?
 Spoken and written rccommendatio tions from thousands of women who have found health and happiness from it's use have come to us. We only tell you what they say and what they believe.
 We believe that Lydia E. Pinkham's 8 Vegetable Compound is so well adapted to the conditions which might cause your trouble that good will come to you by it's use.
 Merit is the foundation of Lydia E. Pinkham' 'sVegetable Compound. lthas behind it record of nearly fifty years.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

eggs, tablespoons sugar. IA tea. spoon salt. F teaspoon vanilla. ore. served or crystalized ginger. Seald milk, Beat eggs slightl, with sugar and salt Pour on scaldef milk slowly, stirring till sugar is dis. solved. Line A1dividual molds wjtr thin strips of ginger. The moulds should be lightly huttered. Pour the milk and egg mixture into the cups set In pan of hot water and bake in 2 moderate oven until the blade of a silver knife comes out clean. Water In the pan surrounding the eustard cups should never boil.
 Date Custard
 One and one half cups milk. 3 esgs. IA cup sugar, F cup stoned dates, F teaspoon vanilla, Is teaspoon salt,
 Scald milk. Beat eggs slightly with sugar and salt. Pour over milk and stir until sugar is dissolved Add vanilla. Line buttered custard cups with dates and pour in milk and egg mixture. Set in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven till firm to the touch.
 Nhi''Itu = supper UStdfu
 Two cups milk, ? eggs, IA cup sugar, buttered bread, cinnamon, la teaspoon vanilla. Is teaspoon salt.
 Beat eggs slightly with sugar, salt and vanilla. Add milk and stir until sugar is dissolved, Pour into a large huttered baking dish. Cover with round slices of buttered bread, butter side lip. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and cinnamon and bake in a pan of hot water in a moderate open. Serve cold.
 Caramel Custard.
 Six tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons hot water, cups milk, 8 eggs, IA cup brown sugar, F tea spoon vanilla
 Put the six tablespoons of brown sugar in an iron or aluminium spider. Heat until sirupy, Add boiling water and cook two minutes. Warm GUS tard cups, Put two tablespoons caramel in each cup. Beat eggs slightly with sugar. Add scalded milk and vanilla. Pour into cups
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
SHORT CALENDAR
Cases Assigned at Yesterdays
 Session-Judgments

At the session of the short calendar of the city court yesterday afternoon, the cases were assigned as folloWs May 10, at a. m., Albert Simons. by J. G. Woods, vs. Albert Halpern. by David l.. Nair at 1 D. m, Hyman N. Dubowy, by F. B. Hungerford, vs. Harry Schechtman, etal., by w. F.. Mangan: Tuesday, May Is, at a. m, Adam krausglies, by M. w. Rosen- berg, vs. Rolin Petrowsky by M. h. Sake.
 Judgments were rendered as tol- lows: B. Solomon. ct al., by DaV1n l.. Nair, vs. Eli Falk, plalntlI 10 re- cover s531.70 and costs of s2o.o5; b. Miller and Sol Dubowy. by F. $. Hun gerford. vs. Salvatore Gaetano, ct al'' judgment for the plalntlff.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
A. o. H. NOTES.
Local Degree Team to Have Charge
 of Work in Hartford County

The degree team of the Rev. Will liam A. Harty branch of the A. O. H. will, in the future, have charge of all the work for the order in Hartford county Captain William J. Sullivan is preparing a busy season for his charges.
 Two members were initiated into the order last evening and four ap- plications were acted upon. A mem- bership campaign will be started in the near future. A committee will be appointed to make plans to swell the membership of the local branch and application blanks will be dis tributed to the members. A card tournament will be held after the next meeting on May 19.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
7F7''It$7II7;TIT=iI177'T,

Home" romantic drama with plenty of action and an excellent story. An all star cast is featured in When
 Dawn Came" a beautiful offering with a story of heart interest; and
 the other attraction is the second
 round of The Pencil Pushers," the famous Golfers story with Reginald Denny ss
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
MAINS CIRCUS COMING

For eighteen consecutive seasons. the special animal act feature at the New York Hippodrome has been Powers trained elephants seen and praised in all that time by millions of Hippodrome visitors; now comes the Walter l.. Main Circus, a recog- nlzed leader among the big tent shows for over two score years, in introducing the latest and best ob- tainable circus acts and features and
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

Bearing heedfully in mind that youths q stuff that won't endure, the summer bride chooses her gown for it's challenging simplicity-one doesn't need furbelows at 20.
 Soft satin, heavy crepe or chiffon, are most used for the new wedding gowns which have little ornament. Dropping side panels give oddity and charm.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

last of Farmer Greens flock of sheer had vanished. And Snowball noticed resting on the tip Of his tail, a stone Though he did not know it, the last sheep had kicked 1t down upon him purely by accident
 Snowball gave a baa of surprise and reliet With a little effort he man aged to jerk his tail from under the stone. Then he sprang to his feet And since there was no knowing where the bear was, Snowfall made all haste to get on the other side of the stone wall and join the flock of sheep at once.
 When Aunt Nancy saw him she did not act half as pleased as he had ex- pected she would.
 You got us into a pickle, young man." she greeted him.
 Tt seems to me" he replied, that you arc the one that made all the trouble, If you hadn't made me jump the wall-''
 If I hadn't made you-" Aunt Nancy interrupted. And turning to her companions she cried. Did you ever hear anything like that in all your days?"
 And everybody said. "No."
 And then somebody asked, Where's the hear?"
 But nobody could answer that question.
 The only one that could have an- swered 1t was Cuffy Bear himself, and he was way up under the moun- tain-and still running.
 There wasn't q sheep in the flock that had been more frightened than he.
 Copyright 1922 by Metropolitan
 Newepa per Serv1ce.)
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

flnknd1n s VeReId-
 table Compound. It has done so much for me. My baby is al- most 2 year old now and is the picture of health. She walked ateleven months and is trying to use her little tongue. She can say some words real nice. l am send-
 ing you her picture: II shall be thankful
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

Taffeta and organdie are popular for bride smaiGs' frocks and their tex ture shows to advantage in the bouf- fant, basque styles. Completing the feminine representation is the flower girl--and one can imagine the delight Of a 6-year-old at one of the many ruffled tiny dresses made for little girls.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

After long continued expert mental diet including one-fourth part of white pine sawdust, cows showed no change in their weight or milk pro duction.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
CUSTARDS
Good for Young and
 Old Alike

ITSTARD is a fine dish for summer time. And ma ny custards are very easy to make. These recipes are specially good for children, but will be equally good for grown ups.
 Canton
 Custard
 One and one half cIInc y,o,lLy Q
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
THANKFUL FOR
 A LITTLE CHILD
Mrs. Mertz Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound Helped Her

Kutztown, Pa.-I wish every woman who wants children would try Lydia E.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-16
Branch Auto Regis
tration Office Opened
March II, Portland

At the urgent request Of the many
citizens Of Portland and vicinity. the
secretary Of State has decided to
open a branch office at Room IL,
City hall, Portland. for issuing auto
mobile registrations and licenses,
with the hope that 1t will relieve
some Of the congestion that always
occurs during the spring months at
the Office at Augusta. and accom-
modate the many people in that
vicinity that may wish to apply in
person and receive their registration
plates and licenses without the neccs-
sity Of delay in sending to the Office
At Augusta.
Tho branch will be open for busi-
ness Friday morning, March II, and
continue through March, April, May.
and possibly the month Of June.
The ho-rs Of opening and closing
will be from $3.50 a. m. to IL Noon,
and from p. m. to 5 p. m. and. will
be in charge Of George A. Morrill,,
automobile inspector of that vicih-
ity: assisted by Miss Frances Houli-
han of Augusta, who has been con-
nected with the Automobile Depart
ment at Augusta for the past four
years, and Is intimately acquainted
with the details of the automobile
registration bureau. Charles E. Files
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-16
CHELSEA

Miss Jennie Ralston is in Gardiner
hospital where she underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis on Monday.
At last reports she was doing very
well.
Miss Grace Thompson left Tuesday
for Boothbay Harbor.
The Misses Doris and Etheiyn
Ralston are visiting their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hayes IN
Randolph.
The Farm Bureau met at the
Grange Hall on Saturday with very
large attendance. Many valuable
suggestions were made for the pene-
fit of both men and women.
Chelsea Grange is enjoying very IN
teresting meetings. At the last SEES
sion the members expressed thelr
sentiment as against the coal ana
railroad strike. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. Enroll Thompson ana
two children of Richmond were
weekend guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
K. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson ana
two children remained a few days
longer as guests of Mrs. Edward Cor
bin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-16
SLEEPY SMALL TOWN IS
TRANSFORMED BY CROOKS

How a sleepy little town, without
ambition, smugly satisfied with its
own conservative traditions, can be
and prosperous small city is anus
ingly set forth in Get Rich Quick
Wallingford," Cosmopolitan pro-
duction for Paramount directed by
Frank Borzage, which will be shown
at the Opera House beginning to-
morrow.
The picture details the adventures
of those master confidence men, j.
Rufus Wallingford and G. Horace
Daw who descend upon Battlesburg,
Middle Western town, to fleece its
citizens by means of hare-brained
schemes. They find the town ultra
conservative but gradually the mag
nificcnt suavity of the crooks wins
over the citizens and they ''invest"
generously. Wallingford and Daw.
of course, have no intention OF car
rying out their so-called manufacture
ing projects, but their industry starts
a real live boom and Battlesburg
makes tremendous progress.
Sam Hardy is seen as Wallingford
and is supported by Norman kerry
as "Blackie" Daw and Doris Kenyon
as Fannie Jasper.
The balance of the program offers
"Buster" Keaton, the great come
dian in his latest laugh maker, The
Playhouse, Kineto Review and the
Opera House orchestra.
Time table of the showings OF the
different subjects are as follows: Re-
view at o.15 and 1880. "Get-Rich-
Quick Wallingford," 2.25 and 7.4o.
Keaton comedy at 3.55 and 800.