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New Britain herald., 1923-10-13
INN KEEPER BANKRUPT
Proprietor of St. Charles At West brook Blames Reconstruction of State Road For His Losses.

New Haven, Oct 13. - James A.. Riley who has the St. Charles Inn at Westbrook in bankruptcy petition today gave his debts at $15,2S7 and assets at s13,250. He claims he lost his summer trade through reconstruc- tion of the state highway on the shore road which diverted automobiles.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06

rounced that His Lordship was con- fined to his house in South Audley Street, suffering from a severe nerv- ous breakdown. Some idiotic inn pulse prompted me, after I had paid my brief visit to my office, to take a stroll in that direction. A doctors carriage was waiting outside Kinder sley House, and as l passed on the other side of the way, the front door opened and the doctor himself stood on the threshold. The thought of Lord Kindersley's slifferings had, up to the present. inspired in me no other feeling than one of mild amusement. By the side of the doctor. however, Beatrice Kindersley was standing.
 knew then that the end of my career must be close at hand. I was weakening. My nerve had gone. The instincts of childhood were re- turning to me. The morbid curiosity which had brought me to the house had been gratified with a vengeance. I had received d psychological stroke. The girls drawn and tear-stained face had disturbed the callousness which had deemed impregnable. A new scheme was forcing its way into my mind. There was only one redeeming point about it all walked for the next few hours in peril of my life.
 
 At half-past two that afternoon Beatrice kindersley hastened into the lttle morning on the ground floor of Kindersley House to receive an unexpected visitor. Her IDS parted in amazement as she saw who it was. I held up my finger.
 Colonel Escombe," I reminded her.
 "You." she exclaimed
 I knew that there was not flaw in my makeup or department l was the Colonel Escombe who had attended Norman Groves wedding, and whose presence there had led to some slight question concerning pearl necklace.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06

foundation of an air mail service throughout the Empire. there was a great deal Of serious talk about flying possibilities by speakers who knew their subjects, whether technical or political. All of them emphasized the absolute necessity of Englands main- taining a pace in aviation equal to that of any other nation. both from the point of view Of commercial fy- ing and the part aerial tactics will play in future military affairs.
 Phrases such as regular 12-hour passenger service between London and New York" and large fleets of electrically directed airplanes carry ing high explosives, travelling without pilots at night, perfectly silent both as to their propellcrs and engines, carrying death to any town on which they might descend, were used as arguments in favor of government as- sistance in aerial development. These arguments were advanced no less strongly by government officials than by prominent technicians and persons who might be interested in any gov cihHcHi SupSiuy tHat may pc uSSiuSu upon.
 Two Obstacles in Way
 There are two principal obstacles in the way of aerial development on a large scale; the governments budget is full of necessary items of no mean magnitude, and there has been considerable rivalry between the Royal Air Force and the Admiralty as to which should hold the dominant position in the development of such new schemes.
 Besides, as was pointed out by Sir Samuel Hoare. Secretary of State for Air. there is the obstacle of '.after-waf confusion in the world.". He had ref erence particularly to the fact that Germany is not signatory to the air convention, which has control over civil aviation in European countries, and until there are amendments to in- ternational regulations governing commercial aviation, there will be limitations to its development. These amendments are expected to be ef- fected very shortly.
 One of the main factors on the gov ernment's aviation program, as was revealed at the conference, is a plan for the training of reserve pilots and mechanicians. -
 Strong arguments were advanced from the point of view of economy. Commander Charles Denniston Bur new. member of Parliament for Mid dlesex. pointed out that Is airships could be produced for the cost of one battleship, that nine airships could do the work of so cruisers. thereby saving the sum of 51,oo0.0O0 pounds sterling, and that per square mile of reconnoissa airships would do for 25 shillings what it would take 77 pounds to do with cruisers. r.
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New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
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vendetta begins between MICHAEL SAVERS, noted criminal and
 SIR NORMAN GREYES, once Of Scotland Yard, when Savers beau tiful housemaid
 JANET, saves him from Sir Norman by shooting dead an officer sent to arrest him. Greyes falls in love with Janet and proposes marriage, Michael disguises himself as Colonel Escombe and attends the wedding reception, He steals n pearl necklace, the gift of Sir Nor man tohis bride. Later he returns them indirectly to Janet Michael answers cipher message published in a paper and buys from the di- vorced wife Of a politician a bundle of manuscript. evidence against the woman's former husband and his confederate, Lord Kindersley.
 Michael calls at the residence Of Lord Kindersley and is granted an interview. Savers offers Lord Kim dersley four-day respite in which to secure his financial safety. After that time the letters are to be given for publication in the newspapers.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06

What do you wantP" she asked breathlessly.
 ITO help you" answered, T saw you this morning, and you seemed In trouble" She smiled at me gratefully, but a moment later her face was clouded with anxiety
 Tt Is dear of you." she said, but you must go away at once. You are running terrible risk. Sir Norman Greyes is in the house. He is with my uncle now"
 What is he doing here?" I de- nanded
 My uncle sent for him to see If he could help. There Is some serious trouble don't know what 1t Is, but my uncle says that it means ruin" At the thought of the near pres ence of my old enemy, my whole being seemed to stiffcn. Yet, alas. the weakness remained!
 "Tell me- l said, what does your distress mean? Has your uncle always been good to you? Is it for his sake that you arc unhappy"
 Entirely" she answered without HeSltdtlOn. v k0ON tudt bfSa' many people call him hard and un- scrupulous. To me he has been the dearest person in the world. It makes my heart ache to see him suffer-"
 l glanced at my watch.
 Very we'll" I said. give me five minutes to get clear away. When am gone, give him this message. Tell him that Buckross has changed his mind and that he will hear from him before o'clock"
 What have you to do with all this?" she asked wonderingly.
 Never mind" I answered. Be sure to give me five minutes. and don't deliver my message before Nor man Greyes."
 She walked with me to the door, but when I would have opened 1t, she checked me. Already her step was lighter. She took my hands in hers and I fep her soft breath upon my face.
 T am going to thank you" she whispered.
 It was an absurd interlude.
 
 Both the editor and the assistant editor did everything, short Of going down on their knees, to induce me 10 change my mind. They offered me practically fortune. They hinted. even, that honors might be obtained for me. They tried to appeal to my patriotism, to sundry noble motives not one of which l possessed In the end obtained the documents addressed them to Miss Beatrice Kindersley, bought great bunch of fragrant yellow roses, hired a mes senrer to go with me in the taxicap, and saw them delivered at kindersley House.
 That night spent in my room taking stock of myself. on the credit side. my deal in kndersieys had brought me profit of something like 3o,ooo pounds, likely to be con siderably added to. as had bought again at four. Further, l had ap- stained from becoming blackmailer, and had knocked Mir. Edward Ken dan down. On the other hand might easily have made hundred thousand pounds--and I had penaVeo like a fool. Perhaps the most nis- ouieting feature of it all was that was satisfied with the deal.
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New Britain herald., 1923-04-06

10000 pounds?"
 He shrugged his shoulders,
 We never bargain" he said. There is no standard value for such goods as you offer The question is whether you want anything in ad- vance?"
 No, thank you" l answered. "I'll have the whole amount on Wednesday afternoon. or the documents back again. think that 1t will be the money" sEt.
 T trust so," my two editorial friends replied in fervent unison.
 
 On Wednesday morning the Kin derslcy Shipping Company shares stood at three and three-auarters, and a brief notice in the Times an-
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 Michael Savers COntinues.

NNudei SdyeTS NOntmtleS:
 Next morning there were sensa- tional paragraphs in most of the f. nantial papers. Shipping shares all reacted slightly. but the slump in kindersley's was thing no one could account for. They had fallen from six to five within 24 hours and as I reached my offices in Holborn, re- cefved frantic messages from Mir Younghusband, imploring me to close uith profit of over 10000 pounds There was nothing whatever wrong with the shares, he assured me, and they were bound to rally. lis tened to all he had to say, gave him positive instructions not to disturb my operations in any way, and disregard ing his piteous protests, rang off and made my way to the great news raper offices. where my business of the morning lay.
 It took me an hour to get as far as the assistant editor. told him my story and showed him the documents. He. went out of the room for a mo- ment and returned with the editor. They both looked at me curiously.
 
 editor asked.
 "A speculator," I answered. q bought those papers from Rendalls divorced wife. She has spite against him.
 How can one be sure that they are genuine?"
 f ''Anyone who studies them must know that they are." I replied. "If you want confirmation, I told Lord kindersley yesterday of their exist ence and forthcoming publication, and advised him to sell as many of his shares as possible. Your finan- cial column will tell you the result"
 What do you want us to do with these documents, Mir. Buckross?" the editor asked.
 ''I want you to give me very large sum of money for them and then publish them," I replied.
 You know that there will be the devil of a row?'
 That will be your lookout. Their genuineness will be your Justification" !"
 The editor looked thoughtfully out the window. His face was as hard as granite, but he had very gray, hu- man eyes.
 We should have no compunction about bringing the thunders down Lord kindersley it is a little differ ent. He is considerable and reput- able figure in society,"
 He might survive the disclosures" l suggested. After all, there was a certain amount of justification for his conduct. He averted a national dis aster, even if the means he used were immoral
 "A case can be built up for him, certainly the editor remarked mu- singly. "What is your price for these 6ocuments?"
 "Ten thousand pounds, and they must not be used before Thursday" l replied.
 Why not before Thursday"
 T have given Lord kindersley so much grace
 You will leave the documents ill our hands," the editor proposed.
 I considered the matter. l could think of nothing likely to alter my plans, but l was conscious of curi- ous aversion to taking the irrevoc- able step.
 You shall have them.' I agreed, If you will give me a letter acknowl- edging that they are my property, and promising to return them to me with out publication, should I desire it, on Wednesday afternoon"
 What about the money" the editor asked. Do you want anything on account"
 You are prepared to give me the
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
BRITAIN SEEKS TO
 DEVELOP AVIATION
Will Devote More Attention to It
 in the Future

London, April 6. - Signs that Great Britain is planning to devote great deal more attention to aviation both civil and military. were to De noted during the two days sessions of the Third Air Conference just ended.
 Although only one resolution was passed, calling upon the government to give immediate consideration to the
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06

"The Great Illusion" Eleventh story of this remarkable seriee' will begin in our next issue.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-06

Chinese is spoken by nearly four hundred million people.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-13
MARCUS CARNEY WILL
TOUR THE WORLD

Owing to the continuous general mis-
representations made of the aims AMI
objects of the Universal Negro Im
provement Association by the enemies
of the movement and by the false opin.
ion that certain Negro organizations
so-called leaders and exploiters have
created in the minds of a large mum
Der Of white people of America for tn.
purpose Of such organizations and III
dividuals Fleeing from the white race
through patronage and charity. contri
buttons and support for their own
movements and themselves, the Honor.
able Marcus Carney, President General
of the Universal Negro Improvement
Association. has decided for the pur.
pose of presenting the association be.
FORE the world in proper light to
make speaking tour of the world,
Starting from February next and con
tinuing for several months. He will
speak for five months i'm all the prin.
cipal cities of the United States to
white and colored audiences, one
month in the Dominion of Canada:
two months in South and Central
America. one month in the West Indies
two months in England, Scotland and
Wales, Ireland, France, Italy, Switzer
land. Spain and Germany, one month
In Australia and one month in Jaua,,
In America, Mr.. Garvey will, speak
to the majority Of white people for the
purpose Of honestly informing then,
of the real program of the Universal
Negro Improvement Association. In
Europe he will lay before the working
classes the need for cooperation
and among them to make Africa the
land of the blacks Mr.. Garvey. shall
also. while in Europe, continue the
work of the delegation from the Asso.
citation recently returned from the
League of Nations. 1t is rumored thnt
among those to accompany Mr.. Carve,
on the trip around the world In the IL,
ferest of the Association will be Sir
William Ferris. editor of the he,.
elo World; Lady Henrietta Vinton
Davis. Fourth Assistant President.
General, and several secretaries and
reporters.
Already arrangements are on thu
way for Mr.. Carney to speak in some
OF the largest halls in Europe, and ar
ra3gements will he made for him ID
speak in the Royal Albert Hall in Lou
don England.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-13
JOHNSON G. SMITH UNIVERSITY
HAS FAST BASKETBALL TEAM.
(By "A IT. Prince)


j. c. S. u, Charlotte N. c., has q
fine prospect for fine basket ball
team this season, having all of the
varsity players of last term except
Brown and Williamson we feel that 7.
c. S. u, shall be the winner of every
single game this terms Several aspir.
ants are showing excellent ability on
the court in practice and the assur
ance is that the vacancies will be
easily filled.
Manager Pope has we'll proposed
schedule out for the term, and hopes
that each successive game may serve
to visualize the glory of the splendid
record of j. c. S. u, in the past.
The present schedule calls on T. C..
;. u, court during the month of Jan.
uary Lutheran College, Greensboro !:
and j. c. S. U. old rival, Livingstone
college, Salisbury. February also calls
mere A. and T. College, Greensboro
and the champions of the South, Mora
mouse College Atlanta, Ga. Then J. G.,
,. w. VIII take flying trip to Living
stone College. Salisbury; A and T
college, Greensboro; and v. T. Sem,
nary, Lynchburg. Va. and other noint.
not yet definitely planned.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-13
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damon Runyon i'm N Y. American)
Harry Wills. giant black man who
thinks he can beat Jack Dempsey, was
used as a pawn in the political gams
by the Republican State administra-
ton. working through its boxing COM
mission.
To gain votes from among the col
ored people the commission said Demp
sey must fight Wills. That suited
Dempsey. 1t meant much money for
him. He signed articles for the bout at
once.
Then Dempsey. and Dempsey's man
ager. Jack Kearns were told to forget
the match for awhile. The Republican.
administration did not wish to give re
formers target the size Of a black-and
white prize fight with a campaign on.
Dempsey and Kearns. could have
made the commission with its order
look very foolish, indeed. had they in.
sisted on the bout being put on at
once. They were good little boys They
"lay dead"
Now the new Governor Smith is
said to he willing that the bout be
held.
AS long as boxing is legalized in New
York State Governor Smith must per-
NIT the bout, If it is held in accordance
with the law and the rules of the Box.
ing Commission.
There is nothing in the law that
says black man shall not meet a
white man. The only way the bout can
be prevented is by repeaa of the boxin.
law
1t is better that the law be repealed,
that there be no boxing whatever. than
to permit the rank discrimination
against the cOlored men that has gone
on during the Republican administra
ton.
PiEpinoes. Greeks, Argentinians. Chin
amen, Mexicans, Portuguese: mem.
bers OF every race have been permit
ted to appear in bouts in New York
State.
The American Negro has been de.
MED the same privilege. save in min.
or instances, mere sop to the colorei
people.
You may he one of those who think
ALL bouts should be prohibited. But
you must in fairness concede that il
any bouts are permitted they should
be on the basis of fair deal to all
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-13
q KILLED I'M FLORIDA
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CONTINUED from First Page)

Studstill of Sumner. Bryan Kirkland
of Sumner Mamie Hudson of Sumne,
and Henry Odon of Otter Creek Sew
eral colored persons are believed t.
bear wounds i1f'ir.ed in the fight
The community had been arousHd
since an attack on young white wo
man at Sumner on Monday. Hunter
who escaped from road gang in Levy
County, was accused in connection
with the crime which was said to have
resulted in Carrier saying his act was
an example Of what the colored people
could do without interference.
The white men went to Carrier 8
home last night to see if Hunter was
there and to warn Carrier against flu,
ther talk OF that kind. Hunter was ser,
ing prison term for carrying conceal
ed weapons.
1t was believed he was in the houss
at the time of the clash.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-13

desirable or necessary to use men of
another race as officials in order to
secure impartiality and ability. This
last relic of serfdom and belief in the
color white as an ear mark of hon
esty and efficiency is gone forever,
we hope. A splendid corps of good
officials is being developed and as
soon as one or two schools use coach
ing mentors whose ideals are not
smothered by the one lone aim-win
the game-the number OF games of
riOtous climax or forfeited decisions
will be reduced to nothing.
Newspapers are adding life to their
pages by the weekly rehearsals OF
these contests. Most teams are being
&C ached by men Of high calibre
There are yet left a few coaches
whose qualifications are based solely
upon their past successful playing on
the gridiron, but the great majority
of men are good sports: good enough
to gracefully acknowledge a defea,
without alibis, excuses and criticisms
of the officials. In all, the 1922
season established high water mark
in the annals OF the game.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-13
FOOTBALL RESUME.

e. b. Henderson. Physical Direc-
tor. Dunbar High School. Washing
ton. d. c. gives a splendid resume
of the 1922 football season in the
January Crisis that is concise and
accurate. He says:
The besU trained teams of all col
ored players met in combat with the
elevens of the east. Wilberforce i'm
Philadelphia lost to Lincoln, IS to
IL. West Virginia Collegiate lnsti-
tute on their home grounds defeated
Lincoln, 10 to Is. From the far
south, Morehouse. representative of
the best in that section, lost to Union
University. Union also defeated V.
N, and l. L., and lost to Hampton.
Hampton Institute claims the
championship and is favored by most
critics. Defeated by Petersburg by a
score of y to early in the season.
the team braced and ended with the
scalps of Shaw. Howard, Lincoln and
Union dangling from her belt. OF
the big Thanksgiving battles, the
Howard and Lincoln ARRAY in Wash
lngton drew the spot light. With
seeming odds against them, the
howard team astonished it's support
ers by uncovering slashing attack
and variety of play that all but
scored victory, the margin of defeat
being one point. Lincoln's eleven
with well timed passes, long end runs
and sterling defense. Offset the
ground gaining onslaught of her op-
ponent.
The Talladega team was strong.
but had many men injured. Edwards
remained the star fullback, and Spep.
Ger led the backfield. Taliadega beat
Tuskegee and was beaten by Fish
and Morehouse and tied by Morris
Brown.
Fisk, with Tubby Johnson. as star
haifback, lost to Tennessee Normal
and Atlanta and won over Talladeea
Knoxville and Tuskegee.
Larger crowds attended the games
this year than ever before. And In
southern communities often the
white people were in the majority
Many of them were greatly i'm
pressed with the playing of and CON
duct at the game. The educational
feature of this mingling OF races is
no small factor in better race re-
lationship.
TO my knowledge during this sea-
son no colored institutions found it
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-13
DO YOU KNOW THEM?

desire to locate the family of Ran.
som Bert Hockaday. whose home
originally was Richmond, and whose
mother, father. and two brothers are
supposed to be still living.
Ransom was. presumably about ~
years old; he died last Thursday after
noon, December 21st and I am trying
to locate his mother as he has insur-
ances made out to her and some per.
sonal effects and left no will.
His mothers name is supposed to oe
LAME Elizabeth HOckaday or else Ros-
anna Hockaday.
His fathers name is either Alex
Hockaday or Ben Hockaday and one
brother namely Albert and the young.
er one named James.
They were supposed to have lived
at or near 1915 Main street and his
father used to sell produce and had
some sort Of market place from what
L have heard him say.
BERTHA V. KILSON.
722 Walnut Street.
Wilmington. Del.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-13
LOCAL SPORT JOTS.

Basketball does not enjoy much
popularity here, but it should. as it
is one of the cleanest and best of
sports. The reason for this may lie
in the fact that there is no suitable
indoor court for this pasttime. The
Y. w. G.. A. has an outdoor court
and two girls teams, but as no other
teams are here, the interest is not
as poppy" as it would be, if there
were rival teams. 1t seems that if
a girls team could be developed at
Armstrong, the rivalry between the
Y. w. and A. H. girls would cause
a much needed interest to be aroused
in this sport.
Bye the bye, some of us can re-
member when good bask etball games
were pulled off in Johnson's Auditor.
ium in Leigh Street and the little
Old town was buzzing with enthus-
iasm over the court game.
The A. S. C's. have organized a
real athletic club and quarters have
been secured in the Reformers Hall,
the old Spartan baliwick. This is a
good move in the right direction and
it is hoped the boys may prosper in
the attempt A good gymnasium is
needed in Richmond, and maybe the
football lads can find the money to
put over a gym"
Baseball is heard in the distance.
The king is coming. The Athletic
Association at the Armstrong High
School, held spirited meeting last
Friday to formulate plans for good
nine this Spring. Candidates for the
team have been ordered to timber up
and listen for the call. The boys are
determined to put over a great team
this year and clean up around these
parts. About 80 candidates will try
for positions.