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Evening star., 1923-09-18

in the present state OF The London se-
curities market. He had hoped 70 OBJ
tain loan of si0o,oo0.ooo with wEicn to
establish Polish state bank for the
Issuance Of a new gold currency.
Evening star., 1923-09-18
FAILS IN LOAN QUEST.

PARIS, September I'm. Kucharski,
Polish minister Of trade and industry.
passed through Paris today on his way
from London to Warsaw. 1t is under
stood the English financiers gave him
no encouragement for loan to Poland
Evening star., 1923-09-18
AIR RACE MUST STOP,
0WSLEY DECLARES
Says Only Alternative to World
Agreement Is Another
War.

There must be a check put on the
big air fleets of Great Britain and
France. or we. the people of the
United States, must proceed at once
Evening star., 1923-09-18

According to the latest official fig
ures. the number of wives deserted In
London every year is nearly 1000.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
MY HUSBANDS LOVE
Adele New Phase of
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

put and hurry her up"
But ] knew only too we'll that 1t
would be marrying instead of hurry
ing to which poor Katie would be
subjected, so interposed quickly;
"Just a second, please . ] want
your advice. The bootlegger was
hidden over there, and got out the
window as the troopers rode into the
yard. Junior said he saw a man
break a window and run across the
road, but I thought he was imagin-
ing things"
IF you and Richard had as much
sense between you as Richard Sec
and has, you'd be lucky" the young
gentleman's adoring grandmother re-
marked and I saw that Katie was
safe from her interference for some
minutes to come.
ITO think !" she went on wither-
ingly, that nobody with brains
enough to know what the blessed
child's word meant was anywhere
around ! We might have had that
escaped criminal in custody by now
II know It was inexcusable," I said,
depressing desire to laugh, But IT.
can't DO helped now. and ! want to
ask you what you think about telling
Jim to look for the man"
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
BY SISTER MARY
DROP COOKIES

Why not make drop cookies during
the hot summer months?
@aWhile the rolled ones are perfect in
shape they really don't taste a bit
better and take just twice as long to
make.
Cookies offer charming accom-
paniment to ice tea in the afternoon,
are delightful for a picnic and are
quite as acceptable as cake with a
simple fruit ice for dessert.
Drop cookies with nuts or raisins
in them are Just that much better
than plain ones. but the plain cream
cookies are wonderfully good.
Cream Cookies
Two eggs, / cup sweet cream,
cup sugar, cups flour. 8 teaspoons
baking powder, teaspoon salt, nut
meg
Beat eggs we'll with a dover beaten.
Add sugar and continue beating. Add
nutmeg. Drop from a spoon onto a
we'll buttered and Toured cookie sheet.
Flatten with spoon to prevent cookies
from being too thick when baked.
Sprinkle lightly with sugar and drop
raisn in the center Of each cookie.
Bake twelve minutes in a moderate
rot oven. As these cookies need no
butter they are not expensive. If
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

SELLS FIoTo CIRCUS.

The toast of the big top are the
girls and horses in the equine high
school displays of the Sells-Floto cir
Gus, coming to New Britain, Tues
day,.July 81, and we'll do they deserve
1t this season, including in their num-
bers, as they do, such pretty and
smart horsewomen, as Irene Ledgett,
Laura Hodgini, Betty Miller, Stella
Rowland, Mary Pierce, Halle Cotter,
Pearl Stewart, Nettie Greer, Rose
Collier and Helen Young. OF course,
there are men in the display--chaps
like Fred Collier, Joe Greer, Joe
Miller, John Smith and Harry Greer
we'll known contenders at the big
horse shows, but they will be the first
to tell you that the girls make the
act; that is, the combination of girls
and horses. ~
Sells-Floto, with the famous Buda-
pest horse acts, now on their first
tour of America, climaxing equine
offerings Of a magnitude and novelty
never before attempted In circusdom,
has challenged the world In the mat
ter of equine exposition. There are
six hundred horses with the big show,
and two hundred of them are per-
formers. Three hundred take part in
the worlds largest street parade, and
in "A Night in Persia" mammoth
and lavishly unpublished opening
spectacle and extravaganza
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
GOOD BILL AT PALACE.

Alice Brady fills six different jobs
in her latest Paramount production,
Anna Ascends," which Is at the Pal
ace theater now. In this picture Miss
Brady Is seen as waitress in New
York coffee house, a factory girl, g.
shop girl, a printers apprentice, ste
nographer and an author.
The vaudeville show is of first class
talent and offers Deszo Retter IN q
very fine novelty act; Harry Holbrook,
1.-THE Singing Marine" with pianist,
offers a very good singing offering dis
playing q fine voice; Dunleavy and
Chesleigh, were well received yester-
day for their excellent singing and
talking skit; and Hughes. Burke and
Co. closing the bill have as nice a
dancing revue as has ever been seen
here.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

equal width at all points.
Lace wells are used on some or the
most severe models and they may be
draped to suit the features and soften
the general effect. Stiff little orna-
ments of feathers, that closely re-
semble fathers shaving brush, are a
favorite trimming. So are ribbon
cockades or the conventional flower,
fatty applied.
Feathers
On the all-white hat one frequent
ly finds band of cloudy white
feathers trailing the brim, or long
feathers fastened to the tip of the
crown with the ends dangling below
the brim, sometimes we'll below the
shoulder line. This latter style is at
it's best, however. only on the girl
with the swan-lke neck. for 1t has
tendency to subtract inches.
Practically the only alternative OF
the small cloche Is the very large
picture hat with little trimming. worn
only with the rather elaborate frock
But the smartest women are ap-
pearing In the smallest hats.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
WHILE MR.. BEAR SLEPT.

The weather was scorching hot,
persons who liked the heat were old
Mr.. Crow and Farmer Green. They
said hey could see the corn grow.
Even I'D on Blue Mountain the hot
cir found its way into the den of the
Bear family. Their thick coats were
altogether too heavy for comfort,
Mr.. Bear gave up his rAmbles about
the mountain and lolled in the den,
doing a. good deal of the time,
When he was awake he was fret
full. Mrs. Bear tried to keep the
children quiet. But Cuffy and his
sister silkie couldn't be still all the
time. They had to play now and
then.
"oh. dear" said Cuffy Bear when
his mother told him that II was too
hot to box and wrestle his sister.
Il wish there was some sport that
was lot Of fun, and cool. too.
There is" Mrs Bear exclaimed
suddenly. II wonder why didn't
think of it before. If your father is
willing we'll all travel over to the
lake on the other side OF the noun
tain and go swimming
-Hurrah''' Cuffy beloved.
"cuee-e-e!'' silkie squealed.
Hush: Hush" Mrs. Bear eau
toned them. Your fathers asleep.
If you disturb him he'll ne grumpy.
And he won't do anything anybody
suggests. If you want to go swim
ming You must be still as mice.
When your father wakes up III nave
a talk with him. think III be able
to get him TO say yes"
Mr. Bear now stirred in his sleep
and rolled over. 1t was lucky that
MrsmBesr had quieted the children in
time II they had made any more
roise they would certainly have
reused Mr. Bear
4 For a few seconds his wife and
children watched him breathlessiy.
But hA waz soon sound asleep again,
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
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Continuation of Letter From Sydney
Carton to John Alden Prescott.
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Continuation of Letter From Sydney
Carton TO John Alden Prescott.
couldn't finish this letter last
night, John. because my client in the
Etrathmore case came in and I had
to go over the entire evidence with
him. However, there isn't very much
more to say. Paula told me that she
was leaving for California early next
week and she told me to tell you she
wished you every happiness. Cad,
Jack, she's a pretty straight girl after
ali, isn't she? I don't believe l would
have sent such a message to q man
who had wronged me. Would you?
l asked her If she had enough
money to go. and she answered
proudly that she had borrowed it
from some friends in New York. She
would not allow me to lend her any,
] tell you I came away from that
hotel feeling that she was a pretty
decent sort of girl after all All
my sympathies were with her, and
hope she will have the greatest sue
cess on The screen,
Therei I've sent you her mes
sage, and I'm not going to write any
more. l don't care for you just at
this moment over-much. Jack. and
] hate myself, for this quotation
keeps running through my head:
But for the grace of God. sydney
Carton, that man might have been
you.
Good night, old chap.
sYDNET.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
Letter from Mary Alden Prescott II
John Alden Prescott.

I Letter from Mary Alden Prescott to
John Alden Prescott.
Mr. Dear Son:
l really cannot understand why
you haven't written me. OF course,
know that Leslie has been i'll. but
it does not seem to me that even
Leslie's death should keep you from
writing to your mother--your mother
who is alone in the world and has
no one but you to care for
You know. my hoy. that too have
been very near the Valley OF" Death
Dear Priscilla Bradford told me she
wrote to you telling you how ill
was. And l am sure she felt very
hurt, John, when l wrote you offer
ing to have her come in my place to
help nurse Leslie and you refused 70
curtly She seemed to feel If J. as
i'll as was, would ask her to go TO
you and she was perfectly willing.
because of me, to go, that she de-
served at least something more than
refusal couched in the terms in
which you sent It.
! expect by this time that Leslie
is up and around. have never vet
known Just how badly she was hurt.
/ am writing YOU today, however, be
cause the man who painted the house
is asking me rather peremptorily for
the money
You know, l told you when he
painted il that I did not have the
money TO pay for H. hut considered
the money was well spent, I did not
think for a moment that You would
not send it to me by return mail. II
has been months. and ! have neg
lected TO ask YOU for it before he
cause ! felt that YOU would surely
send this 70 your mother.
Please. John, do not let me he an
moved ny this man any longer.
Dear Priscilla says she knows IT
Ta> through some mistake. She in
sistS that YOU probably have sent If
ere this. or az least Won have bsen
SO concerned over your wife'E health
u has slipped Your mind. Cannot
rep thinking. however. that Won
rave spent very much more money
than you should.
can easily understand that Leslie
10 eN'ravaEa7t and thought1ess How
ever. / hone the timr will nevar coma
when she will he hrmiIiated az an,
nov. ny having to remind her son Of
her needs
J shall expect 10 near from you by
return mail.
Your loving mother.
MARY ALDEN >PRr5roTT.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
"NoToRIETY' AT LYCEUM.

Six big stars are in the cast OF
"Notoriety," the sensational eight reel
production now showing at the Ly-
ceurn. They are Maurine Powers,
star of why Girls Leave Home"
Mary Alden, who created the mother
role in THE Old Nest; Rod LaRoque,
a popular screen idol; George Hacka-
thorne, character actor In Human
Hearts"; Richard Travers. one Of the
stars in THE White Moll," and that
veteran actor, J. Barney Sherry.
Firpo, the Argentine heavyweight
who is seeking to wrest Jack Demp-
sey's laurels from him. will be shown
at the Lyceum for four days. begin.
ming Sunday. in will He Conquer
Dempsey"
Mondays picture, following the
double feature bill Of Sunday night,
BLACK Shadows" and THE Power OF
a Lie" is The Streets of New York;
great drama of the great city.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
The Appeal Nudge Made TO Mother
Graham's Patience


The eyes OF the little children in
the kitchen OF the house across the
road were suddenly voracious at
Katie's description Of the food she
meant to bring them Il was Just
such a look as one seas in the eyes
of hungry puppies, and turned swift
ly to my little maid, who was already
at the door.
us there any way I can help you,
Katie?"
mo, ma'am! !" Katie's answer was
most emphatic. you stay right here
Ven ! in hurry want nobdy help,
only Jeem to carry tings."
She closed the door on her last
words and Katherine, with her eyes
on the moaning white-faced baby
spoke again impatiently:
These older children can stand it.,
but this baby needs its mother right
away. What are you going to do?
/ turned to the young officer who
scratched his head helplessly at Kath-
crimes words. That he was as sorry
for the children as we were, / could
readily see, but he was too young and
inexperienced to have any resource
fitness in the matter
Where did the other officer take
the woman" ] asked.
Down the Sag" he answered, ITO
the j. P. I suppose he sent her and
her husband over to the Jail"
Katherine looked at me worriedly.
II don't like to take this baby out
into the cold air." she said with pro-
fessional concern, ut hasn't sufficient
clothing, and it Is running tempera-
ture But
promptly.
Mother Graham is Annoyed
II am sure I can get her home for
awhile, even If I have to take her
back again"
It'll bank on you" Katherine said
quietly. And when Katie comes over
with the food for these children will
you also send me these thines?" She
enumerated a number of articles
which meant comfort for the ailing
infant.
"Of course" l promised. and hur-
ried out of the house and back to my
own home.
My mother-in-law met me at the
door, her eyes angrily swapping with
batfled curiosity.
Whatever is going on over there? ?"
she asked acridly. II can't get any
thing out of Katie except I feex
stew qveeck. got to feex stew awful
qveeck.'
My mother -in-law's imitation of
Katies idioms was fearful and
wonderful thing in its unlikeness to
the original, but she evidently much
fancied herself in it, and she hurried
to say.
Whom is she going to feed? The
bootlegger or the officers? And In
the meantime there isn't soul at the
cleaning except Mrs. TIGER. She's the
onfg one who hasn't gone crazy ap-
parartly,"
Her voice was heavy with sarcasm,
but I knew we'll the most effective
piece of artillery to bring UP.
Mother, there are six hungry little
children over there, and the mother
and father have been taken to jail.
Katie is preparing meal for them !"
"Idttle Children Hungry -
Little children hungry !" she ex-
claimed, and knew that ! had sound
ed the right note. why on earth
didn't Katie say so. then? I'll go right
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
BY MARIAN HALE
NrA ceryice Writer

When your thoughts turn to mid
summer millinery your eyes light on
something like these-and you fall.
For there's something irresistible
about cloche brim. 1t may not be
entirely new or it may not look par
ticularly exciting, but it is smart.
You can put it on In the dark. or
without q mirror or under any ad-
verse circumstance, and know what
you look like.
It comes as near being the univer-
sally becoming model as there is. In
Paris the brim has become so small
it is scarcely visible. One gets the
impression of little black straw or
felt dome having been erected over a
pretty face, practically concealing the
hair.
Slight Brinls
However. unless you have the per-
feet features of cameo or an artists
dream, you will find a slight brlm
more becoming and quite as smart
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

sour cream is used stir one-fourth
teaspoon soda into cream. Use the
same amount of baking powder as
with sweet cream.
Rolled Oats Cookies
Two cups light brown sugar, "A cup
butter, eggs, Il cup sour milk.
teaspoon soda, u teaspoon salt, tea
spoon cinnamon. 2 cups -four, 2
cups rolled oats, u cup chopped Eng
lish walnuts, y cup chopped raisins.
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
we'll beaten. Dissolve soda in milk
and add to first mixture. Add re-
naming ingredients and mix thor
oughly Drop from spoon onto a
we'll buttered and Toured sheet. Bake
in hot oven.
Chocolate Drop Cookies
Two cups granulatsd sugar, cups
heur, Q teaspoons baking powder, u
cake bitter chocolate, u cup butter
eggs, 8 teaspoons vanilla, u tea
spoon salt.
Melt chocolate. Add sugar Mix
and sift -four and baking powder
Add first mixture to this, slowly beat
Ing well. Drop on creased and
Toured cookie sheet and bake IN a
moderate oven.
Hub Cookies
One cup butter, IN cups brown
sugar, IN cups -four, 8 eggs, / " cups
chopped raisins, n teaspoon soda. Il
teaspoon salt.
Cream butter and sugar Add part
Of the flour. Add eggs we'll beaten.
Add raisins with remaining -four
sifted over them. Add soda dissolved
| ma little warm water. Add salt.
Mix well at each step. Drop from
spoon and bake In hot oven.
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.)
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
Ninety-eight Out Of Every Hundred
MWomen

who have tried Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for ailments Pc
culiar to their sex, have been bene-
fitted by it, What a marvellous rec
ord for any medicine to hold! Over
$4,000 women replied to question
naire recently sent out by the Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co. of Lynn,
Mass, 9s per cent of whom definitely
stated that they had been benefited
or restored to health by this old
fashioned root and herb medicine.
This is most wonderful record for
efficiency, and should induce every
woman who suffers from any ailment
peculiar to her sex to give it fair
trial.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

replied
Couldn't We tickle his nose with
blade of grass ~ little silkie in
quired.
Goodness! No, That would make
your father furious"
Couldn't we find little turtle and
let him pinch one of Pas toes? ?"
CUhy suggested.
Certainly not" cried Mrs. Bear.
Well have TO wait patiently until he
wakes up"
Copyright. 1928, by Metropolitan
Newspaper Service).
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
STRIKE CLOUDS HEAVY
Operators Absolutely Refuse to Give
In on Check-off and Closed Shop
Demands of Coal Miners.

By The Associated Press.
Atlantic City, July 27.-The strike
cloud which has lowered over an
thracite wage conferences at the hotel
Ambassador since July 6, appeared
sooty black today as operators and
miners having parted last night in
utter disagreement over the closed
shop and the check-off met again to
decide whether it would be of any
use to continue peaceful negotiations.
What the next development might
be in the event of the premature ad-
journment of these conferences
neither side would predict. Both de-
cined to comment on the possibility
of federal Intervention. The miners
already have announced they do not
propose to arbitrate.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

and snoring. So they knew that the
danger was past.
Now there was one thing that
troubled Cuffy Bear. He was afraid
his father would sleep for hours.
And he and Silkie were in a great
hurry to start for the lake.
Isn't there some gentle way of
waking Father" Cuffy asked his
mother in a whisper.
Il don't know of any," Mrs. Bear
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

London, Observation-Disclosures at
recent session of London County
court included men and women an
swering the names of Wool, Sugar,
Farthing, Pressman, Bride, Rod,
Crystal and Polly.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
Preserving Kettle

If your preserving kettle becomes
burned, throw in handful Of ashes
and cover with water and let remain
for few hours. This will remove
the scorch and save the enamel.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

White linen collars and cuffs of
the old-time variety add smartness to
a violently printed cotton frock with
reds and yellows predominating.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

Satin hacked crepe is to be a staple
material for fall and winter. It has
the advantage of being lovely on
either side, and the reverse is always
available for trimming.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
Canellias

White camellias are worn in, the
hair very effectively by debutantes.
Usually they are placed over each ear
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

A new silk fabric which closely re-
sembles Persian lamb is used in bands
on the bottom of the fashionable new
capes and coats.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
Wrist Straps

Wrist straps of beaded bands or of
embroidered velvet or grosgrain rib
ron sometimes match the pouch Tbag
with which they are carried.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
One-Sided JeweIry

To wear number of bracelets on
one arm and deny the other any or
namentation whatever is fad of the
moment in Paris.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
Cusfaa,d Cups

Butter the cups In which you bake
your custards or rice puddings and
they will not be hard to wash.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

Wash black lace in coffee contain
ing ammonia in the proportion of one
tablespoon to a cup of coffee.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

Mules of bright red leather allie
worn with the pajamas Of printed
silk that are so popular now.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27
Gossip Corne;


Emery powder and sweet oil will
keep your steel knives In perfect
condition.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-27

Some Of the brims are cut to
nothing in the back and allowed to
extend out in front like a visor.
Others are shaved quite as short in
the front as in the back and a little
width permitted at the side-a great
concession to the broad, face. Others
show no favoritism and maintain
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-30

Dave Mutchler, Iditarod business man, left Seattle this morning for the North, securing passage on the Vic tOria.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-30
l .lM[R STARR EFFECTS
 RESCUE |MPER|LED MAN

The steamer Starr in addition to supplying the westward people with efficient service is on occasion doing much good in lines other than trans portation. This was exemplified on the recent trip when but for the timely aid of the vessel, Nick Han- sen. a fisherman of Unga, would Tn all probability have been drowned
 According to eyewitnesses the starr had scarcely cleared the port of unsa for Suuaw Harbor when a drlftng power dory was sighted by Captaln Johansen. the small craft evidently heinz in distress and rapidly drifting ashore. Running in as close as cond1- lions would permit, the captain hao 2 ship's boat lowered with a line leading from the ship, to be used Ill hauling the boat to the ship, and al1- CT many trying moments Hansen $ boat was made fast to that of the Starr and his rescue from impending death was accomplished. After stlH battle with the gale the crew ana 'he rescued man were taken on poaro' Hansen, with his dory, was taken back to Unga.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-30
NEW SCHEDULE F0R
 LOCAL TRAINS GIVEN OUT

D. B. Rose, acting train master for the Alaska Railroad announces new time schedule of the passenger serv- ice to become effective Monday, May ', at 8 a. m.
 AS announced the departure days from Seward will be Mondays and Thursdays, trains leaving at o'clock in the morning. The Anchorage ar rival is given at 1:45; departures at 2:15; Curry will be reached at 8:10 at which place a stop-over will be made for the night. The northern trip will be resumed at 7:30, Tues days and Fridays. The transfer to the narrow gauge line will be made as Happy station, arriving at Fairbanks at 9:45 p. m.
 The return trips will be made as follows: Leave Fairbanks on Tues days and Fridays at zoo am. Ar rive at Curry at 9:1O p. m. Leave Curry 7:3O a. m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; arrive Anchorage 1:35 p m.; depart at 2:O5 p. m.; arrive al Seward 7:50 p. m.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-30
BAND MEETING TON|GHT
 IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS

This evening at o'clock will be held a meeting of the Seward band organization and it is earnestly re quested that all interested in the pro- ject be in attendance. Those who in tend joining the organization should bring their instruments.
 Mir. Ed Berutto, who will act as band leader and instructor, arrived from Anchorage Saturday evening and will at once commence active work in preparing the band members for their work. There remains but little time between now and July Fourth in which to drill up on orches- tration and all members should avail themselves of this meeting to get the first outline of the plans and also to receive the first preliminary instruc- tion. Tonight at eight o'clock; as the council chambers.