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New Britain herald., 1924-06-04
Wife prrslIallcs Him

Chicago, June 4--Mrs Fred W. Gpham. wife of tho treasurer Of the republican national committee, per suaded him to retire from the ardu- ous duties Of financial genius of the party, it was learned today.
 Mir. Upham, regardless of personal convenience and the heavy rcsponsi- hilities of the place. desired to con tinue throughout the present cam palen. Deference to Mrs. Epham's s wishes, and ~considcra' on of his own health led him to decision, against hts own wish, to quit,
 .ast winter Nr. Upham went 10 the southwest and the Pacific coast, re- turning in much better phySeai con- dilion. \ recent examination by physicians had been rcassurng, Mir. l'pham said few days ago, but Mrs. pham urged that he relinqnish some nf his burdcns--hc is the head Of the Consumers company, one of the large corporations of the country--and pre- serve his health.
 For twenty years. Mir. Gpham has becn the financial genius Of the repub- lican national conventions by reason of lis chairmanship of the Chicago convention committee which made ar- arrangements for tho five national com ,entions held here. He bncame treas nrcr Of the national committee In 1918. In f9o4, the first year the con- tnniion was held in tho Coliseum here the arrangements cost s7o,0oo. In 1916 tho cost was slio,oo0, and in 1920, inc expense had increased 10 more than s15o,noo.
 Mir rpham's interest in pauonal nnlitics never has wancd in 32 years. iIn has been delegate to the nation al convention number Of times, first in fSa2 from Wisconsin. He was vcstcrn treasurer Of the national com tpitlce in Inc Taft campaign Of 1908 and fl gain in inc Hughes campaign ot 1916. The only elective offices he l-:ld were those of member of the Cook f ourtv board of tax reviewers for li years and alderman.
 Mrs. tpham accompanied him to cleveland.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-04

known that they were doing some thing that was decidedly wrong in taking the money from the bank and forging notes 10 cover their defalca- tions, and that they could not con tinue it very long without being de tected. They knew detection would mean arrest and punishment by the court.
 He said that the intelligence Of Domiian and the statement of the states attorney that he was the brains of the trio would put him on an equal footing with the others, eliminating any consideration that might be given him because of his age,
 He then sentenced them separately, Damijan first, then Snelgrove and Smith last.
 Loss S53,000, Bank Says.
 It was estimated by an official of the trust company today that the net loss of bank funds as a. result of the operations of the three men was about s5S,0o0. More money was taken by them, but the stocks they purchased with the money were de- posted with tho bank as collateral, and they have been sold at the pres ent market value. The not loss 10 the bank will be submitted to the security company after the transac- tions have been checked by the com panies' accountants, and restitution of tho difference will be made to the bank.
 The trial yesterday brought out more clearly the method used by the three employees 10 use the money Of the bank to finance their stock trans actions. The plan they arc supposed 10 have followed was 10 order a number of stocks from a broker, in the hopes that before the stocks were
New Britain herald., 1924-06-04

delivered, the market would go up and they would be enabled 10 sell out again at profit without having the shares delivered to them. The usual time it took for the delivery of the shares was about three days.
 If at the end of the three days, the market price of the stocks had not advanced and delivery was made 10 them, they would pay for the shares with the banks money and deposit the stocks as collateral 10 guarantee inc rayment of the notes they forged to "rnlace the money taken.
 They arc believed to have followed this plan and to have suffered loss atfor loss as a result. Ii was the dis covery of note at the bank with stocks of a highly speculative nature as collateral, Deputy Bank Commis- sioner Shinpee encountered during hts examination of the banks books and caused the detection of the men. The examiner did not like the idea Of the bank making loan with col. lateral of that nature and took II ID with the bank officials. An inNesti- gation into tho note was started and one thing led 10 another until the entire operations of Domiian, Smith and Sne1grove were hvought to light. followed by their confessions and ar- rests.
 Ii is reported that tho bank men could account for only s39, GOO detail cation and that search is being made in an effort to learn where the rec mainder Of tho money is This point was brought 10 the attention of Mir. Shippce today and he said that after a complete check is made and re coeery is effected. the toial defalca- ton may not be more than sI0.oo0.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-04
Doom as,or Mansion

Seu York--The white marble As- tor mansion --- birthplace Of New Yark's original 40o--is 10 he razed eoop fo make way for a i2-stors apartment house. Tn this old mansion were held many of New Works most ranous and notable social events. II was built just before the death Of William Astor in Paris ln 1890 and i- the last Of the show places of that period.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-04
THREE KILLED IN
 WORCESTER WRECK
Locomotive Leaves Track and
 Goes Over EInbanknent

Worcester Mass, June 1. -- Three icngincmen were killed when the loco
 motive drawing westbound train No. | 59, known as the Twilight Express on the Boston and Albany railroad, left the track and went over a 20-foot em- i ihankment just as it was entering the
 railroad yards here late yesterday. A score of passengers suffered cuts and 1 bruises and were shaken up but none was seriously injured.
 The dead: William R. Peterson, fireman: Edsal Taylor. Maiden, fire. man and William Staples. 49 Royal street. Alston, the engineman. Find Rocks On Trauk A dragging brake rod on the ten- der of the locomotive, it was first be- liceed lay railroad men, might have caused the wreck. but officials said last night that the theory had been abandoned because Of later evidence which had been found. Plans were made for rigid investigation in which the state police and Worcester police will join with railroad police, i Medical Examiner Frederick IT. Baker said the presence of shale rock on the curve where it is believed the pony trucks of the tender were derailed, and the fact that there is no rock Of that variety in the immediate vicinity would warrant the theory that the shale was placed there by some per- s[r or persons. State Detective Rob ct Melt said the curve where the shale rock was found is crossed by pathway used hy persons going from one street to another.
 Passenger Coach DcraiIed
 The baggage car and the passenger coach directly behind inc engine were dcrailed but remained upright. al- though the passenger car was tipped al perilous angle and was held from turning over by the coupling of the baggage car and the passenger coach behind
 X few Of tho women passengers be came alarmed but were quickly quiet cd. Emergency calls were sent to po- lice headquarters and to City hospital. \ fire alarm was sounded 10 bring ap- naratus that would have the necessary equipment to reach the wrecked en- gine, which after leaving the tracks and going over the embankment, turn cd completely over.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-04
Passcnger Coach DcraiIesi
Monk Adopts Hnps

Republic. Kas.-Jock, a dininutive monkey. has been 3 regular inha abitant Of pigsty m the farm of W. H. Me- Cure. near here, for three years. In that time numerous families Of pigs have grown 10 hoEhood under Jocks guiding care and have become expert "saddle hogs with the monkey as chief jockey.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
The Sugar=Piurn Tree.

THIS IS real tree that grows :
! certain parts Of British CoLanht4
Besides being actually sugar
bearer. Il might be fairly termed. bu.
for the season OF its sugar crcp,
Natures own Christmas tree. Z =
the beautiful confer known as the
Douglas fr. which, under certain con
ditions. hangs its own branches with
sugar plunS. sometimes in sirgls
drops OF snowy sweetness. sometimes
in clusters or masses O. several sue
drops run together.
The knowledge OF this St%-c
bounty is new 10 white men. our the
northern Indians knew and Suckea
the luscious candles Cf the wilderness
long before America was settled
Not all Douglas frs yield suga-
most do not. Il is produced only b
those growing II : part OF the Brit
ish Columbia dry belt. where the
summers arc very hot ard tn
nights short and where al night the
atmosphere still remains warm anu
dry. 1t lies between parallels so to
81 and longitudes l22 10 leS and tbs
yield is greatest from trees growinE
plenty OF space about them. On
southern and western slopes. where
the ground 6~ics out more rapidly
there is usual sugar harvest
The reason ms peculiar dis
tribution of the ; ISar bearers is that
Sir no q
quantity of sunshine during the
longest number OF hours and enjoy
free circulation of air. Trees exposed
to a great deal of sunlight accu-
mulate a large amount of carbo-
hydrates in their leaves. Under or
dinary conditions the carbohydrates
are disseminated at night to feed the
tissues of the plant system, but un-
der the special conditions that exist
among the sugar trees an excess Is
accumulated, which the tree cannot
absorb. At the Same time there is
abnormal root activity because Of the
heated soil. The roots work over
time throughout the warm. dry
nights, sucking UP moisture with
which the leaves become gorged This
water contains a percentage of car
bohydrates in tn form of sugar.
which is dissolved and exudes at the
tips of the leaves, where it forms
drops and masses from a quarter of
an inch to two inches in diameter
No shortage of the usual CONNER
cial sugar is likely to be relieved by
these sugar trees: they do not pro-
duce abundantly enough Neverthe-
less their harvest is likely to be some
time collected for commercial use.
The fir tree sugar Is Of an unusual
chemical formula and 1t contains a
trisaccharide known as melezitose,
hitherto obtained only from a shrub
that grows in Turkestan and Persia
1t is used in chemistry and in medi-
cine.
Evening star., 1924-06-22

But for his face so. close.to hers he
had not heard her. TT isn't realr'
NOT a. bit" said James
She turned her face to his; to. hers
his lips descended. She ibreathed, -oh.
Is this realr
His eyes and Just the slightest
movement OF his head assured her no.
She closed her eyes He kissed her.
<
A FTER d little while, by Jove, it
wanted that" said James and
drew his arm from round her and got
upon his feet and stretched himself
and looked upon the sea; and il oc-
CURED to James that the sea had;
and upon this thought James looked
towards the way that they had come
here. and very slowly and rather
strangely said. II say and took
some hurried steps along the way
that they had come.
The cliff turned seavards at the
point where James concluded his
steps, and James- seeing what he sax.
retraced his steps and went past Elsie
and very huTL.dly along Until he
could again ns farther GO. Alarm
seized James.
His thought was Elsie"
He went back to her She was rot
sitting as he had left herr she was
lying upo the shingIe, one arm out
stretched her face turned down upon
lation IN her pose.
He had intended to say, 7 say,
ve're-cut Of believe were cut OF
Evening star., 1924-06-22

She sighed -oh. say again it's
real,"
Real into what awaits US; real be-
yond-"
She murmured, Happy -
~ VERY amazing thing was sud
denly observed by James There
appeared to him to be quite close to
him, where the shingle only at inter
walls was covered by advancing rip
pies, q young man and a young WON
an James stared. Hallucination?
/ Spirits? Not spirits. The young
| man was smoking. Smoking.
What the mischief" cried James.
! amazed. "are you doing here? Are
you cut off. too?"
| Cut on" said the young man 'ru.
! of what"
James set down Elsie DO you
| m can to say" said James. stupefeG
! that We aren't cut of by the tide
| The young man with his compar
! ion began TO turn away. You jo,I.
| soon will be" said the young mar
! indlrerently. IF you propose 20 stzg
! mere IULCH lDHSels
/ Chilly and sarcastic on the part ot
/ the young man stupehed On the par
! OF James, z brief dialogue ensued
/ Where the cliff sIoped gradual and
, wooded there was, said the your@
( man. an easy pathway down its far
4 smuggiers had made and used II
Where the cliff became sheer and of
rock. the suugglers hsd tunneied
/ down 10 emerge on the shirgIe II i
narrow opening f-SuugzIers' Hole,
said the young mani, that stood b.
7 hind & towering pillar CT rock just a.
the cliffs turn ''SmUggIers' Finger
said the young u1- beginning =
Z squeeze himself as his companion
had already squeezed hszeIt, behind
II, and disappeared
Well said James
II silence they took the 7p~zr1
path and reached TIE level brow
There was 4 steep step FOR The s1z
{ pace James took !, 1sr and cu-ec.
| and stretched his tac6s % Elsa
/ 7 shan'c <eeL- he said. It ever
! really happened u1cL were side oy
side up here"
He helped her up: he drew her u
his level and 20 his heart: ald she
caught her breath. and she sad. Oh
IS this real and she was er.cide6
70 lis hzar- All re said. Real. -ea.
| forever
lCnp--sht. Ia
Evening star., 1924-06-22

But imm ediately upon his realiZa-
ton of her peril there was a swift
and terrible thought OF her that swept
away those words. 1t was in dread
full possibility she was to die!
In hours drawn away upon times
chain beyond recall he had imagined
as his test, his feelings were death &c
take her land his feelings had not
responded to the test Not imagina-
tion but deaths self now set her
death before him: and there was a
strange and an enormous poignancy
that flooded him and swept away
from him the words he would have
spoken; and the words he said, re-
turned to her where she lay and
standing over her, were her name
poignantly cried:
Elsie, Elsie!"
He went on his knees and he
touched her; and as his arms unfolded
he turned her face to his, she said
"Oh, is this real?"
He drew her to his breast. Real
real, my own, my darling.
Soon-but long time lived be-
tween-they were upon the final mar
gin or the shore, their backs against
the cliff He had examined every
prospect Of escape, of bringing rescue
and there was no avail He turned
and a last time scanned the precipi-
tous wall against which they stood.
To a point beyond their efforts it ran
up sheer; above that point but just
too far above it sloped away, climb
ing in wooded banks. Along it's face,
almost as high as he could reach,
there showed the line that was high
water mark.
He said to her, when the time
comes 1 will take you in my arms,
and as long as I can I will hold you
as high as I can"
She said: when the time comes,
dear, just hold me face to face"
The ripple of a wave ran thinly to
them, and spread about his shoes. At
it's advance he caught her up, and
with little laugh said, Not to let
your darling feet get wet!" Soon,
"Are you afraid" he said.
She had her arms about his neck,
Not afraid. Do you remember what
told you in the train that all my
life I've wanted to be loved before I
die? Tell me again I am"
He told her.
She said. Afraid? oh. happyr'
There, am holding you." he said.
your lovely and beloved face to
mine"
Evening star., 1924-06-22

Elsie turned her head away for a
moment and then turned IT back and
nodded It.
You're marvellous" said James;
you really are BY golly. we'll do 1t
then. Next Sundayr
Moro mods.
Yes, marveIous,s said James; the
most wonderful creature that ever
was created"
Some practical discussion followed
as to the Somewhere by these a
where the day should be spent and as
| to the ability of James, on painter 8
| wages, to AFFORD the excursion CT
shall draw rs out of the savings
| bank" said James Two wanted this
for years and yesTil and now It's
| actually como I don't see why l
shouldn't spend some money on my
self for once and do A,e thing prop
eriy.") And then James. with last
| words, separated from l;lsie.
What do you suppose" inquired
James, opening the last words, your
attitude will be? 1 mea n to say.
shall you pretend. imagine. that you
are in love with me-"
TT you'd make 1t moro real for
you. wouldn't it?- said Elsie.
TT most certainly wouldf said
| James
We'll, I will, then" said Elsie
You are a splendid creature" said
James
Not a bit" said Elsie. II think. I'D
| go now" and she went, rather sud
denly.
SGNJOW,- said James. as, Sunday
arrived. the train began to
| move, before we begin let's just run
over this and see that we know ex-
actly where we are" (They were In
a frst-class carriage which James
had reserved. but James meant more
than that) Where we are Is that
we're just engaged and this Is our
| first day together since our engage
ment, and we simply-we simply
love But it's absolutely understood
between US that it isn't real at all
That all right?"
Quite" said Elsie. softly.
ST say" said James noticing the
sottnesa you're rather quiet this
morning. aren't you? Not feeling rot
ten or anything, are you?"
Elsie looked out Of the window.
NO" said Elsie. looking out
| Good" said James. We'll. I vote
we start, then, shall wer'
| She gave a sound that seemed TO
| be of agreement.
DO you mind" said James, IF
put mp arm around you?"
| She gave that sound
| James put his arm about her. Il
rather think" said James, its the
kind Of thing one would do, in the
circumstances"
Her body within his arm was stiff
and did not yield. She said, and her
voice was as If her. throat required to
be cleared, ITS not real, is it?''
Absolutely not" said James.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Wonders of Art.

First Art STUDENT painted a
winter scene so true to nature that
the thermometer in my room fell
20 degrees.
Second Art Student-That's moth
ing. Yesterday 1 drew the picture of
hen 90 naturally that when I crum- /
pied It up and threw 1t into the waste
basket II laid there.
Evening star., 1924-06-22

"Ah," said JameA
For quarter OF an hour in silence
this dream-that all this belonged to
them-was enormously enjoyed by
James. Then said James. There's
just one thing"
He stopped. He had raised his ewes
to her face and what he saw upon
tho face Of Elsie very much axton-
ished him.
I say" said James. you're not
crying, arc your
Elsie sat up quickly Good gra-
ctous. no." cried Elsie. She applied
to each eye a handkerchief and
smiled at James -AIl the same. ="
said Elsie, 'if I had been crying, IL
would have been-it would have been
crying with happiness"
With happiness?" questioned
James.
"oh. happiness" affirmed Elsie.
you've no idea how I'm simply low
ing this-this imagining"
Are your? said James.
"Oh, loving it, she sighed.
Then spoke James robustly.
I'm not" said James
You're not" cried Elsie. "Oh, I
am sorry. oh, do tell me why"
I'm going to-" said James. I'm
imagining that all this belongs to us
| and it's the happiest feeling I've had
in months. in years. But 1 want to
| imagine that you belong to me and
7 n In a
il I imagine that?"
Not a bit" said Elsie quite simply.
Thanks most awfuliy." said James.
Absolutely imaginary. OF course;
not in the least real
"Oh, absolutely" said Elsie
I'm fact, you needn't imagine 1t at
all, IL you don't like" said James
'Oh. I quite see that said Elsie.
We'll, that's simply splendid" said
James, inclining his back to the
cushions
THERE passed then for James the
happiest half-hour that James
| had ever passed. He watched the
! lovely creature who sat beside him
and imagined that she belonged to
him and he to her. James was happy
The half hour passed; tho time ar
rived (Elsie said) for her to go. Now
propounded James the experiment to
which all this, though blissful, had
| but been the trial or induction.
James having stated and Elsie
having agreed that the afternoon had
been the most blissful over known.
Now propounded James. II want to
suggest to you something like this
| that we have been enjoying. only
more SO. Very much more So" said
James.
"Oh, yes" said Elsie.
You'll think me rum said James.
But what I want most awfuIly is
to be in love"
| "Oh, yes" said Elsie.
| And the dickens Of It, Is" said
! James, that can get in love"
Il see," said Elsie.
(She said it 50 beautifully, so simply
and so understandingly that NO girl
like this has ever before been Gre
ated," reflected James. "All the
same" reflected James and in
wardly sighed)
We'll. the only thing I can do
continued James. 'is to be in love by
Imagination"
II see," said Elsie.
"Splendid- said James, and fur
ther continued NOW this afternoon,
thanks to your most awfully decent
understanding, I have been by i'm
agination in love, and absolutely
heavenly it's been. But-this is the
point-only passively in love. Now
what 1 want most awfully is to be
actively in love; not only, that is to
say. to be in love. but to make love-"
II see," said Elsie.
by Jove, you're simply wonderful
said James; you really are. Well,
will you, then," continued James,
permit me for a whole day
thought one Sunday away by the sea
somewhere for the day-to make love
| to your
Evening star., 1924-06-22
: : The Grim Test : :
|Na By ~ A Hutchinson y
|gH Illustrated by ~~ J~Scot Ull;sms, y

| Elsie, land awfully nice. There's nc
one I love to see at work more than
| painters. brightening up places as
they do. But, IL you paint rzdlings
| and that. don't see what sort of help
you can be to a man like James
Prince"
JAMES was here able to set his feet
on firm and true ground. None
other than James was permitted to
touch the painting materials OF
James. II wash his brushes for him, :
said James, land clean his palettes
and all that sort Of thing"
II see," said Elsie. and nodded and
bit largely with perfect teeth into q
golden muffin.
James was ravished-
This girl" said James to himself
understands me. All the same IL she
were to die in that very chair"
And sigh was sighed by James
Elsie gazed very beautifully al
James.
You're not unhappy. are you?'
| said Elsie
"oh, no." said James. but hopelessly
But you sighed?'
"Oh, I just sighed" said James
'I believe I know why you sighed
| said Elsie.
James sat up to full attention. MY
| goodness. 1 hope you don't" cried
| James.
II think you sighed" said Elsie
"at the sight of all this wealth, OF
all this comfort You shouldn't" said
Elsie; you needn't"
| That's true" said James.
-of course 1t is" said Elsie bright
ly. Money doesn't necessarily mean
happiness"
| "I believe you" said James
Whats your idea OF happinessr'
The red roses among the cream
roses very slightly deepened. u
couldn't tell you that" said Elsie.
"Ah." said James
A considerable silence follow ed
this: then, But I should like to
know" said James.
The red roses ingulfed the cream
roses IT couldn't" said Elsie.
| "Ah," said James.
In tender voice, ~Of course said
Elsie, "if you are poor like we are
you don't get paid very well fol-
painting ratings, do you?"
IT get practically nothing" said
James with a great truth, for paint
ing railings."
II thought not" said Elsie. "Oi
course, II you are poor like we are il
would undoubtedly be most awfully
nice to be rich
"Ah," said James
OF all the "ah's" ever uttered BY
was charged with such profundity OF
thought as this ah. James. by the
words to which this ali responded
was given a footing from the frs
stage Of his experiment (namely tn,
entertainment of Elsie to tea) to tn,
second stage of his experiment
namely the introduction of the ex
pertinent to Elsie, and the ah wa!
the heavy and purposeful tread will
which James trod from the one stag,
to the other stage.
"Ah," said James, and then, 'Iool
here, I tell you what Let's pretend
that we are rich. Let's pretend tha
we are here because all this belong.
to US"
"Oh, 1ets!" cried Elsie
Good" said James. do yot
mind" said James. do you mind pre-
tending it in my way?"
mot a bit," cried Elsie. What 1.
your way?"
We'll. my way" said James, my
way Of pretending all this belongs tt
US is just to sit here and MUNICH oul
tea and just imagine that it is our.
and that there's no excitement abou
it because 1t simply is ours"
Sort Of sit and dream itT asket
Elsie.
Absolutely" said James, and addet
apologetically, IT'S just my way, yo,
know
You know, believe I understand
your ways" said Elsie.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
IIIIII[IIII[I[[IIIIIIIIIII[IIIII[IIIIIIIIIID

JAMES WATCHED THE LOVELY
CREATURE WHO SAT- BESIDE
HIM, AND IMAGINED THAT SHE
BELONGED TO HIM AND HE TO
HER. JAMES WAS HAPPY.