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voiced demands was only equaled by the
fun which they had with Jackie. The
talking. seal and his trainer, Monsieur
Marcelle, arrived at the Vanderbilt
mansion in no commonplace honking
nighthawk taxi Instead, one stepped, and
the other slithered, into a luxurious
limousine and were whizzed away to
Fifth Avenue.
Arriving there they entered the Wander
bilt home as elegantly as if Jackie had
been a visiting foreign nobieman. A
portable marquee sheltered his sleek head
from possible raindrops. A strip of
beautiful carpet protected what pass for
his feet from probable sidewalk mud
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stains. So far, thought Jackie, with ap-
preciative mutterings, fine and dandy.
Now, the drawing-room of the Wander
bilt residence is on the second floor, and
thereby hangs the real tale of Jackie the
seal and the unsealed lips that spilled the
beans about the Vanderbilt party. Riding
up just like two-footed celebrity, Jackie
was ushered into the salon., where the
Vanderbilts friends were assembled.
White wrists and threats. slender and
aglitter with jewels, proclaimed the
presence of ultra-smart debs, post-debs
and sub-debs, many of them members of
the exclusive Junior League. A roomful
of bewitching girlhood greeted Jackie's
-, To- ov... a,,t.in Righta Raaarxud
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dowagers and damsels unparalleled in
fashionable drawing rooms.
In simpler words, Mrs. Vanderbilt de-
cided to invite Mr.. Pinniped otherwise
Jackie, the popular talking seal) to m;ngle
with and spread amusement among the
other guests. She had seen him perform
at a theatre, and he had won her heart
with his clever stimulation of human
speech.
There was only one possible flaw in the
plan, as Mrs. Vanderbilt conceived it.
Twenty-Five years ago, when Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish, then the undisputed
arbiter of Fifth Avenue and Newport, had
taken monkey guest to one of the Lehrs'
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Of the festivities, That was old-and vul-
gar. No celebrated diving Venus should
plunge into a champagne pool. That
was vapid-and "movieish." No slight
of-hand wizard, no illustrious singer, no
noted actress should produce magical
rabbits, hit high C's go through
the murder scene in "Tosca." All such
things were too ancient and tawdry.
Instead, the Vanderbilt guests should
see and hear a genuinely unique per-
former, the like of whom Tor, rather,
which) had never passed the sacred
portals. The extraordinary entertainer,
Mr.. AQUATIC Phocoid Otarioid Carnivore
Pinniped, should do an "act" for the
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Smart dinners, the civilized world had frst
chuckled. then gabbled. then refused to
forget the incident. Until the day of her
death, Mrs. Fish was haunted by the
phrase monkey dinner" 'Fish" and
monkey were always associated in the
public mind. They went together" as
naturally as "Bock beer and prctzels."
Mrs. Vanderbilt wasn't going to lend
herself to any such unwelcome self-ao-
vertising as that. She had already fig.
ured largely in the dailies as the hostess
of the "Blue Bird Ball." So she cautioned
all her guests in advance against undue
freedom of speech about her "seal re-
ception." "Have all the fun you want
with Jackie" she warned them, "but for
PHYS sake, don't discuss it after yol 90
home"
The loyal adherence with which the
guests stuck to Mrs. Vanderbiit's velvet
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him for long snooze In his own
personal extra dry hay. He
craved sleep.
He ambled elevatorward, Mar
celle at his side. 1t was then that
the incident occurred which an
noyed Jackie intensely. AS the
door slammed open, some late ar
rivals at the party stepped out;
were startlingly confronted by a
handsome, but very large, dark
animal, and promptly became
hysterical. Loud screams Of sur
prise fell harshly upon the ears
of Jackie, which h a d been
caressed so lately by ooh, you
dearp and "Isn't he TOO
sweet?"
Though annoyed, Jackie con-
cealed his peevishness with all
the tact of a Social Register en-
H. trant. But back home,
with the faithful Mar.
celle, the talking seal
must have cut loose. 1t
isn't hard to reconstruct
10 the scene and dialogue
S. Jackie pink with an
ger beneath his fur,
Marcelle apologetical ! y
81 respectful toward the
artistic temperament"
"Well, Jackie, old
boy, how'd you enjoy
yourself with the
swells?"
Look here; what
dye mean by letting
three flappers yell at
ME? ME-! Didn't l do
Il my best for their friends
who had sense enough
to come on time? Wasn't
l the hit of the evening?
1| Weren't the Vanderbilt
girls crazy about met
Weren't"
"But, Jackie, pal,
don't blame me. It
wasn't my fault. You
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X MRs. WILLIAM x. VANDERBILT,
Mt End, is one Of the ''uncrowned
%S~ expresses" Of New York City's
1900" But she isn't old enough to look
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Clipping from a July, 1902,
Issue Of a New York
Newspaper Describing the
Social Sensation Created by
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish's
Appearance with a Monkey
Guest at the Harry Lehrs'
Dinner-a stunt" Which the
Vanderbilt 'SeaI Reception"
Recalled.
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is her lofty station as one OF
the bearers Of that musical and sux
mighty name 30 high that she e
can't seer even concoct-a
mild joke.
But when that joke, per-
fectly correct though unusual
STUNT" turns and snaps at the
dainty hand Of its sponsor 81
well, really, what is one going f
to do about it?
Probably that is what Mrs. 49, 49,
Vanderbilt thought when she
learned, to her inward horror.
that the details of her so-called 81
"secret party" in the imposing
Vanderbilt mansion, at No. 666 .|
Fifth avenue, were creating no
end of gossip.
Some blatant, bleating guest -
had babbled about the star M
stunt of the occasion! Who -
was the wretch?
The guilty someone finally CO
fessed Through friend) that ne nj
been indiscreet, even reasonable. B
that did little to assuage Mrs, Va
derbilt's refined ire. And now, tn
say, the general Vanderbilt fami
sentiment against unnecessary pu
licity'' has won fresh adherer
while the "400" has gained a ne
tea-table topic and chuckle or tw
Mrs. Vanderbilt's little joke was,
itself, charming idea She want
to give a reception for her two love
daughters, Miss Muriel and Miss Co
suelo. But she didn't want it to
Just the ordinary, cut-and-dried gal
ering which no blueness of blood C
keep from turning into the dullne
Of ditchwater, and where the shield
yawn, society's silent yell Of boz
dom, is sensed as plainly as a cann
shot is heard.
So Mrs. Vanderbilt hit upon
novel notion. She never dreamed
asking some famous dancer to spril
from a papier-mache pie as the elm
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beady eyes. It was then that W@SMa8MMSS
he lost his head, and his W@%#NM
trainer, for the time being, WaNMMS
lost his seal. W#SSMM
The novelty of mingling ~
with a well-groomed and tai W
ented member of the Pinniped family an
pealed to the pretty patricians present.
They Especially the ladies) crowded
around Jackie and made as much fuss
over him as though he had been famous
pianist, pugilist or Polar explorer. There
was much patting and kissing before Mar
celle made his way through the throng
and began to put the matinee idol
through his PAGES.
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt looked on
with pleased approval. Miss Muriel Van
derbilt clapped her slim hands. Other
society girls present were, equally en-
thusiastic.
For half an hour Jackie, intoxicated
with popularity, sneezed, coughed, "sang,"
meowed, barked, grunted, laughed and
made those deep-throated attempts at
human speech which so start!ingly
counterfeit the voice of man. AS a
finale, he kissed his master before the
assembled bluebloods.
At the end, another wave of en-
thusiasm swept the aristocratic crowd
Costly gloves were eagerly stripped from
snowy arms, and delicate fingers caressed
a glossy head But Jackie, fed up with
admiration, began to find these attentions
tedious. He was ready to pass up even
the very punChy punch which was offered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
BIG REQ SEDAN
 BUS IN REUNION
Goes To Atlantic City For Railway Convention

After completing its double coast to- coast run, the Rec Transcontineutal Sedan Bus-first motor vehicle of its kind to make the run across the entire sent to Atlantic City for the annual convention of the Amer ican Electric Railway association. There the big Rec bus took part in regular reunion. Among the people attending the Atlantic City convention were a number of traction officials and bus operators who had been passengers in the bus over various parts of its long route. During the trip, 636 peo- ole had ridden in the Rec, and apparent ly all of them were in Atlantic City, for the number of traction company officials and bus who came around to see how the car looked after it's strenuous journey and identified them selves as passengers was almost un- believably large. .
 Men who had never seen the Rec Transcontinental Bus were fairly astounded at the facts presented con- corning its ttail-blazing run. They could hardly dovetail these facts with the evident good condition in which they saw the car. z .s
 When the bus returned to the Rec factory at Lansing after crossing the continent twice, it had travelled B. 3O6 miles. A period of fifty-seven days was taken in making this trip, al- though few days were taken for rest for tho crew.
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BIG MILEAGE IN
 TIRES NOWADAYS
Ward Shows How Sery- ice Increased In
 Few Years

The average motorists, as he spins along enjoying the scenery, or what he can see of it for the dust, becomes highly skeptical of these statistics that show how much more mileage we are getting from our tires, when he hears a bang and feels sudden jolt as the left rear blows out, according to John Ward, of Wards Accessory shop, at IF south Twenty first street.
 siSuch "a motorist, however, fails to take into account the fact that he is receiving far more service from his tires than he received few years ago.. In fact the rate of consumption of tires decreased rapidly from 1915 to 1921, since 1921 the rate has remained about the same. In 1915 the rate per car per year was 4 and half tires, in 1921 only two and three-fourths tires per car per year was used and this rate is about as low as it may be expected to go. This decreased rate is only in- dicative of one thing-that tires are better than they used to be. This ap- plies particularly to Racine Multimile Cord tires and this is fact that motorists around Birmingham are be- ginning to appreciate, as we find a ready sale for these splendid tiresY de- clared John Ward, proprietor of Wards Auto supply. K 53@ Y
 Wards offers complete stocks of accessories, tires batteries at unusually attractive price, doing a flourishing business in Birmingham and receiving mail ardsrsEfrori all oyer the state.
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BIG DEMAND FOR
 NEW PIERCE 30
Factory Unable To Sup ply Call For New
 Series W

There seems to be no little to the demand for the new series 80 Pierce Arrow car. However, there ise g limit 10 the supply and the factory is unable to supply more shan half the present rush of orders which dealers are send ing to the eactory from all parts of the country.
 Of course, there is very definite reason for this great demand. The truth is, thousands of people through out the entire world have suddenly been offered the opportunity to become Pierce-Arrow owners at cost unbe- lieveably low. These people have longed for Pierce-Arrow because they knew that the Pierce.Arrow name on any pro duct meant that it was the finest to be hand. The public could hardly believe its eyes when it first read that a genu- inc Pierce-Arrow of popular size was to be offered at price actually lower than many other so-called fine cars, cars which have never even approached Pierce-Arrow standards of excellence.
 Even those on the inside of the indus try, so to speak, have been greatly sur prised to see Pierce-Arrow produce the series 80 without the slightest. sacri- flee of the superb quality which has made the Picrce-Arrow name famous the world over. Perhaps no other car ever produced was born to such. an inherit nnce as the series 30. Tt was famous before the first test fleet of thirty cars was sent out more than two years ago to prove the worthinessi of the series 30 design. The absolute prestige of the Pierce-Arrow name has been 30 long established that the series 80 was con ceded a place beside T the wonderful Pierce-Arrow Dual Valve Six the instant the smaller car was produced.
 The Pierce-Arrow has long been America's most exclusive and distinctive ear. Its super-excellence has been free ly complimented and acknowledged by manufacturers and owners alike. It has been custom-built and original. It has long been referred to as America's claim to the finest car in sthe:world. It's per- formance has been unequaled and only it's high price fasckept thousands af mo- torists iron. owning it. And now that Pierce-Arrow prestige and performance may be had for the price of series 30, thousands of people are eager to full fill their dreams of Pierce-Arrow owner ship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
PUNCTURE PROOF
 TTRESPRAISED
Owners Report Two Years Of
 Untroubled Service

Users of Lee Punctnre Proof Tires are often seemingly extravant in their prasises of these tires, but the owner who experiences two years of freedom tire trouble can be excused for being enthusiastic in his recommendation, ac- cording to Milton Drennen, who sells Leegtires to lots of people.a Y
 ssA man who drives q. big Hudson closed car told me today fhat he',would gladly pay three times the price of ordinary cord tires to get Lee Puncture proof castings because he knew that he was equipped with Lee'B he was i'home free" for two years and didn't have to worry about whether. be had a flat when he, started out of his garage, nor be fearful that he'd have tire trouble before he got back home"
 Lee. Tires are sold by .Drennen Tire company, 414 south Fist street, call main 404 for service. .
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There is more than one reason why the new model Nash cars, recently ac- corded such an enthusiastic welcome. are breaking all former records for popularity. Many noteworthy improve ments have been introduced in the new Nash cars. Chief among these features is the lnew cylinder block of greater hardness than ever before used in motor car manufacture.
 This new and much harder cylinder block is very welcome feature to many motorists who have suffered dur ing the recent years from the many troubles directly attributable to soft cyl finder blocks.
 Bill" Pape, at Mccormack Brothers had the following to say concerning this new featurs: "The Nash factory is using new block of theri own manu- facutre which has proven under very exhaustive tests, to be far superior to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
New Nash Models Break
 Records For Popularity
Many New Features Cited As Reason For Splen-
 did Increase In Sales

any cylinder block ever before tried. Everyone knows that the Nash car has always been entirely free of block trouble, due to the fact that Nash has always used block of 120 degrees hardness while other manufacturers have been using blocks of only about no degrees hardness. However, the Nash factory is never satisfied unless the Nash car is far ahead of every competitor. So this year the factory has developed block of 10O degrees hardness. This is the hardest cast iron block ever used and is developed by a secret process.
 '1The use of this new block means that it will never be necessary to regrind Nash block, under reasonable con ditions. Test, cars have been run for more than sixty thousand miles with out showing any signs of wear on the cylinder walls. This is a remarkable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
The Worlds Greatest Automobile Value
 Are Now Priced Below All Comparison

They are the finest Hudson and Essex ever built Such price reductions are possible because they are the largest selling six cylinder closed in the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
RELIEF PRODUCT
 GAINS IN FAVOR
Rapid Rubber Repairer Receives
 Repeat Requests

The most convincing test of the qual- ity of any product is the repeat order," according to A. B. Tenny of Releef Pro- duets company, manufacturers of 'Re. leef," declared to be better than cold patch for the repairing of rubber.
 "Nve are experiencing a steady de- mand for 'Releef' aud find that like we'll advertised patent medicine claims,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
TAKING CARE OF BELT

If the fan belt is slipping little and there are no tools with which to raise the pulley, it is a good plan to sand paper the inside of the belt. This cleans off any grease that might cause it to slip and gives 1t better traction on the pulleys.
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once taken never forsaken' for those who once use Releef never return to the use of the cold patch. No heat, gasoline or friction is required to at- tach cold patch," says Mir. Tenny.
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achievement and is something every motorist should investigate. It means longer life and fewer repair bills"
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one of the cylinders may fire at the wrong time, reverse the engine and send a hazardous; backfire through the intake
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
DANGER TO IGNITION
Switching Engine on Quickly May Dam. .

age Car
 It sometimes happens that after you have switched off the engine with the idea of ' stopping for a passenger to alight the latter will change her (seldom "his"2) mind and tell you to go on little farther. Carelessly you switch on the ignition again and the engine starts off again before it has come to dead stop. The danger lies in the fact that
Palisadian., 1924-02-29
Man Buried in
Coal Pile, Killed

John Anderson, twenty-eight years,
employee of Burns Brothers Coal
Company, Edgewater, was suffocated
Tuesday last when he fell into a coal
pocket as carload of coal was un-
loaded.
The body was not found until near
ly thirty minutes after the accident,
as Anderson was alone at the pocket
when he fell to his death. The man,
it is believed by the police and Off
cials of the company, was trying to
loosen the catch on the bottom door
of a coal car and slipped as the door
came open, he falling beneath the on
rush of coal.
When first missed a search was
made by fellow laborers, and the
chute at the bottom of the pocket
was opened. The body came out on
the ground under pile of several
tons of soft coal.
Chief of Police O'Brien and Patrol
man Flannery investigated. County
Physician w. E. Ogden viewed the
body and it was removed to McNally' S
Morgue, Fort Lee.
Palisadian., 1924-02-29
SENTINEL'S CHARGE COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT WOULD ADD $14,50O
TO BOROUGH BUDGET is NOT TRUE
No City Manager in Commission Government; Business
Government Might Cut Pay Roll; Again, Corker Is
Not Candidate; People Want Something Better in
Way of Government-Sentinel Would Deny Them
This Right.

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AGAIN IN THE COMMISSION FORM OF
GOVERNMENT
Speaking of salaries salaries
Palisadian., 1924-02-29
Statement From
Pub. Ser. Company

A comparative statement of com
bined results of operations of Public
Service Corporation of New Jersey
and subsidiary companies for the
month of January, 1924, and for the
twelve months ending January 81 has
just been issued. For January the
operating revenue of subsidiary com.
panies was $7,S15,207.77, as against
$7,575,61179 in the same month for
1928, showing an increase of $239,
$685. The net increase in surplus
before dividends was $900,627.51, as
against $662,4S7.S3 for the like period
in 1923.
For the twelve moths ending Janu
airy 81, the operating reveue of subsid
iaries was $79,347,47S an increase
of $434,02226 over the twelve preced
ing months, and the net increase in
surplus before dividends was $S,705,
525.O5, as against $5,494,S34.62, gain
of $210, 0,690.43.
Palisadian., 1924-02-29
TT. lee WOMAN IN
HOSPITAL, POISONED
Husband Suddenly Disappears,
She Cannot Account for
Her Condition.

County Detective Charles F. Seibel
of Prosecutor A. c. Hart's staff was
sent to Fort Lee on Tuesday in the
absence of County Detective Nathan
H. Allyn to investigate a case in
which it was alleged that a woman
named Esther Testa of William street
had been poisoned.
Mrs. Testa had been removed to
the Englewood Hospital by the time
Seibel reached the house He learned
that she had been using both a gas
and oil stove at the same time, and
the fumes from them had overcome
her.
The report from the hospital was
that she was suffering from inhaling
monoxide gas, but her condition was
such that she would soon be able to
return to her home.
Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance of Charles Testa, the woman's S
husband, less than an hour before his
young wife was found unconscious by
a neighbor, who was attracted to the
home by the cries of the Testas'
eight-week-old baby.
Mrs. Mary Moltke, who conducts a
bakery near the Testa home and for
whom Mrs. Testa had been working,
went in search of Mrs. Testa when
she failed to show up for work Mon
day. Knocking at the door and get
ting no response, the woman was
about to turn away when she heard
the baby crying.
She knocked again, and receiving
no answer, entered the house. Mrs.
Testa was lying across the drain
board of the kitchen sink uncon-
scious. Mrs. Moltke ran to her store
and called DR.. Crandall on the phone.
The Testa woman had been sick, and
when she was taken to Englewood
Hospital sample of her stomach
contents was taken for analysis in
case of possible poisoning.
When the police were notified Ser
geant Joseph Rossenstengle made an
investigation. 1t was learned the hus-
band, who is employed as gardener
at Louis Hoebeps Fort Lee green
house, had been missing since the
previous afternoon.
AS near as learned Testa left home
with his clothes shortly before his
wife was discovered by Mrs. Moltke.
A visit was made to the hospital,
where Mrs. Testa admitted, police
say, her husband had beaten her and
threatened to stab her, but she had
not complained before because of her
child.
The woman does not believe she
has been poisoned, but is unable to
give any explanation for her condi-
ton. She does not blame her hus-
band.
County Detective Seibel was called
and the sample taken from the wom-
ans stomach was turned over to him
for analysis. The investigation will
be continued, and police will attempt
to locate Testa, who, it is believed,
may be able to throw light on the
case. In any event he will be called
upon to explain his sudden disappear.
ance.-Record.