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Evening star., 1925-09-24
College Plans Fund Drive.
patch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK. Md, September 3D.
Preliminary plans have been made by
Hood College. a college for women In
this city, for a campaign to raise an
endowment fund of 100000, 100000
Of which is to be raised in Frederick
City and County. The institution,
while non-denominational, draws its
support largely from the Potomac
Synod Of the Reformed Church. 1t
has a student body of 500.
Evening star., 1925-09-12

on this handkerchief. 1t was over
come by another odor.
Pandora shifted it and slipped the
bit of lace and nainsook into the
pocket of her coat. Then she sat
| down to wait, and her small face was
pale and trSabled
She felt very weak and spent. This
was a terrible night for her! All her
| life seemed to be lying in ruins
Her thoughts travelled back along
the years. She had lived only 90, but
| she believed that her memories began
! before she was 2. How happy she
had been-happier than any other
child on earth, surely! No wonder,
because other children were born into
a commonplace, humdrum existence.
She had begun hers like the heroine
OF novel or a movie,
One dark and foggy Winter after
| noon when Kennedy Haste was 10
years old. he had come back from
school to the house in Eaton place
where he and his father lived then.
On the porch was a box, Il box of the
sort which appealed to Ken, for 1t
was a boys school box. Hoping 1t
was surprise gift for him, he picked
1t up to carry indoors. But something
stirred and walled within. Ken al
most dropped the box, but not quite
Manfully he staggered with 1t into
the lighted hall, and, watched by an
old butler. who feared bomb" the
boy turned the key which was in the
lock.
Wrapped in "a cloud of Shetland
fleece lay a Very small baby. just
waking up from a sleep, probably
drugged, for the wrappinSs smelt of
soothing sirup. The box was venti-
lated with holes at opposite sides, but
the lifting of the lid brought a rush
of cold air to- the little lungs and pro-
duced a roar of rage. Every one in
the house seemed to hear the noise,
even the boys father, writing in his
study at the back of the long hall
Soon he and a group of servants,
male and female, bent above the box.
and the fate of its contents would
have been decided on the spot had
not Ken been a spoiled, only child.
left delicate after a long wrestle with
typhoid fever.
The baby should not be sent to an
orphanage, he said. Pity it was only
a girl but such as it was, it was his,
and he was determined TO keep 1t.
After a promise to bring the creature
up on his own money Ia legacy left
by his mother) the boy was allowed
to adopt the foundling. She was his
Evening star., 1925-09-12

toy-his very dear toy, of whom he
never-or seldom-tired. And because
OF the box, there was a choice be-
tween two names only, for what had
been found by him at the bottom of
II: Hope" or Pandora" Ken, very
keen on mythology just then, tossed
up penny. Heads, Pandora; tails,
Hope. And heads it was
Pandora had had trained nurse
and eventually a governess She had
been the pet of Ken and all his
friends as the years went on, espe-
c1ally Rawdon Wells, three years
older than Ken. The war had come.
She had thought her heart would
burst when she had to say good bye
TO them both; and a strange secret
about herself had suddenly become
clear to her in that moment.
She had been hardly 16 then, vet
1t seemed to her that suddenly she
had turned from a "fiapper" into a.
grown woman.
Later, she had seen Rawdon Wells
come back, after a motor smash at
the front. He had been left slightly
lame and was out of the war; for
good. She-Pan-had had to comfort
MIN In dark hours when being left
out of everything had seemed worse
than death to man of his tempera-
ment. Life had been grim. yet pas
Slonately worth living in those days
tlll Evelyn Carroll came over from
america, like the conceited thing she
was, TO help win the war! After that
all had been hatefully different.
L can't find Evie anywhere said
Haste.
The girl turned with a start and
saw him at the door. 1t was like
waking from a dream. She had been
SO far away that for an instant she
wondered where she was, and what
had happened. But in a second she
embered-remember more than
she wished to remember. She stared
wide-eyed at Ken.
We been all over the place down
stairs" he went on. IT'S begun to
rain hard, so she can't have gone out.
Evening star., 1925-09-12

l thought she might have come back
in here, but as she hasn't, I suppose
she must have gone upstairs. ="
why don't you ring and have her
maid DOWN." asked Pan. She had
turned her eyes from Ken's face now
Yet she knew that he was frowning
in a worried way. Anywhere else, 1t
would be laughable tor a man to
worry because he didn't know where
his wife was in the house And
with what she knew-she, Pandora
the thing she could not tell
mo, I'll run up myself and fetch
her. 1 expect she went to her room
to look for some music that hasn't
been unpacked"
Haste had forgotten his ANNOYANCE
it hardly amounted to anger after
all-with Pan. Poor little thing, she
was only jealous, passionate child,
with who knew what wild blood light
ing her gypsy eyes? 1t was rot about
her dream, of course, and that some
thing more" which she couldn't tell
She had wanted to come-and she
Evening star., 1925-09-12
II Can't Find Evie Anywhere-'

Il Can't Find Evie Anywherew
IN you wouldn't bring me, so !
brought myself" she said
Il told you l had to come
H. | simply engaged a car to
run me down here and
I've just arrived. l didn't ring, for
there were some long windows open
In the white drawing room. and
walked in"
Haste scarcely listened to the ex.
planned details. He was puzzled and
veXed.
But the things unheard off, he
exclaimed
Don't you realize, you absurd
child, that mems sisters do not invite
themselves to share their brothers
honeymoons? Does Evie know you re
here?"
NO" said the girl. II saw Evelyn
but she didn't see me- She was at
the piano in the music room, so l
thought you'd be at the table still,
perhaps. Ken, I'm not an absurd
child. l felt l must be with you l
felt you were going TO need a friend "
The look in her great gypsy eyes
stopped ken's laugh.
You must tell me what you mean"
ne insisted. You wouldn't have such
a feeling without a reason. You're
hiding something from me-"
Il told you this morning when l
begged you to bring me with YOU
that-that I'd had a dream"
Nonsense! You may have had a
dozen dreams. But there's more than
that"
She did not answer.
IF you don't want to be scolded
you must tell me-"
Il can't. and won't, tell you"
'Eery Welli PerhaDS yOu1I cpaol-
out to Evie.
You'll have to explain yourself,
you know. I'll take you to her"
i don't want to go yet" said Pan
dora. Il want to stay here with YOU"
You can't. SO that's that. Come
along He took her hand and pulled
her gently but firmly toward the door.
Reluctantly she yielded, letting her
SELF be dragged along the paneled cor.
ridor. The door of the music room
was still open. AS they reached 1t
Ken dropped the girls hand and al
lowed her to lag behind. Perhaps it
would be best to break the news of
her arrival to Evie. before the child
showed herself. But Evie was not in
the room
Where can she be-" exclaimed
haste. Why, it isn't two minutes
since she stopped Singingv
But, even as he spoke. he realized
that 1t was more than two minutes
since the lovely, soft voice had trailed
into silence. Eve had ceased to sing
oefore Pandora appeared and surprised
him. - - -
Stay here and I'll find her" he
said And before the girl could dis.
pute his decision, If she wished to do
SO, he was gone
PANDORA Haste walked over to the
piano and picked up little lace-edged
handkerchief which Eve had dropped
She mad never liked the scent which
EVe used, and had made for her in
Far1s 1t was too luscious. too much
OF an appeal to the senses: "Circe.
perfume the girl had called it to her.
ser When she first began to realize
I've I've Carrolrs power of making men
ial! IN love with her. Vaguely sba
nad FELT that Rawdon Wells and bis
companion, her own adopted brother
hennedy Haste-not to mention va,
@ ilous others-had been caught bv
S7:1,lnetning 7:,i compelling in. Eve. that was
IKE IKE the perfume But the detested
!LasIdnce of the flirt was not strong
Evening star., 1925-09-12

was saving her face by making a
mystery. Still-
He went into his own dressing room,
where his luggage had been placed.
A door led into the next room, and
Ken tapped, his heart beating fast.
Ewes room-his wife's room! 1t was
wonderful, almost too good to be true.
Yet 1t was true. She must be there.
In an instant he would hear her voice
telling him he might come to her.
But no answer followed his tap.
He knocked again. Silence at first,
Evening star., 1925-09-12
Who Stole the Bride? And Why!
The Night of the Wedding
By c. ~ and A. N. WILLIAMSON
Authors of THE Lightning other fascinating
romances OF
Copyright 1921. bV Public Ledger Company

Kennedy Haste. married to Eve Carroll.
honeymoon at Hidden Hall Court, II is a
gloomy and legended castle lent to the
prldaI pair by Sir Rawdon Wells, an unsuc-
sessful suitor for Ewes hand
Evening star., 1925-09-12

Continued on Twenty-fourth Page)
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
EDDD|E ANDERSON
 LEADING LEAGUE
Last Week Of Bowling Starts
 With Him at Top

Last weeks rolling in the State Duckpin league was confined wholly to post pOncd matches and all con- tcstants who were arrears in their rolling brought their games up 10 date. In the feature engagement. Eddie Anderson of New Britain, af- ter losing five games on his home alleys, took a shot at Bill Tato in Waterbury and pulled the Brass City pinstcr out of first place. lead ing him by q one game margin.
 Bud" Fisher of Hartford had an, other successful week, taking six Of nine from Percy Howard and giv. ing Fred Teller his second beating. five 10 four.
 Tho story will be told in this weeks matches. Never. in the his tory Of state bowling has there been such race. Eddie Anderson, at the top. is only removed from Ray Gaines in fourth place by T four game margin, Almost anything can happen.
 In the feature match, Ray Gaines takes on Bill Tato. X three game margin of victory hy Gaines will put him in Tato's place for second money. Anderson mixes with Percy Howard, Of the cmbattled leaders, Teller ems 10 have the easiest match, meeting Arnoys, the cellar occupant. Fisher has still chanc" to land in fourth place providing he takes Harry Poters by a substantial margin.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
T.S. WINS FROM
 ST. THOMAS NINE
Makes It Four Straight in Fast
 Pitchers Battle

In the snappicst kind Of a pitch CTS duel which will long be rcmcm- bored by those who saw it, inc state trade school defeated the St. Thom. as seminary team at kcncy park, Hartford, Saturday by score Of 2 to 1. Hits and errors were few as both teams flcldcd fast and had fine pitching from Salmon and Ker- nick.
 By strange coincidence, the state trade school pitchers pretty steal ing and the St. Thomas seminary hurlcr's wild throw after Eamy's successful bunt in the 7th inning provided the needed runs.
 The somnarians had scored in the fourth, but Gordy Salmon opened the seventh session with safety. then stole second and third in quick succession, Bcrnadco hit one that was not feldcd quickly and was safo Salmon scoring the tying run. Ja- cobi famed, but Kcrnick's wild hcave 10 third after Ramy's bunt sent Bernadco In with the winning run.
 For the state trade school, Sal mon, Ramy and Jacobi starred. while for St Thomas seminary To- bin and Cosgrove featured,
 The state trade school has busy fortnight ahead of it, Games with Windsor Locks, Middletown and Deep River high schools are on the bill for Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday of this week at New Brit ain, while games with Middletown at MiddlctoNn. Deep River high school at Deep River, and Lewis high school of Southington at New Britain come shortly after.
 The batteries for these games have not been fully decided upon Gordon Salmon, half-time trade stu dent, is a valuable acquisition and no doubt will perform in some of [ 6py
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
DAN|ELSON FALLS
 BEFORE PIRATES
Eighth Inning Rally Gives
 Locals Game s to 2

The local Pirates lid neat base Tall trick yesterday when they went over fo paniolson and toppled the town tosln thrro hy the score of 5 10 ,. accomplished hv an eighth in ming rally. "Lefty" Palmer was the "L,ny' of old and kept the rani'}- sor hits Nru sca'tornl
 The Pirates lnfol1 r)aycj the snarpjcst kind of q game and gave Palmer the host cf hacking Jo" Jasper at short made numhcr of sensational one-hand pickups and "Ecd Reynolds and "Rutsy" Hal n.rre l0 fine form with 'tc willow. c7ch 0onurctad for 3 double and two singles
 An error. 3 sacrifice and a hit gato Dauielson it's first score hut in the fourth 'hIs vas tied on singles by Ecyno)ds and sheehau and Halls double. Tn their half however, aricDson took thc lead and held it until the eighth. The count then vas c-I.
 Five runs fcu 70 the Pirates lot in 'hr eighth. Jasper singled. Weir flied out Jasper going 10 second on the sacnfcc Shcchan lifted I long fy and with two out Reynolds rot his third hit, douh)e. In the me4nnme BtaE'e had singled and ho'h ho ard Jasper scored. Hal 'Hen s'ac'-i and "orrNj walked, Palmer e,ng'cd with the bases fnll scoring Hal ard Ce!nojds. Con- uays' liner ,ct Morr}u in. Thus the Pirates scored five runs on six hts.
 Tne summary,
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
 B
BOSTON ARENA MEN
 NOW ARE ACCUSED
Said to Have Paid Amateur
 Hockey Players

Boston May iS. (AP)-CharEcs that officials of the Boston Arena had paid salaries 10 amateur hockey players m this city last season were mad" last night by Irving W. Small dr., captain of the American Olym- pic hockey team and 8 player on Ihc k, A. A. team Of the United States Amateur Hockey association, Small announced that he had brought suit for SlQoo against the New Boston Arena company for Inon-paymcnt of his salary,
 Small declared that inc arena or lrjals had made agreements to pay salaries ranging from s5o0 10 se,200 a srason but had held back the payments under threat of exposing the players concerned for violation of amateur rules, In former sea- sons, Small added. the arena com panN which, he said financed the F. 4. A. team paid the players secretly. but in the season just clos ed those included in the agreements received their funds from the audi tor Of the arena,
 "The game is now a joke" said Small, "and it cannot come hack until the crowd Is cleaned up. The players have not been getting a squarc deal. Some of them have been brought down from Canada and left 70 starYe. while the bosses took all inc profits and lived the life Of kings.
 Small alleged that George V. Brown. a director Of inc arena and chairman of the hockey committee of the E. A. A. had refused 10 pay him S54o-the balance Of his salary --on the ground that Small owed tNe arena s135 for tickets. These tickets, Small said, were "comph, ncntarics'
 Exposure of the payment Of sal aries. Small said. had already been made through the filing Of income tax returns hy inc Arena company with inc federal tax hureau.
 Smalrs suit was scheduled for next Saturday in the municipal court,
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
"CHUCK" WOJACKHLEADING
 EASTERN LEAGUE EATERS
Sundays Game Shows Local Star Getting Three Out of F0ur-Crashes
 Ball for Average of .l9O.

Chuck" Wojak, local baseball player now playing such n wonder. ful game with Hartford in tho East crn league, has battered his way through opposing pitchers and to the top of the l"pEUe battcrS with the exceptionally high average of .49O. Averages lili" this sometimes nre compiled in carly &cnson games, of course. but CNuck ia showing stamina in cracking ont his hits regularly each day and bids fair 10 continue. his work with the stick,
 Since joining inc Senators, Chuck has played in 1S games He has gone 10 inc plate 4a times and lined out gi hits, getting A safety prac- tically every other time ntNbat. One of these WAS homo rnn, lcster- day he got two doubles and a single in four times up. crossing the plate twice with counters.
 In the field, Woiak was removed from his second base station with the appearance of Msrfy Shay and was placed in right field, Outheld or inncld secms to be making little difference 10 him, as he has erred only once in the 1% games in which he participated. Ii is not eXaEgera- ton to Say that the New Britain lad supplied the punch whirh has car ried Hartford out in front of tho league, for the papers of other East ern leaguo cities are now calling the Hartford hitting, of which Woiak furnishes more than his share, the sensation of the season.
 II is safe bet that he will get another chance in the majors this summer or, at least, next spring.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
onnie Mack'S Prediction Looks Good - Senators Nose Out Cleyeland-Ty. gers Down Tanks - Browns Trounce Red Sox-Giants Plunge On ward - Brooklyn Sub ducd-SisIer Still Hits.

\co lurs Nav N. DNIr-rhe l"ar,oId prediction of Manager Con me Mack c. tna Athletics that sam Gray. formerly of For, Worth, Texas NoulI risr 70 dIsunction as the &blest rlrnt hand pitcher m inc American uag4e has approached u.filmenr
 Gray hal hls sc,rn,h consecutive triumph yesterday in turning back inc rhIcago White Sox, 10 l, with i've scattered hits, The triumph boosted rmadcIphla's winning streak to nine straight
 The world champion Senators mng on inc heels Of the fyInc American leaders as Zachary nos"d out Lh}e Of Cleveland in q mound duel 70 |. TITS Speaker returned 10 the lineup Of the Indians after treatment for q dislocaled knee at Rochester. x. '. and poied out Il ,iouble and two singles,
 Collins and Hoyt hooked up in a pitchers battle sf Detroit with tho Tigers on the long end Of a "-2 score, Misplays paved the way for a Yankee downfall and 'he end Of petroirs slz-samo losing streak.
 The St. Louis Browns piled up eleven runs on four hits against the Joston Ted So1 The generosity Of Boston pitchers with passes and loose fielding were responsible George Sisler with one safety 7d- ,arced his consecutive game hit ling streak 70 thirty-t"o.
 The Giants increased their margin il. tho National league another full game hy making IS hits and Q runs rainst Chicago, GabbY Hartnett 'uh home run king, famed twice
 Pittsburgh bats chased DaZzy Vance "a the club house in the soy nth inning after he had yielded 1t hits. Brooklyn vas subdued. x 10 !. and forced 10 share second place ., thc standing with the Thil'ios.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
C0RBIN TEAM LOSES
Red Sox Lose } to 10 Deep River
 in Heartbrcaking Ninth Inning

The Corbin Red Sox were noSed out 5-4 in the ninth by Deep River yesterday, an outhcld error. hit batsman and 2 two base hit turning the trick. Tuckcy and Flaherty worked for Deep River and were in top form while Hein and kopcc for the Red Sox were just about as good. Deep River played errorless ball while one misplay was charged 10 y1le locals. The Red Sox gath cred nine safe bingles 10 seven for the winners.
 The game was even up 10 the sixth when two hits put the Red SoK ahead 4 to .. These two runs came in after two acre out.
 In the last of the ninth, however. the Red Sox outfeld contributed an error which proved more costly when the next man np was hit by pitched ball, X two base hit then turned the. tables and Deep River won 5-4.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
LBY AFT CAELS0NN

Speaking of athletic wonders don't overlook one S,anislau& Zbyszko. the landmark Of Poland, For zibhy though well past the fftieth milestone along life's troubled trail, today squats atop the wrestling throne.
 The hero Of over 1000 mat matches evidently refuses 10 list 10 the call Of old Doctor Time. Like the Ucll-known brook, he seems to go on in the same persistent way.
 Some 3o ytars ago the hairy chestcd Stanislaus started in the grapplinc ras'imo. And he has been at it ever since.
 Zbyszko was quite an up-aud-up wrestler in the halcyon days of Frank Gotch And IIaCkenschmtdt, the Russian Lion" That's quite a lcap backward, too.
 Winning the crown is nothing new for 'he Polish patriot For he has reached the heights before. Put to cop the laurels in his Jay and ago is something else again. It's a bit out of tho ordinary.
 When Zhysako tossed the giant. Wayne Mum, a, Philadelphia the other night, he fairly upset the wrestling fra'crni'y-tf there bo such an asscmh'aGo For only last February Munn had played horse with Zihhy, pinnlnE him 70 the mat twice in quick fashion.
 While tho big Nebraskau may hayo been ill when he tackled Stanlsjaus the second time and may possibly have not been in tin-top saaps, you must, nevertheless, hand slice Of credit 10 the Pole
 For Zhyszko had evcry' hing against him save experience. He conceded around 25 years in age. over 30 pounds in weight and nearly q foot in height. That's quite all edEc
 | js true that the vrasting game has been under q dark cloud for quite spell. The crown has shifted from one dome 70 anotber in rather rapid fashion. It has passed her" and there And then back agarn III d sort Of romd-robln way.
 But ho that as it may you'lo simply got 10 hand the old che, rons to S'anislaus Zhyszko. whose rnvti- cal displac"mcnts are far below those of most Of the other top notchors.
 And 70 champion who roeainod th" tile al time in lie when most men ha>o long since forgotten rhc.r ath'r'ic ambitions and shoivcd thcrr nnMinmant.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
OriOIes-ParkviIle
 Game Postponed

lie gan' h"'"oou 'ho orlo. and TsrE}l1'o 'rssrau's. zchrdu od for Sa'HrdaE afternoon "as post ponrd hy Tho visitors and n5- ua par,I on 'io r"mng Saturday The rre- son For 'he poSfponcme0t vas the '7r' that 'hs CreKcer's n crr booked to open the Hartford c.v InaglIc yesterday and van+sd 70 hr m sEsr. for the opening zane. Tre Oriclss UtN work ouf fonlTh' and Wsdnes- day night a' Walnut Hi, park and wtIl play Saturday and perhaps Sun day, if a game can be arranged. A shift in the infcId is planned by the management.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
BICYCLE STAR SINGLE
 HANDED FIGHTS GANG
Pete Moeskops Reports Beating on 100 New Workers Single
 Handed
Handed

New York, May 1S.--(AP)--rete Mocskops, world champion bicycle rider. last night battled a crowd Of about 10o gangstors in West 3lst street, according to police who went 10 his rescue.
 MorsNops told the police he was attacked by a crowd while he was motoring through West S1st street. near tenth avenue. He said he waded into the crowd, and that when it began 10 thin out the attackers dis appeared into railways, retreating 10 roof tops. where they threw misslos at him from the darkness.
 Mo"skops explained 10 the police that tho troutle started when seye- raj young mon in qnarreIsomo mood blocked the progress Of his automobile stating they had heard a woman scream and that the woman was in Moeskop's car. He said in- s,antly the crowd sweled SO that the vehicle was completely surrounded, and hr could not move. He said he tried to explain to them there was no woman in his car that h. and his trainer were alone and had just come from the vrJodrome at Newark, x. J., where he had hcen riding dur ing the afternoon.
 Moeskops said when his trainer stepped from the car 10 talk with the disturbers. he was pounccI upon, The trainer who did not give his name ran to the police station and brought the policemen 10 the scene.
 The bicycle champion said ho would not need the services of a sur ceon. and that he would recover from the injuries to his face and knncklcs within few days, ho thought
New Britain herald., 1925-05-18
Purdue Athlete Gets
 Fourth Varsity Letter

Ta77]FIT0- Ind- NaV 15.-Har07I Harmeson Of Indianapolis, a junior. has Joined Elmer ', Onphant. fam ons Purdue and West Point athlete. on the Purdue pedestal of fame. Rv winning his letter in irach against Indiana Saturday Harmcson hccamc tl' serond Roilrrmakcr athlc'e 10 "ln four major letters ln one ltar. Ohphaut was thr first