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New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
Bridgeport Reports 35,200
 Children of School Age

Hartford, Conn, Dee. IS UPJ-- Figures on school registration made public today showed that Bridge port had only gained 1s7 in it's school-aee population, over last year. Recent figures had shown a gain of 1000 in Hartford. and an 800 gain in New Haven Bridgeport reported q total of 35,2oo children. of school age.
 Figures for other Connecticut towns and cities made public today: Walingford 347o, Branford 1752, Ellington eos. New Hartford 4@S, Mansfield 7f9. Wolcott 27a. Frank lin 7%1. Folpntown 12t, Morris 21, and Aadover 3G.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
Ten and One-Half Pound
 Pickerel Makes Dinner

East Plymouth, Dec. Is tE) - A pickerel weighing ten and one-half pounds which was caught on a strand of barbed wire hastily im- provised as a fishline and hook provided a feast for Emerson Cook and several friends here last night Cook caught the pickerel in a shall low stream which runs through his property. He, believes that it was probably washed into the stream during the floods of several weeks ago,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
Southington Man on
 Trial in Robbery Case

| TIuTTF0rT, T0OlI, D"'- n IT Il- stuart F. FIorian. 22, of SouthinEton went on trial iu superior court her" today on charges of atdiur and abet- ting three Cicero, Ill., men in a S45@06 robbery at the Tian'ssiU" National bank. SnHhongton. last June.
 Tlor.gn was alleged 10 haNa plan ned the hoId-Pp, which was onFin- oered by William Cappclia, Albert Myer and Thomas pjNareo. all Of Cicero,
 Samuel II. MarEanmo of South 'inEton, civil crrinn"r was thc first witness for tho state.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
sports will have to be dropped MT

sports will have to be dropped Mir. | Slade said.
 Baseball will probable be the sport dropped. The principal felt 1t could ! best be dropped because track has been doing more to fill the greatest needs of the school whose sport motto is 'The greatest good for the greatest number" Track has provided exercise for q large number of candidates, the squad being the largest of any sport at the school. Football is included among those for which the squad is smaller,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
H. 5. MAY ELIMINATE
 BASEBALL AS SPORT
(Continued from First Page)

Principal Slade Indicated today that the school would be willing to go through with the original plan and work hand in hand with the park board in paying off the interest and part of the principal from re- ceipts of the annual game. if the board Of f1ance and taxation did not see fit to appropriate the money.
 Approximately 5000 from the Hartford-New Britain game is avail able to take care of the bleachers expenses and for the maintenance Of basketball. track. and baseball If the need of a great portion of this money Is found necessary. one of the
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
quiem and burial will be in St, Johns cemetery.

 Terryville. Dec. l5.-Ch,ef o- po. lice George r. Buckley declared to- day that he will not hold Rene Val ley. IT of 109 Stewart street, driver or the automobile which struck and iatally injured former Postmaster thomas Higgins, 6S, of Main street last night in front of the town hall
 The chauffeur says as near as ne can ascertain, Valley was not responsible for the accident. Several eye-witnosses who gave their version of the fatality 10 the chief, cleared Valley Of blame.
 CoroAor Samuel Herman Of Win sted was notified of the death but mas not yet begun his inve7tigatjon.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
LEASE MAIN STREET STORE,

The firm of King X Doyle has taken a five year lease on the store and basement at 143 Main street for use as a wholesale and retail tobac- co shop. The rental is S3.90o 8 year for the first two years ana s4,200 year for the remaining three. g. M. Davidson Company, Inc is the lessor
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

A resident of Worcester. Mass. has equipped his radio with eight loud speakers which he has installed in the homes of eight neighbors. He Charges each s2 a month for the service.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
AIIES TO LD SOI-In

New Haven, pec. l5 tPl-I'raHk \, Waters of Middlobury, commis- sioner for New Haven county. who is convalescing after an operation Tuesday for goifre, will go 10 Flori- da 70 regain his strength,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

Miss Frances J. Sorrow will re. turn tomorrow evening from Pratt Institute to spend the Christmas re- cess with her parents. MT. and Mrs. W. J. Sorrow Of Sequin street.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
MAPLE HILL NEWS

Mrs. H. A. Lienhard entertained the Maple Hill Bridge club at a Christmas party Tuesday afternoon at her home on Golf street. The prizes were awarded to Mrs L. kinsley. Mrs. B. J. Hubert, and Mrs. William Fitzell. During the social hour, the membere exchanged Christmas gifts.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

William Pape. son of Mfr. and Mrs. Elmer Pape of Robbins avenue, is expected home this week from Pratt Institute for the Christmas holidays.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
CRANBERRY GROWER DIES

New Bedford, Mass, Dec. IS P- Elnathan Edwin Eldridge, s3, South Oreans. prominent Cape Cod cran berry grower, died at Cape Cod hos pital, Hyannis. yesterday of spinal meningitis. after a brief illness.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

Rabbi Abraham Feldman will be the speaker at reception to be given by the Congre gation Sons of Israel on Sunday evening at the syna eogue.
 The reception will be preceded by a special Hanukah service which will be conducted by Cantor Solo, mon Marwlt assisted by the syna- gogue choir. Rabbi Hadas will speak. The service will begin at and the reception at '.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
GIRLS GLIB FRIDGE PARTY

Tine Girls club rl 'h- 2tlrl-y Rule and Level Co. @ln hold q bridge party ton1orro" evening at the an- mex on Elm street beginning at B o'clock. The regular meeting will 'ria aal, tonight with election of
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

Miss Nancy Doane, student at simmons College in Boston, will re- turn this evening to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Royal B. Doane of Frederick street Miss Helena Doane IS expected home Saturday evening from New Jersey State College for the Christmas recess.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

day Evening Bridge club and their guests at . Christmas party Satur- day evening, December IT at their home on Robbins avenue.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

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MT. and Mrs. William F1tzell will entertain the members of the Thurs
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
SAFETY RAZORS

Ingersoll Watches. A practical gift sure to be appreciated. Nationally known for their excellence, 1.5O ub. 'Square Clox' Gilbert and Big Ben Alarm Clocks $l.oo to $5.85.
 Tbt Elm City Wateb $1.oo
, 1927-02-02

Los Angeles. The Harvard Princeton
break off last year fall was not unpre-
meditated and has been considered for
several years Dr., John Grier Hibbern,
President of the Princeton College. said
in addressing an institution here.
Boston.-The White Star liner Celtic"
dockcd here with two holes just under
her main deck, twenty feet of her railing
torn away, an anchor Of the Diamond
Line St amship 'Anacouda" embedded
in her port side, the result of 9 collision
off Fireisland in dense fec. No casual
Ties or injuries were reported.
, 1927-02-02
BJE2IALS
M TIL PUBLIC CEMETERY
OF CHRLSTl4NSTED.

Jan. 1927.
6-Ann Eliza Adams, died al P. T. Hos
pitai, aged As years.
8-MatbiIda George. died at P. F Hos
pitaI, aged 66 years.
n-WiIheImina Williams. died at P, F,
Hospital, aged 81 years.
13-Edward Ford. died at P. f. Hospi
tai. aged 55 years,
l5-Rosalin Patrick. died at P. r. Hospi-
tai, aged 81 years.
23-Andrina Elizabeth Miller, died in
town, aged Sc years.
28-Francis Michael, died ia town, aged
50 years.
, 1927-02-02
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

intervention that is the most fitting
term-by us in Nicaragua has aroused
more discussion ana resentment in Eu-
rope and South America. than in the
u ted States, where, apparently it is
being treated with Indifference. Europe
, 1927-02-02

The schooner Resolution" from St.
Thomas arrived at l,30 O'Clock d. m.
with St. Thomas, Porto Rico and States
mail and passengers Louise Lewis and
Evelyn Angelo.
, 1927-02-02
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IN THE PUBLIC CEMETERY
OF FREDERLHSIbD.

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The slooD Thomas Jose" from San
Juan, PR. arrived here at l O'Clock yes
tarday with a cargo of coal consigned
TO the West India Sugar Factory.
, 1927-02-02
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Delegates Urged Martial Law as
LynchIug Cure

t+tg. Path Whitehead whaIay M 2q6.
W. a~a profassor & h. Williams
- 80 anroinfa6 a-nrasaotafive Of
tba Na4io,aI gN9~ro eDagaIonma~f Trni0n
90 +ba Nst;oos5 cantra P6IitiraI PARTY
oaek presIdanf Co0jiGra 4or aid in pre-
v~ertirr ]y-noginoe rafnrned Saturday
frlro IzgsIinafaG o,hara fhev saw The
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, 1927-02-02

ISL, ICL{s
Courtesy of the Associated Press
Managua, Nicaragua Three hundred
marines arrived here on board the U.S.S.
'Argonne' and proceeded to Mapagua
to relieve the detachment of Blue Jackets
from the u. S.. S.. Galveston. Col. J.
Meade was in command.
Washington The fighting Irish of the
A. I. have been invited to stop off and
visit the old Sod when any 90 to Paris
for the American Legion convention.
Los Angeles. Contempt proceedings
against Lloyd Wright, Attorney for Char
lip Chaplin. will be instituted by Lyndol
attorney for Lltta Grey Chaplin in her
suit for divorce in an attempt to force
Wright to reveal what be knows Of the
comedians finances and dealings.
San Juan, Nicaragua. The Liberal
forces IN the town Of Rivas on the Paci-
tic sides of Nicaragua have been beaten
off by the Conservative troops occupying
the town, it is reported.
New York.-Ihe United States, hell
bent upon the meaniest kind of Imperia-
Hstlc policy in its dealings with Mexico
and Nicaragua, the democratic Senator
of Montana said in addressing a meeting
unU6f@LlG auspices Oh the DUu~lnl6fVeN
ton citizens. He mentioned ruthless in
ternatiouaI debts and their bureau auto
cratic puppets 10 The states department.
Mexico City.-Another mass meeting
Of Workmen was held here under the
auspices Of the Regional concentration
tabor winch ]den0unces American imperi-
aIIsm and urges Workmen of the United
States ana other countries to stand united
AGAINST United States Capitalism in its
imperlalIstlc Latin American program.
The Washington times., 1927-09-09
NOW 90 On With The StOrv.

6ENHARMING Of you to receive
~ me-" he. said to Abelard.
but with his eyes rowing in Esta.
brooks direction. Hope haven't
lntruded."
Il d-d-don't think you, know
Mr.. Estabrook,R Abelard said,
without answering Scarlett's
question. Jack, this is Dan
Scarlet. our p-press agent at
the -Selberts.'
Former press agent, Abelard,"
corrected Scarlet.
Abelard squinted through his
monocle, and Estabrook stared
indifferently. "Oh, leaving us?"
Abelard murmered.
tive had bit Of luck, to ne
quite honest. I've always been
the black sheep of my fam
ily......" Mr.. Scarlet smiled dis
armingly. Presumably dis.
owned" he murmered, "but my
paters will has been probated,
and 1t means a small income
There was a brief pause. do
you want c-c-condolances or. con.
gratulations?"
The latter, thanks. My father
was very old man. However,"
Scarlett's tone changed briskly,
IT didn't come to talk about my.
self. ! happened to be passing
] wondered whether you'd seen
the morning, papers"
"N.no, I haven't. Wh.why?"
bad news, I'm afraid" Scar.
lett took . folded paper from
under his arm, opened it, and
handed it to Abelard.
Estabrook. catching the head
lines over his friends shoulder,
saw the large black words: "Star
Robbed and Beaten" In smaller
print below it identified the
woman as Doris Durfee. pEin-
cipal light of a we'll known
Revue. Presumably she had
been discovered that morning by
her maid, in an unconscious
state resulting from injuries
about the head.
A strong box supposed to con.
tain documents, two strinss Of
pearls, a number of rings. ana
q bracelet Of diamonds, and
pigeon-blood rubles, were miss
Ing.
On the inside page a column
head read: "Clubman Questioned"
Here it merely stated that Rich.
ard Hildebrand, society man, who
had been frequently seen in com.
pany with the star, and who had
left her at her apartment late
the preceding night, was to be
examined by the district attor.
ney.
While Abelard was suffering
The Washington times., 1927-09-09
STARTLING NEWS.

Abelard should know what had
happened" After which Mr.. Scar.
lett shook hands. smiled his dis.
arrning smile once more, and took
his leave.
II don't like that fellow" Esta.
brook exploded the instant the
outer door had shut.
But Scarlet, emerging from
the apartment and walking rapid.
~ downtown, was filled with the
kindest sentiments toward Esta'
brook, for he suspected that Esta.
brook. willingly or unwillingly.
was destined to be OF great value
to Mr.. Scarlet.
Scarlett's footsteps having taken
him to his flat. which was on
Forty-eishth Street, near Broad.
way, they presently took him out
Of the flat again, this time with
q good sized bundle under his
arm. With the bundle Scarlet
went to q large and well.known
hotel in that part OF the city
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we're on our way. We haven't
much time to lose. / don't want
to miss him."
Fifteen minutes - crawling
slowly, while Sally sat, thinking,
and trying not to think, deadly
Then the tinkle Of the phone,
and Carlotta was there.
What, he's not there? >"
When will Mr.. Martin be there?
He's left for the season
Wen. must get in touch with
him at once. This is an old friend,
a perE friend, do you under.
stand? And it's terribly important.
Where can / find him? You
don't know? That's ridiculous!
ridiculous! I tell you this is an old
friend ="
Sallyis fingers gripped the arms
OF her chair, and like a wave, de-
SPAR came slowly over her. She
did not need to hear Carlotta's
fierce insistence, her pleading.
She knew by instinct that Adrian
Martins whereabouts would not
be revealed.
But when Carlotta anerily
dropped the receiver into place
and rose to her feet. she looked
baffled but not beaten.
i've got to think II we
should go to Newport. try to
force them to tell us? But?
no. they may not really know
where he is. He may have left
mo word. Besides Shevlin would
probably see to- that. He never
misses a point"
it was as if she talked to her.
self. and sought for an answer.
Presently she made up her mind.
We've got to find Martin
we've got to! Well, there's only
one way-Ill 60 to Dan Shevlin.
I'll find out somehow"
But he--he won't tell your
Sally exclaimed.
mo. but perhaps I can find
out. I don't know. IN try every
thing. I may find some way. I'm
going to do this. Sally. Don't be
afraid. I'm going now. Better
lie down-rest II you cam"
oh, ! can't, / can't! It's wen-
dertul OF you to help me like
this. but come back soon! can't
stand being alone tonight. Car
lotta-Tm all to pieces, / really
am Jerry down there
and"
You must stop thinking, wor-
ryin1-do you hear?" Carlotta
spoke with a voice of command.
but, put her cool, soft fingers on
Sally's brow, hurried away to
bring her hromides. came hack to
scold her, to soothe her. And then
she was gone.
But as IL in an apathy, Sally
sat. without moving. Carlotta had
brought her books, magazines.
But they lay in 4 little pile. un
opened. She was waiting, waiting.
How could Carlotta possibly hope
to find Adrian, Martins where.
abouts? Why, that would be the
last thing Shevlin would be will
ing to reveal! He would realize
that If they could reach Martin.
they might somehow force him to
go back on his word. There was
no hope. none at all.
Nevertheless, every nerve in her
body seemed to jump with a kind
of terrible anxiety when, hours
later. she heard the click Of the
door. and Carlotts's footsteps
coming down the hall.
The Washington times., 1927-09-09
DORIS is DISCOVERED.

known az Times Square, and here
Scarlet registered as J. B. Murphy,
and received the key to room No.
1920, to which sanctum he repaired
with his bundle.
Less than half an hour later
the door Of room No. 1920 opened,
and gentleman OF Mr..
Scarlett's height and build.
without a bundle. emerged. The
gentleman was dressed in a tight
suit of small checks, a derby hat,
a canary colored shirt, and a short
green cloth overcoat tightly beIted
in somewhat above the natural
waistline. This gentleman, ming.
ling unnoticed with a crowd of
rather similar gentlemen in the
lobby below, vitated toward an
exit which opened onto a side
street. and, having left the pre-.
cincts of Times Square, continued
at q rapid rate in the direction
Of the river.
whether the spot was on Ninth
The Washington times., 1927-09-09

She thought to herself. Its
now-it's coming now. Oh, l
know what it must be like TO be
accused of murder and see the
jury filing back TO announce their
verdict"
Her eyes explored CarIotta's
face, and Carlotta' was smiling!
You didn't-you haven't"
Sally stammered.
Carlotta nodded. "Ive got 1t.
Brenda Lodge. Winston, Maine.
Adrian Martins up thereon
hunting trip. No phones or any
thing-it's in the wilderness
we'll have to go. ourselves. I
think there's a morning train to
Boston that connects-it will be
all right"
Sally, too. was smiling. a lit.
tie trembling smile that was
ashamed for its own relief and
joy.
"But how but how did YOU,
Carlotta?"
81 don't know. I don't know
how i did. All l know is. I must
have frightened him-no, 1t
couldn't have been that. Any
way he gave the address to me.
And it isn't a lie. He showed me
a letter from Adrian Martin ad-
dressed from there"
"Carlotta--I guess, l can't tell
you now"
Sally. this isn't anything. My
dear, you've been far. nicer to me
than / ever could be- to you.
Well do our best think we
can win"
You think that we can make
Adrian Martin stop that thing,
wire to South American"
Yes"
Really sure?"
Sally, dear, I don't want to
worry you-but I can't understand
why Shevlin gave me his address.
Does he think we can't change
The Washington times., 1927-09-09

or Tenth Avenue it would be
difficult to say, but at place no
more exciting than a corner barber
shop the gentleman in the belted
coat made his next halt. The
barber looked up from his shaving
and saw the stranger, and, with
out word, but with the singular
gesture of wiggling one ear while
the other remained motionless.
some sort of communication was
effected between them.
The gentleman with the belt
went to a door in the rear of the
barber shop, and did something
odd with the knob. The door then
opened upon a narrow flight Of
stone stairs, down which the
gentleman walked. until he came
to another door, with the knob of
which he did other strange things.
This second door opened upon a
third, of iron, bolted and barred.
The gentleman tapped on the iron
with his finger nails, perhaps in
The Washington times., 1927-09-09
GATHERING JEWELS.

the Morse code rhythm. In any
case this door also opened, show
ing d dingy, damp, and ill.lighted
cellar.
In the center Of the cellar, their
faces illuminated grotesquely by
guttering candle.light, three men
in shirt sleeves sat around a
table. A fourth, who had been
looking through a sort of peep
hole in the wall, now bottled the
door, and turning to the stranger
said:
well, Scarlet, looks like we
get away with It again.
Scarlet seized the man by his
arm, and shook him savaEely.
You rat" he snapped, Didn't
tell you not to pull any rough
stuff? The papers are full of it,
Then. releasing the man by the
gentle process of flinsinE him
forcibly against the wall, Scarlet
approached the table, on which,
In the guttAring candlelight, he
The Washington times., 1927-09-09

say displayed a closed strong box,
two strings Of pearls, a number Of
glittering rings, and a bracelet of
large diamonds and pigeon-blood
rubies.
CHAPTER is
well, woddaya think?" the
whining voice echoed disagreeably
in the damp confines Of the cellar.
Think we were gonna let the
jane wake the hull neighborhood
with her yowling?"
Don't make excuses to me-"
snapped scarlett, letting a smooth
string Of lustrous pearls slide
through his fingers. ~You turned
the trick. You can pay through
your noses, the lot Of you, when
they start kicking up row, I'm
through"
Somebody asked q question.
ct mean don't intend to touch
the dirty stuff, understand"
Scarlett turned on the enquirer.
you count on me to keep my
trap shut, and don't count on me
for anything else. I'm through
giving tips to a pack of fools.
I'd as leave see the lot of you
behind bars for last nights job"
There was a silence. A match
flickered, and the smell Of smoke
emanatinE from a bad cigar per-
meated the air. Scarlet tapped
the black box in an off-handed
way. -......
What's in there?"
Nothing but a buncha papers"
Evidence. Yah pack
of fools"
1--WE was gonna burn 'em any,
how" said the man scarlett HAD
shaken in his whining voice.
we was waiting for you"
Scarlet, with a laugh that was
half growl, wrenched the lid off
the black box. Inside there were
a number Of loose papers, docu-
ments of various sorts, bills, con-
tracts, q few small packs Of tied
letters. Scarlet flicked them
over with careless hand. Moth
ing there" He stood up. ''I'u
burn 'em myself"
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1927-09-09

Estabrook's part. Scarlet now
smiled frankly, for he was inward.
ly elated. But Abelard shook his
head.
''N.no one but Becky has the
voice." he said. "B.b-but she
hasn't a chance at the p.part."
He half turned to Estabrook, ex-
planning, Its more p-politics
than talent, unfortunately. The
managers s-s-s.sweetie's walking
on, now. She's r.rotten. abso.
lutely r-rotten? but she'll get it,"
Yes" Scarlet chimad in. Its
a mean business. A girl may have
all the ability in the world. and
still not get ahead unless she has
pull-or backing"
Estabrook made an abrupt
movement.
I'll be going. You want to
talk business"
Not at all. I'm leaving my.
self. ] happened to be in the
neighborhood, and / thought Mr..
The Washington times., 1927-09-09

Adrian Martins mind? I wonder.
It's the only thing that bothers
me"'
CHAPTER Il
At Boston they transferred to
North Station. 1t was grey
fall day, and the long trip was
already telling on them. Carlotta
looked tired. Sally under strain.
But 1t was as If they were both
fortified by the same indomitable
purpose, purpose from which
nothing could turn them ASIDE.
The train that pulled north
ward into Maine carried home
going New EnZlanders. and
groups OF hunters and sports.
men. These carried rifles in
leather bags, chatted and laughed
together. With all this cheerful
feeling in the air. Sally wondered
il she were the only miserable
and frightened person alive.
She looked out Of the window.
She saw the pines and had
glimpses of blue water. She re.
membered long ago. when she
had first come home to her own
country. now she had IlVed heTeS
too, with her aunt. on the rocky
coast. 1t seemed ali so far away,
the time she had lent her aunt
all her money. the time she had
uuarreled and left. She felt as IL
she did not have an aunt any
more. All she had was Jerry. and
now Jerry might die -.
She gave a little shiver. and felt
.Carlotta's hand rest comfortingly
on hers. She had Carlotta, too
she had q friend. That was Ger.
tain.
Hours later, when the first thin.
ming Of light came over the sky.
and the pines began to stand up
somberly against a vast gloom,
they got out at a lonely station.
The air was sweet. Sally re-
membered how long ago. she had