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New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
BICAMlST HOPES He
CLEARED ATMOSPHERE
Believes First Wife and Himself
Can De Happy When Legal
Difficulties Are Settled

New York. Dec. 8 ta,-Herbert J.
Leigh Manuel, the Long Island
music teacher who contracted a
bigamSus marriage with hts 10 year
old pupil with the knowledge and
and OF his legal wife. believes the
experience has cleared the atmos-
phere" and that now he can be hap
by with his first spouse.
After the legal difficulties which
his bigamous marriage brought
down on his head and that of 10
year old Martha Van Wyen are
cleared away, he and Mrs. Leigh
Manuel No. l hope they can go
somewhere else and start life anew"
/ Quite exhausted frim his few
hours in Jail and tusscls with re-
porters and photographers he lay
back on the couch in his Sayville
home and while the legal Mrs.
Leigh Manuel stroked his head ex-
pressed the hope that the authori-
ties wouldn't be too hard on him.
A few Of his neighbors and the
pastor of st. AIMS Episcopal church,
the Rev. Joseph Bond, where he
played the organ. hope the same
thing, believing the organist is Just
little queer" and that he didn't
realize what he was doing. Most OF
the small community however are
quite in sympathy with Cornelius
Van Wyen. Martha's irate father,
who hopes Leigh Manuel will get
"all the law will allow"
Martha. In the meanwhile, locked
in her room by her father, has gone
en- hunger strike. Her father
however. thinks she'll come
around"
Martha, who has been devout
member OF West Sayville's Chris
tian Reformed church. may face ex-
communication as a result of her
bgamous marriage. The church
consistory. the Rev. J. L. Van Tielen
and seven elderly men. most of them
Clammers and fishermen. will meet
to decide her fate next week.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
north President
OF fire DISTRICT
East Berlin Group Holds Annual
Meeting aid Election
SEGRlST TAX COLLECTOR
Services In Churches Tomorrow
Sforning-Local Schools to Close
Fur Christmas Vacation On Dec.
9l-Postmasters Issue Warning
SIEGRlST TAX COLLECTOR

A. A. North was reelected pres
fdent OF the East Berlin fire district
at the annual meeting OF the district
held last evening In the Community
hall at O'Clock. A good sized at
tendance was present and Mr..
North's selection proved unanimous.
Paul E.6iegrist was reelected sec
rotary and was also chosen to act
az tax collector for the coming year.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows: Treasurer, W. I. Savage; audi
tor. Frank Kramer: district commit
tee. r. o. Clark. X. Dyer and v.
Henson. Mr.. Benson succeeded Os-
car BENSON on the committee, the
original district committeeman fav-
Ing moved out of the East Berlin
district.
The annual reports Of the officers
were read at the meeting and were
accented nv the voters present. Fol-
lowing tn business session, an infor-
nal discussion was held. The tax
rate for the district was estahlihed
at a meeting held last Sentember.
NJ. PNUIS Church
Masses will be celebrated tomor-
row morning at 8 and 10 o'clock at
st. Parrs church. Kensingtor. Rev.
John G.. Brennan. pastor. will he In
charge and will he assisted nv Rev.
W. d. Casey Of Hartford. SUNDAY
school will follow the 10 o'clock
mass
E~cre.s V"art Church
Rev. John e. Prerpan of Kensing-
TON will officiate at the O'Clock
mass tomorrow rrorrinr AZ the Sa-
cred Heart church. Fast berlin. A
session OF Sunday school will follow
the mass.
BERLIN Conversational
Older Bows class at 10 o'clock
REV. S"r,uel A Fiske. Dastor. will
conduct the regular morning services
at 1n:A5 o'clock. He will also de-
liver the SERMON. SUNDAY school at
- o'clock under the direction of the
superintendent The Yon,x People 8
society will meet at Z o'clock.
Kerstnetnn M~thodtst
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Rev.
L. z. Adkins. pastor. will lead tho
preaching services at ~ O'Clock. He
viii discuss the following subjects:
10 juniors. 1.-THE Ncr's,. rer Route:
to adults Certified Seed" Epworth
league services at I o'clock. Eve
ming services will he held at TAO
o'clock. There will ne an i'lustrated
Ae~,-,>-- +Ne s,,hi~"t Of which will
be, "The Prime Minister OF Fgvrt."
All teachers and officers Of the
Sunday school are urged TO be pres
ent at the meeting on Monday eve
ming 1T 4 o'clock.
Ke~siu~ton Congregational
Rev Vernon L. Phi'lins will lead
ths regular morning services at the
Kere',rton CONGREGATIONAL church
tomorrow morning at 1n:45 O'Clock.
His sermon tonic will be. "Is the
Church Necessary for Religious
Life?"
Tomorrow will he the last dav OF
the every moroher canvass and A
statement will he made OF the needs
and benevolent givings of the church
FOR the corning wear. Every mem
her Of the church viii be given ar
opportun'tv to sion a voluntary
oledge at the morning services.
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New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
SHOOTS BALL into
OPPOSING BASKET
Local Player Gives ThomItoa
Enough Points for Victory
AN UNUSUAL HAPPENING
PIainville Church Notices-Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary to Hold
Christmas Party - Brock. thames

Christmas Party - Brock. thames
Post New britain Quintet-Notes.
A neat shot into the wrong bas-
ket cost Plainville high school its
Western Connecticut league basket
ball game with Thomaston last night
at the high school here and the
locals lost by 1918 after a slow en-
counter. Plainville. determined TO
win the first basketball victory in its
history. put up a good scrap in the
first half and led by rs at intermis-
sion. Then. with 80 seconds after the
second half had begun. Plainville
put the ball in play from the side
lines and a local player, forgetting
that the team had switched goals.
dribbled In and pushed the bali
clearly into his own basket
This started Thomaston on an at
tack which carried out into a 1871
lead. but Plainville made a great up
hill fight in the closing session and
came within one point OF tying the
score.
Both teams showed lack OF exper-
fence but fought hard and displayed
| much enthusiasm. Plainvlle had q
large delegation Of student rioters in
one corner Of the gymn and the Wis
itors brought quito a group with
them. Both cheering sections vented
their feeling in organized yell,
throughout the game. There was
also = large attendance of parents
and other older people, the gym
nasium being practically filled.
Baptist Church Notes
Sunday services at the Plainvill,
Baptist church will be as follows
Morning worship at 10:45 o'clock
sermon BY the pastor. Rev. A. d
Kendrick. The choir will sing al
anthem. Seeking for You" by Vol
Berge. Bible schol at 13 o'clock
intermediate b. Y. P. U. at ST.
o'clock. Officers will be elected
Evening service at 7 o'clock. Senio
b. Y. P. U. at S o'clock. The publ,
is invited to attend.
I VS. NsteAHA1t
Services in the Plainville NJ. J,
church tomorrow will be az follows
+! Morning worship at lO:45 o'clock
The pastor will preach on 18th,
Friend Of Sinners" Sunday schoo
at IL O'Clock noon. Epworth League
In the evening at o'clock. Eve
ming service at o'clock. Rev. Ar
thur A. Ball will deliver an address
Tho Ladies' Aid society OF tfy
church will hold their regular meet
ing Wednesday afternoon at tn
home of Mrs. Winthrop Smith. TIL
public Is invited to al services.
Legion Auxiliary Meeting
The regular meeting Of the Ameri
can Legion auxiliary to Brock
Barnes post will be held In Legion
hall Tuesday evening. At this tim'
the Christmas party will be held ant
each member will turn In 4 dollar
relating at the same time how 1t wa
procured. A feature OF the evening
will be q grab-bag and each mem
Der Is asked to bring a gift. AZ in
vitation has been extended to tn
state president and state secretar,
and first district committeewomal
to attend.
Rowling Matches
In the Cosmopolitan Bowling lea
que at Harris alleys last night. thu
Rockies nosed out the Norsemen b,
four pins. The scores we're as fol
lows:
NOrSemen
E. Anderson ..1l9 101 81 go
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
AIRCRAFT MOBILIZATION

The Navy recruiting service an
nounces that the United States fleet
concentration at Panama, January.
February and March of 1929, will
bring together the greatest mobiliza-
ton OF aircraft In the history Of the
navy.
For the first time In naval history
the aircraft forces Of the battle and
scouting fleets will be consolidated
under single command for the car
r.ing out Of extensive air maneuvers.
Two hundred fighting. bombing
scouting and torpedo planes from the
battle fleet will go to Panama for
maneuvers. The aircraft surface
ships scheduled to make the cruise
will include the aircraft carriers U.
S. S. Lexington. T.. s. s. Saratoga,
U. s. s. Langley. and the tenders
U. S. s. Aroostook, and L. 8. 8. Gan
net.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
s44 4S4 472-1500
4S2 sos 5l<-l5O4
Legion Team Wins

Brock Barnes post. American Le-
gion swamped Eddy-Glover post OF
New Britain In a spectacular bowling
match rolled last night at the Re-
creation Alleys. E. Brock rolled high
single with l45 while his mark for
tai pin score was Plainville 1851 and
New Britain 1851. The scores of the
match were as follows:
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08

The Plainville Y. NJ. c. A.. basket
ball team won It's first game OF the
season last night by upsetting the
championship New Britain South
church quintet, GAS, in free
scoring game at the high school.
Getting the lead late In the first
quarter. Plainvillo was In front by
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08

Each of the huge steel doors of
the Bank OF England vaults weighs
~ tons.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
YOUTHS PROMOTE FARMING

Reno. New. Dec. SR1One out of
every 1870 residents of Nevada Is a
farm boy or girl. affiliated with club
work and engaged in promoting the
agriculture OF the state.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07
ATTENTION w. A. C.'S!

Do not fail to attend the meeting to- night at 7:3O. Every member is asked particularly to please be present. This will be the first meeting since last November and it is the earnest wish of the officers of the Seward Woman's Club to start the ball rolling right. Any and all who may be interested in joining the calisthenic class of Miss Talbert are asked to be on hand at 7:30 for from that time to 8 o'clock this class will be in action.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

The Best III the "Belt"-Gateway.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07
STEAM SYSTEM INSTALLED

Steam heat was turned into the rad iators of the Seward hotel yesterday for the first time and the new sys- tenn, installed by s. Simonson and four assistants, worked like charm. This hotel, due to the many inovations of the past year, is now said to rank with the most modern in the Territo- ry.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

Special this week-S2.OO box of candy for $1.5O, 75c Fairyland for 60c. Schal- lerer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07
RADIO FUR FILMS Is
 . CHANCE MADE IN BILL

PARIS, Feb. 7. [P)-A bill which in effects would have prescribed foreign films in France and which was ex- pected to become effective September 1st, has been abandoned. The govern ment proposes to substitute law es- tablishing radio between French and foreign countries.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07
CONTESTS RIGHT

SHANGHAI. Feb. 2. (P)-Tv Soong, Minister of Finance for the National ist Government, issued manifesto contesting the right of the Picking Government to administer maritime customs.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

l.. M. Carrigan, we'll known sales man who arrived in Seward Sunday from the Interior, plans making a business trip Westward.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

F. McCullum, Washington logger, checked out for Fairbanks yesterday where he is a government witness in a murder case.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

Chas. H. Forward, forest ranger, left Seward Sunday for Lawing en- route to Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

Aviators Bennett and Ed Young, in town for the past week, departed yes terday for Fairbanks.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

The longer you deal with this old established market of Csrstens the better you will like it.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

Raymond Wolf, son of an Anchor age resident, left yesterday for the city by the inlet.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

RECORD SALE, 3 FOR S1. TAKE FEM, NO PLAY FEM. SCHALLER- ER'S ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

FOR RENT-Three room cabin. En- quire Chas. Cooper.
 FOR RENT-Small furnished apart ment. Enquire Harry kawabe. FOR SALE Victorola. Cost $125.OO will sell for S7o0o. In good condi- ton. Enquire The Gateway.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07

Robert Taylor, clerk of the court, Third Division, left yesterday.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-07
FRESH KILLED CHICKENS FROM LONGS RANCH, AT FRYE BRUHN.
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION

A solid new sole Tn place of the old worn thin one might prevent ser- ;ous colo. Look the old shoes over carefully Seward Leather Works.
The Washington times., 1928-01-28

He was standing before a paint
ing. John was doing-trees blow.
ing in a storm. The jaunty look
was gone from his face. 1t might
have been the shadows that made
him so excessi rely pale.
He came moving over to Jerry,
pressed her hand on the table:
TITS getti = late-we better 60"
yes" said Jerry nodding. She
was thinking of Inga, who was In
love with John. Wondering OF
Inga.
They went down the rattly old
stairs into the clear summer eve-
ming. And silently, because both
were filled with thoughts, started
walking northward along Mont.
gomery up hills as steep as walls.
They circled around to the just
completed esplanade browning the
old Pioneer Par'.. They leaned on
the stone bulkhead and looked
out to the Golden Gate where the
sun was just setting.
Said Jerry: John is a glorious
tramp, isn't he? Last spring 1t
was ramble all over France. And
now in this heavenly Indian sum-
mer it's this excursion into the
Tuolumne meadows"
Yes. but tramping in his vaca-
ton. He'll be working and think
ing and storing up impressions
every moment OF the time"
But Jerry went on dreamuy: IT
saw moving pictures of those
meadows last New Year when we
were in Yosemite. It's the most
The Washington times., 1928-01-28

man to work hard all day, and
sometimes well into the night,
and then come home and bore
himself with detailed explanations
of matters so abstruse and tech
meal that even a trained bust
ness man might well have found
them hard to grasp.
What it was essential for her to
know she knew, she thought,
pretty well. She was familiar
with the technicalities of bonds
and stocks, coupon bonds, reg
istered bonds, common and pre-
ferred shares. She knew how to
fiji out and sign a proxy for
tockholders' meeting.
Some OF the other wives she
knew were inclined to reprOve
her for not making John tell her
more than he did. Their hus-
bands, they said. told them every
thing. Eileen wondered IL thsy
really did. She knew, as it hap
pened, some things that their
husbands most emphatically did
not tell them. Things not con
nected with business, to be sure,
but that a wife, she thought,
ought to be even more fully in
formed about than the details of
her husbands daily life at his
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to a very rich and respectable
French banker"
II thought she and John were
wild about each other"
They were But in France,
marriage is one thing and love
another. This marriage was ex-
tremely desirable from the family
standpoint. Antoinette knew it
was inevitable sooner or
later"
$50 she took her love first?"
Jerry closed her eyes and drew a
smothered, excited breath. At
least, she's sure of something
She pictured that spring-time
ramble of John and the vivid
French girl he loved-the girl who
was like herself with lavender
eyes, as John called them, and
blue-black hair.
Holly. the young. singing mouth
stormy: "She was right! What
had Antoinette to gain by denial?
They would have married her any
way, and she would have lost the
one season of living-lost the one
glowing superlative experience
she may ever know.
"And 20 or 40 years hence they
would have buried another mortal
who was born and died but never
had the courage to LIVE!'
Jerry" His face white, tense,
staring into hers. eyes warm and
startled: Jerry"
She gazed back, mute, oblixious.
The tumult went on in her
thoughts. That's one way to
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s
business of wandering husbands,
in any case. Mostly. she thought,
1t was a woman's own fault il a
man strayed from his own fire.
side. Few men, she believed, did
so Just out of wantonness. They
were bored at home. or their
wives were shrews and nagged
them, or they weren't made COM
Portable, as the man who pro-
vided the home was entitled to
be. Eileen had a lot Of old-fash-
toned ideas that made some OF
the young married women she
knew call her hopelessly behind
the times. But for that she didn't
care. She meant to go on as
she had begun, taking care Of her
house, seeing to it that Johns
home was just as comfortable as
she could make it.
Not for a moment, during the
weeks that followed Johns
triumph over Burton and his
aides, did Eileen really suspect
what was in the wind. She knew
that. thanks to her, John mad
won his fight: that the position
they had worked so hard for was
secure. But that was about all
she did know.
"It's too soon to make any
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''Never you mind. honey" he
81 i'd, as she helped him to pack.
Our trips just postponed. Wen
get 1t, don't you fret.
II know" she said. ITS all
right, darling. / couldn't possibly
20, at such short notice, even II
you wanted to take me.
.It's not question Of venting.
he said. you know that. But
If you did come you'd see nothing
of me in New York-and that's
not the way want it to be when
we do go. This is just business
trip-and it's going to be just as
short as can Nuke 1t. shan't
do anything but work all the time
I'm there
Burton, greatly chastentd since
the day he had called John mad.
man, met his train and took him
to the hotel where he was to stay;
accompanied him, later. to the Of
flee Of the great man 81. whose
summons he was IN New York.
LET me give YOU d tip, Mac
Veagh.'' said Burton. The chiefs
as easy as an old glove Till you
get him sore. Then--look out. /
happen to know he going to
make you good proposition.
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NOD Go On With The Story.

good deal of authority. Can't we
settle this between US? I-well,
frankly, I don't want to have to
refer this matter back to my prin.
cipals."
mo. I can readily understand
that" said John. I'm sorry
but I'm afraid you must.
doubt very much If you have the
power to accept my, terms"
what are they?" said Burton,
eagerly. Anything within
reason-if you actually have con-
You won't think my terms are
want a full participation in tins
president of the holding company
that's to be formed. and 1 shall
require stock in that in direct
proportion to the value Of the
companies I control. "
Burton threw up his. hands.
''Oh, welli'' he said. That's all
right! AS long as you're naming
terms like that I'll be glad to
have you talk with the chief!
He can't expect me to deal with
n1aQHldM with uSIuSlOuS Oh
grandeur on that scale!'
John smiled. He was, he was
ready to admit. a little tired.
And there was, in fact, no reason
why he shouldn't go home and
make up little lost sleeping
time. Eileen met him with a
smile.
''Well?" she said.
"I've been called a mailman,
with decisions of grandeur" he
told her. .'On the whole, that's
probably the biggest compliment
I've ever receivedp'
CHAPTER 8
AS became a loyal wife, inter.
ested in her husbands affairs
and his success, Eileen MacVeagh
tried to keep herself informed
about Johns business. 1t was
not easy. He had little time to
spend with her, these days, and
what time he had he needed. she
felt, for rest and recreation. 1t
struck her az unfair to expect a
The Washington times., 1928-01-28
By ELENORE MEIIERIlN

remarking that Antoinette was
right? she chose wisely. And
whatever happens now. she's not
been cheatedp'
She sighed and leaned. listless,
against the bulkhead.
Said Saxon. very quiet: Right
yes. since Antoinette was lucky
enough to have chosen John.
With some one else he might have
been many things besides a joyous
memory to recall her adventure. :
Well. Papar'
Consequences are the everlast-
ing rebels. You can neither
control nor predict them. And we
never shall until we learn the
whole chain of cause and effect;
until we penetrate the mystery
OF the universe. Antoinette was
right because she was lucky.
She might easily have acquired
a taste for that kind of life.
There are girls who do. The first
four or five Aprils may be fair
enough. The end is always hor-
rible."
Then I better not kidnap
you" She sunk her chin In her
hands, looking like slim, de-
jected sprite.
She thought furiously, feeling
with bitter-sweet pain his arm
about her waist: Why am 90
disturbed? Why would I like to
take his hand and run millions
of miles? wish could get out
Of this. Out of itg'
Ito Be Continued Monday
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A Story of Wild Youth

in glowing masses on the islands
and the mountain tops.
Jerry looked down the quarry,
chopped in a perpendicular wall,
400 feet to the street below. A
sense Of danger excited her.
"Ah-so Inga is going with
John?"
Isn't she? why. I thought
you knew. 1 thought everyone
knew. It's quite obvious that she's
gone on John"
A ripple of soft, haunting laugh
ter flung in Saxon's face. You
can be gone on a person without
running away with him!"
mot Inga."
She grew silent, folding her
arms modify on the stone. What
became of Antoinette? Was she
broken-hearted when John left
herr"
"She left him. Or. rather. she
was summoned home and married
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his place at the piano. He played.
In a moment Inga swung herself
to the top of the big, square box
and sitting there with her back to
John, sang delicately, softly-as
though to him alone.
The room was filled with shad-
ows made mysterious by the colors
Of unfinished canvases on the
walls. Sylvia stood before a book
case restlessly turning pages of
book after book.
"She feels it too" thought
Jerry, terribly moved by this soft,
flame-lit song of Inga's and by the
deeps of her husky, passion.
stirred voice.
Across the room she saw Saxon.
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GT DON'T doubt it." said Mac
j veagh. eyes. I think your
syndicate viii want to buy some OF
my holdings"
Burton. His tone was confident,
but his eyes were puzzled. Elk
nerience4 had taught him to be-
ware of men who talked quietly
and didn't buster. no matter
how badly beaten they seemed to
be. Don't be too sure. once
my people have control they won't
care especially about buying more
stock. Especially as He
winked, broadly. Especially as 1t
seems to me very unlikely that
these local companies will be
able to keep on paying high
dividends"
That's where we disagree"
said John. II think the dividend
rate can and will and must be
maintained. And" His voice,
his manner changed. who do
vou think has the scontrol?"
I'VE have!' said Burton.
ooh. nor Johns manner was
gentle, suave again. Think
again. have.
You're crazy" But Burton
was on his feet.
.'Oh, you can take my word for
#. Though / don't mind. IL you
want to check up control the
KEY power companies-the ones
you've got to have to establish
your super-power lines. You can
tell your chief. with my compli-
ments, that when he gets ready
to put his plans through I'll be
ready to talk to him-and that
he's got to talk to me-"
II don't believe it?' cried Bur-
ton. YOU"
"Oh, you believe it, all right,
said John. ''Or you soon will,
anyway. And--I wouldn't waste
much time sending word back to
New York, IL / were YOU.
Burton took two or three quick,
nervous steps up and down.
'sWait a minute. he said.
s'MacVeag h-look here. I've a