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New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
TWO VILLAGES RAZED
32 Dead in Ohio Tornado and Small Towns Arc Literally Wiped Off the Map.

Columbus, O., March 29.-Casual- ties resulting from the storm which swept western Ohio yesterday and last night totalled 32 dead and prob ably several hundred injured accord ing to information available at 1:30 D. m. today. The property damage will probably run into millions of dollars, it was said.
 The villages of Renolette and Brunersburg near Defiance are total wrecks. fire consuming the wreckage in the former. Six are dead in these two villages.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
MethOdists in Favor
 Of Minimum Salaries

New York, March 29.-The New York East Conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church today adopted a report recommending a minimum salary of $2,000 for married and $1,50O for unmarried clerSymen- As signment of ministers will be made tonight
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
FATHER LOSES LIFE
Bedford (Mass.) Man Rushes Into Burning Structure to Save Baby Both Lose Their Lives,

Bedford, Mass, March 29.-Wil- liam T. Beals and his youngest child lost their lives today when the father rushed into his burning house in an attempt to rescue the baby. The dwelling was ablaze in every part when Beals and his wife awoke They rescued four children with difficulty Discovering that the baby had been left behind, BeaIs went back for it, but his escape was cut off by the flames. He was employed as a sales man in Boston. The cause of the fire is not known.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
Big Delegation Going.
Commuters Protesting
 Hudson Tube Fair Rise

Washington, March 29.-ProteSts against the proposed increase in fares on the Hudson and Manhattan roil- road between New York city and points in Jersey City and Hoboken were made today before the interstate commerce commission which was asked by representa- atives of the New Jersey cities and state board of public utilities to suspeffd the new tariffs filed by the road pending an inVesti GatiOn.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
SOME BASEBALL SCANDAL?
Lee Magee's Attorney Threatens to Give Some Startling" Testimony About Big League Players

New York, March 29.-President JIeydler of the National league re- ceived letter from the attorney for Lee Magee who is credited with saying he would make sensational statements about other players. The letter dated Friday mentioned no other player according to Heydler.
 There is nothing ln the letter to bear out the sensational statements which preceded it from the west" he said.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
TWO KINDS OF TIM
Hartford Civil and Business Lit Busy Watching Both Ki
 Clocks Today.

Hartford, March 29.-This running on two kinds of tim new and standard. The ne into effect at o'clock this when clocks were supposed been set ahea q an hour. ScIae@ mary were not.
 Factories started on the new sE ule, but hundreds of committing ployes were late owing to unchaJ railroa trains. Some lines of /l ness notably the big insurance { panies declined to change thair because or this difficulty. The Ir, company sent out early cars to the new conditions.
 On the whole the first day of daylight saving plan is said to u+axked out iairly satisfactory.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
PLAN JUNE WEDDING.

MT. and Mrs. F. B. Miller, of 12 Woodland street, announce the en- ,gagement of their daughter Minnie Gertrude to Otto F. Bertz of 12 Woodland street. The wedding will take place in June.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
HolComb to Be Advised Of Views
 on Suffrage PRESENTATION AT fl A. M.
Big Delegation of Women Will Visit Capitol Tomorrow to Give Added Strength to Opinion of Republican State Convention.

New Haven, March 29.-The man. ner in which the suffrage resolution adopted by the republican state con- vention last week will be presented to Governor Holcomb by the mems re- publican ratification committee at the state capitol at II o'clock tomorrow was decided upon at a conference which preceded a luncheon here this noon.
 Big Delegation Going.
 Miss Katherine Luddington, presi- dent of the Connecticut Woman Suf- frage association, was present. After ward it was stated that a large dele gation will wait upon the governor. No further details were made public, Colonel Ullman. who was chairman, saving 'it would be manifestly inn proper to tell the public the plans be- fore the governor has been Seen.
 At the luncheon United States Sen ator Seldom P. Spencer, of Missouri, was the speaker.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
MAIN STREET STORE ENTERED

Officer Charles Anderson reported at the police station yesterday after noon that a shoe shine parlors at 292 Main street had been entered and silver watch and some chewing gum were stolen
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
Kinsella Candidate
 In Hartford Again

Hartford, March 29.-Mayor Rich ard J. Kinsella today announced his candidacy for renomination on the democratic ticket. The nominating convention will meet tonight
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCE
Executive Secretary of New York Communist Party Must Serve Be- tween Five and Ten Years.

New York; March 29.-Harry Win itzky, executive secretary of the New York communist party, who was convicted Friday of violating the states criminal anarchy law. today was sentenced to not less than five nor more than ten years in state prison. Winitzky, who was alleged to have advocated the forcibIe over- throw of government, took a prom inent part in the communist party convention in Chicago several months ago.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
Michigan Cities Cut or.

A dozen or more Michigan cities were cut off from the rest of the world and it was reported they were in the path of the twiSter which swept northea stward across the state from Lake Michigan. The storm was said to have been particularly severe in the VicinitieS of Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Lansing, Bay City and Sagi- naw.
 In Ohio and Indiana, however, the tornado's fury apparently was Wreak ed on rural districts. None Of the large cities was hit according to reports. Tn the open country and semi-isolated districts it was believed a number of persons had been killed and much property damaged.
 Continued on Seventh Page)
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
M'GRATH-ROY NUPTIALS
EX-Service Man Will Wed South Main Street Girl Apri 2f, at St. Joseplls Church.

MT. and Mrs. Joseph Roy of PIP South Main street have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Laura Roy, to John V. McGrath, son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas McGrath of south Stanley street. McGrath is em- ployed at the plant of the New Brit ain Machine company and Mss Roy a { the American Hosiery. McCfrath is an eN-service man, having served over seas with a sanitation unit in France, and Germany for more than d year The wedding ceremony will be solem- nized April 21 at St. Joseph's church.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29
Wires Down andC0m- plete Record of De- vaStatiOn is Not Yet Known.
Tornadoes Ravage Entire Sections Between Chicago And Atlanta, Ga.

Chicago. March 29.-Material aug mentation of the known death nst or GA, hundreds of injured and property damage estimates of many millions or dollars loomed today when restoration of wire communication would permit compilation of accurate reports from the six central west states hit yester- day by a series of tornadoes. %@
 The most foreboding rumors early today were from the southern MichI- gan peninsula and the" rural districts of Indiana and Ohio. In those states wires were prostrated in every direc- ton and it was said it might be days before some of the communities were heard from.
 The Chicago district with 29 deaths was the heaviest sufferer according to reports early today the remainder Of the known death list follows:
 West Liberty, Ind, [; Fenton, Mich, :; Zulu, Ind, ,: Nashville, O., f; GreenvilIe, O., 4; Geneva, Ind. 5; and one each at Monroeville, Ind, Townley, Ind, Hart, Mich, East Troy, Wis, and St. Louis, Mo. ..-.
 Thousands Homeless.
 Thousands of. persons were made homeless by destruction ot dwellings, and outside relief was necessary for a number of places.
 r.igln, 50 nlileS west or Chlcago, where eight persons were killed, suf- fered approximately $4,OO0,O0o dam ages when the ,- tornado wrecked large portion of the business quarter and part of the resident section.
 Military law was declared in Elgin and former service men volunteered to preserve order and prevent, footing
 From Elgin the tornado swept northeast around Chicago. smashing through Melrose Park. Evanston, Will niette and other suburbs with trail of NSreckage ana deaths. Ill Meirose Park and Wilmette fire further added to the havoc Soldiers of national guard regiment which was called out when the extent of the damage be- came known, also assumed control at Melrose Park and Wilmette.
 The twisters which swept through Michigan and Ohio and Indiana ap- parently were distinct from the lll1- noiS storm.
 In each instance, however. It was the same tale-Wrecked houses. pros traitor of wire communication and 8 death list.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-29

Continued on Seventh Pag
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05
Prosperity Abounds
In Southwest Georgia

AMERICUS,, Ga.-Published state
ments of Sumter county banks, with
the exception Of one small institu-
ton. indicate unusual prosperity pre-
walls in this section Of southwest
Georgia. These institutions, with an
invested capital and surplus amount
ing to only $63O,613.44, have depos-
it's totaling S 2,472, 9O0.52, and loans
aggregating 1882, 676.55. That they
are careful in their control of over
drafts is shown by the aggregate
overdraft in their published state
ment amounting to only $1,119.64.
The Planters bank Of Americas,
the largest bank in the county,
which has a capital and surplus of
$3.50, 616.69, and deposits of $685.
1850 subject to check, shows over
drafts amounting to only $63,79.
which Is considered a remarkable
showing. All Of the banks here car
ry substantial surplus and undivided
accounts, the surplus and profits of
the Bank of Commerce. which is
capitalized at s65,ooo. amounting to
$115,340.27: that of the Planters
bank, capitalized at $4,000, being
S239,616.69, and of the Plains bank,
with a capital of $4,000, the sur
plus and profits total $59,593.00.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05

''The man who says he cannot af-
ford to have child en- is an idiot.
Children are an asset and the best
Investment of married life
This is not second Theodore
Roosevelt talking. but just a good
American father of nineteen children,
who speaks from "exper. ence" and
practices what he breaches. He is
Francis Yoder, a coal miner, who
lives at Somerset, Pa, smoky little
town four hours ride from Pits
burg and five miles from nowhere.
When the nineteenth child was
born to the Yoders a few days ago
the Evening World sent me to inter-
view such an illustrious fam ly in
this modern childless are of ours
Hence my journey to the Smoky City
and Somerset.
Just over the blue smoky hill of
Somerset in a dark brown, two tory
cottage l found the happy home of
he Yoders.. A knock at the cottage
door bro ght the patter of feet, jost-
ling and pushing, merry laughs, q
scueal, faint stop pinching me-" a
wee baby's voice from an inner room
and then the door opened and l was
greeted by host of kiddies of all
sizes and ages. At fist 1 was so
amazed that all I could think of was
the old woman who lived in a shoe
end had so many children she didn't
know what to do, but a second glance
at least hcr thy. rolItc .nF- luuies
made me realize that the Yoders DID
know what to do, and the motto
which ought to hang Owe their d cor
is "Weicome: to our ty; the more
the merrier!'
-i;T2e@a zenith Arrival
A neat looking, sensible woman
wal G 100 the room with n tiny
babe c1utched ii htly in her arms.
Il was Mother Yoder, with the nine
teentn a rival Her eyes were
bright, her cheeks even rosy, and at
first / could scarcely belle she was
the mother of all these Xxi dies, in
GLIDING the oldest boy, who is TWEEN
ty-three, and young lady who looks
more like a siste than her ldest
girl child. I had expected to see a
faded, worn-ou WON n, but instead
1 found myself face to face W tn
woman forty years Of age. In perfect
health, needing no anity bag TO
bring the roses to her cheeks. no the
md curves about her mouth.
Someone had been hamm ring in
the room upstairs rera ng e1ky
roof Suddenly the noise ceased and
Mr. Yoder, who. f. tunately, was not
in the mines that day, care down to
meet me.
81 can't shake hands with you
.ady,' he laughed; my hands are al
wa black but my hear is clean and
1 couldn't keep lily white han $ and
mate eEo"~ breed for my family
It isn't every man Of forty-three
fourteen of them ii in It's true
the old-fashtoned men sometimes had
twelve or thirteen children. but they
usually had two wi en-, while my old
gal over there an I have been mar
RED ever since she was sixteen and
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05
Balloonists bangle in Air
For Thirteen Perilous Hours

ham. Ala, September Is, landed on
the southwest shore of Lake Erie
two days later, placing their balloon
third in the race.
Rear Admiral Kountz. acting Sec
rotary Of the navy, in making this
announcement tonight, said that this
landing ended. undoubtedly the most
thrilling flight ever undertaken by
navy pilots in a free balloon. Both
Iieutenants are members of the Unit
ed States naval reserve force
after leaving Birmingham" said
the admirars statement, "at 5:49 p.
M, in six hours and twenty minutes
boundary and at o'clock the morn
ing of the twentysixth, the balloon
crossed the Kentucky boundary. At
II o'clock in the forenoon. the bal
loon landed to escape approaching
thunderstorms. At this time. the
vens was forced out of the race.
"At 1880 o'clock another landing
was made at Hartford. KY, and at
Sis, another landing was made in
Spencer county, Indiana. At this
place the pilots basket was cut
away and abandoned, due to loss of
gas during movements around and
storm areas. From this point on
the pilots clung to the rigging above
the concentration ring.
"At midnight of the 9th,
the balloon passed over the center
of Indianapolis, and at $3.50 a. m,
crossed the Ohio border.
Approaching SanduslIy Bay at
$40 large transforms, accompanied
by lightning,. overlook the balloon.
the wind coming from the southwest
Ind west, and extending northward
nd northeastward of the balloons
,rifting course. The tremendous
rea of this storm cut off the APP
roach to the Canadian coast, also
orcing the balloon to traverse Lake
RE lengthwise and with insufficient
'allast to compensate for rain driv-
ng down and weighing the balloon
lieutenant Emerson decided to land
This was done by ripping the balloon
N the air and the landing was at
$50 o'clock without injury to the
alloon remaining equipment.
THE landing was made in hay
cid three miles east of Graytown
y, after having made 500 statute
lies from North Birmingham. Du,
alton of flight was thirty-seVen
ours and one minute"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05
UNITED STATES
,HASPOPULATION
OF 107,000,000

WASHINGTON. The United
States has more than 1O6 millions
Of people.
This already has been determined
by the census bureau.
This information has become
known without an actual count of
the people. 1t happened this way:
The classification Of the people into
male and female, white and black,
by means of machines that punch
cards. Hundreds of employees have
been punching these cards for
months.
Originally there were 100000
Of these blank cards. There is one
card for each person. The fact that
all but 100000 of the cards have
been punched shows that there are
106,000,000 persons already account
ed for.
Announcement Soon
Some. time ago, the bureau an
week it will give out official fig
ures on the number of persons.
There is a census sheet for each
person. The people whose sheets
have not gone through the punch
ing machines live in Massachusetts.
and only fragments Of these states
remain to be counted, or rather to
have their sheets punched.
The punching is going on now
at the rate of from 10000 to S0,-
than 100000 of these sheets yet
to be punched. This would mean
that. although 1t has been shown
there are 106,000,000 persons, there
will be less than 107,000,000.
Genius Facts
Some of the facts the census will
show are:
Fifty-two per cent Of the people
live in cities, whereas 1910 showed
more than half lived in rural dis
tricts.
Women are in excess Of men; al
ways before the census has shown
an excess of males.
Fifty-one per cent of the people
have specialized occupations.
Twelve persons in every 100 can
not read and write.
Birthrate has materially decreased
since 1910. due ITO crowded condi-
tions of cities and the high cost of
living.
Gain of 100000 since 1910.
Ten million due to excess of
births over deaths and five million
to immigration.
If the official figures determine
there are 1O7.ooo,ooo persons. it
opinion among experts. that there
are, In the united states, ABOUT
109, 100000 people. Experts claim
that no matter how thorough a CEN
sus enumeration may be. at least
2 per cent of the people will not
be enumerated. This would leave
100000 uncounted.
Who Are They?
Who are these two millions of
people? Many of them are crooks
who dodge the census-takers. There
are thousands of persons who trav-
ell and have no home addresses. 1t
is estimated there aare more than
100000 persons on trains all of the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05

was nineteen. We've had big
family, but we're p. oud of it, and we
count our childre2 as. our sweetest
Llessings and biggest asset. How
about it, mammal"
Mrs; Yoder smiled happily and
married life had been busy but
happy ones for her.
Il have never had the doctor but
for a short period when the sto?lS
came" she said. have had to
work hard, and perhaps the first
est, but after my children began
to get older things became easier
because they helped me. Now that
many of them are working the re-
turns are coming in. Our investment
was good. Fourteen of my children
are living, but five died when in
fants. Two belonged to different
sets of twins and the other three
died soon after birth"
And all of your children live at
homer" 1 asked.
All Live at Home
"All live at home and each one,
with the exception of No. IS, has
his work to do about the house"
laughed Mrs. Yoder. Some work
garden, where many of our vege-
tables are raised; the older boys
work as coal miners with their
father and the. older girls, in fact
even three in their teens, do house
work for the neighbors: Ny huzb'1d
the older boys $45 a week and the
girls bring in their share.
$50 you see the man who says
he cannot. afford to have children
is an idiot" declared Father Yoder.
II am sorry for the couples who
folxo fh1S mint nf view and dnnV
themselves the pleasure of parent
hood"
How about sparing the rod and
spelling the child?" i asked.
"a good switching or sound
spanking is necessary in the life Of
every VIM kd d. b 3sp sHe Mp FG them With
plenty of oatmeal and stew meat.
dress them warm, make them work
and keep a hand on one side of the
cradle to rock it when they are
for moods and tantrums."
The Yoders have lived in the cot
tage at Somerset nearly all their
married life. Mr.. Yoder was born
in the cottage next door and now
they are taking the mortgage off
on it few years ago, but many
hands make light work and things
are beginning to run very smooth
ly in the Yoder home. Children
are an asset in the Yoder family
and most likely they will be con-
sulting automobile catalogues by
the time No. 10 reaches his ma
jority.
In the meantime there are six
teen people to be fed, clothed and
housed and they are all undor the
same roof. lust suppose you had
fourteen k1ddies' plates to fill and
fourteen pairs of boots to buy!
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05
HOW To GET RID
Of CATARRH
A Simple, Safe, inexpensive
Method That Clears Out
the Head, Nose and Throat

There is no disease more offensive
or disagreeable or no disease that
will lead to as much serious trouble
as catarrh. You en- now get rid
of it by simple, safe, pleasant home
remedy discovered by DR.. Blosser; a
catarrh specialist.
nr. Blosser's Remedy is composed
Of medicinal herbs, flowers and ber-
ries, which you smoke in a dainty
pipe or cigarette. The smokey pr
Is inhaled into all the air passages
of the head, nose, throat and lungs.
1t contains no cubebS or tobacco and
may be used by women and children
as we'll as men.
This medicated smoke carries medi-
cine where sprays, douches and ONT
ments cannot possibly reach. Its
effect is soothing and healing and
is entirely harmless.
If you are sufferer from catarrh,
asthma, catarrhal deafness or. sub
tect to frequent colds, you should try
this Remedy without delay. Send
ten cents (coin or stamps) to Tle
Blosser Co.. 402-M. D., Atlanta, Ga,
and you will receive, by return mail.
e trial package containing some or
this Remedy made into cigarettes,
little pipe.-tAdVt.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05
SELLS TAlLOR-MADE
SUITS FOR $18

The Lincoln Wooden Mills, Divi-
sion 534, Chicago. I'LL, will send any
interested reader of this paper with
out charge) a book of high-grade
cloth samples in many different col
ors and patterns. Their prices are
extremely low, and you will find it
to your advantage to send for this
free book and compare their prices
with others before you order new
clothes. An example Of their values
is durable and attractive, smooth
finished worsted at SIS for a three
piece suit, worth at least $50 at re-
tail. Another big bargain is their
heavyweight, pure Australian virgin
wool blue serge on which they guar
aEtee to save you not less than $50.
The company is large and reliable.
All garments are sent on approval.
Money will be returned any time
customer is not well pleased. II in
terested, write them today for their
latest price list, self-measuring
charts and free book.-(Advt.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05
Baby Crop Last Year
Was Record, Says Board
In Annual Birth Report

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-America'S baby crop
in 1919 was a new record. says the
American Child Hygiene association
An annual preliminary report on
vital statistics by that organization,
covering data from 269 cities with
an aggregate population of $1,000
600 shows the infant mortality rate
declined to the encouraging figure
of 81 deaths per 1000 babies" saw
ing of nearly 10000 babies over the
1918 rate and 1000 fewer deaths
than in 1917.
port $4,000 births were recorded,
While in the entire country it is es-
tinlated there are 100000 newcom-
ers annually. All of the cities in
cluded have populations of 10000 or
more.
some Of the larger cities. where
formerly the death rate was very
high. Among the "a cities of more
than 100000 population reported. ten
were below the average for the z0J
and the death rate for the group was
IS, two points below the general
average.
Ten years ago." the report said
1T was the aim of many a depart
ment of health to see this rate fall
below the 100 mark. In 1919. only
four of the "a larger cities were
One of these was Pittsburg, the
Smoky City" where the rate was
115 Buffalo with 107. Kansas City
Mo-, with 103 and Jersey City. N. j.
with 1O2 were the others.
Houston. Tex, was the best, baby
raising ground among the cities OF
more than 100000 and less than $780,
900 with a mark of 81. Berkeley,
Cal. had baby mortality rate OF
A. while Brookline, Mass, with 3
population of less than $4,000 led
all the rest with the healthy per-
centage of 40.
New York City registered 80. St
Louis scored 70, Los Angeles and
San Francisco 81 and IS, respective
ly, Minneapolis 81 and Seattle, 81.
FL Paso. Texas. had the worst
showing with 245. Burlington. VT.
was next with $50. Ell Paso, how
ever, is not in a birth registration
orea according to the reoort