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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-22
SENATOR'S SON HERE
o. w. Underwood, Jr., En- Route to
Texas on Hunting "Trip

Oscar w. Underwood. Jr. who now
makes his home in Washington, ar
rived in Birmingham yesterday to
spend day with friends and rela-
tives here. Mr.. Underwood is on his
vacation and is going on hunting
trip in Texas.
II have reached the point where /
like Washington" said Mr.. Under
wood, "and my work there has been
very pleasant. However, l am al
ways glad to see my friends here and
trip to Birmingham will always be
like coming home. ] regret that /
could not spend more time in Bir-
mingham on this vacation"
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SERVICE MEN ENTERTAINED

The former service men at ST. Vim
cents hospital were very pleasantly
surprised Sunday afternoon when
enth Street Baptist church Baraca
class paid them a visit. The visitors
brought along lots of cigarettes.
candy aud fruit. which was dis
tributed among the former soldiers
who are under treatment there. Sew
eral solos were given by the visitors.
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proval.
Said she:
1--WE women all back general
health programme, and we fight
common colds. We insist that the
drug stores have everything clean
ard sanitary and then maybe loo
of us strong will attend some affair
where there are only 15 punch
glasses which are dabbled out be-
tween drinks in little basin of
water. We must be Inconsistent
about advising one thing and permit
ting ourselves. to do another.
know one town where 1t is consid
cred bad form when a guest does not
bring her own individual drinking
cup.
Sanitary Cups Needed
1T seems to me so easy for our
club women to adopt the sanitary,
paper drinking cups"
One of the finest things Mrs. Jones
said concerned young boys and girls
just merging into maturity. She ex-
planned that the state department OF
health got out, few years ago little
pamphlets emphasizing a boy's--as
well as a girrs-part in keeping fit.
They We're fine things, but, un-
fortunately. the. pamphlets fell too
often into the wrong nandS-lnto the
hands of those who had no children
said Mrs. Jones'.
1T would be a real service If our
clubs would make a list of people
with families and turn it over to the
state department, which could mail
the pamphlets to the individual fam
lilies.
Such work might keep many chill
dren from sick or diseased lives. The
protection of our young girls and
boys, the protection of the home. is
part ofsour club work. If our young
boys were talked to, as well as our
girls. there is no doubt that a great
deal of moral good could be DONE
Mrs. Jones took occasion to mem
ton with pride that she felt the Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs could take
credit to itself as being among the
first 10 urge on President Harding
that he go on in every possible way
with disarmament plans. The coun-
Gil of the federation sent him tele-
gram to this effect early in June.
At the close. of Mrs. Jones' address
club reports were continued.
The state executive resides in
Montgomery and arrived in Birming
ham on the noon train.
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SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICE

Citizens of East Lake have been
invited to attend the Cumberland
Presbyterian church services on
Thanksgiving day morning at 1890
o'clock.
The Rev. j. r. Turner, pastor OF
the East Lake Methodist church. will
deliver the opening prayer. the Rev.
Stivender. pastor of the Ruhama
Baptist church, will read the morn
ing lesson, and the sermon will be
delivered by Rev. Stephenson. pastor
of the United Presbyterian church.
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carelessness is lowering morality con-
ditions. and great many ministers
are assisting the club women in their
campaigns for a better standard OF
hours.
Simple Standards Best
Il do not know anything at all
about Birmingham status in, this re-
gard, nor her sentiment on these
questions, but as a general sugges-
ton to everybody. believe that WON
en- should return to the old time sim
pie life and homely virtues.
Il think that instead of so many
club affairs and public entertain
ments, people should entertain more
in their homes Also, we hear Sc
much about young peoples, affairs
and more frequently than not, older
people are excluded from them.
Il do not believe that the older
people should be put out. We need
their influence. Besides, they are not
so old and can still lend many an
enhancing moment to our social life
in general. Their hearts are young"
Mrs. Jones spoke shortly after the
session Of the convention began, after
the luncheon hour.
i6 udQ DttH tdktU up ny
club reports. Mrs. John r. Hornady
presiding in the absence of Mrs. J. e.
Frazier. who Is seriously i'll. but who
sent her message to the organiza ton
from the hospital
Her presence was greatly missed
and many were the expressions of
sympathy heard.
In Mrs Jones speech to the conven-
ton. she emphasized three main
points: the better education of chill
dren; better health conditions, and
better moral conditions. Besides this,
she called attention to how inter-
ested the Federation of Women's
clubs is in illiteracy, tuberculosis
scholarships that will give young
people a better. chance for advanced
education, kindergarten work, rescue
work. and other things.
She made a splendid point of the
fact:
New Name
Heretofore we have been told that
Alabama means, Here we rest Late
ly anthropologists tell US the word
means, 'Thicket clearers.' And that
Is what we women feel we wish to be,
SO far as many matters of public
good are concerned-'thfcket clear
ers.'
Records show that Alabama now
has 27S,123 illiterates. That means
men and women who can neither read
or write. 1t is appalling that $4,000
OF these are white people. Out of 4S
states In the union, we still stand
third from the bottom in illiterarcy.
Montana every year is spending
10 times as much on the education
of an Individual child as Alabama Is.
That means Montana thinks that her
children are 10 times as valuable as
we think ours are.
"Of course. we know that this Is
not true!'
Too many OF our children are per-
mitted to go to school any way they
please. Our laws say they must at
tend at least 10 weeks. But IL a
child takes these weeks willy nilly.
dropping In and out, with no system.
Nnow can he or she finish any grade :
some children attend school so little
and make the times SO far apart they
can even forget what they learned
between times.
In speaking Of health conditions
Mrs. Jones drove home an idea which
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SAM SMALL TO SPEAK

DR.. Sam Small of the National Re-
from association will speak at the
Birmingham Southern college chapel
Friday morning under the auspices
Of the Birmingham Southern College
Ministerial association
DR.. Small is a speaker of wide
learning and will draw large crowd,
according to President w. s. Traweek
of the ministerial association.
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MRS. REAMs GETS vERICT

verdict of $500 was awarded to
Mrs. Mary A. Reams yesterday in the
federal court in her suit against the
Southern railroad for alleged fatal
injuries.
The jurys verdict was reached Cat
urday night 1t was sealed and an
nounced when court opened yesterday
morning. 81
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By MIGNON HALL

There complaint that
get late parties They bring criticism themselves
their cities by public dressed
This the assertion which Mrs Brevard the
Federation yesterday
district meeting which the Tuwer
throughout todas
She called her address official merely friendly
the of the So clubs gathered conference
hearing of and the election of officers
have not here for the of starting crusade
tnued asked
dons and am doing wherever Many clubs elsewhere
the Atlanta
has initiated steps that city to have early.
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Alabama Delegation
In National Congress
Fauors Ford's Proposal

in heartily behind
Muscle
belief Monday night
w "Buc Sixth district who attend
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
BRIDGEPORT DEMANDS
FIVE CENT CARFARE
If Trolleys Can't Give 1t, Let
Other Service Do It,
Is Plea.

Bridgeport, Sept. 22.-"If the troll
ley company will not give Bridgeport t
the five cent fare, let US have the
service that will. If both trolleys and
jitneys cannot exist in competition let
us have one that will give us what
we want" These were Mayor Wilson's
closing words before the public utili-
ties commission in speech at city
hall today in which he demanded, on
behalf of the city of Bridgeport, that
the jitney service be extended regard
less of what effect it might have upon
the Connecticut Co.
The mayor was one of a dozen
speakers, including several representa-
tives of civic bodies, which pleaded
for the issuing of further permits to
the jitneys in this city and suburbs
Officials of the Connecticut Co. were
not heard during the early part of the
hearing.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
BRIDES BODY is
LOCATED IN LAKE
Remains of Mrs. Norah johnson Ket-
teile, Missing Since Sept. Is,
Is Found in Lake.

Union, Conn.,, Sept. 22.--The body of
Mrs. Norah Johnson Kettelle who, as a
bride of few days, disappeared from
camp at Lake Mashapaug where she
was on her honeymoon on September
IL, was found in the lake today It
was recovered by James Earl, caretaker
of an estate, but was not removed from
the water pending examination by the
coroner and state police.
Mrs Kettelle, a graduate of Rad
cliffe college, 23 years old. disappeared
while her husband, John Dunster Ker-
telle of Cambridge, Mass, was absent
from the camp. When he returned he
found her gone, most of her clothing
left behind and the boat belonging 20
the cottage together with her bathing
suit missing. The boat was found near
the opposite shore in the search which
Kettelle made in a canoe for his miss
ing bride.
Mrs. Kettelle was an expert SWIM
mer. The morning of her disappearance
her husband said they SWAN ashore
from an island in the middle of the
lake. Kettelle who went to his home at
Cambridge after several days of searcn
had failed to disclose the body, said he
thought his wife had beached the boat,
that it drifted away and that in swim
ming after it she became exhausted.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22

Washington. Sept. 22.-High Of
ficials of the Ku Klux Klan may be
summoned to Washington for interro-
cation by the department of juctice At
torney Gen. Daugherty indicated to-
day.
Director Burns of the departments
bureau of investigation said Daugherty
has been instructed to set his agents
at work on an investigation of the
Klan's organization in various parts
of the country.
In connection with the possible sum-
moning of Klan leaders to Washington
the attorney general said the depart
ment of justice had the authority 70
summon any one and it was its policy
in the course of an investigation to
talk the matter over with persons in
volved.
The attorney general said that any
criminal prosecutions would for the
most part be matters of state law un-
less there had been some violations
of the federal statute through the use
of the mails to defraud.
There is no need in this country
Mr.. Daugherty said, for vigilance
organizations.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
HARRIE +. HART OF
HARTFORD is DEAD
Formcy Local Man Passcs Away After
Period OF III Hcaith--Promincnt
Pntcnt Lawyer.

Harrie L. Hart. we'll known as n
patent lawyer, died yesterday at his
homo on 227 Girard avenue, Hartford.
following n short illness. Mr.. Hart
had returned from Europe recently
and has been i'll since that time.
Mr.. Hart was As years old and was
we'll known I'm this city. He was born
hero on December z. 1872. and was the
son of Charles Il. and Jane (Wain-
wright) Hart.
Mr.. Hart In survived by his wife.
who was Miss Lillian wetmore daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Charles f. Wetmore.
Besides his wife and parents. Mr.
Hart leaves n son. Harrie Emile Hart.
Jr., two sisters. Mrs. w. p. Tyron, OF
New York and Mrs. J. w. Hinkley OF
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and one brother.
Charles Edwin Hart, Jr, OF Water
bury, n lawyer.
Mr. Hart was rapidly gaining a repu-
tation nationally as n patent lawyer
and many important cases were in
trusted 20 him. He was counsel for
tho Landers. Frary and Clark COM
pany. and the whitlock Coil Pipe
company and Billings and Spencer OF
Hartford. He recently won a suit for
the latter named corporation against
it's namesalke In Canada.
Mr.. Hart attended the local schools
and was a graduate OF Yale university
IN 1894. lie served as craftsman in
Pittsburgh, later coming to Connecti-
cut. where he entered the study and
practice OF law. He then was employ
cd by william Edgar Simonds OF Can
ton. Conn. who had n patent law Of
fee at Hartfordw He later became a
partner In the firm OF Simonds and
Hart Since Mr.. simonds death, Mr..
Hart had continued with his success
ful practice.
The funeral win be held tomorrow
afternoon from the home and will be
strictly private. Rev. George w. c.
INN. pastor OF the South Consrega-
tional church In this city will officiate.
Burial will be IN Fairview ceme-
terry In the family plot.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
WANTS TO HOUSE men
IN CITY'S CHURCHES
"Mr. Zero of the Auction
Block" Also Plans to
Lease Building.

New York, Sept. 22.-Urbain Le-
doux-the Mr.. Zero of the auction
block'-today extended his plans for
helping the jobless by starting nego-
tiations for the lease of a five story
building on Front street capable of
housing and feeding 1000 men.
In addition, he hopes to have the
churches throw open their halls to
the unemployed, and is planning to
call on Bishop Manning of the Pro-
testant Episcopal diocese of New
York with this purpose in mind he
began bright and early to recruit an
army of human exhibits to show the
churchman that his proteg,cs were
worthy of aid
Appearing in Cooper Square at z
a. m. he distributed elevated tickets
to nearly 200 former service men,
war workers and general laborers
now out of jobs. He explained that
he would take these men with him
to the grounds of the cathedral
where he planned to prove Bishop
Manning that the 200 were not buns
and Ioafers but jealous workers.
Upon reaching the cathedral Le-
doux was informed that Bishop Man
ming was busy. He then marched
the men to a restaurant remarking
that they were nearly famished not
having had anything to eat since 2
o'clock this morning.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
FATE OF PLATOON
IN MAYORS HANDS
Nine Negative Votes Cast Last Night
Together With Those of Absentees
Could Kill Measure.

Should Mayor o. F. Curtis elect to
veto the two-platoon plan for the fire
department which was favorably act
ed upon by the common council last
night, and members of the council are
CT the opinion that he will do so, it
now seems very likely that he can
delay the measure for this year, at
least.
If the mayor vetoes the measure it
will then go back to the council for a
second vote, and a two-thirds major
ity will be necessary to pass it over
the mayors head. Eleven negative
votes will kill the two-platoon since
it will then lack two-thirds of the
90 council members. At last night S
session Alderman II. p. Richards and
Z. r. Gilpatric and Councilman H. P.
Battey were absent. Alderman Rich
ards has expressed himself in favor of
the two-platoon while the other two
members have expressed themselves
as not in favor of the move. The votes
Of the nine members who voiced
themselves last night as opposed, to-
gether with those of AldermaI Gil
patric and Councilman Battey will
bring the negatives to IL and kill the
measure.
Mayor Curtis has not announced
wat his procedure will be. It has
been the belief of council members
ard others connected with municipal
governmental affairs that he will not
sign the bill.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
ONLY GAPING HOLE REMAINS WHERE SHOP
FORMERLY STOOD AT OPPAU;; FULLY $500
PERSONS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE Been HURT
$50 Bodies Had Been Re-
covered This Morning
French and German Au-
thorities Cooperating in
Rescue and Relief Work.

Mayenee. Sept. 22.-(By Associated
Press) while estimates OF the num-
ber OF dead from Wednesdays explo-
sion which destroyed the Badlsche
eompany's great chemical plant at
oppau, continued today at approx
mate1y 1900 the total OF persons ac-
tually found to have been Injured ex-
coeds tho first figures by a wide mar
gin. Already $500 persons have re-
ceived treatment for hurts sustained
through the effects OF the explosion.
Bodies of the dead to tho number
OF $50 had been recovered this fore
noon.
Rescue Work Goes on.
The French and German authorities
In the district were continuing the res
cue work today in the closest collabo-
ration. A German hospital train has
arrived Mt Frankfort and French train
at Treves with injured from the scene
OF ths disaster.
The scene of the explosion was
moro than three miles distant from
Mannheim. but every window in
that city was shattered by
Continued on Second Page.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
Small Entering Glass.
r. E. DEMING TALKS
ON AMERICANIZATION
Tells Rotarians How Badly the Work
of Organization is Needed
in New Britain.

In Is years to come, New Britain
will lose its identity as al American
city if the work of.the Americanization
bureau is not carried out, accord
ing to Robert Deming. a member of the
state Amerianization bureau who ad-
dressed the noon day luncheon of the
Rotary club held at the New Britain
club today.
Mr.. Deming retold census numbers
as given out by Washington. He said
hat there are 48,158 foreign people
in this city out of the population of
5o31G and only 11,161 native resi-
dents. New Britain has the largest
number of foreigners in the state, out
side of the city of Ansonia
Inasn1uch as the United States has
always been known as thu land of op-
portunity, every foreigner who comes
to this country should be given
chance and his only way will be
through the America zation board in
the various towns Mr.. Danning also
said that the financial problem is al
ways before the state bureau and that
there was not enough money at head
quarters with which to carry on the
work.
The attendance at the Rotary club
this noon was the 1a1 gest the club has
had since it's foundation. Previous to
the talk by Mr.. Deming, Charles Press
a Rotarian of Troy, New York. was
to the members by. Presi-
dent Leon Sprague. Mr.. Press praised
the work Of the local organization in
a few words.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
Local Scouts On Traffic
Duty Here Saturfia. Nom

The New Britain Boy Scouts will
tale an active part in the observance
of Safety First week in this city
on Saturday. They will go on traffic
duty with the New Britain police
force from II O'Clock in the morning
until L o'clock in the afternoon and
perhaps later in the afternoon. This
announcement was made today by
Walter Cook, local scoutmaster. The
boys will also carry banners about the
street bearing such slogans as: Don't
Get Hurt" Watch Your Step,'' Help
the Police etc.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
Worcester Odd Fellows
Awarded Second Place

Toronto, Sept. 22.-The winners in
the competitive team drills being held
here in connection with the annual con-
vention of I. 0. o. F. We're announced
today. Canton Auto. Detroit won first
place in the class A competition Can
ton Bright, number z, Worcester,
Mass, was second and Canton Lucas,
number 3, Toledo, o., was third. In
the class B competition Canton Jericho,
number 15, Michigan, won first place;
Canton Pottstown, second and Canton
Haltpn No 4, third
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Foi.1 Men Who Robbed Aged Cheshire
Couple VIII spend Long Terms Be-
hind Bars.

Waterbury. Sept. 22.-Judges c. L.
Avery in the superior court here to-
day sentenced the four men who
robbed aged Mr.. and Mrs. Carlo
Paterno of Cheshire last July to long
prison terms. The prisoners pleaded
guilty to charges of having bound
and gagged the couple and robbing
them by means of great violence.
Joseph Copoldo, ring leader was
given from to years, Giuseppe
Failla from to years, Camela Fer
raro from 4 to Z years and Nicola
Giola from 2 to years.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM
New Britain Military Band VIII Rem
der Selections at Walnut Hill Park
This Evening at 7:45 O'Clock.

New Britain Military band will rem
der popular and classical selections al
Walnut Hill park tonight a. 7:45
o'clock:
America.
Gloria-March.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Popular Hits:
(a) My Mammy-One step.
(b) Moonlight-Fox trot.
(c1 Margie-Fox trot.
Special-March.
Annie Laurie-Grand fantasie.
Popular Hits:
(d) Mazic-Fox trot.
(e) Minai-Fox trot.
(f) Romance-Waltzes.
(g) Caresses-Fox trot.
Pilot-March.
National Emb1em-March.
Director-Vito J. Di Fronzo.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
WALSH LEFT S45,949.4S
Inventory is Filed by Appraisers L.,
and TonG-iiad Big Local Stocl,
Holdings.

The inventory of the late John J.
Walsh has been inventorted at S45.-
i4s.4s by appraisers r. Frank Lee and
William J. Ling. A large portion Of
the estate is made up of stock hold
ings in local concerns.
The inventory is as follows: 25
shares OF American Hardware, $3.50;
6J shares North and Judd. So 600;
20 shares lenders, Frary and Clark.
$3.50: 100 shares Union Mfg. Co.
$4,000; 20 shares Eagle Lock. $3.50;
IS shares Colt Patent Fire Arms.
s945; one automombile, $1,000; one
diamond ring, 500; real estate in New
London. $4,000; cash in New Britain
Trust bank, s1.433.4S; cash in Ma
E 'ional bank OF Commerce, SIS: cash
Fl n Mariners Saving Panlx Of New Lon
Don, S7s; cab in Burritt Savings bank,
$113; first mortgage of Louis Raphael
on Main street property, $685.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
WESLEYAN STUDENTS
CANNOT have BOOZE
President ShankGn Announces
Intention Of Enforcing Dry Law
ENTERING GLASS SMALLER
President Says Facilities at College
Are Such That More Than 500 Stu
dents Cannot be Easily Cared For
Makes Opening Address.

Middletown, Sept. %. - President
William Arnold Shanklin in his matri-
culation address to the Wesleyan stu
dent body in Memorial chapel today,
outlined the attitude of the university
towards the prohibitory amendment to
the federal constitution saying that it
would be vigorously enforced by the
faculty.
WeSleyan'S Stand.
II desire to state here, squarely and
unrevocably, the position of Wesleyan
on the breaking of the law as it re-
1ates to the 18th amendment. would
state in the word of the immortal
Lincoln's, let reverence of law be
taught in all schools and colleges.
Only so long as law and constituted
authority are held in reverence by our
people are the free institutions of the
land secure"
The Issue of 18th. ,,
THE issue today Joined over the
Sth amendment is one of fundamental
between the better element
worse element, many of them alien in
thought and speech. 1t is not case
Of whether man shall or shall not be
permitted to drink, but whether the
lawless element in our population shall
be able to defy the will of the major
ity. 1t is now up to true Americans
to defend national honor and institu-
tions. In support of the laws of the
land-a1l law, every law-the college
should be the vanguard. And the po-
sition of the faculty of Wesleyan uni
versity is that so long as the 18th
remains a part of the con-
stitution it will be enforced at Wes-
eyan."
Small Entering Glass.
The entering class is smaller than |
asst year and as to this President !
Shanklin said that Wesleyan could not !
meet her ideal of training for many |
more than 500 students.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-22
CAISSON ARRIVES
Mayor Curtis and Harry jackson Get
Gift For City From Senator Mclean
of Connecticut.

The caisson for use of the various
ex-servicemen's posts in this city when
military funerals are being conducted
has arrived. Commander Harry c.
Jackson of the American Legion and
Mayor Orson f. Curtis petitioned Sen
ator Mclean with the result the city
got the caisson, and, thereby, the ex-
servicemen do not have to stand the
expense of hiring one from another city.