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New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
WILL REOPEN LYCEUM
Applications for Lease Are Made With Idea of Inaugurattng Moving Pic turc on Stock Program.

Lawyer D. L. Nair whose appoint ment as receiver for the Lyceum thea ter, bankrupt, will be recommended in the United States Bankruptcy court June 12, has received two pro- posals for the reopening of the Ly- ceum theater. one for moving pictures and one for a stock company
 Before the place is opened the installation of an asbestos curtain will be required by the state police de- partment. This the attorney says, is calculated in the proposed leases.
 As soon as the receiver is named, authority will be given for disposi- tion of the lease held by James Cor mican at the time his petition in bankruptcy was filed.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
BEGGAR's SIGHT RESTORED.
Operation Enables a Familiar Chicago
 Character to See Again.

Chicago. June s.-"Old Bill" Rabe a Chicago mendicant whose blindness of many years duration has met with the sympathetic regard of hundreds of Chicagoans. yesterday had his eye sight restored following a delicate and successful operation. With hand trembling with excitement, the old man slowly lifted the black bandage that covered his eyes.
 T can see, I can see," he almost shouted as he half arose from his bed and began groping outward. That's chair over there" pointing with shaking finger 'it is Jim's chair, and--and- here's my table. Oh. thank God"
 The physicians and nurses present did not let him keep the bandage up for more than a moment.
 It was pronounced one of the most successful operations in the history of the eye and ear hospital. and it is ex- pected that Rabe will soon see as well as anyone.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
DROPS DEAD PLAYING GOLF.
Peter Quinn, 55, City Employe, Ex'
 pires Starting Drive.

New YUrk. June s.-PetAr Quinn. 65, of 147 East 145th street, an ac- countant in the city finance depart ment, fell dead yesterday afternoon while playing golf at the Pelham Bay Park links. Quinn, who was playing with his assistant, Julius Wolf, of S4 East 10Sth street, was about to drive from the fourth tee when he sank to the ground.
 The Fordham hospital ambulance was called, but on it's arrival Quinn was pronounced dead by Dr. Gold stein, hospital physician. The medi- cal examiner of the Bronx was noti- fed and the body was ordered re- moved to the morgue.
 Quinn had been a city employe for 20 years. He is survived by his wife Mary, a son, William, student at Georgetown university, and by a brother, William, chief of the electri- cal construction department of the Brooklyn navy yard
 He wAs a member of the demo- cratic club of the twelfth assembly district, north. At the department of finance 1t was said he had been ailing for some time
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
Mir. and Mrs. Scheiblin
 Observe Anniversary

MT. and Mrs. Edward c. Scheiblin of Fairview street, will observe their twenty fifth wedding anniversary to- morrow Mrs. Scheiblin was Miss Anna Epplar before her marriage. The ceremony was performed by the late Rev. pr. Cooper. MT. Scheiblin is employed at the New Britain Gas Light company.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
DAUGHERTY SEES HARDING;
 WOULDN'T QUIT FOR MILLION

Washington. June B. Attorney General Daugherty called on Presi- dent Harding yesterday about mat ter of official detail, and was asked when he came out for his view upon reports that he would resign from of- flee.
 You can say" he told newspaper men, that there never was time when I would have given 30 cents to get the office of attorney-general,b but wouldn't take . million dollars for it now"
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
MISS SWEENEY IGNORED
Local Young Woman Will Receive Medal at Commencement Exercises At Mt. St. Joseph's, June IA.

Miss Alice F. Sweeney, of this city. daughter of Mir. and Mrs J. P. Sweeney of Clark street. will be awarded honors in scholarship and a gold medal for oral English at the commencement exercises at Mt St. Joseph's Academy, Hartford, June 14
 Other local young women in the class are: Misses Marie T. Cavenaugh, Catherine M. Donnelly, Margaret K. Hagearty and Mary Esther Ringrose.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
TAXI-MAN BEATEN
Attacked By Would-Be Robber In
 Central Village

Central Village, June 8. - A man who hired Albert Day. public service driver, to take him from Putnam to Central Village early last night sud- denly turned highwayman when about a mile from here, showed a pistol and struck Day in the head with black jack with the words T want this car" Day wrenched the blackjack away from his assailant and returned the blow just IS the automobile crashed into a wall. The holdup man escaped leaving behind a cap that had been bought in Danielson. Day received cuts and bruises about the head and body when the machine hit the wall.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
GIRL KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Mobile, Ala, June S.-Ruth Cham bliss, year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. R. A. Chambliss was instantly killed by lightning at Ovett, Miss, this afternoon according to news re- ceived here. The girl and her infant brother were playing few feet apart. The boy was not the least injured by the bolt
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
New Britain Man Sent
 To Prison 1 to 5 Years

Hartford, June S.-Sentences were imposed today in the superior crim- inal court by Judge Maltbie on the perpetrators of the attempt to rob a woman of $3,o00 by the use of chloro- form May 29 in this city. Mrs. Stella Sadowsky. of Hartford, and her hus- bands cousin, Barney Sadowsky, of New Britain, were each sentenced to State prison for one to five years.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
CONVERSE ESTATE TAX PAID

Hartford, June S.-Connecticut has received an initial payment of $40o,- 900 as inheritance taxes on the estate of the late E. c. Converse of Green wich. MT. Converse was president of the Bankers Trust company and the Astor Trust company of New York city.
 Further payments of inheritance taxes are due the state from the Con- verse estate, the amount not being ascertained, the state tax commission announced The state treasurer's off, flee said that the S400,00o payment was the largest inheritance tax re- ceived by the state in many years.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
ELECT DIRECTORS
Twelve Members of Official Board of United Community Corporation Are Named.

Twelve new directors were elected or appointed to handle the affairs of the United Community Corporation at meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms late yesterday after noon.
 P. F. King. Mrs. W. NJ. Bates and E.. M. Christ were elected from the constituent membership to serve for two years: W. L. Hatch. E. M. Wightman and pr. Gertrude Kinsella from the contributing membership for two years
 John c. Loomis. president of the Chamber of Commerce, appointed the following to represent that body: E. H. Cooper, E. w. Pelton and Leon A. Sprague, for one year; J, R. An drews George T. Kimball and w. G. Hungerford for two years.
 Plans were discussed for following up the pledges and a plan is being considered for a quiet clean up drive next fall among a possible 150o who have not yet contributed.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
PEPPER NOT CANDIDATE FOR
 G. o. P. NATIONAL CONVENTION

Washington, June s.-Senator Pep per of Pennsylvania announced today that he was not candidate for re- publican national committeeman to succeed the late Senator Penrose and said that he thought selection might we'll be deferred.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
PEOPLE HAVE MORE MONEY.

The various banks about the city having vacation clubs yesterday sent out checks in payment of their ac- counts. These vacation clubs have been run on the same basis as Christ mas clubs and the checks. payable in June, make a welcome addition to the coffers of many families in the city
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
ArRMEN RESUME TRIP

Pernam buco, Brazil, June (By Associated Press)-Captains Soutinho and sAcadura. the Portuguese airmen who completed their transatlantic flight here from Lisbon on Monday continued today on their air journey to Rio Janeiro. Setting out this morning they planned to make their first stop at Bahia.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
VOTE TO DISBAND.

At the regular meeting of the Social Workers conference held last evening it was voted to disband until October, when the work will be re- sumed. It was also voted to donate $5 to the fresh air camp and s5 for the Boys Club to use.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
HALL WILL NOT RUN
State Seator Quashcs Reports That His Name Will Be Entered For Congressional Nomination,

Senator Edward F. Hall of this city, whose name has been linked with candidacy for the nomination for con gress in the first congressional dis trict. asserted this afternoon that he would not allow his name to be intro- duced at the republican convchtion.
 Two years ago. at the time that Congressman E. Hart Fenn received the nomination from the republican party. MT. Hall was practically as- sured of success if he would allow his name to be entered. He declined at that time, and today stated that his position has not been changed.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
SAMSUN FORWARDED

Constantinople, June s (By the As sociated Press)-The Turkish town o1 Samsun. on the Black Sea. was bonn. barded yesterday by a Greek fleet The bombardment caused. some dam age, the extent of which however has not yet been learned.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
MOONsHINERs SURPRISED
$50 Gallons of Mash Confiscated In Raid on Water,ille Mountain Still

Waterbury, June S.-Federal Pro- hibition Agents Edward Sabini and Charles Turner slipped past lookout and two watch dogs yesterday after noon and raided a moonshine still on top of Waterville mountain seiz- ing $50 gallons of mash and a thor oughly modern distilling apparatus, and arresting Joseph sanda on charge of violating the Volstead act
 Sandals place commanded a view of the approach for miles and with the aid of a constant lookout and the two great dogs he said he ex- pected to remain unmolested The agents reached Sandals shack by scaling the mountain from the rear. Sandals assistant escaped by leap ing over a forty foot cliff
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New Britain herald., 1922-06-08
Mrs, Lillian Coopr.

Funeral services will be held Sat urday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Erwin Mortuary chapel for the late Mrs. Lillian Cooper Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, rector of St. Marks Episco- pal church. will officiate, and inter- ment will be in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Cooper died at the Hartford hos pital yesterday morning. She leaves her mother, two sisters, three broth CTS and i've children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
MARRIAGE LICENsEs

Eugene A. Pigg and Miss Mabel Trammel.
 L. E. Wood and Miss Julia Hicks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14

place at the theatre, an unusually attractive program has been pre- pared Mir. M. P. Messer, one of the most enthusiastic and infJuentiai members of the Mems Bible class, having arranged a beautiful musical program with Mir. c. c. Greer in charge, MT. Philip Powell, the "chimer' of Highlands Methodist church, at the piano, and MT. II. I. Parrish, singer.
 Ut is delightful to see the en- thusiasm and the splendid effort that is being put forth by the members of the Mems Bible class" said Mir. Messer. in speaking yesterday of the plans for the year, and while no definite number has been set as a goal for the membership of the class, 1t is not putting the figures too high to say that we hope to have 25o members by the end of 1922"
 That this goal will be reached is not doubted by the friends of the Mems Bible class at Highlands Meth odist church. headed by such of- ficers as Dr. C. B. Glenn, the be- loved teacher of the class; Clark Will Hams. assistant teacher; R. H. ScriN- ner, president; Governor N. l.. Miller, first vice president; w. II. Saddler, second vice president; B. r. Grabbe, treasurer, and Horace Bradshaw sec retary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
 CONFINES IN MARCH

Officials of the United States court for tho northern district for the southern division of Alabama have returned from Jasper where a new record was established when a total of 6s cases were disposed of in one day.
 The term at Jasper started Tues day afternoon and Judge W. l. Grubb completed the docket during that time. Most of the cases disposed of Thursday charged the defendants with violations of the prohibition law and a number of convictions were made.
 The spring term of court will be- gin in Birmingham March and the federal grand jury will conevene the first Monday in March, week prior to the opening of court.
 Judge W. I. Grubb will leave shortly for Atlanta where he will preside over the court there for 10 days, later going to Jacksonville, Fla. to preside. He will return to Birmingham for the opening of court here early in March.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14

If you haven't any pep or en- thusiasm and are suffering from what the late distinguished president of the United States, Mir. Grover Cleve- land, called 'innocuous desuetude," :" just drop in at the Five Points theatre tomorrow morning and see the Mems Bible class of Highlands Methodist church in session and en- joy the optimistic, hopeful happy outlook that the members enjoy.
 Growing from Small number to approximately hundred, the Mems Bible class, under the able direction of Dr. c. B. Glenn, was impelled to remove to larger quarters than High lands Methodist church could give lem and SO they accepted the hos pitality for many months of the Fire station just across the way from the church.
 Still increasing in numbers and in good works the class has now grown to such proportions that the Fire ststion is not app1e enough to ac- commodate the numbers and the Five Poinths theatre has been secured for the meeting place, all of which shows tho crying need of the proposed Sun day school addition to the church.
 Last Sunday a large attendance en- couraged the officers of the Mems Bible class and tomorrow morning when the second meeting will talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
LOCAL CHAPTER OF
 ORDER OF DE MOLAY
Organization for Boys to Be Formed-Scottish Rite
 MaSons Sponsor

A preliminary meeting looking to the organization in Birmingham of a chapter of Order of DeMolay was held at the Masonic temple last night and an enthusiastic group of boys unanimously decided to enter when the grand officers arrive within the next ten days or two weeks.
 The Order of DeMolay is confined to boys between the ages of 16 and 21, sons of Masons, and their friends. The local lodge, which is to be or- ganized here. is sponsored by the To- cal Scottish Rite bodies, and the tenn pie association has given permission for the meetings to be held in the temple.
 The, special committee from the Scottish Rite bodies which is look ing after the new organization con sists of W. A. Currie, chairman; J. C. Blackwell, Dr. W. w. Ransom, Joe H. Loveman, Dr. J. E. Dillard, Dr. c. B. Glenn, A. l.. Reese, Judge S. D. Murphy. c. F. Carle and J. D. Mat lock.
 The new order is in no way con nected with Masonry, but all of the work Is supervised by Masons, and the discipline and training are said to be very fine for boys from 16 to 21.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
FUNERAL SERVICES
 FOR s. H. HURLEY
Veterans to Attend Services at Johns Chapel Tomorrow
 Afternoon

All plans have been completed for the funeral services of S. H. Hurley, ex-se.vice man, which will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the chapel of the Johns Under taking company. pr. James A. Bryan, pastor of the Third Presby terian church, will officiate.
 In this connection Wallace c, Johns, of the undertaking company has donated the casket and has taken care of the body and prepared It for burial without charge.
 The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Spanish War Veterans and other organizations will attend the funeral services in a body.
 Arthur Greenwood, who Is chair man of the funeral committee, has ar ranged for 8 full military funeral and the body will be placed in a lot owned by Veterans of Foreign Wars at Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. CRAWFORD
Condition of Husband of Vic- tim of AttaCit Reported
 UnfaVorabIe

Funeral services for Mrs. Clem g.. Crawford, who was the victim of a fiendish ax attack in the living room adjoining the store of her husband. 15Q1 Avenue D, last Tuesday night, were held from Johns chapel yester- day afternoon at o'clock. Tho Cunningham chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of which Mrs. Crawford had been a member, had charge of the< services. Following the services thet body was sent to Clayton foc buflal.
 Tshe condition of c. S. Crawford, who was also seriously wounded by the assailants in the attack Tuesday night, was reported as somewhat unfavorable at the St. vincents hos pital early this morning. Although the fact that Mir. Crawford has lived this long is strong in his favor for successful recovery, his condition Is becoming weaker.
 Following the discovery of the dead body of Mrs. Crawford and her wounded husband on the floor of their living room by police officials last Tuesday night at l0:s0 o'clock, both
 'NeiAhS ol ioppers Who used an aX or hatchet as their weapon, three negroes were arrested charged with being connected with the crime Finger prints taken from a bloody piece of paper and from a bar across the door failed to tally with those ot the negroes and they were re- leased yesterday morning.
 reward of $100 to anyone who can give information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties has been offered by the city commission. upon the re- quest of the police department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
SHIRLEY ENTERS
 RACE FOR SHERIFF

Thomas J. Shirley former chief of
 police, is the latest entry in the race for sheriff of Jefferson county. Mir. Shirley made announcement yester-
 day that he would seek the nomina-
 ton for sheriff in the democratic primary to be held next August. In making his announcement M-.
 Shirley states he will make the race
 solely on his qualifications and mec-
 it's and not upon public sympathy. His statement follows:
 For the information of friends whether or not I will be candidate for sheriff of Jefferson county in tho
 coming election, I would like to state through your column that l have
 made up my mind to get in the race.
 "I do not know just who will enter the race for sheriff this time, but feel sure that my 30 years experience as an officer of this city has quali-
 fled me to fill the office of sheriff acceptably and to the entire satts- faction of law abiding citizens.
 My ambition is to make this race solely upon my qualifications and
 merits, and not upon the public sym pathy, l entered the Birmingham police department December 14, 1890, and have filled every office, from
 supernumerary patrolman to chief of police. including desk sergeant, cap tain,/ assistant chief of police, chief of detectives and chief of police. which has been a school of training to me both in active personal serv-
 ice and in directing men under my supervision.
 When a man works himself up to the top of a police department nat urally the next move is to fall How ever. I am glad to say that no charges were ever made against me.
 and I survived many political scraps on my way up the line.
 Having always worked for a small salary, I have saved very lit- tie and will not have much money to spend in this campaign and my suc- cess will largely depend upon the support and influence of my friends,
 which is the best campaigning isl
 the world, and which shall ever appreciate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
Took Examination


 Little Miss Horton is most capa ble little parsonage. 1t might be said. She is just IT; graduated in June, and took her weather examination as soon as her age allowed. Hardest things she had to learn were computing the dewpoint, relative humidity. vapor pressure. and other trifles like that.
 Phe new weather expert works seven or eight hours daily-sometimas more.
 Mrs. Mckinley claimed:
 'Tf we have any funny weather, we'll all know the reason after this. It'll either be that May Hamilton is calling out for some new kind of pro- gram, or is fussing because some old god or other is trying to ruin a per fectly good day for her. Isn't it grand she prefers nice weather? Sup pose she was one of these terrible persons who rave: "Oh, give me the storm, the winds that fly! I adore rain" or something like that.
 May Hamilton might get her way, and wouldn't that be horrid?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14

udy pidyiuB around WlIn the ClOuuS, chasing rain for couple of hundred, | or thousand, miles, or following the stars as Is the average young wom- an in making beds or washing the dishes or figuring how to get out of the same tasks.
 She said yesterday that the thing she liked best of all was the wind. It was most exciting-it changed it's mind so often.
 Sometimes it was content for. days to lope along at eight or ten miles an hour, and then other times it got tired of fooling, stepped on the gas and took on ambition to get where 1t was going. It made the little needle, which records it's spasms at headquar- ters, fairly jump.
 Not long ago there nast have been storm party the Birmingham wind wanted to attend. For, testified lit- tie Miss Horton:
 Wind Pretty High Some of the wind rassed through Birmingham going at 5S miles an hour. We certainly did begin to take notice--remembering that when 1t dipped through at 76 miles an hour last April, 1t moved portions of the town and trees and houses
 We're mighty busy people, too. When our observations tell us it's go- ing to be freezing weather. We call up long list of truck gardeners and wholesale men, telling them to cover things us.
 But we can't always be right in our forecasts" explained the girl who made the weather behave. Prom all signs and indications, We will just positively know certain kind of weather is coming. Then before it gets here. it will act like a tired, spoiled child, just give up, flip off, or refuse to play any more. Then peo- pie say we guessed wrong Guessed is the right word-for while most other things can be pinned down to an exact science, there isn't any way in this world, as yet, to tell absolute ly positively what our weather Is go- ing to be, exactly, until it gets here. We can take all our rules, and tell you what Is heading In this direction and what we ardently believe is going to happen--and that's as far as any weather forecaster can go. Vast ly more times than otherwise, though, weather observers are right. But mo- body has anythig to say about that. But when they fall down they are sure to get blamed"
 Keeps Records In addition to chronicling every different change in temperature in wind, sun and rain. Miss Horton and her father keep a complete record i of all the weather.
 Mrs. E. W. Mckinley, who took me to see the little weather lady, told a good joke on Miss Horton while we were watching the weather vane and other funny apparatus. But Miss Hor- ton stoutly denied it. She declared 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
MOOSE ID CONTEST FOR LOVING CUP

1 At the regular meeting of Birming- ham lodge, No. AT, Loyal Order of Moose, at Moose hall, announcement was made by the divisional super visor, H. D. Cullen. of the offer Of a handsome loving cup to that mem Der of the local lodge who should bring in the largest number of new members who should be acceptable to the membership committee, before February 9 The cup was exhibited to the lodge and a number of mem bers expressed their intention or en- tering an active contest. 1 The cup will bear the emblem of the order and will be exhibited In the window of local jewelry store, un- 1 til the time of award, February $. The awarding committee consists of w. M. ! pr. H. A. Elkourie. ! Announcement was also made by the trustees of the opening of sub scritpion books to the stock of the club holding company.
 
 had spotted sign in the heavens that the end of the world was due, and called up to know when it would get here.
 Miss Horton told clever weather quotation:
 l"As a rule a mans a fool;
 When it's hot. he wants it cool. I When it's cool, he wants it hot.
 Always wanting what it's notr' |