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BIRTHS.

Arthur M. and Alice I. Buck, girl.
Clarence C. and Mary L. Kidwell, girl.
Amos w. and Beatrice McDevitt, boy.
Renna A. and Ethel Julian, boy.
Russell II. and Hazel l. Thompson,
boy
William f. and Mary b. Slaughter.
boy.
Leon B. and Marie b. Dieux, girl.
Fred l.. and Esther E. Schleith, girl.
Bernard r. and Nellie b. Edelen, girl.
Joseph T. and Julia Staniszewski, boy
Ernest w. and Audrey II. MOrrissette,
boy.
Abraham and Jeanette Kolodne, boy,
George l.. and Minnie Mitchell, girl.
Roberta and Malissa Almeda, girl.
Irwin and Margaret r. Bowie. girl
Phillip l.. and Rosa l.. Lewis, girl.
Walter and Geneva Craig. boy.
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START To HELP.
] CR|TTENTON
: HOME
Committees Appointed to Col.
Iect 500, 900 iddons
to Be Speaker.

The 100000 campaign for the
Florence Crittenton Home of Wash
ington will be launched at dinner
in the Ebitt Hotel tomorrow night.
Associate Justice Frederick L. Sid
dons, of the Supreme Court of the
District, will be the guest Of honor
and chief speaker. The committees
In charge of solicitation follows:
Division A-Merrit O. Chance,
leader of five teams, which will be
captained by Orville B. Drown,
Frank E. Chiselli, Charles H. lille.
geist, James R. Mays and Caleb w.
O'Connor
Division B-Gen. Aonton Stephan,
leader of five teams, captained by
Harold A. Brooks. Frank H. Bryson,
J. Max Cunningham, Charles w.
Pimper, H. B. Plankinton.
Division C-Mrs. William e. Cham
berlin, leader Of six teams. captained
by Mrs. Edgar Brown, Mrs. William
L. Fulton, Mrs. Blaes Hallencretz.
Miss Rachel King, Mrs. Emory NJ.
Foster and Mrs. Caroline E. Shaver.
Division D-Mrs. John H. Har-
wood, leader of seven teams,
Mrs. Walter Brown, Mrs. Warren
- 4AAs = AOACAACCS 4AAS. W. oOyCA dA.A,
Mrs. Fred G.. Mitchell, Mrs. Robert
L. Bauch and Mrs. Lamont A. VIII
Hams.
Division E-Mrs. A. B. McManus,
leader Of seven teams, captained by
Mrs. A. L. Craig, Mrs. E. j. DiffleS,
Mrs. R. c. Hess, Mrs. John w.
Lynch, Mrs. Clarence Mcconnell,
Mrs. Eugene Ohlander and Mrs. r..
i. Barr.ck.
Division F-Mrs. Stephan l..
Tabor, leader of seven teams,
captained by Mrs. w. Y. Brady, Mrs.
Merton A. English, Mrs. Albert L.
Harris, Mrs. E. A. Parker, Mrs. w.
Z. Pollard, Mrs. Clinton L. Wollcott
and Mrs. Alexander Wiley.
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BY EXPLOSION
IN ITALY
13 Are Rescued From Mine at
carpano, Rome Dispatch
Reports.

LONDON, Oct. 23.-Twenty men
were entombed by mine explosion
at Carpano, Italy, said a Central
News dispatch from Rome this
afternoon. Later 13 were rescued
in serious condition.
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Mrs. MATTE e. JOHNSON.

Mrs. Matte E. Johnson, formerly
a resident of this city, died Sunday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Eva G.. Hughes in Newport News,
Va, who was the widow of Frank
r. Johnson.
Funeral services viii be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 from the
residence of her son, Alfred p.
Johnson, 314 Upshur street north
west. Burial will be in Congress
sional Cemetery.
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Snowfall Of Two Feet.

SUNBURY, Ontario, Oct. pa
blizzard with more than a twO-foot
snowfall was reported from Horne
Payne, Ontario, along the line Of the
Canadian National railway.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Abraham F. PIau, 20, Noxen, Pa,
and Juanita M. Henderson, %, Ganley
Mills, w. Va. Rev H. F. Downs
Edward Beam. tr.. 20. Alexandria,
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mr. +. nj. ROCHE.

Funeral services for DIR. Lawrence
AZ. Roche, who died yesterday at his
home, 1928 Eighth streetsnorthWest,
will be held tomorrow morning at
o'clock from the Church OF the I'M
maculate Conception. Burial Will be
private.
DIR. Roche, who was fifty four
wears old, was a well known dentist
of this city. He was born here ana
has lived here all of his life. He Is
survived by his widow, two brothers
Mp. Roche, of this city, and M. II.
Roche, of New York, and two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Gettings and Mrs. Eliza
beth Chisholm, both of Washington.
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DEATHS.

Jean M. Overman, 80 years, 1892 Blair
road northeast.
Mirfe C. Smeltzer, 76 years, 1881 Uni
versity place northwest.
Lydia s. McIclhinney. SO years, 40 Que
street northwest.
Lawrence NJ. Roche. 81 years. 1924
Eighth street northwest.
Edward Horne, 20 years, 3S6 Second
street northeast.
Charles NJ. BawseI, so years, AZ Bryant
street northwest.
Mary J. Weaver, "A years. 1903 street
Margaret e. Donaldson. 4 years, 514
Twenty-third street northwest.
Infant of William II. and Ruth Kop-
piolky, days. Garfield Hospital.
Emily e. Trout, hours, Walter Reed
Hospital.
Sylvia p. Newsom, IL years, 987 Flor
ida avenue northwest
Marie b. Jackson, SO years. sos Kastie
Nellie smith, 80 years. 221 K street
southwest.
Naomi Stewart. 1s years. 500 Third
street southwest.
isabelle Hawkins. IS years. Gallinger
Hospital.
Richard L. johnson. years. 1891
Huntoon place southwest.
Savanna M. Gilbert, Q months, 1106
Forty eighth street northeast.
Melvin Cant, 8 months, 1919 B street
northeast.
Pearl /. Ware. 1 month. 939 SHOWS
court northwest.
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Va. and Annette Browning. ~. Rev.
j. Stuart freeman, 81, Narberth. Pa.
and Marguerite Ellis. "a, Philadelphia.
Rev. J. l.. Marshall.
william + ostsrgren. g, New , York,
Judge r. q. Mattingly.
Glenn Summers. 26, and Alice b. Fem
wick. -. Re gs,, J. Buckiey; 80
Leona F. CariIk. 81, Newport News.
Va. Rev. w. =. La Rue.
Phelps, 20, both Of Newport. KY. Rev.
julius M. Sauber, 81. and Elizabeth
Friedman. 81. Rev. A. Sheffernnan.
Thomas e. Lodge, 20, and Florencs
J. Smith. Ss I Rev " 8 HiI I,Tl'.n !
staub. SO. Rev. >. J; Dixon. :,
Kirby, 10. East Falls Church, va. Rev.
william me- &. corrall, 25. Buffalo, N. r..
and EIeanore NJ. Dingle. II. Rev.
J.. +. Mackln.
Kari w. Kindleberger, 90. and Lenora
J. Callan. rs. Judge Robert e. Mat
Edward :. shaw. a. ;.. ana s, Viola T.
George e. E. Newman. -. and Mary
Montgomery, %. Rev W. H Howard.
Frank A. White, ST., of Carry, Pa,
and Leona FurmaTt Caulk, 81, of New
port News. Va. The Rev. w. La Rue.
Abraham Franz Blau, %, of Noxen.
Pa and Jq emit Mae Henderson Tso nv ~
Edward Beam, jr., rs. of Alexandria
Va, and Annette Browning, ~. The
Rev. NJ. L. Rippy.
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GREAT COTTON CROP
FoRESEEN FOR TEXAS

HOUSTON, Tex. Oct. 2S.-Tf tn~
cotton crop natures without serious
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Births, Deaths|
Phone Main $3.50 Until
l2 p. III. Obituary Desk
LOUIS MELIUs.

Funeral services for Louis Melius,
retired postal employee and author,
who died Sunday at his home.
612 C street southeast, will be held
tomorrow afternoon from his resi-
dence. The Rev. DIR. Weidley, pas.
tor Of the Lutheran Church OF the
Reformation, will officiate. Inter
ment will be in Congressional Gem
etery.
Mr.. Melius was born seventy
nine years ago at Frederick. Nd.
AS a young man he went West,
where he was the editor of several
newspapers, among which were the
OTTAWA Journal, the Sioux City
Gazette and Burlington HaWkeye:
He was appointed to the postal
service from Texas forty-two years
ago and had lived in Washington
ever since.
Mr.. MeIius was the author Of a
number of articles on postal mat
ters and was an authority on rural
routes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-11-17
MERCHANT CREDIT EXPENSIVE

Investigations indicate that farm.
ers may be materially benefited by
demonstrating to them the losses
they incur through the use of mer.
chant credit instead of bank credit.
In conferences arranged by the Agri.
cultural Commission, American Bank.
ers Association, 1t has frequently de-
veloped that farmers in many in.
stances are thoughtlessly carrying
heavy burdens Of mercantile credit.
The cost to farmers of merchant
credit often runs as high as so per
cent annually. The United States
Department of Agriculture has made
surveys Of credit and insurance con.
ditions in North Carolina, in which
eight hundred farmers were inter
viewed, and which showed that 433
were relying on merchant credit. The
average cost was ESQ per cent, fig.
ured annually. The average rate paid
by white farmers was 21S per cent,
while that for the colored was s2.2
per cent. This difference is attrfbut.
ed to the smaller average amount of
credit used by the colored farmers,
the greater risk involved in credit to
them and to an inclination to take
advantage Of the less fortunate class.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-11-17
Eels Clog Up Water
Pipes in New London

New London, Conn.-Superintend
ent Waters and his water department
employees went ceiling at one o'clock
in the morning recently and they got
enough to supply regiment.
From various places in Main, Bank
and State streets cells were found
packed together in water pipes and
traps.
mo water!" was the cry heard on
all sides. At each place, instead of
water, cells were found in abundance.
Fire plugs about the city were flushed
and hundreds of cells were elected
into the streets.
Superintendent Waters said that it
is strange how they suddenly decided
to stop up the water mains. Instead
of an eel parking here and there they
seemed to march onward IN a phalanx
and to descend in thousands all about
the same time.
Neither does he know Of any way
to prevent it. A quarter-inch mesh
at the reservoir is designed to keep
cells and other fish from the mains.
Eels get through the mesh when they
are small, and when once inside they
thrive and grow so large that they
cannot get back. When the faucet is
opened and the pressure starts the
cells are thrust up against the water
meters.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-11-17
RAT-MITES ATTACK MAN
IN SOUTHERN STATES
Outbreaks of Pest Coincident
With Presence of Rodents.

Washington.-Bites from a mite, a
known parasite of rats, have proved
an annoyance to a great many people
In the South. The trouble has been
particularly prevalent in certain To-
calities in Texas and Mississippi. In
some instances it has been acute,
causing the expenditure of much time
and money in efforts to combat 1t, and,
in certain cases compelling the aban-
donment of parts Of buildings.
Outbreaks of this pest, it has been
observed, are coincident with the pres
ence of many rats, and the repression
of the mite appears to be essentially
a problem in rat control. Department
Circular 294, "The Rat Mite Attacking
Man," by F. G. Bishop, entomologist,
recently issued by the United States
Department of Agriculture, deals with
the life history and habits of the mite
and the character of it's attack on man.
1t has not yet been shown that the
mites carry disease, but their bites are
distinctly painful and annoying. Both
nymphs and adults attack man freely,
crawling and running about over the
body, and biting here and there, espe-
cially on the upper arms, legs, and
around the. belt or in other places
where there Is some construction of
clothing.
In addition to a continuous and en-
ergetic warfare against rats, the bulle-
tin recommends the cleaning out Of all
debris and nests and a thorough spray
ing with kerosene. On floors q mixture
of 1 part anthracene oil with 2 parts
kerosene has been used with success
to destroy and repel mites for several
days. A fine mist spray of gasoline on
cabinets, desks and shelves gives tenn
porary relief. Fumigation with hydro
cyanic gas is also recommended If done
by an expert.
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WHY THEY JOIN

Pop that Question to any member
of the Brotherhood and he (or she)
will promptly point out to you the
Benefits derived from. the Brother
hoods
Cooperative Enterprises;
Sick & Death Benefit Dept;
Educational Classes and Forums;
Calisthenic Clubs or Sokols;
Industrial Units;
Negro Workers Protective Work..
Civil Rights Activities.
The Brotherhood is the only frater-
nal organization exerting its power
in behalf of the civil rights of Negro
Americans; and
the only civil rights organization
fostering business enterprises and de-
veloping the economic and labor pow
er of the race; and
the only benevolent organization in
vesting it's funds in purely Negro
business and specializing in the CO.
operative form Of business enterprise
whereof all of the investors are bene-
fitted rather than just the few big
share holders and the officers as is the
case in capitalist corporation concerns
which merely use the masses as STEP
ping stones for self-seeking care
erists. -rs
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. $1.00 ;.
Monthly Dues ......... 25 cents.
Only. members are eligible to Pro-
tectiof of Sick and Death Benefit De-
partment. a s
Send for information today; or send
your dollar initiation fee and get
your card and button. Address: I.
SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
p. Q. Box 80, New York City.
Station L.
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FARMER-bANkER
MEETING NOTES

A recent farmer-banker conference,
held at Fargo, North Dakota, as one
of series being held under the aus
pices Of the Agricultural Commission,
American Bankers Association, to aid
in developing permanently better agri-
cultural conditions, was productive of
a number of valuable and definite
measures for a program Of action.
Reduction Of wheat acreage: 1t was
recommended that the farmers reduce
acreage 30 per cent from that of 1928
Diversified farming: The conference
declared that the ultimate success of
agriculture depends upon proper d.
versidcation.
Orderly marketing: Financial sup
port was approved to assist the order
ly marketing of farm products.
Encourage Homeseekers: Support
was pledged to all movements de-
signed to encourage home seekers.
Recommendation for immediate re-
lief: Bankers and business men were
urged to assist in providing storage
facilities at once to meet the needs of
their home communities. The bank
ers were urged to accept storage GER
tifcates for loans on the stored grain
and II their reserves prevented them
from carrying the storage certificate
1t was urged that the Intern ediate
Credit Banks be asked to discount
these certificates for the banks.
Resolutions looking toward legisla.
tive relief were adopted, and a special
committee appointed to follow them
up. The resolutions were as follows
Calling for the establishment Of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-11-17

some governmental agency as an
emergency measure for orderly mar
ket1ng and selling separately the ex-
portable wheat surplus;
Protesting against the drawback
provision in the Fordney-McCumber
law and urging the enactment of that
In the D1ngley law, the Paine law and
the Underwood law;
Opposing the reduction of the tariff
on fax seed Of fax products or feeder
cattle.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-11-17
SUMMONS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-In District Court, Second Judicial
District.
Elsie L. Trower. Plaintiff. VS.. Conrad Trow-
er, Defendant.
The State Of Minnesota to the Above Named
Defendant: .-. 49,.
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the
above entitled action, which complaint has
been fled and is now on file with the clerk
of said court at his Office in the Court
House of said County Of Ramsey in the City
of St. Paul, and to serve a COPY of your
answer to said complaint on the subscriber
hereto, vlaintiff's attorney, at his Office. 514
Court Block. in the City Of st. Paul, Ram
sey County, Mimi, within thirty (30) days
after the service of this summons upon you
exclusive of the day of such service; and if
you fail to answer the said complaint within
the time aforesaid the plaintiff in this action
will apply to the said court for the relief
demanded in said complaint. l.
Dated October 20, 1928. -
T. A. ALEXANDER,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
514 Court Block,
st. Paul, MINI.
, 1923-04-09
Caution

Don't neglect taking advantage of the Sec
ond payment plan these next few days of the
second period. This is your one big chance to
gain a big vote total.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-17

who looked like bank clerk was ushered shamelessy by my landlady into my bed-sitting room. was folding ID coat which was going to take to the pawnhrokens 1 was not in a very pleasant frame of mind. and was furious with my landlady.
 What do. you want?" asked eoldly. "This is not room in which l can receive visitors"
 My visit is one Of business. ma- damc." he answered, Are you Mrs. Janet Stanfield?"
 q am generally known by that name," replied.
 He opened his pockotbook and counted out two hundred pounds In bank notes upon the table. Ivy h'r, epellbound
 with the compliments Of the La. s.n,f, iie said ias he took up his lat and turned away. Who sen. the notes'" I called oGt Iafter him. What bank Is it from? ?" ''The bank of faith. hope and charity" he answered with smile, Good morning.''
 He was gone before I could get out so much Us another WoFu' toVn up the notes greedily. had done my best to live without my husbands help ever since certain news as to his doings in America had reached me. For some reason which l did not my self altogether understand, l had, thought, cut myself off from any asso- citation with him and his friends Yet in my present straits my attempt at independence seemed hopeless. The money was necessity to me. paid my landlady. and made her present o{ my dilapidated wardrobe. I possessed >the art of knowing how and where to buy things, and before lunch time that day I was installed in small fiat in Albemarle street wearing clothes which were in keep ing with my surroundings and with an evening dress and cloak In reserve
 My neck and throat and fingers were bare, for l had seen nothing of my iewelry since our ill-omened adven- ture in Paris.
 fro,t;,,,od h, n1,r Next JSq1le1
New Britain herald., 1923-03-17

,."Just as soon as any of my family get cold, I always give them Father Johns Medicine. One of my babies as we'll as my husband had pneu- monia two years ago, and l believe that Father Johns Medicine helped them to regain their health. I always use Father Johns Medicine just as soon as any of us get cold" (Signed), Mrs. John E. Nicholes. 29S6 Hazel St., Erie, Pa.
 For building up strength to resist colds and coughs as well as to get rid of them, Father Johns Medicine has proved it's value by more than 67 years of success. It is the standard family medicine in thousands of homes all over the country. Guaran- teed free from alcohol and dangerous drugs in any form.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-17
BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

under the railway arch, l felt the brakes suddenly applied and thrust my head out of the window. We had come almost to a standstill, stopped by stalwart' policeman who. note- Look in hand, had been talking to the occupant of touring car drawn up by the side of the road He came up to the open window.
 Are you gentlemen going through to London?" he inquired.
 We are," told him. What can we do for you?"
 The words mad scarcely left my lips when knew that we were in q trap. realized it just in time to save my life. l struck with all my force at the ugly little black revolver
New Britain herald., 1923-03-17

which was thrust almost into my face. There was q report, sharp pain at the top of my shoulder. and the re- volver itself slipped from the mans
 crushed fingers. I was within an
 ace of having him by the throat. but lie just eluded me. The touring car was now passing LIS slowly, and he leapcd into it, leaving his helmet lying in the road. A third man, who
 seemed to rise up from underneath
 our car, tore along and jumped in be-
 hind, and they shot forward, travel ing at most astonishing pace.
 Huntington shouted to our chauf- feur through the tube with the idea of pursuing them. We started for ward with a series of horrible bumps, and came almost immediately to a standstill I sprang out. Both our back tires had been stabbed through with some sharp instrument. In the distance the other car had rounded the corner, and with screaming siren, was racing away for London.
 Janet Takes Up the Story
 It was toward the middle of Octo-
 Der when I heard from my husband for the first time in many months.
 For long time my luck had been atrocious. I lost the greater part of the money paid me for the recovery of Mrs. Trumperton-smith's dia-
 monds, by an investment in a small
 millinery business which l discovered too late, to be already moribund.
 had lost post after post for the same maddening reason. My looks had suffered through privation, and my shabby clothes were unbecoming enough; but if I had been Helen or Troy herself, I could scarcely have evoked more proposals of the sort which must bring to an end ordinary relations beteween employer and em- ploye. My good resolutions began to weaken. I had almost made up my mind to appeal for help in quarters which would necessarily have meant the end of my more or less honest
New Britain herald., 1923-03-17
BEGIN HERE TODAY

fenuctta peGlnS between
 MICHAEL SAVERS, noted criminal, and
 SIR NORMAN GREYES, once of Scotland Yard, when sayers' beau- tiful housemaid,
 JANET. saves him from Sir Norman by shooting dead an officer sent to arrest him. Janet becomes Savers wife and able accomplice. In many exploits Michael escapes arrest by taking desperate chances.
 While Sir Norman is living at his country house, Greyes Manor. he is shot at from ambush and narrowly escapes death. After series of suspicious accidents" Greyes is con- vinced that his enemy. Savers, Is again in England. The police appeal to Sir Norman to help run to earth his arch enemy. whom they believe is working at the head of a dangerous gang.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-17

Continued in Our Next Issue)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-22
BOND OF GRIEF IS CAUSE OF BENTLEY COMING TO TERMS

BALTIMORE, March 21. Jack Bentley, the talented southpaw pitcher bought by the New York Giants from the Baltimore Orioles for $65,000, has decided to join the Giants at San Antonio, thus termin- ating the most exploited hold-out of the wrangling season.
 It was the bond of grief over the death of Jack Dunn. Jr., which brought Bentley together with Jack Dunn. ST., owner of the Orioles. Young Jack and Bentley soldiered together in the war and were room mates together with the ball club sfterward. Young Jack died of pneu- monia early this week and the blow hit Bentley almost as hard as it hit the old man.
 Bentley called on the owner of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-22
PIEDMONT WON'T
 ENTER NEW LOOP
ANNISTON BUREAU I THE AGE-HERALD ! AnnistOn, Ala, March 21

Notice from Piedmont that that town had been eliminated from the organization of the proposed Geor- ia-Alabama league has caused a halt in the organization proceedings in Rome, Selma, Gadsden and Annis- ton, President w. F. Ormond of Sell ma having proposed the organization of q four-town league.
 An effort is also being made to interest Cedartown and LaGrange in an effort to have three towns in each state, Talladega fans being opposed to a plan of that kind because of the intense desire in that city to include the other Alabama town in the pro- posed league.
 Enthusiasts in this city are going ahead with their plans for securing a park site with the. hope that a definite and active organization of a Class D league with six good base ball stations may yet be organized with this city as one of the stations on the loop.