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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-29
Horse Endurance Test From October IS to 20

BOSTON. Jan. 2S.-Transfer of the scene of the annual 300-mile horse endurance test to New York state for this year became known here today The board of sponsors of the race have set October 15 to 20 as the dates for the event and have designated Avon. N. Y, as headquarters. Last fall the race was held at Burling- ton, Vt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-29
National Ice Skating Meet Is Postponed

' CHICAGO. Jan. 28.-Disappointed by two days of warm weather. the committee in charge of the national amateur ice skating championship ra ces last night abandoned plans to
 try again tomorrow and awarded
 the races to Endicott, N. Y, where they will be held February 4, and 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-29
Prep Basketball Fiue Wins tooth Straight

PASSIAC, N. J., Jan. 2s.-By the score of 59 to 3s the Passaic High school basketball team Saturday de- feated St. Mary's academy. Ogdens- burg, N Y., and thereby achieved its one hundredth consecutive victory in three years.
 On the team were two men who played when the first of the 100 vic- tories was won early in 1919. They are Wilfred Knothe and Dewitt Kcasler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-29
Penn Beats Mercer

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2S.-Uni- versity of Pennsylvania basketball team Saturday night defeated Mercer University of Macon, Ga, 37 to IS, Harmon, guard, scored all of Mer- cer's points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-29
Soft Soap and Gunpowder
 Was Mixture Orioles Fed to| The Empires in OLden Times
ARTICLE xXI.-By JOHN J. MGRAW Manager Worlds Champion Giants

The Springfield did during dreary finish the pennnt That baed well TT stealing have beaten player before since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-29
TALLADEGA HIGH WINS

TALI4ADEGA, Ala, Jan. 2S.--(Spe- cial.)-The closest and most exciting game of the season was that be- tween the Talladega County High school girls and the 1Talladega High girls on Friday evening. Talladega won this game by the score of 14 to IS. Lois Beck. Martha Argo and Earnestyne Mcbride proved them selves to be real basketball players in this game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-29
JAcKsoNYILLE WINS

TALI1ADEGA,7 Ala, Jan. 2S.-(Spe- cial. al.)-Jacksonville made the count in games even when their girls de- feated the Talladega girls by the score of 27 to 16 Friday evening. It would be hard to pick the stars on Talladega's team, and the same might be said of the Jacksonville team. The lineup:
 Jacksonville (27)-M. Crow and M Lusk, forwards; M. Tumlin, center; s. Franklin and E. Box, guards
 Talladega (16)ELois Beck and N. Weaver, forwards; Lola. Beck, center; M. Arge' and E. Mcbride, guards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-29
Talladega High Wins
 Two of Three Games

TALLADEGA, Ala, Jan. 2S.-(Spe- cial.)-Talladeg opened its basket ball season here Friday evening, win ming two out of three of their sched- uled games.
 The Talladega boys basketball team defeated the Jacksonville High schools boys by the score of S3 to II. Though Jacksonville put up a good fight the T. H. s. excellent pass work was stoo much for them. Every man on Talladega's team played fine basketball, but Jackson and Wallis, forwards. were the real stars of the game. Seaman and Lusk did excel lent work for Jacksonville. The line- up follows:
 Jacksonville Q1)-Seaman and Lusk, forwards; Hamilton. center; Douthit and Watson, guards.
 Talladega (33)-Jackson and Wal lis, forwards; Solley, center; Riddle and Bruner, guards.
 Substitutes Jacksonville: Ward and Talver. Talladega: Woods, Smith, Cannon, Burton, Hanks, Fulmer and NaborS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04

about twenty years. who Woulo
make them good wives.
Officials at the Postoffice Depart
rnent refused to be ruffled over the
unusual request. as every day they
are called upon to do every conceiv
able sort Of thing.
The letter. which is signed by
both of the young men who are
pining for wives, in part follows
1--WE understand that there are
plenty of young French women In
France who want homes and hus.
bands. Can you give us any In
formation in regard to the matter?
How we can get in touch with
them. Each one Of us wants a
wife about twenty years old"
AS q special inducenent they as
sured the department that they
would give the young women OF La
Belle France good homes and kind
treatment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
I BIDS OFFERED
FOR LEASE Of.
OIL LANDS
Los Angeles Corporation Sub
mits Best Figure for Govern
ment Territory.

Seven bids have been received
by Secretary OF the Interior Work
for lease Of three sections OF oil
lands in Naval Reserve No. 2, 10.
Gated near Taft. Cal. The highest
bid submitted was that of the
Union OH Company Of Los Angeles,
Cal, which ranged from % per
cent on all oil produced UP TO $50
barrels per day to 65 per cent on
all production above 1000 barrels
per day.
Alfred =. McAdoo. and George e.
Mills, of Los Angeles. offered 81
per cent royalty on all oil above 400
barrels per day In tract No. 4.
Equitable Petroleum Corporation,
Denver. Colo. 81 per cent royalty
on production shove. 100 barrels OF
30 degrees oil, and Sc per cent on
oil Of less than so degrees on all
three tracts.
Fl. ~. Isenberg, Denver. Colo,
offered 3315 per cent royalty OF,
one tract OF oil Of 80 degrees and
g per cent on oil less than so
degrees.
Pyramid on Company. San Fran.
cisco, offered the regular Govern.
ment schedule of royalty rates,
ranging from 1911 to 20 per cent.
Transport OIL Company, Los
Angeles, on one tract. 12h per cent
over and above Governlnent
schedule.
A. HI. Heller, Berkeley. Cal, Of.
fered several alternative proposals,
ranging from double the required
Government scale OF royalties to
So rs peY cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04

lam W. Robb, colored. 2426 On
tario road northwest, on that
charge. He was given the maxi
mum penalty OF $40.
The court declared that such an
offense came under the District
code providing punishment for the
letting forth of unnecessary smoke.
Rohb, to whom the invention Of
the smoke screen IL attributed by
police, was arraigned on charges
resulting from his alleged attempt
to escape Private Harry Bauer, OF
the vice squad, about two weeks
ego. His fines totaled $170.
He ID also being held under bond
pending trial on charges Of Illegal
possession and transportation OF
liquor.
The smoke screen, according to
Bauer, Ia caused by the mixing Of
crude oil and Kerosene which 10
emitted from an exhaust In the rear
of the machine. The density Of the
smoke makes 1t impossible for pro-
hlbition agents to go through.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
lcoUPkE ARE ARRESTED
AS INMATES or Love NEST

MANNHEIM, Pa, June I. alleged
to have been the inmates Of q love
nest here, Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Mil
Ter, Of Reading. and Norman Becker
Of the same city. have been held
in bail for action by tils grand
jury by Aldermen DoebEer, Of Ian
caster. The charges were pre-
ferred by the womaTl's husband,
Edwin NJ. Miller. Reading con-
tractor.
According to Alderman Doebler.
Mrs. Miller left her homo with
Becker and the couple lived under
assumed names nearly q year, until
Mrs. Miller tired Of Mannheim and
returned to Reading. Shortly after
returning to Reading che sued her
husband for non-supporU and se-
cured an order, for $50 week.
After Mrs. Miller received her sup
port order. her husband caused the
arrests.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
ONE NAN IN RIOT OVER
A BOWL or COLD SOUP

PHILADELPHIA. June "A bowl
Of cold soup caused . One.man riot
in a restaurant.
It was James o'Mafley on the
warpath. Tables and chairs were
overturned and glasses hurled in
ali directions as he demonstrated his
ideas on the subject of cold soup.
The arrival OF the police sent him
on another rampage and It was five
minutes before he could be arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
SEES NEED or AT. r. TO
BUILD NIcARAGUAN CAlllll

READING. Pa, June this
Nicaraguan canal win never be built
until a man Of the Theodore Rcose.
welt type IL in the White House,
said General George w. Goetkals,
Panama canal builder. ct Univer.
sity Club luncheon here.
General Goethals said the project
is still far in the future. He ID hers
trying to find q way for the elm
nation of railway grade CROSSINGS
In the city's business center.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
ARKANSAS NJ n
SEEKFRENCH
WIVES
Postofflce Department IL Ask
ed to Provide Two About
Twenty Years Old.

Two young men residing In a
small town in Arkansas have Ap-
pealed to the Postoffice Department
for two pretty French girls, Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
BOOTLEG
SMOKE SCREEN
CRIMINAL
Judge Fines inventor $40 foI
Using 1t In Chevy Chase.
Faces Other Charges.

Emmission OF smoke screens
from bootleg cars Is subject to Gov
eminent prosecution, Judge Nc.
Mahon in Traffic Court has ruled
with the conviction of Will.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04

The San Francisco Examiner offers advertisers the
most effective Of covering the great central and
northern California marke-at the lowest MILNE cost
It's circulation, in excess of $4,000 daily, and
$4,000 Sunday is almost 100 per cent greater than it's
closest competor-and is several thousand copies in
of the combined distribution of the two leading
evening newspapers.
Circulation spells productivty-and patronage fol-
lows productivity during 1922 the San Francisco Ex-
ainer carried 9O6694 lines of paid advertising rep
resentng lead Of 6247108 lines it's closest com
peor and 2063 ESQ lines than carried by the
two leading evening papers combined.
This outstanding leadership in advertising applies to
every form of advertising, display local. national and
classified.
The San Francisco Examiners dominating circula-
tion coupled with trade aid service that really serves
is open to this great responsive market For
further information write for the Examiners book,
"San Francisco and Northern California"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
SAMPLE FREE

Take this coupon to any drug, shoe or department
store this week and you will get free sample of
Dr. Schol's Zino-pads for corns. Take advantage
OF this opportunity to learn the quick, safe way to
end your corn troubles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04

Made In the iabora-
tories of The Schou
Mig. Co., makers
of DR.. Scholl's Foot
Comfor Appliances,
Arch Supports, etc.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
memorial SERVICES
FOR KRUPP VICTIMS
Those Shot Down by French Are
EulogiZed Today

Essen, April 10, (By Associated
Press) The Krupp workers who fell
in the shooting at the plant here on
the eve of Easter when 10 of them
met death in the clash with French
troops were eulogized by DR.. Gustav
Krupp Won Bohlen und Halbach, head
of the works, at memorial services on
the factory premises today. Their
lives and their deaths. he declared
would constitute a foundation stone
for Germany's future.
Expresses Condolences.
The services were attended by a
small circle of relatives as well as by
members of the Krupp administra-
ton and government officials. After
singing by the factory's male choir,
DR.. Won Bohlen briefly addressed his
condolences to the bereaved families
well serve the entire Krupp personnel
that it would make "all of us stand
closer together in order to bear and
surmount the hardship of the pres
ent."
Honor the memory of the fallen"
he added. "They too died for Ger
man liberty, German honor and the
of German labor"
Funeral Largely Attended.
The burial services were attended
by people from all parts of the Ruhr.
All the shops in Essen were closed.
Many windows bore commemorative
decorations. Church bells in the city
were tolled during the ceremonies.
At the services preceding the burial
the collins lay within the inner court
yard of the Krupp administration
building where they were surrounded
~ a miniature forest of laurel and
,alm and heavily banked with hun
lreds of wreaths and other floral
ributes from persons and firms scat
cred all over Germany.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
Yucatan's Red Mondays
Are Subject of Interest

Mexico City, April 10.-Yucatan's
"red Mondays" when the socialists
gather to hear speeches and witness
public weddings were among the
phases of the new governmental eX-
pertinent in the southernmost part of
Mexico which most attracted the at
tention of DR.. Alfredo l.. Palacios, the
Argentine socialist. He was back in
this city today after several weeks
tour in the state. Red Monday Is
observed weekly Senior Palacios said
He asserted that he knew of no other
place in the entire world where so
many socialistic experiments are
actually being practiced as in Yucca
tan.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
MARRIED SIX TIMES, GIRL
TELLS GOVERNMENT AGENTS
Young Woman Agrees to Return
AlIotments She Collected from SOL
d,er One of Her Husbands"

Syracuse, April 10.-Florence May
Dibble. 26, Binghamton matron who
has made written statements to gov
eminent officials admitting she mar
ried six times, yesterday pleaded
guilty Of defrauding the government
The girl took soldiers wife allot-
ment as wife of Percy Adalr OF Dc
posit. N. Y, whom she met on a train
in March, 1918, and whom she mar
ried three weeks later at Camp Wads-
worth. Spartanburg, N. c. AT the
time she admits she had two living
and undivorced husbands. Two chill
dren had been born from one OF these
earlier marriages.
Adair went overseas and in july
1918. she married again. This ro-
nance was short also and in Decent
Der she welded fifth time. Her last
marriage, according to the confess
sion, was in 1920. Pleading guilty to
the charge yesterday. the woman says
she received allotments totalling $3.50,
She restored $50 when arrested and
agreed to make the remaining $3.50
restitution.
After hearing her plea. Judge Coop
or deferred sentence for day.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
Professors Carpenter and
Odell Planning TRIPS

Hartford. April 1o.--Prof. Fred
erick w. Carpenter of the biological
department and Prof. Odel Sheppard
of English literature at Trinity COL
lege will be the professors who will
have their sabbatical year during the
next college year. Both will spend
the time in travel and instruction.
Prof. Sheppard with his family will
leave for Europe on June IA. Prof.
Carpenter will go to Newfoundland
and Labrador in the first part of his
vacation to study the fauna there.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
E. N. LEWIS GOES WITH
WESTERN ELECTRIC CO.
Becomes Assistant Editor and Pub
LEFTY Adviser for Subsidiary of
American Tel. and Tel. Co.


Edwin N Lewis, formerly OF New
| Britain, and son of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
| w, Lewis. OF 7S Harrison street, has
resigned as an associate OF Ivy l., Lee
at 81 Broadway, New York city, "a
become associated with the installa-
ton department OF the Western Elec-
| trio Co. the manufacturing and pur-
chasing subsidiary OF the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
He has been appointed assistant
editor and publicity adviser on the
staff of j, l., Fitzpatrick, general man
ager of installation and his office Will
be at 1875 Broadway In the Telephone
and Telegraph building.
His principal duties will be to pre-
pare publicity material about the
1900 employees In the installation de-
partment for publication in The
Western Electric News. one of the
leading employees magazines in the
country
For the last two years Mr.. Lewis,
a san assistant to the adviser in pub
licity for the Pennsylvania railroad
system. has been giving most of his
time to the establishment of regional
employees newspapers. THE Pennsyl-
vania News" published in Pittsburgh.
Chicago and Philadelphia respectively.
These three newspapers appearing
every two weeks with combined cir
culation of 100000 have marked a
new development in railroad publicity.
In his work with Mr.. Lee, Mr.. Lewis
has also been associated with the
United States Rubber Co., national
headquarters of The American Legion,
the Women's Roosevelt Memorial AS
sociation and other clients
He will continue to make his
home in New York City as he has
done since he left the New Britain
Herald" in 1912 to enter the Column
bia University School of Journalism.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
City Items.

Refreshments sold on train Wed
nesday, New York Hippodrome excur
sion.--advt.
Open alleys at the Casino tonight
---advt.
| II. L. Berry, organizer Of the Loya
Order of Americans. moved his fam
lily from Hartford to this city yester
day.
The Spanish Mutual Benefit society
Inc. has been organized without
capital stock by Bautista Sanguan and
Francisco Cervera.
Thomas H. Toner Of the Interna
tional Motors Co.. of New Brunswick
N. j.. has accepted position witt
the Hart & Cooley Co., of this city.
The operators license Of DR.. N. B
Jaffe of 43S Main street has been sus.
pended by Robbins Stocked, commits
sion of the state motor vehicle de.
partment. according to word received
by the New Britain police. The H.
cense of William Wearme Of IT'S Sex
ton street or 1913 fremont street has
also been suspended.
There will be meeting Of the
Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion
tomorrow evening at o'clock in st.
Mary's school hall.
The executive board of st. Mary's
Sodality will meet tomorrow night at
1880 o'clock In the club rooms.
Miss Ina Anderson. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Anderson of Chest
nut street, has returned to Beech
wood School, Jenkintown, Pa, after
spending the Easter vacation at her
home.
Miss Helen johnson will represent
the New Britain Welfare organization
at the Connecticut state conference OF
Social Workers in New Haven the last
four days of this week.
The police have been notified that
the operators license of Elmer Carl
son of 10 Lake street has been sus-
pended.
Arthur d. Blair of 1919 Riverside
avenue, Bristol, reported to the police
yesterday afternoon that a blanket
had been stolen from his automobile
while parked on Washington street on
Saturday night.
Members of A. G.. Hammond camp
auxiliary. u. S. w. ". will meet at
1880 o'clock Thursday night for
business meeting. A social will fol-
low to which the members of the
camp and their children have been
invited.
The regular meeting of Martha
Chapter, o. E. S., will be held at Ma
sonic hall Thursday evening at 1890
o'clock. Members will bring their
contributions for the food and apron
sale carly in the afternoon.
At a special meeting of New Brit
ain lodge. No. 957, B. p o. Eiks, last
night action was taken on the death
of Charles Totten, who died Saturday
at his home in West Haven. Edward
j. Loomis and William Dobson were
by Exalted Ruler Richard
c. Brown to attend the obsequies this
Mrs. J. A. MCLEAN has returned
to her home at 500 Stanley street
from the New Britain General hos
pital, where she underwent an oper-
alton for appendicitis.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
TRAINING SCHOOL
newly ORGANIZED
First Meeting Of Future Scout
masters Held Last Evening

The first meeting OF the newly or
ganized school for Scout leaders con-
Quoted by the New Britain council,
Boy Scouts OF America. was held last
evening at the Central Junior High
school with Is men In attendance.
Edmund l.. Warren, vice-presidont
of the local council, was introduced
by Scout Executive w, q, Cook and
extended greetings from the council
to the new men. The class then was
turned over to, +. l., Fay who took
charge of the instruction.
1t was announced that the school
would cover period OF eight weeks
and that all who attended rs per
cent of the meetings and were other
wise qualified would receive certif-
Gates from the national council for
proficiency in scoutcraft.
Mr.. Fay took up in detail the uni
aueness of the patrol system and its
purposes and showed how this system
developed expression of all the boys
natural instincts and taught him
leadership through practice.
The tenderfoot requirements of the
scout oath and law, history of the
American flag and few of the knots
required for that rank were gone over
thoroughly.
The following men have enrolled in
the school: Herbert S, Dechant, l.. A.
Dainty. Charles Wratny, A. Fl. Ingra-
ham, Byron Turner, Wesley Porter,
Harold w. Epson, Walter Golf
George l.. Loomis. Paul Baker, Ar
thur II. Martin, Jack B. Young, Cliff
ford r. Dodge, Hollis j. Foster, Les.
lie Watkins. Clifford D. Frost, Har-
old M. Duntz. A. Il. Colby, Harvey X.
woodford, Albert j. Chapman, F. 4.
Clark, Herbert Rogers and r. D AL
derman.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
SCHOOL BOARD CO-OPERATES
WITH SURVEY COMMITTEE
Statistics on Accommodations Fur
nished to Assist Mayors Inyesti-
gators in determining Conditions.

Interesting figures on school ac-
commodations have been furnished
the survey committee by the school
board for use in connection with their
Investigation into the need for adj
ditional school buildings. There are
now 1887 children in the schools
while there is normal capacity of 81
S67. There are 159 class rooms but
43 more are needed, bringing the
number actually required, in the
opinion of the school committee, to
202. Twelve portable schools are in
use and seven basement rooms are
being used to relieve congestion, while
16 classes are on part time for the
same purpose. The school commit
tee wishes to discontinue the use of
all portable buildings and basement
rooms.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER

A miscellaneous shower was ten
dered Miss Helen Hanson of $40
Church last evening after office hours
at the Landers, Frary Sc Clark office
where she is employed. The rooms
and tables were decorated. Miss Han
son received many useful gifts. She
will be married to Henry Bilger of
Meriden next month.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10

Manager Fohl OF st. Louis Browns
at New Orleans declines to discuss
reports that George sisler is out of
game for good because OF eye trouble.
National Catholic Welfare council
asks Secretary Davis to deny admis-
sion to United States to Nine. Kalnin
as Official representative OF soviet gov
eminent.
Coney Slaughter. arrested In Phil
adelphia, having been wanted In COL
orado for looting bank of Pueblo Of
more than s3b0,oo0 while cashiering
In 1915.
Harry Black, secretary Of state for
Vermont, is killed by train at Wells
River. Vermont.
John Blackwell Strong, capitalist.
IS, Is found dead In room on train
on Its arrival at Pennsylvania sta
ton, New York, from Hot Springs,
Ark.
New York conference of NJ. z.
church votes against ordaining wom-
en- as ministers In that denomination.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10

AUCTION.
Forced to vacatc my store, I am retir-
ing from business and will sell at public
auction, Wednesday. April II. 1923, at 1880
p. NJ, at 249 West Main street. Merlden,
my entire stock consisting in part of Hitch
cock and other chairs, Tip Table, Dutch
Desk. Day Bed, Post Beds, Sewing Tables,
Candle Stands. Oil Paintings. Zone by N.
A. Moore) Pewter, Ching Old Bottles,
Glass, Baskets, Pistols Candle Sticks,
Curios, Andirons, etc. Sale rain or shine.
Graveline,
II. II. KENDRICK,
Auctioneer.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-10
Zionists' World Meeting
AT Danzig Next July

London, April 10 (Jewish Tele-
graph Agency. The world congress
of the Zionistic organization will be
convened sometime in July probably
at Danzig and will devote itself prin-
cipally to formulating a program for
a world conference of all Jewish
groups interested in Palestinian re-
construction, in accordance with the
British mandate