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New Britain herald., 1923-02-01
ILL 1T HOURS, NOW FIND
 BULLET NEAR HER HEART
Blood Stains On Underclothing First Infimation Woman Had She
 Shot Herself

New York, Feb. 1.--After she dls- covered she had shot herself seven teen hours before, Mrs. Fillmore Mar ker, AT, a widow of so Montague street, Brooklyn, was taken to St. Peters hospital yesterday in a serious condition with a bullet above her heart.
 Mrs. Marker was cleaning a pistol in her home Tuesday afternoon and accidentally discharged it. She went on cleaning the weapon, but felt nervous from the shock of the re- port and developed a severe head ace. She says there was no pain in the region of the wound.
 The headache became worse and she walked the floor of her room all night. Later the pain became less and she undressed to go to bed and found blood stains on her undergarments. She then summoned a physician, who sent her to the hospital.
 Mrs. Marker came here from Call fornia two years ago after the death of her husband. She said that the pistol belonged to her husband and that she read of so many hold-ups and robberies that she was getting it ready for use.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01
.ULSYERMAN CAPTURED
Senator John nagweil, Prominent Irish unionist, Held Prisoner ny IT, regular FOrces.

London. Feb. 1, tBy Associated press) dispatches assert that the kidnapping Of Senator John Rag we'll. general manager of the Crest Northern railway ia causing as much excitement as any incident of the Irish struggle and that great anxiety is be- ing felt over his fate.
 up to early this morning nothing had been heard from the senator since he was forcibly taken from his wife's. side in Sutton, County Dublin. Tuesday night. IL is not supposed that his captors intended to do him personal harm, but rather wanted n prominent hostage 10 be held against
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01
CHILD DISEASES EPIDEMIC
Connecticut snowns Are swept B,
 Measles, Munips and Other Ills.

New London. Feb. I,-Eastern Con. neetieut. according to reports. has an
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01

unusual number of ehildEen,s diseases, and the school attendance as result is seant
 Old saybTook Is in the sFin of an epidemic Of humps and measles. Young and old are victims of one disease or the other. and in some eases both. On Monday three teachers and lls pupils were absent from school,
 In Mystic and other towns east Of this city small children have been subject 10 several epidemies this win- ter, commencing with 4hooping cough, which kept scores of the younger pupils out of school for period of six weeks, Then followed chicken pox and how measles. which seems to be more prevalent than the other two, Many houses are plaeard- ed and the epidemic is still spreading,
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01

effiee, Including the mayoFalty nom lRaiien in 1870 and appointment te the Fort colleetorship.
 Wrote Two Notable Hooks
 lie was known t0 many thousands in and out of business life as the author of ''Tweniy-eight Years in Wall street" Fifty Years in Wall Street" The. latter perhaps the only authority on many Of the stirring Events of that period. His services to the Japanese financial mission or half century ago indelibly impressed his name in the history of the great oriental people, and in 1909 the late Mlkado decorated him Commander Of the Most Distinguished Order of the Rising Sun,
 Mr, clews was & member of more than a score Of international, na- tianal, State and civic organizations and social and country clubs, As one of the Nations most successful men of finance he was regarded as a rich man, But no authoritative estimate of his wealth is as yet available.
 His wife was Miss Lucy Madison Worthington of Kentucky. grand niece of President Madison. His Elsie, is the wife of Herbert Parsons: his son. Henry clews. IT,. is an artist and sculptor, living in Paris. A younger son. Robert died in his youth. The business of Henry clews & Co. has for considerable time been actively directed by James B. clews, n nephew, and member of the firm since 1890.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01

Dublin. Feb. 1. tBy Associated Press) s)-senator John Bagwell. gem
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01
eeived. his fathers consent to remain,
 starts In As Clerk

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 starts In As Clerk
 He obtain q eleriship in the woolen goods house Of Wilson c Hunt < O., and there created an ex- ample of industry. integrity and fair. ness, But he decided finance was where he belonged, and founded the firm Of Stout clews X Mason. after ward Liyermore, clews X Mason. snd finally Henry clews & Co.
 With the surging tides Of opinion and feeling over the questions Of slavery disunion, the young finaneier became an outspokcn unionist, and with the call Of arms he volunteered as a private In Company c. 22d N. Y. infantry. but was discharged to be- come a government agent for the sale Of treasury notes and bonds. then re- garded by investors as risky securi- ties.
 The success with which he disposed of then unheard of quantities of se- curities to finance the struggle. to- gether with the public recognition of the debt the Union owed him. made the young New Yorker national fig- ure at once.
 A republican in politics he was one of the organizers Of the Union league club Of New York. His great busi- ness ability prompted President Grant to ask him to accept the treas ury secretaryship, which he declined, as he did every other offer of public
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01
City Items


 Balloon and novelty dance, Friday night, Feb. 2nd. T. A. B. hall. Adm 4oc.-advt. Al :. Worthy Temple, Pythian Sisters, will meet tomorrow night at o'clock in Judd's hall.
 Good skating, Pilz- Rhodes rink advt.
 The regualr meeting of the W. c. T. L. will be held at the Center church on Tuesday, February 6. Radio sets and supplies at Morans' .--advt.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Wortcheck of 236 Maple street are receiving con- gratulations on the birth of son. French Hat Shoppe Professional Bldg ~-advt. Meet me at Schmarrs for dinner.- advt.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01

efflee, Including the mayoFalty nom lnaiien in lsTa and appointment 10 the Fort cOlleet0Fship,
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01
sTINNEs RETURNS
German Industrial Baron Is Back
 Again in Occupied Area

Muelheifn, Feb. 1. (By Associated Press)-Hugo stinnes who has been resting at Oberhof, came to the occu- pied Ruhr area yesterday for his first visit since the arrival of the French.
 His colleagues and others have been urging him to remain outside the occupied zone for the present but Herr Stinnes has chafed under the enforced absence. His appearance here was entirely unexpected.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01
Aspirin Cargle
 in Tonsiitis Cut This Out and Save Il. Subject to Sore Throat

A harmless and effective gargle Is to dissolve two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four tablespoonfnls Of wa- ter, and gargle throat thoroughly, Re- peat In two hours if necessary,
 Re sure you use only the genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin, marked with the Bayer Cross, which can be had in tin boxes Of twelve tablets for few cents,
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01

one or more of their own men. whose execution they fear.
 The governments threat of punitive action in case Senator Bagweii is not released arouses anxiety among his friends.
 The senator is m ulstcrman and a unionist.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01

eral manager of the Great Northern
 railway who was kidnapped Tuesday night. is again free man. 1t was emi-officially announced this after noon. Whether he was released or escaped is not known. the senate of-
 fieials being simply told he was free.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-01

Thousands of people are telling us nice things constantly about Herald Classified ads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
LAST DAY TO SEE
 TRIANON FEATURE
"0ne Exciting Night" Is Mys- tery Story Of Absorb
 ing Interest

Today is the last day to see D. w. Griffiths "One Exciting Night" at the Trianon, a the engagement closes with performances tonight.
 This production has proven one Of the most popular of the season and large crowds have enjoyed it.
 There is as sweet and dainty love story as ever was filmed, there is mystery galore-mystery till tho audience sits breathless-and then comes relief from the suspense in the form of the most delightful and laughter provoking comedy from Ro- meo Washington, wonderful black face character who finds himself torn between love of a dusky maid and figures that creep in and out are seen everywhere.
 Of course no Griffith picture would be truly Griffithesque without its great climax scene. And "One Exciting Night" has 1t. This time 1t is a storm. that type of midsummer thunderstorm with which everybody everywhere is familiar-a torrential downpour of rain coupled with hurri- cane winds, low-sweeping clouds, split asunder every second by bolts of tree shredding lightning. Trees are uprooted and flung about like matches before an airplane propeller; houses are unroofed, demolished, and crumble beneath the tempest. And in the midst of this the boy and girl find their love story come true; the villain is captured; the mystery of the half million dollars cleared.
 Carol Dempster has the feminine role and seldom does a theatregoer see a sweeter or dainter characteri- zation than she gives. Other players in the cast are all of widely known popularity and ability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
FEAR SOCIETY WOMAN
 WAS POISON VICTIM
District Attorneys Office Investi-
 gating "Unnatural Conditions"

NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-The New York district attorneys office was informed of unnatural conditions surrounding the illness of Mrs. Charles Webb, a few hours before she died in the West-Chester Bilt- more country club at Rye, N. Y, as sistant district attorney Pecora an- nounced today.
 Mrs. Webb, socially prominent and wealthy in her own right, died af- ter a short illness which mystified her physicians. She was 40 years old.
 pr. Otto H. Schultze. medical as- sistant to the district attorneys of- flee immediately went to Rye at the request of the dead woman's friends to make a preliminary examination of her body He declarerd today that in his opinion death had been caused by poison. He stated that certain corrosive substances had been found in the body
 On last Tuesday friends of Mrs. Webb went to MT. Pecora's office and informed him that death was imminent" and that most unnatural conditions" prevailed he stated. He added that the New York office could take no action unless further de- yelopments proved as had been sug gested that Mrs. Webb was given some slow poison in New York city before going to Rye.
 MT. and Mrs. Webb, who were so- cially prominent in New York. Phila- delphia and various resorts, were married November 4, last. Before her marriage Mrs. Webb was Ger trude Emily German, daughter of s. Jennings German.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
PLANS r | \ FA[[ FESTIVAL ASSUME
 DEF MITE { HAP [
Bum Announces Committee Meetings To Settle
 Final Details

Fourteen members from the Bir- mingham Ad club Tuesday will meet with the IA units of the finance com mlttee for Birminghams Fall Testi- val, at the offices of the Chamber of Commerce, when financial matters incident to the staging of the festival will be detailed and active work Of raising necessary funds will be started. o. l.. Bum, secretary man ager of the Chamber of Commerce, whose idea of a Birmingham Week has materiallzed into the Birmingham Fall Festival and is being entnu- siastically supported by practically every merchant and manufacturer in the city, announced Friday. Mir. Bum has been appointed treasurer and will handle all funds for the event.
 Birmingham merchants have signi- tion of subscribing liberally toward fund to entertain the city's visitors for the week commencing October 29 and chairmen of the various com mittees have decided that names or those merchants who subscribe to the fund shall be printed for distribution among visitors as merchants who will refund railroad fares for ptr- chases made during the week. MT. Bum stated.
 Birmingham Fall Festival pri- marily is to display Birmingham manufactured goods to the people Of Alabama, but it is more than that. The occasion will be made carnt- val with numerous free attractions for home folks and visitors who are expected to attend from every point within the city's 300-mile trade area. Store windows will feature products of Birmingham manufactories for the week Music will be free on the street corners, in the parks and the auditorium. Visitors will be furnish ed with tickets to the theatres, free outdoor musical attractions to play the city during the period of the event. Prizes will be given visitors and others are being offered for a number of special events. Details will be announced as soon as the committees are assigned to their various duties.
 A meeting of the transportation committee will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday in MT. Bunns office prepara- tory to special efforts to secure re- duced rates of one and one-half fares on every railroad entering the city. Railroad officials will be urged that Birmingham be allowed this conces- sion in view of the fact that similar rates have been granted Kansas City and other cities for like events. It IS expected that little trouble will be experienced in securing the reduced rates.
 Details of Birmingham Fall Festi- val are fast materializing and VII be announced during the first of next week. Meetings of the publicity committee already have assured an adequate amount of advertising be- ing done over the trade area of Blr- bingham Special advertising fea- lures will be rsed to augment that done in the newspapers and other wise in an effort to bring the largest number of visitors to the city ever here for a similar event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
SCOUT EXERCISES ON ARMTSTICE DAY COME UP TUESDAY
Presidents Of Civic 0rganiza- tions And Others Asked To
 Attend Special Meeting

Armistice Day exercises will be discussed by the executive commit tee of the Birmingham Council, Boy Scouts of America, in the private dim ing room of the Tutwiler hotel at o'clock Tuesday night. The meeting will be general and the presidents and Representatives of the various clubs have been invited to attend by Dan B. Dimick, president of the Bir- mingham council.
 The presidents or representatives of the following clubs have been asked to attend: Rotary, Kiwanis, Civitan, Exchange, Lions, Communi l. ty. American Business Men, Junior Chamber of Commerce and Axis clubs. Others included in the invita- ton are the city commission, super intendent of schools, Merchants asso- citation, Real Estate Exchange. the daily papers, the American Red cross and the American Legion.
 This meeting will prepare prellml- l- nary plans for celebration of Armis- tice Day and a full attendance IS urged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
NE W BANKS BOARD TO MEET MONDAY
North Birmingham State h. Stitution's Stockholders To
 Organize For Operations

Stockholders of the new bank be- ing organized in North Birmingham will hold a meeting Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock to elect board of directors, who In turn will elect the officers.
 Cleon B. Rogers. long Identified with banking circles in Birmingham, and chairman of the state board of control and economy under the Klloy administration, will be president of the new bank.
 It took Mir. Rogers and his associ- ates less than day to place the s50,- 900 capital stock, though there are 97 stockholders. Additional applica- tions have been returned.
 Within the year the bank expects to be in its own building. but for the present 1t will rent its quarters. Five buildings in North Birmingham have been proffered for It's use.
 The institution will be state bank and will do a general banking and trust business. The meeting Monday night will be held In Me Eachern's furniture store, in the 29O0 block on Twenty seventh street North Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
CLOE AGAIN URGES
 FIRE PREVENTION
 MEASURES IN CITY
Citizens Asked To Make Sur vey Of Premises And
 Remove Debris

Commissioner w. B. Cloe of the department of public safety called attention Friday morning to the ad- visibility of citizens making a thor ough survey of their premises in re- gard to removing surplus matter that might lead 10 a fire.
 Numbers of citizens have taken advantage of the proffered services of men of the fire department to inspect chimneys, furnaces and heat Ing equipment before 1t Is put in service for the winter Business houses have called in flremen to in- spect their premises.
 Officials of the fire department ad- wise all householders to have the chimneys inspected and, if necessary, cleaned before the first cold snap arrives. Usually, the fire depart ment makes more runs in October and November than any months in the year, piling up a considerable unnecessary financial expense.
 Mir. Cloe asks that any occupant of business or residence property, who is not sure about the condition of premises and heating equipment, to ask the nearest fire station cap- tain to send a man to make an in spection. There Is no charge for the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29

fnunicatiori with 6 number ef ettleT societies and institutions iR regard to briiirinE their conventions tS BiF. ininRfani.
 Ths folder booiiiee 6f BiFmiREkAa and tfis auditorium is befRE sSRt t6 clubs, societies and organizations, principally those with headqd3FtSFs in or near the city for it is Mir. Erickson's intention to place the pamphlet before local Teople who can scan 1t and, if they desires add their orders to the number that will be called for when a second addition is printed. The pamphlet wifi be sent generally, later on, to institu- tions in many states.
 Letters have been received at tfie city hall commending the officials for having the pamphlet printed and also expressing approval of it's con- tents and tke way the several sub jects are depicted and brought out.
 Work on the auditorium Is going steadily forward. The wooden forms for the concrete walls Of the first story are being erected. the work just now being mainly :, on the Horseshoe" pit or main floor iH- clined sides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
ANNOUNCEMENTs

Students of the Ensley High school, members of the Art club, have elect ed the following officers for the new year: Miss Willie Mae Copeland, president; Miss Virginia Avery, vice president; Miss Sarah McCauley, sec retary; Miss Augusta Kyle, treasurer; Miss Irene Wells, chaplain; Miss Louise Rawland, critic; Miss lvey Smales and Miss Louis Cochran, re- porters.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Smith enter tained at dinner Wednesday in honor of the birthday of Mir. Smith, Quite a number of guests were in for din- ner and many others called during the evening.
 Mrs. c. W. Phillips, one of the most active and cease!ess workers for the Music Study club, announced Friday that meeting would be held at her home, 1923 Twenty ninth street, Saturday at 1 o'clock, at which time a juvenile unit of the club would be organized. Mrs. Phillips will teach the course of study for the youngsters and there will develop an interesting organization, 1t Is be- lieved.
 Miss Jessie Pittman has returned to her home in Washington after a visit to MT. and Mrs. Murdock Me Bride IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
MADAM Fl Fl DELIGHTS OVERFLOW AT CIRCUS
Huge Tent Unable To Care For Cir GUS Hungry Birmingham Residents

Three thousand Birmingham resi- dents were turned away at the doors Of Kamram Grotto circus trlday night, because every seat in the DIE tent was filled and an overflow crowd was sitting on straw on the hippodrome track. Director Nal Rodgers of the circus and Monarch c. D. Gentry of the Grotto gave or ders to close the man entrance doors shortly after o'clock.
 The overflow folks on the outsioe then swarmed into the side shows and made the acquaintance of Madam Fi Fl. the Mystery Woman of CIT cusdom," and of the Bovolopus, the sacred COW, and other strange ana rare curosities. They bought all the hamburgers and "hot dogs" in sight, depleted the stock of the peanut ana popcorn vendors and made seVeraf soft drink men wealthy.
 Grotto members expect capacity house at the matinee Saturday and another turnaway tonight. If neces- sary two full and complete per mances will be given to accommodate the circus hungry residents. There will be no show Sunday but all next week the circus will be given twice daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
JURY DEADLOCKED IN
 THE WOLFORD CASE
Alleged Promoter of Fraud Scheme
 Fails To Testify

No verdict had been returned at a late hour Friday night in the case of r. w. Wolford, alleged abscondor with the funds of a suit club, organ ized here last fall and for whose scheme many citizens fell prey for various amounts. following a two day trial in the criminal division of the circut court.
 The case was given to the jury at 5:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. They had reached no decision at the Co., lonial hotel, where they were quar- tered for the night. Wolford was tried for grand larceny of the club s money and was prosecuted by As sistant Solicitor Willard Drake and Clifton L. Brewes. Wolford was rep resented by G. A. Faircloth. Wolford did not take the stand during the en- tire proceeding to testify in his own behalf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
INCREASE FACULTY

Birmingham-Souther College Adds To Accounting And French Courses
 Two new additions to the faculty of Birmingham Southern college, one to the course in accounting and an- other to the department of French has been announced by Dr. Guy Snavely, president of the college. :.
 Robert II. Bromberg, who finished the University of Alabama with an Al B. degree and took his master s degree at the Harvard school of business administration. will take charge of the course in accounting. Bromberg will assume his duties im- mediately.
 Miss Letitia McNeel. graduate of Swathmore college, who spent sew eral years in special study of the French language, has been made an instructor in that department. MISS McNeel is the fourth instructor in the French department at Birming- ham Southern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Thomas Howell Is President Of Ma- rion Intermediate EpvOrth League

MARION, Ala, Sept. 2S.-(Special.) The newly elected officers of the In termediate Epworth league of the Methodist church were installed at pastor of the church. The officers installed were: President, Thomas Howell: vice president, Philip Ma son; secretary, Mamie England; treasurer Irene Marshall; depart mental superintendents, Dorothy Wilbourne, Annie Moore, Mary Howze and James Washburn; Ep- worthian agent, Owen Armstrong; superintendent of the Intermediate league, Miss Gladys Mickleboro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
CONVENTIONS SEEK AUD|TORIUN'S USE
City Officials Commended For
 Having Advertising Pam Z phIet Printed And Sent Out

Applications for the use of the new municipal auditorium next summer fall and winter are already begin ming to arrive at the city bureau of which o. Gordon Erickson IS man ager.
 Three organizations of a national character, enc regional and two state associations have put in their appli- cations for use of, the building. In addition Mir. Erickson Is in com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
COLLEGE PUBLICATION
Gold And Black Official Organ Of
 Birmingham-South College

Jewel c. Hall, manager of the Gold and Black. weekly publication of Birmingham Southern college, Fri day made a short speech before the student body, urging them to patron ize the advertisers using space in the paper.
 The best merchants and firms in Birmingham use the college me- dium," declared Hall. He also cited a number of cases from last year where merchants had expressed sat isfaction with results of their ad- vertising.
 The Gold and Black made it's first appearance of the new year tiday It has doubled in size and number of features added, ranking 1t with foremost college journals of the south.
 Jerry Bryan, the editor. is sport ing editor of The Age Herald. He Is selecting lis staff by competitive tryouts.