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New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
NEW YORK ALUMNUS
 LEFT YALE SlO,OOO
Frank |. Hall, Wealthy Lawyer, Makes Request to Alma Mater

Bridgeport. June 6.-The will of Frank L. Hall of New York, wealthy lawyer. was filed in probate court here today for ancilary administra- ton of the estate. Requests include s10,000 to Yale university for the use of Yale college. The residue of the estate after other bequests are made is to be placed in trust for d nephew Francis H. Hall of Philadelphia who also is hequeathed outright a farm near this city valued at S25,000. The residue is to be held in trust until the nephew is 80 years old, If he dies before reaching that age the residue is to be divided, half to Yale and half to the heirs at law.
 The value of the estate is said to be more than s2.o00,o00. Other be- quests include s10.o0o to Eva G. Hall of Philadelphia, widow of Mir. Halls brother, and s5ooo each to five cousins. MT. Hall was graduated from Yale in 1872.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
NOT ID ABANDON
 CENTRAL N. E. R. R.
c. |, BardO Denies Authenticity of Story in Morning Paper

New Haven, June 6,-c, L, Bsrdo president Of the Central New England railway today denied that any pro, nosais had been made for the ahand- onment Of the railroads lines
 Reports that the Central New Eng land, g subsidiary of the x, I, \, H, and II, railroad, was considering q proposal made by the New Haven road that its tFaekage be torn up were declared by President Rardo te be untrue, The report had stated that the Central New England would be unable 10 meet payments on bonds Of the Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad. which come due July and that the road costs sl,- 100000 a year to run,
 President Bardo issued the follow. ing statements
 There has never been, so far as know any thought of abandoning the Central New England railway. Nc proposal for such abandonment has ever been considered. The article in the Hartford courant 10 which refer tnee is made makes q serious error in referring to any abandonment Of the Central New England railway Also, although ] am quoted in the ceurant, I have not discussed the matter with any representatives Of the press,
 We are giving serious condition 10 the abandonment of certain nnproht. able portions of the Hartford and Connecticut Western. which is leased | by the Central New England rail- | way
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
RETAILERS MISPLACED
Roger Babson Says Great Many Busi- ness Men Would he Petter on As PriclSlayers and Plnsterers.

Atlantic City,. June 6, Several hundred thousand retail merchants would he better off if they were brick layers and plasterers. Roger W. Bab- son told the convention of the asso- ciated advertising clubs of the world today.
 "Thera are l.5oo.o0o retailers in the United States today" he said. "and 100, 900 of them are doing a profitable business and 4oC .000 more are doing a fair business. But q million Of these retailers are barely struggling along. A large proportion operate at a loss. Those who are not operating at a loss are merely getting day wages and small day wages at best"
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06
BRAKEMAN KILLED,

Canaan, ceRn, June 6.--Niehalas Mathis, 90, brakeman on the cen- tfal New England railway. was killed today on a siding near the cennee,i- cut Lime Co. plaat, He was climbing 10 the roof of q box ear, when he fell under the wheels. He leaves a wife and 4 child
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06

creased to about 100000 gallons a year,
 Finally. Sweden. because ot her great hydro-sleetric resources. will in the future permit very much great CT use of electricity stored in bat teries. Almost every section of the country is now served by the net Of power lines. and electricity could be drawn from them for the use of pas senger cars, trucks and tractors.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-06

Typewriters came into being in the commercial work in April. 1878, when Christopher |. sholes the inventor, made his first contract for their manufacture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
JOHN BARTON PAYNE ILL
Members of President's Party Leaves
 Frelinghuysen's Yacht

MIAMI, Fla, March 9.-John Barton Payne, chairman of the, American Red Cross. and a member of President Harding's party who came on to Miami in advance of the executive with Secretary of Labor Davis, Attor- ney General Daugherty and others, was removed from former Senator Frelinghuysen's yacht, Victoria, to- day to the hotel where the others of the party are stopping. and placed
 under the care of pr. J. T. Boone, MT. lDaugherty's physician. Mir. Payne came to Miami primarily y for his health, and Dr. Boone said that he believed the former shipping board | chairman would be more comfortable 1 in the hotel. where he could have bet ter attention.
 1 MT. Daugherty showed much inn provement today and Dr. Boone said l that he expected that the Attorney 1 General would be taken outdoors to | morrow.
 Former Senator Frelinghuysen and 1 Mrs. Frelinghuysen and Senator
 Frederick Hale of Maine, journeyed
 down Biscayne bay today on fishing 8 | trip.
 ! Secretary Davis continued his out door activities with another round on the Miami beach course today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
WILL FLY OVER POLE
Amundsen In Arctic Regions Ready
 For Novel Flight

SEATTLE, Wash, March 9.-Cap- tain Roald Amundsen, head of an arctic exploration expedition that left Seattle June 3, last, in the schooner Maud, will hop off June 21 from Wainwright. Alaska. for a flight over the North Pole, accord ing to a letter received here by Capt. John Backland, owner and mas ter of the schooner NJ. s. Holmes.
 The sun at that time, explained the letter. will be diffusing per- petual day over the region within the Arctic circle.
 It is also hoped that south wind will prevail. The letter, writ ten in Nome, Alaska, where Captain Amundsen has been wintering, said that he would soon start to mush back to Wainwright where Lieuten- ant Oscar Omdal, aviator, who is to pilot the plane over the pole, had been caring for the machine since it was landed there last fall.
 The letter gave the present po- sition of the Maud IS 200 miles north by northeast from Wrangell Island and drifting sslowly with the ice toward the pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10

1920. While agriculture and live stock producers were furnished a reservoir of credit" amounting to s1,000, 100000 by the law which re- vived the war finance corporation
 O O o
 Test Packer Control.
 The packer control act will be tested, the senator predicted, as a result of the warning which Secre- tary Wallace gave the Armour and Morris interests that their pro- posed merger is in violation of the law
 Creation of two new banking sys- tems under the farm credits act together with the law giving far mers the right to form cooperative marketing associations for handling their products. will, in Senator Cap per's judgment, be of inestimable benefit.
 Failure of the administration ship ping bill met with the senator's ap. proval and he expressed regret that in ratfying the British debt settle ment Congress had not provided thai the funds should be used for pay ment of adjusted compensation tC World war veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
DEFINES CITIZENSHIP
Secretary Of Stgte Hughes Outiine'
 Obligations Of Being American

WASHINGTON. March 9.-Obliga- tions of citizenship. as viewed by Secretary Hughes. were outlined to- day in a telegram made public by the state department and addressed to Roy c. Haines of the Aurora, III, Chamber of Commerce.
 "These obligations do not rest solely or chiefly in the exersice of the privileges of citizens in voting, CT in conducting campaigns or in holding offce," Secretary Hughes said. Important as are all these duties their performance will amount to rcth-ng unless our citizens are ln,hued with the spirit of oI- insti- tu.ions which means respec. for government of law, sncare desire to better in every practicable way .he conditions of human iise, loyalty in all the relations of life, and the disposition to be kindly and fair in all dealings with ones fellow men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
HARVEST FOR DEALERS IN GAS TAX IS REAPED
Filling Stations Lay In Heavy Stock
 In Advance

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 9, A state gasoline tax of 212 cents per gallon went into effect today and re tailers, not the state government, reaped the first profits. Although the tax does not apply to gasoline in service stations up to last night, gasoline is selling here today with the tax added.
 One large retail oil company is es- timated to have 100000 gallons on which 1t will pay no tax Neverthe- less this concern sold gasoline to- day with the tax included and their additional profits will be approXi- mately $12.000.
 The collection of the gasoline tax will be from wholesalers who collect the 21a -cent charge from retailers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10

contended. in failing to accept Henry Fords offer for Muscle Shoals.
 The country should have the benefit of the peaee-time operation of this huge enterprise" he said. Experience has proved that govern ment operation adds heavily to the peoples tGx burdens. Ford's offer in my judgment, was fair and should have been accepted. This question must be decided by the next Con- eress'
 Says Freight Rates Too High.
 Declaring that the biggest prob lem before Congress was that re- lating to transportation, the Kansas senator asserted that freight rates are too high and must come down."
 The Sixty-seventh Congress start ed agriculture on its way to last ing prosperity, Senator Capper de- clared. listing as farm bloc meas ures." which it placed on the statute books the cooperative marketing act, the packers and stockyards act, the emergency tariff, the act giV- ing farmers representation on the federal reserve board.> the filled milk measure, the act extending to agriculture aid of the war finance corporation, and the farm credits act
 The placing of dirt farmer" on tie federal reserve board which, he stated. will insure the American farmer against ruinous discrimina ton from which he suffered during the deflation period of 1919 and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
C0NGRES ERRED 0N FORD's OFFER, CAPPER DECLARES
Farm Bloc Leader Reviews Last Congress-Sees No Quick Cure for Troubles
 of Farmer

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Review- ing acts of the last Congress affect ing agriculture and forecasting prob able legislation in the next Con- greYs, Senator Gapper, republican of Kansas, chairman of the Senate "farm bloc" in a statement today declared there is no quick and sure cure for the troubles of the farmer Legislation cannot increase the price of farm products, he said but laws which the sixty seventh Congress enacted. in his opinion, will be of lnaterfal assistance to agricultural interests.
 Congress erred Senator Capper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
ICE BLOCKADE BREAKS
Wind Brings Relief to Newfoundland
 .Jam

ST. JOHNS, N. F., March 9.-The ice field that have held the coast of Newfoundland in partial blockade for weeks, were breaking up today under an Gff-shore wind that fol- lowed yesterdays storm. vessels ar irving here today reported. Among the vessels held in the ice floe out side this port are the schooners Natalie, 104 days out from Glasgow, and Annie Warren, 90 days out from Oporto. The steamer Sever, arriving here today from points on the south coast of Newfoundland. reported sighting the two schooners fast in the floes. Both were short of food and water. With the ice field dis persng they were expected to reach this port within few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
HALTS MILAN ASSAILANT
Man Seized by Mayors BOdyguard
 After Demonstration

NEW YORK. March 9.-Shouting 'The Wages of Sin Is Death" man entered city hall today and rushed to Mayor Hyan, who was at meet ing of the board of estimate. The mayors police bodyguard seized the man and hustled him from the room Ee was searched, but found to be un- armed. Afterward he was taken to Bellevue hospital for observation as to his sanity. The man. who said his name was Alfred T. Seaquist. had en- tered the enclosed space behind the railing in the board of estimate room before he was overpowered. He de- clared he was an ex-service man, and it is believed he may be suffering from shell shock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
FEW MINISTERS THERE
Glacier Park District Largest In
 Methodist Church

CHICAGO, III, March 9.-The Iarg- est district in Methodsm, the Glacier Park district, embracing 45,000 square miles and running the whole length of Montana along the north side. or almost 675 miles of borderland, there are just 27 preachers, the com mittee on conservation and advance of the Methodist Episcopal church announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
CHILD IS KIDNAPPED
Three-Year.Old Son Of Judge Sought
 By Police

ALBANY, N. Y., March 9.-Search for Leopold Minikin, three-year-o son of City Judge Leopold Minikin, who, it is now believed. was kid naped yesterday by newly employed nurse maid, led tonight to Benning- ton, Vt.
 Information supplied by railroad men indicated that the girl and child had gone to Troy, where two men and a woman joined them. The five boarded an eastbound Boston and Maine train and, according to con ductor, who played with the boy on the train, changed at Hoosic Junc- tion for Bennington, Vt.
 Police believe the nursemaid. who gave her name al Mary Conkling, is Anna Niagara of Paterson, N. J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
GOMPERS SERIOUSLY ILL
Labor Federation Head Suffering From Influenza And Pneumonia

NEW YORK, March 9.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-Samuel Gompers, 73 years old, president of the American Federation of Labor, is at Lenox Hill hospital, this city. suffering from in sfluenza and bronchial pneumonia, 1t was learned tonight.
 His secretary, W. c. Roberts, am bounced that Mir. Gompers' physician, Dr. Gustave Fish, reported the pa tient's condition as serious, his ad- vanced age greatly retarding con- valescence.
 Mrs. Gompers arrived from Wash ington, D. C., today and went at once to her husbands bedside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
SEMENOFF IS ACTIVE

Russian General Reported Starting
 Counter Revolution in Siberia
 MOSCOW, March 9.-(By Associated Press.)-Gen. Gregorie Semenoff. former commander in chief of all the Russian armies and later the anti bolshevik leader in Siberia. is trying to stage a new counter revolution in the far east. according to advices received here from Vladivostok.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
ALLEGED MOB MEN HELD
Nine Ont Of Thirteen Are To Face
 Grnnd Jury

PALATKA, Fla. March 9.-(By As- sociated Press. )-Nine of the Is men held in jail here in connection with the attack on the Putnam county jail early March 2 in an attempt to get Arthur Johnson, negro, alleged slayer of H. c. Cross of Albany, Ga, late to- day were held over to the grand jury at the spring term of circuit court at their preliminary hearing before Judge J. c. Calhoun in the county court.
 Judge Calhoun said there was no evidence to connect the other four men with the mob and they were dis missed.
 Bond for the nine men bound over was fixed at $3,000 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
RuM FLEET REASSEMBLES

NEW YORK, March 9.-The rum fleet off the Jersey coast, scattered yesterday by storm. today was re- assembling, presumably for it's spring drive. Captain Peterson of the steamer Eastern Leader arriving from Hull, reported sighting two steamers and 14 schooners off the Ambrose Channel light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
SEVEN ALIENS ESCAPE
Officers Made Search For Men Snug
 gled In From Cuba

KEY WEST, Fla, March 9.-Seven aliens made their escape from the steamer Cuba while the vessel was tied at her berth here today, and early tonight had evaded officers of the immigration service who are conducting search. The escaped men are members of a gang of 32 which were deported to Cuba from Tampa. They arrived here early to- day on the Cuba. They were cap tured on the west coast of the state recently when they attempted to make their way into this country from Cuba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
TWO POLICEMEN INJURED
Memphi Officers Seriously Injured
 By Unidentified Man.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 9.-W. l.. Crawford and E. w. Strickland, po- licemen, were shot and seriously wounded here today by an unidenti- fled man who opened fire on the two officers when they halted him for questioning. The shooting occurred Tn Southside residence and indus trial section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
DEVELOPS NEW SPORT

GARDEN CITY, N. T., March g. Lawrence Sperry. inventor, who yes- terday successfully proved to aviation officials at Mitchell field that air planes could communicate with and obtain supplies from each other in midair today demonstrated his mos quito" plane he uses in sport as we'll as in warfare. He introduced ski blaming as new outdoor recreation. in which a plane. pair of skis and a rope were the necessary equipment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
WATSON SCORES HAYS
Reform League Head Says Movie
 Czar Has Done Nothing

SZaT f1H8 OOue NOtmlnk
 WASHINGTON, March 9.-Dr. Robert Watson, president of the In ternational Reform bureau, in let ter sent today to Will H. Hays de- clared no one he knew "is satisfied with the work you have done in con nection with the motion picture as sociation except perhaps the men who control you and pay your sal ary'
 How you are able to reconcile your conscience with your present position I cannot sec" said he, add ing that "at present l have no hopes of any betterment of motion pictures coming through them (Mr. Hays em- ployers) or you or by any organiza- tion or persons willing to be con nected with them or you.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
FAVOR ALLIANCE

WINNIPEG, March 9.-The Inter- national Association of Machinists while advocating amalgamation of the sixteen standard railway organi- cations, went on record in session here today as favoring an alliance with two units of the 'big four be- fore merging with other crafts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
HOSPITAL IS PROPOSED
Methodists Propose To Erect Such
 Institution At Montgomery

MONTGOMERY. Ala. March "A hospital, to be owned by the Metho- dist church and to be erected at Montgomery. was the principal sub ject of discussion yesterday at the Montgomery district conference, in progress at Notasulga, according to delegates returning last night from the conferences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
AMERICAN BEING HELD
Claim United States Citizen Is Ar
 rested For Murder.

SAN ANTONIO Tex, March 9.-A man said by officers to be an Amer ican, is held at Villa Acuna, across the border from Del Rio, In connec- tion with the shooting to death We'd nesday at Del Rio of Customs In- spetcor Jim Wallen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
SILKS AND DRUGS SEIZED

Italian Liner Raided By Officers At
 New York
 NEW YORK, March 9.-Customs of- ficials today raided the Italian liner Alberta and seized $5,000- worth of silk. liquor and opium not on the ships manifest The vessel arrived from Trieste two days ago. The con traband goods were concealed, off, ficials said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10

The United States destroyer mine layer Israel No. 9S has a speed of Al 1-2 miles an our.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10

Serrati was arrested March 1, soon after his return to Milan from Rus sia, where he had gone as socialist comm ssioner to the third interna- tionale. He was imbued with com munism on his return. and finding his policies disatowed by the mem bers of his newspaper staff he dis missed them. appointing communists to take their places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-10
SOCIALIST EDITOR HELD
Nenotti Serratf Faces Very Serious
 Charges

ROME. March 9. = Menotti Ser rati, socialist member of the chamber of deputies of the socialist news paper Avanti, who was arrested re- cently, has been accused of crime against his country by aiming to submit his country to foreign doml- nation. undermining it's independence and breaking I'D it's unity. The Italian code prescribes penal servi- tude for life for conviction.
 The socialists are prepa ring most powerful legal defense for Signor Serrati engaging the services of eminent socialist counsel.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-01-04
REGALos DE NAv1DAD

Los miembros juveniles de ia Cruz
Roja Americana pr7p lraron regalos de
lpascuas para sus companeros de otros
padses. Centenares de cajas sa-
Heron de los Estados Unidos en- direc-
ci6n los paises del centro y sur 6e
Europa nevando otros tantos nifios
de Albania, Czechoslovak;a, Austria y
Hungria Ell mensaje de amor de los nj
nos de America.
Puerto Rico no ha sids olvidado en-
esta distribution. En- las oflcinas de la
Cruz Roja Juvenil Sc recihieror 40 ca
jas que contienen alredsdo- de 5000
paquetes que Sc han enviado a las es-
cuelas rurales de la Isla
Sc espera que cada nino favorecido
con uno de estos regalos escriba dando
las gracias al donante cuyo nombre
aparece en- Ell paquete.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-01-04
TRES HERDos EN- LAS P1EDRAs

En- Ell barrio Montones, de Las Pie
dras, en- una fiesta que Sc celebraba
ALI con motive del advenimiento de
Afio Nuevo, resultaron heridos, en- una
reyerta, Alfonso olneda, de S6 amos;
Juan Diaz, de 80 amos y Mercedes
Cruz. Los heridos fueron asistidos en-
el hospital municipal. La policfa Sc
incaut6 de dos machetes y un palo pre-
sentando denuncia contra los heridos
ante la Corte Municipal de Humacao
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-01-04
FABR1CANDo ALCOHOL

La policia de Santurce sorprendi6 a
los individuos Juan Madero y. Fernan-
do Rios, EN- los momentos en- que IA
bricaban alcohol en- un enorme ALAN
bique que tenfan montado en- una casa
deshabitada, sta en- Puerta de TERRA.
Ell aparato de desti,ar fue ocupado,
asf como tambien ocho litros de ron.
Los violadores do la Ley volstead fue-
ION denunciadoS ante la Corte munich
pal.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-01-04
BALE Y RrNA

En- la residencia de Pedro Ramon
Rodriguez, de Ponce, durante una ja-
rama que Sc celebraba ALI con motive
dc Afio Nuevo, Sc suscit6 una disputa,
de la cual result6 Tomas Ponte con
una herida en- la frente Juan Rodri-
guez con otra en- la pierna derecha.
Ambos heridos fueron asistidos en- ell
hospital "Tricoche''.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-01-04
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRE-
sENTs MAY COME, GREETING:

WHEREAS, it appears to my salts
faction by duly authenticated certifi-
cate for the voluntary dissolution
thereof by unanimous consent of all the
stockholders, deposited. in my Office
that "L. MARTINEZ & CIA., INC !,
a corporation or this Island, the prin,
cipal office of which is situated lin
Aguadilla, P R., has complied with
the requirements of the Private Cor
porations Act, preliminary to the issu-
ing of this
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, E. J. SAL
DANA, Executive Secretary of Potto
Rico DO HEREBY CERTIFY: That
the said corporation did on the twenty
eighth day of December, nineteen
hundred and twenty two, file in my Of
fee a duly executed and attested con-
sent in writing to the dissolution of
said corporation executed by all the
stockholders thereof, which said con-
sent is now on file in my office as
provided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused to
be affixed the Great Seal Of Porto Ri
co, at the City of San Juan, P. b.,
this twenty-eighth day of December,
A D. nineteen hundred and twenty
two.
(Signed) E. j. sALDANA,
Executive Secretary.
Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-01-04
ILUsTRE vIsITANTE

Nuestro corresponsal en- Ponce nos
rarticipa que anteayer estuvo visitan-
do aQuella poblaci6n, en- compalfa del
distinguido letrado Lcdo. Miguel Cue
ira Mondragon y del Sr. Urrutia, ell
ilustre perito caligrafo americana. DR..
Osborn.
Ell objeto de la vista del Sr. Osborn
era conocer las principales poblaciones
de Ia isla y sus mas belIos edifcios.
EIementos distinguidos de la socie-
dad poncefa visitaron dichos caba-
Ileros en- el hotel Melia, donde Sc hos
pedaron.