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New Britain herald., 1923-11-01

RADIATOR Tender and hndt repairing. Windshield glass installed. Leonard Bros. rear Franklin sd. Fiiing Station STARTING. lighting and ignition work. satisfactory serSics; electrical parts for sale. Clarks Automobile Laundry. rear 25s Main St.; phone l5ia.
 TOPS. side curtains and seat covers. made over and repaired gt Dooittle's Auto Top sinr. s5s Main ,irect. " WELDING, RTAZiNG and cutting; scored cylinders hiied by guaranteed process NeIs J. Nelson, 51s East St. phone l65s-a
New Britain herald., 1923-11-01
BUSINESS SERVICE
Repairing and Piano Tuning

BEDUING-HaYe your work done now. Mattresses box springs. cushions. etc. renovated and remade equal to new and returned same day. New bedding made to order. Upholstering. Hardware City Bed ding Co.,, SO Fremont St.; phone s43l-4. FRITZ AND BERNDTs equipnent will do your machine work: welding. carbon burning and sharpening of edge tools. Rear 31 Greenwood St.; phone 1b3-i2. IN case you require the services of trained piano tuner and repair man call 26f7. c. A. Humphrey. a7 So. Burrtt St. PIANOS AND PLAYERS tuned and re- paired. Waiter II. koye. 90 Main St. Phone 1o9S-5.
 PIANO TUNING-Highest local and manu- lecturers recommendations; a well-tuned piano Is my guarantee. r. V. 6treeter, P. O. Box 5s6: phone 1903.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-01

ETE GLAssEs repaired, prsserfptions tIied,
 broken lenses duplicated. h. Vincent. 2sZ Main Sts WHIST WATCH repairine a srecisity st B. Georses. iss Main s., Ho0m 10. opp. r-Hra q
New Britain herald., 1923-11-01
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
Apartments and Tcnements

Apartments and Tenements 0s BROOK ST, 5s--4 rooms all Improve, ments. Inquire on premises.
 CAMBRiDGE ST, s0-i large rooms and bath, furnished, to rent fhono ss5-i. CEDAR sr.--s room tenement and garage win be vacant Nov. i5thi also room tenement on Lyons st. Phone 100. CHERRY ST, sss-I or , rooms, all i'm proycments, reasonable rent, adults only Nlli be vacant trst of November. COR. NORTH < ELM sTs.--5 room tcne. ment, hll modern Improvements kenl ts0. See Cohn about | al IS Main st COR. MAIN AND ELM sTs.-iTirst h0Oi up. Ideal apartment Of : rooms, for s professional party; 2 or $ front rooms may be used for professional purposes and the balance as lltihg rooms. Sec tohn about t at 10 Main street. CoRNER North and Hartford Ave. : room apartment, with all modern improve ments. See uohu ayout [. ct is Main st. CRANsToN TErnACE, 52-one room tenement. Rent t20. ]. J. Donahuu, 1sG Carlton st. Tel 'st.
 GilsWoLD sT.--5 room tenement. Apris II. Rubin, 1is Winthrop st. Tel. 1850. LYONS ST. ibi-5 or : rooms to let. all modern Improvements. steam hoat. Gar age. Inquire on premises or call il25. MAIN sT.-six and seven room apartms steam heat. hot water and jauitor sery- ice. See Cohn about it at i5 Main St. OLIVE ST. s7-IIvs room tenement, all modern Improvements Apply 1st floor. sTEHMAN COTRT APAhTMENT-siz room apartment all modern improve fnents. heated hot water. all year around. Janitor service. inquire lg Brad ley st Phone stie.
 MIST MAIN ST. lti--7 room tenement all modern Improvements. Sec Cohn about lt at i5 Main st.
 Business Places Tor Rent 70 ARCH ST. i52- Store s0xs9. steam heal. central location. well adapted tor auto motils of any other business Claude ]. Lsrcux. l5i Arch st.. Phone i55s.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-01

ELM hlLL--5.room cottage for sale. Near athooi5 iunning water, heat, pic,tupita. lots chicken co1pa. frug. Iust zen .t
 oncc. Price Sbtspg. Uuy FIpgU tasH.
 Ina. | Caipuntier. Elm Iuib Tel. .sgu.s.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-01

hENsiAb4DN --Nrw room cottage. near tho proposed ntW bus hns. I, attu lnt . Price sAouv. Aaron DaHielson S Cu.. isl .Iain at,
New Britain herald., 1923-11-01
Suburban Tor Sale

Near Normal school, < room bungalow, : car gaage extra cor. nor lot owner leaving city. \ good ops porlunIt. for sUu. A. larison, ssg Main q, Phone lst4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
Bethlehem Corporation Will Be Defendant In Suit
 For S2,5O0,OOO

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Failing. to reach a settlement by negotiation, the shipping board has instructed it's legal department to prepare suit against the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation for recovery of about S2,500,000 alleged to have overpald under that firms war contracts.
 If sustained in the courts, the point raised by the board may throw open for review scores of war con- tracts involving hundreds of millions of dollars. In brief. the issue is said to be whether the government cannot limit the amount of profits to be taken by a corporation or in dvidual in return for emergency services.
 The Bethlehem company which launched more than 200 ships under government contract. has received compensation estimated by the board at about 13 per cent of the contract claim. A total claim for approxi- mately SS,500,000 additional was filed by the company under the so- called economies clause" which ar ranged for a division between the government and the contractor of any savings effected by the latter.
 The shipping board has now taken the position that this clause can have no weight in court since the contractor by strong moral inference if nothing more, was bound to con duct the work on as economical basis as humanly possible. This po- sition is said to have received the endorsement of the department of justice.
 A large proportion of the thou sands of emergency contracts con tained this or similar provisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
BOARD PLANS TO CABINET DEVOTES SUE TO RECOVER ENTIRE MEETING
 SURPLUS WAR PAY TOFARM QUESTION
Secretary Wallace Making Particular Study Of The
 Wheat Problem

WASHINGTON. Sept IS.-Prac . tically all of today's cabinet meet ing, the longest held since President Coolidge entered the White House, vas devoted to discussion of the agricultural situation.
 Afterward it became known that Secretary Wallace is making a par ticular study of the wheat problem, and will report to the president late next week, presenting facts which are expected to enable the executive and his Advisers to formulate con structive program along sound eco- homie lines.
 Some of the suggestions under consideration include the raising by some wheat growers of other kinds of crops to replace commodities now imported. The growing of more proposals considered.
 There has been large world wheat production this year and re- ports given to the chief executive and his official family indicate tha; Europe probably will take 100000 900 bushels less of American wheat in the coming year than in the past year.
 The cabinet has been informei that progress in the cotton raising industry is satisfactory and that the growers will receive larger money return for this seasons crop than they received in the pre-war days.
 The condition in the corn belt Is held to be satisfactory. with prices high. Substantially the same reports regarding the cattle and hog industries have been re- oa1Vpd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19

CdSeS SuCl a. the OGG Ma
 faced al Banner mine. It does not seem that any other mode of pun ishment can be provided which can cure situation such as the Banner one
 Text Of Resolution.
 The resolutions of the board fol- lows:
 "Whereas. the state board of con vict supervisors is desirous of using every possible method for the refor- nation and safety of convicts and that those conviets who are con fined be given every opportunity for such reformation. which is compati- ble with the safety of themselves and other fellow-convicts,
 NOW therefore, be it resolved by the board of convict supervisors tha' in carrying out these provisions all corporal punishment be abandoned or discontinued as far as possible; tha. 1t be used only in very extreme cases, and in those only when the life and safety of others and the preservation of property are jeopardized that it shall be resorted to only when or dered by the board by a special order administered and inflicted only in the presence of a member of the board or the physician inspector, and in the presence of and under the di- rection or physician.
 O O O Company Must Bear Loss
 Governor Brandon expressed the opinion that the loss caused by the convicts must be born by the Pratt Consolidated Coal com pany. owners of the mines and lessee of the convicts. He said the state was not responsible for the property of the company and that there is no provision whereby the state can pay for the damage caused by the con vcts.
 Governor Brandon hasY been in- formed by the board of convict in- spectors that several embryo mutt nies among convicts have been started in recent weeks. but have been sup pressed. The recalcitrant convicts, according to this information, have been transferred from one camp to another in an effort to avoid trouble. One of them was brought to Kilby, and it was stated that he attempted to organize a revolt among the prisoners there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
BOARD RESTORES BAJ
COUNTY SOLICITOR TO TURN LIGHT (
Queer Solution
 Is Found For New Language

NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-The strange gibberish spoken by John Doe, a voluble black man, which the interpreters at Ellis Island. the seamans home and the museum of natural history were unable to understand, has been solved at last. John Doe has been claimed by his pa, a North Carolina farm hand, who cleared up the perplexity of emil nent philologists by explaining that John Speaks Ca'lina nig- ger talk, tongue-tied."
 For 80 days John Doe was a ward of the probation officer of The Bridge Plaza court, having been picked up in the streets Of New York city. The probation officer couldn't understand this language. Then the comedy be- gan. John was taken to Ellis Island where the interpreters tried him in Polish, the Scandi- navian tongues. Spanish, various oriental dialects and finally got down to the primitive sounds which constitute the languages of tribal blacks in darkest Africa.
 Once during the tests, & coal passer from a British boat made a Mohammedan sign to sec whether John Doe might not be astrSy from some obscure spot on the far side of the earth. Un- fortunately, John chanced to scratch his head at that moment, and the coal-passer said: Well, he's Mohammedan, anyway. He recognizes the sign signal, but he doesn't get my talk"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19

zs-4Iy, wlIl 4s Da . ds. ! 70 .Ae grand jury and asked to S all their complaints. MT. Davia said they will be promised full pro- lection.
 Shop Destroyed.
 Burning of the blacksmith shop at Wegra' camp, where county convicts gre worked by the Pratt company un- der direction of Asa Gibson, head of the company convict department, came to light Tuesday. Hot ashes which occurred 10 days ago, accord ing to H. E. Mccormack, vice presi- dent and general manager of the company.
 "Reports reaching this office of conditions at Banner lead me to be- lieve that drastic action Is neces- sary," Mir. Davis said Tuesday in am nouncing the investigation plans. "The mutiny at the camp Is not the first indication of trouble there"
 q shall particularly inquire into the labor required of the convicts, the tasks assigned to them and their fitness to perform the tasks. Medical treatment given the men will also be discussed by the grand jury. There have been complaints of treatment at Banner. Food also will be a ques- ton before the body.
 Absolute protection will be given the men called from the camp to tes- tify and they will be urged to talk freely"
 It became known Tuesday that Solicitor Davis had been requested to investigate conditions at Banner mines several months ago by per- sons interested In prison reforms. At that time the lease system fight was at It's hottest in the legislature and Solicitor Davis Is said to have passed the matter over for investigation at a later date at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
MINE WORKERS EXPRESS TT HOPE ALABAMA OPERATO
 WILL PROVE "GOOD SPORT
Trust Non-Union States Will Adopt Recomme' tions The Same As The Others Miners WoL
 Like To Fight Convict Leasing System

commission that the miners h;
 right to organize, the committee de- clares we trust that this conclusion might be sufficiently impressed upon the non-union coal companies of Ala bama, West Virginia and other states that they may be compelled by the force of your declaration to abandon their practice of blacllisting. evicting and expressing employees who wish to join the union, and of employing thugs and gunmen to assault such men and their families"
 The suggestion of the coal commis- sion that both operators and opera tives study the question of leasing convicts to coal companies was praised by the miners.
 "We will be pleased to cooperate in bringing about an abandonment of the leasing of convicts to coal mining companies in the non-union fields of Alabama and elsewhere" the state ment continues. I concluded with the hope that ''non-union coal op- orators who have made such a bitter, senseless fight against the miners union" will prove good sports" by accepting the recommendations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
oLSCHENDoRF TO SUE

BROCKTON, Mass. Sept. 1S.-Coun- sel for George Wolschendorf of East Bridgewater announced today that first steps had been taken toward bringing suits to recover S100. .000 from pr. William NJ, Robb of Boston and $25,000 from William r. Bowen of East Bridgewater. Counsel for Wolschendorf said that his client was suing Dr. Robb in the capacity of ad- ministrator of the estate of his wife. Alice NJ Wolschendorf, whose dis membered body was found in suit cases in the Merrimack river and that the suit against Bowen was for alS legged alienation of Mrs Wolschen- dorfs affections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD ] Washington. D. C.. Sent. IA

Methods alleged to be <lployed by coal operators in Alabama, were again scored today when a committee, representing the United Mine Work CTS of America, filed another formal brief with the coal commission.
 The committed as a reason for pre- senting the statement, expressed satisfaction with certain of the con clusions reached by the the commits sion in it's most recent report. The contention was made that the opera tors in Alabama, and other non- union states. failed to show by ac- tion their agreement with such cons clusions, and the representatives of the miners expressed the hope that the operators would be good sports and accept the recomme endations.
 The statement of these miners rep resentative favoring certain con clusions of the commissions report ran contrary to the denunciation of the entire report by the American federation of labor.
 Regarding the conclusion of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
BOARD AGAIN ADMITS
 .ZONING IMP0TENCY
Glen Iris Avenue Residents Must
 Cr;n And Bear Store Building

Despite the city's expressed views on zoning, and petition haVing scores of names signed to it, the municipality admitted it's powerless- ness at the commission meeting Tues day morning to prevent the erection of a three-story building at 1901 Glen Iris avenue.
 The petition recited that G. w.. Acton had secured building per nit, at the request Of J. B. Reed, con tractor. to erect a building in the residence section named. That three stores would be in rne building and A contractors office, and part of the nronerty would be used for con tractors store yard. Inese develop ments. the petitions stated, would lower values of residence property in the vicinity and was otherwise ob-
 President D. E. McLendon in- formed the commission that the only thing the commission could do was to file the petition, as it had no power to act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
DOCTORS MOVE TO PROVIDE OFF |CES;;
 'R0PERTY BOUGHT
Real Estate Deals Announced Tuesday Involve More
 Than $200,0OO

Another move toward specialized professional offices was an- nounced as being on it's way to cul- mination Tuesday with the filling of deeds transferring property on Twenty first street between Fifth Bessie O'Brien Hundley to pr. Julius B. Coopers and Dr. Wade A Martin, for a consideration of S40,000. The property affected is described as all of lot one and the south Is feet of lot 2, block 4S.
 The three-story brick building occupying the property is known as 5161S-2O Twenty first street. It contains 26 rooms and is divided into three complete apartments, all of which will be re-rented for an other year to present tenants, with the exception of 10 rooms, which are being repainted, repapered and offices, Dr. Cooper said Tuesday night.
 Dr. Martin and Dr. Cooper will occupy part of the new office space October l. Additional space will be rented to other physicians.
 Other real estate and rental deals announced Tuesday involve several important leases and improvements. Steiner Brothers are to erect build ing on the 50-foot lot adjoining the Progressive Farmer building on the east for the National Baking and Lunch company, now on First ave- nue. H. B. Wheelock is the archi tect and R. Mcconnell closed the lease for McConnell- White-Terry company. This is on the north side of Fourth avenue, between Seven teenth and Eighteenth streets.
 J. G. Whitfield has leased Lot 5, Block 71, a 50-feet lot on the south side of Fourth avenue, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, to the Jefferson Amusement com psny, now operating the Champion negro theatre. The lease calls for erection of a theatre building. The lease and building involve approxt- mately s175.000, according to How ard Terry, who closed the deal. He is secretary treasurer of the McCon- ,,a11 yNbita-TerrV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
AUTHORITY GIVEN ID PLAY MARGINS, SAUNDERS CLAIMS
Former Head Of PiggIy Wig gly Says He Was Told To
 Borrow Huge Sums

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 1s.-Clar- ence Saunders, testifying today be- fore a federal master in chancery in the hearing of his petitieu, foi the appointment of receive fos the
 Piggly Wtggly corporation, parent Piggly Wiggly organization, de- clafed that authority to engage in marginal stock operations was given him by the executive committee of the corporation on April 21, 1922.
 Saunders sensational attack on Stores. incorporated, stock on the floor of the New York stock ex- change last April was the forerunner of an aftermath which recently reached a climax when Saunders stepped from the presidency of both the corporation and the stores com pany and filed application for re- ceivership, now being heard.
 Saunders declared at one time. in February of last year, he was au- thorized to borrow $500,000 to assist in operating the business and that at a meeting last February he was au- thorized to borrow one million dol lars from Nashville financial inter csts.
 Says He Acted As Agent.
 Saunders contends that in his ef- forts to dispose of accumulated stock of the stores organization which he to sell through the Pig gly Wiggly Investment company he was acting as the agent for the cor poration.
 Rogers Caldwell of Nashville, pres ident of a firm of investment bank CTS, was called to the witness stand after Saunders had testified as to the authority given him to ootain loans, and told of an agreement he had reached at meeting with Saun- ders on February 1 of this year to negotiate a loan through the Amer ican Trust company, American Be- curities company of the Bank of Ten nessee, all of Nashville, for Which s1,5OO.0 900 of Class B stock of the Piggly Wiggly Stores, incorporated was offered as security.
 Caldwell said Saunders told hlm one broker had bid million and half on the stock and that he had looked over the earnings of the stores for the previous year and the figures were "reassurinS'
 In answer to questions, CaldWell said he would not have negotiated the loan, however, If he had known than an item of S600,000 outstanding in notes was not included in the statement of the company's liablli- ties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
RUSSIA RECOVERING
Moscow Agricultural Exhibit Draws
 Worlds Barterers

MOSCOW, September 18.-Salesmen and buyers from all parts of Europe Hooked to the Moscow agricultural exhibit, in which Russia effectively demonstrated that she is back on her feet again
 The exhibition covers 100 acres. The beautiful buildings are extensive affairs, particularly the Turkestan and home industries buildings.
 The Russian government is using the fair for educational purposes. Crowds of peasants are brought up from the provinces on special trains every day, to be divided into groups of 50, and taken over the fair by a trained lecturer. Model homes, model farms, sanitary improvements and the latest agricultural machinery are explained to the astounded rustics, and the government thus hopes to spread knowledge of higher stand ards of living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
FOREST START {
 IN CALL
Six People R And 75 Mis-; Fans Fury 0i Sweeps Thor
S0N0MA VALLEY omo.,. FROM RAVAGES OF FIRES
Many Cities Feel Outbreak
 Of Ravenous Fires, While Mountainsides Are Bright With Glow Of Night BIazeS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 1S.- For hundreds of miles across north ern and central California Tuesday, thousands of dazed and terror strick- en citizens viewed the wreckage Of monster fires that have done millions of dollars damage, caused the report ed deaths of six people, and caused 75 persons to be listed as missing.
 The fall gales which died down Monday night and early Tuesday. sprung up again late Tuesday and famed forest fires into renewed fury. driving the flames across doz- ems of small villages in northern California.
 A late report from Sonoma county says residents of the Sonoma valley are deserting their homes by the thousands as the fire and smoke sweeps across the beautiful country.
 All the mountains of Sonoma county were ablaze Tuesday night with only a few points reporting the flames under control,
 As 8 result of the many fires that have been raging since Monday about half a million dollars damage has been done here in San Francisco and several hundred thousand in Oak land, across the>San Francisco bay.
 O O. O
 Berkeley Hit Hard.
 Fifty blocks of Berke eley lies in ut ter complete ruin, with an estimated damage of at least $5,000,o 900 to the finest residence district of the city. Four unconfirmed reports of deaths in the Names are given at Berkeley, while six are seriously injured in a ivf or-u nf "a r1DiuaFcifX rha university campus has been turned into a refuge camp.
 Other areas badly burned over are: Eldorado, made famous by Bret Harte and Mark Twain. The town Is prac- tically destroyed.
 An eighteen mile path has been cut through Marin county, across the bay from here, hundreds of summer homes and camps being destroyed by the flames. -The fire is raging be- yond control and half a dozen cities of five and ten thousand people each, may fall before the conflagration. The area burned over Is one of the most popular resort territories of northern California.
 Thirty three houses burned In the town of Woodacre.
 Boyes Spring, a resort. has been totally burned over, nothing but the bath houses escaping the fire. At Kenwood the Kenwood hotel burned. Other resorts to go in Sonoma county were Fl Verano, Nuns canyon and the town of Markham.
 Johannesburg, near Napa. has been wiped out.
 O O O Business Suspended.
 Afan 1Ixr pended in every town in Marin and Sonoma counties in order to let the inhabitants fight the fire or flee to safer places. Sausalito and San Fran cisco are filling with refugees.
 Hundreds of inquiries about rela- tives are being received from the east and from north and south, and
 (COntinued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
Important News Of The Day

Whipping held legal disciplning camps ONE Conditions of ton as Davis calls for grand jury PAGE ONE New York faces day of darkness strike  Gales forest fires into California; smeang cities its that Alabama will accept recommendations like tive seeks publicity from fight PAGE Highway bill and
 
 have golf mattel against group and