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Evening star., 1924-06-23

The recent biennial of the General
Angeles broke all records in the mat
ter of attendance. the official figures
showing total of 7,372 delegates and
registered visitors
Evening star., 1924-06-23

see the snake charmer from In
di-a" beloved Billy Cut-out through
d megaphone as the crowd of boys
and girls gathered around the side
show tent at the Cut-outs' neighbor-
hood circus.
They all paid pins and went inside.
There was a platform on which the
freaks would be shown. The per-
formers were to enter from a little
dressing room tent right back of the
platform.
Billy Cut-out, who was managing
the side sohw, collected the last pins,
then he came inside and the show was
ready to begin. Ladies and gentle
men, here is the great snake charm
err he announced.
Out walked Mary Ellen. who lived
in the neighborhood, with a big
snake" wound all around her. No
body was supposed to guess that it
was an old garden hose painted
green,
Color Mary EIIen's dress and hose
bright red and put a red band in her
hair. The "ferce boa cOntrictOr'' Is
green. Watch for more of the freak
show tomorrow.
Evening star., 1924-06-23

Prices realized on Swift & Com
,any sales of carcass beef in Washington. d.
r. for week ending Saturday, June Il. 1924
IN shipments sold out, ranged from 10. 30 cents
10 1890 cents per pound and averaged l5.06
ents per pound.-A -Adyertikem
Evening star., 1924-06-23
RAISIN PIE.

RAISIN PIE.
Pour boiling water over one
cup of raisins. drain, remove
the seeds, then add one cup of
boiling water and cook gently
until tender. Mix one rounded
tablespoon of flour with one
cup of sugar and one-half salt
spoon of salt, stir this into the
raisinS and stir and cook until
thick. Remove from the fire,
add two well beaten eggs and
one tablespoon of lemon juice,
turn into pie plate lined with
paste, cover with paste having
three or four slits in it, and
bake in a moderate oven.
Evening star., 1924-06-23

Sixty-eight women representatives
of gas and electric companies of New
section of the New York state COM
mittee on public utility information.
Evening star., 1924-06-23
AUNT HET
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

ct give away that blackberry cor
dial. / took a dose Monday and it
made me feel so good ] pledged So
for the new organ"
Evening star., 1924-06-23
".JUST HATS"
BY VIVIAN.

Easy Rests the Hat With Such a
Crown.
Evening star., 1924-06-23

POPOVERS.
Put one unbeaten egg in
bowl, add one-half teaspoon of
salt and one cup of milk, sift in
one cup of sifted -four and beat
with egg beater until perfectly
smooth. Turn into hot-but-
tered muffin pans and bake in
very hot oven.
Evening star., 1924-06-23

II you want work read the want
columns Of The Star.
Evening star., 1924-06-23
Menu for q Day.

DINNER.
Potato Soup.
Roast Loin of Pork. Dressing.
Boiled Potatoes.
Creamed Caulifiower.
Cucumber Salad.
RaiSin Pie. Coffee.
Evening star., 1924-06-23

BRAN GRIDDLE CAKES.
One cup OF bran, one cup of
-four, one tablespoon of sugar,
one teaspoon of baking powder,
one egg, one-half tablespoon of
butter or butter substitute, one
half teaspoon of salt, one cup
of milk. Mix the dry ingredi-
ents, add egg slightly beaten
and milk and butter. Beat
thoroughly and bake on a hot
griddle. Serve with butter and
sirup. This will make twenty
cakes.
Evening star., 1924-06-23

Mrs. George Sutherland of Utah,
Wife Of Justice Sutherland of the
United States Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1924-04-23
Oman, Writer'S of Nation Welcomed
To Capital for Biennial Contention
Inaugural Session of Pen WOnen FOIIOued by Pro-
gram of Lectures and Addresses, Including Talk
by Number Of Motion Picture Producers.

Washington became host to many of
the nations foremost woman writers to-
day when the League of American Pen
Women was formally convened in bien-
nial convention at the Shoreham Hotel,
to continue in almost uninterrupted ses-
SionS through Saturday.
Business matters were quickly disposed
OF at the inaugural session, and a pro-
gram of interesting lectures and ad-
dresses on matters of first Importance
to writer's awaited the delegates, begin
ming this afternoon, when a number of
Americas s leading motion picture pro-
ducers were to address them.
Welcome to Capital.
With registration completed. Mrs.
Louis n. Geldert. national president
and director general, called the con-
vention to order at 10 o'clock. Fol
lowing invocation by Rev John Car
penter Palmer. Mrs. Harriet Hawley
Locher. president of the District OF
Columbia branch of the league, well
coined the delegates to the National
Capital.
Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis. presi-
dent of the Los Angeles branch, re-
Sponded and she was followed by
Mrs. William Wolff Smith. who out
lined what the convention is to do for
the rest of the week. Reports were
read by the national officers. includ
ing Mrs. Harry a. Colman. Mrs. Will
liam H. Moses. Mrs. Virginia X. Frye
Mrs. Crete Z. Hutchinson. Mrs. Homer
Hoch, Mrs. Daniel e. Chace. Mrs. Ham
lin Cogswell. Mrs. G. G. White, Mrs.
Amos A. Fries. Mrs. J. Harry Gun
ningham.
In her address Mrs. Geldert out
lined briefly what the League OF
American Pen Women has accom-
plished during her administration
Immediately after a nominating com
mittee had been selected by the del
Evening star., 1924-04-23
PAY RAISE FOR CITY
POSTAL MEN FAVORED
U. S. Chamber of Commerce Sees
No Need for Rural or Small
Town Increases.

Supporting it's conclusion that the
need of increasing pay of postal
employees is confined principally to
the industrial areas and metropoli-
tan districts and does not extend to
the country at large, the postal serv-
ice committee of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States today
made public a statement giving a
nationwide survey of conditions in
the postal service. The statement
was based on Information given the
committee by the Civil Service Com
mission and covered S34 first-class
and 2.Sl1 second-class post Offices.
a summary of the reports indicates
that, in general, there is no difficulty
in maintaining lists of eligibles AL
though difficulties exist in certain To-
calities, with large cities or indus
trial communities affected by high
Evening star., 1924-04-23
M'LE0D WILL PUSH
UTILITIES BOARD BILL
Michigan Representative Unde-
TERED by Commissioners Obiec-
tion to 0ne-Man Plan.
OPPOSED TO FIVE MEMBERS
District Wants No More Army Of.
icer Control, He Says.

Upon being notified of the action
yesterday of the District Commits
sioners in disappearing the bill in
troduced in the House by Representa-
tive Clarence j. Mcleod of Michigan,
member of the House District COM
mittee, providing for a one-man Pub
lie Utilities Commission for the Dis
trict, Mr.. Mcleod, who is in Detroit
for several days, authorized the fol-
lowing statement, in part:
When / return to Washington Fri
day or Saturday l will insist that the
District committee take immediate
action on my bill.
THE District Commissioners have
long sought relief from. the additional
duties inNosed upon them as public
utilities commissioners. They have
repeatedly stated that these duties
interfere with the other work. ana
now that the opportunity comes by
which they could devote their entire
time to District of Columbia affairs
they are failing to take advantage of It.
Il am inclined to think that IN
view of the fact that they have
pet bill before Congress advocating
the appointment OF two additional
Commissioners to sit IS public utility
commissioners, thereby increasing
the expenditures of the District and
federal governments. they failed 10
give the one-man commission bill the
consideration it deserves. ;.
The present utilities board Is
nothing more than q one-man af1alr
The chairman of this commission
makes his recommendations, and the
other two members approve. the
purpose of the increase in the mem
bership in the Public Utilities Com
mission to five. as I see it, is to make
it possible for another Army officer tC
serve on the commission and the ma
jority of the citizens of Wash ington
are very much opposed to the detail
ing or Army men to aid in running
the affairs of the District of Colum-
bia'
Evening star., 1924-04-23

eEsates they. retired to the Washing
ton clubhouse of the league. where
luncheon was served. 1t will be the
duty of the committee to place in
nomination an entirely new ticket
Of national officers, who will be voted
on by the convention Saturday.
Authors Congress Meeting.
This afternoon the Authors Con-
gress will be convened, it's delegates
meeting in two groups, one for the
general writers and the second for
those primarily in motion pictures.
Speakers at the latter will include
Don Carlos Ellis of the General vi
sion Company: Mrs. Elizabeth K. Des-
SEE. Of the Pathe Exhange, Inc; Ralph
BLOCK Of the Famous Players-Lasky Y
Corporation, Mrs. Florence Strauss of
The Associated First National, Mrs.
foomhs of the Universal Company
and others.
simultaneously the authors will be
in session to hear discussions on such
subjects as art, editors, noveliSts.
syndicate features, dramatists. short
stories, special articles, advertising,
poets, Juvenile fiction and radio.
Delegates Will participate in the dis
CuSgio1S, and each E-roCp will be led
Evening star., 1924-04-23
ROBBED OF $4,000.

TAMPA, Fla April ga. c. Lewis,
head OF the board of directors Of the
Exchange National Bank, was robbed
this morning in West Tampa of s24.-
lice.
Two men stopped the banker. ac-
cording to officials, as he drove away
from a West Tampa bank with the
money he was transferring to the
Tampa Bank. The robbers escaped
in an automobile, and police have
only meager description of them.
Evening star., 1924-04-23

living costs due to metropolitan con-
ditions and by high wage scales and
living costs prevailing in industrial
communities.
The committee recommended that
Gin those localities in which the cost
of living is exceptionally high, post al
employees should be allowed a tenn
porary salary supplement on a slid
ing scale adjusted in accordance with
the cost of living until such time as a
proper reelassification of post Off
Evening star., 1924-04-23
Mineral Lands Bill Passed.

The leasing of the unalloted mineral
lands in the Kaw reservation in Okla
homa is provided for in a bill passed
yesterday by the Senate and sent to
the President
Evening star., 1924-04-23

ces and readjustment Of wages can
be effected to meet prevailing con-
ditions. Temporary increases in the
pay Of postal employees required in
accordance with this suggestion
would amount to about s11 100000 per
Evening star., 1924-04-23

by a chairman especially Interested
in the particular topic under con-
sideration. This evening the con-
T"ntion VIII hold a musicale in the
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
Four Million Automobiles
 Valued At Ouer } Billion Turned
 Out h 23, Which Was 4 Record
Closed Models Three Times Greater Than in 1921- Fewer Electrics-Cars Valued up to $500 Total More Than Half Output of Passenger Machines.

Washington, Oct. 0.--Production of motor vehicles in the United States staged a comeback last year after a slump in 1921 and reached a new peak. The value of the in- dustry's output in 1923 reached total of $3.163,327,S74. according to figures in the biennial census of manufacturers, announced today by the census bureau. This was an in- crease of S0.S per cent over 1921.
 Closed Cars Gain Favor.
 Manufacture of almost three times the number of closed passenger automobiles as were made in 1921, a PA per cent decline in the num- Der of electric vehicles produced. and In increase of almost six times in the output of public convey ances. such as motor buses, sight seeing wagons and cabs, featured the years developments.
 Michigan Produces Most,
 The number of establishments with products exceeding s5.000 for the year was 351, compared with
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New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
YALE EXPLAINS STAND ON ATHLETIC CHARGES
Figures Show That Prices to Games Are Not at
 All Excessive

New Haven. Oct. 1o.-The Yale athletic board of control today pub lished figures showing receipts and expenses of the North Caro- lima football game of last Saturday, expressing belief that the statement will make 1t clearly evident that the game was not on a commercial basis and that the report so often heard-that the game netted the athletic association 25,00O or S0,000 admissions of seventy-five cents each, is not borne out by the facts. ["
 The statement indicates an at tendance of 2S,105, showing 4,S25 single tickets sold, 1851 invitations admissions, S,507 student and 6,S20 public season tickets sold. The gross receipts were SS.051.75 from the single ticket admissions at 75 cents and public season book cou- rons at 65 cents. No credit is taken for student season books which are based on a special rate equivalent to the price of one Yale Army game ticket, the statement says. and admit 10 all games except the Yale-Harvard game.
 The expenses, including a $3000 guarantee 10 North Carolina. were SS,724.54 and do not include a pro rata charge against this game for any other football expenses. such as team equipment. property invest
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New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
JOHN STEPHAN LEFT
 ESTATE OF $I57,9g7
Bulk of Property Was h. yestments in Manufac- turing Cacern

The inventory of the late John Sheehan filed today in probate court reveals an estate of 57,99741, con- sistlng chiefly of investments in manufacturing concerns, The item ized report follows:
 Seventy shares American Hard ware, $5,S50; 35 shares C., L. & P. Co.,. $3,99O; 15 shares c. l.. & P. pfd, $1,53O; GA Campania Swift Interna- tional, s1,4OS; 26S Landers, Frary x Clark. $17,29S; 33 National Leather, $107.25; II New York, New Haven and Hartford, s299.75; S5 North and Judd, sS.740; 325 Stanley Works common, s33,SOO; 40 Stanley Works preferred, s11,172; 66 Swift Co.,. $6,- 93O; 50 Torrington Co.,, $1,S0O; 6S Union Manufacturing Co.,, s2,04O: 100 United States Steel, s12,1O0; 10 B. 6, K, Manufacturing Co. no value; 4 Bond Tire, no value; Eastern Palestine Rubber, no value; bank accounts, $19,752.66; mortgage note, S2l,400: mortgage note, $S,150; Plainville real estate $135; automo- bile. $l,500; Bassett street property s10,000, Total, S15T997,41.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
KILLS COUPLE TO GET
 A,000 LOAN PAID BACK
Little Rock, Ark, Woman Admits Murder Of Husbands Parents
 He Is Exonerated.

Little Rock, Ark. Oct. 1O.-Mrs. Winna Green, 23, of Pueblo, Colo, confessed last night after more than 20 hours of questioning, according to the police. that she had killed J. k. Green, and his wife. Lena, who were her husbands parents. She said her motive was to recover $4,00O her mother-in-law had borrowed. said the police. Her husband, Leroy, who was arrested with her when she returned from Pueblo two days ago, was absolved from guilty knowledge of the murders.
 Green was shot in railroad cut here August 16, last, after she had waited there for him to pass, said Mrs. Greens confession, as announce ed by the police, and Mrs. Green was shot near Redfork, Okla, Sep tember 25.
 The murder of Mrs. Green re- mained a mystery until investigation of that of his wife led them to sus- pect the young Mrs. Green, said the police.
 The only clew in the killing of Mir. Green was number of loaded cartridges found near his body. A woman who lived near where he was slain told the police that she had seen a man leaning over his body.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
SAYS ALLING OUGHT ID QUIT AS JUDGE
.Quigley Questions Propriety of
 His Running for Assembly
DAVIS BEGINS HIS DRIVE
Independent Candidate Believes It Time for "Klett and His Bunch" to Step Down--Ex-Nayor Calls for Revolution at Primary.

The propriety of Judge B. W. filings candidacy for .he legislature while he continues to preside over the city lnd police courts. was questioned last night py eS-Magor George A. Quisley at rally held in the interests of Oliver I. Davis can- didacy for the Republican nomina- ton for representative at Skritul- sky's hall.
 The former mayors talk, and the opening campaign speech of Candi- date Davis were featured by an ar arguments of the state and .local Republican political machines, and of Judge George w. Klett, state central committeeman for this dis trict.
 Ex-Mayor Quigley declared that Mir. Davis opponents are bound hand and foot by the G. o. P. ma chine. He charged that their policy is rule or ruin" and ruin is in sight.
 Edward Johnson, prominent fifth warder, presided at the meet ing. He introduced as the first speaker, Alderman Peter J. Pajew- ski who addressed the gathering in Polish. The alderman said he has experienced the feeling of an "under-dog" in City hall and he can feel for MT. Davis who seems to occupy the same place in the race for representative. He urged the election of Davis.
 "Down the Machine" His Slogan
 When Candidate Davis began his talk the hall was filled to the door. He was introduced by Chairman Johnson as the "only independent candidate seeking the nomination" |"
 MT. Davis said, In part:
 ITO be really frank with you, this is the first time I have had to blow my own horn, but If you have fish to sell you must blow your horn.'
 ''The slogan of all the political
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New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
Get Mall Pouch

Carlele, Ill.,, Oct. 10.-Four robbers early today held up the night opera tor at the depot of Baltimore and Ohio railroad here and escaped with pouch of first class mail and $50 in cash.
 Previous to the robbery here, the operator at Sandoval reported to the Carleyle operator that he had been held up by four armed robbers and asked that the railroad poliae be notified.
 Four unmasked robbers mean while had entered the local depot. held up the operator and upon the arrival of a policeman disarmed him. The robbers locked the two In a box car across from the depot.
 The arrival of a freight train ap- parently frightened the bandits and they escaped in an automobile. The imprisoned men were released when their yells attracted attention.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
SUE FARRELL FOR SS,50O
William and Bridget Roland and Margaret Barrett Claim Damages As Result of Autos Crashing

William Farrell of New Haven has been named defendant in three actions brought by local people, through the office of Klett & filling, who seek a total of $500 damages.
 The suit is the result of an auto- mobile accident on the Plainville road on April 27. in which Farrell is alleged to have driven his ma chine into one driven by Mrs. Bridg- ct Roland. Mrs. Roland was serious ly injured and asks $2,OOO damages. William Roland. her husband, asks $1,00O as result of damage done to the machine, which he owned. Mar garet Barrett, who was riding with Mrs. Roland, and who was person. ally injured, asks $500 damages. The action is returnable in the court Of common pleas,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
BIGGEST POLICY EVER
Three Detroit Brothers Are Being Insured For Total of More Than Fifteen Million Dollars,

Detroit, Oct. 10.-J. Burgess Book, Herbert V. Book and Frank P. Book. brothers, are negotiating what is said to be the largest single life in- surance transaction ever undertaken, 1t was learned today. They are being insured in the largest com panies in America and abroad for the limit the companies will under write. The amount of insurance sought exceeds SIS, 5,000,000.
 The policies are made out in fav- or of the Development Corporation of Detroit which was organized by the brothers to conduct their oper- ations. The purpose of the, insur- ance is to guarantee the carrying out of their plans for the development without interruption of their Wash ington Boulevard improvement pro- gram, which already has resulted in the construction of three buildings
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
TAMMANY LEADERS
 PLEDG|NG SUPPORT
OlVany Himself to Take Field
 for Democratic Party
CALLS ON DAVIS TODAY
This Is Said To Be The First Time That Leaders of Tammany Hall Have Personally Called Upon Presidential Candidate.

New York, Oct. 10.--Two engage ments were made for Mir. Davis at his eastern campaign headquarters here today. The first was with a delegation of labor leaders and the second with group of Tammany Hall chieftains, headed by George w. Olvany, Tammany's head.
 MT. Olvany was to be accompan- fed by John McCooey, of Brooklyn: Mason Q. Smedley, of Queens; Thomas Mckinley. of Staten Island; Sheriff Edward Flynn. of the Bronx and all assembly district leaders in the greater city.
 Officials at headquarters said this was the first occasion in ths history of Tammany Hall In which a s~ader of that organization and his asso- ciates personally had called upon presidential candidate. They also said that MT. Olvany had pledged himself to take the field in support of the national democratic ticket.
 IrnnfirnaI ap Do
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
ECLECTIC DOCTORS
 FIGHT BAN EDIC7S
Five Ask Further Findings on
 HOlcomb'S Report
OSBORN ALSO ASSAILED
Question Right of State Commission CT of Health To Hold office -- Buckley Cannot Represent Appel lants, Court Rules Today.

Bridgeport, Oct. 1o.--The legality of any acts of State Commissioner of Health Stanley II. Osborn and his right to hold office was attacked be- fore Judge l.. P. Waldo Marvin in superior court here today. Counsel for five eclectic physicians, whose licenses were revoked by the state health department last spring asked to have a report made by State Referee Marcus H. Holcomb, who heard appeals, recommitted to Judge Holcomb for further findings.
 Attorney John B. Dillon of this city, appeared for the physicians and Attorney General Frank E. HeaIy represented the state department of health.
 Questions Findings
 Dillon claimed that Referee Hol- comb made finding of facts in fa- vor of the state in his report but made a law finding in favor of the appellants Two motions were today
 (COntinued m pare 1p1
New Britain herald., 1924-10-10
RUN OVER BY TRAIN
Two Yonkers Young Women Met With Tragic Accident in Grand Central Station Today.

New York, Oct. 1O.-Miss Sarah Albrecht and Miss Dorothy Sass, of Yonkers, \. Y., were seriously in- jured in the Grand Central station today when they were run over by a train.
 Miss Abrechts right leg was am- putated and Miss Sass suffered a fracture of the skull. Both the in- jured women were taken in an am- bulance to Bellevue where it was said that their condition was seri- ous.
 The women were passing the front of what was supposed to have been a dead head" train, when the train lurched forward and ran over both of them.