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Evening star., 1924-02-14

of them would RATHER lose money than
risk the loss of their titles.
AS one of the sporting writer's eN-
pressed ii a few weeks ago. they are
like the old negro who was met on
the streets of Louisville by a white
man friend.
Say. Sam. want to make u quar-
ter?" the white man suggested.
"No. sir. not me-" replied the
darky. 81 already got quarter"
Through my efforts at staging fights
for thensI have made some of these
boxers as rich as some of the smaller
bankers. They are quite content to
sit back with what they've got and
take it easy. They don't want to risk
those titles.
But to get back to the finances of
the Garden for a moment. 4 fair es-
innate of what fighters cost is so per
cent. That is. the fighters will re-
celve about so per cent of the gate re-
ceipts. Out of the remaining so l
must pay all the expenses of attend
ants, rent. advertising and the gem
eral machinery. This also takes in
the cost of the preliminary bouts and
the federal and state taxes. Even il
80 per cent is left, other expenses eat
uD most of II.
Evening star., 1924-02-14
Champs Cling 10 Titles.

The odd thing about the present
situation is that money no longer
serves as a lure. Occasionally criti-
CiSm and circumstances smoke
champion out and make him defend
his title. b.:t even tncn ii Is uSuai.v
Evening star., 1924-02-14

omorrow-Why Women Make the
Best Judges of a Fight.
Evening star., 1924-02-14
Denies Grin Hampers Pilots.

There have been rumors that Clark
Griffith cannot keep his fingers out
of the pie-his interference with his
manager is blamed for the firing of
Mcbride, Milan and Bush after one
season. Harris denies this-in the
case of Bush, anyhow.
Bucky was asked point blank
whether he feared the meddling of
Griff-we said we would consider any
Evening star., 1924-02-14

81. You have to learn the psychol-
ngy of folks. You must give them
New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
1MPORTED' STOCK
 MADE IN ELM CITY
Police Raid UncoVers Elaborate
 Bootleg System

New Haven, Aug. t.-Police today sxpected to make an arrest as re- suit of the discovery at 511 Chapel street late yesterday of a complete outfit for distilling, bottling. labelling and packing of imported" liquor Five barrels of alcohol and a half barrel of liquor, colored and mixed to resemble whiskey were seized, ready for bottling under the labels "Old White Horse Scotch Whiskey," " pure rye, and Irish Moss." Machin- cry for stopping and sealing the bot ties in approved imported" style and cases, which closely resemble those used by importers and labelled &C., cordingly, with straw coverings to encase the finished product, were among the articles seized.
 Search Is being made for an ex- pensive motor car bearing the license number "Y-1S34 Conn.," which was driven rapidly away from the place as the police approached. The license was identified by the motor vehicle department as having been issued to Alfred Segnella of 516 Chapel street.
 A truck brought the seized outfit to police headquarters from the garage where it was found.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
SEVERAL NOTED GOLF
 PLAYERS HAVE DEPARTED
Despite Withdrawals. the Canadian Open Title Play Gets Under
 Way Today

Mount Bruno. Que. Aug. t.--pes'
 pite withdrawals of several noted
 players from the United States the first two rounds of the Canadian open golf championship got under way to. day with classy field competing for the blue ribbon of Dominion golf The matches will not be finished until late today because of the large num- Der of contestants.
 The feature pairings today were those of Gene Sarazen, former United States open champion. and Johnny Farrell, New York: T. G. Armour, former Scottish champion and now of the Westchester- -Biltmore club. and Redvers Mackenzie. Of Montreal: Clarence Hackney Atlantic City, and c. S. Lyon of Toronto. veteran Cam adian amateur champion; George Cumming, Toronto, and Mike Brady, Detroit, an ex-Canadian open cham pion: Frank Thompson. Toronto, Can adian amateur champion, and w. F, Melhorn, United States player of note; Al Watrous. Detroit, also an ex-Canadian open champion, and Will liam McLuclsie. Montreal, and Leo Diegel, Philadelphia, and G. Joseph, Montreal. Only those players with scores 20 strokes higher than the lowest card will qualify for the 36 holes play tomorrow.
 Among those who withdrew yester- day were Cyril Walker, Walter Hagen, Macdonald Smith and Joe Kirkwood.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
BOSTON PLANNING REAL
 OLD TIME MOBILIZATION
Defense Day Arrangements Savor of the Old Revolutionary
 Period.

Boston, Aug. War department plans for national defense, made pub. lie today by Major General Andre w Brewster, commanding the first corps area, provide for return to reyolu- tionary war methods Of mobilization, Instead of troops being sent to a cen tral cantonment, they will be gathered locally. trained near their homes, fed and sheltered there, and replacements will come from fellow citizens.
 Never again will men be herded Into huge cantonments, erected at enormous expense. far from home and friends" General Brewster said. Instead, men will collect themselves together naturally, much as our fore- fathers did in the American revolu- ton, and each town and state will be largely responsible for its own troops. There is no question of the economy of such a plan or of It's equitable dis tribution of the burden, but 1t is so highly decentralized that its success depends upon each community under- standing and intelligently performing its duties"
 General Brewster's statement, mak- ing public certain features of the war department plans for national defense which have heretofore been classified as secret, repeated the plans to call out troops of the regular army. and the National Guard first, in the event Of an emergency. adding that 'as soon ss these troops had mobilized, ex- banded 10 war strength and left their areas, the organized reserves would commence their mobilization. using the shelter and other facilities in their communities used previously by pre- ceding troops"
New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
MUCH SPECULATION
Wall Street Dnllies Extensively On Strength Of Proposed Merger of Railroads.

|
 Strength of Proposed Merger oi
 Railroads.
 New York, Aug. l.-Resumption of conferences today between O. ?. and NJ. J. Van sweringen and bankers of the Erie and Pere Marquette rail- roads, looking to a consolidation of these roads with an expanded nickel plate system, wao marked by burst of speculative activity in the stocks of roads mentioned in connection with the merger.
 A sharp advance In these issues 10 the highest prices of the year was based on reports of favorable terms which would be granted to holders In exchanging their securities for those of Nickel Plate. New stock of the Greater Nickel Plate, which is expect ed to link the present systems with Erie, Pere Marquette and Chesapeake & Ohio. will consist of s100 par value shares paying per cent annually. the financial district heard.
 New 1924 high records established today included Pere Marquette which extended yesterdays brisk gain by IF points to 63a4; Pete Marquette preferred. up S-S to 7S; Nickel Plate, up 1 .S-s to 1o67s; Chesapeake & Ohio up IA to 9oh; Erie common, up 5-s to S5 5-s; 1st preferred. Up 1 to 329i and second preferred up a point to 40.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
SUED FOR $fO,OOO.

Meriden, Conn.,, Aug. 1.-Abraham Wisman of this city, was sued for s10,000 today by the estate of Leonard Pellegrino, also of this city, who was killed on the Haddam road on July 19, when a truck in which he was riding was in collision with truck driven by Wisman.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
CLASSICS FOR GERMAN YOUTH

Weimer, Germany, Aug. 1. -- Boys and girls from the nigh schools of all Germany assemble in Weimar dnrine the second half Of June and inc first half Of July each year to see the plays staged by the National Schiller so- clety The society aims 10 acausint the growing generation with master ~orks of German culture. This years program includes Schillsr's "WsllAn- stein" trilogy Goethe's "Egmont." snd Wsgner's "Tannhauser" and 'Gt.stersinser." This year 5000 ,eyns people applied for permission e sitnees the plsys
New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
NEW HOLY CROSS HEAD
Rev. Joseph Dinand Will Be President
 Of Worcester College,

Worcester, Aug. 1.-- The appoint
 ment of Rev. Joseph N. Dinand, S. J.. as president of Holy Cross college is announced in connection with the ap- pointnent of Rev. James J. Carlin, S. J., who has held the office for six years, as treasurer of the Jesuit mo- vitiate at West Stockbridge. Father Dinand, who was the Holy Cross head for several years beginning in 1911, has been assistant to the Jesuit pro- vincial of the New York Maryland province in recent years.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
WINS T.. s. TITLE
New Haven Marksmen Have Cham.
 pionship Small Bore Team.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The Qunni. pisc Rife and Revolver club of New Haven. has won the outdoor small bore championship of the United States for 1924, 1t was announced to- day by the National Rife association The five men team dropped only cJ points in 200 shots for a team total Of 1871 out of a possible 2,000. Hills boro. Ohio, was runner-up with 1,ass and Portland, Ore. third with 1,9s7. Fifty cities participated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
DEALERS MEET AT
CADILLAC PLANT.
Statesmen Also Attend
Convention At Detroit
Factory

Reports from both distributors and
dealers who have returned to their
homes after the series of conventions
held at the factory of the Cadillac Mo-
tor Car company give unqualified in
dorsement TO the innovation instituted
this wear. bringing all dealers as well
as distributors TO the factory annually.
The company this year, in addition
to calling the annual distributor con-
vcntion, also invited all dealers and
as many Cadillac statesmen as were able,
to attend the convention in Detroit.
On account of the almost unanimous
acceptance of the invitation, series
of five conventions, covering a period
of six weeks, were necessary to make
possible the entertainment of all the
guests.
Half of the time of each convention
was spent in trip through the COM
pany's factory and in study of fac
tory methods. The other half was
spent in business sessions in which
twelve of the executives and department
heads talked informally upon various
phases of company activity.
The unanimous opinion of distribu-
tors and dealers and of officials at
the factory is that much more has
been accomplished than either had an
ticipated was possible. Closer acquaint-
ance of the dealers with the parent
organization, it is expected, will also
aid in the transaction of ordinary bust
ness
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
S(,H0LDER SELLS
TOSAM HARRELL
Automobile Tire And Ac-
cessory House To Re-
organize

1t was announced yesterday that the
firm Scholder Tire and Accessory COM
pany had changed hands to the extent
that Sam Harrell had bought out the
interests of Nathan Scholder and that
the firm would be reorganized and prob
ably renamed.
The Scholder concern is one of the
oldest and best known of its kind in
Birmingham, having been in business on
South Twenty-first street for num-
Der of years, having a large ciientel
among the motorists of Jefferson coun-
~ and maintaining a splendid service.
"In purchasing the interests of Mr..
Scholder, / am actuated by the desire
to continue the business upon the same
high plane that has always character
lied our store, and on some particulars
to improve our service and increase the
business, and in so doing invite con-
tinuance of the patronage of our Gus
toners with every assurance that it will
be appreciated and full value given in
every transaction" said Sam Harrell,
in remarking upon the change.
A formal announcement of the new
name of the concern and the policies to
be pursued is to he made at an early
date by Mr.. Harrell.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
with TWELVE YOKE OF OXEN
Farmers OF India Still Use As Many
As Eighteen, As In EliSha's Time

In the nineteenth chapter of 1 Kings,
we are informed that Elijah found Eli
sha the son of Shaphat, who was plow-
ing with twelve yoke of oxen before him,
and he with the twelfth"
had always supposed that this meant
that Elisha and the hired hands were
out blowing with twelve yoke; did not
suppose he was driving twelve yoke of
oxen in front of him, though the Bible
seemed to say so. The Rev. f. Kurtz,
missionary in India, writes me a letter
that ought to interest all lovers of
the Bible, all dirt farmers, and many
others:
II am living in an oriental land where
oxen still do all the blowing. had seen
frequently seven yoke of oxen blowing
the same field, but a few days later 1
was travelling through the country on
my tours and as l came over a little
rise of ground what did see but eigh-
teen yoke of oxen blowing n field, one
following the other, just as in Elisha's
time
I'VE missionaries who are accustomed
to use the Bible in these oriental lands
are continually getting new light on old
truths. The west has gotten SO far
away from the orient that many things
in the Bible seem to be out of place
until one can see the Bible incidents in
real life. No Indian Christian would
have doubted the twelve yoke of oxen
story."-William Lyon Phelps in
Scribner's Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
BUICK MOVING
PARTS ENCLOSED
Dirt And Water, Enemies
To Mechanism, Kept
Out

Dirt and water have the same raw
aging effect on an automobile that
tuberculosis has on human being,
sapping the strength and shortening
the life of the vital parts of an auto
mobiles motive plant. That it is pos
sible to thwart these destructive elc-
ments by locking them out of every
vital moving part is being demonstrated
this week in the showroom of Drennen
Motor company.
The display shows that every part
of engine and transmission, from fan
to rear axle. is sealed against the in
trusion of road dirt and water.
The hub and bearing of the fan are
completely enclosed and are equipped
with a special gear pump to supply
adequate and proper fabrication.
The second point marked in the
exhibit is the steel motor cover. This
not only protects the exterior work
ing parts of the engine from gritty
contamination. but also prevents mois-
ture from getting to the spark plugs.
The single unit Delco starter-gen-
orator permits the complete sealing of
this mechanism in single housing. The
cover connects with the housing that
encloses the fly-wheel and protects the
starting gears and cogs both from any
danger of road damage or the destruc-
tive effects of the accumulation of dirt
and mud an open flywheel cannot help
but gather.
Following back along the transmits
sion system, the exhibit points out the
methods by which the multiple disc
clutch, transmission gears and universal
joint are housed and sealed against
dirt. 1t also shows how the universal
joint is automatically fabricated from
the transmission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
NEED FOR CONTRAST
painting Town Red" Grew Out or
Ancient Struggle

The need for contrast is not merely
convention, still less merely the re-
suit of bad conventions. 1t Is part
of the mind and even the soul, at least,
as the soul is in this world. 1t is as
much law of the mind to see pleasure
most plainly against a palmer back
ground as it is law of the eye to see
figure most plainly against a back
ground of contrasted color.
The only real excuse for painting the
town red is that the country round 1t
remains green. When the poet spoke
of n "rose-red city half as old as time,
he was presumably describing a town
which had been painted red very early
in history. But, after all, rose-red city
would not be the best place in which
to wear roses. And it is characters
tic of the whole problem that when we
pause upon that BEAUTIFUL line of poetry
and imagine the whole town permanent
Iy painted red the impression is not
ONLY vulgar but dull. We can only
get these colored countries in glimpses
as in great lines of poetry, and the
same would be true of any other color.
When Shapespears merely says the
simple words. come unto these yellow
sands, and there take hands" there
does instantly. but not simultaneously,
flash through my own fancy some world
where everyone is young, long lines of
glowing golden sands under the glamour
of an endless evening, where lovers
remain at the immortal instant when
they first touch hands. But if l or any
body else were to settle down to de-
scribing the maritime community living
on that particular coast line, those vel
low sands would become as dry as the
sands of the desert; even as the rose
red city would fade like the rose.
Interesting as is the inversion in the
last Utopian romance, it is really i'm
possible for US to take Utopia for
granted and dream of the world we
know. The moment we do take Utopia
for granted, it seems to be far emptier
and more depressing than the world we
know. The yellow hands become as OBJ
vious as advertisements of mustard.
Worse still, the touching of hands in
the elfin dance becomes calisthenic
exercise advertised in the socialist pa
pers and possibly imposed by the state.
C. X. Chesterton in the London
Magazine.
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including a Runabout, Four-Passcn-
ger Spot Touring, a Seve1-Passenger
Touring, a Coupe, Five-Passengcr
Sedan, Seven-P Passenger Sedan and
an Enclosed Drive Limousine.
The factory likewise displayed at the
convention an additional range Of color
options.
Enough time has now elapsed since
election to prove the prediction of better
business conditions" General Sales
Manager Corcoran told the selling or.
ganization. 81. g..
"Sales of Pierce-Arrow products have
increased decided during the past two
weeks, no tonly in our larger and higher
priced Dual-Valye models, but in the
Series so, trucks and buses as we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
LOWERED PRICES
BOOST BUSINESS
New Prices NeCeSSIJdJe
New Viewpoint On
Auto Values

The public's response to the shafp
price reductions on Hudson and Essex
coaches has resulted in an Unprecedented
large volume of business, according to
A. r. Pryor of Pryor Motor company,
Hudson and Essex distributor.
In the days since the public an
nouncement of the cut, he declared, ms
concern has had the largest and most
consistent business it has ever known
Mt this season of the year. October
business closed with such a rally that
the month become one of the outstand-
ing ones of the year.
1.-THE cars and the price tell the
story" declared A. X. Pryor. for
three years now Hudson-Essex have
maintained a consistent lead in offering
hitherto unheard of values in closed
cars. These latest prices, applied TO
the finest Hudson and Essex cars ever
built. are the climax of these years
The public acknowledges these values /;
we are not asked to give over-alloW-
ances for used cars taken in trade. we
are fair with the public and the pub
lie is fair with us.
.'The reduced prices actually neces-
state a new viswpoint on automobile
values and prices. l venture to say
that if any motorist will ask ten men
at random the price of a Hudson
coach a very small proportion of them
indeed would name list figure as low
a S1,395. The average man looks upon
the price of Hudson car as several
hundred dollars higher than that. And
so it would be except for the extraord-
mary volume of business which 1924
has given Hudson-Essex's experience
in manufacturing enclosed cars at
around open car prices.
"Hudson-Essex sales this year have
been made without any stimulation
caused by the addition of mechanical
complications or novelties. Hudson-Es-
sex believes that the best motor me
chanism is the simplest one which will
perform its function with satisfactory
results to the average owner.
This is the particular enclosed car
season of the year, and more and more
car owners are looking for automo-
biles which furnish them actual closed
car comforts at open car cost. There
is a better general business feeling
too. The public is looking for good
used cars as we'll as new ones.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

in a big convention ct the factory at
Buffalo, N. Y, last week in celebra-
ton of the tremendous expansion of
tho Pierce Arrow sales organization.
Since the introduction of Picicc-Ar-
rows new moderately priced six-cylin-
der car last summer, the company's dis
tributing organization has mere than than
tripled in size, and President Myron Il.
Forbes called the convention for get
acquainted" purposes.
At the factory the men saw for the
first time the complete line of Series so
models. While the factory has been in
full production on several body types
since last summer, all work had been
contracted on a few styles. The COM
plete range comprises seven body styles,
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even appear to think that England is
actually betraying France.
They do not like Englishmen flocking
into France, taking advantage of the
depreciation of the franc, but, if they
do come. they expect them to spend
plenty of money. in order that the
country may at least reap some advan-
tage from their presence.
The lower class Frenchmen, who I'M
derstand next to nothing about finance,
are annoyed with England for the sim
pie reason that one pound is worth
eighty francs. They appear quite to
like the Americans, who are more lib
tral with their money and less aloof.
Indeed the Americans appear to be con-
siderably more popular in France than
in England.-Letter from an English
student in France to the London Out
look
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

PUBLICITY FOR WALES

The prince Of Wales, as people well
know, was "in the news" great deal
during his recent visit to this country /;
nevertheless, it is astonishing to read
that no fewer than 81 ,120 newspaper
articles were written about him while
he was here. A press dipping bureau
gathered the clippings from all parts of
the country and made them itno a book,
which weighs 800 pounds, and has sent
the book to London to be presented to
the prince on his return. The clipping
bureau says that no president Of the
United States ever received SO much
publicity in so short q time-Youth's
Companion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
NOT LIKED IN FRANCE
Americans Are Much More POpuls
There. Saws English Student

AmerlcaHS are Mucn more Popular
There, Says English Student
The Frenchmen of the middle and
lower classes are by no means fond of
the English. They only come in contact
with the upper class Englishman, who
usually acts as if he were entirely I'M
aware of their presence. They complain
as much today as ever, of the arrogance
and aloofness of the English.
Even the upper classes have not got
much to say for us. There appears to be
a decided preference for the Americans
who, when in France, more or less fol-
low French customs, thing which the
English never think of doing. They
are resentful of Englands attitude to-
ward Germany, and are annoyed that
England does not support them more
energetically in their efforts to make
Germany pay; and a few extremists
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
BOY PRODIGY, 5,
IS REAL STUDENT
William Harroun Names Pres
idents And Knows Geography

MERRIAM, Kan, Nov. @;-Jack
Harroun, son of DR.. and Mrs. William
A. Harroun, is only years old, hasn't
started to school yet, but he can:
Mamie all the presidents, spell all the
states, answer difficult questions about
geography, recite the Constitutions pre-
amble, recite the alphabet in English
and in German.
But in spite of that Jacks a regular
boy, his daddy says.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
WELL TURNED OUT

"Did your last employee give you
reference?"
Yes, but it doesn't seem to be any
good
What did he say?"
"TIe said I was one of the best men
his firm had ever turned out. "-London
TELEGRAPH.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
THE REAIIST

Nurse-You should beg your little
brothers pardon.
Jimmie-Aw, he amt old enough to
have one.-Life.