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New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
GOLDFIELD HAS FIRE
Once Premier Mining Town Now Has But Two Big Buildings Left Place Seems Deserted.

Goldfeld, New, Sept. 30.-Gold- t1eId, once the premier mining camp Of the west, today has left standing only two of the score or more of big buildings erected when it was a prosperous and busy city of s0;Ooo people.
 The Goldfeld hotel, which cost half million dollars, and the buid- ing of the Deep Mines company, in which the 700 present inhabitants of the town center their hopes of a revival of its former prosperity, are the only business structures which survived yesterdays s25O,OO0 blaze, the second big fire the old camp has experienced in fifteen months.
 The post office burned cut, is do- ing business in the billiard room of the hotel The Goldfeld Tribune, once the possessor Of a four-story building, is being published at Ton opah, fifteen miles away. Tucked in the corners of the Goldfeld hotel lobby are other business prepared to Carry on until new quarters are pro- vided.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
DAWES CAMPAIGN
 BEING EXTENDED
Carries Fight Into Indiana and
 Missouri

Chicago, Sept. So.--charles c Dawes, republican -presirentla candidate, will carry his party'i campaign this week into Missouri and Indiana. The epeaking "ace' of the party under an itinerary be- ing worked out today at national headquarters here will make an ad. dress Thursday night at Kansas City and Friday night at Fort Wayne Ind, where John W. Davis, demo- cratic presidential nominee, closed his first middle western trip 10 days ago,
 Rear platform addresses will be made by Mn Dawes en route to Kan sas City and between Kansas City and Fort Wayne. Three such speech es will be made Thursday on the way to Kansas City and on Friday Mir. Dawes will speak from the rear platform of his special train at Terre Haute, Brazil, Charlottesville and possibly one or two other Indiana towns He will return to Chicago after the Fort Wayne address.
 The Missouri Indiana tour has been arranged as substitute for the Tennessee trip cancelled yesterday because Of local complications at Memphis.
 National committee officials also are at work on the itinerary for MT. Dawes 10 day swing through the trans Mississippi interior states which will begin next Monday even ng with speech in.Duluth, Minne- sota.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
WAR ON NARCOTICS
Federal Council of Churches Calls On Christians To Aid In Fighting The Drug Habit.

Washington, Sept. 30.- The fed eral council of churches through its commission on international justice and good will has called upon the Christians of America" to support, through resolutions and petitions for presentation to the international opium conference at Geneva, in No- Vember, the American policy calling for the total extirpation of opium plants except to meet medical and scientific needs"
 Action is urged through congrega- lions and church groups and socie- ties of all kinds that the recorded sentiments may be presented at Geneva through Bishop Charles H. Brent, one of the three American delegates appointed to the confer ence by President Coolidge.
 The pressing need, the commits sion says, lis that our delegation may be supported by thousands of resolutions, passed by all kinds of organizations expressing the over- whelming desire of the American people that this curse of mankind, the traffic in habit forming narcotic drugs,) and well night uncontroll- able menace to all races and peo- pies, shall now be dealt with dras- tically and effectively"
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
Four Held for Murder
 Being Released Today

Waterbury, Sept. 30.--In connec- ton with the murder of John Mus Solini, 37, who was shot in this city early on the morning of September 25, arrangements were being maze here this morning for the release of four persons held since the day of the crime. Release under bail was momentarily expected this morning. The four include MT. and Mrs. Steve Netello, William Nechols and Mar gie Vetalee. James Nechols of Strat- ford and Pasquale Laucariello of Bridgeport two others being held by the police, will be detained. The police are withholding the name of the individual whom they say may have committed the murder.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
HITLER NOT GOING FREE
Bavarian Revolutionist, About To Be ParoIed. Found Guilty of Con- spiracy in Prison.

Berlin, Sept. 30. - Adolf Hitler, who was sentenced to five years inn prisonment for participation in the abortive revolution in Bavaria last year, was to be released tomorrow on parole, but the police have placed veto on his release alleging he has taken an active part in the reorgani- zation of illegal societies while in confinement. The news of the police action caused considerable excite ment in nationalist circles, and the BaVarian police have received orders to be ready for all emergencies as rumors are current of a plot to re- lease Hitler.
 The Prussan minister of the tn- terior has just ordered the dissolu- tion of one society in Prussia called "Oberland." the program of which calls for overthrow of the constitu- ton and restoration of the mon- archy.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
TWENTY THOUSAND NAMES
 ON LA TOILETTE PETITION
New York State Headquarters oi Campaign Gets Monster Petition
 for Party Electors.

New York, Sept. 3o.--An electoral petition bearing more than 20,00C signatures was sent from the La Fol. lette-W Wheeler state headquarters to Albany today, to place the candi- dates electors on the ballot as in- dependent -progressives.
 The petition, which is to be filed with the secretary of state. contains more than 10000 names obtained from upstate, according to Arthur Garfield Hays. New York state chairman.
 Only 50 signatures from each county of the state were required, he explained, but between 150 and zoo were obtained.
 I've did this" Mir. Hays added, Ito avoid the chance of some pe- culiar interpretation of the law which would bar our electors from the ballot n ths state after the fash on of California and Louisiana"
 New York county, with 2,000 names, provided most signatures.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30

New York, Sept. 30.-"The girls" opines Tommy Keenan. '. 36 inches tall. would drive any man crazy"
 Tommy, who is 92 years old, has been sued for S5O,0O0 for breach of promise. The plaintiff is Oracle Gould, 20 years old, 30 inches tall and in the same show in which Tommy acts. She says Tommy for sock her for Ruth Sato, pretty dancer In the chorus and as tall as both midgets put together.
 Women add to a mans bur dens," Tommy continues. Ruth is queen and I'd be proud to be her beau. But she sights me and spends her time with other men.
 T never made love to Oracle. I thought she was a sweet little thing and took her home at night be- cause she lived in a tough block. She can't produce a single letter
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
GIFTS ID CHARITY
 MAY BE CONTESTED
Relatives of LOtta Crabtree Are
 Not Satisfied

Indications today are that rela-
 lives of the late "Lotta" Crabtree
 who died recently leaving $4,O00, 900 10 charity and cutting them of with
 Slo0,000 planned to contest the will.
 Relatives who were not mentioned in the will, Mrs. Robert Glenn of New York, Naude Louise Crabtree of Boston, Mrs. Charlotte L. Belt muller of Newark, N. J., Mrs. Ethel Harmon of Scranton, Penn., and others have either sent attorneys here or have notified counsel for Miss Crabtree direct of their inten- ton to contest the document.
 The S2,000,000 fund set aside by the actress for the relief of disabled world war veterans and their de- pendents, may be matched in amount by her provision for the pro- motion of farming, the residue of the estate, aggregating close to $4,O00,0O0, was left to aid gradu- ates of Massachusetts Agricultural collage, and 1t appeais that this will amount to $1,Ooo,000 After specific bequests are disposed of in ad- dition, Miss Crabtree directed that the disabled veterans trust should terminate at the end of 40 years, when that money would revert to the residue and be applied to aid agricultural students similarly. AS the trustees are empowered to use part of the principal of the fund, if necessary to do justice to disab bled veterans, the amount that may be left is uncertain, will be large.
 In establishing the "Lotta agricul- tural fund" the actress, who had provided elsewhere for the care of dumb animals, discharged convicts, needy actors and actresses, hospital, assistance to music students and Christmas gifts to the poor, said:
 "l believe it my duty to aid in some of the great social and econom lc questions of the times, and it is my belief that the best method to reduce the cost and expense of liv- ing and to provide generally more and larger employment for the people lies in the intelligent and active promotion of agricultural pursuits; and that may render real practical assistance in this direction l authorize my trustees to loan the income of this fund, l without interest, to such graduates of Massachusetts Agricultural col Ioge, at Amherst, as have completed their course and who have the de- sire to follow agriculture.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
Weary Prince Soothed
 By Radio Program

High River, Alberta, Sept. s0.- After hard seven to eight hours work stacking the oats on his ranch near here, Alberta's royal rancher, the Prince of Wales, last night, tired by his strenuous labor, sank into an easy chair and listened to the special royal radio broadcast from Calgary,
 The prince spent what might be termed quiet day, but it was cer- talnly one Of the most strenuous he ever experienced. He retired shortly after the conclusion of the radio program
 Tomorrow the prince is 10 enter tain many western old timers, pio- neers and empire builders. He will also do some range riding tomorrow
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
TO RECEIVE PROPERTY LISTS

A meeting of the board of asses sors will be held tomorrow morning at the office of Chairman Frank N. Zimmerman and the work Of receiv- ing property tax lists will be startcds All persons owning taxable proper ty who fail to submit to the asses sors a list of their holdings during the month of October will be re- qulred to pay a 10 per cent penalty.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
Mrs. Brown to Speak in
 Hartford for Davis

New Haven, Sept. sO.-Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown, of West Virginia, an assistant campaign manager for John w. Davis, democratic nominee for president, will speak in Hartford October :, according to notification received today from democratic headquarters in New York city by Daniel J. Mahoney, chairman of the speakers bureau at state headquar- ters here.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
Dollar Makes Rounds

St. Petersburg, Fla.-M. C. Miller carved his initials on the first dol- lar he ever earned in 1882. ThirS'en years later the same dollar returned to him in the form of fare while he was q street car con- ductor. Then he lost it, and now the dollar hes come back to him at his filling station here.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
October 7 Earliest DaN
 Dirigible Can Start

Washington, Sept. S0.-The earl lest possible date of departure of the HR-5 for the United States will be tuesday, October :, according to an official dispatch to the navy depart ment from observers at Frienedich- shafen' The further postponement or one day was said to be due to a necessary overhaul of engines.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
Little Enrcipn Stnck

Louisville. Ky. - Kentucky, Ten nessee, Alabama and Mississippi have the lowest proportion of for eign stock of any part of the coun- try, investigation has revealed. Only three per cent of the populs- ton of those four states is of for eigti- stock and only eight-tenths per cent forsign-born.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
WHEELER ON STUMP,

Denver, Colo. Sept. 30.-His two day stay in Denver concluded, Sena- for Wheeler, independent vice-pres- dential candidate, today resumed his stumping tour. He left early for Cheyenne, Wyo., the next scheduled stop on his itinerary
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
ever wrote to her"

ever wrote to her"
 Oracle insists that her heart is 1. broken and Tommy must pay for
 it. Tommy and I aren't in love" " announces the chorus girl member of the triangle from her towering
 height. He is nice, but Oracle needn't be afraid of my carrying
 him off under my arm. When it comes to men, I'm not on a diet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
LAUREL " HAS
 BIG CAGE MENU

LAUREL, Miss, Dec. 22.-Stil another basket ball game of collegiate cnlibre has Teen added to the holi' day series being arranged here for the strong Y. M. c. A., of this city. The newest addition is a two-game series scheduled with three Mississippi col lege cagers for the nights of Decem Der 31 and January 1.
 Schedule of collegiate games as fol lows:
 Laurel Y. M. c. A. vs. Mississippi A. and NJ. in Laurel, December 23.
 Laurel Y. M. 0. A. ys. Ole Missis sippi, in Laurel, December 30.
 Laurel r. M. C.. A. vs. Mississipp college, December 31.
 Laurel Y. M. c. A. vs. Mississippi college, January 1.
 Mobile "" vs. Laurel "" at Laurel January 6.
 Laurel 'Y" vs. Mobile "Y" at Mo bile, February z.
 Negotiations are underway for 6 game with the fast Mobile and Ohio cage squad, but definite arrangements and date has not been set.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
Sport Notes

NEW YORK; dozen leading New England Athletes are coming for the Finnish-Aherican games at Madison Square Garden January 6.
 Lloyd Hahn, Ray Robertson and Jake Driscoll will represent the B. A. A. while Holy Cross will have two entries and Boston college seven.
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 PITTSBURG-Formation of the Central baseball league was launched at meeting here Sunday, Wheeling, Youngstown, Erie, Altoona, Johnstown and Canton have been chosen while two other cities remain to be selected. Hans Wagner, former shortstop of the Pitts burg Pirates says he will be manager of the Youngstown club in the new league.
 ELIZABETH, N. J.-Mickey Walker, middleweight champion, is going after not one but two additional worlds titles. After his bout with Mike McTigue, the timorous light heavyweight champion, Mickey will take on Harry Greb, middleweight title hold CT, he says.
 NEW YORK.-Paul Berlenbach, As toria knockout king, will take on Larry Estridge, dusky southpaw, in the fea- ture bout at the Garden Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
BILLIARD CHAMP
 GIVEN DIVORCE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. D. Edward Ralph Greenleaf, professional pocket billiard champion, today was granted a divorce from his wife, Beat rice Greenleaf, on the ground of cruel and barbarous treatment. Testimony given before the master who recom- mended the divorce to the common pleas court was to the effect that the wife had committed numerous assaults on her husband, sometimes striking him with her fist and at other times using billiard cue, with the result that his arms were bruised so as to interfere seriously with his following his profess sion with his best skill in several matches.
 The master reported that Greenleaf had given his wife no cause for such treatment, according to her own admis- sions, and he always gave her all his earnings, amounting to about $12,OOO a year, so that when he needed money he had to ask her for it.
 The pair were married in 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
Crowns Of Ring Champs
 Seem Rather Insecure
Coming Year May See Some Half Dozen New
 Holders Of Title Honors

by Mike McTigue. Mikes next fight IS expected to be his last. Since at least three maulers of 175 pounds or under Gene Tunney, Tommy Gibbons and Tiger Flowers, are generally credited with sufficient ability to polish off the champion in short order. All they need is the opportunity, and Mikes holdoff tactics are about exhausted.
 Greb Real Champ
 Harry Greb in the middleweight di- vision, is real champion. No one can accuse him of allowing the years to pile up while he holds off the real con testants. But Greb has been at the game a long time. He is veteran with few real battles left. "Text" Rickard is stirring things up for decision bout between Greb and Tiger Flowers, who gave Harry quite a pasting in recent mixup. If Rickard manages to stage the show, Flowers will enter a favorite.
 Benny Leonard hasn't entered the ring since his scrap with Lew Tender a year ago last summer, and the props to the lightweight throne has occu- pied since 1917 are becoming shaky. If he steps out, as seems probable, the mantle probably will fall on Sammy Mandell or Sid Ferris.
 Many are dubious whether Leonard could make the lightweight limit.
 Kid Sullivan, junior lightweight king, has seen his days, half dozen aspirants are pressing at his heels.
 Eddie "CannonbalI' Martin, who wrested away bantamweight honors through a decision last week over Able Goldstein, may experience but tempor- ary triumph. Many ringsiders are prone to believe Goldstein was the bet ter man, and "Cannonball" may go down in return engagement.
 Getting down to the flyweights, a real encounter is expected whenever Pancho Villa and Frankie Genaro are matched. Genaro had chance, arranged recently, but was forced to withdraw because of illness. When the papers are signed again, however, another man may be on the way to championship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
BILL ROPER TO
 COACH TIGERS Princeton Mentor Has Made Great Record
 Since War

PRINCETON, N. J.. Dec. 22.-W. W. Bill" Roper, head coach of the Princeton football team, will remain at his post for another year, according to announcement today by Dr. c. W. Ken nedy, chairman of the board of athletic control.
 A year ago Roper announced that at the end of the 1924 season the pressure of professional interests would compel him to withdraw from coaching, but recently has was asked by the board of control to reconsider. Today he an- nounced his willingness to remain for another year ad his appointment was formally voted.
 Roper's record as head coach at Princeton since the war is best shown in the following results of games among
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
FOOTBALL FOR ALL SUGGESTED Tufts President Outlines New Program Of
 Athletics

MEDFORD, Mass, Dec. 22.-A pro- gram of collegiate football in which every able man in college would play the game in intermural competition until about November 10, after which the best 20 players would be selected and coached as the college team to meet other teams similarly chosen in intercollegiate play, was advanced to- day by President John A. Couzens of Tufts college, as a desirable change over present conditions. Similar ar- engagements in other varsity sports were recommended.
 The present undue influence of grad uates in what should be purely under graduate activity" would be minimized and the coach would be bonafide pro- lessor of physical education. Independ- ent of the question of adoption of this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
By ED DE LONG 1T eaSed Wira Tn The Aga-Herald


 NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Before the 1925 calendar follows it's predecessor into the waste basket, the fistic crowns of some half dozen reigning champions probably will have been ungraciously Topped off.
 For those who maui and swat the passing year has been one grand loaf. Incidentally, it has been poor from a financial standpoint.
 But the paying public has few tears to waste for what has transpired at the box office can be checked straight back to the fighters themselves. As regards first-class bouts, the public feels it has been offered an undue amount of citrus. The crown bearers for the most part have proved themselves adept at the more gentle art of side-stepping.
 If those underneath had not mixed 1t rather freely, the whole ring year would have been a dreary round of monotony, The fact, however that many aspirants did produce their best leads to the con- clusion that some of the present tltle- holders, as soon as they are enticed into the ring, are slated to run up against some rather tough propositions.
 Dempsey Secure
 Of the divisional champs, Jack Demp- sey may be the only one likely to re- tain his 1aurels another year. Rumor from time to time has him quitting the game, but at best, such rumors are in- secure. Since the collapse of the Firpo boom, the heavy8cight ranks have nothing, except possibly Harry Wills, that could give the fingside even slight ripple of enthusiasm.
 . Those who like to keep things stirred up would shove Jack Renault to the fore, but the Canadian has rough road to cover before many wagers are hazarded on him. He's long ways from cham pionship calibre yet.
 Out side the heavyweight group, some real trouble can be anticipated. Prob. ably the most likely crown 10 be knocked off is the light heavyweight one worn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
BOXING BOARD
 IS ANNOUNCED

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. 22.- Governor Richardson today announced his selections for the state boxing com mission provided for by adoption of an amendment at the November election. The governor named William H. Han lon, Sacramento hotel Main; Capt. Seth w. F. Strellinger, of the Hollywood post of the American Legion, and Louis Almgren, fire chief of San Diego.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
WOULD REFUSE
 LEAGUE OFFICE

MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. 22.-(spe- cial. l.)-John W. O'Neil of Meridian, spoken of as the probable successor of Frank A. Scott as president of the Cot ton States baseball league, states that he would be proud of the honor, but that under no circumstances could be accepted, should he be elected, because his business affairs would not permit of his giving the office the attention needed. It is stated that President Scott will shortly resign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
FARRELL SIGNS
 FOR OPEN MEET

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Dc. 22.- Johnny Farrell, pro at the Palma Ceis Golf club in Tampa, has signed up for the British open this spring, he an nounced this morning.
 The meet will be the first open the American has taken part in since com ing to this country from Ireland several years ago. His signature is the first on the list from the United States. The meet will be staged at Westward HO Scotland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
SP0RSpN NEWS GOSsIPm E&PERTSS SPORES

moned. Officers reached the scene as the porter had accomplished his task.
 The arrest followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
". WALKER WILL
 START TRAINING

NEWARK, N. J., Dec. 22.-Mickey Walker, worlds welterweight cham pion, will start training tomorrow for his 12-round match with Mike Me- Tigue, worlds light heavyweight in the Newark armory January z. He will train at Rumson, N. J. Promoters of the match announced that Jack Kappa rort of New York and Bobby Barrett, Philadelphia lightweight, will meet in 10-round semi-final.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23

suggested change in the general scheme, President Coolidge predicted that the professional coach will disappear from college athletics.
 The college head says that there was no doubt that colleges gained benefits from football and other sports in addition to the physical training involved to members of the squads. By no other means could so keen com munity of interest be aroused through out a college in the early months of the college year as by football he thought.
 The suggested changes, he said, were advanced with the thought of extending these benefits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23

sive white trade and his alleged insist ence for service. Charges against Skis wife and her brother, Beverly Werner, Memphis negro, who also were taken into custody as aftermath of Siki's ven ture were dismissed when it was shown that they had no part in the incident.
 Ski indicated in police court that his appearance at the restaurant was due to lack of knowledge of Memphis loca- tions and restaurants.
 According to statements of the res taurant owner, Ski in broken English, insisted on obtaining food. Service re fused, Ski is said to have failed to leave as instructed A porter was called to eject him and the police sum-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
MTIGUE BOUT
 IS POSTPONED

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-The TO- round bout of Mike McTigue, world light heavyweight champion, and Young Marullo, scheduled for tonight, was postponed until January 19 because of inclement weather.