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Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-04
JOINTS OF STEEL RAIL BE
 TESTED BY HAMMER

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. A. Having due regard for Washington's s nerves, experts of the bureau of stan dards have gone into the woods to make a test of joints of steel rails un- der conditions stimulating those when flat wheels pound away nightly and daily.
 A power hammer weighing four hundred pounds, and driven by an el- ectric motor, was falling once every second on a welded joint today and the experts hoped to determine by the tests which of four or five types could best withstand the rough ham mering.
 .Join the Chamner of commerce.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-04

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New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
LOUISIANA PLANS TO
 STICK FOR ]. ". DAVIS
Al same Time Tennessee is iieporiei Ready ta ifnp From
 MrAdoO l0 Huh

Madison Square Garden, July i,- Tha Louisiana delegation, annonneing its purpose to stick for John w, Davis, was working for him in other delegations held for MeAdao under maiorifes under the unit rule when lhe convention opened today,
 The Mississippi delegation had < situation on its own hand, Senator Harrison had released his delegates and while he said he hoped to have them go 10 MeAdoo he confessed that he did not know where they would go, There was strong Davis pros- sure within the delegation,
 Tenn. May switch
 Tennessee which had been voting her "A solid for McAdoo. was report. ed ready to 80 to Chairman Hull Of the democratic national committee for q time before picking out somebody else. AS q preliminary 10 getting to- gcther it was suggested to the Mis- sissippians that they give in success zion ballot 10 Robinson. Glass and llnll and mcant.rle make up their minds what they intended 10 dp. The suggestion was agreeably regarded. it was said.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

China university, Chengtu. China where he is instructor in sociology. Rev. Ernest r. Ncumann, brother of Dr. George Neumann, will conduct the services on August 10. The Rev. Charles W. Barrett Of Chadwicks, N. r., will preach on August ' and sl. He Is a son of Charles Barrett of 156 East Main street. Rev. Dr. John H. Bell. formerly pastor of the local church. and al present district super intendent ut the Methodist churches. will deliver the sermon on July 27. Rev. pr. [. S. Woodruff will conduct the service on August 2A.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
SEARCHING RUINS
 FOR MORE BODIES
LOraln, Ohio, Death List Of R
 May Grow Yet
sy ,hs Associated Press,

Ry the Associated Press,
 i.oraln, D,, July l,-Deapile the un- NaNering belief af several eli, officials and military authorities that all Lor- aims dead are not accounted for the list this morning remained The same as last night, q total of 72, But tho He'd Cross in checking the dead and wounded found 1T persons nnaeeonnt- ed far
 Work Of clearing the wreckage Of the state thealer under which off elals believe are number of bodies, was stopped at 2 o'clock last nighi hes cause of the danser that an adioin- ing four-siory brick wall might fall.
 Starting tliis morning and eontinu- irg through the day the bodies Of ap- proyimately i0 Of tlo storm victims were buried, Because, he said, the town had suffered grief enough Mayor George Hoffman, forbade public fu- ncrals,
 The effort of thousands of wreck CTS and relief workers with hundreds of trucks and wagons had begun 10 ,craieh the surface as far as remov- ing Inc millions nl tons of WreckaGe k concerned,
 Fifteen hundred Ohio Naional Guardsmen are In possession Of the riiy.
 Practically all inc work of policing the city, the search for more dead and most everything n1c except the clerical work ai the City hall has been taken over by the gnarislnen.
 Perhaps tEe majority of the 7.pa0 homeless have been taken care of, hn' inc desciuiicn Is spread over such Il vide area no definite check can be inaic.
 representative Of an eastern in- surnnce company today said that it saa estimnted perhaps s5p0.000 of tornado ingurar"e had been carried in lorain, This figure however, :. but small frgc'ion of the tota, ,;'-5 of S3O, DOC. .uGG
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
To Preach This Summer
 Al Trinity M. E. Church

Four former local men, three of them sons of New Britain families, will conduct the services al the Trim !ty Methodist church during the sum mer. A fifth, the Rev. Charles s. Woodruff uf Allendale. x. J.. while not a New Britain man. is known lo- oally. Rev. Dr George E. Neumann. a son of E r. Neumann Of lsa south Main street. oill preach on August 3 and September : He is home on a years leave of absence from the West
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
Recommend School Books
 Void of National Hatrcd>

''' N'' N'tl i'lfrS.
 Lyons. France. July I.-- Elimination from school manuals of passages like ly 10 foster international hatreds and giorlfying war lmdnly was recom- mcnded in resolution adopted today at the opening session of the con gross Of the international federation Of League Of Nations societies.
 The resolution said tfat teachers should have au understanding of th" new international spirit and that pupils inc world over should he ia miliari2od with the league.
 An active contingent of women de- cidcd 10 avoid the use of the word paSanda in the peace crusade as they said the word was synonymous With lies. Instead they will use the phrase: Truth and education."
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
|. $. TREASURY STATEMENT. L. s. Treasury balance, S242,414,953

Complains that the royal family of England paid no attention to style have recently been quieted by the ap- pearance in public of the Queen wearing a modish scarf, and Princess Arthur of Connaught disporting Q 'tall pudding basin hat.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
City Items

Very special for Wed. morning. Hats ! 5l.95. French Hat Shop, S7 W. Main. Prof. Eldg.-advt. Dorothy Y. Rogn. q teacher in the
 Central Junior High school, is taking q summer course at Columbia. The Women's Aid society of St. Mat
 thoWs' Lutheran church will hold a
 social tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. George Mortimer of 67 Glad
 den street. All women of the church
 arc invited.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

An issue of s6,300,00 North .Ameri- can Light X Power corporation 30- year : per cent sinking fund secured gold notes due 1854 at par and inter- est to yield per cent heads the list of new offerings today totalling Sl6,- 63O,O00. Others were s3,451,000 City of Winstel- l-salem, N. C.. "A and 5i2 per cent bonds priced to yield 10 4.55 per cent for maturitics varying from 1925 to 1873; s2,750,0 ,000 Holt wood Power Co. list mortgage per cent sinking fund gold bonds at 99 to yield more than 6 per cent, and $2,- 5O0,oO0 Georgia Railway x Power Co. per cent cumulative 1st preferred stock at 95 to yield about 7.37 per cent and redeemable after Jan 1, 1888, at 115.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
CARD OF THANKS

We wish 10 thank our friends and re;ghbors for their kindness and sym ra.hy during the long illness and death of our beloved husband and father, Mr. Claus F. Strom, also the Swedish Bethany church; Betcsda so- ciety: N. B. Machine Mutual Benefit association and the Tcgner lodge, O. Of Y.
 Signed. Mrs II. M Strom and chi- dren, Oof H., Ernest w., Alice N. StrDm
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

When Palestine was taken over by the British in 1918, Jcrusalem's 65,- 900 people got their water supply from rain accumulated from roofs of houses, court yards and street sur faces and methods to improve the unsantary conditions now are under consideration.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
Tiaitrrals
Mrs, Julia Delaney,

q The funeral of Mrs Julia Delaney will he held tomorrow morning from her home, fl Olive street. at S:3o o'clock, followed by q funeral mass in the Church of St. John the Evan gelist at 2 o'clock. Following the services at the church, the body will be taken t6 Springfield for burial in St. Michaol's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

Started during the war, the eXpor- taion of American rice has con- tinued to grow since that time and what was once a special order busi- ness now is ruled by large and steady foreign demand.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS

New York, July l,-stoek prices moved irregularly higher at the open ing Of loday's market with q number of industrial sneeialties touching new 1924 peak prices including American Radiator International Telephone and l.iggeIt < Myers, DuPont advanced a point, Waolaorlh fell back 2 points on pr0fit-iaklng,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
LIST STILL GROWING.

The list of 100 signers to bring Chautauqua back next year is still going around, according to reports, and about so names have been added it is said.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

More than three and one-quarter millions of canaries have been brought into the United States during the last ten years, which is an aver age of more than 800, 1000 each year,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
William, |, I'Itip,lp

Tine funeral of William R. Thiede took place this afternoon. Rev, k. x. Gilman ofticiatci at services al Er- win chapel and interment was in EairvicW cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

Details of the merger Of the Fifth Avenue Bus Securities Corporation, the New York Transportation Com pany and the Chicago Motors Coach Corporation, made public today, pro- vide for tho organization of the omni- bus corporation with an authorized capital of 250,000 shares of cumula- tive preferred stock and i,500,00 shares Of no par value common. Plans have been devised for an exchange Of stock, giving certain holders the op- ton af selling their new shares 10 n bankers syndicate.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

Mrs Herbert Goodwin and eh'ldrnn Of aal Elis street are spending ihe summer at ehalker Beach,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

Carpets and furniture now are being placed in cold storage to prevent their damage by moths.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
Personals

Earl CoWles, son Of Af, and Mrs, l., cagles of lgS Carlton street, Is spending the summer vacation with his grandfather at Windsor
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

Benjamin liiFRhaum of hS7 Main street returned yesterday from Ocean Beach, where no has been spending a few days,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

Joseph Terrieonni of iai Allen street has resumed his duties at Besse-Leland's after long illness,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

Mrs, harlort Goodwin and ehlldrnA Of aal Ellis street are spending Inc summer at chalker Beach,
 Joseph Terrieonni of iai Allen street has resumed his duties al Besse'Leland's after long illness,
 Mrs, E, II, Hubbard and son of 6i llnell street are spending the month of July at Hawks Nest nraeh. Conn.
 George Barton Of this city will leave this week for two weeks stay pt Milford,
 Lillian Yankowitz Of l3l Hartford avenue and Ida Birnbaum of 5S7 Main Gtrect will leave next week for two weeks stay at Ocean Beach,
 Agnes Carlson Of llunEcrford Court spent inc weekend al Chaker Beach.
 Royal R0dcn, Lester Bickerton, Thure Anderson and Harold Ilolcomb of this city spent the weekend al Hol- comb Lodge, Highland Lake.
 Loretta May of Cleveland street and Vera Hobinl of Chestnut street left Sunday to spend the summer at Wal nut Beach, , Arthur Tancrcd Of Arch street has returned home from Vermont.
 Harry Iindahl Of lj9 RoNbur% road ia spending July and August with his l'r"ir in thicugo, III. Mir. and Mrs. Luther N. Barnes and | son, Wlmcr. of jS Lincoln street. will leave tomorrow for Bar IIarbor, Maine, where they will spend the re- i maind"r of the sumner.
 Miss Sadyc Cantor Of Hartford | avenue has gone to Baltimore, Md, to take summer course at the Peabody Institute of Music.
 Directors of the sadardo Sugar Co., Of Porto Rico today declared an extra | dividend of Sl,.5 a share in addition | to the regular quarterly payment of 1 S2.50. An extra disbursement of l S2.50 share was voted last Novem- | Der. Officials Of the company said | that so per cent of it's sugar in the past season had been sold at prices | aging between 6 and cents d ! pound.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

Many peaches grown in Shantung, China. weigh nearly pound.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
Wall Street Briefs

New York, July 1.-The Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing company and Inc Prairie Oil 4 Gas Company hes gan prorating crude oil runs in line mihreontinent field today, Sinclair will huy only 80 per cent from the wells to which it has connections and store 90 per cent,
 Prairie has not made known inc percentage il will purchase, announce ing it will take only The quantity il can market and will not run oil from new properties or increase iis runs from properties to which 1t Is now connected,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

The Holly Sugar Corporation has declared back dividend of la, per cent on the preferred stock in addi- ton 10 the regular quarterly dividend of l 2. per cent, both payable August l to stock on record July iS, This is the second back dividend paid and is for the quarter ended October 3l, 1921, leaving lsls per cent still due,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

June sales of Montgomery, Ward X Co. reached s13,0Sa,Sls. an increase of 1929 per cent over Juno last year, Tho six months total was s75,7ah,Gli. gain Of i7.52 per cent over the cor responding period Of 1928.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

Mrs, R, II, Hubbard and son of 6i Hnell street are spending the month of July at ilHWk's Nest Braeh, Conn,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01

George Barton Of this city will leave this week for a two weeks stay pt Milford,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-01
AiTINE INSuRANCE ANn CASTAITY CONIPAN

American Alliance ins. Co American Surety
 Continental insurance Co. t25J Fidelity-Phenix Ins. Co. ts5D Franklin Fire Ins. Co. (25) Glens Falls Ins. Co. G0D Globe & Rutgers Great American Insurance Co. Hanover Insurance Co. (50l Home insurance Co. fns. Co. of North America u0D National Liberty tns- Cn. t50) National Surety
 Niagara Falls lns. Co t5oI Preferred Accident Westchester Fire Ins. Co (1oD
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
N. A. A. C. P. Fights
ElectrOcutiOn of IL
Year Old COlOred
Boy in Oklahoma

New York, May 9.-The National
Association for the Advancement of
CoIored People is fighting the electro
cution of 13-year-old colored boy,
Elias Ridge, in Oklahoma, who would
be the youngest person ever executed
in that state, if sentence is carried out.
The boy was accused of having killed
the wife of a white farmer living near
Pensacola, Oklahoma, in 1922, was
hastily tried and sentenced to death
by electrocution. DIR. A. Baxter Whit
by, president at that time of the Ok
lahoma City Branch OF the n. A. A. c..
p, became interested in the case, re-
tanned Il lawyer who gave his services
without charge to obtain a .commuta-
ton of the death sentence for the
boy.
Appeal was made from the sentence
of the lower court on the ground that
the defendant was II years old when
the crime was alleged to have been
committed and should have been tried
in the Juvenile Court, as provided by
Oklahoma law, and also that the state
had made grevious errors in the orig
inal trial. Messrs. w. II. Twine and
C. w. Wesley, lawyers who volun-
teered their services, appealed to the
Criminal Court of Appeals, which re-
manded the case for new trial. Ridge
was retired and convicted and resen-
fenced to death.
Mr.. Twine reports to the National
Office of the N. A. A. C. p, that he
has filed notice of a second appeal to
the Criminal Court of Appeals of Ok
lahOma, and has been given sixty days,
from April IL, to make and serve a
case-made, ten days to suggest amend
ments and five days to settle the case
made. Execution is set for June 18th.
BY raising a constitutional question,
Mr.. Twine hopes to take the case to
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Ku Klux Active in
Birmingham, Ala;
COIOred Doctor
Flogged by Masked
Men

New York, May 9.-The National
Association for the Advancement of
COlored People through correspond
ents in Birmingham, Alabama, has re-
ceived reports of the activity of the
Ku Klux Klan in Birmingham, Ala
bama, and of the flOgging, without any
reason being given, by masked men,
of reputable colored physician of
Talladega.
The N. A. A. C. z. has received
word also that the owner and prOprie-
tor of one of the largest department
stores in Birmingham has been flogged
because he employed a colored man to
head his carpet department when the
other clerks were white. 'There is
strong propaganda to put all Jews out
of business" says the letter to the
n. A. A. c. p.
The colored doctor who was flogged,
it is reported, is DIR. w. II. Brummitt
of Talladega, who was spirited away
from his home mt about midnight of
April 30 by white men who came on
the preteXt of asking him to make
professional call. DR.. Brummitts
wife reports that he returned home at
about 3 80 that morning, badly beaten.
No reason was given for the assault
by the, masked men. DR.. Brummitt is
president of the State Negro Medical
Association and was recently elected
at Tuskegee to the president of the
John A. Andrews Clinical Society.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
BOULDER, COLO, NEWS

Mothers day was fittingIy remem-
bered by our group in Boulder by the
churches and people. Nearly every one
you saw wore II flower. 1t is a beauti-
full thought to remember mother, but
would it not be nice to remember her
all the time?
A Mothers day program was rem
dered at the Allen Chapel in the even
ing. Rev. Murphy spoke from Mother
and her posterity."
There is baseball team in Boulder.
There was song service at the Bap-
tist Church Sunday evening. All en-
joyed the songs.
There will be wonderful program
rendered ut the Booker Il. w. League
Thursday evening.
Every one is on his toes for Friday,
the 10th, going to the concert for BOul-
der, given at New Hope, and then Sun
day the 18th when New Hope comes
to Boulder.
The Entrous Nous Club met at the
residence of Miss Catherine Stevens
the 9th. Each member responded with
Il quotation. Several musical num-
bers were enjoyed by the members.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Abyssinian Prince,
Who Traces Direct
Line to King Solo
mon, Arrives for
Visit to Europe
Regent of Oldest Dynasty
in World Is Given Royal
Salute of 21 Guns AS
He Arrives in France
With Retinue of Thirty.

Marseilles, France, May 14.-With
the Ethiopian flag flying from her
mizzenmast, the steamship COrdillere
arrived this afternoon bringing for an
official visit to the French republic,
Prince Regent Ras Taffari of Abys-
sinia.
The pilot and packet boats accom-
panied by a French destroyer had
gone to meet the liner and when the
little flOtilla steamed towards the city
three battleships of the Mediterranean
fleet fired salute of twenty-one guns
Ras Taffart, who is heir to the
throne of Abyssinia and regent in the
name of his mother, who holds the
title queen of kings" is expected to
remain in Europe for five months.
In the party of thirty persons who
accompanied him from Africa, were
not only his faithful followers, aides
and counsellors, but also some of his
most active enemies whose presence
with him is explained by his policy of
assOciating his opponents with all his
enterprises.
The prince, who descends in
straight line from King Solomon and
King David, traces his genealogy
through biblical times to Adam and
his is the oldest civilization in the old
world. His visit to France is the first
of Il representative of his dynasty
since the reign of Louis MI. The
Ethiopian prince, who then honored
France with his presence, succumbed
to strenuous indulgence in French gai-
eties and his remains were buried in
Picpus cemetery.
Ras Taffari brought with him Il
large number of gifts intended for the
rulers he is to visit and palm made
of elephant tusks which will be placed
upon the tomb of the Unknown Sol
der. In accordance with the custom
of his country, he brought lions for
the kings of Italy and England and
for President Millerand of France and
zebras for other sovereigns.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Physician Is
Dragged From
Home; Beat Up
Professor at Alabama Medical
Taken from Residence and
Almost Killed by Ala
bama Mobbists

Talladega, Ala, May S.-Dr. W. H.
Brummitt. colored professor of the
Alabama Medical, Dental and Pharma-
ceutical Association, was assaulted in
his home from which he was later
forcibly removed and flogged by a
mob of whites, it is stated. DIR. Brum-
init had received mysterious threats
and admonitions, but gave them no
thought. On Friday last, May 2nd,
when the attack was made after a
fruitless attempt to defend himself,
DIR. Brummitt was brutally abducted
and after being taken from his home,
was very badly injured. He said the
men ordered him to leave town with
in 90 days, and told him he was whip
ped because lie practieed among
whites.
DIR. Brummitt is n prominent citizen
of Talladega, and enjoys a worthy
reputation in his affiliation with col
legiate and professional circles as well
as a very lucrative medical practice.
His splendid services rendered in the
community attracted many white
patients to him for treatment. 1t is
stated that he is in Il hospital as a
result of injuries received from the at
faal-
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
Clarence C.. White
Writes in "Etude"
on Am erican
Negroes Musical
Genius
IN. A. A. C. p. Press Service)

IN. n. ~. Z. L. IreSS SerNlce)
Clarence Cameron White, violinist
and president of the National Associa-
ton of Negro Musicians, writing in the
May "Etude" Magazine Q712 Chest
nut ST., Philadelphia) of the Ameri-
can Negroes musical genius, mentioned
a colored violinist, George Augustus
Bridgetower, who was a friend of the
composer Beethoven and played the
famous "KreutZer' sonataS with
Beethoven in Vienna in 1905.
''Many people in speaking of Negro
music are inclined to think of it as
consisting solely of Negro spirituals,"
writes Mr.. White. "They are possibly
ignorant of the wealth of Negro COM
positions, both those based upon the
spirituals and other Negro themes and
music which is not Negroid in char
acter or in any way connected with or
expressive of racial feeling or idiom."
OF the obstacles confronting Negro
performers, Mr.. White says:
Negroes who have attempted to
gain distinction as performers on the
stringed instruments and other or
instruments have had very
little opportunity for serious work. AS
yet the symphony orchestras have
to get along without their
services. A few who were capable
have applied but were unable to get
Personally, 1 know Of
two members of leading symphony or
chestras here in America who are
Negroes, but who for obvious reasons
prefer to be known as Spanish"
"Some of the most talented of these
colored men have had to accept work
in motion picture houses and as mem-
bers of jazz orchestras," Mr.. White
says.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17
RACE QUESTION BOBS UP IN IN.
TERNATlONAL "Y" PLANS

New York, May SIX. n. f. Ser
vice)-The race question came in for
an airing at the International meeting
of the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation, which has attracted dele
gates from all over the world, many of
whom are colored.
The Senior Council, meeting at the
Commodore Hotel, last Friday, heated
ly discussed whether or not all creeds
and races should be permitted to full
privileges and voting power in the
association.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

the United States Supreme Court in
the event of an unfavorable decision.
Local colored citizens have raised $50
for the defense of Elias Ridge, the
National Office of the n. a. A. c. p.
has contributed S25 and will contribute
800 when the local fund has reached
S4O0. Mr.. Twine estimates that the
entire cost of the case will be 5000.
The n. A. A. c. p. will receive contri
buttons for the defense.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-17

to his qualifications call him ''the
business pastor. r. II. Wright, Jr.,
editor of 1.-The Christian Recorder I;
d. NJ. Baxter, business manager of the
book concern; a. S. Jackson, educa
tional secretary; S. S. Morris, of the
Allen Christian Endeavor, are all
rather certain of return to their posi-
tions, but as the second week comes
into view candidates as yet unseen
and unheard may be reckoned with.