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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27

Ae pyeSent there arc about 265, 900 NsaaSe railroad in the United States 6 eUe-fffths of the total of the rail SsNl3S tef the entire world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27

Helium gas,J now available in the United States, would be sufficient to fill the tanks of 200 airships the size of the Shenandoah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27

One London fog caused damage to fabrics and required extra laundry, the cost of all being $5,O00,000 to the city's residents, according to esti- mators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27

ID sstnct unusual for one station in AesesallaS to handle hundreds of thou. asNesicf sheep.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08

The condition of Mss Margaret Farrar 0! South Washington street, who is confined to St. Francis hos pital, is reported 10 be comfortable.
 Court General Lawton, r. of A., will hold a regular meeting in the Legion post rooms on Whiting street tomorrow evening at o'clock.
 The Missionary society Of the Ad- vent Christian church will hold a Christmas sale Of fancy work, apron and food in the Simpson store on West Main street Tuesday and We'd nesday of this week,
 The We-uns club will meet tonight at the home of Mrs. Charles Phelps on Bicycle street.
 For Rent--4 room tenement, 2nd floor, steam heat, running water, electric light. Inquire ' Pearl street, lst floor.---adyt.
 Three furnished rooms in Neri Block, Plainyille, Apply to Mrs. May Winingcr --adW.
 Crossword Puzzle
 If you are puzzled what to get your friends for Christmas, come to us. We have the most beautiful se- lection of gifts that we have ever had. T, J, Birnbaum. Shop early. --adVt.
 Just received a lot o' fresh wal nut meats-RiaIto Soda shoppe.- adrt.
 Xmas cards at PriorS store adv.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08
SOUTHINGTON NEWS

A large chicken house was de- stroyed by fire and 800 chickens burned to death in an early morn ing blaze yesterday on the farm of Nathan Raskin on the Marion-Wa- tcrbury road. Mir Raskin turned on the power supplying the house with tights when he arose at 4 o'clock. and the blaze broke out shortly aftcrward, leading to the theory that it was caused by short circuit Mir. Raskin was forced 10 run 10 the Marion Hose Co., and by the time the chemical squad arrived the house had burned to the ground, The damage is estimated at s3,600, partly covered by insurance,
 Kiltonic Post, American Legion, will elect officers at it's annual meet ing tonight in it's hall. Harry Cockayne will probably be chosen commander. The reports of the out going officers will be read and other business will be transacted. The post has aided many eX-ser'icc men in filling out their bonus applica- tions during the past week,
 Daniel Nolan, letter carrier on Route No. 2, is seriously Ill with pneumonia at his home on Eden avenue.
 Hannah Woodruff Chapter, D. A. F.. will hold it's regular monthly meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs Allen Upson of Oak land road. The musical program will be in charge of Mrs, s. H. Mac Konzie. State Regent Mrs. C. H. Bis sell will be present and speak, while Miss Eleline A. Street of New Haven will talk on America Rization.'
 Funeral services for Timothy OLeary will be held at 9 o'clock to- morrow morning at St. Thomas church. Interment will be in St. Thomas Cemetery.
 Miss Margaret Miller, daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. John J. @MilIer of Academy Hill is i'll with scarlet fever ar her home.
 The Congregational Club of Cen tr1l Congrcga tionH church will meet in the auditorium of the First Congreg gational church at 7:SO o'clock tomorrow evening. About 200 seats will he reserved for guests, while the others will be open 10 the public
 The Catholic Welfare Council will hold q Christmas sale in the Com munity home Wednesday afternoon, when food. candy, and fancy articles will be sold. The proceeds will be given 10 the Christmas tree for the Sunday school children of St' Thomas church.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08
Over 13 Million 800
 Pound Bales of Cotton

Washington, Dcc. 6,-Colton pro- ducton this year was placed at 1S,- 153, 900 equivalent 5oO-pound bales by the department Of agriculture in it's preliminary estimate based on facts available as of the date of De- cembor l. A forecast of 12,99c,ooo badcs was made d fortnight ago. Last years crop was 1o,1&9,67l bales.
 There has been 1@.225,025 running bales, counting round as hale bales ginncd prior to December l, the cen- eus bureau announced at the same time. To that date last year 9,94S,- 3S0 bales had been ginned
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08

H. was married to Miss Augusta Smith of Brooklyn. N, T., on De rrmhcr 14, 1S15, and year latr h" and his wife moved to St. Louis. Missouri, ,h" promise of a good po- s.tion in inc wholesale shoe business ealing him at this time. St. Louis was his home for 70 years and in ta9G Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff return rd to Berlin with their family of thr"c children.
 The grocery business again proved attractive and Mr. Woodruff pur- chased from William H. Webster the store and property at th" corner of Berlin street and Pennington road now owned by th" Cole Grocery Co. Hc conducted the store successfully un'il 1920, when he sold ont 10 his son Ar,hur. and John Blake Of New Britain.
 For the past three years Mir. Woodruff had been in poor health and was unable to carry on any line Of work He gradually failed until he was attacked by his last illness.
 He is survived hy his wife. three sons, Arthur l.. Woodruff, town clerk of Berlin; Rev Watson Woodruff of Manchester and Morris Woodruff Of Harttord4 and seven grandchildren
 The funeral will be held at the Berlin Congregational church, of which Mir, r,&oodruff was member tomorrow afternoon al &:15 o'clock. Rev. Samuel A. Fiske officiating. Burial will be in Maple cemetery, Friends and relatives arc asked to kindly omit flowers.
 James Hart Heads Tabs
 James C. Hart was elected prcsi- dent of the St. Pauls T. A. and B, society at its annual meeting yes- tnrday at the hall in KenSington. Other officers elected were, Vice president. Raymond Warren: record ing secretary, Peter J. Corr; iinan- cial secretary, Robert Pagan; teas urer John Giana; marshal, Robert Corr; sergeant-at-arms, William Carey; trustees, William McGee. William w Pagan, P. J. Buckley and William Binardo; chaplain, Rev. John C. Brennan, and chairman of the house committee. William Carey. The officers will be installed at a meeting, which will be held at some future date,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08
Quincy Man a Suicide
 As Police Seek Him

Quincy, Mass. Dec. S,-While po- lice officers were waiting to arrest him on a warrant charging larceny of trust funds, Charles Hudson Bry- ant swallowed poison at his home in the Wollaston section of this city carly today. He died on the way to a hospital, Charges against Bry- ant were preferred by Mrs. Mabel H. Bridgham Of Brighton, who said that Bryant had taken $1S,5oo which she had given him for invest ment
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08

terday afternoon at o'clock at Elks hall by Bristol lodge of Elks with Exalted Ruler Thomas J, Malley and fellow officers in charge. The eulogy was delivered by Judge Ben iamin w, Aling Of New Britain. About 300 Elks and friends attend ed the exercises, -
 Auto Smashes Pole.
 Homer Dube of Divinity street was severely cut and bruised and a fellow passenger in a car driven by Oscar Taillon of 119 Divinity street, whose name could not be learned this morning, was bruised, when Taillons machine crashed into a telephone pole at the curve on the PlainVile road. near the trolley switch, just over the town line in Plainvile on Saturday night. off, ccr Timothy Lambert of the local police department investigated but found that the matter was within the Jurisdiction Of officer E, W, Furrey of Plainville, who arrested Tallon, Taillon, himself escaped injury in the impact but his car was badly smashed. Dube was re- moved 10 the Bristol hospital where his injuries were treated by Dr. R. r. Gore. At the hospital last night, the nurse in charge refused 10 divulge the extent of Duhe's in- iuries, saving that "she did not wish 10 get into trouble" What the trouble" would be. could not be learned by newspapermen.
 Heavily Fined
 Henry Rcdman, whose restaurant on School street, was raided by the local police on Saturday night, pleaded guilty to the charges of keeping liquor for sale and to hav- ing a reputation for selling before Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan in the city court this morning, He was fin- cd $50 and costs op each count. making a total of $lOo and costs.
 Frank Girondo became intoxicat- ed on Saturday night and then want ed to marry girl on Locust street. Instead of accomplishing his wish he landed behind the bars and In the city court this morning he was fined s1O and costs.
 Joseph Dayon, who was arrested for reckless driving yesterday, was fined s?5 and costs.
 Michael Mozyk, charged with drunkenness, was fined $50 and costs
 Bristol Realty Company Meeting
 A meeting of the stockholders Of the Bristol Realty Co. will be held in the Bristol National bank on Fri- day afternoon at 5 o'clock. The spe- cial meeting is called to authorize the board of directors to purchase certain outstanding shares Of stocK of the company at par.
 Scrino F. Nichols
 The funeral of Serino F. Nichols, well known Civil war veteran or this city who died at the Soldiers Home at Noroton on Saturday, was held In the Home this afternoon. A oele- gation from the Gilbert w. Thomp- son post, G. A. R., attended.
 MT. Nichols was born in this city and for years was employed at the factory of the Dunbar Bros. Co. He enlisted in Company l. 18th Connec- ticut regiment, on September $, 1Sb2.
 He leaves one son, Bert G. Nichols Of this city.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08

The society has several new plans in progress, which will be carried out after the beginning of the new year. Improvements and SC, eraI so- ciaI events are included in the list, it is said.
 May Not Bowl This Week
 The Haracas and the Artists club, two teams listed among the mem- bers of the Kensington Bowling league, Twill not bowl on Friday eve ming of this wcA, unless it is ar rangod to roll off games scheduled with the Independents and the T. A. ' society. In order to even up in he number of games played, three .ames each must he played by the Independents against the Baracas, md the T, A. F. society against the .Srtiats' club
 New Bridge Shop Fmployc
 George Kerr of New Britain has
 rnptod a position with the Berlin obstruction Co. of kcnsington and ntored upon his duties today He is n expert glazicr.
 Woman's Aid Meeting
 The Woman's Aid society of tho ;"rIin Congregational church will 1"et Wednesday afternoon Of this rak at 2 o'clock at tho home of llss Elizabeth r. Wilcox, Worthing- 'on Ridge. This Will be the regu- ar December meeting. It is expect I that reports on the recent sale |ij) be submitted.
 Athletic Club Meeting
 A meeting of the Acorn Athletic club of Kcnsington will he held to- night at o'clock at the club rooms, Members will discuss several i'm , portant matters.
 Condition Remains the Same
 The condition Of Alonzo Sweet, veteran of the Civil war and ono of Ferlin's oldest residents, remains about as usual. Mir. Sweet, is at times, able 10 leave his bod and move About the house, although his strength is not sufficient to allow him to somain on his feet for any great interval. He would welcome visit from any of his friends. Jones Will Rebuild
 F.. R. Jones of Berlin. whose home was destroyed by fire several weeks ago, will build on the same property on Berlin street, a two family house of the bungalow type, it was stated today by Mir Jones. Work will be started in the spring and the cog- : tract will be let to r. l.. Norton. kensington contra Ctor. to erect the structure.
 Mir. Jones will leave tomorrow morning for New York, where he will embark on a Clyde line steam- CT for Florida. He will spend the winter in Miami and st. Petersburg.
 sample Ballots Rcceiral
 Sample ballots for the special cleo ton on December Is, have been re- ccived by Town Clerk Arthur L. !. Woodruff. They will be distributed 10 those desiring them. (Contlnued on Page 12)
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08
FIVE AUTOMOBILES
 IN PIKE SMASHUP Woman Goes to Hospital and WalliDSlOrd Man Is Arrested IN TOWN COURT TOMORROW.
?, \. E. society Elects Officers to Ncar-.,amcs N. Woodruff Dies il 18th car.--NIcCtins of women Aid Sucicts--Dther Items.

Five automobiles WcrC involved Il a crash and traffic on the turnpih' was honr up for nearly two hour> carly last evening pear the enranr' to the Silver Lake. Inn. located oi, the turnpike in the southern part ot Berlin. One woman was injured altd one drlyer was ordered to appear ir the BcrIm town court on TuesluN evening.
 Frank l. W"udt ot WashiuG'o or istro,t. Wallingtor1. was passing an IL her machip,. when a car driven Ev Ralph PaGliuca Of %9 Haven Erect, New Haven. approached from Phe opposite direction. Wrudt found ohat he was mahIo 10 get back to ahc right sidc of th" road in time fand the left side of his car ram" hto violent contact with tho front of the New Haven automobile.
 Mrs. raglucn, who was ulinr gith her husb4nd was cut and oruiscd about the face. the injuries -asutin- from dying glass. Sh" was .aEcn to the MeridCn hospital hy q passing motorist, Ii was said at th" hospital that her injuries were not serious,
 Slatc Policeman Nelson inlcsti- gated the smashnp and Wcnfl WAS charged with responsibility for the
 rf hiu tt1ic n I lr nent. Wendf will answer 10 charge of reckless driving in court tomor- TOW night.
 Following the crash cars driven ov Louis Robim and Edwin MarEc- ,ot of New Britain and Thomas F, .ahill of West Main street, Meridon, furnished some more excitement. when the car driven by the last named crashed into the machines driven by the New Britain men, damaging all three extensively. Ca hin claimed he was blinded by the glare from headlights.
 Death of James Woodruff
 James Watson Woodruff, v years Of age, one of Borlin's most re- spected citizens died yesterday af- ternooh at his home on Berlin street after serious illness of several weeks duration. Had he lived until December c2, he would have been s years old.
 Mir. Woodruff was born in the town of Pleasant Valley, Connccti- cut. December 22, 1S46, a member of an old New England family. His father was Eben Coe Woodruff and
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08
Fire in MnnsI Rnr-

4 fire in the wood box in the house on North Main street occu- pied by Mrs. Bertha Morton and owned by ", II. Rowe called out two fire companies al 3:55 yester- day afternoon. The fire was quickly eHtinguished with the use of chem icalS
 Tlks Hold Memorial.
 Memorial eX@cises were held yes.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08
Seeking Health

Mrs. w. C. Hart of East Main street left yesterday for Salamanca. N. r.. where she hopes 10 regain
 her health which has been poor for a long time. Mrs Hart suffered an attack of pneumonia last winter and
 in September of this year, she was stricken with Bronchitis and asthma and she has been III since that time.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08

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New Britain herald., 1924-12-08

his mother Elizabeth ErElcsion Woodruff When he WIS five years or age, the family moved 10 Enrlin, where tho greater part oC Mr. W6odruff's early life was spent.
 When he was 16 years of age he entered the employ Of the proprio- tor of kcnsington grocery store, remaining with that firm or one year, He then went to New Britain, where he again entered this busi- IIrCG
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08

Merchants in Painulle reported today that there has been no ap- preciahIe Christmas rush in any of the stores. Preparations are being made 10 handle a last minute rush of gift seekers and it is exp. ,ted that the rushes of preyIous years will be duplicated here again this Vear
New Britain herald., 1924-12-08

< one-pole tent that may he transformed into a raft has been in vented by a Norwegian.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
NEW GERMAN BANK
Teuton Financicr in London To Dis cuss Creation of New Gold Note Is- suing Institution.

London, Jan. f. - Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Germany's new currency com missioner and president of the reichs- bank, is spending his time in London in talking with British bankers and economists concerning his propect for creating a new gold note issuing bank in Berlin. He has paid cour- tesy visits to Montagu C. Norman, head of the bank of England, and other banking officials, but has pur- loosely refrained from seeing any po- litical or governmental representa- tives.
 My mission is purely an economic one," said Dr. Schacht today. Tt has no political significance and has been confined to conversations with Lon don financiers."
 Dr. Schacht plans that his bank shall be founded with German, Brit ish. American and other foreign gold and that it be entirely independent of the German government and entirely under the control of those who invest in it. It would be kept independent from reparation dealings and the present German currency, pr. Schacht declared.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
TILDEN RISES VIOLENTLY
 AGAINST BAN ON WRITING
Objects StrcnuousIy to Proposal Bar ring Champs From Selling
 Articles.

Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-William T.. Tilden, 2d, National Tennis champion, does not like the proposed rule to declare ineligible for amateur com petition players who write for sup- stantial profit. The proposed rule was announced last night by the Ana teur Rule committee of the Unted States Lawn Tennis association.
 Tiden said today the ruling appears drastic and the game probably "odld suffer more through the loss of tennis articles by men who know the game than it would gain by the restriction
 T do not see how it can affect me as I was in the newspaper game three years before I competed in the Ma tional championships, and l have written continuously for newspapers and magazines, and have written books" he said.
 If the Tennis association desires players not to use championship titles with their signed articles, l believe that it would be quite within their right to prohibit man from using such titles in connection with his name on such articles. But I cahno, see why he should be prohibited from writing. which is an honorable and recognized vocation, nor do l see why he should be restricted in the ase of his name, which certainly he is eptitl- ed to use always provided that he writes personally all his own articles. No one can or would attempt to its- tify selling his name to articles which he did not write"
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
VEN|zELOS RETURNS
 TO HIS OLD HOME
Is Warmly Greeted by Col. Plas-
 tiras as He Steps Ashore
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press
 Athens, Jan. 4.-Venizelos, Greece s wartime premier who is expected to establish peace in his country, return ed 10 Greece today after an absence of three years. He came by the steam ship Andros from Marseilles: He has been living in Paris since the Lau- same conference.
 The former Turkish armed yacht Tcnedos, carrying Colonel Pastiras. the regents aide-de camp. secret serv- ice agents and newspapermen, went up the gulf of Salonique and met the Andros off the island of Aegina. es- corting her to New Phaleron. There Nenizelos and his secretary were transferred to the Tenedos at a de- serted pier and came to Athens by motor.
 The only demonstration occurred when the party on the Tenedos got their first glimpse of the eN-premier approaching in the tender from the Andros, Shouts of Hong live Veni- zelos" came from those crowding the rails of the Tenedos, and the states man touched his gray soft hat in ac- Acknowledgement.
 Venizelos slipped gingcrly from the tender into the outstretched arms of Colonel Plastiras. who was waiting on the Sangway, attired in the uniform of his rank. They kissed each other on both checks. Venizelos was the first to speak.
 You shouldn't be out at this time of night" he admonished the late chief of the revolution which dethron- ed Nenizelos' arch enemy, King Con- stantine. Venizelos' thought was for Colonel Plastiras' recent illness.
 The latter did not answer seeming too overcome with emotion to utter word. He held both Of Venizelos' hands. and his eyes glistened as he looked straight into those of the eS- premier. Then. as if to relieve the situation, which made a deep impress sion upon the onlookers, he cleared way for the ex-premier and conduct ed him to the cabin.
 Later Nenizelos received the news papermen. but no one could draw from him an expression of political nature. There was an air of tinality in his simple declaration that he would say nothing about his mission of peace and conciliation until he had a chance to confer with the poli- tical chieftains.
 The grand old man on whom Greece is pinning so much faith in these days of internal strife appeared to have aged considerably since he was last seen here. Behind ms beard the features appeared pale and thinner, but he retained the same | right eyes and pleasant smile which give expression of his remarkable per sonality.
 Due to a chill contracted early in the voyage he was bundled in heavy overcoat. and his secretary said he would look better after good rest He was accompanied 10 the home of Georges Roussos, former Greek minister to the United States, in University avenue by Colonel Pas tiras and several secret service men. The party was unnoticed as it motor ed through the city.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
TOO MANY WAR RELICS
Government is Finding it Hard to Get Parking Space For German War Material Taken in 1918.

Washington, Jan. 4.--Housing of captured German artillery and other war weapons is becoming a difficult question for the government. The ma terials occupy several warehouses and acres of ground at the Newark, N. J. army base and that project is to be sold to private purchasers by the War department as soon as sufficient offers are received. Other available park ing ground for the materials is un- available.
 Numerous requests for German ar tillery pieces being made of the War department by American Legion posts patriotic societies and other or ganizations are being held up due to lack of congressional authority for distribution. Secretary Weeks said today he would gladly comply with requests and hoped congress soon would legislate 10 make distribution possible.
 Attention also was called 10 the necessity for legislation as the eais- sons, artillery pieces and other equip men are at present uncared for and rapidly deteriorating.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
WAR ON GEN. SHUTS
south African Labor Party And Ma tionalist Party Combine To Dust Him From Premiership.

Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Jan. s.-The labor party at it's annual conference here today, confirmed the agreement tentatively entered into some time ago between the labor and nationalist parties of South Africa. the avowed object of which is to join forces to oust General shuts from the premiership and to prevent the Smuts government from profiting b, three -cornered contests in the neAl general electiof.
 The South African nationalist con. gross in September last, ratified the past between the nationalist and la hor parties to unite in fighting the Shuts government. The pact was first entered into between the leaders Of the two parties last April.