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New Britain herald., 1924-08-01

fl Dear Sir:
 T became acquainted with youl
 daughter Anna. when in New Haver
 and am anxious to continue the ec
 quaintance by corresponding. I woult
 not like to ask her to do it without your permission and to obtain this i' my object in writing you. l know il is difficult to find out anything in re- gard to students character from the fact that if the faculty knew any thing against it he would not be al- lowed to remain in the institution, while on the other hand the students are so divided into societies and cliques that 8 person might be well spoken of by one set of men while another may speak disparagingly of him. If you desire to make inquiries respecting me ] refer you to Prof. Porter, my division officer, and also to the Rev. Sam'l Curtis who pre- pared me for college and has known my family intimately for several years he is at present with his brother in-aw the Rev. F. N. Kirk of Bos- ton,
 With respect, ID. R. RICHARDSON"
 All For S20O Year.
 The letter offering to take a young woman student comes from Troy, and is dated September 19. 1923. It reads as follows:
 "Your letter from Hartford was received day before yesterday when returned from the falls of Niagara whither I went to recreate my mind and repair my health after the fa- tigue of the summer.
 Trust mo, Cousin Burritt l feel very grateful to you for your exer- tions in my behalf. Your present for the young ladies accompanying your letter was duly received but the class had dispersed and have not yet col lected. As soon as they do they shall receive them and shall be informed to whom they are indebted for the fine things said of them in the States man. To say that no apology was ton in that paper would be speaking too coldly and If should praise it that would be praising myself as we'll as you.
 "Our cards of terms are all ex- hausted or would send you one. We would however engage to receive your sister, board her. furnish her with fuel. candles. washing and in- struct her in all the branches taught o,,f fnr half paid in advance. This would be somewhat less than to have all ar- ticles charged separately"
 Will is t27 Years Old.
 The will of Elijah Hinsdale is of peculiar historical interest. Written in ink in fine hand in the old style writing with the "s' made like an "f' and many words undistinguish- able the document is hard to decipher yet in a remarkable state of preser- ration, for it's 127 years old. The will reads as follows:
 TO all people 10 whom these pres- | ants shall come. greeting. Know ye | that I. Ehpah Hinsdale of Berlin in the county of Hartford and state of | Connecticut for the consideration of | that good will and natural affection | which l have and do bear towards my wife Sarah Hinsdale. my daughter Burritt of Berlin and her son born and to be born. my daugh- er Roxanna Andrews of Berlin and ler son born and 10 be born and by hese presents do give. grant and convey and pass over to Sarah the use md improvement of the east-lover -oom in my silk house and the use
New Britain herald., 1924-08-01

of my silk orchard, so called, situat- ed in Berlin aforesaid, the whole lot containing eight acres be the same more or less, viz. butted east on land of Isaac Lee, west and south on highways north on James and Dan- iel Judd and Abel Clark for and dur ing the time she shall remain my widow, and no longer, during all of which time she Is to keep the or chard we'll pruned and in good repair and fitted for the purpose for which | it was planted and reared, viz. the culture of silk and also keep in good and tenantable repair the part of my silk house; and 1 the Elijah Hinsdale do also hereby give, grant and con- vey and passover to my daughter Elizabeth Burritt the use and i'm proyement of the residue of my silk house for and during the term of her natural life and no longer during which time she is to keep her part of the house and orchard tand the whole If 1t may or shall come unto her hands and occupancy in good repair, well pruned and in the best situation for the culture of silk and the remainder or remainders of silk house and orchard and the appurten- ances thereunto belonging hereby give. grant, convey and pass over to my grandson Elijah Hinsdale Burritt and the heris male of his body law fully begotten he or they taking the name of Elijah Hinsdale, the elder always to be preferred and take in preference to the younger and that on failure of same male of the body of my daughter Elizabeth lawfully be- gotten I hereby give and grant the whole of the silk house and orchard and its appurtenances thereto belong ing to the heirs male of my daughter Roxanna Andrews he or they taking the name of, Elijah Hinsdale, the el- der always to be preferred to the younger and on failure of same male of both of my daughters I, give, grant and convey the whole of my silk house and orchard with the appur- tenances thereto belonging 10 me right heirs and their assigns forever.
 And alwayssprovided that the silk orchard be kept and pruned and cul- tivated in a manner most suitable for the fulture of silk therefrom.
 ITO have and to hold the granted premises to the several grantees here- in mentioned for their respective terms and upon the conditions before expressed and their heirs and assigns forever agreeably to the true intent and meaning of these presents.
 ''In testimony whereof have here unto signed my name and affixed my seal in Berlin this 14th day of Feb l ruary A. 1797.
 ELIJAH H1NSDALE land seaD | "Sgned sealed and delivered in pres |
 ence of
 Seth Lewis,
 Cad Stanley,
 Connecticut, Hartford county. Feb. | 14, A. D., 1797. Then personally ap- peared Elijah Hinsdale, signer and | sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his ,oluntary act and deed.
 Before me. CAD STANLEY.
 Just. Peace"
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-01

Norway sometimes uses corn for coin.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
DISCUSSES T0xICITY
OF LEAD TETRAETHYL
Col. Vedder, at Meeting of Sci.
entists, Cites Cases Of Poisoning
Resulting From Contact.

Toxicity of lead tetraethyl and
other substances were described by
Lieut.. Col. E. B. vedder of Edgewood
Arsenal at Joint meeting of the
Washington Academy Of Sciences, the
Baltimore Section American Chemical
Society, Chemical Society Of Wash
ington and the Medical Society of
the District of Columbis at the
Cosmos Club last night.
Col. Vedder cited numerous cases of
poisoning resulting from the effects
Of contact with lead tetraethyl. He
described the symptoms and outlined
the methods of experimentation as
employed at Edgewood Arsenal. Sew
eral fatalities resulted, he said, at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard recently,
when, during the process of scrap
ping obsolete battleships, the men
using acetylene torches in cutting up
the armor plate had to burn through
huge thicknesses of red lead used in
paintfnE ships. The symptoms of this
malady are practically the same as in
cad poisoning, he stated, and the
remedies applied are similar. Fatali-
ties. he said, are high and the agony
intense.
Treatment of ordinary colds and
other respiratory disorders with chic
rfne was also described by Col. We'd
der Application of chlorine in the
specially arranged room at the Edge
wood Arsenal, he stated, is more
efficacious in treatments than any
methods in effect elsewhere. This is
q subject filled with dynamite" Col
Vedder explained, and warned against
Evening star., 1924-12-12

will be represented by delegates, 1t
is expected that other noted men and
women or science and in educational
and professional fields will also be
In attendance and that Lima will be
hostess to one of the most dsgnified
gatherings of prominent men and
women OF the Western world which
ever met In South American city.
The second Pan-American Scien-
tifc Congress was held In Washing
ton In 1915 and 1915. The United
States and most of her sister repub-
lies became involved in the World
War and the future sessions of the
congress were suspended.
The entire work of the congress
may be divided into nine subjects as
follows:
Anthropology. history and related
sciences; physics, mathematics and
related science; mining, metallurgy
and applied chemistry; engineering,
medicine and sanitation, biology.
agriculture and related sciences; pri-
vate, public and international law,
economics and sociology and educa-
ton.
In addition to the scientists and
academicians and members of the
Women's Auxiliary committee, also in
session, there will be delegates to
the Uniform Standards Conference,
opening December 23.
1t is expected that representatives
from the United States will lead the
discussion on the best means OF
standardizing weights, contracts
bills of lading and the like in order
to simplify and facilitate trade and
commerce between the Americas.
Manufacturing in the United States
will be greatly benefited by stand
ardization through increased facilities
Afforded by uniformity of wording
and specifications regarding various
manufactured products, locomotives
steel products. machinery and the
like.
copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Co.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

York, was reelected assistant secre-
tary and counsel.
The new executive committee Is
composed of the president, three vice
presidents, treasurer and A. Z. BED
ford, chairman of the board, standard
Oil Co. of New Jersey: William N.
Davis, president of the Mid-Continent
Oil and Gas Association of Tulsa
George S. Dawson, president OF the
Gulf Refining Co.; Robert w. Stewart,
chairman of the board of the Stand
ard Oil Co. of Indiana; H. L. Doherty,
president of the H. l.. Doherty Co.;
E. C. Lufkin, chairman of the board,
Texas Co., and Thomas A. O'Donnel,
former president of the institute.
The membership committee includes
J. c. Donnell, president of the Ohio
Oil Co.; ] F. Lucy of the Lucy Man
ufacturing Corporation; Herbert l..
Pratt, president of the Stanard Oil
ca of New York; r. B. Henderson
and ]. d. Collett.
The board adopted reports Of the
various committees on standardiza-
ton. That action among men in the
oil industry is regarded of great i'm
portance. 1t will mean, it was un-
officially said after the board meet
ing, the saving of millions of dollars
in the manufacturing of equipment of
oil we'll supplies. 1t was said to be
the fruit of extended research work
in which scientists have been en-
gagged for the industry for the past
two and one-half years.
A paper prepared by Rear Admiral
w, A MoTett was a feature on the
closing program.
y barbecue dinner at the Country
Club and a rodeo were the entertain
mert features which closed the con-
vention last night.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
YORKTOWN Of PERI
PICTURESQUE CITY
Ayacucho Little Changed
Since Spain's Soldiers
Tr0d CobbIest0nes.
BY CLAUDE o. PIKE.
Correspondence Of The Star and the Chicago
Dnily Newa

Correspondence Of The Star and the Chicago
Daily News.
LIMA. Peru, November 11.-All OF
Peru will be celebrating, on Decem-
Der 3, the anniversary Of the battle
of Ayacucho, fought 100 years ago. 1t
ended Spanish rule in South America.
To Peruvian and South American his
tory the battle Is what Yorktown is
in the history of the United States.
The festivities are to extend over a
period of Is days. The celebra-
tion proper will be most spectacular
in the city of Ayacucho, outside of
which the battle was fought 1t will
terminate in this city and usher In
the Pan-American Scientific Congress
on December 20.
Tourists and natives will travel to
Ayacucho, $50 miles from Lima. by
rail 1t has been more or less remote
from the lines of travel because of
its inaccessibility by railroad Tucked
away in "a valley of the mighty Andes,
Ayacucho has gone It's way in much
the same routine and rut that 1t knew
in the days of Pizarro. The nearest
railroad has been So miles away, ex-
Evening star., 1924-12-12

ending to the coast. A branch is
Nearing completion. and It Is expected
the first trains will run over it dur
ing the two-week celebration.
Visitors to Ayacucho tread the same
narrow streets, paved with cobble-
stones, that were trod by the soldiers
of Spain q century ago. They see the
same adobe and stone houses with
their brown tile roofs, and enter the
same churches. Ayacucho has more
churches than any other city OF It's
size. At one time the city 'teemed''
with converts and monasteries. Inc
old edifices are still to be seen.
In the days of the conquest Aya-
cucho was military post among the
Incas. They gave it the Indian name
Corner of Death" or Ayacucho. 1t Is
in valley 5000 feet above the sea
level, has population Of $4,000. has
changed little in size and none In
aspect in the 100 years since the
decisive battle was fought that
ended Spain's prestige in the Western
world.
The Peruvian army for three days
had been fleeing before the crown
forces under Viceroy La Serna. 1t
seemed impossible to retreat any
farther and the Peruvians under
Marshal Sucre took their final posi-
tions on mountainside looking
down on the valley of Ayacucho. At
nightfall, after a day of fighting, the
royal troops surrendered and Spain
relinquished all claim to South Amer
lea, where she had ruled for more
than three centuries.
Professional and scientific men of
both Americas will gather for the
third Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress. The famous old San Marcos
University, the oldest educational in
stitution on the two continents, Is
to be the scene OF the sessions, which
are expected to extend over two
weeks.
While the 81 American republics
Evening star., 1924-12-12
OIL MEMS new PLAN
4 TOSAVE MILLIONS
Institute Adopts Standard
Il Supplies. &. Pew Is
Il Named President.
Dy the Associated Press.

l'FORT WORTH. Texas, December
1e-Important figures in the oil in
dustry left here last night for their
homes after attending the fifth an
nual meeting of the American Pet
r-oleum Institute which ended its
three-day session yesterday afternoon.
Election of J. Edgar Pew of Dallas
10 the presidency of the institute in
succession to Thomas A. O'Donneli
of California, was regarded as the
most important action taken by the
board of directors at its final meet
ing. Other officers chosen included
vice presidents: Edward PriZer
chairman of the board of the
Vacuum Oil Co; Z. w Clark. vice
president of the Union OIL Co. of
California, and Fr nix Phi lips. head
of the Phillips Petroleum Co. of
Eartlesvil { Okla
Amos L. Beatty of New York, presi-
dent of the Texas Co. was chosen
treasurer, and Lacey Walker of New
York was reelected assistant treas
urer; r. l.. WclCh of New York was
again named secretary and general
counsel, and r W. Boyd, also of New
Evening star., 1924-12-12

it's use by other than the most highly
skilled practitioners.
Announcement was made that Sec
tion c of the American Institute for
the Advancement of Sciences would
convene in Washington during Christ
mas week and that arrangements
had been made to hold the sessions
in one of the buildings of George
Washington University. r. S. Nc
Bride presided.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
HONDURAN WITHDRAWS.
State Department Learns Carias
Will Not Bun for President.

Gen. Carias, who was an outstand-
ing figure in the Honduran revolution
of a year ago, resigned yesterday
from the presidential race in that re-
public, according to dispatches re-
ceived yesterday at the State Depart
ment.
Leaders of the National party, the
report said, had selected Senior Paz
Barahona as their candidate for pres
Evening star., 1924-12-12

Modern foot ball is PLAYED at such
a terrific speed that it takes. four or
five days for the body to recover COM
pletely from the strain of a single
game
Evening star., 1924-12-12

ident, and Presentation Quesada, vice
president, after Gen. Carias definitely
withdrew his candidacy December 8
and agreed to support the presiden-
tial candidate of the National party
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
TAKING BATH IN WINTER People With Dry Skins Should Avoid Frequent AblutiOns, Doctor Says

Few people understand how to protect and care for their skin ill the cold of winter. The result is evidenced in the increasing prevalence of chapped hands and wrists, cracked lips, itching legs and chilblains in these days of silk hosiery, low shoes, liquid soap and pa per towels.
 Knowledge about your skin, its struc- tur eand its functions is extremely i'm portant, because its condition has a vital bearing on your personal health and comfort. If you want to avoid all the woes that winter brings to those with sensitive skins you must protect your skin as far as possible. Don't let it get cold. Try to keep your hands and feet always warm and dry, even if you must wear fur gloves and heavy stockings. Above everything, protect your feet from the wet.
 Protection of the skin, however, means more than wearing warm clothes. One of the most important things to guard against is an excessive use of strong soap. Strongly alkaline soaps, notoriously injurious to the skin, are doubly so in cold weather. Even good neutral soaps may be too strong for a very dry skin, and there are many peo- pie who find it impossible to take d hot bath more than once week in winter on account of the intolerable itching it produces. A cool bath is better, for it does not remove so much of the natural oil of the skin.
 If you are blessed with sound, sup pie skin with plenty of natural oil, bathe as much as you please; but if you are cursed with skin that gets dry and harsh in cold weather, cracking easily, beware of soap and water.
 Wash with warm, rather than hot, water; rinse the soap off completely, especially if it is liquid soap, and dry the skin quickly and thoroughly imme- diately afterward. A wet skin is a cold skin, and cold skin chaps. In using paper towels be sure they are suffi- ciently absorbent. A clean, soft, dry towel is the only kind that is really satisfactory.
 After washing rub in little of a good hand lotion-glycerin and rose water, an emulsion of olive oil made up with tragacanth, pure olive oil, or a good cold cream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
GET A BONANZA FOR s45

A "bonanZa," rich in lead and silver, for $45. That is the price which Wal ter and Elmer Harr of Wallace, Idaho, recently paid for a mine near Osborn, below the smelters of the Bunker Hill Mining company in the Occur d'Alene distrcit
 The claim, if it could be called such, is nine-acre tract of land in an old creek bed leading from the smelter, where, years ago, when the recovery of minerals had not reached the high stage of present-day operations, a dam had been built to keep tailings from the mill from damaging property farther down the valley The dam gave the heavy slime Il chance to settle, depositing a thick bed on the creek bottom. When other outlets for tailings were found and the dam routed away, there was left q heavy deposit of hardened slime.
 The entire section of ground through which the creek flowed was assumed to be the property of the mining operators, and many persons sought the privilege of working the ''claim." But the com panies themselves knew its value, and waited to turn it into profit
 Then the Harr brothers learned that in 1892 Probate Judge H. $. Gregory obtained a patent on certain lands for the town site of Osborn acting as trustee for the public. That was for gotten soon afterward, for Osborn ceased to grow. That patent included the site of the dam with it's rich gray lead-silver tailings.
 The established price for patented land is $5 an acre, and the Harr broth CTS got the nine acres at that price They are now working fourteen men on the claim, scraping the rich slime into wagons, dumping it into cars, and ship ping It to the shelter. It has been found to run 10 per cent lead, with an ounce Of silver to each per cent of lead, ana having value in excess of $20 ton. They are shipping out one Cotton car day, and assert that the deeper they hg, the richer becomes the de- posit.-Christian Science Monitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
NEEDY
 ARE MADE HAPPY
Sunday School Classes Play Santa Claus To
 Hundreds
(BesSemer Bureau

BESSEMER, Ala, Dec. 25.-The needy families of Bessemer were made happy and comfortable today by the members of the New Era and Friend ship classes of the South Highland Bap. tist Sunday school, who staged their fourth annual Christmas "good fellows party.
 A minstrel given by these classes sev- cral weeks ago netted $500. The money was turned over to Santa Claus and he was the central figure at celebration in the church Christmas morning, when baskets of provisions, fruit, candy and toys were given out
 After the gifts had been passed around, Santa Claus announced: "If there's anybody here in need of cloth ing, fuel, or other necessities, just write your name and address on slip of paper and hand it to me. The Big Brothers of the New Era and Friend ship classes will see that your needs are cared for immediately after the holi- days"
 Thus, Bessemer spent a real Christ mas in the knowledge that no suffering from poverty existed in it's midst. The pipe plants and foundries closed for the day, giving their employees a full holi- day. Only the furnaces remained in operation. All industrial plants had paid off their employees several days be fore Christmas and the merchants of the city say they enjoyed the best holi- day trade in years. Bessemer will swing into the new year with the best prospects in it's history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
g ARE CHOSEN
 TO BE ELECTORS
 IN FAME ROSTER
Senator Underwood To Help Make Selections
 For N. Y. University
(By Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Twenty-nine men and women have been chosen by the senate of New York university to act as electors in the 1925 selection of names to be added to the roster of the University Hall of Fame, it was an- nounced today by the director, Dr. Rob- ert Underwood Johnson.
 The public is invited to submit names of persons to be voted upon, said the announcement. Such lists should be in Dr. Johnson's hands not later than March 15.
 Every state in the union or group of states having one million inhabitants will be represented by an electOr. Of the electors who served in 1920, more than sixty have accepted reappointment, said Dr. Johnson.
 The list of new electors includes former Ambassadors John W. Davis, David Jayne Hill and Brand .Whitlock i; Dr. James Rowland Angell, president of Yale university Dr.. Marion LeRoy Burton of Ann Arbor; Dr. Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard |: Prof. William Lyon Phelps, of Yale i; Dr. K. c. NJ. Stills, president of Bow doin Dr. Henry K. Warren, of Yank- ton university; Dr. Kendric 0. Bab- cock, dean at the University of 1lli- nois; Prof. Grant Showerman. Univer- sty of Wisconsin Prof. Lewis Perry, of Exeter, N. H., ad Prof. Frederick Tupper of the University of, Vermont.
 The feminine group of electors in cludes Miss Alice M. Robertson, of Oklahoma Miss Ellen Glasgow of Vir- ginia and Miss Agnes Repplier, of Phil adelphia.
 At circles are represented by Royal Cortiszos, New York critic, and Cass Gilbert, sculptor. Others who have consented to serve as electors are Theo- dore Marburg, former minister to Bel gium; Dr. John c. Merriam of the Car negie institution of Washington; Sen ators Reed, Shoot and Oscar w. Under- wood; William Allen White, of Kansas, Abbott L. Mills, of Portland, Ore, Ham, ilton Holt of Connecticut; Dr. Talcott Williams Harrison $. Morris. Phila- delphia ; Stuart P. Sherman, New York, and Bishop John F. Carroll, of Mon taDa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
BESSEMER SOCIAL
SHOWER GIVEN BRIDE

Mrs. Harold Smithson, a recent bride, was given a miscellaneous shower by Mrs. o. l.. McClinton, as one of the social events of the holidays. A pro- gram of music was rendered by Mrs. Oscar McClinton and Miss Eunice Me Clinton. The many handsome gifts received by the bride were on exhiDl- ton in the dining room, which was dec orated in Christmas colors.
 Refreshments were served by Mrs. McClinton, assisted by Mrs. Preston Jones and Mrs. David Armstrong. Those present were: Mrs. J. N. Smithson, Mrs. M. M Owen, Mrs. Laura Clem- ents, Mrs. J. A. Smithson, Mrs. For rent Owen, Mrs. Milford Wood, Mrs. Ruby Vines, Mrs. Blanche Brannon, Mrs. Fay Randall, Mrs. Ruby Bullock, Mrs. Preston Jones, Mrs. Oscar Me Clintock, Mrs. Wilson McClinton, Mrs. David Armstrong, Mrs. Joe Pickens, Mrs. Skelton, Miss Daisy Owen, Miss Eula Skelton and Miss Eunice McClin- ion