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New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
Don't Let That Cold Turn Into "Flu"
Rus on Good Old Musteroie

That cold may turn into Flu. " Grippe CT. even worse. Pneumonia, unless you take care Of it at once.
 Rub good old Musterole on the con- gested parts and see how quickly # brings relief.
 Colds are merely congestion. Mus terole, made from pure oil Of mustard, canphor. menthol and other simple ingredients, is oounter-irritant which stimulates circulation and helps break up the cold.
 As effective as the messy old mustard plaster, does the work without blister.
 Just rub 1t on with your fnger-tips. You Rill feel warm jingle as 1t enters the pores. then cooling sensation that brings welcome relief.
 IT. h-aL.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
Town Plan Commission
Legion County Meeting

one of the largest and most en- thusiastic meetings to be held by the county association Of the American Legion. was held in the rooms of Brock Barnes post yesterday after noon. Delegates from all parts Of the country were present and many mat ters Of importance were discussed. The meeting lasted throughout the greater part Of the afternoon and it is said that important plans for the future were started.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
InderIsass Is lI1.aFf.I.

Empioyes Of the slate highway de- gartmeHt were af work this morning clearing fge ice from the underpsss 5n KcnsingtoB. This Is a piece of a0rk
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
Dr. sIouIy Better

Iyr. Charles W. Moody, who has beer confined to his home by illness TOT the past few days. vas reported to ps improved this morning. His con- dition is not serious and t is ex- pected that he will he able to resume his practice in tise near future.
 Reports from Fred Galien of East street state that his condition is con- siderabiy improved and that hs Is out of danger.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
bonus Vote Closes.

The poll on the adjusted compen- yation question for service men being taken by Scicheprcy post, American Legion. witl ciose today and a count will be made tonight 10 determine the local opinion on the matter. Adju- tant Claire NJ. Pfennig Of the post has received many replies to the cards scnt out on the matter, and to date sentiment favors the proposition to grant compensation 10 the men who Mure called 10 tho coIors.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25

Fred Applcy, an cmploye at Cay lord Farm, wallingford, died yestcr- day afternoon al tho New Britain General hospital as Il result of in- iuries sustained n few months ago in an automobile accident in Berlin. He was f4 years Of age. He leaves ono brother. George Appioy, of Mystic and the remains will be sent 10 that town for burial
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25

An important meeting of Jsa bella council. Knights Of Columbus, will be held in the Community home Tues day evening. Plans will be made Tor the complication of the third de- gree to be held Sunday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
lnN Payments Good.

More than half Of the personal tax payments are already in the office of Tax Collector Francis II. Riley, ac- cording 10 a checkup by that official this morning. This is a very good record as il indicates that practically he full amount will be paid before the time limit Of March 1 elapses
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
Iisnrcs in Accident

An automobilc driven hy James rsst.iIo Of waiting street. ptaintiitc colIidcd with a machine said 10 be- long to another iocat uisn on the sgathington road yesterday. There Ras not much damage to either auto- nloi,il'. Hr. Pcstil1o stated that tho wheels Of his ear became caught in raf. and he Ras unable tO set out in time to avoid striking the other car. The car skiddcd and this caused the collision. No arrests were made as neither rarty was 70 bIane.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25

The nomination. Of Sidney NJ
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
Woman Federation

The Woman's Federation of the Congregational church will hold an a1l-day sewing meeting in the church parlors Thursdsy Articles will be made Tor thc New Britain general hospital Members Of thc federation arc requested to come 10 the meeting as near 70 o'clock in the morning as possible and are asked to bring their own lunch. The federation will serve coffec.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25

n.ent will be effected. Plans for the reorganization Of the Piainvllle plant Of tno company are being discussed and present indications are that the iac.ory in that town will soon be in operation.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
Berlin Churr'h Notes.
Motherhood Club.

Mrs. F. c. Plat will address a meeting Of the Motherhood club Of Berlin on Wednesday afternoon at the community house. Her subject will me "ConfideHces. Mothers Dauga- ters. This meeting was pos, yoned las, "Wednesday and it was decided 10 hold ii this week. -
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
Legion VIII Bowl.

Bolton kasica post Of the American Legion Hiil meet. the Meriden post al the Fraternal alleys. New Britain. or Thursday evening. The Berlin team is composed Of q group or whirl- winds and it is expected that the Meridcn delegation win bc sorry looking mess ahen ibe locals Ect | through with them.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25

Yesterday was observed as Mems Day in the First Congregational church. On Wednesday evening al 1880 o'clock. Rev. E, G. Pavy will de- liver n lecture on several interesting phases Of the Bible.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25

Mrs. Ellen Kelley and son. rrbin. oi Eden avenue. visited Mir. and Mrs James Fallon in Hartford yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25

A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ryder Of New Haven. Mrs. Ryder was before her marriage Miss Rcbecca O'Lcary Of this town.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-25

Mrs James Skinner Of West Center street is seriously il at St. Francis hospital in Hartford.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
Annual Meeting
/ OF Local Union
At Besse1ner

The annual meeting of the local
union was held at the Bessemer Presby
terian church Thursday afternoon,
April II, 1924 at 2 o'clock.
The meeting was an enthusiastic one
and was we'll attended. DIR. Hiliyer,
pastor of the Bessemer Presbyterian
church, opened the meeting with prayer.
The devotional was conducted by
Mrs. W. II. Dobyns.
Annual reports were given by the of
ficers, showing the outstanding fea-
lures of the years work. .h
The name of the organization was
changed from the local union to the
Birmingham District Presbyterian aux
Hilary" Since the beginning of the or
ganization, more than Is years ago,
it has gradually outgrown it's name,
and the new name, Birmingham Dis
trict Presbyterian auxiliary, designat-
ing the district work. 4 III
Echoes from the presbyterial meet
ing were. given by the following Mrs.
r. l.. Harschez, president of North
Alabama presbyterial; Mrs. Warde.
president and secretary of Young Peo-
pies work; Mrs. T. W. Winton and
Mrs. David Parke.
The program was concluded with a
beautiful violin solo by Miss Williams
of Bessemer. The following officers
were elected and installed for the COM
ing year:
President. Mrs. Frank NJ. Jones :;
vice president. Mrs T. W. Winton ::
secretary. Mrs. Walter Carter; treas
urer, Mrs. G. D. Waller. Mrs. Hillyer
conducted the installation services.
An Invitation was extended the Biz
mingham District Presbyterian auxil-
larry to hold the October meeting at the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
MIR. BARNES GUESSED WRONG

. ~ ~ .gf s Ted . u - Z
II cost; Fred Barnes, music hall come
dian. $500, in addition to the bet he
lost, to discover that the people of Man
chester are little more observant than
he reekoned they were, says a London
letter. to the Detroit News.
He believed people were unobseryant,
and bet he could place $500 note in
Ia proniinent position in a public thor
|oushfare and leave it there for. twenty
flour hours without it being discovered.
He did, in Market street, busiest
traffic center of the city. The fact
Itltat he had done SO became known to
1.-THE public, with the result that half
Manchester went to Market street to
TRY to find the $500. Traffic was held
5up, So dense became the crowd that
additional police had to be posted there
TO prevent places being pulled down in
search of the hidden streasure. Instead
$of q question of observance it became
b treasure hunt.
Barnes drove up at the expiration of
khe time expecting to retrieve his note.
he went to the little nook where he
pad placed it, and when he discovered
&t was gone it was difficult to say from
thel look on his face whether he was
burprised or pleased. Maybe neither.
But he was certainly surprised when
pm unemployed workman named
Charles Browning edged up and hand
"a him the missing $500 note.
OF course, it was the workman's
property. Findings was keepings on
ibis occasion, and Barnes turned it
back and paid the bet. In addition. he
bay be called on to pay damages to
property destroyed in the treasure
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20


federate army, they told me I'd die in
a few months, 1 gritted my teeth,
pulled myself out of my rut and here
/ am, hale and hearty at SO years. .
says The Philadelphia Bulletin
George L.. Johnson, of Philadelphia
was talking about himself the other
day.
II was rabid rebel in those days
he grimmed. From camp to camp /
wandered, begging them to met ME en-
list. was a cussed looking speciemn
of humanity. 26 years old, weighing
less than 40 pounds.
Every doctor who examined me
threw UP his hands and predicted that
Id die within month. They always
handed me my hat and told mt to. get
out of camp before l fell to pieces.
II was the most down-hearted chap
in the world. I didn't care for any
thing. Life was all shadows. Said 1
to myself one day Look a.here young,
fellow, you are a fool. Don't let those
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
Ry HAYWOOD BROUN

NEW YORK, April 19-I am going
to flog back into the ranks of the con-
servatives. Radicalism has gone too
far. 1t isn't bobbed hair or cigarettes
for women which disturbs me. No, my
longing for the good old-fashioned days
has been brought about entirely by the
expressionist drama. Mostly | don't
get it. Sometimes when | do get it /
don't like it. The next time I see play
in which the actors and actresses wear
masks / shall flee the theatre. What
is the matter with the human counter
ahce, anyway?
And all this is inspired by the pro-
duction of the Mar And the Masses"
from the German.
The Theatre Guild program explains
that Ernst Toller, author of Man and
the Masses is "an ardent communist"
but the production of his play at the
Garrick also proved him an indifferent
suffers enormously from transplanta-
playwright.
This tragedy of the social revolution
ton. 'Masse Mensch" must have meant
far more to German audiences who had
manned barbados and stormed them
and had heard the elatter of guns in the
streets. The emotional recognition of
problem close at hand would carry
such an audience over many stretches
in which the intent of the play is
murky.
To be sure, the choice of pacificism
or of force. is not local issue. Toller
deals with questions of mass psychology
which are obviously universal, but by
the very nature of the treatment he
banks fires with distractions. A de-
vious expressionism manages to make
much of Man and the Masses" all but
incomprehensible.
We were filled with foreboding from
the moment that we read the brief
synopsis of the first act and found
The Husband symbolizing the state,
From then on we sought symbols in
everything. We puzzled ais to which
character would represent that shade
of liberal opinion which cries Peace
Peace! but only until war has actually
been declared And which would stand
for economic determinism' and which
for ''the depreciation of the mark dur
ing the first two. weeks of February
and so oTlsf. 1t was not at all -clear.
Lee Simonson has designed the pro-
duction and staged the play, and his
pictorial sense is never at fault. Again
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
Jefferson Players Offer
Nice People This Week
Popular Stage Success Of Broadway Fame Next
To Play Week Engagement

Nice People, a comedy drama,
that ranks with the best big comedy
the. American stage has produced, with
the All-Star Jefferson Players in roles
that give every, latitude to their varied
and undoubted talents, will be the Of
fering at the jefferson all this week.
with the opening performance Monday
night. %
"Why it's eleven o'clock. nice peo-
pie don't go to parties at this hour"
the father of the girl in Mice Peo-
pie demonstrates with his daughter.
That's just the time nice people get
their eyes OPEN" she. tells him and on
to the, party she goes, This lie the
keynote of Nice; People" She's a
modern girl. the heroine of this story.
She's a nice girl, but her old-fash-
ioned father and aunt are shocked.
Teddy is her name, and anything she
wants to do she does. @
People talk about her. It's all right.
she knows she has done nothing wrong
so why should she worry, She wants
a cocktail, she drinks. She. needs a
smoke, she finds cigarette. And what
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
Health Lastalnlng
/ Diet For Child
] At School
BY EMILE HOFFMAN,

a. 'OOD health Is q necessary asset
~ to the school child. As this is
largely dependent upon the diet the
food Of the school child is an important
item Of the young students life.
A health sustaining diet must con-
tain certain constituents and among
it furnishes nitrogen in its best forms,
and this is necessary element to build
new cells for body growth and to repair
body tissues. Protein also furnishes
energy. r.
Growing children require more pro-
tein than adults, because they must
build new. tissues to replace that which
they are so constantly wearing out by
their physical activities. rr
Foods containing a high percentage
of protein are eggs, lean meats. inelud-
ing liver, brain and sweetbreads, fish,
milk, cheese, cereals, peanuts, almonds
and the dried peas. beans and lentils.
Many of the vegetables icontain portein
and it is furnished in strawberries,
dates and figs.
Protein may, however, be given in
excess. and this means oveTwerk for
the kidneys and the digestive system.
Some of the protein foods contain purin
bodies, and if these are not fully elimi-
mated disturbances result.
: Juniors frequent colds may be due
to excess of protein. Dorothys head
aches may not be caused by overwork
at school at all it may mean she is
sating more protein than is needed for
growth and repair. An abundance
of proteins will produce sluggishness
and cause bilious attacks. 1t also
lessons the resistance. to germ diseases
In fact, serious organic disorders can
be laid at the door of purins. But
these are not present in all protein
foods and many excellent foods have
such a low percentage of purin bodies
that they are harmless.
Meat proteins are especially unde-
sirable for child whose nervous sys-
tenn is highly sensitive. Foods that
contain large amount of purin bodies
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
ssSEEING THINGS At NICHT''
By HEYWOOD BROIJN,

and again there are marvellous pictures.
In lighting and grouping excitement
comes now and again into being, but
for : the most part we found the
essential thrill of drama lacking.
Blanche Yurka, who plays the role of
the protagonist, gives performance of
no little eloquence and dignity, but we
were not stirred. Nor did Ben Ami
find our pulse.
Only once were we buffeted by q
surge of emotion and that came when
an actress, whom we cannot identify
by the program. suddenly struck up
the "Marseiaaise" in a curious cracked
voice which had in it some note more
moving than beauty and more search
ing than symbolism. a
The old reliable firm of musical COM
edy manufacturers. Bolton, Wodehouse
and Kern-is back in the business.
Their spring line consists of Sitting
Pretty" The new entertainment lives
up to the traditions of the house Mr..
Kern has written an unusually tune
full score. The lyrics of Mr.. Wode-
house are ingenious. And the. book by
Mr.. Bolton. although not actually
aflame with wit, is ,workmanlike.
One of the customs of the firm is
to assemble a good cast. This has been
done for Sitting Pretty Queenie
Smith is the outstanding hit of the
show. She is perhaps the best dancer
among all the soubrettes of the AmeS-
lean theatre, and she has. distinct
comedy sense. In the present venture
we think we note rather regrettable
tendency on her part to introduce stunt
dancing-things which are admirable
more because they are arduous than
because they are beautiful. Such de-
vices do set audiences into tumult, but
Miss Smith is too good dancer to be-
come even for a moment merely a gym
mast.
Dwight Frye, snatched from the le-
gitimate stage, gives an unusual ami
delightful performance. and Frank Nc
Intyre is highly amusing as a sincere
crook. Myra Hampton attends to the
bulk of the sex appeal in the entertain
ment and throws in some comedy for
measure. Rudolph Cameron and Ger,
trude Bryan are other engaging enter
tainers of the evening.
Unless we are much mistaken ever so
many of Kern's tunes will eventually
he flung at the public from dance or
chestra, monograph ard radio, but at
the present moment they are still
charming.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20

more exciting than breakfast at dawn
in her fathers country place. Who
could foresee the storm which leaves
her alone all night in the country place
with Scotty who had tried too many
cocktails. This brings on the big dra-
matte MOMENT and introduces the hero.
What follows then is logical develop
ment of Teddy into a thoroughly like,
able, stable sort of girl, much more
charming than before.
As Teddy, Miss Kathleen Comegys
has her best role Some may argue for
her wonderful characterizations in
"'Smilin' Through" but her Teddy is
declared to. be in irresistible picture
of the happy, independent girl of to-
day. j., Glynn MacFarlane is the hero,
who tames her, while DeForrest Daw-
ley is Scotty. Russell Fillmore does one
of his inimitable characterizations
while Miss Helen Ray and A. s. BYRON
are the aunt and father. respectively.
Miss Elaine Davis portrays the role she
had in the original Broadway produc-
ton. with Miss Tamzen Marker as
another attractive modern girl.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
T0INSTALL new
COOLING SYSTEM
Plans Completed By Jeff
erson For Comfort OF
Public During Summer :

Jefferson audiences are going Ia. be
cool this summer, with GOODNESS that
u both delightful and heaithful. To
this end a crew of workmen will soon
be busily engaged in putting in the
most modern ventilating and cooling
system to- insure the comfort of the
theatre patrons during the warm
months.
The ventiIating and cooling appa-
ratus are on their way here, and work
is expected to start almost immediate
" on the. installation. Big fans and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
DEFEND MARRIAGE CUSTOM
French Mothers Say Their Sole Idea
Is Happiness of Children


Is Happiness of Children
What are the duties of parents con-
corning the marriage of their children?
In different countries you will find
widely diversified answers to this ques-
ton. Not long ago a most interesting
discussion took place in a Swiss hotel
between English and French mothers
on this subject. The English and
Americans criticised somewhat harshly
the businesslike way in which mar
riages were often arranged by French
parents, writes Lady Mott Bower in. the
Continental Edition of the London
Mail.
The French mothers replied some
what warmly, first by reminding their
critics that the happiness of the chill
dren was quite MS dear to French par
ents as to English; that profit seemed
to have been overlooked. The French
mothers urged that parents knew their
children's characters and weaknesses
and tendencies, and would consider and
understand how best to select the right,
partners for them. They stoutly denied
that money and position alone influ-
enced their selection of suitors or,
brides.
They also declared chat pressure was
never put upon sons or daughters to ac-
cept spouses who wers personally dis
tasteful to them. It was admitted.
however, that the element of choice was,
being more definitely recognized at the
present time, and several mothers
maintained all they aimed at doing was,
to introduce into their home circle only
such suitable men as. desired to marry
and could do so with propriety in their
circle. e,f
Surely. they said, this is kinder to
the children than your English fashion,
which leaves all to chance, and may
land your inexperienced SON with an
odious wife or undesirable antecedents
Or your daughter with broken heart,
through the frivolous trifling of an un-
principled young man without serious
intentions, .r
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
woMEN's PERIL, FROM FIRE

Safety first" may mean knicker-
bockers for women. says the New York
Sun. On the other hand, it may mere
" mean asbestos skirts. Burns kill
more women than men. Skirts are the
reason. Don't yon believe it? Then
listen. Why is it that during the first
three years of life more boys die of
burns than girls, while with the fourth
year the scale turns sharply?
Isn't. it, because the boys about the
time they are 3 or. drop the garb of
femininity and blossom out into their
first knee pants. Figures for the United
States registration area covering a Pc
Rod of 81 years. show that in the
fourth year of life the relatively high
death rate from burns among girls be-
gins. After that the fatal skirts and
the frilly waists which girls and wom-
en- affect play their incendiary role,
while the somber, sensible habiliments
of masculinity protect their brothers
from peril. :a+,.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
GLORIA PLAYING
in STRAND FILM
A Society Scandal Title
OF Picture To Be Shown
Here This Week "a

The Strand announces for its Easter
week attraction, Gloria Swanson in a
Society Scandal also a novelty, Eas-
ter Bonnets' and the Strand News
Views e = 'thfs ~, \.
Gloria Swanson returns to her ward
robe in her newest Paramount pic
ture, "A Society Scandal" an ada pta-
ton of Alfred Sutro's stage success,
The Laughing Lady" a.,
This picture. following as il does
.sZaza" and THE Humming Bird" is a
direct contrast to the two in the matter
of clothes. Miss swanson wears four
teen different gowns in this production,
while in The Humming Bird" she has
but four outfits, one of them being
boys clothes.
She is respondent in dinner frocks
dazzling evening gowns and srappy
sport toys in her role of an ultra fash
ionable young society woman. and she
hasn't forgotten her action of HZazas
and ,'Tbe Humming Bird either. y
And that's not all--with each of the
stunning gowns Miss Swanson has a
special coiffeur that will make the
womenafolk green with envy.
Besides being highly dramatic .
story. this new picture is fashion re.
view of the highest order. @
It's story of New York high sol
ciety life-that side so carefully con-
cealed from the publican expose of
the private life of the four hundred.
You've never really seen Gloria
Swanson until you've seen her in "a
Society Scandal" n I