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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

By keeping the medicines measur- ing glasses or spoons and some water on the tray, the nurse saves herself many steps and often saves the table cover from a stain. The wise woman, rather than risk staining linens with medicines which may ruin them will keep q covering of white oilcloth on top of the fine linen cover of bedroom table or bureau during illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

A watch or. clock should never be
 far away at medicine time. Punctu- ality is important.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

juvenile chairman and members of the advisory board. Please note the change of time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
MRS. EARLE DRENNEN
 VISITING IN TCSCALOOSA

Mrs. Earle Drennen of Birmingham is the attractive house guest of her brother, Charles Film, and her sister, Mrs. Marion Estes, for a few days, and is being royalty welcomed by q host of friends who remember ard love her as Annie Flinn.-Tuscaloos News
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Pour medicine away from the la- bel instead of over it. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
MUSICAL T6 BE GIVEN. AT TEMPLE

A musical will be given Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Temple Emanu-El by the Jewish women.
 Mrs. Louis Saks has arranged a de lightful program, when Mrs. May May Shackelford and Mrs. J. P. Smith will each sing group of songs.
 The public is cordially invited to at tend. S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
Moyeme ent 0
 Better Working Conditions

Recognized leaders in the movement to better living and working conditions : Tor women vii participate in a women in-industry conference April 24 during the National League of Women Voters convention in Buffalo. Miss Edith Ab- bolt of Chicago, chairman of the wom- cn-in-industry committee for the na- tional league, will preside at the after noon session. and Dr. Mollie Carroll, head of the department of social science, Boucher college and vice chairman of the league committee. will be in charge of the evening meeting.
 Miss Jamie Adams of Chicago, the world-famed settlement worker, who opened Hull house in 1889, will speak 0q "Women's Work--East and West" Miss Mary Anderson, chief of the wom- ans bureau, United States department of labor, and an experienced worker in trade and union circles, will discuss the relations of the United States Wolren's s bureau to the work of state and local leagues of women voters. Another in vited speaker is Dr. Aletta Jacobs of The Hague, who was. delegate from Holland to the congresssof International woman's Suffrage Alliance in Rome last year.
 Mrs. Florence Kelley, general secre- tary, National Consumes League and one of the early workers for improved industrial conditions, is scheduled to speak on Abolition of Night Work for Women" Miss Elizabeth Christian, secretary of the International 0love Makers union, will speak on, the work of the union and Miss Fannia M. Cioha, educational director. Ladies Interna- fional Garment Workers, will tell What Working Women do With Fhetr Shorter Hours"
 Others who will address the confer ence are Miss Amy Maher, president of Ohio Consumers league Miss lyelle Swartz. chief women's bureau, Neyr York state department of labor; Miss Mary Dewson, research secretary, Ma tional Consumers league; Miss Rather. inc Phillips Edson, of the California de- pertinent of labor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Mrs. W. R. Hall has as her guests Miss Annette Francisco and Miss Edith Smith of Spokane, Wash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Mir. J. W. Carlisle has bean called to Wadley, Ala, on account of the death of his father, MT. B. Y. Carlisle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

The friends of Mir. J. c. Clelland will regret to know he is i'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
Random Notes

Mrs. J. NJ. Williams. 1917 South Sixteenth street, who recently under went a serious operation at the Nor. wood hospital, is recovering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Mrs. Marshall Johnston was the weekend guest of Miss Mary Owens in Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Mrs. W. F. Mcfarland and Mrs. Henry Moore of Florence are visiting Mrs. Alex Walker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Mir. and Mrs. John Metcalf and little son and MT. Henry Metcalf have re- turned from Montgomery where they were called on account of the death of MT. Metcalf's father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Mrs. John T. Foreman of America is attending the State Federation of Women's Clubs this week in Monte vallo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Miss Marcella Collier has returned to Decatur after visit to Miss Fanny Graham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Mrs. J. c. Tyson of Montgomery is visiting her daughtre, Mrs. Thomas W. Martin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
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Today will be remembered as the day when Blach's stepped-up" twenty-five dollars to make it talk like thirty-five-or louderI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
FEATURED AT $25 TODAY-!

fashioned from splendid materials and reflecting the indisputabIe style genius of their designers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Mrs. G. E. Beach of Tuscumbia is visiting relatives in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Richard Plank, who came down from Birmingham for a visit with Mrs. Plank and Miss Betty Anne Plank at the Druid City hospital, returns to Birmingham today.-Tuscaloosa News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
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New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
MAJOR MARTIN HEADS
 ROUND WORLD PLIERS
Navy Dept. Also Active and Starts Plans for North
 Pole Trip

Washington, Jan. 4.---Major Fred erick L.. Martin, commanding officer Of the air service technical school Chanute Field, Ill.,, has been selected to command the army air squadron which will attempt an around the world flight next spring
 Lieutenant Lowell H. smith, Rock well Field. San Diego, Cal. Lieu tenant Leigh Wade. McCook Field, Dayton. Ohio. and Lieutenant Erik IT.. Nelson, air service liaison officer as- signed to the office of chief of air service. will act as pilots.
 Lieutenant Leslie P. Arnold, at Bol- ling Field, D. C., and Lieutenant l.. D. Schulze of Mount Clemens, Mich, air field, were designated as alternate pi- lots.
 The officers have been ordered to proceed immediately to Langley Field, They are all record holders and, pilots of wide experience. having had from 1.400 10 1,700 flying hours an in some instances having flown more than 100. 900 miles
 Designs for two airship tenders fitted with mooring masts to secure rigid airships or type represented by the Shenandoah have practically been completed in connection with plan for an Arctic expedition by air. craft next summer. the Navy depart ment announced today.
 The vessels selected for alteration are the Ramapo and Patoka. both at present in use as fuel oil ships.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
PETTY THEFFS FROM AUTOS
 IN WEST END OF CITY
Tive Complaints Tiled at Police Hcad- quarters All From Streets tn
 Sai Ssrtion

A number Of petty thefts from au- tomobiles which were parked in the west end of the city last night were reported at police headquarters this morning. o. E. Swift complained that fur lined sheep skin coat was stol- en from his machine between the hours Of 5:3o and S:30 o'clock either in front of i3 Forest street or 1S5 Lincoln street. w. l.. Hatch reported that a tail light and marker were stolen from his machine last night.
 A motor meter was stolen from the machine of s. A. Montague Of 4 Hawley street while it was parked in front Of 90 Forest street last night. W. W. McKirdy Of 37 Lincoln street reported that combination tail light was stolen from his car which was parked on Harrison street last night. The rear markers were badly bent, he stated. Mrs. Michael Hannon Of Wallace street reported that someone stole the chains of Of her machine while it was parked in front of e4 Harrison street.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
KELS GOES TO HIS DEATH
 WITH SMILE ON HIS FACE
California slayer is Not at All Afectcd as He Walks to Suaf-
 fold

Folsom, Cal, Jan. a.---Aler A. Kels confessed slayer Of an aged wanderinl worker near Lodi. Cal, September |: last, was hanged at the state prison here today. He went to his death smiling.
 Kels. involved financially to tho ex. tent Of s7o.000. conducted a meat market at Lodi, Cal. He told the court when he appeared for sentence that he had more than s75,o0o in life. in- surance and that he killed the man he had hired to work on hts farm and burned the body in hopes that 1t would be identified as his own.
 He disappeared Sept i2, 1928. The body later was buried as that Of kels. On October : kels was arrested at Eureka, Cal, with the muzzle of gun in his mouth. just as he was about to pull the trigger.
 kels pleaded guilty refused to em- ploy legal counsel and Oct. 10 was sentenced to death. 4 few weeks ago the wife gave birth to boy she named Alex A. kels, Jr.
 Mrs. Kels waged a vigorous cam paign 10 have her husbands sentence commuted.
 One insurance company announced it would pay Mrs. Kels the insurance kels carried, but another recently at- tempted to have Mrs. kels accept the amount that Kels had paid in pro pi- ums. This she refused to do.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
MISS CONROY RESIGNS POST IN HOME SERVICE BUREAU
Will Leave New Britain Tomorrow to Accept Position in New
 York City.

Miss Gertrude Conroy. for the past two and one-half years secretary of the Municipal Home Service Bureau at city hall, will retire from that of- flee tomorrow to accept place with a New York city concern,
 Miss Conroy was in government service during the war and was thor oushly familiar in the handling of servicemens claims war risk insur- ancc. etc. When tho common council established the Home Service bureau she was invited to come here and set as secretary and she accepted the offer During her term Of office practically every claim made by New Britain serviceman was handled by her at some stage or another. great many new claims being put through while she was in the office. In addition to the handling Of requests for govern ment aid and insurance. Miss Conroy has taken an active work in welfare work among soldiers and sailors.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
FIGHT WITH MANIAC
Cray Man. Armed wHh sNc. Holds Fm1 William. Ont. People Al Say -Is Ffnally Captured.

Fort William. Ont, Jan. f.-An at tackihg force Of railroad section men fought two hours before they could oferpower q maniac armed with an ase, who took possession of the tele- graph office at Conmee Junction sft- er the operator barely escaped with his life. The siege disrupted traffic.
 Swinging a two-bitted axe and howling like a wild beast. the de- rnented man. Tony Kruslski. stormed the little junction house and barri- caded the door. The telegraph opera tor ran for help. Reinforced by sec ton hands. the party resortcd to battle tactics of ancient Rome and brought a battering ram into action.
 The door was smashed in. pinning the maniac under h. He fought ferociously until spikes had been driven through the door and he had been virtually crated. Tn this emer- gency cage he was held until police arrived from Fort William with a straitjacket
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
HEEDS CHILD'S PLEA
Human Fly Quits Risking Life to Become Beil-Hop as His Little Boy I5egs Him to be Careful.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Jsn. 4.--"Fearless Phil" Phillips. internationally known human fiy," who performed acrobatic stunts with narrow ledges Of sky scrapers for his stage. has quit the thrill business.
 Fearless Fshifr this week became a bellboy in a Pittsburgh hotel because his fve-year-old boy Glenn pleaded with him to giveup the dangerous life.
 Please. daddy. don't dc that any more; you'll got killed" the little fsi- low sObbed after watching bis father climb up the wall Of a tall office build ing in New York recently.
 Phillips accordingly cancelled all his contracts for daredevil stunts and has returned to his former profession.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
ATTORNEY SCHULTZ DIES
Hartford Lawyer, Aged 50, Dies Trpm Injuries Rcceitcd in an Automobile Accident

Meriden. Jan, 4.-Auorncy Walter $. schUtz. aH. Of Hartford. died at the Mefiden hospital this morning from injuries received on December 90 when au automobile iu which he was riding overturned on the Cheshire Milida1e highway He received frsc- lures 0f the ribs and pneumonia de- veioped Thc car WAS driven hy his stepson. John Lee Bunce. Yale student and iu order Co atoid a collision ne turned tHs car of the highway and it overturned pinniHg Attorney schutz under it- other occupants of the car were slightly hurt Attorney Schutz is survived by a widow. a stepsun and brother. Robert schutz of Hartford. Thebody was removed to his home. He was corporation counsel Of Hsrffcrd under inc former Mayor BrainerJ. had held other city offices and served in the T V. c. <. in France in the world war. He was a member of the Hartford law firm Of schutz. Cramsr and Guthrie.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
SIX BLOWN TO PIECES
seventh Man Died in Hospital Follow ing Terrific Explosion At Welsh Coal Mine.

Swansea. Wales. Jan. 4.--six men were blown to pieces and another man died in a hospital today as A re- suit of an explosion at midnight on the riverbank adjoining the Rhosam- man colliery at Brynamman. fin the Swansea valley. The men were en- gagged in driving the drift in a search for coal when the explosives they were to use became ignited. The force Of the explosion shook the whole neighboThood and tine noise was heard six miles away
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
(. J. PRIEST DIES FROM
 AUTO CRASH INJURIES
Stanley Street Business Man Was Hurt
 in Collision ip Southipgton on December 20

Injured in an automobile accident at Plainyille on December 20, when car he was driving was involved in a collision with another car said to haNe been driven by Peter Roza>As of st East Main street, Meriden. George Jo- seph Prest Of 59i Stanley street died at his home this morning as a result of complications.
 Details of the accident are lacking although Dr. Waterman Lyon, medi- cal examiner is investigating the cause of death. The collision is said to have occurred at about i.45 o'clock in the afternoon and kozakes reported that Prest had no lights on his car
 Mir. Prest was 4s years old and leaves a widow and one daughter. Miss Helen H. Prest a half-sister. Mrs. l.. F. Link, and two half brothers. Daniel Prest of Freehold, N. J., and George H. Green of Washing ton, D. C.
 He was a member of Phenix lodge, I. c. c. r. Trinity Methodist church and Everyman's Bible class.
 Mir. Prest was a resident of New Britain for 20 years and had been en- gagged in the tea, coffee. butter and egg business practically all Of that time. He was the proprietor of the Union Tea Co, at the corner of Stanley and Pleasant street and had routs through Plainville. Forestviile and Southington. He was driving small truck when the accident occurred.
 Funeral services will be held tomor- row afternoon at o'clock at the stan- ley street home. Rev. John l.. Davis will ofiiciatc. Burial will be in Fair view cemetery
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
Soft Coal Miners to Meet
 To Negotiate Wage Terms

By 1he A=sy-i1fe1 A'IesA
 Cleveland. Jan l. - BituninOus miners and operators Of Ohio. In4i- ana. Illinois and western Pennsyl- vania will be called Co meet al Jack sonvilie. Fla. on Monday. February il '-for the purpose 0f negotiating a new wage agreaIne nt to become eflec- tive on April 1. 1924" t was decided at a meeting Of representative Of union miners and operators here to- day
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
JUMPS TO HIS DEATH
Waterbury Man. DcspOndcnt. Leaps From Third story-Lands on Head on Sidewalk.

Waterbury. Jan. 4.--AlsN Kiseiius. s6, who boarded al 202 Alder street. committed suicide shortly before s o'clock this morning. jumping from a third story window and landing on the sidewalk below. 4 physician wss called and he ordered the man re- moved 70 inc hospital. Kisclius dying in the police ambulance on the way there. IL was said this morning by relatives that Kiselius was despond- ent because of the fact that a yOung woman to whom he was engaged 10 be married had recently changed her mind. Death was due to a fractured skull.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
New York-New Jersey Rum
 Row to Operate All Winter

New York. Jan. i--"Rum Row will continue it's activities through the winter. ]. E. Girsrd, 3 passenger on the Fort George. said today on his arrival from Bermuda. Nine vessels cleared from Bermuda week before Christmas he said. each carrying about 5000 cases of liquor. Two re- turn last week after having sold their cargoes to rum runners of New York.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
Case Against LaFlamme
 NOIIed in Hartford

Eugene LaF'lamme of this city. ar- rested several days ago for alleged participating fin an armed holdup at Mildale and also for burglary and theft from the person in Hartford, was arraigned in the Hartford police court this morning.
 Attorney Saul Waskowitz of this city represented the accused man and on the establishing of an alibi the state nolled the case. This after noon at o'clock LaF-lamme was to be tried in the Southington town court for the Milldale affair.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
Cracksmen Attacked Three
 Buildings in New York

New York. Jan. 4.--Cracksmen to- day attacked three buildings within Q stones throw of Columbus Circle, es- eaped with about sT5e in cash and iewelry obtained from two safes but failed to get several thousand dollars resting in two more safes they were unable 10 open.
 To enter two of the buildings the robbers broke through two ailegediy burglar proof doors They failed in an attempt to work their way through a barred window tO the Gotham Ma tional bank.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
Sent Poison CaAdy to
 Make His Wife Sick

Yonkers. V. Y.. Jan. 4.-Raoui Van degenschte was arrested today charged with sending candy filled with poison 10 his wife. The wife did not eat any of the candy and six persons to whom she offered. .it. also refused.
 According to the police. yandegen- schte confessed to removing the ln- side Of the candy with nal fie and substituting the poison. He said he hoped oniY to make bis v1fe real sick so thaf she would stop 'nagginf him and feel more dependent upon him.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
FIRE DEPT. WRANGLE
shelton Chief and Ex-cliief in Legal Fights as to Which Ono Is Entitl I To Inc Position.

Bridgeport, Jan. 4.--N. "a sheehy, Jr.. appointed chief Of the Shelton fire department on January 1, succeeding Thomas c. Ward. chief for the past i2 years has been cited to appear in Superior Court here on January il in quo warranto proceed fngs today instituted by Ward to re- cover the office. Ward claims that his appointment in January 1928 was for two year term and that Fire Com missioner Burns of Shelton was with out right in appointing Sheehy to suc- ceed him at this time and that Sheehy Is holding office without legal war rant.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
Claim That Tomoka Is of Canadian Ownership And Was Seized Beyond Three Mile Limit
State Department Cues tions the Truth of the Registration of Vessel Which May Really Be American Owned.
By The Associated presss

By The Associated Press.
 London, Jan. 4.---Great Britain has asked the United States for the re- lease from bail of the British and Canadian members of the crewiof the British schooner Tomoka, alleged rum-runner seized last November be- yond the three mile limit off New York.
 The request for tho release of the crew is being made through Henry G, Chiffon. the charge daffaires in Washington, at the instance of the Canadian government.
 Further information also is being sought by the British government re- specting the circumstances attending the seizure of the Tomoka beyond the three limit.
 Taken On High seas
 Investigation by the British authori- ties. it is stated. showed the Tomoka to be of Canadian ownership and seized well outside the three-mile limit.
 While British officials hero are en- tircly out Of sympathy with liquor smuggling they feel they have no al- formative but to protect the rights of British owned vessels outside the tra- ditiQnal threc-mile radius, which they say "must remain the law until the nov treaty extending the limit to an hours steaming distance from the shore becomes effective.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
VETERAN saIuoR DIS

Milford. Coun. Jan. 4.-Sanford Proctor. T5, who was one of the crew of a vessel in isBs commanded by the late Admiral Dewey then a lieutenant commander which circumnaN igated the globe died at the home of his daughter here today. Mir. Proctor in recent years had believed he. was sole survivor Of the crew. He had lived in Waterbury about 40 years.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
Investigation To I,e Made

Washington. Jan. i.--Investigation of the rol,in explosion will be made by three engineers Of the department of agriculture's bureau of chemistry.
 Investigation of large number of similar explosions has leS experts to conclude that under certain conditions they can occur in any industrial plant or manufacturing establishment were cumbustible dust is created. There are more than 21,00o establishments in the United States manufacturing pro- ducts with an annual value in excess of ss.00o. .00O.00e. that are subject to the dust-explosion hazard.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-04
MORE THAN SCORE
 YET ID BE FOUND Many Bodies Still in Wreckage Of
 Corn Products Plant GOVT. IS INVESTIGATING
Most of the Injured Will be Totally Blind, Even if They Recover From Pneumonia, With Which They are Stricken.

Pekin, H., Jan. 4.--More than a score of bodies still are buried in the ruins of part of the plant of the Corn Products company here, where an ex- plosion early yesterday caused the deaths of upwards of 40 employees and serious injuries to 2S more.
 Rescuers. working in the ice-cov- cred debris of the wrecked buildings are in constant danger from tottering walls, and 1t may take days to recover all the bodies.
 One building ofs the s20.000, 900 plant collapsed and two adjoining buildings were partly wrecked and swept by fire, which still was being fought early today. Streams of water directed at the smouldering ruins H''s"ed them with thick sheet of Hecf; 7oadds to the difficulties of z to, oept Sfate 'a Known. .
 "G 2!J. B. Lawton of the conir 1Ol,, iould be impossible to dehni,H. She number of the dead until all :. Q bodies were recoy- cred, as no check was made of the men leaving the plant after the blast.
 Throughout the nights knots of watching women waited in zero weather outside the steel fence sur rounding the plant. They are being cared for by relief organizations.
 Several explanations of the explo- sion are offered A spark from q drive wheel igniting dust from starch was the cause, In the opinion of R. S. sherwin, chief chemist for the com pany. John c. Gambler, state fire marshal. attributed 1t to an explo- sion of accumulated dust similar to recent explosions in plants of the same company at Argo, H., and Des Moines.
 Every precaution had been taken. Lawton said.
 :5 Leave Families
 Nearly all the dead were Americans and at least 25 of them had families. according to the Red Gross. The plant, which covers 20 acres, employ cd 75o men in three shifts
 One hundred mon worked through the night clearing away wreckare with the primary purpose of putting out the fire.
 Pitiful accounts came from the bed. side of survivors who are fighting for life at Pekin and Peoria hospitals Most of them may never see again, even if they win the battle with pneu- monia.
 Force of the concussion or the na- ture of the explosion seems to have destroyed the sense of sight. Eyes of nearly all survivors were swollen shut and puted.