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Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
ACTION ON JAP QUESTION
 BE LEFT PENDING

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 20 Pending the receipt of reports from the state labor department on the inn migration bill and Japanese exclusion, Coolidge will leave undetermined his action on the measure.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
HARRY THAW FREED
 AND GIVEN PROPERTY

PHILADELPHIA May 20.-Harry Thaw, after IT years in the jails and asylums of this country was formally freed internationally and his prop erty restored to him.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
JAPANESE STUDENTS
 HOLD MASS MEETING

TOKYO, May 2O.-Seven thousand Japanese students held mass meet ing and delivered inflammatory ad dresses on the passage of the Japa- nese exclusion measure by the United States congress-.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
FARMER LIGHTS FIRE
 WITH KEROSENE DEAD

SEATTLE, May 2O.-Harry Cast, a Whidby Island farmer lighted a fire with coal oil, and four of his chil- dren perished as his house burned. He poured the kerosene on hot coals from a five gallon can.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20

NEW YORK, May 2O-A merger of the lone scouts with the boy scouts of America brought the membership of the body to six hundred and sixty thousand members it was announced from scout headquarters here.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20

LOS ANGELES May 20-The bank ruptcy case of James J. Jeffries, for mer champion heavyweight fighter, was closed today. A petition to close the case made by his lawyers was granted.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
AMBASSADOR HANIHARl
 MAY RESIGN OFFICE

TOXIC, May 2O.-Ambassador Han ihara may be permitted to resign his Washington post soon, Foreign Minis ter Matsui told newspaper men today
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
ARMY AVIATORS REACH
 MINATO, JAPAN, TODAY

MINATO, Japan, May 2o.-The three United States Army air planes arrived here this morning from Yeterofu Island on their way around the world. The machines are in good condition. Tomor- row they will hop off again.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
TRANSMISSION OF
 PORTRAITS BY WIRE

NEW YORK, May 2o.-The trans mission of photographs from Cleve- land to New York City over ordinary telephone lines was accomplished to- day.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
SLUMP IN BOOK SALES

NEW YORK, May 19.-Too many fiction magazines have caused the slump in book sales according to s. L. Nye, president of the booksellers association.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
COLLECTOR DEAD

TACOMA, May 20.-G. c. Nugget. 3s, a deputy collector of customs, at VanSpuver, Wash, collapsed on a ', lce floor here last night and died a fey minutes later.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
BISHOP OF PORTLAND DEAD

PORTLAND, Maine, May 19.-The Rt. Rev. Louis Sebastian Walsh, Ro- man Catholic Bishop of Portland, died Saturday of cerebral hemor- rhage.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
COOLIDGE ILL AND
 RETURNS TO HIS ROOM

WASHINGTON, May 20.-President Coolidge again cancelled his business engagements and retired 10 his room in the White House.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
AUTHORITY EXCEEDED IS CLAIM

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Senator Shortridge, republican, when inform ed of the Japanese exclusion agree ment of the conferees declared that the committee had exceeded its au- ti.e-ity.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
WOODS GIVES REASONS
 FOR WANTING TO QUIT

TOXIC, Japan, May O.-Ambassador Woods declared that he resigned not because of the Japanese exclusion bill, but because he wished to enter private business. He sails for Se- attle, June 6th
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2O- The resignation of Woods as ambassa- dor to Japan has been accepted by the President.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20
Frenc ch Aviator Off

HONG KONG, China, May 2O.- Doisy, the French aviator, attempt ing flight from Paris to Japan hoped off at Canton this morning for Shanghai.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-20

SHANGHAI, May 3O-Doisy, the French aviator bound from Paris to Tokio arrived here from Canton at this afternoon but in landing complete ly wrecked his machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06
CORN NATURES IN 70 DAYS
Variety Discovered In South America
 Being Tried Out In U. s.

Revolutionary experiments in corn are in progress at the department of agriculture following the return to Washington of Fred D. Ritchey of the bureau of cereal investigations with a number of new varieties discovered in the Andean highlands of South America.
 One variety with stalks so short that the ears appear to grow directly out of the ground and which natures in 70 days, now is being grown. It is planned to breed this corn with several of the species brought back by Mir. Ritchey in an effort to obtain a cereal which will grow in much colder climates than States. The South American corn ma than that of this country.
 The short season corns are not the result of an interbreeding by depart ment experts, but are discoveries of varieties which have been grown in isolated sections of the north. One of them was brought to Manitoba sev- eral years ago by Ruthenian immi- grantsf rom their native fields on the slopes of the Carnathian Mountains, where the season is short. They have cultivated it 250 miles northwest of Winnipeg. Others of even shorter sea son have been found in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
 In Bolivia and Peru Mir. Ritchey found corn maturing in spite of an aver. age temperature for the year of 50 de grees Fahrenheit, while the average minimum temperature during the grow. ing season was as low as 39 degrees Few varieties of corn raised eommer- cially in this country mature in less than 120 days. In our corn belt an average minimum of 55 degrees night temperature is considered the limit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06
ELIzABETH SMITH

Elizabeth Smith was born in 1776 at the family seat of Burnhall County Durham, England. She understood mathematics. drawing, Hebrew, Syrian, Arabic, Persian, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, German and French. Her works, Fragments" Translation of Job," and Translation of the Life of Klopstock," have been published. She was also a poetess of ability. She died in 1906, aged 30. Gl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06

The average temperature during the growing season is 72 degrees.
 In the south 150 to 180 days is the rule for the corn crop. Ability to grow profitable variety of corn through to be thrown open to corn growing and extend the celebrated corn belt practi- cally to the Canadian line. The product probably will be dwarf variety.- Washington Star.
 Rub the kitchen range with kerO- sene to prevent rust and do not for get to paint the stovepipe with the black paint that comes for that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06

Put a piece of camphor inside the piano as a preventative against moths and put some in with the silver to prevent furnishing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06

Tongs, pokers and shovels of steel should be well greased with vaseline before they are put away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06
Former $I.OO Dainty CoIored Voile Undergarments--Spec;al

Sheer cool voe teddies, sep-ins flesh orcntd honeydew, peach, light blue and a in pfaIn whe-taiIored and attractiveIy embroidered E models-sizes 36 to A. S9c.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06

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New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
MYSTERY GIRL NOW
 PRAYS FOR MOTHER
IDYOkeS Divine Aid in EStab,
 fishing Identity

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 Oltae c''aDs ot Nov lt shr WAS .v3a! m d s'al. n1 ay-,.rlr3. vo,- ,rse .H ,'.a Inmn < 4'mn. For Jays
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 l.a s.r. iu>l>a her name s Nor .s 5.I thtt h.r father a, an eIror "a Ncw York paper, tu, his has
 n Ispro,eL She weighs l9o : ru05e IS f7ot inches taN, '"A Igb, brown hair aud vrgo -g0y.bu2 oyaS She speaks with q & EGcs.lon of d draHb which hints os r6s Esst or Soulh. She reads ~psnlsh easily, knows Latin and Greek and fays she r1nombor Wal st-o.t. 'ha stock cNrAangc anu Co0cy rs,aHI She Slys her family i0c,ul- ad father, mother brother two vars older than herself and young sister. She was attending some uni Nersity and taking a course ln mcIi- zine.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
BULLET TAKEN OUT OF
 HEART AND MAN LIVES
thicagoan Had Tried Suicide With Personally Built Cannon
 and bart,

CmpSo, I,c. g7,--MaX Peek was a'.ln today after surgeons had cN- rrlr'ol bullet from his heart, that 'n"' strls~.y being hardly lees re- Wtrk4u.r his friends satl, than tho m1nn"r ot arQuIrjnc oc thn missil,
 Lonely i0 a lodging house Christ m1H r'' Peek decided to cnd his H0" Hu'ins no weapon. he con- s'mc'"l a cannon Of a piece Of ..lI pp", rdmm'd home q charge a bowler. and for a bullet used q mar" of steel spike. He placed it on 'aI'" pointed N at his heart and .>p.oI'I 'hp charg. with q rcd hot w.r".
 u'h'r inmates Q: the ho'se report. ol 70 th" police that Peck merely htl hlA'crcl his chest. bat an N-ray ,NuuinItion revealed rhe steel spike n 'hC ."r' vourrIcle of the heart. ur. rar' Mover opened a Hap" In Pcck'S .N'e' cut through the sac around 'h" hotr', Sulod Is beating by GrlSping f in his hand, and pressure forced out the spjke-buNet, The hoart Was 'hcn ro,axcd into position and resumed beating,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
"TEN COMPARTMENTS"
 AT PARSONS THEATER

Conquering technical difficulties almost insuperable. Cecil B. De Mile in The Ten Commandments, com ing to Parsons theater, Hartford, all next week, hreathed the breath of life into the ancient monarchies and caused Israel and Egypt 10 live. The feat was achieved for the screen while filming the Biblical introduc- ton Of "The Ten Commandments" |" Whilst master painters and sculp- tors have reproduced single scenes from the Egyptian bondage, the Isra elitlsh exodus, the wilderness, and the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, yet the great resources of the movies have never been used before for this purpose,
 De Mile, in this Paramount work. shows the parting ot the Red Sea for the passage Of the Hebrews and the subsequent uniting Of the waters to engulf the Egyptians.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
TWO FINE PICTURES
Gall From the Wild' tt south
 Church Tomc --ow T"oninS - Robin Hood For Friday Night.

The Call From tho ,,..I" will b. the subject Of the feature pic,u~s @t the South congregational :uUrrh To- morrow evening. The picture tells of pnppy abandoned by trappers which is left to it's fate in the Sierra Nevada mountains and in his search for food learns the ways of his wild cousins, the wolves. He becomes as one of them and Is the terror of a neighboring village.
 The men in the village set traps for him. in the hils. The only child in the village. lovahlc little lad, initiating his eders, goes into the mountains alone 10 trap the Big Wolf" He sets his trap and then loses his way. He ~anders all night and finally comes back to the trap he himself had set and finds the wild dog captive.
 rity for the dumb animal is stronger than fear and he ventures close enough to share his last morsel of food, with the dog. Kindness awakens the good dog instinct and they roam the hills together.
 Meantime searchers have found the childs coat and are convinced he was killed by the animal. Dur ing the second night of wandering the boy is caught in the trap set by lis father. The shepherd instinct is awakened in the dog and he stands guard over his boy friend who has helped him.
 Horedity triumphs over the in nurnce of his environment while with the wild creatures. While the boys mother prays for his safe re- turn the dog watches over him all night and in the morning his bark brings the roscunrs and dog and hoy both are returned 10 good homes.
 Robin Hood" Douglas Fairbanks spectacular picture which won the pho-oplay medal as the best picture of 1922, will he the feature at the regular Friday night entertainment, The picture is in two parts, the first telling of the Earl of Huntingdon an1 hts participation in the crusade with King Richard. The second part, less dignifed and beautiful is moro lively and pictures ths earl's adventures as Rohin Hood, seeking 10 uphold the right against tho vil- Isinous King John during Richards s absence. The settings are Of un- usual size and beauty, the plot works up to thrilling climax. and the acting Is superhly done,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
4,7tl,994 ME7H0DIS7S
This is Figure Given Out Today fn Publication of tho Church Year Book,

ChicaEo. Dec. 27.-Thore are 4,- 7tLa?4 NethodiSts. according 10 fig ures from the Methodist year book for 19-5, made public today by the rorll service commission of the MethoIiet Episcopal church.
 This membership includes only preparatory and full members and 1o@s not l0rtu1e either affiliated, non-rrS'1oH. members or alherents Of tho church. of which there arc more than l9,90Dhph.
 Las, year the membership was t66".545 From the increase of SG,- l57 mus bo deducted a decrease Of 3A9S7 caused by deaths. removals and transfers to other churches, ,cavtng 4 nct increase of jl,450 Of which 37.6cH are in foreign areas and .&,S2o in the United States. There are increases in 13 areas in the LntcI S'atess and decreases in tight areas. The Omaha, Neh., area SuoncI he greatest increase, with a membership of 2S5,929, an increase o: G.279. Bos, on with membership O. I4f.4@3 had an increase of 1858.
 AT the foreign areas showed in CrfIEre
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
OLD NEWSPAPER SOLD
Manchester Mirror. At Manchester. \. H., Purchased By union-Ieadcr Publishing Co,

Manchester, x. H, Dec. 97.--The Leadcr Publishing company, publishers Of ths Manchester Lead CT and the Manchester Union, an- nounoed today the purchase of the Maurnostor Mirror, one of tho old cst aHtru"on daily newspapers in Now England. The consolidation with the afternoon Leader will take effect Monday. and today the Inst editions of the Mirror as a separate utwspaprr will he issued.
 The two papers will be published uuirr the name of the Leader. The Mirror since it's purchase some years aEo from Rosccrans w. Fiilshury, has been published hy company hradod ny John II. fahey, publish CT Of the Worcester Post and former president of the United States cham her of commerce. Major Frank Knox and John r. Nuehling are publishers of the Union and Leader.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
VERA CRUZ EXPECTS
 R. R. SHOPS TO WORK
Rcinstate,l Members Of tho Maritime League Will Break Open the Doors
 Which Were Locked on Thursday

Mexlco City, Dec. 27.-Work in the shops. warehouses and offices of the Railway Terminal company at Vera Cruz is expected to be resumed today, the reinstatcd members of the maritime league planning 10 break open the doors which were locked Thursday night by members Of the .railwaymons confederation. The doors were locked when the railway men called strike In protest against a decision by the labor department cancelling the Cclaya agreement reached between the league and the confederation through former Presi- dent Obregon, in settlement of long standing conflict.
 The cancellation Of the pact threat ems 10 bring back the conditions ob- tained prior to Its signing, when port activities suffered considerably from protracted strikes. Fears Of a clash between the two factions have vanished, however, as the league members will be given mii- tary protection, but the confcdcra- ton threatens q genera strike on the Vera Cruz division should work be resumed nt the terminal.
 Acting upon a request from Gov ernor Jara, General Amazan, the military commanhant, yesterday oc- cupied the yards. EXpelling the pick cts left by the strikers and taking control of the telegraph office. Members Of the maritime league re- sumed work in the roundhouse late in the afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
END OF THE ENDLESS
Exploring Expedition Will Seek to Reach Terminus of Endless Cav crns Near New Market, Va.

New Market, Va, Dec. 27.--An or gani2ed exploring expedition, headed hy Captain Robert A. Bartlett, Arctic explorer, will make an attempt next month 10 reach the end Of the end less cavern, near here. According to announcement Of the plans today, Captain Bartlett and five other mem hers Of the Explorers club. includ- ing Henry C. Walsh, founder of the club, who recently made q preIim- mary study Of the cavern, are sched- uled to arrive here January ,.
 The party, it was said, propose 10 construct cabin, as base for their explorations, at a point a mile and a half within the mouth Of the cav
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
Religious Activities and (Vbere to (Vor$bip

| sermon, Christianity and Witness Bearing" Address to juniors, "Pil. lars" Evening worship at 7;l5 o'clock; motion picture, "The Call From tho Wild"
 Italian Mission Morning worship ,at ln;Sn o'clock at the Hunter Road Community house, Sunday school al 8 T. m.
 Assyrian worship at 2,&o p, m.
 Italian worship at the church at 1:&0 D. m,e
 ionng Peoples meeting at 6 ?. m. Wedncsday--& ?. m, Christmas celebration for Italian mothers in South church. 7:i5 p. ma union service preparatory 10 the cclcbra- ton of the communion in South church chapel, Rev. Dr. George W. | C, IIlll will speak. ll:lj ?. m, Watch Night service. The quartet will sing Dudley Euck's Hymn of the Night"
 Fri1ay--7:$o ?. mo motion pie ture entertainment. Feature, "Eobin Hood"
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
CHURCH STRONGER
Statistics show That One in Every Three Attends ScrNi ices Through out the Empire of Great Britain.

London, Doc. 1.-The churches of Great Britain have increased in membership in the last year on q scale not recorded since the great Welsh Revival. With three small ,xceptions, the church in Wales, the scottish Episcopal church and the Tinted Free Church of Scotland, every denomination has increased its number Of commuuicants or mHm- bers, the total increase recorded Icing 11o,o0o.
 While this increase has been made in the adult section of the churches, there has been decrease of 93,662 in the number Of Sunday school scholars.
 The strength of the churches in Great Britain is summarized as fol- lows:
 Commlricants and members B. 146.16T; Sunday school scholars D. 4a5.c9o; Roman Catholic population (Engl7rd and Walcs) @97.?1o. making q total of l@,a&S,7-". These figures, however, are not .'I"t , as they do not include the tistics of the salvation army .7re" Church of Scotland, the Cuit9rians, except as 70 their SuoIt% schools, and number of smaller communions such as the Plymouth Brcth~rn. As affording a fairly compl"tc record, however, Inc figures maH he com pared with The last population ccn- sus of 42.7GT5&o. On this as!s, one person in every three $ as*c>H1t"l dedritoly with a Chris'i10 "liT ch,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
Stamford Youth, Killed by
 Trolley, Accident Victim

Bridgeport. Ice. 9T--The death of Eugene Reach Lockwood, r years old, lIi Hove street, Stamford. IS re- ported as an accident by Coroner John J. Ihclan today Victor Wood- hail. 3% Woodside Ilcnue. Stamford. motorman in charge Of q trolley car w.th which a motorcycla optrated by lockwood, collided at { [. m., De- cember o0 in Summo- stree: near Bridge street. Stamforl. Is tXoner. atnd Of responsibility TT t'e fatal ity,
 The coroner says that the mo- torcycIe had no lights, although Inc hour was ?. m Tn: coronrr also says, that the trolloT car vas ,ravol- ing at d speed not exceeding ten miles all ho!r.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
Cold Weather Blamed
 For Pittsburgh Deaths

Pittsburgh. Pan Dec. 27.-Three deaths in Pittsburgh yesterday were attributed to the zero weather.
 Helen Bradley. IS, was fatally burned when her clothing caught fire from an open gratc. Joseph Andriani was killed in q fall on tho icy steps leading to his home in a mining village near here. The third victim was Albert Mousianow. who went to sleep with T gas fire burn ing. and disd of carbon monoxids poisoning.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
Ashburnham Selectmen
 Protest R. R. Action

FltChhurg, Massp Dee. -t-Oti- ial annouuc"ment was made today that the Boston X Maine railroad will close its Ashburnham station and dIscontinue its fr, ight service between Ashburnham and the main line at South Ashburnham q distance ot three miles on February I, Ash hlrnham sclec'men have entered a protest against the decision,
 The railroad several months ago replaced its steam passenger train sar,ice on the branch with a motor hUs operated on the rails. This bus Wiu continue to operate, it IS an- bounced, but will carry only pas >cngers and their baggage,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
Improve Status and
 Culture of Eskim0s

Copenhagen, Dec, ?7,--Knud Ras- muSen, the Danish explorer, will leave for Canada in February on the invitation of the Canadian governs ment, with officials Of which he will discuss plans 10 improve the mater lal culture and status of the Carad- Ian cSkmos,
 Rasmussen is of the opinion that the Alaskan Eskimos are living un- der far better conditions in all re- spects than ESkimos Of all other countries, and he usGribcs this 10 the educational activities of the Ameri- can authorities.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
congregational Churches
First

Sunday--1o n. m.. church school. II o'clock, morning worship: sub Joct: "Chris,'s Fulhlment Of the Old Testament" Speaker, Rev. l.. E. rdton, D,B. l:.15 p, 10, Mems Rible class, Dr. Patton will give a lecture with stereopticon. p, m, Armenian seNice. $50 p. m, Young Peoples meeting
 Tucsday-6:3o P. m, Young Wom- ans missionary meeting.
 Wodnosday-7;45 ?. m. the union preparatory service will he held in the South church, Dr. Hin will give the address. s D. m, banquet and New Years party Of the Young rco- ple's society.
 Thursday -? ? p. m, Armenian Bible class.
 Friday-7:;0 r. m, Boy Scout meeting.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
Russian Painter and
 Theatcr Designer Dies

Paris, Dec. 97.-Leon Nicclaieyich Rakst, 5S, Russian painter and thea trical designer died today. Bakst WAS educated in art at St. Peters burg and Paris and after working for a time in Moscow settled in Paris and rapidly achieved popu- larity as designer for the stage.
 His chief fame vas won through his designs for the setting of some of the notable productions Of the Russian ballet, but he also was widely known as a portrait painter and mural decorator IIc visited the United States in 1922 and exhibited 9 number of his paintings in New York.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
Henry F. Fordham Dies
 At Long Island Home

Miami, Fla, Dec. 27.-Henry F, 'oTdham of Greenport, L. |, dicI Grre early this morning. Mir. Ford Han. who was retired, formerly was ship builder on Long Island and '"ter was the head of an oyster shipping plant. He had been Ill 4bout year.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
NO TREMBLING BRIDES
Minister Of Prominent English Churrh Says That Girls Are Firm, Men G"t Wind Up.

London. Dec. 27.--There may be blushing brides but they have no trembling hands when in the church or Ncstry. says the Rev. Joseph Wal lott, pastor Of a prominct church in Southport.
 You know what some authors write about tho trembling hrido," he says. "1i is all bunkum Don't you believe il. The girls write in a boId firm. frro hand. T. is inc man who Ias the WInd up, The bride gets
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
Christian Science

Sunday service at 1h:45 a. m. Sub. icct, Christian Science" Sunday school at 9:4J q. m.
 Wednesday evening meeting at S o'clock.
 The reading m-Room 504, National bank building is open to the public daily from lo noon until o'clock except Sundays and ho'i- days.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-27

hold of the pen in one hand, gathers up her draperies in the other and af- ter signing the register throws down the pen as much as 10 say that 8 that. The poor man always makes mess of 1t.
 Some of the girls are so vigorous that they cross the nib of my foun- tain pens"