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New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Miss Rhea Massicotte, soprano. Of this city and Paul Gmphrey, piano soioist Of Bristol, presented very en- tertaining program Of music at tho Community theatcr in Bristol Tues day evening when the following well arranged program was given: Novellcttcn ...... Schumann. op. 2i Nocturne ........ Claude Dcbussy l Dreams Of Love. Franz Liszt. No. : l Rigoletto, Concert Paraphrsse. Liszt Mr. Umphrcy
 Aria. "Eiturna Nincitor" from Aida" ................ Verdi
 Miss MassicOtte
 Caprice Espagnol --............ ............. M9szkowski. op. 57 Romance ..... Sibelius, op. ei. No. 2 Concert Waltz. Rudolf Friml. op. 12
 Mir. Emphrey
 Arictie Were l Sunshine" .... Vidal Carnayal ....... Fourdraiu Over the steppe ...... Gretchaninoff stanchen serenade, 'HoimIiche AufforderunsF tThe Lovers pledgc) ........--....... Strauss
 Miss Massicotte
 Premiere Bailade .... Chopin. op. g
 Mr Imphrey
 My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair
 .--....-......-.. Hayden Songs Of the Open ........ IaForgc The Heart of q Rose ....... Warren The Two MaElrians ........ CurraH
 Miss Massicotte
 Dance Of Desire .............. pstt Staccato Caprice .-.--..... Nogricl Hungarian Eapsodie No 6 .... Lisz
 Mir. Tmphrcy
  Miss Eioisc TnkoIlaclr. daughter of Mir. ard Mrs Max I-nkeihsch of Black Rock avenue has returned from the Boston University to spend her spring recess with her parents. Arthur T. McGuire. son of Mir. and ] Mrs. r. L. McGuire Of Wallace street. 1 s spending his spring vacation from ] he C1rnc School Of OptOmetry, Bos- I on. Mass. with his paTenlA
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

4 It's, Of the box holders for the American Legion play. Going Up." include George T. KimbaiL 4. O. Kimba1I. C. r. Bennett. E. 4. Moore. L. H. Psase. A. F. Corbin. C. s. Lander. H. F. Kimball. (. r. smith. r. H. Cooper. r. II. Johnston. H. S. Hari T. A. B. society.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Miss Katherine Bastress has re- turned to Wellesley college after spending few days visiting friends in East Berlin.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

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New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

At the annual meeting of the New Britain '. ". C. 4. held Wednesday the follouing directors were elected 10 serve for a term of three years: Mrs. John Fellows. Mrs. Stanley Goss, Mrs. r. q. Plstt. Miss Gertrude Rog- CTS. Miss Grace stoEell. Mrs. George W. Trsut, Miss Mary whittlesey. Mrs. DeIHs Young. Mrs Ray ". Leach was also appointed 10 hIl the unex- pired term of Mrs. ?. J. Porter. The directors will meet on Wednesday morning, April 2srd to elect their of- fcers,
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

The woman's club of Maple Hill will hold the annual meeting We'd nesday afternoon, April 18th at I o'clock at the home of Mrs. II. R. tienhardt Of Golf street. Mrs. l.. F. Dary and Mrs. W. A. Kinner will as- sist as hostesses.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Mrs. Hovard Parsons of Steele street will leave Tuesday for Beau mont. Texas. to spend several days with Mrs. Wilbur Gilbert. later going on to California to visit her parents.
 
 The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Boys
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Miss AmaIia Traut. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George Traut of wcsi Main street. has returned To Wclies- Icy college after sprnding her vaca- iion with her parents
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Mrs. Arthur EimhaI of Lexington street returned Thursday from New York city.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Mrs. W. C. Sears and son. Harri- son Of Trumbull street, will leave to- morrow to spend two months in the west
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Sophie Mesh ken, daughter of Edward Meshken of Hart street, to Alfred Levitt, son of Mrs and Mrs. L. c. Levitt of Rus sell street. The engagement was an- nounced last week at bridge party which Miss Nellie Levitt gave at her home.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Mr. and Mrs. John r King of Worcester. Mass. have hren fhc re- rent guests Of Daniel Clark of Fair ticu street.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Miss r"nstance Taylor. daughter rf Mr and Mrs Taylor nf Berlin. ITO turned Thursday tn Cornell univsr- sity after spending her spring recess al her home.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Miss Ruth Fish. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. I. Fish Of the Shuttle Meadow club. was among the cast taking part in inc pantomimc Snow White and ''Thc Seven Dwarfs" which was presented by the pupils of inc American School for the Deaf under the direction of Mrs. Haliie Gelhart Reynolds. last evening in tho school auditorium in West Hart ford. There will bc second per- 'sormance tonight Miss Fish recent iy won first prize for costume de- signed al inc school.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Mrs. Charles P, Merwin gave de- lightful bridge party at her home on Trumbull street Friday afternoon fo, Miss Dorothy Kelley Of Winchester, Mass Miss Kelley is the guest of Mrs. Merwin's mother, Mrs. GcorEs Corbin of Lexington street.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Arthur T. Mcclure. son of Mir. and Mrs. r. l.. McGuire of Wallace street. is spending his spring vacation from The C1ync School of Opiomctry. Bos- ton. Mass, with his garentA
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Mrs. H, Thompson Morgan of Philadelphia is the house guest of Miss Miriam Mouat, daughter Of Mir. and Mrs Laurence Mouat Of Grove Hill.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

The annual Easter dance of the Gamma Chaptes of the Alpha Delta Sigma fraternity was held last eve- ming at the Burritt Hotel. The pa irons and patronesses were Mir. and Mrs Dewitt Riley and Mir. and Mrs. Albert Scripture. Trinity Bacchana- lian orchestra furnished the music for dancing.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Miss Ella Ferguson and Miss Anna Nave are in charge of the regular monthly social and bridge party which members Of the Business and Profes- sional Women's club will hold at the club house on High street Thursday, April 24th.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Mrs. William Montague and her niece. Miss Polly Morse of HarI"y street. lrft today for New York city to spend several days
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Mrs. William Middlemass and daughter Miss Margaret Middlemass of South High street, will spend part of next week with Mrs. Alden Rickey of New York city.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Mrs. William T. Soper of New York city has taken n summer home on Long Island this season which she will open early in June.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-12

Members of the Dartmouth club of this city held a meeting Monday eve ming at the Burritt Hotel at s:15 o'clock. Harry Hillman, Dartmouth's famous athlete was the speaker. Mr. HiIlman gave very interesting talk on the Olympic games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
MERIDIAN RATES
 AGAIN INVOLVED
Alabama Rates On Hay And Gravel To Be
 Adjusted
(State Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 12.- The Alabama Public Service commis- sion today ordered an investigation of rates on hay and gravel between points in Alabama involved in the Meridian rate case of the Interstate Commerce commission. The investigation was in the form of citation to the Alabama Great Southern, Alabama, Tennessee and Northern, Mobile and Ohio and Southern railroads, involving rates on hay and gravel between Birmingham, Demopolis, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma and Tuscaloosa on the one hand, and stations on the lines of the four rail roads mentioned with POO miles of Meridian, Miss.
 Rates on hay and gravel in the ter ritory referred to had been established by the interstate commerce commis sion in its order in the famous Meri dian rate case some time ago. Upon petition of the Alabama commission, however, the interstate commerce com sion issued a further order cancelling and setting aside its previous decision as to hay and gravel rates so far aA Alabama intrastate traffic is concerned effective on and after December p. As q result, the Alabama commission has initiated the investigation to determine rates to be applied in the territory referred to where the order of the inter- state commerce commission formerly applied. Hearing on the citation was set for December l, at Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
SHORN FRESHMEN APPLY. SHEARS TO INSTRUCTORS
Louisiana State Under classmen Seek Revenge
 In High School

BATON ROUGE, La, Nov. 12.- Three hundred Louisiana State Uni yersity freshmen whose heads were shaved last night by upper class men, went on a rampage today and before things had quieted down had invaded the Baton Rouge high school, dragged stu dents. and teachers from the rooms and cut their hair of three women teachers, a number of girl students and scores of boys. The wholesale shearing process at the university last night was an annual event, as was the swarming over the city today, but the invasion of the high school was something not on the program.
 The freshmen visited the high school last year but confined their activities to yelling and interrupting the classes. Members of the high school faculty to- day in anticipation of another visit instructed their pupils to remain in. their seats. The freshmen invaded the school and finding doors locked in some instances proceeded to force them. Girls and boys dragged out of their seats, many of the girls in tears, and taken into the halls and schoolyard where freshmen armed with scissors and clippers went to work on them. Five of the teachers were surrounded but two of them waded through the freshmen ranks skipping their captors aside in man fashion.
 The feminine victims were not treated ruthlessly, their hair was not ruined" as one of the girls termed it, but the matches of the boys was butchered so badly all of them had to visit barber shops and have it clipped to the scalp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
COOLIDGE BANS TAX CUT MOVES
 AT NEXT SESSION
President Prefers To Wait For Friendly Con-
 gress To Push Plan
(By Leased Wire To Age Herald.)

(By Leased Wire To Age-Herald.)
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Propo- sals by some republican members of con- gress to bring up the question of tax revision at the coming session have been definitely vetoed by the administration. This was made known following a con- ference between President Coolidge and Secretary of the Treasury Mellon Wednesday.
 There were indications also that sug- gestions of an extra session are not be- ing favorably viewed by the White House, though the Presient still is open to conviction on this question. Agi- tation for an extra session is to be started in congress with Borah as one of the leaders. If the demand becomes strong enough, the President may yield.
 President Coolidge and Secretary Mel lon agreed thatNit would be useless to push tax revision at the coming ses- sion, which lasts only until March 4, and which will be occupied with the routine appropriation bills which will require most of that time.
 Horizontal Cut Suggested
 There is talk in congress of enact ing a resolution making a horizontal cut of say 25 per cent in taxes on in comes earned in the calendar year of 1924 and payable next year. Such a flat cut was made in taxes payable this year under the old law. Senator Smoot, chairman of the senate finance committee, favors such a reduction.
 Until the question of an extra ses- sion is finally decided, business men will not know definitely whether or not to count on further tax reduction on in- comes for the calendar year, 1925.
 When President Coolidge reluctantly signed the present tax law last June, he emphatically expressed his disapproval of many of its sections.
 "A correction of its defects may be left to the next session of congress" he said. 'I trust bill less political and more truly economic may be passed at that time. To that end I shall bend all my energies
 Prefers To Wait
 However, instead of having the cor rective work done at the next session, the President now thinks the wiser plan is to have it undertaken by the next congress, when he will have less trouble with the La Toilette group than in the present one.
 No recommendations for tax revision will be contained in the Presidents mes sage to congress next month, though he may include request for abolition of the publicity feature.
 Meanwhile the appropriations com mittee of the house has made an early start toward preparing the annual sup ply bills. Hearings were begun on the department of interior bill Wednesday. This work is of a tedious, time-consum. ing nature, and consists largely of ques- tioning bureau chiefs regarding the ne- cessity for various items in the appro- priation requests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
FLORENCE ROAD
 TO BE CONCERTED
Highway Board Asks For Bids On Seven Mile
 Stretch
Muscle Shoals Bureau)

FLORENCE, Ala, Nov. 12.-Bids have been asked by the state highway commission for the construction of seven miles of hard surface road between Florence and Killen. This road is a connecting link between Florence and east Lauderdale county. The bids are to be opened on December IF, and the contract will be let at that time and work will be started immediately there after, it is stated by the commission. Approximately five miles of the road be- ginning at the city limits of Florence are to be of concrete and will be the link in the Lee highway that will con- meet this city by a paved road with the highways that will cross Wilson Dam when it is completed.
 This project is one of the most i'm portant links of this county and the fact that bids are being asked and the road is to be constructed as rapidly as possible is being hailed with delight by the people of Florence and the eastern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
NOVEMBER 1s, 1924

vest progressed in Louisiana, but the crop is poor. It was rather too warm for hardy truck crops such as celery, lettuce and cabbage in Florida.
 Citrus fruit conditions were improved in Florida during the past week and favorable reports continue from Texas. The, pecan crop is reported light in Georgia
 Conditions by states include:
 Flowing Is Delayed
 Alabams--Unseason warm with continued droughty conditions badly de- layed blowing and planting of fall and winter crops, and water scarce for cat tie; wells dry in many sections. Cot ton picking continues in scattered areas of extreme north. Corn harvesting we'll advanced and finished in many areas, Sweet potato. harvesting progressed we'll. Truck crops, vegetables and pastures seriously injured by drought and dry ing up badly. Grinding sugar cane in creasing in more southern counties.
 Mississippi-Generally moderate sum shine with light to moderate precipita- tion mostly limited to northern third; temperature abnormally high. Excel iept progress in gathering remaining cot ton and corn. Droughty conditions prev alent over southern two thirds, running gardens, pastures and truck and pre- venting fall blowing and seeding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
AFRAID SHE
 COULD NOT LIVE
Operation Advised, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
 Made It Unnecessary
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Glasgow, Kentucky.-"I was run down, nervous, with no appetite. My
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
ENDS
 N DOHENY CASE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12.-Testi- mony was closed here today in the gov ernment suit to cancel the $100,O00, ,000 Elk Hills naval reserve oil contracts and leases with the Pan-American Pe- troleum and Transport company on charges of conspiracy to defraud. Argu- ments in the case will start tomorrow
 Owen J. Roberts, government prose- cutor, will open the arguments tomor- row. Atlee Pomerene, former senator, will also present government arguments. The defense will be argued by Frank J. Hogan, Frederic R. Kellogg and Wal ter K. Fuller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13

mart of the county in particular. The road will also be a great help to tourists who nave found this seven mile stretch bad heretofore. The project is to cost $175 900, this sum having been set aside by the commission for the purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
CONTRACT IS LET
 FOR v MILE ROAD
Project Extends From WedOwee
 To Chambers

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 12.- The state highway commission today awarded contract for a project in Randolph county comprising 17 miles of top soil road from the Chambers County line to Wedowee. Contract for grading and surfacing went to the Hicks Construction company of Marion, Ala, for $126,511.32 and for bridges on the project to W. J. Brison Paving company and G. l.. Wade of Jackson vile, Fla, for $40 0,944.O4.
 Contract for repairs to the bridge over the Conecuh river in Pike coun- ty, on the highway between Montgom- cry and Troy was awarded to Hodgson and Jones of Montgomery for $8, ,79S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13

table Compound. She had never used it herself, but she said one of her neighbors suffered just like I did, and it cured her. After I had taken four bottles the pain left my side. I had a fine appetite to eat anything that was put before me, and 1 began to do all my work and my washing, something I hadn't done for years. 1am dress maker, and this last fall I began sui ering with my side again, so I began takingthe Vegetable Compoundag4in. Iamon my fourth bottle, which makes eight in all have taken. l feel so much better when I take it and every. body tells me I look better. My appe- tite improves and I feel stronger in every way. I am very nervous wo. man and it seems to help my nerves so much. Mrs. MAGGIE WALLER, Glasgow, Kentucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
FAITH IN COURTS
 TO BE RESTORE
Judge Deplores Loss Sentencs
 Negro Slayer To Gall0ws9

CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Public faith S the Courts, the states attorney and ty police must be re-established, Chief Jfl tice Jacob Hopkins of the crimir
 court declared today in sentencing Lalt renee Washington, n negro, to hang fl murder. Washington, one of pair ls negro bandits, recently pleaded gull
 to the murder of an Evanston confP tiOner, '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
How. To Solve Cross-Word Puzzles

How O SOIVe OfO8S.W ora TuZZIeS
 The numbered squares the starting points for words extending horizontally vertically both One letter to square, Words end at first black square encountered border of puzzle Pick out word that fits given defni ton space This gives you clue to other words that cross it. and they in turn to still other words.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
A GRANDAD NOW

Tax Collector James K. Hawkif was the happiest man in the cour house Wednesday. He spent most of tL time in giving the reason, which WI that he can now claim the title "gran'
 father" Grandfather Jimmie. as n was hailed by his friends, said that !. son had been bron to Mir. and MI Felix F. Baker Tuesday night. Fs several years prior to her marriagi Mrs. Baker assisted her father in tx
 tax collectors office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD
1924 COTTONCROP
 MOSTLY PICKED
Fall Flowing Progresses Satisfactorily, But
 Truck Needs Rain

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. x Crop conditions in Southern states during the week ending yesterday were summarized today by the department of agriculture as follows:
 Another warm and mostly dry week in the cotton growing states gave a con tinuation of favorable weather for pick ing and ginning. There was little or no rain except in the northwestern portion of the belt and warm weather prevailed throughout the area. =.
 Picking has been about completed in Texas except in the west and north west portions, and has been nearly fin ished in southern Oklahoma. Late bolls were opening nicely in the last named state. Elsewhere there is very little cot ton ungathered except in the northern and northeastern portions of the belt and harvest made rapid advance in these sections.
 Yields continue to show better than expected in North Carolina, due largely to the long period of favorable weather after the September rains.
 Grain Seeding Progressed
 In the South Atlantic grain area seed ing advanced satisfactorily and grain already in was doing we'll, but else where in the south there was a decided lack of moisture, though showers were helpful in Arkansas and northern Texas.
 Garden and truck crops need mois- ture in nearly all sections of the south ern states, though the need is less ur- gent in Atlantic coast districts than elsewhere. Late gardens and fall and winter truck have been seriously in- jured in the central and west gulf areas though conditions were favorable for irrigated truck in Texas. Sugar beets have been mostly gathered under favor able weather conditions with satisfac- tory results quite general. Cane har-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-13

6AuO Ao0 SANCIA AAAC trouble for five or six years. Attimes itwas all could do to.live, ,andthe doc tor said l couldn't live but a short time longer with out an operation. T h a t W a s tw o years ago. My sis ter-in-law recon. mended Lydia B.
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New Britain herald., 1924-02-15
NEIGHBORS TO EXPRESS
 OPPOSITION TO GARAGE
Belyiderc Residents Will Be Given Hearing Next Thursday Night
 On Andrews Project

Building Inspector John c. Gil chreest announced this afternoon that a hearing will be held at his office next Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock on the proposed construction of store, auto salesroom and garage on property owned by Robert Andrews at 1513 Stanley street Residents of that neighborhood will be given an oppor- tunity to register their objections.
 The zoning committee and property owners in the vicinity of Mr. Andrews property have already appealed to Mayor A. M. Paonessa to do what ever is in his power to prevent the construction of the proposed building and the mayor, whose home is direct ly opposite the site of the building, will personally register objection to the granting of a permit.
 Under the provisions of the char ter, building permit will not be giv- en for public garage in a residentia neighborhood unless the adjoining property owners waive their right Ito restrain the erection of such q build ing.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-15
Pride Circle Entertains
 Court Charter Oak, F. of A,

Pride Circle, Lady Foresters, en- tertaincd members of Court Charter Oak at a Valentine social last night, and the affair proved one of the most enjoyable in the history of Pride Cir cle. A regular meeting preceded the social.
 John J. Hyland acted as escort for the guests. Commander Bproski of Court Charter Oak, Commander Beng- son of Pride Circle, Mrs. John J. Null vihill. past commander of Pride Cir cle, and William Geary of Court Char ter Oak were the speakers. Messrs. Olson, Albanese and Sinto, and Miss Florence Faulkner favored with vocal numbers, and Miss Anna Nave was on the program for piano selection
 Following the entertainment, lunch was served. The tables were prettily decorated in Valentine day colors.