New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1919, Page 11

BARNARD WOMEN FEAR FOR DEGREES Qlaim Discrimination Because They Dropped German New York, May 8. —Fears of many Barnard college students that they may not receive graduation diplomas because they refused to take German courses during the war will be in- vestigated at a mass meeting the house of Mrs. Oliver Cromweli Field next Monday night Mrs. Field, who is president American Relief Legion, and been active in ating importation of German said yesterdav that she has received letters calling her attention to th matter. One of them received thre weeks ago said seven or eight girls would be debarred from Thecause they dropped the courses for patriotic reasons. The latest letter recei 1d on the subject read: ‘Can you not help the rnard college who are held account of German, or prevail their parents to take some action? Can vou not impress them that, although they may , wrealize the t 'm being them, they inly will later when they will regret so tamely sub- mitting to it? Would it not be pos- sible to. suggest to their parents the possibility of carrying the matter into court, and compelling the col- lege authorities to allow them {0 raduate, to which they are entitled for their work of years, or. if their diplomas are withheld from the that they bring suit for damages.” The writer of the unsigned letter added that it is unlikely that all will e held up. but that some may unless strong influence is braught to bear. Miss Katherine Doty, secretary Barnard college, said that while Ger- man prescribed for seniors, a few itudents have been allowed to substi- ute Spanish for it. She declared that %0 senior had protested against Ger- man on patriotic grounds and added hat a “very few’ seniors were defi- cient in German and that “more’ are ficient in French. This would seem ate. Miss Doty said, that the ency is not due to patriotic rea- E refused to say whether man 1 been compulsory m classes below the senior class. She another examination will he , er and that per] the defi- fent students may pass at that time. “he characterized the infarmation in he letters to Mrs. Field “distort- A vision” of the matter. Mrs. Field asserted that she had seen unable to see any of the officials of the coll She declared she was old by one of the teachers that th action among the stu- added her life hhd itened recently in a numher which she said had been | to Postmaster Patten. CAUSED DEATH. the has against th commoditic: of German by Fi girls at up on upon united upon not done I on, She s no dissa ts. een af letters, urned ove She th SAY CRIM Implicated in New Canaan Authorities Hear. Woman Case, * Bridgeport, May 8.—“A criminal act was the cause of the death of the woman whose body was found in the woods east of New Canaan, but the nature of the crime I do not feel safe n divulging,” was the brief statement of County Coroner John Phelan vesterday after official reports Dr. Rruce Eaver, of Stamford, who e “mined the body. of Medical E: iminer M rook, of New Canaan. As to cha at Stamford that woman was implicated in the mystery. the of that were silent The hody. the police found. had heen exposed in the woods ahout veelis. The supposed murdered wom- who has not heen identified, 20 vears old by nd es city sn inder was TRUAND. 2,000 Non-Union Workers Join Plant Tieup. Toledo Toledo, May union workers and Electric joined 8,500 in protest week Three of button-holed all both plants and asked I'nion heads officially men had been locked out and as- a esult each of the 10,500 workers out will hegin draw a weekly al- lowance from union treasury No disorder attempted. 8.—About 2,000 non- it the Willys-Overland Auto-Light pl e union men already out zainst a forty-cight-hour nts shifts 150 pickets ea work ch entering them to quit. declared the to the was SWISS VOTE INCOME TAX. Alone Oppose Debt. Geneva and Neufchatel Plan to Pay War Bernes M 8 —The citizens Switzerland 300,000 votes to 000 hav »proved a measure, posing a war tax on incomes, the tax to be levied until half of the coun- try's debt due to the war is paid off. The only Cantons which returned a majority against the scheme were Geneva and Neufchatel +The tax is to be applied to incomes exceeding 4,000 francs, with a pro- gressive increase in taxation on the larger amounts. of 163 im- v by CONN. GOES OVER TOP. Hartford, May 8.—Connecticut officially reported from first federal reserve district headquarters at Bos- n today as having exceeded its fuota of $50,000,000. Additional subscriptions today of $3.479,000 were reported by the New England head- auarters. Announcement of an ad- ditional subscription of $3,000,000 by the Travelers’ Imsurance Co. this noon $2,800,000 of which was cred- ited to Hartford, further increased the state’s total to ,185,000 the central district’s total to nearly $36, $00,000 and the city’s total to nearly $28,000,000. 1% graduating | Mrs. | { meeting there i | of Lexington street ' school hall e CITY ITEMS Give it to the childr New Maid Bread. J. E. Murphy Sons.—advt. The Parents and Teachers’ assocla- tion met last evening at the Small school, when an address was de- livered by the Rev. J. B. Klingbers. A minstrel overture group from the BEast street school entertained, and solections from Emil Malmgren, Mrs. C. Marsland, and Mrs. Giardino were given. Mr. D. Russell at dinner, of and Mrs. Tsaac tained last evening, Mrs. H. Poushee, who have been the guests nd Mrs. Rodman Chamberlal Vine street Friday. for forei e Mr. and M Mr of n »men will be held at tho Y. W A, Friday evening at o'clock an entertainment and dance will be given for the husiness girls of the city. A meetin, Mark's Epis this evening, at § o'clock, in the parish house, when William ¢, Sturgis, P. H. D., the educational secretary of the board of missions, will give an ad-| dress. The election of officers and the appointment of the executive com- mittee for the ensuing year will take place. Mr. and Mrs. Lexington street have visitor, their daughter, T. Cleland, of of the Men's club of H. Davison, of been having as Mrs. Hard- Williamston, E. a man ho Rev. and Mrs, Henry W. Maie treet, have been enter- Maier mother, M ic, Conn. and a dinner William L. taining Sarah last of | Miss guest, evening Mrs Nute, Turkey Mr. and of Grove the Rev. Chins terday held at church. St Ma hold a whist hall tomorrow o'clock. Ladies A, Friday evening, advt. Com ut this G P Platt, vesterday Fou Chow, Mrs. Frederick Hill, entertained, Mr. Hodus, of who delivered an addre: at the missiona conference the Center Congregational s Temperance society will and dance at Booth evening, at 8:30 B. whist,and dance, May 9. Booth's hall anies 1, 3 and 4 were called afternoon to a fire an Orange which was soon extinguished The fire was in a few boxes of waste. Hilding 15. Foberg of 59 Arch street, has returned from France where saw service for a year with the 104th \cro Squadron. He was in the drives at St. Mihiel, Argonne and Verdun, and escaped injury in cach conflict. The police were called to the home ames Myers of 749 Stanley street - this morning, on a complaint Myers was creating trouble and threatened to commit suicide. ers made his escape before the ar- 1 of the officers. Ralph Brerly of street, Springtield, the police late yesterday that his automobile skidded against belonging to Howard Ibe of ear that 59 M Buckingham reported to afternoon a car Laurel street, to avoid striking another car which Mary's cemete! a jitney driver, was sted this afternoon by Traffic Offi- Atwater, for leaving his car standing in of a hydrant at Crowell's corner. Joseph Domelski, of Lee street, was rested fternoon at his home beating his wife. A meeting of the New club, N. R will be ning at 8 o’clock at the state to hear a report of the committee on rarge. The White Rose club wiil hold regular meeting in Electric hall evening. Britain Rifle held this ev armory executive its this Ladies’ T. A. and B. so- « will hold its regular meeting th evening at 8 o'clock in St. Mar: The whist committee ur- gently requests the members to return all unsold tickets and a full ance of the whist committee is desired Give it to the children. New Maid i! J Murphy Sons.—advt. Blizabath McGrath, a nurse the United States hospital, at Eas N. Y., will return to the hos fter a week’'s visit with her at 166 Main street. br View, pital mother Less With Each Day. The third W s 1. W day's < of the vesterday the leaders declared that steps calcu- lated to hurl the capitalist class into eternity were to be discussed. The chief question before the scat- tered crowd, which seems to grow thinner each day, w resolution against ‘“contract and piece-work.” If they wanted any work at all they did not want “contract and picce-work, was the decision. Two other resolutions were debated. One was that no official of the or- ganization could draw a salary for more than two vears. This was re- ferred to committe that no relief fund except to men would be available in jail and their fami- lies and that no organization funds would be used for This was adopted REALTY TRANSFERS. The following realty trans recorded with the cit Leo Levinson and Hy Anthony Mirante, street; T. Cherniak to Leo Levinson, land and buildings at 1 West street: Anson A. Mills to Bli beth W. Wells, land on street; Michael T. White to holin, land on Dewey street; Land company to 1. Go at Belvidere Manor. ers were clerk toda land on Waest a- Lincoln Bodwell New Britain Council, No. 26. F. B. : S Judd's hall, be a social Four prizes will be playing. will for members only. given. No charge for copal church will be held | yes- | he | Hartford, when he tried | attend- | defense purposes. | land 'MUCH BUILDING WORK IS UNDER WAY en- | Weston, | | can | | Construction Program Being - tended to ALl States Washington, D. C., May 8.—-Despite the failure of numerous important ap- propriation measures in the sixt. will be held towerrow 2 o'clock, Rev. Dr. G. W afternoon at €. Hill ofi- | ciating. | grave fifth congress, because of the republi- | filibuster, the Federal govern- ment is getting a large amount of building and construction work under way . It serves the purpose of ac- complishing important developments, which fell behind because of the war, | ;and at the same time furnishes em- vloyment for thousands of workaers, a very great many of whom have been | in the army or the navy. | | | H i until { made | ways. convention | Iacked excitement, although | i highw | hela By the end of the fiscal year here will be available for federal or state highway construction mo. t £ t 000 is available for maintenance and construction and there is also an item for $9,050,- { 000 for new hospitals and ments to old ones needed by the public health service for disabled war veterans by the end of this year. The spending of the 5 appropriated for fedcral aid tor - work depends upon action I the states, A st in order to r ceive federal aid, must appropriate A sum equal to at least the federal Zovernment's appropriation for | State legislatures are rapidly falliog into line to meet the Federal requir ment in this particular, and it is cer- tain that most of them will take - vantage of the opportunity to zct government aid. River and Harbor Work. The river and harbor improvemear program takes in almost every s tion of the country. More than $1 000,000 will be spent along the M sissippi and approximately $2,500,000 1long the Ohio river and about a half million along the Missouri river. This work will go forward regardles: current labor and material costs, 1nd will prove an important factor in improving bhusiness and labor condi- tions in the localities affected. The building program of the publ health service, to meet the requir ments of soldiers and ilors availing themselv of their privileges indoer the war risk act, ‘calls for remodel- ing and additions to hospital projects at Camp Cody, New Mexico: Hancock, Georgi Camp Johnston, Florida; Camp gard, Louisiana; Camp Logan, Te Camp TFremont, California, and the nitrate plant at Perryville, Marylana A hospital project in Cook County, Tinois, will cost $3,000,000 and a sanatorium at Dawson Springs, F $900,000 The failure of congress to make an stat Joseph Beaure- department’s building up about 150 most of them post Almost every state in the union is represented in this list of deferred projects, which would involve an expenditure of about $23,000,000. The next congress is expected to mal this money available. Despite the handicap which the re- publican filibuster in the last congre: threw on the government department they are straining every energy to get necessary construction work under way, in order that the count: may cateh up with its delayed develop- ment program and provide employ ment for thousands of dischareg,d fighters and released war wor during the period of readjustment. program needed office nnas projects, building: DEATHS AND FUNERALS Mrs, Lulie Willard, Lulic Smith Willard died ves- afternoon after an illness of months. On January 18 she knocked down by a trolley car at the center. She was employed for a number of years in the office at Lan- ders, Frary & Clark’s, and later, and the night of the accident, as clerk at the Boston store, where she many friends by her ple She was member of South Congregational church. leaves to Charles W. Smith., a veteran of Civil war; a brother, Robert C. Smith of Westville and a sister, Carrie I. Smith. Funeral services will be held at her late home, 411 West Main street, Fri- day afternoon at 2 o'clock, Dr. officiating. Burial will“be in Fairview Mrs. terday several the She the Mis | cemetery. ' | mons | The other was ! | The remains will I | | man Kinbum to | | street, ! McManus was 82 other f be 11 hold their regular meeting in | Friday evening. After the | whist | Mrs. Aurcle Hosford. Aurele Hosford, widow of the late Orville Hosford, of Cornwall, died early this morning at the home of her niece, Mrs. George Beckett, of 15 Em- place. Mrs. Hosford was $6 vears of age and spent the greater part of her life in Cornwall, coming to this city to live ahout a vear ago. be taken to Corn- wall Saturday morning and interment will be in the cemetery in that town. No services will be held in this city | prior to the burial. Mrs. Ellen McMannus, Dut to ill-health coincident with ad- vanced age, Mrs. Ellen McManus passed aw: at her home, 13 Summer yesterday afternoon. Mrs. years of age and had nt of New mourned by been a life-long re: ain, and her death i wide circle of friends. She was the widow of the late Alonzo McManu who for many vears held the office mechanical superintendent of the Vorth & Judd factory. As as can be ascertained, she leaves no relatives an a niece, Mrs. Edna Allen, f Baltimore, Md. Tho funeral will tomorrow afiernoon at Rev. . W. Maier will held o’clock. ciate. offi- Mas, funeral Lonic Willard. The Mrs. Louie Willard of { the soldier | Stevens, {Kans of i ican Red Cross to get her | collapse of { can ph | officers and soldiers. | forth { ana Ser j now stationed at Monastir, ! is lending effective aid ant | mourn her loss, her father, ! (@ || Hill | Miss Anna Bigle; The funeral of Miss Anna Bigley, was held at 9 o'clock this morning in e church of st. John the Evangelist, A solemn high mass of requiem vy cclebrated by Rev. John J. Fit ald. Rev. Patrick Daly was deacon and Rev. J. Leo Sullivan was su deacon. TRev. John J. Fitzgerald offi- ated at the committal service at the in the new Catholic cemetery. 14 AMERICAN WOMEN. WORK AS DOCTORS Are Assisting Red Cross in Bal- 1821, | aid | han $266,000,000. More than $30,000,- | river and harbor | worlk, improve- | kans—Caring for Needy siberia (By doctors in the ting the American Red work Mail) —Fourteen are now Nish, American B Cr sick and destitute. Ikans, ass in its of caring for the These doctors are | from the American Women's hospital 000,000 - I Camp | . appropriation to care for the Treasury | Puilt York and are located In Ser- Montenegro and Albania. orbia, where the at bia, Six are destitution and s is greatest. Some of the 14 decorations been picuous service among nd refugees. They are: rjorie Burnham, of Ashta- Dr. Mary H. Elliott, of New York; Dr. Harriet M. ais, of Dorchester, Mass.; Dr. Alberta M. Greene, of Judith Bay, Mont.; Dr. Lulu Peters, of New York: Dr. Marion C of Reading, Mass.; Dr. Regina, | of Buffalo, N. Y.; Dr. Mabel lood, of Elmir NN Dy, Catherine M. ('ook, of Washington Dr. Catherine M. Cook, of Was g ton, Pa., and Dr. Dora E. Bowman, of s Citv, Mo, assisting the American Red Cross docto in Mon- tencgro; Dr. Nell G. W. Bartram, of Huntington, Pa.; Dr. Mary J. H man, of Philadelphia, and Dr. S E. Foulks, of Burlington, N doing similar work in Albania. At the first call of help Greece, Dr. Keyes came to Voc near the Greek-Serbian frontier, where she set up a hospital. She was given a handful of medical supplies intended for Syria. The ship whjch s to supply her hospital never reached Greece. It fell a vietim to a German submarin With the crip- pled condition of transport through Serbia it was impossible for the Amer- the nece: no ope beds, her small received for cor or cited Dr. bula, Ohio M Flood Keyes P are ah are from sary equipment. She had ating table, no sterilizers, no stoves—no nothing except kit of surgical instrumen a a few pounds of medicines. A carpenter an operating table of old dry goods cases. Dr. Keves borrowed some iron beds from an abandoned military hospital. Old gasoline cans were made into stoves, stove pipes, dishes, kettles, sterilizers and every- thing needed to aid in an emergenc With these nondescript furnishings and with the aid of Dr. Mabel 'Flood, of Elmira, and two American nurses, opened the first American hospital in northern Greece. When the French and Serbians be- gan their memorable attack on the Bulgarians which. culminated in the Bulgaria, Dr. Keyes was asked by the French army authorities to accompany their troops as regi- mental surgeon. The plucky Ameri- sician served throughout the treating hundreds of wounded Her work drew the warmest expressions of and thanks from the French bian commands. Dr. Keves is Serbia, and to the Ame can Red Cross in caring for the and wounded soldiers who are return- ing to their homes from Austria and Germany. attack, praise = ic CONN. AND PENN ARE STANDING ALONE NOW | Are Ouly Two States in North Whose Two Senators Opposed Federal Sufirage Amendment, Connecticut and Pennsylvania are |the only two states in the north which !are listed in the {tional woman's party as having | senators apposed to ti | hope | would poll made by the na- both federal suf- There is even Pennsylvani over, which alone with amendment. that one af senators may be won leave Connecticut frag jonly a few af the southern states to | boust a solid vote in the senate in op- ! majority | i | position to federal woman suft The national woman’s part claiming any promise from Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania that he will change his vote. All that they are counting upon remark which he made to one of the canvassers to the effect that “‘there more Joy over ane sinner that repenteth than over nine and ninety that have never gone astray.” . There are 18 Western states and one ate in the East whose congressional delegations, both senators and repre- sentatives, are solid for the federal suffrage amendment. In there are 19 states which will vote, thus making 3 unanimous or amendment four for m ge. is not is a give a with votes either for the 1 inst even <t tes, are the equally amend- -all from the jority vote mendment and a Just these states solid as compared of it. vote ment, idly in favor nd- ¢ addition, | inf _| Southern |_——!—_I A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN A is successta manages his affairs “income is greater outgo."” man who that his | l o than | | A man can manage such af- much better if he kind of a “banking such a connec- it .you will allow us it. as yon fairs the right connection”; has tion, suggest here. to will secure We would like to talk it over with time —but, you—any You another say pardon “the sooner the better.” S TR g Financial el S T IR e ( WALL STREET STOCK 30 a. m.- ivity in ~Renewal shippings almost trading in w high Atlantic Gulf Co., Mexican Wall Street, 10: of speculative ac and oils at gains of 1 to Points attended the ea the stock market tod records were made and Sinclair Oil. Petroleum and Pan-American Petrol- cum o were very strong. T S Steel's rise of a point was among the reassuring featur Coppers to yesterd gains and tobaccos ! were strongest of the specialties. Wall Street Noon—Trading in oils during the morning bordered on the sensational. Texas led, jumping as much points between sales to 59. an over night advance of 19 1 points in addition to vesterday's rise of 16 points. Gains of to 41 points marked Petroleum, Panama. Sinclair. Atlantic Gulf points and General Motors of the equipments, cohol gained 1 to 4 tinued strong, rising to 100 1- highest list price since the passing the extra dividend. Investment reacted but minor issues were strong Wall Street, 1:30 p. m.—The ma ket slowed down during the noon hour but reactions amang leaders, notably Texas Co. and U. S. Steel, were bal- anced by further gains elsewhere Standard rails were firmer. Atlant 11If doubled its 1in and American Woolen and Central Leather led the stronger pi industrials. especially Texas and Pacific Lou San Francisco, were forward later with shippines, hut U. . Steel and a few other leaders reacted 1 to 2 points. The closing was strong. Sales approximated 1,650,000 sharves. as 4 advanced 2 | and several also Industrial Al- U. S. Steel con- and St rushed Exchange quota- Richter & Co., New York stock New tions furnished members of Exchange: ! May 8, Iligh Low S4 3 .110% 109 9834 York Stock by the 1919. Close 83 110 Am Am Am C Am Am Am Am Beet Sugary Agri Chem .. ar & Fdy Co. Can Loco Smelt Sugar A OB RN Am Tel & Tel Anaconda Cop A TS Fe Ry Co .. Baldwin Loco B & O B R TALE Beth Steel B Butte Superior Can Pac Cen Leath Ches & O . Chino Cop Chi Mil & St Col F & 1 Cons G Crucible Del & Hud Distiliers Sec Brie | Erie 15t pfd Gen Edec Goodrich Rub Great Nor pfd Gt Nor Ore Cetfs Inspiration Interborough Interboro pfd Kansas City so Kennec Copper Lack Steel Lehigh Val Louis & Nash Max Motor com Mex Petroleum National Lead . N Y C & Hudson. Nev (ons NYNH& | Northern Norfolk Pac Mail S Penn R R . People's Gi Pressed Steel Paul 45 o ina 1013 Steel .... 72% 11 7855 H R Reading Rep 1 1 Southern Ry ! Southern Ry pfd 1debalter Texas Oil EXCHANGE REPORTS added H ' ! I } Union Pac . { United Fruit the buyving of Mexican | Roval Dutch and | i | return | midaic 1 i “ove | in IRICHTER & ¢ MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCOK EXCHANGE 31 WES1T MAIN SATREET ceceen NEW BRITAIN, COY TEL, 2040 WE CAN OFFER AMERICAN HARDWARE } NORTH & JUDD STANLEY WORKS m GOODWIN BEACH & CO. Room 410 National Bank Building. Telephone %1320, T. FRANK LEE, Manager Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Stock Bought and Sold JUDD & CO. Rooms 309-310 National Bank Bldg Tel. 45, W. T. SLOPER. WE WILL BUY AMERICAN HARDWARE NORTH & JUDD'S Mgr. BRIGADIER GENERAL HERE | General 1323 176% | 7% 98 995 Utah Copper 2 U S Rubber Co .. U 8 Steel Va Car Chem ‘Westinghouse Western Union Willys Overland Shelton Attends Party Afh '“T',M‘ Home of William Farr—Reunion of 67 56 88 4% Company E Boys. The democracy of the army was | demonstrated last eveping when Brig- adier General George Shelton visited this city and attended a“marty at the home of William Farr o Lasallo street and rubbed should with “buck” privates, corporals anW, ser: geants. The affair was given ingon- or of William Farr who recently { turned home after seeing service France with the 26th Division. Among the other guests were Mayor George A. Captain Lockhardt of formerly in command of Co. Brigadier General Shelton left this morning for Texas where he is to take command of a post. While in France he was alde to General Edwards and was wounded in action. CHAMBERLAIN WILL RETURN TO FRANCE Former Army Officer Will Take Posi- tion in Paris, Representing present Quigley and New Haven, Stanley Works. Lieutenant lain, Rodman W. Chamber- who has recently returned from rse: where he ha been serving the famous 102d regiment, will to Paris sometime during the of the summer as a repre- of the Stanley Works, where | he will have charge of an office, | which will established there by the company rs. Chamberlain will accompany him Lieutenant Chamberlain enlisted | June 1916, and went to the border, | with the National Guards, with Com- pany I, of New Britain. He was then | detailed with Company of the 102d infantry, and sai with them September, 1917. He saw active serv- ice in the firing line from February until June, and through the month of October, and was established at | Chemin-des-Dames, and in the Toul sector. Two of the hig engagements | in which he participated were at Many-Farm, February 28, and at Seicheiprey, in April. While engaged in repair work, Lieutenant Chamberlain was injured in one of the trenches, and remained a hospital during all the summer 1917 with sentative BOMB PLOTTE Case Quiets Dm\'m Although Pursuit is Maintained. New York, May 8. New develop- ments in the mail bomb conspiracy were lacking yesterday, according to the federal or local authorities. The investization is proceeding satisfac- torily, it was said, and those In charge of the work of finding and arresting the persons who mailed the bombs to prominent men in various parts of the country said they expect to catch the persons responsible foi out rage. Ome official said therc was no way of telling when arrests will be made. It may be in a few days or it may be several weeks, he added, Josef Tomzevk, a baker of 271 Fast 156th street was sentenced to | sixty days in the workhouse yesterday by Magistrate Nolan of the Morrisania court. When arrested Tomzeyk had a red band around his hat and was distributing pamphlets calling for the liberation of all “political” prisoners in this country. One pamphlet bora the title, “Free Your Fellow-Work- ers of P SHIPYARDS BUSY. TO K Hurley Takes Up Question of Build- ing Vessels For Foreign Account. Washington, May S.-—Chalrman Hurley of the shipping board an- nounced last night that he had taken up with President Wilson the ques- tion of permitting American ship- vards to build ships for foreign ac- count so as to broaden their oppor- tunities for obtaining business and furnish continuous employment for their labor. A number of American yards, par- ticularly those on the Pacific coast, have urged that the ban against ac- cepting foreign orders be lifted so that they might enter competition with foreign yards for tonnage to be built by Norway and other countries. INSURANCE HEAD DEAD. Hartford, May 8.-—Henry Rees, president of the Aetna (Fire) Insur ance Co., died at his home ghis after- noon. He was vears old and had been ill since last November with paralysis of the throat. Mr. Rees had been in the insurance business 4 since his 24th year and was widely | Prose.” Besides “The Wizar known among fire insurance men (he wrote “The Kingdom of throughout the countr He was born | many fairy tales. For 20 L in Macon, Ga., and had been with the | Written children's was elected |for Youth's Comp Nicholas and other ms I.. FRANK BAUM DEAD, Author of “The Wizard of Or” and Many Fairy Tales Was 68. Los Angeles, May 5.—L. Frank Baum, author of “The Wizard of Oz" and many other plays and books, died at his home here last night of heart disease. | e Lyman Frank Baum was barn in Chittenango, N. Y., May 15, 1856, and after his graduation at the Syracuse | academy he began newspaper work in 1880. He was editor of the Dakots Pioneer of Aberdeen fram 1888 o 1890, and from 1897 to 1902 he was editor of the Chicago Show Window. It was during the latter period that he | began writing books and plays, his [first effort being “Mother Goase in other Harper' Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit A STRONG. RELIABLE CORPORATION organized and qualified through years of cffic trustworthy service, to act as Conservater. Guai Executor or Admivistrator. Capital $750,000. Surplus and Profits $1,600.8 Connecticat Trust and Safe Deposic Co. HARTFORD. CONN. M. . WRHAYLES, Pree’t a0