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MORE THAN 70 DIE IN CAROLINA FIRE — (Continued from First Page) dren; § T, West; M, West; J. E. Pearce; Hendrix and four children; M, B MeLeod; Mr, and Mrs. B. G “rL‘flfliFlflY~ and one child; Mrs. Rritt Croft and three ehildre one daughter; Mrs. Rhoden; Mrs. An- drew Campbell; a daughteg of Stoney ;‘lmphm. k Rush; M Walter a rants; ehild; two ehildren of B. L. Trapp: Jesse Bmith; twe ehildren of . K MeCaskill; Ina Arrants; Mrh. Willlam Brow d one child; Mr, and Mrs. A. B, Davis and four children; Cor. oner G, L. Dixon and one daughter; Mre. L, T. Dixan and two children; Mre. €. L. Dixon and two ehildren; Mre: R, L. Dixon and one child; ehild of Cleve Goodwin; two children of D, L. Bowell; a negro nurse named Wade; Huey Hinson's son, Unaccounted for: Ellle Barnes ALLEGED CROOKED DEALS ARE CHARGED T0 MORSE Manufacturer, on ftand, Relates What He Claims Was Attempt at Underhanded Business, Washington, May =18 ~—Testimony that the Groton Iron Works obtained progress payments from the emerg- ency fleet corporation on six steel steamers bullt at Groton, Conn, on the rhisrepresentation that it had made cash payments for materials for, those ships was offered today by | the government at the Morse trial. ’Monr- reply, he asserted, was that this was done ement finally was entered into; that the eon | tract was pre.dated to Octoher 3 at two children of L.|the Greton Mrs. J, R.!advance payments from the fleet cor. Phillips and three ehildren; Charies! Poration on the representation that it had paid cash to the Kearfoot com- The hotes given that eompany for the auxiliary Wesley Hendrix and | auently werg pald | HIGH PRAISE IS GIVEN PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR '“nm‘- Club Speaker Gives Wim Credit for Work and three children; CGrace Ar.| Mrs. R L. MeCaskell and one Waterbury, May 18.—~High praise rnor Gifford Pinchot of Penn- sylvania In his work of conserving the national forests, and denunclation of the proposed sale of the Muscle Shoals tract to Henry Ford by the United States government as & men- ace to the future of the country was, voiced by Mrs, F. H. Gerard of New Haven, chairman of the conservation committes of the department of ap- plied edueation of the State Federation of Women's Clubs Mrs. Gerard made her morning on the second day of the 27th annual convention of the fed- eration in the Seconq Congregttional church here, . | Mrs, G. O, Stoughton, president. of the federation, gates this morning. partment chairmen continued yesterday afternoon were read and accepted, Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, president of the Massachusotts State Federation of Women's Clubs, oddressed the delegates, ~ Robert M. Boyd of Montclair, N. J., former counsel for the Kearfoot En- 8r8. Go. of New York testified that November 26, 1916, Harry F. Morse, one of the defendants, outlined to/ T. C. Kearfoot, president of the com- pany, in his presence, a proposal that the company enter into an arrange- ment with ‘the Groton Iron Works to supply auxillary machinery for the six steamers and to accept a check for $200,000 which would be returned ot the United States Steamship Co., another Morse concern, which would substjtute its notes. Bovd said it was his understand- ing, confirmed by Morse, that this arrangement was to be made o that the Groton Iron Works could obtain a payment from the emergency fleet corporation “to which it was not en- titled.” He added that he told Morse Mass. Farmers Facing | Serious Labor Shortngel in a locker. Worcester,, Ma cester county farmers will lose $500,- | Alx-les Rains. 000 this year because they cannot get | terview with Lord Beaverbrook, the help,” declares George F. E. Story, newspaper adds, portends a change inin. rn. Associated Prass manager of the Worcester county ex- | the Britlah ministry tension service. men,” said Mr. Story, “are showing| unwillingness to work on the farm.| The current wage of $40 to $50 a|churia, whose age is reported as 163 month with room and board and gen- | years by the Chinese press, has heen eral keep is no attraction. Farm labor | granted an annual pension by the gov- conditions are worse now than they|ernment. The result, will | fifth vear of the reign | Chien Lung, he says. were. during the war. be a curtailment of crops.” siatulations.and cin Glyin Hateh | Graduation Gift Watches Should Be Selected Now By selecting your gift now, enough time can be given to theengraving,andmuch bet- ter results can be obtained. Qur display of Elgin Gift Watches was never more attractive than at this time. Thefineststreamlinemodels as well as the daintiest of bracelet styles for women, are all here and choosing is easy. Any Elgin Watch you select at $175,825, or any in-between price can be absolutely de- pended upon. A finer, or more accurate watch than an Elgin could not be asked for. Come in and let us show you our graduation gift display. WEDDING RING' SHOP 149 Main Street TRY SULPHUR ON AN EGZEMA SKIN Almost Over Night Any breaking out of the ekin, even fiery, itching eczema, can be quickly overcome by applying Mentho-8ul. phur, declares a noted skin specialist. Because of its germ’destroying prop- erties, this sulphur preparation in- stantly bringe ease from skin irrita- tion, soothes and heals the eczema right up and leaves the gkin clear and smooth. It seldom fails to relieve the tor- ment without delay. Eufferers from ekin trouble should obtain a ‘small jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur from any good druggist and isa it like cold eream. The Greatest Picture of the Year “DOWN TO THE - ,SEA IN SHIPS” 1 sver heard a reputable bu make sueh & proposa every day and that was bhehind the times avernment a % that the gwested by Morse Morse's vequest and that company thus ebtained ‘heyd, machinery subse. tles in Saving | the campus motor traffie National Forests rupted homes, Connecticut report this addressed the dele. Reports of de- from British then The con Clappwas . May 18.-—Wor- “'Strong, able-bodied | Grey—Brown or Blue Philadeiphia of the University of was the seene of wild ri ¥ when under-graduates celehra the foreign office | that after a conference | Reaverbrook, Mr, Bonar Law plans to return to France to try a new cure at The prospective in- Mob of Students. May vieinity was By The Associated Press, Paris, May 18.—Andrew Bonar Law, the Eritish premier, visited Paris for [voting was condueted in the usual or- medical as well as political consulta- tion, says the Journal today. statesman, adds, saw the spacialist Horder, a physician in the cancer hospital who came over from |theaters and convention halls l.ondon to make an examination The physiclan ‘found that the pre-|ere on duty as usual, and assisted in vention closes this afternoon | mier's vacation has resulted in no im- | provement to his throat: in fact the 5 | loss of voice is so complete | was obliged to refuse Premier Poin. anndal advanee of NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY I8 RIOTING AT U. OF P, Residents Toprified and Police Have List of Young 0 Fire Shots in Effort io, Dispesse| ¥, M Penna, ¢ nounced by Mes. M. T. Crean . 18=The vicinity| Mrs. M. T. Crean, who has bees New Poo‘e and Co‘umbla mpus | selected by the ¥ M. T A & so s clety drama commities 1 hoose & ' defled police orders ta dis- |at the performances to bhe produced perse and battled with the authori-| by the seclety Beveral students were injured | tions as follows before the disturbance was quelled. | Two thousand students were in the streets for the which marks the under-class men and senlors for the | first time don the cap and gown Hurling milk missiles while in snake dance forma | Smith, Grace Smith, Catherine tion the revellers caused severe prop. erty damage and terrified residents of | Trolley hottles and rompletely The police drew shots inte the air but eould not student had calmed them iIn speeches and induced them to return to their dlsperse the riters MRS, NINOR'S DENIAI PAYMENT untll & police lieutanant and a senior | ynsces There Was No Hysterioal Fa- | New Pooley EACH citement at D, A, R. Canvention No. 200 * i Bix were arrested Washington, May 15— Mrs G N““ 5'25 oo “ EE'\ e Maynard Minor of Connect v ‘ mer geheral of the D, A today '] LAW IN POOR HEALTH Consults Famouns Cancer Speclalist— His Throat Affliction Is Grave and He Cannot Vse His Voice. The [ iremen are always on duty at all our : Jonsoles the newspaper | annual congresses, in accordance with nfllan“’ on Ea!.‘ Con’ 8ir Thomas|ihe laws of the District of Columbia, “ 2 2 London (which require their presence in all Weekly Payments Now on dupl._v in the . | care's invitation to lunch and dine at|a); gueh lines were kept moving.’ | The Journal says ot ' | with 163, GETS PENSION Peking, China—A resident of Man- He was born in the twenty- of Emperor Mixtures-——Hard and Soft Finish Fabrics. Made by Kipschbaum & Cortley. $35.50 Norfolks Some with Extra Trousers $30.00 Tailored with the accustomed care of the Cortley Workshops. Odd Trousers Almost every kind you need $3.95"° $6.95 Straw Hats "Two Prices Only $2.50 " $3.00 215 Main Street The Store of Connors-Halloran Store Tnc. wnder new management George M. Lloyd—dos. M. Halloran a anipunees her gele | Head usher, Catherine O'Leary: as. sistants, Della Daly. Grace Monsees celebration | Cocella Meehan, Moyla all| Caroline Conlon, Catherine 80 y Mary Walsh, Florence Farr SOLD ON Honney, Elizabeth Coogan, ¥ S other| Christle, Grace Smith, Gert SMALL ” 0 PAYMENT that he|oorridors, helping to avoid a crush at | |~ USHERS SELBCTED Waomen Picked for THE BIG FURNITURE STORE T A B Peduction An nE | list of young women 10 act as ushers Grafanolas at Reduced Prices han, Rosalie Hallinan and ¥ The ushers will report and | ynoater Bunday morning at 8- | 15 be assigned to their places DOWN AND SMALL took exception to published reports that “hysterical exeitement” had at tended the slection of officers of the organization during recent session here a month ago “There was no disorder, no fight (so-called,) no hysteria,” Mrs, Minor, who precided over the meeting, said “All sessions of the congress wers, as usual, quiet and dignified, and the COLUMBIA GRAFONOLAS i Reduced $40 & DOWN G i SPECIAL ) Columbia New Model derly manner. A fow policemen and These a half dozen or less, regular men, Grafonola Department at $100,00 keeping the long lines of voters mov ing quietly through the lobbies and narrow doorways, in the way in which Come in early to assure delivery for Saturday Lord Near East Conference Is Asked to Mediate WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK OF NEW PROCSSS ; (C02UMBIA RECORDS Lausanne, May 18.—The Near East conference i8 to bhe asked to settle the Graeco-Turkish reparations con- troversy. The dispute has reachod | such a critical point that the allics| fear Greece, falling to obtain a satis- factory compromise may vacate her place at the peace table and hasten back to Athens to prepare to enforce her demands by the sword JohnA.Andrews&Co. 132 MAIN ST. Columhia Headquarters NEW BRITAIN GOLDENBLUM'S Sensational Millinery Sale ST YRR ) T Entire Stock of i} TRIMMED HATS READY T0 WEAR HATS : SPORT HATS and C HILDREN'S HATS MATRON’S HATS CRLMMR S A | best values in town divided in th ree groups at these special prices $2.00 $3.00 $4.95 ALL THESE HATS ARE WORTH MORE THAN DOUBLE ONE TABLE OF ODD HATS Big Value—Special .... $1.00 Come early for first choice. This is the hest value-giving event in the city of New Britain. See these values and you will appreciate real genuine bargains, 25% DISCOUNT on all new Hats just arrived, This is a big treat for all those who are going to buy their hats tomorrow. ey ke NOTICE—Extra Salesladies will be on hand to give service to all. ' Goldenblum Millinery Co. 188 MAIN ST, Y. M. C. A. Bldg. v New Britain, Conn.