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New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
SANTA CLAUS LATE
ON VOYAGE ACROSS
Fore River Shipyard Girls Sent Gifts
in November Reach Sailors
in January.

Base of American Destroyer Flo
tilla in British Waters, Jan. 26. Cor
respondence of the Associate Press
The longest overdue Christmas pres
ent to the Americans in the destroy
crs came from the girls of the Fore
River Shipbutlding Corporation at
Quincy, Mass. They were comfort
boxes for every man on a vessel built
at the shipyard. The presents were
despatched in November; they ar
rived late in January. They were de-
layed because a, hold of the steamer
on which they were shipped was
flooded en- route and some of the
boxes were damaged.
Accompanying the boxes was a let
ter to Vice Admiral Sims reading as
follows:
The girls of the Fore River Ship
building Corporation. Quincy, Mass,
arc forwarding in your care a Christ
mas box containing individual boxes
for distribution to the boys of q YES
sci built at Fore River and stationed
across the pond Being unable to
secure the name of such a, vessel, ow-
ing to government ruling. they are
leaving it to you to sec that the box
Tea ches it's destination. 1t is our
desire that these presents shall cheer
up the boys who find themselves far
from homo and friends at Christmas
time.
I'VE trust that you will be able to
place it on a ship in time for Christ
VAS day.
With the seasons greetings and
,earty wishes for a Happy and Merry
Christmas Gin spite of conditions,) We
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
VETS WIN FIRST
LIQUOR SkIRMISH
New York Assembly Favors Refer
endum to the Voters

Albany, March 13.-By amending
the federal prohibition ratification
proposal SO that the voters next fall
may instruct the legislature either to
reject or adopt nationwide prohibi-
ton, the assembly yesterday dealt i'm
mediate ratification what is said to
be death blow, and sent the drys
clamoring to Governor Whitman to
save them from utter rout
The assembIy's vote of IS to 81 in
favor of a, referendum forecasts the
inal passage of the bill in the senate
and assembly next week. It leaves
the proponents of ratification at this
session with only one hope-that Gov
ernor Whitman Will veto the referen-
dunn and send back a ringing message
demanding the passage of the original
resolution, which gives New York as
sent to the federal amendment
When informed of the action, the
governor made this statement:
II favor the ratification Of the fed
era1 amendment. It is clearly impos-
sible for me to say what disposition
] should make of a measure before
the legislature has acted
The governor let it be known, how
ever, that he considered the substitu-
ton by the legislature a mistake.
The drys were confident last night
that Gov. Whitman would fight their
battle. They said that. while the as
sembly was debating the referendum
proposal, q. delegation headed by
state Supt. Anderson of the Anti
Saloon league and Mrs. Ella A. Boole,
head Of the w. G. T. T., called on
the governor and received from him
private assurances that he would veto
+Lle referendum.
Monday, there appeared to be
clear majority in favor of the drys
in the assembly.
Yesterday, when it failed to mani
fest itself, there were whispered re
ports that practical means had been
employed by the vets to win over
votes. Following a conference at the
Hampton hotel late Monday night 1t
was reported that enough assembly !
men had been won over TO put the |
referendum through. But there was
nothing on the surface to lndlcate |
that anything more valuable than !
persuasion had been used.
Before the referendum was adopted !
the assem- bly, killed a proposal by Re |
publican Floor Leader Adler, to post !
nome indefinitely action on the rati- !
tjcation resolution. The vote was |
20 for postponement and 81 against. |
This was a satisfactory test of !
The vets decided to push |
their referendum without delay.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
THRIFT STAMP DIRECTORS.
Plans for Still More Aggressive Cam
paign to BE Discussed

An important meeting of the Thrift
Stamp directors will be held Friday
evening al 8 o'clock at the Cham Der
CT Commerce rooms. A new plan of
action Will come UP for discussion.
There will also be a meeting Of the
advertising managers club. General
Manager +. r. Gilpatric and Chair
II an Lewis Stephenson have some i'm
portant matters they are to bring up.
The sales of Thrift Stamps now
reach $40, 900 a week. If this pace is
maintained New Britain will reach
-er quota, but it is expected that this
amount will be materially exceeded.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
GIVE ME A TRENCH"
SAYS i. S. SOLDIER
Guardian of Bell Rope Prefers Life
in Ditch Where There Is Some
thing Doing"

With the American Army in
France, Feb. Is. Correspondence of
The Associated Press)-Here's an
incident that happened in "a little
snell-spattered town in the rear Of
cur lines which shows how the aver
age American soldier feels about life
in the trenches. 1t was just at dusk.
= lone sentry was walking up and
down in front OF an abandoned
church, upon the door of which was
Il little printed sign conveying the
information that i'll the event of p
gas alarm the church bell should
he runS for q minute. It was the
Sentry's duty to pun at the bell rope,
should occasion arise.
He was p!astered with mud from
mead 20 foot. a substance not un-
IKE red mortar was ground into his
puttles. There Was = dent in the
canteen swung at his waist, the top
Of his shrapnel helmet bore red,
.11uddy stains; his face was covered
with growth of about three days of
hair
Failing to see a passing captain of
artillery, he did not salute. The cap
tain asked him a few pointed ques-
tons, gave him Il few pointed in
structions about saluting and passed
OH.
Good Lord remarked the sentry,
Il have been out of the trenches -
- days now and l am going back to-
night perfectly happy. There used
to be a time when I thought q, trench
was about the last place on earth to
spend a week or SO. But [ have
changed my mind. There is that Of
dcer, for instance. ] ran into him up
on the line not long ago and he was
nice as could be. Now because I did
not see him T catch h.
Yes sir, give me the trenches
every time I like 'em I would
rather be in a, front line trench than
any other place L know of in France.
There is something doing there all
the time and q man is a man and
knows it.
Next time we are relieved I think
shall ask if 7 can't stay with the
relief. / don't want to come back
again and stand guard over the end
Of a bell rope where there is nothing
going on. Nearly every other man I
know feels the same way about it.
They would pick the line every time"
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
OPPOSITION TO
DIR. MUCK INCREASES
Trinity Church Rector Objects to
Concert in New York

New York, March 13.-The Rev
DR.. William r. Manning, rector Of
TRINITY church, who is serving as
chaplain with the 3O2d United States
Engineers at Camp Upton, Yaphank,
L. l., yesterday entered the fight to
prevent DR.. Karl Muck from conduct
ing at the last Boston Symphony
orchestra concert scheduled tomor-
row night at Carnegie Hall. In sup
porting the effort to have the kaiser's
court musician ousted Dr. Manning
said:
MAY I express my unqualified APP
prevail and support of the stand taken
hy Mrs William Jay, Judge George l..
jngraham and others against the ap-
pcarance in New York of DR.. Karl
Muck with the Boston Symphony
orchestral? We are in the midst of
the greatest conflict in all history in
which every ideal and principle which
We hold is at stake. It is our duty
to do everything in our power to stir
and strengthen the spirit Of our peo-
pie for the struggle before them and
not to dull and weaken that spirit by
our attitude OF tolerance toward
those with whom we are at war.
while our boys, fighting at the
sailed with liquid fire, poison gas and
other like inventions of German kul-
tur, it is not fitting nor decent for
us at concerts, or in any other place,
to give our countenance and support
to the avowed friends and upholders
Of the kaiser"
Mrs. William Jay, who who has led
the attack on DR.. Muck, gave out let
joined in the effort to prevent the
German conductors appearance
Thursday night. and gossip in musical
circles had it that steps will be taken
to exclude him from the program on
that evening.
Rumor was rampant that soldiers
and sailors have been given, Or will
be given, free tickets to the perform
ancc in an effort to make the audi
ence seem patriotic. This, according
to a subscriber to the symphony leru
in New York. has been done to fur
Their the propaganda in Germany and
other countries that DR.. Muck's eff
forts are sanctioned in many quarters
in the United States.
'It is beyond me-" said Mrs. Jay,
that any sensitive musician can per-
sist in the face of the righteous in
dignation of Americans, to thrust
himself before their presence unless
he were actuated by some deeper
motive than merely earning his iv
ing"
A letter from Mrs. Henry Aston
Crosby Of 90 Washington Square to
Mrs. Jay was among those given out
for her yesterday. 1t read:
There can be no half measures
about the Muck case. 1t is either
loyalty or treason. T am particularly
in the attitude you have
assumed. as there is but a handful !
Of women in Boston, my daughter
Mrs Allan Forbes, being one, who
love their country more than their
music and who have been willing to
give up the Symphony seats. Is there
no possibility Of awakening in the
minds of those who are in power the
all important and vital need and duty
OF having justice done by public
handling of spies until they are dealt
with as other nations treat them. We
are ignoring the most alarming men
ace, and it is an attitude which as a
ma ion is ignoble.'
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
HOOVER COMPARED
To DRUNKEN SAILOR
Sen. Reed Makes Bitter Attack on
Food Administrator

Washington, March Ex-senator
Reed, Of Missouri, democrat renewed
his attack on Herbert Hoover, food
administrator, in the senate yeStcr-
day, delivering a threc-hour speech in
which he charged that never in the
country's history has there been such
wastefulness in the expenditure Of
money as that of the Food Admins
tration. He demanded complete
accounting be made before another
dollar is appropriated for it's use.
The speech was made in connection
with an amendment introduced by the
Missouri senator, and later rejected
providing for the elimination from the
urgent deficiency bill of an approprn-
ton of $1,175,000 for the Food ana
Fuel administrations.
Senator Reed said Mr.. Hoover SOL
EMMY assured the members of the
Agriculture committee when it was
considering the control bill that price
fixing under its provisions would be
lmpoSSlb bic. AS soon as the bill was
passed, he declared, Mr.. Hoover, sur
rounded by his board of trade
sharps," picked out an obscure phrase
authorizing voluntary agreement and
proceeded to conceive Il plan for fix
ing prices"
"A drunken sailor never threw
money around as this administration
is now doing" declared Senator Reed.
Monthly reports of the food admin
iStration'S expenditures were cited
detail by Senator Reed.
For the purpose of providing
more wheat and pork for. our Allies
we've expended $751; for moving
picture Sides" said he. I've seen
some that did nobody any good. but
always advertised the food admins
traitor"
An item of $4,000 for "medal- |
lions" Senator Reed said was 'lnys-
teHy only understood by the inner
circle"
"A medallion-how many soldiers
would it feed in France, how many |
ships. would it build?' he cried. |
What is it but a, wild waste of |
money by a man who has come here |
and been able to thrust his arm |
deeper into the treasury than any |
other man."
Mr.. Hoover was not compelled to |
do anything Senator Reed replied. |
IF he saw fit to- arouse public sem
timent, to arouse it by spending $70,- !
coo for buttons, by spending thou
sands of photographs, by reckless
throwing away of the peoples money |
that is no justification, whether he |
bad authority or not
The business methods of the ad- |
raiRistration were also criticised by
Senator Reed, who said he wanted to
know what had become of s12, 000,-
coo received as income from the !
Grain corporations and from other
sources. - .-t
The senator read a telegram re-
ceived by him from F. w. Kellogg,
publisher of the San Francisco Call,
which declared that the growers of
the Western states are at the mercy
of the California packers corpora
stion, from which Charles Bentley, q
8r1ember of Mr. Hoover's staff, is
drawing an annual salary of 81.
NOW L can understand" Senator
Need remarked, why men work for
n year under those circumstances
kn6 the country is beginning to un-
%erstand it,
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
WILSON FAyORs UNION.

Atlantic City, March ia letter
from President Wilson urging union
Of all Presbyterian churches in the
United States as very good thing for
all Presbyterians was to be read here
today before the commission on the
union of the Presbyterian churches
in the United States and the Presby-
terrain church in the United States,
better known as the Presbyterian
chuch north and the church south
The two bodies represent approHi-
matcIy 100000 communicates.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
,CAEsLET FEVER BREAKS OUT.

Three cases of scarlet fever in a
&nily residing at 420 Main street
Fe been reported to the health de-
'tment. One case of the same dis
Ne has been released from quaran-
He Oil Stanley street.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13


Charter No. 1884. Reserve District No. ]
Report of Condition of the
NEW BRITAIN NATIONAL BANK
at New Britain in the State of Connecticut
at the close of business on March g. 1918.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts $a,sss774.1a
Overdrafts, unsecured 1.s25.0I
L. $. Bonds (other than Liberty
Bonds of 1910
L. S. bonds and certificates of i'm
dnbtedness owned and IN
pledged 15S.0oe.00
Liberty Loan Bonds:
Liberty Loan Bonds, 1-2 per
cent and per cent.
pledged 2ss, $4,000
Bonds. Securities, etc
Bonds other than L. s bonds
pledged to secure postal savings
deposits ...;-.-- .s127,T4s76
S. bonds (not including
stocks) owned
cd 9'edgsd r,,:; 49, a41'6a1os
other notes of corpor-
atoms issued for
less than ONE YEAR
nor tina
THREE YEARS time So sfs so
Total bonds, securities etc. 40s. as1- ga
Stock of Federal Reserve Bank
CSC per cent. of subscription Is SOC % +
Value of banking house 2IO, geo 90
Lawful reserve with Federal Re
serve bank r@G. ITO 90
Items with Federal Reserve Bank
in process OF collection (not
available as reserve) sea-
Cash in vault and net amounts
due from national bsu4Es 2sS, 90a 30
Net amounts due from banks,
bankers ard trust companies 5s3gl7e
Total of items il, is. is, IT
and Is -...,,......A 53. l244s
Checks on banks located ostsisc
OF city town of repora47g
bank and other cast, itrros 2,127es
Redemption fund with u. S
. Treasurer and due from U. S.
~, Treasurer 100000
Thrift Stamps actually owned 1,7s4.76
Total - *A.o2s,6Sass
Capital stock paid IN $3.50, oeo4c
surplus fund 51e, 0ae 90
Undivided profits .....s s2,S15.14
Less current expenses
interest, and taxes
paid ................. 6,S5s.S7 759ssa7
Amount reserved for taxes accrued 2,S4s72
Net amounts due TO National
banks s16,175.s4
Net amounts due TO banks. bank
ers and trust companies 5s.7s7.o5
Total of items 50 and
Demand deposits (other than
bank Deposits subject to Re
deposits payable within
Individual deposits subject
Certificates of deposit due il less
than 80 days tothcr than
for money borrowed) a.564.2O
Certified checks 2.G63.1S
checks outstanding 1l572GH
unpaid 1850
Total of demand deposits fothcr
than bank deposts) subject. II
reserve .......,.. $2,5f1,0750S
Time deposits subject to reserve
payable after 80 days, or sub
.iect TO so days notice,
and postal savingsl;
Certificates OF deposit (othcr than
for money borrowed sos. 100000
Postal savings deposits 101.1O9.41
other time deposits 307, 697.95
Total S4,o23, G3o.eS
State of Connecticut, County of Hartford, SIS:
I. f. S. CHAMBERLAIN cashier of the
above named bank, do soemnly swear that
he above statement is trle to the best OF
my knowledge and belief.
F. s CHAMBERLAIN Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sth day of March, 1918
L. Z. TRTON, Notary Public
Z. y. STANLEY.
JOHN 3. MINOR
H c. NJ. THOMSON
-IlirecL
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13

Ted Jourdan, first baseman, may be
lost to the White SoX in the new
draft, but there's a good chance that
Urban F'aber, the pitcher who won
the worlds series. may not be taken
until June, and possibly later. In that
event Faber would be saved for slab
duty for the champions for a good
part of the American league schedule.
Faber is in a district in which the
quota is said to have been filled. The
famous hurler may not be called for
several months. Jourdan, who is
single, may not be SO fortunate in this
draft. His home is New Orleans La.
The White Sox have not been
raped hard in the draft The regu-
lars on the team have been immune
from call. Most all the worlds
champions are married and have been
placed in class three or four.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
THE FORE RIVER GIRLS,
Per CATHERINE J. YULE,

HUH Departm cnt.'
Vice Admiral Sims imm ediatelv
forwarded the letter and boxes to a
Fore River destroyer at the base. On
soard the ship here the letter was
-ead to all the men and the gifts were
passed out The men responded with
three cheers for the Fore River
Girls and asked their captain to
write a letter to Miss Yulc expressing
their appreciation. "a. 81, 49,.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-13
MRS. STADLER RESIGNS.

MIS-. John c. Stadler, who has been
ming as secretary to Mayor George
*aQuigley, will retire from the po-
Non next Saturday. to accept place
4 clerk at the Methodist church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-23
Barnes Show Pays
Small Fortune in
Tax On Admissions

Al G. Barnes. proprietor of the ia.
nous circus that bears his name
mailed a check to Uncle Sam on Mon
day for $500. representing the am
ount of war tax collected in Oregon
and Idaho towns in the past fifteen
days.
THE circus is aiding the govern
ment i'm every way. Not only are
thousands of dollars being turned
over semi-monthly to the revenue de-
.pRrtment but large posters have been
placed on all of the animal dens urg-
ing the public to support the various
war charities and also urging the en-
listment of men in the various scrvi-
ces of the government" says Leonard
Aguzelow, press agent. who reached
here today.
"In tho War Thrift and Liberty
Bond campaigns in San Francisco
thousands of dollars ycrc raised
through the efforts of the circus and
Mr.. Barnes was personally thanked
by the directors of the Thrift Stamp
and Liberty Bond committees.
Eighty nine men formerly in the
employ of the Al. G.. Barnes circus
have Joined the colors and the show
proudly displays service flag with
eighty-nine stars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-23
Strobe Says Work
AT Thorn Hollow is
Going Along Swiftly

ABOUT shree-quarters Of mile oi
the new pipe line being laid from
Thorn Hollow in the improvements
being made in the Pendleton water
system is now in place" states Y.
stroble % member of The Pendleton
Water Commission. after visit 10
Thorn Hollow Yesterday tn see how
the work is progressing.
Work is now being started upon
both ends of a tunnel that is To be
driven through a Hill about a mile
beyond Thorn Hollow station. Two
crews are laying the larEe concrete
pipe and are keeping close up 20 the
ditch disging crews,
Mr.. Storble Is well pleased with
the progress being made and does not
think there Is amy doubt but water
can be turned through the new pipe
line by the first OF August The only
danger he sees of delay will bc 10y
having delivery OF 500 feet of east
iron pine held up. The pipe has
been ordered for some time, hut ow,
ing to war work. il is hard to ten
when orders Of this character can bc
filled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-23
"a WILL GRADUATE
.FROMP HIS. TOMORROW
Dean John Straub of Uni
versity Will Give Ad-
dress to Glass.

A class Of thirty-four will receive
diplomas tomorrow evening at the
high school auditorium. Austin Ford
and Myrtle Wilsey have enlisted in
the navy and are not Included with
those graduating. The commence
ment address will be delivered by
Dean John straub OF he University
ef Oregon and a program has been
arranged for the occasion.
Those who will receive diplomas
are Paloma Bowman, Gladys Bed
well, Madeline Burgess, Eugene Boy
len, Ralph Burgess. Francis BeIler,
Veva Cook, Neva Edwards, Alice Fin
nell. Jean Folsom, Fred Granholm.
Vivian Gibbs. Mamie Hartnett. Theo.
Heyden, Rena Hales, Selby Johnson
Hazel Jinkins Elva Kupers Henry
LaZinka Helen Meengs. Allen Nc
Lean Paul Mortimore Gertrude Nc
Connell Helen Nelson. Dovie Oliver,
Ferndale Perrin, Margaret Phelps,
Maude Phelps. Elvin Seibert, Frank
Simpson. Lowell StoclIman, Law
renee Tharp, Russell Wilbur, and
Eugene Hampton.
The program for Friday evening
will he:
Professional ........ Marjorie Bah
Song-Fly. Singing Bird Elgar
lee Club assisted by pupils of
Mrs. Forshaw.
Violin parts Miss Baldwin and
Miss Phelps,
... Helen Dccttc Mcengs
Vocal Solo-Juuc Morning ....-...
............... Mrs. Maye IIaear
Awarding uf Lantern cup.
Awarding Of Diplomas ..-.........
.......... Principal II. II. Drill
Violin Solo-Canzonetta by Al
Ambriosio-op. 6 .....,....... .
.-........-....... .,..........- MISS ihelpN
Address ......., Dean John Strauo
Awarding Of Diplomas ...........
.............. Supt. /. +. Young
Professional ......... Marjorie Fall
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-23
KELSO MYSTERY HAS
BEEN PARTLY SOLVED

KELSO May e3.-Positive identi-
fication of the mother and two chill
dren shot to death here Sunday night
was made today. an important step
in the process Of unraveIing crime
mystery that had begun to BATTLE the
Officers of half the state of Wash
ington.
a. ID. Chrisholm of Snoqualmie.
Wash. Identified the victims as mem
bers Of thS family of William Horn.
er. for the past six months residents
Of near Snoqualmie.
The dead woman. he was positive,
is Mrs. Horner. the wife While not
knowing the names of the children.
he recognized their features. and the
names of Ada and Azra. given in the
little girls fragmentary diary. are
accepted as fitting the daughter and
son.
Mr.. Horner. who brought his fam
ny down the valley by automobile
only TO disappear. had been In the
employ OF the Suoqualmie Lumber
Company mill some time in November
until May T. said Mr.. Chrisholf.
bookkeeper and pay clerk OF the mill
company. Horuer worked only as "a
common laboref. he said. He could
give no Information as to where the
fsmily lived before coming to Sno-
qualmie.
Light is believed to have been shed
10y the visitor on the question of mo-
tive back Of this shooting. granted
that the missing husband and father
did the deed. as nearlNa everyone in
Cowlitz county believes. Information
OF this character which Mr.. Chisholm
may have given was kept secret by
Sheriffs Studehaker OF Cowlitz and
Hiesecker, of Clarke county. who have
worked TO ferret out facts. OF the
crime since its discovery Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-23
PILOT ROCK LEADS ALL TOWNS.
OF STATE IN HIGH PERCENTAGE
DURING THIS RED CROSS DRIVE

Red Cross drive reports coming in
to headquarters indicate practically
all districts are over the top with the
exception of Pendleton, and last even
ing this place was reported to be on
the last lap of the last thousand of its
quota on S17.50O.
To Pilot Rock is being credited the
honor of going over the top with the
highest percentage of any town in the
state. L. c. Scharpf, district chairman
for the district, received a wire yes
terday from State Chairman Corbett,
congratulating him upon the splendid
success being made in his community.
Pilot Rocks quota is S225O and be-
tween $500 and $4,000 has been raised
with more coming in.
Freewater is still going. having col
lected s14Os with a quota of $1,000.
Chairman L. J. Davis reported last
night.
From Meacham and Gibbon comes
the report 1--WE are over
Hermiston phones in a total of $3.50