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New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
LEAVES HALF OF
 FORTUNE TO CITY
Thomas Skciton Harrison BcqUcatis S10OOOO for Improvement "f
 <;oycrnmcnfal Conditions.

Philadelphia. Feb. l$.-More than S70O,OO0 will he aVailable for the ''irnproyemcnt of governmental condl- tiuns in Philadelphia under the will of Thomas SkcItnn Harrison, formerly United States minister and consul general to Egypt. He created Il board of managers to have charS" ot the fund, which represented half his for tune. and to use the income from II flor the correction Of wrongs and IT, regula rites in the administration ot municipal government. Tn" mana gers include representatives of leading civic orca nizationS.
 The fund will he used. SaNS the trust company that is administering the will. "for tho impartial enforce mCnt of all municipal contracts. to oh- tain prosecution and punishment Of rerk6ns guilty of violation of contracts With 3hc city of speculation with its funds In investigate municipal affairs. to aid the city by advice, to aid in the inausuration of municipal reform and to assist in any special investigation to further the mnaediate adoption by tho city of a wise, clear and accurate system of bookkeeping and accounting including the frequent publication of
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

agreement reached. Italy character izes the United states as the nation with a knife. which is ready to use it. and points to the Saar basin and the ShantunG concessions as evidence that the President lacks faith. How that the other matters were questions which were settled in the conference ! al which the President was seated. This is not so in the Plume contro- Versy.
 France has another solution. which may be reflected in certain quarters upon this side, to the effect that the President is becoming tired of the Treaty altercation. believes that he will never gain the consent ot the Senate and is glad of an opportunity
 to withdraw from the League There
 is a possibility that this is SO Ger
 tainlN il appears, that we may never settle the League of Nations question:
 If out Of the Plume question. there
 comes a new council to draft d league
 to which we may all agree and the
 provisions of which We may all keep
 the rift in relations will ultimately,
 be. of benefit to the entire world The League. as il stands, cannot go on
 without the ratification Of the United
 States and this country, right or
 wrong, will not ratifN. The demand
 for an international court which has IS it's object the furthcrance of peace
 ful settlement of disputes is great II attempt of nations to form this court
 fall through. but. now that every na- ton. particularly ours, has had the opportunity to thoroughly thresh over the clauses of the document and de eide what it wished. an opportunity to again get to@et ther and decide upon the new demands is offered. Why not leave all mltcis in status quo decide upon delegates to another conference and make a new covenant of nations. separated from the Peace Treaty. with real cooperation as it's foundation Germany might be held to follow out the terms of her agreements in the o,ent between the allied powers.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
E YEARS AGO ttroin The Herald of That Date)
February IS, 1895.

Officer Grace took the oath Of office anu will go on duty tomorrow cNs: ming.
 The Central Railway X Electric company have made ;L contract with the J. G. Brill company for six new electric cars which are 10 be used on the Berlin line. The cars arc to he ready by the first Of May and ejcll day that runs over and the cars arc not here will cost the Brill company $1% forfeit.
 Freddie w. tho SiN wear old son of C. F. Tyicr of West Pearl street. v-;;S sitting on the arm of an caSy chair Saturday afternoon when he feil backwards; on the floor and broke his collar bone. Pre-, ious to thcsr accidents he has had a les broken when q little over two years old anrb a little over a wear ago he had a col lar bone broken.
 II. l.. Porter who has been visiting in Springfield for the past four weeks has returned home.
 The r. & F. Corbin plant will crccl q 1cw power plant on Park street. h"- ginning operations about April 1st. . The building will he large enough to accommodate q dozen or more ho.lt CTS.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
FOR RIVER N\VIG G.\TION.
H",yokc Chamber Of Commerce to Renew Activity in Interest Of Plan.

lIolyokc Feb. lS.-No stone is to h" left un,urncd by tn" atlic and transportation bureau Of the Chamber naVigation of the Connecticut river from Hartford 10 IIoIyokc.
 At meeting vest erdaN E. A. Hap good. associate secretary of the Cha m Der of Commerce.. presented facts to the bureau showing that in addition to being a strong trade stimulus nav i2ation would release water power eUualina about 30.0C0 horse power Mr. Hap@ood also stated that if 14- foot channel could be secured thou sands of tons of coal could be brought here by boat. thus releasing scores of freight cars. Ii was also Su2- a,Cated that railroad congestion could he relieved bN passenger boats r.n- ming between this city and New York
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
In Regards to the Community Center.

In Regards to the Community Center. Editor of the Herald:
 The headline. Imposition on pub lie 10 ask them to give money to Poles in your copy of Feb. T., 1920. is insulting 10 Poles The Poles in Sew Britain do not want America n money for Polish clubs in New Britain The Herald should know that tho K l\OScluSkO Post. World War Veter- ans, is composed of American sol diers, American eN-service men and .\mell,an citizens. American soldiers are not Polish veterans,
 It IS Father Eojnowsli who claims to have organized American soldiers into Polish veterans of the World war;
 In NOur "ditOriaI you make tho mistake to stamp the American sol dierS of the kosCiusko post as Polish veterans and arc cjudicCd when you say the planned community house would be "Polish center" am positive it would he an American iza- ton center, and should be supported by those who believe sincerely and truly in Characterization.
 should not the Herald and all good Americans help the American soldiers or 'hF I\oStluSi\c post lil tntlf peace mission of .\nericanization of foreign clements who have decided 10 live in America forever:
 Let us be Poles. Let us be Amer jeans,
 But let us den0unce the confusing hNphenatcd Polish Americans. They arc national rrcaks'
 Now Poland is free. Every Pole should decide his future permanent residence. If he has chosen America h" should he iln American in lan- 2uace, ideas and ways or living. American soldiers of foreign descent are important factors in such d pol i"N. The local pastor is entitled to have his opinion about a memorial building. It may interest a few of his friends. What the American eX- service men resent is the malicious 1ttuck on their chara ctCr in an ar Iiclc signed hy Father Boinowslti and published in the last issue of his weekly circulated all over New Eng land. Translate il. read and you cer- tainly will he, painfully surpriscd,
 IourS respectfully.
 JULIUS HUPERT M. D.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

30.3c at the close of l"l". The red cra1 Reserve Act requires Aor m ac- tlal gold against each dollar m CIT cuIation. At the present rate "I JOSS in production. excessive gold exports and heavy consumption in the arts and trades. the legal amount cannot long be maintained.
 The United States today owns aT proximately onc-third of the mone. tarv gold reserve of all nations ana is expected to sustain the credlt structure of the world. The dcplc- tion of the monetary gold reserve either by excessive use of manufac- turing or by the rurtallment ol pro duction necessarily will limit that that commercial supremacy to which ,hr I'nited States is entitled by NIr- inc of it's natural resources nuS1- ness sagacity and industrial cl- iicienCN.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
D.tN.\S(US.

This is rh" gray old city that rasscs not away. Within !ho long unchangin~ years are hu, as yesterday: City "f silk and roses rich with her ancient bloom. Rrcalmed through whclming life
 tides. untouched in waves O.
 doom.
 Great Babylon has vanished. with all
 her pomp8and grace; And Zion's tcnfple. like the wind. has
 passed and left no trace: Tn" stately gods of Egypt have
 unused their hour away: The morning harp of Mcmnon huS
 sung it's final day: Her childrcn's mighty sisters Ne
 buried still and deep. The driftcd dust of ages iS blown
 about their sleep; But nestled in her desert. where bar
 ren hills look down, Damascus ot the roses vet wears her
 faded crown. l:ut now the deserts chiIdrcn with
 flying robes have come, And with them march the. stron"
 ranks. with CrN of fife and drum: The boys of France and Britain
 armed with the new world $
 power.
 Waking thn gray old city [" -rrr1
 the changing hour. Their wings have hummcd in tri-
 umph above her duSky ways Their songs of victory have pierced
 thr long dream of her days; And till the falling of earth'S star
 shall break the life of men. The great heep-hcarted rose of her
 has rjS"n to bloom again. -Marion CouthouN smith in the
 Youths Companion.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
HOOVER < REPUBLICAN,?

From Indianapolis comes the word appear upon the Republican prefer ential ballot in the State of Indiana. been prepared and will be distributed for the necessary signatures
 l. This may go> long way towards clearing up the question as to what the candidates party affiliations will be when the time comes for his nom ination. It is fairly evident that he does not care with which one of the large political machines he becomes a part. in fact. he has not made it ap- pear that he wishes to run at all. He has been claimed by the Republicans. in the Indiana incident at least It is beyond tho widest stretch of inn agina1ion to conceive of a com bina- ton of the two big parties in the choice of their nominee. nevertheless Hoover has had connections which would make it appear that he was a Democrat, now ii appears that the Republicans miGht nominate him.
 He is a strong contender for po- litical honors. whichever party he may decide to belong to. and has a large backing in his ideas from the people.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
PRICES OF MEAT.

be more to the condition of for
 exchange and tn" lowered world hnd for food -stuffs than [" any | Of the government To curb hess of the pack CTS. the prices Of Is are on tn" dc"linc. q steady d for nearly week. Yesterday, 'hicaso. the price of hogs went l, one dollar per hundred weight }
 arc now quoted at about fourteen
 rs per hundredl Beef slumped
 to figteen seventy-fiNe a hundred has not rcaped the
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
Campaign to Protect Gold.

Certain officials of the government have pcrsiStCntly endcavored to min- in,ize the danger Of the failure of do- mestic gold production, but leading financicrS of tho United States are orga nizing d campaign to protect the gold standard. The AmcTican Bank CTS association in 1918 and again in 1919 passed a resolution calling at tention Of the nation to the threat en- ing danger. The American Mining congress called u national gold con ference in st. Louis last November and this conference of bankers. eco homists and miners. by resolution put itself on record aS expressing inc opinion that no change should be made in the gold standard and unit of value Of monetary transactions in this and other countries, but request ing congress 10 act. and under that resolution bill shortly will he in troduced in congress to impose a. tax of so cents for every Federal Re gold contained in all articles which may be sold on and after May l. 1920. from which fund the producer of the new gold ounce will receive on and after the same date $lO premium to compensate for the increased cost of production. This is the only pro poSal yet advanced. whereby the monetary unit is not altered and a free gold market in the United States may be maintained. The bill mere- ly creates the machinery by which the manufacturers Of gold in the arts and trades may properly pay he cost of its production. so that sufficient new gold may be produced to satisfy their requirements and make it un- necessary to wit hdraW their gold from the m on etary gold reserve of the country.
 The gold in the bank reserves is the basis of bank credit. The amount Of gold in reserve limits tho cNpan- sion of credit. These rcscrNcs have been stea dilv falling. Tho govern mcnt has allowed vast shipments of gold for export and must continue 10 export gold in order 10 maintain export trade; meanwhile the produc- tion of the Am merican mines has been falling with startling rapidity. from slO1 1OOO.D00 in 1915 to S5S.3O0.OOo in 19l9 q loss of 42 per cent.
 Britain'S Action.
 At the beginning of the war. E.n9- land arranged prot ection for all of the gold produced by British mines This protection is still maintained and the gold reserves Of England arc be- ing increased by imports from the United States. and their own heavy production of new gold. At the close of 1918. there was a sold cover of 60 cnts for every Federal Re serve dollar.ti This had declined to
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
MEYERS RETIRE,S.

New Haven. Feb. 1S.-John "Chirf'' Meyers. onc-tiInc star catcher Of t1te New York Nationals, has retired from baseball. He was a catcher for the New Haven club of the Eastern lca-ue last season and had been expected to return to the team this year He will devote his time to developing
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
BORDIN GOES TO NEW YORK.

London. Feb. IS tCanadian Press) Sir Robert Borden. the Canadia n premier. sailed today for New York where he is to meet Lady Borden. His health. it is stated. has much improved since he left Ottawa and he now intends going to the southern states to continue his holiday.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
MEN \. \. |. RECORD.

Minneapolis. Feb. lS.-t,le m"ut Brown. Of the Chicago .Nhlctic cIIh set what was announced aS a neov A. \. |. record when he won Inc mems senior mile swim in 23 min utcs. - seconds in q central A. A l.. championship meet here fast night The previous record was "3:16 4-5 held hN E. I\ieran. of Australia
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
COMMUNICATED
\ About the Fire Department.

The New Britain fire dcpa rtment is chief. g call men and one assista n [ chief.
 IhcN now have one day off in seven. We won | attempt to assign the differ ent cail men to the different fire sta tionS but if you have 23 men work two evenings week you can relieve each permanent man one extra eve- ming each week. thereby making con- ditons better for the permanent force and not increasing the cost to the city,
 The salary of the call men is $2O0 q year and they can be relieved of an swerins bell alarms unless it is second alarm.
 The hours that the call men report for relief of permanent men can be arranged by the chief.
 With the increased salary of S a day for the permanent men I don't believe we will have any trouble in keeping up the efficiency of the de- pactm
 We congratulate the taxpayers of Stanley Quarter for their interest in their section for looking for fire sta tion but we would like to inform them that we are also aware of the high standard of efficiency that exists in our department and we have every reason to believe that with our motor ized department we can reach a fire in that section quick enough to pre- vent any great loss.
 Our fire department as it stands to- day with the exception of increased man power a little later. will meet the demands for some time to come. The item asked by the fire comm iSSioners to replace pneumatic tires OR trucks in place of solid tires should be abol iShed there is plenty Of wear in those tires for some time and it is a Guestion if pneumatic tires should be put on trucks that are standing on the floor the greater part of the time.
 The sum of S%.009 for car for the chief is too high. A good car can be purchased and equipped with extras for at least 5000.
 The amount for three new perma- ncnt men should be stricken out as we have enough now for this year.
 When the readiuStmcnt period comes and We are positively sure that il will. the inflated salary of the labor ing man will no longer exist and permanent position in the fire depart nent will look pretty attractive.
 The salary with the increase, in
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

The French academy has been sit ting to determine "what is cheese" \ dozen ilrS ago congress Was busy trying to answer the question. what is WhiSkeN' Those wer" strenuous days of wasted cffor1.--Louisville Couricr- Journal
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

Will the housewives who get per mitS 10 put hugjuice in their mincc pies be required to give the inspect orS a piece of each pie made to show em that not more than a quarter of one per cent went into he making! -Manchester Cnion
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

lucid statements of inc city's tinancia condition. The interests of no poli1i- cal party will be furthcrcd.'' .
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

Those few who have held ;. onto their Liberty Bonds in spite of the wildcat oil solicitors will have a new opportunity presently when the new telegraph lin" to Mars gold engraved stock certificates are released by the printCrS.-kunSaS City Star
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

For president: The Weather Man. if he can produce a little spring = Baltimore American
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
GOLD SITUATION
 BECOMING ACUTE
Ounce Now Worth S9.OO in Trade,
 Instead Of SEQ

Washington. D. C., Feb. lS.-Thc man with au income of $2,000, is now actually drawing SS70, upon tho basis Of dollar value in 1913. This startling fact is brought out plainly in statement to congress today by Harold N. l.aWrie. a nationally known economist for the American Mining congress. The purchasing value of the ounce of gold which, under sta tute cannot bring more than $2O.67 has, Mir. l.awre shows, shrunken through imitation Of currency until it is no longer possible for gold to be protitably produced The expansion Of the national credit has lowered the purchasing power of a dollar through increasing all commodity prices. Based upon the pre-war prices Of 1913. these prices gradually advanced from 100 per cent in 1913 to 223 in October. 1919. Each increase in credits has been absorbed by cor responding increase in commodity prices and has resulted in placing the nation upon an artificial plane Of living. The gold producer tinos the actual purchasing power of his ounce of gold is now s9.00 instead of S20.61
 Gold mines of the United States are being closed down at an ala rm- ing rate Many of these can never he reopened owing to the prohi bitive costs of re-tim Der ring and unwater- ing. Cripple Creek, the greatest Am erican gold camp is taking on the ap- pearance of a city of dead hopes. Great drainage tunnels, monster un- dersround workings, vast areas of ex- penSively constructed plants. whole cities Of homes are being deserted and thousands of skilled miners are being forced to seek new camps because cold--thc basic monetary metal of the United States--cannot longer be produced at a profit.
 Gold Producers Lost.
 The manufa cturers of the United States used $21.S4S,S0O more gold last year than was produced In the United States. The gold producer lost millions during the year-forced to iose-by peculiar circumstances not easily understood by the iayman. The manufa curing ieweler made millions because while his goods mounted in values, he secured the gold at coin age price of s20.67 per ounce, an amount less than cost of production. Seventy-tvo years ago the world pro- duced but s3O, 100000 in gold per wear. In 1915. the world produced 69.OO6,O 900. Rapid increase in pop ulation. increase in per capita wealth and adoption of a gold standard of finance in all civilized countries to- gcther with waste and hoardng d b. sorbcd the ncreasing gold.
 The gold stock Of the United States suffered a loss in 1919 of s292,796, ,000 by the excess gold exports over inn ports. To further deplete the gold reserve. the consum ption of gold in the arts and trades during 1919 was SS0. 500. while the production of new gold in the United States and possessions was but S5S,iSS.S00. The estimated production in 1920 is S40.- "Oo.00o. The ratio of, the gold re- serve to the Federal Reserve net de post and note liabilities continually declined since l9lt until it reached 4i.S per cent on December 26. 1919. :; margin of but 6.S per cent above that required by tho Federal Reserve Act.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
FACTS AND RANCHES

As a holdup the socialist trial in the New York assembly is such a success that four weeks of thr session have passed and nothing else-- Springfield Republican,.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

The older a man grows the less he Is disposed to sec how near he can skate to the danger Sign.-- Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

only proHtabIe advertising medium ID \ he city. Circulation books and prSsS koon. aiwayA cnen to advertisGrsL
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

red a' the Post 0r1cr t New Brftsiu
 As Second C1asA Mail hStter.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

| daily tSupdsy excepted> at +:As m, at Herald Building, S7 Church st DO Year. DO Three Months
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New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

Memnei of the Associated rrens. Associated Press io exclusively enuieo fo the use for republication Of all new
 fredited to it or not otherwise creo'teo Tn th.s paper and also local new ESbnEbrs orsln
New Britain herald., 1920-02-18

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New Britain herald., 1920-02-18
Britain Herald.

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
ARE HOLDING SACK
American Athletes Must Take
What They Can Get.
Few Changes in OIympiad
Rules to Favor L. s.

New York, Feb. 19.-Uncle Sam
waited a long time 20 get some good
wallops
Three months ago the American
Olympic committee wrote to the Bel
CLAN committee for. the official pro-
gram and some information about the
mer.
, The program, special books on
swimming and an answer TO a long
QUESTIONABLE arrived late yesterday.
America is satisfied with the pro-
gram, President G. A. Kirkby OF the
Olympic committee said.
But the fact is, Uncle Sam has to
be satisfied with his lot Of holding the
'b0s opcn<and taking whatever comes
his way. The Belgian committee
showed no indication to stretch any
point that might help the Yankee
team.
Tho program. despite the protest
fixes the tennis dates for August Is
to %. and removes the possibility OF
American stars competing because OF
confhction with the national cham
pionShips here. The Belgian com
mittee dismisses all obligations to
provide accomm odations for the
American team with en- announce
ment that no quarters could be Sc
4 cured The American committee. as
a result. has to send Il representative
across the water Immediately to hun.
place for the Yanks to stay while
they are taking part in the games.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
BE NO TERRITORIAL CHANGES.


Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 19s-No ter
ritorial changes will be made in the
Western league this year, 1t was de-
cided at a meeting of baseball club
owners here last night. Efforts of
Denver Lincoln and Hutchinson, who
had representatives here to land the
Joplin club franchise, have proved I'M
ayailing.
The 1920 game schedule has not yet
been adopted. 1t was known, however.
that it Will consist of 154 games, Il
more than included in last season 3
chart. The opening date will probably
be moved up a week. y committee has
been appointed to adopt a schedule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
No Rioters Allowed at Washburn-
Pittsburg Game Tonight.

Without any spectators to cheer
them on. Washburn and Pittsburg will
meet in the first of a two-game basket
ball series in Thomas gymnasium to-
night. Because of the influenza ban,
the game will be played behind closed
doors; the public will not be admitted
Elmer Z. Bearg. Washburn coach,
believes his men will win. altho he
expects both games to be hard fought,
interesting contests. Dope favors the
Ichabods in this. the first time the
two schools haze met in athletics.
The Alyear brothers. Dave and Paul,
will present two dangerous opponents.
Dave at center IS tall and fast and
doped to get the tip-Off on Poort.
Paul. at forward, is said to be very
intimate with the baskets.