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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-01
N. !. SUPERHERO
GETS 7TH MEDAL
War Record Of Frank M. Bart
Being Prepared for the
Hall of Fame
UNEMPLOYED IS MONTHS

Jersey City, March 1.-The war rec
ord Of third super hero, Frank NJ.
Bart. Of West Hoboken, is being pre-.
pared for a place in the Hall of Fame
following n ceremony Monday night. at
which the Italian Government added
another medal TO his already generous
collection.
Bart's record is believed by officers
of the Second Corps Area at Governors
Island TO equal those OF Sergeant
Alvin York and Lieutenant Samuel
Woodfll.
at the age of forty-two. giving his age
repeatedly told him he was "too old to
fight lie doesn't know how many Of
the enemy he accounted for. or how
many of his wounded comrades he
rescued. All he knows Is that In his
old barracks bag he has Croix de
Gucrre, with three silver stars, bronze
star and with palm. awarded by the
French Government the French Me-
daille Militarie. the Montenegrin War
Cross. the Italian Croce di Guerra and
the American Congressional Medal Of
Honor.
And he lifts his customary veil Of
modesty long enough TO remark that
he's glad TO have job after fifteen
months Of pounding the pavements
looking for one and never finding any.
Bart was decorated at the Fourth
Regiment Armory Monday night by
Colonel V. A. di Bernezzo. Italian
military attache at Washington. The
ceremony was attended by Colonel Peter
Murray. chief Of staff of the Second
Corps area at Governors Island: several
Congressman. State. county and city
officials.
Bart went overseas in 1917 with the
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CANADA AGAIN PROPOSES
RECIPROCITY WITH U. S.
w. s. Fielding, Finance Minister,
confsrs with President Harding

Washington, March; 1.-(By A. P.)
William 8. Fielding. Canadian Min.
lister of Finance, who rs understood to
have come to Washington to confer
with Government officials as to the pos
sibilities Of trade reciprocity agree
ment between the United States and
Canada, had an engagement today to
sec President Harding.
White House officials said they had
no information rs to the nature OF the
conference.
Toronto. March 1.-(By A. PD--
The Globe today published the follow
ing dispatch from Ottawa relative to
conferences in Washington by William
8. Fielding. Minister of Finance. over
the possibility Of trade reciprocity
agreement between Canada and the
United States:
Men of all parties realize that II
the Minister of Finance can bring about
any trade Arrangement with the United
States BY which Canadian farm products
can enter that country unparalleled by
a heavy duty he will effect real polit,-
rnl coup. Such IN accomplishment. it
is recognized here, would stimulate bus
mess as nothing else could do at the
present time.
There are grave doubts II the reci-
procty pact Of 1911 is still on the stat
ute books Of the United States. "A
ruling from Washington will have to be
obtained on this subject, and possibly
Mr.. Fielding. who will return on Thurs
day, has this ruling in his pocket
Ottawa, March Try A. P.)-To
see II the burden imposed on Canadian
export trade by the Fordney tariff can
be lightened was said in Dominion Gov.
crnment circles today to be the imme-
diate aim of the conversations at Wash.
ington between Minister Fielding and
American officials. While there has been
10 formal decision of the Cabinet to
reopen reciprocity negotiations. Mr..
Fielding is sounding out American SEN
timent on this situation.
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fCN0 FROM OCEAN B0T10M
CAN DETERMINE ITS DEPTH
Navy Pssfsets Device 70 F'nd w.
ioeIty % Submarine Sound 1

Wsshinstso, March 1.--Apparatus 70
determine ocean depths, similar TO !na' M
developed in the war for the dsteet'on
of submarines, has BEEN perfected oy y
the Navy Department ac the resun =,
tests made By experts aboard tne "a
pertmental ship Ohio.
The principle upon which the meihoo
il based 10 that Of creating : sounsa s.S,, On
the ship and listening for the echo iron
TIA hottom OF The ocean, measuring the
time between the creation Of the sound
and the echo. -.,
vithin ons. .thousandth Of second.
with the time interval, and knowing the
velocity Of sound in water, the depth
can DO measured to . high degree OF
Navy Department oalcials acknowl.
edged yesterday investigations 81 the
velocity Of sound show considerable dis.
crepancy, It being estimated BY yafious
authorities at oil the way from 42OO feet
to 5000 feet second. They expressed
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DEBT COMMISSION HELD UP!
Funding operation Deferred 0stli
Membership 10 Completes Ns

Washington, March 1.-(By A. FL
Despite confirmation By the Senate Of
Secretaries Hughes and Hoover 90 mem !.
bers Of the Allied Debt Commission, e.
ouguration Of the commissions. work
will await Senate action on the nomina- ;
tions Of Senator Smoot, Of Utah. and
.sy ,bs SafIT Tps:.%r, 81 Cn'o
!, Secretary Mellon, designated q chair.
man Of the commission In the funding
act. 10 understood to be Of the opinioi,
That the commission has been establjshed
nv the confirmation Of the two Other
Cabinet members, but that no formal
action can be taken until It's member.
ship Is completed.
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,vvASHINGT0N'S HAIR HAZEL
hartford Librarian Disputes Harts
statement Il Was Red

hartford, Conn.,. March From a
.&clume In the State Library entitled
yyfRecollections and Private Memoirs"
~ George Washington Parke Custis,
4 sdcuted SON Of General George Wash
1nfton, George s. GODDARD. State Lii
6rsfian, learns that Washington's hair
W1s hazel brown and his eyes light
erayish blue. ft,
t' Ths authority appears to have been
Major Lawrence Lewis, favorite
!; nephew of Washington. Mr.. GODDARD
/, - led to examine the memoirs" in
syiew OF the opinion Of Prof. Albert
si5ushnell Hart, Of Harvard, that George
y .7Ianhington had red hair.
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JAPANESE LOSE JOBS
$4,000 Out Of Work as Capital Ship
Construction Halts

Toxic. March 1.--tBy A. PD-Navy
Department orders to stop construc-
ton on eight capital ships in four dock
yards. as result Of the Washington
agreements, threw $4,000 workers out
of employment, according to the Asahi.
Some of the eight ships were nearly
completed. The list follows: Battle
ship 1'osa and battle cruiser Takao at
Mitsubishi yards, Nagaski. battleship
Kaga and battle cruiser Atago, at
Kawaskai yards, Kobe battleship Xii
and battle cruiser Akagi at Kuren naval
station: battleship Dwarf and battle
cruiser Amagi at Yokohuka naval sta =
ton.
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STARVING GET U. s. CORN
rGt rraInload Arrives In Russian
Hunger Belt

"a Sagoecow, March 1.-(By A. P.)-The
cf the corn bought with the Amer
2SS congressional appropriation Of
-. 600 900 reached the starvation belt
I'm a trainload arrived at Tsarltsyn,
y The Saratov region, February 25.
TWENTY five trains from NOvorossysk.
& tks Black Seas, are now moving to the
Ixlous hunger points. Six ships have
'fPived at Noyorossysk and two at
1oGua since February o.
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Cult, which SShvd YSle. .sSa, half q
which 10 to Be used Tor new equipment
and the balance for impsovement to 10
line. There are also in the dles OF the
commission, Il 10 understood, q number
Of applications which will be made pup.
lie after being recorded.
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JAPAN's DEMAND GRANTED
chlta oevsrnmsnt 10 Permit DIE
vnantIlna ef viadlvostok Forts

mantIins sf viadivostok Forts
TolGio, March 1.--(By A. P.l-The
Chita Government. !the Far Eastern
Rsplblic Of siberia) is reported to have M
dismantling Of the vladivostok forti-
Rcations and to Japan's other propos-
ais, with the exception Of that regard.
Ing indemnity for the. Nikolayevek mas
sacre.
There seems to be a prospect Of an
early and satisfactory conclusion OF the
conference between representatives OF
the two governmental which has been
dragging on for months at Dairen. The
hone OF the Chita authorities that their
Government will be accorded represen-
tation at the Genoa conference 10 said
to have operated toward advancing the
negotiations.
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~ ", y: :s's.|. tsss !. " !!
Accofdins to Secretary Deht5 q .
vice Is exceedingly simple 70 oper6to ai|yI
can bs used By { vesse! stsamlng at &
speesl. II, 10 believed it VIII ~ s.
sible.. eysntually, to cony:ttuct { I. ~
In merchant ships. f1
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Second Division. sions with the ma.
rines, his record reyesls. He served
as "buck private" refusing several
promotions during the war because. as
he said, he didn't want 10 be tied
down to n bunch Of men,
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10

consequences of the abuse of alcohol should be considered, but also those effects that cannot be characterized as harmful. It declares that most of the so-called primitive races used alcohol and expresses doubt that a cultured community can suddenly dis pense with stimulants If the aim is to produce non-alcoholic commun- ity, this end must be achieved through legislation imposing gradual restric- tions so that the present and possibly the next generation may be afforded time to change their habits.
 In conclusion the board, while em- phasizing the necessity for vigorously fighting the misuse of alcohol, recom- mends that the personal restriction system now in force in Sweden be further tested, developed and inn proved
 Sweden has used the Bratt system for seven years. Under it the coun- try's inebriate record reached the lowest figures since 1918 during the first quarter of this year, according tc the Swedish social board The drop in the inebriety record has been especially marked in and about Stock holm, where it amounts to no less than S6,s per cent. compared to the last quarter of 1921. In some Swed- ish provincial towns drunkenness has decreased 55 to so per cent
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
PROHIBITION FIGHT
 STARTS IN SWEDEN
Liquor Question to Be Voted on in August

Stockholm. June 1o.-"To deprive the majority of citizens. who do no, misuse alcoholic liquors, of what i. for them an innocent stimuant, be. cause small number of people abuse liquor seems to be rather a drastic decree"
 This opinion is founded in the officia report just issued by the medi- cal board of Sweden on the proposed d introduction Of total prohibition. It has aroused intense interest through out the country which Is now in the midst of a nation wide conflict be- tween the prohibition forces and those who want to maintain the present so- called Rratt rationing system, where by only those who have openly shown their abuse of alcoholics are deprived of it's use. Sweden will vote on the liquor question August 27 of this year
 Favor Liquor.
 The medical board points out further that large number of phy- sicians believe that under certain cir cunstances and in the case of certain diseases, alcohol cannot be dispensed with without great disadvantages. and it says that not only the fatatl
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10

was driven from the box with one out in the first inning, the visitors scoring five runs Horan then took the mound and held the Blue and White hitless for the remainder of the game. Holy Cross tied the score with five runs in the third inning and then chalked up what proved to be the winning tally in the fourth frame. The Worcester col legians also scored once in the sixth and again in the seventh.
 Strom was the star man for Colum- bia, having a busy day in the outfield with seven put-outs, He was robbed of a home run by Simondinger's fast fielding. Captain Gagnon of Holy Cross got two doubles and single off Wunderlich.
 The score
 Holy Cross .0 Q , 1 0 1 1 Q Ks 10 l Columbia 5 c c 0 0 c 0-5 5
 Batteries Tunney, Horan and Mar tin; Wunderlich. Van Brocklin and Clark
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
Voting Problem.

The matter of allowing the use of school buildings for polling places was tabled for one month. Commissioner E. c. Goodwin reports that there are available schools for all but the sec ond ward The new building on South Main street would provide for this district. Members of the board felt that damage would be done the buildings through their use for vot- ing.
 The school accommodations com mittee was given power to secure plans and specifications for new school building on South Main street,
 On recommendation of the teach CTS committee, it was voted to open the summer schools Monday, July 10, continuing until Friday, August II, q period of five weeks. Sessions will be held from s:3o to 11:3o daily. except Saturdays principal will be en- gagged at $500 per session, and teach CTS at s225 per session. The school is conducted every summer for the benefit of pupils who are backward and want the extra teaching in order to keep up with their class, and also for the benefit of some who are desir- ous of finishing their elementary edu cation sooner than the ordinary pupil
 New Teachers.
 New teachers were elected. on rec ommendation of the teachers com mittee, as follows: Senior High school. lone D. Porter, history and English: Margaret Glover, commercial: Central Junior High school. Morton II. Cas- sidy. general science; Paul H. Wig gins. drafting; Elihu Burritt Junior High school. Walter Ns Murphy and Gaylord Newton. general science; Mil drcd Sherman, commercial; May Re gan and Helen Wolski. Grade [; George Spatcher woodworking; James Robinson, printing: Arthur F. Groth. dra fling: Nina Brayton. dressmaking; Smaley school, Elizabeth Steiner and Margaret German; NAthan Hale school, Catherine Fitzpatrick; East street school, Doris Bradley: Bartlett school. Bessie Sullivan; Lincoln school. Nellie Schmidt
 Applications for approval of extra study courses for teachers were vo- ted for the following: Florence Win ter. Harry Vessels. Bertha M. Jones.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10

are now understood to have been set tied satisfactorily, with the technical matters still under examination on falr way to adjustment. A further meeting of the British signatories of the Anglo-1rish treaty is scheduled TOT today and conference with Ar thur Griffith, the chief Irish delegate. possibly will follow.
 The Ulster front der trouble has been smoothed away temporarily at least, and Michael Collins speech in Dublin last night is taken here that the Southern leaders are determined to avoid anything likely to keep the wound open. Nothing further has been heard from Collins protest over the occupation of Pettigoe by the military. and it is inferred that the British government has given assur- ances acceptable to Dublin.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
 REFLECTS O'bRIEN
Will Continue His Duties as
 Standardization Director

James F. O'Brien was reelected Americanization director at meeting of the school committee yesterday afternoon. the city's contract with Mir. O'Brien specifying that the salary
 shall be S3,00o. the same as last year. Of this amount. the state pays one half. f.s. Would Change Rules. Judge B. F. Gaffney, chairman. gave notice that, at the July meeting,
 he proposed to bring in an amend
 ment to the boards rules by which the term of school superintendent shall be for not less than one year nor more than three years The pres ent system of election is from year to year.
 The following school calendar was adopted: Opening September 5. 1922; close June IS. 1923; Thanksgiving re- cess from Wednesday noon before the holiday to the Monday following Christmas recess from Friday night before Christmas to Tuesday morning. January 2; spring recess from Friday, March 23. to Tuesday, April 3. This allows for 3s weeks of school, one week more than required by law.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
BULGARIA WON'T ACCEPT
Proposed Allied Control Over Finances Will Re Fought At Hague Conven- ton By Premier Stamboulisky.

Sofia. Bulgaria. June 10 (By the Associated Press)-Bulgaria refuses to accept the esta ablishment of allied control over her finances, as proposed by the reparation commission and will attempt to reopen the question at The Hague conference it is declared by Premier Stamboulisky.
 T will not sign any such conven- tion." the premier told the correspon- dent. We refuse to recognize such a convention, and in so doing are bas- ing our stand on the treaty of Neuilly. I am going to The Hague to ask the powers to appoint another commis- sion to study anew Bulsarias capac ity for payment"
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
AMERICAN LEGION GAMES.
Many Stars are Competing in Event
 at PhiIly This Afternoon.

Philadelphia, June l0.--Some ot the best athletes of the east are enter ed today in the A. A. |. handicap events included in the second days program of the American Legion track and field meet.
 Among them are Joseph Driscoll quarter mile intercollegiate title hold CT: Higgins, Leslie, Kelley and O'Brien, all of New York; Norton of Washington. and Staub and Shaw of Newark. x. J.
 Most of these men are members of teams competing in the interstate one mile relay race in which Massachu- setts, New York. New Jersey, Pennsyl- vanis and the District of Columbia were represented
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
Shuttle Meadow Club.
shenecossett C. C.
Shuttle Meadow. by this victory.

Shuttle Meadow. by this victory is now in the finals and will play the Hartford Golf club on a neutral course. probably at the Waterbury Country club, within the next two weeks The winner of this match will play for tho championship with the winner of the Brooklawn and Water bury Country club match at the Shen- ecossett Country club course on Tues day. June 27, the day before the qual- flying round for the Connecticut state championship, which is being held at Eastern Point from June 2S to July 1. iafPhP As Egzi arUdh6No
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10

straight, E. A. Bull, of Brooklyn. had his miniature American cup racer Polka Dot, primed for decisive con- test with w. J. Daniels English craft Endeavor, on the course off the Bay side Yacht club.
 The Polka Dot scored its second straight victory yesterday although the event was marred by the fact that
 the Endeavor fouled the second course
 marker and withdrew. The little
 American racer had substantial lead
 at the time.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
IRISH QUESTION
 NEAR SETTLEMENT
Believe Churchill Will Be in Position to Make FUr1nal Statement tO
 Commons On Monday.

London, June 10 (By the Associated Press) much optimism regarding the progress of the Irish ne gotiations is felt in government quarters that 1t is believed Colonial Secretary Chur- chill will be able to make his state ment on the position next Monday, when the House of Commons reas- se,nbles after its Whitsuntide recess
 The main aneHions which created difficulties when the draft of the Irish constitution was first submitted
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
NAME OMITTED.

Edward O'Brien, whose name was omitted from the list of High school men who were awarded letters by the High school, was also awarded a sweater and letter by the High school authorities.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10

A. s. Hancock, Milie G. McAuley, Ellen l.. Mccarthy. Edith A. Adam, Beatrice E. Neal, Elizabeth Johnson, Margaret Moriarty and Cora E. Welch.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
POLKA DOT SHOULD WIN.
American Yacht Takes Second Con-
 test From English Rival.

Bayside, N. Y. June 1n.-With the prospect of capturing the internation- al model yacht trophy by winning to- days race and making it three
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
HOLY CROSS WINS.
Columbia Loses to ,, After Driving
 Tunney on the Mound.

Worcester. Mass, June 1o.-The Holy Cross baseball team triumphed over the Columbia nine here yesterday afternoon by a score of to 5. Jim Tunney, the home teams star pitcher,
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
Catherine O'Leary Grace M. Meehan Margaret E. Burns Aileen M. Burns Agnes M. Fox
 Elizabeth l.. Steiner Ethelyn Waddeu
NATHAN HALE

Ellen Horsfall M. M. Forsyth Mary Cox - Minnie Clark A. M. Clark R. H. Collins Agnes P. Spear Mollie Gilman Lillian J. Alderman M. A. Began Mollie Light Lillian C. Chambers
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
LOCAL GOLFERS WIN
Shuttle Meadow Club Team Reaches Seyen-Final in the State Cham pionship Tourney.

The result of the second round or the state team golf champlonshlp, played at the Shenecossett Country club at Eastern Point Groton, Conn.,, yesterday, was as follows:
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10

H. Clancy
 D. B. Daley Helen A. Brown Mary E. Kitson Hazel E. Vile Alice T. Hickey Helen c. Smith Evelyn Baker Marion M. Egan Margaret M. Collins Marcella Ginsberg Sarah M. Kline
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
ELIHU BURRITT JR.
 HIGH

Anne C. B. Pomeroy E. J. Stillman Rebecca Segal P. E. Emery Louise E. Atwood Averill F. Esten C. A. Powell Helen B. Rawlings Adelle Murray Francis T. Colnan Leola Franklin Sadie Hamblin Dora Protass
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
ROCKWELL

Marion H. Pease Regina Dunlay
 Mary C. DarrOw Katherine TOrmay Is"hel T. Cary
 M ;,aret Renehan Bertha N. Bowers Mary E. Donahue
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
To the Public


  In Time Have Leav $2768211 Their Credit 92% Q0623 the Total Number Enrolled 
  Morning and Make the Proper Entries Our Books
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
MONROE ST. SCHOOL

Mary 0. German
 A. C. Anderson
 Mildred H. Anderson Jeanette M. Wilson Elizabeth E. Higgins Adelaide Lawrence Henrietta A. Flagg
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
CENTRAL JR. HIGH

J. Tisdale
 Katherine F. Kane Amanda Walters Anne C. O'Brien V. M. Carlisle L. A. Bassett M. E. Prescott Elsie M. Miles A. P. Butler Grace E.. Atkins Clara M. Vile Caroline Stearns Anna H. Scanlon M. A. Johnston Gertrude Williams Marion L. Hoar H. Regina Connor Florence H. Converse Sara A. Tounson Laura M. Penn C. L. Mills Ralph E. Farnum Anna M. Geissler M. A. Murphy
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
OSGOOD HILL

OSGOOD HILL Mary MieczkOwski Mary D. Laughlin Margaret Kelley Esther Riley Mary E. Meehan Gertrude W. Jahn
 OLD BURRITT
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10

SMALLEY Olive F. Corbly Lucy A. Doherty Helen L. Daley Florence M. Sirkin M. T. McGauley Margaret Bartlett Florence Dougherty Mary V. O'Connell Helen A. Conlon Anna C. Rosenberg M. s. Duguid Margaret D. Moriarty Jennie E. Swanson Marion Brown Pauline Renehan Anna V. Riley Nellie Sylvia
New Britain herald., 1922-06-10

Katherine M. Roche Mary B. McGill Marion A. Sheldon Marion P. White Roma Bergami Harriett F. Wells
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-14

had two rooms on tho first floor and
three on the second. but an addition
similar to tho original In every re-
spect was made after the family NIL
grated.
One OF tho original rooms contains
n large fireplace mado OF stones and
still in good condition. Here II was
on tho mantle piece. according To ira
dition, that young Boone carved n
notch indicating his height when he
went to kentucky. and upon his re-
turn In middlo-ago was Interested To
zee how much no had grown. How
ever. tho historic notch cannot be dis
covered on the mantle piece.
Tho shutters and doors OF the dwell
ling nre hung on wrought Iron hinges
and still are In good condition. but
many of the windows are broken, per
uniting rain mad snow to enter and
causing the floor to decay.
Efforts have been made to have tho
state purchase the house where the
pioneer. was born. and still more re-
Gently, there have been reports tina