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New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
FIGHT SCHOOL FIRE
Within Two Hours After Going on Strike, Students Rally to Save Building From Blaze.

DoylestoWn, Pa, April 13.--Thirty students of the National Farm school here, less than two hours after they had struck in protest against the dis missal of five of their number, rallied in vain to save Pioneer Hall, frame dormitory. from destruction by fire.
 A loss of s65,o0o was occasioned by the blaze, which the director of the school, Dr. Bernhard Ostrolenk, said started on the roof. The dormitory sheltered fifty students.
 The dismissed students, as well as the majority of the student body of 120, were battling the flames when firemen arrived. A fire line a mile and quarter long was formed 10 get water.
 The dismissal was ordered by the board of trustees in punishment for the hazing of freshmen.
 As the classes opened yesterday the students were in turmoil. They gathered in little groups and discussed the advisability of a strike to include everyone in the school. But when the student body assembled for lunch only thirty were missing,
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
SAVED BY A PARROT
New York Woman Tries Suicide, Calls For Help. Paints. hut Bird Keeps up Shouts.

New York, April 13.-The mimicry of her parrot today saved the life of Mrs. Louis H. Reid.
 After quarreling with her husband Mrs. Reid slashed her wrists in her studio apartment on East 57th street Then she cried for help until she be- came faint.
 The bird, however, carried on. Mrs. Reid's mother living in the same house. heard the parrot and rushed her daughter to the hospital.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
Breaches on Live Subject of
 the Day at Gathering in Church of St. John the
 Evangelist.

A scathing denuncation Of birth control WAS made by Rev, John cotter in a sermon at the church of St. John the Evangelist last evening. Father Cotter is a member of the LaSalette order and in company with Rev Thomas conlon is conducting a mis- sion at the church.
 The sermon Is as follows
 To-day we feel . sad truth, It starcs us in tho face wherever we go the alarming falling off Of birth rate. Children arc not of the essence of marriage but they are its primary and principal end--a fact that people today are trying to ignore. This doc Urine of birth control which is being propagated throughout the country is working untold havoc. Ii is proving the ruin of society the destruction of the family and the moral and physical degeneration of those who practice it, and unless it is stopped we face a dark future. while those who are re- sponsible cannot but expect a terrible judgment from Almighty God.
 This detestabc vice which attacks the honor of maternity and the in- tegrty of the home often goes under the name of birth control. child mur- der. race suicide, according as it is practiced by a European, an Ameri- can or an Oriental, but if is nothing else hut flagrant violation of Gods most sacred laws and an outrage against nature. We have seen it punished in nations and in individ- rals. When the dogs of war were let loose over Europe, in 1914. Ger many had population of 69,n0o,o00, while France had only 3S.o0o,000. In 1870 their population was almost equal. Had France the population she should have had. we might never have heard of that terrible war which turned Europe into one vast ceme- tery: or if it was to be- it might have ended long before it did. The total
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13

Wellesley Hills. Mass. April is.--
 Roger W. Babson is very optimistic on the immediate outlook. Since rec
 turning from his inspection trip. he
 has been going through the mass Of
 reports and figures which accumulat- cd on his desk during his absence. These statistics are even more en- couraging than he had anticipated.
 American business has certainly walked up"! according to the statis- ticlan. "The Babson chart showed nearly no unemployment. Where the blast furnaces were then being banked new furnaces are now being start cd and premiums are being paid for prompt steel deliveries. The copper industry is showing activity for the first time for several years and many of the miners have been given a wage increase of 50 cents day. Building is still booming and the 1923 figures will exceed any previous year, notwithstanding the big volume of 1922.
 "The most remarkable change in sentiment I find right at home here in New England A year ago the mills were cutting wages and great numbers of workers were out on strike. Today the mills are working overtime and the largest concerns arc advancing wages. Of course. this is an unhealthy sign for the long pull because it is due only to the artificial barrier on immigration. On the oth- CT hand, increased wages are a great temporary stimulus to trade. The power of many cities is simply the total of these cities pay rolls. Increasing wages in New Eng lands mills of '12is per cent, in- creases the purchasing power of the communities to almost correspond ing amount. This means that these centers will--during l923-be the best places to send sales men, because most wage workers spend all they get. Moreover, such salesmen should be sent to these cities 1t once, because the present boom cannot be long lived. It is not based on firm foundation. Many of these nen now getting an increase in their wages will be out of work before 1924 s ended.
 While coming north last week rom my winter home at Mountain .ake in the beautiful Ridge Lake sec 1 ion of Florida, saw cotton being planted in Georgia. It is evident that he South is very happy with the present price of cotton and that a arger acreage will be planted in
 s23. Corn planting has started in he Southwest and the seeding of oats seen throughout the South and vest. Winter wheat, doubtless was tiled to some extent last month in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ken ncky; but these fields will soon be eplanted-for even the farmer is ceiling better than he has felt for ome years in spite of the fact that he not yet out of the woods His great ifficulty was that the price of wheat C had to sell went down so much 1ore than the price of wheat he had ,
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
Father Cotter Attacks Birth Control in Sermon at Mission

excess of deaths over births in France for ist4-ib-lG-i7 was sS3,ls0, which does not include the t,40n,000 sol- diers killed in tho war, Who will say that France has not been pun ished for her terrible crime of race suicide?
 We read fin holy scripture that Oman was struck dead by Almighty God for this dctcstable crime which brought down fire and birthstone from heaven to destroy Sodom and Gomorrha. What wrecks of man hood and womanhood are strewn along the pathway of life because of this wasting away of the vital forces Of life. It is the sin of society today and Is sure to bring the curse of God on those who commit it. Retribu- tion must come sooner or later.
 There arc all kinds of wealth on Park avenue, New York but there Is no wealth of children, How many q town or city has its Fifth avenue. Thank God, our parents and our grandparents knew nothing of this dctcstable vice which today is found not only among the Four Hundred but among rich and poor alike. sap ping tho very life blood of tho na- ton. eating like cancer into the vitals of society.
 This doctrine of birth control is socially wrong and morally sinful. It is socially wrong because it fails to bring about what it sets out to ac- compish, and, to come down to facts and leave rhetoric and meaningless phrases aside, what thought have these people who use contraceptives of bettering the human race? Is it not rather to shirk responsibility and satisfy criminal passion To better the human race is something very much to be desired. but it was never brought about by the so-called so- ciety woman who rides around in a luxurious limousine with a malodor- ous poodle in her lap, who spends all her time at evening socials and aft ernoon teas. who runs to Newport in summer and to Palm Beach in winter.
 These people will shed tears over a stray dog and found societies and hospitals to care for their pet ani- mals, and they will allow the fam ished child block away to starve for the want of little milk. This is |
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
IMMEDIATE OUTLOOK BEST W YEARS;
 RUHR INVASION AIDS, SAYS RABSON

to buy. What the farmer wants is
 higher produce prices or lower mer-
 ehandise prices. Now to have mer- ehandise prices go up still higher in
 ia23. as everything indicates will be
 the case, the farmers must get high-
 CT prices for their 1923 crops or else
 there surely will be another collapse in iaet. We cannot get good business
 by disregarding either the Multiplica- ton Table or the Ten Commandments
 '"fhe Ruhr invasion Is also helping spring business over here in America.
 For tho first time in hlstory--except during the Great World War---we are shipping coke to France and Germany Japan, which had ordered great amounts of steel from Ruhr mills. is now turning to the United States. Europe, which last year had turned again to production, is now busy play ing politics and watching the exhibi- ton of War Pageant staged in the Rnhr Valley, While Europe is indulg- Ing in this luxury, shSmnst cat and live. Hence. France and Germany are again buying goods in America, as the export figures 10 be issued shortly by the Department of Commerce, will clearly show. How long this situation will last. no one can tell; but it is helping us here in the United States.
 Spring business is also being in- creased by the belief that Congress will not he in session again until De- cember and then for only short ses- sion. Whatever the motives of our politicians may be. the fact remains that they are a great drag on the prosperity of America. Under our present system of government the only reason we have any prosperity is because of our tremendous natural re- sources. Our forests. mines. fertile fields. and other great gifts of God enables us to afford to indulge in fac- tional legislation and political log-roll- ing as pastime. Hence. when we cease this selfish game for nine months, business almost always piles up. Certainly this is one of the chief causes for optimism today.
 T am very hopeful for immediate business" concluded Mir. Babson, ''as the robins come back and the trees leaf out business will be good, and all of us prosperous. l only addict us be sure not to abuse this prosperity. or the Babsonchart. which now stands at 4et above normal, will quickly .lrop back"
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
STATE BONUS FOR
 SOLDIERS OPINION
Attorney General Will Make Rul-
 ing This Tuesday

Hartford, April 13.--A formal opin- ion by Attorney Gen. Frank Healy will be placed with the legislative committee on military affairs on Tues day in answer to question placed before him as to the right of the gen eral assembly to pass a soldiers bonus bill. The opinion has been written. It is understood that the at torney general will hold that an ap- plication for money for soldiers bonus would be unconstitutional. The opinion it is understood is based upon study of the legal side of the sit uation as determined by precedepts which in themselves were determined by the constitutional limitations.
 The committee on military affairs has had under consideration for two months proposed bonus bill and there was division in the committee as to a report. On the proposition of submitting the question to referen- dunn of the voters the committee ask ed Attorney Gen. Healy for his opin- ion as to the constitutionality of the of money for bonus.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
City Items.

Matinee at the K. of c. Fair satur day afternoon. 2 P. NJ. to $500 P. N Entertainment and dancing, Admls sion Free.--advt.
 Open alleys at the Casino tonight advt.
 French Hat shoppe. ST West Main St.. Prof, Bldg, Exclusive millinery. --adw.
 Open alleys at tho Casino tonight. --advt
 Starlight Bay" fox-trot at Morans'. ---advt.
 pr. and Mrs. B. D. Radcliffe have returned from trip to Detroit and Cleveland.
 Rackliffe Bros. offer Norwalk Tires at old prices. You save the advance. --advt
 sa,ooo given away at tho K, Of c. Fair.-advt,
 Meet me at the K. of c. Fair to- night-advt.
 Elm Hill strictly fresh eggs. Spe- cial for Saturday. 4oc dog, National Tea Importers 123 Main st,--advt.
 Elm Hill strictly fresh eggs. spe- cial for Saturday. 40c doz. National Tea Importers. l2S Main St-advt.
 RaclSliffe Bros. offer Norwalk Tires at old prices. You save the advance. -advt.
 The Sports club at the Y. w. c. 4. will give a whist and 500 party in the "" gym this evening at o'clock. The affair is open to the public and tho proceeds will go towards the piano fund
 Miss Carlyn Kingsley, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Harvey Kingsley of Bas- sett street. is recovering from recent operation for appendicitis at the New Britain General hospital. adyt.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
MATCHES DID IT
Fire Department Called Out at 1:3O A. NJ. for Blaze in Closet of Pleasant Street Homc-Damage Is Slight

A small fire in a kitchen closet at the home of Mrs. Rebecca Silver at 53 Pleasant street called Engine Co. No. ? out at about 1880 o'clock this morning. An alarm was rung in from Box No. PIP by Policeman Thomas Tierney. When the firemen arrived they found a small fire burning in a closet off the kitchen. Chief William J. Noble expressed the belief that the fire started from a box of matches. Damage to the extent of s25 was done.
 Engine Companies. No. and 3 were called out at about 11:15 o'clock this morning from an alarm rung from Box No. 446, to extinguisl blaze which had started in a pile of rags near the furnace at the home of Philip Zwick on Comm ave- nue.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
FINAL TOTAL IS Ss7,724.66
United Community Corporation Still Has Over Si2,OOO to Raise to NIe1s Goal Set For Campaign.

A total of s37.742.s6 was received in the United Community corporation drive for $500 to date, according to figures announced today by James s. North, director of the drive. This figure includes s1,o65.57 collected in the dime banks.
 Among the school children, Miss Washburn's room at the Camp school reported the highest average in the city, the figure being s1.40. The next highest average was that of s1.33 at taincd by Miss I.arson's room at the Lincoln school.
 The next highest was Sister NJ. Re sis' room at St. AIary's parochial school with an average of $1.05 and the fourth highest was Sister M Ar mella's room with an average of 95 cents.
 Richard Pelton turned in the high est amount of any child. he having reported s740. William Atwood was next with S5.40.
 Of the Boy Scouts. Eugene RaynorI turned in s4.So.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
 PASSIVE RESISTANCE
Leading German Employers and Workmen Agree 10 Continue Their Opposition to French Methods.

Berlin, April IS. - tBy Associated Press) employers and rep resentatives of the workmen of all in- dustries and shades of opinion in the new and old occupied territory who are meeting in Berlin this week have unanimously decided to pursue their policy of passive resistance to the measures taken by the Franco Belgian occupational authorities.
 The conference reiterated that the starting point of any negotiations with the Franco Belgians must be guar antee for complete evacuation of the occupied territory, indemnity for damages during the occupation, re- lease of persons arrested and the re- turn of those expelled.
 The aim of such negotiations, it was added. must be, the conservation of the entire German territory and set tlement of the reparation problem which will enable the Germans while accepting all bearabe obligations to live and work like free men"
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13

There Is worse feature about this degrading vice. When some have not been successful in accomplishing their wicked designs. they will not hesitate to go to some interruptions doctor--- whose place Is in the electric chair rather than In the medical profession
 and they will have him do away with the unborn child. Such practi- tioners are nothing else but murder CTS whose standard Of morality is the poekotbook of their clients"
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
Bar Association Pays
 Trihute tO BeardSley

Bridgeport, April 1S.-A tribute to the memory of Judge Morris B. Beardsley who died last month. was given at the meeting of the bar at the short calendar session of the Fair field county superior court today. The eulogy was pronounced by Judge John H. Perry of Southport. Appropriate I resolutions were adopted.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-13
FOOD VIA. aIRpLANI.

Miami. Fla. April lS.--Food for the % Fort Myers motorists stranded in the heart of the everglades was start cd to them today by airplane.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-08
Famous Boston Newspaper
Writer Dies at II Years

Boston, March S.-William Ralston
Balch, newspaper man of wide eX-
perience in Europe and this country
and author of the war chronicle in the
columns of the Boston Transcript
during the world war; died at his
home here last night. He was II
years old and native of Leetown, w.
Va. He contributed to the London
Daily Maikan exclusive account of the
impending death of Queen Victoria.
He was connected with the London
bureau of the Associated Press for
several years. He was managing edi-
tor of the Philadelphia Press in 1897
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-08
City Items

Open alleys at the Casino tonight
--adW
The directors of the Welfare asso-
citation will meet next Wednesday eve-
ming. ~
Viking Minstrels at Turner Hall
Friday, March Q. Shepard's Orch
advt.
The condition OF Charles Reilly
who has been confined to his home
on Howard street with pneumonia, IL
reported as considerably improved
today
Victrolas, Pianos. c. L., Pierce g.
Co.--advt.
There will be Balloon Dance at
Grotto Hall over Fox's Saturday
night.
Laun Dry Elite Electric Washers.
T. w. Hinchliffe, 80 Main .St,-advt.
Policeman Thomas J., Feeney today
commenced duty as traffic officer at
the South church corner, relieving
turn to the night detail this evening.
Patrolman Patrick Meehan will re-
sumo duty this evening after a
weeks illness.
Harry Parsons, a fireman at En-
CINE Company No. /, and John
Shaw, Of Engine Company No. 2, are
off duty because Of illness.
II. III. Clark has returned from
Florida and Is visiting at the home OF
his daughter. Mrs George T. Crowley,
of SO Trinity street.
made at the Y. M. C. A.. for the
meeting and social OF the
Social Workers club last evening, no
one appeared for the meeting, ac-
cording to "Y" officials.
Fifty-fve men will take part in the
opening chorus of the minstrel show
TO be given by Everyman's Bible
class, May 81. according to a state
ment made by Chairman r. w. Ma
comber this morning.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-08
AIRPLANE IS USED
HUNTING FOR SEALS
Motion Pictures Also to Be Taken
Of This Years Cruise

st. Johns, N. r., March s.-Re-
duced to eight vessels, the low mark
In the history OF the industry, the
Newfoundland sealing feet put out
for the Ice fields yesterday In quest OF
the floating seal herds. New features
this season In the annual hunt will
be the taking OF moving pictures OF
the sealing operations, and the use
Of an airplane as an official part OF
the fleets activities. The plane will
be used for sporting" herds OF seals
found In the past largely through
good luck or good guessing on the
part of the shippers.
Only five vessels of the reduced
feet actually sailed ycsterday-the
Thetis, Terranova, Ranger, Seal and
Neptune. The Eagle developed en-
CINE tfouble yesterday and will not
get away until Friday. The steamer
Sagona, which reached st. Johns
Sunday after being ice bound off the
Nova Scotia coast, Is being fitted out
for the seal hunt and will sail Sat-
urday.
These seven vessels are bound for
the Grand Banks. The Viking, which
will hunt in the Gulf of st. Law
renee, left this port Saturday The
eight steamers carry 1,200-men. I'M
less they meet with unusual success
they are not expected to return be-
fore the end of April.
The steamer Neptune carried with
her an airplane similar to that uSed
by Sir Ernest Shackelton on the
steamer Quest during his Antarctic
explorations. The plan is to have
the pilot make daily flights when
weather conditions permit for con-
venient sections of the ice foes to
discover the seal herds. The machine
requires an area of smooth ice about
100 yards square to rise and descend.
The Neptune is equipped with plat
form for the plane, as is the Eagle,
so that the machine can pass from
one ship to the other.
This is the first time the airplane
has been used officially in connection
with the seal hunt. Last season
several aviators operated independ-
emily, but their efforts did not meet
with the approval of the sealers.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-08
SENTENCED TO JAIL.

Antonio Vernali, who has been con-
victed of rum running in the courts
of New Britain. Stamford and Hart
ford in times past, and who was ar
rested on January 81 in Hartford with
IS gallons of liquor in his possession
was sentenced to serve 60 days in
JAIL in superior court today. He previ-
ously has paid total of $400 in fines
in the three courts named.
Maurice Riker. employed by Sam
Julian, OF New Britain, was sentenced
to 10 days in jail. with a two weeks
delay of execution because of illness
in the family and Julian was given a
sentence of 80 days, Is days on each
of two counts.
Julian was fined in the New Brit
ain court on December for selling
liquor. When arrested on January IS,
he explained to the court that he was
selling booze to pay the previous fine.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-08
WALL Street STOCK
EXCHANGE REPORTS.

Wall street--opening prices In to.
days stock market were firm. Buy.
Ing OF the equipment and automotive
shares featured the early dealings
stromberg carburetor, Baldwin and
Railway steel shares each selling at
least a point above last nights clos
ing prices. Pan-American. A and B,
Cosden and Industrial Alcohol also
moved TO higher ground. Independent
Steels also were In better demand.
Prices strengthened In the later
trading, Cosden establishing new
high record for the year at So. up
SIS, and California Petroleum and
Pan-American each extended their
gains to. a point. Pressed Steel car,
Pullman, studebaker, Industrial AL
cohol, Otis Elevator and Federal Min
ing and Smelling preferred also sold
point or more above last nights
closing price. Canadian Pacific rose
u poiHt anu philiHIoFc anu ONO "a.
American Wooden was the only con-
spicuous heavy spot dropping point.
Wall Street.-The spread OF selling
carried the major portion of the list
from to points, under yesterdays
closing. Union Pacific and Strom-
berg yielded points and dozen or
more other active issues 2 to 2R.
Subsequent heavy buying of the indie
pendent steels caused halt in the
general selling.
Wall street noon-The general
market was responsive this morning
to the bidding up of special groups,
being unable to digest, except as SUBJ
stantial concessions in quoted values,
the large volume of, realizing sales
and the stock offered by professional
short interests Gains in the equip
ment group were speedily cancelled
and General Asphalt, California Pc
troleum, American Locomotive, Bald
win, Bethlehem B., Stromberg Car
buretor Stewart Warner, Tobacco
products and Wells Fargo Express
dropped to 2 points. Call money
opened at Ak per cent.