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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
instruction in Self-Government
Object of School Civic League

had come back with the simple words
mo funds
''Rnt," stated the principal, swhl
don't you hnlld a rack Of your own
What would he finer than 10 see az
army ~ hays go into the yard with
saws, hammers and other tools and
build raeks II wNuldR't take more
than 4 half a day"
Some Of the committee members
stated that there has been a decrease
In attendance in the school and urged
room presidents 10 help in keeping
The attendance up, Whistling and
talking in the corridors was mention
"a by the counselor Hf traffic, who
said that "in his opinion that law was
still in force"
The Civic League was formed as
means Of student government, each
room In the school eleeting a nFesir
dent, who represented the room at the
league meetings, The delegates then
elect their president, who Is president
of the school; the Vice president, the
secretary and the treasurer are elect
ed, Then there are committees on
health and attendance, social, pin.
music, hnys' athletic. girls athletic,
and grounds. traffic and sew
eral others The members OF these
committees are supposed 10 take
charge OF all work falling to them,
The league Is patterned somewhat
after the city government and is re-
garded as one OF the hest examples OF
student government In the United
States,
The league has Its own set OF by
avs and also has pledge which Is
before each meeting By all
he members present. The meetings
're carried on without the help OF any
achers, tho only time when they
eachers tho only time being when
hoy are asked as 10 the ACCESSIBILITY
y some act, There are usually two
eacher members present. besides tho
dvisor. Mr.. French. The assistant
dvisor In Mr.. weigand.
The meetings arc carried on in n |
erious and busness-like way, The |
ommittee chairmcn speak at inter-
ais Of progress IN their work and n |
here is any criticism TO he made, Il
made by the members themselves. /
tho spare no one, hut arrive at def
lite conclusions as to the cause OF de-
ciencies in n few moments.
Before the close of the meeting Mr..
'rench stated that the league has
,ade great progress and that there
! no reason to feel discouragem emf
egarding the work. A visitor who
as influential In forming the league
as present and stated that he was
ratified to see that 1t was still going
Ill swing.
The officers are: President. Stuart
nbe: Nce-president. Dorothy PIER
ok; secretary, Catherine Brown; and
easurer, Donald Mcguire.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23

the farm lah0F reconstruction issgHs
81 oklsh0ma and noR-PsTtissR lasgas
aTganizsT, sas elected president q
the eeilsgs several DAYS ago ~ ihf
state beard 81 agriculture,
The State executive committee %
the American Legion on the egs %
the beard meeting adopted a resolution
opposing wilson's appointment 10
any position Of public trust"
The committee, after q heaFinF.
found that Wilson had declared In
Aioka eonRtE In issl n never see an
American Legion hati0n without
wanting 10 tax gun and shoot
hole through H." Wilson denies haV.
ing made the remark,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
Organization at Central
Junior High Develops In.
itiatiye In New Britain's
Future Legislators.

You room presidents come up her
and sit around at meetings with you
arms folded, never saying word
When something comes up TO be mad
law or rejected do yeu stand up ant
say anything II you don't want II !,
so through No, you Just vote be
cause the other fellow does ,or he
cause you're afraid to stand up ana
say anything, or something" with
this paragraph and several more like
u Albert Rasney. counselor OF traff1s
AZ the Central Junior High school
ehstigated members OF the Civic
league assembled for a meeting yes
terday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The counselor feared no one and
spoke from his heart. holding nothing
back, lie told the members that they
we're laying down on the job" He
said that three years ago petition
was sent 10 those higher up request
ing a new bicycle rack. Nothing
more was heard OF the affair,
And. Why" Numbered the speak
err. why didn't you follow II up,
forming a special committee TO wait
on the superintendent OF schools n
necessary, We have an envinbic rec
ord Mt this school and there should
be no marks against II simply because
we didn't put n thing through. We
can put II through We viii put Il
through " you'll get TO work"
Counselor Basney dragged them
over the Goals and back again and
openly accused committee chair
man OF doing nothing except sit
around and wait for the other fellow
to do the work In the committee
And II that chairman has anything
to say, let him stand UP and say II
TO my face !" said the young man,
meanwhile glazing around the room
ansrily. even taking In Principal Will
liam c. French of the Junior High
school. who sat in the room. This
thing must be put across" he de-
clared.
In closing the counselor stated that
1t Is already too late to secure a rack
Tor this year. A petition will be sent
to the superintendent. It is und erstood,
In which the Civic league will request
that rack be built
The vice-president of the league
followed the talk with few words.
hoping that the speech would have
some effect on the members of the
league. She spoke of the lack of
work done at committee meetings,
how she and the secretary had visited
meetings and pra ctically no business
vas transacted. She urged them TO
ret on the job, to wake up and not
cave everything to somebody else.
The fact that attendance at meet
ngs is sometimes small was cmpha-
lied, the president being of the opin-
ON that this fact Is due to the neglect
4 teachers to read notices. He turn
d to Mr.. French. asking him if the
eachers could be asked to read all
he notices, it being a great help to
lembers Of clubs
He also questioned the principal
ather severely about the bicycle rack,
skiing why the petition had not gone
trough. Mr. French pondered a mo
lent, finally stating that the request
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23

0nd NheR he declared that his ina
pFisoRmsnt had net altered his pFin-
eipleS and ideals eKfn II 4 eesl him
ais Americas citizenship,
= still have my conscience he
said, = was horn in Indiana ana
am net q citizen % the United states
but ! an, however eiiizsR 81 the
world"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
HONOR Wan MARTYR.

- AaFEss has, Mar 1s.=PEssi-
dent hariine, a sas announced ca
day has isieEFaPhsa =. AaFYs eol-
isge here eammeRding RlaRs for asd-
ieailen of 3 memorial arch IN heRer
Of Lieut., NJ, r, iitzsimmens farmer
-, MaY's student, the first afieeg
killed ~ The enemy IN the n'eFld
war.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
MISNERs an WHILST.

The following NeTe awarded prizes
al whist given by -. j0hR the
EvsREelist church society yesterday
afternoon; Mrs, jain TaTTsni, Mrs
George Weir, Mrs, r, 4, Fgan, Mrs,
Louis Hubert, Airs, J, Mcmahon, Mrs,
Thomas Welsh, MFs, G, Base0e, Mrs,
jain FlaheHF, Mrs, Thomas BiFming
ham,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
EVEN ALUMNI PROTEST
saltwater. Okla. Rises Up In Wrath
At appointment Of George Wilson
As Head of State College There.

saltwater, Okla. May ga mass
meeting of students alumni and Still
water citizens last night planned a
monster pilgrimage to the capital at
lay before Governor Walton a protest
against retention of George Wilson as
president of Oklahoma A. and M. col
lege. One thousand persons are ex-
pected to make the trip.
Wilson, former state manager of
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
AMERICAN CAPTIVE
WRITES OF PLIGHT
Major Prlnser Says That Escape
Seems Absolutely Impossible

Tisn Tsin, May aa,-In q letter q
his wife Major Roland w, Pinger, L
=, A, 0fiieeF held captive hy tbs
sueh0w train bandits, describes tbs
removal Of three American prisoners
including himself % the summit Of
Pa0tzuka where escape or rescue
seems apparently impossible,
/ The letter was received late last
night h. Mrs, Pinger who eommnni-
Gated its contents 10 the Associated
Press
Major Finger stated that late sun
day afternoon there was a e0mmor
ton in the bandits mountain strong
hold and he was notified he was 10 he
taken TO the summit Of the mountain
which is almost inaccessible, Lee
Solomon and Major Robert Allen. the
latter also an American army officer
were ordered 10 accompany him.
ON High Mountain,
We climbed a thousand feet 20
the summit" wrote Major PineeF,
'the last two hundred being almost
sheer We went up slowly and labor
inusly ascending by means OF hand
and toe holds cut In the rock.
when we finally reached our al
titudonous destination We were as
signed TO quarters hopelcssly foul. al
ready occupied by Chinese who prob
ably were old prisoners held for ram
som. We unanimously disapproyed OF
our lodging. and looking around found
n dugout which was fairly clean
though small. We cleaned It out the
best We could, all OF us voicins tho
hope that II would he our last cap.
tive home.
Wickcdness Impressive.
I'VE are away mp In the air M high |
almost MS Mount Tamalpais at San
Francisco with beautiful country
spread out around us. The view is
like an artists map. But II serves
to emphasize our saualid surroundings
here. While down below everything
seems blessed with n Sabbath peace
and calm our immediate surroundings
only the wickedncss OF
man to man."
Major Pinger stated he believed the
action of the bandits In choosing
three Americans to move to the Paot-
.uku summit was for the purpose of
obtaining official American notice and
hus speeding up the negotiations be-
.ween the Chinese government and
he brigands for the release OF the
,aptives.
He added that the bandits do not
rust the Chinese government and
would undoubtedly welcome foreign
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
Catholic Clergy Hard
Hit by Mexican Order

~ 7 lF FSH0C1ateH PreES.
Mexico City. May Capitalization
In Durango of a state law limiting the
number of clergymen permitted to Of
ficiate in the entire state to % for
each denomination has caused great
excitement according to press dis
patches from that city. 1t is said
there are 263 Catholic priests in Dur
ango. Anti-clerical organizations, It Is
added, are orRa nizing demonstration
in favor of the law
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
ALIIrs 10 CONFER

Paris Mas Is Premier FhsHRis
and Foreign Minister laspaF Of Bel
GUM are expected 10 arrive In Paris
next sunday or Monday for another
conference with Premier raineare IN
regard to the allied program IN the
RuhT,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-23
DEADLOCK CONTINUES
Neither Bandits Nor Chinese Govt.
Show Any Signs of Giving In on Is.
sues Involved In Great Hold-up.

BY Tho Associated Press.
Picking. May 2s.--Ae the foreign
legations today II was said that for As
hours no information had come from
Iincheng regarding the Shantung
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
COST OF LIVING IS GOING UP CLAIMS FEDERAL RESERVE MAN;
 FIGURES GIVEN TO PROVE IT

and. g per cent; entire United States, T per cent
 Housing: San Francisco and Oak land, 2 per cent; Los Angeles. 2 per cent; Seattle. I per cent; Portland, .06 per cent; entire United States, 4 per cent.
 Fuel and light: San Francisco and Oakland, 8 per cent; Los Angeles, 2 per cent: Seattle, 2 per cent; Port land, AZ per cent; entire United States, IA per cent.
 Furniture: San Francisco and Oakland, ' per cent; Los Angeles, 43 per cent; Seattle, 6 per cent; Portland, 2.5 per cent; entire United States, 2.6 per cent.
 Miscellaneous: San Francisco and Oakland, 4 per cent; Los Angeles, 4 per cent; Seattle, 4 per cent; Portland. 6 per cent; entire United States, 1.9 per cent.
 The percentage increases in all items for the various cities and the entire United States are: San Fran cisco and Oakland, 10 per cent; Los
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15


 SAN FRANClSCO. March 15.--(By ahe Associa el Press A survey of every sizab,e lma-nfacturing plant il Calisoraia. Washington. Oregon, Ida ho and Nevada will be sslrted this norsh by tae United States War De- partment to list the intuition mak ng probabilities of the Pacific Coast with a view of utilizing these plants immediately in the event of a major war emergency, according to Lieut. Col. Bruce Cornwall. who has just been appolLted chief Of the San Francisco district of the ordnance de- pertinent at large, Unaed States army.
 Major Morgan l.. Brett, appointed as executive assistant to Colonel Cornwall says it will require at least six months to complete. The work will be started in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Stockton and adjacent cities; Los Angeles. San Diego, Bakersfield. San Bernardino and other Southern California points will be surveyed next, and Seattle. Portland Bellngham, Tacoma, Spo- kane, Boise, Reno. Tonopah and oth-
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-The cost of living in San Francisco, Oak land. Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and the entire United States turned definitely upward during 1922, accord ing to a report just issued here by John Perrin, chairman of the board and Federal Reserve agent of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Fran cisco.
 In the last quarter of the year the cost of living increased in all re- porting cities in the West, MT. Perrin says. From September to Decem- Der. 1922. the following increases in food, clothing, housing. fuel, light and furniture are giyen by the Fed eral Reserve Bank head
 Food: San Francisco and Oak land, 3.1 Ter cent; Los Angeles, 40 per cont: Seattle, IT per cent; Port land, S.2 per cent; entire United Sta'es, 4.8 per cent.
 ,hing: San Francisco and Oak land 3 per cent: Los Angeles, I per cent; Seattle, I per cent; Port
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15

Angeles, 1.2 per cent; Seattle, 1.6 per cent; Portland. 1.2 per cent. and the entire United States, f.9 per cent.
 MT. Perrin says: Little uniform ity in the movement of separate items of the family budget in the five cities can be noted. Declines, where they have persisted. have been small while advances, particularly in foods, furniture and house furnish ings, have been relatively large. The reported increase in the total cost of living follows the rise in whole sale prices, which was observable during the whole Of 1922, Is not sur prising nor unexpected.
 According to tho United States Bureau of LaIbor's index numbers. they were 13 per cent higher in Jan- uary, 1922.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
PLAN ATLANTIC
 COAST HIGHWAY
Important Conference Is Be. ing Held in South Caro-
 lina-Two Day Meet.

CHARLES TON, s. C., March b.
 Plans for a highway along the South Atlantic Coast, linking the chief sea ports from Virginia too Jacksonville, and, it is hoped. eventually forming link in a Coastal highway from Portland. Maine, to Key West, Fla, Will be discussed at the annual meet ing of the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association here today and tomorrow. Governors, United States Senators, Congressmen and state and county officials from coastal states and counties were invited to attend.
 It is the plan of the association to work for an automobile highway connecting the seaports of Norfolk, Brunswick and Jacksonville, at this time. Representatives from Virginia North Carolina. South Carolina Georgia and Florida will be present and group meetings will be held to discuss state plans as well as the general sessions.
 The meeting opened today Frank o. Miller of Jacksonville, Fla. will speak on ''The South Atlantic Coastal Highway" and Arthur V. Shell of Jacksonville. secretary of the or ganization. will make his annual re- port. Group meetings for the various states will be held. I. J. Marcuse and J. A GaIwthorpe of Richmond pre- siding for Virginia; H. A. Lynch and w. A. McGirt of Wilmington for North Carolina; w. R. Barringer, Florence. and J. M. Whitsett. Charles. ton, for South Carolina; c. c. Smith, Brunswick. and s. N. Harris, Savan- nah, for Georgia. and F. o. Miller, Jacksonville, and T. E. Shilling, Miami, for Florida.
 Former Governor Wilson G. Har vey of South Carolina acted as toast master at a monday luncheon today at which s. N. Harris of Savannah delivered an address on 'sThe Value of the South Atlantic Highway to the South Atlantic Ports" A section If tho highway already built in the vicinity of Charleston will be inspect ed and afterward officers for the coming year will be elected.
 Tomorrow reports on the work in the five states will be heard as well as reports of committees.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
POLAND GIVEN
 NEW FRONTIER
Allied Ambassadors M a k e Important Decision on
 Territorial Rights.

PARIS, March 15 5-The Allied Council of Ambassadors has decided on the frontier between Poland and Russia. This has been pending since the Paris peace conference.
 The decision finally attaches Wilma to Poland
 The decision comes as the culmina- thon of long dispute between Poland and Lithuania and is replete with dramatic incidents
 Besides Wilma, Poland gets Eastern Galicia, which practically satisfies all remaining territorial aspirations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
PREDICTS WAR LIABLE TO BREAK OUT IN EUROPE; CLOUDS GATHER
Pulp Machinery Be Shipped
  Thane Mill Work to Start * * Bankers Are Coming North

Twenty-Five extra will be set to work immediately by the Northwest Steel Metal Company complete the shortest sble time the tearing down and assembling for shipment the te1ial and the Thane mill of the Alaska Ganeau Mining Company.
 The purpose get the rial the by September 1 that the work of conrucnr pulp mill begin that time
 This the Abrah Goldberg, President of the who is in Juneau.
 Work mills will begn onoe said MT Goldberg the ground clear Grinding machinery will be shipped from Montreal for the pulp mill at early date
 MT Goldberg also said that B. Thane w. Toch and three bankers will Junsau May MT Goldberg will be the party and sometime will b. spent here the situation.
 The material the Thane mill will be shipped fast be assembled for that purpose etmad that there will be and they will be carried Alaska Steamship Company
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
Attorney Frank Walsh Is Called" By Judge White

ST. JOSEPH. Mich, March 15.-. Judge Charles White, presiding at the trial of William z. Foster in the Communist case. declared that Frank P. Walsh questions to the tales men implied the right to overthrow the government.
 Judge White asserted no such right existed.
 Walsh entered an exception to the remark as prejudicial to the defend ant. tl 4
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
SemenoH to Lead
 New Anti-Red Revolt

MOSCOW, March l5.-Gen. Grego- rie Semenpff, former commander-in- chief of all of tine Russian armies and later the anti-Bosshevik leader in Siberia. is trying to stage new coun- ter revolution in the Far East. ac. cordfng to advices received here from Vladivostok
 Remnants of the white" guard bands now in Korea have reelected Semenoff, who recently arrived in Korea, as their leader. It is report ed he intends to make his way to Northern Sakhalien.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
JUDGES NAMED
 MEMBERS OF A
 HANGING GANG
Startling Testimony Is Given in Second Night Riding
 Trial in Oregon.

MEDFORD. Ore. March b. Henry Johnson, of Jacksonville. aged 22, chief witness for the State in the second night riding trial in which J. Alexander, Norris Thomas and E. Goodle are defendants, tes- tified before the jury, including five women, that he identified by their voices County Judge George Gard ner and former County Judge F. l.. Touvelle, as members of the masked band of 8 or 10 who placed a rope about his neck and then threatened to hang him. The band accused Johnson of selling moonshine and associating with white women.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
San Francisco Picks
 Plum from Navy Basket

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-- This city has been named as the main operating base for the navy according to an official announce ment at the headquarters of the Twelfth Naval District.
 The order means that naval com munication, transportation inspec- tion and survey ships and the naval reserve of the Pacific Coast will be centered here.
 This city will also be the base of the Pacific Fleet during war time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
Woodrow Wilson Helps
 A. L. Endowment Fund

INDIANAPOLIS, March 15.--Wood- row Wilson is among the first per sons to contribute to the American Leglon's $l0O.000 endowment fund to provide permanent decoration of the graves of the American war dead in Europe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
Collector Slugged and
 Robbed of Large Amount

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-- Warren Clintsman, aged 20 years, collector for the General Cigar Com pany, was slugged by two bandits in a busy section of the city last night. The bandits escaped with a satchel containing $1,000 in cur rency. $20,000 in negotiable checks and $41,000 draft. The bandits made their escape in an auto.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
Impeachment Charges
 Against Judge Fails

CARSON CITY, March 15.-The Assembly has voted to dismiss the impeachment charges against Judge Clarence J. McFadden, of the Ninth Judicial District. This was done after hearing the charges of drunk cnness and other alleged miscon- duct. With 25 votes required, the ballot was Is for impeachment and 15 against.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
Alaska Boys Are Named for West Point

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Clar- ence Henry Zuercher, of Nome, Al aska, has been designated for the West Point entrance examination be- ginning shortly. Henry Luedberman, of Ketchikan, Is first alternate. Both nominations were made by Delegate Dan Sutherland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15
Bastrop Grand Jury
 Near End of Work

BASTROP. La, March 15.-The grand jury has resumed the inquiry into mob activities of the hooded band It is believed report will be forthcoming shortly. Ii is under stood there are only a few mora witnesses remaining to be examined.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-15

NEW YORK, March 15.--Fifty women of the Helping Hand Moth- CTS Club, who were in the Yer milye Collegiate of the Reformed Church, West 54th Street when fire started on the roof last night. form cda bucket brigade and extinguish- ed the flames.