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New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
REJOICE, SPRING IS HERE.

When we stepped mincingly from our domicile this morning, skidded, described an aerial figure and de- scended on the back of our neck we had serious doubts whether spring was approaching. But when we step ped into the office and read an Asso- ciated Press dispatch that "an ad- vance of one and one-haf cents a gallon in the wholesale price of gas- oline in New York and New England states has been announced by the Standard Oil company of New York" we were forced to admit that the vernal season was not only approach ing. but was actually budding forth.
 The Standard Oil company has the automobile owner by the short hair. During the cold period in these lati- tudes, it hibernates, plays possum and does several other things which are the nature of the beast. But come spring, it salies forth, soaks the auto- mobile owner between the eyes, lifts his wad and leaves him prostrate on the floor of his garage. Yes, spring Is here, contrary to whatever the calendar or the weather sharps say.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
A s.Isr,croRy MIDGET

n is unique in the eiiy's history ie have a satisfactory budget presented For the benefit Of taxpayers and members or the city meeting board who may not be aware Of the fact it is called 10 the attention that the budget 10 be offered the board neat Monday evening appears to be this sort Of an affair-a satisfactory budget. At the meeting Of the com mon council al which it was approved. ,fhers was general satisfaction eS- pressed. Moreover rising vote Of thanks was given to former Senator Edward r, Hall. president Of the board. for tho success of the work Of the committee much Of which, Of course was his own.
 And the taxpayers and members Of fhe city meeting board will agree that members of the common council are as anxious as arc they to keep the tax rate down. They believe. those mem 
 bers Of the council. that everything has been done that is possible in this direction. Probably many feel, as everyone does, quite as the one mem- ber of the council who wanted to be recorded a Nay" on the vote upon it, that he would like to have it small CT. But the other members of the council refused to vote against 1t re- alizing that they could offer no con- structive corrections. New Britain would not be able to do business if its officials sat back and protested. refus- ing to act. yet unable to make any suggestions other than delay.
 We are all sorry taxes are so high and we are all in favor of strict econ omy. But it is well for the people of the city to know that those who have gone into this matter thoroughly be- lieve that the best possible arrange ments have been made to meet the needs of the city.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
IS IT POSSIBLE.

We seldom try to initiate other unless we admire them, The first at
 temnts to be like a certain person VI
 admire are seen in outward things
 We try 10 dress like that person; VI
 wear the hair in, the same way: VI
 do everything We can to be like thai
 person, We" refers 10 human beings
 or course il is not suggested that seri-
 ous minded adults do try to initiate
 others, But most men and women
 have had their heroes and heroines
 and have initiated in small ways at
 some time in life.
 After the outward limitations come the attempts to think as the person admired thinks; act as he or she acts. There must be sincere admiration in the first place. Of course, or there would be no imitation. No matter how well a certain person may appear we would not initiate that person If there NeTt HO auIUlTdtiUll TUT GlUls
 These thoughts are apropos of the fact that what is known as 'the American sport face" is reported to be all the rage among the young men Of Berlin. The kaiser mustache" is gone, replaced by smooth upper lip. It is said the old-timers still affect whiskers and the mustache, but the younger generation is of it."
 Not at all as joke the question may be asked if it is possible that the younger generation of Germans are beginning to see some good, some- thing worth while, in the American. There is no especial reason why they should call the smooth-shaven face the American face" any more than they should call it the English face" But the point is that they do call 1t that and thus signify that it is the American they are copying. Although imitation is the sincerest form of fattery" no American would be es- pecally pleased to know that the youth of Germany is initiating him. In fact it is quite possible that style of whiskers will be affected in America if the German persists in going sm mooth-shaven, quite as the style of hair brushed straight back vas abandoned by the very particular IS soon as it became common. But the point that German youth is initiating he young American is worth noting, merely as a possible indication that liter all, there may be hope for him ret.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

perfect such limitations the mepe aPi thsy Nill hs to gain thai Phgsieal health and strength Shish is ,he snir mal's hiFlhHghi To somfeFi sash hamiliaiat people il miEhl he sag- gested mat they sci the mes oemRli- eated scientific questions ie the music that should accompany the exercises and thus restore their sslf,resReet, They would RTaft more from the exercises, however iL for the period ef the exercises they became as nearly as possible llle the zoo animals al play.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
STATE SUPPORT IS
 NEEDED IN SCHOOLS
National Education Association Seeks Its Institution

Cleveland, O., Feb. 27.--In 1910 the
 current expenses for public education
 in the United States amounted to
 s3s0,500,000. In 1920 s970.930,o o00
 was spent for the current expenses of
 public schools. These figures were given the department of superintend- ence of the National Education asso- citation today, by pr. George D. Stray CT, of New York. During the period there was a very great change in the purchasing power of the dollar. as well.as an increase of 30 per cent in the number of days of schooling pro- vided and the further fact of very large increase in attendance in the upper part of the school system where costs are necessarily high," continued Dr. Strayer.
 No less interesting than the ag- gregate figures are the comparisons which have been instituted among the several communities within a single state. In the State of New York, where an intensive study has been made, for the year 1920-21 in one community the current expense per pupil in elementary schools was s26. In another community within the same state the amount was s272.
 The property tax furnishes almost all of the revenue for schools in the State of New York. The variations in the equalized assessed value of prop erty per capita Is as great as that shown for school expenditures. While In the main the wealthier communi- ties spend the larger amount per pupil It often happens that poor school dis | Lricts have the higher tax rates.
 The scheme of aid provided by the State of New York neither equalizes he support provided for education, nor the burden of taxation borne by he several communities. If oppor- unity and burden are to be equalized, he state must levy a tax upon the
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
SIMPLE TRUTHS

While q clergyman in New York i!
 saying "The fundamentalists in reli'
 zion believe that they will attain hap.
 piness in the world to come through
 the belief in the miraculous concep- ton Of Christ, His death and ascen- sion into heaven" New Britain clergyman is voicing the view that "The matter of His virgin birth and miraculous powers are matters wholly immaterial 10 faith in Him as Sa- viour of men r. Only by trying what He says. taking chance on Him and His truth, banking on His spirit in all the experiences of living can a man find what 1t means that Jesus Christ is a Saviour. Then, in- deed, if one follows Him and keeps on following, will he come to know that He is the Son of God"
 It seems to the layman that the New Britain clergyman's simple, prac- tical method of proving the Divinity of Jesus Christ-or proving all the Divinity it is necessary for man to bring a happier, more just, more clean and peaceful world than would continued discussion of the various viewpoints of theologians. Let men be as advanced as they de- sire; let them repudiate what they will, it is certain that if one who fol- ows His example may thus prove His divinity to himself, there is need of nothing further
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
LOCAL NEVERTHELESS

Two items ef neAs were published
 yesterday almost side by side. Theil
 location on the printed page suggests thought association that seems like pFepltieas amen-were one inclined to be snneFslilious
 One item told Of the dissolution of The SefeFeigns Trading ce,. a cor peFatien which came into existence here .a 1874 IL is estimated that after a successful life the corporation will nay sihe share on it's stock. par value Of which is si00.
 The other item Of news, under the heading 'Hotel Deeds Recorded" 1" mentions the transfer of the plot Of ground at the corner of West Main and Washington streets 10 the Elihu Burritt Hotel corporation. This is a new local enterprise, It is to be hoped that when this corporation Is dissolv- cd. if hat time comes. its history will have been equally as successful and its stock as valuable as that Of ihe other local enterprise just closed up.
 Comment is made on this coinei- deace. not for the purpose of in- iluencing anyone to purchase stock in the Hotel corporation--for the argu- mont is purely sentimental--but merely for the sake Of expressing ans other bit Of goodwill toward an en- tcrprise which, it is to be hoped. will make New Britain better place to live in.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
25 Fears Ago To-day
BY SAM RAYBuRN '. $. Representative From Texas, Fourth District
tTaken from Herald of that date)

A new floor has been built in tn, ticket sellers office at the local rail road station and new ticket desl also has been provided.
 Two polo teams selected from tn, Record" and the Herald" newsboy. met at Rentschler's pavilion thi. morning. Bob Pagan led the Her aid" team while Alfy Thompson was captain of the Record" The Her aid" team won.
 The fire fighting facilities in this city were increased last year by the addition of 15 hydrants. The same number will be added this year.
 State Counsellor A. l.. Thompson of the o. l.. A. M. was present last eve- ming at the exercises held by the Unionville Mechanics.
 Constable M. F. Hannon held an auction in Newington yesterday dis posing of three cows for $76
 Edward O'Connor is the latest ad- dition to the force of motormen em- ployed by the Central Railway and Electric Co.
 A large audience greeted Behind Prison Bars" at the Lyceum last night.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
GARDEN THOUGHTS

A perfect time to become origina
 and murmur something about the
 Calm before a storm, the darkness
 just before dawn and if winter comes
 can spring be far behind. Following
 along this line of thought it is quite
 natural, since the weather is cold, to
 think about the spring and the gar dens.
 It had occurred to many people to
 begin to talk about gardens anyway, but when certain Mrs. Winter is addressed by the President upon the subject of gardens, it becomes imper- ative to follow the hunch and suggest that it will be real nice to begin to plan for them.
 A National Garden Week is going to be conducted by the General Fed eration of Womens clubs from April 22 to 2S, and President Harding has written Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, pres- ident of the federation, endorsing the movement. Mrs. Winter turned up a spadefull of richness-has said a mouthful-when she remarked "The garden movement means a deal more than getting little plot of land where the child or the grown-up can raise few sweet peas or radishes. It means that serene contact with the vitality and reliability and serenity of nature, of purpose and fulfilment of human life as related to forces infinitely greater than itself. That's the reason we club women are backing Garden Week. We believe in the kind of &C., tivity that links itself with ordered purpose-that sees the day as part of eternity"
 There is something to think about In that paragraph beside the humor- ous aspect of lack of "orderliness" when seeds won't sprout, and when he day spent wedding the garden i loes, in fact, seem a big part of ,ternity." There Is the solemn idea ,f law and order as exemplified by na- ure. When we contemplate this and 'ealize a part at least Of our indebted less to nature, we are inclined to feel hat our Lstle, spasmotic, emotional Ittempt to reform the world are weak indeed when compared to the great, persistent work of the fundamental aw.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
OPPOSED ID FRATS
 IN HIGH SCHOOLS
Winner Say S7hey Have no Place
 in High School Program

Cleveland. O., Feb 27.-Fraterni ties and Sororities have no place ir the high school program, according to the view advanced today by Prin. cipal H. E. Winner of the South Hills High school, of Pittsburgh, Pa. to the department of superintend. ence of the National Education Asso- citation. He said:
 The fundamental work of the high schools is to develop centers for training in leadership and service, not only for the future but for the immediate present. It is only as young people live within school that they are able thus to live well with out school. All types of activity which make for training in leadership school. More and more regular op- portunity must be afforded pupils for participation in the work for the school It is only thus that right habits of work may be formed.
 Extra-curricular activities should come as felt need within the school rather than a definite pro- gram being presented simply for the purpose Of organization. No activity should be countenanced in high school that does not have the ap- proval of the administration head of the school and to whose meetings a delegated faculty member. one in with the activities shall not be present. This means that frater- nities and sororities have no place in a secondary school program.
 Pennsylvania has provided that boards of education may determine what constitutes legitimate school or
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
CAMPS DAILY DOZEN"

There is a serious as well as
 humorous side to the thought that
 Walter Camp got his ideas for his ! celebrated Daily Dozen" exercises ]; from watching the animals at the zoo in their natural play. They were not ! exercising, those animals, for the sake of keeping fit; they were following their natural instincts. But those in-
 stincts are theirs because nature is
 not hard-hearted enough to deprieve animals of the things that will keep them we'll, even though she has left them without the ability to mentally plan daily exercises, and the deter imitation to practice them.
 Man has, of course. mental ap- paratus far superior to that of the animal. The animal does naturally the things that are good for the animal; man, on the other hand, would be apt to do things that are not good for him were it not for this superior sort of mental machine. The farther man gets from the animal the more he neglects the simple, physical exercises which are second nature to the anil maj. Mans danger is that he will develop along mental lines to such an extent that he will not retain any of the physical attributes-the animal attributes if one wili-that mean strength. And strength. in a greater or less degree. is health.
 Probably many people. practicIng their daily dozen" exercises might | feel humiliated to realize that they ire giving very good or very poor mutations of the animals in any zoo. put they should ssiteve that the more
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

ganizations. One of the greatest ac- tivities of any secondary school is the school assembly. It affords ar opportunity for the development of school spirit and an opportunity for initiative upon members of smaller group organizations within the school.
 Regulation and guidance must ever be active in assuring pupils of the high school that special activities do not become the dominant side of school life. This regulation can best be imposed by limiting participations to major and minor activities"
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

property or incomes of all of the people or in some other manner SC. cure revenues by system of taxa ton which bears with equal weight upon all.
 The result that we seek to achieve within the state with respect to the equalization of educational opportu- nifty can be brought about only b y providing for state support. We have been moving in this direction. In one state. Delaware, complete state support has been instituted"
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

| pion home run slugger. has signed up again with the local Americans, Bob Quinn, business manager of the Browns announced. Terms of the contract were not made public. It has been known that the slugging out fielder has requested a three year contract, but it could not be learned if the document signed yesterday was for this duration.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
ID. A. K. IN CHINA

Shanghai, Feb. 27.--The first chap ter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to be formed in China and the second in the Far East was es- tablished in Shanghai in January with membership of 12. The one other chapter of the D. A. R. is at Manila.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

Sophisticated people seldom brag most of the horn footing is the green horn kind.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
 Mir. and Mrs E. T. Walsh of 220 Kensington avenue announce the en- gagement of their daughter Grace Gertrude, to Peter F. Dorsey of 2Ss Elm street.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

Correct this sentence: The man lay in bed two weeks and did not once speak grossly to his wife"
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

From Ford to Lincoln" refers 10 ears, Prom Lincoln to Ford" refers 10 Presidential timber, The tehe of voice give the meaning,
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

An engineer says We are learning more about internal combustion, Al any rate We gre eating yeast and chasing il with grape juice,
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

Church would be a lot more popu- lar if there wasn't so much sermon between the musical numbers.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

An efficient wife is eRe she can keep both sides Of the argument going when her husband FeiiTes to the sporting page,
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
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New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

We are becoming saner every year, and greatness no longer consists in a signature nobody can read.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
Earepsls an.lrs more sr les.

Only the rich esn so ahEesd as diplomats, The poor maR has very lissls chance is Eel a drink in thess days,
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

An,ideal man is one who hes the heart of lion, the tenderness Of woman. the hains Of a Webster. and the dignity Of traftie cop,
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

You can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear, but you can take a fat purse and make an ass of a man.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

The modern realist is man who observes a beautiful child and notes only that It's nose needs wiping.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

Empires contain the seed of their own destruction" Huh You can say that about umpires.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

New York was the first city of the world to have d passenger street rail- way.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

Thrift is the art that enable movie star to live up to the salary his press agent gives him.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

Taxation may reduce swollen for tunes, but you can't do a darned thing for a swollen head.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
Facts and Eancies tBY ROEERT CULLEN,

Year by year typewriters grow better in every way except their spelling.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

So far we haven't noticed Presi- dential boom that says anything more than Ping
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

Quantity production tends to cheap en almost everything, including laws
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

It is only question of time until there will be board or committee or something to elevate ccnsors.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

Even now that the germ of influen- "a is isolated, no doubt 1t will mix in
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
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New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

WILLIAMS SIGNS CONTRACT.
 St. Louis. Mo-, Feb. 27.--Kenneth 1922 American league chani-
New Britain herald., 1923-02-27

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New Britain herald., 1923-02-27
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-01
GAMES SHIELDED.
CHARGE OF EVANS
Trial of Three CoIored Politicians Alleged to Have Run
Gambling Houses Is Opened

Colored politicians operated gamb-
ling houses during the entire year.
1922, under protection Of city Of
fcials, Prosecutor William p. Evans
said his witnesses would prove. in
making his opening statement to the
jury today in the trial Of Archie
tJoker) Young, Harry (GoosIe) Lee,
and John Nicely.
The three are on trial in Criminal
Court charges with operating a.
gambling house at 522 Indiana Ave.
Neely was the "take-ofT man" Evans
said his evidence would show.
MY evidence viii show" said Ev-
ans, that Joker Young and William
Lancaster, once q city employe,
operated a big craps game above a
soft drink parlor on the avenue.
1T will show Young discharged
Lancaster in the summer Of 1922, after
little police interference, because
he said Lancaster couldn't furnish
protection
1T will show a high city official
went around in a red automobile last
summer and told the boys: Close up
1T 3. There will be q big raid as soon
7s we get back to police headquar-
ters'"
The prosecuto.' characterized the
places rem by tie colored politicians
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-01

BILL PASSES
HOUSE 74-11.
Measure Goes to McCray for
Signature After Heated
Debate.

Indiana farmers may form coopera-
tive marketing associations similar to
those of California citrus growers and
Kentucky tobacco growers under a bill
passed by the House today. 74-11.
Statements were made that tho Iegis-
lation viii revolutionize farming.
The bin was passed only after a
heated fight lasting more than an
hour. II was opposed on the ground
it would form a trust which would
work to the disadvantages Of farmers.
dealers and consumers. Friends Of the
measure said il would mean higher
prices for farmers without correspond.
ingly higher prices to consumers. be
cause it would allow farmers to hold
their products and sell them as the
market warranted.
A feature Of the measure which
caused considerable opposition was
the section providing a penalty for
any one who should wilfuuy cause a
farmer to break his contract to DO
business with a cooperative associ.
alton exclusively. Under the meas.
ure the organizations are exempted
from the antitrust laws.
The bill already has passed the Sen
ate and viii go to Governor NcCray
for his signature.
The vote: