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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22
Wall Street Briefs

The recent decline In sterling ex-
change TO around s4,Siis, for the
demand rate, the lowest level since
Great Britain's turn to the gold
STANDARD, has reopened discussions
In the financial district as to the pos
slbillty of gold shipments from Lon
don TO New York, While the gold
point at which exports would be
profitable varies according TO money
rates at the two centers and the
speed Of the shipments, bankers
generally agree that the maintenance
OF sterling around the present levels
for long would include a movement
of gold. Rather than permit large
exports Of the metal, however, Great
Britain probably would draw upon
available credit to bolster up the
price Of sterling,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22
SAYS SENTIMENT
FAVORS AIR field
Ez-Mayor QuiSIey Reports Album
dance Of Prizes for Meet

An overwhelming sentiment III
favor of aviation in New Britain and
the promotion Of an aviation field
here Is reported by former Mayor
George A. Qugley, who has can
vasscd the merchants Of the city as
chairman of the prize committee, in
connection with the air meet to be
held in New Britain Saturday and
Sunday of this week.
Mr.. Qugley reports that OF all the
merchants he has seen in securing
silver loving cups as trophies for the
meet, he has not met with a single
refusal. Everywhere he went he
was met with Overwhelming enthu-
slasm" he reports
The following businessmen and Or
CARNATIONS have agreed to supply
cups: The Lions club, the Kiwanis
club, the Rotary club, Besse- Leland
store, John A. Andrews and Co., the
Fair store, Dickinson Drug Co.,
Rackliffe brothers Co., Porter and
Dyson, CARRIER Brothers, Contaras
Brothers and Perakos, John A. An
drews, George A. Quigloy, Martin
Horwitz, New Britain Market Co.,
Max Honoyman, Nair and Nair, Otto
Heinrich, O'Neil Tire and Battery
Co., Rogers Recreation Co., and NJ.
c. Levitt.
More than 200 trees have been
felled by workmcn on the field
south of the city where the meet will
be held, according TO reports from
the committee. The work of prcpar-
ing the field has progressed very
satisfactorily, according to state
ment made by Lieutenant Earl W.
Fleet of the 11Sth observation
squadron, who with Sergeant Ray
Via of the L. S. Army, landed there
vest erday and took off again without
difficulty. He found the field large
enough and easily approachable.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22
CHILD SEVERELY BURNED

Danbury, Sept. 20 up - Walter.
two year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Silver, of 20 Chappelle street,
stepped backward and sat down on
a pan of hot jelly, yesterday, a
moment after his mother had
moved the pan from the stove. The
child was severely burned about the
body and legs and is under treat
ment in the Danbury hospital. His
recovery Is expected.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22
Irish Air Force Leader
Is Killed i'm Accident

Dublin, Sept, % tP.-Thomas Ma
lonNy, commandment Of the Irish
Free state air force, was killed in a
7ying accident at CurrauEh today
His machine crashed when he was
flying low during an aviation tourna-
ment.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22
Miss AdcJine ChoiniCki

The funeral of Miss Adeline Choi-
nicki of COZ Jerome street was held
this morning at $40 o'clock In
Sacred Heart church, Rev, T,
Kotowski was ceIebrant at a high
mass Of requiem. and also off1ciateu
at the grave. Burial was in Sacred
Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22
DIVIDENDS EEDI'CED

Now York, Sept. 90 tP'-Dircctors
Of the New York Air Brake company
today reduced the quarterly dividend
on the common stock from 81 10 so
cents a share. Dividends at tho 81
annual rate had been paid since
August, 1928.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22
Robert william Cochran

The funeral of Robert William
Cochran will be held tomorrow
afternoon at . o'clock at the B. G..
Porter Sons undertaking rooms,
Rev. Theodore A. Greene will off,
ciate, and burial will be in Fairview
cemetery.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22
TREASURY STATEMENT
Treasury balance ..... $307,104,23{
EXCHANGES & BALANCES

New York - Exchanges, 1885,
600: balances. 100000.
Boston - Exchanges, 100000;
balances, 100000.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22

A new trial of the 800, 600 damage
suit of Mrs Clyde X. Byfield, above
against Walter T. Gambler, below,
wealthy Atlonta sportsman, is now
under way at Decatur, Ga, follow
ing reversal of an earlier decision in
Gamblers favor by The court Of ap-
reals f'hn char-or C7udler attacked
her in q stateroom on an Atlantic
liner,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22

The aggregate OF new bond offer
ings today set the largest daily total
In several months, exceeding S77,-
100000, The notations include the
S@a.70O,0O0 Argentine loan, a Sill
100000 issue Of Az per cent serial
drbentures for Marshall Field Il Co.,
priced TO yield As to $50 per cent;
$l5,ooo,ooo city of Philadelphia AZ
per cent bonds, and a 10000, 900
loan for the state of Bremen, Ger
many.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22
.THOS. v. O'CONNOR
CALLED TO REWARD
Continued From First Pagel

nor and Mrs !. F. Callahan Of this
city, and Mrs William +. Hayes of
Hartford.
Funeral arrangements, in charge
Of J, VI. Curtin & Son are incom-
Iplete.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22

Matches have been In use In Lon
don for 100 years.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22

III contrast 10 de6cit of S549,O0S
In the fiscal year ended June so,
1924, international Agricultural COR
poration reports net profit Of ST.
l7@,o35 for the year ended June 80,
1925, equal to SIZE a share on the
I per cent cumulative prior pre-
terrcd stock on which no dividends
have been paid. Allowance for only
the regular per cent annual diyi-
dcnd, the balance is equal to sl.O5 Il
share on the common stock. The
company reduced its debts during
the year by $3,o30,6S5. The years
operations showed an Improvement
Of $1,721,o42 In earning power over
the preceding u months,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22

General Fireproofing Co, declared
an extra dividend of 80 cents share
on the common stock and the regu-
lar quarterly disbursement of the
same amount, both payable Oct. !.
The common dividend of 50 cents
for the third quarter compares with
30 cents in the preceding quarter.
The regular quarterly payment of
SlI5 on the preferred also was au-
thorized
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22

New offerings today include to1,-
so shares of Class a. participating
no par value stock of the Forhan
Co" tooth paste manufacturers, at
SITS a share.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-22

American Alliance
American, Surety eJ
Continental Ina.
Fidelity-Phenix tns.
franklin Fire Ins. Co. 1851
Glent Fails Inc. Co uol
Globe q Rutesrh
Gfeat American insurance Co.
Hanover Insurance Co. 1907
Home Insurs nee Co
ina Co, Of NorsS America (Iol
Maryland CsR
National Surety
Niagara Falls Ina Co CBel
Preferred Accident
wsstehester Fire Ina Go. Ciol
x-extraA
Evening star., 1925-01-04

II street northwest. at the age of 50
years"
Mr. CIuss was born at Hebron,
Wurtemburg, and studied civil en-
gineering and architecture in Ger
many. He came to the United States
in 1S43, and filled technical positions
in the Coast Survey and the Navy
and Treasury Departments. During
part of the Civil War he served un-
der Admiral John A. Dahlgren at the
Washington navy yard. In 1872
President Grant made him a member
of the Board of Public Works OF the
District In associa tion with Paul
Schultz. he designed the National NIu
scum Building in 1877. From 1890 to
1895, he was inspector Of public build
ings. He was survived by three daugh-
ters. Mrs. William II. Daw, Mrs. +.
:. Lathrcp and Miss Anita Cluss. The
pallbearers at his funeral were Glenn
Brown, Snowden Ashford, W. N.
PoindeXter, c. y. Didden, James G.
Hill and W. L. Dom, architects all.
In the last of interments in the
CIussD Droop lot. the Rambler saw the
entry Anita c. Leache, aged ~. De
ccm5er !. 1871" He feared that this
was the grave of Anita Cluss. In the
days when Henry Xander was playing
the piano in concert, Carl RakemaD
the violin and Paul Mierch and Anton
Easpar the cello. Anita Cluss, slip
Of a dark eyed girl. was playing the
harp. ! REM Der her with happiness.
\ day or two after promising you
something about Adolph Cluss.
thought Of Anita and looked for her
name in the telephone book, and then
the directory. | concluded that she
had married or had left the city.
Then in making inquiry at the cerne-
terry for interments in the Droop lot.
I found that members OF the Cluss
and Droop family were buried In the
same little square OF ground. Coming
on the name Anita G. Leache in that
place gave ME the shadow of grief.
The Rambler hopes his deduction is
wrong, and that little Anita is still
playing her harp among those We
call the living.
Evening star., 1925-01-04

Turning from Europe to Asia. we
learn that Turkey is an absolute
monarchy, governed by Sultan. and
that Palestine is part of the Turkish
empire, as is also Mesopotamia, most
of which would be news to the Brit
ish foreign office.
These reminders of the world of
1914 across the waters are serious
enough. but perhaps the most inter
esting statement in all these books
is to be found on page 81 of Redway
and Humans Natural Geography.
California is the topic. and it is
solemnly stated that the chief indus
tries of the state are sugar refining,
fruit preserving, -four and lumber
milling. shipbuilding and wine max
ing" AS TO the last mentioned, COM
ment is supcrfluous.
SO there is the situation. Forty
Evening star., 1925-01-04

two days later. 1t reported January
II, 1921, recommending the adoption
of up-to- date books. Enough money
was not forthcoming. The situation
went from bad to worse.
Finally. on March "a. 1924. Mr..
Stuart urged an appropriation of
$500, 900 for new books and supplies
Tor the year ended June so. 1926. The
appropriation for 1929 had been $780,
600, and the same sum had been set
aside for the two years previous. In
addition, in 1928 n deficiency appro-
priation of $4,000 was made, and in
1924 the appropriation was $100, 900,
or $4,000 less than the preceding
year, although in the past three years
there had been an increase of 1000 in
the enrolment of the graded schools,
while at the end of the school year
Evening star., 1925-01-04

nearly 100000 soldiers, and the Ger
man navy calls for many more"
As for Germany's colonies, Wash
ington school children read in this
mine of misinformation that
The empire now controls extensive
areas in the Island of New Guinea,
and in both East and West Africa,
as we'll as smaller colonies else
where" True in 1914. but as far from
it now as yes is from no.
The omissions of these old books
are no less serious. Attention has
been called to the non-rccognition of
Poland as a live nation. Other ia
miliar political terms which may not
be found in any of these volumes are
Irish Free State" Czech oslovakia," >"
"Jugoslavia" and the array of inde-
pendent Balkan and Baltic states that
have come into being since the war
Evening star., 1925-01-04

thousand books such as these are in
use in this city. Furthermore. there
are books on civics that were written
before the days of prohibition or of
woman suffrage, when the last
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton was the fifteenth. and books of
science arc equally at fault as to the
more recent developments. There is no
cash for the new books.
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A Nd now for the inevitable ques-
- tion, What is being done about
it, The Board of Education has ap-
parently tried to remedy the situa-
ton, for as far back az October II,
1920, Supt. Ballou appointed a com
mittee on text books for the elemen-
tary schools"
This committee met and organized
Evening star., 1925-01-04
Double Apple Crop.

4 FREAK of nature has been discov-
cred in NJ. y. Cooks apple tree al
Springfield, Mo. He has harvested
two crops of apples from the tree
this year. The first crop was gath
cred in July. Two weeks later the tree
appeared in full bloom and on Arris-
tice day the second crop was picked.
The apples are of the yellow trans
parent variety.
Evening star., 1925-01-04
Oil VS.. Wheat.

WITH the biggest oil gusher in
w Kansas on his farm and pouring
out IS barrels OF oil an hour, W. 6.
Carson refuses to cross a wheat field
from his bsrnyard 10 see it. The
we'll will probably make him a mil
lionaire, but he displays little in
terest in it. He expresses the fear
that the oil many ruin his wheat.
Evening star., 1925-01-04
The Bugong Moth.

THE Bugong moth or butterfly is
delicacy which epicures among
certain aboriginal peoples OF Aus
tralia will travel long distances to
obtain. The butterflies gather every
year on the slopes Of the BugonG
Mountains, IN New South Wales
where they are caught by being suf-
located by the smoke of wood fires
lighted under the trees.
Evening star., 1925-01-04

Supplemental Work Read chapters 1919. Carpenters Geo
graphical Reader, Europe
Monarchy of Austria Hungary Baand Austria Hungary
sauge What rer paley It's ceara pa7
Through part he country he European divide
does the only 81 the country horder
Mountain ranges Hungary. and nearly
inelose the low, fertile plains IF Hungary. The Danube
these plains through gap which has cut across
the mountains; it leaves the plans through another
similar gap called the Iron Gate.
Agriculture The chief occupation ard grain fax hemp
olives and grapes are raised This X the only European
country which has surplus for export Of all the great
food products grain meat dairy products and wine
The rearing ol sikworms in the parts Of the
country; the cutting OF lumber III the east aud the min
ing pf ron coa and roc salt IN the north important
industries The northwest IS busy manufacturing region
in which cloth stee goods Bohemian glass, and poree
lain arc made. Weaving and spinning By hand are also
Evening star., 1925-01-04
Barber Chair Phones.
TELEPHONE EQUIPPED

TELEPHONE NE-EQUIPPED barrier
l. chairs are the latest innovation
in Atlanta. Ga A barber shop III
that city has equipped each OF its
12 chairs with individual telephones
for the use of patrons while the
barber clips and shaves. Connections
from each of the chairs run to 2
miniature switchboard operated bl
the cashier.
Evening star., 1925-01-04
Freak Deer.

Jesse HASSINGER, game protector
~ in the region of Sunbury, Pa,
found a freak deer near Bar Mead
ows. The little animal was in a
dying condition, but Hassinger hopes
to save il. IT is not much larger
than a jack rabbit and is said to be
full grown. It's size is thought toSbe
the result of inbreeding.
Evening star., 1925-01-04
Renting Hats.

THERE is hat shop just off Fifth
avenue, New York that does
thriving business in the renting OF
fashionable hats Woman visitors in
town for few days pay a small sum
to wear a hat from this shop to the
theater or a dinner.
Evening star., 1925-01-04

FEW WORDS CONCERNING GERMANY. FROMH ONE THE
BIOGRAPHIES IN GENERAL USE IN WASHINGTONS PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ALL THE MAPS OF CENTRAL EUROPE IN THESE
SAME BOOKS SHOW BOUNDARIES AS THEY BEFORE
THE WORLD WAR NEW UPTO-DATE
BOOKS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY
THE OLD ONES ARE STILL IN USE IN THE CAPITAL.
Evening star., 1925-01-04
Carriage Houses.

THERE i~, on the outskirts or
Prague a settlement Of poor
families living in discarded railway
coaches. Among these coaches is
what remains of tho luxurious
private car OF the late Empress
Elizabeth of Austria, who was mur-
dered in Geneva in 1898.
Evening star., 1925-01-04
Canary Concerts.

TWO concerts given by canaries
were arranged by the Minneapolis
Pedigreed Roller Canary Club for the
afternoon and evening of December
16. The birds. in addition to Offering
solo numbers, sang in duets and
quartets. Between so and IS birds
participated.
Evening star., 1925-01-04
<INH OST % the governments Of
Ss ~ ~ Europe are monarchieS.
WI The exceptions are the re-
publics of France, Swit2er-

II III
As ~ n Europe are monarchies
b The exceptions are the re-
pUblics of France, Swit2er-
land and Portugal. be-
sides Russia, which tends toward this
form of government"
The German Empire consists of %
separate states. the free towns of
Lubbock. Bremen and Hamburg. and
the territory OF AlSaCe- Lorraine.
The King of Prussia is also the
Kaiser OF Germany"
Austria a" and Hungary
arc united under one monarch
The foreign commerce (of Ger
many) exceeds that Of the United
States, and the foreign dependencies
81 Germany include extensive regions
N Africa, possessions in the Pacific
\ nd n settlement in Chira.'
The quotations given above are not
from any historical romance or say
lngs Of some recently awakened Rip
Van Wrinkle or transcribed day
dreams Of one william Hohenzollern.
They are taken from schoolbooks
now in daily use in this city, the
capital Of the country which certainly
had some small part il making them
look foolish.
They are what, save for the intel
l!Gence aad common sense of teachers.
would be taught the boys and girls of
Washington about the world in which
they are to grow up.
They are but samples Of the state
Inents to be found in these text books.
others will presently be given. The
facts are that 10000 Of these old books
arc in use in the District of Columbia
schools, or books equally at fault. New
and up-to-6ate information is contained
in late editions OF these same school
books, but no purchases have been
made for Washington's public schools.
publishers of school books keep them
absolutely up to date, but Washington
pupils use the old ones.
Why?
The immediate answer is simple;
The ultimate answer is apparently
as elusive as the ultimate consumer,
and is hidden away in TuoraSses OF
politics. But the immediate reason
Tor the continued use Of these Rip
Van Wrinkle schoolbooks in this city
is that the Board OF Education has
not had the money TO buy new ones.
And it has not had the money be-
cause Congress-and that means
largely the subcommittee on the
District of Columbia Of the appro-
priations committee OF the House
of presentatives-ha consistently
pared down the appropriations to the
extent that money to buy up-to-date
books was not available.
The subcommittee has withheld its
hand becauSe-but that is another
story and involves the whole ques-
tion of District government from the
days when President John Adams
thrifty wife hung up the White
House wash in the east room on
rainy Mondays.
Evening star., 1925-01-04
Facts, hich Are Reminders of Rip Van Winkle,
Taught in 10000 Books
Used for the Educa ton of Children In District

1928 there were 5l.S35 books con-
demned as unfit for further use
Finally, in Mr.. Stuart's report
he estimated that it would now take
rom $4,000 TO $4,000 to rehabili-
:ate the present stock of text books,
including, beside those on geography.
those having to do with language,
physiology, civics and arithmetic.
The difference between this sum and
100000 is the estimated cost of other
supplies said to be as badly needed.
/ To bring the biographies up to date
would cost $37,445.66.
Now comes the question again,
Who is compelling the children or
the District to be miStaught?'
Absentee government" says DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent of
SCHOOL, In recent discussion of
the problem with a representative
of The Star, he said:
II know OF no American city in
which the system of securing school
funds in any way resembles the proc
ess required in Washington. The
people of the District are willing to
pay and to pay well for the educa
Of the unrepresentative character Of
the government under which they
live that privilege is denied them"
The long and hard road over which
any proposed appropriation for the
schools of the District must travel
was outlined by Dr. Ballou, and for
the benefit of recent residents or
other unfamiliar with the situation
1t is repeated here.
Attention should be called to the fact
that the publisher OF text books Is not
at fault. He is sticller for accuracy
and puts out new editions as changes
demand them
Evening star., 1925-01-04

of the lot of II. C. Marston and which
was transferred to Frank III April,
1892.
The Rambler assumes that the lot
sold by r. A. Hooe was part OF a lot
bought in 1868 by the Walker family.
for at rest close by the Metzerotts
are the ashes of Martha Walker died
in May, 1868: Josephine Walker, died
/ in August, 1870. and Simpson A. Wal
ker, died October, 1875.
In one lot rest remains Of members
of the Droop and 'Cluss families
The lot was bought in October. 1874,
Dy Edward +. Droop and Adolph
Ciuss, and Mr.. Droop was buried
there March >, 1905. Sophia Droop,
October 4, 1874. The Cluss inter
ments are: Robert Cluss, % years.
August 26, 1876: Adolph S. Cluss, 2S.
September s. 1886; Richard Cluss, j..
April 6, 1893: Rosa Cluss 81 April
IL. 1894: Carl Louis Cluss, 20. October
is, 1891: Adolph Cluss, 80 years old,
July rs, 1905, and Anita c. Leache. 47.
December ], 1917.
In an earlier ramble you were
shown part of the story which The
Evening Star published concerning
Mr Metzerott at the time of his
death. The Rambler will show yoI
part of the story which The Evening
star published concerning Mr.. Drool,
at the time of his death The
excerpt is from The Star Of February
2S. 1908, and follows:
After an illness extending through
the past six weeks. Edward F. Droop.
founder and president of the firm of
EDWARD +. Droop & Sons Co. and one
or the best known citizens and husi-
ness men of the District of Columbia
uled yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at his home, 1855 Harvard street. 'Fa-
ther Droop as he was affectionately
known, came to Washington soon
after landing in this country, and his
mouse of w. g. Metzerott which at
that time stood at the corner of
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue, on the site of the present post
office building. The charm of Mr.
Droop's personality and the untiring
energy of his will won him many
friends in his young manhood and
success came rapidly. He won the
confidence of his employer, and the
latter took close personal interest
in the young man, and he attained a
partnership in tte business"
At Mr.. Droop's funeral religious ex-
ercises were by the Rev. DR.. j. G.
Butler of the Luther Place Memorial
Church and the Rev. Paul Menzei
pastor of Concordia German Luth-
eran Church. The honorary pail
bearers were II. Il. r Macfarland
John JOY Edison. Simon Wolf. p. V
DeGraw, Capt. Adolph Mark. William
A. Gordon. George Z. Henning, Mai
Richard Sylvester. Christian Xander
Emile Berliner, Louis Goldschmidt
Col John a. Joyce. George W. Spier.
Lewis II. Ely. William Berger Lucius
ID. Alden, Benjamin w. Ries. Warren
Young, c. A. Didden. William Stein
way of New York. J. l.. Hampstead
Of New York, John G.. w. Kuehl of
New York. A. L. Bretzfelder of New
York, Emil Gabler OF New York and
B. II. Jansen of New York. The ac-
tive pallbearers were William Hitz
Leroy Mark, Henry Xander William
T Glover. Frank X. Boucher and Dr.
Henry Sellhausen.
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THREE or four Sundays ago you
were promised a few facts