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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
Skirts Made Mandatory
 ,. For Olympic Fencers

PARIS-Women fencers al ths Amsterdam Olympic games must wear skirts, announces C. van Rossem, president of the Inter national Fencing federation and sltretary. general of the Olympic committee at Amsterdam.
 Skirts that reach below the knees are prescribed in the rule which van Rossem says he will enforce this year. Short pants, instead of skirts. have been fav- orites among some of the contes. tants in the past.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
DRY GROUP TO HAy,; CONVENTION HEApCuARTER;

WASHINGTON The National Woman's Democratic Law En- forcement league. advocate of a dry candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, will open headquarters in Houston. Texas June l, Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson. president. announces. She said the league was not yet a year old and had 54,000 members.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

The regular meeting of the Ju. neau City Council will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the council chambers of the City Hall. No important matters will be brought before the body as far as was known this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
OLD DEBT MADE GOOD

BRIDGEPORT, Neb., March 16. Fifteen years ago Mrs. Henry Funke of Keith County sold a mule. The buyer had no money and promised to return later and pay. He has just knocked at the Funke door and paid for the animal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
SWANSON III HOSPITAL

Willis Swanson of the Swanson Brothers Grocery, entered ths St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for med ical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
IRELAND NOW HAS WOMAN 8HERtFF

BELFAST. Ireland-Mrs. Julia 1(clfordie, the new high sheriff q Belfast, is the first woman to Hold such . position in Ireland.
 She believes there is nothing connected with her position tha; . wonan ought not to undertake,
 IT zhe Was greatly relieved to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
MEMORIAL 10 xneao TROOPS

CHICAGO, March 16.--A mop- ument dedicated to negro soldiers of the world war is being com pleted by Leonard Crunelle. Chi cago sculptor. The Illinois LeG- islature set aside $30,O0O for tho work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
PcRrIA co1frs TO ITALY

FLORENCE. Italy, March 16. Sasia Erlich, first woman lawyer to appear in a court case here, came from Paris to help de- fend an alleged enabezzler.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
EDUCATOR TO RETIRE

CHICAGO, March 16.-J. Paul Goode. head of the Department of Geology of the University of Chi cago, will become professor emer- itus at the end of the present school year. He is considered one of the worlds foremost map makers.
 It is getting so a lot of women seem to think the wedding ring ought to be as easy to slip off as a slip-on. w
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
JACK M'D0NALD ILL

Jack Macdonald, local old tim CT and taxi driver, has entered the St. Ann's Hospital for treat ment of stomach trouble.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16

PARIS-Rows of strass trim the fitted corsage of a black tulle evening dress of Goupy's design. Four long points extend down. ward on the skirt, arranging the fullness of the tulle we'll below the curve of the hips. The left side of the uneven skirt trails the floor, whereas the right reaches only to the ankles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16

Advertising always pays. the columns of The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16

Old papers for sase ss The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-16
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 Strictly Fresh Select Ranch Eggs large, doz--.$ 40 Englsh Walnuts 35c pound pou1ds ......-... 100 Oregon Italian Prunes, pounds ~ .z6 Black Fins pound - m .: .16 Lima, Navy Beans pounds .26 Bayou and Mexican Beans, pound Fl Head Rice pound - ...... 10 White Turnips, pounds 25 Hatsnips pounds .25 Beets pounds A = 25 Solid Head Lettuce 15c, for 25 Fine Strawberry Rhubatb, pound 20 Spinach, very good, pounds S6 California Bunch Carrots, bunch ... 10 Green Onions large bunches bunch ... 10 Lich 8 punches N .... . 26 Apples Pippips, pr box 385 Arples-Roman Beaaities per box . - S06 Auples-Winesaps uer box . =. =. ....- S86 AppleS-pef dOzen ,0Uc, 0ec ana yoU
 FRESH CLAMS-JUST ARRIVED Axtichokes CaulAower, Kee Plant New Potstoea, Green Peppers Tomatoes Cucnnhbefs farsley.
 NEW SHIPMENT OF BACON AND
 HAMS AT REDUCED PRICES
New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
FIVE AMATEUR BOXERS
 FROM STATE RULED OUT
One Of Those Who Cannot Compete For Olympics Is Leo Larrivicre
 of Waterbury.

New Haven. April 23 (R-Five amateur boxers whose names had been on the lists of those who were to take part in the national boxing championships at Boston for places on the Olympic team were ruled out today as the first move of the Ma tional A. A. IT.. to clarify the amateur situation in this state. Original plans of the Connecticut Boxing Committee were to send ten youths to the Boston bouts. selection to be made from results in the recent elimination tournaments. The five already in Boston who will compete are: Willie Angelo. Hartford l26 pounds; Jimmy Quinn, Norwich. 126. Joe Howard. Hartford, 16o pounds: Zeke Mazur. Hartford. 135 pounds: and Roller Roland, Waterbury, 1A7 pounds.
 Those ruled out were: Willie Tay- for. Hartford. Jack Kelley. Water bury. Larry James. Derby. Eddie Reed, Hartford, and Leo Larriviere. Waterbury.
 It was understood today that the Connecticut Board of Governors of the A. A. L.. would meet in Bridge port tonight but some officials here knew nothing about such meeting.
 Ii is anticipated that in a few days word will come suspending the Con- necticut A. A. Y. in line with the recommendation of Secretary Ferris to Murray Hubert. the national pres ideut
New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
ONE DEAD, 3 DYING AND
 27 INJURED IN CAMDEN
Balcony of Negro Church Collapses Throwing Crowd of 200 to
 Floor Below

Camden. x. J.. April 22 R-A man is dead, three women are near death and 27 other persons are in local hospitals following the collapse of a wooden balcony in the Zion Methodist Episcopal church here last night. All are negroes.
 The crash came five minutes be- fore what was to be the final ad- journment of the annual conference of the Wesley African Methodist church of New Jersey.
 Two hundred persons were in the balcony and 300 were on the floor.
 George Brooks. 35, of Red Bank, Monmouth county. was caught be- heath the balcony and crushed to death.
 Twenty-six persons were taken to the West Jersey Homeopathic hos pital and 20 to the Cooper hospital. All at the Homeopathic hospital ex- cept nine were discharged after their injuries had been dressed.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
Gene Tunney Addresses Class In
 English at Yale University and
 Makes Big Hit With Sons of Eli
Tells How He First Got Interested in Shakespeare's Works - Warns Students That Success Comes With Hard Work-"Nobody Yet Has Re-
 ceived Anything for Nothing" He Says

New Haven. April 2s P-Gene F. Tunney. heavyweight champion of the world. today in reply to an invi- tation from Professor William Lyon Phelps. head of the English depart ment in Yale university, spoke to the professors class today.
 The champions arrival at the uni versity wAs unheralded and it was not until shortly before the hour for the class session that members of it knew that Tunney would be there. General admittance of the student body to the classroom was denied but several guests of Professor Phelps were escorted to the room by a representative of the university secretary's office.
 Enthusiastically Received
 Tunney was entnusiasttca.i .... ceived when introduced by Profess sor Phelps. He began to talk on literature and his love for Shake speare at the outset. He said he first made the acquaintance of the master while he was in France when a doughboy. a company clerk talked
New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
CIGARETTE PRICE WAR
 IS UNDER WAY TODAY
First Effect Is Two for a Quarter" for Three
 Leading Brands

New York. April 2S. - R - A cigarette price war. having as its first effect reduction of the retail prices of three leading brands to the level of two packages for o5 cents. broke out today. Wholesale prices to dealers were reduced to SC a thou sand from about s6.4o by three Of the largest companies.
 Prices of tobacco company stocks broke s3 to SIP a share on the New York Stock Exchange. with Amer lcan Tobacco "B" leading the de- cline. Reynolds Tobacco B showed a loss of s share and American To bacco A dropped s9 and the B issue S12 a share, Liggett X Myers B de clined $9.75 share and Lorillard was cut $675. Blocks of tobacco stocks ranging from 10000 to 15.- 900 shares were thrown on the market.
 Reduction in prices was said hy manufacturers to have been made possible by increased producton, the American output having shown A constant monthly gain since 1921,
 George w. Hill. president of the American Tobacco Co.,. explained that despite the reduction in price, his company probably would have greater profit because Of greater sales volume. He warned. however, that curtailment of exceedingly lavish advertising expenditures" by the larger tobacco companies might be expected. adding that it probably would not harm the business.
 All tobacco companies have been exceedingly lavish recently in their advertising expenditures" Mir. Hill said. Undoubtedly the lower price for cigarettes will tend to limit these expenditures and undoubtedly this can properly be done without injury to the business.
 AS to ourselves, this reduction af- fleets principally Lucky Strike cigarettes Our increase for the first
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
Mayor I ells Park Board to Let Superin- tendent Go-Wiu Urge Water Board to Drop Engineer.
DObsOn to Become Public Works Head-Mlynarski and Anderson May h. sist on Being Fired.

Mayor 4, M. Paonessa today ad- r. Brooks of the park commission requesting the retirement of Super lntendent Ralph B. Wainright and he will attend meeting of the water board tonight to ask that the serv- ices of Engineer Joseph D. Williams engineer be engaged.
 The mayors letter to Chairman Brooks sets forth the reason for his move as one of economy. He sug- Sested that one of the assistants in the department be given the duties now looked after by Wainright and that the S4,oo0 salary paid the pres ent superintendent be saved He also asked that the automobile now used by the superintendent be turn ed into cash and the running ex- penses saved. In his opinion. as sci forth in the letter. this move will not effect the efficiency of the park de- partment.
 The mayor is reticent on the mat ter of new engineer. his only pub tic statement being to the effect that he feels someone moro eXperi- enced in water engineering should be employed by the city in view of the extensive work which is planned for carly execution. He has not suggest ed anyone as a possibility for Will liams' successor. Williams salary is $5.20O.
 Letter to Chairman Brooks
 The letter sent by the mayor to Mir. Brooks, is as follows: MT. William F. Brooks. Chairman, Park Commission,
 "4s High street.
 City.
 Dear Sir:-
 "In the interest Of economy, I am writing to respectfully request that your board dispense with the serv- ices of the present superintendent of parks. Ralph Wainright.
 Ut is my firm conviction that such a move will not impair the efficiency of your department, since it will be possible to advance one Of the other
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
VETERAN ANMERCHANT| CLAIMED BY DEATH
(. |. Pierce Dies at Home on
 Winthrop Street
IN BUSINESS S5 YEARS
Piano and Music Dealer Had Been in HI Health for Decade - Active in F'ratcrnai Circles and Treasurer Of E. F. 0. EikS.

Clarence J.. Pierce, 61 years old, resident of this city practically all his life and a merchant here for about 35 years, died at 12 o'clock noon today at his home, 40 Win throp street following an illness ut about 10 years.
 About two years ago MT. Pierce was forced to retire from business He had been conducting d piano and music store on Main and Church streets for 35 years previous 10 that time, He was in partnership in a firm known as Pierce & Ward, but about 20 years ago he bought out flS partner $ interest. He was cnl- I loved by Wilcox X White Co., Piano manufacturers, in Mcriden for about 37 years, dividing his time between the two places. He was office man. ager for the Mcriden firm.
 He was born in Shelburne Falls, Mass, but came to this city at the age of three years. Years ago he took an active part in politics. He was a republican councilman during 1926, 1927, 1898 and 1899.
 Fratcrnally he was associated with Lions club and the B. P. o. F. of which he was treasurer for the past five years. He was a charter member of the Elks. MT. Pierce was also a past master of Harmony lodge, A. F. X A. NJ. and past high
 
 member of the Shriners and
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
800 Mile Flight in Five and One-HaH Hours Spare Parts, Food, Clothes and Smoking Materials Brought
Bremen May Get to New York Wednesday-Byrd on Way to Visit Bennett Seriously III With Pneu- mOnia.

Montreal, April e3 (By the Can adian Press)-The Ford relief plane carrying spare parts 10 the ma rooned transatlantic monoplane Bremen landed on Greenly Island at 11:40 eastern standard time this morning, the Marconi company here announced.
 The relief plane. piloted by Bernt Balchen and Major James Fitzmau- rice, Irish member of the Bremen's crew. left Seven Islands, almost 500 miles away from Greenly Island, at 5:10 o'clock this morning.
 Left Detroit Friday
 The relief plane left Detroit Fri day morning and reached Lake Ste. Agnes in one hop, 500 miles in about nine hours. Floyd Bennett, in charge of the expedition, fell ill there of pneumonia and had to be taken to a hospital in Quebec. Bal chen pushed on yesterday to Seven Islands and made an early start this morning for Greenly Island.
 The plane carried a propeller, both ski and wheel landing gear ana various other parts for the Bremen as well as a supply of fuel, Major Fitzmaurice. who flew out to civilization to get aid for his Ger man comrades, Baron Von Huene- field and Capt. koehl, also packed into the relief plane feod. olothtns 'eAA sanoking materials for the ma. rooned aviators.
 {. Supplies Taken Along
 Seven Islands. Que, April 23 (UP) Among other things the relief plane carried the following: Havana cigars. Turkish cigarettes, beer. oranges. Canadian cheese. roast
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-23

Wilkins Aged Mother Glories in His Feat
 Of Trip Over Arctic

Adelaide, Australia, April 23 N-"We mothers don't say much but we feel a lot" said Mrs. Wilkins. s6-year-old mother Of Captain George H. Wilkins as she talked with vivacity today despite her years, of her son S great polar feat.
 Il am very glad George has done what he set out to do." she continued with beaming face. Tt IS twenty years since he first went away and he has never lived at home since. Like all his brothers he was a good son. Kind both in words and action. He has always been great reader and made more of what he learned in & little country school than many men have been able to on college educations."
 Mrs, Wilkins is the mother of twelve children.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
'CHAMbERtiNfLYiN(j TO GREET GERMANS Transatlantic Hero and Dixon
 Off for Murray Bay LOCAL MANS SECOND TRIP New Britain Aviator Starts on Sec ond Trip to Lake Ste. Agnes and Murray Bay-Tw0 Planes Trans porting Seven.
LOCAL MANS SECOND TRIP
Special to the Herald)

Brainard Field. Hartford. April 23-Piloting two plane argosy, Clarence D. Chamberlin, transatlan- tic airman, and Carl A. Dixon of New Britain took off at 10:05 o'clock today for Lake Ste. Agines en route to Murray Bay. Canada. where Chamberlin will officially welcome to the continent of North America Baron Won Huenefeld and Captain koehl, Germans, and Major Fitz- maurice of the Irish Free State. Chamberlin. with Charles Levine. were treated royalty when they land ed in Germany after crossing the Atlantic from Long Island and he wishes to be the first to grip the hands of the Germans and tell them the latch string is out in New York city.
 Chamberlin reached Hartford at 3:10 a. m. today and stole a few hours sleep. He and Dixon expected to take off at dawn but weather con- ditions interfered with their plans.
 In Chamberlin' plane are Linton Wells. round the world flier: Ed ward E. Kelley treasurer of the Airport Construction Co.,, and Ralph Morgan. news photographer. Ac- companying Dixon are Lieut. Harry Generous, state deputy commissioner of aviation, and Sergt. Charles r. Arnold. Dixon and Arnold made the trip to Lake Ste. Agnes last week with newspapermen and photogra- phers and flew back to Brainard Field in five hours.
 Chamberlin and Dixon are flying Fairchild cabin monoplanes owned by the l.. X H. Aircraft Corp, of this city.
 storm Prevented Sunday
 Dixon originally intended to take off yesterday morning and was at
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
PRESIDENT DECLINES
 TO GIVE IN ANY MORE
Has Made All Concessions He Will 0n Flood
 Control Bill

Washington. April B P-Sum- moned to the White House for an- other conference on Mississippo flood control. Chairman Madden of the house appropriations committee, de- clared today upon leaving that Pres- ident Coolidge has made all the con- sessions he intends to offer to the supporters of the Jones senate bill.
 Madden scarcely had left the White House when Chairman Reid of the house flood control committee announced that his committee had decided to accede in part to the pres ident.
 Amendments Sponsored
 Amendments which Reid said the committee would sponsor on the house floor will be:
 A provision to place upon the states instead of the federal govern ment the costs of furnishing the rights of way for levees on the main stem of the Mississippi river from oapC di uCdu. 4NO., u lut uull UI Mexico.
 The elimination of section of the measure which would make the federal government liable for dam ages to railroads which traverse the path of the proposed floodways in Arkansas. Louisiana and Missouri.
 An addition of clause adsolving the federal government from liabil- ity during future floods.
 In view, however, of Madden's an- nouncement which appeared to amount to White House ultimatum, there was no forecast yet of an agreement between the president and the house because the amendments agreed to by Chairman Reid fall far short of MT. Coolidge's wishes.
 Madden said the president adhered to the views he had expressed to house leaders Friday evening when he insisted that at least the follow ing four provisions be included in the bill:
 CD That New Orleans and Mis-
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-23

about his works continually.
 There must be something in that mans books.'" the champion said he thought. flor if a company clerk can stick tenaciously to study ing it I will give him a try"
 His First Book
 "The first book I got myself was A Winters Tomorrow and after reading the first act I could not un- derstand its meaning. It made me mad and l began to realize that there were too many thoughts spok- en in a few words. My mind" said Tunney, had not expanded to that extent"
 'The intricacy made me want to ! master it even more," he continued, and was forced to read ii over 70 times before I got the meter an , then my first whole hearted interest began.
 II am not a great scholar" the champion went on to say. 'but ] have much appreciation of the good works of this author. Mankind is much better off for what Shakes peare has contributed" Jokes About "7th ROund'' While he was talking Tunney said the thought occurred to him whether Shakespeare would be a boxing fan or not. "I wonder wheth- CT he would have liked me to have risen in the 7th round when I was a d0yn tyH Ipct ho% Io sey.
 Knowledge is fine thing to have" the champion went on to say, and the finest way to acquire it is to get it yourself. Like a boxing champion, the muscles must not be left idle and if the brain is not exer- cised and strained occasionally. it will not function properly"
 Nobody yet has received any thing for nothing" Tunney said. and knowledge is only acquired by hard work. When first told while learning to become a boxer that should do three miles of road work. I replied It will kill me- Since then I have discovered that I am capable of doing undreamed of things"
 Has His Little Joke
 The audience roared with laugh ter when Tunney drew a comparison between Ajax and Achilles, heroes of mythology saying that the former would like to have become a champion over the latter but he was just an ambitious young fellow like Jack Sharkey."
 Tunney took from his pocket a
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-23
MAYOR ANNOUNCES FIRE COMMISSION
 Butler, Passerini, BeckWith and LanSe Appointed to Board
 WILL ORGANIZE TONIGHT
keOgh to Succeed Mcskill As Clerk and Dr. Avitable to Replace Dr. Zwick As Examining Physician in Shake Up.

An entire new fire board, replac- reslgnations were requested in spe- cial delivery letters sent out from the office of Mayor Paonessa, was appointed today by the mayor after members of the old board had com- piled with his request.
 James J. Butler. democrat and member of the school committee, was appointed by the board and des- lgnated by the mayor as his choice for chairman. Other members of the new board are: James H. Passerini, democrat. who is assistant secretary Of the Commercial Trust Co.,: Harry A. Beckwith, republican. one of the proprietors of the Beckwith- Kelly Co.,, and William F. Lange. repub- llcan, former police commissioner, a foreman at the Corbin Screw Cor poration plant.
 keogh to Become Clerk
 The board will peet- tonight at 8 ciock to Organize. Aftzr tho. for maj eiectEonn tlEkon of tht flew chairman. !. ',, IS es1ccted the commissioners "ni ,: s.s .r John J. Keogh clerk. sue cealhg Ihoflia-s ' Meskill who held that office during the last adminis- tration. Meskill took Keo,eh's place two years ago. keogh was appoint. ed under the administration of Mayor George A. Quigley and served under Mayor 0. F. Curtis and during Paonessa's two terms.
 Dr. A. l.. Avitable is expected to be the boards selection for examin- ing physician to succeed Dr. Frank Zwick. who went into the position after the election of Gardner c. Weld as mayor. Dr. Avitable had previously served as department ex- aminer.
 Butler to Leave School Board
 Commissioner Butler is the son of Mir. and Mrs. James M. Butler of 4 Highland street. He was graduated from New Britain high school, in 1918. as president of that class. In 1921 and 1922 he was president of the '. M. T. A. X B. society, and in that capacity appointed the com- mittee whose work resulted in the erection of the new fraternal home on Main street. When Mayor Pao- nessa was reelected, in 1924. Butler was appointed to the board of as- sessors. in which position he re- mained until after the election of ex- Mayor Weld. Last year he was elected member of the school board and was appointed to the school accommodations committee and the committee on evening schools. His resignation from the board of education will be presented
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-23

At least so per cent of the houses in Corinth were destroyed and many Of the remaining buildings were in q dangerous condition. The prison collapsed and two prisoners escaped.
 Members of the American school who have been excavating the city of old Corinth, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1858 and lies three miles from the new city, are believed to be safe.
 Old Corinth was q historic city of ancient Greece.
 In Lutraki, neighboring watering place from Corinth, ten persons were known to have perished. All the hotels were damaged.
 All Americans in old Corinth are reported safe. The damage there was slight.
 The shocks continue.