New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1922, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press Mine Wo—r—l;;s’ President Appears Before House Labor Committee In Washington Lays Blame on Operators, Who “Violated Agree- ment.” Opposed To Government Intervention For Sctffement Of Disputes Be- tween Workers And Owners—Sus- pension Of Work Regretted, Washington, April — Union coal miners who suspended work Saturday in the nation’s bituminous and an- thracite fields were declared today by John I.. Lewis, president of the Unit- ed Mine Workers of America to be desirous of ending “the suspension of mining operations, at the earliest possible date” but “the resumption of coal production entirely depends’ up- on the future attitude of the coal op- erators.” Mr. Lewis made this declaration be- fore the house labor committee which is holding hearings on the Rland res- olution to direct appointment hy the president of a commission to investi- gate the coal industry. Discussing the resolution under consideration the united mine workers president assert- ed that his organization would wel- come ‘any impartial and judicial in- vestigation of the general conditions in the soft coal and anthracite coal industries, and especiafy the facts re- lating to investments and profits, op- erating practices, conservation of fuel resources, application of uniform methods of safeguarding the life and limb of the workers, and industrial relations and conditions. Body With Power “Such an investigating body,” he added,”” should be clothed with full power to ascertain the truth, to send for persons and papers and to take testimony under oath. The personnel of such a commission should he free from political equations and the mine workers should be given adequate representation thereon.'” “As to the adjustment of controver- sies between operators and mine workers we have been traditionally opposed to governmental interven- tion” Mr. Lewis continued. *“We have lbeen convinced by experience that such adjustments may be more effec- tively and equitably worked out hoth in the interest of the public and of those engaged in the industry by conference and agreement between representatives of the operators and the mine workers. If the operators had maintained their contract with us, the present deplorahle conditions of affairs in the soft coal industry would not have arisen. All differences should have been settled by agree- ment and a suspension of work and a general breakdown in the industry awoided. Our experience with labor adjustment boards or commissions has been that representatives of the public, not having a knowledge of the technique of a coal mining industry and not heing completely informed as to different conditions as might be expected are not in a position to reach a satisfactory conclusion as those who are actively engaged in the practical operatjon of the mines. Regret Suspension “The United Mine Workers regret more than anyone else the necessity for a suspension of work by the union coal miners of the country. We have done everything possible to avoid the suspension. For months past we have fought hard to induce the bituminous ccal operators to keep faith with us and with the government and meet us in joint conference so that a new wage and working agreement might be made that would maintain indus- trial peace and prevent public incon- venience. Two Year Agreement “In a joint conference held in the city of New York on the 3lIst of March, 1020, a two year agreement was signed covering wages and work- ing conditions in the mining industry for that period. In the basic agree- ment appears the following provision: “ ‘Resolved that an interstate joint conference be held prior to #pril 1, 1922, the time and place of nolding such meeting is referred to a commit- tee of two operators and two miners from each state herein represented to- gether with the international officers of the United Mine Workers organi- zation.’ “This arrangement was a part of the agreement, equally as binding as any other provision and was duly ex- ecuted in writing through the attach- ment of the signatures of the opera- tors and mine workers' representa- tives. It was a pledge morally as binding as any bond or promissory note ever executed in a business trans- action. The mine workers of the country believed that the coal opera- tors signed the agreement in good faith, but we now find that they con- tumaciously refuse to live up to their agreement. They have refused point blank to do as they agreed they would do. If they were to refuse to liquidate obligations it would be no more dis- honorable than their refusal to keep their solemn agreement with the mine workers."” Invited to Confer “On two occasions since the month of December 1921 the operators have been formally invited by the mine workers' representatives to meet in joint conference at a designated time (Contipued on Twelfth Page). | | W BRITAIN HERALD | NEW BRITAIN CONNLCTICU’I‘ MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1922, WOMAN MOLESTER STILL AT LARGE Normal School Student Is Knocked Unconscious on Camp Streeet. The latest and worst outrage that has been committed by the mysterious prowler. who has been following and annoying women in the vicinity of Prospect and Camp streets, happened last night about 9 o'clock when Miss Charlotte Spor, age 17 years, of New York, a student at the State Normal school, was attacked and brutally struck on the head with a blunt in- strument, The blow was delivered with such force that the young lady was knocked unconscious and suffered a deep gash on the side of the head, which necessitated six stitches to close it up. Details of Assault. Miss Spor noticed that her assall- ant started to follow her on Main street, and as she passed up West Main by the post office and turned into South High street, he was about 25 feet behind her. She continued on her way past the Normal school with the thug close behind her. When she approached her boarding place at 109 Camp street, which is situated in a dark spot on the street hetween two street lights, she noti was closing in upon her. ing ® turn into the house next door which is separated from her hoarding place by a driveway, but thought that she could make her own door unmo- (Continued on Third Page) SELECTMEN PICK VOTING PLACES Annual City FElection Will Be Held April 11—New Voters Will Be In- structed in Use of Machines Voting places for the annual city and town elections, to take place April 11, have been selected, as fol- lows:i— First ward, Turner hall, Arch streét; second ward, New Britain Lumber Co. garage, rear of 315 Park street; third ward, vacant store, 332 Main street; fourth ward, F. M. Zim- merman stere, 15 Main street; fifth ward, vacant store, 35 [lafayette street; sixth ward, vacant store, 112 Hartford avenue, corner of North street. The voting places will b® open from 5:30 o'clock in the morning until & o'clock in the afternoon. Instructions in the use of voting machines will be given in the several voting places, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week, from 9 o'clock in the morning until 1 o'clock in the' afternoon, and from 4 o'clock in the afternoon until 8 o'clock in the evening. The offices to be filled in the city and town election are: A mayor, a collector of taxes, a city treasurer, a comptroller, two registrars of voters, three members of the board of relief, 4 members of the school committec three selectment, seven constables and a town clerk. SHOT AT DOOR Belfast Man Answers Knock And Finds a Gang Of Men Looking For Son—Is Killed When He Says No. RBelfast, April 3.—John Mallon, an- swering a4 knock at the door of hig home in Skegoniel" avenue last night, was confronted by a gang of men who asked if his son was in the house. Upon replying in the negative Mallon was shot dead, A bomb thrown into the bedroom in the house of John Simpson in Ar- lington street, “ounvlvd two children, aged three and s S Aeroplanes Meet in Air; Two Pilots Are Killed Houston, Texas, April 3.—Two air- planes from Ellington field crashed near South Houston this morning and came down in flames. Major John W. Simons of Charleston, S. C. pilot of one plane was burned to death and Lieut. G. H. Fitzpatrick of Sacramen- to, Calif., pilot of the othe machine, died a few minutes ¢ Attempted Bank Robberv At Washington Frustrated Washington, April 3.-—An unsuc- cessful attempt was made today to rob the Merchants Bank and Trust Co. located at 15th and H streets, northwest, one block from the United States treasury. One arrest was made. JOBS FOR Bridgeport's Fiscal \cnr Opens and Gives Necessary Funds. MPLOYED, Bridgeport, April 3.—More than 500 men were placed in jobs by the department of public charities here today and given employment in the parks, on streets and other city de- partments. They will have 50 hours work every second week and will re- ceive 50 cents an hour. A large number of men were laid off two weeks ago because of fnsuf- ficient funds to pay them. The open- ing of the new fiscal year, April 1, made funds avaiiable for city work. LLOYD GEDRGE ASKS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Wants Expression on Government Pollcy for Genoa GREETED WITH CHEERS English Premier Introduces Resolu- tion Which Will Call' For Vote In Parliament—No Alteration Of Ver- sailles Treaty. London, April 8. — (By Assoclated Press) — Premier Lloyd George ap- peared in the house of commons to- day to ask an expression of confi- dence in the policy of the government toward the Genoa economic confer- ence. The house was crowded and there was much animation and eager- ness displayed as he entered. He was greeted with cheers from the govern- ment benchs, He offered a resolution which he said gave the house an opportunity of approving or disapproving the ob- jects for the Genoa conference and the makeup of the Genoa delegation. He declared that if the resolution were defeated, it would be equivalent to a vote of no confidence in the gov- crnment, The premier said the official oppo- sition amendment challenged, not the object, but the scope of the confer- ¢nce. He did not believe such a body as the Genoa conference could pro- perly consider the revision of existing treaties, even in the event that such this was desirable, Treaties Did Not Create Reparations The trouble in Europe had been at- tributed largely to the reparations ex- acted by the treaties, said Mr. Lioyd 3eorge, hut the treaties did not create the reparations. Their creation was due to the fact that there was some- thing to repair. If the treaty of Ver- sailles were altered, he declared, it would only transfer the burden from Germany to France. Two Commumications, Mr. llovd George said there were two considerations in dealing with the problem of reparations. The first was that if the payments were insisted upon beyond the power of the war- exhausted country a crisis would be ter the accident. | [ tion, precipitated which would not be con- fined to Germany. The second was that Germany's ultimate capacity to pay must not be judged by her pres- ent capacity, when in common with NEW FIRE CA ] New York, April 83—8un ra caught by a hand-mirror, flected to a magnifying glass suspended by a string, filtered to a silk umbrella and started a fire yesterday in the show win- dow of a Bronx novelty shop, A patralman smothered the blaze with a rug and reported to headquarters, “Trivial fire, de- natural [RISH MEETING ENDS IN UPROAR Collins Aftempts fo Speak and Riot Starts ONE WOMAN IS WOUNDED Irish Republican cause." Army Members by Gathering—Attempts Block Roads. Dublin, April 3 (By Associated Press)-—The meeting addressed by Michael Collins at Castle Bar, County Mayo last night was stopped by mem- bers of the fourth western division of the Irish republican army after stormy scenes in which a woman was wounded by a bullet, aceording to accounts which reached Dublin this morning. The chief of the provisional govern- ment and his party returned to their hotel and the officer who had pro- claimed the meeting at an end fol- lowed, declaring that none would be allowed to leave until Mr. Collins and his friends had surrendered their arms, Collins Party Disarmed? Stop Confusion Dissolving Made to The accounts received here do not state whether the Collins party was disarmed, merely saying that ‘“‘some people who left the hotel were searched.” The telegraph wires around Castle Bar were cut and when the newspaper correspondents there boarded a train for Athlone they were ordered by two officers to go to, the barracks. The newspapermen were conveyed to the barracks in automobiles where they found A. McCabe, a member of the Dail Eireann, with Commandant the rest of Europe she was struggling to recover from the exhaustion of the war, Neither of these considerations could properly be judged at Genoa. They ought to be jndged by the ma- chinery of the treaty which was very elastic, France, he declared, could not forego the right to have an ad- iudication in accordance with the treaty's conditions. Defending the idea of the confer- ence the premier said he had been told the coalition was dying. “Perhaps I may have the privilege of a dying minister to give my last word of advice.” he remarked. Need Conferences. “1 do not know who will succeed us, but T would like to utter a word of kindly warning. Whoever suc- ceeds us will find it impossible in the present state of Kurope to go on with- out conferences. The world s so battered, bruised and crushed that the cure will be a slow one and will need many consultations of its lead- ing physicians.” One of the most essential problems to he dealt with, continued Mr. Lloyd George, was the restoration of the machinery of international trade. “One of the first things that will have to be attempted at Genoa is the restoration of exchange,” he said. Must Stabilize Exchange. Exchange, continued the premier must be stabilized at a maintainable figure, which must therefore be con- stituted on a reliable basis of inter- national commerce. The nations must be induced to balance their budget, as otherwise the currency would be debased and the divergencies in ex- change become wider. This was a matter he said, where pressure could be exercised by an international con- ference of the leading ministers of the various pations. Discussing the question of ‘“‘peace in Russia and peace with Russia” Mr. Lloyd George ‘said that Russia could not get capital withbut securing con- filence and internal as well as ex- ternal peace. Germany could not ful- Iy pay her reparations until Russia was restored, he declaared and Russia must recognize all the conditions im- posed upon and expected of civilized communities as a test of her fitness for entering the community of na- tions. Mr. Lloyd George returned last night from Chequers Court. He fis “sick of office,” according to an as- sertion Dby his son, Major Lloyd George in a public speech on Satur- day, but greatly improved in health after his three weeks of rest. Text of Resolution. The resolution which the introduced: “Resolved, that this house approve the resolutions passed by the supreme council at Cannes as a basis of the Genoa conference and that it will support his majesty’s government in endeavoring to give effect to them.” Notice has been given of seven amendments to the government's mo- but that proposctl by the labor party is given priority. The labor amendment reads: Labor Amendment. “While approving of an tional economic and financial con- ference this house regrets that the scope of the discussions at Genoa has been so circumseribed that the con- ference must fall short of a settle- ment of the political and economic evils which affects Furope and it is of opinion that the government which clearly has not the confidence of the | country and which is responsible for premier interna- (Continued on Page Twelve) Kilroy and his staff. The command- ant stated that Mr. McCabe admitted that he was the first to draw a re- volver at the meeting. Mr. McCabe then, in the presence of the corres- pondents said he believed he was the first to draw, the dispatches said. Dublin Man Held. A Dublin man, said to be Charles Ryrne, a member of the Collins party, was arrested and accused of the shooting. Mr. Collins subsequently told the representative of the Irish In- dependent, Dublin newspaper, that he had visited Mr. Byrne in the barracks and found him in a cell with only a plank for a bed, and no bedding. He said he had asked Commandant Kil- roy to parole Byrne, Mr. Collins to be responsible for him, but that the re- quest was refused, Mrs. Fogarty, proprietress of the Commercial hotel, Castle Bar, was wounded in the shoulder, presumably by the bullet fired at the meeting. All Roads Blocked. The correspondent here of the Lon- don Evening News, telegraphing his newspaper description of the Castle Bar were blocked by trees and that automobiles moving towards the town were stopped by armed men, who even ripped up the railway tracks to prevent the arrival of the special train from the surrounding towns. The meeting was consequently delayed until 7:00 p. m. The crowd numbered 2,000 persons, among whom were many hostile to Collins, who spoke from lorries .used as a platform. His speech was fre- quently interrupted and then an at- tempt was made to rush the lorries, says the account, but a supporter of Collins drew a revolver, Others pro- duced revolvers also, upon which the crowd was stampeded, women fainted and several persons were trampled upon. A young man was pursued into a side street and a number of shots we rfired. At this point, adds the correspon- dent, an officer jumped upon the lorries which made up the platform and declared the meeting adjourned in the interest of peace. 3,200 Men Take Oath. Dublin, April 3 (By Associated Press)—Official figures given out to- day show that 3,200 men left the five Dublin battalions of the Irish re- publican army yesterday afternoon, marching to Smithfield, where they took an oath of allegiance to the re- public, frecing themselves from any further responsibility to the Dail Eireann. (Press dispatches yesterday placed the number of marchers at “not less than 2,000.") ULSTEER PROPAGANDA.. Belfast, April 3.—Three thousand business men met in private session today and inaugurated a fund for Ul- ster propaganda as was recommended recently by Iield Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, former chief of the general staff. The meeting discussed plans for promoting pea and sup- pressing crime. Sir James Craig, the Ulster premicr, was the principal speaker. - WEATHER —0— Hartford, April 3.—Forecast | for New Britain and vicinity: Fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday. | 4 | ¥ THE April 1 No Time to Judge Fxtent of coal was complete today, according to re- were made that the miners' cause had been some non-union districts. erd told the house that resumption of work depended en- ! from any quarter of the western and | central Pennsylvania coal fields. State FIRST TEST IN COAL STRIKE TODAY Reports From Various Fields —FOURTEEN PAGES. Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business PRICE THREE CENTS UNITED COMMUNITY DRIVE TOTALS ALMOST $27,000; MORE MONEY TO COME IN Indicate Many Out NO FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE Walkout as it is Miners' Holiday— No Disorders Reported From Any Fields, (By the Associated Press) Suspension of work in the union mines of the country virtually ports from unfon sources and claims t strengthened by walkouts in ! President T.ewis of the mine work- labor committee ; tirely on operators whose refusal to confer he said, provoked the suspen- sion. Miners claimed complete tieup in the New River fields of West Virginia, non-union territory heretofore. Scranton anthracite mining district reported suspension 100 per cent ef- fective with 70,000 idle. “Miners’ officials asserted 4,500 men had joined the walkout in the Panhandle district of West Virginia but officials representing the opera- tors said very little progress toward suspension had been made in any West Virginia non-union fields.” Geological survey announced soft coal production of 11 and a half mil- lion tons in week ended March confirming the surveys forecast of 63,- 000,000 tons in consumers’ hands April 1. Kansas operators made no effort to| open mines pending separate meet- ings of miners and operators in Kansas City today to discuss indus- trial court's orders for 30 days contin- uance of old working arrangements. Meeting in Chicago of rail union groups today expected to discuss rela- tions of railroad workers to the miners’ suspension of work. Presidents of three anthracite dis- tricts travéled to New York to resume wage negotiations with the operators' subcommittee. « ¥ 25, Indianapolis, April 3.—The first test of strength in the nation-wide suspen- sion of work by union coal miners came today. The heginning of the suspension on Baturday, an annual holiday among the miners, having failed to determine the exact effec- tiveness of the walkout. At the headquarters here of the United Mine Workers of America con- fidence was expressed that the day's developments wonld confirm the union estimate of 600,000 men, among them 100,000 non-union workers, had laid down their tools fir an indefin- ite period of idleness. No Immediate Resumption. A tactic truce between miners and operators was counted on apparently to make the union estimate of idle men a certainty. Few if any operators in the big coal producing centers that are strongly unionized were expected to attempt an early resumption of op- erations. The situation, however, was in doubt in the non-union and open shop districts. Operators of the Pennsylvania an- thracite mines were not planning an immediate resumption of work and reports sent here indicated a similar attitude on the part of the mine own- ers in the central competitive fields{! and the southwest interstate district. These three districts have more than 400,000 employes -all union men ex- cepting about half of the 156,000 an- thracite workers. States included in this stronghold of the suspension |c were Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiara, 11- linois, Missouri, Towa, Kansas, Arkan- sas and Oklahoma. « In addition, central Pennsylvania |c and West Virginia along with the smaller coal fields were counted on to swell the ranks of the idle men. i b To Take Up Polic Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 3. ently satisfied with the situition the suspension order became cffective April 1 the presidents of the three anthracite coal districts lelt their re spective headquarters today for New York to resume the wage ncgotiations with the operators’ sub-committee One of the first things to be taken up, it was said, was the adjustment of certain matters of policy put into effect in the field by some of the com- panies, Discrimination Alleged. In the Hazleton district, it leged that some ecngineers, and other maintenance forces been laid off and replaced by colliery offtclals. Thomas Kennedy, president | of the district said that he would in- sist these members of the union who | were exempted under the suspension order, be not “discriminated against.” Members of the scale committee for the tri-district organization of the | United Mine Workers of America | were left in the coal fields to direct | the details of the suspension today and tomorrow, They plan to leave for New York Wednesday Hard Coal Production. Meanwhile hard coal production | was at a standstill and the one Yllllh‘ dred and fifty-five thousand idle min- | ers had settled down to await the out- come of the New York conference. is al- firemen have | t T No Disorder Pittsburg, April 3.--No disorders had been reported over the week-end police were resting at case. Mectings in W. Va. Charleston, W. Va., April 3.—Meet- ings in both union and non-union dis- ber of the from Iugenio Diazet, a his version of the daring $60,000 jewel robbery yesterday in the home of Al- the and their servants, ing to Diazet's figures— entered ‘the house through a coal hole before day- ed and ran years Stanley Works plant, position and will leave shortly for At- lantic City where he will open offices, | 1915 manding officer in a hospital of 20 After returning to the United States he ‘aptain in the medical corps, graduated Medical society o'clock was | line | ter, Ark., [timated at more lh'\n $1,000,000, Hope, Deceased Doolittle, culture, Temple lodge of Maso little and a son, Joseph, survive. SEEK MASTER R In Jail in Conn.—$ NEW YORK POLICE OBBER Diazet, Captured Man, Was 60,000 In Jewels Gone. New York, nch Apache ew York poli after they he quarry o find today Tre hert R, Shattuck, retired Washington Square, The crime, they declare t, strengthened their The burglars—five in nu rording to stories of the and fo ireak. They remained in co Diazet told the police for nearly hours, uptil all were at luncheon together. the eight Then the leader, named “Henri” his faced “hands up'. (uickly trussed the servan Two of the band then Diazet said. ““We then got busy he We took Suddenly we heard Diazet w: jail in Connecticut served a term upon Hartford for carrying a pi where con masked, into the room, flonrished a pistol commanded bandits, also masked, followed April 3.—A master rob- type was ce’ set out had wrested nch sailor, banker, in d had all the earmarks of an Apache job and Diazet's story of a mysterious Ifrench- man who induced him to take part in belief that least one of the hurglars hailed from notorious Paris underworld. at mher—ac- Shattucks ur aceord- ncealment, servants only as bounded and The other and ts up and dragged them to the wine cellar. went up- stairs and bound Mr. and Mrs. Shat- tuck, said, “and cleaned up the dlamonds and strings of pearls upstairs. stuff. downstairs and then we became scar- in different w. all T know—1 was cavght Dougal alle k no cheap a banging And Mac- ays. in recently released from had in he viction istol. DR. IRVIN RESIGNS AT STANLEY WORK Factory Physician Since 1919 Wil Practice His Profession At Atlantic City, N. i) factory Irving, physician Dr. Dr. Trving was with the ary army that went ' to He was assistant to beds. served for one n 1919, In September of phy o The retiring factory from rvard 908 and from Ncw York Physicians and Surgeons in 1912, served an interne hip in He a a bf Industrial phys Am sociation of Industrial I Surgeons and the New B culosis Relief socicty, of that organization THOMAS RILEY D Well Known Resident of For Half Century, ter 1 O'clock Today. Thomas Riley, aged 68 y assett street, died today. He h health for a long time. born in Ireland country when a young rated in this city I learned the stone on for many as a contractor, He is survived by follows: Miss Anna Gertrude and was a member K. of A. The fune be held Wednesday Joseph's church. Ba m five ¢ A, M He al wil morn for the member society, Dies Shortly Af Iy He years was engaged George, Grace of Court J. past two at the has resigned his | first auxil- IFrance in | the com- 0| vear as a retiring that year, he took a place at the Stanley Works. | sician was ollege in college of He New York of the Hartford nd Council nerican as- sicians and ain Tuber- being president EAD This Chty ears, of 97 1 n in poor Mr. Riley came to man, and s ago. He trade, and in that hildren as W Rile: Friendly 1 probably ing at § {Arkansas Cities Suff Million Dollar Fire | Ark., April it Hope and today caused Texarkar aneous fire carly d Alfee theater, ent in the the or most magnif was totally destroyed. DOOLITTLE Was Member Assembly in 1897, (*heshire, Conn., 73, He was born here, and He was of er 3.—Simul- Pine Bluff, amage es- At ne of the southwest DIES. General | member of the general | creased, assembly in 1897, died today from ill-‘um,m who have work and earn sals ness which began in January. for many yeara held town offices, and was at one time on the state hoard of agri- | long secretary of Mrs. Doo- nine | “1is being done on Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe Advises Workers Not To Lay Down on the Job Successful Contestants Are Awarded Prizes for Es- says on Campaign Now in Progress. Teams Captained by D. L. Bartlett, H. R. Rattenbury, R. C. Twitchell and John C. Loomis Go Over the $1,000 Mark. “The real test of determination te put this drive across is when it rolls hard,” said Rev. Samuel C. Sutecliffe at the final luncheon of the United Community Corporation drive today. The drive which was for $40,000, totals to date $26,5863,20, The final report by teams is as fol- . Warren, $639.50; R. H. Wil- 34 00; George T. Bean, $157.70; McKenna, $272.75; George $378.00; D. L. Bartlett, $1,- 430.50; H. R. Rattenbury, $1,057.00; I". H. Holmes, $138.50; Paul Rogers, $420.00; George E. Bean, $08.50; R. ‘Twitchell, $1,089.00; J. C. Loomis, $1,- 049.00; George McCauley, 464.00; Ray L. \Inl\in‘ $396.00; Arthur Mason, $149.00; B. Loom $138.00; = Fred Rackliffe, $501.00; W. Cowilshaw, $518.00; W, L. Hatch, $925.00; A. P, Marsh, $57.00; A. A. Mills, $277,0 Mrs. H. Parsons, $669.00; Mrs. B. Bassette, $§700.00; Mrs. Leon Sprague, $417.25; Mrs. G. Kinsella, $843.75, Total up to date, $18,437.45. Friendly Rivalry Considerable amusement was occa- sioned during the reporting of team captains, when Mrs. B. B, Bassette re- ported $668, following a report of $666 by Mrs. Howard Parsons. ' Mrs. Parsons, in rechecking her figures, found that her total was $669, thus passing Mrs. Rassett hy one dollar. ‘The latter follawing . the again rechecked her figures and found she had an even $700, finally passing Mrs. Parsons by $32.00. - Prizes Awarded The nine school children who won prizes for writing, the best 'essdys were present as guests of the general committee and were awarded their prizes by K. W. Pelton, chairman of the board of directors, Alex Makes Hit While there was much enthudufle | applause as each young man or yoting woman walked to the front and re- ceived his or her prize, the ‘enthus | Slasm was at its height when Mr. Pel- ten handed an envelope to a boy who could hardly reach him across the table. Alex Sorisky, who won first {prize in the elementary grade, is but |'12 years old and so small for his age, | he doesn’t look like any more than |eight. Alex was roundly applauded.’ Tn awarding the prizes Mr. Peiton {said the committee feels that the' es- say contest served a splendid purpose in that it took the spirit of the drive into the homes and aroused'interest among those who will be the com- munity leaders in future years. A committee of two men was pres- ent from Middletown where a drive of similar nature is planned. Cnrist Is Optimistic K. W. Christ, in speaking of the “clean up"” part of the drive, which | comes this week, said he expected. the deficit of approximately $3,000, of last | year's budget would be made up, which in addition to the $2,000 ex- | pected from people now in KEurope, puts the balance needed within | “shooting distance. He explained | that the work of all the organizations a more efficient 1 ba and that they all are working 1on a budget which is rigidly checked | by the board of directors. First Is Easiest, *“The first campaign of this kind 18 the easiest,” said Rev. Samuel But- cliffe, “The real test comes after the | third or fourth year. People will have forgotten that one drive takes the place of three or four and it is harder to get them to contribute.” Some Work Done, He spoke of a house he visited in his pastorial duties. The man lies on a bed in the last stages of tubercu= losis. The Tuberculosis Relief assoei= ation is doing what it can to make | his last few weeks comfortable and is Al possible to keep the wife and children from infection. The Welfare association has been calied into the case and is supplying food and cloth- |ing to the fami Cheap Insurance. “Seventeen hundred dollars, the share allotted to the Tuberculosis Re- | lief association is mighty cheap insur- |ance in protecting this community I from the white plague and its dread- \nd results,” he said. Duty of All He spoke of the work of the Visit- ling ‘Nurse association in looking after !the babies in the north end. He re- | ferred to the hard times and said hg knew that the average income was lower than it has been within the past I few years, but that also, the need: for cox, $6 Clifton Christ, April 3.—¥Frederick | help among the needy people has in- and added it is the duty of aries to take care of this work. Miciency In Work. i He spoke in complimentary tes |of the efficient manner in which th l Welfare association work is done, 1@ (Continued on Eleventh Page.), - luncheon, - -