New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 25, 1927, Page 10

CHIEFTAIN UNCOMPROMISING IN FIGHT TO RETAIN TRIBAL LAND| Spokane, Wash., June 25 (P— Near the spot where the Stars and Stripes were first unfurled in Washington, Long Jim, last of a great Indian war chief family, is making his stand against civiliza- tion. The wilderness home of the war chief of the Chelan, Methow and Okanogan Indians, has changed little since the first visit of Astor fur traders in 1811. Virtually the | only concession Long Jim has made to advancing clvilization has been the education, in the white man's | schools, of his daughter, Princess Jessie Jim. She was proclaimed Princess America II at the national Indian congress here last July and later an honor guest at Atlantic City. Long Jim took his present home along the Okanogan river on the Colville reservation after years of bitter struggle against early set- tlers and United States Indian agents. The old chief desired to live and die on tHf land of his fathers at the mouth of Lake Chelan, in north central Washing- ton. One of his great fights ended when Indian agents put him in jail for nine weeks for refusal to glve up tribdl lands on Lake Che- lan to white men. Long Jim was re- leased when courts ruled he was en- titled to a square mile of his trival holdings. But having controlled a vast territory from the Cascade mountains to the Columbia river, he refused to accept the allotment. Bitter against the white man, ne left the ancient Indian home and moved to an old camp ground on the reservation, 50 miles east. He paid his cousin, Columbia Jim, to move and leave him in solitary possession of the wild tract. He still refuses to accept the setile- ment involving his relinquishing the Chelan holdings or to accept any money accrued from it. EX-PUPILS HONOR RETIRING TEACHER Hundreds Attend Farewell Exer- cises to Miss Nellie E. Hill (Bpeclal to The Herald) Bristol, June 25—A reception, | probably without parallel in the school life of the city since the first little red schoolhouse was erected, is being tendered today in the Ior- estville school in honor of Miss Nellle E. Hills, who has resigned as principal after completing half a century of service. During the afternoon and evening it 18 expected that hundreds of per- sons, consisting of former pupils from far and near and residents of the city, will call to pay their re- spects to Miss Hills. The reception was informally opened at 2:3 o'clock and will continue until 10 p. m. In the evening light refresh- ments will be served and an enter- tainment program rendered. Judge Willlam J. Malone of this city, who was graduated during Miss Hills’ term as principal, will be the prin- cipal speaker of the evening. Miss Hills graduated from the New Britain Normal school in 1876 and began her long term of service in educational work in the fall of the same year in Rockville, where she remained for one year. In 1877 she returned to her native town of Forestville to accept a position on the teaching staff of the one school in the village and there she has since remained. During all of those | years she has been associated with | Miss Fannie A. Greene, who this year completed her fifty-second year in the school. The other teacher assoclated with Miss Hills and Miss | Greene at the time was Mrs. C. A. | Reynolds. ! When Miss Hills first came to Forestville, there was a three room schoolhouse in use with an enroll- ment of 116 pupils. At the conclu- sion of the spring term there were 150 puplls enrolled with a teaching committee: Chairman, tant chairman, Program Clara Douglass; ai William J. Malone. Reception committee: Miss Fannie A. Greene. Refreshment committee: Chair- man, Mrs, Howard Beach; assistant chairman, Junius Z. Douglass. Decoration committee: Chairman, Mrs. Julius H. Warner; assistants, all teachers of the Forestville school. General committee Chairman, Julius H. Warner; assistants, Ar- thur N. Manross, John E. Roberts, Henry Warner, CONTINUING THEIR TOUR Chairman, Personals Miss Louise Hunter of Greenfleld, Mass., Miss Mary Ladd of Bar Har- bor, Maine, and Miss Elizabeth Swan of Providence, R. I, returned to their homes yesterday after a few days’ visit with Miss Amalie Traut, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Traut of West Main street. Mrs. Walter P. Crabtree and daughter, Miss Priscilla Crabtree, of Lincoln street, were in New York city during the week. Mrs. Bennett H. Hibbard enter- tained a few friends at bridge Wed- nesday evening at her home on Vine street. Mrs. George Hildebrandt of West Main street gave a luncheon follow- ed with cards yesterday afternoon at the Shuttle Meadow club,for her house guest. Miss Lilllan Vaughn of New York city. The prizes were lawarded to Miss Margaret Middle- mass, Miss Vaughn and Miss Ruby Andrews. Mrs. Emille Andzulatis and daugh- ter, Milda, have left for their sum- mer home in the Adirondacks, where they will spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bruemmer of West Main street and Mr. and Mrs. Bret Neece of Corbin avenue witnessed the boat races. at New London yesterday. Mrs. Maxwell Coe entertained at Iluncheon today for the members of the Duncan-Wells wedding party at her home pn Liberty street. Mrs. S. Paul Johnson has return- ed to her home in Deland, Ilorida, | tollowing a few weeks stay at the | nome of her mother, Mrs. George W. Corbin of Lexington street. Miss Elsle Scofield, dental hygien- ist at Grace hospital, New Haven, is spending her vacation at the home of her mother, Mrs. Emily Scofleld in Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Abell of Harrison street are at Atlantic Cify. Mrs. Ernest N. Humphrey of Lin- coln street will entertain at bridge this afternoon for Mrs. George Chamberlin and Levine Continue to | Hildebrandt of West Main street. Pilsen This Mornipg and Then Go | Forest street and Mr. to Marienbad. Prague, Czechoslovakia, June 25 P—After a day in the Czechoslo- vakia, capital, Clarence D. Chamber- lin and Charles A. Levine, American trans-Atlantic airmen, left at 9:40 o'clock this morning for Pilsen, 60 miles southwest of Prague. They also will visit Marienbad, not far from Pilsen. During thelr stay here they were received by the president of the re- public, Professor Masaryk and at- tended a series of functions, among them one at the city hall and an- other at the American embassy. ‘Wherever they appeared they were greeted enthusiastically. After visiting Marienbad the alr- men plan to go to Carisbad, and then on Sunday, fly to Warsaw. Next day they intend to fly from Warsaw for Paris, with a possible brief stop- over in Switzerland. e LAKE COMPOUNCE CONCERT The following program will be rendered by the American Leglon band of New Britain at Lake Com- pounce on Sunday from 3 to 5 p, m., directed by V. J. Di Fronzo: Spirit of St. Louis, march—dedicated to Col. Charles Lindbergh, Nabucodonosor—overture. Cinderella’s characteristic. I'm Looking for a Four Leat Clover —Fox Trot. Yankee Rose—march—Fox Trot. L’Arlesienne—Suite de Concert No. 8. There's Everything Nice About You —Fox Trot. Dance of the Hours—from “La Gio- conda.” On the Farm—Novelty march, Waltz—What Does It Matter? Moonbheam Kiss Her For Me—Fox Trot. Ballet Egyptien—A. Luiginl Tantalusqualen—Oventure, - March, ,‘! BOXING IS BANNED Moscow—Boxing is banned in So- viet Russia as brutal and degrading. Football, however, is one of the most popular sports and is being introduced in all the schools, but baseball is unknown. Russians are not permitted to meet the bourgoisie in athletic competition because of the risk in exposing the proletariat to a defeat by the hated “capitalists.” Fulvia Donatis < staft of eighteen under the super- vision of Miss Hills. The average pay for teachers in the city at that time was about $300 a year. Miss Hills was appointed principal of the school in 1896 but up until nine years ago, she continued to teach the two upper grades in addition to her other duties. She was relieved of classroom work in 1918 and has served =ince that time in a super- vising capacity. Miss Hills, in discussing with the Herald representative her plans to retire, felt that her resignation was no different from that of anyone else who felt they needed a rest. She simply remarked “There iy nothing at all to say, except that I am get- ting through.” And a short time later she remarked, “I am simply going to take a rest and I thinlk if | 1 am ever going to take one, I should take it now.” She also pointed out that she had wanted to rotire last year but was asked to serve another year. This she agreed to do with the understanding that her of a tive service would end at the close of the spring term this v Although severing | con- nection with the school, Miss Hills will continue to serve as principal emeritus for the school year of 142 1928. She has been granted a leave of absence for onc year on full salary, the city paying $1300 and the Thirteenth School District (Forest- ville) paying the balance of $500. Superintendent of Schoois Karl A, Reiche, in speaking of this matter before the city council on las day, stated that the new prin will have occasion to consult S8 Hills many times during the school year. The following is the personnel of the eommittces in charge of today's reception: Publicity committee: Chairman, Nrs. Thomas A. Tarrant; assistant ‘chairman, W. Rayniond Crumb. Finance committee: Chairman, | Mrs. George B. Gray; William J. Malone. . Russell Mink, W. Ray- mond Crumb, < favorite with Italian music “overs, Fulvia Donatis has made a wonderful success in Italian light opera Bridal Procession = Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle Baldwin of and Mrs. Ernest Baldwin of Dover road are spending the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. George W. Kimball at Madison. sin where she will attend the sum- Miss H. C. Swanson is spending a|mer school of physical education in few days in Atlantic City. Miss Malvina Eichstaedt, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. 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