New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1922, Page 3

INCORFORATED 257 Main St. Wishes A Happy New Year Booth’s Block You All TRADE REVIEW FOR 1922 i (By Albert Apple). Families of American wage earn- ers start 1923 with their cost of living practically the same as it was a year ago. It now costs $1.62 to buy what cost $1 when the war started in 1914, This is the national average, with the figure higher in some towns, lower in others. Cost of living dropped a tri- fle, early in 1922, but this was wiped out by price rises late in the year. Averaging the wholesale prices of 400 leading commodities, what cost $1 in 1913 now costs $1.64, against $1.36 a year ago. Steel Gained. Steel industry had a big gain dur- ing 1922. The year's output of steel ingots was about 32 million tons, against 22 million in 1921 and 30 mii- lion in 1913. Much Freight. American railroads during 1922 loaded and moved about 44 million cars of revenue-producing freight, compared with about 39 million cars in 1921. A year ago the roads had nearly 650,000 idle freight cars. Now there's a shortage of 100,000 cars and 200,000 are laid up for repairs. Farmers Happlier. All farm crops in 1922 had a farm value of 7673 million dollars. This was over a fourth more than the value of the 1921 crops. Crops of 1922, totaled, were worth about same as in 1916, but only a little more than half as much as the rec- ord year, 1919. Coal Situation. The coal strike, starting April 1, broke up in the middle of August. About 610,000 union miners were out. Meantime, 185,000 non-union miners worked. Despite the strike, the nation mined 410 million tons of the | soft coal during 1922, compared with 416 million tons the year before and 478 million tons in 1913, The vear's, production of hard coal was only 53 million tons, against 81 mil- lion in 1921 and over 91 million in 1913, As 1023 starts, coal is high priced, somewhat scarce, and an- othzr strike is looming. Less Sales Abroad, Exports during 1922 around 3850 million dollars, com- pared with 4485 million in 1921 and 2484 million in 1913. The drop dur- ing 1922 was chiefly due to lower prices. Physical volume or tonnage of exports sagged very little, Turope took half of our 1922 exports, meas- ured in dollars. Imports during 1922 totaled nearly 2910 million dollars, against 2500 million, the year before and 1792 million in 1913. Much Building. At least 800,000 dwellings were erected in 1922, Total of over four billion dollars was spent in all kinds of building, or over two-fifths more than in 1921. Big Auto Year, Production of passenger autos and trucks in 1922 totaled about 2,560,000 compared with 1,668,000 in 1921, Ford making over a million cars a year now. totaled Crape. During 1922 about ican business firms failed, more than the year before. Dinner-Pailers, Labor scarcity, as 1923 Year ago, two million men out work. In conclusion: United States now has nearly half of the world's gold—3900 million doilars, against million a year ago. Amer- 2,600 22,400 or starts. Whist—-ridge——Dance Given By Daly Council, K. of C. At Elks’ Hall THURSDAY EVG., JAN, 4TH, 1923 10 Prizes Special prize $5.00 in gold to one having highest score in whist. Regular prizes: $2.50 in gold to best bridge player. $2.50 in gold to ladies’ first whist prize. Second and third ladies’ and men’s prizes gent’s first prize. in bridge and whist also. $2.50 in gold Admission 55 cents, including tax PO RO Monday evening is the regular evening for this bank to be open. Because of the holiday on Monday of next “week this bank will be open on Tuesday evening, Jan. 2nd, from 7 to 8 o'clock. Savings deposits made that evening will draw in- terest from the first. Our Christmas Club is still open for membership. New Britain National Bank “The only National Bank in New Britain” If you would like to ask about a security in- vestment that has paid nineteen consecutive monthly dividends write Box 22 W.H., Herald. New Year’s Eve At 12:01 A. M. of | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY DECEMBER 30, 1922, FIFTY MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 1922 JANUARY b6-—8ir Ernest Shackleton, explorer, dies, T—Dail Elreann ratifies treaty creat- ing Irish Free Btate, 21-Pope Benedict XV dies, 28—Fall of Knickerbocker Theater roof, Washington, kills 95, FEBRUARY Ratti elected pope as English 6-—Cardinal Pius XI, 18-~Federal Judge Landis resigns to become baseball dictator, 21—-American army dirigible crashes, killing 34, 28-Princess Mary of England mar- ries Viscount Lascelles. MARCH 2—Hubert Work appointed post- master general, succeeding Will H. Hays. 24-—Benate treaty, result, 20-—8enate ratifles naval limitation treaty. 31—81x hundred thousand coal miners strike, Roma approves disarmament four-power armament APRIL 1-—Ex-Emperor Charles of dies in exile. 26—Fstimated 63 dead in floods near Fort Worth, Tex. 29—Richard Croker dies. MAY 28—Rallroad Labor Board announces extensive wage reductfons. 30-—Railroad strike warnings issued. 31-—Provisional moratorium granted to Germany for 1922, JUNE Lillian tussell Moore, better known as Lillian Russell, dies. 11-—About 60 killed in New York city storm, : 21—Twenty-one mine killed in labor Herrin, I, 22—8inn Feiners assassinate Sir Henry Wilson, English fleld mar- shal., Dr. Walter Rathenau assassinated by German royalists. 24—John D. Rockefeller's brother, Willlam dies. JULY 1-—Nearly 1,000,000 craftsmen strike. 15—Congress rejects Henry Ford’s Muscle Shoals nitrate plant offer. AUGUST 2—Alexander Graham Bell, phone inventor, dies. 5—S8ixty thousand estimated killed in Swatow, China, typhoon. Austria 5~ strikebreakers outbreak near railroad shop tele- . ANNUAL DINNER OF HERALD NEWSBOYS | Between 260 and 300 Expected as Guests at Turkey Banquet Monday Between 250 and 300 ‘‘newsies” who sell or deliver the “Herald” in this city, Berlin, Plainville, East Ber- lin, Beckley, Newington and other sections of greater New Britain will assemble at ‘the Hotel Beloin at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon as the guests of the Herald Publishing Co., the event being the annual turkey dinner given the newsboys by this company. Mine Host Delaney has made, among other New Year resolu- tions, one which runs something like this: "I hereby resolve that the ‘Herald' newsboys will have the finest dinner that man has ever put a tooth into.”- The writer saw Mr. Delaney standing in front of a mirror prac- ticing the resolution and knows, by his determined appearance, that he intends to do just what he said. Of course there will be turkey. What newsboys' dinner was ever com- plete without the great American bird on the table? Same of the | make a hit. “newsies” insist that there isn't any such animal as a “bird” but they are very famillar with another word which resembles it slightly and which is pronounced “bold” with a strong Bronx accent on the “oi.”” . So wheth- er it's “bird” or “bold” it ought to As one newsboy ex- “A toikey by any other s just as good.” Jstablished by R. J. Vance. The custom of glving the “newsies” a dinper on New Year's day was es- tablished by the late Robert J. Vance, founder of the “Herald." Nothing pleased Mr. Vance more than to see youngsters happy and he hit upon the idea of getting them together at least ‘once a year and filling their stomachs as high as the larynx. If it is true that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, why doesn't the same rule apply to news- boys, who are simply men in embryo. The boys were grateful for Mr. Vance's thoughtfulness and the New Year's dinner became an annual af- fair. It has continued for year after year. The handful of boys and girls has grown so that the attendance is now usually well over 250. Special tables will bo set for the “newsettes"” because it is felt that their presence with the boys might cause said boys no end of embarrassment. Also, when girls are hit behind the ecar with an orange they can't take it with a grin like any of the “fellers,” so here is an added reason why they should be placed by themselves in a safety zone. In addition to turkey there will be the usual “fixin’s” and oranges and candy and nuts and ple 'n' every- thin'. After the dinner the newsbgys and girls will deliver the “Herald,” which will be published as usual. pressed it: The old Chinese book known as “The Sllkworm Classic,” says a Chines eempress reared silkworms 4,600 years ago. conference | 14—TLord Northcliffe, paper owner, dies, 16-—Conl strike ends, 22—Michael Collins, Irish Free State military commander, ssinated. 29-—Chilean steamship Itata wrecked with 316 deaths, SEPTEMBER 9~~Greek army, beaten by Turks in Asla Minor, quits Smyrna; most of city burned and thousands of inhabitants killed or forced to flee. 13—American strike ends. 18—Bodies recovered of 47 men en- tombed by fire in Argonaut mine, Californja. 27—King Constantine of Greece ab- dicates, OCTOBER 3—Mrs, W. H. Felton, Georgia, ap- pointed first woman United States senator, succeeding Senator Wat- son, deceased. 6—Estimated 100 killed in Ontario forest fires. 8§—New York Giants take world's baseball championship from New York Yankees at end of fourth straight game, 19—David Lloyd George resigns Brit- | ish premiership, Andrew Bonar law succeeding him. 29—King appoints Benito Mussolinl premier of Italy, succeeding Premier Facta, forced from office by Fascisti agitation. NOVEMBER b-—Ex-Kaiser and Princess Hermine of Reuss married. 7—American congressional elections show heavy democratic and pro- gressive, gains and corresponding republican losses, 11-—Hundreds killed in Chilean earth- quake and tidal wave. 15-—English national elections con- firm power of new premier, Andrew Bonar Law. 16—President Ebert appoints Wil- helm Cuno chancellor of Ger- many, succeeding Chancellor Wirth, resigned, : 17—Sultan, already deposed by Na- tionalists, flees Turkey. 22—Eighty-three killed by mine ex- plosion near Birmingham, Ala. 28—Five ex-members of Greek cabi- net court-martialed and shot for responsibility in launching un- successful war against Turkey. DECEMBER 16—Lunatic Niewadomski assassinates President Narutowicz of Poland. HOLIDAY PROGRAM | Christmas and New Year's Combined English news- rallroad shopcrafts in Four Day Musical Exercises at Salvation Army Hall, Christmas and New Year's will be combined in the closing ceremonies of the year at the Salvation Army tarracks tomorrow and Monday. The exercises started last evening when Staff Captain Tom Gabrielson came from Boston angd conducted the an- nual army Christmas tree party. The program included a march around the tree by members of tl.e army. Captain John Edeen, in charge here, who had heen conducting meet- ings in Naugatuck since Christmas, arrived home just in time to partici- pate in the ceremony. Tonight at 8 o'clock there will be special Christ- mas music and tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock there will be the Christmas party for children. Tne last salvation meeting of the year will be held at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening and from 11 o'clock until midnight a watch night service will be held. New Year's evening at 8 Adjutant Tina Anderson and Lieu- tenant Linnea Jacobson, of Nauga- tuck, will have charge of a special New Year's program, including music, ete. o'clock ARMENIAN HOME PLANS Finances Might Be Obtained By a Twenty Million Dollar Loan From the United States, It Is Said. Lausanne, Dec. 30 (By the Associat- ed Press)—Plans for an Armenian na- tional home financed by a possible $20,000,000 appropriation by the United States congress or a popular loan in America in addition to funds from other countries were presented to the Near East conference by the American delegation. It is suggested in the American plan that the Armenian home be lo- cated in Cilicla just north of the Gult of Alexandretta in territory contain- ing about 18,000 square miles. The plan is the work of Dr. George R. Montgomery, director of the Ar- menian-American society who an- nounced he had just recetved a mes- sage from the United States saying a resolution was being introduced in the house of representatives authorizing President Harding to lend $20,000,000 for this project if the Lausanne con- ference made adequate territorial pro- vision for the home. Ten Acts to Be at Lyceum New Year’s Eve The Lyceum's “All Nite Fun", which will usher in the New Year at 12:01 a. m. Monday morning and for which reserved seat tickets are now selling, will be one of the snappiest vaudeville aggregations yet assem- bled here. There will be 10 big acts, each one a headliner, and other nov- elties will make up a great bill. The regular Sunday night show, beginning at 7:15 p. m., brings Doug- jas Maclean in “Passing Through” and Jas. Kirkwood in “The Great Im- personation,” taken from the greatest novel yet written about the World ACTS! It Is a thrill to War, start finish, A new vaudeville bill opens Mon- day, In combination with Gladys Brockwell in her latest release, "'Paid Back,” a domestic drama, The vau- deville includes Zee and Kelly, The Hidden Volces, a ‘knockabout stunt; Bobby Carbon with his own troups and a Rollicking Revue with pretty girls, good dancers and plenty of pep and comedy, from City Items Victrolas and Pianos, Henry Morans, —advt, Player purchaser—see our window. T.. Plerce & Co.—advt, Danceland New Year's and eve~advt, Exclusive millinery, TFrench Shoppe, Professional Bldg.——advt, 8now cleared, good skating at Pilz- Rhodes Rink.——advt, Engine Company No, 3 was called out by a still alarm at 2 o'clock this morning to extinguish a fire in a pile of refuse at the rear of the Hotel Bronson on Main street. c. afternoon Hat Year's night at Sullivan's Academy, Grotto hall.—advt. MANY SEEK LIQUOR Provincetown People Flock to Scene of Shipwreck and Guard Has to Be Thrown Ahout Ship. Provincetown, Mass,, Dec. 30.—The Nova Scotia schooner Annie 1. Spind- ler, wrecked on Race Point yesterday while running rum, was still fast aground today and the beaches of this end of Cape Cod were doubly pa- trolled. The coast guards whose vigilance saved the lives of Captain plemented by scores of residents of Cape towns who displayed much in- terest in the possibility that some of Don't forget dance tonight and New | Dennie Amero and his crew were sup- | Ithe 600 cases of whiskey which the Spindler's manifest showed she car- ried, might be washed ashore. The schooner which according to her papers was bound from St. Pierre for Nassau was considered a total wreck. How much of her cargo re- mained aboard was not certain. Cap- tain Amero said he had found it necessary to throw most of it over- board during the storm Thursday night. S We wish our many Jriends “HAPPY NEW ,United Lithuanians 7 | Elect Their Officers | The United Lithuanian, societies Ine, | held. its annual meeting in Lithuanian hall last night and the following of- ficers were elected: President, Lud- |vik Manjeyesky; vice~president, An- |ton Ostaika; secretary, Peter Pili- pauskas; treasurer, Michel Jonusonis; trustees, Andrew Blazauskas, Anton | Kardokas; managen, J. J. Girdis. MEMBER It is heroism nevertheless, and set his house in order has per moment. peace of m Our Trust with you. The Stuff of Which Heroes Are Made Heroic acts win flashing headlines. The man who risks his life to save others is praised of all men. BUT The silent heroism that prevents calamity passes unnoticed. So he who has made his will formed an act of greatest be only quiet satisfaction, but ind is worth. many medals. His reward may Officers will be glad to NEW BRITAIN NATIONAL BANK FEDERAL RESERVE talk these matters over SYSTEM Our Collection Service will operate Monday as usual. Have NEW YEAR’S MIDNIGHT FROLIC Big Augmented Keith Vaudeville Bill ACTS! ACTS! your bundle ready. NION LAUNDRY CO. 266 ARCH STREET JACKIE COOGAN in “OLIVER TWIST” Reserved: Seats Now Selling