New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 AXE SHARPENED FOR BILLON EDUCATION General Assembly Prepared fo, ALL THUMBS TURNED DOWN More Hearings Held This Woeek Than | In Any Similar Period of Present Teghslature—Advocates «f Son Sport in Happy Mood, RY CLARENCE G, WILLARD, 1 to The Herald), Hartfo Feb, 24-~~The present week has been the buslest since the | opening of the legislative session at Hartford, even with the Thursday holiday, whieh was observed by both | legislature and state departments in the same way as any other working day. | There were more bills heard before | committens this week than in any previous woelk, and undoubtedly mory | than will b2 heard in future weeks, | The big general educational hearing was the prodgiinating meeting of the | heaviest wesk this legislature will go ! through, There is no guestion that this ses. ¥lon of the legisluture will*be remem- bered as the one in which education- al legislation occipied a most import. | ant part. The hearing held in the | hall of the house on Tuesday aft moon brought out the largest crowl that has yet been scen in that cham- | ber, Dr, Meredith and members of | the state board of education appeared | in favor of various measures sponsor- ed by the state board now pending be- fore the legislature and the hearing was in the form of open discussion, | without consideration being given to| any specific bills. The audicnce was | composed mostly of educators f{rom | warjous parts of the state, all appar- ently fervid in their desire to indieate | #eir approval of Dr. Meredith, mwl‘ (Continued on Second Page). HARTFORD DEALERS T0 BUY WELSH GOAL NOW Must - Charge More, But Supt. Hurley Gives His Approval at Conference Hartford, Feb, 24.--Owing to a seri-! ous coal shortage and much suffering which-is threatened as a result of the reecent strike of employes of the lLe- high Navigation company and other companies supplying a large number of Hartford coal dealers, and the pres- ent severe weather, representatives from nearly all Hartford coal com- panies conferred with Robert T. Hur- ley, superintendent of the state police today in an effort to secure his con- sent to buy Welsh coal aid coal from | independent dealers in anticipation of | the zero wave continuing and the shortage being prolonged. i The confercnce concluded with the coal dealers receiving permission to purchase Welsh coal and coal from independent dealers at a price.higher| than that charged for the type of coal used in the past. This will mean, of course, that the consumer will pay more for this coal, but it is planned to keep the price no higher than $20 a ton. Dealers will realize a reason- able share of profit allowed to charge between $18 and $20 a ton for this coal, it is said. AUTO OVERTURNS BUT H. 8. BOYS ESCAPE INJURY Limousine Bringing Students Back | From Basketball Game in Water- bury Turns Turtle. Returning from a basketball game in Waterbury last night, a party of| New Britain young men was thrown « Lof |ing, March 17. | Lee of California in which some men- | moderate disturbance starting at eith | greatest intensity at 3:11 into a ditch near the Plainville-New Britain town line, when a limousine owned by the New Britain Taxi com- pany, in which they were riding was| overturned. All escaped without in.| jury. { In the car at the time of the mis-| hap were Thomas Murtha, Jack Tur-| ner, Russell Elliot, Louis Olmstead, ! Daniel Shanahan and Walter Carlson. | The car was only slightly damaged, fenders and windows being hroknn.l but after being turned upright, it| proceeded under its own power. Attachment Released in n . . Suit Against Policemen An attachment on property owned by ex-Policeman Patrick Howley on Bouth Main street, placed when How- ley was named as a defendant with Police Sergeant George C. Ellinger and Patrolmen Gustav Hellberg and Peter Cabelus, in a_$10,000 suit by Anthony Fledorowicz and in a $1,000 suit by Josephine Fiedorowicz, has been released. This is the final step in a case that started more than a year ago when Ifiedorowicz was ar- rested for interfering with the police after they had taken his son into custody for assault. In superior court recently a decision was rendered for the police, empowering them to col- lect costs. Dr. MacArthur, Head of Baptist Alliances, Dies Daytona, Fla., Feb. 24.—Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur of New York, pres- ident of the Baptist World Alliances, died at his winter pastorate at Day- tona Beach late last night of acute Indigestion. |Woodward Fined $50 for 6 NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SAJURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1923, —SIXTEEN PAGES, Hold-up Men Get $100,000 Haul BUSINESS IS GOOD ADMINISTRATION LEADERS ADMIT SHIPPING BILL IS NOW DOOMED TO BE KILLED | Conduct “Last Sad Rilss” | Final Action Will Be Taken Monday, Under Decision Reached Today—Senator Concedes Defeat, Says He| Knows When He is Beaten, ' This Girl's Kisses Come High; $20,000 For (_)ne Doc. Took, Chicago, I'eb, ~Miss Ma- thilde Benkhurdt, formerly a student nurse, was awarded $20,000 for a kiss in a verdict returned in court last night and opened today, This is 856,000 short of the amount asked by Miss Benkhardt against Dr, Justin L. Mitchell, staff phy- sician in the hospital in which she was a4 nurse, She asserted that because she accused the physiclan the Thospital dis- charged her, In a previous ! brought before the senate today pre- | paratory to | blow to it o | that it will carry, — | Washington, Feb, 24—The admin- | istration shipping bill again was ‘ealing of a death The sena’ ‘o al declded tg "Meey, l which had d' week for Cow "’"”’ mediately it was pa ate ity opponents, lhru- Robinson of Arkansas, lht democratic leader, moved to kil through recommittal, This motion, under a unanimous consent agreement proposed by Sen- ator Curtis of Kansas, the assistant republican leader, will remain pend- ing for a vote on Monday with, all factions in the bitter fight conceding Proponents as well as opponents of | the measure which has been blocked trial the jury disagreed, LETTERS FROM ABSENT | FATHER NOT PRESENTED of Hearing on Estate Patrick Kelly Is Post- poned Again The adjourned heéaring on the peti- tion of Anna Kelly to have her father, Patrick Kelly, declared judicially dead on the ground that he has not been | heard of in 20 years, came before Judge I3 K. Gaffney in the probate ourt this morning and upon request Attorney William Mangan was again continued until Saturday mousn- Although members of the family stated at the first hearing last week that they had received letters from their father within the past two years, Mary Kelly said this morning that she could not find them but in their place produced a letter which had been written to Rev. John T. Winters, pas- tor of St. Mary's church, by a Leslie tion is made of the father, Judge Gaffney questioned Kelly inasmuch as she stated at first hearing that she belicved her father to be in or around New York and *at the heéaring today expressed the belief that he might be in Cali- | fornia. Mention of his being in Cali- fornia was not made last week. Those present at the hearing today were William F. Kelly, Walter Kelly, | Mary Kelly, Anna and Loretta Kelly, SEVERE EARTH TREMORS DETECTED AGAIN TODAY hington and Cleveland Seismo- Mary Was graphs Record Shocks—>5,000 or 7,000 Miles Away, is Belief. Washington, IFeb. — Another heavy earth shock, apparently center- ing in the same locality as the quake that shook the Pacific on Feb. 3, was recorded early today on the seismo- graphs of Georgetown unive 3 The tremors bhegan at 2:46 a. m. and continued until 4:30 a. m,, reach- ing their greatest intensity between 8:18 and 3:20 o'clock. Iather To- norff, in charge of the observatory, | estimated the distance from Washing- ten at 5,400 to 5,600 miles and said the direction was apparently “west by south.” 25 25, Cleveland, Feb, 24. graph at Stigatus college recorded — The seismo- “a 3 reaching m, and stopping at 4 a. m. [FFather Odenbach, head of the observatory, said. The shock was at a great distance, pos- sibly 6,000 or 7,000 miles, possibly be- tween Asia. Minor and Japan, he said. FIGHT FIRE FOUR HOURS Waterbury Firemen Unable To Save | Which Is Totally De- er 2:55 or 3:04 a. m, today, Ice House, stroyed By Flames, Waterbury, Feb. —A large ice house at Pritchard’s pond on Pear! Lake road, in the southern section of this city, was burned to the ground carly today. Firemen battled with the big blaze for four hours but were un- | able to save the structure. Tt is be-| lieved tramps sleeping in the build- | ing started the fire. The ice house | was owned by the Thomas Hayed| estate and leased by the Waterbury | Ice company. The loss is estimated by the owners at $10,000. Planned by Revenue Men New Haven, I'eb. 24 —Frank Wood- ward, pitchér of the New Haven club was fined $50 in city court for strik- ing Christopher Cain, a trolley con-| ductor. Woodward pleaded guilty. He lost his temper in an argument| over religious matters while on a ecar. | Cain has brought suit for $20,000, ul-" leging permanent disfigurement be cause of a broken cheek bone. JUDGE GODDARD ON BENCH New Haven, Feb, 24, — When the federal court is opened here next week Judge Goddard of New York will be | Jones, | Police Learn' That Remington Was thej vunr\ involves a crash into a building| |In no case did the damage exceed | the superior court of Hartford yester- for five days by a fillbuster agreed| that the pending motion to take up| the bill on which the final test will come will be defeated. Senator Jones, | republican, Washington, who has | been in charge of the measure, said| he proposed in such sn event to make no further efforts in its behalf, Defeat of the bill later was con- ceded openly in the senate by Senator “I recognize when I am beaten,” he said in promising cooperation to se- cure a decisive vote not later than Monday. THREE HANDED POKER GAME FOR HIGH STAKES REPORTED “Trimmed” Out of $3,000 Only Two Weeks Before Murder Los Angeles, Feb., 24.—A report that Earle Remington, electrical en- gineer, slain February 15, lost $3,000 in a poker game about two weeks before he was killed and gave I, O, U’s to cover part of his losses, was undér investigation today by the po- lice. The game, said to have been three- handed, lasted three hours and three quarts of whiskey were said to have been drunk by the players before it was called. The story of the game was said to have been made to Ceorge K. Home, captain of detec- tives by a man who watched it as & spectator. He was quoted as ex- pressing the opinion Remington had been “trimmed” by gamblers. Other angles of the investigation planned to be reviewed today related to Remington’s alleged bootlegging activities, possibly personal or pro- fessional jealousies and love letters said to have been received by him from a number of women. TWO CRUSHED T0 DEATH | Brooklyn Men Caught in Elevator | and Rilled—Had to Cut Into Shaft| for Bodies, New York, Feb, 24.—Samuel Kap- lan of Brooklyn, president of the Kaplan Knitting Mills, and Frank | Masher, also of Brooklyn, today were| caught in an elevator in a Brookiyn loft building and crushed to death. It was necessary to rip a hole in the shaft and remove iron work from the elevator with an acetylene torch before the bodies could be recovered. AUTO ACCIDENTS DECREASE Report for Two Weeks Drops ¥rom/ 20 to Eight—One Week Shows Drop of 90 Per Cent. ; New ‘Britain's average of uulomo-y‘ bile accidents is decreasing consider- ably, according to reports issued by the department of motor vehicles. For | the week ending January 27 there was | but one accident, and for the week ending February 3, there were but seven, making eight accidents for two | weeks, a drop of 14 from the average. | According to the report, five of the | | accidents in the week of February 8 were collisions between cars, one on IFebruary 1 involving collisions be- {tween three autos. Of the other two, and one the striking of a pedestrian. $200. $800,000 In Excess Is Reported Paid for Coal Boston, Feb. 24.—The commission on the necessaries of life, reporting to the legislature today on the latter's request for a list of coal wholesalers who have sold anthracite to retail dealers at prices more than $9.50 a| ton at the mines, said that a total/ premium of $800,000 in excess of the so-called “company” price was paid by retail dealers from October 1, 1922 to January 31. The report covers an aggregate of 239,881 tons thus sold to dealers in the state by wholesalers and jobbers in this and in other states. Mrs. Anna K. Bassett Is Awarded Divorce Mrs. Anna K. Bassett of this city was awarded a divorce from Willlam Bassett by Judge Frank D. Haines in day. The decree was granted on the grounds of intolerable cruelty., She was also given the custody of a five year old child and the husband was the bench. Judge Thomas is on a cation trip to Florida. ordered to pay $5 a week towards its support. "‘M-.s’ to 2, | presented in person at Hartford. | Hartford, 1 $10,000 | Monday, SERVICE BUREAU IS NO LONGER WANTH], In Clucago, Robbing Jewelry Man; Daring Bank Theft is Attempted Such Is Olllm {0 Be Made by Ex- Servicemen to Mayor EXPLAIN JACKSON CHARGES Searetary Alleged To Have Conserved Funds For Sole Parpose of l‘muwu ing Candidacy of New At Tegion Convention, An attempt to put the rviee bureau out % made next week when Mayor » Paonessa gives a hearing to sicemen’s organizations who have ged complaints against of existence Harry C, ed for an accounting of funds given over to the bureau, A spokesman of the servicemen as- serted that there is no longer need for such a bureau: that the purpose for| which It was established can no long- er be carcied out, and that it should be abolished at once, The bureau was originally founded | for the purpose of advancing funds in case of emergency to servicemen who have claims against the government pending, but have not heen given a government rating and to assist men in filing claims. The time for filing claims expired December 16, no new claims can be sent in through this bureau. There are no claims now pending, the servicemen say, but there are likely to be some appeals, | which, they say, cannot bhe made through the local office, but must be In |all other claims it has been decided either that the applicant is to receive compensation from the government or he is not. In the former case, {if monetary aid is not speeded along, the state fund will care for the service- man and tide him over any emer- gency and there is no need of a muni- cipal bureau, they poipt out. The specific charge to be made against Secretary Jackson is that he is responsible for the fact that "fig- ures presented will show that state fund was conserved at the ex-| pense of the City of New Britain to| the extent of several thousand dol- lars,” it was learned today. The servicemen allege that “loglon polities” is being played in the hand- ling of the fund. An attempt is be-| ing made to have the fund handled| sparingly in New Britain, at the city's expense, 80 that a favorable showing will be made and enhance the chances | of New Britain candidates for offic tigation assefted this morning. —— MAN WHO THREATENED SUICIDE BROUGHT HERE Family Expresses Anxiety for Fred Lloyd, Hartford Business Man. Fears are entertained by the family of Fred Lloyd of 213 Franklin avenue, that some harm has fallen him, since he has been missing from home since early yesterday morning. This morning Captain Geo, J. Kelly received a telephone mes. ge from Hartford, asking that the police be requested to institute a scarch for the missing man, When he left home yesterday, his family that he was coming to this city on business, Shortly afternoon today, a son of the missing man called at the police station and made inquiries concerning his father. He told Sergeant John J. King, that on les his father had said that in the event |that he did not do any business here, he would do away with himself, Up to late this afternoon no trace was found of Lloyd. He is described as 40 years old. He was employed | | by the Haywood Lead and Oil Co. and | city ostensibly to sell local paint concerns. came to this his product to ARNSTEIN BEING HELD ky and Four Others Are Remand- ed in $10.000 Bail For Examination On Monday. New York, Feb, 24—Jules W, (Nicky) Arnstein and four other men, arrested last night on suspicion of a bond fraud plot today were held in bail each for examination The four held with Arnstein, who came into prominence several years ago in connection with the $5,000,000/ Wall street bond plot, were Edward| Fuller of the Defunct Brokerage firm bearing his name; 8. Milton Small, known as the boy broker; Harry Sykes, of New York of Cleveland a stock salesman. Albert Wilson of Cleveland, sixth man arrested with the Arnstein party last night and released on bail in night court failed to appear today for arraignment and his $2,500 bail was declared forfeited, WEATHER — Hartford, Feb, 24.—Forecast for New Rritain and vicinity: Unsettled with light snow and much warmer Iate tonight and Sunday; fresh southwest winds, THE | o | | | | | | * New Britain | Secretary | Jackson and who have ask- | 1922 and | the | be- | Lioyd told | aving home yesterday, | and Albert Exl the | Ohio, Institution — On | Cashier is Shot As Bandits Try to Raid Mount Pleasant, e Robber Wounded — Six 29, 103 PRICE THREY CENTS February 17th IN FACTORIES HERE Stanley Works Plants Running Full or Nurly Full Time Masked Men Get Away With $10,000 Payroll At FAFNIR CO 7 TO CAPACITY Petersburg, Va., Factory, Chica Feb, 24,~Henry ', Hart, Britain \|“.lu New York diamond salesman who |One {@ave his address as 87 Nassau sireet !reported to the police today that k had been robbed by two armed on | of $100,000 worth of diamends, The robbery took place in a prominent | business block and was a very daring lone, The two men entered the eleva- {tor on the first floor at the same time | Hart entered, The robbers threw the erator from the cage at the nluh’ floor, and with Hart a prisoner, mounted several floors higher in the [building at 130 North State street, |"'hey stopped the elevator and men- acing him with their revolvers took his pouch of diamonds, Hart said, and left him on an upper floor, The money was in small envelopes lrendy to be paid employes at the fac | tory today. The robbers, officials be- | hlmwl used a key in gaining admis- sion, The watchman sald several men Jumped on him from behind, bound 'him with wire and placed a gag in his mouth, Three went into the office and picked open the safe, elevator op- | Cleveland, 0., Feb, 24.—Michael | Gallagher, Cleveland coal operator, {president of the Peoples Bank at Mount Pleasant, received a telephone message from Cashier Ed Jones that Assistant Cashier Harry Price had |to get by robbers ‘shot by no money, seriously wounded of the robl The roh been ™ s got was | Price, Steubenville, 0, Feb. ant Cashier Harry Price of the Peo- ple's Bank at Mount Pleasant, near he was probably fatally injured and another bandit received gunshot wounds when four men were foiled | in an attempt to hold ,up the insti- tution, As the over the counters, Ansist bandits attempted to climb iron grating in front of th Cashier Ed Jones fired from the rear of the bank, One bul-| let struck the bandit who opened fire yhooting P'rice through the back, The wounded bandit was hurried to & waiting automobile and escaped, Petersburg, Va Feb, 24.—8ix masked bandits forced an entrance into the Seward Trunk and Bag Mac- tory here early today, bound and gag- ged the watchman, broke open the vault and escaped with $10,000, “The bandits followed me into an elevator,” Hart said, I about off at the sixth floor to call on a firm of jewelers when one of the men grabbed me. ‘We want you,' one of them said. Then they forced the elevator operator outside. Several persons saw the bandits hurry out of the building and disap-| peared in an alley, MARCINO’S SHORTAGES - AREPUT AT §519,000 Three Eastern Banking | Concerns Losers—Part- w ner Refuses to Talk | Chicago, Feb. 24.—While Joseph | | B. Marcino, barber, banker and finan- | | cler, now a fugitive, whose methods | investigators have declared resulted !ln shortages in the accounts of three easgtern concerns totalling $519,000 e 4 ; at the next state convention, one ef pUls-aag. soUEnY. Woday; FamueloLoms | the leaders n ihe move for an 1n‘,~z- | bardo, an associate, was reported in | Chicago. Lombardo, vice president of thc Niagara Insurance company of Buf- falo, one of the concerns said to be short in its accounts, was found here last night by newspapermen. He declined to discuss the charges | against Marcino. “Anything you could tell me would be bad news,” Lombardo said, “and I don’t want to listen to it. Besides, my lawyer has advised me not to| talk.” | The two other institutions said to | be involved in the shortage are the First National bank of Warren, Mass., | where investigators said $213,000 was missing and the Merchants and | Mechanics bank at l”hlldd(‘lphiu Controlling interest in those institu- | tions, as well as the Buffalo Insur- | ance company, was owned by Mar- | cino. Lombardo, according to au- thorities, signed a check for $100,000 | on the insurance company's funds| payable to Marcino, in violation of | orders of the New York state insur- ance department. { While detectives had not given up | their search of the United States for the missing banker, it was reported | | here that evidence had been found that Marcino boarded a special at| Tampico bound for Argentine. They expressed no faith in reports that Marcino contemplated suicide. Frank L. Taylor, president of Mar- | cino's bank in Warren, is held under | $10,000 bond charged with embezzle- ment. Taylor has said he is willing to re- | turn, to Massachusetts. .\Ithough there are no legal entanglements pre- | venting his departure for the east, i ‘\A.m said today by DBurns opera-| tives that he would not be taken back | until Tuesday. UNDERWOOD MAY RUN Leader | | Former Democratic is Con- | | sidering Having His Name as Can- didate For President, Washington, Feb. 24.—Senator Un. | derwood of Alabama, democratic floor leader in the senate may again be a presidential candidate for the demo- cratic nomination. He has informed friends that after hifl return from | Europe he will give “very careful and thorough consideration” to many sug gestions to enter the race for the nom- ination in 1924, DRY SQUAD SHAKEUPS- Prohibition Division Chiefs in Vari- | ous Sections of the Country Are| Heassigned by Government. | Washington, I'eb. 24.-—Prohibition | division Chief Appleby of New York was today transferred to take charge | | of the Boston division. Divisional Chief Mack Overpeck | was transferred from the Baston division to take charge of the New Orleans division. Divisional Chiet W. T. Day was transferred from the New Orleans division to the Savannah division and Division Chief Morlek was transferred from the Savannah division to the New York division. | of (o | diplomatic career began in 189 45,000 Population, Beer Sold, But Not One Drunk in Year London, Feb, 24.—The city of Crewe, which boasts of 45,000 inhabitants, has established a record. Not an arrest on a drunkenness charge was made there during the last 12 months. Lighter and more expensive been ,as wel las a curtailment of the number of hours the saloon may be open are given as the reasons for this sobriety, lIilllllMNT ANERICAN ~ DIPLOMAT DIES AT 75 |Charlemagne Tower, Kaiser’s Friend, Former Ambassador to Germany Philadelphia, Feb. 24.—Charle- magne Tower, former United States ambas idor to Germany died in a hospital here today from pneumonia. Mr. Tower who had also been min- ister to Austria-Hungary and am- bassador to Russia before he was ap- * pointed to the diplomatic service at Berlin died at §: He was | taken to the hospital on IFebruary 9. A few days later his condition was re- ported grave, but he rallied and for week showed v improvement, | On Thursday Mr. Tower became worse and from then on his phy: ns held out little hope for his recovery He was 75 years old and was not only prominent a diplomat in his active days, but was widely known in society here and abroad Charlemagne Tower was one of the | most popular diplomatic figures in the | brilliant court life of Berlin during the six years he served as American ambassador to Germany by appoint- ment of President Roosevelt. His . when | he was named by Presldent McKinley as FEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister | Plenipotentiary of the United States to Austria-Hungary. Two years later he was advanced to ambassadorial rank |and sent to Russia, and from there! went to Berlin in 1902, So popular did ¢ he become with (Continued on Twelfth Page) §0. NORWALK HOTEL GUTTED BY FLAMES AT EARLY HOUR' Guests Flee to Safety—One Fireman 25 Rescued— Falls Ft.—Janitor Toss May Reach $150,000. ~The Cl ndmarks of by fire South Norwalk, Feb. ford hotel, one of the the city was badly damaged early today with damage estimated at $125,000 to $150,000. Between 35 anc 40 guests made their way in safety from the burning building, a four story brick structure, Two guests who were il bed were carried out, while two persons were injured. Harry Landers, a fireman, fell feet while working on the front of the building. Stephen Higgins, janitor of the hotel, was rescued from the roof after he was overcome by smoke. The rescue was effected by A. E. Winches- | ter, a former fire chief, and William | Farrell, A fire engine was sent from Stam- ford, this city being without pumping apparatus at present. The water pressure was low when the firemen started to fight the flames. The fire started in the basement from an un- determined origin The building s owned by and Gans. James Rutiedge was owner of the hotel. 25 Hariss the i Once | Maintonance of Prices Essential To Continued Prosperity = Railroads Pactor in Situation—Rising Costs May Cause Reaction, New Britain manufacturers who were interviewed today on the press ent business situation and prospects for the immediate future were con« servatively optimistic. Many of them know of no reason why business should not be good unicss prices ad- vanee to such a point that consumer demand will be halted, Statements by those who could be reached follow;: L Allen Moore, Moore, chairman of the tors of the Stanley Works, said: “We see no weakness in the next few months, The Stanley Works is running full time, or nearly full time, in all plants, Operation is difficult owing to the inability of the rallroads to operate satisfactorily, I belleve this will continue until the ralroads are much more free from . government and other restricting con- trol. This Is, perhaps the greatest weakness in the situation for it results | in scarcity of goods for the consumer, There is a temptation all along the . line to raise prices, wages and every- thing else. The result might be a re- | E. Allen board of « faction just as we had at the end of+ 1920, It is a good time for manu- | facturers and men to keep their heads “nd remember that conditions in 1921 were brought about by most every- one getting a little or very crazy, “Prices are of course firm and sales | about normal. Business should bm good for a few months anyway. How | long it will remain so depends in a large degree on the confidence of the public in the values they are purchas- |1ng. If present prices, wages and liv=. ing costs be maintained, T would { not he surprised to see excellent busi- |ness and steady operation continue !hroughmn the year.” E. H. Cooper. E. H. Codper, president of the Faf- mr Bearing Co., said: “There is every ll‘dxm\llon of continued activity Ithrough the present vear. We are |running to capacity and finding a |ready demand for our products, es- | pecially in the field of hanger box and industrial bearings which is a com- | paratively new field for us. | "The greatest danger in the situa- tion is the possibility of advancing uml whith ‘will mean advancing es and will necessarily limit the d- nmm Up to the present time the automobile makers, particularly, have exercised a sound policy in the matter of prices and are consequently in a | sirong position. “If prices of all material can be obtained somewhere near the present level, there is no reason to fear . a termination of active business for {some timé to come." A. F. Corbin. A. F. Corbin, president of the Union Mfg. Co., said: “Business is better than a year ago. Our business is allied | with the machine too! industry, which s improving.” George T. Kimball, George T. Kimball, secretary of the are Corp,, said: “Bus- prospects are good. no spec drive and no The situation is com- There i | special anxiety. fortable.” H. H. Peasc. “We are finding business very good,"” was the remark of lent H. H. | Pease of the New n Machine Co. WAS LEFT FOR DEAD Russian Who Miraculously Escapes Squad. Now Reaches - This Country. Wash., IF'eb. 24.—Colonel N, his brother, V. Alexeff, and Halilosky, who escaped from R an reign of terror, are hers from the Orient, with a group of 12 Russian refugees. Captured and condemned to death by Bolsheviki, Col. Halilosky with his two companions and others wers | marched out for execution. The Alex- eff brothers broke and ran. The ex- ecution squad fired at the remaining prisoners, all falling either dead or wounded, then started in pursuit of the fleeing men. Colonel Halilosky with a bullet in his shoulder was left for dead. He revived, crawled away, and fled the country. Several months later the men met in Harbin, China. Seattle, Alexeff, New Yorkers Get Coal Only in Emergency Cases New York, Feb, 24.~-New York to- day shiveringly faced a biting north- we wind and the promiss lowest temperature of the winter with coal bins almost empty. The temperature early today was less than ten above zero and the weather bureau officials declared it was due to go lower, Coal could be obtained in cases of extreme need General Goethal is- sued an order absolutely prohibiting the confiscation of fuel in transport. only Dream Causes Death of Man Sleeping on Coal Car ¥eb. 24 —Roy Schultz, a miner, lead today—the victim of a dream. Schultz was sléep- ing on top of a loaded coal car yess terday when he dreamed he was in the path of an approaching train and he rolled from the top of the car and to the bottom of a mine pit, 70 He died in a hospital. Ky., is Drakesboro, fell feet deep.