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10 HELP BOYS Philadelphia “Chamber of Commerce Studies Needs of Apprentices At Various Trades, Philadelphla, March 9.-—A survey recently made by the Industrial Re- lations committee of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce of one thous- and local industrial establishments, representing 23 different trades, showed a shortage of 8,000 appren- lices, The survey followed a m Ing with heads of educational insti- tutions and industrial leaders at which the needs in the ficld of apprentice- | ship, and the steps necessary for thetr development, were discussed. Th committee has compiled a list of public and private schools where boys who wish to learn a mechanics trade may do so, and Is now en- gaged in a' canvass of fiva hundred industrial establishments regarding their needs and requirements, with a view to supplying standardized train- ing acceptable to these establish- ments, | “The question of apprenticeship,” says the committeo, *is .one of the most important in industry, as the need of adjustment and education of our man-power to the needs of pres- ent day methods s imperative it we are 'to keep pace with the progress of our city, and the unprecedented actlvity of its essential industries,” FILMS NOVELS l‘ullllshlnr;‘ House That Makes Movies of Its Books is a Popular Xm’elty! in Sweden—Helps \Writers. Stockholm, March 9.—A popular publishing house that films its own books is a novelty in Sweden, if not in the world, and is the beginning of a system whereby imaginative writers may see more faithful adaptation of their works to the screen. The firm in question announces the establishment of its own film studio and scenario department. The ven- ture has resulted from the fact that Swedish authors have frequently called upon the publishers to help them in disposing of the film l"lgl\!fl[ to their own works. The production of three films with Swedish stars and supporting casts is to begin immed- fately, and others will follow in the year. Two Peas_ in Same Family Die Within 9 Hrs. Terrington, March 9.—-Death claim- el two victims in the same family within a period of nine hours here to- day, Mrs, David O'Sullivan aged 65, died of heart disease at 4:20 o'clock thig morning. Her husband aged 66, died of pneumonia at I o'clock this afternoon. PR T Man Killed by Train Met Death Through Accident Hridgeport, March'9,—In a finding | filed today by Coroner J. J. Phelan, the death of Clyde B. Garnett of Hart- ford, rallroad employe killed at Stam- ford March 2, is held to°be aceidental. Garnett was inspecting his train when hit'by an castbound freight. The po- sition of the engineer was such that he did not observe Garnett in time. More Than 1,000 Pfiones * Out of Order by Fire Izanielson, March 9—>More than one thousand telephones in this section webe put out of scrvice last night by a small fire which damaged a termin- a! rack in the local .office of the Southern New Iingland Telephone company. Service on some of the lines had been restored today. Molla and Miss Blake " Win in Doubles Today Mentone, March 9.—(By the As- sociated Press)—Mrs. Molla Bjur- stedt Mallory and Miss Blake, the American pair defeated Miss Evansj| and Mrs. Forster of England today in thd women’s doubles of the Mentone Jawn tennis tournament, thus reach- ing the semi-finals in this event. The score was 6—1, 6-—0. Suzanne’Lenglen reached the finals in the women’'s singles by defeating | Mrs. Satterthwaite of England in two | straight sets without losing a game.| Mrs. Satterthwaite eliminated Mrs. Mallory from the singles at Monte- video last week. State Conference of D. A. R. in Bristol Today Bristol, March 9.-~The 30th annual state conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution opened here this afternoon with about 100 dele- gates present. Reports of officers and committee heads were read at a meeting in theé First Congregational church. At tonight's session the speakers will include Mrs. George Maynard Minor of Waterford, natignal presi- dent general of the society; Mrs. John Laidlow Butler of Litchfield, state re- gent, and Miss Margaret Hickey, rep- resenting the state department of cdu- cation, WRECKERS BUSY TODAY | Salvage Crews Trying to Save Vessels Stranded on Mass. Shores | Vineyard Haven, Mass., March 9.—| Wrecking outfits were busy today in the waters of Southeastern Massachu- getts. At Quicks Hole an outfit start- ed operations in an effort to save| lightship number 90 which was beach- | ed after striking & rock and then| abandoned by her crew, and on Nan- tucket Island another wrecking crew, was busy at Coskata trying to float the British schooner E. M. Roberts, New York for St. John, N. B, which went ashore Wednesday. The, British schoner Suzanne Ca- meron, Halifax for New York, which lost her rudder several days ago, sall- ed from here today. e e e DENTISTS A. B. Johnson D. D. S. T. R. Johnson D. D. §. National Bank Building cw . Britain, Conn. Gas snd Oxygen Administered NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1922 Skating To Replace Dancing “Roller skating is lots more fun than dancing,” says Gene Dregger, shown above, president of the Gliders, an organization of Atlanta (Ga.) young men and women skating enthusiasts. The Gliders have left the dance-halls deserted and they swarm nightly on Atlanta’s sidewalks and payements, : §0. AMERICAN REVOLT - | 70 SHOW ON SUNDAY Rebellion in Southern ‘State of Brazil |The Greenrbom Club in New York Is Reported as S[}reullng to Other Announce Intention of Iresenting Nearby Places. “Reigen” at Belasco Theater. Montevideo, March 9 (By Associat- New York, March 9.—The Green- ed Press).—The revolutionary move-|room club announced today that it ment in Rio Grande do Sul, the|planned to present Arthur Schneit- southernmost state of Brazil,” ha cler's “Reigen” at the Belasco the- been extended, according to de- ater Sunday night, despite the deci- spatches from the horder towns. | sion of Otto H. Kahn, scheduled as Uprisings have occurred in all thethe guest of honor, not to attend the border townships daily, sanguinary|play which has been termed salacious clashes resulting in numerous casual-| by John §. Sumner, secretary of the ties. for the suppression of vice. The rebel chief, Col. Portinho, v L. Reichenbach, a director of ia | statements in reported to have entered Rio Grande from the state of Santa Catarina with two thousand men and to have en- gaged the government forces in sev- | eral® fights in which many worked. Youth Held fon)-f‘o_l—‘iery, i, Signed Name to Note William GraBoski, aged 18' yehrs of 18 Beatty street, was arrested thi morning by Detective Sergeant Wil- liam P. McCue, on a charge of for- gery. It is alleged that the young | man affixed his signature to a note, which belonged to his father. 15 Children Saved From Houses Fired by “Still” Baltimore, March 9.—Fifteen chil- dren early today were carried from two houses near center of the city fols lowing a fire caused by the explosion of a still, of which there were three in the houses. Two of the stills were said to have beeh in operation when tGremen reached the scene. BALFOUR INCIDENT CLOSED. London, March 9 (By Associated Press).—The Earl of Balfour's de- fense in the house of lords of his fa- mous note concerning the inter-allied war debts may be taken'as the final curtain in the wrangling over the | debts, if the hopes of the British gov- ernment are realized, according to official circles today. the. club announced that the club was | secking an injunction to prevent the police from interfering with the pro- duction, Tomorrow, he said, he would lask District Attorncy Banton to act | against Sumner on the charge that he had criminally libelled the club and the Vienese playwright. SYMRNA IN RUINS Razed Five Months Ago, But Not a Brick Has Been Restore:l Symrna, March 9.—(By the Asso- ciated Press)—-Although more than § months have clapsed since Smyrna was laid waste by fire, not a single brick has been restored. Smoke still issues from the fire- swep‘t warehouses of the American Tobacco company. Millions of pounds of the finest Turkish tobacco which were destined for the American mar- ket lie two floors deep in these store- houses forming a smouldering furnace | that gives off a peculiarly pungent odor. \ CONSTABLE KILLED. st \ Irankfort, Ili, March 9.— stable John Kelley of Zeigler, near here, one of the men under in- dictment in connection with the Her- |rin mine killings, was shot and killed | by Dan Davis, a coal miner. i CROSS NIAGARA ON GIRDER. | Niagara TFalls, N. Y, March 9— It is emphasized that Lord Balfour Leo Castle, 18, from Albert, Canada, spoke entirely on his own behalf, but|made a spectacular attempt to smug- foreign Secretary Curzon was onjgle himself into the United States to-| hand ready to contradict any of his statements which might be unaccept- able to the government. $112,000 IS BID, Washington, March 9.—Cash bidg of $112,000 for the obsoletg battleship Ohio and $103,500 for the Kentucky were the highest received by the navy department when proposals for the scrapping of the two vessels and a number of smaller craft were opepcd today at the navy yard here. RECEIVER TAKES CHARGE Chicago, March 9.— A federal re- cciver appointed today took charge of the Chicago holdings of the I. R. Steel company, the $15,000,000 cor- poration against which action was started at Buffalo, the headquarters of the company. lower Central the near day by running across the |girders of the Michigan cantilever bridge which spans |George over the lower rapids !the whirlpool. |immigration officials and sent to Canada. back i st o | U. S COAL TO GERMANY. | Norfolk, Va, March 9.—The Brit ish steamer St. Stephen sailed today with a cargo of coal for Germany. The cargo was billed by way of Rot- terdam. ; PIRATES GET 20 CAS New York, March 9.—Twenty cases of Scotch whiskey were taken from the liner Orbita by rum pirates as she lay at her dock early today. The robbers boarded the Orbita from a launch. Society’s Honeymoon_Couple Here on their honeymoon are shown the rincipals-of New York’s most important wedding of the season. C. Vanderbilt and his bride, the of the American consul-general at Brussels, hey are Reginald former Gloria Morgan, daughter He was captured by principal of Newnham Jon Thursc - City Items A son was born today at the New Britain General hospital to Mr, and Mrs, Theodore Hounchell of Elm Hill, Mr, and Mrs,'Eqward Arbour of §0 Shuttel Meadow avenue are receiving ‘congratulations on the birth of a daughter today at the New Britain General hospital, Open alleys at the ~—advt, Rev, John 1., Davis of this city will | address a gathering of boys of Meri- den and vieinity dt a banquet of the cityswide older boys® conference in that city tomorrow, | Strictly fresh eggs from Elm Hill, | special for Saturday, 50c doz, National Tea Importers, 123 Main street—advt, Heath Bartow has tendered his res- ignation to the Connecticut Light and Power Co., and will enter the employ of Landers, Wrary & Clark The Connectlcut, Light and Power Co, will use the second floor of the 1'ox's the- ater bullding for office purposes in the Casino tonight. .| near future, it is announced, Mrs, James Cosgrove of East street was tendered a surprise party in honor of her birthday anniversar, last evening. She recelved many use- ful gifts. There will senior choir of § evening after the Lenten services. The staft officers of the White| army of Everyman's Bible class will hold their monthly meéeting at the Y. M. C. A, this cvening. - Mrs. George Moffitt, wife of Patrol- man George Moffitt, of 48 Farmington avenue, is recuperating after \ seri- ous illness with influenza, Miss Fdith Johnson of 212 Main street entertained’ the “Lafalot club” at her home last evening. ~ After the usual meeting a buffet lunch was served and music and dancing were enjoyed. i The estate of Annette Carlson has sold a 10-room residence hn Prospect street to Tracy D. Hallock through Carlson, Cashman and Danielson's real estate office. August Bergstrom has sold his four houses on Main street, Berlin, t Anna E. Dahlgren through the realty offices of Carlson, Cashman and Dan- ielson. There will be Holy Name Vespers at 7:30 o'cloc Sunday evening at St. Mary's church. The services are open to all who wish to attend and Rev. Father McKeon of the Immaculate Conception church of Waterbury will preach the, sermon. Father McKeon is reputed to be one "of the finest speakers in the state. Miss Ruth Schade of Arch street is spending the week-end in Boston. DEATHS AND FUNERALS be a rehearsal of the Mary's church this| Frank Felicia ¥rank Felicia, aged 48 years of 48 Lafayette street, died late vesterday afternoon at the New Britain Gen- eral hospital. He leaves a wife and 4 children. The funeral was held at 2.:3040'clock this afternon, and burial was in St. Mary's new cemetery. rs. William Mack. The funeral of Mrs. Willlam Mack was held at 9 o'clock this morning at the church of St. John the Evan- gelist. Rev. Thomas J. ldden was the celebrant of.a requierh high mass. WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall Street, 10:30 a. m.—Opening prices in today's stock market again were quiet, Fqguipment and oll shares were in moderate demand but fur- ther heaviness was noted in the cop- per group., Lima Locomotive ad- vanced 1 1-4 and Baldwin, Studebak- er, Pan-American and American Can fractionally. ~Standard Oil of Cali- Jornia dropped %, In later trading motors, independ- ent steels, public utilities and a few| specialties joined the upward trend | while the chemicals and some of the rails, motor accessories and tobaccos lost ground, Baldwin extended its gain to 1 1-4 and Studebaker to a point, (Furnished by Putnam & Cole) High Low Close yoo 44% 43 449 £, ..106% 108% 108% dy..186 185 185 Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Tob .. Am Wool . Ana Cop Ate Tp & S 1"..103% At Gulf & W I . 28 Bald Loco .... Baltimore & O . Beth Steel B ... Can Pacific ... Cen cLath Co .. Ches & Ohio ... ChiRIsl & P .. Chile Copper ... Chino Copper .. Con Gas . 671 Crucibue Steel .. 831 Cuba Cane Sugar 17% Endicott-John .. 7 Erie .. . Frie 1st pfd . Gen Electric . Gen Motors Goodrick BF ... Gt North pfd . Insp Copper Inter Con .. Inter Con pfd .. Int Mer Marine . Allis-Chalmers Pacific Oil Int Nickel Int Paper Kel Spring Tire. Kenn Copper .. s Lehigh Val .. Bt Sug Can Cr & Cot Oil 1,000 ......136% Sm & Re.. 67 Sg Rf cm,. 80 Sum Tob .. 32 % 155% 1041 b2 1031 2714 140% 69% 1463 38 3% 3614 29% 295 65% 52 17% 76 12% 19 691 | 1469 | 381 | 13% | 3614 20% 205 | 66 14615 39% 4% 361 203 301 4 7614 12% 19 184% 145 381 T84 483 4514 15% 54% 55 5 2% . 681 2 681 Miss Pacific 171 174 Midvale Steel .. 81Y '3 Y Central ... 977% 97% 97Y% NYNHG&H. 19% 19y 193 Norf & West ...114 1121 112% North Pacific .. T0Y% Y% Pure Oil cees 29% 2 2915 Fan Am P & T 1% 824 Penn R R ..... 46} 463 Pierce Arrow .. 123% 11% Ray Con Cop .. 157% 153 Reading . . 18% 783 Rep I & S L B1% 60% Royal D, N Y 531% 63 794 293 15% 8% 61 534 PUTNAM & Members New York Stock Exchange Members Hartford Stock Exchange (Successors to Richter & Co,) Stanley B, ddy, Manager 41 West Main St,, Tel, 2040 We Offer = DD & C Members New York Stock Exchange MEMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCHAN HARTFORD: Hartford - Conn. Trust Bldg, Tel. 3. NEW BRITAIN: 23 West Main St, Tel, 1815, _ We Offer and Recommend North & Judd Mfg. Co. Stock Thomson; e & Co. NEW BRITAIN HARTFORD New Britain National Bank Bldg, 10 Central Row Telephone 2580 Telephone 2-1141 Members Members Hartford Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Donald R, Hart, Manager We Offer: TORRINGTON CO. BIGELOW HARTFORD COLT'S ARMS CO. Price on Application We do not accept Margin Accounts, JOHN P. KECGH Membdr Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York Waterbury STOCKS Bridgeport i BONDS - New Haven Middletown Direct Private Wire to New York. G. F. GROFF, dgr.—~Room 509, N. B. Nat'l Bank Blig.—Tel. 1018 Sinclair Oil Ref 333 33 South Pacific .. 93 925 South Rail . 833 2% Studebaker Co 122% 1213 Texas Co 513 503% 33 92% 33 121% 50%, At the offertory James SulliVun sang and as the body was being borne from the church, Organist James O'Brien sang “Nearer My God to Thee.” The rall bearers were: John Keevers, William Mooney, Thomas McAvay, John Skelly, J. M. Buchams and John Fitzgerald. The flower bearers were: Donald Stanton and George Blinn. Burial was in St. Mary's new cemetery. Michael Frawley The funeral of Michael Frawley' will be held from the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. George Weir, of 237 Brook street, and from St. Joseph's church Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. GIRLS MAY SMOKE Retiring Principal Sees No Harm in Female Use of the Weed Or Par- ticipation in Football Games. London, March 9.—It is inevitable that Cambridge will some day allow degrees to women, in the opinion &f Miss Blanche A. Clough, retiring college. The university cannot forever resist the! pressure to open its doors to girl stu- dents. “We only want permission for a limited number of selected girls to be able to study under the best con- ditions,” Miss Clough declares. “The average amount of study done by women students is greatly in excess of that done by men. “The girl undergraduates of today, Miss Clough says also, “are quite as nicg as . those of thirty years ago. Smoking and games have not done them any harm. I see no objection to girls playing football if they wish to do so.” ARMISTICE DAY London, March 9.~—The king has approved that permanent instructions be issued to the army regarding the observance of Armistice Day. The following new paragraph will be add- ed to the regulations: “Each year on the morning of Armistice Day, No- vember 11, at 11 o'clock, all troops will stand at attention for two min- utes, and all guards will turn out and present arms.” . R, ARTIST, DIES. Morristown, J., March 9.-— Frank Waller, a widely Kknown artist, dicd here today after a brief iliness. FRANK WAL strars Netice. The registrars of the Cify pf New Britain- will be in session at their office, Room 408, Ci Hall Building March 15, 1928, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. to receive applica- tions “to be made” and to perfect the registry fist for the Town and City election to be held on Tuesday, April 10th, 1923. All . applications “to be made” must be in the hands March 15th, 1923, THOMAS J. SMITH, WILLIAM ZIEGLER, Registra. Dated at New Britain, Conn., this 9th day of March, 1923. Thursday, of the registrars before 5 o'clock on|. Texas & Pacific 25 25 Tobacco Prod .. 83% 8§31 Transcon Oil .. 131 1% United Fruit .. 178% 178% United Re St .. 811 80 U S Indus Alco 697% 6835 U S Rubber Co 6154 603 U S Steel ..... 108% 107% Utah Copper .. 74 31 Mid States Oil . 11% 113% Westinghouse 64 6354 25 83% 13% 1781 805 685 61 107% 74 11y 64 (Putnam & Co.) Bid L7056 Asked Aetna Life Ins .. 15 Am Hardware Am. Hosiery Bige-Hfd Cpt com Bills & Spencer com ..,410 Bills & Spencer ptd ..., 15 Bristol Brass v 12 @olt's Arms ..,... . 28% Conn Lt & Pow pfd ...113 Eagle Lock S 78 Fafnir Bearing 62 Hart & Cooley Hfd Elec Lt Landers ¥ ... J R Mont com J R Mont ptd . N B Gas N B Machine . N B Machine pfd Niles-Be-Pond com . North and Judd » Pec Stow and Wilcox Russell Mfg .... Scoville Mfg SN E Tel ... Standard Screw . Stanley Works .. sees y Works pfd ..... Torrington Co com Traut and Hine ., Travelers Ins Co Union Mfg Co ..... TODAY'S TREASURY REPORT, U. 8. Treasury—Balance, $202,436,438, Victim of New London Auto Accdent Is Dead New London, March 9.—Eugene H. Partlow of 21 Meridian street, Gro- ton, the pedestrian who was run down by the automobile of Dr. John N, Di- mon on Saturday last, died at the Lawrence and Memorial associated hospital this morning. Partlow leaves a wife, The condition of Dr. Dimon, who cut his throat in the belief that The Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company Old State House Square, ‘Hartford, "Conn. Safe Deposit Boxes, $5.00 and upwards. Foreign Exchange to all parts of the world. LETTERS OF CREDIT — GENERAL BANKING Bank by mail. It is safe and saves time. Family Men Need Money “I am a family man,” is a statement to be proud of, but being a family man brings expenses that can oniy he met out of future earnings. We help family men meet emergencies and pay off old debts by lending them up to $300 at legal rates on home furniture or secured notes, repayable in easy installments. Our Aid is Confidential and Immediate Phone 1943 Beneficial Loan Society 87 WEST MAIN ST. New Britain R A E 2 R Lo P L 2o by L o GRAND OPENING s Of e Odd Fellows’ Building 142-146 Arch Street SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1923, AT 8 P. M. Entertainment—Refreshments—Dancing he killed Partlow, is improved. Ry | BANKRUPT. New Haven, March 9.—Herman| and Jacob Shapiro, conducting a clothing business in South Norwalk| under the name of Shapiro brothers, | filed a petition in bankruptey today. | Liabilities were given as $12,453 and | assets as $2,000, | $75,000 FIRE LOSS. Dexter, Me.,, March 9.—The garage of the Blaisdell automobile company | and botween 50 and 75 automobiles| were burned early today. The loss was estimated at $75,000. A number of firemen were temporarily over- come by smoke. CLOTHIE GIVEN JITNEY RIGHT Boston, March 9.—The tern | Massachusetts Street Rallway com- pany, troubled for several years by motor bus competition, was author- jzed by the public utilities commis- sion today to operate busses in any city in which it operates street cars. | Come and Bring Your Friend Admission Free {South Atlantic, which only & station {cquipped like that at Monte Urande can overcome The new station has been bullt ens High Attirely with American materials. All Buenos. Aires Will Be Ready For! that remains unfinished are the cons trol lines from Monte Grande into | the city, a distance of 24 kilometers, which will be placed in underground Bucnos Aires, March 5.—The big. conduits Iv:l-lm:. to the cqmpnn‘}"- of~* high power wireless station at Monte|fco in the business center, Grdnde, near Buenos Aires, the first| South American station in the inter- | national commercial radio system, is almost completed, and it is announced that service will begin in June or July next. It will place Argenina in direct wireless communication with the United States for the first time, as well as with Furope. gineers say there ¢ two static “dead area one equator off Brazil, and one in RADIO T0 ARGENTINA Power Wircless Station Service in June or July. CTHE WAGLES OF BIN" New York, March 0—The hoard of & catimate In city hall was suddenly ns * [terrupted today when a young mang thought to be demented, rushed to:w ward Mayor Hyland, shoutingi - “Look out, Mr, Mayoer, {the wages c(: strange, | 8in 18 death,” . near the| e was sent lg Bellevue hospital & the for ebservatlom o b a8 2 et Radio en- o o

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