New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 FIVE CUT IN GENERAL FIGHT AT CHRISTENING ~ PARTY IN PLAINVILLE One Man Now in Hospital With Punctured Lung— Three Placed Under Ar- rest by Town Author- ities LIEUT. MAUGHAN FLIES 238,87 MILES AN AOUR _Daytoen, O, Mareh 26— Lleut, L. R. Maughan today set a new speed record of 238.87 miles an hotir at Wilbur Wright field WOMAN DROWNS IN ~ OVERTURNED AUTO Cons'table, Flourishing Gur, Jumps Into Melee andI Puts Stop to Carnage|Mys, John A, Carlson of Newing- Near Hart's Corner. | yon Ay Yiotim of Accident BLINDED BY HEADLIGHTS (Special to The Herald), Plainville, March 26.—Four men and one woman were badly cut about| the body and arms last evening about| 9 o'clock at a party at the home of <I'rank Benedetto at Hart's Corner where a christening was 'in progress, and as a result, Tony Benedetto of 1833 Broad street, Hartford, is in the| New Britain General hospital in a = serious condition, Stephen Santacruso| Sudden Loss of Mother. of 188 Brook street, New Britain, 1s| Husband Escapes Injury When Ma- chine Goes Into Water at Willow Brook Park—Two Children Mourn Two motherless children today are INEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MQNDAY, MARCH 26, 1923, —FOURTEEN PAGES. Four Dead, Many Seriously Hurt ' SARAH BERNHARDT, DYING, CALMLY TALKS OF FUNERAL PREPARATION; IS GIVEN LAST RITES OF CHURCH in Blaze Which Sweeps Through - Gotham Apartment Housev_quiay_i WILLIAN MIDDLEMAS " DIES, AGED 70 YEARS, | {Lighted ' Cigar, Thrown Carelessly by Drunken Man, Believed to Have ' Started Fire—Two Are| Burned{ eath, Another Dies in £... Story Leap— Thrilling Rescues Effected Had Been Member of Board of Relief Since 1908— Funeral Wednesday ™ Willlam Middlemas, long a resident of this city, and one of its besf v New York, March 26.—A lighted | individuals, passed away at h‘nsk;:g::lz {cigar belleved to have been carelessly jut § o'clock this morning after an at- Iloused by an intoxicated man, start- tack of angina pectoris. He had ed a fire which swept today through |passed his seventieth birthday last |the seven story Princeton apartments month, The funeral will be held |in West 67th street occupied by the- | Wednesday afternoon from the house, atrical and business folk and caused |25 South High street. tev. Dr. G, the deaths of four persons and the|W. C. Hill will cfficiate and interment |serious injury of many others, | will be in Fairview cemetery. | Three Are Dead. | The deceased was born in Kelso, The dead are: | Scotland, and came directly to New | Anna Fries, an exhibition roller | Britain from that country when he skater, killed in a jump to a stone|Was about 20 years of age. He has courtyard from a window of her|made his home here ever since, hav- sixth floor rooms; ing been in the tailoring business all Mrs. Margaret Lee, 65 years old,|of his life. He was married about | and her daughter Emily, a stenogra- ;flve vears after his arrivel in this city | | pher, burned to death in‘ their apart- |10 Miss Susan C, Flagg, who survives ment on the top floor; {him. The couple made their home Gaston Misoule, 26 years old; in the sameé heuss In which Mrs Miss Margaret Lee, an actrenaJ Middlemas was born. Besides his daughter of Mrs, Lee, was taken to) Wif¢ he leaves two daughters, the being held Bt the New Britain police station, and Frank Benedetto and| Emile Santacruso, hoth of Hart's crying for a mother who will never| answer their call, and a heartbroken husband is mourning the death of his a hospital severely burned and may | Visses Agnes C. and Margaret E.; and not live. three sons, A. H. Middlemass, Robert Corner, are under arrest here. { wife—another victim of _ blinding During the past week, increases peadlights of an automgbile, Airs. have come to the familles of Frank|jonn A. Carlson of 36 Newington ave- Benedetto and Emile Santacruso, and | nye, 38 years old, was the victim of yesterday was selected as the day inr}th,, fatal accident at Towers' «corner a celebration. Frank’s brother, Tony, : from Hartford, and Santacruso' brother, Stephen, from New Britain, came to the Plainville homes to join in the festivities. ~Mrs. Philamena Santacruso, the woman who was cut in the affair, accompanied her hus. band from New Britain. Fight in Backyard. A fight'is said to have started it the backyard of the home of Frani: Benedetto between himself and Ste- phen Santacruso. Tony Benedetto who was in the house, is said to havc taken a butcher knife and rushed into the yard to defend his brother. Mrs, | Santacruso, seeing this act, rushed al- ter Tony and seized the knifé with her left hand. Stephen Santacruso . rushed for Tony and seized his hand and in the tussle which followed, Mrs, Santacruso had her hand cut deeply across the palm, and received several jabs of the knife in the arm. The three ‘men in the yard wer- then joined by Emile Suntacruso and ., In the general melee which followed Tony Benedetto got the knife in the back and rell to the ground. He pick: ed himself up hnd ran into the house, and accordinig to the story, he crawled | under a bed there. The other battlers | followed him and the entire house was | in an uproar. MRS, JOHN A, .CARLSOXN shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday Furrey Draws Guns, night. By this time, Constable 15, W, Fur- Mr. and Mrs. Carison were return- rey arrived on the scene and draw-|ing to New Britain from Hartford but ing two pistols which he was carrying, | drove the length of Stanley strect to he broke in the door and jumped into | turn up South Main street in order to the midst of the trio in the center of get gasoline at one of the filling sta. the floor. He ordered them to back |tions on that street. Relatives of the up against the wall and the determin- | family claim that Mrs, Carlson, who ed way in which he handled the guns|Wwas driving the machine, and had convinced the bleeding contestants been driving over a year, did not that his orders should he obeyed. Con- | stable Andrew Hogan then appeared on the scene and assisted his brother | policeman in placing handcuffs on the | nien. | Tony Benedetto was taken-$rom un- | der the bed and it was found that he (Continued on Eleventh Page). FRAME-UP CLAIMED IN was {n a bad way from loss of blood, | ! The other three men were cut about | the face and arms and streams of blood trickled down their clothes and | heads. 1 & They were rushed to the town mu}Defense Witness Also Says and Dr. L. H. Frost was summoned. s Tthe doctor arrived, to find the place| Mrs. Hansell Sought Aid crowded. He was joined by Ralph| & Neweil and Edward Barrows, two for- | of Ku Klux Klan mer medical cotps men and they set | to work to patch up the wounds, l)r.‘ I'rost was forced to move all available| Grand Rapids, March 26.—Quinto paraphernalia from his office to the | Rosetta, formerly a member of the improvised first aid station in the town | House of David colony, testifying for hall, and stated this morning that in- | the defense today in the suit brought valuable assistance had beer rendered | by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hansell by the two former servicemen, Jm recover $80,000 from the cult de- Tony's Lung Punctured, . | clared that Mrs. Esther Hansell, star F { witness for the plaintiffs, endeavored The first to be treated was TOny |y ' it the aid of the Ku Klux Klan Benedetto. Dr. Frost discovered that | T F S Loy T TR T ponee of the man had been stabbed througlunfl‘,m the back and that his lung had been | ™y, ") 0\ged her of endeavoring to punctured. Without losing any tme, | ;10t “the ‘colony and trying' to per- he ordered him removed to the New ' oo i 1o join a conspiracy, the Britain General hospilal, where his |, g or which would be false chirgos condition was reported as critical to- | o\ ymmoral relations with Benjamin day. Purnell. He tren attended: to#®Mrs. Santa- |~ g aq ghe would swear that cruso and found that the palm of her | poniomin's relations with her were left hand had been slashed. He dress- | ppora), he sald. Adding that the ed her wounds and other minor cuts| ovcq was untrue, Rosetta testified, on her arms. He then treated the g, gqiq that there was no danger other men, none of whom was serious- | ¢ o rogt on a conspiracy charge be Iy hurt, but he stated this morning, | .,,gc “they'll have a hard time prov- that one of them had at least 50 cuts, ing it.” 5 b U BB g | Rosetta, brother of Tmil Stephen Santacruso was taken DY) .yta who gestified for the p Ofticer Furrey to the New Britain po- | 1, woek, said he served as a watch lice station where he was placed 18 & | ;" (.o colony and left in 1919, oell, | "In 1921, he testified, Esther Han- The two others were locked Up In|gc) came to his home in Cleveland the local cells and all were charged| ;,4 told him of a plan to mulct the with aggravated assault and no bonds| yoyse of David. She told him, he were fixed. Mr. Foran stated this| gaid, of attending the Ku Kiux Klan morning that an investigation was un-! meetings in Detroit. derway and the men would not he‘ “She saild she had to go through released on bonds pending thé out-| three sets of locked doors to get into come of the condition of Tony Bene-| the meeting hall,” he said. “Men detto, who is in the New Britain hos- | stood about the doors with revolvers pital, | in their belts” The state police entered into the| Rosetta also testified to conditions case this morning and are working in|in the colony declaring he had been conjunction with the Plainville au-| well fed and well clothed while thorities in investigating ' the case.| member of the cult. Several witnesses of the affair were i - procured and efforts will be made to PELL DEFEATS EQRWARDS find out who did the actual stabbing.] London, March 26. (By Assoclated Bloody Knives Found Press)—C, C. Pell of New York, ama- The Plainville policemen found sev- |teur racquet champion of the United eral penknives all covered with blood, | States, defeated Augustine Edwards a saw-toothed knife generally used to|17-14, 15-13, 15-0, in the competition slice bread, and several other weapons|for the amateur English racquets singles championship which opened today at the Queen's club. (Continued on Eleventh Page.) al Mme. SARAH NO BAD RIVER FLOOD AT THIS TIME IS EXPECTED inmncvumt, at Hartford, Over 13| Foot Mark—Farmington River | is Frec From lee Hartford, March 26.—Although the Connectneut river was still rising to- day, in several places in the meadow districts had lapped the bank aind extended inland for some distance, neither river men nor the weather Trapped a rear window on the third floor and |, M Middlemis was a member of | | | by firemen. A number of firemen and {of the board of relief since 1908 and | or more tenants were treated for| ..o S 8 iaank of tho i gatieshe The apartment house of the old| FLECTROCUTED o_fi CAR after daybreak the superintendent was wandered in from the street. The man, | New Haven Road Train. thought to be a tenant. He was led| New Rochelle, N. Y., March 26.— Fire Is Discovered. | stealing a ride on the top of a New offitials looked for a heavy freshet at who waved her arms frantically from |city a few days ago to join a circus|been smashed in descending the falls alarm, train to be stopped here with the re- | of a mill race. amoke and carried to the street. | electric feed wire which furnishes|is still high the fact that the snow in man Thomas McHugh stumbled and'‘FEthel” was found in his pocket im- | ington river has about reached its There were 150 persons living in|ever.” | tion company dock this morning stood and business men. v, ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY pants. L} 29 N % Several Daring Rescucs. |N. and w;lli:lm F. There are also Dr. John M. Callahan jumped from |three grandchildren of the deceased. the South church and of the New fractured both arms. His wife, suf | | |fering from pneumonia, was rescued Mgl e had besn & memher) € v |had taken an active interest in this| W)“M".‘P“ Neto-burned . while . en, work. Long an ardent trout fisher- | gaged in daring rescues, and a dozen | slight burns and injuries {was known for his success on the| e . - y -ams about here. | Drunk Is Blamed. asroampERRY non-fireproof type adjoins the west| side Y. M. C. A, building. Shortly called to an upper floor hallway to!liridgeport Man Killed by High Ten- eject an intoxicated man who had . sion Wires Stealing Ride on Top of | puffing a cigar, was seen to enter the | building sometime earlier but was! from the building by the superintend- | Spencer Clark, colored, of Bridgeport, | ent and disappeared. Conn., was electricuted today while| Half an hour later, two police. York, New Haven and Hartford rail- | thistime. This morning the river was voundsmen, attracked by a woman road train. He left the Connecticut | choked with cakes of ice that had an upper story front window saw|in New York. at Holyoke and Enfield and were Amoke enveloping her and sounded an| A flash of a short circuit caused the | sweeping downstream with the speed A, Fmerson jones, theatrical man-:sult that his body was found. He had ! The ice has gone out of the Farm- ager and his wife were overcome by come in contact jwith the overhead | ington river and although that stream While carrying a woman 'to the|power for the train. ‘thls section has practically disappear- street from the second floor, Patrol- A special delivery letter signed'ed tends to the belief that the Farm- fell down a flight of stairs, both being Pploring him to come back to Bridge- | capacity in the way of floods. badly injured. port as she “loved him more than| The river gauge at the transporta- |the building. . Most of the apartments _— | close to the 13 foot 6 inches mark were occupied hy theatrical people ! LEAPS THREE STORIES with the tide gradually rising. The firemen used aerial ladders to| rescue some of the frightened occu- 70 Year Old Woman, David Miller, 22, slid down a pipe from a fourth story window and broke Former Assistant U. S, Attorney Ac- | Flames, Jumps Into Net Made of | both legs when he landed in the| Overcoat—Suffers Only Broken Leg. courtyard. Driven to Window Liedges. When the first fire fighting appar-| atus called out on three alarms ar- rived, the tenants on the sixth and |seventh floors were crawling to the| window ledges. Firemen, policemen | cused of Passing Bribe in New Chicago, March 26.—Two women were injured when they leaped from upper stories of their burning home | | here early today. Mrs. Agnes Barber, 70 years old, jumped from a third story window into a policeman’s over- coat. The coat was ripped apart, but Mrs. Barber sustained only a broken leg. | [ Mrs. FONERAL OF SN LUDDY | | , Joseph's Church Thronged With | York Prohibition Scandal. New York, March 26.—Former As- sistant U. S. Attorney E. Paul Yaselli was arrested today at prohibition | headquarters when he was alleged to have passed a bribe of $200 to pro- hibition agents, Joseph King and Ed- g ward Crabb, for the purpose of get- Marjorie Mitchell jumped | ¢\, them to approve a permit for from a second story window alighting | {pe” withdrawal of denatured alcohol. on a sloping porch and rolled off| “yuueji stated that he had had from there to the arms of three po-|rouble with prohibition forces while licemen. working in the interest of clients who Wished to withdraw alcohol for busi- F]GHTING Hls LAST FIGHT | ness purposes. He said that the pro- hibition men retfused to approve the — - permits unless they were paid money and that after giving the money to | King and Crabb today he told them ed by Yonng Bucks, Making Final | he intended to complain about them. Then Yaselli sald they turned the tables on him. Salt Lake City, March 26, — "f\lr\" z | Posey” is making his last stand Five Deaths From Alcohol |against his white pursuers—alone. | s . e { Warren Roche, master of ceremonies. Ponsen undar the leadership of U.| Stir Phila. Authorities Seated in the chancel were Rev. 8. Marshal J. R. Ward brought in Philadelphia, March 26.—Three | Charles Coppens and Rev. Father|of the renegade Piutes yesterday,|deaths Saturday night and two yes- !seven of them in irons. {terday from alcoholism started an in- Barry., As the body was being borne from the church, Mrs, Mary T. Crean| “Old Posey” eludad the posses but |vestigation by federal and city author- |ities to trace the source of poisonous sang “We'll Meet Again, It Won't Be he is thought to be without food and Long."” There was a profusion of with but the scantiest supply of am-|liquor they claim is being sold in the floral tributes testifying to the esteem | munition. | tenderloin district at ten cents a in which Mr. Luddy was held. | His capture is momeptarily expect- drink. Interment was in St. Mary's | ed, although he is credited with a d tery, where Father Daly conducted termination to expend his lasi bit of committal services. The pall bearers! cnergy, his last round of ammunition were Robert Murray, Thomas F.|in effort to escape. ackson, Ildward J. Dyer, Joseph A.| kEvery avenue of escape to those | Barry, Thomas Brennan and Irank |familiar with the country is being Kent. The flower beavers were | guarded, Richard Healey, Cyril Luddy, William (Continued on Third Page) Mourners at Obsequies—IFloral | TSt I, |0la Posey, Renegrade Indian, Desert- | Hundreds of mourners attended a| | solemn high mass of requiem for the | | late Simon Luddy this morning at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph’s church. Rev. | | Patrick Daly, pastor, was celebrant, [ Rev. T. J. Laden was deacon, Rev. J. | Leo Sullivan sub deacon and Rev, Stand All .’Ium‘. ceme- | R T Explosion of Gas Causes Wash. Market Damage New York, March 26.—Washington market was damaged today when an explosion of gas in a baker's oven et |shook the big structure and surround- i Hitary M ling buildings. William Roth of Jer- Meriden .M‘htaly M‘e“ |sey City who touched a match to the | | Resign After Squabble | ass filled oven, was badly burned and | Meriden, March 26. - Cantain Iu- | removed to a hospital ne F. Smith of Co. A, C. G., and Unwin and Arthur E. Mc Y. | 8¢ I Iirst Lieut, William Hirst have WILSON IN POLITICS | sent their resignations to Hartfora, | Heavy Vote Being Poled | Former President Writes to Colorado | it was learned today following a .ns.:‘ In Danbury Election Today\ | . : [pute with Captain Samuel A. Butler,| MLrel $6-<k Whge yote | Governor Asking That Democrat be|of Co. D. over . division of proceeds |y, ',w':',::"p":;_.q e Wb w38 city Pt from the recent Kaplan-Herman box-|yon peing held here today. A mayor | |ing match that was staged in the lo- |z (08 €00 PE BIE, G | Denver, March 26.—Woodrow Wil.|Cal state armory recently. = Captain g e ang members of the common son today asked Governor Sweet of|Smith is a Spanish war veteran and|cour i will be chosen. A. . Homer Colorado to appoint Huston Thomp- | organized the company he NOW com-|jyjow, a former member of the coun son, democrat, to a seat in the United |mands. cil 18 the republican candidate for States senate to succeed Samuel D, | | mayor and James B. Cuff, former Nicholson, republican, who died Sat-| % [ postmaster is the democratic candi-| |urday night. Thompscn now is a | THE. WEATHER | nli———— | | member of the federal trade commis. | | ey | Hartford, Mar. 26.—Forecast GET $25,000 IN GEMS [ |sion, ‘ | Governor Sweet announced he )mdil received the following telegram froml for New Britain and vicinity: New York, March 26.-=Automobile | Clo and colder tonight; jewel robbers who have left a trail | Tuesday fair and warmer, of smashed show windows for the the former president: 1! strong northerly winds, becom- past week today broke the window of | “I trust you will not titink it an unwarranted liberty if 1 express the| ' ing southerly «day. a jewelry store Broadway and I 105th street and escaped with gems| Ihope that you will select my friend valued at $25,000. Named as Senator. Huston Thompson for the vacant seat lln the senate.” {per cent wage inc |threads, yarns and twines. Average Daily Circulation I Week Ending ’3 39 March 24th PRICE THREE CEN'TS 'All Hope For Life of | Famous Actress is Abandoned by Attend- ing Physician, Who Says Death May Occur at Any Moment treme Unction Adminis- tered by Priest During Sudden Recovery of Pa- tient’s Consciousness. DEATH IS MATTER OF ONLY A SHORT TIME Lo March 26, 6:25 p. m. (By the Associated Press)—Dr. Labbe, a noted specialist in uraemic poisoning cases, examining Mme, Bernhardt this afternoon declafed that her death was “merely a question of time—perhaps a few hours,” Paris, after BERNHARDT ELIASON MAY LOSE POSITION INCITY HALL, Paris, March 26. ciated Press)—11:45 Bernhardt's condition has grown | worse during the last few hours and the household considers that the end is near. Shortly after noonga report sent out by the Central News said Mme. Bern- hardt has lapsed into unconsciousness. There was no change in Mme. Bern- \Assessors’ Dept. Scheduled!nurm' condition early this afternoon, Saait | She was being kept constantly under to Losc Assistant to the influence of hypodermic injections Linder and one of her physicians said he did (By the Asso- a. m.—Sarah i | \ \ | not expect her to live to survive the | day. 2 ? . i | Dr. Prevost said at' 3:15 that the From what is considered an au- | actress' condition was hopeless and 1::c;rmllf\;t ;r;urge. ren:[rtslwvreissuedlnmz she might die any minute. She aay h ayor A, M, Puonessa in vas o slee: n ate. Ihis drive to avold an overdraft of the | itaidisii Sape budget in the payment of the in-| {creased ries of the judge of police icourt and clerk of courts is to do away with the office of assistant to Assessment Expert Thomlas Linde the office now held by David Eliason The job pays $1 v and to have been inc on April 1 to, JO! 181,700, Mr. Liia ane of 1our}°°‘” Ly : the ex-servicemen who were engaged when | Mr. Linder first 1e to New Britain ! to install ment system, The ! p " bl i 1 data on buildings| Hundreds of the actress' friends |and their contents which are recorded | Were calling at the house in a steady in city hall. As the work neared |Stréam and the strect was sometimes compietion the other thre o re-|Crowded with the carriages and auto- ‘leased, but Eliason's with the mobiles of those coming in to pay lcity continued. The mayor feels that 'NeIv respects. } {he svetem 18 now on a working basis| . Mme. Bernhardt received Extreme and can be carried on withcut the' UNction during a sudden recovery of Gervioes of an assistant, it s reported, | APProximate consciousness that hegan hence the reported decision to dis- |2bout 3:10 o'clock. Father Reisler RNy | said she was suficiently conscious to employt ; The mayor stated today that he is| SHOW by movements of her hands and b otherwise, that she understood the not yet ready to make any announce- ment as to how he will avoid an ceremony. i overdraft, although he has on other| The week-end was one of tense ¥ inxiety in Bernhardt's home occasions said that he wili release (DXl ! on the employes if necessary. This he {s|Bouievard Pereire and a flood of mes- empowered to do only in the group|S8¢s bidding her have courage came of employes paid under the salary !0m her many friends on the conti- item of “general government." nent. ason’s salary comes under this head- ing. Given Paris, March 26.,3:15 py m.—Short~ 1y after 3 o'cloek priesy. arrived at Ime Berniardt's kome tdadminister treme ['nction. he priest, Father Reisler, came font the nearby church of St. Iran- Salles and his entrance into Bernhardt home was taken by the watchers outside as visible evidenge of the abandonment of hope, Discusses Funeral Plans Bernhardt this morning had retain- her mental alertnes: stonishing tho: bout her with her comments. Some! s, however, she caused them much pain by speaking of the agony she ‘was undergoing. At times, also she insisted on t ing of her own funeral. She was anxious to know vesterday whether the rosewood cof- fin she bought 30 years ago was still preserved, saying that she wished to be buried in it Jollies With Son As her son, deeply moved, mechan- ically crumpled up a scrap of paper and nervousiy threw it out of the window the patient found strength to tell him jokingly to be careful or he ed PRICE: OF COAL DOWN Dealer Announces Domestic Sizes Will Be Sold and Delivered for $16 Per Ton Effective Today. Shurberg, Franklin street coal dealer, this morning announced a re- duction in the price of coal ive immediately. Egg, stove and nut coal has been selling for $18 to $20 a ton but can now be purchased for $16 de- livered, Mr. Shurberg states. Pea coal would be called to account ‘“for is o be sold at $14 a ton, boulets at throwing things on the street” which $14 a ton and buckwheat coal at $11 iy contrary to a city ordinance. a ton. After the mid-day consultation of Mr. Shurberg is the first to the attending phy Dr. Desnos nounce a reduction in the price of fuel swid Vime, Bernhardt had been kept and states that he has over $00 tons alive during the day by hypodermic to be disposed of at this price, with | injectio nd that it was doubtful if more of it coming. The Franklin she would recover from her coma- street dealer said that there is not a iike sleep shertage of coal at the present time Comments on Death and there probably will not be for the This morning she went to next few month; sleep under the opiates, Bernhardt excinimed to the friends and members of the family gathered at her bhedside: “How very slow my death agony an- ans, before Selectmen Have Admitted 192 Applicants to Vote The boa town 'y cierk today admitted as © 34 applicants, which with 158 admitted Saturday makes a total of 192 for this vear's fon thus far. The session will be conciuded tonight at 7 o'clock. is" Shortly after 4 p. m., Mme. Ros- and arrived at the Bernhardt home. She entered the house weeping, sup- ported by h n 7,300 GET HORE PAY PIRE BOARD ME A specia commissioners zton at Lawrence and meeting of board of will held this Hall to act upon new viles regulations to become ef- fective the same time the two- platoon system is installed on Mon- day of next week. The appointment of men o the regular fire department force will probably be made at meeting to be held Tuesday might. fire North Adams Annosnce Increase in evenin oq - Efective April 30, Boston, March 26.—The Arlington mills with plants at Lawrence and North Adams, today announced an in- ase in wages to all employes ef- ective April 30. An aggregate of ,800 persons are invoived. The amount was not stated but it was thought to correspond somewhat with the 121% per cent advance annouhced recently by the American Woolen Co. The Arlington Mills, making wors- goods, are the largest of the NT INCREASE March 26.—A 121 ase effective April 30 was announced today by Smith and Dove Mfg. Co. The company employs interests whish have followed the lead about 400 and manufactures linen of the American Woolen Co,, in grant- |ing wage advances to date 121 PER C Andover, Mass,,