The evening world. Newspaper, November 20, 1916, Page 5

Slee hea saan eeaedetaaenetie: Vell edaseanaiennte aia maaan a A accacan an. oa maayen payee reenamenente ee ome svinv ist nlowsepnanetiecseninenigialininteensitiiaalainiaiyhaniaatantatiibantean. . —_ - THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, O0 COAL DEALERS CALLEDBY SWANN, PRICES TO DROP Frank Burns es Pestinn Books of His Company at Open- ing of Inquiry. FAMINE FELT UP-STATE. Middletown Has Telegraphed * an Appeal to President Wilson for Relief. District Attorney Swann to-dae opened his investigation to discover if there has e« ® conspiracy among coal dealers to boost prices, with the examination of Frank Burne of the coal distributing firm of Burns Pros. Mr. Burns pro duced certain Looks and papers and was Instructed to bring afternoon, The Evening World's publication of facts showing there wos no actual coal shortage, which brought sudden drop tn price from a ton, atill remains Imports price stabilizer, The price re matin At $8.75 here although there appears to be an actual shortage In meee up-State cities, Middletown, N. has appealed to President Wilson tea reef. “We are facing a terrible situ. ation,” said District Attorney Swann to-day. “I think we shall gat at the bottom of It soon and find out Just who are to blame for the sudden in crease in price and the existence of the wo-called ‘famine.’ “We have sutpoenaed more than twenty coal merchants, wholesale, re- tall and emall peddlers, ai we ex- peot that when we have examined them, alded by the reporte furnished by Poltee Commissioner Woods, we shall know where the blame Hes.” An ofMfetal of Burns Brothers told The Evening World to-day that they are charging $8.75 a ton for coal to the consumer. “There has been no change for days,” he said, “and there is none in sight; though there ts no telling what the effect of a cold wave might be.” There 1s a strong belief among bic coal consumers to-day that the price of coal is to take a su: the result of the Inv the alleged conspiracy price. It 1s said the ' companies are disgusted at ith atie themselves under suspicion, and that they are going to flood the New Yor« ‘market with coal and smash the Price down to normal—perliaps lower J. ¥. Bermingham, President of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Com ny: when asked about the! report, "T don't ‘know anything about it.” "Do yeu expect to ehip more coal New York this week?” he waa door now exists others: thin * replied Mr. “hut no very great or crease, We shall b Pecause we have expect to ee more Bere.” nee PARRISH BEATEN IN PEN. bieged White Slaver Goes to Trial Covered With Bandages. When David Perreath) allas Widtoted for white slave 1 trial before Inder t Beneral See jovered with pla veer “What happened?” fudge Noval sky asked William TH. Weissler, at torney for Parrish, “He was beaten up in the prison pen,” replied the Inwyer. "Iii nose ' mashed, hin eyes discolored, his jeeth broken and” — Hold on,’ ejaculated the “he's ntiil alive, inn't he? Assistant Dt « th Judge ° to testity fe tacked the two and roceived ie in return Aeitt & Compang’s aaten of Beet in New CREDIT TERMS $3.0 Down on $50-% 5-00 “75.00 7 “ “ 100: 19. = 4 150.00 15-« “ 200-9 25-0 “ ** 300-0 FREE BRASS BED fark APARTMENTS FURNISHED COMPLETE FROM $50 TO $500 Cpen Monday & Saturday Evenings COLUMBUS AVE. BET. 103 &104.ST. GIRL HURLS ACID AT DANCE: PLEADS SHATTERED ROMANCE: vu ed he | admitted she yilee Court, charged with felonious Mary Christopher, who ac- was similarly ar ralgned, Catterson was severely burned about the face, an were Jonsph Kelcora of No. 4614 Carpenter Avenue, and Anna Foley, eighteen years old, of No, 922 Ww Bronx Youth, ith, Who, She Says, Broke Promise to Wed, and Two Others Victims Pleading her fifteen-months old} +6 in. the child, the imminence of another and) nat, and a Was made ¢ repeatedly broken premises to marry | seize th ¢ oy re ith ‘4 exonse for he beth Rafferty, a Yor * CONDEMNS ORIENTAL cUuLTs.| Mintater Bri threw carbol face of Raymond Catterson, Label one, of No, 632 Bast ‘two Hundred and in the hirtyefifth Street, Ins lrty-tifth Street, Inst night, while! yi, was sitting at a table during @ who 4 ince at the Wakefield Casino, Nol nant 4 wal W Pains Avenue y ve girl wa wigned before Ma year D yest |WA ie x PIANOS and Waters-Autola Player Pianos represent the highest degree of pertection in Tone, Qual- ity, Finish and Construction, Yet they are the lowest priced good pianos sold. 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