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| THE NEWS _ |__ THE DAY |. IT IS NEWS| 4 WEATHER - Fair tonight and Sat urday; cold wave. ‘ TWELVE PAGES Y VOL I. £10\; 16 TOK CHL t SCHOOS, - ROHES, MILLS » OF FUEL Will Insist on Use of Substi- tutes-Appeal Made at Meeting Today w_.__ SEVEN CARS IN THIS A. M. ‘ Finch-Pruyn Company Throws \Birdseye\ Reserves on Market ¢ No school, no church, no theatres. no industry, no public building will be closed for lack of fuel, if the local fuel administration can help it. And no consumer, public or private, can continue to burn coal of the or- dinary grades i#f he can use substi- tutes. 'This is the firm attitude of those in authority in Glens Falls and Wa:- ren county, and this policy, in both lits, divisions, was emphatically as salad as representatives of all big consumers and all dealers met this efternoon with Judge James McPhil- lips, secretary of the fuel administra- tion, to receive his earnest appeal for co-operation in doing all that they can to meet the fuel famine condi- tions that have prevailed here this week, and which have been felt more acutely than ever before this winter on account of the extremely coli feather that prevailed until last f! shi. **\ ~ It is the firm intention of Judge McPhillips and those associated with chim in the fuel administration to, keep every local institution and factory going, and to keep. every private con- sumer's wants supplied, and to do this Judge McPhillips will insist that every consumer burn substitutes that the fuel administration knows can be used. s -~ This morning the situation in Glens Falls was bettered to some degree by the armval of seven cars of coal. At the meeting this afternoon in . city hall fifty representatives of large -a consumers and dealers met with g‘Judge Mc Phillips, Father Lize, pas- tor of St. Alphonsus church reported that his church had one ton of coal on hand and his parish school one and one half tons. The Baplist church through Rev. Dr. D. A. Solly and Pow- ell. Smith reported that they had only enough to last over Sunday. J. Ward Russell reported that the schools could burn soft coal if obtain- able. The following amounts are on hand in the schools:-South street, 15 tons buckwheat; Ridge street, 40 tons stove; Big Cross, week's supply buckwheat; Sanford street, week's supply of soft coal; Glen street, T5 : ions egg coal. F. B. Chapman of Finch, Pruyn Company said that besides offering birdseye and slab wood to relieve the present shortage his firm has a supply of hard wood coming. , Councilman Wesley G. Braydon said he undergtood the city had fourty cords of wood on West Mountain and suggested that this be made available to the public. - The O'Connor coal company report- mod receiving one car of semi-anthra- ite last night and another today be- sides the two of egg and one of range received loday. Singleton: coal company recéived one car of range today and Finch, Pruyn & company one of egg. The Gfens Falls coal company sold its last bit of coal last night, shut down its yard and laid off its employ- es. This company has nine cars of anthracite and one of bituminous on tbmay. Five of them dre stalled at hawk. These cars were in the Muhawk freight yard on January 1} and have been there since. There has been a large increase in the demand for gas, electric and oil Scaters in this city during the coal thortage this 'winter, local dealers stated today. The largest increase seems to be in gas heaters of which many have been sold both of the fire' place type and the gas steam type. At the office of the Adirondadk Pow- er and Light Corp. it was said that the demand had 'béen so great that LAW ANSWERS - EVERY CHARGE MAQE BY SMH Gov. Refuses to Hear Witnesses --No Decision-Expected Until Next Week ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 19.-Every specific charge of inefficiency made by Governor Smith against Walter W. Law, Jr., Of WesiNiester, chairman of the state tax commission, was answer- ed by the commissioner at a . hearing before the governor this afternoon. The executive chamber was filled to capacity - with Republicans and Democrats. A large number of prom- inent Albany society women - were present. At the opening, the governor indi- cated there would be no decision be- fore next week. Just before the hearing cloged the governor denied a request by Sena- tor Brackett to call \several witness- es.\ to \corroborate the statements made by Mr. Law.\ \That isn't necessary, this is a hearing, not a trial,\ said the gover- nor. - A In closing,. Law asserted he saved the state $600,000 during the first year of his administration of the tax depattment. ,The governor charged Commission- er Law with having exceeded his ap- propriations® by $225,000. Law denied this, and submitted an estimate which he said would show he had $240,000 to 'spare after operating the tax de- partment for the first six months of the last fiscal year. Law asserted he would be able to conduct the workrof the department to the close of the fiscal year, June 30, without a \deficiency of one cent.\ The commissioner contended three laws passed by the last legislature, and for which no anpropriation was made, has imposed additional burdens in tax department. Commissioner Law hotly denied an assertion by the governor that he (Law) planned the finances of the tax department so there would be a de- ficiency for the last six months of the fin 1 wea uncai year. \I didn't do any such thing,\ Law declared. ~ Several times Law was prompted by his counsel, former Senator Edgar T. Brackett and J. Arthur Leve of New York. f p When the governor'asked Law why he created mew positions last August, with salaries totalling $17,800 annual- ly, he replied: \To take care of the additional work imposed upon the fax depart- ment by laws passed by the last leg- islature.\ Law contended he asked for an ap- propriation of $2,719,505 to conduct the tax department, instead of $2,488,- 908 as charged by the governor. \I couldn't help it because the bud- get committeo trimmed down my re- quest,\ said the commissioner. In his formal complaint, the gov- ernor charged Law with permitting collusion 'between employes in the automobile license bureau in New York city and.\outsiders\ in the issu ing of license plates. ~ Law denied this, saying the only person who ever recéived his auto license out of turn was the comptrol- ler of New York city. Long 'before the close of the ing, friends of Commissioner Law were jubilant. They asserted the com- missioner had more than offset every charge made by the governor. REFUSE TO FREE ARMY MAN HELD IN GIRL SLAYING SANDIEGO, Cal., Jan. 19.-Civil® and military authorities clashed today over the detention of Captain Louis L. Jacobs, Camp Kearny army sur geon, in commection with the death of Fritzie Mann, Oriental dancer. release the captain in custody of his superior officers. The request for Captain Jacobs' release came from 'Major Cohen, commanding officer of Camp Kearny. Captain Jacobs in- structed his attorney to Rstitute pro- 'ceedings for his release on a writ of habeas corpus, ~ the supply had been nearly exhausted but that more are expected daily, (_- Local hardware and household fur | nishing stores reported that the sale of oil heaters had been unusually ' heavy and that it had 'been difficult to , meet the demand, 'The second hand stores of the city also have been eaJK-z Continued on page two. ' ENTERTAINS FOR CHILD. Mrs. Fred Acker gave a party yes-. terday afternoon to celebrate the first birthday +anniversary of Joy Acker, Music and refreshments were énjoy- ed. The: guest; were! Mesdanies \Thomas Huestor, Frank Carter, George Theis, Mrs. Hulda Boyte of CIRCULATION BOOKS, PRESSROOM AND MAILING DEPARTMENT WIDE OPEN TO ADVERTISERS PLCE BEET TONE TWO MB, +third degree and Chief of Police Patrick refused to | Hewitt Allen i PRINCIPALS IN Daniel and Edward Fitzgerald and Raymond Murray Are Alleged Accomplices THEY WAIVE EXAMINATION Youth Who Saw Them in Ex- change St. Recognized Two of Them In city court - this morning - the three young men, who were arrested on Wednesday evening in connection with the fur coat robbery which oc curred at the B. B. Fowler store on the' evening of January 7 waived ex- amination on a charge of burglary I were held for the action of the Warren county grand jury by Judge Glassbrook. They are Daniel Fitzgerald, Edward Fitzgerald and Raymond Murray, all residents of Glens Falls. Judge Glassbrook, informed them that bail of at least $1,000 for each ‘woqld be required if either was in position to furnish it, N It is believed that they will be un- able to furnish bail in which event they will be taken to the Warren county jail this afternoon. The grand will meet next week. The police say they expect to take \master minds\ of the burglary. The three young men now under arrest ap- parently were tools of two other men who engineered the robbery. It is un- derstood that while the local youths took part in the robbery they did not receive any of the spoils as they were promised, the ringleaders get- ting away with every thing. It is understood that Daniel Fite gerald and Murray did not enter the store but remained outside on guard with one of the other men while Ed- ward Fitzgerald and the second miss- ing man entered the store and carried eleven fur coats valued at $800 from the sccond | floor to the \ basoment where they were passed through a window to the accomplices on the sidewalk who handed them to a man in an automobile which was waiting to carry away the stolen goods. Just as the driver of the automo- bile was about to start a Glens Falls youth passing down Glen street saw two of the local men, and believed he recognized them. Suspecting crooked work he com- municated with the police. Chief Jen- kins detailed Detective Kennedy to run down the burglars. Detective Kennedy followed sever- al important clues which resulted in the arrests of the three youths Wed- nesday night. The Glens Falls youths left the city the night of the robbery and returned a few days ago. On Wednesday night Detective Ken- nedy bad obtained sufficient evidence to warrant their arrest. Captain Hickey and Detective Kennedy made the arrests. ~ Chief Jenkins expects to corral the other two men. - A man now under suspicion is being held in an out of town jail. He is believed to be one of the men wanted. A nhotograph of this man will be forwarded to the chief to- day for the purpose of having the Glens Falls prisoners identify it. The \master minds\ are strangers. it is understood. and it is believed they are the same ones who have robbed several New York state stores of fur coats during the past few moriths. , Murray is an old offender locally. He is nnder parole from the Elmira Reformaftory, About two vears ago in company with another Glens Falls boy burglarized the Walk-Over Shoo store in Glen street. SEES ROBIN IN BAY ST. Lester Thomas, while walking down Bay street early this morning, saw a robin on a branch of tree near Christ church. He called the attention of a friend to this harbinger spring. ZAIL HEWITT WILL _ A petition was filed in Warren coun- ty Surrogate's Court this afternoon to returnable January 30. Mrs. Jessie J. named éxecutrix un- der the will. oward A. Glassbrook Utica and Miss Joy Rabr. appeared as atiorney for the petition- t . . ' FUR COAT THEFT] in custody today or tomorrow - the' of prove the will of Zail Hewitt, late of, Fs, and a citation was issued , .phonsgus' rectory. eee _GLENS FALLS, N. Y., FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1923 -_ 7/11/// 4 4 \I ? A A_ p P xflz/é/ézfi/i/ f/Z LZ A /;(///, 4&7/472/1/1' j 2306 + VISCOUNT PORTMAN DEAD. LONDON, Jan. 19.-Viscount Port: man died today, aged 63. - BENT ON DEATH. NEW YORK, Jan. 19-William Fur- man, 18, is in Bellevue hospital today in a serious condition following .an attempt to end his life by choking himself with a silk muffler in a cell where he was lodged after having fired five shots at June Menitz, 19. None of the shots took effect. Furman took Miss Menitz to task, police say forr eceiving a letter from another man. RIFLES FOR INDIA. LONDON, Jan. 19.-It is reported at Copenhagen that the Russian Soviet has sent half a million rifles into India, said an Exchange Tele- graph dispatch from that city today. ACCUSE GREESE OF MASSACRE. er, the western border of Turkey in. Thrace, said an official dispatch to the foreign office today. ' FLIER'S NEW RECORD. GARDEN CITY, N. Y., Jan. 19. - Lieutenant Alexander - Pearson, | Jt., whose flight from Dayton to New York in four hours and three min- 'utes, established a new record yes terday, hopped off at 9:05 o'clock to- «day on the return trip to McCook field, Ohio. Bradley Jones, civilian in- structor who was his passenger in the COL. RUSSELL DIES NORWALK, Conn.. Jan. 19.-Colf Gearge Daniel Russell is dead here at the ago of 74, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, one son, Dr. Frederick F. Russell of New York, who gained distinction for medical work during the late war, and one brother, George P. Russell of New York. {n! Russell commanded the 18th regiment, N. G., New York, in the Spanish-American war and his name is perpetuated American war veterans post in Brook lyn, N. Y. EROZEN AND BURNED OLEAN, N. Y., Jan. 19. -His feet so badly frozen that amputation of several toes is necessary, suffering from such frightful burns about the 'body that deatW appears certain, Seth Nottingham, 25, of Ischua, last night rescued his invalid mother from their burning fammhouse and saved her from a horrible death in the flames. 5 CALVES AT ONCE. WATERTOWN, N. Y., Jan. 19. - What is believed to be a record when it comes to calf production frotfi &a single cow was reported today from Oxbow, where a favorite bovine gave birth to five perfectly ~ developed calves, William Hutton, owner of the cow, counted twice before he could believe. The calves and mother are doing nicely. A FARM CREDITS BILL PASSES WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-The first of the administration's measures to extend more liberal credit facilities to American farmers-the Capper {arm tredits bill-passed the senate foday and now goes to the house. ord vote a fowr seconds after the sen- ate defrate? a motion by Senator Stanfield, Republican of Oregon to send the measure back to the senate barking and currency committee. _ PORK SARREL STUFFED WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Water- ways champions won a decisive vic- tory in the house this afternoon by voting $56,000,000 to improve , rivers 'and harbors for the next fiscal year, over the strenuous objections of ad- ministration leaders, who had set the figure at $37,000,000. The vote was 152 to 44. MISS GENIER ENTERTAINS. Miss Olive Genier gave a supper: party last evening af the Coffee Shop ia honor of Migs Ethel Morris whose marriage to Ledyard Witham of Hud- son Falls will take place tomorrow 'mornibg at 10:30 o'clock in St. AF Yellow roses and yellow candles made the table most attractivo. The guests were the Miss- es Ethel Blaisdell, Vera Fletcher, Mar- [tha Fletcher, Lucina Light and Mrs. Auretta Webster, : ICOL CHANDLER _ | Special by Wire PARIS, Jan. 19.-Greece has mass- ed 70,000 troops on the Maritza riv= which causes automobile accidents,. hilo ? . 4 il hour than over.\ record trip, again accompanied him. teen miles an hour th .| which the troopers have participated.. 'Siderable disorder resulting from in- in a Spanish | {the best ever employed by the city., The bili was passed without a rec-| ry F. Sinclair, head of .day, Senator La Foliette, Republican pears Monday on order of subpoena. en under the compulsion of legal pro- cess and a subpoena was therefore La Foilette. Avers tRourens BANISH TRAYS $500,000 Saving From Fire Loss Results ALIBANY, N. Y., Jan. 19.-New York state is rid of tramps. Fire insurance companies estimate $500,000 a year is saved by the de- crease in fires formerly caused by the presence of tramps in barns. This is the outstanding feature of the annual report of the New York state constabulary, submitted to the legislature today by Lieutenant Colonel George F. Chandler, superin- tendent. Chandler declares his men have driven tramps out of the state, an\ have broken up organized chicken stealing, and the robbing of truck gardens. , During the five years the state troopers have been in existance a total of 48,129 arrests have been made, with nearly 90 per cent convic- tions. The enforcement of highway laws is the greatest problem confronting the troopers, Col. Chandler declares. \When one considers,\ he said, \that the automobiles licensed in this state\ together with the visiting machines from other states, would, it placed end to end, make a continuous imesuu NVESNCATIONMAY Missing Man's Clothes Have Mysteriously Disappeared From Friend's House COURTHOUSE, BASTROP, La., Jan. 19.-A new theory that Harold L. Teegerstrom, missing government witness, had been murdered, was projected into the \hooded mob\ in- vestigation of Morehouse parish to- day during examination of Henry Jones, a farmer of Spyker and close friend of the missing youth. . Plans of state prosecutors to iden- tify more members of the mob were dropped temporarily when Jones re- vealed that the missing youth's watch and a bundie of Téegerstrom's clothes, left at Jones' home, had mys- teriously disappeared only twelve days ago. Jones claimed the clothes were obtained by Teegerstrom when the latter made a fleeting visit to Morehouse parish. The question directed at Jones in- dicated the state prosecutor feared the missing youth had met with foul play, Jones, howéver, declared Teeg- erstrom's brother 'had declared the boy was \living well.\ \How long was it after Teeger- strom's disappearance that you heard -of if?. B chiin of cars extending from New Fork through Albany to Buffalo nine times, one can understand the enor: mous amount of motor traffic in this state.\ Col. Chandler says it isn't speed \More accidents occur,\ he sald, \where motors are going under ff- Regarding industrial disputes in Col. Chandler says: \Unfortunately there has been con- dustrial, conditions in the state, and this department has been called upon frequently to aid the local authorities, but no innocent bystander has been shot and killed.\ ANTM AMA ia: T0 USE TRACTOR AGAiN TO PLOW CITY STREETS The tractor snow plow which was loaned to the city yesterday after- noon by the Adirondack Power and Light Corporation in about three hours succeeded in opening up ar double roadway on Bay street from the monument to Sanford street, when it was recalled 'by the corpora- tion to open' up the road to Spier Falls, which had become badly drift- ed. It is expécted that the tractor will be back in the city tomorrow morning to resume the work plowing the streets. Because of the short time the trac» tor was in use the street is not cleaned as desired by the city of- cials, but this work will be complet- ed tomorrow morning. The roadways were plowed to a width of about fifteen feet and automobiles now have no difficulty in passing on the street. This method\ of clearing the. streets of snow was said by an off- cial of the city this afternocpn to be If necessary the plow will be used Sunday. . LA FOLLETTE WON'T LET SINCLAIR TESTIFY TODAY when he got. to th¥ of | TWELVE PAGES _ PRICE THREE CENTS F + bart oo men oui auids dis s UP BV ARMED NEN - SyIMCS ON TEN - WITH MLK PAL: Henry Bertrand, Warrensburg; L Druggist, Offers Money _ .~ :' But Accepts Fight - - !. > GAT AND SACK LEFT BEKIND cmm Pair Drop Revolver and Sugar Bag When Victim Shouts For Help - Henry Bertrand, junior partner of the firm of Dickinson and Bertrand, Warrensburg druggists, was held up by two - armed men near at A4 | the | ~ Richards residence on Main street '~ - last night. Robbery must have been the motive of the assailants as they put up a hard fight and endeavored to knock out their victim with a re- volver. Bertrand was carrying a pail .. of milk with which he struck at the thugs. A fight ensued, Bertrand of-- fered to hand over his money but the robbers chose to attembt to overe 0% come him by violence. Bertrand finally\ - broke and the robbers fled Jeaving be - \He came to my house on the Sun- day afternoon following his - disap- pearance Friday.\ \What did Teegerstrom tell you | during thatf visit?\ \He said a man knocked at his door at 11 o'clock that Friday night and when he answered, the man ask. | Made. As he approached the Richards tex\ not say where he had been since that and I did not ask him.\ \How was he dressed?\ \In - khaki - trousers dark shirt.\ \He brought other clothes to your house \ \Yos sit.\ \Where are those clothes now?\ \They're gone.\ \You mean taken Away from your home?\ \Yes sir.\ \How did they get out house?\ *'\I don't know. I guess 'Teegerstrom came for them. He told me he might come back if things were all right.\ and of your \When did you miss theso clothes?\ \Last Sunday.\ \You think 1Zeegerst1'om visited your house 'again since these hear- ings started?\ & \Yes sin,\ \Where wore the clothes in' your house?\ , \In the bathroom.\ \'Well only you, your wife and Teegerstrom would know they were in the bathroom?\ \Yes sin.\ . \What clothes did he change?\ \He changed his boots and he took my overcoat fnd gave me his overcqat. He also took my cap.\ \You mean he exchanged overcoats with you?\ ~ \Yes sit.\ \Why did you change overcoats?\ \To change his identity:\ . \Did he disguise his features?\ \No sir.\ Jones declared he never had re- WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-The sen- ate oil investigation committee defi- antly accepted the challenge of .Har- - the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, to test the committee's authority to demand full transgetions since its formation of the Hyva corporation, a private Sinclair investment company. At resumption of the sessions to- of Wisconsin refused Sinclair permis- sion to testify voluntarily until he ap- \It seemed advisable that Sinclair's testimony should in the future be tak- issued and served upon Sinclair,\ said Under senate rules, whenever a wit- ness summoned defaults or refuses to answer a question, he shall be deem ed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $1,000 or less than $100 or imprisoned for not more than one year or less. than one month. _ Should Sinclair on Monday again refuse to produce the books of the Hyva corporation La Follette declared today he was determined to \go the: » {been traced to Edward C: Fox who enjoyed a sleigh-ride last evening to Fort Edward, There wore eighty-four of them in three large sleighs. Upon their ceived his clothing back and could give no explanation for the disap- pearance of 'Teegerstram's clothing. ! Continued on page two. HOLD MAN WHO SENT THREAT TO HARDING CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 19.-A tele gram addressed to President Harding demandin@ $100,000, \or I will kii you.\ said to have been mailed to the Postal Telegraph Company and signed \Mrs. Edward C. Fox,\ has was arrested here (his morning by detectives. Fox is held pending a hearing before Federal commission ers on charges of fraudulent use of mails. Numerous threatening letters to high public officials have been traced to Fox, inspectors say. ALTAR BOYS ON sLEIGHRIDE. The Altar boys of St. Mary's church return, hot chocolate, \hot. dogs\ ice cream a blood from cuts on his head and face. - and cake were serv. | was assisted to his pharmacy by s6v- - 'handled, 32 calibre revolver loaded in five chambers. ~ ' According to Mr. Bertrand he had locked the drug store about ten o'clock and was on his way home when the attempt at robbery was ed him to come out to the car to [residence he noticed two men coming talk, He said he went along but foward him but supposed : that they torae | were towilspeople. n or four imen in the car. He said that Out on the sidewalk to pass the pMif made him suspicious so he moved [they each pointed a revolvér at him away fromthe car. He did not say [and commanded him to throw up his ° what happened after that and he did hands. When He~tuzned Mr. Bertrand who was not able tc recagrmize tho men in the dim light thought that some one was trying to play a practical joke on him. Instead of complying with their command he asked them who they were and whal they wanted of him. Then as one of . the men struck at him. Bortran? swung the pail of milk that he war cartying and struck the other mar against the side of the head, Both men closed in on the phar macist and tried to knock him dowr with their guns. After fighting sever al minutes with their supposed vic tim who was trying his best to gei away and incidentally landing some good blows, the two men thinking that the noise might have attracter [the attention of some one, loosened their bold for an instant. . Mr. Bertrand was told by the hold up men not to make a noise. Wher they began to close in on him and the butts of the revolvers were being swung at his head he made up his mind that he would take a chance a' being shot and so he shouted for help The hold-up men immediately begar to work faster but every attempt to land a blow which would lay him ou! was frustrated. by Mr. Bertrand. Ho was struck several glancing blows on the head but none of them was 0° sufficient force to render him uncons -clous. Mr. Bertrand offered the men what money he had if they would let up o» him. He carried about $25, a $5\ watch and an $800 ring, besides his store keys. When the assailants realized {hai Bertrand was too much for them they made a quick get-away going up the hill past the Burhans residence. Mr. Bertrand dashed down the street calling loudly for help. Near the residence of Miss K. Lillian Ross he was met by James Keays, Jr., who was standing in front of the Fairy- land theatre and had started on a run up the street when he heard the ory of help., , Mr. Bertrand had 'been singled out for the hold-up as five minutes before he closed up the proprietor of a meat market next to his store had closed up and had passed the two men on 'the street without being interfered | with. The holdup was staged about one: fourth of a mile from the store. . Four state troopers tried to locate the hold-up men last night. They did not legvée Warrensburg by trolley car 'and there was no indication that they had an automobile. There are ho marks on the revolve'* | which would indicate who owns it or where it came from. The burlap bag which the authoti ties have as a clew is a sugar baz and ig labelled \Refined Sugar.\ Mr. Bertrand who was covered with 6d in St, Mary's Social hall. at eral young men who were attending Band a sack and a Iver-Johneon pear} -~
