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New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
Defaulting Cashier Lays
Plight to Bucket Shops
Conroy, in Cell, Tells of Temp
t"lions Hesct,ing Small Town
Bank EmpIOycc

SYRACUSE. Feb. II. - Robert {.
Conroy. former cashier OF thc Citizens
National Bank. at Hammond, st. Law
renee County. whose alleged shortage
Of SS0000 ncccssi'atcd closing the
banks doors, talked freely to-day in
tn" jail At Canton and expressed tho
nope for a chance 'to wipe this stain
from my charactcr."
"Thc temptations that besct the
cashier of small town bank arc
greater than officers. dcpositors o.
any one else realizes" Conroy said
"Thc small town cashiers salary is
small mine was $500 i vcar He
must maintain social position. The
Arcctors and officials leave everything
t" the cashier In many cases tho y
know httic o. nothing nj banking
there arc no other employees, cNccp:
usually girl. 10 watch the cashier
and it is easy Tor him to cmbc1zlc
During al tho tine ! have been IN
the Hammond bank I have never had
a vacation.
"My initial error" Conroy said
that step which ed me to my pres
cnt pr"dicamcnt. was made in 1918 or
1915. when began playing the stock
market on a margin account. | was at
that time playing with my own money
only"
Later speculstions. he said we're
with brokerage houses which since
have failed
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
New Process for Making Steel
Cheaply From Iron Ore Found

over the rcrorted ability of Mr. Nc
knight TO utilize his new process in the
production of such alloys MS uranium,
vnnadium and tellurium.
The technical nature Of the new pro
cess was rot made public, but il was
SAID That 1t is not complicated and
that the Transformation Of the raw orc
INTO steel will greatly lessen the pros-
en' production costs of the finished
product.
MIR. Mcknight lives at 1l9 Federal
street, North Side. Tic is we'll known
IN this city. Samples Of steel, said to
have been made by the new process. arc
on exhibition in his office Steel manu-
iacturerS who have examined these
samples declare that they represent a
NIGH grade product-one that is very
costly TO rroducc.
a French scientist recently an
nounced the discovery Of q method bv
winch iron ore could be turned into
steel in one process.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
II Wdshington Pessin,istic
rs Coal Crisis Develops
Officials BeIiere Both Operators
and Miners Will Fight, and
Fear the Effect on Industry

From The T,I0ume's Washington Bureox
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.--Washing-
ton is watching with painful anxiety
developments at Indianapolis this
week. The outlook for peace at In
dianapolis ic regarded by high officials
here as far from good. The same ap-
plies to members of Congress who are
keeping in close touch with the situa-
tion in the coal fields. AS matter
of fact, an extremely pessimistic view
of things is taken here, one that ordi-
narily would not seem justified. This
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
Srccici pfspotch TO Tho Tr,b.,,.


PlT1SBC RGH. Feb. ro.-Rohert Me-
Knight. mctalurgist and chemist of
'h's city, announced to-day tina, he had
perfected process which will nroducc
not only steel from iron orc, but also
V"an'' tungsten. uranium. vanadiun
and tellnrium. as we'll As a comhinat;on
o' these alloys. to be taken from the
raw ore.
Extensive experiments with the new
process have been under way for scve
'"' aays' according to the announce
ment. and to further enable Mr. Mc
hn'Sht to carry on his experiments on
commercial scale. the kittanninr
,ro" IRON and Steel Company. Ki.tanninr,
fa.' has offered him the use Of bla st
'urhace and steel mill While the
announcement. OF the discovery Of the
new process did not come as a surn~isc a
10 several steel manufacturers in this
territory. there was surprise expressed
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
Three Are Killed When Auto
Ts Wrecked on Trolley Pole

BALTIMORE, Feb. 12.-Three men
were killed and one other injured when
an automobile in which they were rid
ing struck an oron trolley pople on Gay
Street. near Fallsway, to-day. The auto
struck the iron upright with such force
that the pole split through the ma
chine to the rear of the drivers seat.
Tho engine of the car was driven
through the side of the automobile and
thrown fifty feet, while the dead and
injured were tossed 100 feet away.
The dead are: William ]. Walsh,
Warren johnson and Joseph A. Kelley,
a member of the 18th Field Artillery.
The injured is William F. Gill jr.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
Retired Police Sergeant Ends
Life Week After Wife Dies

Former Police Sergeant Michael Riley,
of Mount Vernon, N. Y, who retired
from the police force as pensioner
three months ago, after thirty years.
service, shot and killed himself in his
home at Mount Vernon yesterday. He
Is believed to have been mentally unbal
anced following the death of his wife
A few minutes before firing the shot
ne remarked to his son that there would
soon be "job for the coroner" Coro-
ner Fitzgerald is investigating the
shooting.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
Fall OH Icy Step Fatal
Janitor Killed After Sweeping
Snow OFF Sidewalk

Frank Posky, fiifty-two years old,
living at 844 East Ninth Street, was
fatally injured last night when he
slipped on an ice covered sidewalk at
the entrance to his home. His skull
was fractured and he died an hour
later at Bellevue Hospital.
Pe!sky is employed as janitor of
tie building. He had been sleanng
snow from the sidewalk and was
about to re-enter his apartment in
the basement when he slipped on the
step and struck his head against an
iron railing. He was insensible when
picked up and died without regaining
consciousness.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
Chicago Ponzi'
Owes Millions
AS Bubble Pops
Investment "Ccnius Of Is
Holds Abou, 80. 500 900,
Representing Life Savings
Of o,OnO. Chiefly Aliens
40 =. C.. Interest His Bait
Has Only Gas Stock Left,
aud May Repay a Tenth:
Seeks Safety in Jail

CHICAGO. l"b. 10 Raymond J.
Biscfo'f, taken into custody yesterday
aficr involuntary proceedings in bank
ruptcy had been in instituted nrainst him
by creditors, to-day admitted that he
owes about $500 900. representing the
savings Of c 1000 Chicagoans. mostly for
cigncrs less than 81 600 worth OF
oil and gas stock of doubtful value is
available to meet the obligations, it was
announced
BischoT, whose financial operations
apparently rival those Of Charles Ponzi,
OF Boston, expressed relief when taken
into custody by deputy marshals. He
had received threats from those he is
alleged TO have hceced, he SAID, and was
afraid to venture INTO the south and
west side districts, where most Of his
victims live
Twenty five Years of Age
The Central Trust Company was vcs
terdav appointed receiver for Bischof.
Felix Strcyckmans. attorney for tho
creditors, said he hoii"vcd R.schoN' 6
liabilities VIII run near 5000 900 and
that the receiver VIII he lucky to real
lzc half the face value Of the stock
held BY him. BischoT is twcnt,-.ivc
years old. By paying large returns on
money borrowed in a few particu ar
Instances. hc gained reputat as A
financial wizard among the people with
whom he dealt, according to Federal
agents. Profits of 90 per cent on short
term loans were said to be common
and Hischof is said to have paid as
high as 100 per cent interest
''Rein,csted" Profits
According to Mr.. Streyckmans, only
the creditors that objected to long
waits were paid in actual cash. The
rest, he said, were content to accept
their alleged earnings in moyS notes.
Some OF the people sold almost all
they owned to give Bischof money, Mr..
Strcyckmans said One man. he said,
sold his home for $1,000 and turned
over $500 to Bsohotf
James }. Kelly, attorney for BischofF
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
Dry Agent Slain on Road
Shot From Ambush After West
Virginia Raids

HUNT'NGToN. ". Va, Feb. 12.--
William Meade, tairty-Geo gears Old.
attached 10 the state staff OF prohibi-
ton enforcement agents operating il
Wayne County, ". Va. WAS sho. from,
ambush and instantly killed tonight On
a road near Dnnlow. W Va. according
to Information sent to authorities here.
Meade, VINO r'as appointed TO the
enforcement staff two months ago. was
alone when fired upon, according to tne
report. Bloodhounds have been rushed
here ot the request Of Dunow author
itics.
Several raids were conducted IN
Wayne County recently by the squad
to which Meade WAS attached. result
ing in several arrests and the conhscs-
ton Of Stills and liquor.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
y" owners Niuzzlc Figaro"
Until They Take Possession

ssv Si'' % Eco l2.-Transfer on Febru-
an inanor ol ownership of the "Figaro,"
Cotr morning newspaper, to NJ
sfoun ., perfume manufacturer, and a
s.en i associates is announced. This
n ansn,. .aA@n. the announcement says,
he ness 'a 20 a legal notice served by
,ary of .pI"hers on NJ. Calmette, secre-
editor;.l 'ne S: corporation. forbidding all
gn.il ~ discussion in the newspaper
'neg take possession.
Gassoo frigaro' was edited in 1914 by
ned Dalnette, VINO was shot and
Aper os Nine. Caillaux because the
Csilla,Sa accused her husband. Joseph
and fasi fssi, minister of Finance. Of craft
snsrges' ''iy dragged her name into the
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13

"na' TO certain extent would be a
m,oPosai ~, Tor sympathetic walk out
ne authorities declare that the older
abroad men, and especially the engi-
"ecrs and the conductors. would think
'wice before cmbarking on strike in
winch they would stand to lose their
seniority rights. old uge pensions and
"lher advantages of lengthy service
On the road even though they now
Io'n ION heartily with the other brother
MOOD members in voicing wage cut nro
'csts. dissatisfaction with decisions of
'hc United States Railroad Labor Board
ana other grievances.
IL was his realization that all Of thu
hfitlsh railroad workers would not obey
inc strike orders in the 1921 crisis tbat
lcd j. II. Thomas, the head of the
transport workers in England, to rc
peal them.
Nevertheless. the engineers and con-
ductors are in number only small
portion, although very influential por
non OF all the organized railroad work
crs and even il all of them remained on
'ne Iob. which is most unlikely, they
cou'a not prevent q vitality serious in
terruption of transporta tion with the
members of the other brothcrhoods en-
CaelnG in a walk out
That some of the brotherhoods strong
~ favor an alliance with the mine
WORKERS was made clear tonight by
r. r. Crable, president Of the United
brotherhood of Maintenance Of Wsv
Employees and Railway Shop Laborers.
who on arriving here for 81 conference
with MIR. Lewis, said that his orQaniza-
zion, for which he claimed member
ship of 100000, Stands committed" to
ef.ecting "some form Of coalition Of the
miners and railroad unions"
No matter what is done at the Chi
ceago confercnce--one report reaching
here to-day was that the brctherhoods
may 60 no further than to adopt PESO
luhons expressing sympathy for the
miners-lt appears to many disinterested
students OF the situation that it is one
caIIlng for an effort at real understand
ing and careful, temperate action on the
part OF the employers concerned, little
more tact and diplomacy on tho part Of
the government and the earnest consid-
Grafton and study on the part of the
public.
For this reason these observers have
not taken kindly to the statement that
the Department Of Justice will back the
open shop made by Attorney General
Daugherty few days ago, which they
regard as anything but step in the
right direction in dealing with the sit-
uAtion.
Tomorrow tNc merits of III, fssucs
6etWeeN the mine Workers ard oneyn-
tors, os contained IN O. mose Of anotcrioy
collected from doth sides bu tic Tjqbuue
correspondent IN Pennsylvania and else
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13

today asserted that his client had vio
lated no law but has simply lost money
by speculation
Creditors may receive 10 cents on
the dollar, Mr.. Kelly said. when Bisch-
offs holdings are liquidated
Federal authorities intimated there
was no basis for prosecution
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
Kills Self in Fear That Wife
Is Russian Famine Victim

BINGHAMTON, N. T., Feb. Il
Failing to hear from his wife in Russia
within the last three years and dis
tracted by fears that she has been
among the country's famine victims,
was said to have caused Martin Vojpek
to commit suicide in a cemetery here
to-day.
Vojpek's mental condition caused his
detention recently in the Binghamton
State Hospital. He had threatened
suicide twice before.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
psn,ria Gets Bri,isb Crc,Ii,

'istemen,. req. IA Vienna official
,se Bsvs,s according to a dispatch to
ia,fitisb NJ. W. Agency, says that the
ass Gro, sa,h'ster has Informed Austria
'asse s,sat eses.. Britain will Grant an ad-
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
THE FINEST THING YOU
BUY WHEN YOU BUY A
PIERCE-ARROW

L HERE ARE workmen in the Pierce
Arrow factory who are more con-
cerned about the good fortune of
Pierce-Arrow Car than any owner
could possibly be. Their pride in their
work and its consummation in the
car they have so earnestly striven to
make perfect, is the finest thing you
buy when you buy Pierce-Arow.
The reason for this feeling is that
Picrce-Arrow is not machine made
product in strict sense. Machines
help tremendously, with their: power
and their accuracy, but each caris per-
fccted in its finer and more individual
needs with handwork, and it is hand
work Of kind calling for the highest
spirit of craftsmanship on the part of
the workman.
HARRoLDs Moron CAR COMPANY
Ne70 York and Brooklyn
ELLIS Moron CAR Co.
Nrz,avk and T;srtsu
P1ercc-Arr0
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13
ARABIAN ETIQUETTE

ARABIAN ETIQUETTE
The Arabs seldom or never
touch their meat with the
left hand.
To disjoint a fowl, for in
stance, two people sitting
near together use their right
hands.
What a revelation the
CHlLDS restaurants would
be to these children Of the
desert.
For there they would see how
easy it is to eat chicken with
out touching it with either
hand.
Served between sAsss 81
toasted bread and es~srsa
with delicious sravy-hsf
chicken sandwich VIII yses.
table.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13

Tomorrow 'Nc merits Of the ISSUES
between the mine workers ard opeyo-
tors, as contained IN O. mosa Of motcrio,
collected from 6oth sides bv tic Tribune
correspondent IN Pennsylvania and else
achcrc, aviW be presented.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-13

While it is believed by some au
thorities on the subject that they
would, others hold that the Issuance
of strike order would bring about
division of the brotherhoods on the
ouestion. and especially were the ques-
ton put up to them on the baSls Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09
CENTRAL VT. MEN OPPOSE.
Straw Vote Among Shopmen Showed
Harding Plan In Disfavor.

st. Adams, Aug. 9.-At a meeting
Of all of the shop crafts of the Cerural
Vermont railway who are out on strike
held yesterday the latest proposition
of President Harding was discussed. A
straw vote was taken to see whether
the men would return to work under
those terms. The result showed that
they would not.
The latest request by the president
was that the shopmen return to work
at the same time requesting the rail
roads TO assign them to work and
asked workmen and carriers TO submit
disputed questions of seniority TO the
railroad labor board. He asked both
parties to agree to the decision ON
seniority rendered by the labor board.
The result of the vote yesterday
showed that the shopmen have little
hope that the labor boards decision
would favor them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09

CINE of which was taking on water
near sulphur Springs, Nc. BY infer
ence, the engineer Is held accountable
for failing to heed the signal. Yet the
fact that the block signal was set
against the further progress Of the
steel coach train does not remove en-
tirely the responsibility Of the train
men Of the standing train, whose EN-
ginemen had stopped to take water on
the locomotive. Having stopped on
the main line in order to take on wa
ter, the enginemen Of the standing
train could easily have made things
donbly sure by sending back a brake
man a reasonable distance to warn the
engineer Of the second train; but that
precaution seems to have been over
looked. With several hundred lives
entrusted to their care, it would seem
to have been wise precaution to sup
plement the artificial warning BY post (
ing brakeman back down the track
to warn any approaching train, which
might have, encroached ON the block
No doubt some Of the two score Of
lives might not have been sacrificed
and the many, many scores Of injured
might have been spared their suffer
ing. Therefore, in placing the blame
for the terrific accident there should
not be disposition to place the re-
sponsibility wholly on the engineer Of
the colliding train who by the way, is
dead and cannot defend himself against
charges of dereliction Of duty The
train crew of the standing train have
some sense Of responsibility and ought
to be held to account for failure to
meet all reasonable requirements.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09
E@g,> 49,
F. II. Rogers &
Company
STATE FAIR CATTLE SHOW.
This Department Will Be Large ait
White River Junction Sept. IL, -,
IA, and is.

4
The Vermont state fair this fan tt
be held at White River Junction Sept
II, Is, Ia and Is, win be remarkable al
q cattle exhibition. Not only with the
display Of high grade cattle include ex-
hibits that will come from other states
but herds from Vermont win be con.
spicuous both in numbers and high
breeding
The Vermont cattle viii include
Holsteins from the state prisoh at
Windsor, Holsteins from the state
hospital at Waterbury, Jerseys from
the State Agricultural school at Ran
dolph and Ayershires from the Indus
trial school at Ncrgennes.
Among the individual exhibitors
will be NJ A. Woodbury., proprietor Of
the Appletree Point farms, Burlington
who will show Guernseys.
With both the Stillman and Phillips
strings Of Morgans included in the
Morgan horses show this department
of the fair will be most interesting
Frank II. Orcutt OF New Jersey will be
the judge in this department.
In anticipation Of the largest crowds
that have ever visited the state fair,
Secretary Fred L. Davis, to insure bet
ter protection for the visitors, has
had three foot board fence con
strncted around the oval formed by the
trotting track and FIVE foot wire
fence on the outside of the track. With
purses aggregating $4,000 and with
an entry list that is many times great
er than in former years the trotting
features of the fair promise in them
selves to draw record crowds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09

Miss Ruth, of Fact Ca ais we're in iht
place Saturday. Mrs. Brown attended
the w. r. G. meeting.
Edwin Smith is working for vaugh-
Burnham in East Calais
Lavake Ainsworth was recent Wis
itor in Adamant
II. H. Carr is doing carpenter work
for Frank Daniels in South Woodbury.
Mrs. Alice Carley of East Calais Wis
tied Mrs Roy Jackman Friday.
Mrs. L. NJ. McAlliser of Williams.
town attended the w r. c. meeting on
Saturday at Memorial hall.
Mrs. Jennie Leonard is caring for
John Gocdell. who is quite i'll at the
home of Austin Cate on east hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee A. French and son
and party of friends from Williams
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09

As the Mortified News sizes up the
situation respecting the probate Judge
position in the Washington county dis
trict, "Of the three candidates for this
place, Mr.. Earl Davis Of Barre seems
in our opinion to best fill the require
ments" because the ''best interests Of
Washington county demand trained
legal mind for this place" The CON
temporary's opinion is one that is
shared by considerable percentage of
the voters of the county when they
come to think OF the requirements of
the position, especially if they them
selves are to have business to trans
act with probate court. Feeling that
way about it, they must follow il up
with their votes at the primary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09
! NORTH CALAIS

NJ A. Slayton was visitor in Wood
bury Friday.
S. B. Nelson was a business visitor in
Montpelier Friday.
c. y. Adams was business visitor in
Hardwick Saturday.
Mics Ila RowelI is the guest OF rela.
tives in Eden.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams motored
to Troy Sunday to visit relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. L, NJ McAllister and
daughter Eleanor, Mrs. A. A. Reed and
Miss Ruth Bruce of WilIiamstown are
in the Forest cottage for two weeks
vacation
Mrs Elmer Brown and daughter,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09

The first hole in the Washington
county Democratic ticket comes in the
announcement by Burton u. Bailey Of
Montpelier that, being federal Office
holder tpostmaster) at present, he will
have to decline the nomination for
probate Judge for the district Of
Washington county. Postmaster Bal
ley's deelination was perhaps discount
ed by the fact that the Democratic
county convention assigned the task OF
filing vacancies to one of its number.
It must have been known that Mr..
Bailey would decline to run. His fit
ness for the position was not doubted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09

town visited at the Forest cottage on
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. G. =. Adams were Wis.
itors in Troy Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Jersey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jersey and daugh-
ter Of Hopedale, Mass. were recent
callers at the home Of Mrs S. +. Dai-
, ley.
y. 2. Walbridge and daughter OF
Cabot were callers in the place Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bates and
daughter. Miss Mildred, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. w Cate visited at the Cate
cottage Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. p. Rowell and son
were in Hardwick on business Satur-
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09
CURRENT COMMENT
State Expenses.

The Bennington Banner is another
newspaper that doesn't take much
stock in the statement OF Auditor
Gates that there will be balance in
the state treasury at the end Of the
current fiscal year, instead of deficit
as he predicted several months ago.
Indeed, there seems to be more or less
suspicion that Mr.. Gates made his re-
vised estimate for the benefit Of some
of his political friends but that Of
course. may be wholly without basis.
What Mr. Gates apparently did was to
base his revenue estimates on figures
that failed to- make allowance for
shrinkage in the grand lists.
The Banner, like most Of the other
papers, not only doubts Abe Foote'S
assertion that there is no need Of a
direct state tax but contends that it
IL better for the people in general to
have the major part Of the state reve-
nue. collected in that way because they
feel it more and therefore are likely
to watch its expenditure more careful
". The Banner. by the way, thinks
neither candidate for governor has
proposed or endorsed an efficaeious
remedy for governmental extrava-
gance
In its opinion the bulk Of the mon
ey wasting Is due to some Of the de-
partments that have built up big
bureaus to do business that was bet
ter done few years ago with less
than one-quarter of the present over
head The Banner names the depart
rhent of education and the department
Of highways as the worst offenders,
and ventures the statement that the
overhead of these could be reduced
from 100000 to $l50,000 year with
out the least detriment to the serv-
ices. II calls the district health off
Ger system an expensive failure, and
suspects there are few men on the
of the state fish and game de-
partment that are not doing much to
earn their money. The Reformer also
has this suspicion. -Brattleboro Re
former.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09

The twenty two members Of the old
Seventh Vermont Regiment who met
recently in Rutland for their annual
reunion we're few in numbers but a
host in public esteem. May there be
enough Of the ia survivors Of the
regiment to hold many more reunions
and to recall the days Of '6l-65.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09
Long Hours.

A recently arrived northerner in
Louisiana had begun conversation
with an old man on the plantation
where he was visiting.
"TeIl mes uncle" he asked. "what
kind OF hours do you work here How
long do you work."
well, sab, we works from can't sec
to can't see. Judge.