New Britain herald., 1923-02-21
NEW PRESIDENT OF WARREN
MASS, NATIONAL BANK GONE
AND so IS ABOUT $2I2,OOO
STATE Police silent
ON SALE 0E COAL HERE
Egan Reported Satisfied
With System of Citizens
Coal Co.

The result Of the investigation made
by Thomas y, Egah. former sunerin-
tendent of the state police, now super
visor OF the state department OF
weights and measures and an un-
known state policeman, late yesterday
afternoon. at the yard OF the citi-
zens' Coal Co. following the COM
plant 10 Mayor Paonessa OF g., Gatti
that he had paid 81 for five bags OF
coal which were said 10 have been
marked as weighing so pounds apiece
could not be aseertained today. TN
officially, IL IL said that Egan was
satisfied that the coal company was
giving full measure and that the man
was not justified in his complaint. be-
fore he left the city yesterday after
noon. but this cannot be verified
through any source. Supt. X. T. Hur-
ley would not comment on the report
that Egan handed In to him, IL he
handed any. and Mayor Paonessa was
sick at his home.
seaelr OF Weights and Measures
Carl A. Carlson stated that, In his
opinion. full weight of coal was given
by the coal dealers in each bag. al
though they had been marking the
hags less than what was probably
their actual weight as matter OF
protection against short weight should
one bag not come up to the average.
None of the parties involved in
bringing about the investigation were
available when sought for an inter-
view, with the exception of Hurley.
and his silence rivals that OF King
Tut-Ankh Amen, for the last 5000
years or so. He issued a general
statement on coal today but had
nothing further to say"
1t has been learned from various
sources that the practice of weighing
a bag of coal, to be sold at dollar,
has not been common in this city. 1t
Is taken for granted that a bagfull
will weigh very close to 100 pounds
and the dealers do not like TO waste
the necessary time to weigh in bag
lots on large scales. Receipts have
been given for the coal, establishing a
minimum weight per bag of so
pounds with the knowledge that they
will weigh more. This has been done.
It is said, with the knowledge, at
least. Of Sealer of Weights and Meas
ures Carlson.
Gatti became exercised when he ex-
amined his receipt after purchasing
five bags of coal for which he paid
IS. He figured that he had paid the |
IS for 400 pounds which would be al |
n nar for IL l. LII
complaint to Mayor Paonessa who, il
s said, was unfamiliar with the prac-
Use of marking bags and who forth
With got into communication with the
tate police with the result that the
was made. The circum-
tances were made clear to Egan and
,e expressed himself as satisfied with
he procedure, it is said, although this
oud not be verified from an official
ource.
The coal crisis is even more acute
oday than it has been at any time
his past winter. There is little coal
oming into the city and what there
s is snapped UP before it hits the
ard from the cars" as one dealer
ut it, mostly by individuals who are
arrying it away Themselves in small
OTIS. Many had accumulated what
hey thought was enough to last them
or several weeks. possibly a month,
,ut the last coal snap quickly ex-
austed their supply and they are
ainly seeking enough to keep warm.
Persons who simply asked for coal
,eek or SO ago are pleading for it
low, representing that supply of
ue is a matter of life and death, as
undoubtedly is in some cases