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New-York tribune., 1873-07-31
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THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE Is one OF the best
authorities on literary ami scientific suOjec,s published
IL marks the advance Of scientific thought. r. lics ~
supplements, which the beat work on the Dct Ancri
can and English thinkers - recorded, az hndlng tner
way into every village in the country OAe Is reminded
Of that letter OF Horace Greeley aitt ne Iae
campaign, when, afew days before his deaih Ae took
again his place the head 0f the stan ana marked out
its course and which give as standard Oi "hN y
newspaper should be, aud wnat IHE NEW IoAK lhiBUSB
Is:
The undersigned the edltorshp Of TIL TBUS7
which ne reiuquished Ou cmOdrkng Ia another unc ~
business months HeuC siOrth lac shAl CnaeaFyr
to make TINS thoroughly Independents Journal, treating
all parties ana political movements WItn JUDICIAL far.
and candor, but cOurtng the favOr and 1epFcca
ing the worth OF on". H. he hereafter say any
thing that Will tend hePrily 10 unite the whole Amer.
lean people In the broad platform OF universal amnesty
and impartial suffrage, he can best command tbl
summation by silence and lOrbearauce TIE VcJOrs ia
late struggle hardly TAIL 20 take tle WhO.o
subject or southern nights and wrongs iItJ early
considerations; aud 10 tucm, for the present,
Il. Since he VIII never agdn be candidate iOr any
office, aud 3 not in fu accord With either OF hc great
parties which have hitherto divided the cOuDt, he WE
Da able and viii endeayOF TO gave wider anu seadltD
regard to tho progress OF science, industry, and tp
useful arts than partisan Journal DO, and Wl nO5
be provoked to Indulgence those bitter personalities
which the recognized Dauc Ot journalism. sustained
by generous pubic, lie VIII do ais best To Make lnD
TRIBUNE a power the broader field 10 bow OOntctl-
plaCes when human freedom ia peril it was IN
lAe arena OI political pIrtlsanshIp.
HORACE GEEELEr
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once sent detectives Powers and Riggs this city. The
detectives professed their belief that the the
assailant and took him 10 Brooklyn.
A THIEvIsH SERVANT.
Pauline Sholken, the recently captured do
nestle who. At appears has been Systematically robbng
the families Of New-York and Brooklyn citizens Win
whom she succeeded In getting employment. was ar
raigned before Poce,Justice Walsh In Brooklyn yes'er
day. and held to await the action Of the Grand jury
The courtroom crowded with persons VINO nau pvvi
robbed and each Of them gave direct eVlutuce i az
the she identified as the lic't&si pa ~ ~ "a
robberies and the value of property III JeNey ,hu IN
$4,000. she pleaded not guilty. aud hcr husualu' W.
had been arrested for receiving the stolen sooNs "
u.tf halI
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THIEVES AT THEIR WORST.
VANpAIs IN AN ARTISTS HOUSE.

A priyate watchman saw six men leave the
house Of George A Baker, artist, at No. Lexington
ave- on Saturday afternoon, carrying large clothes
basket evidently filed with something which was con-
ceaed by tabecloth sheet spread over the basket
The watehman tried 10 intercept the men, but they
,umped upon car and escaped. The family were abb
sent but an examination Of the house showed that 1t
had been forciby entered through the front cellar
grating Paintings and family pictures worth over
a 500 had been cut and destroyed with knives ana the
house completely ransaeked by the burglars who had
also drunk and wasted large quantity OF
COSTLY wines. Wearing apparel sverware, and orna-
ments worth about $500 discovered 10 have been
carried away in the basket The burglary reported
10 Police Captain lyman Of the Eighteenth Precinct,
who with Detective Leahy, has recovered all OF the
stolen property, arrested John Timpson and Thomas
Pendergas Of the alleged burglars and ascertained
The identity Of the remaining four, who will probably be
specdiy captured IL appears that account OF the
saness Of the number of officers in the Precinct, only
ono can be spared for day duty the post in which the
house situated wbIchextends from Lexingtorave to
Thirdaye and includes the streets from Twentieth
20 Twenty-seyeutbsts.
AN ALLEGED HIGHwAYMAN TRACKED DOWN.
As Johu Dennis, market gardener, residing
Oh Long Island, back OF Jamaica, was going home early
~ the morning Of July last he met Nv men who asked
fr a ride IN Lis cart for short distance. Dennis con-
soutcd and the men climbed In the cart but had no
sooner than they attacked him with euos' Inc
fruer was quickly thrown of his cart beaten so as to
e almost insensbe, ana robbed Of SO One OF the high
waynen was arrested soon after the robbery ana was
found 10 be cOored unknown 10 any one residing
IN the ueighboThoOd Tue prisoner is at present await
ing trial The other assaant escaped and has since
eysded arrest. IL learned by the Brooklyn
Police however that the prisoner had lived in Sullivan
st. IN this city, aud that he had usually been seen with
another colored man. This companion missing
Capt Williams Of the Eighth Precinct described the
susected assaiant to his officers aud ordered them 10
make every 70 arrest hm it should come TO their
knowledge that ne had returned to the CITY, patrol
man entered the Prineest Station house yesterday hay
,uy iu custody Levi Wild tho suspected man The
RsootYn snlaSiLas lRfsxpsa aDs " RsADSase ~
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with the public debt in the Treasury Department. would

the public debt in the Treasury Department would
have the effect TO the Of keep ping these
accounts, and OF desisting from the deceptive
practices OF the Treasury Department. fhere
arc others who do not believe that any
such effect will be produced on tho Treasury
officials Their course Is sustained by the whole moral
force of the Government aud would no doubt be ana
tanned by its physical power the dOings OF the Treas
ury were seriously meDaced by an indignant and out
ragged people The manner In which the sccounts OF the
Treasury Department are kept IL simply a fraud. This
was demonstrated time and again during the Sec
retaryship Of Mr.. Boutwell, aud his successor seems To-
have been appointed more for tho purpose OF
continuing the same system OF Fraudulent.
keeping Of accounts anu OF misleading tho
public the condition Of the Treasury Of favor
ing the syndicates which created bY Treasury
Department 10 fatten upon the ytds OF tue Govern
ment, than for the purpose OF managing 80 hOnest
and efficient way this important depdrme nt OF govern
ment administration. Perhaps the awakening Of tho
public mind to the attempt Of moBopOles 10 subject
people their domination VIII make 70 sensible Of other
grant abuses Wblch much grievance thesG
,nOuOpOlies
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A NEW BANKING PALACE.

Frederick Philipse and others of Garrison's,
N Y. are erecting at the southwest OF william
and Pinests. structure for banking, insurance and
lawyers offices, to be known the Union Building. 1t
will have frontage Of Gs feet inches on Wamst.
and OF 91 feet Pinest and viii be five stories high,
with basement and sub-basement. The front Will
amst. and the basement and first story Pincst will
be of iron. and the remainder Pne-st. will be Of
Philadelphia brick, with marble trimmings. The
style Of architecture will be plain Doric
the interior will be finished with marble
floors and wainscotng hard wood trimmings and plate
glass doors The building will be heated with steam
throughout, and in addition there will be repaces IN
all the rooms. The steam boilers will be placed in the
courtyard in house built expressly for them. Pro-
vision will be made In the construction for ample light
and ventilation. The basement and first and second
stories will be provided with reproof safes An ee-
vator will run from the subbasement 10 the highest
story The building will be constructed In the most sub
stantia manner, with walls Of extra thickness II will
he freproOf throughout. The estimated is S3OOO
and 1t proposed 10 have the structure completed b
the first OF next May. Griffith Thomas n the architect
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AN ADVANCE IN COAL.

TIE SCRANTON JULY sALE--AN ADVANCE OF ~ fhn'
CENT OVER LAST YEARS RATES.
The regular monthly sale of Scranton COAL
John H. Draper auctoneor took place yesterday AZ nc
salesroom OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and western
pilro,a Company at No % Exchange place. Seventy
five thousand tons were offered the usual eonduohs
The attendance larger than at the last sale anu
there was large advance in prices Tho IohoWlns 10
the average advance in the derert classes OF coal;
Steamboat 21i per tom CRATE 22 cents per ton
egg 2l cents per tom stove u cents per tom
ISi cents per The prices obtained 'hS m"u'H 'O
nam as fnllnWs with those OF the last SAFE:
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the pallbearers, Pay Director Gutter, Paymaster Nc
Gowan Of Vermont Pay Director Barry Pay inspector
wallace William Writ Hewitt and Caleb mosher AZ
the close OF the services the coffin was carried ont In tine
anne order IN which IL had been brought H. The pro-
cession then formed being escorted by battalion ana
band Of manes from the Brooklyn barracks under the
command of Ieuts. Harrington and Elliott auh marched
up ~ Forthave and thence TO Catharine
Ferry where the mourners proceeded 10 Greenwood,
where The remans were inferred IN the family vault
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BABY FARMING IN LONG ISLAND CITY.

Yesterday morning Mr.. Pirz, proprietor of
the CarniOl Chemical Works gave information at Police
Headquarters that child being starved TO death
in a room OF teDementhouse at Dutch Kills Police
Commissioner Davren, Health officer Denner, aud two
policemen proceeded 20 the designated house. and there
met sight Of almost iDdescribablo horror In close
room on the top floor OF block Of wooden houses was
found a child apparently about three years OF age,
nearly naked aud in the last stages OF starvation It
was lying on tho bare floor emaeiaed and so reduced
that Dr. Denner Immediately ordered stmulants, and
took the child away aud tutrusted 1t TO the
care OF a neighbor The child alone. locked
into the room, and the family, man and
wife, are said 70 be employed in NewYork City where
they 20 every morning, returning late at night leaving
the child without food drink, expecting find it dead
on their return AT first the child supposed
long 20 these unnatural people but subsequent inquiries
on the part OF the Commissioners have elected The
formation that me child left with them to be raised
by parents, who live in NcwNork Cty The child IL
nov IN good hands, and a policeman was lett on thy
premises last evening 10 arrest the occupants OF TIE
house their return This Is considered clear case Of
baby farming" and excites great Indignation Oh the
part VI al acGualDted WILD the eIeuinsIAAces
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ERIE AS A COAL CARRYING ROAD.

ERIE As A COAL OAhil lI-NU ANOfAb'
Notwithstanding all assertions to the con-
trary the Erie Railway Company is purchasing large
tracts of land in the coal regions Of Pennsylvania, with
view 10 making tho railway Of the great coal car
rvjng roads OF the country. Thus far they have pur
chased several thousand least 200o all OF which
are situated continuous the railway, and are said to
be very productive OF good grade Of coal.
Nearly all OF the land Is in the Lackawanna valley ana
has been secured by depoIt9 10 cover inc cohrsct'
future payments to be made at not very remote date
number of engineers have been assigned 10 survey
line for short branch railroad from the main line TO
the heart Of the coal lands.
VIEWS OF PROMINENT DEALERS.
TRIBUNE reporter visited several OF the most i'm
portant coal-deaers yesterday ascertain their views
in regard TO the effect in coal the retail
trade
c. g. Barrett OF jeremiah skidmore & Sons, at No. Il
Wast stated in substance the producers last year
carried on losing business, and in order 20 save them-
selves had combined this year 10 put coal in the market
crease Is cents per ton each month the ad-
vauced His firm were retailing coal yeste +
last season. They were demanding 81 20 per
ton for red ash Of the Lehign Company IL was MS
DELAYED in purchasing their Winter supply in expectG-
ton of fall would be disappointed. Inis combination
selves and made no difference with the profits OF the
retailers but the railroad monopoly shut out the brokers
or lnddlemen. Mr. Barret opinion was tnat the retail
prce of coal would advance S per early date.
Jacob Weeks another dealer, of No 313 BOwery, was
vance prOporonaely with other dealers. They dld
cash business bought cash and sold for cash Their
safes had not been heavy for the that the com
mon class of consumers with whom their trade prDcl
pa lay argued that the price high as IN
IidWinter last year. there necessarily be reduc
ton He likewise of opinion that they would be
disappointed and that consumers would hnd this out
within a week or ten days The difference between
the sldmores' and Mr. Neok,'s prices was owing TO
different class of custom He doubted. after ALL n this
steady advance was a good thing for consumers
well dealers, for under the Old prices in cases of
strike break the price Of coal would advance ns
taneOusly 81 81 per He considered such thing
unlikely TO happen under the existing circumstances
and thought If the price did not advance beyond So per
ton il would not be eXorbtant III comparison with the
price OF labor and other commodities
Other dealers were visited, who expressed similar
2plnloDs -
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their ANIMAL excursion up the Hudson to-day, by the
steamer Josephine.
uuDsoN RIVER COUNTIES.

WHITE PLAINs.-The thunder storm on
Tuesday afternoon was very severe in the lower part OF
weschestor County. Charles Daoliu employed on the
Hareml River and Porchester Railroad, while seeking
shelter from the storm about o'clock was struck ana
instantly killed by lightning lad named Rothchiid
age about l3 while sitting at the supper tDe at ms
home at FIrst-st. ana Washi0gtonave.. M0rrlsapla
was struck by lightning and knocked from MS
chair IN an insensible condition. Three Young
men while In the vicinity OF Chr1sps PARK,
North Eew-York were struck aud badly injured
by lightning An unoccupied dwelling at Firstst. ana
Wtslington.ave MOrsisaDa, struck by lightning
ana badly damaged, the siding being torn or Several
cows lille taking shelter under trees near Fremont,
were killed by lightning. In the case OF Peter IerT
recently arrested charge OF having murdered Gil
bert H. Robinson OF Rye Neck In the month OF April,
1869 the Grand Jury ON Tuesday evening found Dl 0I
Indictment It Is expected that his trial Will take place
at the september term OF the Court of oyer ana Ter
miner.
NEwBURGH-The first case under the Civil Damages
LIQUOR law was tried here Tuesday The Jury rem
dcred verdict giving $50 10 the plainH woman VINO
brought suit 900 damages against Bernard mitchell
for alleged sale of hquOr 10 her husband Inc case
viii be appealed.
FIsHKuL~-George Cummins Of Newburgh was struck
by the first Pacific Express train at the statOn at hls
place OH Tuesday night, and fatally Injured.
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c.Mp-MEErINGs ELSEWHERE.
ruyERAL OF pAYMAsrrR Cab,

FUNERAL OF PAYMAsTER cAHOoNE.
The funeral of the late Paymaster Benjamin
j. Cahoone OF United States Navy took place in the
Church the Annunciation. Fourteenthst yester-
day. AT noon the c0flD upon which was placed
OF white overs borne into the church. while the
chorsters aud rector preceded It. The remainsIwere
followed BY tho family and friends Of the deceased and
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Total.....75.O00

Total.....75.O00 =. A., 10. ,r,,.,,
The following table win indicate the prices Whlcn
were reazed at tie Scranton Auction Sale oI July 81
1872: r
- ions 60 oo1,5o51, sovs.. so 900. So SO G05
COO. p 0Z4i2 CAes'huL ifVOO'' - @~1
Grse.... 16 600. 12l2045 -o0o0o
Egg ....1b.00O.. 45 400 Io'a"loooVV eqg5
Average pnee per ton 'ssSo g6
N
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STATEN ISLAND.

CLIFTON. - John A. Appleton has purchased
of Mrs Mary Gibbs land formerly the prop.
ery Of W. II. Aspinwa near this place othcr persons
were negotiating for the property. intending TO erect
upon II fine hotel for tho accommodation principally OF
French and German boarders It Is understood that Ar
Appleton bought tho property to prevent its being used
for snch purposes he owns onlderabe other prop
ery in the neighborhood tho value OF which would be
dctreclated thereby The Government wOrkmen on
E.rts WadryOlt ia and Tompkiu5 NorCd last year ten
hnurs per day aud claimed therefor from Gen Gilmore,
i'm charge OF the work. additional pay, which was
fused They consequently refused To work this year
Renreseutaions 10 tins effect been made Pres-
fIent Grant who has ordered investigation and
PROMISES TO secure justice 10 the workmen.
TorrEsyILLE-The thunder storm OF Tuesday was tho
mo,t Violent that has visited staten Island for a long
time The lightning struck In several places doing
siderable damage. James Graham, sash and blind
manufacturer OF this place, driving his horse 20
wagon on the road having two IN the wagon with
him. when the horse struck and instantly killed.
himself aud ooys escaped unhurt.
NEW -BRIGnros.-The village Aldermen have In
sructed village Collector, John A Hayes, To sell Dy
auction all property In the village upon which the taxes
remain unpaid and the Board has adjourned sine die.
RIcnMosD-The Richmond County Continental Coun
Gil, order Of United American Mechanics. Will 30 On
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BOOkKEEPING

IRON TAr DI0uqt~ Nlo~aD Ieagrdph
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE gives its readers
a Chinese puzzle Ia the WAY things are done IN tue
Treasury Department at Washington. The TRIBUNE
imagnes, IL would that any exposition OF frauds
committed the public ~ the accounts Are Kept
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NORC ESTER MASS. Union 81 meets
W % The tr,t Monday ut each month w thr Anthr,-
fOlu-fct iill un Meghanicst Henry WI tre N rr-.
tx 20 David Marty. wee pres. oscar SchsnihtIry
ZeAs Albert Gcary, Gu and rev. sec u "A care
hnN zl0
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On motion Of Mr.. Carpenter to 60 INTO
nomination for place to hold the next Con
vention, the following places were pro
posed Baltimore, st. Louis, Newark, New
Jersey, Covmgton, Ky; Syracuse, N. y
Albany, n. Y; and Louisville, Ky.
The vote stood as follows Bal more, Al ;
St. Louis, Syracuse, Is, and Louisville,
A motion tu make the election u Balti-
more. was unanimously adopted
Committee appointed % draft resolutions
81 thanks }. " Browning, % Ne~ ore !,
Meredith Moore, OF Syracuse John t.
Donnelly, of Albany, New York.
ON motion. adjourned, To meet at =
. clock on saturday morning.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
The National Union II Bricklayers met
~ Mozart Hall AT 8 O'Clock President
I Kirby IA the char. Minutes were read
and approved.
The report of the Finance Committee
was received and on motion the committee
was discharged
The report If the Committee on Ways
ana Means vas received, acted on adopted.
II was moved bv Mr.. Coyle that the pro
cerdu-s III tile Convention bc printed
!. uOO copies i'll English, and 600 IN German.
Adopted.
The committee appointed Friday eve
ming. reported as follows;
WHEREAS. That the officers and members
III Umuu NJ. /. ii Indiana in receiving amt
rendering III the delegates ~ the National
Union their hospitality and friendship, have
made every effort IN their power to make cur
stay III their beautiful city pleasant ami
agreeable, IN which they have been eInlnenty
successful and
WI sEA~. Colonel cray and his assistants
Of tn, spencer House, by their attention amt
| consideration for the inner man, have contrib
. uttd toward our welfare and comfort and
WHEREAS, The newspaper press. especially
the J.fu-uui. IN noting Quar- proceedings haNe
dome 81 Ill thorough and satisfactory manner
therefore.
R,sot,d That the delegates T. the Conven-
tiau extend To- Uuiou No. l, Of Indiana, Colo
mel GRAY and his associates, and the newspa-
per press our sincere and heartfelt thanks Tor
their treatment toward US while assembled m
indianapolis, and that it shall be pleasure
in the future to refer back q this occasion
with feelings VI pleasure and pride.
Mr.. Comiskey offered the following res
oluuon
R,solre2 That the thanks Of tins Couven-
tiln be rendered to the President and ofiieers
II the National Union If Bnckiayers of the
past year for the courtesy and efficiency with
which they have discharged the duties of
their office Adopted
The President now declared the Couven-
ton adjourned to meet on the second Mon
day in January, 1874, in the city Of Baltl-
more.
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Corresponding Secretaries OF Local Unions.
isecretares all please note and send corrections
John Smith, l4l East Lombard-st Balti
more. Ma
? Con. w. Fherl, box 27IO, Buffalo. n. Y.
3 John Tondorf, l0IS Leithgow St, Phila-
delphia, Pa
Frank Koenig. box 1929, Cincinnati, o.
5-Nm. Voice, box 542, Rochester, n Y
6-M Mtus, box 1879, Syracuse. N. Y.
- has. kadeck box 655, Utica. n Y.
S-M. +. Hogan, No. "a Jefferson street,
Albany, y. u.
.9-Peter Cady, box IO2, Troy, Ny.
iO-Daniel Cahaley, box 2SS, Elmira. n. Y.
II Samuel Blassey, Drawer 5I2, Chicago.
l2-Jas Faulkner, box 532, Ithaca, y. Y.
IL F. l.. Wilcox, box732, Norwich, \. Y.
II E. J. Cox, box IA, Binghamnton.
Nv.
Is E. Saqui, Ill Columbia st., New York.
-(ustave Vollmer, box 2543, st. Louis No
IA. Menche, drawer A., Cleveland,
IS Geo. W. Bellmix, Box 70 CharIestown,
Mass
2O-George Vance, No. 5, Hay Market st,
Providence, r. l.
Felix Lemkie, box 5SS, Detroit. Mich
"a F. Knox, box 204, Suffield Conn
4-John +. Carrier, box l55, Windsor.
Conn.
25-Louis H1ss, l89 5th-st., Milwaukee.
Wis.
27-Thomas Anderson, box 655, oronto,
Canada.
2S-John Boyle, box 5l3, Westfeld. Mass
29--Leon J. Hillenbrand, box ll6, Lafay-
cite, Ind
81 William Gibbons, box 439, Auburn,
NY.
81. Stoeckle box 81, Louisville. XIV.
1-Joseph BennageL lock box 70, Indian
apolis, Ind
David Ambrose. ~ South Jefferson st.
Dayton. o.
3-Cieo. A. Care, box 240, Worcester.
Mass r.f.
SS-Conrad staffeL drawer 1920, Spring
field, Ill.
S9-J. II. Hayden, 1874 st. Johns st., New
Haven, Conn.
40-A Maffet, lcck box 7S7, Paterson, n. J.
Alas. L. Aubrey, drawer Al, Aurora, Ill.
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INTERNATIONAL UNION on COOPER.

4 VI. FoRAN, President, park BuitiIng tI,,-i4ud
ohio. ions bIrksoN, rreas., loyk box - AIexheut
t'u, "a. BiEnN PORE, Clerk Boneht Department
PARK Euliing Cleveland. %
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NJ ESTFIELD, MASS Union No .
w meets ou the LIST Tuesday each uonlh at Brec
Han Daniel CrsWlcy, pres. Gcorge %. Reed vice
pres. g.. Heideurr0h. re. sec. John Bowie cor SEQ
hoN 5IS Johr r. t1oodro, treas.
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DITT>BURGH, PA-U mon Nc. - meets
| On the first wednesday q every month, the
corner OF Market amt Third st John J. Lewis. Pres.
John Soders vice pres. George Waller rec e..
B Iird-ay m and cor sec. John SoserS treas