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New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
rs Labor Leaders Are
Named to Assist in
Fight on Prohibition

The Central Federated Union, at a
meeting in Labor Temple, East Eighty.
fourth Street, last night, appointed
twenty-five labor leaders to assist in
the prohibition demonstration at
Madison Square Garden on Nav "a.
The same committee, it was announced.
will go to Washington June IA when
labor delegations from all parts of the
country are to present a monster anti
prohibition petition to President Will
son.
Among those who will represent New
York labor are Edward I. Hannah.
president Of the Central Union; Ernest
Bohm, secretary; Daniel S. Jacobs,
vlce-president; Morris Brown, treas
urer, and John c. Hilsdorf, auditor.
Special trains to Washington will leave
from Newark, Baltimore, PHILADELPHIA
and many Western cities.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
In Opening Address at Libel
Trial He Asserts 'sChicago
Tribune" Tried to Fo-
ment> a Mexican War
This Would Divert Arms
Newspapers Attorney De-
fends Such Conflict,
but Upholds Patriotism

Special Correspondence
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, May 10
After four days spent in selecting a
jury the trial of the s1,00O,00O libel
suit of Henry Ford against "The Chi
cago Tribune" began in Circuit Judge
fuckers Court to-day. Mount Glenn
ems turned out en- masse and the court
room was jammed.
A brief filed by the plaintiffs last
week Indicated that Mr.. rord's at
torneys would seek to confne the tes-
legation that the "Tribune" had mis-
stated Ford's position regarding pre-
paredness and the enlistment of his
employees for service on the Mexican
border, and that calling him an anarch-
ist was libel per Sc.
The Tribune" has built up case
going into the entire history of ma
tional conditions preceding the pub
lication of the editorial complained Of
taking depositions in France and
bringing survivors of some of the
McXlCdu DOTQeT TdlQS OIL 1910 TO MOUNT
Clemens as witnesses.
In his opening address for the plain
tiff, former Circuit Judge Alfred J
Murphy clearly showed that the Ford
lawyers also will go into the case on
an exhaustive basis. He openly
charged the Tribune" with unpatri.
otto and mercenary motives in seeking
to get the United States to intervene
in Mexico, charging that it did so as
the tool of Germany and because OF
financial interest in Mexico.
These issues were sharply met by
Weymouth Kirkland of Chicago, who
opened for the Tribune"
Henry Ford and his son, Edsel, sat
in the courtroom during the address
of Mr. Murphy, but were absent when
Mr. Kirkland spoke.
Mr. Murphy, in addressing the jury
laid great stress on the allegation that
the principal owners of "The Tribune
are holders of Standard Oil and In
ternational Harvester Company stock,
both corporations having extensive in
terests in Mexico. He endeavored to
show that "The Tribune's" policy was
to get the United States involved with
her southern sister in order to prevent
the shipping of arms abroad to assist
the Allies. ses-s
The whole of the afternoon session
was consumed by Attorney Kirkland, of
the defence. He admitted that THE
Tribune" was for intervention in Mex
ico. He told of the raids by Villa, the
shooting Of a little group of sixteen
Americans, who were taken from a
train, only one escaping by hiding in
the brush near by; of the murder of
American soldiers and other atrocious
crimes.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Berger Begins
His Battle for
Seat i'm House
Insists That He Is Guilty
of No Crime and De-
mands He Be Given Place
He Won at the Polls
NeW York Tribune
Wdshtn 0tOn Bureau

WASHINGTON, May 16.- Victor
Berger, the Socialist leader elected
to the s6th Congress from the 9Th
Wisconsin District, to-day began q
campaign of public appeal for his seat
in Congress, in an effort to Offset the
intended action of the House in deny
ing him his seat on the ground that he
has been convicted of a penal offence
and is thereby disqualified from hold
ing Office.
Il have grown gray fighting" said
Berger, land l am not going to quit
now. When | began my fight on behalf
of the principles the Socialist party
stands for, had only handful of sup
porters. Now the Socialist party casts
over a million votes and is growing all
the time"
1t is believed that Bergers attempt
to secure his seat in this Congress will
fail. Both Republicans and Democrats
seem united in opposition to seating
him.
The Berger statement, in part, fol-
lows:
"The facts in my case are these:
1.-THE indictment, verdict and SEN
tence are based upon the war procla-
nation of the Socialist party, adopted
IN ST Louis in April, 1917, and five
editorials which appeared in THE Mil
waukee Leader
81 was nominated by the Socialist
party Of the State of Wisconsin to be
its candidate for United States SEN
ator in the spring election of 1919.
About two weeks after my nomination
the indictment was returned against
me. In spite of the Indictment, which,
according to the press. put me out of
the running entirely, I received more
than 10000 votes for the Office of
United States Senator
My right to sit in Congress and
represent the people who elected me,
so far as | am informed, is not chal-
lenged, except upon the grounds of
my conviction in Judge Landiss court
on the charge of having violated the
espionage act
Il am confident that the House of
Representatives will not permit any
manufactured hysteria to influence it
IN passing Judgment in my case. Nor
90 | believe the House will establish
a precedent that may rise to plague
it's authors.
~ have violated no law. claim to
have been within my constitutional
right in printing these editorials
Until the final word is spoken bv
the court in the face of my denial and
my election while under indictment,
the House has no right to assume
guilt.
81 have proved my love for this.
my country, by life of labor in it and
for it; by striving constantly with all
my energy to improve the condition of
my fellow men.
And, finally, have proved my love
for America, my faith in Americas
Justice, by risking my liberty in de-
fence OF the constitutional right of all
American citizens to discuss freely and
fully the official acts and policies of
their public servants Even Woodrow
Wllson-the man upon whom greater
power was conferred than upon anv
other individual in the worlds history
is only one of the peoples servants
after all.
Il may have been in error-thouph
do not admit it-but was within nv
lawful rights in all that / wrote and
published, in every word that uttered
upon the platform, concerning the war
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Navy Gives Up
Diriigible C-5
AS otal Loss
Continued from page 1


close range they discovered the float
ing object was an iceberg, illumined bv
the moon.
They report having passed large
numbers Of icebergs, and suggest the
probability of collision between the
disabled airship and q giant berg. This.
they thought, would be quite possible
as the big gas bag would be compelled
to descend as the cold night air con-
tracted the gas in it's balloonets. In
such case she might so damage her
self as to sink Immediately.
The crew of the destroyer consider
themselves fortunate in escaping disas-
ter from collision with icebergs, as the
ship was compelled to lay a zigzag
course through the endless maze of ice
mountains which spread over the ocean.
Supply Ship to Depart
Rear Admiral Wood of the supply
ship Chicago decided this morning
there was no advantage in remaining
here, and ordered transportation of
all the material from the Quidividi
field to the Chicago. This should be
completed by tomorrow afternoon. and
the cruiser Chicago and destroyer Ed
wards likely will sail at daylight Sun
day for New York in order to clear.
the coast and iceberg menace before
dark
The City Council at its weekly meet
ing yesterday adopted resolutions CON
graduating the American armen on
the successful fight from New York to
st. Johns. 1t is understood that at
the special meeting to be held to-mor-
row it will adopt resolution ex-
pressing sympathy on the loss of the
dirigibc.
Inquiries among the officers of the
cruiser Chicago elected the informal
ton that it was their belief the Amer
'can government will order another
dirigible flying trip by way of New
toundland in the near future, or VEN
ture with larger dirigible direct
from American soil to the Irish coast.
If IN the mean time any British avia-
ton attempt from Newfoundland or
wee versa, proves successful.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
I'd Is Ready to
Try Ocean Flight

The United States naval dirigible ca
sister ship of the fated record-break
ing C-5, which was blown from its
moorings Thursday evening at St
John s and lost at sea. is ready to at
tempt the transatlantic flight in place
OF the derelict, if orders to this effect
are received from Washington.
Advices from the Navy Department.
last night deprecated the possibil;tv
of transatlantic attempt by the ca
as 1T was stated tho alrship Ia not
mechanically equipped for such n
Journey 1t war pointed GA. hers
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Print Paper Strike
Said To Be Threatened
Editor of ''1'he Call" Says Every
New York Daily Except His
Will Be Tied Up

A Debs protest meeting at Finnish
Hall. 442 East 149th Street. The Bronx,
last night was devoted largely to So
letting money for the building and
plant of "The New York Call" Charles
W. Erwin, editor of that paper, said
funds were particularly necessary now
to get large supply of print paper, as
within six weeks there would be a
strike which would prevent the publ
cation of every New York newspaper
except "The New York Call"
II don't want to say moro at this
time" said Mr.. Erwin.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
yassar Girls, Hurt i'm
Explosion, Operated On
One Is Expected to Lose Sight
of an Eye Cut by Fly.
ing Glass
SpecicI Corrcsnondenco'

Nptctds CorrcspOndencc
PouGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, May 10
Miss Margaret Hubbcll, the Vassar
sophomore, and Miss Lucy Hale, the
junior who were injured by particles
OF glass from an exploding test tube in
the physics laboratory yesterday, un-
derwent operations on their eyes to-
day at Vassar Hospital. 1t was report
cd that, although Miss Hubbell was
resting comfortably. the chances are
against her regaining the sight of her
right eye. Miss Hale probably will re-
cover. Miss Helen Sewell is consd.
cred out Of danger of losing her sight.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17

millions Of premiums and the payment
of about $2Oo,ooO,ooO for deceased SOL
diers who had no insurance or less than
$4,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Cardinal Asks Pope to
Intervene for Germany

COLOGNE, May 16.-Cardinal Hart
~ mann, Archbiahop Of Cologne,
has requested Pope Benedict to in
tervene in the situation between the
Allied powers and Germany in order
to protect Germany from the COM
plete breakdown which menaces her.
In his appeal the Cardinal asserted
that the peace conditions would mean
the utter ruin of Germany and be
cruel violation of the rights of TO-,
900, 900 inhabitants of the country.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18
I CARRI ELETTRICI RIPREN
DONO IL SERVIZIO

La Indiana County Street Rail
ways Company riassunse il serVl-
zio tramviario, sia mercio che pas
seggiero, gioyedf dele corrente
Settimana.
La notizia giunse gradita a tut
ii, anche perch6 81 credeva che il
servizio non venisse pi1 riattivato
per ceIate ragioni ancora rimaste
ignote ALA cittadinanza.
In una riunione, ultima della Sc
RE, che ebbe luOgo Saoato nei 10
cali della Corte fra scioperanti ed
uffciali della Compagnia, risult6
il riconciliamento d'ambo lie parti,
e quindi la fine dello sciopero, che
dichiaratosi ALA mezzanotte del 27
dello scorso mese di Settembre,
tenne paralizzato per due settima-
nc il commerciO cittadino.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18
CITTADNI DELLA CONTEA
VITTIME DI TRUFFA-
TORI

Accusato di aver presO parte al
la vendita fraudolenta di false
Carte di Cittadinanza Americana,
a danno di poveri Ignorant stra-
nieri dimoranti nella nostra con
tea, e state tratto in arresto la set
timana scorsa dale autorita fede-
rail- il signor Michele Scorza, della
vicina Coral.
Gil agent federali, della squa-
dra segreta, sono ora ALA ricerca
di un altro nostro connazionale il
signor James Colangelo, di questa
citta, il quale 81 crede sia il ''lea-
der' della fraudolenta pratica,
che da mesi serviva per derubare
numerosi vittime Innocent.
In accordo allie Investigations
fatte dale autorita federali, risul-
ia che il Colangelo, riusci ven
dere moltissime Carte di Natura-
lizzazione dietro il pagamento di
dollari 30 l'una, e che per delta
del medesimo erano autentiche a
fatte rilasciare colruttiVamente
dalla Western District Court di
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Quando i disillusi realizzarono
che per la profumata moneta spe-
sa non riceyettero altgo in cambio
che un foglio di carta inservibile
allora protestarono, facendo cosi
nascere la situazione cdierna, con
Ia sparizione del Colangelo che vo-
lando per altri lidi 81 rese uccel di
bOscO
La poizia E sulle traccie e 81
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18
lselin, Pa.

(Proietti)-Sabato della passa-
ia settimana, verso lie Gre 2 del po-
meriggio, una brenda disgrazia
avveniva in una miniera di questo
ridente Accompaniment minerariO,
accasciando la popolazione in mo-
do indescrivibile.
La disgrazia avvenne per il de
ragliamento di un carro pieno di
arena su cui il povero Gerard Fer
ruccio, funzionando da frenatore,
Vi sedeva sopra, che capovolgen-
dosi investiva il medesimo
schiacciandolo cosi orribilmente
da ridurlo in mile pezzi. La NOR
te non poteva essere piU crudele!
Triste ironia della vita: scamp0
la morte valOrosamente sui campi
Iii Francia in difesa della handie-
ra sua adottiva dale striscie e dal-
Ie steIle, per poscia morire cosi on
ribilmente mutilato nellie oscure
caverne della terra, owe col Sudor
della fronte era intento al lavoro
pei guadagno del pane quotidiano.
Nacque in Italia mel Veneto %
ami or sono e stabili dimora Qui
in Iselin, dove conta alcuni suoi
famigliari pi6 una larga schiera
di amici che l'idolatravano per lie
sue rare doti di mente di cuore.
Lascia mel pi1 acerbo dolore i
fratelli Franco e Amedeo. la So
rella Clorinda, qui in Iselin pi1 :;
genitori ed alcune attire sorelle in
Italia, che forse a quest ora presa-
gendo il dolore ne rimpiangono a
maramente Ia immature perdita.
/ Lunefal, npOnentlSSlml, eODe-
70 luogo Martedi Ii, participant
dow la intera Colonia itaIiana, Ia
locale Unioneidei lLinatori, un nu-
nero sTaordinario ii compagni
d ,armi in uniforme ed un corpo
musicale a cui il defunto faceva
parte.
Al cimitero tessero- I'elogio fu-
nebre gil amici A, Nichelazzi
Tony Leone/ Il presIdente dell'U-
niOne lesse il cerimoniale di rito.
mentre Ia salma veniva letteral-
mente coperta di fori.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18
CAPRIOTTI AL PENTTENzTA-
RIO

Consigliato dal proprio avvoca-
to di non incorrere mel rischio di
farsi sottoporre sotto un nuovo
processo, il connazionale Benny
Capriotti 81 e rassegnato a scon-
tare mel Western Penitenziario la
pena non inferiore al 8 G non mag
giore al y ami di prigionia, in
fittagIi dalla Corte di questa Con
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18
PER CHI INTERESSA

L'affabile cordiale AMIGO no
stro. nonch6 pianista di valuta.
Prof. 6. Fico, motto conosciuto in
Colomia ed in Contea, per Ia fine
del corrente mese rimuovera il suo
studio musicale mel palazzo Mar
shall di questa citta. Gil amici e
gil amatori dell 'ottima musica ne
prendanO nota.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18
CAUSA RIMANDATA IN CORTE

La causa intentata dalIa Com. con
tro Moses In-arnati Frank, Nick e
Filippo ;abat no, accusati di assalto
flu discusso davanti il Giudice III Pa
ce. che a sua volta 10 trasferi al po-
teri della Cote. Grimputati sono
stati rilasciati sotto una cauzione di
800 dOllari ciascunO.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18
BEN TORNATO

Martedi mattina, a buon ora, RI
tornava nella nostra citta il popo-
lare fortunatissimo proprietario
del teatro Strand" signor Sam
Gallo, con la rispettiva famiglia,
che la settimana scorsa intrapre-
sero un giro di vacanze, visitando
le principal citta dello State di
New York II nostro ben tomato.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18

tea che, nella sessione giudiziaria
.deIIo scorso mese di Giugno, 10
trovaVa colpevole di omicidio ri
sultato con la morte del giovane
Arnaldo Rihaldi della vicina Err
nest.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18
ST RENDE OMICIDA PER MEZ
20 D'UNA FORCHETTA

Tn primo case di omicidiO, 81
viene a registrare oggi in questa
Contea, dacch6 venne inaugurato
10 scorso mese di lugIio lie leggi re
strittive del proibizionismo.
Michele Berona, scapolo, di ami
30, dimorante nella vicina Lucius-
boro Homer City, n2arcoledi sera,
per ragioni ricercate sull 'eccessi-
To uso di un ottimo spiritoso vi
netto fatto in casa. che servi a far
gil perdere il flo della ragione, IN
higgeVa parecchi colpi-d forchet-
ia in direzione del cuore all indi-
rizzo di un tai Lorenzo Luigi, rem
dendolo istantaneamente cadavere
A delta della polizia sembra che
Iomicida, sebbene ubriaco, realiz-
zava pin tardi il grave faIloscom-
messo, denunziandosi egli modest
mo al poliziotto Cosscli il quale a
sa volta Iassicuwava nellie mani
della giustizia.
Immantinentemente dopo le in
vestigazioni del Coroner H. B. Bu-
terbaugh, il cadaVere del Berona
venne rimosso negli uffici di pom
/pe funebri di Harry Flickinger in
Homer City.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-10-18

crede che fra non motto riusciri
ad arrestare il yiolatore della leg
ge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-03
London Money Market.

LONDON, July 2.-Bar silver $50. an
ounce. money "a per cent, discount
rat's--short bills ga per cent, three
months bills S% per cent. gold pre-
miums at Lisbon 100.
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GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.


There are more market tips in circu-
lation to the square inch in the financial
district Just now than at any other
time this year. One strolls casually In
to a brokerage Office and is collared by
an individual who whispers into ones
ear that such and such stock is due for
10 points. Tips go out by telephone.
telegraph and letter and may almost be
picked out of the air. In the strawberry
sundae resorts In which brokers now
gather after the close, 1t Ia not difficult
to learn the names of half a dozen
stocks that are sure to go up to amazing
heights. The remarkable part about the
whole thing is that since the first OF the
year most prorniscously scattered tips
have made good with bang. They were
even better than the tipsters imagined.
Public participation in the market.
which has been exec edingly large this
year and at times literally has ruled the
market, lives and breathes and has Its
existence by the aid of tips. But many
Of them which Tom.- Dick and even
Harry may get whispered to him easily
just now are too apparent attempts to
keep Tom, Dick and Harry in the mar
ket and deter him from any such foolish
procedure, from the standpoint OF COM
mission houses. as cashing in his profits
and going on n vacation.
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The Sugar Stocks.

The basis for the activity in the sugar
stocks is the tremendous export demand
brought about largely by the fact that
France and England and Belgium will
not patronize German sugar manufac-
turers and by the probability that the
heavy sugar trade formerly conducted
by Germany In those countries will nat
urally fall into American laps. But
Immediately back OF the current move.
especially In Cuba Cane Sugar, Is the
report on the physical and financial con-
dition OF this>company that Gen. Goeth-
ais soon is to make to stockholders. A
report was circulated in Wall Street yes
terday. that Gen. Goethal's review of the
company had been completed. that II
would be presented to stockholders next
week. and that 1t was very favorable
On this information the stock was
bought freely Yesterday and on turn
over OF more than $4,000 shares sold &c
new high Tor the current movement
Cuba Canes output for the year has
been placed at 100000 bags. In the
case of American Sugar the foreign out
look is its outstanding factor.
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Picrce-ArrOw.

1t was no surprise to Wall Street that
Pierce-Arrow passed Its quarterly COM
mon dividend of S1.25. which 1t has been
paying since May, 1917, at yesterdays
meeting of its directors. A glance at
the selling price Of the stock is a plain
indication that Wall Street has known
for a long time that the dividend would
be passed. The directors issued rather
an optimistic statement to the effect
that earnings for the fiscal year to date
have been at a rate in excess OF S. a
share per annum and that on July the
company's bank loans were S2,150,0O0.
but that its cash on hand exceeded this
sum. The explanations of the direc-
tors is that the cash must be reserved
for expansion and development of the
company's business on lines OF normal
commercial needs. The stock sold be-
tween t3 and 55 yesterday, considera-
BILE loss of ground. 1t was said unoffi-
cially that the motor truck Is at the
seat OF Pierce-Arrow trouble. and that
it's falling OF OF sales in this department
since the armistice was signed has been
very large.
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American Hide and Leather.

According 10 reports circulated in the
financial district, directors Of the Amer
lean Hide and Leather Company have
not given IN the idea OF paying Off lis
per cent. back dividends on its preferred
stock. hut have abandoned the plan to
pay them OF in n lump sum and have
practically agreed TO liquidate gradually
that Indebtedness with extra payments
on the preferred from time TO time. The
bonded indebtedness will be wiped out
by September l. 1t is planned to apply
the s660,00o annual appropriations hith-
erto required for the sinking fund to
pay of back dividends. This amount
equals per cent. on the preferred stock.
which issue totals sl3,000.o0o. With the
7 per cent. regular this would bring the
dividend OF the senior issue TO ~ per
cent. annually. The showing OF the
company for the fiscal year just ended,
based on the reports Of the first three
quarters. was equivalent to about SIG a
share These earnings leave an ample
margin over the regular dividend re-
quirements for the senior issue, making
possible further extras on account OF
back dividends or course these must
be llquidated before the common can
share in the disbursements.
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CrucibIo Steel.

II was learned from authoritative
sources yesterday that the report that
control Of Crucible Steel had changed
hands had no foundation in fact and
that the only thing which has taken
place on the inside of Crucible's manage
ment is that one of the directors, who
some time ago had row with the
management. has patched UP his differ
ences and been taken back into the fold.
He Is included now In Crucibles direc-
torate. The strength of the stock yester-
day and much of the strength It has
exhibited all Of this week has been due
to buying. quietly sponsored by insiders
in expectation of an extra dirtHend on
the common stock, probably to be paid
in Liberty bonds This has been accom-
panied by extensive covering operations
by shorts. who some time ago went short
of Crucible on the theory that a straight
6 per cent. stock Is not worth as much
as par. They are said to have been
soundly spanked in this move
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than 100000 in cash. Dominick q
Dominick and Laird & Co. OF Whining
ton head banking syndicate that has
underwritten the Offering of common
stock and the conversion OF the pre-
ferred
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Phillips Petroleum Offering.

The Phillips Petroleum Company OF
Bartlesville. Okla. VIII offer shortly to
It's common and preferred stock holders
63.9S4 shares OF its unissued common
stock and subsequently will call for re-
demption its S6.0o0,00o per cent. pre-
ferred stock at l05. first giving share
holders the right to convert into COM
mon on a basis OF two shares Of COM
mon for a shave OF preferred, II was
learned yesterday, The company then
viii have outstanding but one class OF
stock. no bonds and notes and more