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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-21
DARING ROBBER FAILS
IN ATTEMPT ON BANK
Holds up Cashier in Heart Of Wash.
ington, Then shoots Self

Washington Aug. H-An unidentified
hold-up man entered the banking rooms
OF the Munsey Trust company in the
heart OF the uptown business section,
and pointing two pistols at the teller,
demanded $50. As the teller was making
a show of counting the money the hold
up man fired, missing him, then turned
a pistol on himself, the bullet piercing
his cheek. Hospital physicians said he
probably would recover
The scene OF the attempted robbery
was within 500 feet of police head
quarters
When ordered to hand over the money
the teller dropped behind his counter as
the robber fred, the bullet piercing the
coat of clerk nearby. The hold-up man
then shot himself through the cheek. the
bullet shattering a plate glass window.
The man told the police his name
was John f. Fetzer Of II East street.
Defiance. Ohio. and that his uncle.
CHARLES r. Fetzer at the same address.
could tell why he couldn't get
ahead" He is a mechanic. "a years old.
He came here to-day from New York
He told the police he picked out
Washington because he understood
there was plenty of money in the
capital and that a hold-up was easy.
He said he previously had been in
Detroit hospital suffering from an
electric shock. Two money orders
issued at Defiance and Toledo, Ohio,
were found in the hold-up mans
clothing.
Defiance. Ohio, Aug. 13-John p.
Fetzer, who shot himself during an
attempt to hold up a bank at Wash
ington, d. c., is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles r. Fetzer of II East
street Defiance, and is 81 years old.
He has been twelve years away from
home. only dropping in occasionally"
according to the parents.
He had the habits of a recluse and
was looked upon as queer character,
but gave the police no trouble, they
said. when informed Of their sons
plight the mother cried, but the father
was unconcerned and expressed no
surprise.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-21

y you have some thing 70 sell, your
4i to market is a short and pleasant
Q. leading through the classified.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-21

Arrangements were being made
here tonight to obtain SIS. 900 gold
coin and to send it to Maria early to-
morrow for payment of the ransom.
This action was deemed advisable to
protect the men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-21

II was not known tonight how many
are in the bandit band. Lieutenant
Davis and Lieutenant Peterson said
they saw six men. There were twenty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
Lackaw wanna Steel.

The first statement for 1898 steel
business at which Wall Street has had
peep was that OF the Lackawanna
Steel Company, published yesterday. II
II can be taken as n straw indicating
which way the wind is blowing with the
steel companies 1919 will be dismal
year for them in comparison with the
fat years OF war time days. In some
quarters the Lackawanna statement was
taken as an Indication OF what the
United States Steel statement will show
later in the month. This can hardly be
accepted az true. however, because the
proportionate figures OF United States
Steel will reflect considerably lower basic
costs than those OF Lackawanna. Its net
after taxes, for the quarter amounted 10
si.997,e91. against s3,040.52l in 1918,
and Is surplus to s1,20710o. against
s2.277.2S1 in 1918. This is on the an
nual basis OF 1915 per cent. against an
annual rate OF 1886 per cent. in the
same quarter OF 1918. Unified orders
have fallen from 7oS.1s9 gross tons to
1880 gross toAs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
Good Friday Holiday.

The board OF governors of the New
York Stock Exchange voted yesterday
afternoon to hold no session of the Stock
Exchange on Good Friday. The board
voted to discontinue the regulation which
required members TO make daily reports
OF short GALES. which has been in effect
since November l. 1917. The money re-
strict!ons also were removed. To pre-
vent an inflated market during the war
regulations which required each broker
to submit a list OF his loans each day
we're enforced, and these lists went to
the Federal Reserve Bank and to the So
called Money Committee. Brokerage
loans were then restricted to $500. 0o0,-
600. Recently the restrictions on the
size of loans were removed, but brokers
continued to submit their lists each day.
Since the Federal Reserve Bank had no
further use for them and the Money
Committee was dissolved the sending Of
reports each day to the Stock Exchange
became 4 mere formality. The action OF
the board OF governors yesterday re-
moves the final restriction on the market
brought about by the war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
baldwin Locomotive.

The equipment stocks were brought
into the limelight and held there most
Of the day, and Of the group, which
showed signs of being brought up into
line with the other industrials, Baldwin
was the leader. The strength Of Bald
win was Judged in some quarters TO re-
fleet the belief that there will be divi-
dend discussion on the common at the
directors meeting during the latter part
of this month and that action will fol-
low the dividend meeting in the second
week of May. 1t Is learned authorita-
lively that the problem of a dividend
on the common at this time Is unsolved
Some directors have held to the belief
that there should DO a capital readjust-
mont Others on the board want a
straight cash dividend Of per cent Most
Of the directors. who have held out for
capital REIMBURSEMENT. are said to have
been won over to the side OF cash divi-
dend, and It may be even larger than the
9 per cent one originally advocated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
KIDDER, PEAB0DYsCO.
IT'S DsvopshIm 81: II WI 81.
BOSTON NEW YORK
Issue
Circular Letters Of Credit
for the use of travellers On
Barring BROTHERS 6 CO., LTD
LONDON
and their correspondents throughout The world
and their correspondents throughout The world

The personal introduction,
which obtains for the traveller
the services and facilities Of
the Correspondents named In
the list attached to the Latter
Of Credit should, In addition to
tie financial safeguards, recon-
mend the Letter of Credit, espe-
cially In those times, a. dedr-
able in the highest degree a. q
financial arrangement for those
contemplating foreign travel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
Equipment Fina ncinR.

Another reason for the strength OF the
equipment stocks was the plan advanced
by the War Finance Corporation TO get
some of the bills owed by the Govern
ment to the equipment companies paid
of. 1t will require some $500. 900
between now and June 80 TO straighten
out the Governments account witt
these companies According to the pres
ent plan per cent certificates Will
be given the companies in payment Of
their bills. In case a company thus paid
is able to do so It can keep these GER
tiicates In its treasury and draw fhs In
terest Should It need the cash note
can be drawn and the certificates as
signed to banks for loan on them
In case the banks do not take them
the cash will be advanced on them by
the War Finance Corporation. now in
funds through the sale Of its 5000, 000,-
900 of s per cent one year bonds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
The Motor. Get q Drive.

4 shrewd observer OF the stock mar
lsst sageiy remarked yesterday afternoon
that II looked much TO him as II tho big
traders In spcctalties were going from
post to post In the exchange. giving
every class Of stocks q whiri in sue
cession. II came the turn Of the motors
yesterday afternoon. and they were bid
UP so eagerly and rapidly that prices
Jumped from to 10 points. In the
meanwhile some other specialties which
have acted pyrotechnlcally this week
were under unmistakable influences of
profit taking. They held strong, some
of them even gained, but generally they
lacked the elasticity and the buoyancy of
the flrst two days of the week. Chandler
Motors lead the motor group, touching a
new high at 137h. q gain of 10 points.
General Motors gained points net on
the day. studebaAer an. stutz and the
others made smaller gains. Automobile
tire companies shared in the advance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10

To-day's tonnage statement by tho
United States Steel Corporation OF the
business on its books as of March 81 will
likely make up the minds OF the Wall
Street district, at least, as to the expected
dividend cut. Guesses range from a re-
duction from 100000 TO 100000 tons
Steel was sluggish again yesterday and
It has seemed pegged. despite the move
ment of the entire list. In fact since
late March Its movement has been within
n radius of 2 points. While there is the
assumption of good buying on the scale
down there has been as we'll n steady
distribution of the stock and the short
interest built up in anticipation OF a divi-
dend reduction is heavy one.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10

count rates. short and three months
bills, sSs per cent; gold premiums at
Lisbon, Sc 90.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
Westinghouse.

Officials OF the WESTINGHOUSE Electric
and Manufacturing Company who went
abroad with officials of the Chase Ma
tional Bank to settle their postwar
problems abroad confirmed yesterday
the report that barring a few legal de-
tails to be completed the company has
sold Its properties in England to an Eng
lish corporation. The purchase price has
not been made public. but Is believed TO
be in the neighborhood OF $1,000, 900,
which addition to the corporation's
working capital probably will be used In
taking up part of the s15.o00,oo0 OF
notes ii has outstanding,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
London Money Market.

LoNpoN, April 9--Bar silver. As 15-i6d.
an ounce money, as per cent dis
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10

Mex. Extern. sterling IS Of 90, 1915
MeI. Extern Gold 10 Of 0. 1854. IS
Russ. ls9i Rcnte Is, !, coe ruble den. %
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
Exports From New York.

Corn. 6l5 bushels -four, 59.4T0 sacks /;
pork, i07 barrels lard, I,o?ts32 bar
rels: butter 64s.l00 pounds; hay, IS
bales cottonsecd meal l25. 900 pounds I:
oats, lS9.iSi bushels, peas. III bushels {:
beef, so barrels: bacon. lI,9T6,775
pounds feed. 500, 900 pounds oatmeal,
ASA barrels cottonseed oil. 5000 bar
reis; lubricating OILS, 29e,s gallonA-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
To study Porto Rico Conditions.

Herman d. Kountze, president OF the
Atlantic National Bank. has sent Frank
+. Andruss. one of the banks officials.
TO Porto Rico. where he will make an
extensive study OF business and trade
conditions in the interest OF clients The
bank has large financial connections in
Porto Rico. Mr.. Andruss expects to
visit San Domingo and Cuba before
returning TO New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-10
Exchange Electfen.

H. G. s. Noble. who has served for
four years in the capacity OF president OF
the New York Stock Exchange, is ex-
pected to decline to become a candidate
for the Office for another term. william
ii. Remick OF Remick. Hodges & Co., who
has been active in leading the exchanges
war activities, Is mentioned as Mr..
Mobiles probable successor.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
Obituaries
WILLIAM Fl. HALE

William H. Hale, seventy-nine, for
mer superintendent of public baths of
the City of New York, died Saturday
night at his home, 452 Prospect Ave
nue., Brooklyn.
Mr.. Hale was born in Albany, NJ Y,
and was descendant Of Revolutionary
stock. He was graduated from Yale
University in 1850 and later from the
Albany Law School. He was the oldest
American holding the degree of doctor
of Philosophy from an American
university, degree which he took at
Yale in 1868. Mr. Hale made spe-
cialty Of reporting the proceedings of
SCIENTIFIC meetings for leading publca-
tlons. He was active in the fight for
civil service reform
Public baths were of special interest
to Mr.. Hale, and he was one of the
commissioners to the International
Conference on Public Baths, held at
the Hague in 1912. He was for several
years secretary Of the American Asso-
citation for Promoting Hygiene and
Public Baths, and was one Of the
editors of the international Magazine
on Public Baths"
Mr.. Hale was known in BROOKLYN
as THE Old Man with a Hundred
Cats and he was repeatedly brought
TO court for alleged violations of the
Sanitary Code in harboring his pets
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
Polk Denies Break With
Lansing; May Keep Job
Acting Secretary of State Says
Poor Health VIII Force Long
Vacation or Retirement
NclU Yo,'l; Tribune
Wdslli1iQio,1 Bureau

WASHINGTON. May 5.-Defnite de-
cision on his future connections with
the Department Of State will not be
made by the acting Secretary of State,
Frank l.. Polk, until Secretary of State
Lansing returns to Washington and he
has had an opportunity to confer with
the head of the State Department, Mr.
Polk declared to-day.
Mr.. Polk expressed confidence that
it would be possible for the Depart
ment of State to permit him to have
leave of absence upon the return of
the Secretary of State, and he insisted
that it was his desire to continue to
serve under Mr.. Lansings .dministra-
tion as long as his health permits. He
asserted that his contemplated retire
mcnt from the State Department was
due solely to his health, and vche
mcntly disagreed with the statement
that he was not in accord with Mr..
Lansings views.
at has always been privilege and
pleasure" Mr. Polk said "for me to
work with Mr.. Lansing, and he has no
more loyal or devoted supporter than
myself"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
Medal Man Is One of Two
Policemen Sent to Prison
One Absconded With $4,000
Belonging to Department,
Other Aided Silk Thieves

Two men, one formerly patrolman
and the other a member of the Fourth
Branch Detective Bureau, were sent to
Sing Sing yesterday. John J. Halla-
han, formerly attached to the Property
Clerks office, who abscondcd with $780,
900 belonging to the department, was
sentenced by Judge May to not less
than one year and four months, or
more than four years.
Hallahan won medal while a pa
trolman for rescuing two children from
an East Side fire. He was arrested in
San Francisco.
at is distasteful to say anything
that might add to your embarrass-
ment," Judge May said in sentencing
him. "lt is unfortunate that a man of
your record in the department, with a
medal to your credit, should stand in
court of justice awaiting sentence on
a criminal charge"
William Haydorn, for ten years a
policeman and for the last four years
detective, was fngerprinted in head
quarters yesterday before being taken
to Sing Sing. He will serve from two
to four years for aiding band of silk
thieves
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
MexicU7, Court and
Var Department Clash
Ouer Death Of AIuarez
Ne1O York Tribune
Wnehinntnn Rurcnn


WASHINGTON, May 5.-A serious
clash between the military and judicial
authorities of Mexico has resulted
from the execution of General Fran
cisco de p. Alvarez, who was captured
at the time of General Blanquet's death,
it was learned to-day in advices from
Mexico City. General Banquet was
killed by falling over a precipice In the
jungle when he and Alvarez lost their
way and become separated from their
guide. Alvarez was injured so that
he could not escape when the Carranza
troops happened along, and they took
him prisoner.
The troops beheaded Banquet and
took the head to Vera Cruz to prove
the rebels death. Alvarez was tried
by court martial and shot in spite of a
specific order Of the Supreme Court
should not take place.
1t was believed, the advices say. that
the Supreme Court would resign in a
body because of this defiance Of it's
authority by the military officers with
the approval or by the direction Of
the War Department. This has not
taken place as yet, although the feel
ing among the judiciary and legal fra
ternity is running high 1t is re-
ported that some action by Congress
is expected during the present extraor-
dinary session.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
serscani-at-Arms of House
Sends Monthly Check to
Convicted Socialist De-
spite Protest OF Clerk
Mileage Fee Is Withheld
Federal Judge Upholds Bur-
lesson in Barring LEADER
From Mails as Disloyal
Nc'o lo'-I. Ti1b7tne
Washington Bprcdll

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Thc Fed
eral government has paid to Victor
Berger the first two monthly payments
OF his salary as Il Representative in
Congress nptwith standing his convic-
ton and sen tence under the espionage
act. On April / Sc rgeant at Arms Rob-
ert B. Gordon saut 4 regular pay
voucher to Berger FOR $625. To-day a
voucher for the sarne amount was for
warded TO the Socialist leader.
Sergeant at Arms GordoA maintains
that he is required to pay the salary
of a member OF Cong ress who officially
IS reported elected u,D to the time the
House passes upon his membership and
either seats or unseat him.
II have no discretion in the matter"
ne said
South Trinble, clerk of the House,
takes a contrary view, and holds that
the sergeant at arms is erring in max
ing payments to Berger. In making
payments to members of Congress, Mr..
Trimbe stated to-day, it is necessary
to have the payments approved by the
Speaker. and during the interims be-
tween the expiration of one Congress
and the convening of a new Congress
this duty falls to the clerk
Both checks sent to Berger were
submitted to Mr. Trimble for his ap-
proval. he said, and he declined to ap-
prove them. Notwithstanding the alb
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
Strikers ut Lawrence
Awed by Machine Gun

LAWRENCE, Mass, May 5.-A ma
chine gun crew was added to the police
force to-day and assisted in dispensing
q crowd Of textile strike sympathizers
although the gun was not fired. Re
ports that q demonstration had been
arranged to signalizc the opening of the
fourteenth week of the strike led the
police to take extra precautions.
The only call for help to-day came
from the tenement district, where a
crowd was annoying min operatives on
dheir way to work. The machine gun
squad went along with the police, but
the crowd was dispersed with little
difficulty.
Hereafter during the strike all police
work will be performed by Lawrence
policemen. The policemen hired from
other cities will be replaced by for
mer soldiers, who have been added to
the local force.
A trolley car containing mill work
ers was stoned to-day and windows in
tn, car were broken. The police said
no one was injured.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
Lanes Land Proposal
Endorsed by Mondell
Secretary of Interior Talks to
Reconstruction Conference
of Suffrage Association
NetD York Tribune
IT0shiucfo R,,to1,,

uSfttHJtOf
WASHINGTON, May 5. - Indorse-
ment of Secretary Lanes proposal to
appropriate government funds for the
establishment of soldier settlements
on reclaimed lands was given here to-
night by Representative Frank w.
Monden, Of Wyoming, Republican
leader Of the next House, in an ad-
dress before reconstruction confer
ence at the headquarters Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage AS
sociation.
Secretary of the Interior Lane, dis
cussing his proposal, which will be pre-
sented to the next Congress, said he
did not believe in Stacker lands any
more than in Stacker men.
Every foot of soil in the United
States is willing to work for you and
for me and for the world, and no man
has the right of place in the United
States who is not willing to work" he
said. II want to make for soldiers
will be a satisfaction to the boy and
TO the girl, to the woman as we'll as
the man.
In every state in the Union I want
100000 acres. We don't contemplate
reclaiming all of the 25O,OOO,0OO acres
of unused land that might be had. We
don't ask for more than simply enough
land in the next three years to keep
pace with the growing population that
must be fed. We would enter no new
competition against the farmer. But
| would take the hundred thousand
acres and in the centre put a model
settlement; group those farms in small
acreages near that central settlement,
with good roads from the farm to the
church and the school, with telephones
from the farm to the settlement"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
OBITUARY NOTES

hlCHARD VARICK DE WITT RESTON.
SS!iXtyIslx' S!Sy' for forty-fve years clerk in the
HIquldatng department of the New York
custom House, died Saturday of pneumonia
ac o45 Bergen Street, Brooklyn
MRS; LYDIA AITKEN BASS seventy
e' e"o' OF l35 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn. died
saturday, following an operation. She was
a member ne Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
ol the Messiah. Brooklyn, for many years.
JAMES r. HENDERSON. fwenty-six. r
travelling salesman for the Diamond Ma+ch
Company. died Saturday at 268 Eleventh
Street, South Brooklyn, after a long illness.
ALBERT ROBERTSON, sixtysix. died
Saturday at his summer home in Whites
Lane, Cedarhurst, l.. I. He was president of
Albert Robertson & Co. 1856 and SSS La
tayette Street, New York, dealers in lininps
WILLIAM H. DRUCE, fifty-nine. former
y a freight claim agent for the Central
Railroad of New jersey, died at his home
ll44 BERGEN Street, Brooklyn
MRS. NANCY J. SPENCER, widow Of 7
o. Spencer, a newspaper man formerly EN-
ployed by The New York Herald" died
Saturday. She was the daughter of a Con-
federate veteran.
BROTHER Plus SULLIVAN, ffty-six, a
II -smber of the Franciscan brotherhood for
more than twenty-five years. died at st.
Peters Hospital. Brooklyn, of pneumonia.
He taught in many Brooklyn schools, his
last post being st. Mary Star of the Sea
School.
MRS. EMILY ITTNER, sixty-two. n mem
ber OF the Martha Washington Society, died
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
Father Hughes, of
Paulist Fathers, Dead
General Superior of Order
Succumbs to Illness At.
tributed TO War Work

The Rev. Father John J. Hughes,
general superior of the Paulist Fathers
in this city, died early this morning
at st. Elzabeths Hospital, AIS West
Fifty-tirst Street, from a complica-
ton of diseases. Father Hughes had
been in poor health for some time.
Five weeks ago he went to the hos
pital for an operation.
Shortly after this country entered
the war with Germany Father Hughes
declared that every Catholic priest
should resign his pulpit, if necessary,
and tender his services to the nation
During the war he was most active
in war work, and his final illness was
partly attributable to overwork and
strain from his many war activities
Father Hughes was born in this city
in 1856. He founded and for twenty
three years edited the "Monthly Cal
endar." He was one of the founders of
the Catholic Converts League of New
York, of which he was ce-president
Father Hughes was made superior gem
eral of the Paulist community in 1909