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New-York tribune., 1920-07-10
Snow Acquitted
OF Conspiracy
To Kill Ex-Wif
Defendant Tells His Story
Denies Urging Detective and
Chauffeur to Do Away
With Divorced Woman

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Charge.
that Chester A. Snow, seventy-sia
year-old millionaire patent attorney
and two others conspired to bring
about the death of Mrs. Adds Hubbard
Snow, divorced wife of the attorney
were dismissed to-day by Judge Har-
Olson in the United States branch of
police court.
Evidence presented at the two-day
preliminary hearing was adjudged by
the court to be insufficient to warrant
holding for a higher court the three
defendants, who, in addition to Snow
were Mrs. Ena P. Acker, wife of an
other patent attorney, and Hugh M
Langdon, chauffeur.
Snow, who held the witness stand
most of the day, said he had employed
Mrs. Acker as a private detective to
shadow" his divorced wife, but de-
MED that he had instructed Mrs. Acker
or Langdon to do away with her.
His sole purpose in having his for
mer wife's actions watched, Snow tes-
tilted, was to ascertain whether she
was q proper guardian for their six
year-old son.
Wanted Custody of Son
Snow testified that on one occasion
Mrs. Acker did say something to him
about using "dope" on Mrs. Snow and
that he told her:
"No. Be careful what YOU do.
Don't do anything foolish"
The witness said he paid Mrs. Acker
500 week and expenses, with an addi-
tional promise of $500 if she obtained
evidence on which he could bring ac-
tion for custody of the son. This
bonus was never paid, he said, but
the total cost to him had been $1,000
since January Is, when Mrs. Acker
was employed. Much of this, he testi-
led, was paid out in expenses for Mrs.
Acker.
Stuart X. Brown, of Alexandria, Va,
another witness, characterized the
cha .ges of conspiracy against Snow as
frame up" engineered, he said, by
Mrs. Acker.
Brown told the court that Mrs. Acker
had employed him to follow Mrs. Snow,
and that he had done SO on several oc-
caslons. Some time after this, Brown
testified. Mrs Acker revealed to me
Plot to frame up Mr.. Snow"
Future Action Not Revealed
Brown declared that Mrs. Acker had
proposed that they, with Langdon and
"a man named Stewart" were to swear
that Snow had told them during a con-
ference in Shows office to "make away
with" Mrs. Snow. He added that they
understood that they were to be erich
ly paid" 1t was not developed who
was to pay them.
The witness also testified that Mrs.
Acker suggested that he write "a
strong line of testimony" to support
the story
After this ALLEGED conversation with
Mrs. Acker, Brown said, he informed
Snow and his attorney of it. Mean
time, it was testified, Mrs. Acker went
to Mrs. Snow with story that Snow
had employed her to cause Mrs. Shows
death.
Government officials, after dismissal
of the case, would not say whether new
warrants would be sworn out against
any of the defendants. 1t was said the
case could still be brought before the
grand jury regardless Of Judge Hardi-
sons action.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-10
The Stage Door

The Mack Sennett screen bathing
girls Of the Pacific Coast have ~ rivals
their aquatic sisters from the choruses
OF "Lassie" and Scandals Of 1920" who
are themselves vocal and pedal rivals
as well as competitors in dimple and
curl. La Sylphe, Laura Mayorga, Vera
Colburn and Gertrude McCushin Of the
Scandals" were dreaming the other
morning Of the brindle calf back on
the farm when they were awakened by
GeorgeWhite and ordered to defend their
swimming honors against the "Lassie"
squad, composed of Polly Shorrock,
Olive Hammond. Virginia Richmond
and Lucille Williams. Tho match will
take place Thursday afternoon at the
Starlight Amusement Park, East 177th
Street and the Bronx River.
Victor Herbert closes his concert en-
gagement in Philadelphia Sunday in
order to play for the opening Monday
of "The Girl in the Spotlight" his latest
musical contribution to the stage. June
Elvidge, the film star, makes her first
appearance on the speaking stagein this
piece.
With A. Baldwin Sloan, the com
poser, John Murray Anderson is CIV
ing the finishing touches to the Green
wich Village Follies," which go into re-
hearsal at the Greenwich Village
Theater Monday.
"The Romancers," by Rostand, will
be the openir. attraction of the Com
munity Theater of Washington Square,
which begins it's open air season July
20 at 81 West Third Street.
Jimmy Hussey's "Tattle-Tales" will
have its first performance August at
the Columbia Theater, Far Rockaway,
From there it will go to Long Branch,
Asbury Park and Atlantic City.
A solemn requiem high mass, the
fourth memorial service for Josephine
CohanNiblo, will be celebrated at the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Sew
enty-first Street and Broadway. Mon
New-York tribune., 1920-07-10
Girl and Man Seized
On Trunk Theft Charge

Charles E. Wright and Ada Poindex-
ter were arrested last night in their
rooms at 2O5 West Sixty seventh Street
and locked up at the West Sixty-eighth
Street police station, charged with
stealing four trunks with contents
valued at $4,000.
According to John P. Costello, de-
tective employed by the American Rail-
way Express, Wright formerly was in
New-York tribune., 1920-07-10

A solemn requiem high mass, the
fourth memorial service for Josephine
Cohan-Niblo, will be celebrated at the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Sew
enty first Street and Broadway, Mon
New-York tribune., 1920-07-10

Jimmy Hussey's "Tattle-Tales" will
have its first performance August at
From there it will go to Long Branch,
Asbury Park and Atlantic City.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-10
Man Dies in Denver Fire
Dozen Buildings Damaged and
SO Autos DESTROYED by Blaze

DENVER, July 0.--One man is be-
lieved dead, q dozen buildings were
damaged and fifty automobiles de-
stroyed by FIRE which started this
afternoon in East Turner Hall, in the
rooming house district Of Denver.
At a late hour It was believed the
fire was under control.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-10
Any Amount

Money awaiting an advantageous
investment can be put at any time
into First Mortgages or First Mortgage
Certificates on New York City real
estate with payment of principal and in
terest guaranteed by the Bond & Mort
gage Guarantee Company and begin
from that moment to draw a generous
rate Of interest.
No waste of time or loss of income
no risk of loss-no trouble about maxi
ing up your mind
Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-10

"The Romancers." by Rostand, will
be the opening attraction of the Com
munity Theater of Washington Square,
which begins it's open air season July
20 at 81 West Third Street.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-10

NEW ORLEANS, July 9.--Eight
workmen employed on the state indus
trial canal were killed to-day by light.
nirM striking q pile drive. nador wns :.
tney had taken refuge from storm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19
executions as now provided by law.

executions as now provided by law.
The same provision is made as in
the bill offered last week for the
legal manufacture Of liquors not pro-
hibited by the Kentucky law and the
same safeguards thrown around such
manufacture. This also is true of the
prescription of liquors by physicians
who run the risk Of losing their IL
cense to practice by wilful violation
of the provisions Of the act. Forging
of a prescription is made punishable
by confinement for sixty days in Jail.
Experience in enforcing prohibition
laws has demonstrated that a bill
providing only for fines does not de-
ter the bootlegger, and that the only
thing the moonshiner fears is a pen
itentiary sentence. Both are provided
in the bill the Senate Committee has
endorsed. The people of Kentucky
want to give prohibition an honest
trial. They can do it under the pro-
visions of this bill.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19
HAMILTON ARTS BUILDING
TO INCLUDE AUDITORIUM

The new Arts Building at Hamil-
ton College, the Junior College for
Women of Pennsylvania College, will
include an auditorium and studios,
besides additional classrooms, if the
Interchurch World Movement Cam
paign for funds for Pennsylvania is
successful, it is stated att he college
here today. Hamilton College lis
growing steadily and the need of an
auditorium and new classrooms is as
much felt as the need for a gymna-
stun and swimming pool, which also
are to be provided.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

fuof ooLb Nv tUL SENtt Z
The substitute prohibition enforce
ment bill prepared by Statewide Pro-
hibition Federation forces and intro
duced in the Senate last Monday, was
substituted for Senate Bill No. 1888,
Of Senator Glen S. Num-, of Marion,
and favorably reported by the COM
mittee to the Senate. II is regarded
as likely to pass both Houses without
opposition.
Fines from $50 to $500, with i'm
prsonment in Jail for 80 to 60 days,
are provided for first violations of
the new law. Second violations are
made felony, as in the previous bill,
if the defendant be an individual the
penalty being one to three years in
the penitentiary; if corporation the
fine is $1,000 to $4,000. For third
offenses, individuals may be sem
fenced to the penitentiary for five
to ten years, and corporations may
be fined not less than $4,000, but is
limited in maximum only by the dis
erection of the jury.
Persons aiding or abetting in the
violation of the law are to be deemed
principals under the act and pun
ished as much.
One half of one per cent. alcohol
is the alcoholic content allowed, with
the exception of denatured alcohol.
medicinal preparations unfit for bey-
erage purposes, whether patented
medicines or not; toilet, medicinal and
antiseptic preparations that cannot
be used as beverages; flavoring ex-
tracts and sirups; vinegars and pre-
pared sweet cider, wine for sacra-
mental purposes, and alcohol for sci
entific or mechanical purposes.
Fines under the act must be served
out at hard labor at the rate of 81
day, if not paid.
The injunction feature is retained
and in such actions evidence of the
general reputation of places COM
planned of is made admissible by the
act. Any citizen may prosecute such
an action, and provision is made for
the prompt trial and summary pun
ishment of any defendant violating
such injunction. Buildings whose
owners violate the law, and against
which injunctions are granted, may be
closed for year and offending fix
lures sold and the proceeds confis-
Gated by the State, after the payment
of costs and fees of officers, which
are same as in sales of chattels on
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19
PERSONAL WEALTH

The old nursery jingle which ex-
plains that little girls are made of
sugar and spice and all that's nice"
and that little boys are made of "rats
and snails and puppy dog tails" may
perhaps have had some slight founda-
ton in fact. For here comes someone
who processes to know what human
beings are made of. As quoted in The
Survey, the ingredients are something
like this:
"The average man of $50 pounds
contains constituents equivalent to
100 dozen eggs, enough iron to make
four ten-penny nails, fat contents
sufficient for rs candles and a good
sized piece of soap, phosphorus for
8,O64 boxes of matches, enough by
drogen lin combination) to fill bal
loon and carry him above the clouds,
and besides all this, ten gallons of
water, six teaspoonsful of salt and
bowl Of sugar."
OF course, these are only equiva
lent constituents, but is not the reader
reminded of a grocer's and chemists
inventory?
There is an element of comfort in
it, too. At present prices the poorest
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

Gentle rules make gentle souls and
in all places harsh laws make harsh
men. An exacting father makes a de-
ceitful child and a suspicious hus-
band makes an artful wife.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

You know we would all be Boil
shevik if we got hungry enough
Frank A. Vanderlip. When a stom-
ach is starved Reason abscounds and
conscience is in a comatose condition.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

Among the III trainers of the next
Republican platform Mr.. Hays doubt
less has included not only the prin-
cipal scribes, but also a fair repre-
sentation of the Pharisees of the
G. O.. P.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

Senator Borah has lived in the
West long enough to know that most
of the destructive political tornadoes
come from that suarter. He sees the
black clouds gathering and is trying
to shoe his colleagues into cyclone
cellars.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

When a man gets home and takes
off tight shoe and caresses a burn
ing corn he gets some idea Of how
good it makes a fat woman feel to get
a straight front off and rub the welts.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

The Republican party might have
survived a special session of Con-
gress, but the people will hardly for
give a repetition of the same dismal
failure in the regular session.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

Chairman Hays is again attempting
to make the plurality of Repubh-
cans in Congress look and act like
majorityf, but even he can't find a
common denomination for this bunch
of incompatible factions.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

Go slow, young teller. You can run
into debt, but you have to crawl out.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

Mrs. W. A. Walton of Cincin-
natl, o., loves horses. During the
winter when ice and snow covers
the city streets. she loads her auto
with anti-skid chains for horses
and starts on her mission OF
mercy. When she finds horse or
team in distress, she loans chains
to the driver placing their name
and number upon her honest
card"--their promise that they
will return the chains when they
are no longer needed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-19

man must be worth very respectable
sum of money.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Sugar Stocks
Sharp Decline
Unsettles Mart
Weakness in This Group
Brings Average of Thirty
Industrials to Loves
Level of the Year

A decline in suga~ eecuritics yester-
Gay stood out in an otherwise colorless
session at the Stock Exchange. AL
though trading was lighter than on any
previous day this week and price
swings were relatively narrow, the col
lapse in quotations on preferred and
common sugar securities tended to un-
settle the whole array of stocks. and
was sufficient to carry the average OF
thirty representative industrials below
Mondays figure to the lowest level at
tanned thus far in 1920.
The average Of thirty industrial
stocks yesterday dropped to 71.33, COM
pared with 1907 on Thursday and 7l.57
on Monday. the previous low record,
and that of twenty rails declined 70
CLIO, against 81 on Thursday and 61.0o
On Monday.
The speculative position Of the sugar
stocks. all of which fell to the lowest
quotations Of tn year yesterday as
adversely affected by the announce
ment that the directors of the Santa
Cecilia Sugar Corporation had decided
to omit the regular quarterly dividends
On the preferred and common stocks.
In view Of the changes in the price of
sugar in recent months, the action was
not unpredictable yet it helped TO
focus attention on conditions in the IN
dustry. The directors frankly attrlb-
uted their decision to the unsettled
condition of the sugar industry IN Cuba
and elsewhere, and to the uncertainties
Of the financial situation generally" 1t
was no long leap for the speculative
mind to apply these remarks to the at
fairs of all sugar companies, and hence
the prccl pitaIe trcah l. 'cNS
American Sugar common tumbled to the
lowest quotation established in more
than a score of years. The simultane-
Gus announcement Of further price re-
ductions by the principal sugar rehA-
ing companies completed the stimulus
which accounted for the decline, which
was facilitated by lack Of demand for
the securities.
Other price changes were moderate
and without Significance, as the trading
represented essentially the whlms OF
professional operators, with small
volume of fresh liquidation. Money
lent at 7 per cent all through the day.
The squirt in sterling exchange cae-
ried the pound 31s cents higher, up u
s354A as further buying to complete
end of-the-year settlements affected the
market. At it's high point, however,
one large banking institution felt the
time was propitious for selling bills
and offered $1,000 900 in sterling which
was enough to check the rise and cause
rates to tumble back. to s351 repre-
senting a slight decline since the clos
ing quotation on Thursday.
Foreign buying continued active In
the wheat pit, and was the main factor
in causin~ r;c~s t ain :" m ~
cents a pound, in spite Of heavy offers
from the grain districts. Corn quota
tions similarly moved higher. but in the
cotton exchanges trading was extreme
~ quiet and there was slight decline
in prices.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Irregular Trend
Again Prevails in
Trading on Curb
Standard Oil of N. Y. in De.
mand and Corporations
New Bond Advances; Mo-
tor Shares Continue Active

Securities Of Standard Oil Of New
York featured trading on the curb mar
ket yesterday. The stock was in good
demand and advanced sharply, selling
up to 341 at one time, al upturn Vi II
POINTS from the low. The close was
$50. The new bonds Of the $30,OoO,O0
issue sold at slight premium.
The California company's bond was
at discount at one time, however, but
rallied to par on the final sale. Trad
ing in the bond group was active
throughout the day, the other groups
being more or less neglected. Oils
were slightly weaker and industrials
ruled irregular.
Motor shares were fairly steady, as
rule, although there were q few weak
spots which yielded under pressure.
United Retail Candy eased of frac-
.tionally, but Sweets was steady at 2h.
Maracaibo was slightly lower at 1917,
and SAT- Greek he 81 ck or,ae unae. ~
again. Carib Syndicate declined to Us.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
In w all Street
Ryan Settlement Soon

Negotiations in progress between the
attorneys of Allan A. Ryan and the
group Of banks 70 which MIR. Ryan is
indebted, according to bankers, have
reached the stage where announcement
Of an agreement will probably be
made the early part of next week. AL
though it was denied yesterday that
any papers have yet been signed, it is
understood that Mr.. Ryan's loans from
the banks will be extended for a period
of two years, with the assets turned
over to a number Of trustees. 1t was
reported that one of the stipulations
by which this underwriting has been
arrived at was that Ryan's suit against
the Stock Exchang, for $1,oo0,000 dam
ages would be dropped. 1t was also
reported that those associated with
Ryan in the purchase Of Stutz Motor
shares in the adjustment with the
Shorts" have made final settlement in
the pool account at considerable loss.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Steel Price Averages

The disparity between the steel
prices quoted by the independent man.
ufacturers and the United States Steel
Corporation has narrowed down as
result of recent revisions until it now
amounts to but SO in the average In
other words, the independents are ask
ing an average price of S6649 a ton or
eight leading steel products, whereas
the corporations average is $63.49.
There has been practically no change
in the average price of the independ-
ents this week.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Increases Margin Requirements

An important Broadway wire house,
which has always had the reputation Of
demanding ample margin requirements,
has notified its customers that a. fur
ther increase will be put into effect
after December 23 The average re-
quirement of this firm has been from 33
to 40 per cent Of the customers debit
balance, but this is to be advanced to
SO per cent. TIE reason given was
that the firm did not wish to encourage
speculation in a market like the pres
cnt one. where tie day-to-day fluctua-
tions are hard to catch.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Dividends
Extra

BATTERY PARK NATIONAL, BANK
An extra dividend OF per cent q shar
has been declared IN addition 10 the regu.
lar serniannual dividend OF 3 per cent
both payable January 2 to stockhol6er,
OF record December IS.
CEMENT SECURITIES CO-An extra
dividend OF l per cent a share has beer
declared in addition to the regular GUAR
terly dividnt.d of 2 per cent. both payable
December - to stockholders OF record
December lS
VlRG1NIA-An extra dividend OF per
cent share has been declared In addi ion
to the regular dividend Of per cent both
payable January 3 TO etockholders o.
record December 20.
NATIONAL PARK BANK-An extrs
dividend Of per cent share has been
declared in addition TO the regular quar-.
teriy dividend OF per cent, both payablr
January to stockholders Of record
December 90.
NIPISSING MrNES-An extra dividend
OF rs cents share. payable January |,
stockholders Of record December 81. hzi
been declared in addition to the regula,
dividend OF 25 cents d share payabl
January 20 TO stockholders of recor.
December 81.
TRUMBULL steel. CO-An extra d.v.
dend OF l2aa cents q share has been de-
clared In addition TO the regular guar erlj
dividend of SO cents on common ard Sl7.
a share on preferred, all payable Januart
I TO stockholders OF record December 90
Regular Declarations
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Railroad MERGERS

Professor William z. Ripley, of
Harvard University, who has been re-
tanned by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to make an investigation
of possible railroad consultations per-
mitted under the new transpol tation
act, will present his report shortly
after the turn of the year, according TO
dispatches to the financial district from
Washington yesterday Professor Rip
ley has been diligent in his search for
suggestions and has conferred only re-
Gently with railroad executives here
He has attended numerous meetings
where the question of transportation
has come up, and railroad men believe
that his report will contain many
practical suggestions for the l. c. C. to
Utilize in drawing up a tentative plan
for merging roads in certain territorial
prOupS
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
New York Metal Market

On the New York Metal Exchange tin
wss dull, WITH Glars A quoted at 33c 70
ate. Clara 3 2o~ IN a1c. and Str1it- ship
rn~nts 33c 70 37c. Copper, weak: spot,
December and January, 14c Lead
wsak; New York spot. 475c asked and.
Zast - Louis spot, 4.76c asked Zinc.
weak; New York spot, &c and East st.
Loris r Toe ssted
London metal prices follow: lead.
spot, re 5s, and futures, s24 Zine,
spot. f2b f5z. snd futures r27 51 Tin.
standard spot and futures. a7a 5a.
With sales os 100 tons spot and 800 tons
futures. snd eIectrolytic. snot. Gsg and
futures, zss. TIN, STANDARD spot, Ell.
snd fnturss. z11b, with sales ri 100
tons sD1t and 40 tons futures.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Risky Business

Experts who work every day with the
foreign exchanges and who are con-
versant with the rapid fire ups and
downs for rates, do not look for much
activity in way Of arbitrage in
stocks between New York and Lon
don. Until the exchange market
quiets down and ceases it's wild gyra-
tions, arbitrage dealings will be ex-
t. tremely risky, the ;st exchange men say.
profit in deal between London and
New York " said one exchange author
ity yesterday, "and the next minute a
swift movement in the exchange rate
might more than wipe the prospective
profit out"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Sterling exchange developed pro-
nounced strength for a time in yes
te1day's market. the rate on London
Climbing at one time to s3.54Ra a new
high for the current recovery In the
afternoon. however, offerings increased
ana one large institution sold .ap-
proximately 100000 in sterling bills.
This forced the rate back to 1851 at
th+ close, where it showed fractional
decline from the close on Thursday.
TIE other exchanges were generally
Arm
Exchange dealers said there had
been fairly heavy demand for ster-
ling BILLS for several days In connec-
tion with the end of the year settle
ments.
(Ono+rd IN dollars to the pound.)