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New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Husband Gets $4,000
In Alienation Suit
Lived Happily Sixteen Years
Until Defendant Won Wife's
Love. He TestifIed

value of $4,000 was placed yester-
day on the love of Mrs. Flora Eva
Robson, wife of David 7. Robson, Of
"A South Seventeenth Street, East
Orange, N. j., by jury in the Essex
County Circuit Court in the alienation
suit brought by Robson against Ossian
Rohlander, of Hoboken, a locomotive
engineer.
Robson, who has two sons, aged four
teen and twelve. has been married six
teen years. His suit asked $4,000
damages from Rohlander. He told the
court he and his wife lived happily
until last August, when, he alleged,
Rohlander alienated Mrs. Robson's af-
tections. Rohlander boarded with a
family who were friends of the Rob
sons. and in that way he became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Robson. Robson
alleged that when they played car.s
Rohlander took seat next to Mrs
Robson.
On their fifteenth wedding anniver-
sary. Robson said, Rohlander gave a
party and took Mrs. Robson out on the
porch in the moonlight Both Roh-
lander and Mrs. Robson denied there
was any affection between them, or that
they had acted unbecomingly. Mrs.
Robson said she and her husband had
parted last August because of disagree
ments and not on account of Rohander.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Senate Defers Peace q
Resolution to Tuesday
Dyestuffs Tariff Bill To Be Side.
tracked Until Knox Measure
Is DISPOSED OF

F1-o.t The Trt5une'S Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 8.-Consider era
ton OF the Knox peace resolution will
not be resumed in the Senate until
Tuesday, the Senate steering commit
tee has decided.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
the only Republican who is opposing
the measure, and Senator Hitchcock,
of Nebraska, who has charge Of the
opposition to the resolution for the
Administration forces, will open the
fight against its passage when it is
called up.
The steering committee originally
planned to have the resolution taken
up Monday, but Senators McCumber
and Hitchcock asked for another days
delay. The dyestuffs tariff bill will be
dropped and the peace resolution kept
before the Senate until it is dis
posed of.
The resolution was reported from
the Foreign Relations Committee last
Tuesday, and was called up in the
Senate by Senator Lodge, chairman of
the committee, Wednesday, when Sena-
tor Knox, of Pennsylvania, opened the
fight for its passage.
Consideration of the measure was
dropped Immediately after Senator
Knox concluded his speech. The dye
hill was taken up, but filibuster has
been conducted against it, and the Re-
publican leaders have decided that it
cannot be passed without long fight.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

purchaser, who is required to hand
an amount equal to 10 per cent OF the
price of his purchase to the seller.
Cosmetics Included
"Other luxury taxes are paid to the
government by stamps. Cosmetics taxes
are paid by the dealer, who attaches
stamps to the article, being reimbursed
for the price thereof by the consumer.
Thousands of dollars worth of these
stamps are sold monthly in this Office
and are included in the revenue for
luXuries.
zone of the reasons for the falling
off in the receipts Of income and ex-
cess profits taxes this year was the
deductions which the taxpayer made
for sums which he paid to the govern
ment for luxury and proprietary and
other taxes. Here is an illustration:
man takes his wife to the theater
twice week. He pays Sc each time
each is 80 cents. In tifty-two weeks
he pays S62.40. He is privileged to de-
duct that from his net income before
computing his income tax. The same
illustration applies to any other tGX
he may have paid the government dur
ing the year. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars were deducted in this man
ner this year. The luxury tax was not
in effect when the income taxes were
paid for 1918, therefore these deduc-
tions did not appear.
"a person is required to prove that
he actually expended the money for
luxuries if any question is raised on
his income tax return.
"But the great majority Of the peo
pie in this city are honest, their re-
turns are honest, and they all seem
willing to do their part to help Uncle
Sam AS test of real patriotism the
record of payments to my Office is
monument"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Riders Boycott
Staten Island
Transit Lines
Court Order Requires Nixon
TO Show Cause Why In
junction Should Not Be
Issued Restraining Raise
Commissioner Is Assailed
La Cuardia Says Governor
Should Remove Him or
Assume Blame for Acts

The state courts were pitted against
the Federal courts yesterday in the
battle between the city and the Staten
Island transit systems over the 5 cent
fare. In the mean time what amounts
to almost a boycott of the transit lines
is exerting an important influence on
the tangled situation.
John P. O'Brien, Corporation Coun-
sci, appeared before Supreme Court
Justice Lydon yesterday and obtained
an order requiring Captain John J.
Kuhn, receiver Of the Richmond Light,
Power and Railroad Company, and
Public Service Commissioner Lewis
Nixon to show cause why temporary
injunction should not be issued re-
straining them from charging an cent
fare, pending the outcome of the city's
suit. The order is returnable to-mor-
row morning before Justice Whitaker.
The Staten Island transit receiver,
however, is protected by an injunction
issued by Justice Chatfeld, in the
Brooklyn Federal Court, authorizing
him to collect an cent fare. This
is the order that Mayor Hylan and
Aldermanic President La Guardia de-
clared they would dare Imprisonment
in disobeying. Questioned whether
there was any Likelihood of the two
city officials being sent to Jail, Judge
Chatfeld said: 81 have not the dis
position to commit any one. My sole
object is to see that the people of
Staten Island get proper transit facili-
ties"
The informal boycott against the
transit lines has proved to be i'm
portant. Under the 8 cent fare the
company yesterday collected less than
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

$500 Of the normal cent fares, accord
ing to reliable statistics.
President La Guardia declared yes
terday that Governor Smith should re-
move Public Service Commissioner
Nixon from Office, cor else assume re-
sponsibility for his illegal acts" The
Aldermanic President severely scored
Commissioner Nixon in his statement.
"As far as / am able to ascertain, "
he said, "Public Service Commissioner
Nixon in allowing an increased far
to the Richmond Light and Railroad
Company. acted without authority Of
law ana without justification. Com
missioner Nixon is Governor Smiths
appointee. Governor Smith should re-
move the Commissioner or else assume
responsibility for his illegal acts.
II want to call attention to the fact
that similar action to that in the
Richmond Light and Railroad case
might be taken in the cases of the
B. R. T. and the New York City Rail
ways Company"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Morgenthau Will Accept
Appointment to Mexico
Denies Reports That He Will
Decline Ambassadorship if
Confirmed hy Senate

Henry Moreenthau, nominated by
President Wilson as Ambassador to
Mexico, issued a statement yesterday
denying reports that he would decline
to accept the post if confirmed by the
Senate.
'I do not intend to request the
President to withdraw my nomination
as Ambassador to Mexico" said Mr..
Morgenthau. 81 heartily welcome the
opportunity to undertake to render the
great services involved in this posi-
ton, and as | have utilized the time
since my nomination was sent to the
Senate to famliarize myself with pres
ent conditions in Mexico, am willing
and ready, Notwithstanding any risk
involved, to promptly assume my duties
after confirmation by the Senate"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Business Men
Start NOn-UniOn
Truck Service

Of Commerce and head of the joint
committee of the Merchants Associa-
tion, the New York Chamber of Com
merce, New York Board of Trade and
Transportation, Bronx Board of Trade
and the Brooklyn Chamber of Com
merce, said that both government Off
cials and boards and civilian com
mittee had tried to bring about an
understanding without avail
The truckmen have no grievance
Of their own" he added, "and we are
not attempting to interfere in any way
as between union and non union labor,
or to dictate the settlement of any par
ticular dispute. We hope the truck
men will render impartial service. If
they will not we must help ourselves
by providing a service upon which we
can depend. The situation has grown
so serious that action Of some kind
must be taken. Aside from the money
loss to the city, every inha bitant is
prices arising from the shortage in
supplies due to the failure of the
transportation lines to function
"This is obviously situation that is
not to be tolerated indefinitely. The
entire population Of the city should
not be punished because the employees
and employers Of public service COR
porations cannot agree. They should
find some way of settling their diff
culties that does not involve the pub
lie or threaten the commercial welfare
of the city"
1t developed yesterday, too, that be-
cause of the crippled railroad trans
portation and the alleged shortage OF
freight cars the city is facing grain
famine. Reserves of hay, bran, oats
and other like grains, it was said, are
depleted, and animals and cattle are
being fed with substitutes. Grain deal
ers say that only about 20 to 40 per
is selling as high as $40 ton and
bran is almost as dear. Oats have been
bringing $1.25 bushel for several
daVS
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Chicago Sugar Dealers
To Help Stabilize Price

CHICAGO, May S.-Fifty sugar deal
ers and wholesale grocers at 8 con-
ference called to-day by District At
torney Clyne pledged cooperation tow
ard stabilizing the price of sugar
They agreed there should be but one
resale between various houses.
Samuel B. Steele, president of
wholesale grocery concern, advocated a
fixed price for Chicago, based upon
the New York price OF raw sugar, with
profits to dealers limited to half a cent
4 pound.
Mr. Clyne exhibited a photograph of
a carload of sugar which he said had
stood on the. tracks at Chicago for six
months. TkA sugar had been cesold
six times, hg said, increasing the price
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Farm Loan Bond Issue
Of 100000. 600 Favored

WASHINGTON, May s.--A joint res
olutlon authorizing the Secretary oe the
Treasury to issue farm loan bonds up to
SIoo'ooo,Ooo was reported to-day by the
House Banking Committee This ac-
ton IS necessary, the resolution said. be-
cause of the delay in the decision of The
supreme Court regarding the constitu
tlonality of the Federal farm loan act
1T added that until the decision is handed
down sale of bonds to private interests
was suspended and outstanding commit
ments for loans to farmers could not be
met ~
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Dempsey-kearns Case To
BE Set for Trial Nav IL

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-The
United States District Attorneys OAcc
announced to-day it was ready to pro-
cced with the trial of Jack Dempsey,
worlds champion heavyweight, and his
manager, Jack Kearns, on charges of
conspiracy to evade the draft laws, and
hoped to have the trial conducted In
June. The cases come uD in the United
States District Court May IL to be set
fo- triol
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
S8.OOO.OOO Mail Deficit

WASHINGTON, May s. Congress
was asked to-day by Postmaster General
Burleson to appropriate $S,000,000 to
cover a deficit in railroad transporta-
ton of mail during the last four
months of this fiscal year. He ex-
planned that the deficit resulted from
Increased rates fixed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission last December.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Marshal Foch in Procession
AT Joan of Arc Ceremony

ORLEANS, France, May 8.~Marshal
Foch to-day sat in the churchwardens'
pew at the cathedral here during cere-
monies held in anticipation of the
canonization of Joan of Arc. the Maid
of Orleans, which will take place May
20.
panegyric, greeted the marshal and
then proceeded to develop the idea that
the human virtues of Joan of Arc could
not be separated from her Christian
virtues.
Marshal Foch participated in pro-
cession which was held by all organized
societies of Orleans after solemn mass
was celebrated at the cathedral.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Federals Reach Nuevo Laredo

LAREDO, Tex, May S-Nuevo La
redo was quiet to-day, with Mexican
federal officials asserting the backbone
of the revolt was broken in that Sec
ton.
An advance guard of reinforcements
from Monterey arrived overland. The
remainder of the four different federal
reinforcements. whose train is held up
by a burned bridge at Lampazos, sixty
miles below the border, was expected
soon.
The revolving Mexican customs
guards to-day were reported to be at
Colum bia, twenty-five miles up the Rio
Grande from Nuevo Laredo, and, it was
said, had been Joined by nearly q hun
dred MeXicans from the Texas side.
American Consul Robertson, at Nuevo
Laredo, obtained nine automobiles and
departed to-day for Lampazos to bring
in sixteen American and eight British
subjects, isolated there on a passenger
train since the bridge was burned yes
terday.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Villa Declares Armistice


JUAREZ, Mex, May s-Francisco
Villa has declared an armistice with
the revolutionary forces, pending a
decision by General Adolfo de la
Huerta, provisional commander in
chief of the revolution, as to whether
Villa will be allowed to join the move
ment. former Carranza officer, who
arrived here from chihuahua, declared
to-day.
The rebel leader was reported at
Meoqui, near Ortiz, twenty miles
southeast of Chihuahua City, with 200
men.
The agreement to- suspend hostilities
was reached following conference
held at Ortiz between Miguel Trillo,
Villas private secretary, and General
Eugenio Martinez, commander of the
chihuahua City garrison.
Villa agreed to remain in the vicin-
ity of Meoqui until his relation to the
revolutionary movement should be de-
fined.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

City and expressed no surprise at news
the capital had fallen.
A department of nails has been or
ganized by the Sonora state govern
ment, it was announced at military
headquarters to-day Cosme Hinoj josa,
former Postmaster General under Car
rama, left Aqua Prieta to-day for Her.
mosillo, where he will take charge Of
the department..
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-01
HUMBLE CATFISH DOES WORK
How One Oregon Town Gets Its Sew
ers Cleaned at Small Expense
to the Taxpayers.

In one of the towns of Oregon the
familiar catfish figures as a hardy pio-
neer, and a valued adjunct to- the
street department, all because the,
terra Gotta sewers and drains, espe-
cially those in the lower. part of the
town, frequently get choked./
If the sewer is not broken it can be
cleaned by passing a rope through it,
to be pulled backward and forward
until the obstruction is loosened and
removed. The deputy superintendent
Of streets had a good deal of such
work to look after, but at last he dis
covered a quick, sure and easy method.
He goes to the river, catches a cat
fish, ties a string to its tail, drops it
down a manhole into the sewer, and
it at once starts for the river and
forces its way through any obstruc-
ton not as solid as brick, dragging the
string after it. Then the deputy goes
as far down the sewer as he deems
necessary and picks up the string,
which he uses to draw a wire through
the sewer, and with this a rope is
pulled through and the sewer is soon
cleaned.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-01
HYDE PARK

F. M. Culver and wife spent Thanksgiv-
ing day with relatives in Stowe.
Thos. Hanley and wife and Judge Leach
spent Thanksgiving with relatives in
Fletcher.
A largely attended whist party was
held at the home of Gavin Tyndall We'd
nesday evening of last wsek.
Now don't you wish you had joined the
Christmas Club ?" 1t does come handy
when the holidays approach.
H. E Holbrook and son, Wayne, were
guests Q! Prof. Crosby and family, at Will
Jamestown Thanksgiving day.
Hugh Scofeld was home Thanksgiving
from Go,ham, N. H., where he has lu-
crative position as an accountant.
We don't know as they got it from
| Felcherville but we do know who had a
goose for Thanksgiving. No, it wasn't us
Remember the sale and harvest dinner
to be given Thursday evening of this week
at the Cong'l church by the Ladies Aid.
Palmer Blake and Fred Gates went down
to Montpelier last week and secured liv-
ing quarters for the legislative session.
Both found good places. Mrs. Blake will
so to Montpelier with Mr. Blake and re-
main there during the session.
Mrs Elbridge Sherwin reached her 10th
birthday last Thursday and in honor of
the event, she was the recipient of many
postcards and congratulatory letters, for
Which she returns sincere thanks. Along
with Mr.. Sherwin she spent the day at the
Fitch farm, the place where she was born
and spent her earlv days.
Word received from Geo. Foss states
thai he and his wife arrived in Oklahoma
safe and sound after three days and
three nights travel from New York. They
like the country very much. A picture
received here shows Geo. Blake hoeing in
the garden Nov. 9TH, in his shirt sleeves
and with straw hat on. He raised three
crops this year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-01
How Gipsies Dodqe Tax.

Gipsies in a picturesque encamp-
ment near Guildford, Surrey, have dis
covered a novel method of evading
local taxation. AS their encampment
is permanent thcv become liable to
house duty, for a caravan is held to be
a permanent residence if stationary in
one spot. There is a regulation, how
ever, that if the wheels of a permanent
caravan home are turned completely
round once every year the owner is
absolved from duty. Consequently,
when the rate collector calls at the
camp there is a general wheel-turning
Every caravan simultaneously moves
forward about two yards-and the
gipsies can live duty free for another
year-LondOn Daily Mail.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-01
A DR. Fam.
time.

The board Of education was at it
hammer and tongs when one men,
Der cried hotly: "Our. reform
schools are empty names. l hope
the day will come when they will be
in reality what little Willie thinks
they are"
"Willie,' said the mother, 81
don't like the looks of that little boy
you were playing with on the street
today. You mustn't play with bad
little boys, you know"
ooh, but he isn't bad little boy"
cried Willie. "He's a good little
boy. He's been to the reformatory
school twice and they have let him
out each time on account of good
behavior. Los Angeles Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-01
Deer Enjoy a jag

Sullivan county deer haven't an iota of
respect for the Volsteau Act. 1t doesn t
make a speck of difference to these grace
tul animals whether New Hampshire is
wet or dry. They don't give a whoop
about jags going out of fashion, and so
long as old Ma Nature, with her homebrew
methods continues to prepare the forbidden
joy juice the deer are going to imbibe to
their hearts content and enjoy their regu-
1ar once-a-year-spree.
That is the story that comes into Clare
mont from the vicinity of the old Straw's
Tavern stand on the banks of the Little
Sugar river in Unity. 1t may be they are
Acworth deer, but anyway they assemble
near the old tavern stand for their spree,
| and old timers who date back to the Straw
Tavern days say the. deer surely know
what they are about.
There are plenty of apples in this Sec
ton. Some are good in any market they
go to, and some are fit only for cider. AS
it happens, barrels of these are not gath
cred this fall.
Here come the deer. Every fall, after
the early frosts, the lovely animals come
in troops and herds to this spot and get
good and soused on the apples scattered
scattered through the orchards. This Year
there were more apples left than usual,
with the result of more deer and more
deery jags.
Apparently the frosted apple that has
started to decay contains kick as delight ,
ful to the deer family as was the old-fash-
Toned 100. proof Kentucky dew to the red
nosed fraternity in the days of yore. The !
animals MUNICH the fruit for a time, then !
go into high-leaping OBSTACLES, romping |,
through the orchard, bantering one anoth- |
er good naturally, and occasionally clash |
ing with other members of the herd in |
deadly earnest. When the jag is over
the deer bound over seven foot fence as
easily as if it were fallen limb, and race
back into the hills for a cruise on the wa
ter wagon.
But it will be smart Nimrod who
thinks he can get a crack at the deer while
they are under the influence of their booze.
Clever as they are at all times they are
never more SO than when shaking some
what staggery hoof on the greensward.
With sharpened wits they detect the enc
my's approach and are off and away, their
white banners held sternly aloft.-Clare-
mont Eagle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-01
MILK ESSENTIALS AND COST
Results Of TWo-Year Study on Number
of Dairy Farms in Northwest
ern Indiana.

A two-year study of the cost of milk
production undertaken comparatively
by the United States dairy division and
Purdue university, on a number of
dairy forms in northwestern Indiana
has resulted in figures on the require
ments for producing 100 pounds of
milk in winter and summer. To give
permanent value to the results, these
requirements were determined in
pounds of feed, hours of labor, etc..
and by substituting present costs and
values for various items a farmer can
determine very closely what it is cost
ing him to produce 100 pounds of milk
at the present time:
In the summer months the require
ments for 100 pounds of milk were as
follows: Concentrates, 20 pounds; dry
roughage, 27.4 pounds; silage and 9th
err succulent roughage, COL pounds;
hauling and grinding concentrates.
SO.014; pasture, 0.04 acre; human la
Dor, % hours; horse labor, % hour;
overhead and other costs, $0393.
In the winter months the require
ments for production were: COncen-
trates, 1856 pounds; dry roughage, 66.S
pounds; silage and other succulent
roughage, 1916 pounds; hauling and
grinding concentrates, S003 bedding,
2O3 pounds human labor, % hours;
horse labor, 03 hour; overhead and
other costs, S0.3S5
1T has been generally believed that
the cost of producing milk was consid
erably higher in winter than in sum
mer; and while this holds true as far
as the gross cost is concerned, the fig
ures obtained in this investigation
show that the net cost of producing 100
pounds of milk from November to
April was only is per cent higher than
the cost from May to October, inclu-
sive, and that the total cost varied only
slightly from month to month within
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-01
How Paper Yarn is waterproofed

Yarns of paper came into prOmi
hence during the war, but this mate
rial has made place for itself and a
great deal of it still is in use for GER
tain purposes. The durability and de-
STABILITY of this material has been
greatly increased by the process of
making it waterproof, which has been
used, but the best method seems to
be first to pass the yarn through
q bath of gum, tannin and silicate of
soda at so degrees c, and then through
a cold bath of basic formate of alumni
mum. Fabrics Of paper yarns in THIS
country have so far been used prin-
cipally for packing purposes and Ger
tain types of bags, notably those used
for onions.