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The herald., 1920-01-08
FELIX J. PUG.
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER OF AMERI-
CAN LUMBER BOX CO., INC.

United States of America, State Of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans. Be It known,
that on this the seventeenth day Of the
month of December, the year Of our Lord.
1919, and of the Independence Of United
States Of America, one hundred and forty
fourth, before me, Rudolph ]. Weinmann,
a notary public, in and for the Parish of
Orleans, State Of Louisiana, and In the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared p. III. Hogan and A. c. Bill
let, President and Secretary respectively
Of the American Lumber & Box Co., inc, a
corporation organized and doing business
under the laws Of the State Of Louisiana.
domiciled in the City Of New Orleans, La,
Incorporated by notarial act before
Augustus @. Williams, notary public in
and for the Parish Of Orleans, State Of
Louisiana. on the eleventh day Of Sep
TENDER. 1919. and recorded In the mort
cages office, book 1871, folio 327, and the
said appearers declared that acting in
their said capacities. and further by virtue
Of and pursuant to q resolution adopted
at a meeting Of the stockholders Of the
aforesaid company held at the domicile Of
the company, in the City Of New Orleans,
La. on the ninth day Of December, 1919:
A copy Of the minutes Of which meeting
e hereto attached and made part here
They DO hereby and by these presents
amend the terms Of Art1cle ~ Of the
,harter Of the said company % a. to IN
:rease the capital stock from ave thous-
The herald., 1920-01-08
CHARTER OF THE DAIGaRN Gov
STRlCIIQN en-

-, SIhtCTlON CO., INC.
Chited states OF America, State of Louis
Jana, Parish of Orleans. CITY Of Vow os
.eans; he II known, that on this seven.
.eehtn DAY OF the month of December an
tne year Oh our Lord, one thousand. nine
na unareu ana nineteen, and of the indie.
prudence OF the United States of, America
the one hundred and forty-fourtb bafors,
me, benjamin Y. Wolf, a notary nnhiin
auiy commissioned and Qualified IN a,J
t ,or the Parish Of Orleans, State of Lonfs.
enca 80 sne .r residing, and I'm the pres
enee OF the witnesses herein after nan..sd
anu Undersigned, personally came and anl
p.areu, .ne parties, whose names are bara
g g subscribed, all of full age and -;
Tan;s; OIL the City Of New Orleans. State If
tbemseixas " VINO declared that, avaiIing
Of th;s S OF the provisions of the laws
o oa anis state relative to the formation os
eorporations, they have covenantod ",
a a and by these presents coven ant
such other ana nsr. bind themselves, as well as
oome associated with them. to FOL-, De,
IN "f s corporation and bodv no,;t;a
ma" tor the purposes and obiacts a.s
ing to ene ,stpulations and articles fol,ow a
ARTICLE 1.-The namA a, a.,
Go ~ qn shall be "Dalgarn Construc t1r
for III LILLE 1.-The objects ana nn,ro..
and IN en this corporation is orrans,sd
corporation rs OF the business, which this
to be: carry on, are declared
i. TO make enter into and execpte con
sn naS.s OF every kind and Character. with
..n.uIviduai firms, associations and cornore'
, luis, private, public and municipaI and
uodies polite and with the goyernmsnt az -
the United States, and Of anynSt.aa OF
aesritory, or Colony or district fheroos
anu with any foreign country ana 20 AZ
= general contracting business in nvhTo
scr;ntinn a'e works Of every class and de-
or 70 buy and sell. or otherwise to dea,
copper, stone. ores, coal. coke wooS I ,s,
49, ana other materials and anv cf ~.
p;L0ducts thereof, and any articIes " co one
OF partly consisting thereof
.. To manufacture, purchase, or other
WIS, WISE ACQUIRE, own, sell, assign, or other
wise transfer and convey, trade, deal in
ana with goods, wares, merchandise and
property OF every class, variety and Do
scrlpuon, whether produced by said cor
pofation or other corporations or persons
IN ,his 40 any and all things set forth
powers or otherwise, to the same extent
ana as fully as natural persons might AZ
ana IN any part Of the world. w.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock Of said
corporation shall be ten thousand dollars.
dred shares Of one hundred dollars each,
payable cash, or in property, or for serv-
Ices rendered. The capital stock NAV he
increased to twenty thousand dollars.
This corporation shall commence doing
Of the capital stock shan have been sub.
scribed for, and twenty-five hundred dol
lars Of said amount 30 subscribed han
have been paid for.
ARTICLE Iv.-The domicile of the said
Orleans. state Of Louisiana. -" " NC"
The president. or in hfa ahnnco <ha
The herald., 1920-01-08
CHARTER.
Cp,yrI 90. INC.

QUARTER STATE GRAVEL CO. o mis-.
United States Of Ameriea a. s !, Tnown, that
mhsi "a. ao9h day of December. in the yea,
on on o on,S Lord, one thousand, nine huhareu
The evening world., 1920-12-10
Goldie Haggerty, High School Pu.
pil Who Ran Away, Now Glad
Suicide Plan Failed.

The world looks lot better to Goldie
Haggerty to-day than It did last night.
and she has decided that she might as
well keep on living after all
Goldie, who Is hfteen. ran away from
the Jamaica High School few day /
ago because somebody suggested that
the slippers she was wearink were not
hers
~Shc says she spent 3S cents for iodine
to Kill herself but God made the bottle
drop from my pocket and break" SO
she got + job doing housework in the
home Of George Malvese OF Garden City,
L. /.
Hundred. Of S8ple were searching
for her--police. school boys, relatives.
The Evening, World published her pic
ture. and that led to her discovery. This
morning she was taken home. and she
was singing and laughing happily when
an Evening World reporter called there
The home IL at No. 27S Marion Street,
Brooklyn.
"Ort Of Goldie's ambitions has been
TO study art" her father said. AT first
her mother and | were opposed to II.
but we have changed our minds now
that she has come back to us. She can
have any kind OF education she wants"
The evening world., 1920-12-10
ADOPTS
PLAN TO BLOCKADE
WARRING NATIONS
Provision Made for Cutting of.
Relations and Use of
the NavieS.

GENEVA, Dec 10 ASSOCIATED
Press) Machinery for putting the
economic blockade into effect when
occasion should car for such action,
was provided for to-day by the as
sembly OF the League OF Nations. IT
adopted the report Of the Blockad de
Commission. with few minor
amendments.
The proposed machinery. intended
as weapon against an offending
state, consists OF an international
blockade committee OF eight mem
hers appointed by the council OF the
League to study the subject Of applt-
cation Of the blockade and report to
the secretary general Of the Council,
whom the League has charged with
the duty Of informing the council Of
facts which appear to show the
Covenant has been broken.
On receipt OF such information. at-
cording to the proposed plan, the
Council must meet to consider the
stua ation and inform all the mem bers
OF the League.
These members, says the commit
tee report embodying the plan, shall
be in duty bound to take measures to
carry out the provisions OF Article
XVI OF the Covenant. comprising the
breaking off Of all diplomatic rela-
tons except such as exist for purely
humanitarian purposes. Where the
Covenant breaker ha a seaboard the
Council should forthwith consider.
says the report, which members can
duty Of carrying out a marine block
ade
Senator La Fontaine OF Belgium.
speaking on the report, made reser-
vations concerning the recommended
tion in the document that further
study be given the scandinavian
propositions that small states border
ing on the offending nations should
be released from the obligations OF
the blockade II these states were in
danger of invasion. The Belgian del
egate declared that all nations, great
and small must take the same risks
in the interest of all.
Al the opening OF to-day's session
President Hymans announced it had
been decided by the Steering Com
m!ttee that in order to complete the
work OF the Assembly by the end of
next week speeches should be reduced
to ten minutes each and that two
sessions should be held daily, begin
ming Monday.
The evening world., 1920-12-10

be necessary not merely to reduce the
estimates but to prevent Indirect up-
prOpriutiuns. Moreover an ANALYSIS
OF how Secretary Houston made nm
his budget of S4,O00,Q00.O00 shows
that one and one third billions go TO
pay interest on Liberty Bonds and
other public debts, Another billion
Is wasted by the military establish
ment, which includes plans for such
things az universal military training
and the maintenance Of fair-siRd
army TO cost t6SS. 900, 900.
Ihe railroads will cost in the neigh
bOrhCOd Of a billion dollars and IL
used 70 cost The Government lust Il
billion dollars TO run them I'm pre-
war days Al that the Government
viii face a deficit on outstanding
dohta Prung Government Depart
ment estimates viii help somewhat
but II Is not believed the general
total that must be raised by taxation
Win be sufficiently reduced to be felt
by the public at large, no matter
whether Mr.. Houston's plans or those
OF the next Administration are
adopted. For while in "A nutshell,
some individuals may fare better and
others worse the total 'rN bin will
be about the same az Nj. Houston
suggests. simply because that Is the
amount the Government must have
10 pay It's bills.
The evening world., 1920-12-10
ARMENIAN
DECISION IN PARIS
Allows Liberal Boundaries, Is I'M
preston of the French Foreign.
Office.

PARIS, Dec lO-President Wilson's
decision concerning the Armenian
boundaries was delivered TO the French
Foreign office yesterday through the
American Embassy. with note from
Ambassador Wallace, reservlng to him
self a voice in the decision when II is
made public The French Government
Immediately began sending copies to
the other nations which are members
OF the Allied Supreme Council.
President Wilson's decision is printed
on green paper and Is accompanied by
thick book OF maps. The only inn
preston given out by the Foreign
once was that President Wilson bad
allowed Armenia very liberal borders
A Constantinople dispatch OF Thurs
day reported that peace treaty had
been signed by Armenia and the Turk
lsh Nationalists, under which Ar
menia's territory would be reduced 20
the region OF Erivan and Lake GoNcha
Armenia losing kars age AleNandropol
The evening world., 1920-12-10
TO PUSH WAR LAWS REPEAL.

WASHINGTON. Dec. lO.--Repeul OF
war time laws will be considered hN
the House a. soon ~ disposition is
made OF the immigration Bill RHnuD-
lican leaders agreed to-day H. T.
planned to begin debate on the re.y1I
proposal the first ~ next week
Tn" Judiciary Committee. which has
favorably reported thu NUlstead refO-
luton repeating all war. legislation
with the exception OF a few statute s..
has asked for a rule limiting debate to
two hours and the Rule. Committee
will take up the request tomorrow.
Mr.. Nolstcad's proposal eNempts
from repeal the War Finance Corpora
tiOu Act and its amendments. the Trad
troll and District OF columbia Rent
Acts and measures dealing with ths
issue OF Liberty and Victory bon Is.
The evening world., 1920-12-10
MGRAW SUED BY
SLAVIN FOR $25, 900
Damages Asked for Injuries Come
dian Received After Managers
Row at LAMBS Club.

John c. Slavin, the comedian, de-
MED this afternoon at the LAMBS
Club a report that settlement had
been effected regarding his differ
ences with John J. McGraw, manager
~ the Giants, growing out Of a row
in the Lambs Club.
There has been no settlement"
Sc i'd Mr.. Sluvin. "the matter has been
placed in the hands Of my attorney,
Nathan BurNan.
Mr.. BurlIan stated that suit for
$4,000 had been started in Queens
County against Mr.. McGnw.
81 have been too busy with other
matters TO press the action thus far"
said Mr. Burkan, "and it has not
been pushed"
II was stated that Mr.. Slayin S in
a neryous condition since the night
OF the assault
The evening world., 1920-12-10
GOSS, BRICK KING"
UNDER INDICTMENT
Refused to Answer Questions by
Mr.. Untermyer at the HouS-
ing Investigation.

Wright y. GOss OF No 46 West 73d
street the Brick King" President 4
the Empire Brick supply Company
and a member of the Builders Supply
Bureau, was arraigned before Justice
McAvoy in the Criminal Courts
Building on an indictment found by
the Extraordinary Grand Jury yes
terday charging him with =, ,fusing
to answer questions put by Samuel
Unternyer, special counsel to the
Lockwood Legislative Committee.
Through his counsel, George Medalie
and Martin Conboy. Goss entered a
plea OF not guilty and furnished 81 900
bail The onense charged is a mis-
demeanor
The arraignment OF Goss opened
what promises to be bitter Legal
fight over the right OF the Lockwood
Committee to force witnesses TO
answer questions relating to their
business. After the formalltes in his
case Oad been disposed OF MIR. Conboy.
on behalf Of John II. Philbrick and
Joseph Penny, who were indicted last
Friday on the same grounds as those
alleged against GOss, who Is their bust
ness associate, applied to the court for
permission to inspect the minutes OF
the Grand Jury.
In a long argument Mr. Conboy
set up that the Federal and state
Constitutions guarantee to any wit
ness called before the Lockwood Com
mlttec on subpoena the right to refuse
to answer questions on the ground
that an answer might tend To in
crimunate or degrade him. This plen
If made 10y PhIlbrlck, Penny and Goss,
and II Is the contention OF their cOun
sci that II absOlves them of con-
tempt,
The evening world., 1920-12-10
JAPAN NOT READY
FOR DISARMAMENT
Baron , Hayashi, However, Says
League Will Suoteed-To Nego-
tate With China.

LONDON, Dec l0.%Japan is ready
at any time to negotiate with China
for return of -he former German
provinces to China owner Barcn
Hayash declared IN an interview
here to-day. Japan will make other
concessions in the interests OF in
ternational peace, he said. Unfortu-
nately, he Pdded China's leading men
are divided and the country is unable
to profit from international help Of
feI'ed here.
THE League OF Nations" said he
Baron is not particularly strong now,
but 1t Is based on the good will Of
nations and with determination, will
succeed, Much graver problems are
to be taken up next year and il is
imperative that Germany and the
uni:el States be included in order to
assure a Just settlement
II am convinced that the hour OF
disarmament has not vet arrived
While some countries are now de-
Creasing their naval construction,
others, like japan for instance, are in
CreasnR theirs
Not a nation has an aggressive
policy but world confidence has not
been established az yet. Until there
is universal confidence disarmament
Is Impossible"
NO other country has offered tc
return its concessions" he said. re
ferrlnR TO the Chinese questio
What China needs most now IL g
union Of powers TO cooperate in heI
reConst ruct ion"
The evening world., 1920-12-10

iaation responsible for murder" The
Premier expressed his belief that the
organizati,p was not in the same
temper as the majority Of the irish
people.
The Premier added that the Gov
ernment could not recognize the Irish
Republic and Parliament. since to
recognise It as separate body was
TO recognise that the part OF the
country " represented constituted a
separate depar rtment Of the United
kingdom.
There were. however, the Premier
continued, people who had been
cfttted under the Constitution Of this
country to the House OF Commons
and the Government had decided
that these members. barring those
guilty OF crimes, should be given safe
conduct for a meeting to consider the
situation. The Premier read dis
patch which was being sent 10 Gal
way 20 this effect A reply in a
similar tenor was being sent to
Father O'F'lanagan.
The Premier declined to state the
exact areas where martial law would
he applied, a. the Government de-
sired to serve notices in those areas
first. II Is understood It will be or
dered first In limited area in the
Southwest Of Ireland where the Gov
4
outrage are especially prevalent.
He hoped. the Premier said, for the
cooperation Of the parish priests to
whom arms and uniforms could be
surrendered a. we'll as to the Crown
forces.
Replying 10 a question the Premier
said It was certainly the Govern
ment's intention TO proceed with the
Home Rule Bill
'I am convinced. and quite regret
fully" added Mr.. Lloyd GeorEe. ''that
IT is essential in order 10 secure peace
in ireland that you must convince the
whole Of the people OF Ireland that
the authority Of the law and OF the
Empire is paramount: that We need to
make 1t paramount; but that having
established that fact. the British
House OF Commons and the British
Nation are willing to parley with the
people OF ireland with a view to eS-
tablishing peace, good will and friend
ship"
The Governments reply to the Gal
way County Council was as Follows:
Il have read your letter forward
ing COPY Of the resolutions passed
by the Galway County Council ana
wish to assure your Council that the
Government welcomes every indlca-
tion on the part NJ representative
perEons and bodies in ireland who
desire TO cooperate in bringing 10
an end the present unhappy state OF
fawlessness in Ireland and Insure a
return TO constitutional methods IN
that country.
"The first necessary preliminary 10
the establishment OF normal condi
tions is that murder and crimes or
violence should cease. II is to that
end that the efforts Of the Irish EX.
ecutive have been directed, and until
IL has been attained no progress can
be made toward a settlement.
"The Government is prepared 10
facilitate the meeting for that our
pose OF persons duly elected to rep
resent constituencies in Ireland"
The Premier read the reply, which
is 10 be sent to Father O'Flanagah,
stating that the Government did not
lag behind any section OF the Irish
people in the desire for Ireland to en-
10Y to the full the blessings of peace
and prosperity
The evening world., 1920-12-10
BUSINESS RUINED
WHEN HE UNDERBID
! MARBLE CONTRACT
CONTINUED From first Page)

schedule OF tariffs suggested by the
New York Chapter Of the American
Institute Of Architects. II established
IN this paper that architects Should
receive at least" for residential work
in the city 3 per cent. on the first
$4,000 OF cost and 8 per cent. for addi-
tional costs, S per cent. The circular
outside OF New York City, for the first
$4,000 Of costs, 10 per cent: for addi-
tional casts, 5 per cent. The circular
stated that young and inexperienced
architects were entitled to these min
imum charges, but they were not
obligatory.
Morris Petigor controlling manager
OF the Oceanic Marble Company and
the Howden Tile and Marble Associ-
stion, was called. He said delega tes
from the Marble Polishers Union,
pat" Crowley, Joseph I.azanowslty
and one Dunphy, came to him in
1917 and threateied to take away his
union laborers (to whom he was pay
ing the full union scale) unless he
Joined the Marble industry Employ
crs Association. They said he must
pay $500 initiation fees and about SIS
month dues.
=. Did you go in? A. sent my
check for $545 to the Marble Industry
Employers Association direct.
q. What happened then? A. My
applica ton was not acted upon. /
wrote letters asking for action, and
my check was returned and | was
told could not get in.
Q. Was any reason given? A. Only
that my bid for contract was lower
than that Of member OF the associa-
tiOn and they didn't want me in the
The evening world., 1920-12-10

Transit Construction Commissioner
Delaney asked the Board o. Estimate
to-day for . city bond issue Of So
g0i 900 10 cauy on CoEstru ton woIk
IN the city-owued rap p.d transit system
next year The sum Cf 1tl.053.5OJ d
for work on routes operated by the IN
terborough. and $l4iO3,50O Is for Kork
on the B. u. 4.
The evening world., 1920-12-10
LABOR UNIONS WOULD NOT
HELP HIM.

O. What happened to your labOrers!
A. They were all taken away.
Q. Did you make any further ef-
forts? A. By advice Of the union dele
gates 1 appealed to the International
Bricllayers, MasOnS and PlastcrerS
Union. l got letter from them say
ing it would not be fair to other en-
ployers If members of the union per-
mitted me to use these men and there
fore l must conduct my business with
out the unions help.
Q. And that meant you could
not conduct your marble busi-
ness at all 4? A. Yes. sublet the
contract at an advance of as per
cent. to a firm which was in the
Marble Employers Assoei alton.
II was a loss to US which was
able to meet out Of the profits of
the other Send Of the business
soda water fountain business.
MI Pettigor told of three other con-
tracts which he had to sub-let at an
advance Of 10 per cent. The marble
work for the Beth Moses Hospital in
Brooklyn, 10. do which Mr.. Pettigor
had asked $500, he had to have done
at $4,000
The marble work on the Holland
Building at Fifth Avenue and SOth
Street was bid for at $500 by Mr.
Pettigou. He had to pay $4,000 he said
to get it done. There was no inter
ference with his tile contracts on the
same building: the Howden Company
was a member OF the Tile Section OF
the Building Trades Employers AS
sociation.
PettigOr said his mosaic setting in
the Hebrew Guardian and Sheltering
Society Building at No. 425 Lafayette
street was. stopped by the Mosaic Set
ters' Union.
This the witness said was due to
Charles J. Kelly, Chairman Of the
Executive Committee of the Build
ing Trades Employers Association
who is in the mosaic business under
the firm name Of Di Paolo & Kelly
"KECLV WAS THE SNAG," SAID
WITNESS.
Q. You struck a snag? A. Yes, anC
Kelly was he snag.
q. What happened? A. A man
named Price, froO the Interna-
tional Briektaysrs' Union, came
| to me and said I must assign
the contract to kelly's firm.
refused. Then he said: "lF you
! don't, we will put you out Of the
! tile business, Just as we put you
| out Of the marble business"
q. Did he make good tho
| thrsat7 A. To my surprise and
grief, he did. He had special
The evening world., 1920-12-10
FIny Votes Tee MRRy In Harvard
EiectISa.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass Dec. 1O-Har-
ward University has an election mix
up Fifty more votes were cast or
counted for the officers OF the senior
class than there were yuters A, a
result "A new election has been or
dcred by the Nominating Committee
Of the class. 1t Is the tirst time in
the history Of tie college this has
been necessary.
The evening world., 1920-12-10
DONOVAN is BACK
TO MANAGE PHILLIES
wild" Bill, ex-Yankee, Signs Con-
tratt 10 Lead QuakerS
\aXi Season.
Next Season.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1O.-Wi.liam
wild Bill" Donovan. former big league
pitching star. to-day signed q con-
tract to manage the Philadelphia N@
iioral League team AeNt year, succeed'
ing Gavvy Cravath.
Donovan Is Philadelphian, an4
gained his greatest fame as pitchel
Tor the Detroit Americans. Later hS
managed the New York Americans ana
last wear was the manager Of the Jer-
soy civ International League club.
The evening world., 1920-12-10

Coburn leading. Record, 2.l67 miles
lap. ma lie by Lawson and Drobach
in 1871.
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Claim That His Revenue
Scheme Hits Them Alto
gether Too Hard.
HE SAYS TOTAL IS CUT.
Decides TO Ignore the Attack on
Him by Congressman
KitChin.
By Dapid Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of the Eve
ming Worldly

ming Worldly
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Copyright,
1920 ).--'secretary Houston has de-
cided 70 ignore the attack made upon
him by Representative Claude
kitchin. Democrat, Of North Caro-
lima, who thinks the tax plans an
ndAnced by the Treasury Department
are too easy on the big corporations.
There's suspicion in Treasury
circles that Mr.. Ritchin, who boasted
when the present tax laws we're con-
sidered that he voted for them with
his eyes shut" also falied 70 read the
report Of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury For the wall that IL coming in
from the big corporations iS quite the
contrary insist Mr.. Houston is
too hard on them.
The Secretary OF the Treasury, who
is not a politician and cares much
less about party politics than any
man in the Government. Ia IN the
tral VINO used TO be called pro-Ger-
man by the British and pro- British
by the Germans SO the most that
can be got out OF the Treasury
Depa rtment in reply 70 the agitation
about the proposed tax revision Is a
suggestion that the report be care,
fully read