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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-03

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Thirty seconds after you touch the
corn with this liquid corn remover the
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all time
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-03

A. L. Campbell, Care Central Maine Power Company,
Skswhegan, Representative.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
CEMENT MILLS RESUME.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Feb. 17.---Work was
resumed in the Fogelsville and West
Copley mills OF the Lehigh Portland Ce-
ment Company. The 500 men will work
full time at wages fixed January l. The
Armrod plant OF the company will re-
sume next week.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
RAIL LABOR BOARD
HEARS UNIONS PLEA
Brotherhoods Start Final
Drive to Save National
Agreements.
OPEN SHOP REAL ISSUE
Conference of Carriers and
Men Demanded to Settle All
Big Controversies.

CHICAGO. Feb. 17.-Labor to-day ap-
p.7ared before the Railroad Labor Board
in a -. rene effort to check the railway
executives drive against national agree
ments.
This drive, B. NJ. Jewell. chairman OF
the employers committee, declared vas
intended to obscure the fundamental
issues at stake. which. the employees
have declared. were the open shop move
ment and an attempt TO crush organized
labor
Mr.. Jewell requested the board to all
low the employees until March Ii to COM
plete their ,rebuttal 10 the objections to
national agreements made by the rail-
roads. He also proposed that the whole
case be thrown out OF court and the
points taken up in conference between
the carriers and employees.
Protest was entered by z. t. Whittier
of the carriers committee against delay
and to any proposals OF futher confer
ences. He declared the question the
board now faced was merely whether
these agreements should be continued.
brotherhoods. in an address likened the
principles being laid down by the Labor
Board to those of the Supreme Court in
its early history. He said the utterances
and acts Of railway executives indicated
that IL not restrained the executives
would render the transportation act
emasculated and abortive, this board
will be destroyed in so far as its eff
cient functioning Is concerned. and we
shall have endless turmoil and insta-
bility in the railroad industry"
Mr.. Walsh declared that If the carriers
did not comply with the law the en-
ployers would Inform the public as to
the real situation" in an attempt TO
prevent Congress from enacting law for
financial relief OF the railroads. "At
this moment the carriers are attempt
ing 10 dig their hands into the United
States Treasury aud extract the enor-
nous sum of s750;0J0 600, which is only
their initial effort" Mr.. Walsh asserted.
The speaker reiterated the right of the
employees to organize and act as a unit
and declared such action was contem-
plated in the transportation act.
The railroads could not accept the
benefits of the law without also agree
ing to labor rights. he argued. He said
he saw in the railroads efforts TO
tlNdIl Tie cInplcyGts dNttluPA W
render unsettled chaotic conditions
which would finally lead to the OBJ
struction OF their own house." and re-
peated his request that railroad man
ayers and directors be subpoenacd for
cross-examlnation.
Correspondence with the railway OK
ecutives was read by Mr.. Jewell in an
effort 10 show that conferences had
been proposed prior to the filing Of the
dispute over the rules before the board.
Mr.. Whittier, however, replied that when
the railroads were returned TO private
control. March /, 1920, he considered
the national agreements terminated. He
also maintained that the intent OF the
transportation act was to allow each
carrier to negotiate with its own en-
ployees.
The hearing adjourned until Monday.
Meanwhile executives OF the railroads
Will gather here tomorrow
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
FORD SECRETARY QUITS;
FORD STORES TO CLOSE
General Attorney Resigns
From Motor Company.

Special Despatch TO THE New YORK HsgALD.
DETROIT, Feb. 17.-Hubert Il. Hart
man, assistant SECRETARY and general at
torney for the Ford Motor Company, an
nounced his resignation from the COM
pany to-day.
He Is the seventh OF the chief Ford Of
fiCisls to resign since the shakeup started
late in December. Mr. Hartman's resig-
nation follows close on those Of c. A.
Brownell, advertising manager II. l.,
Kl!ngensmith, vice-president and general
manager; l.. Fl. Turrell auditor; w. G.
Anderson, European chief; Louis Block.
branch manager In Philadelphia, and
Dean S. 5. Marquis, sociologist.
The Ford Netcs. a Ford Motor Com
pany publication, to-day says:
Having waged a creditable battle
since December. 1919. against the high
cost OF foodstuffs and other living neces-
sites, the grocery department at the
Highland Park. River Rouge and Dear
born plants will discontinue operation
when the stocks are depleted.
THE object IN starting the Ford stores
was to combat the prices of foodstuffs.
which, when the stores opened We're soar
ing and which gave indications of going
even higher. The value OF dollar was
growing smaller, and 1t was seen that by
establishing an employees store wherein
every day necessities would be sold at
cost price a blow at prohteering
would be struck and all would benefit
During the days of ever increasing prices
the stores performed valuable service
and saved employees thousands OF dol
lars.
"Since the readjustment period COM
menced there has been substantial
downward trend in the prices Of food
stuffs. until now in many lines prices
have closely approached normal. Hence
the work OF the grocery department has
been accomplished, and it is hardly
deemed essential to continue operation
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
SOME RAIL MEN PAID
TO LOAF, SAYS CUYLER
Starts for Chicago to Consider
ExecutiUes' Labor Report.

Thomas De Witt Cuyler. chairman of
the Association Of Railway Executives.
started for Chicago yesterday. Before
departing he said;
"The members OF the Association OF
Railway Executives will meet in Chi
cago tomorrow afternoon 10 consider
report from it's labor committed. Of
which Gen. w. w. Atterbury is chair
man. That report will embody the
views Of the labor committee as 10 what
action should be taken by the railroads
In view OF the present business situa-
tlon, and In view Of the delay of the
Railroad Labor Board in reaching n de-
cision concerning the abrogation Of the
rules and working conditions embodied
IN the so-called national agreement
made by Director-General McAdoo.
"At the moment the railroads arc
faced with very serious and drastic re-
ductions in earnings due to the decline
in traffic. Approximately $4,000 rail-
road cars are idle. and probably at least
that number Of men have of necessity
been relieved from railroad service.
THE railroads are compelled to re-
duce expenses. They are exhausting
their ingenuity to devise every possible
means Of incrcas sing efficiency and OBJ
tanning economy. In addition to re-
ducing forces numerically they feel Il IL
also vital TO obtain a fair days work
for full days pay OH the part Of every
employee That is not possible Mt the
moment By reason Of the palpable un-
fairness OF many Of the rules and work
ing conditions which require In many
cases that men are paid for time In
which no work IS done.
with the decline In prices Of many
commodities, certain industries are ask
ing the railroads 10 reduce rates Such
requests are perfectly natural conse-
duence Of existing busfness conditions
and the railroads would reduce rates If
hey could possibly do so and continue
10 give the service the public requires,
: RI az the same time provide for future
needs. But rates cannot
he educed until the railroads are able
effectively 10 reduce their costs OF opera
tlon That IS the supreme problem now
facing railroad managers.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
noANoKn ssors no cLosn.

ROANOKE, Va. Feb. 17.---East End
shops here OF the Norfolk and west.rn
Railway will close down next Saturday
until March for lack cf work under
notices posted to-day. About 1900 men
arc affected
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
PAPER MILL STRIKE ENDING.
ALLIES Hack at Work and Others
Are Expected to Return.

HoLYoKE, Mass, Feb. I7.--All of the
workers OF trades allied with the paper
industry involved in the controversy
with the Crocker-McElwain and Chem
ical Paper companies. and who have
been on strike In resistance to the In
dvidual contract system. returned to
work this morning. II also was indi-
Gated that the papermakers. members
Of Eagle Lodge. would so TO work Mon
day, following recommendations of a
special committee, pending the drafting
OF n new agreement.
Confidence was expressed to-day. fol-
lowing conference with the paper
manufacturers. that Eagle Lodge would
accept the amended contract.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
pENNA. R. R. REDUCES FORCES
FurIoughs TO s75 attached 20 Mid
die Division.

ALTOONA, Pa, Feb. t7.--OffIcial an
was made at the offices of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
here to-day that so FAR this week notices
OF furlough have been given to approx
matcly S75 workers with the Altoona
car shops department being hardest hit.
IN this shop 51l men wero furioughed.
on the middle division lao malntc-
nance OF way men have been let out
while 122 extra yard brakcmen have
been furl9ughcd. Juanita has been hard
hit and Of The 2.300 men employed there
when the SUSPENSIONS begar last Novem-
Der Il now has less than 900 workfncn.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
WILLARD MOB LEADER FREE.
Mistaken Patriotism Is Reason for
Not Pressing Charges.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 17.-Herbert Seal,
who is said to have led the crowd that
Sought to break into the rooms of the
Women's City Club while Oswald Garri-
son Willard was speaking last Saturday.
was dismissed in police court this morn
ing, where he was arraigned on Il charge
of assault and battery preferred by Guy
Mallon, an attorney.
Malon withdrew the charge and said
he did not wish to prosecute because he
believed Seal and his companions had
been misled by mistaken idea of patri-
otisn.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
WIFE AND S CHILDREN
DIE IN FIRE; HE IS HELD
Husband, Charged With MUIR
der, Protests Innocence.

MoNcToN, n. b.. Feb. 17.-Gaius
Sleeves, whose wife and Ave children
lost their lives in fire which destroyed
their home last Tuesday, was arrested
tonight and charged with murder.
I've a clear conscience" Sleeves said
as he was being locked DIP. A pre-
liminary examination viii be held at
Coverdale tomorrow.
Vital organs we're removed from the
fire victims by order OF Coroner Botsford
and forwarded to st. John for examina-
tion upon instructions issued by the pro-
vincial Attorney Generals department.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
VASSAR REGISTRATION
FILLED TO SEPT, 1925
5000 Names on Lists Include
Those of Babies.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Feb. 17.-officials Of
Vassar College announced tonight that
the registration list for the class enter
ing in September. 1925, has been closed.
four years and seven months In advance
Of entrance.
Vassar admits about $40 students as
freshmen each year and already 500
have regularly applied for admission in
1925. There are at present about 5000
names on the advance enrolment lists
including children registered by their
parents at birth.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
M f r OPOLITAN S,PIIs 3PEs

M f T r OP OLITAN 2oTsA HPEsA
TO-DAY. MAT. at .. Double BIZ. 81 TO 81.
lLORACOLO. Bori. Arden; Chameo, scotti 4
lRothier: Folrd by COO DOR. scotney,l
Sundelius, CALI; Diaz, Didur. Bolm.
TO-NIGTIT. 3, AIDA. Muzio, Gordon; Cri-
MI De Luca. Martino. Gustafson--Aroranzon
SAT. MAT. at ., MANON. Farrar. CALI
Iackett, Whitehili. Chalmers, Lauronti-Wolff.
SUN EVE, Concert. SPALDTNC Violin
ist; Easton, Beale; Amato. Orch. Hageman.
NEXT MON, ut s;f5. BOHEME. Bort. Ro-
selle Hackett, Scotti. Msrtino. Picco-Papi.
WASH. BDAf MAT. at J. lARSfFAL.
Mntzenauer: Ssmbach. Whitehill, Bass
Leonhardt, Observation-Disclosures.
TUES: EVE. At 8. GALA PERToRMANcE
EUROPEAN RELIEF COUNCIL. CARMEN.
Farrar. Miriam. CALI. Martinelli. Mardopes.
Rothier-Wolff. Followed by TABLEAU.
WE'D. g, CLEoPATRA's NIGHT. Aida
Kingston. Cond. Hadley. COO DOR. Scot
ney, Sundeius, CALI; Diaz. Didur. Bolm--
Bamboschek.
THURS. at 8. LOUISE. Tarrar. Merat
Harold Whitehill. Diaz--Wolff.
FRI, =, DON CARLOS. Ponselle. Gordon,
CALI: Martinelii. DE f.uca. Didur Custafson--
Papi.
HARDMAN PIANO USED.
The New York herald., 1921-02-18
WAGE CUT is RECOMMENDED.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ia general
reduction OF 23.93 per cent. in wsges
paid in the building trades of this city
was recommended in q report presented
to-day to the Philadelphia Chamber of
Commerce conference on building con-
struction conditions in this vicinity.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Suspect Andrews Slaycrs
I'm Latest Jewel Hold-Up
Gems Stolen From Fochi Com
pany Said To Be Worth
More Than 500. 900

Detectives investigating yesterday
the 100000 jewelry robbery Wendes-
day afternoon at the offices of the
Fochi Manufacturing Company. Inc,
on the eighth floor Of the building at
II East Forty-eighth Street. were Of
the opinion that the bandits are the
same men who killed Edwin w. An
drews in his jewelry establishment at
542 Fifth Avenue. December 18, and
escaped with $4,000 loot.
Checking up Of the manufacturing
company's stock yesterfay revealed
th,.t the loot taken Wednesday was
worth at least 100000 and probably
more. Caesar Fochi and his employees
are convinced that two of the four
gunmen are Sicilians. The police think
thew are all Sicilians or Italians.
The methods employed b. " eanes-
days bandits and those who staged
the hold-up at 542 Fifth Avenue last
December were the same, the police
declare.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Burglar Sentenced
To Sing Sing for
Fifty-nine Years
ssHe Will Never Come Out. >,
Says Justice Tiernan, Civ
ing Term to Man Who Said
ProsecutorW asBootlegger

William Connolly, thirty-two years
old, was sentenced last night to fifty
nine years at hard labor in Sing Sing
by Justice Tiernan, in Richmond
County Court, st. George. Staten Island.
Connolly was found guilty. of first de-
gree burglary ON the single issue, as
designated by sudge Tlernan, OF
whether Connolly or public officials. in
Guiding District Attorney Maloy, had
perjured themselves on the witness
stand. 1t took the jury half an hour
to determine this.
BY his own confession, Connolly had
participated in robberies, hold-ups and
a murder, pur he fought for his liberty
on the claim that Assistant District At
tornev Norton promised him immunity
for his help in bringing the rest of the
gang to justice. This contention was
challenge enough to the state, as the
court viewed it, but midway in the trial
Connolly, while on the stand, suddenly
dropped regular bombshell of tale
into the enemy's camp.
He called Assistant District Attorney
Norton a bootlegger, in story which
made Connolly an accomplice to Nor
ton. who was pushing the burglary case
against him.
Connolly testified that Norton and
Archibald Fulton, chief clerk in the
Office of the Deputy Medical Examiner
on Staten Island, had employed him to
accompany the driver of truck which
delivered whisky, and that his pay in
the deal was $25, against $400 and $100
which the others received.
Norton and Fulton denied Connolly's
charge. In contradicting Connolly's
claim to immunity from prosecution
NortNn's word was supported by the
testimony Of District Attorney Maloy,
Yollee oaucers ara others.
Judge Tiernan, who is related to Dis
trict Attorney Maloy, said when the
verdict was announced:
II want particularly to thank you for
the verdict rendered in this case. You
have done your duty we'll"
And after sentencing Connolly he
said, with grim smile: Connolly will
never come out of prison tn disturb the
peace of this community any m re"
Then returning to the jury, he added:
When this fellow gets out there will
be nobody here to receive him who is
here to-day"
When court adjourned Joseph B.
Handy attorney for Connolly, who had
said that he would appeal, was asked
why hs let Connolly introduce the boot
Logging. story, inasmuch as it could not
be proved, and therefore only served
to weaken his claim to immunity from
prosecution. lie smiled and said:
Connolly wanted to tell the story
and | let him do it.. l don't know
whether he was lying or not. They
believed his confessions; why should
they accept only what he said in his
own behalf p"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Child
Issue i'm Case
OF Still1nans
Continued from page oue)

authority on the Stillman estate at
Grand Anse on the St. Maurice River,
according to an interview which the
United Press obtained yesterday with
Isabel Armstrong. Miss Armstrong
was employed as nurse for the Stillman
children at Grand Anse in 1918 and
recently came to this city from Cali
"Fren Beauvais had complete author
ity as general manager of the whole
establishment" she said. "He had
power even to hire and discharge Mrs.
Stillman's servants.
"Beauvais smoked cigarettes in the
house. He was very highly regarded
by all members of the family.
He was very strong. l have seen
him handle three sacks of cement with
perfect ease.
"Mrs. Stillman was always out of
much interested in farm work and
spent much of her time inspecting the
growing crops and seeing that every
thing was properly attended to.
II remember seeing her riding on
the seat of the big gang plow and
helping with the haying. Once l saw
her wedding the vegetable garden. She
had horror of weeds.
"There were two houses on the
farm, which stretched along the St.
Maurice River. The forest came right
down to the edge of the farm. One of
the houses was occupied by Mrs. Still
man. This was called the White
House.
"Tre other house, which was a
stones throw distant, was occupied by
the Beauvais family. Miss Anne Still
man slept in a tent, which was yerv
delightfully."- furnished, right near the
houses.
II had the care of Alexander Still
man, then the youngest of the family,
as Guy Stillman was not born until the
following November.
"Bud (James Stilman jr.) and Miss
Anne were there during most of the
summer. Sometimes Miss Anne and
Bud made trips into the wilderness
with guides, or visited Camp Illmans,
which was some distance from the
farm
"Bud was very fond of shooting. He
was always firing at targets, or some
thing. Also he had beautiful little
yacht, The Happy Second, on which he
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Mrs. Stillman Pictures Herself
As Hunted Thing and Exhibit
lit Gets Wearsome,'' She Adds, at Lakewood Hotel
s'Not Trying to Hide Anything, but Tied
Hand and Foot by LAWYERS

to play all over the premises, although
Guy is vigilantly guarded by q nurse
and Alexander runs from the camera
with a good deal of agility. A man
hovers IN the background wherever
Mrs. Stillman goes to see that she is
not annoyed.
No one observing Mrs. Stillman's de-
meanor as she comes in and out of the
hotel could detect any depression or
agitation about her. She appeared at
luncheon to-day in brown sport suit
with the green Dandanna which she af-
fo.ts concealing eli but fringe Of
bsbbcd hair that caressed her neck.
She locked girlish in figure and talked
vivaciously to Alexander, her hand
some, fair-haired con. slight weari-
ness is visible wh"n her face is in re-
pose. She gives the impression Of
wearing a mask and of being deter
mined to carry things off light-heart-
edly. She is obviously of nervous tenn
permanent, willing to talk, but held
back by strong sense Of discretion,
coupled with the emphatic advice Of
her lawyers.
She absolutely refuses to break
silence on the question of her divorce.
What goes on behind the closed doors
of her suite it is impossible to deter
mine. although it is known that her
lawyers are in constant touch with
her. Primarily she is resting. Fatigue
can be scnsed underneath her gayety.
She reads all the New York newspapers
and confesses to being interested in
what they have to say about her case.
To-day she played a round of golf.
She is true sportswoman, fond of the
outdoors. Her pleasure in the freedom
and healthfulness of Lakewood is evil
denced in the way she swings along by
the side of the lake here. Her carriage
at all times is springy and full of
vitality.
Guy, the child who is the storm
center of the case and to whom his
mother is very tender, is a wholes ONE
youngster who finds this pleasant
place for play. In his white teddy
bear suit and his long white CATERS he
ran all over the hotel and grounds to-
day, laughing and shouting with the
spontaneity of two whole years of ex-
istence. In blissful unconsciousness
of the fact that his whole future is at
stake he rolled around and got his nice
white things into no end of mess.
His nurse has to keep on the run to be
even with the lively baby, who tries to
do everything that Alexander does,
since Alexander is his idol and his
playmate.
Alexander spends most of his time
sailing toy boats on the lake or fitting
around on his new roller skates. All
the children here had a St. Patricks
Day party, and for the rest Of the day
the little fair-haired Stillman child
pranced around the corridors with a
rakish green paper hat on his head and
sundry st. Patricks Day decorations
about his person. Occasionally he
hummed "Yankee Doodle" which is his
one musical accomplishment Alexander
has his meals with his mother in the
main dining room, but Guy goes to the
children's dining room with his nurse
The boy resemble each other. Their
hair is the same color. Alexander has
the fine slumbrous eyes of his mother.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Bv Ishbel Ross

LAKEWOOD, N. j., March 17.-De-
scribing herself as hunted thing"
and IAN exhibit" Mrs. Anne Urquhart
Stillman last night stood on the steps
at the Laurel-in-the- Pines and drew a
| lf-humorous, lf-pathetic picture of
her plight.
Swathed from ankles to chin in a
chic tan duvetyn coat, she proved to
be an amiable, if handicapped, subject
for an interview. If the first place, she
was apologetic for her elusiveness to
reporters in general; in the second
place, she was entirely noncommittal
on the divorce action in which she is
the principal figure.
The interview was unpreme ediated--
that Mrs. Stillman showed in extending
a friendly greeting and in coping in
clever but elusive fashion with any
question put to her. Her warm smile
rapidly of her much discussed affairs.
Wearisome To Be Exhibit"
There was smoldering of indigna-
tion in her eyes as she said: ~ an
hunted thing; in fact. | am nothing
but an exhibit. 1t gets wearisome.
do not crave company nor solitude.
People are curious-yes. But it stands
to reason that / cannot talk. Put
yourself in my place. What would
you do?'
With friendly laugh Mrs. Stillman
shrugged her shoulders and continued:
"The truth is, am tied hand and foot
by my lawyers. Do not think am try
ing to fight you off. l am more than
willing to talk, but must refuse utterly
to do so except on advice of my
counsel.
Don't think am trying to hide any
thing. l hope to have something to
say later on"
"What about some time in the near
future 2" she was asked.
"Well, that l cannot say. We must
wait developments. But l am thor
oughly sorry to have inconvenienced
reporters so much, and there is cer-
tainly no use of your staying here, for
l have said all | can say"
Finds Her Retreat Pleasant
With that, Mrs. Stillman referred
to how pleasant it was at Lakewood
and emphasized her desire that she
and her children should remain out
of the limelight.
Mrs. Stllman stands out as per-
sonality. She is overly thin and in
clined to be worn-looking-very diff
ferent from the plump figure that she
was in 1900. She wears her black hair
closely bobbed and curling at the neck.
Her features are clear-cut and there
is warmth about her whole PERSONAL
ity. This glow does not seem to
be caused by anxiety, although she
confesses to feeling the wear and tear
of the mix-up in which she finds her.
self.
Strangely enough, little interest is
taken in her affairs here. Yet she is
a sufficiently picturesque figure In her
self to attract attention anywhere. She
does not deliberately seek isolation.
for she has most of her meals in the
camera man. The children aIe allowed