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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-29
FRIENDS TELL
BAKERS SIDE


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moved BY Hyde and seconded BY
Bagley THAT all Of the assets and
property Of The Akron Universal
Tire Company of Akron and Salem.
Ohio, be accepted and that all Of the
obligations and agreements provided
for and stated ii the resolution adopt
|ed April 18th, 1920, be carried out
Ayes, nine; nays, none:
Now, as to the resolution presented
to oust Mr.. Baker from office. First
they charge 'that various contracts
for the purchase Of tires and tubes,
etc, were made without being duly ati-
thorized and without the knowledge
or consent and against the wishes Of
the Board Of Directors"
At should be remembered that the
tire and tube contracts, except the
present tubes, which Mr.. Baker con
tracted for this past winter, and which
all are agreed are good. have been in
effect for from nine months to two
years, or more, and that the Direc-
tors always had knowledge Of where
the tires and tubes were secured, and
The price paid for same, and that at
each months meeting the Directors
O. KID. the purchase Of them By ad-
vancing the money for their manufac-
ture, OF paying the bills presented for
them. Ri
1t is true that Mr.. Baker made ar.
rangements for the manufacture of
the tires and tubes for both the old
and new company and if he had not
made such contracts, there would be
no. tires Or tubes to complain about.
4 1t lis also equally true that the Laws
Of Ohio provide that IF an officer
of corporation exceeds his authority,
the company is not bound thereby"
Therefore, if Mr.. Baker made any
contracts without being duly author
ized," the Directors could have refus-
ed to recognize the same.
a They also state What the tires and
tubes were poor, and that he bought
Of company that soon went into the
hands of a receiver"
We acknowledge that we weIe un.
fortunate enough to secure some bad
tires and tubes. However,as soon as
such was demonstrated to be the case
Mr. Baker changed factories on both
the tires and the tubes, and that Mr..
Baker bought goods Of a, rubber com
pany that went into the hands Of a
receiver is surely no crime in these
days when even the largest of them
have their troubles. III
They also charged THAT the Presi-
dent has endeavored to have the com
pany issue large amount Of gold
notes without the consent or know
ledge of the stockholders
The idea of getting out-of-town
statesmen to assist in securing finances
was advocated by DIR. Pelton and thru
a letter to him and by him personally
turned over to Mr.. Baker communica-
tion was established with Pittsburgh
house that sent their representative
here, who met with the local Directors
and at such meeting the local Direct
ors approved Of the idea Of selling se-
curities through the New York people,
and on the terms suggested by the
New York house, and instructed the
Executive Committee, consisting Of
r. ]. Hyde, E. j. Schwartz and c. r..
Baker, to proceed to Cleveland and
Columbus and secure the necessary
legal exemptions, etc. Messrs. Hyde,
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-29

for Sunday guests Mr.. Manns Shep-
pard and family of Spencer.
Louis Westendorf was in Lodi on
business Saturday.
The Horr-Warner Co. shipped a cat
of cabbage last Wednesday. This
product at this season of the year is
loaded entirely in refrigerator cars.
The usual amount is Is tons per car N
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-29

Schwartz and Baker accordingly pro-
ceeded to do all the things necessary
and upon the advice Of the best legal
| talent it was decided to issue three,
| -four and five year Gold Notes. ID Re
Offered to the present stockholders,
and exchangeable at the option Of the
stakeholder into preferred stock Of
equal face value, or, two shares Of
common for each $4,000 note.
1 II should be remembered that the
entire Executive Committee. inciud-
ing both Mr.. Hyde and Mr.. Schwartz,
were with Mr. Baker and hired and
agreed to pay the attorney and did
pay him one half down for preparing
the papers and securing the legal ex-s
efnption for the company to sell said
notes.
Then upon returning to Medina
Mr.. Schwartz and Mr.. Hyde secured
the signatures to the papers authoriz-
ing the gold note issue Of the follow
ling Directors: G. E. HOOVER, H. w.
CODDIN 6, r, j. HYDE, and E. \. !.
SCHWARTZ, who would now like to
make it appear that Baker alone want
ed the issue Of gold notes. ID.
STRANAIAN, t. IA. CALLAHAN.
GEORGE wv. MONNCT and G. RI.
BAKER also signed.
Said signed papers authorizing the
issue Of Gold Notes and bearing above
signatures are now in safe keeping
and will be exhibited when necessary.
"A The facts are that Mt. Baker has
been greatly handicapped on account
of the failure Of the Medina citizens to
sell the $3OO0000O worth Of stock
which it was agreed that they would
sell. The facts being that only ST Sc,
10000 par value Of stock, a little more
than one half the amount agreed upon,
has been issued and paid for (not
counting the $18, 900 stock issued to
the old company and Of this amount
The Akron Universal Tire and Rub
Der Company has, after deducting
commissions, paid to Codding and
B4gley, and collection fees paid to r.
M. Woods, received less than $138,-
OO0.O0
Out Of this over s45, ,0o0Oohas been
spent for machinery and equipment,
and over $43, 100 for buildings, land,
railroad sidings, etc. n
After all is said and done the entire
situation resolves itself into just one
question. S A
Shall the man who conceived the
idea of The Akron-Uniyersal Tire
Company and built its foundation on
the business associations Of the Best
years Of his life be Jdeposed and con-
troll given to a. doctor (who was sup
posed to be a life-long friend Of Mr.
Baker)f
y Or, putting It another way Shall
the citizens Of Medina repudiate all
that they solennly agreed and pledg-
ed to do? VIZ 3 s'3f mi
We know that Mr.. Baker is compe-
tent to make The Akron Universal
success. He is a natural-born busi-
ness organizer and his ability has been
demonstrated as a manager for one
Of the largest and most successful
corporations in the world.
The citizens Of Medina will make
a grave mistake if they permit con-
troll Of the company to pass from Mr..
Bakers hands. VI
We claim that the action to oust
President Baker taken BY. the four
Medina Directors and Secretary
Schwartz Is illegal and without effect
at law. l4a
(SIGNED) s
GEO. W. MONNOT, Dealer
Directors
Canton Ohio
1. "A. CALLAHAN, Director
Salem Ohio
]. D. STRANAHAN, Dealer
Director
Y New Philadelphia Ohio
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Suit Filed to Test Rail
Labor BOnrd POaUers

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 24.-A test
suit to determine what authority the
Federal Railway Labor Board may
have in backing up its ruling that rail-
roads may not reduce wages until after
conference with employees was filed in
Federal District Cour. here to-day by
Attorneys Randolph W. Walton and
W. S. Pealer. representing 1900 en-
ployees Of four. subsidiary lines of the
New York Central Railroad.
The action is brought by Cecil E.
Jewell, q member of the United Broth
erhood of Maintenance of Way En-
ployees Of the Toledo & Ohio Central
Railroad, and is said to be the first at
tempt made to get the courts interpre-
tation of the powers of the Labor
Board.
Defendants are the Toledo & Ohio
Central, the GAINESVILLE & Western, the
Kanawha & Michigan and the Kanawha
& West Virginia railroads.
Maintenance of way EMPLOYEES and
laborers Of the lines have been notified
their wages will be decreased approx
mately 28 per cent April l. the petition
said. The notification is of per-
emptory nature, the attorneys said
Federal Judge Safer has set Monday
for q hearing.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Dutch Parliament Gets
Bill for Kings Election

THE HAGUE, March "a (By The AS
sociated Press The government intro
duced in Parliament bill for revision
of the constitution under the terms Of
which the people would elect King
should the Queen leave no royal descend
ants and there be no male descendants Of
the last King. In introducing the bill the
government takes the standpoint that
the Netherlands shall remain mon
archy and not revert in any circum-
stances to a republican form of govern
ment.
Should there be no lineal descendant
qualified to succeed to the throne new
King must be chosen, the bill specifies
Autonomy of Dutch colonies is recog-
nized in principle in the bill providing
for the revision of the constitution in
troduced in Parliament by the govern
ment. The First Chamber of Parlia-
ment will in future be elected by pro-
portional representation, and woman
suffrage in election of members of the
Second Chamber will be authorized.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Holy Rollers
Pastor Ousted
In 4-Day Siege
Blind Leader and Sixty Loyal
Students Forming His
Garrison Outwitted by
Invoking Laws Minions

NORTH BERGEN, N. j., March 24.---
The trustees Of the Holy Rollers and
tho Rev. Harold H. Moss, whom they
elected pastor but were unable to in
stall at the sect's school because Of
the energetic opposition Of the blind
incumbent, the Rev. Ernest L. Whit
comb, and the entire student body. were
in possession Of the fold tonight
after Z spirited engagement.
Ever since Sunday, when the blind
pastor retained possession Of the pulpit
or the church, at Fisher Avenue and
tho Boulevard, by preaching steadily
Tor eix hours while his sucte ssor yainly
awaited an opportunity to break in, the
Rev. Whitcomb and his sixty loyal stu
dents have held the church and the
dormitories.
The Rev, Mr.. Moss, son of the founder
Of the sect, was locked out. So were
the trustees. Food began to run low in
the dormitories to-day and the be-
sieged garrison sent out scouting
party, which returned this afternoon
laden with baskets Of sandwiches, pies
and bottles of milk.
They found the enemy on the alert,
however. Every door was guarded by
trustees or their representatives. The
returning scouts held council of war.
Presently. the trustees on guard saw
viands descending from dormitory
ROOFS at ropes ends, swinging ever
CRY Holy Rollers within were leaning
out and graphing at the mama.
The foraging party had equipped it
self with ladders and WAS lowering its
provender to the starving garrison.
The, trustees let fly with stones and
brickbAts and shattered many custard
pie. They leaped savsgely into the
air and snatched sandwiches from the
very grasp of the besieged. Milk
rained down upon the just and the un-
Just.
Fully half the food reached the gar
rison, however, and the trustees held
council Of war. It looked as though
the Rev Mr. Whitcomb and the unre-
pentant brethren might hold out to an
other Sabbath.
They might have, but for the coup
civilized at the conference of the trus-
tees. The trap was sprung this even
ing. Warrants were served upon the
Rev. Mr.. Whitcomb, his wife and four
of their flock, charging them with be-
ing disorderly persons. They were to
Alfred n. Miles.
AS the willy trustees had foreseen, the
entire student body, sixty strong, es-
corted these martyers to the Town
Hall. When the exodus was complete,
the trustees slipped in and locked the
dorm mitories.
The hearing before Recorder Miles
resolved itself into An argument be-
tween opposing counsel, each proclaim
ing the merits of his clients case,
Everybody forgot about the prisoners,
who were not arraigned at all. In
spite Of the protests of the Rev. Mr.
Whitcomb's attorney. who said the Re-
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25

Geraldine Farrar in ssMallon's
Massehet's "Manon" was repeated at
the Metropolitan Opera House last
evening with Miss Geraldine Farrar in
the title role. Her associates as Des
Grieux and Lescaut were Mr.. Hackett
and Mr.. Chalmers
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25

ccordcr was exceeding his jurisdiction,
Recorder Miles ruled that tho Rev. Mr..
Whitcomb and his flock would have to
get out and stay out.
In defiance Of this decision they
marched back to the dormitories.
Every door and every window was Sc
curely locked. Burglary is frowned
uron. by. the Holy Rollers. They
marched back again to the Town Hall
and there most Of them spent the night,
sleeping on benches. The Rev. Mr..
Whitcomb and his wife returned to
their home in west New York.
Litigation concerning ownership Of
the church and school buildings, known
formerly as the Beulah Heights Bible
and Missionary Training School, is
pending in Chancery Court.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25

Happy New Year" by Hale Hamilton
and Viola Brothers Shore will be pre-
sented at a special matinee this afternoon
at Polls Theater in Waterbury, Conn.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Bonucci Offsets Immaturity
As Cellist by His Enthusiasm

There was nothing remarkable in the
playing Of Arturo Bonucci, young ltal-
ian 'cellist, who. gave recital at
Aeolian Hall yesterday afternoon. His
intonation was not always pure and his
tone was at times acidulous. In spite
of general inmaturity Of performance
and lack of finish, particularly notice.
able in Bach's famous air which he gave
as an encore, Mr.. Bonucci's engaging ap-
his playing pleased the audience.
His program included Boccherini's
Concerto In B flat and pieces by Bach,
Haydn, Hubay and other composers.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
inree z Rail Heads May
&c Called Before Board
naPloyees' Request Include.
0o Who Changed At,isude
on the Medi0fio,, c.....

Ac"sUstOn system
8 CHICAGO, March 24-Thrss -,
rvau presidents, members Of tba a..
~ a11 1sDor committee OF the Aasnn;. t,n,, ~
- asitway Executives. will ho s,',ss
& mgned to testify before tha pa;'N, sum
.s'o 100 noard If a request of the en,nlns,u
80 80. to-oay Is granted. Labor rcnresaut-
: aslYeS s9 asked for their annaa ara,ne
tIsonoay, April 4, to testify conrern;re Tire
~ attitude ON national boards -
u. G. Besler, president Of IN. Cor.
ftral 01 New Jersey; e. r. Isnnr,;s
president of the Lehirh Valley and n
byrana, president of the Chic.rn'
milwaukee, & St. Paul, are the execs'
ItSves named in the unions rcouest al,
ssVere members of the labor coInmittea
which took a divided stand on hosrJs
of adjustment.
AZ previous hearings testimony Of
osher executives, showed that Mr.. Bes-
1er and Mr.. Loomis, who originally
xoeed TOR national boards, later Joined
the minority. led by W. w. Atterbury
of the Pennsylvania, which declared for
local boards. The minority report was
later adopted by the member roads.
Mr.. Byram remained consistent
member OF the majority.
Labor began to-day its task of re.
futing the arguments of the carriers
against national agreements b. nj.
Jewell, president of the employees de-
pertinent of the American Federation
g Labor, started in to dispose Of ap-
1s9QQ printed pages of ar
80 AnA IA hard ordered the
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
The Stage Door

Sam H. Harris has put into rehearsal
new comedy by Michael Norton THE
Talkin' Shop" which is billed to open in
Atlantic City on April IL.
Happy New Year" by Hale Hamilton
and Viola Brothers Shore. will be pre-
sented at a special matinee this afternoon
at Polls Theater in Waterbury, Conn.
Charles fiilpin, with the assistance of
the IN, students OF Howard University. will
Jones" in Washington on Monday morn
Ing to open the new Belasco Theater there
He will return to New York. however. In
time for the nights performance at the
Princess Theater.
Claire de Lune' in which Ethel and
John Barrymore will be seen together for
the first time in nine years. will open at
the Empire Theater on April IS for an
eigne weeks' engagement
Titta Ruffo will give his final New York
recital at the 1Iippodrome on Sunday
night.
sinclair Lewis will deliver X lecture on
Modern Fiction--A Criticism OF Life" ct
the Iown Hal next Tuesday afternoon.
Blossom Time" the play which Dorothy
Franz Shubert. will be brought into New
york shortly with a cast. including Ralph
Herr. Colin OMore, Zoe Barnett and
Robert Eaton Gibbs.
Madge Kennedy will begin the last fort
night OF her ru min sCornered" at the
Astor Theater next Monday.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
investment Results

What have they been for the past IS
years? The statistics of the losses in market
value OF stocks and bonds are appalling.
These are not the statistics OF investing
really, but Of speculating One did not think
that he was speculating when he bought
Government bonds q high class railroad
bonds authorized as legal Investments for
trustees, but he was
He was specializing on the rate Of inter-
est that capital was to command and the
price at which long time loans at fixed in
tcrcst rate would sell
The only real investments have been
Guaranteed Mortgages. There have been no
losses in them, but the rate has changed with
the market for money, and the principal If
asked for. has been paid at par within
reasonable time and no one finds fault be-
cause he bought them.
Title Guarantee & Trust CO.
l76 Broadway, New York City
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Brazil Curbs Anarchists

Mail AS a result of number Of
bomb explosions in various parts Of
the city during the last few months
the government is taking stern meas
ures to curb the activities Of alleged
President Pessoa has just signed a
decree providing for heavy punishment
for persons propagating subversive doc
trines as we'll as those connected with
or melting bomb outrages.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
l76 Broadway, New York City
l75 Rsm.sn Street. Brooklyn

hearings to run through Friday and
Saturday. days usually reserved for
executive sessions.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Eddy Brown, Violinist. WEEDS
Descendant of Modieska

Announcement was made yesterday
of the marriage in Greenwich two
weeks ago of Hahn Bruzeyna. and
Eddy Brown, the violinist The mar
riage was elimination of courtship
that lasted one month. The bride is q
descendant Of the Polish family Of
year ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will
leave Monday for tour through the
South 4.H
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25

-. Sinclair Lewis will deliver X lecture on
-, atodern Fiction--A Criticism OF Life" at
the 4own Hal next Tuesday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Philharmonic Heard in Concert

The first Of the final conccrtsHof The
season by this orchestra was given by
the Philharmonic Society last night at
Carnegie Hall. The program was made
up of request numbers. which included
Dvorak's Symphony No. S, "The New
World and Debussy's Prelude, "The
Afternoon of a Faun.n %s
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25

rita Ruffo. will give his final New York
recital at the Hippodrome on Sunday
New-York tribune., 1921-03-25

Madge KENNEDY will begin the last fort
Astor Theater next Monday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-15

quest room he leaned forward nervous
~, and while the document was being
read by DR.. Leland, the Coroner, and
his name was announced as causing
the death of Miss Rape the comedian 5
lips twitched nervously and his full
face took on a sAlow, sickening hue.
With the words debauchee and
gangster" still ringing in his ears
Arbuckle was led back to his cell in
the city prison by his guard of de-
tectives.
One Juror submitted minority YER
dict setting forth that from the evil
dence he was unable to determine who
was responsible for the application of
force which caused the girls injuries.
At meeting of the vigilante com
mittee of local clubwomen to-day reso-
lutions were passed demanding the
prosecution Of Arhuckle on II charge of
murder.
Women To Watch Trial
Twenty San Francisco club women
representing various women's organiza-
tons of the city. will attend the trial
of Roscoe Arbuckle in body and will
follow every phase of the investigation.
Appointment of the committee of wom-
en- was made to-day by DR.. Mariana
Rertola. president of the Vigiiaate
Committee. at the meeting of the or
ganization, which was called TO take
action in regard to the Arbuckle case.
Mrs w. B. Hamilton, vice-presi dent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-15

tagged Wsth extravagant rentals, guar
anteed dividends and attempts to force
from the court rate of fare which
would recoup the company for losses
for the last year, and which shoulc
nave been taken care Of by economy
Of the directors OF the company
Mr.. Hermann said that the court
ought to regard favorably rate ~
fare fixed by commission in default
Of definite evidence to prove it unfair.
He criticized valuation of the trolley
company MADE by Dean Cooley, Of New
York. on the ground that he had based
it Oh present values rather than on
historical prices" The criticism did
not appear to appeal strongly to Judge
Wooley
IF valuation Is right said Judge
Wooley, ''is is right, ard the plaintiff
is out of court. Ii it is wrong, then
there may be conflscation of property,
and that is the real question TO be
settled in the Federal court, when the
aid and protection of the Constitution
is invoked
Judge Wooley asked whether the
actual operating expenses of the rail-
way company were $4,000, 600 and
whether this charge left nothing for
dividends. Counsel for the company
Informed him that this was So He
then asked Mr.. Hermann to answer
in detail the charges made by the COM
pany, one of them being that the Pub
lie Utility Board did not consider a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-15
First Class Gary Divorce
Cut so p. C. i'm Price


CHICAGO, Sept. IA There are COM
pensations in Gary, Ind, when wages
are cut. Lawyers announced there to-
day that they had reduced their fee for
divorce cases from 500 to $50
This came as the crowning incident
Of a week of price cutting by Gary
merchants and professional men, follow
ing the cutting by 80 to SO per cent of
the incomes of families dependent upon
pay checks from the steel mills there
and Gary depends about rs per cent
upon the steel mills.
First there came announcements from
certain owners of renting property,
apartments and houses, of reductions
ranging from SIS to $50 month. Then
the restaurants and lunch rooms Topped
off to l5 cents on every order except
those already selling for cents. The
merchant tailors and clothing dealers
made cuts ranging from $40 to SIS a
garment. The doctors and dentists
agreed on reductions and the physicians
made their call rates So instead of SO.
Among the spectacular announcements
OF reductions was that of furniture
retail house. which asserted in news
paper interviews that its stock had been
reduced in markings by $4,000, and that
most of this represented losses from
wholesale prices.