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The New York herald., 1921-09-29
POOR DEBTOR OATH
SOUGHT BY MORRIS
Bankrupt Broker Tired of
Staying in Jail Limits Of
Westchester.

Lewis Gouverneur Morris. q descend
ant of Gouverneur Morris and a men,
Der of many prominent clubs. appeared
before Judge Frank l.. Young in the
County Court in White Plains yesterday
on his application to be released from
the jail limits Of Wsstchester county.
He has been confined to the jail limits
since his arrest on a body execution
obtained by Charles Morgan. a creditor
OF the defunct brokerage house of Nor
ris & Pope, which failed on April Z, 1917.
Mr.. Morris said on the witness stand
that since the failure of his firm his
wife, Mrs. Natalie Bailey Morris, had
been supporting him and paying his
club dues. which amount to about $500
a year, and that he has no assets what
ever with which to satisfy the judgment
for $4,000 obtained by Morgan in the
Brooklyn courts. He is seeking his re-
lease from the jail limits under the pro-
visions Of the Poor Debtors act. and
Morgan Is opposing 1t on the ground the
application is not an honest one and that
Morris is hiding assets.
Van Singerin Lindsey, attorney for
Mr.. Morgan. tried to show to the court
that Mr.. Morris had fraudulently trans
ferred property to his wife. but both
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris denied this. Mr..
Morris admitted his home in Newport
had been transferred, but said this had
been done by the trustee In bankruptcy
to satisfy Mrs. Morriss claims against
the firm. Mrs. Morris testified she
knew of no property in his possession
that could be applied to payment OF the
judgment.
Mr.. Morris's attorney, Francis Wins
low of Yonkers, contended that the con-
version Of funds was a civil conversion
and that his client was entitled to his
freedom under the poor debtors act.
Judge Young finally decided to postpone
his ruling and ordered attorneys for
both sides to present briefs.
The New York herald., 1921-09-29
C. A. X. AGAIN PARADES;
KU KLUX CONDEMNED
Old Guard Leads Procession
at Indianapolis Meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 2S. - Under
threatening skies the Grand Army Of
the Republic had It's annual parade this
afternoon. Now and then the sun
streaked through and shone on the bat
tie flags carried proudly by the sur-
vivors of the regiments that were once
organized under them for defence of the
Union
Before beginning their march the vet
Grams met In business session and
passed resolutions condemning the ku
Klux Khan and the spirit OF the organ
ization. Election OF officers was post
poned until tomorrow.
Leading the parade was the OH
Guard. mustered from Columbus and
Newark. Ohio. In company formation
they marched along With blanket rolls
over their shoulders and civil war mus.
kets at the right shoulder. veterans
from other states followed the ola
Guard and affiliated organizations
were in the proceselon after the soldiers.
The New York herald., 1921-09-29
FLASHES $54 IN WOODS,
MURDERED AND BURIED
Victims Death Laid to TWo
Potato HoYDesters.

Dovrn, Me. Sept. 2s.-Detahls OF the
killing OF William Campbell at North
east Garry, IN the Maine woods. last
Saturday were said by z Piscataqui
county officials to-day 10 show that he
was shot deliberately, robbed OF S54 and
his body buried.
Allen ~ T~itcheil Of (pittsaeld. Me-.
Ia alleged to have adhitted shooting
Campbell. saying K waf IN self-defence.
He viii be charged VIZ murder. Harry
Mcdonald. who LED fhe officers TO a
field grave near q snbrtsmen's hotel at
the head Of Mooseheyd Lake Is held as
material witnes5 The authorities.
who eaid be told tfem the story OF the
killing. added that he might be ar
raigned as en- accqAsory
Campbell railroad construction
laborer, showed a roll OF bills while
Mcdonald and rwitchell were harvest
ing potatoes TwitcheIl suggested TO
Mcdonald TIE latter said, that they
rob him.
The New York herald., 1921-09-29
FRAUD In POISON GAS
FORMULA CHARGED|
Brooklyn Man Accused of At
tempt to Get $4,000 From
Spanish Consul.

Robert Lee Vance. manager'of lunch
room in Nostrand avenue, Brooklyn, was
arrested In the Hotel Commodore yester-
day by agents of the Department OF JUS
tice on charges of trying to defraud
Alexander Berea, Spanish Consul-Gen-
eral in New York. II is alleged that
Vance represented himself as the
possessor of the chemical formula for a
particularly deadly gas to be used In
warfare He Is alleged to have written
Mr.. Berea to the effect that the Spanish
Government might have the formula for
$4,000. Mr.. Berea replied that the
Spanish Government had no desire TO
purchase for $4,000 a secret which
surely must have cost the United States
Government millions IL Vances story
were true.
Vance, referring to his secret as
"Prof. Phillipson's formula was about
to try the japanese Government when
the Department OF Justice men caught
up with him and, saying they were
agents of the Spanish Government
wheedled Vance into entering negotia-
tions. He produced letters from the
United States Chemical Warfare SER
vice, they say. and thus proved that 8
few drops of the stuff had caused in
stant death to ovsrtake fifty-nine dogs
and seventy-two cats.
All Vance wanted. the agents say, was
$1,000 cash on delivery of the packet
containing the secret and $4,000 more
when the pesky Moors had been wiped
off the Spanish horizon. Thus assured,
the agents arrested Vance. He said, ac-
cording to the agents, that mis- home was
in the Hotel Columbia, Brooklyn, and
that he had concocted the scheme to get
money enough to marry. His formula
called for Ave pounds of sal soda, five
pounds of active mustard and five quarts
of ammonia. This was to be mixed to-
gether In dark room impervious to the
ubiquitous violet ray and the emanating
gas tightly bottled.
Released, he Is said to have assured
the detectives, this gas would depopu-
late whole continents.
The New York herald., 1921-09-29
27 In TERRA GOTTA
TRADE ARE INDICTED
% Manufacturing Firms Ac-
cused of Monopoly in Federal
Grand Jury Charges.
ELIMINATE COMPETITION
Business Divided, Prices Fixed
for 95 Per Cent. of Coun-
try's Output. Is Allegation.

twenty-five terra Gotta manufacturing
concerns and twenty-seven officers OF
them were made defendants In two in
dictments yesterday by the Federal
Grand Jury. They are charged with vio-
lating the Sherman antitrust law.
William Hayward. United States Attor-
rey. said the jury received evidence that
the entire terra Gotta manufacturing In
dustry in America was controlled by
about twenty-three men"
The first indictment In four counts in
cludes all OF the terra Gotta lnanufac-
turers in the United States. The second
indictment concerns itself with the East
ern group of manufacturers. 1t contains
all the counts charged up to the national
group, with an additional charge that
the Eastern manufacturers were guilty
of eliminating competition end liking ar
hitrary prices by allottins and dividing
all business among themselves.
Explaining the process of indicting
men and concerns not doing business
within his jurisdiction, Mr.. Hayward said
that under the law If any one person
situated anywhere conspired to commit
an Illegal act with a person In this juris-
diction the former may be included in
the indictment. of the latter
The New York herald., 1921-09-29
WIFE UPSET BY WAR,
SAYS DR.. A. H. KNAPP
Her sEgocentric' Peculiarities
Exaggerated, He Replies to
Her Charges.

DIR. Arnold H. Knapp of 10 East ifty-
fourth street. professor Of ophthalmology
in the College of Physicians and Sur
geons. and one Of the leading eye spe-
cialists OF the country. believes excess
sive war work exaggerated the EGO
centric peculiarities Of his wife until
she ran off to Reno. New, with their
four children and started an action for
divorce. He has started a separation
action here.
Replying to her counter claim OF
cruelty in his separation tction. the
specialist denies he has ever been other
than he should be as a husband. His
affidavit continues:
The defendant is OF highly emo.
tional, neurotic and egocentric tempera-
ment and disposition and has not a
proper regard for the ruth, and be-
cause Of such temperament and DISPOSE
ton the plaintiff has at all times made
great allowance for her actions and
ton and liberty of action usually en-
joyed by a woman In the walk OF life
Of the plaintiff and defendant.
After the beginning OF the great war
and. as the plaintiff believes. owing to
the emotional strain caused thereby.
the defendants peculiarities became
much exaggerated. Although at first
pro-German In sympathies. later she
became obsessed with a violent and
unreasoning hatred of everything even
slightly connected with Germany, and
because OF the plaintiffs descent from
German stock. transferred to the plain
tiff the dislike and hostility she de-
veloped for all things German.
THE plaintiff at no time objected to
the defendants participation In wer
work. but the defendant became so OBJ
sessed with war excitement that she
continuously and flagrantly neglected
her household duties. the proper caro-
of her children and the plaintiffs COM
fort and society; became careless Of
expenditures, filled the plaintiffs house
with persons unknown to him, spent
long periods away from home and at
all hours OF the day and night with
men OF whom the plaintiff did not ap-
prove. She received letters at other
addresses than her home. opened a
separate bank account and in general
behaved so as to cause comment by
mutual acquaintances."
DR. Knapp explains he and his Inn
mediate ancestors were American born
and doubts the validity here of any
pretended decree Of the Nevada
courts. The Knapps were married in
1909 Mrs Knapp Is alleged to have
left him in September. 1918. taking her.
self and the children to her parents
home In Camden. s. G. Instead of re-
turning to New York on his plea, he
alleges she moved to Reno.
The New York herald., 1921-09-29
"DIscipline of German stan"
Mr.. Hayward said :


These men got together and divided
the United States into certain definite
divisions arbitrarily and with the dis-
cipilne OF the German General Stan.
We find, too. that except In rare and
Isolated instances not a single manu-
facturer has increased his kiln capo ocity.
They took pains TO see that the supply
never equalled the demand
"Of course, as Is usual in these cases.
they adopted the open price plan and
kept each other very fully posted as To
all the business that they were doing.
all contracts they were taking, all prices
thcy were quoting, all bids they were
furnishing, and thus supplied the neces-
sary means to maintain their discipline
and keep control OF the situation. The
up-shot of II all has been that the price
OF terra Gotta in recent years has risen
from approximately $40 a ton to 5000
and S400 a ton and in the case OF so
called additions as high as 800 ana
$500 81 ton.
II want 10 make II clear that the cf-
forts Of this office do not constitute a
drive against business. big or little. but
il Is an honest effort to separate the
sheep from the goats and is as much IN
he interest OF legitimate manufacturers
AZ st Is IN the interest Of consumers"
.rhc indictments are the result OF
to}timony adduced OF hearings ~ the
lockwood committee. e1hat testimony
mi .*s-ed over to ~ Hayward and
The New York herald., 1921-09-29
Refrained From Sales Here.

The first count in the indictment of
the national group relates to the elm
ination of competition by means of ter
ritorial division. Mr.. Hayward said:
THE society of manufacturers divided
the country in such a manner that the
majority of manufacturers refused to
enter and compete in the New York mar
ket. Furthermore, they refrained from
shipping terra Gotta into New York or
seeking to make sales here. This was
by common agreement"
The second count charges price fixing
by the open price plan. Each concern,
the indictment has 1t, knew precisely
what every other concern was doing
There were no secrets within the circle
Mr.. Hayward charges.
The third count charges elimination
of all competition in so-calied addition
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to business al
ready erected. 1t is charged that the
manufactures supplying terra Gotta for a
building was to be the recipient of any
future contract to supply the material
for any addition to that building or to
erect any adjacent building.
The fourth count alleges monopoly
of the terra Gotta business Of the United
States. 1t proceeds to charge that the
associated manufacturers controlled
more than 95 per cent OF the terra Gotta
business OF this country.
In addition TO these specific counts, the
second ndictment-that of the Eastern
group-contends that the manufacturers
agreed not to exceed their respective
quotas of business.
The New York herald., 1921-09-29
List OF Those Indicted.
The firms and individuals specified in
the national group are.

The firms and individuals specified in
the national group are:
American Terra Gotta and Ceramic Co..
Chlcago; Atlanta Terra Gotta Co., East
Point. Ca. Atlantic Terra Gotta Co.. Totem
willie. Perth Amboy and Rocky Hill, N. u N.
Clark & Sons. Alameda, Cal; Conlxlin- Arm
strong Terra Gotta Co.. Philadelphia. Denny
Renton Clay and Coal Co.. Seattle: Denver
Terra Gotta Co. Denver: Federal Terra
Gotta Co. Woodbridge. n. j.: Gladdng. Nc
Bean & Co., Lincoln, CAL: indianapolis Terra
Gotta Co.. Indianapolis Los Angeles Pressed
Co, Cicero, H.. New Jersey Terra Gotta
CO.. Perth Annboy: New York Architectural
Terra Terra Gotta Co. Long Island City; Northern
Terra Gotta Co. Chicago; ST. Louis Terra
Gotta Co., st. Louis South Amboy Terra
Gotta Co.. South Amboy: Tropico Potteries.
and Sewer Pipe Co, Clayton. WASH: West
ern Terra Gotta Co.. Kansas City, Wrinkle
Terra Gotta Co.. St Louis.
Terra Gotta and Ceramic Co.. H. 3. wey,
vice-president Atlanta Terra Gotta Co.: Will
,am ~ powe PrcrissrI T.r and g. Evat.
y. Clark. secretary n. Clark Sons Thomas
=, Armstrong, president Corkln-Armstrong
Terra Gotta CO.; s. 'Gcijsheek. manager terra
Gotta department. Denny-Rent Clay and
Coal Co: G. p. Fnckt. vice-president Denver
Terra Gotta Co.: Dc Forest Grant, president.
and Harry Lee King. assistant secretary,
secretary Gladdiug. Mclean Co.; George
Lacy. manager Indianapolis Terra Gotta
Co.: Howard Frost president. and IT. u.
Potter. secretary. Los Angeles Pressed Brick
Co.
Also H. Mendius. presden. Midland Terra
Gotta Co.: ". v. Eskerson, president and
general manager. and Karl Mathiasen, Jr
secretary. New Jersev Terra Gotta Co
Richard +. Dalton, president. and Walter
Geer. Jr., vicc-presiient and treasurer. New
YORK Architectural Terra Gotta Co.: F. s.
MacMchael. president Northern Clay Co
Harrv J. Lucnr. v'ce-president Northwest
ern Terra Gotta Co. n. y. Grady, vice.
president g.. Louis Terra Gotta Co.: Peter
G. Olsen. secretary South Amboy Terra
Gotta Co: r. b. ortrnan vice -president.
Tropico Potteries. Inc: v. r. Piollet, Vice
president WASHINGTON Brick. Lime a Sewer
Pipe Co. William Zimmerman, PRECEDENT.
Western Terra Gotta Co., and J. g. Hewitt.
vice president Wrinkle Terra Gotta Co.
Firms specified In the Eastern group
are Atlanta Terra Gotta Co. Atlantic
Terra Gotta Co, ConlSlin Armstrong
Terra Gotta Co, Federal Terra Gotta
Co, New Jersey Terra Gotta Co. New
York Architectural Terra Gotta Co. and
the South Amboy Terra Gotta Co.
Individuals indicted in the Eastern
group include the following as named
previously in their official capacities:
III. b. wey. William III. Powell. Thomas
+. Armstrong, lie Forest Grant, Harry
Lee King f. ". Eskerson. Karl Mathia-
sen. Jr., Richard F. Dalton, Walter
Geer Jr. Peter c. Olsen and r. g.
Evatt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-16
oman Of popuIar conteetIons.

Nobody seems to know what muffin
came FROM hut il was probably de-
rived from the word nun, and it can
be- imagined that Il might have been
due to some similarity between the
warm cake aud the hand covering.
Frluer is from an old French word
meaning TO fry or dish OF fried fish.
which comes directly from the Latin
rrlrtuS tlc past partlciple of the vcrb
frigere. Waffle comes from wafer aud
wafer comes from the German word
wahc, q houcycomb or II cake of wax.
originally waters seem to have been
hot cakes Ike modern waltles. The
nssocaliun of the word wafer with
extreme thlnncSs is of modern origin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-16
PERU
School closes this week for an ght
weeks vacat on.

School closes this week for an e ght
weeks vacat on.
A program appropriate for Lincoln
Sunday was given by the Sunday
school last sunday
Marjorie Lyon spent the week end
at her home here returning to b. q
3. Seminary on Monday
Il. c. Simonds has had his house
and barns equipped with a carbide
gas lighting system the past week .
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Warren Were
called to New York early lst week by
the sudden death OF Mr. Warren
father W j. Warren. Mr.. Warren
has been summer visitor here for a
number of years and had many
friends in town.
News was received last week OF the
death of Plat Quackenbush on Tues
day after long illness
Mr. Ouackenbush was a grandson OF
Mrs Sarah Russell formerly of this
town. and has been a frequent visitor
here with his s. ster Mss Theresa
Quackenbush,
Mrs. Harriet Rush, widow OF the
late Isaac II Rush of this town died
suddenly from a shock on Friday
morning Mrs Rush has made her
home with her daughter, Mrs Albert
Reed for many years She was near
IL rs years Of age and had srent the
mest of her life here. She leaves
three daughters, Elizabeth, Mrs w G.
/ Aldrlch OF this town, Mary. Mrs. ST
Jshn of Ludlow and Martha, Mrs. AL
bert Reed of this town, also two sons
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-16
FcWNAl-

Daniel I Bates is under the care Of
DR.. w. A. Nelson Of Williamstown.
E. II Rathbun VIII sell his house.
hold goods, at auction saturday Feb
ruayy IS. ., $780,
Mr.. aud-sirs. F. l.. Sweet spent the
week end with their sou, Leon Sweet
in Bennington. ba
Mrs John L, Mason has returned
from all extended Visit With relatives
IN WorceFter Mass. .soa..a 4F
satss palsy Hewitt has returned
from q visit with her brother, Clifford
Hewitt in bennington 4
County Agent Teachput Of Bennlng
ton was In town Monday testing out
SOME of the scholars ii Oak Grove
seminary
Come 10 the entertainment Thurs
hay might and see what takes place
un The Goose Creek telephone line
III Hoos elk.
=. F. Wonch,eger, manager Of our
local telephone exchange, badly cut
Us fo-t Sunday while cutting kin
ding wed with an axe,
NJ IS Pauline Barber who has been
in South Carolina and Florida since
last fall, has returned to New York
and entered Columbia college
The Christian Endeayor society OF
Re sick, ~ Y, will give a comedy
drama The Goose Greek l4ne' in the
parlors OF the Methodist church Thurs
day night February II under the aus
plces Of the Ladies Aid society.
Home made candy will be on sale
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-16
EooIesIastIeaI confeetIonery.

II happened In Scotland--and on
Sunday. too. \ young man, Ntroling
along Il village street went into u com
fecuoner's shop with the intention of
purchasing smuc chocolate crcaHs. 81
dtmd sell chocolate creams ol the
sabbath day" said the old lady bc-
hind the counter In her StrncSt tones.
But" protested the youth 81 saw
yuu sell sweets to that lady It mo.
mcut avo." aye" replied the doucc
Scotswomun. "~omc ecclesiastical con
rpctlmery. Ecclesiastical confection-
crN" She went m to explain, includes
peppermint draps, pan draps an GIN.
gcr lnlcners but me chocolate
creams Glasgow Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-16
sHAFTseuRX vALteN
Mrs Abert0Andrew S IN

Mrs NbertoAndrew Is IN
Edward y ,Bourion WwnSi in South
SALISBURY Tuesday,
George Bouplen was in Bennington
on business Monday
+ W Fuller who has been on the
ok list is improving.
Miles RICE OF South SALISBURY was
in the VALLEY Sunday
Frank Pierce Is improving siowly
from his severe illness.
Adelbsrt W-pdard was in Benning
ton on business Tuesday
Ralph Ntche1 of Cambridge was
Sunday guest at s Center's
MI aud Mrs S Z. Lake visited
relatives in Cambridge Sunday.
John hin OF Schuyleryille has SCI
cured employment Of Frank Fuller
stephen Lake. ir visited relatives
II Bennington over the week end
Misses Adiie Golledge and Jean
y les were at their respective homes
over the week end
MIS-. VIM Davis Of SALISBURY was
Sunday guest at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs Charles Cannon.
Agan Howard, son of Earl Howard
who was unconscious from being
kicked by a cot has recovered.
Mrs Green, mother of Mrs. Lou.
Coon Of White Creek Is i'll with
measles She is an elderly woman.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cone and
family and ELS Bouplon spent Sunday
at the home CT Mrs Mimi e b uplon
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Millngton OF
North bennington visited at the home
CT his mother, Mrs. Eliza AIillngton
Sundar
Mrs Ralph Mitchell Of Cambridge
visited at the hcme Of her parents
MIR and Mrs. S Center from 'Frida,
until Sunday
The mid.wnter pierre which wa!
tc have been held at Jermain hall Fri
day evening. was postponed indefnit,
ly on account of measles
Several ladies surprised Miss Eyi
Stanley Saturday afternoon The!
came with well filled baskets A de
liCious supper was served and socia
time enjoyed Several piano select
ons were rendered Eva is at he
home recuperatmg from an operation
at the Putnam Memorial hospital.
Regular meeting of White Cree
Grange Friday evening, Feb 49, Chi
dren's night was TO nave been obSel
we'd at this meeting but ewing TO tn
prevalence of measles il has bee
postponed until the first Friday ever
ne in March. The children win fu
nish the program and retreshment
will be served
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-16
Paving on the nNeiI.o

The English expression is TO pay on
the nail. 1t is said that in the center
of the Limerick exchange is pillar
with a circular plate OF copper ahou.
three feet in diameter, called the mai
On this the earnest money of all stock
exchange bargains must be paid A
similar custom prevailed at Bristol.
where four pillars called nails stood
in front of the exchange and We're
used fcr The same purpose,-London
Mail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town AMI Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

r. f. Niles, who was in P.ttsdeld
yesterday on business, has returned
Mrs, w. II. c Cushman of North
Bennington was in town for the day
Tuesday.
Edward McCue Of School street is
passing the week with friends in
Boston, Mass
Mrs Henry Dill of Portland is Wis.
lting her mother Mrs. D. ?. Barber at
Far View Farms.
Special special. special. Love. ad
venture, intrigue and Nazimoya.
Harte Theatre, today Adv.
The mid week service Of the First
Baptist church will be held in the
chapel tomorrow evening at 1888.
A French comedy full OF the salt of
Gallo wit See Nazimova in "Bnl.
-ns' Harte Theatre, today. ADV.
Mr. and Mrs John Ryan, Miss Bar.
bara Burt and the Misses Amy and
Polly Harbour motored to Troy today.
Mss Fannie Hewitt OF School
street attended the funeral of her
grandmother in North Adams Tues.
day.
Berlin, one Of the fastest New York
state league basket ball teams, comes
Saturday to play the local Legion
team.
Branch No Of st Mary's guild
will meet with Mrs. Harry b. North
on Silver street Thursday afternoon
from to 5.
Mrs Raymond II. Grlswold Of Bel.
lows Falls is the guest of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Pilling of SAT.
ford street.
Brick ice cream at Harwood's, IA
vors changed weekly. Sunday or.
ders must be In before II a. m, Pint
and quart sizes.--Adv. 90tf
The story Of poetic Millionaire.
starring Nazimoya, and episode 6 of
Phantom Foe, featur ng Juanita
Hansen. Hart Theatre today. Adv.
Lost-Silyer bar pin, with small
stones in center, somewhere between
the station and 23S South Street.
Finder please phone Banner office.
3lt6s
Cash prizes given to the lucky ones
Amateur Night, If you want to take
a part in the entertainment give in
your name at once Opera house.
ADV.
The local section Of the Green
Mountain club will hold snow shoe
hike on Washington birthday ami
yersary INSTEAD Of an evening social
as stated in yesterdays Banner
Plans are being made for a sic ghride
to Woodford City and trip over
iagar clearing down Hell Holl.w to
camp 4 M tt z