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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-19
North Danvilie

Gordon Allen is visiting friends
in Jericho.
Mrs. William Cilley is gaining
slowly.
Rev. Christian Peterson held ser
vices at the North church Sunday
afternoon and will continue to do
so during the summer months.
Pearl Cilley Of Lyndon Institute
spent the week end with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. William Cille2.
Mrs. Merton Hall is i'll with the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Massey of
st. Johnsbury visited relatives in
town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Williams
and Warren Williams of Cole Cor
ner visited at C. 7. Cliffords Fri
day. :, :,
Mrs. Albert Blewitt is i'll with
the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank SWEET and
son George we're the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Walter SWEET at West
Hill Sunday.
Mrs. Harley Ranney is seriously
i'll.
Mrs. Carl Chickering and child
rem Katherine and Kenneth re-
turned home Saturday from a two
weeks visit to relatives in SWaton
and Montgomery Cener. She was
accompanied home b. her brother
John Dodge and son Paul of Mont
gomery Center.
Mothers Day was observed at
the Baptist church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Heath of
Danville were guests at Fred Jen-
sens Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Healey OF
East Barnet were recent guests at
Frank Lemos.
Mrs. Fred Carson and two child
rem Jean and Mildred went Friday
for a several weeks visit to rela-
tives in Stanstead, P. @.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-19
Monroe

Mothers day was observed in
the M. Z. church here Sunday with
an appropriate sermon by the pas
tor, and music by the choir. The
pulpit was banked with beautiful
flowers. An offering was taken
for the Grafton county home for
the aged.
There will be a union memorial
service in the church here Sunday
Nav %, at II o'clock. Rev. A. V.
Fisher will preach the sermon. :,
The Ladies' Aid society will
meet with Mrs. C. H. Hosford,
Wednesday afternoon, May "a.
Harlan Johnson and family have
been occupying a cottage at lake
Seymour for several days.
Frank Root has returned to
Portland after spending a few
weeks at the home of his father,
Henry Root.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Eastman
spent Friday in st. Johnsbury.
Miss Ida Lang of East Burke
spent the week end with Miss
Lois Beattie.
Mrs. Rose Little is visiting her
son, Lee Little and family.
F. L. Blake of Lancaster was in
town on business Thursday.
Mrs. Gates of Mclndoes is visit
ing her granddaughter, Mrs. Ar
thur Metcalf.
Joe Pratt and men are building
a barn for Amos Elms on the AS
tie farm.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-19

The prospects for the fall polit-
ical campaign are that the Ameri-
can people are going to get the
earache.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-19
The Peck Co.
HARDWARE

80 Railroad St, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Tel. 412-M
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
PATCHOGUE,S COUNT
LANDS IN THE TONES
Accused of Failing to Pay
Baltimore Hotel Bill.

Several residents of Patchogue who
have been searching two weeks for a
man who called himself Count" Charles
Frenz learned yesterday that the
Count" who has no title. is in the
Tombs
The Count" Is charged by Baltimore
authorities with having left town owing
a hotel bill of S26.62. He was arrested
May 10. charged with being fugitive
from justice.
When F'renz and his family appeared
in Patchogue they rented the summer
home of DR.. Robert Bolton Of Cedar
Grove ". J. The Count obtained
desk room. got out some letterheads
bearing the caption THE PatchoSuc
Builder" and announced he was ready
to contract for a new public school
house and a parochial school building.
His wife did not hear from him until
four days ago, when she got a letter
saing he was in the Tombs.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
GAS CONSUMERS QUIT
HEARING; GO TO HYLAN
Ask City to Take OUer NelO-
fown Plant.

One hundred members of the Ridge
wood Community Council. led by James
B. limerick. became angry yesterday at
a ruling by Chairman Prendergast Of the
Public Service Commission at a hearing
on the service of the Newtown Gas Com
pany, and walked out.
The citizens marched to CITY Hall,
where they were received by Mayor Hy-
Ian. They said they wanted the Board
of Estimate to authorize the city to take
over the plant and run it. The Mayor
promised the request would come up at
the boards meeting Friday.
The wallxout yesterday was precipi-
tated when Mr.. Prendergast announced
that testimony given at previous hear
ing tending to show that the quality of
service was poor would have to be
stricken out because the witnesses had
no facts to show gas test according to
official standards.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
ATLANTIC CITY SLAYER
OF HUSBAND ACQUITTED
Story of Beatings Impresses
Jury, One-fourth Women.

MAYS LANDING. N. j., May 16.-Mrs.
Marcella Wills was acquitted to-day of
the murder of her husband. Lewis A.
Wills. a construction engineer, after the
jury mad deliberated fourteen hours.
Mrs May tainted at the announcement.
Nine men and three women were on
the jury. with Mrs. Hannah c. Garwood
of Atlantic City as foreman. Wills, an
engineer employed in the construction
Of the Traymore Hotel and other prom
inent buildings In Atlantic City, was
killed March Is In the apartment occu-
pied by himself and his wife and their
two children In Atlantic City.
Mrs. Wills admitted that she had shot
her husband because he had continually
beat her and often threatened to kill
her. She said that on the night of his
death he beat her with the heel of his
shoe. and that she shot him when he
got out of>bed and started toward her.
Her eleven-year- daughter Helen cor
roborated her testimony.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
MOVE BY METHODISTS
TO CHECK DIVORCES
Abnormal, UnUarranted In.
crease IL Condemned.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark. Ma &c tAsso-
ciated Press).-The committee on tenn
perance and special service of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South. an
nounced completion to-day of report
condemning what is regarded as an
abnormal and unwarranted increase In
the amount of divorce" and specifying,
among other things, that before officiat-
ing at a wedding where one of the
parties Is divorced the minister shall OBJ
tain a written statement as to the reason
for the decree.
The church. 1t was stated. will con-
tinue to recognize only one ground for
divorce-unfaithfulne on the part OF
either husband or wife-and no minister
may perform the ceremony where either
of the contracting parties has been
divorced for any other cause.
DIR. ]. Z. Dickey of Griffin, Ga, and
DIR. w. B. Beauchamp of Nashville,
Tenn. were elected Bishops on the
second ballot.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
TEST TAX EXEMPTION
| ON NEW DWELLINGS
Realty Men Say Ordinances
Will Shift $1OO,OOO,OOO
Burden on Them.

The Board of Taxes and Assessments
has been sued by the Hermitage Com
pany of Rector streets, described in
The complaint as a corporation having
large real estate holdings. in an action
to test the constitutionality of the city
ordinances granting tax exemptions to
buildings intended for dwelling purposes
and Chapter $40 of the Laws of 1920
which granted the Board OF Aldermen
power to pass the ordinance. Papers
In the suit were served yesterday upon
Henry M. Goldfogle. president of the
Board of Taxes and Assessments.
The case will be defended for the
city by the Corporation Counsel. and
1t Is understood that efforts will be made
to have it come to trial as soon as
possible. In the complaint the plain
tiff, through his attorneys, Taylor Moro
OF 2 Rector street and John Brooks
Leavitt. sets forth:
''Since the passage of said ordinance
many new buildings planned for dwell
ing purposes exclusively other than
(New York;. The amount of real
property which will be exempted from
taxation IL such ordinances arc fol-
lowed by the defendants will be up.
wards of 500, 100000 in value. and such
amount will have to be assessed upon
the real property in said city which Is
not exempt from taxation. thereby in
creasing very substantially the amount
of taxes which the plaintiff will be
obliged to pay for its property afore-
said"
The complaint contends that the
Board of Aldermen has no power OF
jurisdiction to pass the ordinances. and
that they are null and void and the
proposed act of the defendants in ex-
empting the buildings from taxation in
accordance with the ordinances will be
an illegal official act. Commissioner
Goldfogle declared the suit brought by
the Hermitage Company was not con-
nected in any way with previously
announced intention of certain real
estate interests to test the constitution
ality of the tax exemption ordinances
The amount of exemptions allowed
In all boroughs by the Board of Taxes
and Assessments for the first year OF
the life Of the tax exemption provis-
ions. according to Mr.. Goldfogle, is $685.
450.220, with claims of $4,000 disal-
lowed.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
HOOVER SHOWS WAY
TO TRADE RECOVERY
Establishment Of Gold Stand
ard One of General Adjust
ments Needed, He Says.

WASHINGTON, May 16. - Secretary
Hoover. outlining in speech before the
delegates to the Chamber Of Commerce
convention tonight his view Of what
steps were necessary to continue the
movement toward normal. placed the
political relationship between European
States at the top of the list, declaring
these must be SO rearranged as to pro-
duce an atmosphere of peace. Reduc-
ton of armament as a further evidence
Of peaceful intention as well as for re-
sulting economies was important, Mr..
Hoover said.
He treated the conditions he regarded
as precedent to the recovery of Russian
productivity and correlated with the
exchange of messages between Genoa
and Washington. This outline from an
administration official appeared to bring
out sharply the changes which Secre-
tary Hughes might regard as necessary
within Russia herself to restore her
to a trading basis with the world.
Mr.. Hoover quoted an official Ameri-
can pronouncement on the point made a
year ago as still correctly summing up
the Russian problem.
"Production is condition upon the
safety of life, the recognition by firm
guarantees of private property, the
sanctity of contract and the rights of
free labor" he said, in this quotation.
In his list of necessary adjustments
Mr. Hoover included:
The ter-Governmental debts. includ-
ing German reparations TO be fixed upon
such definite basis of payment or
interest and principal as will create
reasonable confidence that payment VIII
be met.
The balances of budgets more through
the reduction of expenditures than the
increase of taxation and a cessation of
the consequent initiation in currency and
short time bills.
The ultimate establishment of the gold
standard with the assistance of either
credits or gold loans, and where neces-
sary the acceptance of diminished gold
content to many old units of currency.
If these measures could be accom-
plished tomorrow, Secretary Hoover
said, "the stream OF commerce and in
dustry would rush economic recovery
at a pace which would amaze the
world" but until their accomplishment
is assured "our citizens must guide their
business with caution in relations to the
nations who are as yet unable to make
these steps"
| Mr.. Hoover said America has deer
solicitude for the prosperity of Europe
and sympathy for her difficulties
which are comparatively SO much great
| er than our own. Our interest extends
far beyond considerations of purely eco
nomic interest Her burdens, indeed
| do react on our employment and the
difficulties Of our farmers and of oul
| merchants"
| Mr.. Hoover in discussing the theories
of some business men abroad said there
| was a tendency TO overestimate tht
American dependence on Europe.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
PRESIDENT FIGHTS
JUMP IN COAL PRICE
Secretary Hoover Calls Confer
cnce of Producers to Pro-
tect Consumers.
Special Dispatch 10 THE New YoEK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., May 16. J


New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., May l6.
President Harding believes there Is no
excuse for the sudden rise in tile price
of coal and mas taken steps to check the
tendency to profiteer.
Rising coal prices formed one of the
topics at the Cabinet meeting to-day.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover an
nounced tonight that to devise means
of protecting consumers he has called
representative coal operators of the diff
ferent producing fields TO meet In Wash
ington. He said he had been assured
they would cooperate to prevent specu-
lation.
The advance in prices at the mines
instances. The increase is said to be
partly due to local bidding of large
Industrial users of coal, and not to the
strike.
Secretary Hoover said he has called
upon the railroads to name a buying
committee in making purchases of coal
and public utilities companies have been
asked to take similar measures TO pre-
vent concerns bidding against one an
other to the detriment of the public.
Figures of the Department of Com
merce showed that in some districts
coal prices have risen to $3.50 and s4
ton as compared with 81 and S2.25
prior to the strike on April l. The Fuel
Administrations prices In the same
districts during the war were from
g. 20 to $2.75 a ton at the mine.
THE tendency of coal prices to rise
at the mine In certain districts will
be checked said Mr.. Hoover. At pres
-ent the price of coal has risen unduly
i'll certain districts while in other
districts there is an insufficiency of
orders to employ the mines full time
There are very large stocks of coal
in the county in the possession of con-
sumers and the problem is one of CO.
ordination and cooperation. The re-
ports of certain wholesalers that there
Is shortage of coal is untrue and
designed to further their personal ends"
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
VIII spend $15.ooo,Ooo.


wanna.
VIII spend $4,000, 900.
Eugene G. Grace. president of Beth
lehem, said that steps will be taken
Immediately to obtain from the stock
holders authority to Issue the stock
necessary for completing the transac-
ton. He added that the corporation
plans to spend between $15.000,000 and
s25. 900 900 on the consolidated proper
ties No new financing will be under
taken. but the money will be provided
for the Improvement and extension Of
the properties.
1t is understood that the expenditure
of s10,O00,000 will be authorized at
once for the development OF the Lacka-
wanna. The Lackawanna interests will
be represented on the board of the con-
solidated concern. and Mr.. Taylor and
his associates in Lackawanna will work
closely with the management of Bethle-
hem.
six Companies VIII Negotiate.
Meetings were held all day in the
offices Of Kuhn. Loeb & Co. and OF
Thomas L. Chadbourne in connection
with the proposed merger of. the Re-
public Iron and Steel. Midvale Steel
and Ordnance. Youngstown Steel and
Tube, Brier Hill Steel and Inland Steel
companies. The discussions were on
terms on which the merger could be
consummated. No statement could be
obtained from any Of the interests con-
nected with the meeting.
Mr.. Chadbourne said that while the
representatives of the different COM
panies were still far apart on prices
at which their companies would go into
the merger. progress had been made
and the chances of a successful COM
rletion OF negotiations were improved
Meetings will be continued to-day and
probably through the rest of the week
Mr.. Chadbourne emphatically denied
that there was any intention of asking
the Bethlehem interests to join the
merger. He said the other companies
would not listen to negotiations started
by the Bethlehem.
Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Grace. have beer
summoned to appear before the Lock
wood Committee, which will conduct a
separate inquiry into the mergers. Judge
Il. III. Gary, chairman Of the United
States Steel Corporation, also may bt
summoned. A. C. Dinkey. president oi
the Midvale Steel and Ordnance. is ex
pected to go before the committee a.
representative of the six companies con
| templating consolidation.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
MERCHANTS REFLECT
ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS

Members of the Merchants Associa-
tion met yesterday afternoon in the as
sembly room of the association in the
Woolworth Building. and, upon recon-
mendation of the nominating committee,
elected the following directors to sue
ceed themselves for a term of three
years: William G.. Breed Lincolr
Cromwell. Charles r. Lamb, William
A. Marble, Waldo III. Marshall. Daniel
r. Morse. Leopold Plaut and James
Gilbert White.
There was no opposition to the ticket
Lewis E. Pierson. acting president of the
association in the absence of William
Fellowes Morgan, presided.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
OPEN SHOP TO BUILD
COMMERCE TEMPLE
Announcement Is Shock to
Union Labor.
Special Dispatch to TIE NEW YonK IERALI
New York Herald bureau,
Washington, ID. c., MAY 16.

Special Dispatch to TIE NEW fohK HERALD
New York Herald Y,ureau,
Washington, ID. c., May 16.
Organized labor got a shock to-day
at the annual convention or the Cham
Der Of Commerce of the United States
In the announcement that the $2.500,000
building to be erected in Washington
as permanent headquarters is to be con-
structed on the open shop principle.
This Is one of the largest buildings
attempted in recent years on the open
shop plan. Officials of the Chamber of
Commerce declared organized labor
would not be Disseminated against in
the building. but labor leaders insisted
that nothing else was meant. They
called attention to the rules of labor
organizations that members of unions
are forbidden to work on the same
building with those who do not belong
to the unions except In the matter of
common labor.
The decision to maintain the open
shop followed a referendum among the
membership of the Chamber of Com
merce. The majority expressed for the
open shop.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
$500, 900 FIRE IN HoBOKEN.

Fire in the lumber yard of Lawson
& MacMurray. ,Sixteenth and Clinton
streets. Hoboken, late yesterday did
damage estimated at 100000. From
the shaving shed the flames spread to a
huge pile of lumber, said to be worth
100000 and finally enveloped the plan
ing will, which contained machinery
valued at 100000. The firemen had to
fight the flames In stiff north wind.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17
LACKAWANNA PRICE
IS Share FOR SHARE:
Bethlehem to Give 60 P. G.
Common and 40 P. C. Pre-
ferred Stock.
DEBTS TO BE ASSUMED
Merger Negotiations of Six
Other Companies Pro-
ceeding.
VALUATIONS AT VARIANCE
Moses Taylor and E. G. Grace
Summoned by Lockwood Body
Gary May Be Called.

Terms of the deal under which the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation will ac-
quire the $35,108, 500 Lackawanna Steel
Company were approved by the boards
of directors Of the two companies yes
terday. The terms were made public
in a statement by Moses Taylor. chair
man of the Lackawanna.
Bethlehem stock will be exchanged
for Lackawanna, par for par, with
Bethlehem shares divided so per cent.
class b common stock and 40 per cent.
per cent. preferred stock.
Bethlehem has the option of reduc-
ing the amount Of preferred stock and
increasing the amount Of common
stock by $1,543. 400 par value. on pay
ment of $500, 900 in cash. The Bethle-
hem corporation engaged to assume
the debts and obligations Of the Lacka-
wanna.
The New York herald., 1922-05-17

an advertisement IN the Lost and
Found columns of THE NEW YORK
HERALD offers q real possibility OF
recovering your lost property.
The herald., 1922-09-07
CHARTER.

stock may be increased. except by a
vote of three-fourthS of all outstanding
stock.
Whenever in the Judgment of the
advisable that this corporation shall
be dissolved, the board Shrall. within
ten days after the adoption OF a rcSolu-
ton to that effect, 10y a majority OF
the whole board at any meeting called
for that purpose, OF which meeting each
director shall have received at least
three days notice. cause notice OF the
adoption of such resolution to be mailed
To each stakeholder. together with no
tce of a meeting of the stockholders to
Toe held at the office of the corporation
10 act upon the resolution SO adopted
by the board. The stockholders meet
inC shall toe held at any hour fixed by
the board on the day mentioned be
tween the hours Of 1000 a. IN. and 3 90
y. m, for the purpose of voting upon
such proposed dissolution.
h"never all of the stockholders shall
consent in writing to a dissolution, no
meeting or notice thereof shall be
necessary.
ARTICLE VH-Wheuever this cor
poratlon Is dissolved by limitation "r
otherwise. its affairs Shall Ice IuuI-
dated under the supervision Of TIN &c
lIquidators, elected 10y the stockholders
and chosen from among the stock
holders, which liquidators shall Ice
elected at meeting of the share
the terms and conditions of Article SIX
OF thischarter.
said appedrcrs further declared that
in their representative capacities and
as authorized by a resolution ErrtuuJo
annexed. and To carry said resolution
into effect 10y executing the present act
and by taking all other necessary steps
provided by law ana charter. necessary
to amend this charter IN the respects
hereinabove set forth, they have ap-
tGta:lrtsI before notary gNttlt..
and do cNeCut this act for IN above
mentioned purposes.
Thus done and passed at my office
in the city Of New Orleans on the 18Th
day Of July, 1922, in the presence OF
John May and Edwin X. Hucy, Compc-
t"It witnesses ami residents of the city
O New Orleans. who have hcreuutU at
fixed their signatures, together with
those of said appearcrS and me, notary,
after due reading of the whole,
ORIGINAL SIGNED
+. W. SINCLAIR, Pres,
j. TEMPLE BOSWELL. Treas.
Witnesses. John May. T.. X Hucy.
(ScaD: CIIAS. +. FLETCHINGER
Notary Public.
I. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, for the Parish of Orleans, Stat"
of Louisiana, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing act of amendment
to the charter of Sinclair Company, In
CoTpOrItcd, was this day duly recorded
in my office in Book l26S, folio 504.
New Orleans, La, July 18th, 1872.
Signed ROBT. SCOTT.
Deputy Recorder
4 true and correct copy of the origi-
nal act of amendment now on file and
of record in my office.
AS witness my hand and notarial seal
at New Orleans, Louisiana, this l9tn
CSeaD: GHAS. f. FLETCHNGER,
Notary Public.
Aug. lO-Scpt. 7.