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New-York tribune., 1922-01-11
400 Per Cent
Profit Madeon
Electric Bulbs
Prices Set Far Above Cost
of Manufacture by Order
Of General Electric Co..
Says Lockwood Witness
Production Kept Down
Independent Firm Harassed.
Committee Hears: Phone
Overcharges To BcProbed

The manner in which the General
Electric Company maintains it's alleged
control over the electric light bulb
business and how this resulted in
boosting the price of the lamps to the
public WAS again the subject of inquiry
before the Lockwood Committed on
Housing yesterday.
Crystalite Manufacturing Companv
testified that By limiting thc quota Of
lights which concerns operating under
licenses OF the General Electric Com
pany could manufacture. the prod,c-
ton Of the bulbs was kept down A.
a result of this restriction. he s.iI
there were not sufficient lamps IN tho
Ave-year period between 1915 and 1g2n
10 supply the demand. This tended to
hold up prices, he testified.
Profits Made on I.amps
Thomas Spina. manager Of the Con
tinental Lamp Company. 532 Wost
Twenty second Street, said that tho
nst price at which the General Electric
compcs dealers to sell its lights was
from POO 10 ioo per cent above the COS /
at which independent concerns could
manufacture the product. He cited an
instance Of a bulb costing 20 cents 70
make being sold to the consumer for
81 so
Louis {. Kahle. manager of the Crys-
taiite Manufacturing Company. in
ted that despite the ruling of the
FEDERAL courts prohibiting the General
Electric Company from fixing resale
prices, the company was still debating
both the prices and discounts to Job
bers through scheme of consigning
its goods to so-callcd agents
There were intimations by the com
mittee's counsel that the committee
may take up the question al the in
stallation of telephone slot machines
IN apartment and tenement houses 10
prevent alleged overcharging. Samuel
yntermyer. chief counsel to the COM
mittee, said that he had presented the
matter for consideration of the Public
Service Commission.
Thomas a. New Kinney, acting chair
man Of the committee. remarked "l'n-
ouestionably the Legislature viii cx
.end the life and power Of our com
mttee and if the Public Service
doesn't take up this matter, under the
powe's Of our resolution We VIII make
an inquiry into tic telephone situa-
tcn.
West said his principal occunation
New-York tribune., 1922-01-11
Fears Insanity if
Wife Bears Child:
Seeks Annulment
Woman's Family Is Tainted.
Samuels Says, Offering
Doctors Opinion ThatShc
Has psychic Infcrioriiy'

Fear that his wife, Mrs. Sadie
Blackeson Samucls, of $50 East Eigh-
teth Street, would become insane
should she give birth to child, and
that such offspring would suffer from
the alleged hereditary taint OF insanity
IN her family, caused Louis Samuels to
bring suit in Supreme Court Yesterday
fer II annulment of their marriage.
Mr.. Samucls, who is haberdashcr,
and the defendant were married last
September. The husband complains
that at the time he believed his brides
father was dead and that her sister,
Blanche Blackeson, had a position in
the West. He has since learned. he
says. that both his fathcr-in law and
his sisterin law have been inmates of
insane asylums. Mrs. Samuels makes
denial of any deception practced on
her husband with regard to her father
and sister. saying she told him about
them before the marriage. She denies
also that any taint Of insanity extends
to her, and declares that she is men
tally and physically healthy.
Samuels submitted an affidavit by Dr.
Stephen Perham Jewctt, an alienist at
tached to the Bellevue Hospital staff
who said that Mrs. Samuels presents a
typlca! case of constitutional psychic
inferiority verging on an attack Of in
sanity" and that if she we're to become
a mother she would probably become
insane"
Mrs. Sanuels applied for alimony
pending trial of the action and for
counsel fees to enable her to make a
dcfenac. Justice Burr allowed her $40
a week and $50 for counsel fees. The
Justice said that, in view of the aft
davlt Of Dr. Jewett, the court might be
justified in denying the wife's applica-
ton, but, on the other. Mr. Samuels
should support the defendant so long a s
She is his wife and also that Mrs
Samuels should be able to defend the
aci ion
New-York tribune., 1922-01-11
Milk Strikers
Vote Expulsion
of Union Heads
1900 Dcnounce Briggs and
His 'Puppet Officers for
Causing Walk-Out That
" as Bound TO Be Failure
10 Ask for Their Old Jobs
Recall Bitterly Copeland S
Advice 10 Go Fishing and
Let Hylan Fix Them I'm

Inc climax of the long drawn ont
m'lk workers. strike was enacted vcs.
terday. when 1900 of the $500 men
remaining out crowded into the Star
'aslno, at l07th Street and Park Ave
nue. and voted to expel from office
'"V union officials they declared had
'nN,co them INTO embarking on the
Waikout All are members Of Local
'Sa' the largest New York local of
'he Milk Drivers Union.
hey adopted resolution directed
against their leaders in which they de
clared that "our interests have been
leopardizcd and our affairs misman-
ased under the arbitrary rule Of
george ". Briggs and his puppct
o. W Woilcers, and indicated they would ask
,he m'lk distributing companies to
take them back to work on the best
terms obtainablc
AS to this. it was said by one of
cne distributors, who now arc conduct
,'G operations under the open shop,
mat about 80 per cent of the Jobs have
h"en hiled permanently since the strike
began. but that some of the strikers
concerned might be taken on to fin the
present and future vacancies"
May Go to Court
VI" " C'Nlnlttcc oil the StnekrS
VIII call at the union Headquarters at
olo west Forty second Street and de-
mand that the oce, its records and the
Keys be turned over to them. In the
event that the union heads regard this
demand as cmanating from a mere Gin
sVrgcnt movement as is possible. and
refuse to comply with the demand, it
IS planned to take the matter to the
courts
The strikers at the meeting effected
q temporary organization. with James
Barnes as chairman pro tcm. New Of
Gcers viii be elected later
Fiery statements were made by
speakers.
"Ihe milk wagon drivers realize they
have been duped,' said one member of
the union. "Al they want is to get
their old Jobs back. They were misled
INTO striking. Had they known what
was in the telegram sent to Briggs BY
Daniel j. Tobin. head of the general
executive board of the union, on the
eve Of the strike. in which counsel
against a strike was given, there would
have been no strike.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-11

Greenwich TO Expend 5000, 900
OH New Building

GREENWICH. Conn, Jan. l0.-A new
high school building to cost 100000 is
TO be erected here in memory Of World
n.cnt made tonight by Julian w. Curtis
cf the Town School Committee Society.
William S. Mcany, owner of the site
selected, which is valued at 100000.
said he was willing to dispose of it for
$4,000 in view OF the memorial project.
Referring to overcrowding in schools
here Mr. Curtis said the present high
school building accommodated only $50
more to enter next month. The new
building would accommodate 0OO STU
dents, with an auditorium seating 200
and a large gymnasium
New-York tribune., 1922-01-11

az 'he present time was "lit;cat;o,,
WIN the General Electric Con,1a,,,. 49," y.
WIN little lamp manufactur;sn,.
business on the side His concern he
asserted. is member of the lrn;tnd
lamp Manufacturers Corporation Al
vest Eighteenth Street. Organized IN
Aog gus'' lS2l, of ten independent hnlh
makers VINO have no licenses to on.
crate under the General Electric Com-
pany. N'''o >om-
Forced to Curtail Business
ne SAID he was associated with tho
iiS,lhe.'cah Appliance Company when in
'uiuary, l9Zu, the electric comnanv
houhed them they were infrinr;nr ,,,,n,,
the latter company's patents 5 atpo upo,l
,han become involved in a costly smi.
ne sad, the concern. DOING n h ''s,r''-r n"l''
It's business. N"' 'ai'ea
The United Lamp Manufacturers
corporation. said West. was orr.r;a'I
oy the independents to act AS y snlli,,,.
agency for them. The orcaniga,;o',
had scarcely begun to funcc,on Wiost
'eS'hcd, when the General ilcct,;c
started injunction proceedings which
now arc pending in the courts.
=, Np'ha SAID that the standard AAlb
tne .r one most commonly used for house
L'lum'ha'lon, was made pv the indepen-
ue'h m"hufaeturers for about l6 cents
@"o So,d 20 retailers, according TO the
General Electric price list. for 40
cents: He said the independents al.
lowed Jobbers discounts Of so to % nor
cent on the General Elcctric's price
list. - wv
5o-wat' lamp. costing % cents
to make, said Spina, was in the Cen
cHai E'cctric's price list as 60 cents
20 the consumer. Another lamp which
cost "a cents, went to the consumer
Tor 20 cents. Still another that cost
the maker 20 cents went to the pub
lie. according to the General Electric
price. for 81, while another that cost
type that cost 40 cents, sold for sl.9O
in the General SElectric catalogue.
Professor Samuel NJ LINDSAY. a pro
fcssor of political science in Columbia
University; Victor NJ Earle. a rcnl
estate oucrator; Charles G. Edwards.
president Of tho Real Estate Board
of New York. and William y. XII
patrick. another real estate operator
were called to the stand to be questioned
regarding thcir published ref1ehctions
on the lalfness Of the committee ;
hearings
Professor Lindsay admitted tina. ne
had been given free opportunity to saw
what ne had to say. as did also Nv
Earl. An attempt of both these men
TO read into the record statements
which MIR. untcrmycr characterized as
arguments rather than evidence" wa
net allowed by the committees
hiipatrck asserted there was a largo
surplus of apartments here in 1919
despite the figures that had been pre-
Sented by the various city officials in
New-York tribune., 1922-01-11

bringing relief to the hous;rr s;...
ton through settlement of tha s'.ua .i;s
nGuitles of the Building Trades Conn.
cl' and the Building Trades Emnlow- Jo,.
ers Association were informed vcstor.
tLaS ny the union organization that the
rVs' opening for a settlement is of.
iorea by the arbitration p]an sub.
'n'''eu TO both sides by Samuel Inter.
'hv'r' chief counsel Of the Lockwood
committee NV " ooo
ms plan has been accepted already
oy the unions, but is still under con.
SHERATON by the employers, who want
arnitratlon on plan of their own
Inc union letter, which is in ren1v
TO one sent on behalf of the various
organizations by Robert ID. Kohn. ot
'hc New York chapter of the Ameri.
can institute of Architects. reads a.
follows "'
Your courteous letter Of January
;, came duly to hand. We appreciat,
'he interest your body shows bv tn,
expressed desire to obtain the view
point Of the council on the present
SITUATION in the building industry OF
thus city. A meeting with your com
mlttee, however. does not seem ncccs.
sary because, fortunately we arc ir
% I'SAt'''' w SNttc W YOU Ill lnlS let
ter exactly the opinion of the build
ing trades workers, making up the
membership of the Building Trades
Council.
con December %. Mr.. Samuel Inter.
mycr proposed to tho Building Trades
Employers Association and to the
Building Trades Council plan for
the settlement Of the issue between
them. A copy Of it is herewith en-
closed. The council unanimously ac-
cepted this and its action has beer
ratified by the constituent unions. We
have since urged the employers tc
take similar action. But up to this
time We have received no notification
of what they have decided to do. VIC
fully understand the great need OF
speedy and just settlement.
'ln our way of looking at it the
plan of Mr.. Untermyer provides the
only way to bring this about and also
TO insure peace and stability for {;
long time to como. and we believe il
ought to meet with the approval OF al
rartics concerned, including the pub
lie. and we hope that you Will ado
your support
New-York tribune., 1922-01-11

"Out of all our members ,here sro
o'ooo still on strike. MANY have been
out OF work for eleven weeks. They
intend to go back to wo1 = thev can
ana believe that when the facts arc
known the milk company officials will
realize that the men were the victims
OF their union officials"
~ was recalled that when the strike
oegan Just before the municipal o|cr-
tlon the strikers received counsel from
neaith Commissioner Copeland at a
Madison Square Garden mass mcctino
70 70 go fishing and leave it to Mayor
hyian to settle the strike"
"ell' we've been fishing lone
,'mc' was the comment of one striker
iast Ia night, "but all we's proved is that
'here are as many suckers in fshinp
smaks as thcrc are in the sea-
New-York tribune., 1922-01-11
Building Union Calls
tntermyer Plan Best

The Federal Reserve Bank. the State
Chamber of Commerce and twenty
large banking, comemroia, civic and
similar organizations interested in
New Britain herald., 1922-05-12
Cuts Off Wife's Hair
 To Stop Her Showing If

Akron. Ohio, May 12.-Nearly four feet of hair was shorn from the head of Mrs. Clara Cox, aged 27, by her husband Orrin Cox, a rubber worker, to prevent her from leaving her fam fly to travel as a hair tonic demon- strator, she asserted today.
 She and her husband quarreled over the proposed tour, she said, and she remained from home until late last night. Cox awaited her return, watched her as she braided her hair for the night and then, as she arose from in front of her mirror, clipped the braids, which reached to her ankles.
 Mrs. Cox is now in a hospital, suf- fering from a nervous breakdown
 "I would give a million dollars if could restore your hair" Cox told her as they were reconciled at the hospital today.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-12
GOLF PLAYER DIVORCED
Decree Granted Mrs. Helen R. Joy Lee From Husband She Branded As "Maniac" for the Game.

Detroit, May 12. - Mrs. Helen Bourne Joy Lee. daughter of Henry B. Joy, was granted decree of Ndi- vorce yesterday from Howard B. Lee by Judge Moynihan. Mrs. Lee says her husband was "gof maniac.'
 Lee withdrew his cross bill before the case came to trial and did not con- test his wife's petition. She got the custody of their three children. She did not ask for alimony. The attor- neys for the two parties agreed on a settlement. Lee will be allowed to see his children without interference be- tween and 5:30 p. m. on the first and last Saturdays and the second Sun day of every month, unless these ar engagements are found to interfere with the necessary habits of the children such as eating and sleeping.
 Mrs. Lee said her father made ar engagements to have her go to 8 Brooklyn hospital when Helen was born, and that on the Saturday pre- ceding the birth of the child MT. Lee went to play golf. Helen was born Tuesday.
 "On Sunday, preceding Helen's birth, Howard came to the hospital to see me-" she said. Tt was too hot for golf"
 While he was there, she added, he borrowed $S5o. She did the housework and paid all the bills, she said.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-12
WALLINGFORD GIRL
 ATTACKED BY MEN
Florence Linger, 17 Years Old, Gets Aid By Screaming As Four Would
 Be Assailants Grab Her

Walllngford May 1.-Two men EiVing the names of Henry Grafton Of Wallace row and Harold Stuhbins or ID Christian street. were arrested here early yesterday morning on the complaint of 17-gear old girl who alleges the two youths attacked her as she was crossing the North Main street school yards on her way home from carnival In Wallace row
 The girl known as Florence Ling CT, IS employed as il domestic in the family of D. w. Williams, whose residence Is near the school grounds. In her testimony In Wallingford court this morning, she implicated two other men in the carnival which is exhibiting here this week.
 Louis D. Karhuit, principal wit ness for the state, testified to being attracted to the scene by the screams of the girl and rushed to her add He identified the two local youths and gave their names to the police who immediately made the arrests. Up to late hour, however, they were un- able 10 locate the two carnival em- ploycs alleged to be implicated
 After hearing the evidence in the case, Judge o. w. Fowler bound the two youths over to the superior court under bonds of s2,000 each. Stubbins secured his bond and was released, but Grafton was unable to find a bondsman.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-12
CHURCH DEPUTAT|ON| COMING FROM JAPAN
Delegations of Christians to At- tend Presbyterian Gen. Assembly

Des Moines, La, May l2.-An event of notable interest at the approach ing meeting of the Presbyterian Gen eral Assembly here May 1s-26. will be the appearance of q deputation from the Church of Christ in Japan head - cd by it's Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Ma sahisa Uemura, distinguished as the president of theological seminary, editor of an influential religious news paper, and preacher to q great con- sregation,
 50th Anniversary.
 The occasion of his coming to America is the nftieth anniversary of the Church Of Christ in Japan, which is an independent sister church of the Presbyterian and Reformed family, and with which all the Presbyterian ard Reformed churches that have work in Japan o-operate.
 A recent letter from the Rev. Dr. j. B. Hail, of The Japan Mission, reports that this first organized Protestant church has in fifty years grown into 1,224 organized churches, of which 359 are entirely self-supporting. Be l,o0 places where preaching is regularly held. There are 759 church buildings and church property is worth 6,79S,- o29 yen ($3,S99,ol5). In 1920 there were over 1000 baptisms. There are 137,s2S communicants, and in 1920 these Christians contributed l. 161,575 yen for all purposes.
 Delegate Speaks.
 The Hon. D. Tagawa, a member of the Japanese delegation at the recent Washington conference, a member of the Imperial Diet, and a Presbyterian elder, publicly declared: "1f we are to make a free Japan, we are to make Christian Japan. Only the Christian church with it's program of redemp- ton and righteousness, individual and social, can victoriously combat the unseen forces of greed, fear and hate which so largely cause the depressing disease of which the world suffers"
New Britain herald., 1922-05-12
WOMEN ATTACKED
 BUT FIGHT MEN OFF
New Jersey Nurse and New York Woman Writer Grapple With Assnilants.

Newark, N. J.. May l2.-Ncw Jer- sey police conducted widespread search yesterday for man, or two men, who attacked two girls on lone ly roads near here.
 Miss Ethel V. Weldberg, q New York writer, who is guest Of a hotel In Caldwell. reported she was kidnapped by a wel-dressed, man who drove an expensive touring car,
 She was walking along q lonely road, she said, when the car came up behind her, The man jumped out, seized her and dragged her into the machine. For two miles he drove rapidly, she said. until she finally got hand free wrenched the steer ing wheel from his grasp and sent the car careening into swampy ditch.
 She ran back to the hotel where searching party was, organized. The searchers found the tracks of the car but the man had got his ma chine free and escaped.
 A little later nurse employed by Rudolph P. Compton of Montclair, reported she had been attacked by man near Cedar Grove. She was picking flowers she said. when the man, well dressed and apparently about 30. leaped from behind some bushes.
 After short struggle he disap- peared, she said.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-12
COMMITTEES NAMED
 FOR GIRLS BANQUET
First Affair of It's Kind to Re Held in New Britain Will Take
 Place Soon.

At the meeting of representatives from many factory girls clubs held at the Y. w. c, A. last evening. plans were made for the first banquet to be held the latter part of the month for all of the girls industrial clubs in this city. The exact date has not been decided upon.
 Miss Annette Johnson Of the Rus sell and Erwin club was named chair man of the program committee. Miss Marion Holmes Of the Landers. Frary and Clark club is chairman of the decorating committee Representa- tives from all other clubs will also be asked to serve on these committees.
 The representatives at the gather ing last evening decided that each club should provide it's own decora- ting scheme in some way so that the factory or institute they represent would be advertised. The various clubs will also prepare a program to provide the entertainment for the evening.
 The members of Russell and Erwin Girls club, the Landers, Frary and Clark Girls club, the North and Judd Girls club and the Outing Sports, Business Girls clubs of the Y. w. c. A. have signifed their intention of being present at the banquet. It is ex- pected that other clubs will be heard from.
 Y. w. (. A. Notes.
 The dancing class for children will be conducted by Miss Fossett in the gymnasium at 3 o'clock Saturday morning. There will also be swim ming for the children in the pool from until 12 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-12
BARRY TO GET BAIL.

Bridgeport May 12.-Arthur Barry who was brought here from Worces- ter to stand trial on charge of murder in the killing Of Peter Wag- ner at a dance, and who has since been held on charge of manslaugh- ter will probably be released on bail today. and the police have u war rant for his re-arrest on the .harge of stealing sS,0O0 from Worcester concern. IL is expected that Barry will be returned to Worcester and that his trial in the superior court here on the manslaughter charge will not be held, at once as had been ex. pected.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-12
MAY REOPEN CASE
Attorney For Stillman Wish To Sum- mon New Character Witnesses in Notorious Divorce Case,

Poughkeepsie, N. r., May k2.-At- torneys for James A. Stilman in his divorce suit against Anne U. Stillman will seek to reopen their case and summon new witnesses.
 It was stated today that the plain tiff has subpoenacd three new wit nesses to reopen the attack upon Mrs. Stillman and has decided to recall Mary Kelly, employe at the Stillman country estate in the Pocantico Hills who testified last year concerning a ring and letters alleged to have pass ed between Fred Beauvais and the bankers wife.
 The proposed reopening of the plaintiffs case is the result of the story of innocence that Mrs. Stillman has told as witness.
 She took the stand again today for further cross examination. Her de- nials of misconduct with Beauvais who is named as correspondent and her explanations of various things in- cluding the gold band ring Beauvais gave her have been contradictory to evidence introduced by the plaintiff.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-12
UKRAMAN.-GERMAN
 TRADE DEVELOPING
Negotiations Completed for Cor.
 poratiOn Handling Exports

Moscow May 12.--The Ukraininn Foreign Trade Commissioner. Bron, returning from Berlin, told an inter viewer that extensive arrangements have been made Tn Berlin for pur- chasing European food and seeds.
 Negotiations have been completed for the creation of q Ukraine German mixed corporation for exporting Rus sian waste metals. The Ukraino-Ger- man Transport Forwarding company will soon commence operations, hay ing already secured warehouses in Odessa. Preparations are being made for the supply of agricultural machin- cry and technical equipment to the Ukraine. Agreements are being com pleted for numerous agricultural con- sessions. M. Bron sees great oppor- tunities to attract foreign capital.
 Several Berlin conferences outlined important financial operations to facil- itatc Ukrainian trade and export. The chief difficulty in transport will be obviated considerably by negotiating Polish transit. Germany particularly needs Ukrainian ores which are sought also by other countries but Germany outbids others by 20 to 30 per cent.
 Ukraine German trade is develop ing rapidly, said M. Bron.
 The leading German trade represen- tatives are expected to arrive in the Ukraine and establish headquarters in Kharkov. He adds that German trad ing circles were astounded on learn ing of the great stores of ores and other raw materials ready in the Ukrainian ports for shipment abroad. He declared that the leading Euro pean political and commercial circles Were now convinced that the Ukraine with her ports and stocks of raw ma terials was destined to play an active part in restoring economic relations.