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The New York herald., 1922-06-02
.1NDICT 4 FOR FRAUD
AGAINST SOCIALIST
Grand Jurors Act Following
Seating of Assemblyman
Claessens of 18th.

Daniel Platt. chairman OF the election
board OF the Seventeenth Assembly dis
trict, and three other election officials
were indicted yesterday for fraud in the
count of votes entered for August Claes-
sens. Socialist candidate for the AS
sambly.
The complainant against the officials
was Hyman Marcal Socialist watcher
in the polling place at 1851 Madison ave-
nue.. John F. ONeill. Assistant District
Attorney. who presented the cases TO
the Grand Jury. would not give out the
names of the other three men, as they
have not been arrested. Platt is at
liberty under bail.
The indictments grew out OF the an
seating by the Assembly of Murray
Felenstein, announced as Democratic
winner in the district. Immediately
after the election last autumn Claessens
got his seat when a recount made oy
the Judiciary Committee of the Assem-
bly, showed that he had recsiVed me
greater number of votes.
Platt Is a Democrat. 1t Is understood
he and the others under Indictment oe-
liberately Topped votes from the Social.
ist candidate and added them TO the
Democratic and Republican figures
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
ARMY OFFICERS JOIN
NEW ORGANIZATION
Regulars, Reserves and Guard
Men Linked Together.

The New York sector OF the Associa-
ton Of the Army of .he United states,
an orga nization of officers OF the regu-
lars reserves and National Guard. was
formed, yesterday afternoon at meet
ing OF 200 officers at the Downtown AS
ISOLATION. so Pine street.
This is the first sector to he organized
east Of the Mississippi IN the new as
sociation. which has the support OF
Gen Pershing and other Regular Army
heads. The Association was formed IN
San Francisco last Armistice Day. with
Brig-Gen. Thornwell Mutually of the or
ficcrs Reserve Corps at its head.
The New York sector Is the first OF
two to be formed in the Second Corps
Area, consisting of New York, New
Jersey and Delaware. and which will
make up a zone OF the Association. The
second sector will be formed at the
18th Armory in Newark. Monday night.
At the meeting yesterday. Col. Archl-
bald G.. Thacher presided. Gen. Null
lally and Col. ]. J. Bradley. chief OF
the staff OF tho Seventy-sevcnth Divi-
sion Reserve organization, spoke of the
aims Of the organization.
After tho adoption of constitution
the officers present elected the follow
ing officers: President. Brig. Gen.
Charles 7. DeBevoise, q. n. c.: first
vice-president Col. j. j. Bradley. u. $.
A.; second vice-presidcnt. Lieut.. Col.
Delaney X. Jay, O. II. c.. and treas
urer. Major Elliott Bacon. q. II. G..
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
ERROR, SAYS BANK CLERK
HELD AS HOLDUP MAN
Magistrate Also Believes Vic
tim Made Mistake.

Victor VI. Carter of 555 Bainbridge
street. Brooklyn. a check clerk in the
Bowery branch of the Chatham and
Phenix National Bank and the son OF
a cocoa planter of Trinidad, was ar
raigned before Magistrate O'Neill In the
Gates avenue court yesterday and held
In $500 bail. He was accused OF being
one Of three men who held ND Alter Ru-
benstein's cigar store at 1863 Broadway.
BROOKLYN, early yesterday.
Magistrate O'Neill expressed the opin-
ion that a mistake hsS been mace. but
Rubenstein said positively that Carter
was one OF the bandits. two or whom es-
capped in an automobile. Car 'er said that
he was returning home from Manhattan
and was walking in the street when a
Policeman seized him.
Carter asked for time to communicate
with his brother. Clement q. Car err OF
136 Liberty street, New York. re9resen-
tatlve of several middle Western metal
concerns. and Magistrate ONeIll will
hold another hearing Tuesday. Carter
told the Magistrate that he anne to New
York from Trinidad two years ago.
On his mothers side, he said, he Is
related to T.. ]. Plcton. frat Governor
General of Trinidad after Great Britain
took II over from Spain.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
UNTERMYER FIGHTS
STEEL MERGER PLAN
Continued from First Page.

Bessemer and Lake Erie, the Elgin,
Joliet and Eastern. the Duluth and Iron
Range, the Duluth, Missabe and North
ern and the Youngstown and Northern.
Mr.. Untermyer then brought out testi-
mony that the Steel Corporation enjoyed
q profit by carrying ore and distributing
the manufactured product Of competitors
over it's lines. He asked if a very fair
return could not be made by reducing
prices from SO to IS at ton.
And IL they did it they would put the
other companies out of business" said
Mr. Topping.
And they really have got the whole
steel business by the throat?"
They have a very decided advan-
tage."
Mr.. Downs of the Lackawanna, ques-
toned on the agreement with the Beth
lehem Steel Company, said he was un-
aware that beginning last March there
had been unusual activity in the stock
Of the LaclSawanna. or that il had risen
from SAT a share on March to sS1 on
May 20. or that anybody was accumulat-
ing stock. He added that the negotia-
tons were conducted by himself, John
Henry Hammond. Ogden l.. Mills, Q. G..
Jennings and II. G. Dalton.
Reginald J. Clark, son of Audley
Clarke, president Of the A1dley Clarke
Brick Company OF Brooklyn, told the
committee at the beginning Of the ses-
sion that his company was charging
$3.50 for brick that cost S11 a thou
sand. He did not regard the profit as
excessive. The net profits on Clarke's
business last year were $4,000. he said.
He thought there was nothing unusual
III paying his father a salary Of $4,000
year.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
CURTISS FOUND SANE;
, WINS LIBERTY AT LAST
Manfon Sustains Habeas Writ
After Long Court Fight.

NEW HAVEN. June Edward w.
Curtiss, formerly of Torrington. won his
long fight for freedom this afternoon
when Judge Martin T. Manton of the
United states Circuit Court OF Appeals
issued an order for his release from the
Connecticut Hospital for the Insane at
Middletown. After a two day hearing
during which Curtiss, who is 6s. was
under a rapid fire OF questioning. the
court held that Curtiss was not insane.
The action was on writ of habeas
corpus
Curtiss was sent to The hospital for
the insane in December. 1920, being
taken from the State Prison at Weth-
ersfield, where he was serving sentence
for criminal libel. He had been found
guilty OF writing and circulating defama-
tory articles concerning Judge Lucien
+. Burpee. then OF the Superior Court of
Connecticut Curtiss had been brought
back from New York on a contempt OF
court charge. but this was dismissed
and he was then rearrested on the libe:
charge.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
oser Certain of wedding.

ZURICH, June (Associated Press).-
Max Oser is in frequent communication
with Miss Mathilde Mccormick regard
ing their intended marriage, it was
learned, to-day The only comment Oser
will make upon the opposition of Mrs.
Mccormick, his fiancee's mother. is that
the marriage will take place in spite Of
all obstacles
Although he said he was naturally
disappointed over the delay he was pro-
ceeding with preparations for the we'd
ding.
The law requires that girls under
twenty years of age, whether of Swiss
or foreign nationality. have the consent
of both parents before they can be mar
ried in Switzerland. Consequently. II Is
considered here that whatever the Amer
lean court might decide concerning the
guardianship OF Miss Mccormick. the
consent of her mother still would be
necessary under Swiss legal practice
But the wedding might take place In
another country. where such consent is
unnecessary.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
MOTHERS IN A FRENZY
WHEN CAR KILLS BOY
Crowd So Dense MotoYnan Is
Unouore He Hit Amy One.

Oliver Croft, 3. of 3l3 Broome street,
was killed last night by a second avenue
surface car at Grand and Christie
street, in view of hundreds OF persons.
Many mothers tried to fight their way
through the crowd about the car. each
fearing the victim was her child
Police and firemen and an emergency
crew of the car line helped TO release
the body. The boy had been pinned be-
meath the forward trucks, and the car
had to be lifted. DR.. Berman of Gouv-
eIneur Hospital said that death had
been almost instant.
The boys parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dom
mick Croft were not in the crowd, but
heard of the accident and went to the
Clinton street police station when they
missed the boy. Emil Welch of 3l1
East Sxty-fifth street, the motorman
said he did not know he had struck
anyone because OF the number of pers-
ons in the street. anC that ne stopped
the car on hearing shouts.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
other Negotiations Pending.

Negotiations are pending for the sc-
auisition of other properties. 1t was an
nounced yesterday, but irrespective OF
the outcome of these negotiations Mid
vale. Republic and Inland propose to
procsed under the plan. Kuhn. Loeb &
Co. have agreed to act as bankers for
the new consolidation.
II Is believed that the negotiations
under way for the purchase of other
properties include the Brier Hill Steel
Company and the Steel and Tube Com
pany of America Both OF these COM
panies were In the original negotiations
which included seven companies, and
neither of them has ever withdrawn
from the conferences The other two
companies which were i'm the meetings
AT the start were the Lackawanna Steel
Company. which was absorbed by the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation. and the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company,
which withdrew from negotiations with
out giving any reasons
The s211, ,00o.0 capitalization or the
new company Is figured on the estimated
value OF the new company's stock. In
figuring the combined stocks and bonds
OF the three companies as they stood
before the merger with stocks at 800
share, the total would be $3.50. .99S, ,675.
IL was divided as follows:
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
$50 TO SIPS A WEEK
WAGES PAID TO BAKERS
Suits Against Employers on
Checks Reveal Totals.

The pay OF the average journeyman
baker is between $50 and si25 week.
according TO information furnished TO
Police Captain John Kelly OF the
Wilson avenue Police station, Brook
lyn. by dozen bakers yesterday when
they made a complaint against their
former employers that alleged worth
less checks had been given to them as
payment for their services.
Detectives Louis Henninger and
George Kausmann were sent out to look
for the employers. David Shooll and
Max Zykoriam or Fl tvaret street. and
took them later to the police station
house. where the specific complaint
against them was made by Rubin
Shapsv OF ~ Manhattan avenue. He
alleges that on May G he received n
check for sii0 for his weeks work and
was discharged. lie says the bank re-
fused to pay the check because there
were no funds there to meet it Eleven
others made similar complaints.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
TOOTER ON LONG HUNT
FINDS HIS LOST HORN
Then Judge AUards 1t to Gus
toGy of Detective.

Frederick Parade of 7G1 North Oak
street, The Bronx. member of the Met
ropolitan Opera House orchestra. started
on his weekly round of Wits to -epair
shops yesterday. searching for the
French horn which he !ost b. thef' about
a year ago. He got to the Bowery. and
there in a repair shop he found horn
left by Richard PetCt of he Twelfth
Regiment Band.
Parade. according to the story he
told later in the West Side Court before
Magistrate Marsh, recognized the horn
as his own because certain crude repairs
were still to be seen. So he notified the
police. and the police got the horn and
Petot and took them to tn? police court
where Magistrate Marsh tried TO dig
into the matter
Petot proved that lie han purchased
the horn in a pawnshop III Fifty-ninth
street a month ago. exhib .rg a bill or
sale Of $40 from the owner of the shop.
After hearing both men Mag'strate
Marsh ordered Detective Fitzgerald u
take charge Of the horn and told the
musicians to come to cour@ Monday for
another hearing. m
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
CARTER LEIDY HELD
AS ALL ROUND CUTUP
Boss Furnishes Bail for Fiji
Widener's Husband.

BERWICK, Pa, June 1.--Carter Leidy,
wealthy young Philaderphian who came
here shortly after his marriage TO Fiji
Widener to learn the steel business,
was arraigned to-day before Chief Bur-
CESS Kitchen on charges of drunken
ness, dsorderly conduct larceny of two
lantern. and a flag and driving his auto
mobile while intoxicated. He paid a
fine of 1920 on the first charge and
waived hearing on the others. He
was held in $500 bail on the larceny
charge and $500 on the charge of driv-
ing his motor car while intoxicated
Charles Battista, his boss I'm the steel
plant. furnished the bail in each case
Leidy yesterday offered 500 to pay
for the damage TO the silent police
man" and other borough property. but
1t was refused and President OF Coun-
Gil Pealer instructed the police to pro-
ceed with the case in the usual manner
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
$1e,5oo FOR BRONX ACCIDENT.
Tcamstcr wins Against borough
Presidents Firm, and .. u. r.

A jury In the Supreme Court in The
Bronx yesterday awarded Si6,500 tc
Henry I<asselbaum, teamster OF 333
East 165th street. in his joint suit for
$4,000 for personal injuries against
Bruckner Brothers. soda water manu-
facturers. of ii0 East 161st street, and
the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany.
A team of Bruckner Brothers. fright.
ened by Interborough workmen, was In
collision with Kasselbaums team more
than a year ago and Kasselbaum was
thrown to the pavement and suffered in
juries. Henry Bruckner. Borough Presi-
dent OF The Bronx. is president OF
Bruckner Brothers.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
MAYOR IS STEADFAST
IN BAN ON KNOCKERS
Michigan Town to Arrest All
Girls Wearing Them.

TRAVERSE CRY, Mich. June 1.-orders
TO the Chief OF Police from Mayor l..
Swanton directing arrest Of any woman
or girl appearing on the streets here
wearing knickerbockers will stand de-
spite the storm OF protest they have oc-
casioned. the Mayor announced to-day.
The Mayor has been criticized by
women's clubs and pastors. who de-
clared his order was drastic.
The Mayor said that before Issuing
the order he had held a conference with
the City Attorney and been Informed he
could prosecute any woman violating the
order.
The rule will apply to tourists. ms
we'll as residents, the Mayor announced
The population OF Traverse City is
about 10000
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
sCHOST' A COMBINATION
OF NICHTSHIRT AND RUM
Detroit Police Fail to Catch
Traffic Officer 'Specter.

DETROIT, June 1.-Another ghost
mystery" has been exploded. police here
declared to-day. following investigation
of reports that a visitor from the be-
yond had been acting as traffic officer
at West Side street intersection
nightly since Saturday. combination
of moonshine liquor and an ordinary
r;ghtshirt. police say, account for the
actions and ghostlike appearance Of the
traffic officer.
When the visitor appeared last
night a crowd quickly assembled. 1t
became so dense that traffic, instead OF
being directed in orderly fashion, was
jammed. Six policemen dispersed the
crowd, but meanwhile the ghost dis
appeared.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
T.uANT,s MOTHER JAILED.

Refusing to pay fine of 81 imposed
on her for failure to send her son.
] Joseph, IL. 20 school. Mrs. Rose Barone
of 129 East l0eth street was taken yes
terday to the Tombs prison. The SEN
tence was imposed by Magistrate
Charles N. Harris In Municipal Term
Court Mrs. BsTone made no defence
and took her seftence without utterins
a. word.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
POST OFFICE CASHIERS
ACCOUNTS $1,000 SHORT
Ten Eycke Suspended Pend
ing Criminal Investigation.

New York post office officials an
nouLced yesterday that a shortage Of
81, 300 has been discovered in the ac-
counts OF Richard Ten Eycke. assistant
cashier of the City Hall station. Will
lam e. Cochran, chief postal inspector.
ssic Ten Eycke has been suspended
from duty and postal inspectors are on
the trail of several men who are sus-
pected of being implicated in the theft.
The investigation will fix criminal re-
sponsibility. The Government will suf-
fer no loss because Ten Eycke was
under bond
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
Chicago Trolley Fares
Cut from 8 to z Cents

HICAGO. June 1.-Street car
fares in Chicago will be z
cents on and after June 10
as result of an order issued to-
night by three Federal Judges
granting the Chicago surface lines
temporary injunction restraining
the Illinois Commerce Commission
from enforcing recent cent fare
order.
The present fare is cents, and
the order, besides making a cut OF
! cent, provides that three tickets
shall be sold for 20 cents and all
persons under IL years of age shall
ride for 3 cents.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
BANK WOULD AMEND ANSWER

Justice Wasse-vogel yesterday re-
served decision on the application OF
the National City Bank for permission
to amend its answer TO the s500,0oo suit
which the Republic of Guatemala.
through Julio Bianchi. former Minister,
instituted last January. The bank
wishes to show that II did not desire to
prevent the duly accredited representa-
tive OF the republic from handling funds
intrusted to him.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
HEARS OSER WOOED
SEVERAL HEIRESSES
1t Is Said Mrs. Mccormick
Might Advance This Point
in Her Action.
MAY DROP HER OBJECTION
Lawyer Hints at Vain Effort
to Prevent Mathilde's
Marriage.

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEw YORK HERALD
CHICAGO. June There was talk ot
settlement to-day in the contest which
Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Mccormick Is
making to prevent the marriage Of heI
daughter, Mathilde. to Max Cser, Swiss
riding master. However. nothing defi-
mite in this line was reported by the
principals.
The petition TO have the court inter-
vene, 1t is said. will be left in its present
status, the difficulty of obtaining avi-
dence from abroad without undue delay
being assigned as the reason for carry
ing the fight no further
Charles C. Cutting. who represents
Mrs. Mccormick, and K. II. Cassels, for
Harold +. Mccormick, discussed the case
for an hour, but Mr.. Cutting said that he
had nothing definite to report. THE
status quo remains unchanged" he
added.
The additional grave reasons why
Mathilde should not marry Oser." which
were requested by Judge Horner yester-
day from the mothers counsel, were not
filed to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
5000 ron ANrI-LYNcH PARADE.

-Four thousand negroes will parade
from Harlem TO Fifth avenue and Fifty
ninth street tomorrow In protest DEM
onstratlon against the lynching of ne
groes IN the South. Many marchers will
carry banners urging the enactment OF
the Dyer 'anti-lynching' bill, now in
the Senate. The parade has been ar
ranged b. the National Association for
the Advancement OF Colored People, 20
Fifth avenue.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
otals. ..... $3.50. .sos. .o75 s455. sal &c

The new organization will rank third
among the steel companies. The Bethle-
hen-Lackawanna merger figures showed
q capitalization OF those two companies
as s29I.27s,39i and assets as s45e,057.-
653. The United States steel Company
has s1,400, ,290.16t in outstanding stocks
and bonds and assets amounting to
s2,339,105,310.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
Mnthilde in SeclusiOn.

Both counsel for Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
cormick refused to discuss the cabled
reports from Switzerland quoting Mr.
Oser as saying the wedding would take
place in spite of all obstacles. Both
Mr.. Mccormick and Mathilde were In
seclusion all day.
There can be no legal objection 70
the marriage of the young girl to the
riding master. according to Max
Schwendeman, LII. D., secretary to the
Swiss Consul here.
I'VE have gone into this matter
thoroughly" he said. "Mr. Mccormick
has requested 1t of US. In the first place
Mr.. Mccormick is Mathilde's guardian
Even IL he was not, she could go ahead
with the marriage. She wants to marry
Oser: every one else except Mrs. Nc
Cormick seems TO want her to-"
He said Mathilde would be married In
Switzerland under the same laws as
those Of Illinois.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
The Division of stock.

The consolidating companies will par
ticipate in the new stock as follows:
Midvale stockholders will receive IS
per cent. inrnew common stock and rs
per cent. in stock of the company formed
10 take over the Nicetown plant. Re-
public preferred stockholders will re-
ceive dividends in cash up 20 the date
when the new preferred dividend begins
to accrue and 100 per cent. in new pre-
ferred stock. Republic common stock
holders will receive 10 per cent. in new
common stock. Inland stockholders will
get 25 per cent. in new preferred stock.
which is to be repurchased from them
at sos a share, and 20 per cent. in new
common stock. 1t is also planned to
raise $20,0oo.o 900 by the sale of addi-
tional common stock.
On the basis of this exchange It Is
estimated that the stockholders of the
three companies will be given the new
stock of no designated par in the follow
ing amounts:
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
Talks of Dropping Case.

There are no Instructions to prevent
an agreement in the matter; thus far
there simply has been no agreement
reached" said Mr.. Cutting. IF We are
unable to agree by Saturday, when
Judge Homer has announced he will
hear final arguments in the case. 1t is
very likely the legal efforts will be
dropped.
I'VE will not file our amplified rea-
sons to-day for opposing the mate II,
and it may be that We will not file
any ] will confer with Mrs. McCor-
mick tomorrow as to our future
moves"
If the new reasons are given by Mrs.
Mccormick those familiar with her side
of the case say she will assert her
daughter is only one OF several Amer
lean heiresses whom the Swiss horse
man has wooed
''It is said this is not the first time
Oser has tried to marry a wealthy
American girl" said one of the in
formants. Many society girls have
been members of his riding school at
Zurich"
The same informant said Oser's linn
tied means referred to in Mrs. McCor-
mick's petition yesterday consisted OF
5000 cash and an assured income of
500 a month.
Scarcely munificent.' he commented.
for the man who proposes to pay the
bills of Miss Mccormick"
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
BONDS.

Based on the current market prices
for the stocks of the three companies, 1t
is estimated that the market value OF
the new common stock will be approxi-
mately A5 a share.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02
MIDVALE STEEL co.
in TRIPLE MERGER
1Oins Republic and Inland
Z Organizing $211, ,OOO,-
600 Concern.
NAME TO BE CHANGED
Ordnance Plant at Nice
town, Pa, Kept Out Of
Consolidation.
STOCK DIVISION MADE
Estimate New Common at $45
a Shareholder Companies
May Yet Be Included.
STOCK DIVISION MADE

Three independent steel corporations
the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany. the Midvale Steel and Ordnance
Company and the Inland Steel Com
pany--have arrived at an agreement
for q consolidation, which will in
volve a stock capitalization of ap-
proximately $150000. 900 and bonded
indebtedness or more than SCI, 900. 900.
or a total Of approximately SPILL
100000, with the value of the common
stock to be issued based on current
quotations for the shares Of the merg-
ing companies. Official announcement
that the three company merger had
been copsummated was made yester-
day.
The Republic and Inland companies
VIII be consolidated with the Midvale,
the name of which will be changed
to the North American Steel Com
pany, "or some other appropriate
name" The obligations Of the three
companies will be assumed by the
unified company and preferred and
common stocks will be changed for
similar stocks of the new concern.
The new preferred stock will be of
500 par value and Will carry cumula-
tive dividends of z per cent 1t will be
redeemable at $115 a share and con-
Hertible for twelve years into new
common stock at the rate of five
shares of new common for four shares
OF new preferred. The common stock
will be without par value.
The assets Of the three companies viii
le owned by the new consolidated COM
pany with the exception of the Midvals
ordnance plant at Nicetown. Pa, which
is to be transferred to separate COM
pany with a capital Of 100000 shares
of no par value.
The New York herald., 1922-06-02

The population of Traverse City
about 10000