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TSMPEBATURS. 3 p, m —76 above. 3 a. m.—63 above. THE COLUMBIA REPUBLICAN. Where You Read It First . THE WEATHER Showers Tuesday; unset tled Wednesday; variable vnnds. . -rnmm:. VOLUME cn HUDSON, N. Y., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1922 TEN PAGES NUMBER 44 DENIES THERE IS Tells Justice Morschauser No Attempt Has Been Made to ' Shield Her Brother From Murder Charge Conviction. W h it e P la in s , Ju n e 19— Mi’s Iceland S t a n f o r d W o o d , sister o f W a lter S. W a r d , d e n ied ^before J u s tice M o rs ch a u s e r la t e M o n d a y th a t a con s p ir a c y w a s on fo o t to sh ield h e r b r o ther from con v iction th e co n fessed m u r d e r o f C larence P e ters, ex-m a r in e . S h e w a s one of five witness^es called by th e court to ascertain w h y th e W e s t c h e s t e r co u n ty grand ju r y h a s been un a b le to g e t a t th e fa c t s of th e alleg e d b lack m a il p lo t w h ich y o u n g W a r d said led to th e sh o o t in g on th e n i g h t o f M a y 15th. O ther w itn e s s e s w e r e h e r husband, Iceland Stanford W o o d , W a r d ’s atto r n e y s A. R . C a m p b e ll, Und E lw e ll R e v i- n o ld and W a r d ’s brothei', R a lp h . In sep a r a t e exam in a tion by J u s tice M o r s ch a u s e r , a ll excep t R a lp h W a r d p r o fessed ign o r a n c e of w h y G e o rge S. W a r d , th e m illoin a ire fath e r , is sta y in g ou t o f th e court’s jui’isd iction W h ile th e in v e s t igation is go in g on. R a lp h W a r d m e r e ly said th a t th e eld e r W a r d w a s ou t of t h e sta te “on bu s i- B o t h th e p r o secution and th e d e fense are continuing thgir search for C h a r lie R o s s and “Jack, th e spe,eder,’’ m e n t io n e d by- y o u n g W a r d as th e a l leged blackmailers. FLEET OF BOOZE SHIPS WAIT CHANCE TO SEND GREAT CARGOES ASHORE Fleet of Seven Vessels Riding at Anchor Off Jersey Coast But OutMde Reach of Law— Cargoes Are Valued at $3,000,000— ^Prohibition Navy Called Into Action— Smugglers Confident. New York, June 19—Riding safely at anchor off the Jersey Coast lies a fleet of seven vessels laden with thousands of cases of the choicest of foreign liquors which are destined to be smuggled ashore. JOHNS HITS KU KlUX KLAN ‘Empire” No Place for Ma son, He Says— It is Antif American. FRANCE TO TAKE PART IN PARLEY T h e H a g u e , Ju n e 19— ^With F r a n c e ’s a c c e p t a n c e o f p a r t icip a t ion in Tha iH a g u e conference, organization o f th e S su b -co m m issio n s and form a tion of a cen t r a l com m ittee to a c t as th e g u i d i n g b o d y — a ll accom p lish e d M o n - iday a f t e r n o o n — gee th e H a g u e en ter p r ise d e fin itely und■erwaJ^ airm a n o f th e F o r e ig n A tinister V a n Sarmbeck of H o lla n d w i l l telegn a p h th e R u s s ian s T u e s d a y in v it in g th e m to be presen t a-t The- H a g u e Ju n e S6th. con feren c e uiLUTflRimroiis N0lffifAIIUUG.10Tfl T h e an n u a l fa ir and entei’ta in m e n t a t th e L u lu T h o r ley L y o n H o m e in C laverack w ill b e held on th e a f t e r noon and even in g o f T h u r sday, A u g u s t 10th. accord in g to an an n o u n c e m e n t m a d e on M o n d a y . T h e plans for th i s big su m m e r event are n o w b e in g m a d e an d w ill be m u c h m o r e e l a b o m t e th a n in the past. T h e offi c i a l s a n d frien d s o f th e H o m e th is y e a r w ill h a v e th e h e a r ty co-op e r a tio n o f th e M y s tic Shriners. I t is r p o s s ib le th e M ecca T e m p le band itrol w ill com e d o w n from A l- .ners and th e ir fam ilies. ^ P r o h ib ition , enfoi’com e n t officers k n o w th e vessels are th e r e and som e o f th e m have boarded tb e fla g sh ip and talk e d to the skipper. B u t th e y are u tterly unable to do a n y th in g excep t to w a t c h th e docks, sm u g g lers are outside the range N e w Y o r k , Ju n e 19.— Supreme C o u rt Ju s tice A r thur S. Tom p k ii N y a c k , N . Y ., grand m a s ter G rand L o d g e o f F r e e and A c c e p ted M a s o n s o f N e w Y o r k State, h a s d e nou n c e d th » iKu KlUX K la n and w a im ed m e m b e r s o f th e M a s o n ic fra tern ity in \his ju r is d iction th a t th e y '’an n o t be b o t h M a sons an d m e m b e r s o f th e K. K. K. “M a sonry w ill not to lera te tjie d o c trin e s o f th e K u K lu x K lan w ith in its secred p r e c in c ts an d sh o u ld a M a son so fa r fo r g e t h is o b ligation s to h is fratern ity, h is God, to h is country and h is fello w - m a n as to b e c o m e a f filia t e d W ith th is an ti-A m e r ican or ganization k n o w n as th e K u K lu x K lan ,’’ .said G r a n d Master Tompkins, “h is rig h t to rem a in a m e m b e r in good sta n d in g o f th e M a sonic fra ter n it y w o u ld be serio u s ly question e d .’’ T h e M a s o n ic ju r is d iction o f N e w Y o i’k con tain s 272,000 m e m b e r s. th a t th e y can sa f e ly dis;ispose cargo valu e d at over of th e ir th r e e m illion dollars. M o st of th e liquors h a v e been sh ip p e d from Scotland. T h e p r o h ib ition navy h a s been or dered to th e scene and w ith guns ready for action are watching* every m o v e o f th e sm u g g lers’ fleet. It is th e g r e a test cargo of liquor ever b r o u g h t to th is side of th e A t lan tic since th e com in g o f prohibi- SHEEP GROWERS’ASS’N BONUS BILL MOST WAIT FOR TARIFF Washington. June 19—The soldier bonus b ill h a v in g lost its fight With th e tariff for th e legislative rig h t Of w a y in th e S e n a te m a y have to battle w ith th e sh ip su b s id y b ill for prepe- ident before th is session is ovr. R r si- dnt H a r d in g w o n h is first b ig victory in th e Senate w h e n under gu id a n c e o f S e n a tor L o d g e , a cau c u s of R e p u b li can Senator voted to p o stpone an y a c tion on th e sold ier bonus b ill u n til th e tariff b ill h a d been disposed of. WILL LOAD WOOL h u m a n e s u p t . sp o k e BEFORE ROTARY CLUB T h e C o lum b ia C o u n ty Sheep G r o w er’s A s s o c iation w ill load th e ir w o o l at C layerack, Ju n e 27th and at ,Chat- .rmi B u r e a u h a s le f t sack s am , June. T h e F a at th e fo llo w in g places: C h a th a m — ^Dairymen’s L e a g u e . V a la t is an d K in d e r h o o k — R . S. C a n a a n — ^Walker’s store. A n c r a m — K n ick e r b o c k e r ’s store. C o p a k e —W ill B e a n s . H illsd a le C losson’s store. ,, C lerm o n t— ^Williams’ Store. H u d s o n — F a r m B u r e a u office. T h e sa c k s w ill hold tw e n ty-five fleeces and th o s e w h o h a v e a few m o r e sh o u ld p u t th e m in a .. bran sack. R e t u r n extra sa c k s w h e n w e load. F u r th e r information may be obtained from th e F a r m B u r e a u or R . S. H a n e r , secretary, V a latie, N . Y. a great delegation of Siiri- T o R e l a t e H is E x p e r ien c e . d len , th e w e ll know n friait- D d r r A lle n , t h e w e ll ki grow e r of S tu y y e s a n t F a lls, w h o w e n t as a delegate to th e R e form e d Synod a t P e lla , Iow a , h a s retu r n e d . h o m e . M r A llen w ill rela te h is ex p e r ien c e at syn o d n e x t S u n d a y at th e m o r n in g service a t th e R e f o r m e d church a t the 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINLITHGO CHURCH WILL BE OBSERVED W ith ap p r o p r iate services n e x t S u n day, Ju n e 25th, and T u e sday. June 27th, th e L in lith g o R e form e d church of L ivin g s ton or “Joh n s t o w n ” as th e p r e t t v little h a m let is som e tim e s called , w ill observe th e 200th an n i- ver.sary o f its m in istry to th e people of th e tow n s h ip of L ivin g ston . T h is venerable- religiou s in s titu t ion is one o f th e old e st in th e sta t e and is now c lo s in g th e second cen tu r y o f its ser vice in the field of C h r istianity. U n d e r th e lead e r s h ip of th e R e v M a r inus J. B e n H e r d e r , th e pastor, th e m e m b e r s of the congregi their neighbors, w ill join in cia l Services and program s v m a r k th e passin g of th e 200t th e life and a c tiv it ies of th e ch u r c h . Som e of th e form e r pastors, am o n g th e m th e R e v J o h n C. W igh tm a n of th e C o n g r e g a tional church of N o r th am p ton, M a ss., and th e R e v A r thur C. R o o s e n r a a d of th e R e form e d ch u r c h of B r o o k lyn , w ill return to la k e pai't in th e ann iversary service.?. T h e u n u s u a l even t w ill also call to geth e r m a n y form e r m e m b e r s of th e ch u r c h , w h o have rem o v e d to other h e y w ill return to r h o m a g e to th e oid ch u r c h of th e ir com m u n ities and t h e y earlier allegiance, The special services and programs w h ich w ill m a r k the anniversary ■■js follow s : Sunday, Jung 25th, 11:00 a. m.— ide, B e r c u s e fro m “J o c e lcn ,” G o d a rd; inv voci o c a tion and L o r d ’s P r a y - I'relud [; in er, anthem, “R ise M y Sou l and S t r e tch T h y W in g s ,’’ Seagrave; d e c a logue, response, resp o n s ive reading, T'salm 122; G loria P a tri, scrip tu r e ie.?-son, prayer, offertory, M elodie, R. F r im l; solo, “L e t N o t Y o u r H e a r t be T r o u b led,” M iss M a r g u e r ite Stick les; h y m n 505, h isto r ica l serm o n by, t h e pastor, h y m n 776, doxolgy, benedic-v lio n , p o s tlude, G r a n d M a r ch, B e llin i. Sunday, June 25th, 2:30 p. m .— .Prelude, Adoration, Rockwell; hyraii 693, scripture reading, solo, R e v Geo. en H e r d e r , B a lfe-P a r k s , , address, A Son’s T e s ti- stein in g e r , prayer, duet, “A L ittle W h ile,” M rs W e s ley H a m , M rs M a ri nus J. B e n h y m n 584, m o n y . R e v A s a h e l B. W . Sm ith, form e d church. E a s t G r e e n b u sh; h y m n 693, address, T h e R u r a l C h u rch, R e v J o h n C. W igh tm a n , Con- ‘g a t ion a l church, N o r th a m p ton , ss., h y m n 320, benediction, p o s t lude, F a llin g L e a v e s, A shford. Su n d a y Ju n e 25th, 8:30 p. m .- lucle. L a rgo, H a n d e l; h y m n S45, er, scrip tu r e lesson, an th e m , “Sing I,” J. T h o m a s ; offertory, A n g e ls’ Sei’enade, B r a g a ; solo, “C o m e Y e B lessed ,” Joh n P r in d le Scott, M rs M a r inus J. D e n H e r d e r ; h y m n 692, address, T h e F a it h of Our F a th e r s , R e v G e o r g e S teininger, R e form e d church. N e w Y o r k city; h y m n 468, benediction, post! ide, P r iests’ M a rch, Schum a n n . T u e sday, J u n e -27th, 2:00 p. m .— P r e lu d e , F lo w e r Song, L a n g e ; p r a y er, scrip tu r e reading, h istorical a d dress, R e v M a rinus J. D e n H e r d e r , .'mn 88, 'G reetings from th e H u d son, R e v H e n r y D u B o is M u lford, D. D ., C laverack; solo, “B e a r Lord to T h e e ,” N e v in, M iss Inez Rowe; hymn 17G, addi’ess. T h e C h a l len g e o f th e H o u r , R e v A r t h u r C. >osenraad. Reformed churcli, 'OOklyn; h y m n 572, address. F o n d M e m o r ies and D e lig h t f u l A s sociations, R e v J. Clarence Miller, Reformed ager o f th e M o h a w k an d H u d son Riv*. er H u m a n e Society, w a s th e speaker a t th e R o tary club lu n c h e o n M o n d ay noon, sp e a k in g on th e .subject of “J u v e n ile D e lin q u e n c y .” Mr W a lk e r traced th e ch a n g e s in th e treatm e n t o f th e ju v e n ile d e lin quent over th e p a s t th irty yea r s and poin ted to th e R o tarian s h e w the- Laws h a d been m o d ified to m e e t th e ch a n g e d view p o in t. ’ M r W a lker praised th e club m e m b e r s for their in t e r e s t in th e boys and in- th e ir en deavors to locate b a ll fields, etc., for th e use o f th e you th . This- type of w o r k Mr W a lker characterized as thd h ig h e s t kind o f preventativ'e w o r k . T h e a v e r a g e boy, said M r W a lker, needs som e w e ll d irected ch a n n e l thru w h ich h is en th u s iasm and h is b o y ish n e s s m a y pass sa f e ly and th e s e p la y grounds and b a ll fields fu r n ish th e proper outlets. H e told o f m a n y specific cases in h is w o r k am o n g th e ju v e n ile d e lin qu e n ts and h e ld th e close atten t ion of th e R o tarian s , w h o grea tly en joyed 'h e very p r a c tical m e s s a g e w h ich Mr ^. a lkgr b r o u g h t to th e m . i T h e club voted to u n d e r w r ite a part of th e exp e n s e n e c e s s a r y to conduct a cam p a ign for a public recreation a l park if such a cam p a ign is to be put on in th e city. Imprisoned Child In the Cellar^ Both Parents Sentenced Syracuse, June 19 — Mrs Herbert T. Vernier zvas sen tenced to ten days at hard labor and her husband to five months in jail Monday for imprisoning their five-year-old son, Ken neth, for five months in the cel lar at their home. ‘^You kept your boy half starved, half clad and half dead in a box in your cellar for five months/’ the Judge told Ver- 'nier. ‘‘I shall imprison you for a similar period.” AFFn»UIID8MENT FOB CHATHAM WOMAN Appellate Division Upholds Verdict Against N. J. Fi delity & Plate Glass Ins. Co. A n order o f a ffirm a n c e by th e A p p e lla t e D ivision o f th e Suprem e Court w ith ju d g n ien t w a s filed in th e o f fice o f th e C o u n ty C lerk M o n d a y in th e case o f M rs B r id g e t O’C onnell, o f th e tow n o f C h a tham , a g a in s t th e N e w Jersey F i d e lity & P la t e G lass Inauranc© Co. T h e original ju d g m e n t fo r th e p la in t if f w a s affirm e d w ith ad d itio n a l costs o f $260.99. T h e origin a l ju d g m e n t w a s for $4,394.63. T h is w a s given b y a jury in th e Su prem e C o u rt h e r e w h e n M rs O’Con- n e il b r o u g h t su it a g a in s t H . P . F r o u d , alleg in g th a t h i s au tom o b ile stru c k an d cau s e d th e d e a t h o f P a t r ick O’C o n n ell. On th e fa ilu r e o f Mr P r o u d to p a y th e ju d g m e n t o f th e jury, th e a c tion w a s again brought^in th e S u p r e m e Court here aga in s t th e insu r a n c e com p a n y un d e r th e p o licy by w h ich h e w a s insured w ith th e resu lt th a t ju d g m e n t w a s obtained a g a in s t th e co-mpany for $4,394.63. T h e in s u r a n c e com p a n y ap p e a led th e verd ict w ith th e resu ltin g d e c i sio n ju s t h a n d e d dow n . P . L. W e h ler, of N e w Y o rk, w a s a t torn e y for th e com p a n y during th e tria l a n d T h eodore' H . L o r d argued the, case b e fore th e A p p e llate D ivision. D a n iel V. M c N a m e e w a s attorn e y for M rs O’C o n n ell. fic O fficer H a ig h t to the scene. T h e latter reported to th e A c ting- C h ief th a t E v e r e tt B u sh, of G reen- port, w a s sh o o t in g squirrels w h ich w e r e d a m a g in g h is trees and crops. It w a s believed b y ^he A c tin g Chi th a t a bu jlet h it a treee oF strikinig M r Jones w ith su c h lit- force that^jt did noR.ey^n ■ an d glanced tie force that^ j t did n o L .eysn pen-< tra t e h is cfdta.t. Thi^‘ blftlet left r GAVE GEUGHTFIIL VAHSTY amWEBS delightful variety shower was given in honor o f M iss M a rgery B. Has] of C laverack. by M rs Joseph H a w v e r , assisted by Mrs Carrol Hotalii MISS MAUD COOPER A JUNE BRIDE M iss M aud L o u ise C o o p er d a u g h ter of Mr and M rs F r a n k E . C ooper o f M e llenville, N . Y . and D o n a ld R a y - m o n M iller o f W illiam sp o r t, Pa. w e r e q u ietly m a r r ied Sunday m o r n in g by th e R e v . R . D . W e n tw o r th a t his h o m e on M c K ir.stry P lace, H u d son. T h e bride w a s atten d e d by M rs Clarence W. Miller and the best raan w a s Clax'ence W . M iller. M rs M iller w a s attired in a navy blue georgette w ith blue and p e r i w in k le h a t to m a tch , w h ile th e m a - ^>iege can ton Miss Mildred Rowe at the T h e color sch e m e being p in k and w h ite, th e room s w ere decorated w ith .pink and w h ite crepe piaper and m a s s es of pink roses. In terestin g gam e s w e r e enjoyed by the g u e s ts after w h ich th e bride to be w a s led b lin d folded alo n g th e rosy path to m a tri m o n y w h ich w a s thicklj^ strew n w ith rose petals. A t th e end of her joui’- ney sh e w a s presen ted w ith m a n y p-retty an d u s e fu l gifts. D a in ty refresh m e n ts 'w e r e then served b y M iss R o w e . M rs H a w v e r and M r s H o talipg. T h o se w h o a t tended th e show e r we^e t h e follow in g : M iss M a rgery H a s k in s , M rs Joseph H a w v e r . M iss M ildred R o w e , Mrs C a r rol H o talin g , M iss M a d a line M iss D o r o th y Sheldon, M rs Schram ! M rs H e r c e ll M iller, M rs C lif ford B e st. M iss A u g u s ta P a tzw a h l, M iss B e t t y Spengler, M iss K a therine H o lm e s, M rs H e n r y ■ L o o m is, M iss H a r r iet S tick les. M iss R u t h Studley, and M iss A n n a Cahill. M iss H a s k in s is soon to be m a r r ied to W . S. Carle, form e r ly o f H u d son, w h o is' now in L itchfield, Conn., ere he is w o r k in g in th e in terest of th e D a v e y Tree E x p e r t Co., K e n t, Ohio. iron o f honor w o r e a 1 The f g if t to th e m a tron of h o n o r w a s a strin g -of pearls a n d to the best, m a n a p a ir of cuff links. The bride ■x'aduate o f th e S c h o o l for N u r s e s and M t. Sinai H o s pital. N e w Y o r k city. T h e groom is a grad u a te of B u c k - n e ll U n iversity and is a t presen t direc tor o f all a t h letic activ it ies a t Dickin^ son Sem inary, W illiam s p o r t, P a . STOTTVILLE GIRLS TOOK “HIKE” SUNDAY Eight members c Club Of Stottville, church, Mountain Lakes, N . J.; h y m n 897, benediction, postlude, Cantilene, I th e season Sunday, go in g cO j S tu y v e s a n t F a lls. On a r r ivin g th e r e Sheppard. T u e s d a y , Ju n e 27th, 7:30 n. P r e lu d e , H u m o r e sque, A. Dviorak; scrip t u r e lesson , quartette. M iss B e u la h M o ore, M e ssrs C h a r les D e c k e r , H a r r y M o o r e, R a lp h M o o re; pra: offertory, h y m n 815, address, A m e r ican Indian, M rs M ary W . R o e , C o lony, O k lahom a ; h y m n 797, b e n e diction, postlu d e , In t e r m e z z o ,' M a c beth. M iss L e n a M. C oons, church organist. 'v Jthe.''fclub m e m b e r s a l l stop p e d ’“B irch w o o d F a r m ” w h e r e a d e li ciou s ch ick e n din n e r aw a ited them . It certain ly w a s a din n e r w o r th h i k in g for. T h r u th e k in d n e s s o f Mr B e s t, o f S tu y v e s a n t F a lls, th e girl: returned h o m e by auto. T h e party con s is ted o f G ladys Scott. M arion TOLD DUTCH ARMS ABOUT SCOTLAND ALBANY MAN SHOT AS HE DROVE AUTO PAST THE HUDSON CEMETERY Loub A. Joules, Hawever, Had the Unusual Experience of Seeing the Bullet Drop Into His Lap— ^Had Beeh Fired at Squirrel in Tree and Glanced OJf— No Injury Whatever. Alban;y o’clock experienced a ll th e th r ills of L o u is A, Jones, an A lba n m chant, on M o n d a y aftern o o n aboui being sh o t w ith o u t th e after effects. In fa c t Mr Jones h a d th6 p leasu r e — and it w a s a pleasure- indeed— 'to see th e .32 calabre b u llet drop in t o h is lap a f t e r strik in g h im in th e le f t breast. Mr Jones w a s rid in g in to H u d s o n in h is au tom o b ile and w a s passin g th e cem e tery. H e said he heard th e crack of a rifle or revolver an d th e n th e w h iz o f .the leaden bullet. W h e n h e felt it -strike h im h e th o u g h t a ll kinds o f th in g s h e said, but w h e n h e felt it drop he w a s a very h a p p y m an. N o t carin g to rem a in a target an y longer h e “step p e d oil th e g a s ” an d in a fe-vv minutes w a s a t police head quarters. H e to ld h is story to A c t in g C h ief C o n n o ts w h o d isp a tch e d Traffic O fficer H a igh t to th e scene. T h e latter reported to th e Acti _____ __ ____ _ _________ C h ief C o n n o r s w h o disp a tch e d T r a f - I m a r k e t v a l u e ' ^ r t h e C o m p a n y ’s ' lan d id ay a: m eed i Ta.GO.IKIlinNGSOF UNDjeE Inquiry Into N. Y. Tel. Cp. Af fairs Was Resumed Mbn- day at Albany. KEPT THE POUCE JUSyUSTNffi Two Men Were in Ford Tbat Overturned on Brink of Hill, Then Left the Scene— Owned by Kinderhook Man A lbany, June 19— ^The P u b lic Ser vice C o m m ission ’s inquiry in t o the sta t e - w id e affairs of th e N e w Y o r k T e lephone C o m p a n y w a s resum e d ' h e r e tod a y before C o m m issioner C h a rles G. Blakeslee when th e -Tele phone C o m p a n y th r o u g h E . W . B e a t - ' tie its T a x A ttorney, presented testi m o n y on th e value o f its land holdings th r o u g h o u t th e sta te. W itn e s s e s m a r k and caused T h e . A c tin g Ch th e report o f t h e T-raffii th e m a t ter b e fore Sheriff Carter as th e affair took place in G reenport. C h ief upon receivinj c Officer places T h e D u tch A r m s h e ld a very tei’estin g m e e t in g la s t n igh t a t th e M e m o r ial ch a p e l a t C la\-erack. The g a th e r in g w a s w e ll attended, ‘not only by m e m b e r s from Cla^'crack, b u t also by m a n y H u d sonians. R e v C. J. R o b s o n gave a very en joyab le ta lk on Scotland, h is bii place, and gave im,Idcnts of his ch ild h o o d there in the foothills of that countrj--. Incidentally he spoke of th e life of R o b e r t B u r n s. A t in tervals during his talk he sang several Scotch son g s w h ich w e r e greatly a p p r e c iated on th e part o f h is listeners. On closing Mr Robson added th a t he considered Scotland th e land of hiS birth, as h is m o ther, but A m e r ica, the land of h is adoption, w a s to be th o u g h t of as h is w ife. H is ad d r e ss w a s follow e d by deli cious refresh m e n ts, con s is tin g of cake, coffee and straw b e r r ies, furn ish e d by the ladies of th e D u tch Arm s. 6TH ANNIVERSARY PFHUDSONY.W.C.A. Was Celebrated Last Night With a Very Pleasing Mu sical Program. T h e sixth anniversary of th e H u d son Y o u n g W o m e n ’s C h r istian A s s o ciation w a s celebrated last nigh t at a very p leasan t gath e r in g of the m e m bers and frien d s o f th e organization a t th e Y. W . C. A. room s on W a r r e n St. A p lea s in g m u s ica l program w a s given and_ R e v . J. H a r v e y M o r p h y , pastor o f th e R e form ed' church, gave ■the la s t o f h is M o n d a y even in g Biible talks, “T h e C o n trast B e tw e e n L a w and G r a c e.” w h ich wia-s g r e a t ly en joyed and w a s provocation of m u c h in t e r e s t in g a n d anim a ted discussion. A ll o f th e s e talk s th a t M r M u r p h y h a s g iv en h a v e been eq u a lly as in terestin g as la s t alights. ?Mi- Murph.y also spoke a few words Of copgratuia-tion for the “Y W .” as it is familiarly known, on having ised the sixth milestone in its high- 'ul career. H e piaised the good work done by the institution. M iss E d ith F r ick rendered piano so lo s in a m o s t brillian t sty le and M rs A. D. W o lffe sa n g a group of songs in a w a y w h ich appealed to everyone. T h e refresh m e n t co m m ittee under th e direction of M rs M ilton M. H a ll, served diainty and d e liciou s refresh m e n ts. T h e Y. W . C. A. h a s been grow in g by leaps and bounds ever since its b e g in n in g and its six t h biidhday finds it firm ly estab lish e d , both socially and financially. It is aji in s titu tio n of w h ich H u d s o n m a y 'v^ell be proud. WANTS UBERTY SAYS HE, NEEDS BATH, SAYS SHE “G ive m e lib e r ty or giv e m e d e a th ” or w o r d s -to t h a t effect w a s th e appeal m a d e to Judge M o y in C ity Court M o n d a y , an a th e ech o cam e back, “G ive -him a b a th ” or w o r d s convey in g th e sam e m e a n ing. To th e m a g istrate a ma-n nam e d B r a s h of H u d son and G e r m a n tow n M o n d a y told his ta le of d o m e stic difficultiesj H is w ife, w h o w a s n o t present, had been his E a s ter bride. -He contended his hom e life allow e d him little sleep or com fort. H e alleged sh e tried to put his nam e to a $300 check th a t did not go thru; th a t sh e w a n ted “to sk ip ” etc. And, it w a s understood, th e w ife’s contention is th a t there h a s b e e n no Saturday n ig h t or any other n ig h t ’s bath sin c e th e w e d d in g b e lls ran; out— t h a t it h a s been a real period. T h e court inform e d -the m a n th a t he could do n o t h in g and th a t the proper ch a n n e ls of th e court should be pursued if a sep a r a tion wixs sought. of D e c . 1st, .1921 a s a .part of the' im p a n y ’s p la n ' t o sh o w th e v a lu e of its land h o ld in g s th r o u g h o u t th e S t a t e a t $9,924,067, T h e C o m p a n y ’s lan d in A lb a n y w a s valu e d at $164,200., In T r o y $43,300., .Schenectady $25,000., N e w b u r g h $6,- 000., O n e ida $5000., Beacon $3,500., )ughkeepsie ' $3,500., Saratoga Springs $2,400., H u d s o n $1,840., Co- $1,200., C linton $1,125., Hudson F a lls $1,200. T h e w itn e s s e s w e r e cross exam ined by_ D e p u ty A ttorney G e n e r a l 'W ilbur‘W . C h a m b ers on the relation of th e a s s e s ^ d valuatio'n of- the v a r iou s property to th e appraised value. I t w a s th e general o-pinion of the Avitnesses not offer a reliable basis to arrive a t th e m a r k e t value. TOOK ALBANY TRIO THERE LAST NIGHT B o n u s - B ill Side-T r a c k e d . S c o t ^ B e t t r O^riTn^ K l U v ’ c . W a ls h , ( W a s h in g ton , June soldier M a r g ie Halloran, E d it h Etlem a n ,; bo: ’ '• F r a n c e s and N e llie Skin k le. ___ i bill m u s t fo llo w th e tariff bill, * it w a s agreed in th e Senate today. TROY CHAUFFEUR AND FARE KILLED A f t e r h o u r s of in q u iry ias to an ab a n d o n e d F o r d tou r in g car w h ic h tu r n e d over a t t h e en d o f N o r th T h ird St. la s t n i g h t a n d Its tw o o c c u p a n t s j.m issed d e a t h b y in c h e s , th e m y s tery 'w a s fin a lly cleared a b o u t m id n ig h t w h e n O fficer C a rbine b r o u g h t t o h e a d quarters J e s s ie Snyder, o f Efinder- h o o k . th e ow n er o f th e car. S n y d e r and an o t h e r y o u n g man. w e r e in H u d s o n rid in g ab o u t an d n o t b e in g w e ll a c q u a in t e d w ith th e c i t y ..started to drive outi o f H u d s o n b y w a y ■ o f N o r t h T h ird St. -At t h e en d of th is :'street th e r e is a v e r y . steep g r a d e d o w n tow a r d th e A r k ison .brickyards. .W h e n Snyder w a s a t th e end o f th e ; s t r e e t he realized h is m ista k e an d in- a ttem p t in g to stop b e fore th e oar w e n t rollin g dow n th e hill, th e auto- overturned. B o t h w e r e thro'wn o u t a n d th e car rem a ined on th e brink th e h ill. ' R i g h t after th e accid e n t h o w e v e r ■ b o t h occupants left th e car a n d th e p o lice on in v e s tigatin g could n o t find, an y o n e w h o k n e w a n y th in g ab o u t the tw o m e n w h o h a d com p letely d isap peared'. T h e car la.id a lo n g s id e th e roadway and an attem.pt was made to strip it. A'ctinig Sergeant Kendall se- ur,ed th e license number o f the ear and in q u iry re-vealed th a t it w a s ow n - ed: by a Hillsdale m a n . T h e n efforts were made to. get in touch with him. ■It s e e m s h o w e v e r th a t in th e m e a n tim e Snyder and h i s com p a n ion had ■gone t o th e h o m e of a H u d s o n friendT ■ ■ m T h e three A lb a n y y o u n g m e n ch a r g e d w ith breaking assessm e n t did J sund h a d ordered a lo c a l gara g e ' tow. t h e car in. A s th e latter h a d n o t . ■done th is ,a.nd t h e - m e n h a d d isap p e a r ed it w as- b e lieved a t first .that th e car had been stolen. I t developed th a t Snyder had p u r c h a s e d th e car o f th e H illsd a le m a n . W h e n th e p o lice learned th a t h e had' th e m a t t e r stra ig h ten e d out, no fu r t h e r a c t io n w a s tak e n in th e case. ’ pum p at S tu y v e s a n t F a l l s arid stea lin g an.^ a u tom o b ile a t A lbany, w e r e tak e n back to th e la t t e r •.city la s t n ig h t on a w a r r a n t charging., and larceny. D u r in g th e d a y the' h a d been arraigned before J u s t ice A s h ley a t S tu y v e s a n t F a l l s on th e '' s ign e d fro:m .charge a t th a t plia.ee. T h e y w e r e fined $25 each. Onei paidaid att thn e timim e w h ileie JUDGE CUNNINGHAM ON FORDHAM FACULTY p a t e t e w n i iw it th e others paid th e Sheriff before t h e y I f in , H a n n o n ’ & E v a n s , o f Ne e w Y p tk __ left w ith th e A lbany officer. One o f j c ity, h a s b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f th e - th e y o u n g m e n nam e d D e v ine, ac- | f a c u lt y o f th e F o r d h a m U n iv e r s it y cording to h is father, had been in an j L a w School. Ju d g e C u n n ingham 'will autom o b ile* sm a s h recen tly and he j begin h is w o r k in th e la w sch o o l in feared h is injuries had (affected h is S e p tem b e r . H e 'will giv e th e cou r s e s brain. 'in crim inal la w and dam a g e s . E lle n v i l le ,' J u n e 19.— ^Judge W illia m D. C u n n ingham , w h o b n J u n e 1 r e s ig n e d fr o th e S tate C ourt o f Claim.s , t o a s s o c ia t e h i m s e lf a s tria l cou n s e l' I w i t h th e law lu-m or jjeiehan'.y. G r i f - E v a n s , o f N GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY NEAR CLOUDBURST IN DUTCHESS COUNTY Two Feet of Water Covers tke Main Street of Millbrook— Bridge Washed Out Near Dover Plains— ^Milton House Struck— Creeks Thruout the County OverfIow\TJiefe Banks. 'Poughkeepsie, June 19— T h e h e a v iest d o w n f a ll of rain in m a n y years Troy, Jun-e 19—Charles McLough- Un of B e n n in g ton , V t., and C h a r les J. H u p e . a taxi driver of th is cits-, w e r e killed early th is m o r n in g on th e state i-oad in R a y m e r tow n , w h e n an au to-; m o b ile in w h ich th e y w e r e riding co l lided w ith a tree and overturned. H u p e had been hired by M c L o u g h - lin to tak e him to h is h o m e at B e n nington. and th e pair started soon a f ter 5 o’clock. The a c c id e n t is b e lieved to h a v e h a p p e n e d at 5:30 o’clock, alth o th e tw o bodies w e r e not dlscovei-ed in th e w r e c k a g e of th e car u n til alm o s t tw o hours later. visited D u t c h e s s cou n ty during the fo r t y - e ig h t hours ending at daybreak today, accom p a n ied by electric dis turbances and resu ltin g in consider able property dam a g e. T h e entire Hudson. V a lley w a s drenched, under ., n e a r ly tw o inches of x'ain. T o u r ists to a num b er estim a ted a t a hundred thousand' h a d their' weqk-i ■;ing spoiled, and in m a n y ih - they w e r e driven to seek',shell.' ter from th e violen c e of t h e storm . ■ R e s id e n ts of M illbrook w e r e forced to w a d e laround th r o u g h several feet w a ter on th e ir m a in streets last n ig h t on accou n t of th e heavy th u n der show e r . Several of th e drain pipes “backed up ” and flooded ' t h e ■toivn and a .great m a n y cellars n the villa'ge. Som e loss o f life also occurred w h e n nine prize fow ls lodged in th e hen coop of Thomias G a lluppo w e r e drow n e d . O ther residents near Mr G a lluppo kep t ducks and th e s e w e r e sw im m in g around th e m a in section of th e tow n tow a r d s evening. ' '. T h e w a ter w a s rath e r high' and m o s t of th e resid e n ts of th e tow n r e m a ined indoors lasL n ig h t and those w h o did go out w o r e rubber boots. R e p o r t s h a v e been received from' Milton to the effect that an old house on the H. Ferkins farm north of that village -was struck by lightning dur ing the heavy storm which passed over that section on Saturday night- and w a s burned to th e ground. I t is understood th a t the h o u s e w a s u n o c cupied at the tim e of th e fire. Tire h o u s e w a s Tboated near tfie fo o t o f M a c k e y ’s H ill on th e state road w h ich is know n as B lilton ave- T h e trem e n d o u s ru s h in g dow n aloi tow n caused th e destruction o f a con crete bridge in th e state h igh w a y tw o m iles north o f D o v e r P la in s at 5 o’clock yesterd a y aftern o o n . T h e bridge, 22 feet long, w e n t out w ith a crash. F ifteen a n t e s w e r e soon stalled pressure o f w a ter g h illsid e in -Am enia dirt road; but this^w a s n o t ea s ily t Y«r'sed ow ing to storm conditions. Y «r'sed owing to A s a resu lt. 22 p e o p le w e r e h o s p i ta b ly received a n d k e p t over n ig h t a t th e A r thur B e n s o n h o m e nearby. T h e bridge, w h ich h a d been in po-N sition ever sin c e th e sta t e road in order to p e r m it w e i g h t ears. T h e Stour is a lso passable. P o u g;hkeepsie h i londition; there. T h e r e is a detour over a h illy nine inning gam e . ined, w a s given a w o o d e n su b s t i- on early to da th e p a s s a g e of experienced flood yesterday, req u irin g th e em e r g e n c y h e lp o f th e b o a r d o f p u b lic w o r k s to free m a n h o les and in tak e s from clo g g in g debris carried b y th e enorm o u s ru s h of w a ter. F o r eigh teen m in u tes th e electric lig h t in g service on th e P b u g h k e e p - sie-M illb r o o k extension w a s p u t ou t o f com m ission. In B a n g a ll a fresh e t occurred ca u s in g m a n y w a s h o u t s in th e roads. B e a r M o u n tain seven a u t o m o b iles cam e to grief. W ilm o t A. S h a fer’s car “h o o k e d ” another car, ow in g to steep grade and slip p e r y su r face conditions in B e a r M o u n tain park. Six other collision s occurred during the h e ig h t o f th e storm , but u o personal injuries w e r e su s tain e d as far Qs know n . T r e e s w e r e blow n dow n in manj'\ places alon g th e river. T h e D u tch e s s turnpike w a s littered in several places, '■with sm a ll branches of trees, w ith an occasional fu ll sized tree Ijdng pros- Wappingers Creek overflowed its banks th r o u g h o u t th e greater part o f its tw e n ty-five m ile course. N o dam a g e w a s reported a t R h in e - beck as th e result of the b ig sto r m w h ich sw e p t th e county yesterday. A lth o u g h th e storm seem e d to p a s s over the wlllage and th e rain w a s late in th e aftern o o n lig h t s w e n t out in th e early evening. T h is w a s ca u s ed b.v being cn the sa m e circuit a s P o u g h k e e p s ie. A lth o u g h it rained in P o u g h k e e p s ie and other tow n s early in the afternoon th e big storm , did n o t hit R h in e b e c k u n t il very late in th e afternoon. M o st a ll th e b a s e b a ll ex hibitions w e r e called off in the cou n ty but .R h in e b e c k .w a s able to p la y a.-
