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•fPR ISTE® i s WUIiii O P TfflS ptTB IJO ” assocmTED fbesb I ke ws-irosi? xcgueate m b beliabiij .! P ort J ervi : ' lA B G E S T BAHI; j jSfEWSPM»ER cm<DTJTiATlOjf IH PO B T JHIE't'ia AWB Ef THiil U P P E R DEBAW ABE vABBEIT. WEDNESDAFS EDITIOH « 214S C ircolatton Books Opeo t* AIL eSPA B IifSH E D 18?a. NUIVIBER 411. PORT JERVIS. N, Y., ihURSDAY, MAY 27, 1920 t h r e e c e n t s a c o p y . PTErCBEN CENTS A W E E K . WOOD CAMPAIGN USED OVER MIILION Proctor Says He Advanced $500,- 000 and Would Hand Out More as it>is Needed. PALMER REVELATIONS CAUSE GREAT SURPRISE His Managers Are Shown to be Counsel of Steel Men Whom U. S. Sues for Tax. Wa^iingon, IMay 27.— Col. William Cooper Proctor, of Ciii- ciimati, head of tlie Bconard Wood Teague and the leonard Wood league Campaign Commlt- Jtec, told die Senate suh-Commlt- tee investigating pre-convention campaign funds yesterday that lie liad xersonally advanced $500,000 Of his own money to the cam paign; had given .$12,000 aside from this, and that fi*om general contributions tlierc had been luis- e.d in addition a sum “ ratlier less” than his personal contri butions. AH this, aggregating about $1,000,- 000. was raised by th e general eam - •paign com m ittee and was^ cxcbi-sivo o£ am o u n ts raised by local organizations in th e States, somd of w h ich had larg e funds of th e ir own, ho explained. Thus, in M ichigan, the. State W o o d or ganization raised $54,S11.72, of which $r,0,000 w a s give.n by Cot- F. M. Algor, w h ile in Ohio an o th e r largo fund was raised and spent lO'Ca.lly. Palmer Revelations. N o t all th e day’s revelations con cerned R e p u b lican candidacies, ho%v- ever. The cam p aign of A ttorney-G e n eral P a lm e r fo r t h e D e m o c ratic nom i n a tio n cam e in fo r h is share of atten tion. I t w a s shown th a t C h arles C. C arlin, o f W ashington, m a n a g e r of th e Palimer cam p aign, is counsel fo r H e r b e r t Du Pi'iy, form e r chairm a n of the b o a r d of directors o f th e C rucible Steel \ C o m ^ n y , whdeh h a s been com pelled to pay $9,000,000 to th e Gov ernm e n t on account of incom e and ex cess profit w ithheld, A proceeding is pending against Du P u y , w h o is charg e d w ith w ithholding $1,500,000 of his personal excess profits taxes, an d M r. Caidin, w h ile rep resen tin g D u P u y in this case. TROLLEY OWNERS CONFER WITH c m OFFICIALS Mayor H o m b eck and Others at Meet ing at Middletown. R e p resentatives of th e City of P o r t Jervis, the C h am b er of C o m m e rce and th e O range C o u n ty Public (Service C o rpoi'ation h e ld a conference on Tuesday n ig h t at th e M itchell Inn, M iddletown, in reg a rd to th e tvollcy situation in this city. >. Those, in attendance wore E. E. M andeville, of P h iladelphia, head of th e O range County P u b lic Service C o rporation; M ayor Geoi'ge H. H o rn- beck, Coij'POi'ation C o u n sel W. Pavshall, A lderm a n -at-D a rge F ran k B. R aym o n d , <s. M. C u d d eback ti’action com p a n y attorney; W. N. Tuseano, president of th e C h am b er of Com m erce; P. C. R u taii, and P r a n k Ly- bolt, also representing th e C h am b er of Commerce, all of P o r t Jervis, and C. C. Corwin, th e pow e r com p a n y ’s m a n a g e r. SEVEN CONFIRMED AT GRACE CHURCH ----------- j ----------- Rt. Rev. A. S. Lloyd, D.D., Deliv- eirs Mo&t Inspiring Sermon to Large Congregation. FARMERSORGANIZE STATE EXCHANGE ------------ -A ---------- Grange League Company Will he Capitalized at $1,000,000— Shares $5, Limit is 400. Syracuse, M ay 27.— Organization of th e NeiP Y o rk p t a t e G range League Exchange Avas com p leted at a m e e t ing of th e bo.ard- o f directors held at the Y a te s H o tel, .Saturday. The new corporation will he capitaliz ed fo r $1,000,000 and a cam p a ign for the sale of stock to the farm e rs of the state Avill be conducted dtu'ing the last week of J u n e .' W. L. Bean, of McGraAA% president Of t h e New Y o rk grain exchange, was m a d e head of the new corporation; R a y m o n d H itchings, of Syracuse, vice president; A r th u r Sm ith of D o R u y ter, treasu rer, and H. E. Babcock, of I t h a ca, m a n a g e r of th e State F a rm B u reau, secretary, A Ctreab Step Forward. \Mr. Lowell believes that the incor poration of this new Company is the greatest step forward that fanners of N gaa - York Or farmers of the A v h o le country, in fact, have made in many The first Avork will be to float $1,- .000,000 w o rth of stock. P a r valuo of i L'lJj. ___ ____ each share is $5, nontvansferable, and m anagang th e political interests of th e ^ lim ited to 400 shares to any one in- A ttorncy-G o n eral, who will ha\m dividual. . .......... ch a r g e of an y .proceedings against Du Puy grow ing out of it. Carlin. C losely Q iustioned. It was also shown that J. Briico Ster ling, of TJniontown. 3?a.. campaign manager for Mr. Palmer, is attorney fo r Dn 3?uv in another case of the same kind. Senators Kenyon (Iowa) an d R e e d (M o.) conducted a deter m ined questioning of Mr. Carlin in o rd e r fo deA’clop all th e facts. Mr. C a rlin declared th a t he Avas retained in th e Du P u y case before he becam e m a n a g e r fo r P a lm e r. I t w a s show n t h a t $59,610 has been contributed to the P a lm e r cam p aign. The largest contribution was by Jo s eph Guffey of P ittsburgh, $10,000. AMASSED 15 >IIIZLiIONS, u n a b l e T o IVIANAGE IT N e w York, M ay 26.— J o h n IV. O’Bannon, Avho boasted yesterday be fo r e a Sheriff’s Ju r y t h a t he had built up his business from a shoestring to corporations in Avhich he has $15,- 000,000 interest, Avas^found incomp< en t to m a n a g e ’hiS OAvn property, w o n d e rful m ind and m em o ry, said the alienists who exam ined him , b u t too diseased to continue w ithout a com m ittee. M r. O’B annon is fifty, a widower, lived in 12 W e st F o rty -fo u r th street until h e w a s com m itted to th e psyco- p a th ic w a rd a t Bellevue H o s p ital for observation fro m th e W e st Side court on A p ril 18. A few days later Justice G a v egan in th e Suprem e C o u rt signed an order com m itting him to th e R iver- crest jSanitarium . AHseioiiairy at Bcerpark Ciiureb. Miss H e n d rin e Ospers, a m issionary to Japan, addressed a large audience a t th e m id-w e e k service of th e D u tch R e form e d -Church, W e d n esday even ing, und e r th e auspices of th e Young W o m a n ’s League. Miss Ospers gave an inform a l and com p rehensive talk on t h e problem s to be m e t by the m is sionary in th e everyday life of the Japanese. A social h o u r followed, ■with refreshm e n ts by. m em b e rs of the League. All earnings Avill bo return ed 'to the company to reduce costs. I^argest Print Paper Machine. G r a n d Rapids, M ay 2-7.— T h e largest p r i n t paper m a c h ine in th e AV'orld is being plaeed'rn a-paper m ili'here. This m a m m o th m achine- w ilt tm ’-n out- p a p e r a t a speed di' 1,200 feet a m inute, w h ich Is a t a ra te of several 'hundred fe e t m o re th a n th e largest m achine now ih existence. . > Cerem o n ies of a beautiful and im pressive ch a racter m a rked th e s ervices a t Gi’ace C h u rch W e d n esday oA'ondng, a t Avhich th e sacred rite of confli’m a - tion Avas a d m inistered by th e R t. Rev. A r th u r S. Lloyd, D.D., acting fo r 'the Bishop of N&AV York, to six children and one adult. T h e opening devoifiona! exercises w e re in charge of the rector, th e Rev. C h a rles H. Kucs, who assisted Bishoip Lloyd in th e confirm ation sorvlces w h ich folloAVCd. Those who wore roccivod into tiliio m em b ership of t h e chtu-ch Avero Mr.s. A. H. 'Naylor, E lla Kosencranso, Lila Jones, E d n a Lipp, Olive Edw a rds, Edl- {win Laidloy and T racy Turner. Bishop Lloyd’s mo.st interesting ad dress Avas a clear an d com p rehensive statem e n t o f 'the m'eaning of t h e s e c red ■ilito an d cerem o n y of confirm ation showing t h a t i.t is som ething m o re t h a n beautifxil form ; th a t it is. in fact, th e m ost m o m entous thing in tlm life m o rtal, and th a t from it, we aro m e a n t to understand th a t God, our F a ther, h a s -given to us the sam e spirit th a t h o himsielf Avorks through to do h is w o rk. The troanendous-sig nificance Of th is sacred rite v/as m u ch em p h asized. Bisli'o'p Lloyd fu r th e r said th a t the spirit of God enables us- to do our p a r t in our F a t h e r ’s household and th a t is w h a t confirm ation moans. B e ing a C h ristian and being good am not th o sam e thing; i t is not altogeth er a question of goodness. In conchiding; his rem a rks he s p o k e of poopliG’sap a d h y I’D regard to religion,, ■when th e ir lives should be an ex am p le to p u t in practice the theories known to be truG,»trying in God's way to accom p lish th in g s and keeping the sp irit of God in us, living our live< th e -spirit of tho text, Colossians, Srd chapter, 1st verse: “ I f then ye ri.scn- w ith C h rist, seek those things' w h ich are above.” A well rendered anthem was given the choir Avith a solo by th e Rev. Mr. Kuos and th e obligato by Mis.s F lorence H a n n a h , and th e benediction Avas p ronounced by Bishop Lloyd. A.n .informal reception was after- Avard hold a t tho R e c tory bj'' the Rev. and Mrs. TCues, to Avhich th e congre gation was invited to m e e t tlio bishop nncl new members. NITRATE OF SODA FOR FARMS MAY NOW BE PURCHASED GrOA’^enament to Fiim lsh Material for ' $88.90 a Sliovt Ton. Albany, May 2 5 .- - F a rm e r s in New Y o rk S tate m ay secure a sh a r e in the G o v e rnm ent distribution of arm y sur- plus of n itrate of soda from Mt. Union, P a ., Dr. Eugene H. P o rter, S tate Goim'missioner of Poods and M a rkets advised the F a rm ' B u reaus and other organizations interested. The G o v e rnm ent h a s agreed upon price of $88.90 a sh o r t to n F. O. B. at shipping point. The m a terial is used by the arm y fo r explosives an d ds in dem a n d by farm e r s fo r fertilizer. H e retofore th e W a r D e p a rtm e n t has refused to release nitrate of soda from any points fu r th e r n o rth 'than Nitro, W. Va., an d Hopewen. Va. All purchases m u s t be for not less th a n one ton nor moi'e than 100 tons. The distribitting; agents selected -by the GoA'ernment are th ree New Y o rk City firm s : H. J. B a k e r & Bro., 81 P u l ton stree t ; W . R, G race & Co., H a n - oAmr Square, and Wessel Duval, 28 B road street. OUB h o m e TOW ll KWI7n 1— Wbeji Is the oli cotning for the city sfcreols ? ^ 2— W liy Avas not tlie trolley confer- /ence Sield in Port J e r iis Instead of .Middletown ? 2— ^WIU Port Jervis 'iK g li School track team win at- Go.slien on Monday, ns it did '^i.e last three yeai‘.s ? /.-“-Ilow minn.v li-sli fKd $6'Iioolniaster.s‘ Hiitt. Yale and Mhrslh catch W ed nesday evenhift' ? , ) r,—WhoiA w ill th e Barr.^tt Bridge 1w* (i— vVhcu Avill the Eric m en get all tlielr riglits back ? 7— Who Is going to rcai^v^e the H ud son .sti'cet school dejtri.s ? 8— Js it i>e.ally injnrlou.slto Inibll)e tTie du.st that come.s djft E a st Main strceil when autos “|^y^’ hy ? 9— ^ITow' m u eli Avonld You give to- \vai*ds an aviation field rental ? 10— ^What iS/ the he.st k i ^ of nest for egg plants ? ,» ' EAnsivers requested fdi* publication. The Editor,] FINAL DRIVEIOR C. 0. P. DElfGATES Wood is Leading, but ^eeds^ Many More— Vermont Chooses 8, Who Are Uninsti^cted. (By As.socl.'iled Ptfia.^s.) Chicago, May 27.-r-Gaiididatc.s for the Presidential nomination hegau their fiiml drive today t o capture the 49.2 votes that s iicll victory In tlie NaHonal CoiiTontlon. The last of the delegates who will sit in the conveiiitlou Ayca*e selected yesterday, whe-n the Vcirinjoht llepub- licans chose oiglvt, wnlnsferucted. W ood will enter the convent ion wifcli more Instructed A'Otes than any otlier candidate, 15S, but les.s than one-third of the votes n ecessary to w in tlie nom ination. Miners Reject (ffer of Coal Operators, Disobeying Leaders (By Associated Press.) AVllkesbarre, May 27.— ^The pro posed w a g e agreement submitted by Sccretaiy of Labor W ilson, containing the maximum offer of t.he a.nthracite coal operators, was Amanimotisly re jected hy the tri-distvict convention of liara coal iniw.ei'S. The inteiwational Officers .rccoiuiiieiided its acceptance. BUTLER HAD $10,550 FOR CAMRAIGN; HARDING, $113,109 (By As.sociatecl Press.) W a shington, M ay 27— Dr. Nicholas M 'urray B u tler’s candidacy fo r the Republican P residential nom ination Avas financed to the extent of $4(),- 550, Judge Jo h n R. DaA’ics, of .N cav York, (testified before th e Senate In quiry Comm ittee. Ho says th e entire, fund was spent I genei’al publicity. $113,109 was raised for Senator H a rding’s ca'mpaign, H a rry M. DauglitGry, th o S e n a tor’s representa tive, says. SEVERAL SECTIONS OP L E n S R ACT UNCONSTITUTION.VL (B y A ssociated P r e s s .) Indianapolis, M ay 26.— ^Three sec tions of th e Lever Act were held ■constitutional by F e d e ral Judge derson. H e quashed tAvelA'e of the 18 in dictm e n ts against the coal m iners and operators on th e m o tion o f C h arles E. Hughes. Section nine of the law Avas held valid, the court refusing to quash five counts of the indictm ent. p a l j i e r a n s w e r s q u e s t i o n s FO R n a t i o n a l f a r m BOARD (B y A ssociated P r e s s .) W ashington, M ay 27— Opposition to G o v e rnm ent OAvnership of railroads, endorsem e n t of th e F e d e ral Control of the m a n u facture and distribution necessaiw com m o d ities, and elim ina tion of excess profits taxes in favor of h ig h e r taxes oti incom es from invest m ent, characterized A ttorney G e n e r al P a lm e r’s reply to th e questionnaire subm itted to th e presidential candi dates by th e N a tional B o ard of F a rm Organizations. EXPLOSION AT ARMORY; HARTFORD SUSPECTS REDS State GuarU Hastily IHobilizetl—'In-for- m a liou I s Refused. H a rtford, Conn., May 27.— An ex plosion occurred at the Connecticut State A rm o ry s h o rtly before 10 o’clock last night. Troops of th e C o n n ecticut State G u a rd were hastily m obilized and, to gether w ith tho police, Avere posted about the building. The first reports Avere th a t th e explosion had occurred in th e collar and th a t the arm o ry kitchen had been seriously dam aged. Officers of th e State G u a rd refused any inform a tion regarding th e oxplo- ->slon pending an investigation, AAffilch Avas begun im m e d iately. I t is not knoAvn Avhether t h e r e is any connec tion Avith the explosion and the th reat m ade on M ay Day to destroy the ai'moi'y and the ‘State Capitol. On t h a t occasion the State Troops’ w e re called out and guards were posted, b u t n o th ing happened. The arm o ry is only a short distance from th e Capitol, b u t th e grounds are separated by a sm all stream . ARMENIANS TO MEET RED OFFICIALS IN MOSCOW (B y A s s o c iated P r e s s .) Paris, M ay 27— The. A rm e n ia n s have accepted an invitation from the R u ssian Bolsheviki to send delegates to M oscoav , according tO' infoi-mation receivej by th e F ren c h F o reign Office. A Tiflis despatch ■says the Georg ians have already reached an agree ment Avith M oscoav to u n d e r tak e to preA'ent Georgian territory being us ed as a base for attacks against the Bolsheviki. _ ______ Borislov Captured by Reds, (B y A s s o c iated P r e s s .) London, 'May 27— T h e tOAvn of Borislov, on the Beresina Elver, a t its junction Avith th e ,M.insk-Smolensk railway Upe, Avas c a p tured by th e Bol sheviki in their drive against the Poles, a Moscow Soviet official state m e n t says. Potatoes from Denmai’k. DRYS RENEW FIGHT ON LIOUOR ISSUE • -------- +— Valatie Pastors Start Campaign by Refusing to Speak With Col. Gillette on Monday. Albany, M ay 27.—W ith the Gov- ornor’.s s ignature on th e now beer law b u t a feAv hours old, th e dry forces of the Btato have declared Avar on m em b ers of the Legislature Avho voted to pass th e bill. It is now apparent th a t the liquor issue is to ho fo u g h t a.ll OA’or again in this State next antum n . The drys haAm. opened the fight by announcing their opposition to Coij, Ransom IT. Gillet, R,epublican Assem blym an from ■ C o lum b ia County who spon.sored the beer bill in tho loAver house. The plan of the cam p aign Avas r e vealed Avith Ihe announcem e n t of th e Rev. G e o rg e ' P a lm e r, pastor of th e M ethodist Church, and th e Rev. N ich- ola.s P a ris, of ,St. L u k e ’s L u theran Church, both of Valatie, th a t they Avould not speak fronx the sam e p lat form AVith tho Colonel on M emorial LEGION MEN AND GUESTS AT BEACH TUESDAY NIGHT Members of Jam es C. Rilz Ro.st. to RaA-e M eeting an d Dance. A short business m e e ting of Jam e s C. Bilz Post, of th e A m erican Legion, AVill be held at the. Pavilion, 'Mc- C a thie’s .Beach, a t 8 p. m.. Tuesday, Ju n e l.st. FolloAvlng- the business, Hamilton Fish, Jr., D istrict C h airm an, Avill speak on Adjusted Compensation and other m a tters affecting onr district. Dancing AAuth mtisic by Cumiiffo’s .Tazz Band and refreshm e n ts Avill then bo enjoyed by all. EA'ery m a n can bring one lady guest.- The Dolly M adison C h a p ter and D a u g h ters of the Revolution Avill be tho Legion’s guests. Dr- L. Hi'-M cAllister iia president of th e Post. Town of Deevpai’fc to G e t a .‘tf^-T o n T ruck f o r H ighw a y W o rk. Charles H. Smith, of M'iddletOAvn, County Sperintendent of HighAvays, ■paid’a visit to Port Jervis today. Mr. Sm ith 'inspected this m o rning th e bridge -over the NcA'ersinlc Eiver be tween Gocleffroy and Cudclebacltville ■preparatory to Xene-iving- ’ the flooring Of tlie 'bridge. Mr. Smith advised The Union th a t on Monday he tvas -in Albany and brought back to Orange county four 3% Kelly-Springifield army truclcs, Which had been allot- ed to .the county by t h e 'State. These tru c k s Will be usqd exclusively in road work. Tho tow n of D o e rpark will be allotcd one of them . FATHER OF JAMES H. MORAN SETTLES WITH MRIE R. R. RaUroaJ Also Pays for tlife Injuries to Michael Moran. Jr. M iddletown, Ma.y 27.— ^Through A t torney Ivan A. G a rdner a settlem e n t has been m a d e w ith the E rie R a ilroad fo r th e death of .Ta.mo.s IT. M oran, of Goshen, AVho was instantly Idled, and tho severe injuries su.stained by his brother, M ichael M oran, Jr., also of Goshen, a.t Cam p b ell Il.atl Junction, .several moiitb.s ago. 'The hrotheiAS were firem an and en gineer, re.spectivcly, and th e de.ath of the form e r and th e injiiries of the latter Avere caused by tboir train col liding w ith a m o v ing freig h t train on tho O n tario & W e s tern R'ailroad. M r. G a rdner represented th e father of th e young m an, M iehaei M oran, jSr., who Avas appointed adm inistrator. ERIE TO eUlLD UP FARMS ALONG LINE ---------- ^ ---------- Chief Agricukural Agent of the Railroad Opens Office at Jamestown- OPEN SHOP EIGHT BY N.Y. MERCHANTS Union Leader Brady Says the New Organization Plans to Start Guerilla Warfare. DUBLIN STRIKERS REFUSE TO HANDLE MUNITIONS (B y A s s o c iated Pre.ss.) London, May 27— T h o refusal Dublin railw a y m ed and dockers, handle m u n itions for th e English troops in Ireland continues absolute. The only concession th e Avorkers allow is food supplies to be conveyed to the troops. MUSTAPHA KEMAL PASHA OPPOSES TURKISH TREATY (B y A s s o c iated P r e s s .) Angora, Asia M inor, May 17—^Un alterab le opposition to the T reaty of Peace of the Allies subm itted to T u r key Avas expressed by M u stapha Kem a l Pasha, lehder of the Turkish N a tionalist forces. The .Tamestown Evening Journal had th e following interesting .story ro- garcling th e E rie R a ilroad’s no-vv en terprise to develop th e farm ing te r ritory along its lines ,Tame.stown has been chosen by the' B rie R a ilroad com p any as th e location of a new enterprise. L u ther D. Ful lei’, chief agricultural agent for tin com p any, has opened an ofhee a t ' 2 W est Second street. This office will be th e headqu.a.rters for a hev;- m o v e m e n t A v h ich the E rie has instituted to 'Glopment of the farm ing ______ ^ ___ IS its lines. The m ove m e n t has been started by th e traffic departm e n t of w h ich T. C. PoAvell,. v i c e president, is the head. It is a branch of the cTevelopiiient service, AVhi.eh also includes the industrial (ranch in charge of A. L. M oorehead, if N gaac York. (Cleveland in charge of Agri A g e n t,W . P, Brodie, form e r county agricultural .agent . a t th a t pl%pe. a“ ’ the other a t W averly, iN. Y., in' char of A.gricultural Agent H. B. Roge form e rly county agricultural agent .Tamestown. L. D. F u ller coi from iSpartanbi ?nt ___________ the south. He aa form e rly in the agricultural service N cav Signboards at City Entrances. Em p loyes of th e street departm e n t have placed large sign boards, 36x36 ■Inches,’ a t all of th e entrances to the city notifying autom o b ilists of the speed lim it— 15 m iles an hour— and to'obey th e traffic laAvs. ;58 Clianffenrs Take E.xaniinatlons. (State Autom o b ile Exam iners J. J. C u rran and E. G. Hallenbeck, from N cav York, Avere in th e city today at the City H a ll and exam ined 38 can didates fo r chauffeurs’ licenses. recruiting station OPENED AT POST OFFICE P rivates Cornelius Coburn and R o y B) Cullis, of th e F if th U. S. Engineers stationed a t Camp. H u m p h reys, Vir- giini.a, have opened an ai'm y recru it ing offee at the P o s t Office. T h e I’ecruiting officers are seeking enlist m ents of w h ite m en fo r all branches Of th e m ilitary service. New Y o rk State m en Avho enlist h a v e th e choice Of assignm ents to th e Infantry G o v e rnor’s Island, F o r t N iagara, P lattsb u r g h B a rr a c k s and M adison B a rracks ; 'the caA'alry a t (Fort Clark, Texas ; th e .field artillery a t Camp Travis, Texas ; an d th e coast artillery a t Camp Eustis, Virginia. RUNAWAY BOYS ABE FOUND BY SCRANTON POLICE H a rvey Gross and Leroy -Scales, 14 yeai’S of age, disappeared from their hom es in this city on Sunday, May 23. An investigation Avas m a d e by Chief of Police M oorehead, Avith the resu lt th a t, on W ednesday, he roceiv. cd Avord from Chief of Police Day, of Scranton, th a t the boys h a d been found in t h a t city. R elatives Avent to Scranton and brought th e youthful travelers back today. MARKEIS. N gav York, M ay 27.— A shipload of nearly 50,000 sacks of potatoes ar- (By ARSocin.ted Press.) rived in N bav York from D e n m a rk.last W all Street, May 27, Noon—^De- week, Avhich appears to be h a v in g a m a n d 'turned tho m a rk e t’s course up- m a rked effect upon the potato m a rket. I'ward. DLAZ REBELS COMBINE \W 1 T II CARRANZA’S TYIEN (B y A ssociated P r e s s .) Vera Cruz, May 27.— ^Tlie rebel forces comTOandeJ by Felix Diaz, av J io arc operating along the coast of the state of Vera Crnz, near Naiitla, comhining Avith other rel>els and the troops rexnainlng loyal to the Carranza government, according to adAdees re ceived here. Thei’e is no official con firmation of the report. Free W oman W ho Shot Husband. Paterson, M ay 27. — Mrs. E d n a Men- sing, 17, AVho shot and killed her husband while trying to Avaken him with the “click” of a rcA’olver, yeste.r- day, was freed. __ _ _ lorn railroad, and has had m u ch experience in cgi-icultural ____ a de- m rk such as the 'Erie is The purpose of this new service is a y s ’?? ing all lines of work which Will huilcl 'and permanent agri lecture trains AVill be sent out ill cooperation with tlie vari ous state agricultural colleges along th e line,, in order to bring before the people the host m ethods, m o st up to ' - ' -------- -iiachinery, etc. On these slated to receive attention, lands in southern N cav Y o w e stern Pennsylvania and : luring western men to locate here will help in building up this territory. Informa tion will be sent out in regard to fai lands in this section, and given to men Avho ■ation AA’ith th e county ^ilong the section, and assistance 1 Avho desire to locate prominent feature of the Avork Avill be ■ __ farm bureus developed nearly ever)'- county are effective 1( cal agencies in agricultural develoi ent AA'^ork. Problems connected with the trans portation and marketing of farm pro ducts Avill be taken up, and farmers along the Erie lines may apply to the along th e Erie lini . , _ Ticultural agents for assistance and formation. The A^arious centers 6f production along the lines, and the chief market centersiters willill bee studied.( w b s ith the A’iew of promoting the mon )en distribution Of farm products. TRAIN STONING GASE BEFORE GRAND JURY TODAY T h e ease of the people aginst Lloyd M. B u rke, Adolph Gallend?)rn, F red Meckle, David Slater, J. S. K e e ler and -A. P. A p p legate, AVho are under $1,5,()0 bail each for th e action of the Grand Jury, cam e up at NeAA^'burgh today. Many .witnesses gave testimony and it Avas learned'that more information has been secured concerning the ston ing of Engineer Mackin on the morn ing of April 13, Avith which the six Port Jervis men, former Erie em- ploye.s, are charged. FareAvcll Reception foe Miss Helen A fare-well reception was given on W e d n esday evening by a num b er friends to Miss Helen Dury, a nurse a t th e D e e rpark Sanitarium , who ex pects to leave som etim e next Aveek for Davenport, Iowa, Avhere slie will spend th e sum m e r w ith h e r sister, Mrs. A. J. HathaAvay. Mrs. Viola Bunn, of M ilford, was an, out of town KEEP MERCHANDISE MOVING, IS PLAN OF MANY INDUSTRIES Transportation of Goods Must Not be Interfered WiHi, Busi ness Men Declare. New York, M ay 27.— ^The Citizens’ Tran.sportation Com m ittee announced yesterday th a t its $500,000 tru c k in g fund is already assured and t h a t i t will draw up today a “declaration of p rin ciple” to w h ich every trgdo union in this city will be asked to subscribe. This is regarded as -the first m o v e in the fight to niake New Y o rk an open The declaration Avill insist on th e uninterrupted transportation of m e r chandise. union or non-union, Avith- out di-scrimination against employens of non-union labor. I t AVill b e m o d elled after the ultim a tum ' w h ich th e '^an Francisco La\v and O rder C o m m ittee issued in 1916 when -strikes' w e re\ threatening th e com m erce of th a t Business Backs Plan, o Yesterday’s mail brought a flood of qhecks and pledges for th e trucking fund. The success of th e luncheon meeting in the Hotel Astor Tuesday has convinced the Merchants’ Associa tion that it has the solid hacking of . the city's entire business resources. T. V. O’Connor, president of th e In ternational Longshorem e n ’^ Associa tion has asked th e T ransportation Com m ittee to act as m e d iator in th e coastwise strike. ‘There is nothing to arbitrate or m ediate,” H. H. Raym'ond, of th e Clyde and Mallory lines, said. “T h a t h&s been dpne already by th e N a tional ■ AajustmentA2ommissi&n„,0,H5-®r9spjq?i( is unchanged.” ■Peter J. Brady, head of th e Allied P rin tin g Trades, explained ho-W h e and five other union chiefs happened to be at th e A stor m eeting. ju s t sent a boy over to th e M er chants’ Association w ith $20,” Mr. B rady said, “and he cam e b a c k w ith , six tickets. It is m y belief th a t th e m eeting was rigged fo r t h e purpose of _ pulling th e chestnuts out of th e fira for the railro a d and steam ship com panies. “I believe it is the cold blooded and deliberate intention of th e M e rchants’ Association to start open shop -warfare in Now York and bring into this town gunmen an guerillas. I f it comes to a fight the unions will stick together.” SHOE FACTORIES ON PART TIME, MANY WORKMEN IDLE Cancelling of Orders aiMl Umstahle Market Conditions Are the % ' Cause. H a v e rhill, Mass,, M ay 27.—^-The 'shoe industry here has been reduced to one-third norm al activity. Among the causes given by m a n u f a c t u r e s are unstable m a rketing conditions largely due to canceling of orders, delays by buyers in placing orlex's, liquidating of s tocks by m e rchants and changing of style dem ands. H u n d reds of shoe w o rkers are- idle and thousands are working only p a r t time. T h e re is virtually no activity- in turn-shoe factories, w h ile w e lt and MOKay factories are operating w ith varied success. ’ Some shoe m en say they are easing up on th e ir loans and lining up th e ir . business for the fall, arguing th a t r e tailers and m e rchants are u n d e r stocked. M any goods retu r n e d ' re-i . cently on cancellation of. orders have been i-eshipped into pew m a rkets. COLORED SERVANTS’ UNION IN ROSELLE ASKS M A DAY iRoselle, M ay 26.—-As a sequel to th e .recent conference of twin borough housewives, a t w h ich it Avas decided th a t $3 a day for eight hours, w ith th ir ty m inutes fo r lunch,’ AA’as adequate dom estic ser vice pay, colored charw o m en of th e boroughs have organized a union and . will dem a n d $4 a day and carfare. Ml’S. B e n jam in F . Brown has been elected president of th e union, Mrs. F r a n k L. Jackson is secretary and Mrs. M o rris Sm ith is treasurer^ . Brewers on Strike for $6 to $10. (By Associated Press ) N e w a rk, M ay 26 — -Apprcocimately 1200 brew e ry w o rkers here, in Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth and H a r r i son are on s trik e b^ajuee th e ■Ne'W J e r sey BreAvers’ Association rejects th e ^ dem a n d s fo r w a g e .increases ranjging from -$.6 to $10, ..