Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 107, 17 March 1915 — Page 12
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, MAR. 17, 1915
BRITISH EDICT HITS TRADE OF
U. SEVERELY, Blockade Against Germany; and All Neutrals Means! Loss of $100,000 Daily in! Customs Duties. SHIPPERS ALARMED Washington Outlines Firm Policy in Protest to Eng-j land on Act Driving Shipping From Sea. WASHINGTON, March 17. The policy to be adopted by the United States v gainst Great Britain's order to starve itit Germany and which virtually drives neutrals off the sea, today was in the making. President Wilson and his advisers took up for close study the official text of the decree. That a firm protest to Kngland against the edict soon would be made was accepted as settled by persons close to the administration. It was estimated by customs experts that England's war on German commerce.' in addition to being without precedent in law or history, would cause a loss to tbe United States of approximately $100,000 a day in customs duties, and this government could not be expected to submit quietly to this loss, it was suggested. Administration officials continued to make no effort to conceal their displeasure over the order and keen disappointment was evident because the lndon authorities declined to accept the American suggestion not to intertcrc with neutral commerce. While hig!) officials remained silent as to the probable action this government would take, there was a strong impression in Washington that one gcueral protest would be made. JURY WEIGHS CASE OF ROBERT SCHOOLS That the same policeman could pass ! a Fort Wayne avenue colored pool room every night for six months and ! fail to know of a partitioned gambling dent protected from gaze by a thin muslin curtain, is too preposterous to believe, was the statement Henry V. hnson shouted at Prosecutor Roller; in circuit court, while making the. first arguments in the Schools assault ' and battery case today. I .Tohnson declared that George Rob-' inson did not. think there was any , malice in the arguments which result-; ed in the card game on the day of the , shooting and said Robert Schools, the ; defendant, bad no intention of killing or injuring Robinson when he shot. Tbe case went to the jury at 2Aij o'clock this afternoon. i Social News Officers as follows were elected Tuesday afternoon when the Fourth division of the Ladies' and Pastor's nnion of Grace M. K. church meet at the home of Mrs. Charles Kinnert, COT Pearl street: President. Mrs. A. Sclmh: vice president. Mrs. T. (.'. Hubbard: secretary, Mrs. (3. Hamilton : treasurer, Mrs. Alden Mote. After the business session a social hour followed The Home Economics club of District No. 6 met ; Tuesday afternoon nith Mrs. Abijah Pyle at her home north of the city. Miss Steademan played a piano solo and Mrs. Edward Norris read a splendid paper on "Scientific Housecleanlng." Seventeen members and three guests were present. The guests were Mrs. John Turner. Mrs. Fred Bullerdick and Mrs. Rrockman. After the program refreshments wee served. The next meeting will be held March 29 at the home of Mrs." Omar Young. Mrs. Henry Goldfinger is In Ne a York attending the markets A dance will be given this evening at the Fairview clubhouse for members and friends. There was a large attendance at the meeting of the Spring Grove Si-wing Circle held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. l.eander Woodurd in Spring Grove. The hours were spent at needlework A collation was served. In a fortnight Mrs. Charles Sued iker will entertain the club at her home in Spring Grove. SEEKS INJUNCTION Evansville Gas Co. to Restrain Utility Commission. INDIANAPOLIS. March 17.--Evansville Gas company today tinned the federal court for an in lion to restrain the. Indiana p -ervlee commission from enforcin rder that the price of gas be red o Sr cents. The company alleges the commission's order is unjust -The pet i 1 1 1 -ulilie a 'ts need thai ami 1 U'l-,inr-sonabIe and seeks protect ioi Jcv its constitutional rights. City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. BAKER Joseph Edward Baker, soi: -f Mr. and Mrs. Warren Baker, died 'ast night at the home of his parents, iOA North Seventh street, at the age 3f five months. Mr. and Mrs. Kdwai.l L'ook are grandparents. Services will re held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock rem Sr. Andrew's church. Burial wiil !e in St. Andrew's cemetery. Friend.-; r,- c)! -t rknv i ime.
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How a Pretty Girl Won Her Fight for
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"Well!" He started to reach into hia wallet to give her- some money for lunch. She sat tongue-tied, still looking at the floor. He thought a moment, and put the wallet back into his voc.ei. "H'ro. You must eat," argued Jer- j rold R. audibly "that's certain. Let me see Ah! Whv not come with me? i i m reaay to go now. j Gertrude started. Was there was there something in what Wiggins said after all. The thought swept into her brain so rapidly that it overwhelmed her. "No no, I shouldn't," ehe half whispered. "And why not? We'll go to a nice, quiet little place." Jerrold R.'s voice was all amazement. "Oh, no. please!" She stared at him, her eyes wide. "Or would you prefer a big cafe with music? That's where we'll go!" Hs spoke pleasantly, patronizingly, with the coaxing air of a nice old gentleman talking to a grandchild. "No, no," Gertrude insisted. Jerrold R. coughed. "No, I think the quiet place would be better," he agreed, and went on talking just as though it were understood without any further conversation that she was going. "I want you to tell me more of your mother and your little brothers and we'll have a chance to talk of personal things so many things that one can't discuss in an office where one is always busy and people come in to interrupt all the time." "No I'm afraid it wouldn't be right." She was torn between Miss ; Wiggins' advice and the fear of offend-; ing her employer, and gazed at him pitifully, clasping and unclasping her ; hands in the agony of her indecision. 1 "In broad daylight?" He smiled good naturedly, reassuringly. "You mustn't be afraid of me!" he added. Jocularly. "Surely, if it were not right, I would not ask you! Let mo be the judge of that. You don't want me to be cross with you the very first day?" He stepped quite close to her, ftxing his gaze steadily on hers. Scott was a masterful man, for all his faults. Men had often done his bidding when he intimated that he might be angry If they did not. "You don't want me to be cross with you do you?" he repeated quite pleasantly. "No," agreed Gertrude, surrendering. No intonation of his voice showed that he was surprised, delighted or even aware of the fact that he had , won a victory over her reluctance. "Very well,, then, get your hat," he said In a matter-of-fact tone. As she went to the hat-rack behind her desk he added: "Oh, by the way. 1 want to talk to Crane a moment. You just run along . to the let me see the drug store on the next corner south you know? : good! I'll be there in a few mo- j ments." j Gertrude dutifully put on her hat and started for the door to the outer office. "No, not that way," he corrected, " this way." He led her to the private : door from his office leading directly ; out on to the hallway. As the door j closed after her, he went to the mirror ! in a corner of the office, and brushed his hair, affixed a boutonniere in his lapel, and smiled broadly to himself, humming a tune. As he was busily occupied in putting his hat on straight, ' Miss Wiggins entered suddenly. j "The reports " she began. 1 "Put them on the desk," ordered Scott shortly. "But I want to see you about them!" "Not now; I'm going out to lunch." Without any more ado, he went out through the private door, shutting it after him masterfully, not slamming it. Misa Wiggins gazed at the hat-rack, noting that Gertrude's hat had disappeared. Then she saw the girl's purse lying on one side of the desk, picked it up and looked into it. Within lay a solitary nickel. She looked up and towards the door through which Jerrold R. had just followed Gertrude. "Lunch!" commented Miss WigginB to herself with a rueful smile. IT. In a month a lot of things can happen especially in New York. Jerrold R. took his pretty little secretary out to luncheon quite often; but that, it must be confessed, was the extent of his depravity in that regard. He was her protector, her employer, her benefactor. It was natural for him to take an Interest in such a little girl, and one trying so hard to help her mother and her two little brothers in all of whom he took a great personal interest! And Jack well, Jack was described by his stepfather himself as the one college boy a big drawing account hadn't ruined, and Jack was in the office a lot. There was something new in his heart, and that new thing was beautiful. One sunny afternoon in July, Jerrold R. suddenly entered his office through the private door trom the hall. Gertrude wa Just about to come in after him, when Miss Wiggins abruptly entered from the outer office. Jerrold R. reluctantly, but firmly and quickly closed the door behind him in his little secretary's face, and locked it. "I've finished all the back work," announced Miss Wiggins, looking Jerrold R. calmly in the eye. "What do you Want TTlf to tr Tri-'?"
The Play That Startled a Nation
Honor Against Tremendous Odds "Keep right on the salary roil," isiua Scott in a matter-of-fact voice. "Crane will supply you with work." "You mean the work will be permanent?" ..Yes And by tbe way Mlss scott poiated towards the outer office. "Do vour businpRfl -ith rranein there! This is my private office. I have other provislon for my personal correspondence Mlsa Wiggins 6miled gently. Mr. Scott's tone was so businesslike! "Don't please," she implored. "I ' have seen some of it. I suffer from a : sense of humor, and sometimes I laugh ; right out in the most important . places." "Don't think I understand you," murmured Jerrold R. with frosty digi nity. i Miss Wiggins, made a gesture. "Don't worry. I won't walk in on you without knocking. Let's save a ' lot of waste explaining. You have a : private a very private secretary. 1 do the work." Jerrold R. sat down at his desk. "Aren't you satisfied? What do you j want, a title?" "I have one stenographer extraori dinary to Crane." ' Jerrold R. was forced to laugh. The real villains and the real good people : get along together the best of all in this world they amuse each other so. "You picked it yourself," he smiled. ' "Everybody in this world picks his or j her own title and his or her own staI tion. You don't have to be a stenogra- ; pher. You could be a correspondent, : an amanuensis, or a secretary; they : are all the same but all very different from being a stenographer." "Utterly different," agreed Miss Wigi gins pleasantly. "Several kind-hearted , gentlemen have tried to elevate me; but I'm still a stenographer." "No accounting for tastes," said Jerrold R. philosophically, leaning back in his chair, and putting the tips of ! his fingers together. Somehow he was always tempted to keep up a conversation with Miss Wiggins when she started one, and always succumbed to the temptation. "There are still many people," he continued in a pleasantly didactic tone, "primitive enough to think that the best way to get things is to work for them. Why, I knew a girl once but say, young woman, I'm a busy man!" He whirled about and started after tbe papers on his desk with determination. Miss Wiggins turned toward the door leading to the hall "That door," he commanded, pointing to the other one the one leading into the outer office, " always!" "Oh, I forgot, I'm not in the private department," observed Miss Wiggins. Scott whirled around to her in hia chair again. "See here! I've fired girls for being : less fresh than you've been!" I "And you're afraid to fire me be- : cause you think I thifik I know too much," she continued for him, calmly. "But don't let that worry you. Fire me and you're just as safe as though I were still in your employ. Why don't ; you fire me, Mr. Scott?" Scott literally rose to the occasion by rising to his feet. "You're so damned Insolent, I like
you!" he confessed. "Now please get out of here and stop thinking." "If you won't let a woman talk, for heaven's sake let her think!" she answered, as she went into the other : office. 1 When 6he had closed the door behind her, Jerrold R. went to the other . one and let Gertrude in. She went to the hat rack and hung up her hat, ter lace crimson, her back turned towards him. Half an hour later Jack entered the office suddenly to find Gertrude at her desk in tears, and Jerrold R. standing In the middle of the office beside her, tearing his hair and cursing, a crumpled letter in his hand. Whereupon Jerrold R. rushed into the outer office, swearing and talking about a Parisian representative who had been giving trouble. Jack thought that his stepfather had been scolding her. He begged her to tell him the trouble. Then the secret leaked out; he wanted to know because he loved her. The words were no more than out of his mouth, than she fled around the desk, and glared at : him. "You too!" she gasped. "And I thought you so square! I thought you were too young and too clean!" He stared at her in turn, stunned. "Too young and too say, what aro you talking about?" he cried. "You know what I'm talking about. I liked you and thought you square; but you're like all the rest!" Her voice trembled pitifully. She took her hat from the hat-rack, and started for the door. "'All the rest?' Has anybody else? Say, where are you going?" He snatched her hat from her hand and held it behind his back. "No hat till you explain," he said. Gertrude stared at him, the tears coming to her eyes again. She plucked up her courage then, and suddenly burst out: "I've been here four weeks. I've been insulted continually. I placed all my faith in you and then you act just like the others I suppose you'll ask me to lunch next." "I don't want to ask you to lunch," said Jack decisively. "I want to marry you!" t J
"You want to marry me!" She whispered the words. "Sure!" confirmed Jack, eagerly. She went to him and looked Into his eyes. "You really want to marry me?" "Why; girlie," said Jack tenderly, taking her arm, "I want you to be my wife. Don't you understand?" "Your wife?" she repeated. "I think an awful lot of you," whispered Jack softly. "I like you, too," she murmured, turning her head away. "We'll go and tell the governor!" he cried enthusiastically, and started towards the other office. She ran after him and caught hi3 arm. "No please no! No! Not him! Please don't tell him!" "Why not?" he asked. "It's tho happiest day of my life. I think he'll be delighted." "Not now please!" she entreated. They were interrupted by tbe entrance of Stuart, Scott's lawyer. Jack took his leave. Stuart questioned Gertrude, and finally made her a "proposition" on his own account. To his amazement, she flouted him. Gertrude was learning. He was about to ask her point blar.k if Mr. Scott had "secured any equity" in her, when that gentleman appeared and interrupted. Stuart had called to get the money for the settlement with the girl concerning whom he had called the day Gertrude was employed. Gertrude was sent out of the room, and Miss Wiggins was'brought in to write oot a receipt on Gertrude's typewriter. When she had finished, Stuart thanked her. She rose from the desk and remarked brightly: "You're welcome. It's a pleasure to write a letter in his private office." She looked at Jerrold R. "I enjoyed it very much, I assure you." She laughed and went out. "That's one on you, Scott," laughed Stuart. The two men went out together. Gertrude came back into the office, and was not there a half minute when Jack came in. "I have something awfully important to say to you." he whispered. "What is it?" she asked, smiling. "I love you more and more every minute!" he announced dramatically. "Look out!" cautioned Gertrude, pointing towards the door. "I don't care. He has to know pretty soon, now, and I'm ready to explode any minute." She went up to him and put her hand on his shoulder, and looked at him. "If you'll give me just one little kiss," he whispered, "I think I can hold out till the day's over. Gee, it's nearly five now. I'll take you home in the touring car. There's something I want to say to you and to your mother." He crushed her to him, stopping her objections with kisses, and fled. Jerrold R. came back into the office with Crane, and issued some orders. Crane asked if he could close up the office and dismiss the force, and was told to do so. Gertrude was about to go to meet Jack downstairs, when Jerrold R. asked her to remain for a few minutes to take another letter. Crane went out; there was the hurry and bustle of the force in the outer office going home; but Jerro'd R. remained at his desk until tbe lights in the outer offices were out. and the entire establishment was quiet. He sent her to file some letters in a cabinet. As she did so, he. quickly snapped the lock of the door to the outside offices shut. Gertrude heard the. lock snap and turned quickly, but said nothing. - This time, however, Jerrold R. wasted but little time with preliminaries. Jack grew impatient waiting downstairs, and finally took the elevator up to the office to find out why Gertrude was taking such a long time. As he stepped out of the elevator shaft, he heard a piercing scream, and fumbling for his key, opened the private door to his stepfather's office and rushed in. He found Gertrude on her knees on the floor by her desk, clinging to It for support, her hair half down, her sailor blouse pulled to one side, exposing one bare white shoulder. KeoH wheeled to face Jack, his hair
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rumpled, his eyes wna. Jack stood 6tock still, his face white. "What's the matter here?" he demanded. "None of your business!" shouted Jerrold R. menacingly, glaring at him j like a caged animal. "What were you doing to with that girl?" "That's no concern of yours!" The elder man snarled hastily. "Go home; ; we'll settle this when we're alone." Jack's young face settled info a mask of flint. "We'll settle this right now. Gertrude, what happened?" She rose slowly to her feet, pulling her blouse to her throat, her hands trembling. Pitifully she told the whole story how Jerrold R. had tried to kiss her and make love to her and she had resisted him time and time again, terror stricken, however, at the thought of quitting her work, thinking always of the mother and the two little brothers v.ho had to be taken care of. Jack could scarcely contain himself. Dramatically, Jerrold R. whipped ten dollars out of his pocket and gave it to Gertrude, telling her she was discharged. As dramatically, when Jack told him that he was going to marry Gertrude, he picked up his stick and smashed the glass door on which was written, "Scott & Son." Then he turned on Gertrude, Ignoring bis stepson, who stood stock still glaring at him, with clenched fists. "You take my advice and let that youngster alone!" he said to her, his breath and voice thick with anger. "What he said to you don't count, and
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If he has anything to do with yon. Ill ' strip him so he won't have carfare, i He'll change his tune before night, j Don't fool yourself with any wild j dreams, because they won't come true. ! He hasn't a dollar, and he'll do as I cay. Now go!" Gertrude looked at him, turned her face away from Jack, and without a word, walked through the open door. Jerrold R. Elammed the door Bhut and stood In front of It. Jack pushed him aside, tore open the door, and rushed through. Outside, the door of the elevator clicked to. She was gone. "Where does she live?" he demanded of his stepfather. Jerrold R. laughed. "I'll find her I'll find her and I'll marry her," cried Jack hysterically. "I'll turn the town upside down. I'll " liis stepfather was rapidly recovering his self-possession. He wtnt to the mirror and straightened his tie. "I wish you luck," he remarked casually. "There are five million people : in New York." "There can't be more than fifty thousand named Meyer!" cried Jack, and rushed out. nr. When poor little Gertrude arrived at home, and sitting down dejectedly on a chair in her mother's kitchen, told that lady that she had lost her position through the fact that her employer wanted to make her his mistress, she received a reception such a3 she had not been expecting. Instead of sympathizing with her. commending
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