Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 47, 6 January 1917 — Page 10

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Vage TWELVE THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, JAN. 6, 1917.

WOMAN HAY PROVE MISSING LINK

IN EVIDENCE IN MAZIE COLBERT CASE

' PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Jan. 6 A

mislng link in the chain of clrcum

et&ntial evidence forged by the police

a boat Bernard W. Lewis, who com'

mitted suicide in an Atlantic City hotel, and who the authorities eay they

are convinced was the slayer of Ma

de Colbert, art' model, may be supplied today when detectives question

a new witness said to have been found. Despite the damaging evidence col

lected against the Pittsburgher, the police so far admit they have no positive proof that Lewis knew Miss Col

bert. Neither have -they positive proof that he ever entered the apartments of the girl. Mystery Still Continues This lack of convincing information on a vital point, the detectives said today, forces a continuance of an element of mystery in the case. Coupled to this is the lack of a known motive. The detectives say they were informed late last night that an automobile accessory dealer will produce a woman today who was with Mazle Colbert on the night preceding the murder and heard the model talk on the telephone with Lewis who was at a hotel. Miss Colbert refused to meet the man at first, but later an appointment was made, the police say.

SPECULATORS FLOCK TO BUYING SIDE

It was also stated that this woman

can show that Lewis and the model met at an automobile show held here a year ago. ' Never Heard of Lewis Marie Collins, an intimate friend of

Miss Colbert, told . Captain detec

tives Tate that she never heard her speak of Lewis, although she was acquainted with every man that had ever visited her chum before. "It was always Mazie's custom," aid Miss Collins, that whenever she had a visitor to telephone me. On Friday morning., however, when I called her up and told her f was not feeling well and Invited her to . ny apartments on the second floor she said only that she had company. On every other occasion she told me the name of the man who was with her In her apartments."

CHICAGO. Jan. 6. Wheat speculators flocked to the buying side today largely because of the absence of any new developments pointing to peace. Some of the most conspicuous of yesterday's sellers had become active bulls and there was a decided scarcity cf offerings. Considerable of the purchasing appeared to be based on the senate's action regarding President Wilson's appeal to the European belligerents. Opening prices which

ranged from 1 to 2c higher with

May at $1.82 to $1.83 and July at

$1.49 to. $1.49. were followed by material further gains. Lightness of offerings gave strength to corn. Dullish cable advices and the upturn In wheat were factors. After opening unchanged to higher, the market continued to advance. Oats kept pace with the ascent of other cereals. Cash houses led the buying. Higher quotations on hogs lifted provisions. There was a big demand for ribs.

OTHER TOWNS FALL

BERLIN, Jan. 6. In addition to Braila the capture of which was announced last night five more towns in Roumanla have been taken by the Teutonic troops, which have reached the Sereth river at two points. New operations have been inaugurated in Dobrudja following the expulsion of the Russians and Roumanians.

MRS. BERTSCH HANDLES ESTATE OF HUSBAND

Malinda Bertsch was appointed administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Edwin T. Bertsch, north of East Germantown, by Judge Fox in circuit court today. The estate to be divided between the widow, a daughter Edith, and son Harvey, is valued at $15,000. The deceased man's estate amounted to much more than this but most of the property was held under Joint deeds to Mr. Bertsch and wife and for this reason goes directly to the wife. It was estimated today that Mr. Bertsch and his wife together owned property valued at $70,000.

BIG CROWD HEARS HOWARD'S CONCERT; RECEIPTS ARE $125

Wesley Howard, the young man who

has by Richmond's efforts in bis behalf been able to gain a position on

the musical world which few persons of his age have attained to and who is said to be the greatest negro violin

ist , in the world, gave a successful

benefit concert in the high school auditorium last night. Howard used a violin he made himself and on it he played his own interpretations. It was distinctly a Howard concert. Those who have followed the young man in his career upward since he left here to attend the Boston Conservatory of Music, recognized his great progress. He was assisted in the program by church choirs. The receipts of the benefit have not yet been determined, but the attendance was almost 600 which would mean more than $125 toward Howard's post graduate course. He expressed his gratification after the concert of the backing and sympathy he has here.

OPPOSES PRIMARIES

WAYNE COUNTY BOYS WIN DAIRY CONTEST; GET SCHOLARSHIPS

Three Wayne county young men will receive state honors in the October and November Dairy contest conducted by Purdue university and will receive scholarships to the mid-winter short course at the state school next week. ' Anson Lindsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. LindseyEconomy, has been ndtified that he won second place in the eastern Indiana district in the White

Kiver valley creamery class. This company will pay all the young man's expenses at the short course nvt

week. - - . -. ;

Ivan T,,Beck, Wayne township , agricultural supervisor, has hn nntifiori

that two Wavne townshfn hnvo hsva

won high honors in the De La vel "class

out at a late hour this afternoon he had not been advised as to who the

winners are. The teacher of Coltee- rtm nrhnni

Wayne township, informed school offic

ials tnis morning that , one of her pupils. Clay Hapner received nnHfirn.

tion yesterday that he was one of the winners. .

Besides the winnera nf etato

Economy will send two winners of its local dairy contest to the short

The Economy creamery has awarded a short course scholarship to Harold Fouts, son of Mr. and Mrs William Fouts. Edwin Frazier, son of Rev. and Mrs. Oliver Frazier was awarded a short course scholarship in the Economy contest which amounts to twothirds of his expenses. Cecil Cain, received honorable mention.

ASK CIVIL SERVICE IN MUNICIPAL PLANT

City Attorney Bond this afternoon announced the fostering of an agita

tion for an amendment to the public utilities law of Indiana providing for

civil service in Municipal plants, such civil service to be administered by the public utilities commission.

FLOOOS IN KENTUCKY CAUSE HEAVY LOSSES

SHIP YARDS RECORD TONNAGE OF 520,847

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. American ship yards in 1916 put out a tonnage exceeded but twice before. A bureau of navigation statement shows the construction of 1,163 merchant vessels with a tonnage of 520,847 and fifty vessels of forty thousand tons, for for

eign nags, in 1908 the tonnage prodnced was 614,000 and in 1855 when the American merchant marine was

then largest in the world American

yards turned out 580,000 tons of wood

en snips. ; ,

LOUISVILLE, Ky.,, Jan. .6. Thousands of dollars damage has already resulted from floods in several Kentucky streams, and in parts of south

eastern Kentucky railroad traffic has been practically suspended. ' The highest stage for several years has been reached along the headwaters of both the Cumberland and Kentucky' rivers, which are . still rising. Many other streams also are rising rspidly. Much damage has been done as the result of the flooding of felds planted to winter crops.

HOLD UP EXPRESS WAGON

TARENTUN. Pa.. Jan. 6. Four masked men held up an express wagon here today containing the pay roll of the Flaaccus Glass company of this city, and escaped with $10,000.

DENIES PATROLMEN INCREASE IN WAGE FO" COMING YEAR

BUY FILING CASES

County commissioners in session this afternoon approved plans and specifications for a new filing case in the county clerk's office.

HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION

Wayne county commissioners spent two hours in executive sessions today making appointments to the various minor offices of the county. William Cheesman, president of . the board, announced today that the appointments will not be made public before the first of the week.

ARING IN HOSPITAL

SHOW BIGGER BUSINESS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Abolition of direct primaries and substitution of the preferential ballot system was advocated by Prof. Lewis J. Johnson of Harvard in an address today before the national popular government league. Primaries, he said, "are just one more dozen of politics than the votor without an axe to grind cares to put up with."

OIL PLANTS RESUME OPERATIONS IN EAST

LONDON, Jan. 6. A Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam quotes Berlin dispatches as saying that the work of repairing the damage in the Roumanian oil districts had advanced so far hat some works may resume production within a few weeks.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6. The statement of the average condition of clearance house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $140,441,440 reserved in excess of legal requirement. This is an increase of $23,105,750 over last week.

MORGAN LEAVES "Y'

E. J. Morgan resigned as a director of the Y. M. C. A. at the regular monthly meeting last night, stating that other duties required all his time. A successor will be appointed at the annual election, Jan. 16. Richard Sedgwick, who has been president of the board of directors for the past five years, met for the last time with

the board. A successor will be elect

ed at the annual meeting.

Harry Aring, North Ninth street, barber, is in Reid hospital where he is in a serious a condition resulting from a bursted artery in his head.

CHECK POLIO EPIDEMIC

ELKINS, W. Va., Jan. 6. With no new cases developing in the last 36 hours the epidemic of infantile paralysis which has been raging here with 17 cases reported and two deaths is believed to have been checked. The fight against the disease is being directed by Dr. C. R. Weirtch of the West Virginia board of health and Dr. C. W. Lake of the Federal Health department.

. Acting upon a ruling made by Mayor Robbins the board of police commissioners at their monthly meeting last night decided not to appoint a woman police officer at this time and decided not to reconsider their recent action in refusing the request of the policemen for an increase In wages. X Putting the question of the appointment of a police woman, and the question of increased wages for policemen up to the chief executive. Mayor Robbins informed the police board members that increased expenses for the police department could not be met without an increase in the tax rate. Officers of the Feredation of Worn-

en's clubs, who have been Insisting upon the appointment of a police woman, were today far from satisfied with the board's action and will hold a meeting next Wednesday to plan furtber activities. ; Sergeant McNally, clerk of the police board, said today that later, if ways and means for meet.iner the additional

expenses could be provided, without

resorting to a tax rate increase, the board would appoint a police woman and increase the pay of the police officers.

PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Arthur Wade, 104 Easthaven avenue, entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of having assaulted a young girl, in circuit court today. He was released on $500 bond.

MILLS SCORES

ODDITIES.

An English railroad supplies toy locomotives and cars to children taking long journeys, to relieve the mononony of riding.

Vast supplies of cocoa have been smuggled into Germany by way of Holland and Belgium.

DEMURRER IS FILED

On the grounds that allegations are not sufficient to constitute a cause for action, the defendant in the suit of Alfred Gray and others against Clayton Hunt for $5,000 damages for alleged fraud filed a demurrer to the complaint in circuit court today.

IS GRANTED DIVORCE: ASKS FOR LICENSE

All previous speed records establishM by Dan Cupid in the state were smashed this morning when Myrtle I. Goldberg, Cambridge City, applied at the county clerk's office for a marriage ioenpe five minutes after 6he had been granted a divorce . from Turman S. Goldberg, , residence unknown, by Iiulge Fox in circuit court. Mrs. Goldberg was granted a license to wed Edward R. Meech, a laborer, Columbus, O.

BROOKS DIVORCE GRANTED

Florence F. Brooks was granted a divorce from Dale G. Brooks by Judge Fox in circuit court today.

SUES ON BONN ACCOUNT

Virginia, Carolina Chemical company through its Cincinnati branch brought suit in circuit court today against Henry E. Bonn, Fountain City, on an account, $159.35.

EXECUTOR APPOINTED

Jesse W. Adamson was appointed executor of the estate of Anna J. McGraw, deceased, by Judge Fox in circuit court today. The estate is valued at $4,600. By provisions of a will all goes to the husband.

AUXILIARY TO MEET

The Woman's Auxiliary of the St. Paul's Episcopal church will hold a special meeting Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock in the St. Paul's Episcopal Parish House. There will be a special program including a talk on "Mission Work in Alaska" followed by musical numbers.

LIBRARY GROUP ELECTS

Library association- of the Wayne circuit court will hold its annual meeting next Monday morning in the court room. Officers will be elected.

Women of the Argentine republic ire beginning to enter the business leld.

j THE CL UBWOMAN BByS j

Continued From Page One. the assumption. It must be a com

mercial club in point of fact, and un

til it is, we shall Continue with more or less success and failure, and in favor of less success and more failure. A thousand enrollment to a weak organization Is no more effective than an enrollment of one hundred except that the one thousand enrollment might yield $5,000,000 at ten per, by the fifty-fifty process, while the one hundred would probably yield $1,000.00 at par. "The extra $4,000.00 would secure more performances in favor of the one thousand membership, but a farce

requires more performance than a real

show. The accomplishments of one hundred enrollment would perhaps equal the larger enrollment. The functioning of a weak organization is not strengthened by increased nonoperative membership. A Real Commercial Club with an organization ef

fectively and commercially operative, if only representing a Membership of one hundred, would accomplish greater results for Richmond's welfare than our present club, loosely and noncommercially organized with one thousand enrollment. We are not decrying a commercial club with a thouand members, but we do want to be sure of the club first and the large enrollment 6econd. "Let's draw the distinction between what we think we have, and what we really have. Let's come down to earth and stick in the mud long enough to get acquainted with our

selves and with our city. Lef s be fair and honest and call a spade a spade. Who are we? What are we? It is not true that we are grappling at planets when the objects are really only gnats? A part of what everybody thinks and says must be true. Ask nine out of ten of your present membership of the Richmond Commercial Club, what's the matter with the club. Few only would tell you it needed a larger membership. Many would tell you. it's a joke and a farce. We believe in reality it is a joke and a farce. We do not express this opinion with any malice to a single in

dividual. We do not attribute the result of its being a joke and a farce to any individual or class of individuals. We do attribute it to the policy of the club. "While the individuals of the club are of course, collectively responsible

for its policy, it is no personal matter for which any member is responsible. The writer is a paid member. He is on the Board of Directors, and is Chairman of the New Industries Committee. He is accordingly as much subject to the faults found as any member of the club. He has

thought for years' the "policy of ''the club was faulty, although he has. paid tis $10.00 per, and has labored assiduously when , assigned duties to produce results, y His efforts - have not been at all satisfactory to himself. He sees other conscientious members striving just as hard, who likewise are not satisfied with results obtained. The public looks on and iimt.lv

criticises operations which fail to operate. The club membership represents as good talent as can be found in the city. In fact it represents most of the executives of all Richmond's industries. They all strive tn

plish results which fail to materialize. We ask you now If the policy of the club is right, what's the matter? We admit some achievement. To deny the same would be to brand the organization as a usurper of time, money and brains. There is not an executive represented in the club who would not resign his position immediately if he was laboring so hopelessly and wantonly in the prosecution of the industry he represents. "If he failed to do so, and did not control the industry he represents, he

woma oe reurea oy his Board of Directors. Now, why do hundreds of successful men from all walks of life fail to produce satisfactory results for the city of Richmond? Be honest, be fearless, speak the truth. Is it for lack of a large membership in the club? Might not the boneless carcass attempting to carry the bnrden be at fault? Is the anatomy right? Is the muscular system right? "Are the circulatory and nervous systems right? There Is something preventing that magnetic force required to produce the spark and shatter all obstruction to a forward movement. Richmond deserves and needs to be overtaken by a personal magnetism, surrounded, by a well organized body; A body representing something, with power to act. With power to do things or to see to having them done. With means for enforcing its powers. A paid organized body, Just

as a banking," manufacturing or any other legalized corporation that really represents something. That body must be a commercialized unit, and must pay as-ft goes, as do all successful enterprises. "Why should a commercial club representing the entire city's interests of all characters represent a capital of less than one dollar, or have no fi

nancial responsibility whatsoever, when the individual parts of that unit represent millions in financial responsibility. Let's have an organization with a financial foundation and a master wheel to give it poise and balance. Let's rely upon its movements as we rely upon the pass books of our banks. Let's hold it responsible and liable as we bold our banks responsible and liable. Let's make its membership liable as we make a stockholder in our banks liable. Let's have less membership, but more get-there-ship. "Let's make the stock so valuable in the organization that the membership will seek the organization with cash in hand, instead of the organization seeking the membership with a club in hand to demand the payment of last year's dues, which by virtue of re- " suits is at that, taking pennies from the eyelids of the departed. Now Master Minds of Richmond. Hardheaded men of Richmond. Successful men of Richmond. "Will you not erect to the honor of your city and to the honor of yourselves and posterity, a monument of successful administration buiided upon a foundation of responsible organization, such as will grow in strength and be prepared to brave all such storms as our city may from time to time encounter. Let's have a critter with a

head leading the tail and the tail subserviant to the head. When we kick the seven out of 1917 to make a place for eight, let's do it realizing a greater responsibility is awaiting us and be prepared to welcome it in its fulness. Let's make the impossibles, the most probables. The glory and fame of Richmond triumphant awaits us.

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1017 Main St.

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A hundred things that she must do and say; Committee meetings, and a talk to rive

To women who aro learning how to live.

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And now, a moment's quiet and some tea. Some time to gather scattered thoughts, to see Just what it means to be a leader, and To work with women and to understand.

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This Means You Mr. Busy Man Our Bank is open tonight from 7:00 to 8:30 o'clock. Make it a point to call and Open Your Christmas Savings Account Tonight Payments for the third week will be due on Monday, the 8th. Don't delay this important matter. CALL TONIGHT at the Second National Bank Eighth and Main Streets The Bank with Resources of $3,000,000.00