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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-07
History of the Case.

Virgil LAWS was WOOQSmen Of the
Georgia Coast Lumber Company.
whose mill is located at Thalmann, 20
miles from Brunswick. He and his
wife had separated, and an alimony
suit was pending in the Glynn super
Tor court at the time the murder was
committed.
Mrs. Mary Davis, his wife, was liv-
g at the time, at Hortense, some fif-
EN- miles from Thalmann. On the
morning of Nov. 30, 1913, she receiv-
ed a telegram dated from Thalmann.
from Albert r. Davis, requesting her
TO meet him at Thalmann that night.
She supposed that the meeting had
Deen arranged for the purpose of a
reconciliation. She left Hortense on
the afternoon train, which reached
Thalmann shortly after dark. That
was the last time that Mrs. Davis
was seen alive.
Two weeks later, in a secluded
spot two miles south of Thalmanp her
dead body was found by a passerby.
A large iron bolt, found a short dis
lance from the body, probably told
of how the woman had met her death.
A blow over the head, which crushed
the skull, indicated that she had been
murdered by blow from a blunt in
strument of some kind.
A coroner's jury investigated the
case for two days and then charged
the crime to the husband and his
brother. The husband, learning of
the verdict of the coroner's fury.
came to Brunswick and surrendered
to the sheriff. Albert Davis. who was
seen on the train with the woman the
night the murder is supposed to have
occurred, made a quick getaway and
succeeded in eluding the officers al
though all possible efforts were made
to apprehend him.
The husband was locked in the
Glynn county JAIL charged with being
Implicated in the crime. At the trial
In January the state commended that
the husband and brother had formed
a plot to murder Mrs. Davis: that AL
bert Davis met her on the train. per-
suaded her to leave 1T with him at
the secluded SPOT: that there he was
Joined nv the husband and brother.
and. in the stiffness of the night,
without another person within two or
three miles that the wife was foully
murdered and that her hcdy was left
IN the woods to be DESTROYED by hogs
and buzzards: that the husband, on
his horse, rode back to his camp and
slipped into his quarters. while the
brother. frightened after the crime.
left for narts unknown.
Evidence at the previous trial diff
fered and was contradictory on the
important features of the case. Three
or four witnesses swore that the hus-
hand left his camp on horseback the
night of the murder. returning early
the following morning An equal
number of witnesses swore lust as
nositively that Virgil Davis was in
his camp during the entire night on
which the murder is supposed to
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-07
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR
J. c. McAuiffe Is In the City On
Uncle Sans Official Business

j. c. McAuliffe, division deputv
collector of internal revenue for this
division is in Brunswick and will be
mere through Monday attendinf to of.
hcial business of the current month
and concluding the fiscal years work
In this branch of Uncle Sans bust
ness. He is stopping at the Ogle-
thorpe a
In this connection attention is call.
ed to the fact that special tax paw
ers VIII have to come across soon
with another payment of internal rev.
enue as the governments business
year begins the first Of July.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-07
MURDER CASE IN
SUPERIOR COURT
BROTHER HAS CONFESSED TO
CRIME WHICH HUSBAND
Is CHARGED
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASE
1t is one of the Most Sensational In
the History of GIynn county-state
May Fight Admission of Confession
Made BY Dead Brother.

In the Glynn superior court to.
morrow the case of the state VS. Vir.
gil H. Davis, charged with the murder
of his wife, or rather with being a
party to the murder, will be taken up
This will be the second time that
Davis has been tried, the previous
trial in January, which was one of the
most interesting in the history of this
county, having resulted in 4 mistrial
1t is expected that most of tomorrow
VIII be spent in securing jury
While very little trouble was expo
rlenced in securing jury at the for
mer trial, it will probably be different
at this trial, as so many people heard
much of the first evidence, and there
fore have made up their opinion one
way or the other.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
GERMANY'S PRINCE
MUST REMAIN HOME
BY STEVEN BURNETT

BERLIN, July 16.-I have been u.s.
ing every official source of informa-
ton in an attempt to find out If the
Crown Prince Is really serious in his
intention to pay visit to America in
the near future. l regret that every
indication Is against the heir to the
German throne crossing the Atlantic.
1t may, however, be taken as certain
that he will make a trip through the
German colonies early next year.
This journey was planned for him
this year but the Kaiser refused his
consent for reasons which were
obvious. The Kaiser was not salts
fled that sufficient precautions had
been taken to ensure the safety Of
his heir That was the reason given
in the official journals but have good
authority for stating that a more po-
tent cause was the Kaiser's fear of
his dashing sons responsibility.
He was afraid of what might hap
pen if the young man Strayed so far
away from parental supervision. The
other things also entered into the
reckoning. One was the fact that the
Emperor desired the Crown Prince to
do little real work with the general
staff The other was that the pro-
posal to ask the Reichstag to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the expense of the
trip bade fair to meet serious op-
position and perhaps defeat at the
hands of a coalition of Socialists and
enough members of other parties to
form majority OF the house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
WEEGHMANS CLUB
LOSES $125,00O
Baseball Men Declare Fed
eral Clubs Losing Money,
at Fast Rate.

NEW YORK, July 16.-Conservative
baseball men who are in close touch
with the machinery predict that half
of the sixteen major league clubs will
lose money this year. due to increased
salaries OF the players and decreased
gate receipts. 1t is estimated that
$3.50, 900 will cover these losses, some
clubs dropping as much as $4,000. It
is also figured that the Federal lea
que promoters, collectively, are losing
nearly $4,000 a day, or $250,0O0 .
month
Those who insist they know tho
facts declare that when the season
ends in October, the Federal league
will be more than 100000 in tho
hole.
1t is pointed out that the st. Louis
Feds already admit a loss of $100. 900:
that Weeghman in Chicago Is at least
$125, 900 behind. and that Kansas City.
Brooklyn and Pittsburg have burned
up more than 100000 in building
stands. paying salaries and meeting
other heavy expenses. President Gil
more, meanwhile. insists that the Fed
eral league will not only survive the
present season, but also will take tho
field in 1915.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
CHARITY TRUSTEES
TO ELECT OFFICERS
Bureau Meets Friday for Or
ganization and to Select
Secretary.

A charity expert will be secured
as managing secretary OF the board
of charities. Trustees of the new or
ganization will meet to consider the
selection Of such an official tomorrow
night.
No officers have been elected by the
trustees. The organization will take
place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the first meeting of the trustees
since their election.
Beside the usual officers a record
ing secretary will be elected from the
trustees and a managing secretary
from outside the organization.
Contrary to the expectation of some
the secretary, who will have the heavy
bookwork connected with the office
will not be woman nor will it be
resident of Richmond unless it is
found that some trained man lives here
who has thus far escaped notice.
The charities bureau will act as a
sort of a clearing house for all charity
organizations. The managing secre-
tary has among his biggest jobs keep
Ing list Of names Of every person who
is accepting organized charity. The
charity organization which is caring
for the person or family and the exact
amount of help will always be made a
ma, .r of record.
This secretary will also keep a set
OF books for each affiliated organiza-
ton. Such work is necessary in order
to apportion the funds which the cen
trail bureau will receive at the begin
ming of each year,
1t is probable that an auxiliary of
business men will be asked to organize
soon. Although the central charities
bureau will have no money, it will
raise large amount of money The
plan in other cities is to raise 1t
through an auxiliary which plans fl
nancial campaigns, charity concerts
and similar functions
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
BOYS OF ECONOMY
MAKE FAMOUS TOWN
IN NORTHERN WAYNE
Long List of Noted Physi-
clans, Lawyers, Engineers
and Teachers Graduates of
High School.

ECONOMY, Ind, July 16.-Nathan
Edwards writes:
Rah! for Economy schools! Let us
say there is no town of it's size in the
whole state that has sent out more
high school graduates that are making
good as professional men in their line
of chosen work than has come from
the school Of this town.
Doctors, preachers, lawyers, edu-
Gators, men prominent as engineers,
railroad and business men, bankers,
successful farmers are found in the
list OF boys and girls who have gradu-
ated from the local high school and
made famous this little town in north
ern Wayne county.
List of Doctors.
We are proud, certainly very proud,
of the following who are leaders in
the profession:
DR.. Edward Clark, Indianapolis; DR..
Herbert Clark, Panama; DR.. John
Clark, Philadelphia; DR.. Worth Clark,
Atlantic City; DR.. Lincoln Ballenger
and Dr. Howard Ballenger, Chicago.
c. C. Fenimore, assistant superin-
tendent Southern Pacific Electric
company, Los Angeles; Albert Clark,
window decorator, big department
store, New York; Ralph Hadley, gen.
eral manager Swift & Co., Wilkeshire; !;
Frank Osborn, craftsman for Muncie
Bridge company. Muncie; Albert Bal
lenger, civil engineer for Chicago Con-
struction company.
Other Celebrities.
Joe Osborn, craftsman, Rochester,
N. Y; Tom Marshall, designer and
craftsman, Washington, D. c., Jesse
Osborn, railroad construction engi-
neer, Chicago; Cicero Veal, electrical
and steam mechanical department,
Purdue; Mark Albertson, assistant
chemist, Purdue; the Rev. Morris Bal
lenger, Oklahoma; the Rev. Fred
Greenstreet, Washington, D. c.
Archie Manning, teacher in Colum-
bia university; Miss Elsie Marshall,
teacher of domestic science Earlham
college; John Robbins, attorney, In
dianapolis; Byram Robbins, president
of drug house, Detroit, Mich.
Then there is large list of school
teachers, music teachers, artists and
men who have succeeded on the farm
and in business.
So hats off to Economy 1t is the
hub of Wayne county in developing
men and women who have gone to the
front
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
RICHMOND SCHOOLS
RECEIVE OVER HALF
OF COUNTY REVENUE

The semi-annual apportionment of
school revenues amounting to $4,000
was made today to township trustees
and school treasurers by Auditor Bow
man. Richmond school city received
$1S,347, or far more than half.
The apportionment comes from four
sources:
State school or common school reve-
nue. derived from 13 3-5 per cent
levy made by the state), $23,711.O9;
congressional township revenue, ST.
648,O5; liquor license, $7,128, and sur
plus dog tax, 81 435.07.
Wayne county still seems to have
more wealth than school children. On
the state revenue Wayne county sent
to the state fund for apportionment all
over the state, $32 2,S39.98. This county
received only $23, ,711.09, on the basis
of 1929 school children, losing &c.
1859.
Valuation Cause.
The high valuation of property in
Wayne county, which brings the state
fund large income, is probably part
of the cause of the loss. In some coun-
ties, in order to cheat the state fund
and leave the money inside the coun-
ties, the valuation Of property is fixed
low, thus bringing a smaller revenue
from the state school tax. Marion
county lost 67,2SS.S3 this year of the
amount it turned into the state school
fund.
The amounts given various school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
DRUM OF DERRICK
CRUSHES OUT LIFE
OF GEORGE SELM
Water Works Employe Dies
When Beam Slips From
Base, Pinning Him Against
Freight Car.

George Selm, 709 South ] street.
foreman of the Richmond City Water
Works company, died at Reid hospital
at 10 o'clock last night of injuries re-
ceived at the water works pumping
station at 4 o'clock yesterday after.
noon when a large derrick slipped at
its base and pinned him against a
freight car. which was being loaded
with pipes.
The accident was witnessed BY
Walter Mckee, who lives near the
pumping station, George Bass and
George Hart, both 7O9 South Ninth
street, and Felix Cronin, 23O North
Seventh street.
While the rolled rope on the drum
of the big derrick. pressing against
his abdomen, held Selm SO closely
against the side of the car that the
wall of his stomach was almost
showed against his back. the injured
man, his face drawn from the almost
unbearable pain he was suffering, re-
manned perfectly self possessed and
calmly directed his confused compan-
ions how to effect his rescue. They
say his exhibition of pluck was re-.
markable.
MansIes Vital Organs.
In few minutes the derrick was
moved SO Selm could be released and
while awaiting the arrival of the am
bulance he told the members of his
gang not to worry about him and was
apparently the calmest man of the
group. Arriving at the hospital he
lapsed into Inconsistencies. His
death was due to the mangling of var.
ious vital organs.
Coroner Pierce after his examina-
ton today said that the derrick used
at the pumping station. while securely
guyed at the top had not been perfect
ly secured at its base. While the
long derrick beam was swinging about
with large 20-inch pipe the base
slipped distance of four feet, the
rope on the drum pinning Selm
against a car, which was to be loaded
with pipes. If the flange of the drum
had not protruded a short distance
out from the rope coil, Selm would
have undoubtedly been instantly
crushed to death.
Trusted Empioye.
Selm for many years was in the en-
ploy of the water works company and
was one of its most trusted employees,
having in charge most of its construc-
tion work. He was an active member
Of both the Knights of Columbus and
the Y. NJ. l., local Catholic organiza-
ton.
He is survived by his wife, one con,
Paul, and two daughters. Martha and
klara. He also leaves six brothers
and four sisters, Henry. Oscar and
Joseph Selm, Connersville; Nicholas
Selm, Laurel, Ind; Plus Selm, Brook
vile, Ind; Fred Selm, Richmond:
Mrs. Michael Herman, Richmond:
Mrs. Anna Walters Selm, Richmond:
Mrs. George Williams, Brookville, and
Mrs. Louis Mangold. Wentchee. Wash
He was 80 years old and was born in
Ripley county, Indiana.
The funeral of Mr.. Selm will be Sat-
urday morning at 9 o'clock at st. An
drew's church. The Rev. F. A. Roell
will officiate. Friends may call at
any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
PUTS INSCRIPTIONS
On BULLETIN BOARD
TO AID SOCIAL WORK
Bertha Ann Hogan Teaches
North End Children Sew
ing and Household Econ
Omy.

If an unassuming disposition gives
strength to an undertaking, Bertha
Anna Hogan, $50 North Nineteenth
street, can justly lay claim to success
as social worker in Richmond
Many are the methods used to ease
the dull grind of penury and want.
Miss Hogan uses bulletin board in
front of her home to disseminate cheer
full thoughts and scatter moral senti-
ments. Some of the inscriptions are: 3:
Wine is mocker and strong drink
is raging" or Are you happy? If not,
find Jesus and He will make you hap
py. Jesus is the only source of true
happiness" or 81 know not by what
method rare, but this l know, God
answers prayer. l know it cometh
soon or late, therefore, we need to
pray and watt" or again, You are on
your way either to heaven or hell.
Which,"
The board is source of great in
terest in the community, and has a
wide influence. Workers passing on
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
Mouse ROutS 3
Pretty Deputies

A little mouse created pandemonium
in the office of the county treasurer
at the court house yesterday. Three
brave deputies were put to rout when
the frightened little animal rushed
across the room trying to find a hid
ing place.
The mouse was afraid of the depu-
ties and the deputies were afraid of
the mouse The mouse remained
silent through it all and ran as though
his life depended on it. The deputies
did not remain silent but ran in the
same manner.
Treasurer Chamness approached
just as the mouse found its way to
waste-paper basket. He stirred the
basket until the mouse was routed
and ran to a record room for safety.
The mouse is a representative of a
family of few hundred which infests
the court house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
HAAS TO S0UTH8tAD
State Secretary Attends ''Y''
Meeting.

E. M. Haas, state secretary of the
Y. M. C. A., left today for South
Bend to attend meeting Of state Of
ficers who are being entertained today
and tomorrow by the South Bend as
sociation.
Among other things, automobiles
will carry the officers to lake
near South Bend where a part
of the day will be spent. An extraor-
binary program has been prepared
by the South Bend Y M: c. A. Mr.
Haas will return Friday night or Sat
urday morning, the South Bend asso-
citation officials having notified him
that an automobile will be at his dis
posal to make trip across country to
a point on the G. R. & I. railroad SO
he can return here in time to attend
to other business here on Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
GRAVEL ROAD LAW
MEANS Bic PROFIT
FOR BOND DEALERS
Blodgett Explains How Meas
ure Intended to Benefit the
People Became Plaything
of Petty Politician.

Up to date only part of one per-
manently improved street in the city
of Richmond has been made under the
provisions of the three mile gravel
road law, a law which has proved to
be the greatest tax burdening agency
enacted in Indiana in a decade.
City officials are now beginning to
realize that this road law, intended
originally to benefit the people who
desired country roads improved has
become the pet plaything in many cit
les of the bond dealer, real estate
agent and petty politician.
w. H. Blodgett, correspondent for
the Indianapolis News, in an article
published yesterday, gives a very in
teresting expose of the system" now
being practiced all over the state In
part he writes:
Good Roads Movement Affected.
OF course, the bond dealer, the real
estate dealer and the purveyor of pea
nut politics do not wish any changes
in the present law relating to the
building of roads-they do not wish
their snap" interfered with. But the
farmer and the business man are be-
ginning to realize the evils that have
grown up under the three mile gravel
road law, and are in many instances
opposing the good roads movement be-
cause they think it is another form of
velvet ''for interested persons"
There are about $55, 100000 in gravel
road bonds floating about Indiana.
These, as stated, draw Az per cent
interest. That means about $2,475,-
600 in interest is paid on these bonds
yearly and as they run ten years the
total interest bill amounts to about
$24, 100000. OF course, a lot of these
bonds are redeemed every year, but as
fast as one set of bonds is redeemed,
another set is issued, so the total is
kept up. Now the $24,75O,OOO in in
terest does not include the vast sums
paid out for repairs, for mind you the
township must keep these roads in re-
pair. The cost Of the average country
road is about $4,000 mile and the
great sum in interest that the bond
dealer pulls down in ten years would
build about one thousand miles of
road.
State Loses 100000 Year.
But this is not all of it. AS I have
said, these bonds are non-taxable. The
state tax rate is 40 cents and if the
state could draw on this $55,000,000 of
non-taxable gravel road bonds it would
have 100000 year in taxes, or
$2,000,000 in ten years.
Nor is this all Bank deposits are
subject to taxation. About the time
the assessor is getting ready to make
his rounds, thousands and thousands
of taxable bank deposits are invested
in non-taxable gravel road and school
house bonds. The little chap, building
and paying for his home, does not es-
cape the assessors eye. He has to pay
up and pay up well, too, while the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
MAY SEE CHILDREN
Judge Fox Grants Right to
Minor.

The domestic troubles of Harry E.
Minor and his wife, Cleo, were settled
yesterday in Judge Fox's court when
Minor was granted a divorce and per-
mission to see his two children, the
custody of whom was given to the
mother.
The trouble started when Mrs. Minor
left her husband and went to her par
ents in Dayton. They refused to al
low Minor to see his children, and
later had him arrested for desertion.
After he cleared himself of the charge
Minor filed suit for divorce. His com
plant asked for the custody of the
children, but cross-complaint filed
by Mrs Minor led Judge Fox to give
her the children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-16
6. A. R, TO ENTERTAIN

The largest social event of the year
to G. A. r. members and members
of affiliated organizations is the re-
ception to be held tonight by Sol
Meredith post, G. A. R., to the Wom-
ans Relief Corps, Ladies of the G. A.
R., Auxiliary and the Sonsof< Veterans.
About two hundred meh and women
are expected to gather IN the post
room at 7:30 o'clock to participate.
Judge Comstock will make the address
of welcome to the affiliatef organiza-
tions. There will be singing during
the evening Ice cream, cake and
punch will be the refreshments