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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21
Miss Elizabeth Leona Garmong, Winner of the
Record Court Award for Breach of
Permissible

accepted as the standard In appraisements
of womens hearts, private individuals
have taken that responsibility upon them.
selves. In the estimation Of women who
have hearts to be broken, or lost, or mis-.
laid, or surrendered voluntarily to the
wrong party, the name of the MARQUIS of
Northampton deserves a prominent niche
in the Temple of Justice.
When the beautiful young English ac-
tress, Daisy Markham, sued him for breach
OF promise Of marriage, that nobeman
promptly adjusted the matter out of court.
II was famous love affair Northamp.
ton we'll knew that he possessed the young
woman's heart. He wished 10 marry her.
but family considerations influenced him
against that course. So. in lieu OF the
woman's heart which he had accepted,
he settled upon her the handsome sum
Of $25O000.
II would seem that women themselves
ought to be good judges of what their
hearts are worth. In nearly every in
stance however the courts appear to have
considered them in the light of prejudiced
appraisers. For example, Miss Garmong.
VINO receives the record award of s1l6,-
600. declared in her petition that her heart
was worth s250000
Is the heart Of baroness worth more
'han the heart OF an ordinary, untitled
woman? In the estimation OF the Baron
ess Ursula Barbara Won Kalinowsky, of
Vienna, such appears to be the case. De-
caring that she had surrendered her heart
to Millionaire Michael j. Hurley, of St.
Louis. in vain expectation of marriage
she petitioned a New York court TO make
him pay her $780, 900 for the same. That
claim being somewhat remarkable, the
baroness described the lost article in q
deposition of 10000 words 1t Is doubt.
iul If broken heart had ever before been
so thoroughly embamed in literature. ,
Unfortunately for the present inquiry
mo the value OF woman's heart, no
verdict exists in the baroness's case. She
neglected to be present when the case
was called for trial. and the Judge dis
missed ii. Still, however. there stands
for what 1t is worth-her own appraise.
ment OF the value OF baroness's heart.
1t Will be observed from the foregoing
mat estimates Of the value Of a woman's
heart cover Overwhelmingly vide range
from $4,000 up to S2,500,O00, with a
private award Of S25OOOO and one ury's
appralsement at $4,000 ratified by
court order TO pay that amount. Other
court awards range from $4,000 down TO
SIX cents. II is plain that the subject has
not yet received the dignity OF fixed
principle. The victims OF lost, strayed
or stolen hearts exert personal appeals
varying in intensity-and juries are bur
human.
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vanc"d, and The ethical. social and
religious realms will reap well mer.
tied rewards Rumors of new
American cariinalate will attract at
tcntion
The automobile industry, tho carry
ih% trades ami WATERWAYS. are ben.
chtcd, the postal service improved.
ana emigration increased. Schools
ho'ciS and theatres not so pleasantly
conditioned, and educational boards
VII pass their time in much hickor.
ING. Saturn affects the seats OF
crime and poison cases. suicides ana
assaults on women will be numerous
Much suffering will come through
weather exposure. and hospitals will
j" taxed I" the limit.
Disturbed weather phenomena viii
emphasize the pr0yerhial belief abont
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21

Summer OF 1854. in 1870, Fall OF
1873, Springs Of 1878 or 1880. Fall
OF 1888, Spring or Fall Of 1885, or
Spring or Summer OF 1892.
Erratic changes. bad Investments
and mfsdirected effort for those horn
around February SO or August 40
of any year.
The I'd to 9Th OF March are evil
anniversaries, and Will be assailed by
deception and intrigue in coming
year OF life. The second week in.
cludes more suspicious natal days
with the exception OF the 9TH TIa
10th to 18th inclusive show il]nes.
BUSINESS reverses and probable los.
OF parent. Radical changes ahead
IT born on the 10Th. The 23d.2Ith
are of excellent promise, while fbe
three last days of the month contain
presages Of both good and evil,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21

AS has been indicated. some Judges
seem unable TO think Of woman's heart
as material asset at all. Does its al
legged fraudulent owner owe her borrowed
money? Has he failed to send those
presents back? Has she paid ont real
money for trousseau which is now Of
no use to her? Had she paid for the
feast at the wedding that was not to be?
Why, yes-in that case certainly the lady
should be reimbursed by the gay de.
ceiver. But as TO her heart doesn't she
still carry it under her yet fair bosom?
Aren't there other potential brdegrooms
as good as the one whom she had thought
she had captured, but was mistaken? IL
you fail 10 strike a bargain for your horse
with the first conner, does that necessarily
mean that other purchasers do not exist?
On the whole, judges and juries appear
10 recognize that a woman's heart, viewed
as material asset, Is In class by itself
1t has psychological attributes which rem.
der it peculiarly delicate and liable to be
permanently damaged, or killed outright,
by rough handling. Observation-Disclosures
very often in practice-it can be surren.
dered but once. Once surrendered, it can,
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March. The Moon near equator at
The full will lower the barometer and
increase precipitation up to the ith.
with seet around the Sd, followed
by high winds and depressed temper
allure, running into a typical March
gale near the 9th. The equinoctial
disturbances arc frequently thus an
tcipat"d. never necessarily identical
with the solar passage due on the
2lst. Aqueous condensation between
tho 18th and 18th
The New Moon square Saturn and
again In the equator on the 18th
nshers in rigorous quarter, tempes-
'u"ns. and approaching blizzard.
with glass at low cbb on the 18th and
east winds. This Is also n seismic
period. Electrical displays around
The 10Th and 10th. About the oath
expect Il clearing atmosphere induced
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21
Miss Daisy Markham,
the English actress,

manded $500. 900, the rule was applied IN
both directions; the heart.stealer was q
multimilltonaire. and the heart was the
heart OF baroness
But the main question is not to Be
clouded by instances where alleged loss
OF heart is pretext for dipping into
rich mans pocket. In the record-makiuk
case OF Miss Garmong q jury Of stern
New Englanders saw In the witness chair
the average woman type-a country.bred
girl who had fallen In love with and sur.
rendered her heart to the rich man who
had courted her society. They knew-as
most mature men know. or should know
that every girl who loves blindly trusts
the man who has won her heart child
was in evidence as proof Of the love aud
trust Of ta!s complainant.
rich man had done this. This jury
OF New Englanders, descendants of the
original Puritans. evidently saw no reason
why the recreant captor of Miss Gar.
mong's heart should not compensate her
in keeping with his ability to do 60 Thu
absence Of q written promise Of marriage
influenced neither Jury nor Judge. Tbs
Judge ruled:
"A contract OF marriage differs from
other contracts. 1t need not be in WHIT
ing. 1t may be proved by the conduct of
the parties. 1t may be the result OF
few words spoken on few occasions. It
might be evidenced clearly by acts and
looks OF the parties"
The only question involved was Miss
Garmong's wasted heart. and the amount
Of money that should be awarded to her
as compensation for that irreparable loss.
Was the verdict excessive? Was It in.
adequate?
Who shall say. definitely, what a WON.
ans heart Is worth?
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n LAClNG a cash value upon the
hearts OF women is one of the re.
fnemcnts OF modern civilization.
Prior TO the First Crusade and the
advent of the Troubadours-who were
true lovers as we'll as poets and singers
the idea Of woman's heart having the
quality of material asset would have
been laughed to scorn. Women we're
simply the chattels of their male possess.
ors, and if their hearts did not enter into
the bargain, so much the worse for them
Nowadays every fair-mnded person is
free TO admit that the neart of the average
woman is her most precious possession.
Marriage is the vocation or her first choice.
and-cxcept in comparatively rare in
stances-she will marry only where she
places her love. 1t is an affair of the
hcart, and when she has given her heart
she has given her all. She has invested
her only asset, and if the investment turns
out badly she has nothing left for sec.
ond venture.
All the modern poets and philosophers
are in accord on this point Gradually
the courts came to their way of thinking.
and so il has come to be that If woman
can prove that her heart has been won
from her under false pretenses, she can
bring the guilty party before Judge and
jury and recover damages in cash.
That legal principle has long been es-
tablished. womans heart has lcgiti-
mate value in money or its property
equivalent. There remains only one i'm
portant difference of opinion-how much
IS womans heart worth. in money?
Recently jury in the State of Maine
broke the fecords'of all courts in breach
ol promise cases with an award of Sll6,-
600 10 Miss Eliza beth I.eona Garmong on
testimony that she had surrendered her
heart unavailingly TO John Brooks Hen.
derson. Jr son OF the multi-millionaIrs
United States Senator from Missouri The
nearest approach TO this award by court
verdict was made by an English jury In
1893, wnen the heart of Miss Fortescue.
an actress, was adjudged to be worth
$4,000. which amount the viscount Gar
moyle was ordered 10 pay over to her.
a few. years ago Massachusetts Jury
appraised the value OF Miss Marion
Orr's heart al $4,000. In Kansas Miss
Martha Smiths heart-forever lost to her
cost its destroyer $4,000 by order Of
the court.
Mr.. Justice Granger, in the City Cour,
of New York tried Two broken hear, cases
In 1871 which appeared at the time to es.
tablish a Nat rate for wOmen's hearts
To both Miss Henrietta French and Miss
Fanny Liebenau, whose hearts had been
mistakenly surrendered, he awarded $IO
=,
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not be taken back-it IS total loss to
It's original owner.
From early grlhood on to womanhood
her whole life has been absorbed in prep.
arations for the fortunate surrender Of
her heart. 1t is something that she would
not think of selling-coud not sel-for
any amount Of money Women's hearts
are never sold. When she sells herself
her heart never is part OF the bargain.
When she surrenders It the terms OF that
surrender never vary; she gives heart for
heart, or believes that she does 80. II she
is deceived her vocation is gone. her ca
reer for which she has prepared herself
with such devotion Is ended.
That is the situation with the great
multitude Of women. All their thoughts
have been fixed upon their proper destiny
OF love and marriage since the day when
they nursed their first rag doll. These
are the women's hearts in question.
What are they woth, in dollars and
cents?
The crude judgment that they are worth
what they will bring has a certain bear.
ing, on the case. When a woman sur
renders her heart to a poor man-who
has failed to give his own heart in return
1T matters little what her heart Is worth,
for compensation Is beyond her reach.
Poor men who are recreant IN this way,
therefore, are rarely brought to book. The
hearts which they have stolen or broken
are total loss to their original owners.
The cynical observer will remark that
the richer the heart-stealer invariably the
greater the value placed upon the stolen
heart when the case is brought into
court. But why not? Had not that heart
surrendered itself with greater expecta
lions than ordinary hearts haye?
In the case Of the baroness who de-
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For What Poets wv
and Philosophers '
Agree Is Her Most
Precious Possession, q
Court Has Now Fixed
the Record Cash
Value of $4,000

the heart itself, strip
ped OF every other
consideration, as re-
marked by the Court
in the following preg-
nant sentence:
mot a dollar Of
d a m a & e has been
shown except that nat
urally arising from
the alleged breach.
Not a dollar OH ward
robe. wedding prepara-
t Ions or anything
else"
Although court YER
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LAClNG cash value upon the
hearts Of women is one of the re.
'inemcnts of modern civilization.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-21
CEMENT MEN IN
CONFERENCE WITH
MAYOR SWANSON

representatives of the Riverside Ce-
ment Works were in conference this
morning with Mayor Swanson over the
selection of pipe for the sewer system
on which bids for construction have
already been asked. The choice lies
between vitrified and cement pipe and
with the manufacturers of the pro-
ducts said to be at odds over the rela-
tive merits of their product. it is ex-
pected there will be some lively bid
ding for the pipe.
The decision of the trustees in favor
of cement pipe will imply that all the
pipe which will be used in the system
will be manufactured in this city, ne
cessitating the employment of a large
number of men.
Mayor Swanson this morning de-
clined to express himself in favor Of
either pipe until he had investigated
both products thoroughly.
I'VE want what is going TO give
the people of El Centre the most for
their money" he said
Nitrified pipe was used in the con
struction of the sewer at HoltVille and,
while one carload was condemned aft
er inspection, the pipe which was
used appears to be giving satisfaction.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-21
CITY OFFICES MAY
MOVE TO FIFTH
AND MAIN STREETS

The city offices are on the eve of
being moved again. At least the city
trustees are considering the advisable
ity of such move and it is probable
that some definite action will be de
cided upon at the next meeting.
The offices were formerly located in
the Security Bank building and in the
course of time the city outgrew them.
Then the owner of the building con
structed an addition which reduced the
light and ventilation in the city's of
fices and the trustees decided to move.
Settled in their new offices on Sixth
and state streets for more than year,
the trustees have decided that vault
is one of the requisites of property
conducted municipal corporation and
the question now is whether the pro-
jected offices on the corner of Fifth
and Main streets, in the Dunaway
block, with rent of $l00 IA month,
and which already has vault built,
would be cheaper than to construct n
VauIt in the old offices, where the rent
is only half as much. II is pointed
out that the proposed move would place
the offices Of the city directly down
town and at Il point which would be
of greater convenience to the puDlc.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-21
Marketing Facilities
Discussed by Authority

tions and regulations dispose of pro-
ducts consigned II him. remittinB to
the producer all the proceeds less
reasonable percentage Tor expense Of
market administration. Investigation
shows that under the most perfect con-
ditiuns evolved BY cooperative sales
organizations, operating under private
enterprise the producer receives only
about % cents OF the consumers dol
lar nearly 70 per cent # which Is b
sorbed in getting farm products to the
consumer
Again while cooperative selling as
sociations al times protect the produc-
or as against the iobber, they fail To
protect the consumer Statistics recent
N published show that between the
iobbcr aud the consumer the price has
been advanced as much as 100 per
cent Investigation also shows that
the consumer seldom gets the ldvau-
tage of bounteous crop. lie IS compelled
TO pay about The same price regard
less of the fact that tons of fruit are
rottine iu the orchards. This condi-
tion could largely be remedied by the
adoption of methods that would tend
t. remove the arbitrary and artificial
Instructions which nnllify the legitt-
mate operation Of the law Of supply
and demand.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-21
DELPHINO MERIEZ
DRAWS l0-YEAR TERM

Delphino Meriez. The diminH... NI,+.
lean who wa convicted Of assault Win
intent TO commit murder. 81. SON.
fenced to IL years in Folsom prison
by Superior Judge Coll tn morning
In spite of his slight stature a.H guile.
less countenance. officers aeI.e shat
VI eriez is one Of tie most 4r.p prrate
prisoners that has been bsUud the
bars of the county Jail.
50 willing To escape DO the consider
him that men may ACCOMPANY him
to the penitentiary His haud at the
widest point is little larger than his
wrist. and officers believe that unless
a handcuff Is affixed 81 tightly a- to
interfere with circulation tn Mexican
will be able To slip il off. Leg irons.
while incapable of being removed. do
not hamper locomotion altogether. and
sheriff Applestill belisyes Merle would
make a break for liberty, II am oppor-
tunity afforded, regardless of the irons
about his ankles. If > men accompany
him to prison it is probable that they
will watch in relays
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-21
LONDON SEEKING "SEC RET GERMAN
TUNNEL UNDER ENGLISH CHANNEL!

land since the war began have been
traced to these coal camps, where
they were employed as bookkeepers or
petty officials of the mining compa-
nies.
It is recalled that about the time
of the last drive against Calais there
was much talk emanating from Ber-
lin of a great surprise" that would
stagger the world. The surprise"
never has been forthcoming Was it
IA channel tunnel? England is now ask
ing.
william lie QueuX, author of Ger
man Spies in England" and "England's
Deadly Peril" was the first man to
call the attention of the British pub
lie directly to this tunnel possibility.
Germany has long been preparing
to invade us" says lie QueuX, yet
surely they years ago saw that an at
tempted invasion by sea must be fore
doomed to failure. Is ii to court this
foredoomed failure that the enemy is
ever hammering at the gates Of Ca
laiS?"
The search for the perhaps imagin-
airy tunnel goes feVerishly on, and
Rritatn awaits the answer
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-21

CThe hearings of the state Rural
Credits Commission suggested many
problems Of the valley which could
be profitably considered by the Val
ley Agricultural Assembly which is
to be held in BraWiey in December
state Senator W. E. Brown of Los An
gclcs became Interested in the pur-
pose of the assembly. In the follow
ing article he discusses briefly three
Legislative reforms which affect the
valleys agricultural interestsD
By william T. Brown
From the hearings held in lei Cen
tro by the Rural credits Commission
primal facts concerning agricultural
hardships were clearly set forth.
To begin with, The initial price of
land through speculative methods has
been inflated 10 4 degree which handi-
caps the farmer who buys at these
prices before he begins his agricul
tural activities. Again the farmer. FIRE
quently acting upon the advice of real
estate spectators. planted crops upon
lands unsuited for the purpose. The two
matlr handicaps enumerated in this
paragraph will be largely remedied
through an intelligent system of land
colonization. first, in giving the farm
er land at Legitimate price and,
avoid mistakes in planting crops, etc.
The next fact clearly established is
that the average tiller of the soil who
possessed an interest in land and h1d
made a start needing funds 10 con
tinur operations. found il practically
impossible To borrow money At a tilr
rate of interest and in many cases
could not borrow at all. Here rural
credits would aid by furnishing money
at "A reasonable rate Of interest repay
able over long term of years ana by
the amortization or installment plan.
To illustrate. a farmer desires To bor-
row money upon first mortgage up
on his farm Let us assume that Ia"
borrows 81 900 for "A term of 30 years.
upon which he pays / per cent inter
est. ~ per cent amortization, - per
cent to cover expense Of state admin
istration: i'm all. e per cent per year.
The result Of this would b" that al
the expiration OF 80 years he would
have entirely wiped out his entire ob
legation. principal and Interest Fui
thermore farmer carrying such
loan AS lust described becomes much
better banking risk for short tim"
loans Under the present system he
pays 10 per cent.
The third factor shown ta De vitality
operating against agricultural success
is the lack of proper marketing ia'ili-
ties. Fortunately for this situation th"
last Legislature passed IA law cstth-
fishing state commission market
which proposes To aid the producer In
finding more direct methods of get
ting his products To the consumer.
Briefly speaking. the market com
missioner would under proper condi-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-21

London, oct. 21.=England is awak-
ing to a great fear The lull in the
fighting in Flanders and France
brought consideration of the kaiser's
famous order Take Calais at any
cost" 1t is still recognized that Ca
Iais is not yet safe grom fresh GER
man thrust. And, wondering what the
Germans would do If they were one"
in Calais the English have turned to
questioning:
Is there a secret German tunnel be
tween England aud France?
Government agents for weeks nave
been examining the quarrles ana coal
mines along the Kentish coast, strlN
ing to find IA possible opening that would
connect with great tunnel whlch'
many fear. has been built in the laSt
10 years under the English channel
If is known that German capitalists
and German mine managers have Tor
years been operating extensively IN the
* ent coal fields. There have been whole
mine colonies along the channel coast
in which German was the preNalllh8
language and English almost tor-
eign tongue. Many OF the German
spips and spy suspects arrested IN hhs
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-21
CAN'T DEPEND TOO MUCH ON SUBMARINE;
TT IS ONLY A WEAPON OF OPPORTUNITY

Practically speaking, they can run
under water for only few hours
and they cannot see unless the peri
scope is above the water. This means
that submarine, or some part of her,
is visible whenever She makes an at
tack. As result, many devices have
been inaugurated 10 destroy her. The
aeroplane can see her far below the
surface: the net can trap her; the mine
explode her and, most effective of all
the small fast patrol boats, mounting
a single gun. and watching every part
Of the surface in the field of opera
tions, can sink her with a single shot
when she comes up to attack Or to
recharge her batteries. For she must
come up if she is 10 continue to opcr-
ate.
Thus IT is that the submarine has
become merely one Of the many weap-
ons used at sea. She is, like the de-
stroyer a weapon of opportunity. If
the chance comes, if the conditions
are right, she can make her attempt
to torpedo an enemy ship.
For naval purposes the submarines
have been divided into two types-the
smaller. of about 500 tons, for coast
defense; the larger, of 1000 tons or
more. for cruising in company with the
hattleship fleet 1t is believed that we
should have about $50 of the coast
defense StNpe for the immediate pro-
lection of the principal points along
our shores.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-21
GOLDEN STREAMS pouR
INTO NEW YORK; HANNS

New York, Oct. 21.-Wall street is
threatened with an embarrassment Of
riches, if it has not reached that point
already
Deposits in local banking institutions
now exceed the three billion mark
Gold is pouring in from abroad in un-
precedented quantities, while the natu-
raj flow of funds TO This center from
other parts of the country is proceed
ing in normal fashion.
on top of all this il was reported
today that banks in the interior,
members of the syndicate handling the
$500. 100000 Anglo. French loan, are
forwarding subscription funds 10 New
York.