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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-07-11
LUDWIG LEHMANN CONVICTED.

BERLIN, July 10 (Via London) -
Ludwig Lehman, accused Of painting
and selling more than 200 pictures
representing them as the works of
noted German masters, was convicted
at Munich today and sentenced TO four
years Imprisonment. His wife, ron
victed as his accomplice, was sentenc-
ed to a term of three years.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-07-11

lantic storm. Once outside the block
aiding lines and into the Atlantic, ac
cording to the captains story he
headed straight across and only de-
waited from his course once when he
saw what he took TO be enemy craft.
Most Of the time he skipped along
on the surface making fourteen
knots an hour with his powerful twin
Diezel oil engines. Submerged he
could go at the rate of seven and
one-half knots
The sun., 1916-02-09
"DOWN WITH BACKBONE
GOWN" CRY CLUBWONEN
Dress That Shows Veebrae Is Immodest They Say, but
Local Leaders Despair of Making Women
Quit Wearing Them

ticoats about their feet. But Mrs
Palmer feels now that the object OF the
organization is more than attained.
Skirts couldn't be any shorter with
out--well. they just couldn't be any
shorter" she said yesterday.
Miss Florence Guernsey, former prcsl-
dent Of the city "Fed." says she doesn
know what's getting into the mothers
nowadays.
"You see the girls with gowns cut 20
you can count the vertebrG right down
to the waist line you see them with
their legs crossed, and skirts UP to their
knees" she said. IT'S enough TO max.
a nice man blush. You wonder what
the mothers are thinking Of. and then
you see the mothers are dressed just the
sam" way.
II admire a pretty neck as much as
anybody. but l don't like to see socia.
party look like a lesson in anatomy. But
while consider modern fashions indc-
cent. don't see what the clubs can do
about IT, BY the way. ] see that fancy
garters with little bangles are corning
into style. They'll look nice dangling
below the short skirts, won't they? Dear
me. what are we coming to-
II was whispered at the convention Of
the city Fed at the Hotel Astor last
Friday that resolution was drafted
condemning immodestly low nccked
gowns. but It was not presented. One
woman on the platform wore--though II
was morning affair-a low necked,
short sleeved gown.
The sun., 1916-02-09

New York club women spoke In terms
of praise yesterday of the Women's club
of Orange. n. j.. which. led by Mrs.
Thomas a. Edison, Is going to try to get
the tops OF evening gowns few more
inches above the waistline but they will
not join their sisters across the Hudson
IN the attempted reform. The New
York city Federation of Womcn's Clubs
will go lightheartcdly into any little
work such as prison reform or the gar
bage question or cleaning up the courts,
but there are limits to Its courage.
How can "A club make women wear
decent dress?' asked Mrs A. NJ Palm
Sr, president Of the Rainy Day Club
81 admit the style of dressing too prev
alent now is, to say the least, unfor-
tunate. Ii seems a shame so many
women have 30 little sense of decency
as to wear the immodestly low necked
and short skirted dresses one sees every
where But II a woman has 80 little
sense OF shame as to expos" herself in
this way "a club can't compel her not
to. IT isn't club women who do it-they
have too much sense. No. it's women
who go about sticking up their noses at
suffrage and the aims OF women's clubs
The Rainy Day club was organized
of skirts. In those days they were worn
lorg. and the club sought to release
women from the bondage of muddy pet
The sun., 1916-02-09
OPPOSE ONE HEAD FOR
HOSPITAL AND FARM
Physicians DenOuncp Proposed
Plan for staten Island
Institutions.

Vigorous protests against the proposal
to put sea View Hospital and the Farm
Colony on Staten Island under single
medical head we've made yesterday h"-
fore the tax budget committee of the
Board of Estimate IN the Municipal
Building consolidation of the physl-
cal plants OF the two institutions is
under way and is uuoGposed. but physt-
clans and surgeons throughout the city
have said repeatedly that to put one
medical man at the head OF both places
would be = grave mistake, since the
,uberyulous patients cared for at Sea
View ought to be under the sole direction
OF a specialist;
Will. no decision was reached at the
heaving. which was adjourned in order
that the views Of John \ kingsburN,
Commissioner OF CHARITIES, may ne
obtained later. f., became certain ycster-
ddy uftcrnoon that. medically. Sea View
and the Farm colony will be kept under
separate heads commissioner Kings
bu,v is known to favor this and the at
tltude Of the members Of the tax budget
committee tnmptroler Prendergast.
, thorough Presidents MathoWsnn and
Pounds a0d President Frank bowling
IA generally against appointing single
medical director.
DR. simon Baruch, p". willy Meyer,
Dr, : Adolphus knopf and nr Arthur
IT, cillcy were ali present at TN" meet -
irg to oppose the medical consolidation.
~. Baruch pointed out that several
thousand dollars could be saved by the
separation and said that it ought TO he
annlicd to tho medical and nursing
s,.T whith is painfully inadequate "
Both ht and I'r. Meyer declared that
/ Sea View i i'm most respects the finest
tuberculosis hospital in the world, and
pr Never added that II would he "A
, dissracc' to adopt an erroneous plan ~
! surcrv sion
pr Kuopf, vino is specialist in
tuberculosis. said tina, there was serious
4 objection to having pcrsons vino might
he sent TO the Farm colony feel tn.
'hsV werr heiug sent tu a tuh"rculosls
Hospital Commissioner kingsbury's de
uartmcut was represented by Henry 6
Wright. Deputy Commissioner who eN'
planned the project in detail.
The sun., 1916-02-09
PLEADS GUILTY IN
PEAT LAND FRAUDS
Arthur l.. David To BE SEN
fenced Tomorrow for Mis-
use of the Mails.


Arthur l.. David pleaded gully before
States District Court Yesterday To using
the mails as an aid in the sale Of I'M
aginary peat lands in the South. II"
was remaudnd to the Tombs until Thurs
lii spite Of his youthful appearance
David, according to Assistant United
States Attorney John &. Knox, Is one Of
the most rcsourccful disciples Of the
easy money" cult in the country lie
has worked under the aliases of bon
Collins. Robert A. Tourbillon, Thomas
Watson and Sir Robert Tourblllou. He
is now under $4,000 bail on another
warrant, in which he is charged with
being the head Of a gang OF blackmalleN
who are said 70 have used the Mann
white slave act as basis for cNtortiug
money from wealthy men and women.
In view Of his admission of guilt in the
mail fraud case, Prosecutor Knox mas
drop the cXtortion charge against him.
David according to Mr., Knox, gave
his victims in the mail fraud the idea
tina, they could resell the peat lands AT
an enormously increased price TO n syn
dicate composed OF the Indian Refining
Company. Inc, OF this city and the Guar
anty Trust Company, which intended to
devclup the peat land enterprise. To
carry out this deception, AIR. Knox SAYS.
David worked himself into the confidence
of John II. MacEwen, IA trusted employee
OF the Indian Refining Company. and in
ducod the latter to write letters concern
ing the plans Of the imaginary syndicate
The sun., 1916-02-09
HE USED A BRASS RING
TO WED HER, SHE SAYS
Mrs. Scott Declares Husband
Kept Her Prisoner and Made
Her Eat OFF Trunk.

Mrs Reba Scott. 80 years old. who
gave up s2j a week position to enter
into secret marriage with Rufus l..
Scott. Jr.. lawyer, living at 1873 Han
cock street. Brooklyn, Was one of the
first witnesses called yesterday when her
suit for separation went to trial before
Supreme Court Justice Cran,.
She told of brutal mistrea,ment. which
began, it is alleged. when Scott con-
sented to stop posing AS bacht ior and
in September. 1914. ten months after
their marriage, allowed her 10 come to
his home to live. According to her tcstt-
mony. il was scarcely home for her, now
ever. She was allowed in only two rooms
of the house. she testitied-his room ana
hers She ate alone. usually on trunk
In her bedroom, food which she was
forced 10 procure outside and prepare
herself
Although +, was just before the birth
of their only child, boy, scott strucN
her in III. face and stomach, she ciil'ns'
told her he married her merely to beat
his CTculNOTS anu pl'''r'' ~ F'''N
down or $50 "A week Tor life II she would
go to Reno and get a divorce, Sh. to'd
him she preferred him to the $4,000, to
which he replied. according to her testi-
mony, he hoped she'd die.
Finally, the plaintiff testified. she had
70 leave. but she d!d not 20 10 Reno, She
returned to her mothers home IN Pros
meet place near Nostrand avenue.
During the cross-eXamination 1t Dc vel
op.d Mrs. Scott's mother had tested her
daughters wedding ring with acid ana
had found it lacking. Counsel Tor Scot'
explaiued to the court his client was no
millionaire. as was alleged. He asked
Mrs Scott if SHE knew her husband paid
only 81 for the wedding ring. She ad'
mitted she had no idea the ring cost 50
little. adding: 81 always Thought II was
gold until mother dropped some acid on
il by mistake
The SCOTS were married in Novemher
1918. The news leaked out soon AFTER
ward. but Scott hotly maintained 1t was
another man living in Philadelphia VINO
had been married. For nearly year he
nosci as a bachelor. and 1t was not until
the separation suit was brought that MS
marriage became generally known,
! Th. case Will go on to-day.
The sun., 1916-02-09
ALIMONY LEADS TO ARREST.
Edward Lyman baker owes Her
xi.it6, Wife Says.

Edward Lyman Baker. manager for
r. W. Dodge a Co, publishers, was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Neil
son on an order signed by supreme
Court Justice Newburger. but was re-
leased on furnishing $4,000 bail His
arrest was asked by his former wife,
Mrs. Jennie Louise Raker. who divorced
him u year ago In New Jersey. on the
ground that he owes her Sl.1i5 ali
mony and has threatened TO leave the
State If she attempts to compel him TO
pay.
Mrs Baker said the defendant earus
500 week and has boastcd OF being
attentive to many women. She is with
out means and will he destitute unless
Baker is compelled tu pay alimony. she
said.
The sun., 1916-02-09
CLOTHING FOR MEN
TO Be MADE LOOSER
Manufacturers Hold Twentieth
Annual Convention at the
BiltmOrp Hotel.
FEEL. SHORTAGE or DYES

F'rom present indications il appears
that there will be no relief from the
serious situation in which tn" clothing
manufacturers of this country now ind
themselves as a result OF the Europear
war. and that they expect no relief until
the war e,ds or until some international
agreement is made whereby the seas will
bc fre. for trading. This became known
yesterday AT the twentieth annual con
yon.ion Of the National Association 81
Clothiers At the Fillmore Hotel. The
cloihicrs represent an output Of aprioxi-
mat.ly $3.50. Qua ooo worth of mems and
boys clothing a year.
The president Of the association,
ptyid kirchhaum OF Philadelphia. In his
address to the manufacturers pointed
out thpt as result OF the scarcity or
wool and dycstuffs fcw Of the mills ave
able to give the manufacturers All the
,loth they want. He said in some cases
thay have cut down orders from manu-
facturers as much as 50 per cent. and
that few mills are guaranteeing their
fabrics.
The belief Of the delegates to tn" con-
y.utiou is that suit styles for autumn
from those of the spring The principa'
changes Will be ig looser construction
with broader shoulders. not such de-
riu,d suuguesS AZ the waist. sH-htlN
lonce~ jackets a"d wider trousers u
,yas s.,id strip,S viii ,ulc in tho patterns
and yolors viii he dull by comparison
win those OF re ent seasons. browns
and oxford~ will he shown IN perhaps
larger range OF varieties than other
.plors.
Tn, dyes,uffs committee IL rs 'epor'
uo.nt,d ont that there arc more thah
seventy industries dcpr dent on colors'
employing something over tW" nlI"oh
v,.r>,nsn. The committee, whl'h Is
rnuno-cl OF I.udwig stein, SaWue'
Wei, T.. S,rousc aad William Gold
mar. recommended that a campaign OF
publicity ne started to make IN. Nad'
and the public acquainted with the dye
s,uo situation and the fact that there
can be no blanket guarantee as to tas'-
ness of colors Of fan fabrics ana Innings
The sun., 1916-02-09
WIFE SUES NED WAYBURN.
She ASKS &75 Week AumOny From
Theatrical Producer.

Ned Wayburn. theatrical producer.
whose real name is Edward q. Weyburn,
was sued for IA divorce iu tho Supreme
Court yesterday by Mrs, Helene g. Wey-
burn, who brought a separation suit
against him several years ago and then
dropped IT.
Mrs, Weyburn alleges her husband has
been guilty of misconduct with Mabel
Woodrow. chorus girl, whom she says
he has been maintaining in q Broadway
apartment She asks SIS week ali
mony. on the ground that he has an in
come of slo,00O year.
When Wayburn VAS examined re-
Gently in supplementary proceedings fol-
lowing the closing of Town Topics" at
the Century Theatre ho said he had no
income at that time.
The sun., 1916-02-09
CAR AND FIRE WAGON CRASH.
one Fireman Loses Leg. \n"thrr's
skull Is Fractured in collision.

cant. Peter tornwcl Of the Fire DE
part,nent salvage corps Nad his leg 80
b,dl,, crush, d it had to he Immediately
annotated and Fireman John kcmman's
el,ull Was fractured when Patrol No, .
collidoi with Third avrnu" ear at
Fourteenth street and Third avenue last
might.
The motnrmlu james f. Frame, faded
10 near the whistle nf the inc truck a'd
his car crossed directly IN front OF i as
II was coming rapidly east In respuu,"
10 Am alarm At Eighteenth street and
Third avenue.
Thrc. other tilcmen ON the truck Were
slightly injured,
The sun., 1916-02-09
GRIP EPIDEMIC IS PASSING.
Death Rate Is LOwcrrd ..tt Dur
Ing the Last Week. Report shows

The dccreas' iu the recent outnreak o.
grip was reflected last week IN 4 -NiGc
ton of the general mortality IttN. WI.
was lower by al than dur 80 pr..
vlous week. The Health pcpa 't'u'n' :.
ported yesterday that tn" falling -" .
the number Of deaths from uHueu,t
hronohits aud pneumonia v4~ r,spo-.
Sihle FOR this
From influenza 40 fatalile- Nee ..
Ist' red, as compared With - .r 're W.
before. Pneumonia brought death 20 20.
persons. as against 33H from tho -,.r.
cause in the previous period N'nsc'hA
tAer" wcr" l5i1 death. in coutats' g.
l'>l2 IN ~" Sven days ended ltVu'-
"a. the respective rates beng rs amt
1916
Compared. however, with the ,'t'. - ID.
Tor the corresponding iu'"'~.a ~ laii
last week shoAcd 80 more deaths aoi \
rio of 81 In the percentage
The sun., 1916-02-09
COCKTAIL SHAM IS EXPOSED
White Grape juice and Rcd Pepper
Given In Barlow Case.

\ grape juice cocktail as n substitute
for champagne was described by Dr. \.
T. Erdmnnu of 4js Ninth street. Brdok-
lyn yesterday before Surrogate ketcham
and u fury. Dr, Erdmann prescribed the
cocktail with the counterfeit kick for
Mrs. Mary \. Barlow, whose Will IS
being contested by two of her children,
DIR. Erdmann attended the teStator in
1899 a year after the will was drawn
and found her suffering. so he testified,
from an alcoholic excess, lie was unable
to say whether the condition was chronic,
hut he did coniide the recipe for the
drink with which he tried to dclude his
patient. II consisted simply Of white
grape Juice with plenty OF red pepper
thrown in,
~ thought she might mistake it for
champagne IN" physician explained
"and II seemed to work pretty we'll"
The sun., 1916-02-09
HERE AFTER VOYAGE
OF 7 DAYS IN TEARS
Mrs. ". T.. Tharkpr. Wife of
Chicago FOrgcr. Arrives
From Barbados.

Th. only cabin passenger aboard the
Booth Line steamship Hubert, in yester-
day from Para and BARBADOS. was
handsome woman Of - who had been in
tears during most OF the seven day irip
from Barbados. She was listed as Mrs
". y, TdaCker wife OF Edwin Lynn
Thack"r. eN-'ou,.ct, VINO after his re-
he had been model prisoner. got
place in the office Of Cosicu & Co.
brokers. Of chicago and forged checks
uu the finn and ohtaI,'i money from
the com Exchange Bans
Thark'r. who is 10 then ned 80 this
city with his young wife, Intending TO go
80 Uruguay, where he would he safe
from eNtradil.on. Detectives traced his
baggage ~ TWO hotels hefc and then
10 several !irooklyn steamship piers, the
purpose of Tharker being to clude pursuit
by aiful dodeinC
Finally tn" detectives traced his and
his wfe's baggage to FER .. Buah's
stores, EroohlNn. and learned THAT they
had saird ON the Norton Line steamship
croftou Han on January % The Croft
ton Hall stops al Barbados to coal and
it was = simple matter to get The British
authorities at Barbados 10 hold up the
fugitive. AZ there WAS nothing against
Mrs. Thacker she was released She
said last night that the news OF Thacker's
crime was a great shock to her She
said her husband had left her pennies,
when he was arrested. and that she
raised enough money to return to Chi
cteo through sympathetic persons in
b. rhados.
The Hubert anchored in the hay last
night and will not dock until this morn
,ng Mrs Thacicr said she would go
directly from the ship to a train for Chi
ago. where she has relatives. The total
amount of her husbands 'arcenies is
about s1l 600
The sun., 1916-02-09
New Cont NOdri Drops L""s"'H
over the Utps.

81 L.ut.ls. Feb, ST q new d"s I'm or
of the National Association "t M"r'hah'
T,ilors becomes popular men VIII wear
single breasted two button sack coats
fitting loosely over the hips.
Double breasted coats Al" 10 nave
ncol; lap.,s. and both single and double
breasted will follow NATURAL lines. I'm
tcnsive padding ls 70 be avoided. scotch
nlaid is To he a popular pattern, An
cxtcrue model I'm evening clothes was
cxhihl,cd by ono designer, who showed
= wine co,orod coat WIN the coat
goes "A lavender vest.
The sun., 1916-02-09

The Hoard of Ma, im"u passed uuluj-
muusiy yesterday TIA" report nt the Com
mittcc on lmh.l' Letting hu'h".",rg tn"
central purchase committee uf IN" ku.ild
Of EstImat" 10 buy coal 10 the luluuu, OF
SlUu,0uu in the np,u ri l,f without
puhlic letting hecallsr OF IN. po~s hl'tN
OF IA Goa, sigi>" The committee asked
for 5000, 900. An allowance Of $50, O0O 10
purchase potatoes on the same basis was
also made
The sun., 1916-02-09
BANKER THOMPSON INDICTED.
UniOntOwn. PA. Man Faces Several I
Charges. Including Perjury,

PITTsBuRG, Feb s.--.JoSiah Van Kirk
Thompson. preslden, Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Unlout"wn, which was
closed by the Comptroller of the Cur
rency littlc more than 81 year ago, was
indicted to-day by the Federal Grand
Jury The indictment contains charges
or false rertihcatlon Of checks, making
false entries making false reports To
the Comptroller of the Currency and
perjury,
Mr.. Thompson announced in I'nion-
town tonight that ne would appear in
the United Statos court here Tomorrow
and furnish a bond
The sun., 1916-02-09
MOROSINI HEIRESS WOULD
ANNUL MARRIAGE TO EX.COP
Rivcrdale Woman Asserts
Werner Was Not Legally
Divorced in Nevada.
DAMAGE SUITS HALTED

An effor, by Mrs. Giu,ia Morosini
Werner to have her marriage to Arthur
=. Werner. cx-policeman, annulled Sc
cretly as a climax TO the litigation she
had had with him since the spring of
1914, when he was forced to quit her
home. I.lmhurst at Riverdale, became
known yesterday after tho testimony In
the annulment case had been practically
concluded.
Mrs. Werner who has called herself
Mes Morcsini since her attorneys,
Spooncr & Cotton, investigated the cir
cumstances under which werncrs first
wife. Mrs. Alice Redding Werner. di-
vorccd him in Nevada In 1910. filed her
annulmcnt suit in Ulster county six
weeks ago. alleging tina. her marriage
was void because Werner was still mar
red werner's attorney at once filed an
answer denying that her marriage is
void and Supreme Court Justice Has
srouck appointed u. -. Atkins, a lawyer
of Kingston. to take testimony In the
case
An agreement was made between the
attorneys that they would make every
effort TO keep quiet the annulment ac-
ton. at least until after the case was
decided. Hearings have been held In
New York city at the office Of Spooner
& Cotton. IA Wall street a session at
which 1t is expected the evidence will be
completed is TO be held to-day.
Quick Time in Nevada Divorce.
The chief testimony offered in behalf
OF Mrs. Werner consists Of depositions
taken at Carson city. New. where the
divorce suit was filed by Mrs. Alice r.
| Werner on September 90. 1910. just four
months after Mrs. Werner arrived In
Reno and took UP her residence there
| Under the law six months residence In
| the state was required. but In two
months less than the required time
mitted to the service of the papers.
The case was tried before Jude
Frank T. Langdon. who IL a witness for
asked by Judge Langdon If she went to
| Nevada TO obtain divorce the first
| Mrs. Werner said that she was merely
health when she decided TO become a
resident. She described herself rs
IAN actual and bona fide resident and
inhabitant of the state of Nevada TIL,
decree was signed on September %
1910.
Mrs. Giula Morosini Werner con.
tends, therefore, that when the Werner'
were divorced both were residents o
f, New York city. Her test iimony In the
anIument suit consisted chiefly of state
The sun., 1916-02-09

No. 81.
That's our Solo" sock,
whose days are never mum
bered it must wear To YOUR
satisfaction or your none;
back
2oc. a pair.
The sun., 1916-02-09

To trap the Dollar Bird Is
much simpler than our artist
has shown.
All you need do is buy 2
suit or overcoat at revised
price.
The saving stays in your
poCketbOok.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
ODD NEWSPAPER TITLES.

COLUMBUS, Dec. is.-Thero IL a
man here whose chief JOY is IN . col
lection OF newspaper titles.
or course there are plenty OF
"couriers," Journals" and "Heraids"
scattered over the country. and there
are Headlights" ''Fiashlishts," I"
Bees" Eagles" owls" ''siirrors''
and "Newsletters." but when it comes
TO "Derrieks." "Afeddlera." ''Tele.
scopes" -Flags" and "sunbeams." the
class II more limited.
In Hot Springs there is published
''The Arkansas Thomas Cat" and 9th.
er titles just as unusual are "The
Sredge Hammer" "the Irrepressiblo," }"
Tho Silent Worker and Gall"
The Washington times., 1916-12-19

New York, OF the House COMMITTEE
on Appropriations, who had opposed
broad rule to permit greater ~
! creases than 3 and 10 per cent. he
said he has the greatest sympathy Tor
the House leader In the responsibili'
ties that devolve upon him ana faith
In his sincerity OF purpose, but that
he has no respect for the man who
allows such responsibilities to cause
him to lose sympathy for his follow
men.
human element when we legis'ate,"
concluded the speared.
Frank Morrison. secretary OF the
American Federation OF Labor, was
the first speaker. Mr.. Morrison re.
viewed the fight the Federation has
made for the adoption of the eight.
hour law. He said he was confident
that Congress today will grant more
substantial increases in salaries than
previous reports would indicate.
Spokesman for Half MiIIien.
II. NJ. McLsrin, OF the Federal EN-
ployes' Union, said the mass meeting
was the spokesman for more than half
million Government employees
throughout the country. He urged
the workers to stand together In vic.
tory or defeat.
Thomas #. Flaherty, secretary of
The National Association of Postofnce
Employees, said the difference between
present wages and adequate salaries
is the bridge between misery and
happiness.
Miss Gertrude McNalIy, OF the Bu.
reau OF Printing and Engraving,
that establishment. L. v. Sampson, OF
the High School Teachers Union, said
increased salaries for teachers means
Increased education for children.
J. N. Breen. president OF the local
branch OF the International Typo.
graphical Union, recited the benefit
OF Organization. He said unorganized
employees stand TO have their rights
forfeited because they have not the
courage to assert themselves.
State Va Gevsrnnent wages.
Miss Florence Etheridge, OF the
Federal Employer Union. gave some
statistics OF the salaries paid state
employees and those paid Government
workers. She showed the scales bal.
ance In favor or the employees OF
State governments.
". r. Aiifas, legislative agent OF
the Machinists' Union, presided.
Resolutions setting forth the dis.
parity between Government salaries
and q decent living standard were
unanimously adopted and will be sent
TO Congress- A vote OF thanks was
given the press for It's assistance.