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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
SAY GRUB viii PLEAD
INSANITY AS DEFENSE
Fellow Clerks Of Man who Said He
burned Company's Money Com
ment On Actions.

Norfolk, Va, Jan, 1.-Unless the
knowledged having taken from the To-
cal branch of the Grant 25-cent stores
and which he claims to have sub
sequently burned. is found. the plea of
his attorneys will be insanity. At
torney Hardwood. of Albany. brother
in-law of the accused man, who, with
Attorney Edw. L. Walbridge, will de-
fend Grub. was In the city yesterday
and was closeted for long time with
him in the city jail.
Many of those not intimately con-
nected with the facts of the case are
of the opinion that the man accused of
the robbery could not have been In full
possession of his faculties and destroy
more than sixteen hundred dollars, es-
pecially since the act itself is one pun
ishable by the Federal authorities.
To substantiate the plea of insanity,
1t is thought that Attorney walbridse
will introduce several OF the clerks of
the 25-cent store to testify to the fact
of Grubbs exceedingly quick temper.
These clerks have commented on his
extreme Feasibility. Citing instances
when from little or no cause, the &C
cused has become almost rampant in
his actions in the store. pulling out
and pushing in cases and receptales in
the store needlessly and without pur-
pose
No conference was entered into be-
tween his two attorneys here yester-
day. Mr. Hardwood left last night for
Albany and may or may not return in
time for the preliminary trial to be
held here on the 4th In Police Court.
Attorneys Hazelwood and walbridge
merely exchanged courtesies at their
meeting and did not discuss the merits
of the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
NORFOLK POSTOFFTCE HAS
UNDERTAKING YEAR

Norfolk, Va. Jan. 1.-salaries OF
Postmaster John A. Lesner. Assistant
Postmaster c. l. Wright and prob
ably the five department superinten-
dents Of the Norfolk postoffice will
be automatically increased July l as
a result of the large increase in the
sales OF stamps and stamped station
cry during the calendar year 1916
placing the Norfolk office in what Is
known as the $450,000 class.
The stamp sales reached $455,000
last year. an increase of $4,000 over
those of the preceding year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
TURKEYS ACTION MAY
Continued From First Page.)
tria- Hungary. France. Italy and Tur-

tria- Hungary. France. Italy and Tur-
key.
Greece. Rumania. Serbia and Mon
tenegro. the nations most vitality con-
cerned in the treaty were represent
ed by delegates but were not MEM
bers
The treaty of Paris neutralized the
Black Sea, opening 1t to the merchant
marine of every nation but barring
from it forever all war vessels OF
every nation and binding the Gear and
the Sultan to an agreement not to
estab lish upon its coasts any military
fort or arsenal.
Turkey was formally admitted to
the European concert, the powers
contracting to respect her indepen-
dence and integrity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
ONTARIO MESSAGE ON
DUCK SHOT IN SOUTH

Milledgeville, Ga. Jan. IA wild
duck of the greenhead variety wear
ing leg band bearing the inscription:
Write Box AS. Greenville. Ontario"
was shot here by T. II. Clark. Clark
has written. as requested. and lis await
ing q reply.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
FOUR STEAMERS SINK;
THREE LIVES ARE LOST

London. Jan. -Four steamships
were reported sunk today. with a loss
of three lives. The three persisted
when a submarine destroyed the Rus
sian steamer. Tusksr, Of 3,043 tons
Those OF the crew rescued were land
ed at Stavanger. Norway. The other
disasters were:
Norwegian steamer Edda, 1,137
tons, sunk by submarine: crew landed.
British steamer Apsley Hall, $3.50
tons. and the Danish steamer DAN
mark. 1000 tons; twenty-four in crew
landed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
Fairly Ooxes Money.

Paducah. KY, Jan. Exactly
s224s reposed in the pockets OF a
well-known McCracken County farmer
billed at police headquarters as John
Doe" when he was picked up hope
Il ssly intoxicated. Doe" was searched
at headquarters. and the force nearly
when he exhumed money from
every pore. When he had sobered up.
Chief Of Police Graham accompanied
the prisoner to a local bank, where he
DEPOSITED all except the odd 5000 and
thanked the force for its kindness
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
"SPOONING ROOM" is
CHICAGO COURT NOVELTY

Chicago. Jan. Husbands and
wives who allow their troubles to
reach the Court of Domestic Relations
hereafter will have an opportunity to
make up in a little room attached to
the court which is being fitted up for
that purpose by Judge John Etelk.
The purpose will be to bring out
the old effection that the couples held
Tor each other when they were court-
ing. said the Judge. 1T is my pur-
pose to get them u spoon all over
again and then go home and live al
they ought to-"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
GEORGIANs TO Plant
TRIBES BY DIXIE ROAD

. Savannah, Ga. Jan. Every foot of
the Dixie Highway through the State
of Georgia will be beautifed by shade
trees. according to plans announced by
the Savannah Automobile Club. Each
coucnty will be asked through It's civic
bodies. trade organizations and auto
mobile clubs. to line the highway with
trees. If the plan is carried out there
will be double row of trees reaching
from the Tennessee line to ST. Marys
River, in Florida.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
CITY TO SELL FOODS
TO ITS employees

Birmingham. Ala. Jan. Follow
ing requests from the police force and
the city firemen. Birmingham 10 about
to go into the grocery business. A
scheme has been suggested that the
city start a commissary to furnish Its
employees at wholesale prices. The
police and flremen say that otherwise
they cannot live on their pay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
w. G. Leftwtch. Jr,

The funeral of william c. Leftwich,
Jr.. Is years old. who died Saturday In
his home. al West Clay Street. was
conducted yesterday morning at 8
o'clock In ST. Peters Catholic Church.
The burial was in Mt. Calvary Ceme-
terry Mr.. Leftwich leaves a widow.
who was Miss Kate ONeil. seven chill
dren, his father and one brother.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
CHURCH AND HOSPITAL
IN FEUD OVER CHIMES

Chicago, Jan. l--Grace Church and
81. Luke's Hospital are locked in oral
combat over the chimes of the former.
Physicians at the hospital declare pa
TENTS are annoyed almost beyond en-
DURANGO by the church chimes Church
hospitals are offering the testimony of
other physicians that the chimes have
a soothing effect on the i'll.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
GERMAN ATTACKS ON
THE MEUSE REPULSED

London. Jan. HERMAN attacks
In the Champagne. west of Auberive
and on the right bank OF the Mouse,
Verdun front, were repulsed last night
and today says the French war ONCE
statement That at Verdun was
against the French trenches east or
Chambrette Farm. The German war
office today reports quiet along the
west front.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
Nashville Uubman Kills Himself.

Nashville, Tenn. Jan. coleman
c. Slaughter, prominent lawyer and
clubman, shot and killed himself yes
terday afternoon at his boarding
house. His act is attributed to III
health.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02

An instrument that measures the
glare of light reflected from paper
has been invented.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-02
TEETH PUT IN OWEN
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interest is prohibited except for their
personal expenses,
No Gift Ten Days Before Election
A provision of the bill forbids the
acceptance Of any campaign gift by
the committee within ten days before
election day, 1t further demands that
complete accounting of all con-
trihutions and expenditures shaft be
presented to the cleFk of the House of
Representatives on the tenth day be-
fore an election.
In dealing with the State commit
tees the bill limits their expenditures
to five cents per capita up to popula-
ton of 500,0 three cents per capita
for the next 100000. and two cents
per pita for all additional popula-
ton. County committees are limited
TO three cents per ca tia up to the
first $4,000: two cents per capita for
all additional population up to 1907
900 and one cent per capita for all
additional population above 100000.
In regulating the expenditure OF in
dividual Senators. Representatives and
all other officials elected a. large,
limit is set at IS, 900 in States of less
than 100000 population. nor may
thev exceed an additional amount OF
two mills per capita for all excess
population above the million mark.
Representatives in Congress are linn
tied to the expenditure of a fiat $4,000.
Candidates for the foregoing Offices
are limited to personal expenditure
OF 500.
Heavy Penalty For Betting.
Betting on elections Is forbidden,
with a penalty for violation of S..
fine or one year In Jail as maximum.
Penalties for violations of the law IT.
self have maximum of $40, 900 fne
or two years in the penitentiary The
bill also seeks to prevent corruption
or intimidation OF newspapers for po-
litical purposes. All paid advertising
must be plainly labeled as such. News
matter not written by employees OF the
newspaper must be signed. 1t is for
hidden to threaten 10 withhold ad-
vertising or subscriptions for the pur-
pose of exerting political influence.
and no newspaper is permitted to
charge more than the normal rate for
political advertising nor to refuse po
litical advertising of one sort unless 1t
refuses to accept all political adver-
Using. The penalty for newspapers
violating these provisions is exclu-
sion from the mails for thirty days
The subcommittee was not unani-
nous in favorng the bill as today re-
ported and grave doubts as to its con-
stitutionality were expressed by some
members OF the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Within the Law.

And now the court steps in to say to the en-
ployers leagued together in the Business Mems
association and also to the wage-workers orga-
nized in their respective trades unions that both
must keep within the law in the industrial warfare
they are waging here in Omaha.
1t is safe assertion that whichever party suf-
fers disadvantage will charge that the courts have
been used by the other side. But it must be re-
membered that the courts and official authorities
are expected to represent all the people, including
the great third part at nterest-namey, the public
or common people, who are always the real losers
in every conflict between labor and capital
In coming forward to invoke the equal en-
forcement of the law upon both the business men
and unions, Attorney General Reed invites pro-
tests, but is in fact discharging his duty to the
public as whole. If this Intervention Of the state
helps TO speedy end of the strike and lockout
it will be good thing for all coaserned.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
What War Means. to Men
wall Street Journal-

In 1861 when the civil war became inevitable,
Sherman, who was a West Point graduate and
a soldier returned from civil life to the army for
patriotic reasons told Lincoln's cabinet that the
estimate of $4,000 men to crush the rebellion in
the south was absurd, that termination of the
war in three months, which was the duration Of
Lincoln's first call for men, was unbelievable, and
that it would require at least 100000 men, prop
erly trained in arms, to reduce the state of Vir-
ginia alone.
We all know what happened and how Sher-
man was sheved by the politicians, to be recalled
by Grant, who was Judge of men. In 1899 Sir
William Butler, then general officer commanding
the British forces in South Africa, told his home
government that it would take at least 10000 men
to conquer the Boer republics. He was recalled,
in official disgrace for telling unpalatabe truth to
bureaucrats, just as General Pershing may be re-
called If the politicians feel that way The Brit
ish, in two years and quarter, put 100000 men
into South Africa, transported over 10000 miles
of sea, and it took real generals and not poll
ticians to win the war, together with a billion
dollars for national debt.
At the outset of the present war, after the late
Lord Roberts had for years implored his country
to create reasonable state Of preparedness based
upon his own experience of the humiliations of
the Boer war, Kitchener told his government and
the British people that the problem in hand in
volved at least three years fighting and not less
than 100000 men. The British have raised up-
wards of 100000 men and the end is not yet,
while there are more than 100000 in the various
armies in the field.
These are simple figures. They are the lessons
of history which only politician could neglect,
and only politician can neglect at his country S
cost
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
U-Boat and Ocean Commerce.

Figures fairly authentic on which to base an
estimate OF the extent OF the German unrestricted
submarine campaign are now provided from
Washington. In four months estimated total
OF shipping to the extent Of l,450O0 tons has
been destroyed by the U-boats, within 100000
tons of the worlds output in 1916 This is an
enormous loss, and, were it to be continued, it
might have the effect sought by the German high
command. The fact that it has not equaled ships
available and that even with the advantage of
summer weather the loss is decreasing point
directly to the conclusion that the submarine
issue is being met. Various causes contribute to
this. In the four months up to June | 322 ships
of more than 900 tons had been sunk, while 299
were attacked and escaped. Last week twenty
one ships were reported sunk, while ffty-eight
were attacked and got away. Ship captains are
more vigilant, armed resistance is more effective
and the pursuit of the submarine by surface war
ships is having its effect At the beginning Of the
current year American ship yards were building
to be launched during 1917 403 steel vessels of a
tonnage OF more than 100000. This is alone
sufficient to meet the total loss inflicted by the
U-boat and takes no note of construction gcing
on elsewhere in the world. The submarine CAM
paign undoubtedly has reached its height and
has not driven shipping from the seas. Another
four months will likely tell different story.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
It's Different IN Europe
Minneapolis Tribune

When the men Of the blue and the gray came
together in Washington the other day and lis
tened to the president talk Of the old days and
the new they were like comrades all, forgetting
the differences OF half century ago and joining
their voices and hearts in pledges to be as one
big family in carrying out the national ideals of
today and tomorrow.
What about fifty years hence in Europe? Will
the soldiers of the allies today be able to grasp
the hands of the soldiers of the Teutons and con-
scientiousy express their admiration for the spirit
and style of their fighting?
"You are glad to remember" said President
Wilson to the veterans, "the heroic things that
were then done on both sides and that men in
those days fought in something like the old spirit
Of chivalric gallantry."
The president did not pursue the thought fur
ther, but there were volumes Of unspoken words
between the words he uttered. The men of 6l-'65
fought with vigor, whether they wore the blue
or the gray, but they followed the rules or the
war game. They did not purposely destroy hos
pitas or wantonly kill helpless women and chill
dren When the soldiers Of the south found that
they could not win by methods Of warfare rec
ognized as proper by civilized peoples they quit
and their cause was lost. But not their honor.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
The Newspapers and the Government.

Since the entrance Of the United States into
the world war repeated acknowledgement has
been publicly made of the effective and patriotic
support rendered the government by the Amer
lean newspapers Here are some OF the things the
newspapers have been doing:
/. Exercising an intelligent self-censorship
against news likely to be useful to the enemy.
2. Promoting enlistments in every branch of
the military and naval service.
3. Smoothing the path for compulsory regis
tration under the conscription act.
4. By unstinted publicity popularizing and in
surng success to the Liberty loan
5. Loosening the purse strings of generosity
by telling appeals for the Red Cross war fund and
all the other relief funds.
In return what has congress been trying to
do for the newspapers
/. To annul the freedom of the press by estab-
fishing arbitrary official censorship autocracy
2. To deny the newspapers the use of the mails
by prohibitive doubling and trebling OF postal
rates.
3. To load the newspapers with double bus
dens by special tax on advertising receipts as
we'll as on profits.
4. To prevent the newspapers having any
profits to tax by permitting them as helpless vic
Tins to be gouged by the news print paper trust
Here is the nutshell story of what the Amer
ican newspapers have been doing for the govern
ment and what the government has been doing
to the newspapers.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
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About Depot Seats.

Milford, Neb, June 14.-To the
Editor of The Bee: l have Just fin
ished 4O0mile trip in the upper end
of our grand state. | am a Grand
Army of the Republic member in good
standing. So the boys told me, and
believe it, the farmers are up with
their work and are ahead of this part
of the state on alfalfa. At least, saw
hundreds of acres going in the shock
or stack. | did the most of my busi-
ness with the Burlington railroad and
they treated me white. They have
done a great deal for the travelling
public, but there is one thing wrong
and 1t Is no small matter. | haven't
got well yet from my long ride. The
chair cars are fine, but when one has
to change cars then the trouble COM
mences-getting off of chair onto
one of the things the company calls
seats in the depots. 1t looks to me as
though the hotels and the railroad
company had formed a deal to force
the travelling public to go to the hotel
and pay a dollar or two. Just now I
would like to tell the company how it
could help the hotel, and that is to
stretch few barbed wires full length
of the benches. It isn't worth while
to wire those seats that have single
stalls, for they are about all the hotel
people could wish. BEN SMITH.
Soldiers Home
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20

disappeared when he observed Off,
Ger Hinchey on the corner of Fifteenth
and Howard.
The murder case Of the state against
Charles Vollmer came up in the dis
trict court before Judge Croft, with
Lee Estelle conducting the defense
and Prosecutor Simeral for the people.
The following composed the jury: c.
C. Field, II. G. krause, Otis Haynes,
William Butterfield, Andrew Dugel,
F. Fl. Baber, Henry Van Dusen, f. J..
Tillotson. ]. S. Rolf, II. II. Friend. D.
s. Parmalee and P. A. Grove.
The little daughter of r. H. Grotte.
ga South Twentieth, was badly
burned by her dress catching fire from
some live ashes in the yard. A passing
teamster heard the little ones cries
and extinguished the flames by taking
off his coat and wrapping it around
her.
Rev. John Gordon of Pittsburgh,
Pa, was installed at Troxelfs hall
before very large audience as pastor
of the First Presbyterian church.
Miss Minnie Rath, formerly society
editor of The Bee, was quietly mar
ried at noon in Trinity cathedral by
Dean Gardner, to A. II. Winn of Salt
Lake City.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20

Council Bluffs. June 1S.-To the
Editor of The Bee: That evil has no
real existence is a well known saying
by Mrs. Mary B. Eddy. l find this
conclusion reiterated in the Christian
Science Journal of January, 1914.
page 616. From the same number L
learn that some individuals have con-
cluded that evil has a value, since It
induces the struggle that produces
advancement. But right mindedness.
rejoins the Journal, involves no con-
cession to the reality of evil. and this
discord (of eviD is not real.
Mrs Eddy concluded that evil Is
a deception. the same as the devil,
who was liar and the father of lies.
A Christian Scientist named Samuel
Greenwood declared that man will
some time be conscious only of the
good. BY way of comment. | will
state that Mrs Eddys contention is
in accord with some of the ancient
philosophers. Zeno was opposed to
the idea that life is many-for this
would cause life to be both small and
great. All thought and speech were
deceptive. Pour bushel of grain ON
the floor, and there is only one noise.
Parmenides and Empedocles de-
veloped the theory of the many, and
deprecated the one The one and
the many were to be united by Plato!
But ah there came at last Proclus.
who studied all things from A to
lizard, and declared that there is only
One; also that the One is prior to
Being. Proclus was perhaps the great
est student.
And now. Mr.. Editor and Mr.. Read
er, l pause for breath. Fearing that
| will intrude on the space that Is
available for local contributors, l
postpone my conclusions till another
time. J. NJ. HOLIDAY.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Farmers and Food Control.

Senator Gore, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on agriculture, is opponent Of the food
control measure proposed by the president. He
bases his opposition on what he conceves to be
the farmers interest, and from this standpoint
contends that the entire matter of production of
foods should be left to the judgment of the
farmer. II the farmer were the only one con-
cerned the senator's position is well taken, but,
unfortunately, he doesn't look at the question
from any Of its other angles
The farmer owes duty to the world to so
cultivate his lands as will bring forth food enough
to supply all. In this regard he stands just as
do manufacturers in other lines with the differ
ence that the world may conceivaby dispense
with any artificial product but it must have food.
1t is abhorrent to think, let alone to pronounce,
that the farmer has right to so regulate his
production as to keep the world on the verge of
famine, and thus be enabled to extort high prices
for what he has to SELL A bushel of wheat at
s. contains no more nourishment than a bushel
of wheat at 81, and the man with the fixed income
finds himself compelled to do with less -four or to
deprive himself of some other necessary or COM
fort in order to meet that price In London a
fourpound loaf of bread is sold for shilling; in
Omaha the -four for that loaf of bread retails at
| 7.6 cents per pound. The moral to this is easy
| to detect and understand.
1t is not intended by the Administrations food
| bills that the farmer or anyone shall be deprived
| OF legitimate profits. What is aimed at is the
elimination of food gamblers, of fictitious com.
modites and artificial shortages, that the prices
| may be based on something related to supply and
demand and not on control bv corners The ou, |.
ity Of craftsmanship exhibited by Senator Gore is
Characteristic of faction of the democratic party
whose course is as inexplicable as it is amazing