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New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
He Packed the
House in New York

lie next hired place on Olive Street
at 81 500 a month and bought rich pur-
ple and black velvet instead # crepe
paper, and hevel1ed mirrors instead OF
plain silyered glass for his window
dressings.
He engaged the place for ninety
days He could have remained SIX
months or Il year, but he was still un-
convinced of the staying qualities Of
the imitation diamond business. And
here a curious little quirk Of Godsol's
business character cropped up. He de
cided it was wrong to take dollars for
stuff that cost only few cents, and he
stocked up with better grade on
which the profit was only 100 per cent.
81 also put in line of real goods y
he says, "but that was a mistake. |
found that people would rather pay
$40 for ali imitation gem set in plated
ware than 500 for real stone mount
ed in gold.
"If hadn't been a fool" he lamented,
81 would have struck out at once for
New York. Ultimately | made more
money here than anywhere else in
America But at that time was afraid
! of the big town.
In Detroit he evolved the Diamond
Palace" with mahogany furnishings,
tapestries. heavy velvet hangings and
crystal electroiers. He adopted the
policy of big space advertising, and
again tried TO use the imitation gems
as leaders to the real jewelry counters,
! but once more found that cheapness
was preferred to genuineness.
Thence he went to Rochester, and a
few months later began his New York
career. His "Diamond Palace" here was
established in Fourteenth Street, near
Fifth Avenue, next to an art gallery.
Again he packed the house, For
yielded to the call of the green baize
tables, and harkened to the hoofbeats
! of the racers on the metropolitan
courses.
New fork then was "lde open
town" A man could find anything he
looked for. Garfield was in his heyday
then. Young millionaires from Pitts
brrgh were being trimmed nightly in
gilded palaces of chance Farmers from
New Jersey and New England were in
vestng daily in Brooklyn Bridge shares.
! Engaging confidence men were doing d
land Office business in polished brass
cubes stamped 400 per cent gold"
Godsol, forever seeking the hectic ex-
elements he had known in Butte, soon
found Caniield's. He found other
places.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
out some one thing could make ii win
ner Of it, SO | began to think

out some one thing could make ii win
ner of it. SO began to thnk
"Watch chains. It came to me all of
sudden. We had line of chains,
ordinary plated ware, but lasting. |
had large quantity of them numbered
Then had warranty certificates en-
graved and numbered, one for each
chain, guaranteeing each purchaser a
| refund for any chain that did not last
1--WE or ten years, forget which | had
them arranged on black velvet in lots
| OF twcnty-four, in attractive cases of
wood and glass. Then | raised the
price and went out selling. My entire
sample line consisted of one case. /
never sold less than one case of twen-
ty-four Every jeweer bought. and
every one sold guaranteed chains like
hot dogs at a Concy Island picnic"
But the watch chain bonanza did not
last long for the Goldsoll brothers. 4
resurgence Of the fever caught at the
Butte faro tables and roulette wheels
, afflicted Frank. Louie" also became
infected. "He was born with the desire
to take chance says Frank. Betwee n
the two the Goldsoll partnership was
wrecked
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Charges Schools
With His Troubles

But serious though Godsol's present
predicament may be, it is really only
an interlude, an incident, in a career
that was amazing long before the be-
ginning of the world war made him
making millions.
Godsol was born July II, 1874, the
elder Of two sons Of Schulman Goldsoll,
a manufacturing jeweller. who left the
Russian Pale in the late sixties and
settled in Cleveland.
And feverishly athirst for knowledge
himself, he determined when his sons
were born that they should be highly
educated. For the elder, Frank, whom
Broadway knows as "Joe" and the
Paris boulevards as "Chere joe" he
laid out regimen designed to give
him all the education there was.
"I never had playmate" said God
sol in the Washington jail the other
dav. while he and his wife, whom he
married in Newark last December,
worked over the volumes of docu-
ments and data which he had as
sembled to refute the French charges.
81 am not an angel Had things been
otherwise l might not have been more
angelic than l am. But my life prob
ably would have been different, more
orthodox, more conventional.
mind, I am not excusing myself.
That is not to say that I have wronged
France, or done anything for which
could be prosecuted criminally.
haven't But there are things rve
done that am ashamed Of. That is
true of every man. But you know
you get started certain way and you
just 20 on
And then he explaincd
81 went to school almost from the
time I could walk. After the day in
school I came home to more classes
Latin, Greek, special tutors in modern
languages and science, violin lessons
But what good did they do me?
cannot play note. And when | was
naturalized in France one of the Off
cials said: 'Ha, Frcnchman who can
not speak French
when the other boys were on the
greens or back lots playing | was al
work on special lessons Then, after
finishing with the special tutors, I had
to spend part Of the night getting up
the regular lessons for school mex.
day"
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He Published
The Scholars Weekly

Codsol attributes his extraordinary
success az Il money maker to his an
probation Of the little ideas which
other men pass over and to his abil.
lty ~ an organizer lie carly dis
played both faculties His original
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
E'u oIIISoo TIL OICVCINNU
Cambled in Butte
And Won $4,000

And in little while he got another
little idea which originated the spe-
cia!ty game in the jewelry trade, and
was in fact the leading string to the
imitation gem business with which he
literally belted the world.
But that did not come until. Welding
to the gaming spirit bred in the Mon
tara mining fields, he took fier on
the race courses of the East. 1t has
been reported in print and otherwise
that he "welched" once for large
amount while running a book. That is
not true. II was Il sore spot with him
last summer when he had five cottages
at Saratoga filled with guests and was
betting $4,000 to $4,000 on a race
and winning. The fact is that cashier
decamped with his ''bankroll," amount
ing to about $4,000. but he paid every
dollar Of it. leaving himself with the
Sl,2oO with which he invaded Europe
in 1899.
That, however, is little in advance.
10 get back to his specially idea. It
was simply forcrunner Of the plan
adopted generally since in all lines of
trade Of inducing customers to nav
more for goods by doing them up in
fancy packages He tells how it germi
mated thus:
"My fathers line included about
everything in jcwelry On the road
az travelling salesman | had to carry
n couple of trunks.
- didn't want to be loaded down
"ith trunks. wanted something also
that could talk enthusiastically about.
IL occurred to me that if could Dick
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
FRANK |. GODSOl.
In his uniform as French soldie

dollar so | could truthfully advertise
ere 81 now 80 cents Were 81, now
20 cents and so on down to q dime.
but the first day took in $50. In a
week the lineup was blocking the
sidewalk. My clerks were robbing me
blind, bat in spite of that, before the
month was ended, was taking in $500
a day. What could I do then? Cut
down to dime?"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

balance he expended for richly purpled
crepe paper, mirrors to line his show
window and cylinder made Of mir
rors and a motor 10 turn it. He ar
ranged with the electric company to
supply scores Of incandescent bulbs to
food-llcht the window. The paper he
laid bilowing over packing cases and
shoe boxes scattered about in the WIN
dow to break its four-square austerity
Then he studded the mirrored cyl
inder with "diamonds' and set 1t IN
the centre OF the window. He sprin-
Killed. more Of the gems among the folds
and billows of the purple crepe paper
It was nights work, but by daylight
he had a display that was dazzling un-
der the rays Of the cleverly concealed
window lights.
CAS- said, | did not believe anybody
would buy at 81. named that igure
so that when cut the price they would
look like real bargains You know
Were 81. now 50 cents. But on my
word u hadn't been open ten minutes
before I had p customer. And there
were ffty-nino others before | closed
that night.
"Next day there were hundred, the
next two hundred. Before the week
vas ended WAS averaging five or six
hundred dollars day The sidewalk
was blocked, especially at night when
the lights made the window literally
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
ecla Pearl
c oes on Exhibition

Then followed notices of the exhibi.
ton. The display Ess made by the re.
nowned professor. and shortly there
after a vigorous advertising campaigr
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Said to Have
Made $4,5OO,000

From these commissions he has made
approximately s4,5ooo0o aince the war
began. This is the fact, although the
New York State Attorney General who
has been investigating him, has as-
serted that his commissions amounted
TO twicc that.
The charge Is that he misrcprcsentcd
10 the manufacturcrs that they could
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
AMERICANS BATTLING SIDE BY SIDE
WITH FRENCH ON THE SOUTHERN FRONT
General Pershing Sends His Boys To Assist
In Checking Huns---Americag Generals
Declare That Germans Efforts To
Crush British Have Failed
(By International News seryice.l

IDy IHVFTHdIIOHdf NEWS 5VTVICtJ
Washington, March 27.-American interest i'm the
great battle of Picardy very vital and personal to-
day American troops-alI that General Pershing can
spare-are the front line Amalgamated with the
southern side of the salient driven into the allied front
at point where the attack still reported as very
strong
War College experts and the chiefs of the general
staff closely scrutnzng the lengthy reports receiv
I'd from Generals Persing and Bliss. These emphasiz-
ed the seriousness of the situation and the fact that Ger
many had plainly saked all on her efforts to win through
and crush the British armyan effort which has failed
because of the elasticity of the British front. M
SERIOUS BUT NOT DISASTROUS.
Still serious, but very far from disaster, is
dersOod to be still the of describing the outlook
both reports. Whether these reports to be made
public matter still undecided. Officers pointed
out that after six days of the most terrific fighting the
titanic struggle has now become one of reserves.
AT the French and British war missions where full
reports of the result OF the fighting received the
officers remained very confident.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
BRITISH DEFENSE IN PICARDY SECTOR
NOW BEING ST IFFENED WONDERFULLY

With the American Army in France, March 27.-9
a. m-Informiation reached the American front today
indicating that the British defense in Pcardy is stfe
ing wonderfully, and that the French forces are begin
ming to.get into action by driving savagey against the
southeastern flank of the salient which the German drive
in the sector of NOyon created
COMPARTMENT OF PARIS NEGLIGIBLE.
American officers returning from Paris say that the
bombardment of Paris by lOngrange German gun was
regarded only novelty and already interest in the
affair is dying out The city has assumed normal at
titude. 8t
There intermittent bursts of artillery fire dur
ing the night the American front north of Tou They
were not followed by any infantry attacks, however
There the usual activity by patrols along the
entanglements and in No Mans Land" but no enemy
groups encountered.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
AN APPRECIATION

The following lqtter called
forth by our editorial Of Tues,
day, speaks for itself and voices
the feeling Of many: -
March o. 1915
Martinsburg Evening Journal,
Dear Sirs:
In reference 10 the editorial
of last evenings issue OF your
paper, please allow me to express
my opinion in reference TO the
automobiles TO be donated to Mrs
Clara Cotter.
] think it Is splendid plan for
it will contribute to her comfort
and convenience and she is de-
serving of Il.
II the community only knew
what help and comfort it is 10
have her in time Of sickness. as
do, there would be nothing too
expensive or too good for her.
Respectfully,
MRS. JAMES b. DYCHE,
124 s. Rlleigh ST.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27

The coroner's jury which last night
Investigated the circumstances sur
rounding the death of Clarence E.
Cordner. who evidently met a violent
end at his home on Winchester ave-
nue. on Monday evening, concluded
its deliberations shortly before mid
night last night, and returned a YER
dict to the effect that Mr. Cordner
came to his death as the result of a
blow or blows upon the head inhict-
ed by some person or persons un-
known TO the jury No formal
charge was preferred by the jury
against any one, but the state au-
thorities are holding Mrs Katie Leg
gett, housekeeper at the Cordner
home, and John w Rice. the Win
chesterayenue meat dealer, on the
charge Of causing the death Of Mr..
Cordner.
Louis Hettenhouser, the third per
son implicated in the affair, and for
whom the police are looking, has dis,
appeared, but the officers hope to
land him within the next few days.
The Jury that probed into the af-
fair was composed Of pr G }, =.
Sponseller, the coroner, and p w.
Letter NJ G. Tabler, c. fl. Bowers,
Charles Wolfe. H T. Drewry and P,
NJ Hollis, The jury was sworn in at
the Kogelschatz undertaking estab-
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
GERMAN ATROCITIES
OCCUR IN LITHUNIA
(ey international News servlce)


Washington, March 27.-An orgy
of rapine, pillage, cricifxion and
drunkenness, which beggars descrip-
ton" has been witnessed by Lithun.
ians since. their country was overrup
by the Germans, according to bull
letin issued today by the Lithuanian
information bureau
THE Huns have given free rein
TO their lust for flesh and blood the
statement continues, 'Bawdy houses
have been established, called hos
ptals,' and under armed guard, in
which young girls have been impris-
oned at the mercy of the soldiery,"
Countless bodies Of girls of tender
age. sacrificed to the brutality Of
the German officers. have been found
IN deserted German trenches il IS
asserted
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FRENCH Line HOLDING THE GERMANS
ON SOUTHERN PART OF BATTLE FRONT

Paris, March 27.-The Germans have been unable to
make any further progress against the French The war
office announced today that the losses inflicted
upon the Tetonc armies had compelled them to slacken
their efforts that part of the great battle front which
the French now hold
sThe enemy was checked everywhere during Tues
day afternoon and evening" the official statement said
1.-THE French line extends from LEchee and ST. Au
rian to Beuvragnes and north of Lassigny.
"Northwest of Noyon strong enemy patrols attempt
ed to penetrate French defenses during the night, but
were dispersed"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27

lions Of the men responsible for ere
ating a fighting air force. They have
talked in generalities, and have
made many promises But they have
resented all efforts to find out what
was actually being done. However, a
couple of weeks ago the senator's Of
the military affairs committee went
to- the war department. TO have the
war program explained TO them The
We're finally told that the air pro.
gram was very much behind and
that the original program had been
actually curtailed In view Of the
promises that had been made, that
tho air service would be the great
est in the world, il the money was
forthcoming, and that this money
was voted without question. the sen.
ators returned to the capitol much
perturbed There were subdued NUT.
;erings, but not until General Leon
ard Wood took the stand on Monday
and told the truththat America
nas no suitable war planes, and little
Likelihood Of getting anydid the
storm break Today senators are
sharply demanding an accounting
and the placing of the responsibility
for the failure.
say Charges Are Untrue
On behalf of the aircraft board
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
GERMAN FRONTIERS
CLOSED TO TRAVEL
tsx international Newa servieel

(By international News SerVice)
London, March 27.-Speculation
waa aroused here today over re-
port from Amsterdam that the Ger
man frontiers bordering Holland,
Denmark and Switzerland would be
closed today. This action evidently
is connected with the battle now
raging on the western front. Accord
ing to advices from Holland, the Dor
ders will be sealed only for a short
period
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
Officers Working Upon Cordner Mystery;
Mrs. Leggett And Rice Out On $1,000 Bail

train, she says she then went to the
hon. Of Tessie Crist, back of the
old base ball ground on West King
street, returning to the Cordner
home somewhere between $50 or 8
o'clock that night, when she found
Mr.. Cordner lying dead upon the kit
chen floor. She says she then en-
deavored to get the police station
over the telephone, and, failing in
this called up the office Of Tax Col
lector c. r. Dawson, who immediate
ly went to the Cordner home with
Officer Hough.
Additional details were furnished
by the woman, who said that Rice
and Lewis Hettenhouser came t.
the Cordner home in the afternoon
about 3 o'clock with a fsh-wagon 70
sell fish. She says that Rice came to
her door while Hettenhouser re-,
NAMED with the wagon on the
street She says that Rice brought a
bottle Of whiskey with him, and that
She. Cordner and Rice each took two
drinks OF liquor together. Later she
says, Rice and Cordner continued
drinking together and she then left
10 20 to Hagerstown, returning as
stated above.
The story told BY Rice made a ray.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
GERMANS LAUNCH HEAVY ASSAULT
BUT ARE REFUSED BY THE BRITISH
New British Line Is Holding Firmly In Face
OF Desperate Attacks---French Troops
Bar Progress OF Teutons On The
Southern End OF Battle Line
(By international News Service.)

London March 27.-Another heavy assault was
launched by the Germans south of the SOmme river dur
ing the night but repulsed after violent fighting,
the British office announced today AT place the
Germans forced their way into British position by sheer
weight of numbers, but thrown back by British
c0unter-attack.
The new British line held firm. Local fighting oc-
Cured northeast of Albert but the situation in that dis
trict unchanged the official statement added In the
sector of the Bray-Sur-Somme where the Germans
centrated heavy pressure Tuesday afternoon the
British made slight retirement
bray -SurSomme lies between eight and nine miles
west of Peronre on the northern bank of the Sonme
riyer) -
OFFICIAL BRITISH STATEMENT.
"There were local engagements north and northeast
0f Albert but the situation there remains unchanged
the official report said. "1he enemy directed attacks
against the British troops astrde the Somme river on
Tuesday afternoon and night AS result, the British
retired both sides of the stream in the neghborhood
Of Bray-Sur-S Omme.
"A heavy attack was made last night against the
new British lines south of the S0mme 1t repused
after severe fighting. AT point near the Somme
river the enemy able to penetrate the British posi-
tons, but quickly forced out by counter-attack"
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ishment, in the presence of the body,
and then adjourned to Mayor Lett
er's Office in the city hall, where the
Witnesses were examined
In the afternoon DR. Sponseller
and DR.. w. T. Henshaw performed
an autopsy upon the remains. They
removed portion Of the skull, and
found that the skull had been frac-
tured on the right side, and that
there had been profuse cerebral hem
orrhages, resulting in the formation
of heavy hlod-clots upon the brain.
This was pronounced to be the cause
of death.
Conflicting Stories Told
Both Mrs. Leggett and John w
Rice were brought before the jury
and examined They both gave their
version OF the events Of Monday aft
ernoon and evening, and there was q
sharp difference in their stories
Both emphatically denied any knowl
edge Of the death Of Mr. cordner
The woman gave to the jury sub
stantially the same story she gave
TO Prosecuting Attorney Allen B
NoIl yesterday. and which was given
in detail in the Journal yesterday
evening She reiterated her state
ment that she left the cordner home
about o'clock Monday evening tc
SO 70 Hagerstown. but missed the
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
WILL FIGHT TO LAST,
SAYS GENERAL HAIG
(By International News service)

Washington, March 27.-Determin-
stion to fight on without counting
the cost" was pledged in the reply
Sir Douglas Haig, commander Of
the British troops that have borne
the brunt Of the Germans gieaptic
offensive. today sent to President
Wilson's cabled expression of conf
dence.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
WILL SEIZE WHEAT

Washington, March 27.-The
government will seize wheat
whenever it is withheld from the
market on the ground that it
gives aid and comfort to the enc
my, it was announced this aft
ernoon, Seizures are already re-
ported in the West.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
EXTRA!

(By international News Scrvice.)
London. March 27.--"We are again
at a crisis in the war;" says an
order issued to troops by Gen
eraI Haie. HWe have inflicted
heavy losses, and the French are
sending reinforcements as quick
ly as possible"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
EASTER ENTERTAINMENT.

The Ladies' Aid Society of Need
more Church. near Round Top. will
give an Easter entertainment on
Monday evening, April !, 1918, at the
Needmore school house. Refresh
ments for sale. lip Ii
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27
ALLIED LINE NOW H0L DING
US. TROOPS IN THE fight
Senator'S Crihcising Alleged Failure
Of The American Aviation PROGRAM
(By International New service)

(5y International News Service)
Washington. March 27.-Congres SIS
today was split wide open over war
policies. The storm center was the
senate but in the house there was
much smouldering discomfort. The
gravity Of the situation in Picardy,
and realization among many sena-
tors that there had been break.
down in part Of the war preparation,
already has resulted in some plain
talk And il was made very plain
that, at least so far as the senate
was concerned the members intend
ed telling the country what they
knew about the war progress. re-
CARELESS Of the views of the admin.
istration
Opposition senators sharply re.
sented the charge by administration
chiefs that they We're playing poll
tics" They pointed to the fact that
the present situation was developed
BY Senator Lodge, who has been. in
and out of season an uncompromis-
ing advocate Of fighting until Ger
many is completely crushed, regard
less Of cost.
Aircraft Program Attacked
The big point OF attack is the de-
lay in the aircraft program From
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-27

New York March 27.-Fire faN.F
ing a series Of unexplained EXPOS
ions destroyed the six-story building
Of the Jarvis Warehouse Company,
Inc, near the Erie Railroad terminal
in Jersey City yesterday and badly
damaged the Erie repair shops No
loss of life has been reported. The
material damage was estimated by
Jersey City policemen and fire off
Gals at close to $t,50OGo0. The
goods stored in the warehouse, said