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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27

"Oh, nothing. | had
seen him coming out OF
motion picture houses
several times this
week"
Him" said Mr..
Crowell.
Word came to him
upon the winds Of
town gossip Of games
at the rears OF stores
in East Orange which
his son.in-law had sat
in.
Mr.. Crowell asked
for his son-in-law when
he came back from the
city.
lie hasn't come
home yet
Hours are n little
irregular. aren't they?
We waited dinner for
him twice lately"
Oils work - boz
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27

Copyright, 1919. by Star Company
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26

from different directions yields some thing to each force and moves in a line that is the resultant of all the forces So it is in the matter of crdeit and the community. If the majority of people in community are honest and command good credit, it naturally follows tha the community is honest and commands good credit. This will enable the community to secure inn provements an thereby advance it's welfare. It will also secure the con- fldence of the outside world and thus build up it's business reputation. It is easily seen that this asset is of inestimable value.
 It is extremely apparent then that credit has a vast importance to the business world; that it can by careful study be divided into three funda- mentals-character, ability, and capi- tal and that it is extremely valuable to the individual, merchant and the community
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26
BELGIUM WILL RENDER TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF
 MASSACRED CIVILIANS

BRUSSELS, March IF (by maiD.- It is planned to hold a combined memorial service for the numerous civilians, men, women and children, who, in no less dramatic circum- satnces than Edith Cavell, were shot by the Germans in Belgium during the occupation.
 It is intended to arrange a huge funeral procession of carriages, each representing a town or village where civilians were massacred. The car riages will be covered with the Bel gian flag, and escorted by the defend CTS of the Yser, and each will be preceded by list of the names of the victims.
 At the same time the bodies of the most prominent among the dead will be transferred to special mausoleum on the Place des Martyrs, where the victims of the revolution of 183O-31 lie.
 All the official bodies in Belgium and, it is expected, King Albert will take part in the procession, which will pass through the main streets of the capital.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26
School Notes

reputation rests upon his moral habits, manners, associations, esti- mate by business associates, and hon. esty A man with good character can be depended upon to keep his promise if he is able. This illustrated in history by the. famous examples of Sir Walter Scott and Mark Twain. These two men went bankrupt and al though legally they were not required to pay any of their debts, they showed their noble character by paying every cent they owed. Character and execu- tive ability seldom fail to get credit. A man without good character has no claim to credit and the granting of credit to him by business men is al ways a great risk.
 Next to character, ability or capac- ity is the most important. The ability of man to successfully carry out his special business is an important consideration in the giving of credit. A grocer may be successful in his business and command good credit, but should he sell out and engage in a manufacturing business, the prob- lem of credit becomes a serious one. He was a good grocer but it does not follow that he will be a good manu- foo o+, 1nnn nrnfifS methods of managemnt and efficiency of labor should be considered in meas uring mans capacity. If the credit man is satisfied with the applicants character, how can he judge his abil- ity? The following are some of the questions to be considered. What ex- perience has he had in executive work; What knowledge has he of the business he wishes to undertake? Is he a good judge of business condi- tions, resourceful, and industrious?
 The third fundamental is capital but it is secondary to the other two. About one-third of the failures in this country result from the lack of capi- tal Many business men furnish a full business outfit on credit, trusting to the customers honesty and ability to make the concern a success. These excessive risks occur almost entirely in enterprises of small capital, and it is here that the greatest number of failures occur. Although the amount of capital necessary before credit is given depends upon the size and kind of enterprise, there is no specific rule as to the amount of capital needed before credit is given. A few of the
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26

considerations connected with capital before giving credit to enterprises concern the amount of insurance car ried the amount of stock carried, method of transacting business and the percentage of bad debts. Each one of these considerations has some bearing on the possibility of man, firm, or corporation meeting promises.
 Turning from the fundamentals of credit to the parties benefited by credit, we find that here are three such parties. They are the individual or consumer, the merchant, and the community as whole.
 The value of credit to the individual does away with the cumbersome and unprofitable cash payments but also benefits him in time of need. When a man that has good credit, contracts a disease and is not able to work, he can command medical attention and get food because of his business re- putation for honesty. Otherwise, be- coming sick would be matter of life and death if he could not command credit. In past many poor people have gone through severe trials because of this. In addition, the individual hav- ing good credit can engage in new enterprises an thereby become pros- porous and advance in life. Thus these advantages and many others enjoyed by the man having good credit con- vince him of it's far-reaching value.
 Next in order comes the value of credit to the merchant He also rec ognizes the benefits derived from it.. The merchant can in the same man. ner as an individual secure credit from other enterprises and business houses. Besides if his customers are honest and command good credit with him, he can carry on his business on a larger scale. In order to find out whether his customers are worthy of commanding credit, he makes use of many methods of gathering data and information about his customers. Dur ing the last few years, a great i'm provement has taken place in system atizing of information gathering. Statesmen may perform an important work by carefully studying the busi- ness habits, reputation and methods of customers Attorneys, mercantile agencies, and travelling credit men are used by the merchant to gather credit information. The fact that the mer- chant uses all these methods goes to show that he thinks of the importance of credit.
 Third and lastly, is the value of credit to the community as a whole, We learn in physics that body acted upon by a number of forces applied
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26
The Value of Credit

The Astoria high school students know a lot more about the value ol credit, since writing papers on theI subject, than they ever knew before Credit, a term which is vaguely asso- ciated with the bills paid and unpaid, came to have a definite significance for the students as they studied the things which are fundamental to US use These essays were stimulated by substantial cash prizes offered by the business men of Astoria, an example which could be followed with good results by the merchants of Cordova. The following essay which won the first prize is well worth the trouble of careful reading:
 Credit is the greatest factor In our industrial system and business "ouio he almost impossible without it. There is not large enterprise today that does not owe large part Of it's sue cess to credit. It is daily becoming of more and more importance. Wlth- out credit business would be failure Take away a mans credit and he will not be a success. If credit were blot ted out in general, ruin and destruc- ton would follow. Credit has done more to enrich the world than tho pro- ducts of all the mines of the world.
 Credit may be defined as the power to obtain money, merchandise or other consideration on the promise of future payment The delivery of goods ana acceptance of promise to pay de- ! pend upon the confidence which the party making the delivery has in the receiving party to meet the future obligations. This confidence in each others honesty forms the basis ol credit. If you destroy this confidence you destroy credit.
 The granting of too liberal credit has in the past been the cause or the bankruptcy and failure, and today IS too freely practised This has resulted in the discrimination of giving credlt and careful study of the fundament- als on which it is based. This study has brought about the forming of cer- tain principles which are profitable for the business man to know.
 The business world of today recog- nizes these fundamentals of credit These fundamentals are character, ability, and capital. If all three are present, there should be no hesita- tion in granting credit. Usually, the first two, character and ability, are considered sufficient grounds for credit.
 Of these fundamentals, a mans character may be considered as the most important. A reputation for hon. esty is an extremely valuable business asset. A mans character or business
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26

George Anderson, piano expert and factory representative for high grade pianos and player pianos is at the Windsor hotel for a few days. Piano for sale on easy terms. 23-1w
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26

Miss Joslin's room has the record for not receiving tardy mark during nine consecutive weeks.
 # # #
 The high school English class were given a test in silent reading on Fri day. The pupils were given five min- utes to answer the questions.
 # # #
 Two new pictures have been added to the high school assembly room. The portaits, which are reproductions of famous paintings, are of Marshal Foch and General Pershing. These pictures are placed on each side or our American flag which recently ar rived from the states.
 # + #
 When the American flag of Miss Kolbensons room arrived, an i'm promptu program was given. A num- Der of patriotic selections were con- tributed by the pupils.
 
 Louise Lacy of the first grade, will a leave on the Alaska for an extended trip to the states. # # 4.
 The kindergarten room is decorated with pussy-wilows and blueberry boughs. The little folks are having an interesting time watching the "pus- sies" become "catkins."
 # # #
 Another picture has been added to the primary room. It is a picture or George Washington.
 # # 4.
 When books in the Seattle Public Library become worn or slightly danl- aged, they are discarded and then dls- tributed to schools in various places' Miss Keever took advantage of thls priyilege and sent a letter asking II we might be accommodated in tms way.
 In answer to our call the steamship Alaska brought us 300 books. They include fairy tales, fiction, history and geography books, for which we are very grateful.
 * # #
 Despite the rainy weather last Saturday, an enjoyable afternoon was spent by Miss Sjoberg, Margaret EOS ter and Leona Churchill gathering Dussy-willows, at Mile 5. ELIZABETH A. E. OLOUGHLEN.
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The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26

Third and lastly, is the value of credit to the community as a whole, We learn in physics that body acted upon by a number of forces applied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
Alumni
TO Participate in
Football Confab

ITHACA, N. Y, Dec. 2o.-The foot
pail situation, at Cornell will be thor
oughly thrashed out and a permanent
organization of Cornell alumni who
nave played football in the past will
DC formed at conference of Cornell
men to be held at the Cornell Club in
New York City on December 2S 1nvi-
tations to this meeting have been sent
out to every man who has ever played
football at Cornell, and up to the pres
ent more than half of the replies re-
ceived have been acccptances.
The invitations to the conference
were signed by Clinton Wyckoff, '98, Of
buffalo; Francis T. Shiverick, go, and
Romeyn Berry, 'O4. Wyckoff played
quarterback on the Cornell team in his
college days and was brilliant player.
He was the first Cornell man to be
named by Walter Camp to the All
American football team. Shiverick cap
tanned this years team and played for
three years on the varsity. Berry is
graduate manager of athletics.
The forum will be free for-all dis
cussion Of the whole situation. Last
season was the worst Cornell has had
In over q quarter Of century. Not
since 1898 has any Cornell eleven lost
five games, as did the 1919 team. Dis
cussion of this failure, however, is to
be merely incidental. 1t is planned to
adopt constructive program looking
toward the future
Cornell's schedule has not vet been
announced, but it is understood that
Dartmouth, Colgate and Penn will be
played again next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
New Workers To Be Treated
TO Many Big Football Games

play the Scarlet on October %, but
Nebraska has also written for a match,
and undoubtedly one Of these teams
will be met here.
Army-Navy Once More
The Army-Navy game, Of course, is
fixture at the Polo Grounds Then
there are the games at Columbia Next
year the Blue and White will start on
its policy of expansion, which means
that 1T Will encounter some of the best
teams in the country.
One of these will be the University
Of Pennsylvania. Penn, according to
its tentative schedule, is slated to play
most of its games at home, so that if
Columbia match is sanctioned it
will be put on here in 1920 In that
case, it would likely be held at the
Polo Grounds, as the new stadium of
the local institution will not be ready
next year.
In fact, it has been suggested that
the Penn Columbia match at the Polo
Grounds would bring in enough revenue
for good start on the proposed struc.
tire In addition to the Penn game
Columbia will play Brown, Cornell
Williams and Amherst here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21

consistently by terrific shots that sent
the ball careening around the court at
whirwind clip, and Fink found it
hard indeed to get his racquet into
position.
In the opening game the Englewood
Field Club representative put up q
lively fight, eventually to lose at 15-10,
but in the second game Cordier kept
increasing his speed and hard hitting
and ran into q substantial lead in the
early stages, winning the game at
15-5, and with it the match. Cordier
is now figured as a likely winner Of the
tournament, although Keller, with his
carefully planned game, may cause the
big upset of the tourney tomorrow.
Plat Outplays Hoyt
Livingston Plat (minus s., the Yale
Club member, took his fourth round
match from Jesse Hoyt plus 81, Of
the Princeton Club, by score of
15-10, 1910. The Blue player curbed
his tendency to wildness and brought
off many brilliant shots for aces.
Baker, playing from scratch. worked
his way into the semi-fnal round by
playing excellent squash against Odds,
his Princeton rival, and taking the de-
cision in straight games at 15-10,
15-11. Odds was handicapped at
minus /, so the men were playing on
practically even terms.
The Yale man has been playing right
up to his game all through the tour
nament, and yesterday was no excep-
ton. He placed the ball with great
cleverness into the corners and close
to the side wall, so that many times
Odds had to make frantic lunges to get
into position for the return.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
Swedish Soccer Stars
Arrive to Play i'm u. S.

Arriving aboard the Norwegian
American liner Bergensfjord were two
Of the leading soccer football half
backs of Sweden-Thore Sundberg, left
half, and Sven Kihlberg, RICH half, of
the A. |. X. Club of Stockholm. The
initials stand for Allmanna Idrotts Klub-
ben, and the team representing that
organization is one of the strongest
of all Scandinavia and champion of
the Stockholm League.
On its tour of Sweden and Denmark
last August and September the Beth
lehem Steel Football Club, four times
champion of the United States, met
the A. l. X. team in the Olympic Sta
dium, Stockholm, in the first game of
its fourteen game schedule, and tied it
at two goals. Sundberg and Kihlberg
are being sought by several Eastern
elevens, among them Robins Dry Dock
f. c., OF Brooklyn, and the champion
Bethlehems.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
Williams Court Team
Rounding Into Form

W1LLIAMSTOWN, Dec. 2o.-The
Williams basketball team began to
take varsity form. this week when
Coach Wachter worked daily with a
squad of twentyfour men, sorting out
the material before the holiday recess.
AS the result of the scrimmage drills
held, line is obtained on the way
the Purple five will take the floor in
its opening game with Wesleyan early
next month.
So many veterans are available that
experienced men are found fighting
for every position. Carick, Beckwith
and Jones are the leading forwards
candidates. Fargo and Bonner are the
leaders for center, with Captain Bur-
rows, Boynton and Rowland setting the
pace for the guards. In addition to
these men there are several others who
played last year out for places, in
Guiding Hyde, Gahagan and Kellogg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
Rick Double Winner in Meet:
l26 Teams in Two RELAY Races
The Summary

u Sq,yard dash tmidget. closed won by
lander, third Time 8 rs seconds
Sp GS,a dash M Gunior. closod)-wose o, by
mon mon third; P. Trupan. fourth Time.
7o-yard dash (senior. olosed)--won By
=, Gsntlle' +. Bolin, second; NJ Guffeun'
tnird; e. Zapulla, fourth. Time, . Ia
seconds.
7o-yard dash topen)-won by B. Wsis-
iser Manual Training: L. Canning. DICK
inson. second, w Kieb East side, thiro
r. Marias. Commerce, fourth. Time, 40
seconds.
Rick. Erasmus Hail. W. Plauth. .Poly
Prep. second; p. Jerman. Stayvesant. tniE "a
440-yard relay race 600 pound clsss)-
Won by stuyvesant (Luoas. Beshevkin.
kassoy and kahr) Manual Training. sec
ond; Morris. third; Dewitt Clinton. fourth
Running high jump (open. novice) Won
by w. Trowbridge. Poly Prep. feet
inches: Brown. Erasmus. feet inches.
second; Mahkin. Stuyvesant feet
inches, third. T. Cullen. Stlyvesant
feet inches. fourth. Mahkin won third
place on jump-of
Putting l2-pound shot (open. novioei-
Won by II. Foote, Manual Training. SO feet
lois inches. second; G. Wittenberg. Morris,
81 feet az inches. third. W Taylor. he
Witt Clinton. SO feet 1O1s inches, fourth
ss0-yard run tclosed) Won by r.
Rusche: r. Schecker. second r. A. shop
land. third Time. 2:ll ID.
ss0-yard run (open)-Won by Marvin
Rick. Erasmus Hall; w. Riauth. Poly Prep.
second; w. Peak, Commercial. third; A.
Veg, Clinton. fourth. Time. 2:l4 So
e2o-yard run (olosed> Won by e. Stew
art: $. Mare. second; J. Obenveger. third
Time. 0:2s is.
220-yard run topen)-Won by W Kiee
East Side; +. Fisher. East Side. second; o.
ual. fourth. Time. 026 is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
Boston College to Have
Big Football Stadium

BOSTON, Dec. 20.-Plans are under
way at Boston College to enlarge the
seating capacity of Alumni Field for
sthe football games next fall. The
Maroon and Old Gold football team
was obliged to play all its big home
games either at Fenway Park or Braves
Field this fall, and this resulted in
great financial loss to the athletic
association. Plans call for seating
capacity of $4,000.
Boston College will journey to New
Haven next fall to line up against
the Bulldog October 16. This probably
will be the fourth game on the Boston
College schedule.
Tufts will appear on the Maroon
and Old Gold schedule after lapse
of year. These two elevens met in
1916 and 1917 and Boston College was
twice victorious by big scores. Ar
mistice day has been set apart for the
game, and it probably will be played
at University Heights.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
kilbane Signs to Battle
1nter-Allied Champion

Dave Driscoll, manager of the
Arena in Jersey City, yesterday COM
pleted his program for another ALL
star boxing show to be held in tho 9Th
Regiment Armory on Monday night,
December 20. The headliner will be
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight cham
pion Of the world, who will meet young
CLANCY, of Baltimore. winner of the
Kings trophy in the inter-Allied tour
nament in England. 1t will be a case
OF A. E. F. champion VS.. worlds cham
pion.
AL Reich, who disposed Of AL Rob-
srts n~two rounds, will clash with
Tom Cowler. The latter Will sail for
England ono week, after this match, %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21

The tournament committee originally
planned to have the final round match
played on Tuesday afternoon, but now
it is doubtful if the meet can be finished
before Wednesday.
One of the most keenly fought matches
of the day resulted in the match between
r. G. Coburn, of Harvard, and A. E.
Ellis, his clubmate. Coburn, rated at
minus 2, defeated Ellis (minus 81. only
after three closely fought games by
score of 6-15, 15-6, 15-11.
The fortunes of battle swayed first
to one side and then to the other in
this match. ELS, who had taken the
measure of Charles NJ. Bull jr. on Fri
day, was in fine form in the first game,
scoring on beautiful placement aces
along the side walls and to the corners.
But Coburn was slowly getting into
his best stride, and in the second game
ne exactly reversed the score, bringing
the match all square.
Flash Many Rallies
In the third and deciding game both
players went at it hammer and tongs,
AND real smuggling match developed.
The points varied to either side for
more than three quarters of the game,
with many flashing rallies to enliven
proceedings. Half dozen times the
men clashed in the court as both, in
their eagerness, interfered with each
other. Coburn closed strongly, bring
ing off two or three around the court
shots for aces in the last few hands.
Frederick S. Keller, the Columbia
veteran, won another we'll played match
Yesterday, his victim this time being
II. w. Carhart, of the Yale Club Both
men played from scratch, and Keller
won by a score of 15--5, 15-3. The
winner did not rely so much upon hard
hitting and speed as upon skill of
placement and change of pace, and he
frequently caught Carhart out of posi-
ton by softenng his stroke so as to
drop the ball gently against the front
wall when his opponent was far out of
reach. Tomorrow Keller will have to
face Cordier, in the struggle to gain
semi-final bracket in the lower half.
Cordier always looked like the ul-
innate winner in his match with Fink,
the latter player showing signs of stiff
ness as a result of earlier matches in
the tourney. The Yale star was in
great shape yesterday, putting world
of "pace" into his shots. He won most