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New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
Woman Held in Taxi Murder
Police Seek Other Passenger;
Robbery Believed Motive

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 3O.-Mrs.
Leila Grizzel. aged twenty three, of
this city, is under arrest at London,
Madison County, and the police of Lon
con and Columbus are searching for
another woman in connection with the
murder late yesterday of Milton G.
Donavan, aged thirtythrce a taxicab
driver.
The murder was committed on the
National Pike between Lafayette and
Summerford, Madison County. Rob-
berry evidently was the motive, as
Donavan's empty pocketbook was found
on the seat beside him. He had been
shot twice through the back When
found his clothes were on fire.
Mrs. Grizzcl, Donavan's passenger
from Springfield to Columbus, admits
having been in the automobile with
Donavan and the other woman, for
whom the police are searching
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
Harlem QuatGs and Scofts
In ScOrn at Tur on SOdus
Thirsty Sip Icy Beverages, With Never Care
About Luxury Levy, That Is at the Right
Place; Other Dealers Find World of Woes

In Harlem the warm and thirst
may have riotous time slipping ice
cream sodas and lemonades, with never
care about the luxury tax that an
unfecling government imposes upon it's
humble subjects; that is, it they hap
pen to strike the right shop. When
Il Tribune reporter profered six cents
Tor lemonade at one. of the wayside
variety Of soda dispensing stands yes
terday the cent was returned with
magnificent air that did not permit
of further pressing. Small boys were
crowding around getting nickcl's
worth of drink or two cents worth
of ice cream and trade went mer-
rily on.
Don't you collect the war tax ?" in
quired the reporter.
The man in charge shrugged his
shoulders
"What will you do at the end of
the month when the government asks
you to pay the tax?'
He shrugged them again. Then he
turned to his infant customers and
the reporter turned toward the street
This incident serves to bear out the
statement by local internal revenue
officials that the government has no
definite means of checking up on the
thousands of small dealers in soft
drinks and ice cream. Although the
law compels the dealers to keep ac-
count OF their sales, government Off
Gals really have no definite method
of determining that the accounts are
correct
One Dealers Plight
One small dealer in ice cream and
soft drinks confcsses TO being in
serious plight. He has small branch
over III Brooklyn. where the tax is
Alrown into Il cardboard box as it Is
collected. 1t is totalcd up every night
and a report is made to him, but, as
hea eXplains. he has no assurance that
things &C stra 9ht Tor he cannot
cupervisc il pcrsoAlNr, as he does his
harlem store.
Owe, wouldn't Kick if the govern
saent worked cut some ,ystom for us,
but what are We 10 do new? In my
store Eve had special price tickets
&Eirtsd, SD cres.- tine soda is sold
&c original price and the amount Of
the tx arc Both purched. But where
there is 70 hcok<oeping, no cash reg
lister o. syatcm % any kind. who's
going u blow what is done with the
tax?
"I'm losing money all The time since
1t was fut c.. Lat Il ght a woman
threw her money in my face and
walked cut OF the mop without paying
the tax. Na!f Of thcm thinl. that VIC
put it CT aAd tast We arc simply
pocketing the difference.
"Honsst. ahovt ten people every day
get ont Of .his store without paying
the taX and the difference has to be
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

made up out Of my pocket. They say:
| we won't buy if we have to pay the
tax Sooner than lose the sale we
let them go. There's no end to the
trouble we're having We keep daily
records on file and are not afraid of
investigation. but | tell you I'm paying
money out of my own pocket when a
customer kicks"
In another store two cash registers
are kept, one to ring in the total
sale and a second for the luxury tax.
Here there appeared to be little trou-
bic in keeping tab on sales although
the same tale of rccalcitrant custom
ers was related.
Let me tell you, the children of
this neighborhood are actually having
less ice cream than they ever had be-
fore" said one woman who keeps a
small ice cream and candy store on the
East Side. "They come in here with
two cents and ask for ice cream. ]
don't give it to them if they haven't t
another cent. Usually they haven't.
Children Can't Pay Tax
"Two cents worth is the poular
demand on the East Side and now the
kids have to do without it. Their
parents won't give them more.
couldn't afford to give mW children
more See! This is where I keep the
tax"
Thereupon the woman held up a
candy box full of pennies which she
said she was saving for the end Of
do NJ l1v
diminishing, she declared, because her
customers were very pooc and were
unable to bear the burden of even two
or three additional cents
The jcweller owns up to being in
a bad way, too. He must pay the diff
ference when his customers refuse to
stand for the tax. Take an alarm clock
OF an umbrella. The buyer looks them
ove~ and decides they are all right.
a good sale in sight. Then he explains
about the luxury tax. They aren't 60
ing to stand for that. Rather than
lose a sale he has to smooth then.
down. say it is all right and at the end
Of the month-forks out the tax from
his own pocket.
Knew Nothing of Tax
In woman's haberdashery store in
Harlem bissful ignorance reigned al
to the collection Of a tax. What was the
matter? Something new that the gov
ernmen was doing?
But a nearby shop dealing in the
same sort Of wares was overcast with
gloom about all the bother and fuss.
Indignant customers walked out of
their store day after day saying they'd
be darned if they'd buy, and other
polite things. When they did manage to
collect the tax, it was kept in sep.
arate cash drawer.
In a mans haberdashery store, ali
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

was we'll, however. Ties and shirts
oh, yes, they were taxed over certain
price, but the men were reasonable
about it. Few of his customers bought
expensive toggery anyway, so the tas
didn't worry them much. Still less
did it worry him, on account of his
system of bookkeeping, which provided
for spare column to take care of
the luxury tax and which made it
easy to compute at the end of the
month what he owed to the government
of the United States.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
MICHAEL FL. CRANE

Michael H. Crane, sixty-five, vet
eran telegrapher of the United Press
Service, died Thursday at his home,
673 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, after a
long illness. He is survived by his
widow and son. George Crane, who
is teacher in Brooklyn high school
Funeral services will be held to-day in
the Church of Our Lady of Good Coun-
sci, Brooklyn, and the interment will
take place in ST. Johns Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
Traffic Crusaders Rest
Only Y Sugnnlonses Served b,
Enright's Policemen

Commissioner Enright's crusade
against traffic violators took a holiday
yesterday. All day, especially in the
morning and toward evening, all the
avenues of the city were filled with
motor vehicles.
Rarely has motor traffic been heavier,
but toward sundry violations that
would have meant arrest twenty-four
hours earlier. the police turned indif-
ferent eyes. In all five boroughs, from
midnight Friday to 10:3O last night,
only scventy-two summonses were
handed drivers.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
Capt. J. f. Wenman,
Oldest Veteran of
Guard, Dead at IS
Prominent in Cotton Busi.
ness Here, He Organized
Board Of Brokers; Played
ON knickerbocker Team

Captain James F. Wenman, ninety
five years old, the oldest member of the
Old Guard Battalion of New York, died
Thursday at his home, 49 East Seventy
eighth Street
Captain Wenman was born at 173
Fulton Street, New York City, in 1924.
When eleven years old he ran to fires
with the old Volunteer Fire Depart
ment of New York. He joined that orp
ganization when nineteen. He gained
distinction by rescuing a woman at the
New York Club fire in 1870. Captain
Wenman was always active in athletics.
and was a member of the Knicker
booker Club, which had the first base
ball team in New York. He plaved
shortstop. Captain Wcnman was promi-
nent IN the cotton business in New
York City, and until recently he did
business at 10 Old Slip. He organized
the Board of New York Cotton Brokers
IN 1861. He became its rst president
and held that Office until 1870, when the
organization was supplanted by the
New York Cotton Exchange, of which
he was vce-president for six wears,
president for two years and member
OF the board of managers for twenty
years Upon his retirement in 1900 he
was honored with the privilege of the
floor for life.
Mayor Wickham appointed Captain
Wenman park commissioner of New
York City in 1876, and it is through
his efforts that the Obelisk in Central
Park was set up in New York rather
than in Philadelphia.
Captain Wenman was active until
the last. lie attended the last parade
and annual dinner of the Old Guard.
held on April % at the Hotel Commo-
dore. He was present at the ball of
the Old Guard in January of this year.
the hrst given at the New Commodore
captain Wenman was member of
the 7th Regiment Veteran Association.
the treasurer and secretary of the
Olympic Yacht Club and a member of
the John A. Dix Post, g. A. R., The
funeral will be Monday from his home.
MRS. LILLIAN HAINES CRITTENDEN
Mrs. Lillian Haines Crttenden, we'll
known Brooklyn artist, died Wednesday.
at 50 Willow Street, Brooklyn, after
short illness Many of Mrs. Crittenden's
landscapes in pastel had been exhibited
at the Macbeth Galleries and the Brook
lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
She was member OF the Cos
mopolitan Club. of New York, and
the Botanic Garden Club and the Brook
lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Her husband, Walter II. Crittenden
lawyer and president of the Rem
brandt Club, survives.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
MRS. LILLIAN HAINEs CRITTENDEN

birth, Engagement, Marioge, Death and In Me,noriau
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MARRIAGES

SIN IH,MOOR ORE-May 2S. at St Andrews
Church, by Rev. George Il. Van de Watar
D. d., Margaret Foster Smith, to Edwin
Norton Moore
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

TFEOPHILE THoNET. manager of tho
firm OF S. e. & M. Vernon, blank book manu-
facturers, died Thursday at his home ia
Prospect Park West. He was past grand
regent of the Royal Arcanun. New York
State. He was member of the Cortelyou
Cluh
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

Rescue Soctcty. Oid
Chinese I heatrc. Wide
awnlSc GospeL- Service mig hit
y. 10 p. M K. j. No0iinn. SUP.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

Leno5 Avsnuo and l23d Street
Res EDGAR TllTON. Jr D. D., Minister
II A. M.-Communion and reception of new
members.
p M.-Patriotic Service DR. Tilton will
lst Regiment. n. c. n. Y. and the Veterans
OF Foreign Wars Of the United States
New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

WINEsBURG. OHIO BY Sherwood AM
derson. Published by b w. Huebsch.
S03 pages. Price sl.5o.
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Kate Swift in Sherwood Anderson's
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-01
BY Lady Duf-Gordon (stLucile")

ME Summer shopping suits spread
before you on this page have union
OF two qualities not always apparent
IN dress. They are chic and comfort.
Each is smart yet each can be slipped on
ana OH IN what you Americans expressively
Term "jify" This Fastening nation wants
10 reduce even its time for dressing to
minimum. Wherefore / have found that
the gowns that are most popular are those
that can be most quickly donned and dotted.
That designer who will weave from his In
nermost consciousness a robe that can be
put on or removed in literally the twinkling
OF an eye will become one Of your multi.
millionaires.
yet Americans have greatest taste, and It
WIN be an easily removable gown Of elegant
lines and material that will net to that de.
signer after creative troubles huge fortune.
one OF your most admired actresses invented
an evening dress that was fastened by but
ono hook. This was Mt the back of the
belt. The design was daring and the build.
Ing material rather bizarre She had iii.
rected Its construction for quick change in
the play in which she was appearing. Had
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-01

IT. o possessed refinement and distinction "a
VEL %eni as no'e,ty and convenience, she might
nave been the one who would ama.. e.
millions mi, OF, that await. the creator Of the idea
and its execution. ueo
the large middle figure on this page ia Tho
model or the most elaborate of the ,rio
airt me Araoesque'" is slightly draped
yoke of chiffon Across the ton Of tho e Jp
roDe; where it meets the chiffon tunic is q
;nana OF Oriental embroidery. A touch or
lightness' desirable in every gown. IL he.
slowed ID by the short coat cut on square lines
OF chiffon. The coat front, hem and sleeves
nave border Of ribbon. GO
me small left-hand lower figure gives q
PACK view of belted coat which Possesses
greater utility than the chiffon one, and can
ne worn In the morning or on the least
formal occasions. 'e"ss
a. me third Is one-piece suit i'm cloth. with
me fashionable one-sido drapery and With
box plaits front and back. The eYtrenaIu
n,sh collar with It's. choker of silk. is a
nov The wide, rolling collar opening
low upon the shoulders is q distinctIve and
popular note Of the season. -N
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-01

i DOrF-oORDON the famous Lucille" of London and FORE
most creator OF fashions the world writes each week the fashion
styles for wel-dressed women - ~ - ~ anu 0e' IN
l LADY DuH ordons Paris establishment brings her into close touch
with that centre of fashion. e " ~ ' ouea
w. lazy Duf American establishments Nos 81 and go
Chicago. ~ m w. ''oo Lake ohore Dnye
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29
Bandit Was sisseton visito.

Do you remember the gentleman in
the pink silk shirt, the manager of
the 'Forty-niner" girls, who drew
such profitable crowds of men and
evoked so much criticism from the
women, during th carnival here two
summers ago?
1t has developsd that in the rad;.
ant shirted gentleman Sisseton people
for one week entertained one of the
most desperate criminals in the
country according to the belief of tn.
sheriffs who chased the Demste1
bank robbers.
The officer says that fellow was the
man who shot detective and in turn
was killed at Sioux City few weeks
sss RE ofaeer ciss ssled that his na1gIs
was Burzette and that he had a Grim
inal record all over the country
Burzette made friends here and
the officer says tlat he was as mild
hammered and obliging a man as he
ever had business with.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29
ANOTHER BOND ISSUE BY
RURAL CREDITS BOARD

Pierre-The rural credits commits.
sion will place another issue of bonds
upon the market about the middle of
next month possibly offering five mil
lion dollars at that time, which will
provide the cash for some time in the
operation of its loan. Up to the pres.
ent time, the commission has loaned
farmers of the state approximately Is
million dollars, which loans are scat
tered in every county of the state, q
total Of 1854 loans having been ap.
proved, which places the amount tc
the average loan at little under fou,
thousand dollars. This department,
the only state rural credits plan
which has been in operation in the
United States up to the present year.
has done more to bring down real es.
tate interest rates in this state than
any other one thing, not only on the
loans they have made directly, but
from the fact that private loans had
to compete with the rate charged TO,
rural credit loans.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29
Smoke Pail of Forest
Fires 0bscures Sun

Clouds of smoke from forest fires
in Montana and Idaho, carried on
winds from the west, obscured the
usual brilliance of the sun several
days last week. The sun set in the eve
ming red ball of fire and rose in the
morning with the same roseate hue
The effect of both sunset and sunrise
to the eye was SO gorgeous that it
would battle the skill of master
painter to depict and attracted the
attention of many who admire the
wonders of natural coloring.
At this time of the year, smoke
clouds from forest fires many miles
west of the state have been known tc
have carried as far east as Michigan
when the atmospheric conditions were
favorable and the sun and moon at
such times always present a picture
OF remarkable beauty which can bs
readily studied without the aid of
glasses.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29
STATE CEMENT ROAfsD
NAMED BY GoyERNOe

Governor NorUeck has selected th,
commission which will select sit,
for the state cement plant provided
for at the last session Of the leeisla.
ture. The members have been chosen
from all sections Of the state. ana
are as follows: e. NJ. Harrison. Sioux
Falls; Paul Ballamy. Hardingrove:
Frank H. Barnard, Aberdeen and w
j. Sherwood, Lead. The latter is tho
chief chemist at the Homestake mine.
Under the law the commission i,
headed by the governor and is sub
ject to meet at his call for the pur.
pose of looking over proposed sites
for the plant, discussing the. merits OF
each and determining finally where
it shall be established.
Three possible sites for the plant
have been considered as feasible. on.
at Yankton, one at Chamberlain and
one at Pierre.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29
HAS TO SERVE REST
OF HIS PRISON TERM

Roy Ceaser, paroleed prisoner
from the Sioux Falls penitentiary
escaped from the Grant county jail
following the reyoking Of his parole
and the issuing Of commitment pa.
pers requiring bin to serve out hts
old term, which was about fourteen
months too run Sheriff Finley. Of
Grant county, was about to start with
the prisoner for Sioux Falls when he
discovered that the young man ha 4
disappeared. Ceaser had been arrest
ed at Morton, MINI, and brought
back to South DAKOTA, on the charge
Of stealing an automobile from a Wan
bsy man. The stolen car was in hts
possession when arrested.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29
DINNERS Must BE Automatic

s Headlight DINNERS" which can be
controlled by the dyrier of the car
II and operated by him to suit his con-
venience are not legal in the meaning
of the law, according to an opinion
which has just been filed by Attorney
4 General Byron S. Payne of Pierre, and
notice of it received here, in response
TO an inquiry to determine just wha:
ss1s what.
y The Attorney General holds that
v the intent of the law as amended by
the 1919 legislative session is for the
protection of the general public, an1
that the only kind of DINNERS on
automobile headlights that will meet
teh requirements of the law is one
which actually, automatically and at
all times defects or diffuses the light
In other words the 'sdimming" de
once it is installed on the automobi!s
headlight shall not cease to operate
and if it is connected up with ths
drivers seat so that it can be used or,
not, at the will of the driver, it is moi
legal and must be changed.
Glaring headlights have been the
cause of numerous accidents and near
accidents, and it was for the specifie
purpose of eliminating this danger
that the law was passed at the last
session of the state legislature. Many
drivers have been in the habit of u.s.
ing their DINNERS" in the city, but
throwing on the full power of the
headlights as soon as they reached
less Travelled and more devious coun:
try roads, and many cars are equip
ped so that they can be so changed
by the driver.
Under the Attorney Generals rul.
ing this can not be done, and cars
which are so equipped that the 'sdim.
mer" can be used or not, as the driver
pleases, are not legally equipped with
s'dimmers."
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29

Vermillion.-The first prosecution
to be completed under the new state
weights and measures act was effec-
ted at Canton Monday. A hardwar !.
dealer Of Harrisburg, who has been
selling gasoline through measur-
Ing pump, was arraigned before the
county judge Of Lincoln county ON a
charge of using false measuring de-
vice, on complaint of Inspector A.
Runbeck, of the State Food and Drug
Department. The offender entered a
plea Of guilty and paid fine and costs
amounting to $3.50. The pump in
question had been condemned for re.
pairs in 1919 when Inspector Run
beck found 1t to be giving far less than
the amount indicated. On re-inspec.
tion last week the pump was found to
be still in bad order and giving very
short measure. and the prosecution OF
the owner followed. Commissioner
Frary, who is exofEicio state sealer Of
weights and measures. has given his
inspectors instructions to prosecute
vfolators Of. the weights and measures
law when second inspections show
failure to place in proper repair in
struments which have been previous.
" found incorrect.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29
which the Hess family was presented
with liberal purse.

which the Hess family was presented
with liberal purse.
Rev. Hes sand Mrs. were given an
opportunity to reply to all the mics
bouquets" thrown in their general
direction and the former improved
the opportunity to express his regret
at leaving the city; evn though he be
lieved he could be of greater service
in his new calling.
He referred to his pastorate here
as one In which he had tried to do his
full duty at all lines, both in his
church work and in his public actiyi.
ties. He was thankful for having
made so many true and staunch
friends. for friendship counts most in
ones life. Following some we'll made
remarks by Mrs. Hess, light refresh
mepts were served apd social hour
OF conversation passed.
1t goes without saying that many
people sincerely regret the removal of
Rev. Hess and family, but wish them
every success in their new location.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29
Inquire Status Phone Companies

inquire SC6tUS I>nOne companies
Sioux Falls Whether telephone
both Bell system and in
will continue to operate in
South Dakota under the Burleson
rates after December is a question
that teh South Dakokta Railway com
mission now has under consideration.
Informal conferences were held at
the Cataract hotel on the subject By
representatives Of Independent lines
and Oliver e. Sweet, attorney for thv;
commission D. e. Brisbine, mem.
Der and Ed Zempel, off of Pierre. ]
H. steninger Of Parker. president OF
all the Independent lines in the state.
is hero representing their interests tc
ascertain what position the commits.
sion intends taking after that date
when the present rate agreement ex
pires. ~. .ssGl
Louis vogland, the president anf
Secretary Jensen Of Parker, repres.
enting the Hurley Telephone com pany
also appears to confer with the com.
mission as 20 what 1t might do in re.
gard to the question OF certain addi.
tional charges the company has bee-
making to rural subscribers when en-,
ing the towns. The commission OF.
dered this practice discontinued, mair
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-29
THE AMERICAN LEGION

In order to interest every ex-ser.
vice man in the state in enrolling in
the AmericansLegion and to interest
communities where there are now no
posts organizing, the state headquar.
ters of the Legion at Sioux Falls have
devided the state into districts.
This county is in the 18th district
and l.. N. Sanders of Milbank has been
named as district organizer. MI.
Sanders aclls attention to the work
the Legion is now undertaking to aid
the ex-serive men, whether member
of the organization or not.