davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1919-02-12

DETROIT, Mlch.--Pollce here were
asked TO bar long hat pins. The COM
plainant male, said while attending a
movie, a woman stuck her hat pin
through a cushioned chair and into his
leg. 81
Evening journal., 1919-02-12

Sc PauIs-A L. Johnson, William E.
E. W. Mitchell. z. A.
Brough. Mr.. and Mrs. P. II. Beaslon
Mrs. e w. Emerson, Mr.. and Mrs. T
3 Cartmell, j. Harvey Groves. NJ. ami
Mrs. H. c. Ely, Mayrice F. Alexander.
Albert Dougherty, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w
Cook, Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Anderson. J
Frank Davis. W. B Smith, Jr., Mrs.
Alice c. D AXE, Ralph L. Fl mn, ]. Wal
yer Boyer, Mrs. John W. Boyer, Fran
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French Technical Men
Here to Study Business
Methods of america

thought a crook AZ best, the buFi-
ness men would assure me that my
plan was too good TO be true. Here
business houses are continually try
ipg now nES--ma king mistakes
now and then. Of course, but never
thcless not letting much OF real value
ret away from thoTn. Our labor saw
ing machinery and processes will 10
Of great interest, / am sure. 20 our
business scholars from overseas.
Their bushes syst 1ulS dIC lees
democratic than ours; that is, there
IS less OF chance for the young ma
Of real ability 10 start at the bottom
and work up without outside lnnu-
CnCc. over there they arc more in
terestcd in making places with good
salaries attached Tor tho directors
ncphCwS. The ypurg men who come
70 W. viii bTEX back word that here
we psy the UlE salary 10 the abs
yuur- man Who earns H., no matter
whose nephew he u.s."
And what can wr teach Durope
about the management Of labor |
tEke4, ,lunking how muddlCd some
~ ug are on that problem. But Mr.
HoWat had an answer.
"Thcrn Is at least one distinction in
our favor between labor here and
good dcu " tho labOr in Europe" he
said. "Our mon ask for high salaries.
but they are willing to work hard
over there large groups OF men are
honestly convinced that there are Just
80 many bricks to be made and nails
10 he driven, ana that II they drive
half as many as they have been In the
habit Of dong, more OF their fellows
can fnd employment
Il think the systems OF efficient CO.
operation and PROFIT sharing being
worked out now in many American
shops between the employer and the
will be Of great interest TO
European business as will our system
OF protection against Industrial haz-
ards and Of the maintenance Of
proper hygiene In Industrial plants"
And wiz Europe adopt American
hustler" ! asked.
Mr.. Mnffat smiled broadly. IF Il
does. that indeed will be q change"
he said. TN italy large business es-
adjustments and offices simply lock
their doors at IL o'clock and keep
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them locked TN 3. Nobody works.
In France the same plan is often fol-
lowed from - to ..
During the war DBy.V &c had a
chance, through our operations in
Frame, TO observe at FIRST hand
American hustle and tho American
way Of handling large quantities o.
material and mcn--Of doing business
on the grand scale. Yet ] do not
think tho impression Of American
business was an absolutely fair one,
because the pressure VI time and
emergency made waste more or less
tn"vplbic. In peace and at home the
Ar1orcan business man IS not waste
fN-yOu know they say that IN the
packing industry even the pigs
su1lCal Is utilized. II rs really only by
ubscrting our great industrial ostah-
lishmrnH under normal conditions
that Europe can see what we are do
ing and learn from us, as / believe
nov she really wants 10 do. Amer
icD's specially, Of course. is the boom,
tn, rirh tide " business prosperity,
AMI Europe longs FOR a boOm!"
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They are 10 be "adoptCd" by the Gen
eral Electric Company, !. i. Morgan g.
CO, Industrial Alcohol, United states
61eel. Bethlehem Steel, Unltod SLatCH
SbipbuildinE Company and other
leading American enterprises. They
will be pad nominal salaries, and the
lafayette Heroes Fund will allow
each 5000 francs a year. In tins way
fhey will absorb the spirit Of Amcri-
can business and social ntC Tor a
period Of not less than one and prob
nbly not more than two years, re-
turning TO France as business mis-
elonaries," familiar with our methods
Of quantity production, labor man
hgement, labor saving machinery and
good American hustle"
John MoffAt executive head Of the
lafayette Heroes Fund and of the
Federation OF Allied War Charities,
told me Of this interesting plan In his
ofhces at No. West 45th Street. Mr..
Moffat has just returned from stay
% several months in Europe, where
he had been working out the details
% this now entente between the
allies.
"Britain. too" said Mr. Moffat us
dormipg a committee TO send a group
OF her young business men to this
country. Probably a similar procedure
wall be followed by italy And later
J bope some OF our young men can 30
70 Europe.
Just now. however, Europe is in
an exceedingly receptive mood for
American business methods and tech
nAque. Up 10 the present there have
been far-reachinE differences be
bween the two continents.
zone Of the differences, and one Of
fhe things for which the young bust
mss scholars probably viii carry
hack enthusiasm, is our quantity
production. In the past an automo-
hue made in Britain, for example,
had a hner finish, a greater individ-
unltty than one made in this country.
Itut in actual strength and value
there was nothing anywhere 10 equal
me cars turned out by the thousands
~ the United States. They might
look all alike, and the door OF the
bonnenu might not close as tightly
AZ the back of ones watch, never
theleBs, the efficiency and uniformity
w1lh which tlhoy were produced made
their wide distribution possible. The
secret OF this large scale production
Ereahy interests Europe just now.
~OuR open mindedness in business
SHeom ething which Europe might we'll
cultivate. In London q I should say
I had invented n machine which
would cut in half the cost OF produc-
tiOn for a CERTAIN article / should be
loDlSed On with cold suspicion. II is
HIDre than likely that I should be
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teer distinguish
81 young French
men from L'Ecole
p o ] y technique,
with splendid
war records and
decorations. and
with honors IN
the eX ell p n {
business training
they alrca d y
h n We received
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SlldNcS JIldJ are Ill OlllN IOllICIlOll'
You cannot find a better spot TO
spend some of that Christmas money
that Santa Claus or his Ambassadors
have brought to you,
Please look at the Floor Lamps.
They have not been reduced, but
some are already very modestly priced.
A and Mahogany finished Candlesticks,
complete with colored candle, S2.25
B-Boudoir Lamp made in Japan Iridescent
porcelain, with hand-painted parchment
paper shade. Complete, SS.95
C--Poly chrome Candlestick, plain candle in
color, complete, 95c
D-Boudoir Lamp, Colonial MODEL, white
enamel, decorated in color, exquisite shade
Of silk trimmed in gold braid. S4.95
GIMBELS-Fifth Floor
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Marguerite Moocrs Marshall.

oapyught. 1913 by The Press plblishns %.
CInr NeW Ionk EgGutng Wurh.
Europe is going 70 school {" Amer
- In business.
The first EroUp OF sohceaFB arrives
D-day from Fragch They are thir-
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Quarter carat biue-white diamonds tn
solid 1Ik. gold mounting nt R22.5O In our
special sale TODAY aud TOMORROW
sre guaranteed 10 be the greatest diamond
bargains we have ever Offered since our
business started 30 years aEO. And every
onc OF them will be sold with our Euilran-
tee TO refund all Of yOur II yea
csn duDl'cute our offer for one cent less
than DOi BIE our D1Cc. BuE one Of
thcfsc diamonds In the Hrtisticnlly dc~iEnr,i
sOliI IL. gold mounting. ladies and ErIs
tlcmcu's-nlI for E22.6O-Uut h on yOnr
finger, show II 10 your friends--TO NOl u
JIM EIIER-and II you are not salts
fed TINT You have the BIGGEST KIND
Or BARGAIN. return II "a us WlTUlN
TEN DAYS md we will refund YOUR
money. We have enough for this two
ditN sale md therefore one will he dis
appointed. No diamond dealers suBDlird
Mail orders filled " remittance RrcomDR-
nies order. All diamonds purchased froIn
us cnn be exchanged ut full value or re-
turned for cash less 100 WITHIN On
YEAR Of day Of sale. Besides this quar-.
ter Carit diamond ring we IRE also IN
Guiding In our HDecinl snle TODAY ant
TOMORROW n few other hue-whitc din
Inond barVainS Of various sizes to suit
every DOcketboOk.
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LaceS and
Trimmings
To FreShen
Ones FrOcks

An airy touch Of lace
a bit of metal embroidery
a silken tasSel or so can do
so much toward a frock's
success and frockS do need
so much refurbishing in this
Jolly whirl of holiday dances
that you'll surely need these
and the hundred and one other
First Aids to Beauty" to be
found in the Gimbel Laces and
Trimmings Shop:
French Flower Trimming
Delightful Partisan confec-
tions in lovely colorings-as
you'd expect in trimmings
from Paris. zoe to $500
Metal and Silk Tassels in a
great variety of sizes and
styles. ! l0c to $3.50
Valenciennes Laces--in
--VanDykePoints for trimming
camisoles.
in widths for adjoining lin
gerie.
in a wide variety of patterns,
Acc to 5Sc I'd.
Sl.10 to $1.SO piece of
doz. yds.
Filet and Venise Laces in the
desired styles and patterns for
finishing the popular round
neck-line.
Sl.00 to $500 a I'd.
GIMBELS-Main Floor
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Marked Down Diamond RInas

3-I-1R carats. Zig SHOW. Az a.
81 ~ Chnlts. slightly Pidue. 200 .(as
I y caTats 80. Large Table. 235.0O
"a -l-IBk.. Slightly SDOtted. 3h6.nO
2i-IB cnrnts. .... Rig show 2S5 20
I u cbrnts. ......N Very Sprrnd loo 90
~ Cnrnts. ,.... Pure white. I15 "a
- cnrnts. Big show. 1D5.OO
X cnt1ltS. .... blue White. 10000
1-1-IB chnlts. -. ltiE show. ~
= of a CaLrlt Bic show. O2.5O
"a Of IA carat. Spread Cutting. 1900
~ cnrnt. ...... Pure white. 1850
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20
HANCOCK RECEIVERS;
LEAVING FOR HOME

Having recovered consciousness
since being taken to the Virginia hos
pital in the ambulance Sunday night
in n state of coma, r. J. Hancock, of
Charlottesville, about forty years old.
left for his home yesterday after
noon.
The first report made to the police
was that the man had been knocked
down by an automobile in the vicinity
of Eleventh and Main streets AS
soon as he recovered consciousness
yesterday he stated that nothing hit
him. but that he fell on the street In
a fainting spell A. friend OF his. who
was stopping with him at the Lax
ington hotel. said that he had APP
peared sick and worried for several
hours He had only missed him a
few minutes from the hotel, when he
was found lying in the street
Hancock reported to the police
Saturday that his watch, valued at $50
had been stolen from him, after he
had been struck with a black jack,
near Eleventh and Main streets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20
|DR. DAVID 6. MURREl
DIES N new ORLEANS

The burial Of DR.. David G. Murrell,
/ brother Of the late John d. Murrell.
of Richmond, was held yesterday in
New Orleans, La. DR.. Murrell had
been in failing health for some time,
giving up active practice in Paducah.
KY, and moving % New Orleans three
or four years ago. He was about
| sixty-nine years of age.
DR.. Murrell was a native of Virginia
and a graduate OF Virginia Military in
stitute. He had many close friends in
Richmond. He was born in Lynch
burg and after graduating from v.
NJ l.. received his medical education
at Louisville, Ky.
After finishing his education. he
moved to Paducah, KY, and engaged
in the practice Of medicine in that
city until forced to retire on ac-
count of his health. He is survived
by his widow, who was Miss Cornelia
B. Randolph, of Bayou Goula, La;
a brother. George e. Murrell. of
Washington: sister, Mrs. Mary
Evans, Of Detroit, and a nephew, DR..
Thomas w. Murrell. of this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20
RED MEN COME IN FOR
STATE CONVENTION

Delegates to the convention OF Red
Men, which Will be held in Richmond
tomorrow and Thursday, began ar
irving last night. Among those ex-
pected to reach the city today is
Roger c. Sullivan. Of Alexandria,
great sachem OF the Red Men in Vir-
ginia. He will be quartered at the
Richmond hotel. which will be the
headquarters OF the convention.
The finishing touches have been put
to arrangements for the meet AL
though the convention itself win not
open until tomorrow. the first gather
ing of delegates will be held tonight in
the auditorium of the central Y. M.
c. A.
c. c.. Carlin. who was elected to
congress from Alexandria, but who
declined to qualify. will be the prin-
cipal speaker. A feature of the meet
ing will be unfurling of service flag
with stars for each Red Man in the
state who served his country.
Delegates will make their head
quarters in the Richmond hotel. Elk
ecutive sessions will be held in Lee
Camp hall. the lodge rooms OF Anna
wan Tribe. No. 80. The first business
session of the convention will be held
tomorrow morning at $3.50 O'clock.
Election of officers for the next state
convention will take place Thursday.
Arrangements for consolidation of
Annawan Tribe. No 80, and Mana
toka Tribe, No. SIS, have been per-
feeted and these tribes will be known
as Annawan Tribe. No. 80. with head
quarters in Lee Camp hall.
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SPENcER'S CONDITION

Continued from. Page One,)
Pennsylvania, with his son. Charles
r. Beale, are, at their own request, 1t
is said, in the county jail at Farm
Vile, charge with shooting Spencer
four times The minister is charged
with having shot Spencer in an at
an accessory.
Mr. Beale. VINO holds four churches
in buckingham county and lives at
Dllwyn, stated. il is said, that the
trouble was the result of confession
made by hs daughter involving Spen-
Ger. son Of Samuel Spencer, a far
mer of the 'Dllwyn neighborhood.
The minister is reported as saying
that he went to Spencer and demanded
that he right the alleged wrong by
marrying his nineteen year old daugh-
ter. Spencer is declared by the
preacher to have uttered an oath and
sponsiblc for the condition of the
young woman and. accordingly, would
not marry her.
The minister, it is said. had armed
himself with n revolver. in which
were four cartridges He declares
That his son had nothing to do with
the shooting. MIR. Beaie has been
in Dillwyn for the last four years. He
has retained j. Taylor Thompson as
counsel
N-ray photographs of Spencer's
wounds were taken yesterday. One
bullet struck him in the back OF the
head on the left, near tho crown Of
the skull, Another penetrated the
muscle of thu Lack on the right side
shortly beneath the ribs and It is
feared. entered the lower section of
the lung. Two other wounds arc at
negligible consequence. One bullet
passed through the right side OF the
neck. making slight flesh wound.
The wounded man was hurried TO
Richmond Sunday evening immedi-
ately following the shooting.
Me. Reale went to his Buckingham
charge from Pennington Gap, Lee
county. He is about forty-five years
old and Is said to enjoy tho esteem of
members of the state Baptist mis-
sion board. His charges are at Dill
wyn, Cedar, Enc and Maysville.
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS TO-DAY

Washington. May 19-Presiden mt
Wilson's message. coming by cable
will be delivered to congress tomor-
row, it is expected
Only matters relating to the inter
nal affairs Of the country are likely to
be discussed in this document il is
thought by those closest to the adj
ministration, The appropriation bills
that died on the calendar of the last
congress are to be urged for speedy
passage. with possibility some items
omitted or modified
That the president will attempt any
explanation of the peace treaty or the
league of nations covenant is re-
earded as most improbable, Those III
position to know express the view
that he Will make no deliverance on
these vital subjects untN. after the
treaty is signed. he returns to this
country and appears personally be-
fore congress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20
IN B|COFF
CASE WEDNESDAY

Or. j NJ Whitfield, city coroner,
announced last night that he would
hold an inquest tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock to investigate the murder
of Mrs. Abe Bicoff. who was shot
several weeks ago at her grocery
store, 1901 Moore street. Jackson
Ward.
It is not likely that there will be
any arrests of further developm ents
IN the case, the police say, until the
inquest is over. This was delayed to
enable the police TO make a thorough
investigation of the shooting Cap
tain A. $. Wright and his detail of
detectives have left no stone unturned
in their efforts TO bring the murderer
TO justice, and il Is believed there will
te some important arrests made fol.
lowing the inquest
Mrs. Bicon. according to her hus-
band was shot several times by 6
masked negro. who with a confed.
crate, was robbing his store.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20
HENRY GORDON GETS
IN A FAMILY ROW

Henry Gordon. colored. ran into a
peek of trouble yesterday evening,
when he is alleged to have beat his
wife. Fannie Gordon. and attempted
10 Kill Melissa Goode, another colored
woman.
AS result he was arrested by Of
ticers Goldsby and Tate, of the Second
police station, with charges against
him on four warrants.
Elnora Gordon and Fletcher Cor
don. his relatives, didn't seem to care
so much about what he did to the two
women. but they registered serious
objections to his creating a rough
house at their home, 407 East Clay
street. Accordingly they swore out
warrants against him for trespassing
and creating n disturbance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20
GERMAN PROPOSALS
- EXPECTED THURSDAY
Counter Propositions May Delay Sign.
ing of Peace by several Weeks

Paris. May 1a.--Germany' peace
counter proposals Will be handed TO
Premier Clemenceau as president of
the peace conference not later than
Thursday, which is the date fixed for
the expiration of the time accorded
the Germans to consider the peace
terms:
These counter PROPOSALS will prob
ably delay the signing Of peace--or
the decision whether the treaty will or
VIII not be signcd-4hy two or three
weeks
But in French official circles ii was
stated tonight that by June 8 the
world should know aither the positive
date on which peace will be signed or
"A positive answer from the Germans
whether they will sign.
Count Won Brockdorf- Rantzau, &C
companied by Herr Wassermann, di-
rector of the Reichsbank. and mem =
be. Is OF the German financial mission.
arrived at Versailles from Spa at
noon today.
The allied American answer to the
German note on the financial and
&C onomic terms of the treaty was
handed to Count Brockdorff this eve
ming.
OF the innumerable protests which
The Germans have made in their
-
iWo of the most prominent. together
with the answers:
i--Germany protests against the
taking away of her merchant marine.
and points out that many thousands
OF German sailors will be rendered
Johless thereby.
Answer: Many allied seamen have
been put out OF work by the heart =
less sinking Of allied merchantmen,
1.
2--nermany protests against the
annexation of her coal districts.
Answer: The Germans during the
war completely destroyed the French
coal mining districts in Northern
France. and that country must be-
placed in a position to furnish her
own coal II is specified in this
answer that Germany viii be amply
supplied economically
Exchange of credentials between
the Austrian and allied peace dele
gates took place this afternoon in the
historic pavilion of Henri ~, where
Louis NV was born
The present program provides for
the handing of the treaty to the Aus
TRANS before the end of this week.
The Fiume problem is practically
solved Details are still outstanding,
out IL may be said with considerable
degree OF certainty that President
Wilson won his point. The strongest
probability points 10 F'iume being de-
clared free city and to the inter
of the port
The Italians al the latest confer
ence OF the big four" raised that
question Of Istrla. Since there are
only three quick silver mines in the
world and Italy two of them. and the
third lies in tstria. the three other
powers in the council are understood
to have held it would be unfair to
give tho Italians a monopoly over the
quick silver industry in letting them
have letria
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
CONTINUED From Page One.)
asked to report to Col. Workman.
Colored Organization.

Colored Organization.
Organizations among the colored
people of the city were perfected
Monday night when a delegation rep
resenting every part OF the colored
residential section. voplunteered
hearty co operation in the cause.
All arrangements for 'Doughnut
Day" Thursday are being completed
by Mrs. j. St George Bryan and her
committee. All yesterday afternoon
the committee workers were at city
headquarters preparing the boxes for
the doughnuts. They are white, bear
ing a picture OF a Salvation Army las
sic and the designating number.
We'll be all ready when the big
day arrives commented Mrs. Bryan.
"and we do hope all the people in
Richmond that day will patronize
literally the booths which have been
arranged for"
Chairman Lee AND Chairman Taylor
received from National Chairman
Whitman communication for the ex-
celient manner in which Virginia and
especially the larger cities are coming
to the front in this drive.
Both chairmen also received let
ter from Commander Evangeline
Booth expressing her appreciation OF
the courtesies extended to her on her
recent visit and expressing hope for
the success of the campaign.
In her letter she says: 1T must be
gratifying to know that any efforts
may have made in Richmond to the
easing of the pathway of my devoted
people and to the general uplift of its
citizens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20
OBSERVE PATRONS DAY
AT CHANsBtnI.AN>E SCHOOL

THIS afternoon at o'clock Patrons
Day OF Chamberiayne school will he OBJ
served with military exercises. to Gull
inmate in the award of medal to the
best drilled cadet In the competitive
events. The Judges will he Captain
William 6. Puller, last years com
nandant, and Captain Hopkins. The
medal will he awarded at the closing
exercises of tho school. The order oi
program for the affair today:
Inspection, physical drill close rider
drill. rife drIl competitive drill eS-
tended dr'll, battalion parade. retrea,
and review
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20
Itching, Scratching, Skin Diseases
That Burn Like Flames Of Fire

boils. rough. red and scaly skin il
to purify the blood and remove the tiny
germs Of pollution that break through
and manifest their presence on the SUR
face Of the skin.
People in an parts OF tie country
have written NJ how they were COM
pletely rid of every trace Of these dis
orders by the use Of s. S. S. the
match!ess. purely vegetable. blood puri-
fer. S. S. S. goes direct to the center
OF the blood supply. and parties and
eleanses i OF every vestige Of foreign
matter. giving 4 clear and ruddy com
plexion that indicates perfect health.
Write today for free medical advice
regarding your case. Address Swift
SPECIFIC Co, ~ Swift Laboratory, At
hnta. Go.