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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
JAMES IS MADE
FOUL BY TAR
Councilman Rogers, OF Richmond, Is
Making Effort to Relieve Long
Standing Nuisance.

RIG II MOND, VA. - Special. -
The Light Committee has decided
to have a thorough hearing as TO who
is responsible for pOlluting the river
with tar. OIL grease and refuse prod
ucts from the Gas Works.
The matter was brought up by
Councilman Rogers, who stated that
he ht1 been appealed TO 10y fishermen
ana boat owners. The refuse is being
hptie0 into GilliCS Greek, which
emptiCS into the river Il short distance
from the Gas Works. Air. Rosers was
not positive whether the Gas Works
the Armitage Manufacture COMPANY
or the Bailey Ammonia Company were
the guilty parties. The latter two
companies are situated on the Gas
Works property and have contracts
with the city TO utilize some of the
by-prOducts used in making both coal
and water gas. The refuse is of a
greasy nature, with a tar taste. Part
of it sinks. while the remainder floats
The nuisance has been greater in the
past two months than in the last few
years.
The complaints have been loud from
twenty or thirty fishermen. who make
their living fishing, and scores Of citi-
zens, who enjoy the sport, and own
ers of row boats and yachts.
Upon request of Mr.. Rogers. the
committee summOnsed the night fore
man of the Gas Works and the Ar
mitage Manufacturing Company and
I the Bailey Ammonia Company to ap-
pear before the committee on May
10th.
Mr.. Rogers said this morning:
Il have taken the matter up in the
committee informally on three occa-
SiOnS. and temporary relief was Sc-
cured. The nuisance has grown
greater recently and complaints have
come from every section of the city
y prominent citizen informed me a
few days ago that n fish dealer had
stopped handling fish caught in James
River because his customers COM
planned of them having a "tarry''
taste. made investigation. / saw
| fish caught and was una BILE TO eat
them on account of the fact that they
+ taste like tar.
Alderman Z. II. Donahoe had the
same experience with a pan-rock pur-
chased i'm the market He returned
the fish cooked to his dealer, who re
4 funded the money and informed Mr..
| Donahoe that several people had done
/ likewise.
Il shall certainly fight to keep
James River from being polluted. The
city is not the only Violator. but I be-
! lieve in starting at home l request
/ those Interested in this matter to ap-
pear before the committee on May
| 18th"
a prominent riverman said this
morning:
1T used to be the custom OF large
private yachts to spend several days
/ on the James. tieing mp near the
/ creek, but since. the yachts of the lat
/ II. II. Rogers and Frank Jay Gould
were damaged by this tarry substance
/ they do not come as frequently as
/ formerly"
Another nuisance Of which the city
/ s guilty is that OF dumping night soil
in the river at the mouth Of the creek
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
LOCAL OPTIONIST
ELECTED IN ALABAMA

MONTGOMERY, ALA. - Special
Returns from sixty-seven counties
show that Emmett O'Neal, local op-
zionist, was nominated for Governor
in the Democratic primary held in
this State Monday. by majority OF
l2.0 600 over his opponent, II. S. d.
Mallory. Mallory ran on a Statewide
prohibition platform.
The surprise contained in the be-
lated returns is the heavy vote polled
by Walter ID. Seed for Lieutenant
Governor. He did not defeat r. Per
ry Thomas, but the majority OF Mr..
Thomas may not exceed 5000.
The following candidates are I'M
doubtedly nominated: Cyrus y.
Brown. Secretary of State: &. Brooks
Smith. State Auditor: II. ]. willing
ham. superintendent of Education;
Reuben f.. Kolb. Commissioner of Ed
ucation; Leon McCord Railroad Com
missioner; ]. r. Dowdell. Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court; John G.
Anderson. Ormond Somerville and A.
d. Sayre. associate justices. and Sen
atOr John II. Bankhead. who polled
more votes than both his opponents.
1t may take the official returns to
decide between Max Hamburger, Jr..
Of Mobile, and Frank N. Julian, OF
Tuscumbia, for second place on the
Railroad Commission, and between r.
G. Brickell and D. II. Riddle for At
torney General. Returns are still in
complete.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
BISHOP IS NOT
GIVEN AUDIENCE

BALTIMORE, Md Special AL
though armed with a letter of intro
duction to Vatican officials from Car
dinal Gibbons. Bishop Paret, of the
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. has
been denied an audience with. the
Pope.
Cardinal Gibbons admitted yester-
day he had given Bishop Paret the
letter of Introduction to church Off
Gals at Rome, but said that he had
heard nothing from the Eternal City.
The news of the incident, in which
Bishop Paret figured, comes by ca
BILE. and the dispatch in part is as fol-
lows:
Bishop Paret. inclosing his letter
OF introduction from Cardinal Merry
del Val, saying that he would esteem
IL privilege to have an audience with
the Holy Father.
The answer came promptly and re-
marked that His Holiness is neither a
picture nor a statue to be inspected
and criticised, and that the requested
audience could not be granted.
THE bishop is preserving the let
ter and will take il to America with
him as a memento of his Roman visit
Bishop Paret and his family sailed
for Europe last fall. going directly
TO Southern Europe. where they have
remained practically all the time since
He was in Rome at the time of the
Roosevelt-Vatican incident, and a
short time ago administered the rite
of confirmation to a large class IN
Naples.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
TO INVESTIGATE
BRIBERY CHARGE
Special Chicago Grand Jury TO Take
Up Case Brought to Light In
White Scandal.

CHICAGO, ILb.-Special.-As special
grand jury having for its primary oh
Ject the investigation of the charges
made by Charles A. White, Democrat.
OF the State Legislature in 1909. that
he received 81 900 for voting for Will
liam Lorimer for United States Sena-
tor, was sworn in Monday Other mat
tiers or less Importance were wiven the
right OF way TO be heard first, as the
prosecutor intends going into this mat
ter thoroughly.
Lee O'Neill Browne, leader of the
Democratic wing of the State Legis-
lature, and Senator Lorimer both are
IN Chicago, waiting word from the
Criminal Court building, where the
investtrot ton is being made. White.
the o., User and sclf-confessed bribe-
taker, appeared at the grand Jury
rooms early i'm the day. He walked
about the building, but declined to be
interviewed. He was scheduled as the
first witness.
other down State legislators who
have been named by White. will be
called before the grand jury to tell
what they know of the election of
senator LOrimer.
While the Cook county grand jury
is busying itself here States Attorney
Burke, of SangamOn county. in which
the State capital, Springfield. is To-
Gated, also had a grand jury hearing
on.
One thing is certain. There viii be
no special session of the Legislature
at this time. After a conference be-
Z tween Governor Deneen and Attorney
General Stead. il was announced such
move would not be proper at this
stage of the inquiry.
Governor Deneen is known to Toe
nightly interested in the outcome OF
this matter and according to one news
paper. gave his stamp OF approval e
/ the first story of the scandal Just a
short time before il went 10 the com
/ posing room.
/ He was i'm Chicago for n week bc-
/ fore the story. was nrinted fIen,,. 4
Sheppard. OF JerseyVille: Joseph r
| Clark. of Nandalia, and Michael Link
| Of Mitchell. members of the General
/ Assembly. will also bc called before
! the grand jury. They were mentioned
( in Whites story. but no direct ac-
( ton is charged up To them.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
RAILROAD BILL
is NOW IN PERIL
When Session Ends Measure Nav
Be Found Among Those
Enacted Upon.

WASHINGTON, u. C.-Special.-As
the result of the developments of the
last two days, the administration rail-
road Dill Is in peril. 1t is freely pre-
dlcted that the measure will be found
hung up in conference between the
two houses Enacted upon when Con-
gress ad1ournS. 1t has been changed
Dy the elimination OF two important
sectlons In the Senate, one relating to
traf1lc agreements and the other to
mergers, and in the House also by
striking out the traffic agreement pro-
vision.
1t is possible, too, that the Senate
may strike out the section relating to
capitalization of stocks and bonds. In
that event no one believes that 1t can
be passed at the short session.
Each day makes more radical diff
ferences between the Senate and the
House over the bill. Yesterday before
the House took out the traffic agree
ment section 1t adopted practically the
Cummins amendment. which was re-
1ected In the Senate last week, and
which requires that traffic agree
ments. together with rates and siassi-
fcations. must be approved by tia
interstate Commerce Com IA icaion bN-
fore becoming effective.
Republican leaders I'm Congress have
reached the stage where they are
willing to admit the Republican party
no longer has a responsible working
majority in either house, and that Il
is difficult to tell from day to day in
what direction the weather Vane OF
legislation will point.
There is a bare possibility that a
vote may be had on the passage OF
the railroad bill in the House on Sat-
urday. Then the fate of the amend
ments adopted in the committee of
the whole may be known, as often a
record vote changes the result.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
CHICAGO WOMAN
BLOWN TO PIECES
Black Hand Member Had Placed Stick
Of Dynamite in Wood Pit.

PHILADELPHIA. PA.-SpeciaI.-
One woman was blown to pieces,
a house was wrecked and several
persons hurt i'm black hand
outrage here early Monday.
The dead:
Mrs. Yetta Friedman.
The injured:
Antonio and Andrew Costello,
children.
Two passers-by, men.
The house was at 712 South
Randolph Street. IL was all but
demolished by the force OF the
explosion.
After a close investigation the po-
lice declared that a stick of dynamite
had evidently been placed in the
wood-pit.
Mrs. Friedman was standing over
the range when the explosion oc-
Cured. She was hurled against the
walls with terrific force and her body
was riddled by pieces of the range
which was turned into a gigantic
bomb.
When dug from the debris her
body was frightfully mangled. The
children were sleeping in a nearby
room. They were tossed from their
beds and cut and bruised. Two men
who were passing the house at the
time were cut by a shower of splin-
tiers and glass. and narrowly escaped
being buried under the wreckage.
Jacob Friedman. husband of the
woman killed. was absent from the
house at the time.
The authorities Immediately began
a search for an Italian with whom
the Friedmans quarreled recently
The suspect formerly boarded with
them.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
CHARGE ABDUCTION
TO PIERRE BERNARD
ORIENTAL DEN IN NEW YORK
PRESENTS a STRANGE SIGHT
WHEN POLICE BREAK IN.

NEW YORK Special. Pierre A.
Bernard, alias "Om," who was arrest
ed on a charge of abducting leila
Hopp, was held in default OF $4,000
bail.
Bernard ran, in the house he occu-
pied at 25S West Seventy-fourth
Street, classes in what he called the
Hindoo Order of Tantrik. This, in his
literature, he describes as an Ameri-
can branch of a Hindoo ethical and
physical culture order.
There was no difficulty about gain
ing an entrance. for leila knew and
gave the private signal which brought
an attendant to the door. The police
pushed their way in promptly to the
parlor, where an amazing sight greet
ed them. The floor was covered with
eight mattresses, over which a canVao
was spread. making such pad as
tumblers use on the stage.
In the center OF the room Bernard
squatted by the side of glass globe
which emitted electric sparks. This
electric display. Bernard had inform
ed his class, was the result of an ex-
ercise of his powers of personal mag
netism. The police say 1T was the re-
suit of connection with the street
wires.
Surrounding Bernard was his class
between fifteen and twenty women
and about eight men. All the pupils
were dressed in gymnasium clothes,
the women without stockings or shoes
and the men also barefooted. They
were going through physical culture
postures and someone was chanting
The posturing and the chants end
ed abruptly when the police appeared
Bernard was told that he was under
arrest. Then Captain Thompson said
to him. where is Gertrude Leo?"
A girl stepped out from the group
of pupils crying: ct am Gertrude
Lac: for Coos sk~<e take me away"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
DANISH PEOPLE
LIKE ROOSEVELT
Strenuous One Got His Fill of Activity
in COpeRhagen-Wa Washington
Relief Presented.
COpENHAG

COPENHAGEN SpeciaI.-The-
OdOrc Roosevelt, exponent of the
strenuous life, is having mis- fill of
activity. The strain of his whirI-
wind European tour il telling
even on him.
As a result he was allowed two
hours of sleep more than usual
Tuesday, the program of sight-see-
ing being put back that far. No
definite formal program was ar
ranged for the last day of the
Roosevelt party's stay in COpcn-
hagen.
Mr.. Roosevelt regrets his failure
to meet King Frederick. who went t.
the Riviera before il was decided that
Mr.. Roosevelt would remain in Copen-
hagen more than a few hours.
Guest of Municipality
The Municipality today presented q
formal invitation to the RoOseveltS tC
attend the banquet planned to be held
in the City Hall. giving the diplo-
matte corps. the official class and SO.
ciety in general the opportunity [,
meet MIR. Roosevelt.
one oT the interesting phases Of the
'ormer Presidents visit to COpen-
hagen is the renewal of his acQuain-
tance with Vice Admiral Richelieu
president of the United States Steam
ship Company. Through Maurice r.
Egan, the American minister, Ad-
welt party the finest steamer of his
line for use in the Scandinavia
trips.
Washington Relics.
Another incident of the visit. " hich
has given the keenest pleasure To tho
distinguished traveller. is the present
ing OF invaluable Washington relics
by the grandchildren of the late NJ
De Schotten. once Governor Of the
Danish West Indies. The relics-ar
eyeglasS. n walking stick and a snufl
hoX-were purchased by NJ. d,
Scholten at st. CroiX more than q
century age.
Mr.. Roosevelt has touched re
sponsive chord in the hearts Of al
Danes by eulogizing Bjourstjern,
Bjornson, the Norwegian writer. il
his interviews with newspaper men.
BjornSon. whose body passeC
through here on the way to his birth
place, was an idol of the Danes.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
Kindness Won Fortune.

CHICAGO, ILb.-Special-He kind
ly treatment of her uncle, BENJAMIN
d. Magruder. justice OF the Illinois
Supreme Court. who died April 21st.
won a fortune for Miss Elizabeth Ma
gruder, Of San Antonio. Tex, to the
exclusion of the deceased's son. She
is named sole heir and executrix of
the $4,000 estate of the jurist in hts
will. filed yesterday.
Judge Magruder's son, Henry Ia.
than Magruder. OF Flint, Mich, re-
ceives minor interest In the income
from one OF the properties during Ma
ltfe.
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who killed herself and dangerously
wounded her husband I'm her home
yesterday, although greatly weakened
by the great loss OF blood and crush-
ed with grief. bore up well and was
able TO talk when visited this MORN
ing by a Journal reporter. While quite
i'll, he Is expected to recover
He ascribed his daughters terribl.
act to nervous attacks, which he said
had frequently rendered her extreme-
ly excitable and Respondent. and that
she had often expressed the fear to
him that she would go mad. The two
young children-Willie, who is nine
years old. and Leona. who is five, are
now at the house OF Mr.. Starke.
On Operating Table.
Mr.. Webb was on the operating tn.
bic all OF this morning. but was re-
ported resting easy after the opera
ton this afternoon. 1t is expected
that he Will recover. Fearing a re-
lapse, the physicians have not vet in
formed him of his wife's death. The
bullet had entered the side of his neck
and was found lodged under the
tongue.
Mrs. Webb. who died at 10 O'Clock
last night in the Memorial HOSPITAL
was just twenty-eight years old at the
hour of her death Her husband Is
thirty-four years old.
Mrs. Webbs Funeral.
The funeral was h. Id Tuesday az.
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock. from Wealth
ertord Memorial Baptist Church. Be-
sides her husband, father and children
she leaves a Step-mother. three adult
sisters-Mrs A. Avis. Miss NJ. J. and
Miss A. d. Starke-One young sister
Ada w. Starke. and two brochers-
Walter L. and Edgar a Starke.
Captain LipscOmb found the revolv-
er with which the shooting was done
in bureau drawer in Mrs. Webb.
/ home. and he now has it in charge
Mr.. Moore assisted in the search o.
the premises. Nothing unusual wa!
found about the place.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
WASHINGTON WOMAN WINS A
WAGER AT ATLANTIC CITY
BY TAKING A PLUNGE.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j. Special
Mrs. Joseph MacLean, of Washington,
D. c., created a sensation on the
beach when she walked to
the surf wrapped In a fur coat, which
she discarded at the waters edge to
appear In q bathing suit.
Mrs. MacLean plunged into the
breakers and swan for nearly q quar-
ter Of a mile off shore before she re-
turned. Several hundred spectators
gathered to watch the feat. which
was reported to be the result Of q
wager.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
MESSINA, ITALY,
SHAKEN BY STORM
Many We're Killed by COIIapSing Walls
Hundreds Are Digging for Dead
and Injured.

LONDON SpeciaI.-DetaiIs of
the disaster at MeSSina, Sicily.
reached mere Tuesday. Many were
killed and injured by the collapse
Oi two walls. one after the other.
when the ruins were swept by n
terrific storm.
Striking the ruins OF II palace
wall with cycIOnic force. the
storm hurled the relic of the
earthquake and fire over n crowd.
cntOmbing many. \ thrOng OF
reScuerS rushed forward. when a
second wall collapsed, burying
many more. One hundred men
are digging i'm the ruins today for
dead and injured
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
SOUTHERN GIRL
WAS MURDERED?
No Water in Miss Rice's Lungs
When Body Is Taken From
Pond-She Was Instructor
in Pennington Seminary,
Trenton, N. j.

TRENTON, N. Follow
Of Miss Helen Rice, the young South
ern teacher in the Pennington Sem
mary. whose body was found In a
pond Sunday, it was declared today
that she was murdered. A certain
professor, according to the authori-
ties. has been put under surveillance
and an arrest is imminent.
1t was first believed that Miss Rice
had committed suicide, but develop
ments today indicate that her death
was carefully planned, and every
precaution was taken to make 1t ap-
pear that she had ended her own
life.
When her body was found there
was no water in the lungs. The
to Galveston, Texas.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
Rome Rcceivcs Reports.

ROME Special.-Alarming reports
Of new disaster at Messina reached
here today. Many persons have been
killed and wounded by cyclone and
according TO the advices. il has swept
Messina and a large part OF the terri
tory affected by the great earthqua Ike
of los.
The temporary structures at Mes
sina. according to the meager reports,
were destroyed like card houses
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12

william p. Starke. the father who
gave kis life blood so heroically to
save is daughter. Mrs. Idora webb,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-12
Copyright, 1910

! Suddenly she flung in all her slender
/ length. Mcrwin shvered sympathctcal MY
/ as she drew 10 her full height dripping
wet, rings OF bright hair escaping from
! her cap. Then she whirled about. danced
INTO deeper water. waving her white arms
obviously reveins in The wine glow Of
the sou, which enerSiZcs every nerve and
muscle. lie had never seen anything
prcttier than the game she was playing
with the surf. Suddenly lie lost her, and
in the thrill OF something Hike terror he
sDrang TO his feet, only To see her a dozen
yards farther out floating sercnelY beyond
the breakers,
There were no life guards nor ropes
nearer than the hotel. full quarter OF IL
mile away, and the beach was now prac-
tically deserted, Merwin took the plunge
hastily. swimming out toward the lightly
floating figure. AS he drew near she
tGrned on her face and began to swim.
with her. and they went mp the beach
toward the hotel Mcrwin was watching.
not entirely lmpersonally, the rcd cnD
which suddenly seemed to symbolic the
charm of the unknown. the lure Of the
woman whom man cannot place, who
stands TO him for mystery and a certain
Wild freedom from tho conventions of life.
Suddenly. as his novelist brain wove
airy f1ncics about her, she again disap-
peared. In another moment he was barely
two feet from q lovely face flung back
upon high folded arms. She iioated high,
her cap gone. leaving exposed quantity
Of wet curling hair. which now looked
dark red rather than golden
did you dive 10 frlshten me- splut-
Lcreu Merwin. IL so, you succcedcd'
This was so unanswcrabc. although he
didn't believe her, that Merwin merely
swan along silently, when hc saw sud-
denly that they were heading for the open
sea.
Turn over and swim" lie commanded.
I'VE are getting too far out" And lie
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'sNIr Mcrwin!''
They were walking Quietly side side ny ny
side. Merwin's voice was very n aniet is,,,i ana
cuIIously happy. 81 came to walk nome
with you, Sea Nymph, ana ,!,.. 1nciaeh'n'is
TO thank you FOR saving my ne! o,
They had passed into sdan,y a siae Merw,n SsryS,
saw that she looked older than nc re
nornbcred her. and he wondered how any
creature so strong as he knew. her to be
could seem so lellcately nodded as shc
looked in her long, close fitting coat
'.Do YOU realize. Mr.. Merwin, That In
town can only know you In ihe nsua,
conventional way? You know my socia'
standing--and | happen TO know some
thing about yours: But | have my code;
ana we meet as cquals-or as strangers.
Mcrwin's low laugh was q pleasant
sound Dear mermaid. J. only want TO
marry you-so that we can meet very
often, And afterward we VIII talk about
social equality. There is an old. nttiE,
famous church within five minutes walk
Of us-if you'll answer few questions
there first vel so home To dinner.
Merwm's lady was walking aeain. very
swiftly her checks a deep pink, her
brown eyes full OF laughter.
i.Wc will noI,' was what she said. DO
YOU think l am going to be cheated out
n my due share of courtship and con,
gratulatlons and engagement presents
Her voice sounded happy, too, and
Merwin stole n long glance at her pro-
file. He saws tears on her eyelashes-
and he hated himself for his indecson.
what strange lDlng WIS llllS dcCnESSCs
pride OF place which made a man slow
10 recognize the ono flower he wanted
to gather out OF all The world?
"Thcn you will kindly tell me what We
are going 10 dor-whcrc we are golDg?
he said, as she led the way
''Jo call on n friend of mine. who will
introduce us properly she answered de-
murely. DO you mind long walk?''
Merwin remembered that walk all his
lifc-thc tang of the crisp air, his com
panion's long. light step. her gay voice.
AS they ncared Washington square al
last she turned to him with LITTLE
shrug. And all these cons you don't
even know my name. How absurd YOU
are--more mad than any OF your he
rocs'"
"You could have told me any day these
sly weeks" he retorted. Il am quite in
different now"
She ran UP n fight OF steps facing the
square He followed her blindly. and in
moment they entered a big. dark hall.
Suddenly a girl In white swept down the
stairway
Why. Dallas Merwin-and, in the
name Of all that's wonderful, Helen
Archer-together. And I had just been
planning 10 introduce You to each other"
Merwin's lady laughed galy, You are
introducing us, now-which is what we
came here for,'
Merwn started. He was looking into