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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
Drowned I'm Fire Room.

NORFOLK, VA Special The
three men who lost their lives in an
OIL fire on the giant dreadnaught.
North Dakota. yesterday, were drown
ed when the fire room OF the big bat
tleship was flooded by order of Cap
tain GleaVes Immediately upon dis
covery of the fire.
This is tfae report of the court of
inquiry named by Admiral Schroeder.
which completed it's investigation to-
day.
The court consisted of Captain Cove.
of the Delaware, Lieutenant Com
Lieutenant Commander Prnutor of
the Connecticut.
The findings says the victims .tcaue
TO their death by drowning when it
became necessary to completely flood
, the. fire room.' The bodies We're found
in the coal bunkers.
Captain Gleaves issued a statement
in which he said: Il was sitting in
my office signing official papers. when
a report was made that the fuel oil
in a settling tank on top of one Of the
boilers ia No. fire room was afire-
Il went aft Immediately and gave
orders ;t4sat the compartment had.
been closed and flooded. Columns OF
dense smoke were pouring through
the hatch above the fire room. The
heat coming up was intense.
THE order to food the fire room
was given to prevent an explosion OF
the magazine. only seyenty-five feet
from the fire"
Captain Gleaves' action. some Off
Gals say probably prevented the
worst explosion in the hisGasry of the
American navy.
The fire was discovered Yesterday,
when the North Dakota, with a COM
'bination oil and coal burner, was
Steaming into the Capes with the
other ships of the Atlantic fleet The
New Hampshire .sbeered out of line
and stood by TO render assistance, but
none was needed. TNae fire was sub
dued at noon. The injured will be
brought to the Norf9lc Naval Hes
pitaj, aboard the hospital ship Solace,
this afternoon.
Admiral Schroeder, as soon as the !
accident was reported, went aboard
the burning Dreadnaught 10 person
ally supervise the fire fighting. Later
he returned to the Connecticut aboard /
the dispatch boat Yankton.
The North Dakota steamed in the |
Roads last night.
The dead men are Coal Pa&sers |
Joseph Schmidt. Robert Gilmore and |
j oseph Strait. OF the seventeen fn- !
s0red, only seven were carried to the |
hospital.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
HOLD VI AUTOMOBILE
AT REVOLVER POINT
POUGHKEEPSIE. Ny snecia1

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y Special
Poiice are securing the country in the
vicinity of this city today for trace
OF the masked men. who at the point
of revolvers, held up an automobiIe
containing Harry c. Deery, Martin l..
HOLSTER and Lansing Conosy. of
New York, near Rhinebeck. and rob
bed them Of $3.50 in cash. a gold
watch and chain and other pieces of
JeWeiry after one of the robbers had
fired two shots at a member Of H.
auto party who attempted resistance.
Up TO the present time the police
have secured no trace of the high
Waymen, one of whom is believed To
have been mere youth.
black mask is the only clew the
police have
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
LEARNS HE is MARRIED
WHEN CHECK COMES BACK

NEW YORK Special F.
stevenson, OF 46S Sixth Street, Brook
lyn, brought suit Wednesday before
Supreme Court Justice Garretson in
that borough to annul his marriage
He is twenty-five years old.
Mrs. Stevenson was Miss Catherine
Campbell. of S23 President Street.
Brooklyn. February .. 1909. Steven
son alleged, he went To the Columbia
Theater. Brooklyn. and met Miss
Campbell.
After the show. Stevenson said.
they went to restaurant and had
something to eat and a few drinks
Later they went to another restau-
rant. He remembers nothing after
that. When he awOke next morning
he was at home in bed.
Two weeks later he received q
check drawn by him on the Hamilton
Trust Company to the order of one
Morrison. When he went TO protest
the check at the trust company ne
was told that Morrison. in cashing it,
had explained that IL covered Steven
sons marriage fee.
He went to Miss CampbelIs house I
md asked her if she knew anything I
lbout il. She admitted having been |
married to him. She said he wanted (
o marry her so badly that she
hought it would be a good Joke to |
ct him have his way.
Frederick y. Stevenson. the young
mans father, testified that on the
light of his sons marriage Walter
eturned home about IL o'clock in a
azed condition.
Mrs, Stevenson made no defense.
Justice Garretson reserved decision.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22

William Byrd came up the rapids and
ROUNDED the city. on down through all
the periods when Virginia and her
sons made history. the records that
this generation Is striving 10 preserve
Will remain. largely because this WON
derful woman has seen the need and
used her truly great mind TO meet 1T
When the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy assumed the responsibility
for the completion of the monument
to President Jefferson Davis. IL was
decided TO hold a bazaar in Rich
mond. Again Mrs. Bryan was aD-
pealed to take the lead, and again
she laid aside her personal ease and
comfort, and by her marvellous per-
sonality brought that monument to a
successful issue.
Thus with benefactions reaching
from the extreme eastern end of the
city through its tenement house dis
trict. among the poor and lowIv
among the historic landmarks of the
past, out to the extreme West End
and then on into the green country.
the links OF the chain stretch, and all
along the line they bind together the
hearts OF those she loved and helped.
and who loved and honored her
Such a life cannot end-its beauti-
ful influence radiates the glory of the
love that was its motive power, and
shines far down the path of time to
light the way for those that come
She gave them all to the service of
His children, and He has called her
to her reward.
At a called meeting of the Confed-
crate Memorial Literary Society at
the museum at IL O'Clock this morn
ing the following resolutions were
adopted:
whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to remove from our midst our
hnlONr0d DoTr
Bryan; therefore, be It
Resolved, That we extend to her
sons, to her mother and sister our
profound sympathy in this their ire
parable loss and pray that God in His
mercy will comfort each one and heal
their broken hearts.
Mrs Bryan was a devoted Confed-
crate and conceived the idea of secur-
ing President Davis mansion as
depository of Confederate relies
This scheme was successfully carried
out and the museum stands today as a
unique monument to her wonderf-,'
powers of organization and boundless
enthusiasm for the Confederate cause.
ana IT is due to her faithful. tire
less hands that the lamp of love and
loyalty is daily replenished and the
e1ort made that il shall be forever
Kept bright and burning. Truly love
makes memory eternal
Her death is not only a great loss
TO this society, but it her many Der-
sonal friends, who have been connect
ed with her i'm this work for the past
twenty years and who loved and hon
ored her as their leader.
Resolved. That a copy of these
resolutions be sent to her family and
TO the family of Mrs. John Stewart
OF Brook HILL" and published i'm thu
daily papers.
Mrs. James b. Werth. Miss Luc,
T. Muntord. Mrs. c. W. p. Brock.
Committee
The museum is to he draped ir
of Mrs. Bryan.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
JUNGLE .a0E- CANNON
SURE OF REELECTION

DANVLLLE, ILL Special That
Speaser Cannon is assured OF re-
nomination and reelection is the
consensus of opinion among Demo-
Gratis and Republicans in this district
The Speaker. despite the attacks made
on him. IS strong as he ever was, ap-
parently-
The opposition developed for the
primaries which will be held We'd
nesday is weak, and his Democratic
opponent has an uphill fight.
Local pride in Il celebrity If moth
ing else would make the Republicans
mere send Cannon back to Congress.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
CARP MILK WESTINGHOUSE
COWS Make OWN BUTTER

LENO/, MASS Special.-Superin-
tendent Norman, of the George w.
Westinghouse estate. is sponsor for
this remarkable nature story.
The blooded Jersey cows of Mr..
Westinghouse recently ceased to give
milk. Watch was kept, and today
when the COWS walked into a pond II
was noticed that the pet carp in the
pond seized the opportunity to gorge
themselves with milk. To prove Just
where the milk went, employees OF the
place cast hooks and lines into the
water. The first carp to bite fought
gamely and thrashed about in the
water fully fifteen minutes before IL
was landed. When cut open there
were no traces of milk, but instead
several tiny balls of butter, the pro-
duct OF the churning incident to the
struggles of the carp.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
ELEVEN KILLED In
COLLAPSE OF TUNNEL
Nearly Four Hundred Lives Have
Been Lost in Accidents at
Erie Tunnel.

NEW YORK Special.-An in
veStigation was begun by the
Hudson county corOner's Office
Monday into the collapse of part of
The old Bergen tunnel, Jersey
City, i'm whicb eleven men were
Killed and ten severely injured
yesterday, bringing the total of
deaths, IL Is said, 10 almost four
hundred I'm the colossal engineer
ing work, upon which the Erie
railroad has been engaged for
three years.
It has been determined by the
raitroad company 10 wreck the
western mouth of The tunnel de-
uberately today.
THIS was the last work which
remained TO be done before the
new Bergen cut of the Erie WAS
completed.
The new cut has been used for p
month, and it only remained for q
-ourth track to be laid before tke
work was .6Eished.
Workmep have been removing a
section OF the old tunnel TO make way
-or the fourth track. The crash oc-
'urred at a spot where they were
working yesterday.
Forty-three men, under A. L.
Noorhead, engineer of the Eastern
DIVISION of the EJe road. were EN-
,loyed around the western mouth OF
he tunnel when the accident oc-
urred. While a Grow bar" gang was
working on cliff, a section of il forty
eet long and thirty feet high gave
way burying ten men in the tunnel
ma carrying down twelve of the
crow bar" gang.
George Bloss, foreman OF the gang
which was caught under the ava
8nche, and who was placed under
rrest IN the Jersey City Hospital.
Vhere he was taken with both legs
rushed, is in a critical condition t09
ay. AT the inquest Engineer Moor
ead and James Smith, superintend-
mt of the work, will come in for a
evere grilling.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22


York he furnished q home for her IN
West Twenty-third Street.
But break came "a their friend
ship Mrs L.angtry returned 70 Eng
land and Gerhard took to drinking
heavily and TO playing for high stakes.
IL was said at one time that he was
TO marry Miss Drina de Wolf, actress
but he denied that In 1894 he mar
ried Louise Eollingsworth Morris, a
Baltimore belle. A few years after
ward the pair were divorced and she
was married to Henry Clews, Jr
Four years ago Gerhard married a
second time. His second wife was
Male wilson, OF the ''Fiorodora" sex
tet. They Kept their marriage a Sc
cret for year. About three years
ago she left him, but when IL was
plain recently that he could not live
she came on from Washington TO
nurse him and stayed with him until
his death. Gerhard was slightly more
than fifty years of age.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
STILL REFUSE To
SIGN CONTRACTS
RIG HMON A-snocioI

n = II VI u ID, A.-SpeciaI-
notwithstanding the optimistic view
taken by the Attorney General 10 tbe
eHect that the foreign book publisbip
corporations will sign the revised con-
tIactS Tor furnishing books for the high
schools, il is known that some of tbeSa
corporations will not sign the contracts-
and so far as can be learned. il is not
known that any of them will.
FOLLOWING two conferences in the Of
nee OF the attorney General yesterday,
II was stated that the new contracts
would De printed and mailed to the
nome offices OF the corporations imme-
dlateIy- Attorney General Williams
stated today that in his opinion the
contracts viii be signed. He stated
that ne had made some notifications in
the original contracts, suggested BY
ne ne publishers, and he saw that in those
instances their contentious were cor
with them. ''''
Contrary to this. one of the publish
srs stated today that he would never
sign a contract containing a clause
which forced him to acknowledge thai
~ selIing books TO local dealers his |
corporation IL doing business i'm the
state of Virginia" He added thai he !
<nows OF others in the same position
q Se en UIi S,,d De suicidal on cur part to |
ne state Of Virginia can compel book |
lupllsf ers 10 localize in order To- fur-
i Itsn GooNs TO dealers in this State.
nat can do the same thing,
- IIWlii cost my company over $500 |
" ,, vot ,n INTO virginia. and If l should
r state. | would have to go out OF |
'uslness, and so would most of the
some shipments of books are already
n the way, but have not been received
ere yet ="
Its 1t is the intention of the Attorney
feneral TO take the cases before ths
corporation Commission for a test TO
ee II mis- position is correct II IS
Npected that the case will eventualIv
o 70 the supreme Court of Appeals
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
AVIATORS LOST
IN A DENSE FOG

NEW YORK-Special. Joe Seymour.
also in a biplane, became LOST In tbs
fog while flying over the aviation
neld at Garden City, L. L. The men
were In great danger of a collision and
could only keep track of each other nv
nstening for the motor explosions
Botn Kept high in the air until the
ioE ifted before attempting to descend.
Neither was injured.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Special.-
The official investigation into the
fatal accident on board the battleship
North Dakota, in which three men
were killed outright and ten others
injured, got under way today. II "a
In the hands of the following officers
of the fleet, appointed by Rear Ad-
miral Schroeder: Captain G. A. Core
OF the Delaware. senior officer: Lien
tenant Commander 9. V. Price of the
Delaware and Lieutenant Command
er A. Nj. Proctor, of the Connecticut
Probe Case Fully.
1t was stated simultaneously with
the beginning of the probing that the
cause of the explosion in the fuel oil
system would not be made public Of
ficially until the investigation is COM
plete. Unofficially, IL is reported that
carelessness on the part OF someors
In the stoke room will be shown and
the explosion may have a far.reach-
ing effect on account of the fact that
oil was being tried out with a view
to making 1t a supplemental fuel for
naval use in the future. Whether the
Navy Department will continue to use
oil Will be made known, it is believed
at the same time that the report on
the Nortn Dakotas accident is given
to the public.
Engineer officers although in
structed not to talk, said that the ac-
cident was undoubtedly the result of
leak IN the supply pipes and that
fire was communicated to the oil dur
ing a test 10 the apparatus under
boiler No. /.
The wounded are on board the hos
pital ship Solace, and the North Da-
kota now lies at Hampton Roads.
which point she reached early this
morning.
With this situation the possibility
is presented that the naval authori-
ties will attempt to fix the charge of
carelessness upon someone in the
stoke room.
To Remain I'm Roads.
AS a result OF the accident the
North Dakota will hardly be able TO
sail from Hampton Roads on Satur-
day with the first division of the fleet
to take part in battle practice off the
Virginia coast. Additional reports
some cof sensational nature we're
circulated at Fort Monroe and else
where to-day.
One of them said that fire ragged in
the fire room in the North Dakota for
hours following the explosion before
the flames were Quenched. Rear Ad-
mlral Schroeder. in command of the
heet OF which the North Dakota was
part, gave orders thETt officers of
the Inflated vessel should not discuss
the accident in the presence of news
paper men. Captain Albert Gleaves
In command OF the North Dakota is
consequently silent.
Unofficially, no blame is attached
TO Captain Gleaves. He has been in
the United States naval service for
thlrty-seVen years and far nine years
he was at sea.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
100000 VISIT CATHOLIC CONGRESS-

one hundred thousand visitors attend
ed the Eucharistic Congress in Mon
treai. Cardinal Nannueiii, the papaI
LeSate, who VIII remain here until Med
nesday, said today that he had been
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22

Roger Cornell tells of an Irish friend
or his who fell on a high building
About twenty feet above the grounS
the Irishman grabbed a wire and heIa
on for bit. then let so OF II and CON
unued his sudden journey downward
w nat ala you let go or that wire
FOR? asked friend in the hospital
sure, l was afraid the dommed w7rN
would break" said Pat-LouisviIlo
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
TO INVESTIGATE
CAUSE OF EXPLOSION

NEWPORT NEWS, VA Sp,
collaborating te men landing at
Old Point from battleships three
men who met death aboard the
North Dakota were not killed by
an explosion OF oil. as reported,
but were drowned like rats I'm a
trap when the fire room No. 3
was flooded 60 prevent the spread
OF flames and the explosion OF
powder magazine located just over
the fire. II Is said the bodies were
recovered when the compartment
was pumped out. The board of
inquiry appointed by Admiral
Schroeder began Investigation at
Al O'Clock this morning, and the
findings will be reported TO the
Navy Department when COM
pleted.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22

The circumstances do not matter
greatly. He got drunk and into trou-
Bile with an officer--and. with dis
honorable discharge, he had to leave
the navy in which he had served with
credit for nearly thirty years.
1t is "Andys" misfortune that he
became a hero too late-he is not a
veteran of the Civil War. Had he
served for only a few weeks in some
Union regiment that never got to the
front; had he been even a bounty
jumper" or a deserter-he would have
chance by special pension act OF
grateful country.
But Andy" is only one of the he
roes OF Dewey's fight in Manila Bay
and he has a "bob-tailed" discharge be-
cause he hit superior officer,-The
Worlds Work for September.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
DEATH OF NOBLE
VIRGINIA WOMAN

r 1 c HIM Nd, " A.-SpeciaI.-
The funeral OF Mrs. Joseph
Bryan will take place tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock from
Emanuel Episcopal Church,
Henrico county.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
Threats from Soldiers.
CHMoNp. V A.-sneeial-.

Sergeant Wiley told OF a threR
upon the part of the militia that n
Meredith was placed under arrest Ma
Jor Werner would be reported fo-<o0t
DONG his duty, in that he permitted
several shots to be fired almost over
ms mead and which he is alleged to
have ignored.
something was also said by the
militia to the effect that if the civil
authorities pushed the matter
charges would be preferred by the
militia against certain of the police
VINO had repeatedly eaten pies AT
the A. B. c. Bakery, for which they
had not paid"
Sergeant Wiley and Policeman
thurman and DUFFY in turn asked
Captain Stack, who brought the sub
Ject up, II they were guilty OF this
awful offense." to which the militia-
man replied in the negative.
II you have any charges to pre-
FER. Sergeant Wiley is reported to
nave said. prefer them and don't tell
your troubles to me-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-29
$500. SOME FRESH DOPE 8

1t does not appear likely that
there will be a third and decisive
shoot between the Morgan Gun Club
and the Fred Macaulay Business
Mems Association, of Newark, this
season. 1t seems these clubs can
lot reach agreements as to grounds.
The Newarkers want to remain in
their home town, while the Morgan
ties want the final match on neu-
trail grounds, in accordance to agree
ments, which they claim, lei made
before the series.
There Is scheduled to be a busi-
ness meeting Of the Kingwood A. C.
In Woodbridge OF Monday night. to
make further plans for the basket
bali season and for other events 1t Is
proposed to hold the coming winter.
The Puritan Athletic Club, which
is to celebrate the anniversary of Its
organization date Saturday night,
will hold a business meeting on
Monday night. Plans will be made
for the basketball season and for
winding UP the baseball period.
II. Roessler and B. Browning are
scheduled to meet in another game
of the singles tennis tournament on
the Barnes court this afternoon. Two
games are listed for Saturday, when
w. LaRoe and G.. Barnes, and o.
Browning and X. Pierson are to
meet.
The. annual meeting of the Perth
Amboy City Baseball League is
scheduled to be held the first Mon
day night In April, according to the
bylaws recently adopted, but is like
ly that arrangements will be made
to meet earlier.
SMOKER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-29
GensraI Markets.

BUTTER-Steadier; receipts. 8,114 pack
ages: creamery, specials, per H., 30Hc, ;
extras, &C.; thirds to firsts. 24a28c, state
dairy, finest, 28c.; common to prime, 23a
PIC: process, specials, &c; seconds to
extras, 23a26tac.; factory, June make, 2Sha
24c.: current make, 22a29c.; imitation
24a25c.
CHEESE-Steady; receipts, 3.4Ss Boxes
state. whole milk, specials, 15hal7c. aver
age fancy, small. white. 15Ac.; large,
I5Hc.: small, colored, 1910; large, BAc.
choice, 14&a15c.; good to prime, 14a1411c. ;
common to fair, 11a13a4c.; skins, specials.
I2Hal2Ac.; fine, 11Ka11hc.; fair to good,
B1sa1OMc.; common, saTkc.; full skins,
21Ra4c,
cases: state, Pennsylvania and nearby,
hennery, white, 36a40c. gathered. white.
8Oa36c.; hennery, brown. ~30aS2c.; gathered,
brown, 2Sa29c. fresh gathered, extra tirsts,
26a27c. frsts, Aa25c.; seconds. 22a2Sc.
POTATOES Weak; Maine, per bag,
81. 90a1. 40; state, per Dbl, $1.50a1.75 Long
Island, $l.5Oa2Y Jersey, per bag, 1.40al.75;
sweets, Jersey. per Dbl, $L75a2; per bas-
ket. 6oa75c. southern. per Dbl, s1,Sa1.75.
LIVE POULTRY-Higher; spring chick
ems. per lb., 15al7c.; fowls, ~16a1sc,; roost-
ers. l2c.; turkeys, 12a15c. ducks, Bale;
geese, 13c.; guinea fowls, per pair, 60c.;
pigeons, per pair, 2c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Steady on fowls
and fancy chickens; western chickens low
or: fresh killed turkeys, western, spriu ).
per lb., 2oaZ7c.; old. 1Sa22c.; b%rofiers. Pin
adelphia squad, per pair. 4Oa50c.; 3 to 4
lbs. to pair. per h., 23a2c. Pennsylvania,
3 10 4 lbs. to pair. per lb.. 19aa0c,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-29
A Superstitious Musician.

Schumann WAS always inclined to
superstition. When he visited Beetho-
ven's grave at Vienna he found a rus
ty steel pen lying on 1t. This be care
fully and reyerentiy preserved and
afterward used in writing his B fat
symphony, believing that it would
bring him inspiration. But this SUI
perstition, harmless enough In his ear
ly years, became accumulated later in
an alarming manner. He began to
take an unhealthy interest in table
turning and spirit rapping. He was,
moreover, intensely Influenced by
dreams and omens. One night he
dreamed that the spirits of Mendels-
sohh and Schubert appeared TO him and
gave him q theme which he afterward
wrote down and developed.