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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
SUICIDE IN BUSHES is
SPIED BY HORSEWOMAN

NEW Special While TAX
ing a horseback ride in Central Park
Tuesday afternoon q woman whose
name was not learned by the police
heard a shot from the bushes lining
the west drive near Ninety-fourth
Street.
Refining in her horse, she looked i'm
among the bushes and saw a man
seated on a bench. his body sagEing
forward and a revOl> or ciasped in his
right hand. She wheeled her horse
about and rode along the drive till
she found Policeman Patrick. of the
Arsenal station. After advising him
to get an ambulance without delay
she rode off.
Patrick summoned DR.. HARVEY
from Presbyterian Hospital and both
hurried to the SPOT described by the
woman. DR.. Harvey found that the
man had shot himself behind the ear.
Death was instantaneous. The body
was first taken to the Arsenal and
then to the East SiXty-seventh Street
station.
a card bearing the name Of the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company. OF &C Liberty Street. found
in one OF the dead mans pockets. led
20 the identification of the body as
that of Harry c. Harden. bookkeep-
er in the employ of that company
and residing at 50 West NinetN-fifth
Street. The Identification was made
hV A. u. Bradstreet. who lives at that
address. Bradstreet said Harden was
unmarried and boarded with Mrs.
Bates in the Ninety-hfth Street
house.
Ia was learned that Harden had not
shown mp at the office Of the COM
pany for week. His accounts there
We're said TO be straight.
Inquiry at the suicides home de-
veloped the fact that he was an uncle
Of Upton Sinclair. author of THE jun
gle He was a brother of Mrs. Sin
clair. mother Of the author. who lives
at 252 West Ninety-secOnd Street. She
was Frustrated by the news OF the
suicide. She could give no reason FOR
his act.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
JUST HOW To SEE
HALLEYS COMET
GET PIECE OF CHEESE CLOTH
AND "A CANDLE AND HAVE
A LOOK.

CHICAGO, ILL.-Special.- Sleep
can be gained and the sensitive nerves
of the eye can be spared a strain by
those who have been arising early the
last few days in an effort TO obtain
view Of Halley's comet, IL they
follow the suggestion Of Professor Ed
win Il. Frost, a noted astronomer.
There is no use staying up TO see
the comet, or of getting up either for
that matter" explained Professor
Frost In the Yerkes Observatory, at
Milliamsby. today. 1T cannot be seen
with the naked eye. To satisfy any
ones curiosity let them get q small
piece of ordinary cheese cloth and a
candle. Light the candle and look at
the light with the cloth held between
it and the eyes. In that way an ex-
act representation of how the comet
looks through the powerful telescope
will have been obtained"
Some scientific knowledge was gain
ed by Professor Frost today in his
observations.
The tail is still invisible. Professor
Frost declares the earth Will not suf-
fer any damage when IL passes
through the comets tail May 18th.
Through observations he says ne has
determined that the deadly gas that
is supposed to compose the comets
tail is present in such a Slight degree
as to be of no concern to the popula-
ton of this sphere.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
MAXINE ELLIOTT IN
AUTO THAT HIT MAN

NEW YORK.-Specia While driv-
ing in big touring car with two wo-
men friends yesterday afternoon
Maxine Elliott, the actress. decided Ia
stop for some candy at Huyler's store,
II 40 Broadway. In response to he
sudden signal, Henry Hotch, of 10
East SeVenty-fourth street. her chauf-
feur, stopped and backed so uneNpect-
e9,dly that he Knocked over Jacob -.
WNckon, real estate dealer, OF ~
West one Hundred and Twenty fifth
Street, who had started TO cross the
street. When Hotch brought the car
ran over 10 the PROSTATE man, while
"A crowd gathered about them
Policeman Edward Elson, OF Traffic
squad &, picked mp WYckon and sent
kins had removed Wyckon 10 Bellevue.
suffering from several fractured ribs
and contusions, the policeman advised
Miss Elliott TO communicate with her
lawyer. She hurried TO telephone.
while aher two women friends went
their way in taNicab. Then Miss FL
uott went in her car TO the West Thir-
tieth Street Police station.
The actress told Lieutenant Tighe
that she was the owner OF the ma b
chine, hut according to the number OF
the license il appeared 20 be the prop
ertY Of John BOese. Of Astoria, !. l.
She explained she had bought ii re-
Gently and supposed her lawyer had
arranged the change In the license
number, but Lieutenant Tighe decided
10 hold Hotch. both on a charge of
assault and of violation of the high
~Nay law.
HOtch appeared later before Magis-
trate Herman in Jefferson Market
Court Miss Elliott was on hand with
a lawyer. The magistrate dropped the
assault charge when he heard that
Wyckoms condition was not serious,
but held Hotch in 500 bail on the 9TH
er charge. Miss Elliott gave her resi-
denCe.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
SAFE BLOWERS
LEAVE LETTER
Advised Merchant That He Need
ed New Appliances Against
Burglars.
RICHMOND. Va. = Snec.

MOND, VA. - Special. -
Blowing open safes in and around
Richmond has become popular
pastime that seems to be very lucra-
tive.
Several weeks ago a prosperous
looking man entered the store of a
man near Amelia Courthouse and Of
man who runs the store said he still
had the safe that had not been robbed
for twenty-five years.
The stranger offered to equip it with
a burglar proof mechanism, but the
owner said he didn't need it.
III show you the lock-" he said.
Il have had this safe for years and
nobody has ever gotten in it."
For SIS" said the stranger, "I1I
fix il so that nobody but you will ever
get in it,
q need not spend that money" said
the merchant; no one ever has"
The stranger suggested that the safe
wasn't fire proof, and to convince him
that il was. the merchant asked him
to examine it. He did and saw the
locks.
The visitor informed him that the
safe was hOllow-that it should be
filled.
For SIS" he continued, my firm
viii do it,
Ct don't need it." said the merchant.
This was at night. When he came to
the store the next morning the safe
was open and $500 it had held were
missing.
Instead was this letter:
Il told you you needed new safe
Maybe the handwriting would cor
respond to that of Fay or Harris.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
FOUND NO TRAIL
OF DR.. F. A. COOK
MOUNT MKINLEY EXPLORERS
FORCED TO FIND NEW ROUTE.
is 2O,5OO FEET HIGH.

FAIRBANKS, Special
The Fairbanks Mount Mckinley ex-
petition that reached the summit of
the peak started to follow the route
Dr. Cook said he took, but was obliged
10 abandon IL, as il is impassa BILE.
Tho Lloyd, the leader, declared
yesterday no traces of Cooks camps
were found. Lloyd places his crude
notes of the journey in the hands of
a committee OF the order of Pioneers
of Alaska, which will arrange for
publication. The party took photo
graphs of the summit and of points
along the trail. They also esta blished
the trail SO well that il can be fol-
lowed by other parties next summer
Aneroid measurements taken by the
men place the height of the mountain
at 10000 feet.
Made Four Camps.
Ten mem were in the party that left
Fairbanks with dog teams in Deem
erS that the ascent would be less dan
gerous in early spring than later when
the snow began to melt. This theory
was confirmed.
The expedition on reaching the base
of the mountain went into camp.
waited for better weather and planned
the ascent. All were familiar with
the great mountain. None of the men
has scientific education, and they took
no apparatus except cameras and ba-
lOlnGNGiS. 4HGN were equipped IOr
prospecting, and Travelled as light as
possible.
When the ascent was begun the first
camp was made at the line Of the will
lows. the second at $500 feet, the
third at 10000 feet, the fourth at 49,
600 feet. From this camp the dash
to the top was made.
Cooks Description Wrong.
-Four dogs went to the third camp
and one to the fourth. Snowshoes were
used most of the way, and much time
was consumed in carrying supplies to
the fourth camp, travel over the steep
Ice compelling light loads and several
trips. In several places crevasses were
crossed on bridges of poles brought
from the timbered slopes below.
The party did not set out to disprove
DR.. Cooks story, but to climb the
mountain. 1t found the SUBMITS utter
" unlike those pictured in Cooks book
On the rock peak 1t left an American
flag six by twelve feet attached to a
fourteen-foot stan. buttressed in rock
The snow was generally firm. and
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21

the, crevasses that were nned With
snow were easy 20 cross. except In a
few instances. Later In the season
avalanches and treacherous crevasses
would have impSded progress.
New Peak and Pass.
The explorers discovered a magnifl-
cent unnamed peak, 10000 feet high,
and a new pass through the mountain
fange. (which shortens the distance to
the coast seventy-five miles. The pass
walls.
Daniel Patterson. w. r.. Taylor, and
Charles McGongle remained at Kadish-
ma, and only Lloyd came to Fairbanks.
The Pioneers committee took steps TO
verify Lloyd's story before stamping IL
is disinclined to surrender Iloyd' \
notes, although satisfied that they am
ply prove the story. The return of
Lloyd from the mountain in nine days
was due TO the excellence OF the trail
made by the party while ascending the
mountain.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
CONGRESSMAN LAMB
FILES MINORITY REPORT

WASHINGTON. d. C.-Special.-
Representative Lamb, Of Virginia.
senior Democrat on the Committee on
Agriculture. has fled a minority re-
port against the bill prohibiting deal
ing in cotton options. The bill is at
tackled very savagely as being uncon-
stitutional, tending to depreciate the
value of an important farm product.
as discriminating that it would not
apply to all products. and on several
other grounds. Captain Lamb said
ne believes the bill will not get
through the House, and that if it
should, it would be certain to fail in
the Senate.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Prisoner Kills Sheriff.

MERIDIAN, MISS Special. For
mer Sheriff John Temple was killed
in the Lauderdale county Jail early
this morning by Tom O'Neal, a pris-
oner.
O'Neal and ten prisoners, negroes.
escaped from their cells and barri-
caded themselves i'm the basement Of
the Jail. They threatened to shoot any
who approached.
When the murder Of Temple was
discovered an angry mob gathered
and surrounded the Jail. Threats of
ynching the eleven prisoners were
heard on all sides. and it is believed
that If the mob succeeds in breaking
into the Jail the men will be shot or
hanged.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
WEEKLY SHORT STORY
RAIN OF SHOES.
BY Louise NJ. Breitenback.

BY Louise NJ. Breitenback.
1t was a very pink face thta she
raised from the depths OF the trunk.
and it was a pair of very blue eyes
tnat confronted her in the mirror on
the opposite wall.
You've been an industrious girl this
afternoon, Susie" she nodded APPROX
iugly to the face in the glass. Its
not more than than an hour since
mother left, and you've almost finish
ed packing. Hot work, though" She
smiled in sympathy at the flushed
cheeks and floating locks OF yellow
hair. What more to do?"
Refiectively she looked around the
room. Those trays with my party
gowns to put in, and all my boots to
pack. Clever idea of yours, Susie, to
put them on the window sill to air
before packing them in the compart-
ment. And a pretty lucky thing you
are, too, SUSIE" she confided to the
girl who faced her in the mirror as
she shook out the folds of a party
coat and tucked it tenderly away, ito
escape all the questions and talk of
broken engagement by this little
Jaunt with Grandmother Burton. Not
that I've anything 10 run away from.
W, iANCSNs IL dS al lIe ldull o. InaC
stubborn Ernest mean-Mr. Woods
really | mi -
But the remark was never rounded
out. Instantly the room was in an
uproar. and TO the girls startled gaze
seemed full of flying fur and pursuing
legs. Before she could rush to the
rescue her cat, madly chased by an
infuriated little dog, had jumped wild
iy over her trays, boxes and trunk,
and with a graceful spring landed in
safety on the window sill. Out of the
reach of the enemy-but, alas for the
fairy boots and slippers that a second
before had been summing themselves
in the neat array! Like magic, they
had disappeared, and the clairvoyant
vision Of their Mortified owner could
see them lying scattered in all direc-
tons on the sidewalk some six stories
below.
You wicked little creature" Susie
cried, making a frantic dive for the
dog as he crept out of reach under
the davenport. You're all to blame
for this wretched business. Beings
OF your sort ought to be put in prison,
and kept there so they can't disturb
the peace of poor, unoffending NOR
tails like u.s." Guiding the handsome
Angora, which still bristled with rage.
the girl continued to launch her in
vectives in the direction of the daven-
port.
And now, Mr.. Peter Black Nose.
please tell me what I'm to do. Go
down in the elevator in this?" With
DAINTY fingers she picked up a corner
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
UNITED NINE WORKERS
MAKE ATTEMPT TO ORGANIZE

GREENSBURG, PA.-Special-Iu an
effort 20 organize all OF the workers
. in the Irwin and GreenSburg districts,
the organizers Of the United Mine
Workers OF America, District No. D.
are conducting a marching campaign
in which thousands of the miners are
participating in the endeavor to have
their fellow workers join them in the
strike.
The leaders Of the campaign claim
they have induced more thdn 10000
and declare that within a week there
will be a complete tie-up of the entire
region unless the owners recognize the
union.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
MARRIES ON RECEIPT
OF DIVORCE TELEGRAM

COLORADO SPRINGS, COL.-Spe-
cial.-Captain Ashton Potter and Mrs.
Grace Depew were married Thursday
and left for New York on their way
to Europe. Captain Potter had Just
received from San Francisco a dis
patch saying his final decree of di-
vOrce was signed there by a judge who
was sitting in a dentists chair, the
court clerk having sought him out be-
fore court convened, spurred by a fat
fee from Captain Potter. who was
weary of DELAY.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
SPRING CITY, Tenn.
BANK is ROBBED
Rob Vault of Tennessee Town
and Then Make Safe
Getaway.

SPRING CITY, TENN Special
Robbers blew the vault of the First
National Bank of this place early
Thursday and escaped with an amount
exceeding $$$1O,O00. Nitroglycerine
was used>in the explosion. The robbers
shot at S. e. Paul, assistant cashier,
as ne ran to the institution after the
explosion. Paul was unhurt. Blood
hounds were placed on the trail. but
thus far the safe-blowers have not
been apprehended.
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served the wrone woman.

NEW YORK.-Special- Mrs. Thos.
J. Mclaughlin, bride of a week, cited
IN contempt proceedings, won sweep
ing court victory at Newark, N. J.,
Tuesday.
On the eve of her wedding, Mrs Nc
Laughlin, who was then Miss Susan
in her home, 265 Ralsted Street, while
process servers waited outside. Her
present husband, a former Alderman,
succeeded in bringing about a truce,
married his sweetheart, and was with
her in court Tuesday.
The case had Its origin in a claim
made by Manhattan clothing house.
In attempting to get the defendant up
In supplementary proceedings. 1t was
stated, the papers were served on the
woman's sister by mistake.
Counsel for the prosecution admitted
doubt as to who was served, and Judge
Mclean vacated the contempt order.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
TO TAKE CENSUS IN
LYNCHBURG SCHOOLS

LYNCHBURG, VA.-Special.- SUI
perintendent E. c. Glass, of the public
schools, is preparing to take the CEN
sus of the school population of the
city, and the work will be started as
soon as the books and printed matter
are sent out by the State Board of Ed
ucation. The census FIVE years ago
showed a population of $500 persons
between seven and twenty-one years
of age. There will be a considera BILE
increase in the new census.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
LITTLE CHANGE IN
THE CONDITION OF DANIEL

DAYTONIA. FLA.-SpeciaI-Dr.
ChOwninE says Senator Daniel had
fair night, sleeping well after 4
a. NJ. Though elevated somewhat
last night, the pulse and tcmpera-
ture this morning are not above
normal. There has been very little
change in his condition for the past
three days.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21

was in progress on the night or Feb
ruary 16th. The difficulty occurred
over a collection taken up 10 pay the
musicians. NimmO being one OF them.
almost at the same time. when Board
plunged his knife into the young mans
breast seVering an artery. from which
atterN ards. Boards wife and infant
child are by him. He is being defend
Willis and G. A. WoodrUm. Common
wealth's Attorney Perkins is prose-
cutting Board
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
JOHN LAMB NOT
TO QUIT CONGRESS
Wants to See Man Who Started
the Report to the Con-
trary.

WASHINGTON, d. Especial
Captain John Lamb would like very
much to run across the man who orig
mated a report current in Richmond
that he will not be a candidate for
reelection to Congress-
II never heard of such a report"
said the captain. 'T shall be a candi-
date and Will be nominated"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Syndicate Buys Norfolk Hotel

NORFOLK, VA. - Special. - The
Lorrain Hotel, corner OF CRANKY and
Tazewell Streets, one Of the leading
hostelrtes In the city, was sold late
yesterday to s. l.. Nusbaum & Co.,
representing a syndicate. The dining
rooms are to be rearranged and ether
changes made In the manner OF oper-
atom
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
To Drain Part of Dismal Swamp.

NOINt OIlfNf NA.-OptCIdI.--A SYn-
dictate of capitalists from Chillicothe.
O., owning $4,000 oercs of land in
Dismal Swamp. have let n contract
by drainage canals. VS. ich will have
a total length Of fifty lilies and are
to cost $150,00O. Il S. proposed to
grow what is known IS horseshoe
corn and vegetables on t.e reclaimed
area.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Argument by Analogy

a Lindsborg boy had been clothed
with his fathers cast-of wardrobe
and was one day found crying be-
hind the barn.
PAS gone and shaved his face
clean" he exclaimed, land I suppose
III have TO wear them red whiskers
now."-Wichita (Kan.) Star.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Has Broken Shaft

LIVERPOOL.-Spec Wilson
towed across the Atlantic with a bro
ken tail shaft, according to wireless
dispatches received Wednesday from
steamer Dominion from Portland, Me.
The steamer Englishman, bound from
Portland, has the liner in tow.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21

SAINT ETIENNE, FRANCE. Special.
I,While attempting to force his way
workman believed to be demented.
armed with two revo1vers and knife
was arrested here Wednesday. He de-
clared spirits urged him to kill BRAND.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
WASHINGTO.


Senators Score COOpers' Rc.ca
News that the Supreme Court of
Tennessee had sustained the decision
IN the case Of the Coopers, father and
SON VINO We're convicted of Staying
the late Senator Carmack, and that
they had been Immediately pardoned
by Governor Patterson, reached the
Senate late yesterday afternoon and
was the subject of much comment
The action OF the Governor was criti-
cised by Senators, particularly those
on the Democratic side. who did not
hesitate to say that justice had been
outraged. though no Senator was will
ing to be quoted.
Senator Edward w. Carmack was
shot and instantly killed by Robin ].
Cooper in Nashville, Tenn, on the af-
ternoon of November 9. 1908. The
tragedy occurred in front of the Polk
apartment house, where Senator Car
mack lived. The continual ridicule i'm
the editorial columns Of the Tennes-
sean, which Mr.. Carmack directed at
Colonel Cooper, father of the man
who fired the fatal shot, was the
cause of the tragedy.
Story of the Shooting
Carmack had left his office and was
going toward his apartment. Colonel
Cooper and his son were coming
down the avenue. AS they came to-
gether Carmack was talking to Mrs.
Charles Eastman. Mrs. Eastman
stated afterward that young Cooper
addressed Mr.. Carmack, and as he did
SO Mr.. Carmack jumped TO one side.
and before she had an opportunity OF
turning around three shots rang out
in quick succession.
The former Senator fell to the
ground, and as he did so dropped a
smoking revolver, two of the cham
bers of which were empty. Young
Cooper. who had fired three shots.
wheeled to one side and was caught
when about to fail by his father Be
fore assistance arrived Senator Car
mack was dead. Robin Cooper was
removed to a hospital, where it was
found that his injuries were not OF a
serious nature.
Friends Of the Coopers alleged that
Senator Carmack fired first, while
Mrs. Eastman stoutly denied this. and
stated that the first shot was fired by
Cooper DR.. GLASGOW, who examined
the dead mans body, stated that
death resulted instantaneously and
was caused by shot which pierced
his heart
Robin Cooper and his father were
Immediately taken into custody, and
Tor many weeks following the ARRAY
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
BOARD IS REING TRIED
FOR MURDER OF NunTO

ROANOKE. VA.-Special.- Grover
-eyslanc Board was put on trial in
t1e Corporation Court THURSDAY on tba
o1Arge OF the murder OF Luther MINI
ma AZ Boards home while = dance
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
Hung in Emgy.

GERMANTOWN. TENN, April Il.
Labelling an image in eflgy with these
words. Ham Patterson. YOU must
obey the law mob OF irate citi-
2ens set the torch to the figure last
night. burning the Tennessee Cover
nor IN efhgy here, within few miles
OF the place where Governor Patterson
was reared
The burning followed an indignation
meeting OF the citizens in the public
square