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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-15
PRIESTS DISFAVOR MAY
END CIIrH,S ENISTIrN1

NEW YORK.-Special.- q
declaration by Father Tierney, paste
81 InO Immaculate heart OF Mary RIO
man Catholic Church, Fort Hamilton
Avenue and East Fifth Street, Brook
Ign, that the church has no longer any
connection with the Immaculate Club
whose clubhouse is at sherman Stree.
and ocean Parkway, a serious split ha
started among members OF the churcI
congregation.
The club was organized last summe.
cation. Father Tierney was largely in.
strumental in founding IL. Later, re.
'ortS came TO the pastors ears concern.
ing drinking and gambling in the club.
house. He sent his assistant, Fathel
McGrath, who was also much interested
in the club, TO investigate the truth o.
these reports.
Father McGrath. il is said, heard g
young man swear in the clubhouse ant
requested him to leave IL. The younI
man refused. Then, IL is said Fathel
McGrath suspended him from the priv
leges or the clubhouse for six weeks
A special meeting was held and 4,
was decided that Father McGrath hat
no authority to act Father McGratI
then severed his connection with IN,
club and George Huskinz, it's president
resigned. When asked last nigh
whether he had disavoWed his church,,
connection with the club, Father Tier.
ney admitted he had.
\ faction of members are in favor az
calling meeting and electing new of.
hcers in spite OF the church's action al.
though IL was said last night that wher
October 1st the club will be discon.
tinued.
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THREE HUMAN POSTAL CARDS
CATCH AN ALLEGED THIEF

NEW YORK Special Concealed
in mailbags the sides OF which were
cut so that the inmates could see out
Postal Inspectors Davis, Crowell and
Perkins spent several hours early Fri
day watching the clerks in the gene
raj postoffice in Brooklyn. Finally
they arrested Abraham Rosenberg, of
461 Jerome Street. He was charged
with opening letters and embezZling
their contents. Before Commissioner
Morle he pleaded not guilty and was
held in $4,000 bail for further exam
nation.
Postmaster VOORHEES, has been re-
ceiving many complaints about tam
pering with the mail. The three in
spectors devised the mailbag scheme
of concealment. They say they saw
Rosenberg slip a letter into his peck
ct. The detectives took him to the
Adams Street Police Station. Thir-
teen special delivery letters and SI29
were found in his pockets.
AS William j. Blake was leaving
Special Sessions, where a complaint
against him had been thrown out, he
was arrested by Detectives Carberry
and Clark, who charged him with in
tercepting letter addressed to Mrs
Margaret Eason, of 40 Schermerhorn
Street. He had boarded with her. He
denied knowledge of the letter, but
was held by Commissioner Morle in
$1,000.
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Governor Mann On
Progressive Virginia
RICHMOND,

RICHMOND, VA Special
The Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
ord prints the following:
Commonwealth of Virginia,
Governors Office, Richmond.
Virginia is progressing along three
lines-its roads, schools and agricul-
tural interests. The latter must fur
nish the basis OF it's substantial growth
and development. because. with the
increase in wealth which improved
methods of agriculture will bring, the
building Of good roads and the inn
provement OF our schools, already
holding an enviable position, will be
possible. / believe we are in the be-
ginning OF an agricultural advance,
which thinking men are pushing for
ward along intelligent and well-con-
sidered lines The last session OF our
Legislature a bill was passed estab-
fishing United Agricultural Board,
composed of representatives from all
of the agencies having for their object
the advancement of agriculture and
designed to harmonic and coordinate
all of these agencies with the United
States Department of Agriculture, so
that the full power might be exer-
cised in behalf of this important in
terest- Adult demonstration work in
twenty-nine counties has raised the
average production of corn by those
engaged in it from % TO IL bushels of
corn to the acre, while the average
production by boys belonging to the
corn clubs last year was Sc bushels to
the acre This year 1 know OF crops
cultivated by boys which think will
yield as high as $50 bushels to the
acre on high land.
Our farmers using the latest meth
DDS are producing from four to six
tons of hay to the acre. These figures
will be better understood when we re-
member that the average yield OF corn
n fe .
bushels, and of hay about two tons to
the acre. In Illinois the average corn
crop is SO bushels, and in Iowa Al
bushels to the acre. Besides these
crops, Virginia is amongst the first, If
not the first, State in the production
of potatoes. Our tobacco crop is val
ued at about $4,000, 200; wheat, S12,-
600, trucks. $4,000, 900; orchard
fruits, $6,500,000, with good crops of
peanuts, oats and other crops. We
have as good fruit land as any State
in the Union, our fruits comparing IA
| in flavor the fruit of the most favored
States. In 1900 the value of our agri-
cultural products was SS7 ,304, 900; this
year a conservative estimate shows
this TO be about $500. 100000.
Our farmers are enthusiastic, and,
with the help of our State agencies
| the United States Department OF Agri-
| culture and the boards of trade OF
some of our cities and many of oui
| best citizens. l am striving TO, and be-
| lieve will succeed, in doubling oul
crops in the next four years. Our
| lands are susceptible of rapid i'm
proVement without any great expense
and can now be bought at most rea
sonable, / think at a low, price, bu,
/ they are rapidly increasing in value
| pooS 'elBmlIo pooS ulIM 'sIBsH cal
healthful conditions. good water, fin,
| transportation facilities. good schools
| plenty of churches and good people
nothing can prevent the rapid anC
substantial growth of this Common
wealth.
WILLIAM HODGES MANN,
Governor
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WHIRLS CHILD TO DEATH
AS HE STARTS HIS TEAM

NEW YORK.-Special- Frank
Murray, driver of a truck for II. c.
q A. !. Percy, Of 422 West Fifteenth
Street, went to supper in 339 West
Nineteenth Street Friday evening he
left his truck in front of 341. After
dinner he jumped into the drivers
seat, not noticing that one OF several
children playing around the truck had
climbed on a rear wheel.
AS the horses started forward I'M
der the lash Murray heard a scream
He instantly stopped the team and
jumped from the seat. He found that
Dorothy Becker, five years old, of 181
Eighth Avenue, the child who had
climbed on the wheel, had been
thrown to the pavement and had
struck on her head. Leaving her IN
care OF Mrs. Helen Leonard, Murray
continued to the stable. Mrs. Leon
ard told the child's mother, who call
ed Patrolman Johnson, of the West
Twentieth Street Police Station. Wher
DR.. Cowan, of the New York Hospital
got to the spot Dorothy was uncon.
scious, and she died soon.
After putting his truck in the sta.
bic Murray hurried back to see how
the child was getting along. Wher
he learned she was dead he gave him.
self up. In the police station severa
witnesses said Murray was not tC
blame for the girls death. Lieuten.
ant Gray released him.
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stood on tiptoes and worked his hands
In frantic gesticuiations.
The prisoner seemed very despond-
ent and It appeared to be his idea
that the world Is dead against him.
Wheelhouse was arrested at the re-
quest OF his wife Saturday night on
q charge OF assaulting her. In the
Police Court this morning she exhib-
tied several bruises, which, according
to her allegations, he inflicted on her.
Squire Jordan, sitting in the stead
OF Justice Maurice. who is on a short
trip to the country. fined Wheelhouse
$40 and costs for beating his wife
and $40 for raising a disturbance in
his cell. The magistrate put him un-
der bond OF $500 TO keep the peace
for twelve months Wheelhouse went
to jail in default.
II is said that Wheelhouse is not g
hard drinking man. He is thirty five
years old, and is a carpenter by trade
1t was stated at the station house
today that during an alteration with
his uncle in Petersburg several month:
ago, he shot and killed the latter and
was himself wounded.
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NEICE REFUSES
UNCLE SHOT HER

BALTIMORE, Md Special Be-
cause eighteen-year-old Viola Poole
his pretty niece, refused to marry him.
Peyton Poole, aged thirty-five. of
Mount Airy, fired nine sots at her
from revolver and then attempted
suicide. One bullet penetrated the
girls abdomen, and she is lying in a
critical condition at ST. Luke's Hospi-
tai here. Her uncle is wounded in the
left temple. He also may die. The
shooting occurred at 2oS4 Huntington
Avenue.
Considerable mystery surrounds
both principals OF the tragedy, for, de-
spite a search on the part Of the DO
lice, no relatives OF either the young
woman or the uncle has been found.
1t is said that the parents OF Miss
Poole separated sometime ago, and
that at one time Mrs. Poole, the moth
er of the young girl was employed in
q Baltimore hospital as nurse
Poole, according to a statement made
TO Justice White by the wounded girl
| came to Baltimore several DAYS ago
! from Mount Airy. where he had lived
several years. The original home OF
the Pooles is in Montgomery county
where the uncle had an interest in a
threshing machine at Germantown.
Miss Poole came to Baltimore sew
eral months ago, and since that time
she had been boarding with Mrs. Ella
HURT on Huntington Avenue. Peytor
Poole came 10 Baltimore several times
during the past four months. and us
ually he met his niece at the Hunting
ton Avenue address. Four or five days
ago the uncle came to Baltimore. ana
again asked Miss Poole to marry him
| When the uncle came to Baltimore
| hVe days ago he took up his residence
at the same address where his niece
was boarding.
The girl said that yesterday Poole
threatened TO kill her unless she con-
sented TO become his wife. Yesterday
afternoon he asked her again. and
when she refused he opened fire on
her. The girl ran screaming from the
house, he following and continuing 70
shoot, until his niece took refuge in a
neighboring house. Then he returned
TO their boarding house and shot him
self.
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PARK ROW GAZING IN

NEW YORK.-Special.- the sec
ond time within two months the
walls OF the big excavation for the
municipal skyscraper on Park Row.
between Brooklyn Bridge and Cham
Ders street, collapsed early today.
The pillars supporting the Third Ave-
nue. elevated sank an inch and the
tracks of the Third Avenue surface
line on Park Row dropped a foot and
a half. necessitating the cessation of
all traffic. Three hundred thousand
passengers were forced to take cir
cultouS routes in going to work this
morning. Fifty feet of the snoring in
the excavation fell away, the fence
pitching into the hole eighty feet
below.
Throughout the morning the sur
face tracks continued to sink
The collapse came with a roar that
startled night workers for blocks
around
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~CIunl."


From a reader we have reproaches
because the Roanoke Times published
as a headline over an article describ-
ing the ability of a venerable citizen
AT EIGHTY THREE
HE CLUMB A TREE"
Our correspondent objects that this
is not only frivolous but that it tends
to give those who look to the Roanoke
Times for example in the use of the
English language false idea of the
past tense OF the word Climb" II
may as we'll be understood now that in
the use of the English language the
Roanoke Times is an insurgent We
use words and construct sentences with
the idea of being understood rather
than Of being correct We write to
convey ideas rather than to be ad-
from the writer's knewn as polished
Our experience with them is that usu-
ally they devote so much attention To
style that they have no thought or
time left for substance. The word
climbed" to us is peculiar abomi-
nation. Somehow 1t is unnatural. We
would like to know who invented it
AS everybody knows, the English Ian
Suage follows no rule, no analogy, nc
general line of construction or use
1t seems as If some unidentified and
to time have just made rules of their
own and arbitrarily decided that things
must be one way or the other. with
out rhyme or reason. We regard eacf
of these people, and especially the
constructor of the word climbed" as
hosts humani generis," an enemy o:
the human race.-ROanoke Times.
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MARRY AT THE FAIR.

ROCKVILLE, Md Special AS
usual Cupid has been busy during the
fair, and a number of couples have
visited Rockville for the double pur-
pose Of taking in the big show and
embarking on the matrimonial sea
The following are among those who
were married here during the week:
Miss Margaret Kohlman and Percy
A. Davis. by the Rev. S. r. White, OF
the Baptist Church.
Miss Marian Mills and Charles H.
Binsted, both of Washington, by the
Rev. Thomas ]. Packard, rector OF
Christ Episcopal Church.
Miss Mary Virginia Weber and Req
in w. Bowman. both OF Etchison, Nd.
by the Rev. S. r. White.
Miss Octavia Aurelia Thompson, of
Chicago, and Leon c. Batlmeer, OF
Seabright, N. j.
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CONVICT MOORE
OF Staying HOWL
While He Was Found Guilty OF
First Degree Murder, Judge Cor
don Deferred Sentence in Or
der to Have Him as Witness
Against Wife of Slain Man.

LYNCHBURG, VA Special.-John
Moore, who has been on trial ali
week at Lovingston, Nelson county.
for the murder OF Frank Howl, near
townsville, last May, was on Saturday
found guilty, and the jury fixing the
crime at first degree murder.
Judge Gordon stated that Moore
would not be sentenced yet, as il was
desired to use him as a witness in
the case against Mrs. RoXie Howl, the
widow of Howl, who is jointly indict-
ed with Moore for the murder.
Counsel for the accused also made
a formal motion for a new trial, but
at the request Of the prosecution the
argument was deferred until the Sep
TENDER term, which convenes the 29th
instant.
The jury had been out since 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and the
verdict was rendered at $40 this
morning. Moore did not display any
feeling, though II is known that the
verdict was what he expected.
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BECAUSE DESPONlENT
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

r c II NJ ON D, v A.-Special.-
suffering from dependency and an
evident alteration of mind, r. T.
Wheelhouse, a young white man liv-
ing at 314 West Seventh Street, on
the Southside, who was arrested Sat
urday on the charge of beating his
wife, made two unsuccessful Attempts
to end his life in the Southside sta
ton Saturday night about 10 o'clock
First wrapping himself tightly in
two heavy blankets and all the clothes
on his cell room bed, the man Law
down and set fire to the blankets.
officer Nunnally. who was in the
station, saw a great blaze in the cell
and found Wheelhouse writhing on
the floor. His head was entirely COW
cred by the blankets and but for the
timely interference of the officer, he
would have been suffocated by the
smoke If not fatally burned.
The prisoner was almost uncon-
scious when found, although not seri-
ously burned.
Later. WheeIhouse made a second
attempt to END it ALL" when he was
discovered by Officer Moore on the
point of driving knife into his heart.
He was most vindictive, the officers
at the station assert, and declared that
ne had been treated badly by every
one.
His talk would seem to indicate that
the mans mind is in a disordered
condition.
Upon being approached by a Jour
nal reporter in his cell this morning
the prisoner Immediately asked If his
visitor had come to examine him fol-
| insanity.
When asked If he felt insane, the
man emphatically replied in the neg.
ative, and seemed to imagine thai
some people were interested in prov.
ing him demented. His talk was mos
rambling and at times he launched
or clearly indicated mental uncertain.
ty, while his eyes blazed out and hi.
height seemingly increased az hs
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ROUTED BANDIT
WITH A STONE

COLORADO SPRINGS, COL.
Specialists Colorado Midland
train No. 3 neared a siding four
miles west Of Divide early Sat
urday highwayman craWled
over the tender and covered the
fireman with a revolver, ordering
him to throw up his hands En-
gineer Frank Stewart, who was
also covered, later crushed the
skull of the robber with a large
rock he picked up as he got down
from the engine with the fire
man.
After the train came to a stop the
fireman-Paul Bachman-and Stew.
art were ordered to get down from
the engine and walked back to the
express car, which the bandit evident
~ intended plundering. AS they
stopped at the car Bachman duckeC
under and ran to the other soide OF
the car. The robber stopped to take
shot at him and Stewart landed 9
terrific blow on the back of his head
With the rock. The bandit turned
.ired a shot which grazed Stewards
.eg, and then fell dead.
Two boys, who claim they were
beating a ride on the blind baggage
Sterling and Charles Martin-are be-
ing held by the authorities.
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THIS STRAY SMALL BOY
WOULD BE LEFT ALONE

NEW YORK Special-Staten Is
land has Little Tim" He is only
eleven. but he has lived without
money and slept without a home for
two months. He is a puzzle TO the
Children's Society in whose rooms at
Tompkinsville he is now held. But he
says all he wants is to be left alone.
All Little Tim" possesses in the,
world consists of the remains OF what
was once a pair OF gray stuff knick-
ers, the relics Of a blue and white
striped shirt, a pair of light brown
smiling eyes and a lively imagination
He has no shoes, stockings, head COW
ering or money. He is four feet five
inches tall. weighs seventy-five
pounds. is of fair complexion and his
face is deeply tanned from exposure
He was found on South Beach
about 5 o'clock Monday morning by
officer Charles Cowen, of the Staten
Island S. p. c. a. His name. he said
George Tim. of 1853 West Twenty
eighth Street. New York. black
smith. But inquiry proved there was
no such person as George Tim.
Questioned again. Little Tim" said
he was a member OF the Newsboys'
Camp at New Dorp. But he was moth
ing of the sort. Superintendent Crum-
my had seen him around the camp
number of times, but did not know
him.
80 more queries were put to the
lad. He declared he sold papers in
New York. But it was soon found he
knew nothing of the city Next he
said IL was Brooklyn. And he proved
equally ignorant OF Brooklyn geogra-
ply.
Since July 4th last Little Tim" has
been living among the beach camps
at Staten Island, doing odd jobs for
food and sleeping beneath the great
blue dome. Where he came from
cannot be found. He is to be taken
before Magistrate Handy at New
Brighton tomorrow if today he will
not say who he is.
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SUES A WOMAN FOR
CHATTER OF DISHES

NEW YORK Special.-Noise made
by children and the clatter OF dishes
and other sounds in the house at 1O2
South Sea Avenue, ArVerne, l. l., con-
stituted the grounds on which Lewis
Friedman, who owns the adjoining
residence, sought to have Miss Fanny
Eichler, the lessee of 1O2, adjudged
in contempt OF court by Justice Hend-
rick in the Supreme Court Friday.
and If found guilty sent to prison for
a mo- IN and fined $3.50. Justice Hend-
rick, after perusing the affidavits sub
mitted on both Sides held that Miss
Eichler had not been guilty of con-
tempt of court and denied the mo-
ton.
Mr.. Friedman in July last obtained
an injunction restraining Isaac Bach
man and his wife, Jane, the owners
OF 1O2, and Miss Eichler, who rented
the house for the summer months,
from permitting boarders to occupy
the premises, claiming that in Bach
mans title it was provided his house
could only be used as a residence.
Miss Eichler, as soon as summer be-
gan, took boarders.
The noise made by the children. the
conversation by the boarders and the
clatter of dishes could be distinctly
heard, Mr.. Friedman complained, in
his home, to the great annoyance Of
himself and his family
Miss Eichler said she rented the
house from the Bachmans for the
season for $1,450 to keep boarders
and did not know there were restric-
tions against her doing so until Fried
man began suit. On August 18th she
only had as guests her cousin and a
couple with two children, and eudeav-
ored to get Friedman's consent that
they might remain until September
1st, but on his demand that the house
should be kept purely as a family res
idence she called On them to leave,
and since had no boarders. She de-
MED the children made any noise.
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FLIES So MILES
WITH CREW OF 7

BERLIN Special. Count Yep
pelin has Vindicated the worth
of his type OF dirigible, when In
the Zeppelin Nv. ne few from
Baden 10 Heidelberg, fifty-threor
miles, I'm sixty-five minutes, carry
ing n crew OF seven and twelve
passengers. The average speed OF
the immense balloon was forty
nine miles an hour, which II be-
heved TO establish a record for
dirigibles.
The speediest of the many ships
that Zeppelin has constructed,
that used today, was recently
transferred from the hanger at
Friedrichshafen to Baden to en-
ter the service of the passenger
airship company. In the last few
days improvements In propellerS-
have been tried out on her. The
air craft Is approximately 400
feet long.
TOday's fight was watched with
the utmost interest by the entire
nation, from the Kaiser down, In
view OF the loss OF faith I'm this
type OF airship that resulted from
the many accidents to Zeppelin I'm
the last few months. After tho.
flight the aged inventor declared
himself highly pleased with the:
results.
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CELEBRATE MASS
IN HISTORIC CHURCH

QUEBEC.-Special.-Cardinal Vim
Vannutelli, papal legate TO the Eucha-
ristic Congress, which opens at Mon
treal tomorrow, today celebrated low
mass at the historic Basilya, Quebec
Cathedral. The most prominent Catho-
lies OF the city attended. From the
Basilya the Cardinal, accompanied by
Cardinal Logue and under the guidance
Of Archbishop Begin, visited the his
toric points OF the city.
Throngs lined the streets, and as the
prelate passed stood with barred and
bowed heads.
At many points children gathered,
throwing flowers in his path. The Car
dinal first visited the Shrine OF Ste
Anne De Beaupre, going there by mo-
tor car from the Basilya.
The afternoon program was given
over to an inspection Of the city. In
the party were many notables. includ-
ing Archbishop Bruchesi. of Montreal
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IMAM zmT1DDTCC .
OF BOY WITNESS

NORFOLK, VA Special Fearing
he would be kidnapped, the police
yesterday afternoon took into custody
William Henry Smyth, the eight-year-
old son OF John j. Smyth, who IN
charged with having shot to death hiS
wife and his twelve-year- daugh--
ter Rita last Thursday.
Information reached the police de-
partment that the boy might be con-
cealed and thus prevented from tes~
tifying against his father when the
latter is placed on trial.
The boy was the only witness Of
the shooting. 1t was upon his trsti-
mony that the coroner's jury Satur-
day fixed the responsibility for the
death Of Mrs. Smyth and her daugh-
ter upon the father. The boy is in
charge of the police matron.
The funerals of Mrs Smyth and her
daughter took place yesterday after
noon,