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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
ANOTHER MURDERER
GOES TO HIS NOW

c II NJ o n ID. V A.-Special-
Another murderer went TO the cleo
tric chair at the State penitentla ~
FRIDAY When John Eccles, colored
the extreme penalty OF the law for mar
tlcipation in the killing Sc sidney
Woods in Henry equity
The homicide occurred on an ~
cursion train and several personS a.
ured IN the night Leading uD TO tto
bloody tragedy. Thomas Bailey and
James Hairston, also (sentenced TO die
for the same crime have been reSniteS
by the Governor until he can look into
their case.
Some days ago IccGles. i'm a conffs-
sion, declared that Bailey and Hairstou
had nothing to do with the murder
that IL was committed by himself and
another negro. who has not vet bepn
apprehenGed
The electrocution was attended bv
no unusual circumstances.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
NUNS co TO COURT TO
BECOME AMERICAN CITIZENS
WAsHINGTON. ID. C.-Snecial.-Now

WASHINGTON, ID. Special.-Now
members of the Congregation of Per
petual Alteration. took the oath of al
legiance TO the United States in the Dis
trict Supreme Court Monday. They are
Marie Ramp. born in Holland: Rachel
ina Maresca of Italy and Seyerina De
Giovanni of Sicily. They came to the
United states in 1900.
The oath Of allegiance was adm mis-
tered 20 the nuns i'm Justice Barnard's
chambers, although their answer to
the routine questions We're given in
open court. The sisters took the pro-
ccedings seriously until they fcre asked
IL they believed in pOlygamy, which
made them smile they answered
mo"
The clerk OF the court arranged for
the application for citizenship and re-
spected the vow OF the nuns TO live
cloistered lives. but Justice Barnard re-
Quired that they appear in court.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
TRIPOLITANS IN SERIOUS
ANTT-FRENCH OUTBREAK

LONDON Special A dispatch
from Constantinople 20 a news agency
in this city reports that a serious anti
French outbreak has taken place In
Tripou with great loss Of life. The
report says that the Tripolitans, re-
senting French interference with
Turkish rule, are attacking garrisons
and that fully 900 French soldiers
have either been killed or wounded.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
Mr.. Murray Retires.

Mr.. Kenton Foster Murray. who has
been associated with The Landmark
for period of over fifteen years, has
severed his connection with the paper.
For the past several years he presid-
ed over the editorial columns of the
paper, and being a man of ripe
scholarship and an able writer, made
an impression on the Journalism of
the State and country. His retire
ment from the paper is sincerely re-
GREETED. While taking a well earned
rest, his plans for the future will be
formulated.-NOr folk Landmark.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
SEARCH IS MADE
FOR CRIPPEN'S Wife
1t Is Thought Supposedly Slain
Woman Is in Hiding Near
Hammond, Ind.

CHICAGO, IBL.-Special.-Sea
for Belle Gilmore, for whose murder
DIR. Harvey Hawley Crippen is under
sentence to be hanged November 23d.
and who was reported to be alive and
in hiding near Chicago. conferred to-
day near Hammons, Ind.
4 mysterious note left in the Nir-
ginia Hotel here. mysterious telephone
calls and the appearance recently in
Hammond of a pretty woman who
closely resembled Belle ElmOre. have
Spurred the police 10 extraordinary eff
forts to locate the singer.
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With The Editors
Harmon and WiIson.

The people of this country, in ad-
ministering the singing rebuke, the
Overwhelming defeat and the absolute
Reputation Of Roosevelt, high pro-
tective tariff, with its attendant high
cost of living. Taft and his admins
tration, have themselves suggested the
ticket for Democracy in 1912.
For President:
Judson Harmon. Of Ohio.
For Vice President:
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey.
This ticket would sweep the coun-
try now-it will sweep the country in
12.-Fredericksburg Star.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
WELLESLEY COLLEGE
nRai{lS1,S Stun ROMANCE
noSn..sN -.

boston, lI.-A romance
which s>eeN\a's slums, where
she COUPLE Were drawn together by
mutual interest in labor for the poor.
will soon eliminate in the wedding
Of Miss Helen G.. Hood, a Wellesley
College girl. and Harry Blake Taplin.
one of the foremost settlement work
ers in Boston. The couple met in the
Hale House in East Boston where
Mr.. Taplin has been head resident
since his graduation from Amherst
College in 1902.
1T was here that by chance I met
Miss Hood one day" said Mr.. Taplin.
she is a fine musician and she came
to the settlement and played the piano
and organ for the Italian colony here
We have been interested in the same
lines of work since"
Miss Hood attended Mount Holyoke
College. specializing in sociology and
philosophy. Then she went to Weles-
ley.
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Our OmciaIs Idtirnnt.

The Governor of Virginia is being
sued for damages. and the Attorney
General, for the rent of a typewriter
in his campaign last year. If this
keeps up we may expect the Governor
to appoint another assistant counsel"
to take care of this public litigation
Waynesboro Valley Virginian.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17

Mrs. Robert Owens. of Logansport.
Ind, sued her husband. Robert. for
divorce on the ground that he inhu-
manly declined to allow her to warm
her feet in the small of his back. The
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17

state nllllttd1lICI drC III readiness
70 be sent TO Guthria, MuskOgee, or any
other point whore they are needed.
Governor Haskell has received APP
peals from Guthrie 70 order out the
troops, but he believes the reports Of
threatened trouble with the negroes
are greatly magnified and viii not or
der out the trOps until it is absolutely
necessary. The Guthrie people say
they would feel much safer &c troops
were on hand TO check any outbreaks
one company of soldiers has been
ordered modified here in case they
should be needed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17

Street Tuesday evening
o'clock, colIided with an
empty cab belonging to a. w. Bennett
& Co, completely smashing the lat
ter.
The driver of the cab, George Cary.
colored, was thrown from his seat.
but escaped with n few scratches. The
occupants of the automobiles. among
whom were several women, were Sc
ened.
| The cab horse was knocked down
| by the impact but only slightly in
jured.
Hardly n whole piece OF the cab
could be found after the accident.
which seems 10 have been entirely in
IadVertent.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
FOREIGN VESSI

r / C. H NJ o N
The steamship
large vessels char
dian Car and Fot
transporting oak 4
Norfolk to its bra
herst. Nova Scotia
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TRY MURINE EYE REMEDV

For Red, Weak, Weary. watory Eyes
and GRANuLATED EYELIDS
! Murine Doesn't Sman-s oothes Eve PAL :
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postmaster.
ynCeS have in the past fig
e6fnewhat in determining the
ION OF Speaker. in that the Eek
-perts' could by wise trading. name
a slate that would so through the
caucus without hitch.
The Republicans did this in the
Fifty-fourth Congress. when Repre-
sentative stone. of Pennsylvania, la
ter Governor. Vice President Sherman.
Speaker Cannon and the late Repre-
sentative Bg bcock. of Wisconsin
formed what was called the hog
combine" by which they distributed
the four patronage plums named.
The first candidate TO appear on
the scene is Representative Living
Ston. o. Georgia. who was defeated for
denomination because of his close re
'at.ors with Speaker Cannon. Mr.. LiN-
ingston's friends have brought him
out for clerk Of the House. This Of
flee has almost invariably been given
to an eN-member. In a day or two
the aspirants for the House offices Will
come from under cover and start cam
paigning among the Democrats who
have been reelected. When the po-
litical complexion Of the House
changes. especially under existing
conditions, clean sweep is sure TO
follow.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17

NEWA
an hour
funeral FL
Mrs. Lud
eight yea
automobiI
a few mil
Howard
Avenue, \
mer GoVeI
owns the
eur, Earl ]
machine.
Mrs. Bin
started froi
berry Street
cars lamp
SenSeless. 4
Blades pr
put Mrs. Bin
ward st. Mid
died before a
Blades. tive
Washington s
insisted that
and that wheel
sounded the h
to pass benin
and turned ba
to pass in fro.
confusion, she
tempted to eros
Alderman Sh(
erai other wi
Blades and said
for the accident.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06
CR|PPEN TRIAL IS ON
Charge Against Miss lie Neye
Reduced by Order Of
the Court Today.
CHARGE OF PROSECUTOR
tAmerican News Service,

tAm0TlCdn news SeTNlce.p
London, September 6.-The charge
against Ethel Clare LeNeve, code
PENDANT with DR.. H. H. CripDen. was
today reduced to that of being an ac-
cessory after the fact. This was an
nounced when the hearing Of the pair
was resumed. in the Bow Street Police
Court. When arrested she was ac-
cused of being an accomplice.
Prosecutor Travers Humphreys,
who made the announcement. also for
the first time gave out the case OF the
prosecution, declared that the exam
ination of the remains Of Belle Elmore
MRS. Crippen) showed that there had
been criminal operation on the vic
tim which the chemical analysis re-
vealed large quantities of hyescin, one
of the most powerful drugs known.
A few days before the death OF Belle
Elmore, her husband bought five
grains of hyescin, enough to kill 40
persons.
All night long crowds surrounded
Bow Street Police Court, to get a
glimpse of the prisoners when they
were taken in today for the continued
hearing before Magistrate De Rutzen.
At dawn the throng increased, and by
the time the principals in the most
enthralling mystery of decade were
hurried into the building, flanked and
led by guards, fully 10000 people were
| crowded about the court and on the
! adjacent streets.
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issued on the occasion of the 3O0th
anniversary of the birth of Cervantes.
the famous author OF this engaging
book.
Stamps there are that show beasts
and birds of every description and
from every latitude and longitude on
the globe. They show everything from
the ernithorhynchus paradoxus Of the
antipedes to the New foundland dog.
and from the sheepslaying kea Of Aus
tralia to the royal quetzal of Central
America.
There are stamps showing elephant
hunts in the Congo, and there are
others showing dragon beat regattas
on the river Min in China.
Stamps illustrating the progress OF
methods of navigating the seas are
numerous and there are many which
show advances made in the mechanical
sciences.
1t is little wonder that the schools
find the postal carrier ready and popu
lar means of instructing the young.
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lea and the progress Of the nations
particularly our own-that now popu-
late this continent. The Louisiana
Purchase stamps tell of that most i'm
portant epoch in the country's life.
The Hudson-Fulton stamps of very
recent date are awe with the story of
discovery and invention that is indis-
solably linked with the names of Rob-
ert Fulton and Henry Hudson.
Canada's history may be read in the
two series of stamps issued within the
last few years commemorative of the
deeds Of John CADET and of Champlain
and Cartier. The vissitudes of the
South African Republic are graphically
told by the several issues of stamps
during the period in which the Beers
were struggling against the inevitably
overpowering odds that Britain pos
sessed against them.
The perfecting of the Panama canal
plans and the birth of the Panama
government are set forth in stamp is
sues.
The story of the Black Napoleon of
Hayti and the building of his practi-
cally impregnable fortress of Sans
Souci. a narrative with which prob
ably few are familiar. is told in a SER
les of stamps. The tyrannical cruelty
OF this ruler was never excelled by his
most barbarous rival
The field OF athletics is covered in
number Of stamps. notably the
Olympian games series that have been
issued by Greece.
Mythology with a large number of
its prominent gods and goddesses is
illustrated by stamps Of Creto and
Greece.
Switzerland has a stamp that tells
the story Of William Tell, showing
Tells son armed with the famous
crossbow and carrying the apple-pre-
sumably the very one that he held on
his trembling pate wnen the illus
trious crossbowman spit it with an ar.
row.
There is q stamp issue that presents
whole series of scenes from the
quaint story OF Don Quixete. 1t was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06
Life or Air LEAKS Away.

Air seems to spoil easily. Air travel.
ing through shafts and special air
chambers-in fact. mir going through
anything that cuts 1t or from the
ocean Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. some Of its
indescribable vitalizing qualities and
is liable to cause WEAKNESS and feel
ing of depression to those who habitu-
ally breathe in artiicially ventilated
houses. Scientific examination may
show such air absolutely pure. but all
the same it is poor stuff to take into
the lungs. This also explains the real
rock bottom difference between town
and country air. Highly artificial food
and highly artificial air. no matter how
good they seem. are not the real stufs
themselves.-NewY York Press.
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Baltimore, Md. Sept. 6.-Following
close upon the decision of the Austria.
Hungarian monarchy to incorporate
the study Of postage stamps in the
public school work educational author.
tiles elsewhere, including some in this
country have taken the matter up for
series consideration. Some teachers
In America have already begun to
teach the young idea how to shoot
with the aid OF the stamp, and there
Is every prospect that the little mail
carrier will before long be potent
factor in the educational systems
everywhere.
The action of the Austra-Hungarian
Board of Education was prompted
after a careful investigation Of the
stamp as a medium Of instruction. The
matter was gone into with exquisite
care and the net result was the prom.
ulgation of an order that every school
reading book should contain at least
one chapter devoted to the postage
stamps OF the world, illustrated by fac.
smile reproductions.
Il was learned that almost every
field OF study IL covered to some ex.
tent by stamps. or that the study OF
them leads the scholar through q
pleasing and entertaining method to
extensive fields Of valuable informa.
ton that would otherwise have to be
approached by more presaic and ard.
uous paths. Geography. history. lit.
erature. mythology, theology. natural
history, world politics. science and the
fine arts. astronomy and other
branches Of learning are opened up to
the student Of the postage stamp with
. facility and readiness that Is surpris-
ing.
Leonard H. Goldsmith, an instructor
OF note. declares he has for years sue
cessfully employed postage stamps az
an aid in teaching his classes. He
contends that aside from the book
learning the student acquires In his
application to stamps there Is exerted
q wonderful influence in character
building through the necessity Of ex-
ercising care and neatness in stamp
study.
1t Is interesting to know that there
II q little book Of stories based on
postage stamps the reference index to
which shows that no less than thou
sand historical facts and personages
are told OF In its pages-almost an
encyclopedia Of useful information.
There are many special groups OF
stamps that have special lessons to
teach and there are countries where
stamps tell with interesting vividness
their history. There are sets OF
stamps, too. issued for commemora.
tive purposes that drive home some OF
the most entertaining stories that are
to be found In all history.
The Columbian series OF stamps Is
sued by this government bring out the
whole story of the discovery Of Amer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06
|NAURANCE MEETING

The Hague, Sept. 6.-Scheduled
among the prominent speakers at the
international congress on social in
surance which began a three day ses-
sion here today, is the Hon. Macken-
zie King. minister of labor of Canada.
twenty-five countries have sent dele
gates to the congress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06

The ivor.. uuii ut the Roman child
was too costly for the ages that fol-
lowed the fall of the empire. For
many centuries dolls must have been
chiefly Of home manufacture. The 6rst
shop made dolls after the middle ages
were the jointed wooden dolls Of the
Netherlands. These were known IN
England and In this country. too. in
colonial times as FLANDERS babies
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And When Tangeman Told His
Tale of Woe, the Court
Granted Him Divorce.
HI ALLEGED, AND TO PREseRvE
PEACE HE QUIT sPEAkiNo TO A
NUMBER OF WoMgN-MRs. VIA
DIVORCED.

Alleging In his testimony for divorce
from Alice Tangeman that she was
endowed with . serpent's tongue,
Charles Tangeman, . we'll known
plumber. declared in the cercuit court
Tuesday morning that he had stopped
speaking TO many women In order to
preserve peace in the family. This.
with his other allegations. convinced
the court that he deserved divorce.
They were married here In June,
1908. and the separation took place
several months ago, the wife going to
Denver and upon q recent return visit
tn Richmond was served with . sum.
mons to appear In the court She de-
faulted. however. Tangeman said that
his former wife cursed him. had .
mean disposition and possessed an un.
comfortable temper. II he looked at
another woman, . quarrel resulted. He
said that his wife cut him on the hand
and had threatened his life.
Adds A. Via obtained . divorce de-
cree from James B. Via on statutory
grounds. She alleged that her hus-
band was sent to Michigan City peni-
Tertiary in November. 1908. conviction
OF the crime Of incest ON his step
daughter. who II married now.
Ida N. Stanton was granted . di.
vorce from Morris Stanton and her
maiden name restored.
Suit for divorce from Ethel Sego. 1t
ono time Q police character. was filed
in the circuit court Tuesday by Jasper
N. Sego. He alleges adultery was COM
mitted BY his wife with different men
on and before May IL. 1907. when he
left her. They were married on Jam
uary Is. 1905.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06
An EXPOSITION TAX
sAmsr,can News Service,

american News 6ervice.)
Sacramento. Cal. Sept Elm re-
spouse 70 the call Of Governor Gillett
the California legislature convened In
special session today. The object Of
the session u 70 adopt resolutions to
be submitted 70 the voters Of the state
ct the November election BY which the
state Constitution may b amended 10
that q special tax Of 4 cents ON each
500 can b imposed for Avo years.
the proceeds oe the TAI to Do used for
the benefit Of the Panama-Pacifo OF.
position ct San Francisco In 1915. pro-
vided congress desimates the Califor.
MIA metropolis - the exposition city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06
CLERK A BUSY MANI

Old records do not show the equal
OF the number OF marriage licenses
which have been issued this summer
in Wayne county The clerks Office
has been almost as popular rs New
port, KY. and it Is gaining In reputa-
ton almost daily. On Saturday seven
licenses were issued or about one
fourth as many as ordinarily are Is
sued in September.
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.ONE SCHOOL OPENED

The parochial school Of st. An
drews' church opened Tuesday morn
ing with an attendance of 800. The
enrolment is larger than ever before
The school will again be under the SUI
pervision Of Prof. Richter and the Sis
ters of st. Francis.
Several small improvements have
been made on the building. Fire es-
capes were placed on the walls.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06

Rev. Clarence Case. former pastor
Of the South Eighth Street Friends
church. has been selected to head the
department Of sociology Of Penn col.
lege ct Oskaloosa. Iowa. He has been
Visiting friends here for several days
and left on Monday for the west.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06

The Oeacon's Doubts.
II got ter preach sermon bout de
OIL man." said the colored deacon. IAN
yit I makes no doubt but Satan got
him."
why" objected Brother. .''he wuz
a mighty good man" ..-
81 well knows he wuz," replied the
deacon. but Satan got mighty queer
ways bout him. He sometimes wants
a saint ter season de soup"'-Atlanta
Constitution.
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f1rssestan Lovoso-

IN Turkcstan every wedding engase-
ment begins with the payment Of 81
substantial considerat3on q the girls
parents i tho girl jiits her lover tho
engagement slit has TO - returned
unless the parents have another daugh
ter 70 give - substituts.
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Quite Safe.

Quite Safe.
Well Meaning Golfer-Er-do you
think II quite safe 10 bring that child
across the links.
Matilda Jane-Oh. it's all right. SIR:
! shouldn't think Of brinsin' i'm II h.
warn't as deaf as 4 post. poor little
chap.-London Punch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-06
WEATHER LAST WEEK

The week Of August % started out
with three clear days and thereafter
each succeeding day was cloudy and
accompanied by rain. Only sufficient
rain fell on Wednesday to record,
traces falling on Thursday and Satur.
day. The total amount of rainfall was
three-tenths of an inch.
The temperature records for the
week are:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-01
Nelson Has No Crouch.

Omaha. Neb., Feb 2S.-.'I haven't a another chance. l expect to rest up for a while and in May or June Will be ready to meet Wolgast again. If Ad isn't ready by that time l will take on Johnny Thompson or some of those boys who think l am now a dead one and that they can trim me-"
 This was the statement made by Battling Nelson to a crowd of several hundred persons who gave him an ovation when his train reached this city tonight The crowd nearly mob he'd the Battler. indicating that Nel- son. ex-champion is more of q hero than was Nelson, champion. Gee, I'd have let some guy trim me earlier if I kneW I'd get this kind of a reception after a defeat" grinned Bat as he survey ed the crowd He still showed the ef- fleets Of Tuesdays milling, but retain- ed his old time confidence.
 Nelson repeated his offer to bet Wol- gast $5.0O0 even money that he would whip the new champion when they meet again.
 II haven't signed up with Cyclone Thompson yet" he declared. "because they wanted me to fight in March and that's too early. But after I have till- ed my theatrical engagements and have spent little time resting in the mountains I will be ready for those chaps that are looking for trou- ble.
 That's all rot about Wolsast want ing the lightweight limit reduced to 130 pounds. I can make 133 ringslde now easier than he can and l couldn't hardly fight at all at 130. Wolgast is getting bigger all the time and it will not be long before he will be wanting to fight at 40 instead of 1SO.
 At that believe I could make 13o and beat Wolgast's head off if he made the same weight