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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-30
0'NEIL STRUCK BY
TRAIN AND KILLED

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
Raymond G.. O'Neill, eighteen years
old, Of Springmans Postoffice, Lorton.
Va, chairman in the surveying de-
partment of the Southern Railway.
was struck by a fast train and killed
instantly at Roach's Run, Va, a mile
south of the Highway bridge, about
2;15 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
Virginia authorities will hold an in
quest.
O'Neill, with two surveyors. was
standing on the tracks when the Flor
ida Express, which is due at Union
Station at $3.50 o'clock, came along.
Both of ONeills companions shouted
TO the boy to get off the tracks. and
he tried to follow their advice. Just
as he was about to step off the tracks
his foot became entangled in a frog
and he fell.
The other men were some distance
away by this time. and before they
could reach O'Nein the pilot OF the
engine had struck him and the train
passed over his body.
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lMBECILE FAMILY
IN POLICE COURT
No Institution I'm Which ChiIdns Hsu
BE Cared fOr-0ne Muck
Needed.

X II VI o y ID, Vas pecTaL-
Police Justice John ]. CrutchEsaE
IS confronted with problem whFs-sr
VIII tax his ingenuity 70 solve TNN
c~nundrum' is the disposition % EtS-
die and Joseph. the five and sir-ve7r-
Oid sons, respectively. OF John ana
Mary York, wretched objects o. go
ity.
The Rev. DR.. William J. Ns-h~a
PRESIDENT or the Children's Home So
cIety' refused 10 take the chi7drrz
When the proposition was put IA -
MN IN the Police Court this rnarx.E-T-
10y Justice Crutchfield. on the grouudr
mind
The constitution and bylaws ~
our institution expressly provides
against the reception of chjJdr-1 ~
such condition" he said.
Inc Rev. DR.. James NJ BucFa-z~
OF the Associated Charities. stated fhsyf
II would be practically impossible =
ma a home for the waits.
The York family. four in ,n-,-
were arrested on a charge OF Va
StdhcN- Ihey were taken uD while
roaming aimlessly about the efrecf-
odturuay night. having no home -
uich 20 go, and taken to the FyrEf
Holce Station by a kind hearted -
shelter. 0~ 1a--A
In court this morning the utty,
peISOnlUCat1On
great unwashed. Soap and water nav.
apparently been unknown to them For,
months 0N
The man is past forty; the woman
Is Ihirty or more, and, as has beer
said before, the children. bofh 1850
are aged five and six. respectively
When he learned that he was ta
be separated from his moff7e-
the older OF the two twitched his f9~C
iIl. tne sem 6lance of agony and BE-
hn z-f.rr
10 realize the situation and was o.
nNlOuS of his SURROUNDINGS
me father Of Mary York is at uree-
eht an inmate of the City AImshouse-
BeIore her marriage to John York
the wife was an inmate of the S4r.-.
institution
York met her at the institute whHe
a temporary inmate and married her
What she saw in York, and vice vssral
Is problem which is equally as dif-
that confronts the court over vvS,S-4-
|uStlce Crutchfield presides
Inc man worked until he acov,F-aR
the necessary wherewithal with wfEcE,
70 procure the marriage license aud
~ almshouse.
At least that is the story told n, -
rambling semi-incoherent way by t.
no The father Of Mary York is an tm-
nsr progeny are imbeciles The uzf1S
Der. NiiS S"A-G GIN
The circumstances attending tyV v~~-r
existence eidS of the little family are sum
c tLt 10 arouse the sympathy OF eve
the most unsympathetic
John and Mary York will proA..4-r
Se sent 10 the City Almshouse JvSffc,
Crutchheid himself has taken the -
ton OF the children
Inc state Of Virginia needs roth
ing SO much as a home for feeble
rnlnueu chlidren, Dr. Maybee said tins
morning IF we had such an inStftT-
ZION, there are at this very momeut zee
chiiuren who would become inmateSL-
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STUMP DECLARES
SHOT ACCIDENTAL
Woman Will Be Taken to Father S
Home as Soon as Well Enough
to Be Moved From City
Hospital-Wound
Serious.

r | c II MOND, Vas eciaI.-
Ernest Stump, who Saturday night
at II o'clock shot his wife in the
neck with a No. 6 single barreled au-
tomato shotgun. declares il was acct
dental. His case was continued ten
days in the Southside Police Court
this morning on account of his wife's
inability TO appear. and Stump was
remanded TO jail without bail until
that time.
In his cell this morning he declared
to an Evening Journal reporter that
Il was aiming to Kill the man she
was conspiring with and some of the
stray shot struck her" he said
These two men had been leading her
of and l swore Ia Kill them both
No. / wasn't drunk. I was sober and
knew exactly what / was doing
The two young men we boarded
came with us last Wednesday, They
CLAIMED 10 hail from North Carolina
They took rooms for while but
soon decided to take table board also.
Last week they all went out together.
my wife claiming She wanted TO go
10 the BiJou. | gave her the money
10 go. They came back all under the
influence OF liquor. Then / said I'd
put stop To il.
The Shooting.
saturday night the two Young men
mace great ostentatious Of having to
go to work. My wife said she want
I'd TO so TO her sisters house. / saw
the shadow Of a man i'm the doorway
She was talking To him and | became
furious, reached for my shotgun. and
without word OF warning. fired The
man lodged out OF the way and ran
My wife moved and some of the shot
entered her neck 1 gave myself up
TO the officer. That's all care to
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ROOSEVELT TO BE A BUSY NAN

NEW YORK.-Special.-These heart
to-heart summer political conferences
OF which Sundays and MONDAYS
mark the beginning will make
Oyster Bay, rather than ReverlNy
Mass, the real national Republican
headquarters this summer. Roosevelt
today politically overshadows Taft.
The summer home Of the ex-Presi-
dent and not the seacoast cottage
OF the executive will be the mecca of
both tnsurgent and regular leaders
during the hot months.
Colonel Roosevelt has issued what
is generally viewed as a sweeping in
Vtaton 70 the political chieftains to
come to him with their troubles in
MS reiterated declaration that he will
not publicly discuss politics until ne
mas thoroughly canvassed the general
situation.
Yesterdays was the first stem In this
program. Later the colonel will talk
with insurgents and regulars i'm their
roles, as he wishes TO get the vievvs
of the different factions.
Republican leaders here profess to
view Colonel RoOseveIts determine
ton to keep strictly out of the figbt
for a couple of months as decidedI,,
in their favor. 1T means he isn;t
coming out fiat-footed for the admin
lstration right on the jump as so MANY
OF the regulars declared he would
Seiu one OF tnese leaders today.
Furthermore. it means that with
his unerring political sagacity he has
recognized that insurgency is a ma
tional issue, and that, Vice President
Jim Sherman, to the contrary not
withstanding, 1t is gaining force and
recruits every day. 1t is the logical
cause Tor Roosevelt to embrace. He
knows 1t, and sooner or later he'll he
with us, right at the head and sweep-
ing the country"
The Republican leaders declared
that Mr.. RooseYelts attitude leaves
the fight I'm the State between Hughes
FORCES ana the reactionists just where
he upon his coming found il: that his
hands-on policy will carry him he
yond the term Of the extra session and
see the direct primaries issue fought
TO finish before he breaks silence.
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VIRGINIA TO HAVE AN
OIL PORTRAIT OF DAVIS
RICHMOND, vA-specfa1-

X c H MOND, VA.-Spec
virginia viii soon have an oil por-
trait of President Jefferson Davis. the
nrSt and only President of the Con-
tederacy. While the portraits OF the
Governors for many years adorn the
walls OF the State Library, for some
unknown reason there has never been
State. Ava 'Ai9
Governor Mann made an investiRa-
tlon OF the matter several days ago,
ana ne has determined that this con-
dltion shall not longer obtain. He
knew the President of the Confeder-
acy personally, and he has Inspected
the portrait now hanging on the walls
OF the confederate Museum, which
Mas Mas Inspected by Mrs. Davis and by
MIS- JEFFERSON Davis Hayes, both of
Wnom thought the work an exception
ally nne one. There is another nor
tralt in the Westmoreland Club. and
governor Mann will inspect that, and
whenever is deemed the best will be
entrusted to Artist Shepperd, of this
CITY, and a copy made for the State
of Virginia.
Where IT May Hang.
me Governor said today that he
mad not decided if the portrait shall
go to the library or have a place in
the capitol building, but that is a
small matter and can be decided later.
me thing he has set his mind to do
is 10 get the picture for the State of
virginia. Just what the cost for the
picture VIII be is not known, but the
work will be done by a Virginian and
the State. 81
The collection of portraits by Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, is not
equaIed in the entire country. There
are paintings that cannot be dupli-
Gated, and they should be placed in
some building where they can he
seen, where they Will be safe from the
Van1als and be absolutely protected
against fires"
Preserve Pictures
The Governor spoke of the splendid
work or the camp in making this COL
lection, and added:
L think that it would be a most
com mendable thing for the portraits
70 pe paced IN the Battle Abbey, and
that place viii soon be ready to re-
ceive the attention OF the builders and
contractors. If the building is of the
character which / think It will be il
VIII be one of the most magnificent
places in the country. 1t will pre-
serve the records Of the Confederacy.
the men who helped to make history
ana Will keep in the mind of the
world the imperishahle deeds of the
men VINO for four years gave to the
world such heroism. valor and devo-
uon as had never before been seen.
know that color photographs of
every portrait in Lee Camp Hall are
locked in the safety vaults of one
OF the big companies here. but I am
Always uneasy that something will
happen to the collection. do not
hesitate TO say that most excellent
care is being taken Of the portraits.
put there is that fear that they will
become injured in some way"
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ROOSEVELT is NOT
GOING TO SLEEP
WASHINGTON. ID. C-Snecia1

WASHINGTON, d. C.-SpeciaI.-
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 20
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson. who.
with secretary Meyer, of the navy.
personally represented President Taft
at the Roosevelt Homecoming. was at
the White House Monday to report.
Colonel Roosevelt is looking fine 5"
he declared. 1T was a noisy time. \
not time, celebration characteristic
OF all New York affairs"
Did you bring back a personal or q
political message" he was asked
Politics was not discussed " he
declared.
Is Colonel Roosevelt going to take
an active hand in politics -
You don't suppose he is going to
oed and stay there, do you?" the sec
rotary replied, and that ended the in
tCrVieW
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FAMILY BIRLE KEEPS
HIM FROM INHERITANCE

NEW YORK.-Special.- old
family Bible is to blame because Wal
ter b. Shaffer, merchant, of CSC
Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, cannot come
into possession of his patrimony. and
II also served to make the court be-
iieVe Thursday that Shaffer did not
know how old he was.
When Emanuel Shaffer died some
years ago he left a tidy fortune That
portion of it he intended for his wife
was left to her without any condi-
lions. Just before he died the elder
Shaffer called his son, then a young
man, to his bedside and explained
that ii would be best for him to
grow to maturity" before he came
in fun posse ssion of his money and
hat he had decided it should not be
turned over until Walter was forty
years old. The Brooklyn Trust Com
nany was made custodian of this por-
ion of the estate.
Walter Il. Shaffer claimed that he
vas forty years old on May 2Sth last
md he requested the Brooklyn Trust
company to turn over his money to
him The money was not given him
and he entered suit. The case came
to trial before Surrogate Ketcham YES
tcrday
After Shaffer had made the claim
mat he was forty years old. the trust
company set forth that he was only
thirty-nine. IN support of this they
produced the Shaffer family Bible. In
this old book was an entry made by
Skaters father. showing that the SON
was born on May %. 1871. The hand
writing was identified by Mrs. TVini-
fred G.. Shaffer. the testators widow.
II think you had better wait a
year" Surrogate Ketchem said. 1T
appears that you are younger than
yin think you are"
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GOVERNOR MANN
ON TEMPERANCE
RICHMOND. VA-snec,o1

X { II NJ o Nd, Vas ecial.-
With the advent of each new adj
ministration there is a deIuge of an
pllcauons for pardons for men now
serving time in the State Penitentiarv.
The administration of Governor Mann
when Is not yet five months old, has
been no exception, unless the increase
IN the number of applications is con-
sldered. The mails bring him an
average of half a dozen a day, and
there must be added the many who
call TO see him in person. Some of
the applications have no merit what
ever, beyond the love of some wife or
mother for the erring husband and
son. That is all. They come and tell
the Governor that John has been in
the prison for long time. and that
they believe he will lead a better life.
Then the tears begin to flow and the
Pleadings made, to all of which the
Governor has to listen unless Ben
owen can head them off and let them
talk TO him. And he often succeeds.
Tor the Governor is so busy with mat
ters of State that it is impossible to
reach him.
Governor Mann has been making
some study of the applications for
pardon. First of all, he has ascer-
tanned that the average age of the
men received in the prison during
several years past has been under
OF the men in the prison is greater
than that, of cohrse, but the criminal
age is under twenty-three years
that is, that the crimes which bring
them to the prison We're committed
before the parties had reached TWEEN
ty-three years.
Another fact which the Governor
has figured out, on the face of the ap-
pllcations for pardons presented by
the friends of the unfortunates in the
prison and compared with the re-
cords made up when the prisoners
are received. More than 90 per cent
or the prisoners deny that they are
incorporate when they arrive at the
prison. Some of them admit that they
are moderate" drinkers, many claim
total abstinence. and some admit that
they drink it whenever they can get if
But these figures do not jibe at all
with the applications made for par
don. Not by great deal. To be
Ninety per cent. or more of the ap-
pi1cations come with the statement
that the person for whom the pardon
is desired committed his crime "WhiIa
he was under the influence Of LIQUOR.
and had been for sometime before the
arrests were made" Some say that
the perpetrators of the crimes were
heastly. crazy drunk. These facts are
established by comparing the records
IN the office of the superintendent Of
the PenitentiarY with the fact of the
apnhcations presented to the Gov
ernor.
"Pitiful are some of the cases." said
the Governor. but there is not q
case before me in which the applica-
ton reads that the men were made
drunk by the State"
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Bjornson aud America

Bjornson lectured in America I'm
ISOO, and has always had friends ana
aunlrers in this country bernard
Stahl, who has lately published In N.s1ul
York translation of "Wise-KnUS -
one or Bjornson's most characterfSfiA
taleS gives an interesting account -
ms last meeting with the master.
Christiania in 1892. The occasion Va
a birthday banquet held in honor "a
6Jornsons SEVENTEEN anniveraz<x
mere were two main tables. AT the
neau or one sat the guest of honor. az
the other hansen. recently returned
from his memorable trip to the Nar1a.
Many merry Jest" Mr.. StahI re-
cords, dew from one table 70 IN.
other; and though it might be dies
cult, at glance. to tell which OF TIE
TWO giants looked the younger. IL VA
easy enough to determine which OF
the two swords beat the sharpest- Ta1
author had the reader wit NJ
Stahls narrative proceeds: The r.
nous master had a cordial handskake
and a cheerful word for all L vTaa
introduced TO this uncrowned Norvze-
gan king by his son, Bjorn BlornsSu
who at that time was director OF tb@
new National Theater. for which 2frN
old master had done so much hzze
met many big man whose thougfrtE
nave been far away while apparently
speaking with interest to his listener.
or listened at ALL he put both his souE
but not so with Bjornson- If ne spaan
and body into the subject so to spSszR
Spea king about his old love for Amer
lea, he said: Several OF the enter
prlSing American managers have ffTTtR1
hard to get me across the water again
but so far have resisted the tempta--
uon-though with q sore heart Not
that I'm afraid of touring the countrY
and turning out q hundred lectures. no
SIT; but what I'm afraid Of AM sSrrT
to say is the hospitality or the Amer
lean people. Look at hansen thereg
He seems quite able bodied, doesn't
he? Well. sir, he had to beat st" ~
they say in America; and whyH On
account of too much champagne AnE
his eyes Sparkled with mirth 81 NJ
emitted roar OF buoyant IauEnxery
However, l may risk it," he continued
seriously. shall have to say mznyr
harsh word to young AnerScz,
though, because she has deprived Nor
way of her best children, although she.
deserves praise for the great OppOr-
tunities She has given most OF the-u
she IS dangerous Stepmother because
she is rich and beautiful. And nosN
rich and beautiful women are Gzxa-
gerous through their power over
young men, And again he laughed
And the 500 guests joined him, Joined
him heartily, because his laughter was
such that ii could set the sun dancing
on the mountain tops in midwinter
and that means much in Norway"-
Current Literature (JuOel
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So said the judge. you say that
you never went to Chicago from Hun
tersville. Now this is a very impor-
tant point in the case and 1 give YOU
one more chance to explain. for YOU
ana snyder were seen on the same
train. Now you must be precise"
mo, sir; l never went to Chicago -
Didn't Snyder go?"
Yes. SIR
And you were with him. Now out
with it,"
Yes. sir" answered the witness
after a pause. You see. I told the
truth. because it was this way: We
sat opposite each other. He faced the
engine. I didn't go to Chicago, I Just
backed away from Huntersville. -
lillah Mel. Wilson. in Woman's Home
Companion for June.
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Tipping for the Traveller Abroad.

1T is customary to give tips pretty
generally throughout Europe" SAYS
Esther Brooke. in Woman's Home
Companion for June. land the tip
ping begins on the ship. 1t is the
usual thing to give these only at the
time of the last meal taken on board
The amount distributed is in proper
ton to, say. 10 per cent. OF your
ticket. You give to your table waiter
to the stewardess and TO perhaps the
deck steward. Don't worry IL y01
have been waited upon by several ar
the table. Choose the one who has
served you best and most often, and
give to him, say. two or three dolIzrz
on minimum ticket. They have a
way OF dividing up their hoard among
themselves.
ITO the porters who carry y0ur
on landing and throughout your Jour.
ney, you will be perfectly willing to
give the few cents expected. Do not
make the mistake of trying to avoid
this by carrying your bag yourself
for these porters are most useful Co
you in giving information and In
steering you in the right direction,
but they are quite as capable OF mis-
informing you if they see you trying
to avoid them. Also, there are graver
things which may happen, a IOsG
package or a mutilated piece OF bag
gage. From four to six cents Is az
that is customary. Be sure you keep
on hand a never-ending supply ~
copper pieces for these little tipe,-
otherwise you will find yourself con-
siderably out OF pocket at the end %
the day"
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OTTO WELLS LEASES
THE NORFOLK ACADEMY
NORFOLK

NORFOLK. VA-Special.-O 20
Wells. general manager of the Wells
Amusement Company, has just closed
with c. w. Grandy n ten-year lease
of the Academy of Music in Norfolk
which Will be run as an open house,
in accordance with the policies of
Jake Wells. recently outlined, and
will play Independent attractions as
we'll as those supplied by Klaw < Err
LANCER. The terms We're not made
known, bat Mr.. Wells leased the en-
tire building, with its four large stores
and many offices. and will probably
suitcase the theater to the Leath
Company. TO be operated under the
management of Otto Wells. Among
the bidders for the lease of the prop
erty which was recently acquired by
Mr.. Grandy at auction was a repre-
sentative of Klaw & Erlanger.
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REPORT IN FAVOR
OF j. NJ. PARSONS

WASHINGTON, ID. Especial.
House Committee on Elections, No.
:, reported Tuesday, declaring
that Edward w. Saunders was NOT
elected member of Congress from
the Fifth Virginia District i'm No
Nember, 1905, and that John NJ.
Parsons was elected.
A minority report was filed.
IL Is Understood the majority report
IL based on the contention that the
virginia Legislature had no cOnsti-
tuttOnal authority to take FLOYD
county out of the sixth District
and place IL I'm the Fifth. not only
gerrymanderfnE, hut endeaV0ring
t0 redictrtct "A second time within
ten years. which, the committee
contends. Is unlawful.
The minority, to put &c briefly,
contends state has n right to dis
trtct as often as IL may chose.
The case will not be heard by the
House before next session. IL
looks very much like the report
was made this year I'm order 20 help
Parsons I'm his campaign against
Judge Saunders this fail.
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SHERIFF HAS MORE LEGS
THAN HE WANTS
RICHMONn Va

I II NJ D, Vas pecial-
SO far as know" said Sherirf Her
pert Mercer this morning, Il am the
only llNing creature who has more leVS
than he can manipulate. I've got Sem
untlI can make a centipede look as
IesIess as a sardine. More than thai
am IN possession of legs that / am
Wiling TO dispose of at less than cost.
even at personal sacrifice, and when
man is not only willing, but anxious.
10 DO thing like that, he's goins,
some, legs or no legs" S
d Mr.; Mercer was today appointed the
Peters, a dealer in ARTIFICIAL limbs xbo
died several months ago.
Mr.. Mercer does not wish to sell legs
20 dispose Of his stock at a private
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LABOR COMMISSIONER
GETTING 1909 REPORTS
RICHMOND. VA-SneciaI

c H MOND, VAS eciaI-
Reports are coming pretty freely
at this time of the work in the va
rlous establishments of the State for
tne last year-that is. for the yea
1909" said Labor Commissioner DO
herty. While the figures are not
ready for publication till the report
has been printed, they will show Thai
the year 1909 was considerably better
in many respects than that of the
preceding year.
Il can say that the iron business
has decided Improvement. and there
are others which, while they do not
show as marked an increase so far
as the figures have been examined.
they will show much better business
conditions than in 1908"
Mr.. Doherty is compiling the sta
tstics as far as they are received
and hopes to get his report out ear
lier this time than before
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began the run back to Manhattan
that their passengers might hurry 10
the grandstands for the land festivi-
ties. As the vessels in line passed
Ellis Island. hundreds OF Immigrants.
part, strove 10 get a sight Of the spec
tacle.
The word OF the occasion was
passed along, and when they learned
that II was Theodore Roosevelt re-
turning home, the newest Americans
broke into cheers. Here and there
one who had seen him in his Euro
pean tour became the center of an
envious group.