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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
REQUEST TO UNBORN HEIRS
BY \. =. HEWITT HELD VOID

NEW YORK.-Special- Chan
cellor Eugene Stevenson, at Paterson.
y. j., handed down Friday a decision
declaring void one important clause
in the will Of Abram s. Hewitt
The opinion OF the Court OF Chan
Gerry had been sought in interpreting a
clause of the will providing for the
disposition Of 100000 intended 10y the
testator for his grandchildren. Mr.
Hewitt made the provision in his will
that the $780, 600 should he held intact
and not divided among the grand
children until the youngest grand
child To issue shall have reached the
age of twenty-five years"
ON this point the court considered
much evidence during the last three
years, and il finally was determines
TO have been the intention of Mr.
Hewitt TO provide for grandchildren
not living at the time of his death
Here the court took into consideration
a famous English case, which is the
basis for the decision OF such suits in
chancery. TO the effect that will can
not legally provide for grandchildren
horn beyond twenty-five years and
nine months after the death of the
testator. This being the case. that
portion of the will was declared void
and imperative and the grandchil-
dren now living get nothing except
through their parents.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16

him he could have every beagle. FOX.
hound and toy dog ne owned II ht
would take them away. Lewis. who
had just bought the Abram Fitch farm
at South Norwalk, accepted the prop
ositiOn instantly
The dogs. about fifty In number
have been ribbon winners for Years
They have lived in the finest OF quar-
ters just behind the farmers house
which stands directly across the road
from the Rockefeller home. and the
trophies they have won require almost
as much room as the dogs themselves
Their owner has been as proud of
them as he was Of the racehOrses and
the deer which preceded them as pets.
but their baying at last got to be
more than he could stand. SO he gave
them to Lewis. The dogs are so val
liable that the kennel master has been
endowed for life by the gift.
Another thing that probably had
weight with Mr.. Rockefeller in decid-
ing 10 close his kennels is the fact
that Percival ID. Rockefeller, his
brother, has just completed a $3.50
600 summer home that stands as close
TO the kennels as his own house does.
There are neighbOrs, too, within ear
shot who may have had opinions on
the subject.
With the closing OF the kennels Mr..
rockefeller is expected TO make au-
tomobiles his hobby. He has built
one of the most costly garages in Con-
necticut, and it has been reported that
the half dozen machines he now owns
VIII soon be only part Of his stable"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
PRISONER GOT FIVE
YEARS TOO MUCH

r c II NJ OND, Vas eciaI.-
William Smith, a colored youth, Is
IN the penitentiary serving a fifteen
year term. He was given ten years on
a charge, and for a second conviction
five years were added. After he had
served some four years the man ap-
preached Major Wood and informed
him that he had been given the added
term of five years for a second con-
viction, and that the crime for which
he was given the regulation increase
was prior to his arrest and conviction
on the charge which brought him ten
years fiat.
The matter was investigated and
the conclusion reached that the negro
was right, and a movement has been
started whereby the man shall have
the time removed, so that he will not
have to serve the added five years.
Governor Mann is the only one who
can do anything in the premises, and
he VIII be appealed To i'm behalf OF
the man. Judge >. Is. Witt and Judge
L. Carter Scott have declared that the
added term was due to a mistake. The
Governor will unQuestionably see that
the man is not made to serve the term
for the alleged second conviction.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
JOHNSON FIRES
HIS MANAGER
LATTER THREATENS TO MAKE
TROUBLE, AND SAYS THERE
WILL BE NO FIGHT.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.-SpeciaI.-
An open warfare between ChampioE
Jack johnson and George Little. his
manager. started Saturday night. and
WOUND up Yesterday afternoon, when
Johnson told Little that he was dis
charged. This was the main topic OF
conversation at the beach.
Little says that he has an ironcLad
contract with Johnson until Nay.
1911, and he threatens trouble. He
says that unless the differences are
settled he will stop the fight on July
4th.
In spite OF the fact that he was
discharged. Little insisted on remain
ing at the door to take the tickets
Not until johnson, backed by a squad
of city policemen. appeared did Little
depart.
According to Johnson. tina trouble
arose because Little became Jealous
of Sig Hart
Hart Is one of my friends" said
Johnson. I've taken him out auto
MODELLING with me. and Little did not
like il. Then he threatened to whfD
end. l don't want any more to de
with him. He has not any contract
that he can hold me to-"
Little'S Statement.
This is the statement issued by Lii
tie
Il have contract with johnson
that binds him to give me 25 per cent.
of his profits. and am authorized
to make all contracts for any boxing
matches. theatrical shows or anything
Of the like. The $4,000 that we put
up is my money. I will manage John
son, or there will be no fight, and II
withdraw, they can take that for
final"
This trouble delayed the boxing In
the afternoon, but Johnson went
through with an unusually hard pro-
gram, which included three rounds
with George Cotton and Marty Cut
Ter and two with Dave Mills.
At the conclusion Of his work. John
son weighed for the newspaper mes.
tipping the scales at PIP pounds. the
lowest he has weighed since his train
ing started.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
ANOTHER BAGGAGE
THIEF IS LANDED
George Thomas, Brought to Richmond
from kinstOn This
Morning..

MOND. Vas ecial-
Securely handcuffed, George Thomas,
alleged baggage thief. was brought TO
Richmond at s o'clock Saturday
by Deputies King and Pettus, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio. and Connolly.
of the Southern Railway and lodged
in Eddie Fays cell at HenricO county
Jail.
Thomas fought eNtradition bitterly
but the witnesses sent 10 kinston by
Mr.. Scherer cOncluSively esta blished
the identity of the man and he was
turned over TO the Virginia officers
after hearing OF less than two hours
1t is believed that Thomas made so
much effort to escape being brought
to Virginia because he knew that he
had no case. and now that he finds
that he cannot escape trial il is
thought probable that he will confess.
JacobOsky has finally made up his
mind to fight and has engaged L. ..
Wendenburg to defend him. The Chi
cago mans wife and son were in the
city yesterday. but Jacobosky did not
see them. His wife has been here for
sometime and has paid regular visits
to his cell, but both wife and son left
yesterday for the North, presumably
to secure financial assistance.
No time has as yet been fxed for a
hearing.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW
OPENS IN LONDON

LONDON.-Special.-Through the
financial PRODUCTIVITY OF Americans. the
Fourth international Horse show
opened Monday is a fairyland of flowers
more gorgeous than any Of its prede-
ceSSorS, despite the nations mourning
for King Edward. The decorative
scheme is reproduction OF Lord Ions
daleS famous Lowther Castle Garden.
The most lavish decorators are the
American owners. Walter and Louis
have forty stalls; Alfred G.. Vanderbilt.
twenty, and J. q. Moore. forty.
The entries exceed 3,OOO-a record.
Nine countries have entered for the
King Edward gold cup, last won by
France. COSsaCk horsemen compete
FOR the first time, the military contin-
gent being divided as follows: United
AlnSuom, u; France, %: Belgium, 9:
United States, >; Norway. :: Sweden.
;; Canada, 3; Italy, 3; Russia. > Greece.
The value of the exhibits is $4,000. 600:
the prizes, $l65,OOO: the decorations,
$25O.OOO.
Society is we'll represented as a re-
suit Of King Georges wish that the
court mourning should not Interfere
with the big event.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16

Jou and that the Princess Theater
Company. which at present occupies
the Bitou with vaudeville, will move
into the new theater at Third and
Broad Streets, which is to be built
for Jake Wells by NJ. Hofheimer. of
course it may develop that the Schil-
Ter Company will go into the new
theater, but the former arrangement
holds at present.
All of this simply means that Jake
Wells and his associates of the open
door policy are covering up every pos
sible avenue in order not to let their
quarry escape, this same quarry being
Klaw x Erlanger and the trust. If
the open-doorites control all of the
theaterS, then obviously the trust must
come TO them i'm order to show in
Richmond. Norfolk aud other South
ern cities. The fact that the trust
says, IF you don't let me in you
can't have any shows cuts very little
figure for the reason that the perma-
nent stock, supplemented by the in
dependent attractions, will fill all open
time. Thus the public will get good
shows all Of the time and at reason
able prices. incidentally, IL might not
be unwise to state that the perma-
nent stock proposition is a direct re-
suit of the threat on the part of Klaw
& Erlanger.
Another rumor has IT that Jake
Wells, as in the old days Of the Bijou
Comedy Company. will organize a
troupe to play his wheel; that is, a
company, playing the lighter musical
and straight comedies, to I'LL the time
in his various houses throughout the
South and in the other cities Of his
circuit. Whether any or all of these
rumors are true remains to be seen.
1t now looks like a cinch bet that
Jake Wells is on top and that Rich
monders who spend their money for
amusement will have the opportunity
of seeing all the shows no matter by
whom produced
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
WAR AIRSHIPS
over LONDON
Many Thought it Was German
Graft About to Blow Up
the City.

LONDON-Special-A war. airship
early Saturday morning few over the
heart of London and circled the dome
of st. Paul's.
1t was the British army dirigibIe
Beta. which left marlborough at 1880
Z. M. and returned there at $3.50 A.
M, having covered ITO miles in four
hours, an average of twenty-seven
and one-half miles an hour.
The German war scare was revived
in the wee sma' hours when the whir-
ring dirigible fioated over the city.
1t was seen by hundreds, despite
the hour, and the police and news
paper offices received scores of warn
ings that Germans were about to blow
up the city.
An interesting phase of the event
is the fact that the start at Farnbor-
ough, thirty miles southwest of Lon
don, was made from near the tombs
of Napoleon III. and the Prince I'm
perial Louis, who lie at marlborough
Hill.
The trip was made unannounced
The army aviatOrs Saturday declared
that the dirigible was under control at
every moment of the trip and swept
about the Cathedral at 2:15 graceful
1y in precisely the manner planned.
The trim is hailed as the best flight
ever made by British dirigible.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
OPEN DOOR TO PREVAIL
IN RICHMOND THEATERS
First Class Stock Company for Regu-
lar Season One of Levers Against
TruSt-NeW Theater.

c II Nj OND, VAS pecial-
When the fall comes and the thea
ters that have had their doors closed
during the summer months are OPEN
ed, very different situation will pre-
sent itself to the Richmond theater-
going public from that which has OH
tanned since the so-called theatrical
trust has been in existence. Two facts
stand out clearly-Richmond will see
the Independent attractions for which
the Shuberts, William A Brady and
others OF like prominence are respon-
sible. and Richmond will also see the
klaW d Erlanger attractions, despite
the rather fiery proclamation which
issued from the trust headquarters to
the effect that a boycott would be
placed upon all houses in the South
in which the open door policy was
maintained.
Jake Wells having divorced him
self from Klaw & Erlanger and hav-
ing decided to fight for the open door
in order that the public might get all
that is offered in the amusement line,
Is hghtlng tooth and nail to win out.
and whisperings from the mecca OF
the tribe says that he is about, or has.
won. IT is well known that as soon
as the pronunciamento issued from
the offices of Klaw & Erlanger rela-
tive TO the Academy and other houses
south OF the Mason and Dixon line.
that Mr.. Greanor Neal. who holds the
purse-strings of the local syndicate.
hurried at once to New York. HE is
now back i'm Richmond. but will not
talk because. as he puts il, ne never
saw anything gained by talking"
However. regardless of the close
mouthed attitude of Mr.. Neal. il is
known that Shubert shows will play
the Academy this winter. and il is
equally well known that Klaw & Fr-
LANCER Will also send their attractions
This opinion is not the result Cf any
direct statement from anyone i'm an
thOrity. but rather the result of con
illusions reached after hearing all j.
authority talk and an observation OF
the wheels as they have been gOiny
round. The public is Interested. arc
we'll it might be. for il is this public
which puts up the shekelS This much
can be put down as certainty: Jake
Wells has gone i'm the fight to WIN,
and ne himself is authority for the
statement that Everything will come
out all right" and as he is on the
open door side of the fight. and incl
dentally the popular side of the fight,
the conclusion is naturally reached
that the open door will prevail
Another interesting item, not vet
known generally, is that il is highly
probable that the Schiller Stock Com
pany. which organization now has
companies In Norfolk Savannah and
Jacksonville, viii have q permanent
stock organization IN Richmond next
season. X is generally predicted that
this organization viii qERppy the BIZ
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16

Convicted of Charge of Maintain
ing Disorderly House-Se-
curity Required.
RICHMOND. VA-spaeial-

RI c HMOND, VA-Speef
Charged with maintaining a disor-
derby house at 16lk North Ninth
Street, r. L. Deitrick was fined 500
and required to furnish $500 security
for twelve months in the Police Court
Saturday. Six girls and one wo-
man, who were arrested in the place
when IL was raided, were required to
furnish 500 security each for a like
period. Deitrick pleaded guilty to the
charge and asked for leniency.
Justice Crutchfeld rendered his de-
cision after mature deliberation and
following consultation with Chief of
Police Louis Werner. Commonwealth $
Attorney Minitree Folkes, several min
listers and others.
Deitrick paid the fine imposed on
him and furnished Dr. II. NJ. Del
trick. his father. as bondsman. At
noon today neither Of the girls had
been able to procure a bondsman. a
jail sentence facing each of them.
The court proceedings this morn
ing were characterized by the col
lapsing of one of the girls. which in
cident threw the court room into an
uproar. DR.. Il. l. Collins. of the city
ambulance corps. happened to be in
court at the time and upon the ap-
plicatiOn of restoratives. the young
woman speedily recovered.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
WILD RIDE DOWN
HILL WAS FATAL
ONE MINER KILLED AND TWO
OTHERS FATALLY INJURED
ON CABIN CREEK.

CHARLESTON, w VA-Special-
John Solinsky is dead, John Shultz
and Paul Lemair are dying and a
dozen other miners are slightly in
Jured as the result of runaway trip
of mine cars down a .15OO-foot in
cline at the mines of the Damont
Coal Company, on Cabin Greek Fri
day, caused, it is alleged, by the
driver, who held a grudge against two
mine officials. and expected TO kill
htem by turning the cars loose. a
warrant has been issued for Robert
Mason, charging murder. He was re-
Gently discharged.
twenty-five miners assembled the in
cline on the cars, and had reached
the mine mouth, when the coupling
was severed. All but three of the
miners jumped, and the others were
hurled down the mountainside at ter
rife speed, and dashed into the tipple
below.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
KNOX GETS NEWS
FROM WAR SCENE
VICE CONSUL CALDERA TELLS
SECRETARY ABOUT MICA
RAGUAN TROUBLE.

WASHINGTON, d. Especial
Harry Caldera, United States Vice
Consul at Managua. who represented
the United States during the last trou-
bled days of Zelayas administration
and is still on duty there. is here in
response TO summons from Secre-
tary Knox.
At the same time Captain A G.
Fowler, u. s. A, who was one of the
Americans who distin guiShed himself
in the Nicaraguan lighting. is at the
Army and Navy Club here.
Both Mr.. Caldera and Captain Fow-
Ter are fresh from the scene of the
struggle, and know the ms and outs
of the Nicaraguan situation.
Mr. Caldera has been in touch with
the State Department. and is giving
first hand advice to the United States
Government and explaining such
points as the State Department wishes
to clear up before framing any plan
- bring about peace in Nicaragua
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
SUPREME LODGE
SHIELD OF HONOR
ORDER BEGINS THREE-DAY SEES
SION AT RICHMOND HOTEL
TUESDAY.
RICHMOND. VA-Specia

HMOND, VAS pecial.-
Delegates to the sessions of the Su-
preme Lodge, Shield Of Honor, began
arriving here today. The headquar-
and the meetings will be held in
Smithdeal Hall.
The Shield of Honor is a fraternal
organization and has a considerable
membership throughout the North
Supreme Secretary. Sigman, Of Bal
tlmore, is already here, and the other
officers Will arrive during the day
Following is a list of those who have
engaged quarters at the Richmond:
Benjamin d. Woolman. Pennsylva-
MIA; William II. Fl. Sultzer. Mary
land; Louis Il. StilZ, Pennsylvania;
William +. Edwards. Maryland; Mil
ton {. Davis, Maryland; william T.
Maryland; r. William Arnold, Mary
land; Samuel 9. Ford, Maryland; B.
w. Eccleston, Pennsylvania; August
"A. knoke, West Virginia; Elmer b.
SIrahg ana wlte. New Jersey; James
III. Livingston, Maryland; Thomas H
Doyle and wife, West Virginia; Henry
Weston, New York; DR.. George S.
Silljacks, Maryland; d. p. Fries and
wife, New Jersey; Robert r. Hodge,
Pennsylvania; J. w. Humphreys, Del
eware; Stewart Cornelius and wife.
New York; William ]. Cunningham,
Maryland; Harry Q. Smith, Maryland; ;
Jerome b. Lucas. Missouri; John c.
Fisher. Maryland; Charles E. Sieg-
mund and wife, Maryland; Lewis
Reitz, Maryland; Ford Clement and
wife, Delaware; George Raudman and
wife, Delaware; A. l.. Rawnsly and
wife, Delaware; Simon Watkins and
wife. New Jersey; Charles II. Martin.
Della ware; Joseph l.. DeGant West
| Virginia; John II. Richardson. J. G
l.. Cole. Maryland; NJ. NJ Wells. Della
ware; John II. Younger. Maryland:
Fred Megenhardt. Maryland: Walter
II. Kraft Maryland; John 8 Read.
New Jersey; d. w. Vannaman. New
Jersey; A. =. CrosSgrove. Delaware
William +. Hummen. West Virginia.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION
TO SENIOR CLASS

ASHLAND, VA.-Special.-On Sat-
urday evening the president gave his
annual reception To the senior class of
Macon College. The recep-
uon was characterized by the fact that
the largest graduating class in the
history OF the college was entertained.
good many of the faculty were pres
ent and also some alumni, among
whom were +. u. Hellweg. OF Peters
burg; Daniel Ellis Of Ashland: w. II.
GaVer. OF Berryville, and w. w.
Young. of Johns Hopkins University.
Yesterday morning at II o'clock the
baccaiaureate sermon was preached
by DIR. ]. Howard Wells, of Mount
Vernon Church. Washington. The
subject was treated in a mastery style
and was voted one Of the best ser
mons ever heard i'm Ashland. Yester-
day evening DR.. Reeves preached a
sermon under the auspices OF the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-16
TWO FIREMEN MEET
DEATH IN FLAMES
New York Laddies Caught in
Back Draught and Perished.
Several, However, Rescued
and Lowered Down Lad
ders to Safety.

l. w HO II K.-SpeciaI.-TyO
hremen were killed, tVventy-six
were injured, two of whom are
IN critical condition and at least
forty were imperiIIed and had to
nee Tor their lives at "A fire early
today i'm the five-stOry free storage
warehouse at 10 to 116 Wash-
ing Street. The dead:
James Healy, fireman, twenty
seven years old.
John COtter, fireman, twenty
hVe, injured externally and died
from SunOcatiOn.
Battled to Save Comrades.
Inc hremen, who were fighting the
IRE on the fourth floor, were caught
In back draught, and for a time
1t seemed that all must perish. AT
least twelve were overcome by smoke
at one time, and even rescuers sue
cumbed to the fumes.
The hremen battled against odds
to save their comrades who had fallen
at their posts, and but for their heroic
work the death list would have been
much larger.
Chief Croker remained In the build
ing until the fire was extinguished.
The chief not only led in the work
or rescue, but he and Captain big
John Sullivan took the body of one
of the men from the ruins. Just
as the firemen broke in a window on
bhe Top hOOI lney were met by a sheet
Of flame and a fierce back draught
Some Of the men managed to get in
the building at this point, but were
all rendered unconscious by the chok-
ing smoke. Chief Croker issued a
call for volunteers to go to the as
sistance of the injured men. Nearly
hundred men lined up before the
chief and out of this number he Sc
lected a dozen.
Scaled Ladders TO Top.
These firemen scaled the ladders
to the top floor and fought their way
into the furnace that blazed before
them. 1t was a desperate fight that
they waged before they succeeded in
getting to where their comrades lay
SenSeleSS on the floor.
One by one the men were dragged
to the window and sent down the lad
ders to the street, where they were
attended by half a dozen ambulance
surgeons.
As the fire grew in volume. fire.
men began to drop back, beaten and
made weak by their hopeless fight
with the raging flames. AS fast as
men were Knocked out others took
their places and kept up the fight.
high wind kept the flames roaring
and made the work doubly difficult.