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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-05
ANTIQUATED LAWS
DELAY HYDE CASE

KANSAS CITY, MO- Special
Antiquated rules of practice of West
ern courts and the zeal OF prosecutors
to bring in and question anyone who
has the slightest knowledge or sus-
piclon Of facts in criminal cases is de-
laying the end of the trial of DR.. B.
Clark Hyde, for the murder of Colo
mel Thomas II. Swope, the eccentric
philanthropist.
The dispatch and effectiveness with
which the trial of Albert Wolter was
brought to an end in New York is
pointed to by many lawyers here as
basis for demand for a change in
criminal procedure. The oratoricaI eff
forts of the lawyers. the dissension
between Mrs. Florence Il. Hyde, wife
of the defendant, and her mother
Mrs. Logan .. Swope and her sis
terS, today failed To attract the crowd
which fought for admission last week
When court opened this morning
there were but few persons present
This was pleasing to Mrs. Hyde who
is i'm delicate condition and on the
verge of nervous breakdown.
Being ignored by her two sisters
both Of whom gave inferential evil
dence against the accused physician,
has had more serious effect upon
her than is generally believed.
Miss Lucy Lee Swope, one Of Mrs.
Hyde sisters, who testified yesterday
that she became i'll one week after
drinking water given her on a train
by DR.. Hyde, resumed the stand today
for further questioning.
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LIST OF MONEY
SPENT BY CANDIDATES

r c II NJ ON ID, Vas pc cial.-
Many of the candidates in the pri-
mary of Thursday have filed their ex-
pense accounts. The largest eXpendi-
ture so far reported is $50, from John
j. Mitchell, successful candidate for
the Board from Clay Ward.
John T. Powers. of Clay Ward, leads
the members of the Common Council
with an outlay of $4S.25.
Two new and successful candidates
and two defeated candidates have re-
ported.
The list OF today and yesterday is
as follows:
Common Council.
Charles L. Batkins. Lee Ward, $3.50;
II. r. Pollard, Jr, Lee Ward, SIS;
Clyde II. Radcliffe. Lee Ward, $l7.5O I;
John T. Powers, Clay Ward, $4S.25; c.
p. Davis, Clay Ward, $3.50; Jacob UNI
lauf, Clay Ward, SIS; c. w. Montgom-
cry, Clay Ward, SIS. Mr. Montgomery
Ward, $3.50. Mr.. Seaton is a new mem
Der. g. +. Richards Marshall Ward.
$l775; Jefferson c. Powers. Marshall
Ward, SIG; George NJ. Cease, Monroe
Ward, $25.I5. Mr.. Cease is a new mem
Der. William II. Boschen, Monroe
Ward, $16.75; J. J. Burke, Madison
Ward, $l9; Harry Huber, Henry Ward,
$3.50; c. II. Wiltshire, Jefferson Ward
$3.50; Emmett G. Dawson. Jefferson
Board of Aldermen.
u. II. Donahue, Madison Ward, $25:
John j. Mitchell, Clay Ward, $50; John
Il. Don Leavy, Clay Ward. $43; H. W
Melton, Jefferson Ward, $36.1O.
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The Biggest Farm i'm the World.

The announcement that the Re
public OF Mexico is about to make
some effort TO curb the princely aspi-
rations OF Don Luis TerraZas. Of the
State OF Chihuahua, promises TO bring
inte the public eye one Of the most
remarkable and at the same time one
of the least known Of the worlds un-
usual men. Four years ago a German
prince travelled 5000 miles to visit
farmer" and this farmer was Don
Luis, whose farm" Mexicans are
now beginning to belive. is getting
too large for the public health.
In short il is the biggest farm in
the world. In area il ranks with the
largest OF European kingdoms and
empires, and would make one of the
big States OF the Union. 1t measures
$50 miles from north to south and
200 miles fro meast to west, or $780,
600 acres in all. 1t embraces whole
ranges OF mountains. entire water sys-
TENS, volcanoes. mineral lands and
thousands OF lakes. over il roam
100000 head OF cattle, 700. 900 sheep
and 800, 900 horses. The farm
house" is the most magnificent in the
world-a palace costing $1.6OO.OOO in
gold. superbly furnished, with rooms
to accommodate 500 guests.-James
Oliver Curwood, in the Bookkeeper
for April.
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PASTERNAK'S ROBBER
Is y GHOSTLY THIEF

NEW YORK Special Although
Tor three days and nights a SQUAD OF
detectives have watched from roofs.
yards, windows and streets the home
OF Or. Isaac T.. Pasternak, 3O3 Pres
ldent Street. Brooklyn, a thief has
been footing the place almost at will
Right under the noses of the police
the house has been entered and nearly
up 70 date $1,000 worth Of articles
taken. More than this, nearly all the
windows have been broken by stones
thrown by the invader.
Inc only clew the police have was
gwen by the maid, Annie Murphy.
she told Captain Savage, of the But
Ter Street Station, that a man came
into the front yard at 3 p M. Fri
day and looked the place over. Annie
saw him again that night when she
went out TO post letter. The next
day she heard a noise in the doctors
Office and found his surgical instru-
ments wrapped in a rug ready to be
taken away.
The police were notified. but, as no
one came, at 10 o'clock that night the
physician started for police head
quarters to report the robbery. AS
soon as he was gone a stone crashed
through the second floor rear win
dow. Annie ran upstairs and found
two silver candelabra gone and artf-
cles scattered over the floor.
From that time at least a dozen
pohcemen have been guarding the
mousse from every available point, but
missiles continued to fly through the
windows and rooms are found up
turned and articles stolen in the
morning.
Monday, while the doctor was at
supper with his two brothers and
brother-in-law, footsteps were heard
on the roof. The signal was imme-
diately given to the police, but they
could find no one.
AS soon as quiet had been restored
a stone crashed through the window
from the back yard. DR.. Pasternak
ran out with revolver, and with the
police another unsuccessful search
was made. The doctor is in despair
and the neighbOrs almost in a panic
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.Ilc,ant or Come Forth"

The Roanoke Times goes after the
Ant-S1loOn League in a vigorous way
for making the direct charge that the
monster liquor traffc-''will
continue to do business in spite Of the
Jaw; that il buys policemen and coun-
C.imen and judges on the bench; that
"a offers brides of various kinds to
state officials from governors down
60 cOnstableS; that ii buys outright.
or il subsidies by large advertise
ment, many prominent newspapers,
through whose editorial and news col
umns il carries on its warfare" The
Times calls upon the Anu-SalOon
League, and especially DR.. James
Cannon. Jr.. because he signs the ac-
cusation as the representative of Viz
Sinia," TO give the names Of the
"knaves.' and freely offers the col
umns of that paper TO expose the
Guilty persons. DR.. Cannon is not
likely TO make a charge Of such Sc
rious nature without being able to
substantiate it, and as he will either
have to recant or come forth with the
facts, we may look for some interest
ing and surprising revelations.-Fin-
castle Herald.
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REFORMED THIEF'S SLAYER
MUST DIE IN THE CHAIR

NEW YORK Special Thomas
Barnes. alias Bangor Billy" who was
convicted last Thursday OF murder in
the first degree in having killed his
former pal" John r. Leonard was
sentenced Monday by County Judge
Dixie, Of Brooklyn, to death in the
electric chair the week beginning June
9th. When the judge had finished
speaking Barnes bowed deeply and
walked from the court room appar-
emily less concerned than any other
person there.
In passing sentence Judge Dixie
said:
The development of this case has
brought to the surface the workings
of that dangerous class of criminals
known as 'yeggmen' more than any
other case of late years. That you
were a part of this gang there is no
question. AT the time you were ar
rested you carried nitro-glycerine.
fuses. a dark lantern, percussion caps
and a revolver.
THAT you resolved to put John
Leonard out of the way, believing he
was an informer after his pardon by
President Taft, 1 have no doubt. You
shot your victim down without a mo-
ments warning. The verdict of the
jury was amply justified by the evil
dence."
Joseph Anderson. indicted jointly
with Barnes, will be tried soon.
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BIC RECEPTION
TO FOOT GUARD
RiehmSnd Blues Are Planning Big
Time for the Military Boys
From Connecticut

X c H n o N d, VA.-Spec ial-
1t is the purpose OF the Richmond
Ilght infantry Blues to do eVerythine,
In their power to insure the enjoyment
or the Governors Foot Guard OF Con-
necticut, the First Light Infantry. of
providence, X. l., and the represen-
tatives of the Ancient and Honorable
artillery when these famous Northern
organizations come here to assist the
local soldiers in the dedication of their
new armory
Many of the plans for the entertain
ment of the visitors still have to be
worked out, but enough already has
Deen arranged to guarantee two gala
days for the Blues guests.
May IOth Will be peculiarly busy
occasion Tor the Yankee soldiers, and
on that occasion everybody will have
chance to get good look at them in
their gorgeous uniforms, which are
scarcely less beautiful than those Of
the Blues.
The main feature of the day will
be parade through the leading thor
oughfares of Richmond to Lee Monu-
ment circle, and review in the ball
park by the Governors of Connecticut,
Rhode Island and Virginia
The procession will form at Fifth
and Grace Streets and Major +. w
Bowles. of the Blues. will act as
chief marshal, while the local bat
talon Will serve as a. special escort
The parade will move down Fifth
Street to Franklin, and up Franklin
to the Monument The troops Will
march around the north side OF this
memorial and then, proceeding down
the south side, return to the Stuart
Monument. Thence the pageant will
move across Lombardy Street to
Broad, and up Broad to the ball park
where a fun dress parade and review
is to follow.
Invitations to this affair will Ne
scattered broadcast and hundreds of
ladies Will witness the glitering spec
taclc from the grandStand.
Professor Walter G. Mercer has
been asked to have a chorus of 100
children will he stationed on the grass
Will furnish vocal music at appropri-
ate times.
One thousand public school pupils
are to witness the procession as il
moves towards Lee Monument These
children vii be stationed on the gras
plot just above the Stuart Monument.
and each one will be equipped with
a United States flag.
When the Blues were in Connect
cut they were treated to a similar
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spectacle. which greatly pleased them.
Their Northern hosts even had the
dusky representatives OF a colored
school among the banner-waving
throng of Juveniles, but II is not the
purpose to follow that plan here.
After the full dress parade at the
park, the soldiers, on their return trip.
will march down Broad to Ryland
Street, and across Ryland to Grace,
down Grace to Adams and thence
across to Broad. The pageant will
halt at Sixth and Broad, within a
block OF the new armory. That night
a brilliant ball will be given in the
new edifice.
Governor Mann will give a recep-
ton to the visiting Governors on the
night Of May 9Th at the mansion.
II is revealing no family secret to
say that the Blues will need much
money to carry out their plans Of en-
tertainment AS yet all the funds are
not in sight, but the public is respond
ing literally TO their appeals for aid.
Yesterday representatives of the
battalion had a conference with twen-
~ members of the Retail Merchants
Association and mapped out a cam
paign designed to secure pecuniary
assistance.
II is recognized by all the business
men OF the city that the visit of the
Northern troops offers a fine opportu-
nifty for the advertisement of Rich
mond. Under the circumstances il is
confidently believed that the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Business
Mems Club will also help the local SOL
diers to properly play the part Of
hosts.
The Governors Foot Guard will he
quartered at the Jefferson Hotel.
while the Providence boys will have
a temporary habitat in a special train
which is TO be parked at Byrd Street
station.
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GREAT SWEDISH
POET Is NO MORE
Potentates of Earth Pay Tribute
to Memory of Bjornson-Was
Seventy-eight Years Old.

PARIS Special The potentates
OF the earth paid tribute to the
memory of Bjornstierne Bjornson, the
scandinavian poet, philosopher and
dramatist, who died here last night at
the age of seventy-eight, after a
years illness.
Messages of coincidence were today
received at the Hotel Wagram, where
he spent his last days, from the rulers
OF Sweden, Norway and Denmark and
distinguished men in every walk of
life throughout the world have sent
their tributes.
Owing to her advanced age, grave
fears are entertained for Nine. Born
son, to whom, though she expected the
end her husbands death has proved
a severe shock.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-05
BROKE LEG IN FLYING
LEAP FROM TRAIN

LURAY, VA Special Oliver
Shaffer leaped from a Norfolk and
Western fast freight train in the
suburbs of Luray Wednesday night
and as result has a broken leg, nu-
merous wounds on his body and head.
For about twelve hours he was lying
along the tracks where he was found
about daylight this morning.
Shaner was at work at Shenan-
doah City and was beating his way
TO Luray, expecting to walk to his
fathers home, about four miles dis
tant. To the fact that consciousness
never forsoOk him while lying among
the network of tracks is ascribed his
escape from being ground to atoms
by the numerous passing trains
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Colonel a. BIS" Rooster.

That Observant and astute contem-
porary, the Danville Bee, commenting
on the Roanoke Times rooster, sent
TO the front in compliment to the
great Democratic victory in the Thir-
ty-secOnd Congress District OF New
York, remarks. 1T was the unkind-
est cut Of all to the Republicans"
This is true. The day after the roos-
ter appeared much amusement was
caused in this office by a hasty and
agitated note from a citizen, saying:
please discontinue the Roanoke
Times when my subscription expires
May 1st. 1t is becoming rather too
Democratic"
But as some twenty or thirty other
citizens sent in letterS-with checks
saying they wanted to see some more
rooster, especially along in November.
we felt that our rooster enterprise
was not in vain. And all our news
from the Ninth District is roosterish.
Roanoke Times.
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DIR. COWLES is FINED FOR
PRACTICING WITHOUT LICENSJ

BOSTON, MASS. - Special.-Plead-
ing guilty to one count OF an indict-
ment charging him with the practice
OF medicine without being duly regis
tered, DR.. Edward s. Cowles. whose
complaint or treatment at navy
yard hop caused the recent Aulds-
Robnett court-martial, was ened 800
by Judge Wait In the Suffolk Superior
Court Wednesday afternoon.
Counsel for DR.. Cowles gave out a
statement setting forth his client q
medical education, and saying that
Cowles' practice was mostly In psy-
chotherapy. although he did on some
occasions pass the bounds into medi-
cal practice. rendering him technical
ly guilty.
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WORST QUAKES
IN MANY YEARS
Streets Of Costa RIcan Cities Rock and
Great Fissures Are made In
the Earth.

NEW ORLEANS, La Special
Passengers arriving here from Port
Limon declare that earthquake shocks
that recently rent scores OF cities and
towns in Costa Rica were the worst
In the history of the Western CONT
nent.
Many were killed in the mountain
settlements northwest of San Jose.
Thousands of persons are homeless,
while great damage was done in the
progressive cities of San Jose and Car
tago.
Streets Began to Rock.
When the shocks began there was
little alarm, but after they had con-
tinued at intervals of half of the day,
they grew alarmed and the streets of
San Jose began to rock, great assures
opened in the paVements and houses
crumbled.
Reports began coming i'm from the
mountain country north of us of
deaths where entire communities had
been engulfed. The death toll will be
big. Terrified refugees, coming from
the interior to San Jose before L left,
told stories of tremendous losses.
Probably some of these might have
been exaggerated"
Fissures 200 Feet Long.
I'm one of the streets Of Carriage
assures 700 yards long have been
opened. They extend in a circle
around the city. The President has
given orders for material for tents to
be sent the people there. In San Jose
plazas have been converted into ref
ugee camps. There are over 200
structures temporarily erected for
those whose houses were wrecked.
News from Carriage states that coli
umns OF smoke, accompanied 10y
flames. were seen coming from one of
the mountains in that vicinity.
The discomforts have been aggra-
l..
temporary structures have been soak
ed and are in a sodden condition,
which threatens the health of those
not accustomed to open-air life. The
police force has been increased by
special patrols to assist in doing sen =
try duty and to keep sharp lookout
for looters. Men have been shot IN
Cartago for looting."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-05
ROOSEVELT SEES
FRENCH CADETS
Mounted on Black Charger, Former
President Looks Over Military
Men Of Paris.

PARIS Special Mounted on
black charger. Theodore Roose-
Velt Wednesday reviewed the crack
troops OF the French army In
Vincannes, the principal military
center ROOut Paris.
in frock coat, silk hat and lcReins
tMr. Roosevelt Sprang to the saddle
and took the foremost place in the
reviewing line by the side of the UNI
pires and judges.
The French officers watched him
closely, TO see how the show impressed
him.
our boys couldn't have done any
better" he cried at one point in the
,manauVerS
Views the Cadets.
At the school the cadets turned out
as an escort OF honor, and he was
conducted about good portion OF
the institution between lines of trim
youths, whom he compared with the
cadets of West Point. Mr.. Roosevelt
went over the equipment of the troops
and the cadets with great care, COM
pairing and commencing, frequently
the points OF his comment
with anecdotes from his own expert
ence, both as a horSeman on the plains
of Western America and as a soldier
The historic castle, which was a royal
residence till the time of Louis xiv.
he carefully studied and the inspec-
ton of the ancient Donjon caused
him to show his intimate knowledge
of French history by naming several
of its most notable prisoners
Into this, his last day in Paris, Mr.
Roosevelt crowded as much as even
the hustling Cook tourist could cram
into a week. on the return from
Nincennes Mr.. Roosevelt turned from
affairs of war to art, stopping for a
hurried glance at the Salon, yet un-
opened.
Make Big Preparations.
At Versailles, where an excursion by
the Roosevelt party, Ambassador Ba-
con and Mrs. Bacon, and Ambassador
Jusserand, was planned for the after
noon, exceptional preparations were
made for the entertainment of the
party, not only the famous palace
NIth ITS art treasures being put in
-eadiness. bat the great library and
The artillery school as we'll
To the dinner given tonight by for
eign Minister Pichon many Of the
statesmen. diplomats. artists. men of
letters and scientists whom Mr.. Roose-
welt has met on his visit here were
Invited. Mr.. Roosevelt today again
requested that he be allowed to de-
part as a private citizen. He leaves
tomorrow for Brussels ON the $40 A
NJ. train.
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AGED MILLIONAIRES
ELOPE AND MARRY

ST. LOUIS. - Special. Thomas H.
Elliott, seventy-five years old. a mil
lionaire banker and tobacco grower of
Lafayette. KY, and Miss Adeline Led
better siXty-eight years old, of Muir
treesboro, KY. eloped to St Louis
Wednesday and were married last
night. Before the ceremony each sign
ed an ante-nuptial agreement waving
claims on the others estate. The bride
IS said to be worth more than $1,000
600.
The couple have been sweethearts
for fifteen years, they said when ap-
plying for the license. Elliott. a
widower. has several children.
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THE REAL FACTS
ABOUT MRS. FINCREU
As Told BY Herself, In a Letter Late
ly Received, Giving Fun PsxtSrn-
lars About Her Case

Peayy Ala had been trOuh7e6 a
little for about Z years." writes Mrs
Ludie Fincher. of this place. bat va
not taken down, until March. IS0z.
when I went to bed and had 70 have
the doctor.
He did all he could for me. huf
got no better. hurt all over. even @
my arms, so badly could not rest
had pains in my sides, back, bowsRE.
shoulders and chest. 1 can't ten how
did suffer.
AT last 1 began to take Carduf. and
hadn't taken but half a bottle, untiI
1 began to improve.
Il continued to take It, until 1 had
taken four bottles, and now L am In
very good health and able to do all ny
homework"
You may wonder why this uaedicius
Is so successful in curing sick women,
after other medicines have failed The
answer is not far to seek.
Cardui is successful, because Il il
composed Of ingredients that act speci-
fcally on the womanly constitution II
is not a cure-all. 1t is a medicine for
women and only for women
Its success is due to it's merit
Try it.
N. B.-Write to: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co, Chat
tanOoga, Tenn, for Special Instruc-
tions, and 64-page book, Home Treat
ment for Women" sent in plain wrap
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KILLED BY COLLAPSE
OF FOLDING BED

NEW YORK Special Will
lard Smith, siXty-fiVe years old, a
wealthy wall paper manufacturer
OF Waterbury, Conn.,, was instant
ly killed and his wife. Mrs. Anna
Smith, sixty, was held a prisoner
from 1850 Wednesday night until
1880 next morning, when a fold
ing bed in which they were sleep
ing in a fashionable boarding
house ut 1876 West Twenty Third
Street closed up on them.
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FIRE IN ANHEUSER-
BUSCH BREWING PLANT

ST. LOUIS, MO- Special In ?
fire i'm the bottling department of the
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Company
early Wednesday, $500 900 damage was
done. After a fight of four hours the
hremen succeeded i'm getting the fire
under control 1t is not known Just
what caused the blaze In store room
over the bottling department was
stored $4,000 worth Of paintings.
These were destroyed.
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More Like a Cemetery.

Some OF the Richmond papers are
asking that the fence around the Cap
itol be removed to please the eye.
One paper says 1t looks like a court
yard. Doesn't it look more like a
cemetery? Take II away and put II
around the penitentiary or the Laurel
reformatory. AS a rule. nothing so
mars any property. from an artistic
standpoint, as fence. What is a
fence for, anyway, nowadays? -Staun-
ton Leader.
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David SHANK FOUND
DEAD IN 4 BARN

HARRISONBURG. VA Special
David shank. aged sixty years. of Mis-
souri,. was found hanging dead in a
barn near Broadway Thursday. He was
visiting his brother, Perry. a minister.
He used three-fourth inch rope.
Shank had been depressed for some
time. He leaves wife and child.
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INDICTED ON CHARGE
OF WRECKING BANK

BOSTON, MASS Special George
w. Coleman and Big Bin' Kelliher
were indicted Jointly by the Federal
grand jury Wednesday on the charge
of wrecking the National City Bank
of Cambridge. Coleman claims to
have lost 100000 of stolen money
to faro gang headed by Kelliher.
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SENATOR DANIEL SEEMS
TO BE MUCH IMPROVED

LYNCHBURG, VA. - Special
DIR. Waugh's bulletin anent Sena-
tor Daniels condition Thursday
A. M. shows the patient had a good
night of sleep, and was still sleep
ing at o O'Clock this morning. The
incrcaS ed amount OF nOuriShment
and use of electricity to the mus
Giles Oh the paralyzed side. are be-
ginning to tell in way of a gen.
eraI Improvement.