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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
HIS RAT MENAGERIE
HATED BY UNCLE SAM

NEW YORK Special THE rats
here are worse than ever" a man tele-
phoned yesterday from the Apprais-
ers' Warehouse at Washington and
Christopher Streets TO Superintendent
of Supplies Lawlor at the Custom
House. I've counted six kinds to-
day-pinl1. red, green. blue. black and
white"
All, the morning AFTER" unused
Lawlor Then he answered: "Cheer
up The bids for clearing out the
rats are all in and have been opened.
The collector will award the contrac ct
in a day or So
German American DISCRIMINATING
Company of 1929 Amsterdam Avenue.
For SD the company agrees to keen
the warehouse free from rats and mice
until June 1st. The cOmpanys active
agents are knockout drops and trained
ferrets.
Collector Loeb has collected more
or less valuable Information about rats
and their habits since he asked for
bids. his advertisement stated that if
the contractor failed to drive all rats
from the warehouse he would not be
paid.
The c. Ostermaler Company, which
put in the highest bid,l 1920 for a
years rat killing, wrote to Mr.. Loeb
declaring that rats migrate from one
place to the other, and there exists no
law. nor is any method known to
science. prevent immigration, with
all the means known to the science of
distinction"
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ANOTHER VICTIM
FOR Lime KILN
RIO MOND.v A-special.-

RI &c H MON ID, V A-Special-
The lime kiln, which has long been
veritable death trap. second only
Co the treachcrous canal dock. has
claimed another victim. The charred
and mutilated body OF an unidentified
white man was discovered i'm the kiln
early this morning. The latest vic
tim is about r.. -s'-.asc sCarS old. Both
hands are burned nearly TO Il crisp.
It rs the same Old story of a home
less wanderer on the face Of the earth.
cold, piercing winds and the inviting
warmth Of the kiln.
ON account of it's being known as
a menace TO Wayfarers. the City Coun-
Gil some months ago authorized the
installation OF a wire fence to sur
round the kiln, hoping thereby TO min
lmize the deaths from this cause. or
at least 60 warn passersby Of the peril.
The fence suplanted a wooden one
which rotted away and cola psed years
ago.
The fence. however. did not prove
a deterrant 10 the seeker after
warmth. in this last case at least, as
20 get near enough to the death deal
ing kiln 20 realize it's warmth one has
to crawl THROUGH or over the structure
coroner Taylor was notified. An
inquest was deemed unnecessary.
The effect produced upon victims
OF the lime kiln is not unlike asphyXia-
ton. The fumes arising from the
burning lime Overcomes the victim,
who, though conscious Of his peril. is
unable TO arouse himself sufficiently
TO tear himself from the precipice OF
certain death. The more powerful the
fumes become, the greater the relaxa
ton of the faculties. Coroner Tay-
Tor has said that, in his opinion, the
death is not an unpleasant one
Last nights victim was attired in n
Dlue oVercoat OF good make and wore
badly-worn shoes The police express
1t as their belief that the man was a
tramp.
The body was turned over to I'm.
dertaker Billups and will be held for
st. S
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Now for CIark's Mule Ride.

WASHINGTON.- Special Wash
ingtOn is wondering whether the new
dignities OF the speakership which
now seem certain 60 fan to Represen-
tative Champ Clark. of Missouri, Will
be sufficiently burdensome to keep
that statesman from riding down
Pennsylvania Avenue behind a team
OF mules. as he promised the House he
would do some day.
During the debate in the House last
spring over the appropriation or
$4,000 for the maintenance OF an au-
tOmObile for Speaker Cannon. Mr..
Clark announced n Willingness to
make use OF this truly democratic
method of transportation. He OPP
posed motor cars and all such pluto
cratic fripperies for the representa-
tives Of the plain peoples
Washington wants to know If he Is
still Of the same mind.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
WELLESLEY GIRL IN DARING
AUTOMOBILE SPEED STUNT

WELLESLEY. MASS SpeciaI.-A
feature of the annual field day of the
Athletic Association of Wellesley Col
lege that was not included in the of
ficlal program, but which excited
great interest, was an automobile
speed exploit by Miss Stella Rean. a
sophomore, who holds the distinction
OF being the only Wellesley College
girl to obtain a license as a profess
sional chauffeur.
Half an hour before the preliminary
events several students appealed to
MISS Ream to procure 800 toy bal
looms. She jumped into her touring
car drove into Boston. a distance of
fifteen miles. and bought 500 balloons.
in time for the parade
Nearly 100 of the balloons broke
away during the hurried trip out from
Boston. With the opening of the pres
ent academic year Miss Ream obtain
ed a license as professional chauf-
feur. and for several days did a rush
ing business.
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BALL PLAYER HAS
BLOOD POISONING

PITTSBURG.- Special Owners of
the Pittsburg baseball club were
much worried yesterday over infor-
nation from the homie of Bobby
Byrne, In st. Louis tNat the little
third baseman is, and has been for
sometime. confined to mis- bed with
ood-poisoning; that he has already
undergone an operation. and his ply
sicians think il will be sometime be-
fore he is able to attempt TO walk
1t appears that in a Philadeiphia
game, near the close Of the season,
Byrne, in sliding to baEe, hurt him-
self. He managed to limp through
not only the National League season,
but he played on all the transforming
dates, leaving then for St Louis.
He now writes that shortly after
reaching home the bISod-poisoning
set in, and he was compelled to go
under the surgeons knife; that he is
now slowly recovering, but does not
know how well he will come out OF
IL all. Byrne's letter, published last
night. was the first init nation Secre-
tary Locke, of the Pirat ties. had that
Byrne's Philadelphia injury had be-
come serious
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so SCARED SHE
GAVE HIM $1,000
MRS. VROOM SUES EXECUTORS
OF MANAGER LIFT, OF THE
BROADWAY THEATER.

NEW YORK. - Special. Alleging
that she was forced TO give up SI.OUI
Dy the late Jacrb LIT, the owner OF
the Broadway Iheater, under threats
by him that he would have her hns-
band arrested as a swindIer, Mrs.
Gertrude Nroom is suing to recover
the money from Mrs. Lift, A. w.
Dingwall and Solomon Lift as the ex-
ecutors of his estate.
The case was tried yesterday in the
supreme Court. Mrs. Vroom was the
only witness examined. Justice Ben
ton, observing that only question
OF law was involved, took The case
from the jury and requested counsel
TO submit briefs before he decided
the case.
Mrs. Vroom said her husband, Ed
ward Vroom, the actor and play
wright. had within the last ten years
written four plays which had been
produced at Drury Lane Theater, Lon
don. and had acquired the right to
produce them in this country.
one Of these plays was ''Marsac of
9asconys" and her husband entered
into an agreement with Jacob Lift by
which be was to produce the play In
this country, opening in Chicago. and
bringing IL TO the Broadway here
Ar. Vroom was to supply all the seen
cry and accessories from Drury Lane
Theater. but Lift found he could not
get houses here ION account of the
Theatrical Trust" and the agreement
came 20 nothing.
my husband" said Mrs. vroom
''was about to sail with me for LON.
don to bring out the scenery. costumes
etc, having previously received or
account Of his royalties $4,000 from
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
FIRE IN STABLE
AND DRUG STOREJ
Two Horses Were Burned and
Much Damage From
Water.

II Z II nj o N ID, V A.-Spacial.-
Fire last night destroyed the frame
buildings at Second and Canal Streeta
| occupied as stables by UndertakeP
EoWln Phaup. did serious damage to
the Virginia Drug Company building
and the merchandise store of James
King and did slight damage too ad-
Joining dwellings In all the lo\9s
ABOUT $4,000, only partially coveeed
Mr.. Phaup lost two horses and two
carriages, aside from smaller articles.
The damage of the others was to the
The buildings were owned by @. w.
Saunders. W
The first alarm was turned in ne
6;45 and the second at 6:53. EnEinS
companies 4, and L. and Truck Corn-
p2ny No. l responded to the first ana
Engine Companies and 9 to the 500
onu. Some confusion seems to III
been caused by succession OF als2
and led TO an inquiry from President
Taylor, of the Fire Board. and which,
were fully explained in letter sent
by superintendent w. II. Thompson
Chief Joynes and Assistant CbIef~r
Ratfo and Wise directed the battle
against the blaze and though thevJ
could not save the structure, the merH
flames.
Excitement was created by an ides
mat the penttentiary was afire and
with the purpose of hurryinK to the
scene
The mistake seems due to a mis-
understanding of the sounding of the
number 10. This is the number OF
the box from which the alarm was
sent It should be sounded with one
TAP, followed by an interval, and then
I'VE taps. The military call is fif-
teen successive taps. The confusion
was partly due to this. and besides. a
grounded wire caused the first alarm
TO sound 1-2-1, the private fire cali
of the penitentiary
Later, the call came 1-3-1. which,
IS at Fifteenth and Cary Streets and
a portion of the department went
there. a small blaze on n railroad
trestle. which caused the alarm. was
quickly eXtinguished. The engine that
answered 1-2-1 simply turned to the
hre at Second and Canal Streets
Chief Joyncs today estimated the
damages at between $4,000 and S3.-
900 Mr.. Phaup could not estimate
his loss, but Mr.. King places his own
at about 5000. He carried no fnsur-
ance, as he intended to move. Mr.
Phaup said the amount carried by
him would not cover his loss. as the,
rate upon the property was very costly
and he had not carried a full insur-
ance.
The buildings were also partly COW
cred. IT is said that the fire was
caused by the overturning of a stove
unon which a negro was cooking in
the stable
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FLOODED RIVERS
CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE

LLANGOLLEN, WALES.-Special.-
All of the rivers in Northern Wales
are flooded, vast damage has been
done and many are homeless. The
rivers Dee, Severn, Conway and Clyde
are out OF their banks, and thousands
of acres of farming land are under
water. The low-lying seetIaas OF
many WEIGH towns are 1iooder-aad
hundreds have been driven from their
homes.
The suffering is intense
The beautiful valley OF LlangolIen.
which draws artists from all over the
world on account of the picturesque
ruins, is partially under water
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NAME SUCCESSOR TO
CHAUNCEY DEPE

NEW YORK.-Special.- a safe
Dem ocratic majority assured i'm the
next State Legislature, which will Sc
Iect a United States Senator. political
prophets are picking a probable sue
cGssOr to Chauncey NJ. Depcw.
Already the names OF four men ia
New York city>Have-ftT5ti IS-ra9v auced as
having performed party services lr+eI---.
iting this reward. They are William
II. Sheehan, Judge Alton Il. Parker.
Edward NJ. Shepard and John r.
Stanchheld. In view Of the fact that
many of the changes which made
Dem ocratic control Of the Legislature
possible occurred upstate. it is con-
sidered certain that the claims OF men
residing outside Of New York city viii
be advanced. So far. however. no
names OF upstate Democrats have
been mentioned.
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an are Nevada, Nebraska

judge lheard her prayer and granted
her petition. o '''i'e0
1t is Sthe usual way. Women get the
SSy,pakny and men get the hook
SMens Is hit in the back and Mrs
ovens Ayets there with both feet
out the decision seems to us to have
oeen eXf post facto, retroactive and the
mIneanesH sort of snap Judgment When
-, ems 'eSok his marriage vows. moth
ing was said about cold feet. II they
were at the wedding, they were more
iIheIy IN Rlis shoes. Had the bride
lieliiia'eu Per base designs, Owens
wouIu haNeN turned his back on her
osA orr. ever she had the opportunity
ol pu''ihS her feet in it, The prom
ise to "ccmCort her does not 90 t.
S vg,l,,, e,X NJ. as cold feet a real
co..u-iooIe1 Wife to dance along the
dItSrles OF his- ankles. but a mans
Dack IS different proposition. 1t is
more like himself II cannot boor
coId ieet. especially cold bare feet. No
Il1 ,n would Think of putting his own
Cotu ieet IN the small Of his own back
ana IS TOO much to expect him 10
allow his own wife to take such lib-
erues' We yiSld to no husband in the
ma yer o. indulgence. but there is n
unit and weido not blame owens for
.hS SIaha mel took, while lying down
IN PED: And Pr the Judge who allowed
Mrs. Owens 10 trampIe on her hus-
oands rightsR is a married man. he
thinks as we lido in spite of his de-
clslon' and we, hope vengeance will
overtake him mkt winter.
but the decls1 on has one virtue 1t
is warning II all unmarried men
70 note an exception. when the mar
rage agreement is drawn up.
we suppose fhe rest OF us will have
10 PACK UP TO 1.-THE torture. or be di-
Norced. The responsibilities OF mat
rimony seem tot he piling up on our
backs.-Newport News Times-Herald.
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JEFFRIES CLAIMS
He WAS DOPED

LOS ANGE e.. Special
For the hrst Ia. lice his fight with
Jack Johnson GA July 18th at Reno.
Jas. Jefries came out Thursday with
the direct charge that he mad been
'doped' before the battle in which he
lost the worlds championship. He
also had few words 10 say about
the stories printed recently that the
Reno fight with Johnson was fixed. d"
A few weeks ago Able AtteU. who
IN Kansas City was credited with "a
statement to the effect that the col
ored champion had agreed TO LAY
down. but that he had given Jerrries
the 'rinky dink" otherwise known as
the double cross" Next came John
l. Sullivan with a talk made in Dem
Yer. in which he also makes the as
sertion that the July 4th engagement
was TO have been a crooked deal, but
that Johnson experienced a change Of
heart l-ruSITE Tie last twenty-four
h0Ors preceding the FRAY. on my LS'.s
ert. Jehries today bran4ied thefIieS
sas city and Denver stOfies as !
Fight Was on Merits. ,ba.
Never from the mdment OK =
signed articles in New York unN~<
went into the ring al Reno was there
any understanding betw cen Johnson
and myself otherwise than that the
fight was TO be decided strictly on its
merits.
ANY man who spea lzls-tO the con-
trary tells a lie. and ! hereby publicly
challenge John l.. Su1il- an to prove
his statements" said Jenries. 4
trained the best ! knew and ] fought
the best I could. I wasI beaten and I
have kept pretty quiet DYER since. y
great deal has been said about my
being doped. You ma3 say for me
that I am positive that was doped
sometime during the laft three days
that l spent at Moana Springs. This
is not the talk of a squealer. have
spent a lot of money arid am willing
10 spend a lot more to lSnd the guilty
party. Whoever he or they were, their
tracks were covered up $50 thoroughly
that ii is next to impossible 10 prove
anything"
Issues a Statenient.
Before talking further Jeffries call
ed consultation with his brother
Jack and Jack Ripper. The latter.
acting as spokesman. then issued the
following statement: "Iohn L. Sulli-
van, who posed as the idol OF Amer
lean sporting public, has charged
that the Jeffries-J ohnsoil bout was a
frame Sullivan must have some
positive information in nis possession.
Therefore. this being fhe case. he
owes it to the public, to Jeffries and
to himself to make clean breast OF
it. If, within a reasonable length OF
time, Sullivan proves his assertion, it
will be up to Jeffries to defend him
self as best he can.
ION the other hand. should Sulli-
van be unable to prove his assertions
il appears that instead of being an
idol Mr.. Sullivan belongs in the dog
class.
I'VE offer Mr.. Sullivan or any of
his associates $1,000 if they will pro-
duce proof that Jeffries ever knew of
any agreement made between John
son and any second party whereby
Johnson was to lose the fight
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WANT TO ASSESS
RAILROADS MORE
PORTSMOUTH MAYOR TO APPEAL
TO CORPORATION COMMISSION
CONCERNING s. A. l.. R'WY.

PORTSMOUTH, VA.-Special.-May-
or Reed, Portsmouth's aggressive ex-
ecutive. isn't satisfied with the assess
ment the State Corporation Commits
sion has placed on the Seaboard Air
Line Railways trackage, in this city
asserting that II is assessed at only
$4,000 per mile, whereas Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway trackage in New
port News, which is about the same
length as that of the Seaboard, in
Portsm outh. is assessed at 500. 900
per mile.
lie will send a letter to the Coun-
Gil. asking 1T, to direct COMMONWEALTH
Attorney Bland and City Attorney
Happier TO go into the Circuit Court
of Richmond. and APPEAL from the
Corporation Commissions assessne nt
On Sea board trackage here.
This appeal will have to be taken
within thirty days. if ii is taken at all
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-17
HER ACII1R HUSBAND
CRUEL IN LOVINIAIGING

ATLANTA, GA Special Mrs
Julia II. Bailey has flied suit for di-
vorce. alleging that her husband. the
Rev. !. J. Bailey, one of the best
known Methodist ministers Of the
State. is too violent in his lovemalIing.
She says that on one occasion ne
grabbed her ferceiy and held her in
his arms and biz her on the arms and
check.
She submitted 60 the treatment only
because he was a minister OF the gos-
pei and she did not want to bring dis
grace upon the family" She alleges
cruelty after cruelty. and SAYS that
her husband threatened her life, au6
that she is now afraid TO live with
IN m
Ia the meantime Mr.. Bailey is pur-
suing his avocation as a minister OF
the gospel.
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STRIKE SITUATION
BECOMES SERIOUS

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The
strike situation I'm New York to-
day was moro serious and COM
p1cated than at any time since
the trouble with the express
drivers and helpers began.
The Fifth Avenue Stage COM
pany asked for police protection
This morning, it being announced
ti.at the drivers of the automo-
piic> were TO go ont i'm sympathy
with tisc striking iaXi-cab chauf-
fcurs and the express wagon
drivers and helpers.
In addition 10 this several depar
ment stores asked for policemen q
their wagons because OF trouble wit
their drivers. 8
The Adams Express ComparS
cd forty wagons at its station
ty-eighth Street and Marion
this morning and on each was
the sign,. "Th,s..W wagon carries
81 70
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DROPPED DEAD AT POST OF DUTY.

II 4 Y II VI ~ ~ ~ V A---OD6Cldl.--
Horace Seal, employed as night
Waterman at the Darbytown distillery
in Henrico county, dropped dead this
morning shortly after o'clock while
at work.
Seal was apparently in his usual
health. and as is customary. went TO
the boiler room this morning 20 make
up the fires. He had thrown on a few
shovels of coal when he gasped and
fell in front of the fire box. Before
anyone reached him he was dead.
After viewing the body the coroner
decided that an inquest is unnecessary.
and that he came to his death from
heart trouble.
Mr.. Seal was siXty-two years OF age
and leaves a wife and six children
His home was in Fulton.
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BADLY BEATEN AND
LEFT FOR DEAD
j. r. DAVIS is VICTIM OF MUIR
DEROUS ATTACK ON BROAD
STREET-NONE INTERPRETED.

RIG HI ION D, v A-Special.-
John b. Davis, of 507 South BeIvi-
dere Street. was set upon and muir
derously assaulted by a quartette of
men in front OF pool room on Broad
Street. between Seventh and Eighth,
last night and left for dead.
So severely was Davis beaten about
the head and face that he remained
in an unconscious condition for al
most two hours following the assault.
His assailants fed, and at noon today
had not been arrested.
The injured man was taken into a
nearby drug store, where he was
treated by City Ambulance Surgeon
Harshbarger. After regaining con-
sciousness he was taken home.
According to several eyewitnesses,
the attack was most brutal Davis. IL
appears. had been previously attacked
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MINERAL AND TIMBER
EXHIBIT READY JANUARY 1ST
r MOND. VA-Snecia

r / G II NJ o n ID. V A-SpeciaI.-
Z. \. Schubert. travelling land indus
trial agent Of the Norfolk and Western
Railway, who has charge OF the ar
rangement OF the States magnificent
timber and mineral exhibit iu the
Library annex. announces that the
display Will certainly be ready for the
public by the first of the new year.
Speaking about the matter yester-
day, ne said: Il know OF no more
complete. better selected or more in
teresting exhibit Of mineral and tim
Der products anywhere than Virginia
has in her Hall Of Exhibits"
For the last seven months Mr.. Schu-
bert has given good part Of his time
20 the setting up of the display and
through his efforts the railroads and
other big corporations have been in
duced 70 make valuable additions to
the exhibit
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THOUSANDS INVOLVED IN
SUIT AGAINST r.. Il. & y.
RICHM OND, VA-special-

10 = n NJ . n ID, A--Special.-
Should the Commonwealth of Vir-
g1nia win the suit now pending in the
supreme Court of the State against
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad, il will be able to
collect from this company a fran
chise tax of l per cent. on its gross
receipts. which would amount to con-
siderably over $4,000 a year.
In addition to this, it would collect
arrearages OF taxes going back to the
time OF the adoption of the new Con
Etitution.
The railroad. in resisting the suit
relies on its ancient charter of 1882.
but former Attorney General Ander-
son, In closing the argument for the
state yesterday, made the point that
this exemption had been lost by the
corporations Strengthening its road
since the adoption of the statute Of
1902.
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BANDMASTER $OUSA I'LL;
HAD PAINTING SPELL =

NEW HAVEN. CONN. Nov. IL
Philip SOusa, the bandmastar u,os
taken to the New Haven HosnItsI
Wednesday. suffering from vcb.t &C.
said by the attending PHYSICIANS 70 10
malaria
MT Sousa, taken ill the forepart OF
the week i'm Danbu w while con6,,ct.
ing a concert, tainted He u,os 70
utoNeu 10 ms motel Where he remained
LOT Two Gays Today ne was seized
WIN ahotner lainting spell and was
say his condition is not serious Inf
that he will be conRned to his room
for at least a week
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VOTE!

I always vote. ..slds aenoteR
My ir-+,.ssr In the State;
I'm for the man who's for the
That helps his candidate.
Whichever way the contests goI
How fast they come along
A man should vote, though he
He'll find he voted wrong.
In ev'ry game you hear this ella
Your side is sure to win;
You then decide that youIl pro
A vote to get it in.
You'll madly strive and fiercel
And cheer the campaign son.
Then-later on you'll figure out
That you have voted wrong.
The party's call should guide US
In pride or it's reverset
Win--lose the race-in any cas'
1t might have ended worse.
Fight for the right--it may npl
The other side is strong;
But cast your ballot. though yoi
You'll And the right was wroi