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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
LEAVE COUNTRY
To GET MARRIED
Church Criticism of Astor-Force
Wedding Will Cause Change
in Plans.

NEW YORK, Special.--Although
preparations are quietly going for
ward at Newport for the celebration
OF the marriage of Colonel John ia
cob Astor and Miss Madeline TaInage
Force, nevertheless society in this CITY
heard today that the marriage will
take place in Europe as a result of
the announcement OF the approach
ing nuptials by many leading clerics
OF America. William Ii. Force father
OF the bride-elect. refused to commit
himself on the subject, saying that he
did not know whether the marriage
would take place here or abroad.
The original plan was that the we'd
ding should be celebrated in October
at Newport, but the storm of protest
from the Episcopal churches may
cause change in the plans. IL is
admitted that the wedding will be
even more quiet than at first pro-
posed. Difficulty ia finding an Epis-
copal clergyman to perform. the cere-
mony in the United States. after the
volume of hostile criticism, has caused
reconsideration of some Of the plans.
Colonel Astor and his eighteen
year-old bride-elect will spend their
honeymoon on Colonel Astor's yacht
Mona, then tour Europe.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
The Farmers Balance Sheet.

Probably farmers have benefited
more than any other class in this
cycle of prosperity. In ten years, ac-
cording TO the Bureau of Labor, the
price of farm products advanced 65
per cent. while the price of all lead
ing commodities, taken together, ad-
vanced only p per cent.
According to the Department of
Agriculture, the farm value of an acre
of the chief crops increased IS per
cent. in a decade; and a long table
containing prices Of most of the arti-
cles which farmers buy shows that
with the proceeds of one acre a far
mer can buy 81 per cent. more OF
the things he commonly uses than he
could ten years ago.
There is. however, another side to
the account. In 1895 the price of
metals had fallen 25 per cent. below
the level of 1890, and the output of
pig iron-the basic material-had de-
creased % per cent also. AS to other
products, during hard times the man.
ufacturer simply shut up shop. turn
ed his labor adrift and waited for
better conditions-nott that this WASH [
the sensible thing for him to do, but
the farmer was not in a position to
do it. In 1896 the price of farm pro-
ducts had fallen 35 per cent. below
the level Of 1891, but the farmer was
cultiVating as many acres and pro-
ducing as many bushels Of grain as
in the former year-incidentally
wearing his summer clothes in win
ter, burning corn for fuel and mort
gaging himself up to the eyebrows to
keep afloat. Broadly speaking, he has
TO keep shop open and stick to his
job, whether he gets any pay for it
or not.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17

(Cahdlestick. the Censor. and also the
Tables of the Law. 1t was as a result
of Sthis. il is said. that the company
Was formed in England by Captain
Parker.
IT was at the village of Sloan that
the excavations began, on the slope OF
the Mount of olives The work was
tcarried on along a passage toward the
ancient site of Solomon's Temple. FL
.naliy. the tunnel brought them toward
the sacred rock i'm the Mosque OF
Omar, covering the Well of the Spirits
where the souls of the departed are
supposed to assemble periodically for
prayer-one Of the spots most holy to
Moslems in all Islam. 1t is said that
the explorers bribed the guardians of
the mosque to allow them to enter
the mosque and explore beneath the
sacred stone, and there. il is said. af-
ter digging they discovered the objects
OF the1r search, with which they left
Jerusalem secretly and suddenly.
The Mosque of Omar, with the great
temple area of about thirty-fiVe acres
(about one-fifth of the space of the
city within the walls), is owned bv
the Mohammedans and controlled by
the Turkish Government Next TO the
MOSQUE at Mecca il is the most sacred
shrine of their religion. All Europe,
in the time of the Crusaders. could
not accomplish its capture. In this
connection IL is interesting to recall
that all the power and treasure of the
millions of Jews in the world. with
their strong devotion TO this temple
site, have only sufficed, through all
the centuries since the destruction Of
their volity and temple. to secure for
them the tolerance of standing at their
wailing place on the outside of the,
old wall of the temple enclosure, as
their Sabbath draws on. that they may
lean their foreheadS against the great
stones that have remained there since
the time of Solomon, and wet them,
with their tears, as they chant their
dirges for their departed glory and
breathe out their prayers for its res
toratiop. In the Middle Ages they
bought this privilege for large sums
of money.
The Ark of the Covenant is first
mentioned in the Bible. Exodus Is: 10
where Moses is told to have an ark
made for the commandments which
are about to be delivered. In the
march from Sinai and at the crossing
of the Jordan the ark preceded the
people. and was the signal for their
advance. The ark is spoken of as be-
ing in the temple at Shiloh during
Samuel's apprenticeship. 1t was cap
tured by the Philistines, who later
gave il back. At last il was put in
vided about what became of the ark
when the temple was destroyed. Some
say it was taken TO Babylonia; others
that it was hidden under the paved
floor of the temple in the apartment
where the wood for fuel was kept. IT
is related that a certain priest, while
doing work in that apartment. no
ticed that some Of the steps In the
paved floor projected above the 9TH
ers. He no sooner began to tell the
STOW To fellow priest than he drop
ped dead.
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Interesting
citation of Virginia
OF EXPERTS TO TESTIFY

outcome of this is that this commit
tee will request the General Assem-
ply to put three clerks on a straight
salary basis which would not only dc
away with the high compensation now
received by them, but would also make
the cost of appeals very much cheaper.
Poor litigants. If this recommendation
is enacted into law, would have a
much better chance in the courts.
Several important papers were read
and the following delegates to the
American Bar Association were elect
ed: Judge l.. l.. Lewis, Of Richmond:
Samuel Griffin. of Bedford City; Thorn
as w. Shelton, of Norfolk; Professor
r. c. Minor. of the University of Vir-
ginia.. and James II. Corbitt. of Suf-
folk.
There was considerable debate over
the expert testimony resolution and
other measures. in which il was gen
orally agreed that law reform is abb
sc'"tely essential now.
The speakers at the banquet
were Judge R. r. Prentice, of
the State Bar Association; Professor
A. NJ. Dobie. of the University Of Vir-
ginia; John s. Wise. OF the New York
bar. and Judge Charles F. Moore. OF
the New York bar. The retiring pres
ident, Judge George l.. Christian, acted
as POSTMASTER.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
THIRD ATTEMPT Fatal.

NDW YORK, Specialization three
attempts had been frustrated by no.
tel employees, Mrs. Basa Saulch, OF
Hebbing, Minn., killed her six-year-
old son and herself with gas in the
stevens House early today. The wo-
man and child were 10 have sailed
on the steamer Adriatic today to re-
join her husband, who had sent for
her TO come TO her old home in Wag-
cram, Austria, TO be treated for a
mental disorder. Her mind evidently
gave way completely last night
a chambermaid. alarmed by the
smell OF gas. found the woman sit
ting on bed in her hotel room with
the child on her lap and the gas
flowing from an open jet. She turned
IL off and threw open the windows.
Mrs. Saulch disarmed suspicion by
declaring that the light had been
blown out and she did not detect il.
Twice again during the night the
same thing happened. and each time
the woman convinced the employees
hat the gas low was accidental
The final attempt resulted in the
death OF both mother and child
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
PROHIBIT THE HIRING

HOT SPRINGS, VAS Special
Mentioning the Beattie case as prob
able example of the insanity plea, b.
Whitehead, Commonwealth Attorney
OF Nelson county, in a speech before
the Virginia Bar Association, sug-
gested yesterday afternoon that too
much stress had been placed upon this
insanity argument. and that a man
who was acquitted upon such a de-
Tense should be sent 10 am asylum for
the insane-that If he was crazy
enough to kill one person, he was
crazy enough 10 kill another.
BY a vote OF s to the assOcia-
ton recommended to the General AS
sembly an expert testimony statute.
which, If adopted, will reduce the
number of experts in all cases. make
the private employment of them lille
gal, and tend to simplify evidence and
reduce the cost OF litigation. Experts
-Ould not be the witnesses of either
side in criminal cases. The court
would, at the request OF the accused,
furnish experts at the States expense.
Will Look Into Clerks Fees.
The association adopted a resolu-
ton creating a committee which is
TO look into the matter of fees paid
to the three clerks of the Supreme
Court of Appeals. This was offered
by S. s. p. .Patteson. OF Richmond.
who ably advocated it. The probable
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
ALWAYS AGREED
WITH DR.. WILEY
DR.. Dunlap, Expert Upon Food
Says Their Opinions Were
Always the Same-Secre-
tary Decided Dis
puted Matters.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special
DR.. +. l.. Dunlap, associate chemist
or the bureau OF chemistry, who first
brought the DIR. Wiley charges to the
attention of Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson. went on the grill today be-
fore the House committee investigat-
ing the Wiley controversy. the Rem
sen Board and the department itself
AS indicated yesterday by Solicitor
McCabS'S testimony, the charges
against DR.. Wiley in the Rusby case
were called to the secretary's atten-
ton while Wiley was absent from the
city.
II was acting chief chemist at the
time" admitted DR.. Dunlap. DIR
Wiley was in Chattanooga on the coca
cola case. 1 had verbally called Sec
rotary Wilson's attention to the cor
reSpondence in the Rusby case. He
asked me to make him a formal mem
orandum of the matter, which / did.
This was on March 2Sth. DR.. Wiley
got back on March 29th."
The memorandum which the Sec
rotary later sent to the Personnel
Board, which recommended Wiley's
dismissal, was to the effect that Wiley
had paid DR.. Rusty an excess per
diem rate for expert services.
DR.. Dunlap, are you above or sub
ordinate TO DR.. Wiley in the Bureau
of Chemistry" asked Representative
Floyd.
Neither; 1 am not above DR.. Wiley
and / am not under him"
Now suppose you and DR. Wiley
disagree as to a matter OF chemistry,
who decides it, since your powers are
cO-ordinate?"
IF YOU refer to the board of food
and drug inspection the situation is
this" answered Mr.. Dunlap: Il don't
recall that DR.. Wiley and myself have
disagreed as to any question of chem
istry. II we did the matter would DE
decided probably by the third mem
Der OF the inspection. board, who is
Solicitor McCabe." '''
so McCabe would decide?"
Yes"
And McCabe Is not a cheniist?'
Not that 1 ever heard Of" answered
the doctor.
This point was brought out by Rep
resentative Floyd to show that Nc
Cabe, who is not a chemist, holds the
balance OF power in the Inspection
Board.
This was an added link to the chain
or evidence showing that McCabe had
become the real dictator OF pure food
prosecutions.
DR.. Dunlap explained that he hard
ly thought McCabe would attempt TO
decide a purely chemical controversy
Its up to the secretary in the last
analysis, anyway" he said.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17

NEW YORK. Special.-Bessie, the
beautiful eighteen-year-old camel OF
Central Park. has died from an attack
OF liver trouble.
Keeper Holmes went into the pen
TO feed Bessie and her mate Paul i'm
mediately jumped up and barred the
keepers passage and whisked Holmes
cap from his head. The camel then
stood aside and permitted the keeper
TO enter. He found Bessie dead and
then he realized why Paul had made
him don his cap.
The cause OF Bessie's finish arouses
question Undoubtedly" said Head
Keeper Bill snyder, Bessie was given
taken too much water recently. A
camel can go seven days without
drink, but Bessie had drink every
day and strange to say she kicked
the bucket"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
OESpoltERS OF MOSQUE
TO ANSWER TO SULTAN
Turks Aroused British
of Archaeologists Now yery-Rng Discovered

ON.-Special.-The operations
at Jerusalem of the Anglo-American
syndicate of eXcavatorS threaten to
cause an interesting diplomatic af-
fair. According 60 late messages from
COnStantinOple the Turkish Govern
ment takes a serious view of the mat
ter and has sent high officials TO Jeru-
salem TO investigate the charges that
the foreigners despoiled the Mosque
of Omar and discovered and carried
away sacred relics hidden from tho
Romans when, the city was sacked -by
Titus in A. ID. 20. Meantime the pres
ent wherea bouts of the archaeolOgists
and the nature OF their spOiTs is a UyYs-
terry. The members of the expedition
with their prizes embarked at Jafta.
Palestine. fifty-four miles by. railway
northwest of Jerusalem, on April 18th.
They went aboard Captain Parker s
yacht. which had been awaiting them,
and set sail before the people OF Je-
ruSalem learned what they had done.
II is probable that the yacht is now
heading for England. -'-
There is no doubt that the promo
ters of the enterprise hoped to dis
cover the Ark of the Covenant and
the Seven Branched Candlestick. but
a Constantinople dispatch of late says
that il is believed that the explorers
found SOlomOn'S crown, his sword and
his ring and an ancient manuscript
Of the Bible. The extent of the opera
tons is shown by the statement that
$500, 600 has been spent by the syn
dictate, who engaged engineering ex-
perts who had. worked on the CON
struction OF the London Subway Rail-
road. Members of the Armour fam
lily, Of Chicago, are reputed to be
among the hackers Of the expedition.
Mystery Surrounds the Expedition.
A considerable degree of mystery
still surrounds the expedition. 1t is
known. however that before leaving
for their quest the explorers stated
that they expected TO discover among
the rock tombs honeyCombing Mount
MOriah a manuscript which would set
at rest all doubts concerning the res
direction of Christ. The party, led
by Captain Parker. of the life guards.
included Captain Dun, a relative of
the Duke of Fife; Major Foley, one of
the Jameson raiders, and Captain
Wilson. who is related to Lady Sarah
Wilson. Neither the Foreign Office
nor the Turkish embassy has any adj
vices regarding the reported trouble
with the populace of Jerusalem.
The Parker party secured a conces-
sion in 1909 to eXcavate in search of
treasure and the manuscript dealing
with the resurrection. The members
OF the expedition worked secretly and
mostly at night. that they might not
awaken local fanaticism.
According to a report now in circu-
lation here. a Swedish. biblical scholar
and Orientalist pursuing a study of
the early history Of the Jews in the
library Of st. Sophia at CONSTANT
nople, found a cipher giving a clew
to the whereabouts Of certain sacred
objects of the Jews which had been
buried to save them from the Ro-
mans when Jerusalem was sacked, A.
d. T0.-These objects were the Ark OF
the Covenant, the Seven 3Eanched
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
INTERESTS LOBBY
ALWAYS ON HAND

STAUNTON, VA, Special.-Presi-
mers' Institute, in the course of a
speech before that body August
9th, declared that whenever any
bill was presented in the General AS
sembly affecting corporate interests,
IL received the careful and constant
attention of the lobbyists maintained
by the interests" but that nothing
was allowed to become a law which
would benefit the people at large at
the expense of the interests"
Mr.. Davis also had something to
say regarding the lack of co-opera-
ton of the Department of Agriculture
with the farmers Institutes, and he
ridiculed the Southern Railway for
eXacting the last penny with which
to meet fixed charges" on the wa
tered stock of. that company.
Discussing the general subject of
corporations. Mr.. Davis declared him
self in favor of the popular election
of members Of the Corporation Com
mission. Mr.. Davis deplored a posi-
BILE tendency and disposition on the
part of the interests to blacklist dis
tinguished lawyers and citizens Who
took part in seeking to correct evils
which are depressing a people.
He read a list of twenty-five bills
which, he said, had received the
nurses" employed by the interests,
and with the reading Of the titles he
made some comment which attracted
attention.
Farmer Not Represented.
Governor Mann also made an ad-
dress. in the course of which he said
that the farmer is the only man not
represented in the lobby when the
legislature is in session. The Governor
declared that he had favored the en-
actment of the lime bill, whereby the
farmers could secure lime for agri-
cultural purposes at reasonable
price.
He had voted for the bill to provide
for the election of members Of the
State Corporation Commission by pop
ular vote, and incidentally he inveigh-
ed. against the feature Of the present
primary law which practically shuts
out, he said, every man of even mod
crate means from aspiring to any Of
fee.
The Governor said he favored the
enactment OF a measure which would
restrict any candidate or his friends
from expanding more than twenty-five
per cent of the pay Of any position
in a campaign. The change is de-
manded, declared the Governor, If
the standard of officials in Virginia is
to be maintained.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
WANTS GOVERNMENT
TO HANDLE TRUSTS
Per1n5, Steel Trust Magnate,
Wishes United States to Su-
perVise Corporations.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Epecial.-
George w. Perkins, director or the
United States Steel Corporation, and
former partner of ]. P. Morgan. to-
day told the steel trust Investigating
committee that he favored Govern
ment control of corporations.
When Mr.. Perkins took the stand
there was no apparent danger that
he would have to serve Jail sentence
for contempt of the committee in re-
fusing to answer questions about cam
paign contributions. which stirred up
such row during the last two days.
Representative Bartlett began eX-
animation of the witness regarding
and the Representatives were soon in
maze of figures relating to that cri-
sis.
Representative Gardner referred to
evidences of a steel plate pool existing
from 1900 to 1904. wherein a scale
or prices was fixed, percentages of
shipments were apportioned among a
dozen steel plate companies. and pen
alties were eXacted for failure of COM
panies to comply with the pool agree
ment.
Did you ever hear Of that agree
ment or any agreement like it?" asked
Representative Gardner.
L never did," said Mr. Uerkins.
Il believe you sincerely when you
say that, said Mr.. Gardner.
VI course you KNOW OF the wire
combine indictments; did you ever
hear of that agreement before?"
Il never did; the indictments and
disclosures were a complete surprise
10 me-"
We'll, how is it can't understand
that the managers OF the United
states Steel Corporation could be ig-
iorant OF such transactions? asked
Nr. Gardner. with much show of ear
lestneSS.
Il cannot say except that it's hu-
nan nature. We can't keep up with
Ill details OF various branch concerns"
said Mr.. Perkins.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
RAILROAD TO URBANNA.
WEST POINT. VA SDec

WEST POINT, VA, Special
For the purpose of furthering the
movement to build a bridge across
the MattapOni River and a railroad
90 Urbanna by way Of West Point. 4
large mass meeting was held last
night by citizens Of West Point.
Vice President r. M. Darlington
and Business Manager W. T. Dabney.
Of the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce. attended the meeting and as
sured the citizens that Richmond
would do all in her power to help
the movement along.
Colonel John r. Saunders, of Mid
dlesex, presided, and besides the
Richmond delegation, J. NJ. Hudspeth,
of the Southern Railway. also spoke.
A committee. consisting Of twenty
citizens Of West Point and adjacent
counties, was formed and delegated
to organize a company to put the
project through. This committee will
meet in a short while at Urbanna.
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The Other Speakers.

Addresses were also delivered by
DR.. S. w. Fletcher, director Of the
Virginia Experiment Station, Blacks
burg; DR.. Bradford Knapp, chief of
demonstration work. United States
Department of Agriculture; T. O.
Sandy. State demonstration of farm
work; Joseph II. Turner, Of Roanoke
county; Vice President Lewis, OF
Mecklenburg county, and Professor
Herbert w. MunfOrd, of the Univer-
sity of illinois,
J. f. Jackson, editor of the South
ern Planter. asserted that at a cost
of $4,000 to the State certain poll
ticians "allied with q certain board
had amused themselves conducting a
so-called experiment station at Sake
Va, which had been a failure from
the first" but which had recently
been transferred to DR.. Fletcher's SUI
perVision.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
SHOT WHILE RESENTING
INSULT TO SISTER

PITTSBURG, PA, Special-Mich-
ael Kelly, an emplOye of the West
lnSnouse Electric and Manufacturing
company is dying in the Braddock
General Hospital as the result of two
bullet wounds inflicted early this
morning by Antonio Martinetto. an
Italian. who is under arrest. Kelly
was shot while resenting an alleged
assault to his sister, Miss Rose Kelly.
of Williamsburg
Shortly after the shooting crowds
began to gather in the streets and
there were threats OF lynching.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17

IL has 50 many. Weaknesses that
Coroner William III. Taylor. one OF the
WiSeSt OF men. has said In reference to
one interesting and well remembered
murder case that the laws seemed
framed 10 protect, rather than punish
crime.
All these technicalities will be
thrown around Beattie in the net work
OF detenSe and IL is a question IL the
circumstances can penetrate this net
work TO the satisfaction of twelve
men.
some may be convinced. some may
not be: il is not fmHossible thai n Yer.
dict viii be reached. nor is II lmprob-
able that the trial viii end with a
hung jury.
II should also be remembered that
all che statements admitted at the
coroners jury will not be permitted in
court.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17
MICHIGAN THE BEST.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Epecial.-
The battleship Michigan is the most
efficient vessel in battle practice in
the Atlantic fleet. Today President
Taft wrote a letter of congratulation
20 Captain y. r. Asher commanding
the Michigan, and will send IL to
Provincetown by Commander Palmer,
his naval aide. for personal delivery
TO Captain Asher.
The letter was prepared today, fol-
lowing the announcement that the
Michigan won first honors for eff
cheney in the recent battleship maneu-
vers OF the fleet.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-17

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