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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-06
tSf-D-LENy4S PUPPETS
I f9% YEARS ON TOUR
LONDON

LONDON Special ArraN
ments have been made to hire a fash
ionable West End theater for mat
inee performance for "OId CIun
Lewis. celebrated English charac-
ter. whose puppet show has been
touring the provinces for 1919 years
under tho same name. It is the old
est marlonette show in the world and
one of the smallest
Clunn Lewis himself has been
trudging along with the show for
forty-hVe years, and his father before
him, not to mention his grandfather
and great-grandfather playing Maria
Martin. Jack Sheppard" and The
Murder In the Red Barn" Lewis saws
ne would like to put his show in a
swell London theater just once before
he dies, for the benefit OF the Young
folk OF today who are forever fussing
about the new drama"
The old Snowman was born in Ire
land. u am poor, but honest" he
says in an interview, land 1 have en-
Joyed myself in my own way. I be-
ieVe. II had my life to choose once
more L would risk it all again for
the open life of the road. I am about
ne only puppet man left"
Lewis was prepared in early man
mood for the Catholic priesthood. and
he was patronized by Cardinals Man
ming and Vaughan. His wife Is an in
valid and has to be wheeled around.
Her husband. on days when he sees
no nope for his puppet show. Sits at
the wayside and plays his old Irish
harp to any audience that happens to
jog by.
With the show travels a ten-year-
old son Of Lewis niece, and to him
the puppet outfit will descend for an
other generation. Lewis says he ex-
poets his show to go on for 1000
years to come. Lewis began to act in
the show when he was four years old.
he was altar boy In the morning and
puppet player at night. At nineteen
he married a singer. who was also an
actress.
Fifty years ago the Lewis Show
always looked to clear $500 and ex-
penses at Canterbury Fair. Now the
week there averages SIS profit.
Lewis and his wife at one time had
q repertoire of seventy plays She
m Al the dresses for the marion
et B5uhlAsband painted the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-06
VA. STATE CAPITOL
M is WELL INSURED
commonwealth Pays Premiums on
Nearly 100000 and May Get
Further Protection.
RICHMOND VA. specia

II y II M " N ID VA Special. -
Should fire occur In the State Can
ltol or in the Library Building. the
commonwealth OF Virginia would fare
much better, so far as insurance is
concerned. than have New York and
Sllssourl' whose State houses have both
oeen burned since January LIST.
On the Capitol and Executive Man
SION the commonwealth carries SI23.
oOO insurance-$92. 500 for the CAPITOL
ana its furniture and $4,000 on tbe
Mansion and its furniture.
In addition TO this, the State Libra ~
and its equipment are insured for $50. :
QUO and the State Law Library for
$2O,OOO. The Library Building. how
ever. is not insured, and Colonel John
w. Richardson, the Register of the
Land ONCE, intends to take stems 10
give II protection against fires. IL is
ms purpose TO have a conference with
the Governor about this matter some
time today
Both the State Capitol and Library
Building are practically iireproof. ac-
corning to the accepted meaning OF
inc word. While the Capitol has
wooden floors, these are laid on q
| concrete base. so that even in the
event the floors ignited. the flame.
could not make much Roadway Save
IN the Governors office there are n,
open freplaces. the whole building be.
ing steam heated. while the electri,
wires have ali been carefully arranged
| in cOnduits
BUT Colonel Richardson intends Il
take no chances in the way of court.
ing rate. If any of the public build.
lnSS need further protection in the
way or insurance he intends to have IL
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HE'S SURE HE WED HER;
WOMAN SAYS HE DIDN'T

NEW YORK Special Eugene.
Folkes. OF 319 West Forty-sixth Street.
is quite sure that he married the young
woman who had him hailed to the
Tombs Court yesterday on a charge
OF annoying her. The young woman.
Anna Belle Merry. of 123 wost Nine
ueth Street. told Magistrate F'resohi
that she had never married Folkes
She said that she was the wife OF Eu-
gene Merry, OF 1923 West Ninetieth
Street.
Although the young woman appear
ed against Folkes. she herself was I'M
der arrest at the time. Folkes had
charged that in marrying Merry she
had been guilty OF bigamy, and she
is being held for extradition to New
Jersey. where she has been indicted
upon Folkes' charge.
Folkes told Magistrate Freschi that
he and the woman had been married
at the Borough Hall in Brooklyn in
1906. His wife lived with him, he
said. until 1909, when she left him
and married Merry. Two months ago
she had Folkes arrested for annoying
her. He was placed under a $1,000
bond for good behavior. which meant
In this case that he keep away from
the woman.
Magistrate Freschi decided that
Folkes had not forfeited his bond and
set him free.
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The baron. In bringing the cases 70
open trial. acted In direct defiance e
the expressed wish OF King G0ornN.
who has attempted TO prevent the
making public or certain scandals In
connection with the case.
We shall show" declared Barriss
ter Clarke, representing the baron In
opening the case. that this defendants
circulated defaming stories alleging
that Baron De Forest kicked hin wife
down stairs, beat her and otherwise
treated her In such a manner they
were forced TO part"
When court opened this mOrninE
the room was ehronged with men aaa
women OF social prominence. It ~
said Baron De Forest has blacklisto6
himself In social circles by pressing
his suit and has incurred the ennnity
OF King George and Queen Mary. Tho
Baron has boosted that he would BE-
smtrch some OF the proudest names
in the empire before he Is through.
Baron De Forest has had an event.
tul career. He is the adopted SON e
Baron Hirsch and his title was CEN
terred upon him by Emperor Frans
twenty-one years OF age he startled
society on the Continent by marryin1
the widow OF Menier, the late mtllion-
aire chocolate kir- OF France.
This marriage was subsequently an
nulled, and in 1904 De Forest married
the only daughter OF the second Baron
Gerard, granddaughter OF Lord Rose
berry. Suddenly the baroness disap-
peared. At the same time Lieutenant
Ashton, a dashing young soldier and
friend OF the baron's, was also missing
Lady Gerard upon hearing this news
Is said to have exclaimed:
Ashton would have been much
more than human II he had not run
away with my daughter. De Forest
was entirely TOO gallant in his assO-
Citations with other women"
De Forests suit against Lady &C.
rard was based upon this utterance.
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SUNSHINE NEVER
ENTERED HER HOME
WOMAN CUT SELF OFF FROM
THE WORLD AT HER SIS
TIERS DEATH.
PHILADEI ,PHTA pa O,

PHILADELPHIA, PA. SpeciaI.-
For the first time in nearly a quarter
OF century sunlight has entered the
little dwelling at 500 Corinthian Ave
nue.. for its former occupant and
owner. Caroline Furber, lies dead.
she passed away just as the last RAYS
or the setting sun she had SO long
excluded from her home and life were
gitulnS the western windows Of the
herman Hospital, where she had been
| taken. fatally burned from a fire fhe
result OF her lntirmities and self-im~
posed isolation.
Miss Furber lived at 500 Corinthian
avenue since she was a compare
lively young woman. With her mn
to her sudden death twenty-thrae
years ago, this coming April. lived
| her sister, Sarah, a woman who had
not only been a sister, but a mother
10 the dead woman. At the time of
her sisters death Caroline was Drin-
cipal OF one of the prominent Phil. =
ueiphia schools and gave up her po-
sition, as she gave up everything else
mat mad to do with a normal Wo-
mans life.
made vow that the sunlight wbich
hao gone out of her life at her ha
loNeu sisters death, should never en-
ter her home again, and that vow She
kept Tor until the axes of the fremen
broke open the shutters of her hone
yesterday the light of day had never
penetrated into the rooms.
true TO the traditions of New Eng
land ancestry Thanksgiving was The
great day of the year for the sisters
ana every year saw family gath,
erlng at their home. on the last
Infnksgiving Day before Sarah's
oeath the family were there. Fror,
that day until now no human be;nn
had talked with Miss Furber. other
man the conversation required by the
dctuai necessities of existence
MISS Furber never used gas after
ner SISTER death, and the oil which
OF her death. Fifteen emptv CO.
ooys which had contained oil were
FOUND when the house was enterad
oy police and firemen. and the wo-
man round nearly burned to denfh
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-06
BODY OF MISSING
WATCHMAN FOUND

ALBANY, N. Y SpecioI
Morkmen excavating in the ruins
OF the Capitol west wing This
morning found the haIr-charred
body OF Samuel j. Abbott Tho
state Library Waterman, on tho
fourth floor.
when the body OF the State Ii
Drary Waterman was found m was
lying ON its side under a mass of
burned literature. The head and
iace were well preserved. but the
side OF the body, which was un-
pertnost, was considerably burn
eo. Identification was easy. owing
10 the fact that the features were
IN no way injured or marked. The
white moustache of the deod
waterman W4s not even singed.
In the search for the BODY
thousands OF burned books and
documents were found. Charred
leaves were caught up by the
wind and waited through the
capitol windows and fell thous-
ands or feet away from the build
ing.
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The woman went to the Mayor OF
her commune. who gave her a GER
uicstc OF Identification. IL was. how
ever. too late 70 go for the money
that day. During the night two hor-
rible apparitions appeared 10 the wo-
man I'm her lonely cottage. These
ghosts said they were the Devil and
his brother, Death. and she must give
them the money; otherwise the Devil
would give her over 20 his brother.
Death. The Devil said her husband
had stolen II in America, and that
thus u belonged 20 him.
The woman. terribly frightened
explained that she had not vet got
the money. The ghosts then COMPEL
CO her TO swear she would deliver n
70 them next day. The woman went
TO the postoffice and told the post
master when he said he wanted wit
nesses. that she could not pay them
TO attend. as the money belonged to
the Devil. She thon related the incl
cent OF the night before.
The postmaster gave her the money.
but acquainted the police with her
story. They watch I'd the hut and ar
rested the ghosts who, IL is alleged
turned out TO be the Mayor OF the
commune and a relative who had.
when the police appeared, already
taken possession OF the money.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-06
PADDING BARREL
USED ON CONVICTS

MARQUETTE, MICH Special
From within the walls Of the state
prison here 500 convicts are CRYING to
me people OF Michigan beseeching
that the state Government abolish cor
poral punishment For three DAYS a
legislative committee has been taking
the testimony of prisoners under the
we OF Warden Russell and his guards
warden Russell admits that prison
erS are padded At the hearing as
a witness, he showed statistics to the
committee proving that seventeen con-
Victs were logged twenty times in
1909, sixteen were logged in 1910 and
there have been four fioggings this
year.
The warden's own figures proved
that convict named Smith received
seventy strokes from the paddle on
August 5, 1910. and fifty strokes next
day.
E. G. Timmins. a former guard. de-
scribed Smiths agony:
near cries coming from the cigar
shop" said Timmins. "'Oh, Lord!
Warden, forgive me. Please stop, war
den; oh, my Godl'
You could hear the paddle strike
several convicts came out from the
kitchen, stood in the doorway and lis
tened until they were ordered back
The cries grew fainter, then ceased. 1
heard only the strokes Of the paddle.
The next thing I saw was the war
other man, laughing and chatting
pleasantly. The convict and the officer
tolloWed. The convict carried on his
back the ladder on which the pad
ding barrel is placed. He staggered
and his face was drawn from pain and
he fell after having gone only a few
feet. He was ordered to rise and pick
up the ladder. He did. Then he
staggered on until he reached the
kitchen. when he fell again.
AT least one other guard beside my
self saw this"
B tr Co'tAittccmen saw Robinson
. t-,:o convict. strung up in the
cyu5ar course Of discipline. The fel,
low hao cursed the warden and his
brother. James; Nanother convict. n
stool pigeon promptly told the war
den. Robinson was taken TO the Dull
pen" and his wrists were handcuffed
TO the grated door high above his head.
There was little doubt of wha. the
outcome OF the investigation would
be Most Of the comitteemen display
strong friendly feeling for the war
den"
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DEAD AFTER BEING
ENGAGED So YEARS
RROCKrOM

BROCKTON. MASS. March 3I.N
Miss Emily Fanny Richmond, aged
seventy-four. who for fifty-three years
had been engaged to the Rev. Charles
LORD OF the New Jerusalem Church,
died here yesterday.
Miss Richmond and Mr.. Lord were
engaged to be married at the age Of
twenty one, but for some reason the
ceremony was postponed, although
some weeks ago:
1t is a far cry from the fall Of
1859 to the fall of 1910 little more
than half a century. Fifty-one years
ago John Brown-old "Osawatomie"
Brown, as he was frequently called
who had thrown the whole country
into state OF wild excitement by his
raid on Harper's Ferry and his at
tempt TO incite the negroes to insur-
rection. was captured and placed in
jail at Charlestown. jefferson county.
to await his trial. ks was natural
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-06

ALBANY. n. Y. March 31.-AIl in
dications this afternoon pointed To
the election Of James A. O'Gorman.
Democrat, Justice OF the State Su-
DreTHS-r,ourt OF the First District. as
United States Senator from New York
TO succeed Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Todav's develonr nents in the sena-
toriaI deadlock wsre the most excit-
ing that have marked the situation.
Charles f. MURPHY leader OF Tam
many Hall was the center of the
storm that broke is soon as the Tam
many chieftain arrived mere unexpect-
edly from New york to take charge
Of the situation. lie presented to the
INSURGENTS the lame of O'Gorman
Some OF the Insurgents bolted at
O'Gorman's name. and for a time 1t
looked as though the whole situation
was again a chaps
The Democratic caucus met IN Sc
cret and adjournfo until 8 o CLOCK this
afternoon In tRe meantime Senator
Roosevelt- the ihsurgent leader, tele-
phoned TO New York for the record of
Justice O'Gorm4n. Indications were
then II this were found to be favor
able the i,lstice would be accepted by
the insurEents IS their candidate.
The predictior was made that O'Gor-
man would be chosen and that his
resipnati frorl the bench was already
in Albany in thu custody Of Lieutenant
Governor conway, who was acting as
intermediary between the two factions.
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CANNIBAL GROW FOND
OF "%CACKLE BBRRIRs''

NEW YORK. Special A crow
which had been robbing the hennery
of John ]. Maynard at West Caldwell,
N j., for three or four weeks was
caught in the act yesterday. MaynaIv
estimates that the bird had taken tho
inner works from fully 500 eggs.
Beginning early this month, May
nard every day found eggs broken
not only those freshly laid. but those
under sitting hens Only the shells
were left
Rats" said Maynard. not slangily.
seriously. Last Sunday he went to the
henhouse after breakfast. + patient
watch OF five hours was rewarded. A
crow flew in through gable hole
made for pigeons.
The crow few to a nest and de-
stroyed a new egg. Maynard leaped
out and beat down the ravenous ma
rauder with a broom. Ringing it's
neck. he hung the crow on a tree
close to the hennery as q warning.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-06
.R0 AN0KE MAY
GUST ITS MAYOR
Grand Jury Brings in Charges of
Both Misfeasance and NAL
feasance.
ROANOKE, VA SpeciaL-Thi,

ROANOKE, VA, SpeciaL-Thi
city was shaken from center to
circumference this morning when
the special grand jury's report,
after twenty-three days of Investi-
CATION, was made public. The re-
port charges that Mayor = II.
Cutchin and Police Sergeant :. IT.
Lemon were guilty OF misfeasance
and mnlfeasance In Office and OF
gross neglect OF duty, and asked
that the court take steps to remove
them.
Three indictments were returned
against II. T. Meyers, designated in
the report as the "1xer.0 One In
dictment charges blackmnII nb-
attracted from w. II. Nahoney, keep
er OF n gambling house. One
charges pett. sarcen!, and the third
contempt "a court, In preventing
witnesses from appearing before
the grand jury. The report al
IeEeS protection to the gambling
Joints and other disreputnbIe
houses, and that Mayor Cutchin was
the recipient OF diamond ring, an
Office suit of furniture, and three
rugs sent TO his home by a notorI-
GUS woman.
Judge Staples stated this morn
Ing That the report had been died
and he would request Governor
Mann 10 name some other CORPORA
tion or Circuit Court judge TO hear
the charges against the MAY or and
his police sergeant.
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49,
EDUCATION BOARD ADOPTS RESO-
LOTIONS To CUT PAY OF MEN
TEACHERS.

NEW YORK Special-After a dis
cussion lasting nearly two hours. ever
word of which. was closely followed nv
. crowded galInrv OF women teachers.
the Board OF Education YESTERDAY
afternoon adopted resolutions. prepared
Schools. looking to the reduction of the
salaries of men teachers hereafter ap-
po11 his w IN ei eerara sSh9 tSe
teaehers. and was considered 4 victory
Women Teachers. MISS Gr toa O. O.
sigh OF relief as they saw their I'VE
measure of success. After the meet
ing they held a small reception of their
friends. Who eongratHlated them.
/. That the tssaiarik Of teachers
should not now be based upon posi-
=. SThat it is the sense of this board
that every effort be made TO air IN
men and the womsn teachers in the
system. arising Oft of the dlscrini
nation In the present schedules
3. That, with the view of elinlinat-
ing unjust discrimination and as. 4
basis or preparing revised schedules,
y Is the sense OF this board that the
salaries or men teachers appointed
after such schedules shall have been
adopted be reduced.
- nat Sscn proposed new Sched-
ules, II any are adopted, shall pro-
VIDE that tie salaries OF the male
teachers INV in the system shall not
tinue 90 receive the compensation
= now pro'ided by statute.
"a, TIT the foregoing resolutions
shen Mt be applicable to High School
fuQ Whining School teachers.
u me lex. step Is for the president Of
<ne pard to appoint committee OF
- ) frame q system OF salaries. II
GARD pass Il Il will be taken to
Ply, where, the women claim. Il will
fettlod finally in their favor.
IA
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-06
ONE THOUSAND
KILLED IN BATTLE
Women and Children Killed AS
Place Is Stormed-Diaz Troops
Make Several Attacks in
Futile Attempt to Re
capture Ures.

Ell PAS0, TEXAS, Special
The bloodiest battle of the Mexi-
can revolution Is reported raging
around the town of Ures, State
of Sonora. Ono thousand are
said TO be dead. Ures has fallen
into the hands OF the reVoIu-
ionistS, and the nearby town OF
san Rafael has been sacked and
destroyed.
about Tres, and long range
battle is being fought while both
sides wait for reinforcements.-
Reports from Mexican border
towns received here today related
details of the fighting about Ures,
which IS cast of the city OF Chi
huahua and thirty-three miles
northwest of HermosiIla. Many
women and children are said to
have persisted in the lombard
ment of the town.
Fighting Since Monday.
The battle, which started on
Monday when the rebels march
cd upon Tres, has been i'm pro-
greSS ever since, the fcdcralS max
Ing several attacks In attempts 20
recapturc the town after IL fell.
The insuneCtos trapped twenty
five icdcralS In the municipal
building, then poured n CALLING
fire into the struCt ure, killing ali
OF them The regulars fought
galiantly TO their death.
The federal forces are commando
~ Colonel Arzamendi.
There are 200 Yaqui Indians in ~
-egular ranks under command ,
Chief Bule.
The rebel forces are under Genera
iaTcla, Cabral. Gandarita. Gire
'illareal. Ainze and MANAGE.
The federals sent to Parral for r,
nforcements, while messengers wei
dispatched by the rebels TO Genera
Aadero and OroZco. who are encamI
"a near the city of Chihuahua
Look for Ammunition.
Latest reports from the fror
tated that the rebels were runnin
hort of ammunition, and had mad
| night attack in an attempt TO 10,
IN ammunition train of the federal
Inc rebel forces quietly conceI
rated ABOUT Tres unknown to Il
ederals. The estimates of the ST;
u their combined force varies. b,
I is generally believed to be MOI
han 1000 men.
by forced marches the rebels su
Drlsed the garrison and a hand-t,
nand battle In the streets of the tow
ensued. '0''
In the march upon Ures the rebe
attacked the town of San Rata,
burning a large portion of II Iootfr
stores and carrying away a lar,
luantity OF foodstuffs and arms a,
ammunition.
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Jest PERIL
INES TO AIRMAN
&rHIN INCH OF KILLING
ON, WHO ESCAPED
UGEHS OF FLYING.
kITAIN. CONN Special

~ ITAIN, CONN., Special
= =, aimed Charles X
ViAtor. wednesday.
: ~ IN any thrilling feat
in a race between
- s. ~ 49,: er automobile and a
q = ~, s~5Serlin and MiddletOwn
t58o that the little man who
Ie~ 8oIn New York 20 Philadelphia
and back last year had the narrowest
Escape OF his life
Enough his machine was reduced
20 utnders and gateman's shanty
WAS overturned. Hamilton got of
atnout scratch. save dent in his
mai His wife and mother who were
win him in the auto, suffered moth
AhS more than n severe shaking up.
Just Came Home Ia Seek Rest
hamilton had spent the afternoon
40 Hartford and was on his way to
MS home here when the accident oc-
Cured. He has just returned from
aexico. and is seeking a little rest
4ntter some stirring experiences there
rertth the insurrectos His mother.
MRS J. Z. Beaudette. and Mrs. Ham
titon had-beeS to Hartford with him
Mrs- Beaudette sat on the front. be-
side Hamilton, who held the wheel
MIRA Hamilton was alone in the ton
mean.
There is a dangerous crossing on
me electric road nearing New Britain
.end Hamilton slowed down as he APP
Eoached IL. But as he saw no sign
the gateman and heard no toot
m any train ne put on full speed
pm 10 f-rCSs the tracks.
flst As the machine got to the
an electric train came rushing
ga curve. Hamilton slowed his
a. ~ me around so as TO run paral-
tn the train and tried to get
I. 4e tracks and out OF danger. But
hteman's shanty was in the way.
rs the train dashed by Hamilton
!. ded the machine into the shanty.
ting IT,
AUTOS Rear Wheels Cut OF
had swered the auto just enough
the way so that the train mere
on the two rear wheels. leav-
machine a wreck. for the coll
tn the shanty had smashed
49, q side OF the auto.
.- 3cident was witnessed by sew
<, IONS, for the crossing is near
lon. The train slowed down
Yrybody ran to the auto. fear
10 find ALI it's occupants dead.
when the ruins of the shanty had
pulled away and the HamiItons
hrs. Beaudette were helped out
ventory showed not even a cut
oruise worth mentioning
took the ruins Of the machine
Hamilton home and a carriage
q the trip for it's passengers
Hilton telegraphed for a new ma
e "Wednesday night