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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-10
APPOINTS WOMAN
DEPUTY SHERIFF
MISS HENDRICKS PAYS AT-TEN-
I1ON TO DISORDERLN BOOZE
AND NAUGHTY PLAYS.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - Special. -
The only young woman in the South
occupying the position Of deputy sher-
III SO far as is known is Miss Gertrude
Hendricks, of Admission. Ala. daurh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Davis Hen
bricks.
She belongs to a wealthy family and
enjoys high social standing in her
native town. When sitting at her desk
with the handouts and her trusted re-
Volver within reach she presents a
pretty picture, this dainty blonde with
wealth OF sunny hair and musical
Southern voice.
Miss Hendricks says she is not a
SuHraSette, but just a plain, home
loving young woman. She can an
pear as demure as a sweet girl gradu-
ate and the next moment look a man
through and through and give orders
like an old stager in the enforcement
OF the law.
1t was this characteristic that in
duced Sheriff Brooks, of Calhoun conn
~, TO appoint her.
one reason she was appointed a
deputy sherin and placed in charge of
the Office was that there is ALWAYS
ABOUT a carload OF contraban whis-
key, beer and wine held awaiting or
uers from the courts in the county.
which is under prohibition. and SHEER
III BROOKS wanted a woman who couId
guard this without the temptation to
Whlch MS force of men have been sub
lected and some OF them have time
and again yielded.
She has entire charge Of the office
while the men are kept on outside
duty.
Miss Hendricks carries a revolver in
her chatelaine or shopping bag. She
promises to spring some surprises,
WhIcn mas put the 400" Of AnnIston
on the anxious bench. since II has
leaked out that she is studying the
nlceties of the statutes in their an
p1catton TO bridge parties and TO
spiked punch at afternoon teas.
She will visit the theaters and pic
lure shows in the capacity of censor
TO suppress things when thew get too
broad, and she says she will see that
proper limits are strictly observed by
both and especially in chorus features
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GERMAN AROOR is
SOMEWHAT COOLED
Agreement Probable About Moroc.
Coleman Maneuvers Stop,
English FlOtilla Sails.

BERLIN. - Special. - All Germany
military maneuVers have been called
off.
The first to be stopped were thos,
acar MadSeburg, on the grounds that
,ncre is a severe water shortage, due
80 the terrific heat. Despite the halt
n the mimic warfare the Moroccan
situation has lost consi derable OF its
hsQuieting influence.
Chancellor Won .lweC
ana Foreign Minister Won Kiderlin
Wachter. who held an important con-
-erSnCe with Emperor William on
BOARD the imperial yacht. Hohenzol-
lern, at Swinemunde returned TO the
capital, and cOincident with their re-
turn, reports We're circulated that the
situation was much less critical thai.
t has been.
While 40 official statement was
given out relative TO the Swinemunde
conference unofficial reports had il
that the Emperor and his counsellors
had arrived at satisfactory conclu-
Sl>1 upon course which Germany
Viii pursue IN the Moroccan emhroglio
and that an attitude, less nsenacing
To the serenity of continents. ..urope.
will probably be adopted ly Tins ma
ton.
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'DANCED UNTIL
THEY TAINTED

NEW K--Special.-As a result
OF several girls being stricken with
hysteria following a Marathon
dance" for prizes in Coney Island
dance hall, the police probably will
issue an order prohibiting such com
petitions.
The dance, under auspices Of the
Coney Island Pleasure Club. had been
advertised for two weeks IN COncy Is
land and Brooklyn, and was the Mn ST
event of its character at the resort in
two years.
Posters hung about the hall inform
ed persons who contemplated enter
ing that they would be required To
dance fifteen times around the hail.
or a distance approXimating two miles
and that the couples finishing first
second and third would receive prizes
When about ten laps OF the door
had been negotiated most OF the
dancers had fallen out OF step, and
with drawn faces, prOdding logged
~ along, unconscious of it. Then
with long drawn moan, Miss Nettie
Whitaker fell unconscious to the
floor. Two Of the floor judges car
ried her to a dressing room. She was
not yet carried from the room when
Miss Catherine COOney and Miss Doro-
thy Jones fell and were carried out.
The young women who tainted
while dancing were attended 10y DR.
Allen. Miss Cooney and Miss Jones
were able to go home with friends
but Miss Whitaker was unable to
leave the room where she was taken
until later. when a physician accom-
panied her home.
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RICH FRIEND FOR
BOY MURDERER
Appears Unexpectedly to Defend
Self-Confessed and Youth
full Murderer.

NEW YORK. Special Paul
Geldell, the seventeen year-old bell
boy, was arraigred before Judge
Grain to plead t. the indictment
charging himNwith having murdered
Broker William Henry Jackson in the
Iroquois Hotel, it was learned that a
rlch Hartford man had come to the
assistance of the seVenteen-year-o Id
slayer.
a lawyer. retained by the Hartford
man, appeared for Geidell and Sc
cured continuance of his entering a
formal plea TO the indictment. This
lawyer was John A. Gray.
The attorneys of record for Geidell
are Cleary, Averill and Short At
torney Gray told Judge Grain that he
had not had time to inspect the in
dlctment and would like to confer
with the mother of Geidell. who ar
rived here today from Hartford.
In view of these circumstances the
entering of the boys plea was put
over until tomorrow.
Under the law he can only plead
not guilty" to the charge against
him.
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WILLIAM y. PINKERTON TFIIS
OF HANDLING CORONN ALTON
CROWD-CAUSE OF CRIME.

Observation-Disclosures the ar
rivals on the Celtic recently. was
William m. A. Pinkerton, who has
been to London for some months
discussing and observing the r,ethou.
employed at Scotland Yards. tn
head of the famous detective aCencS
was much impressed with the mar
ner in which the coronation CrouE
was handled by the Eu4i.h ro fc-
W hen asked reSurUir- n.s cLs-r,a
tiOns, Mr.. Pinkerton said:
Ion coronation day I stayed foi
twelve hours in Scotland Yard" sale
Mr.. Pinkerton. and I was thunder
struck to find that not one complaint
of robbery or lighting was received
The crowds had been out all day anC
the previous night. and not one cas-,
of a piCkpOcket was reported. I have
never seen such efficiency.
"A crowd such as the coronation
crowd could not be handled as wei
rs the London police handled it by
anyone.
Moving picture shows and sense
uOnal novels cause such crime as IN
murder Of Broker Jackson by youu.
Geidel-especially the low pictur
shows VIII ere pictures Of robbery an,
violence form Oh" -"catest attraction.
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PASTORS WANT PART
OF LICENSE FEES

MIDDLETOWN, n. Y. - Specila. -
That love madness does not dIstrac
the attention of young couples from
their pocketbooks is attested to bv
clergymen of this city. Through the
Rev. j. A. COPYRIGHT. pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church, they have
complained to the Common Council
that their fees for officiating at mar
riaSes have been reduced since the
marriage license law went into effect
recently.
It's this way according to the Rev.
COPYRIGHT. In the good old days'' a
young man cheerfully gave the offici-
ating clergyman a fiVe-dollar bill. I'm
der the operation of the new law. the
50 is broken" when the young man
pays 81 for his license. Instead of
surrendering a fiVe-dollar bill intact
he slips off about 80 from the change
returned to him by the license clerk
and leaves the clergyman in deem
thought.
Mr.. COPYRIGHT appeared before the
Board OF Aldermen and asked that
clergymen receive twenty-five cents
out of the license fee for each mar
riage. The matter will be taken m
at the next meeting of the City Fa-
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HUSBAND KILLED AS
WIFE HAD DREAMED

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nights
ago AIRS. Mary }. Power, of 14I7 Race
street, dreamed that her husband Will
liam Power, a painter, had fallen from
the roof of the Cathedral, where ne was
at work, and the horribly mutilated
Dody brought home to her. She told
her dream to other members OF the
FAMILY and TO the neighbors.
Shortly after o'clock Monday morn
ing Power fell from the same roof and
was instantly killed, striking the
pavement rs feet below. Whether the
man was thinking about his wife's
terrible dream at the time, causing him
10 grow dizzy and fall, will never be
At the time Of the accident Mrs
rover. with her daughter, Mrs. Emma
hickman, was up town SHOPPING
ShoEtly after the accident a reporter
calIed at the Race Street home. He
was met by Mrs. Alfred Power. widow
or or one of Powers sons, who died last
Christmas.
kn what has happened" ex-
CANNED the woman as soon as She
learned she was talking to a reporter
Mr.. Power has fallen from the roof Of
the Cathedral and has been killed. 7
knew it Mrs Power had that dream
and now it is true" " ca -
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manner OF persons except those hav-
ing actual authority are excluded.
When the prisoners were first in
carcerated here" said Sheriff Kemp
m explanation this morning, II was
requested by persons interested I'm the
Commonwe side OF the case TO
let the prisoners have as much light
ana air as possible. especially Paul
Beattie. who had been i'll. With this
IN view L ordered the doors and win
dows OF the sherifr's office to be left
open as much as possible so that there
might be constant circulation OF air
through the Jail.
Idle Curious n Nuisance
II is my pleasure to do everything
Wlthln reason to assist the Common
wealth and to have all the prisoners
IN prime condition for the trial and
TO ahord them the proper treatment
under the circumstances, but we have
oeen so pestered by idle curiosity
seekers, inventing all kinds of ex-
cuses to come into the jail, and Dep
uty Sheriff Garnett has been so wor-
req with requests TO see the prison
ers, that have been compelled to
take some action.
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PRIVATE SAW INSPECTOR LOAF
ING AROUND STATION AND
TOOK HIM IN

NEW YORK. - Special. - Thomas
Brophy, Brooklyn Fire Marshal. was
on the way TO his home, 1872 Bradford
Street, at an early hour in the morn
ing, when he noticed a man lurking
in the shadow opposite the Miller
Avenue Police Station.
WHO are you?" asked the man as
Brophy approached.
why, I'm Tom Brophy," answered
the Fire Marshal.
Who is Tom Brophy?" asked the
man. Brophy, thoroughly angry
grabbed the man by the sleeve.
You had better come to the station
house with me-" said Brophy, and the
man willingly accompanied him.
DO you know this man." asked
Brophy OF Lieutenant Koeing at the
desk.
slightly" answered the lieutenant
He is our Inspector"
Inspector Stephen O'Brien, OF the
Eleventh Inspection District, then
turned and smiled sourly at Brophy.
Il thought your business was look
ing after fires and firebugs," he said.
Yes" said Brophy. holly, land also
looking for suspicious persons who
hide in shadows at this hour in the
morning. 1 live right near here and
don't care to have suspicious charac-
ters lurking around.
Before Brophy approached OBrien
he had watched him for nearly fifteen
minutes, and saw him peek into the
station house from all sorts OF angles.
1t developed later that O'Brien was
out on one of his many inspections in
the East New York section.
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CONVICT GOES TO SEEK
PARDON WITHOUT GUARD

RENO, NEW. - Special. - Warden
raymond T. Baker. of the Nevada
State penitentiary. whose theory that
conVicts can be treated in a human
fashion and will reciprocate, has.
made him known all over the coun-
try, gave demonstration of his honor.
system recently that astonished many
OFFICIALS and citizens here
Warden Baker came to this civ to
attend a meeting of the Board of
Pardons. Among the applications for
a parole was that Of J. II. Noble. who.
is serving a life term for killing a
man. The board was Interested IN
the plea he had sent and in the war
den's account of his good behavior.
and request was made that the man
appear in person.
The officials. in spite Of their
knowledge of the methods of Mr.. Ba-
ker, expected to see the prisoner
brought in by an armed guard. There
was great surprise when Noble walk
ed alone into the meeting The board
considered his case and reluctantly
informed him that it did not seem
proper to give his parole as vet. He
then went out alone and was seen to
mount horse that had been tied mn.
In the street and start in the 1ireca
uOn whence he came. Later the war
den was informed that he had re-
turned to his proper place.
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LABOR LEADERS
STILL IN CONTEMPT

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. July 81
You must take something YOU don't
Waht-a chance to tell why you are
innocent o. contempt Of court"
Ihis, in eject. was the order mad,
To-Day by justice Wright. Of the Dis
uict Supreme Court, to Samuel Com
pers. John Mitchell and Frank Nor
-lsoa, American Federation of Labor
officials, charged with contempt Of
court.
Despite Vigorous protests Of the la
Dor leaders attorney. jackson ii. Raj
ston. Justice Wright orders the fed
rFaCon officials TO submit formal AZ
s"ess under oath to the charges. az
sWer certain specific questions within
twenty days, or suffer the conse-
4uchOrS OF failure.
August 23d is the date fixed before
Whlch the labor leaders must answer
the charges under oath. No state
ment was made by Justice Wright as
10 tnelr punishment if they still re-
iuse 10 file the sworn answers. He
said:
The court would at that time de-
termine what further action is neces-
sary.''
Justice Wright explained his order
requiring the defendants to answer
the contempt charges by August 23d
as follows:
I must consider it established law
that such answer must be made. but
- - not INTENDED 10 tGce the de-
PENDANTS TO disclose anything against
themselves. 1t is merely comforting
an opportunity 10 meet the testimony.
II anords them an opportunity TO re-
lute the charges, now that a prima
tacie case has been made out"
For the third time this month At
torney Ralston told Justice Wright
the labor leaders will stand pat upon
their pleas of mot guilty"
lie said the labor leaders did not
want the opportunity forced upon
them TO answer under oath.
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OLD AGE PENSION
BILL IN HOUSE

WASHINGTON, d. c. - Special. -
Completing his measure with a radi-
cal clause for bidding the United
states Supreme Court to pass upon
its validity. Nictor l.. Berger, the So
claIst representative from Milwaukee.
introduced in the house today a bill
10 pension the veterans of industry.
The bill provides for a basic pen
sion Of 81 week for every man and
woman more than sixty years old.
The old working men and work
ing women" declared Berger. are
entitled to a living OUTSIDE of The
pocrhouses and without the aid of
private charity. If the Old parties
and the Supreme Court do not realize
this fact they will be wiped out of
existence, together with the old Con-
stitution."
Referring TO a precedent establish
ed 10y Congress on March 27. 1868
6erger's bill provides that the exsr-
Use of jurisdiction by any Federal
courts upon the validity of this act is
expressly forbidden"
The belief of the Socialist repre-
sentative is that his bill is perfectly
constitutional.
But some Of the capitalistic Su-
preme Court Justices may hold diff
terent opinions he said.
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al. MEN FLOCK TO
HUB CONVENTION
Coming to Boston From All
Points-Business Meetings
Start Tomorrow.
ROSTON NFACC

BOSTON, MASS, - Special.-Every
train brought delegations of the
5000 advertising men expected at tn,
opening tomorrow Of the conference
of the Advertising Clubs Of America
The delegations already here repre-
sent England, Missouri. Iowa. Mary
land, Texas. Montreal, Atlanta, Chi
cago. Toronto. New York, Kansas City
Montgomery, Cincinnati and San Fran
cisco. Great crowds are expected be
fore nightfall.
The members of the reception com
mittee are meeting all incoming dele
cations. The convention opens a;
lU;5O tomorrow morning at Faneuil
ttall. Addresses of welcome to New
England will be delivered by Cover
nor Foss. of Massachusetts, and many
others.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-10
ROANOKE HAS
A BLUE SUNDAY
Warrants Issued Today for Rail,
road and Street Companies,
BY Order of Mavor.

ROANOKE, VA.-Special. - About
forty warrants were issued and served
TINS morning by the Police Depart
ment against the Norfolk and West
ern Railway. The Virginian Railway.
ana the Roanoke Railway and Elec-
trio Company, the seven or eight auto
garages and all the livery and feed
stables OF the city for operating their
business on Sunday.
This action on the part of the Chief
or Police rs due TO an order from
Mayor Cutchin demanding that all
ordinances be enforced to the letter
and calling especial attention to the
railroads, street cars, livery stables
ana garages violating the Sunday
laws IT is thought fines will be as
seSSed in Police Court. and general
appeal Will be taken by all the per-
sons involved.
Two warrants were issued in each
case, one charging the proprietors
with working and the other requiring
employees to work on Sunday.
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PREFERRED Death TO
AGE AND POVERTY

NORFOLK, VA--Special.-W H.
Barnard. for more than a quarter of
century one Of Norfolk's leading
merchants, committed suicide Mon
day by shooting. The deed. well
planned. was committed in his store
on CRANKY Street near the corner OF
College Place, at GAS o'clock, just as
Joseph II. Hayes, a faithful employe
Tor twenty-six years, was opening up
for the day.
Mr.. Barnard was at the time sit
ting at a table in the rear office bal
cony Of his establishment. Hearing
the door open he leaned over to see
who was entering. Then he turned
back. and before Mr.. Hayes had gotten
twenty feet into the front of the store
the fatal shot was fired. The bullet
entered it's victims right temple. in
less than half a minute Mr.. Barnard
fell from the chair in which he was
seated and when Mr.. Hayes reached
his body life was extinct.
In a note found upon the desk at
which he was seated when the shot
was fired Mr.. Barnard asked that his
I body be turned over TO his friend. II.
d. Oliver, and gave instructions how
to remove il from the rear of the
store and through an alleyway, so as
to prevent it being seen by the Gu
rious.'
I did it for common sense" wrote
Mr.. Barnard in one Of the many notes
he left.
Faced with old age and poverty.
there was nothing else to do ne said
in another.
Among the notes on the table at
which Mr.. Barnard was seated when
he shot himself was a small Tesla
ment open.
Mr.. Barnard was native of Nor
folk county. having been born IN
Berkeley about fifty-three years ago.
He is survived by his wife and ter
children. nearly all of whom are here
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WOULD BAN SMOKING
IN PUBLIC PLACES

NEW YORK.-Special.- of
pipes. cigarettes or cigars i'm public
and semi-public places must cease.
That mandate came yesterday from
the officers and members Of the Nom
Smokers Protective League of Amer
lea, whose articles of incorporation
were approved by Supreme Court Jus
ice Bischofk Included in the array
of officers and directors of the organ.
lZation are many of the best known
educators of the country.
The object of the organization is
to prevent smoking in all public places
ana every semi-public place. such as
office buildings, etc. The directors in
clude: Professor G. Wilder, Cornell
University; DR.. Harvey w. Wiley.
Washington; David Starr Jordan
president Stanford University: DIR.
James X. Day, president Syracuse
University; ID. w. Sever, New Haven /.
Thomas b. Stowell Los Angeles. and
5. +. Beekman. Brooklyn.
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AVIATOR SAVES LIFE RY
FALLING IN STREAM

PITTSBURG, PA.-Special.-If in
ternal injuries do not develop. the
youthful aviator. Howard Levan. OF
Allentown. Pa, will be out of the hos
pital before the week is out. This
was the word from Columbia Hosnital
To-Day savlrP Levan, who yesterday
plunged downward 500 feet into me
little stream in Fern Hollow. at the
Braddock Avenue Aviation Field.
while trying out a new machine.
When rescuers reached Levan's sid
after the plunge he was lying on the
hed ci the creek, completely sub
'c'"eu in water and unconscious.
When he recovered consciousness
later he said:
How badly is the machine wreck
ed? l intend to fly it, and fly it
soon"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-10
RUSSIA AGAIN
BATTING JEWS
Private Communications Tell of
Attacks Upon Jews in Iso-
lated Provinces.

BERLIN. = Special. - Private dis
patches and letters received here nv
Jewish leaders say that Jews are be
ing attacked, robbed and tortured
throughout Russia. as if by a we'll
organized campaign.
Men, women and children have fall
zen Nlctims at kieff. Nijni-NovgOrod
and Moscow, and all appeals TO the
authorities have been disregarded.
The leaders here are required to Law
the case before the governments Of
EurOpe.
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KEEPS CLOSE WATCH
ON THE PRISONERS
All Conversations Carried on in
Presence of a Deputy Sheriff.
Allegations Cut Off
All Newspaper
Men.
RICHMOND. VA =

RICHMOND, VA. Special
On account of a newspaper article
appearing in a morning paper to the
erect that there had been Iaxity in
the care of the prisoners in the Beat
t tie case. and on account of the con-
' einIdI crowds which besiege the Jail
seeking to crafty their morbid en-
riosity, Sheriff L. II. Kemp, of Hen
rico county, has ordered the taiI Of
ice closed, even to the press, and all
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day that he expected before night to
como TO satisfactory terms with VIII
liam Hepburn Russell. He said:
"A conference has been Arranged
Tor this afternoon, at which the final
( arrangements will be completed.
am confident everything will be salts
| factory"
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TURKEY INTENT
ON MAKING WAR
Officers Called TO Active Duty Be
cause of Montenegrau Condi-
tiOns-Arms Landed.
Observation-Disclosures or

Observation-Disclosures Of
-..-. ...S ,,uO a.
ict OF tnc Country have been recalled
"a many leaves OF absence have
zen c@Dc,Iie1 on account If the Sit
auoG Gee the NcAtcus gran frontier.
-N-.itc the Cl-olis IF England.
rance ana Germany TO prevent war.
-drHcy = GYMS anCad with other
g., pafatons.
\ Turkish transport has landed n
i@rCiN o. arms and ammunition at
an q "NaEni. NeGu. an Adriatic porr
lst south OF Montenegro.
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Amelia Crops Parching.

AMEI'lA COURTHOUSE, VA Spe-
cial.--Farmers are deeply concerned
about the long dry spell and fear
much of the crop will be completely
'ost. There is already a marked short
age 10 the hay crop, and IL showers
40 not soon come the corn and other
products will certainly die.
1t is the longest and most serious
dry spell in this section for many
years.
The city cousins are now paving
country cousins a visit. and nearly
all country homes are filled with com
pany.
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BOY BURGLAR CAUGHT
AFTER SHOOTING MAN

BOSTON, MASS.-SpeciaI.-A how
isaac Spellman at 1862 Blue hin Ave
nue., near Franklin Park today. tried
TO rob Mrs. Spellman and her daueb-
ter and shot Harry Levine, who rush
eu INTO the store in answer to the wo-
men screams. Despite his wounds.
Levine and his wife, who had also mr.
ried in, held the youthful rober until
the police arrived. Levine was taken
to the hospital. He will recover.