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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-13
PEARY is APPROVED
subcommittee Believes That lie Reach
ed the Pole.

Washington. January i2.-Captain
Robert T.. Peary the Arctic explorer.
was to-day formally approved in his
claim for congressional recognition al
the hands OF IL subcommittee of the
House on Naval Affairs. The sub
committee. At an cXecutipc-~plcetinr Ing,
from which the two principal oppn,
nents of Captain Peary. Messrs. tob
erts and Macon, were absent adopted
a favorable report to the full commit
lee on the Bates bill which extends
the thanks of Congress to Penry and
retires him with the rank of Il rear
admiral I'm the Engineer Corps OF the
navy.
Captain Pcary now Is Hrty- three
wars old. and the action. ii ap-
proved by the House fuil commit
tee and agreed to by the senate, will
place him Immediately on the retired
list with about the same pay ($G,0
as he Is receiving ms a captain ON the
active list. This report probably Will
arouse lively discussion when II
reaches the House.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-13

tContinued .on wind page. }
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1911-06-01

geous1y decorated for the occasion.
Then they were driven through the
streets at head of long procession
of automobiles filled with merry folk,
who blew horns, rang bells, beat pans
and made such hullabaloo as to
cause the whole town to turn out and
gaze in bewildered wonderment
But perhaps the decoration of the
houses or apartments of the newly
welded ones is the most picturesque
feature of this strange mania for max
ing miserable the lives of the bridal
pair. A Brooklyn bride and groom,
on going to their newly furnished
apartment, found the walls covered
with neatly painted notices. Over
the outside door was an enormous
placard, WELCOME, Newlyweds!"
Over the mantelpiece was:
lis better to have loved and won
Than to be lonely Son of a Gun"
On the groom's dresser was:
tom, your Bachelor Days are past,
And you'll wear holeless socks at last"
On the brides dresser cleaned forth
in gold-bronze on blue backgrounds
Nell, amidst your Marriage Joys
Don't forget the Other Boysp'
And less sedate one was tied to the
potato-masher on the kitchen table,
This should be quite Freely Used
When your husband comes in
Boozed"
And now we come to a more seri-
Gus aspect of this bridal batting bust
ness. After the solemn nuptial rites
were performed at an Omaha wedding
last June the guests gathered about
the carriage in which the newly mar
r1ed pair were about to start out on
their wedding journey and began a
fast and furious rice-and-shoe throw
ing. The bride was struck in the face
by heavy shoe and cried out with
pain. The indignant groom raised a
protest, which far from being needed.
was the signal for further onslaught
from their frenzied friends, who seized
the horses heads and unhitched the
animals from the vehicle Then they
grasped the carriage pole and ran
Whooping through the streets, drag
glng the unhappy bride and groom
after them, while other merry guests
ran after or alongside the carriage,
making joyous din that caused the
injured bride to go into a state Of
Mysteries from which she did not re-
cover for two days, during which time
the honeymoon tour was postponed.
ut seemed to me-" she said after
ward, as though a pack of wolves
was after us, and it scared me nearly
to death But, of course. they all
meant we'll, and it was nothing but a
lark"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1911-06-01
p A Ii S A d. A N

she had not been given the protection
of those hundred and fifty mounted
policemen.
This brings me to the interesting
subject of the nuptial riot on a small
scale, where the guests themselves
and not the stranger public often do
such deeds under high heaven as to
make the angels weep. The wedding
pranks, of course, are always good
natured" and in this respect they re-
mind us of the Pyramus declaration,
eff we offend it is with our good
will" so that nobody is supposed to
object. If a sensitive bridegroom
OUT of the next couple to whose
wedding he is invited"
A fragrant case occurred in an Ohio
town, where, soon after the ceremony
and amid the din of cowbells and tin
pans, the bride was bounced upon by
stalwart young man and a strong
young woman of the party, and, amid
the shouts of the jewellers, was car
ried, kicking and screaming, to an
automobile, in which she was de-
posted. Then the elated kidnappers
scooted away at high speed, while the
poor bride begged and pleaded to be
taken back to her new husband But
her entreaties did not avil. She was
driven for miles and was kept sepa-
rated from the indignant and pursu-
ing bridegroom until after midnight.
When finally she was restored to his
arms she tainted away; but even then
her tormentors did not blench, and
while her anxious husband was bring
ing her to" they put in the time send
ing back joyous telephone reports of
the fun to the mirthful folk at home.
The burning desire to "get even"
lies at the bottom of many wild
wedding prank. Young couples upon
whom such tricks are played simply
blde their time, until the leaders in the
larks that took the edge off their
honeymoon delight are ready to go to
the altar in their turn. AS the we'd
ding day approaches the revengeful
ones lie awake nights plotting and
planning some new and wild piece of
wedding party folly, which they carry
out, to the discontinue of those who
have played tricks upon them
Revenge of the most summary sort
is sometimes taken upon young cou-
pies who slip away and get married
quietly, plan that is often adopted
in these days by those who fear to
become the victims of the wedding
jewellers.
A happy bridal pair in Pittsburg,
who had been among the leaders in
FRANKS OF this sort at the weddings
OF those in their set, eloped one day
and afterward returned to town to set
up housekeeping. Because of their
failure to notify their friends of their
marriage, they were taken from their
house, handcuffed and placed in a big
open touring car that had been gor-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1911-06-01

wedding OF Miss May GOelet to the
Duke of Roxburghe, at ST. Thomas
Church, in New York, where five
thousand women, dressed as for a
wedding though not among the in
vlted guests, bombarded the sacred
edifce in which the marriage was to
be celebrated, some of them going so
far as to descend through coal-ho1es
in the sidewalk to gain admission to
the ceremony, risking the soiing of
silks and the tearing of laces. When
the bride and groom came forth from
the church these women fairly mob
bed them. They sprang into their
carriage, they snatched at the orange
blossoms in the brides hair and
grasped the flowers from her hands.
Some of their escorts, as frenzied as
the women, seized the reins of the
horses and would not let them go I'M
til driven away by the police.
81 touched her dress' cried one
woman in fever of exultation.
Il touched her veil" shouted joy
Gus second
81 touched her hair" screamed
triumphant third.
Before the terrified bride and the
1rr1tated and indignant BRIDEGROOM
WHY PNl " 10 lI6lI way the
street had to be cleared by mounted
policemen
In its comment upon the affair "Gil
Bias, the Partisan journal called
these doing "the pranks Of barbar-
ians."
Hardly that But what did this
taneous tribute to the bride and her
escort? A display of friendly feeling
or affection? Not for one moment
1t was simply an outbreak of that
curious and frenzied mob spirit, which
is almost as prevalent in our big cities
as it is in rustic centers 1t was also
an expression of that desire to let
others know after the event that 81
was there and saw it." In no other
country in the world is that latter
lunacy SO prevalent as in America
The mob knows that many of the
folk who cannot 'be there" are as
curious as itself, and it likes to excite
the envy and admiration of those less
fortunate but none the less curious
ones who were not there
When ConsuelO Vanderbilt became
the Duchess of Marlborough, when
Gladys Vanderbilt became the Count
ess OF Ezechenyl, and when Eleanor
Alexander became Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., these mobs arose in
wild nuptial riot and crowded in upon
the unhappy pairs, and looked and
saw and were satisfied. There was
wild-eyed gathering of three thousand
men and women ready to crush in
upon and devour the Marlborough
couple before the church where they
were married. but the mob was held
in check by policemen with drawn
clubs. Even as it was, the bride was
frightened nearly out of her wits
The yelling, crushing five thousand
that besieged the Roosevelt pair were
only restrained from acts of violence
by one hundred and fifty mounted po-
licemen.
THE BRIDE" said one report of the
affair, seemed frightened by the click
of fifty cameras" Seemed frightened!
Were not fifty cameras and five thou
sand shouting, pounding people suf-
ticient to blanch the cheek of a ro-
bust man, let alone that of one poor
L.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1911-06-01
ding Batting
!. Millard, in June Delineator

Lam
seVe rbang, the famous Chinese
alch va VAS driving past fashion
York church, about which
deeora red a multitude of excited,
doing oeople. chiefly well-dressed
fi1e Tho were fairly mobbing a
IS lenn which sat a terrified and
81 nj Young woman and a plain
4 Young man, both of whom
Ding tq priv hors ao t brg 'f tb;s
'ta actcalIy impossible because
a,e crowd in the street. Po-
md small boys were shout
here was a great uproar and
8 III this disturbance? asked
II 81 4 Chang of his American COM
Are those two persons
God, irving to escape?'
the D laughed the American, who
less pl,Tng the sport. Its a we'd
;;l;,xL iey've just been married"
|. E : ~ .iiingp repeated the grave
,.;,. rend mandarin. what
80 COUNTRY! A man and a wo-
lx,,a,,, not be permitted to assume
eations without all this I'M
emonstration. How indeli-
& tell atel Well, that is purely &C
70 the national point of view
fra,,,, national sense of humor.
Ehora ms make more unseemly dem
|ar,les! ms at weddings than the peo-
doory other country, yet, on the
uch demonstrations are &C
Of Il to the great majority of folk
and out of what is known as
ny and they rarely fail to join
e. hol when occasion arises. We'd
lnks in which the bride and
are baited and badgered un-
are becoming more and
mmon even in polite circles;
eClally in the Middle West,
be frolic is sometimes carried
mes.
here is no particular part of
ntry that is exempt from the
1stom of batting the bridal
Even in staid New England
horse-play is INDUCED in at
., to the enjoyment of all
poor bride and groom, who,
ceremony, generally have
thought, and that is to get
ON their frolic some friends as
and quietly as possible. The
the nuptial rite, as Ii Hung
doubtless had in mind when he
It the mob before the New
hurch, is a most delicate and
period in the lives of a re-
3ung man and woman, and to
I rites turned into riots shocks
niger from far Cathay as we'll
some nearer nations. 1t is
where some considerate folk
II to perform uproarious acts
i that provoke, torment or ha-
at the least, a trespass and an
d we Americans are good-na-
We are also mercurial Sadly
st admit it, it is here in our
antry that what is harshly de-
ped as 'the mob spirit" finds
atest expression. We are a vol
quickly aroused and quickly
ed people. We are both Curl
q passionate. 1t is not alone
but curiosity, too, that brings
IN mobs together to burn ne
prlts. Of course, as rule. the
OF nuptial riots have little in
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1911-06-01

The wise man lets his wife have
her own way. 1t saves trouble, and
she'll get it anyway. And the wise
woman knowns that, and acts accord
ingly.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28


restore the state into the good graees
of an enlightened public.
We read.i in an Associated Press dis
patch an account Of the. unusual out
most praiseworthy conduct of one J.
A. Fike, who, interrupting the pro-
ceedings Of a summary tribunal about
to administer the usual treatment to
a negro ramst, prevailed upon the
members Of the mob to desist from
their design and deliver their prison
er to the duly authorized authorities,
for such punishment as the courts of
the state might later, in their wisdom,
decree. The remarkable feature of
the story is that Ffke is the father Of
the girl who was the negro's victim
and, under such circumstances, his
objection to lynch law and his respect
for the peace and order of his com
munity must bring forth the pro
foundest commentator.
1t would require unusual courage
for any citizen to thus interfere with
the proceedings of an infuriated mob
ana persuade it 10 release It's captive
But when this role is successfully en-
acted by the father of the victim,
who must naturally feel greater re-
sentiment than any other person, it re-
veals a remarkable and exceptional
type of moral stamina, and Mr. Fike,
OF Spring Hill, Kansas, must take
his place as among the conspicuous
heroes OF the day.
It is pleasing to note that the mem
bers Of the mob realized the virtue
OF Mr.. Fixes contention. They de-
livered the negro fiend to Mr. Fike
and he, in turn, conveyed him safeiy
to the sheriff Of the county. by whom
he was placed in jail to await due
trial by a jury. What sublime ex-
hibition of selff-control was this and
for Kansas citizens, too! Under such
circumstances. it may be easily mag
med that the father would lose all the
bearings Of prudence and decorum and
desire nothing more eagerly than the
privilege Of assisting in the speedy
dispatch Of the british creature who
had outraged his child
NJ. Fixes conduct stamps him
as a man out Of the ordinary. It is
of such stun that heroes are made.
Permit Us to hope that there win be
no miscarriage Of justice in the case
and that, If guilty, the forbearance Of
the father and Of the mob may be vim
dicated by prompt conviction and fit
ting punishment.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28
RoosEveLTs LAST STUNT.

Theodore Roosevelt's recent editor
ial in The Outlook, in which he calls
for a square deal for the big corpora
tons, has created little less than a
sensation throughout the country.
Such an expression Of fairness and
BUSINESS was not be expected Of the
Wlelder Of the Biggest Of all Big
Sticks. The sudden declaration of
the. former president has provoked
no end Of discussion.
Mr.. Roosevelt is detailed and ex-
plicit in The. declaration that, at the
time the Steel Trust officials came to
him, he was not misled as to condi-
tons that would ensue in the steel
and iron and coal business if the Ten
Inessee c mpany We're taken over, but
he declares that subsequent investi-
cation hal convinced him that he was
correct, and that the assurances Civ
en- him at the time were honest.
The former president mistakenly
urges in this article that mere big.
ness Of a corporation does not make
it bad; and It should be punished IN
der the trust act, for badness.
not bigness. Ills argument makes it
perfectly plain that he has felt it only
fair that he should come to the de-
Tense Of the Steel Corporation on the
ground that his own experience and
knowledge Of it have convinced him
that its offense has been in its size
alone--and that he refused to esteem
an offense.
The article is one Of the most Sc
we're that Mr.. Roosevelt has written
since his retirement from the White
House. He takes up the whole ten
dency Of the present time, in the en-
forcement Of the Sherman act. and
sweepingly criticisee the plan which
the circuit court has approved for the
reorganization Of the Tobacco Trust.
Attorney General Wickersham also
Comes in for implied treatment, be-
cause of his stand in the matter. The
governments petition in the Steel
Trust suit for dissolution alleges that
the former president was misled as
to the steel situation, and this is Civ
IN as one Of the features in the argu-
ment for dissolution. Mr.. Roosevelt
makes it plain that this, at least. is
no reason at all, because he was, in
fact, not deceived in any wise
This article Of Mr. Roosevelts and
the stand he takes on the corporation
question therein prompts some news
papers to tho suggestion that he Is
preparing a presidential issue for him
ser and that he PROPOSES to be the
candidate of the trust element for a
third term IN the presidency. This
IS scarcely to be believed because
whatever may be Mr.. Rooseyelts PEI
culiarities, he has never been accused
Of being q fool; ana surely a man who
Would seriously run for the presiden-
CIV as the avowed champion Of the big
corporations would be universally
pronounced Of unsound mind How
ever this may be. Mr.. Roosevelt has
certainly taken q surprising stand in
defending the Steel Trust merger, in
decrying the prosecution Of the trusts,
and in criticising the president and
The attorney general for proceeding
against them
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

Editor Stanley-of Dublin, who is a
candidate for labor commissioner, is
in every essential detail worthy of the
position he is seeking, He has the
ability is made of that sterling ma
terial So badly needed in high Off
cial life and the people Of Glynn
county VIII make no mistake in giving
him their votes.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

The chances are If OBerry had
been man Of money he might at
least have had his case carried to the
supreme court. The poor. penniless
devil, in this country of boasted free
dom without a dollar in the world,
guilty or innocent, is in bad trouble
when he is charged with a serious
offense.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28
Hsa VICES AND Hra Virtues.

Kansas has been more than ordi-
nariE in the public eve the past few
weeks. The undesirable attention at
tracted to the state by the tar and
feather outrage at Lincoln Center has
scarcely passed its zenith, when we
read a most remarkable story from
Spring Hill, which assumes quite a
different phase and will do much to
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

The News would like very much for
the city council 70 look into the pro
posed plan Of having the A, B. & A.
brins that Northern mail to Bruins
wick by an early morning train. This
idea of getting the mail in the after
noon is hard knock for the Bruins
wick business man,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

The over-trning of the lighter con-
veying several automobiles across the
Aitamaha river Sunday afternoon is
another very strong argument in favor
OF that bridge.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

All well, we folk who cannot indulge
in turkey and cranberry sauce on
THANKSGIVING have the pleasant sat
isfaction of knowing. too, that we will
not have 10 eat turkey hash for three
or four days thereafter.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

" ANTED-Active man in each Ie4
callty to Join this society and intro
uuce our memberships. Sick. acct-
del1 death benefits. $50 to $500
monthly Box XX-293, CovjngtonJ
zI-2G
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

According to the Merritt brothers,
it only took John D. Rockefeller about
ten minutes 10 relieve them Of some
ten millions in securities. Slick as
oil!
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

After all. samuel Gompers man
aged to hold on to mis- toga and he
again heads the American Federation
of Labor. Sam is some fighter as the
republicans Of Maine can bear wit
ness.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

Perhaps Walsh would rather be Ill
IN MCPHERSON hospital than we'll in
the federal prison.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28
Want Column

"ANItaD-Everybody to know that a
J. BeTnhaTdt & Co. is the place -
Oay wood and coal. and if you ara
sAng to build consult them for
pliees On lumber. laths. shingls=
ana brick. Phone 5e4.
1925 to 11-z3. +
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

Nine gallons of WHISKY has been
seized in or near Rome. Evidently
some of those Romans were arrang-
ing To have egg nog for Christmas,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

The gubernatorial candidates are
well into the last quarter dash and
it seems to be anybody's victory at
this stage of the gamer
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

Really and truly II is time to think
about that shop early business. It's
less than a month until Christmas
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

These tell-tale love letters written
by Mrs. Patterson 20 her husband
stand as fingers Of guilty in spite of
her testimony.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

There is only one safe guess in this
gubernatorial election and here goes:
1t viii either be rope, or Joe, or
Dick.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

MEN WANTED TO learn the barber
trade. An important announcements
lust no We each by free vo.k
ana save years of apprenticeship
Tools given. Wages in finishing
department. No better work. Jobs
always waiting, See our offer. The
Moier Barber College, Atlanta, Ga. /.
1l-Sx
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

II seems to be a real labor on the
part of some of the delegates to the
labor federation in Atlanta to keep
down free fight.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

FOR GOOD OAK WOOD, for rich
lightwood, for charcoal, phone Jas.
Griswald Wood cut to any measure
and promptly delivered to any part
of the city Yard F and Cochran
avenue. Phone 304. 12-4
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28
TELEPHONES.
OFFICIAL 0PoAN OF

Mynn County; City Of Brunswick
the UniteA States Court Of B@Ak-
rdptcy for This District.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

Brunswick has some cotton ship in
port this morning all right, all right.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

PAY YOUR CITY TAKES NOW
NOV. 30. 1911 LAST DAY.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

Verify all roads lead to Savannah
this week.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

EXPERIENCED PAINTER and n.nan
hanger wants work by the day or
Job Address Til. Nawrockf.
Burns House.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

AosI-on Thursday morning a green
plush jeWelry box with a diamond
brooch in i. Finder will be re-
@afaed BY returh..lg it to Mrs. Dun-
can Wright at 1I1s Newcastle st
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

Correspondence solicited, but 70
recaivs attention. letters must be 40
conpanied by responsible name
GOT fer publication but as guarantee
OF good faith.
Rejected communications Will DO
Saturned il accompanied by postage.
Remittance shsuld be made By
postal note, check, money order or
registered letter. Address.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

PAY YOUR CITY TAXES NOW.
NOV. 80. 1911 LAST DAY.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28
Two out Of Three is Good.

TWo U0t on IhTee Is Good.
There IS am orator down in Way
cross who spoke for Joe Brown in
one campaign. Hoke Smith in the
next and is now for Pope Brown Tho
best feature Of this for Pore is that
The speaker has heretofore picked the
winner Savannah Press.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28
suBsonIpTles RATEs.

Terms II satsssRtsSn II the cssV,
and hy mail free sf charge to ali
uaAts II the United States and Can
ada. Mexico, Porto Rico, Guam. Phil
lpplne Islands, Cuba and Hawaiian
Islands.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28
FOR SALE.
RuEPER STAMPS
steel Stamps,
Seals, Stencils,
sHetsl Lettsra. ste.
w. 3. FAlN. CITY HALL

PULLMAN BREAD. the best made
FABER'S. Phone 374.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-28

a Tammany candidate for judge has
actually been arrested on the charge
that he bought the nomination. How
many Tammany candidates haven't
paid well for their jobs in the past?
Americas Times Recorder.