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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
ADVERTISE FOR
MISSING HEIRESS
And Man, Thought to Be Girls
com, Answers Through
Paper.

NEW YORK, Special am waiting
for YOU is the message contained IL a
paper today inserted, IL is believed, by
George :. Griscom, Jr., and intended
for Miss Dorothy II. &. Arnold, the
missing heiress.
The advertisement is signed
George and is thought to be an an
swer to a special delivery letter said
10 have been written by the girl to
Griscom in the Hotel Chalfonte At
iantic city, where the lawyers son is
staying.
If Miss Arnold has not written to
Griscom il Is believed that he has re-
ceived some sort OF communication
from her, probably through an inter
mediary The message is said TO have
assured him that the young woman is
safe and that he can expect to see her
soon.
The personal is as follows: Helen.
l am sure that all matters can be ar
ranged as stated in your special de-
livery letter il you viii only give ne
"A little time and help me accomplish
the result YOU desire. l am waiting for
(sgned) GEORGE"
The girls family, it was learned
here today, have put IL up TO the Girls
CONS I'm the strongest way to help -
move the mystery surrounding Miss
Arnold.
District Attorney Whitman declared
today that Mr.. Arnold had received
two letters from girl relating TO the
whereabouts of his daughter which
Mr.. Whitman refused TO say anything
further about the letters. The belief
that they contain Information tending
10 show that the missing girl is alive
was given a basis in the district at
torney's further declaration that ne
had found no evidence OF o crime in
the case.
"Mr Arnold furnished me nothing
that would show a crime had been
committed in the Disappearance OF his
daughter" said Mr.. Whitman.
John S Keith, OF counsel for the
family. was more outspokeu than Mr..
Whitman concerning the letters re-
ceived by Mr.. Arnold.
"One OF these letters refers TO the
kidnapping OF Miss Arnold and says
that she was taken out % the city"
he said.
Il can't say anything more about
them. hut I will make the statement
that things look very bad TO me. al
though L am inclined to believe that
Miss Arnold is still alive"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
GLASS AMUSED OVER STATEMENT.

NEWT GRIT NEWS, VA, Special
Congress Glass was very much
amused when shown today the quoted
statement OF Congressman Flood that
- GLASS; approved of the sugges-
Jion that there be no spea king dur
ing the senatorial campaign.
"Of course. 1 made no such state
ment," he said. The idea is ridicu-
lous. ] told Congressman Flood that
/ thought the best way 10 cOnduc,
the campaign was to appeal to the
people on the hustings. and that such
was the way i'm which / intended to
conduct my campaign"
prepared TO say yet what he thinks
of his chances for the Senate
THE campaign has not started
yet" he remarked.
Mr.. Glass left this morning for
Richmond on his way to Lynchburg.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
GIRL WHITE OR NEGRO?
STRANGE COURT PUZZI. Il

BALTIMORE, Special.-ILn order to
assist the court TO determine whether
Luella leftridge has negro blood. DR.
John Whitridgc Williams and other
physicians Of the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital made an examination of the girl
TO-DAY. She is an inmate OF a negro
orphan asylum, and her sister. who
was released from the same institu-
ton, claims that they are white and
mas instituted habeas corpus proceed
lngs 10 secure Luella's release After
the examination DR.. Williams said
that all the accepted tests showing the
presence OF negro blood had failed
save one. That one is the presence OF
black line across the finger nails
just around the are known as the half
moon. The presence of the black line
according To d.. Williams. is not con-
cIuslNe' pvt only raises a question as
TO the girls ancestry
Luella Leftridge and her sister. Fliz-
abeth. We're placed in ST. Elizabeth's
Home for Colored Children about sew
en- years ago. Elizabeth left when fif-
teen years old She is now nineteen.
States Attorney Owens declares that
In his belief the statute making inter
marriage between a white person and
one of negro blood to the thir.i eener-
alton crime would settle the cues
ton. and that after the third genera
ton one with negro blood in his vaIns
would be held 10y the courts to. he
white. DIR. Williams was unable To
say whether If there is any negro
blood in the girl il extended back three
generations or more
i attach no Importance to the hair
characteristics" said the doctor. "I
believe that the most important one is
Fermentation. And this ] found IN no
TTnptlreiy absent in the Leftridge girl
. IaS, Is no way for me to arrive at
49, e''i al conclusion. The lawyers will
nave to fight the matter out" VIII
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
GET HARSH REWARD
FOR THEIR HONESTY
NEW YORK. Snacial -THo NOR,

~s@W AONNNNs OPSSldi.-lWO men
carrying an automobile tire chain an
preached Patrolman John Raffertv' OF
the East Eifty-first Street Station at
3 o'clock last night at Forty-seventh
Street and Second Avenue.
We found this In the snow at
Forty-eighth Street and Third Ave
nue.. said one man. ''Whatll we do
Might take it around to the sta :
uon house" said Rafferty,.
Ihey did 50 and Rafferty, went
along. They were telling Lieutenant
Raynor about the fading OF the chair.
when Captain John w. O'Connor
walked out of his room.
, What's your name ," he asked the
man with the chain.
walter Hennings. live at 3OA
washington Street" was the answer
where's Washington Street?" de-
manded OConnor.
Downtown answered Henningr
Ihen he said he lived at 9 Bowery
Vania.
Captain O'Connor told the ueuten-
ant TO arrest Hennings Hennings pro-
tested that he had found the cbatm
and had brought il TO the station voiS
unfairly. O'Connor questioned the
other man, who said ne was Joseph
Cam biers. thirty years old. OF Cath
arine Street. a teamster.
Make prisoner Of him" Q'-on-
nor said TO Raynor. 'Charce thcn,
with being suspicious persons
a reporter for the World went IN
Forty-eighth Street and Third Avenue
and found the plain imprint OF the
SIlaln IN the snow. Raffo-ty oOrro-
oorated the statement Of the two men
That he had not arrested them. In the
night court they were promptly dis
charged by Magistrate Brown.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
SHIPPERS HEAVY
LOSERS BY DECISION

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Special
~ a decision HANDED down by the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day i'm the case of the Wheeler and
Motter Mercantile Company, OF St 10
seph, Mo, against Western railroads
hundreds of thousands OF dollars will
he lost by shippers who have filed
claims for reparation against the rail-
roads under the Burnham- Hannah
Munger rate case. known as the Mis-
souri, River rate case. decided by the
United States Supreme Court last Ot.
tOber.
The commission held today tina,
this decision did not apply TO ship
ments carried under the commodity
rates, but only TO traffic on class
rates.
AL claims for reparation filed with
the commission under this case on
shipments from the Atlantic coast TO
points in the Missouri River district
Will be decided i'm accordance with
the decision today.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02

elect the rev superintendent. The
report OF the committee on resOlu-
lions VIII precipitate a warm light
over the adoption OF the legislative
committees report in full. Several
leading officers OF the league have in
ctcated their intention OF fighting the
adoption OF the report without
amendment.
A resolution was introduced by
Thomas Whitehead, calling upon the
General Assembly to enact a law
making the place OF delivery of liquor
oy common carrier the place of
SAFE. This resolution was adopted.
such law, IL enforced, would pre-
vent the shipment OF liquor from wet
into dry territory.
The audit committee reported that
the accounts of the league were kept
correctly.
Rev. G. w. Perryman. of Norfolk.
won fame by his kind words for the
newspaper reporters.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
TRI-STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
MEETS.

RALEIGH. \. c., Special-The
number OF physicians attending the
Tri-State Medical Association meeting
in Raleigh was augmented today. and
there are nearly $50 present There
have been several new arrivals from
Virginia, which was already we'll rep
resented. The meeting today was late
in finishing the work of the days ses-
sion.
The annual address last evening by
President Joseph A. White, of Rich
mon6, was a delight TO the disciples of
Aescalpus, who heard It and is being
highly complmented today.
Until an early hour this morning
the doctors enjoyed a smoker rendered
in their honor by Raleigh's leading
social club, after Governor Kitchin
had extended the formal welcome in a
hearty address at meeting in Elks'
Temple.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
GARDNER ACQUITTED
OF BRIBERY CHARGE.

NEW YORK, SPECIALIZE ac-
qulttal of ex-senator Frank ]. Gard
ner upon the charge of attempted
bribery in connection with the anti
race track betting bills in 1908 writes
mis- upon criminal prosecution re-
suI'lhS from the work of the legisla-
tive graft committee. There viii b.,
no further criminal action taken as
a result of the charges made before
the committee that half a million dol
lars were raised at at a dinner AZ Dei-
monlcos in 1908 to fight the bills.
Gardner was jubilant today.
They never had ANYTHING on NJ, o.,
ne declared. II knew and my frien6s
knew they could never convict me he
cause / vas innocent There was no
foundation for the charges EXCEPT Cos
sip and political enmity.''
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
JOYS OF NEVADA

Condemned n may their cbotoo 90 a..
shooting OF
A legislative that
lie
Nevada not be a pleasan place
I Dot in (which
Inc man the right to pick They'll
seem almost Ike
must eniov the
cir cells vb.
lie way wish it
be bad mus
cell groWb reht
cor course he joyo
so oite0
as Well glad the
Eho SHOWS rope some poison a gun ~ "Ao 0e"
Pete" he
houH nave TO croak--how will done"
o v'ry living
a lands
fbss
Or fail to OF its - ~--0 P'@n
man crinna,
lie merry call. - go"
Or he wouldn't a a all A'' ADe~S nor act
cEs
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
DISASTROUS FIRE
SWEEPS TOWN
Find Charred Bcdy of Fireman
After Confagration Had Done
It's Worst-Hotel Guests
Flee in Their Night
Clothes.

WHITE PLAINS, NJ Y. Special
One man was killed, six others in
tured, and an entire block Of the bus
mess district Of White Plains was
wiped out by fire today which did
nearly 100000 damage. Hundreds
Of families were driven panic-stricken
from their homes attired only In their
night clothing.
For a time 1t looked as though a
large portion OF the city would be de-
stroyed.
Five fremen of the Hope Engine
Company were caught under q falling
wall All of them, with the exception
OF George Holp. were rescued. but
Helps body was pinned down by .
thick beam, and for more than an
hour stream Of water was kept
turned upon him to prevent his being
burned 20 death, while rescuers at
tempted to get his body free of the
debris. He was finally taken out and
hurried TO the White Plains Hospital,
where it was found that he had q
broken leg and a broken ankle. His
body was also badly scorched.
Find Charred Body.
IT was not until four hours after
the flames had broken out and fire.
men were searching the smoulderinR
ruins that they came upon a charred
body. II was so badly burned that
identification was impossible.
The authorities Immediately COM
menced to check off a list OF firemen
and tenants in the building to secure
identification in this manner
Captain Piggott and three OF his
men i'm the Suuthside Engine Com
pany were trapped on the third floor
of the Bell building when the roof
crashed in upon them. They were
saved by hremen with scaling ladders
after great deal OF difficulty.
The fire, which was discovered
shortly after ; a. NJ. burned with
great swiftness. and within half an
hour help was being summoned from
nearby towns.
Fire Started i'm Hotel
The blaze was first discovered in
the Lexington Hotel and was soon eat
ing its way through the entire block.
The guests in the hotel were warned
and they rushed 10 the street attired
in their night clothing. The weather
was very cold and homes of nearby
residents were thrown open TO them.
There were many narrow escapes
from death. The fircmen. while groD-
ing through the hotel corridors, came
upon woman unconscious from
smoke. The firemen were hammered
by the crowds which pushed forward.
The weather was SO cold that the water
from the hoses turned TO Ice upon the
streets.
The principal losses were: Admiral
Dot. hotel owner: Brandes Brothers:
John Bell, owner OF the Bell build
ing; Moreel Real Estate COMPANY
Margaret Carney. American Express
Company. MaTshalIs stables Clark
Grocery Company. Anita restaurant
and G. u. GrifTen
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
SHOOTS GIRL,
KILLS HIMSELF
Called Her Into Alley and Enacts
Tragedy Apparently With
out Cause.

PITTSBURG, PA, Special.-In an
alley In the rear OF n Nickelodeon on
the Southside, Harry Kemp, former
proprietor Of the amusement place
shot ticket seller, Marie Steinecke,
through the hand and then killed
himself by sending bullets through
his head and breast. All that will
ever be known about the shooting is
told by the girl. who is only sixteen
years old. She said Kemp asked her
to go to the alley. as he wanted to
tell her something. AS soon as the
two met Kemp began shooting. Kemp
was married and leaves a widow and
two children.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
BATTERS HEAD
FROM SHOULDERS
STORY OF ATROCIOUS
CRIME COMES FROM SHERIFF
OF DICKENSON.
RICHMOND, VA, specia

RIG H MOND, VA, Specia l.
Sheriff T. j. Fleming. of Dickinson
county, in letter just received by the
State Executive Department, an
nounces that a man of the name OF
Howell was atrociOusly murdered in
Wise county February 6th, and that
hended.
According to the communicat ton,
which does not go into many details,
TIS~-ell, who was a resident of Dick
enson, was taken from his home into
Wise county and there his head was
beaten off his body.
Twelve days after this bloody crime
his battered skull was found in the
woods. It does not appear that the
Governor has as yet been asked 10
offer a reward in the case.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
ITALIAN FAMILIES
FACE STARVATION

ROME, Special.-Governmen re-
lief measures were put under way to-
day for thousands OF idle workmen
throughout Italy. The families OF
Workmen are on the verge of starva-
ton, and many OF them have been
evicted from their homes.
Many local communities undertook
to relieve the distress by distributing
bread, but conditions have grown so
bad and want so widespread that
broader measures will have to be
adopted.
kilograms from Barletta today
stated that scores of f. m lilies there ar,
famine stricken. and that many are
Camped in the fields. having been
driven from their homes Tor the non
payment OF rent
\ general industrial stagnation pre-
walls in many parts Of the country.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
ROOSEVELT HAS
STRENUOUS DAY
THIS PROGRAM Is CERTAINLY A
TERROR" SAYS THE FORMER
PRESIDENT

CHICAGO, ILL, Special.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt was the center of the
celebration OF WashingtOn's birthday
in Chicago today and his program was
strenuous enough to satisfy his siren
uous appetite. When he got up this
morning he announced that he was
''fit as a fiddle" after n days rest and
nights sleep at the Union League
club.
Looking over the program, however.
he declared: This is certainly a ter
rOr"
Nearly everybody at the Union
League Club was sleeping three rows
az time when the former President
arose this morning and there was a
wild scramble to be at the breakfast
table Whom he reached II AT 7:3O.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
INVITE WILSON TO VISIT STAUN
TON.

STAUNTON, VA, Special.-Staun-
toms Chamber of Commerce has in
vited Governor Woodrow Wilson to
pay this city a visit and make an adj
dress on the occasion OF his visit TO
the University OF Virginia, March 18th,
but as yet no reply has been received.
Governor Wilson was born here and
a Democratic club has been organized
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
ARCHBISHOP JOINS WITH CAR
NEGIE.

PEORIA, ILL, Special.-Arch-
bishop ireland has taken issue with
Andrew Carnegie and other opponents
OF worlds peace. The archbishop
does not believe that the time for IN
peace has arrived yet. He
made this declaration last night at a
banquet OF the Creve Occur Club.
To-day the nation which dismantles
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
CHICAGO

CHICAGO. ILL, SpeciaI-Harrv
DlvoIet was killed and five other men
perhaps fatally injured when q COW
ereu passageway between a new build
ing ana an ola structure at State and
MADISON Streets collapsed early today
The collapse came without warrITS
plunging men fifty feet to the aII1
below. a."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
EXPLOSION DAMAGES
DANVILLE GAS PLANT
DANVLLE, va speciaI.-Hun-

DANFILLE, VA. SpeciaI.-Hun
dredS of windows are shattered
and one man Is suffering from seri-
GUS injuries as a result Of an ex-
piOsiOn I'm the purifying house of
the municipal gas plant late last
night. The injured man Ia Night
Fireman ). w. Durham. About
$4,000 damage was done by the
explosion and FIRE which followed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
ANGEL MARGARET
TO LEAVE HOSpIT Al

WASHINGTON ID. G, Special
want TO run around and play. And !
want to go home to mamma"
This pathetic little plea, from the Inns
OF a fragile girl of seven years who has
lain on cot at Providence Hospital
nearly two years. viii De gratified next
week.
Then little Margaret Nugent, or An
gel Margaret" as she has come 10 be
her dearest wish. to be taken back TO
her parents. at Alexandria. and reioin
her playmates.
since July (, 1909, this child. who
seems younger than her seven years,
ana who now appears even more deli
cate after months OF almost constant
suffering, has lowered near death as "A
result of burns from giant fire.
cracker. At times her suffering had
been so great as to cause her TO lapse
into Inconsistencies. and she has un-
uerSone Tour skin grating operations
She bore all this torture with a pa
thence and endurance that seemed so
Tar beyond her years that she has be-
come known among nurses and physi-
clans as well as by many visitors to the
hospital as Angel Margaret"
With the exception Of making earn
est pleas to be taken to her mother.
the little sufferer has hardly COM
planned Despite the care and atten-
ton laviShed on her, the flowers and
books and dolls brought her by plying
her nurses say, and she still wants to
leave all that behind her to return TO
her home.
The last operation was successful
The healing was slow, but move the
burns are nearly covered by fresh skin
and by the latter part of next week
physicians expect she will be able to
be taken to her home. Even then it
about.
Meanwhile Angel Margaret" is
counting the days until she Will be car
pital.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02

its ships puts itself TO gross humilia-
ton and danger of fatal disaster" said
the prelate.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02

a kind hearted old gentleman
found small boy crying and stopped
to see what was the matter.
What's the trouble, SOM" he ask
ed.
Tommy Brown hit me-" bOohooed
the boy. AN father he hit me be-
cause l let Tommy hit me, an Tommy
Brown he hit me again because / told
father. an now father'n hit me again
because Tommy Brown hit me the
second time. "-Lippincott's
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02

Nef3st shc SO Sb9 was seen twice
afterward--each time on Fifth Ave
nue.. walking downtown, tSWard Fiji
tieth Street. IT has been leakned that
she stopped once between those two
cross streets. and at Brentano's bought
q book.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02


At this afternoons session the fight
against the structures on the press
contained in the legislative commit
tees report will be resumed. DR.. Hat
cher has prepared a resolution, which
he will introduce. placing the respon-
sibility Of abuse of the press on the
legislative committee and not on the
convention. AS DR.. Cannon stated at
I the morning session that he was will
ing to assume the responsibility, il is
not seen how he can consistently op-
pose the adoption OF this resolution.
The Morning Session.
Devotional exercises, conducted by
Rev. A. T.. Kankan, opened this morn
ing's session. Statewide sentiment In
the different parts of the State Wa
the topic then discussed by delegates
The business OF the convention wi!
be concluded this afternoon, tonigh
being given over to speech making.
Reports of two Of the most impor.
tant committees will be made this at
ternoOn-that ON nominations anJ
that on resolutions. The former %
these committees will name the new
president and The executive commit.
tee, which wiIls At It's first meeting
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-03-25
A Fierce Night Alarm

il the hoarse, startling cough Of .
child, suddenly attacked by Group.
Oftsn IL awakened Lewis Chamber
lain OF Manchester, Ohio, (R. r. No.
- for his four children were greatly
subjsct to Group. ''Sometimes In &C.
vers attacks" he wrote, I'VE were
afraid they would die, but since We
proved what . certain remedy DR..
Kings Now Discovery is we have no
fsax. We rely on 1t for Group and
colds or for any other throat and
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fever, h grippe, whooping cough and
henapsrhages fly before 1t. 6Oc and
sl.oA Trial bottle free. Sold by all
dsalsrs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-03-25
Attacks School Principal

A severe attack on school princi-
pal, Chas. B. Allen, Of Sylvania, Ca,
Is thus told by him: FOR more than 8
years suffered indescribable torture
from rheumatism, liver and stomach
trouble and diseased kidneys. All
remedies failed till I used Electric
Bitters, but four bottles Of this won
derful remedy cured me completely" !"
Such results are common. Thous-
ands bless them for curing stomach
trouble, female complaints, kidney
disorders, biliousness, and for new
health and vigor. Try them. Only
6Oc, at all druggists.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-03-25

FOR SALE OR TRADE--A well To-
Gated, close in, good paying income
property In the city Of Salids. Inn
proved with three one-story brick
buildings; one two-story brick. Prop
erty has frontage on West Third st
of IS feet; depth $50 feet. Income
$l25 a month. Nets better than per
cent on price asked. Would consider
good ranch in Rio BlAnco, Routt or
Moffat counties In exchange. Write
C. 8. KnOdle, Salida, Colo.