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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
FAILED TO MAKE
PROPER ENTRIES
RICHMOND VA-(Snacj.s

r c H MOND, VA.,-(SpeciaI- -,
questions today came thick and fast
from counsel for the defense i'm the
case or the Government against Phil
U. Kelly, Inc, which had another in
ming in the United States District
~SoUEtn and UNCLE Sans witnesses were
compelled to Keep their wits about
them.
The Kelly Company is charged with
VIOLATIONS of the revenue laws-or.
ing 10 make proper entries of the re-
celpt or liquor in it's capacity as a
wholesaler and rectifier.
Major M. ]. Enright, the revenue
oIncer who on yesterday testified to
seeing some 10000 gallons. of corn
whiskey carried into the Kelly estah-
nsnment, had somewhat nerve-rack-
ing hour under REORGANIZATION at
the hands of II. NJ. Smith and George
A. Hanson.
The object OF these attorneys was to
weaken the force of his testimony and
to convince the jury that the major
really couldn't actually prove that
what he saw was whiskey or that the
four-gallon jugs had anything in them.
~ they were empty, why. of course,
the charges fall through. But the wit
ness seemed firmly convinced today
that all outward signs pointed to the
fact that the receptacieS contained
corn whiskey.
Other witnesses who followed were
9. p Carter, deputy revenue collec-
tor, and b. F. Atkins. special gauger.
who assisted Major Enright in watch
ing the movements of the defendant
concern. These officials also were
quizzed closely. and at times in a
fashion which made them do some
quick thinking.
Through all the line Of interroea-
tories appeared a purpose to disprove
their assertions that the jugs contain
ed booze.
1t is believed. however, that aside
from these quibblings. the Kelly Com
pany viii advance a technical de-
tense and that this will largely involve
the question as to whether entry must
De made In case OF the receipt of IL
quors In receptacles containing less
than five gallons.
Much Will depend upon a decision
wnetner the wagonload OF liquor is to
pe taken as the unit OF the separate
jugs making up the load.
me court adjourned at 1880 p. M.
ana the trial was resumed at p. M.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
HIGHER COURT
REVERSES PATENT
NEW YORK CIRCUIT COURTS
RULING ON SELDEN PATENT
IMPORTANT TO TRADE.

NEW YORK Special.-The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals. for
the Second Circuit. gave a decision re-
versing the action of the lower court
In sustaining the validity of the Selden
patent on automobiles The eist 81
the upsetting of the patent was to tho
effect that Selden had a patent on n
car that made use of the Brayton
tWo-cycle engine, which was of the
constant pressure type, but that his
patent could not be considered as COW
ering the Otto gas engine. of the four-
cycle, constant volume type.
Moreover, the Otto used a carburet-
ter and electric ignition system. things
not provided for i'm the Selden patent
therefore, IT was ruled, the defend
ants IN the case, Henry Ford and Pans
hard q Levassor, among others. do NOT
infringe on the SelGen patent.
RMS ruling is of great importance to
the automobile trade.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
ARRESTED AS HE
STEPPED FROM TRAIN
NEW ENGLAND MILLIONAIRE Is
Oh 1LH WITH USING MAILS
TO DEFRAUD CREDULOUS

ROCHESTER, N. Y.-Special.-Un-
able TO obtain bail Of $4,000, Joseph DE
Champlain, president of the New Eng
dent of this city, is in the lock-ul
charged by United States postal ON
Gals with using the mails in a scheme
to defraud.
Champaign was arrested in the rail
road station as he alighted from the
MontrSal Express, and was about to
in the station FIVE hours for the de-
layed train. He was on his Wav r.
Provldence to attend a meeting today
1t had been planned to Dust him from
me presidency and reorganize the con =
IN Ine complaint signed by Postofffcs
Inspector w. w Stone OF Concord II
Cnamplain is accused OF having obtain
ed at least $66O,0OO from credulous in
Vestors' mostly people OF small means
through alluring circulars semi tbroueI
the mails. . -
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
DISASTROUS FIRE IRE Il
IN CINCINNATI
Assisting Inmates to Escape, Are
Caught in Burning Building.
They Slide From Seventh
Story by Means of Ropes.
$1,500,OOO Damage.

CINCINNATI, -SpeciaI,-One
man Is believed to have persisted
ana ten others were injured and
5OO men and women banauefers
were compelled to fee for their
llVeS as result of a fire which
destroyed the 100000 Chamber
OF commerce building In the
heart of this city's business dis
trlct last night. While the ruins
were still smoking today rescue
squads of police and fremen set
to work searching the smoking
ruins
At 7 o'clock today the police de-
ciarec mat every person in the build
ing with the exception of Night
Waterman Reardon had been ac-
counted for. although earlier reports
had 1t that Vice President Marshall
and Secretary SibbOld of the grain
brokerage firm of Early & Daniels
the biggest in the city, with offices
in the demolished structure, were
Nothing but the blackened, grim
walls today marked the pride of COM
mercial Cincinnati, and these were
warped and twisted by numerous ex-
plosions which marked the progress
of the fire. They were believed to
have been caused by broken pipes
conveying natural gas.
The damage is estimated at approx
imately $1.500,00O.
The offices OF the Cincinnati Stock
Exchange and the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad were in the Cham
Der of Commerce building and val
liable records were destroyed in the
fire.
Ragged Until After Midnight.
The fire. which was discovered
shortly after o'clock last night, RACED
until long after midnight before IT
was completely under control and be-
Tore threatening destruction TO ada
cent structures was averted.
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There were numerous hair-brea dth
escapes TO the 500 banqueters in the
club rooms, all of whom were COM
PEELED to flee for their lives. leaving
behind coats and wraps
Two banQuets were in progress-
one given by the West End Business
Mems Club and the other by the Ac-
cident Underwriters Association of
Cincinnati
The most seriously injured were
Mrs. Adams, an employe OF the Rusf-
ness Mems Club, which had quarters
on the seventh floor; Peter Giseker,
a fireman, who was cut about tho
arms and legs; Emil Maggie. a specta-
LOT, struck by lying debris; Captain
Betcr O'Neil, OF Fire Company No.
struck by beam; Anthony Boax. les,
fractured: John Finneran. commissions.
august GruDbo. burned; Fireman
Schonaker, burned and bruised: Pc
lice Operator George Abel. .-..lndad
explosion while dragging Ii unco,
sclous fireman TO safety and Fireu;,,,
Iony Brooks, struck by flying debris
Although many Of the diners wor>
bruised in the mad rush for exits
none OF them was hurt seriously
enough TO require hospital treatnnent
The fire, which was discovered in IT,
kitchen of the Business Mems Club on
ths SeN enJh floor. spread with great ra-
pidity.
Caught by the draft in the elevator
shatt' IL swept both upward and down
ward simultaneously.
Flremen and attaches OF the build
ing worked calamity in assisting the
representation occupants to safety.
Some Of the fremen remained In
the blazing structure until their exit
was cut off by the flames and thev
mao to slide down from the seventh
story by means Of ropes. Theusands
or spectators gathered about the
building during the blaze and il re-
CURED the efforts OF a strong force of
policemen TO hold them in check.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
LATHAM BARELY
ESCAPES DEATH
DARING FRENCH AERONAUT HAS
HIS MACHINE BROKEN INTO
SPLINTERS.

SAN FRANCISCO Special At
tempting to alight Wednesday after
noon after encountering adverse
winds. Hubert Latham. the daring
trench aeronaut, descended suddenly
and crashed into the fence. narrowly.
escaping death. His Antoinette mon
opIahe was completely wrecked, but
the aeronaut sat among the debr-is
without a scratch
Early in the afternoon Latham
made short exhibition flight to try
out the air currents, and an hour
later he set out on his second and
disastrous trial, with the. intention OF
trying some target-shooting. lie had
shotgun within easy reach when
the smash-up came
Yesterdays exhibition developed
nothing of spectacular nature.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
SAYS MOTHER-IN-LAW
BOSSED HIM IS YEARS
0EW VNDu

NEW YORK Special "Judge.
your Honor, If you had to listen to
the continual grumbIing and fault
hnding of your mother-in-Iaw for
eighteen years what would you do? !
reckon you would have done just what
! did-drink. Do you blame me?
Why judge, when my son Charles
was three years old she slapped his
race because he is SO much like me-
She is seventy-two years old. but she
owns my family and me. Her word
is law In the house, and won't stand
for 1t any longer" said William Cur
rem. of 151 Snyder Avenue, Flatbush.
yesterday In the Flatbrsh Court
where he had been taken on a sum-
mons obtained by his wife charging
MIN with INVESTIGATION and threaten
ing 10 kill her.
TJudge." ne continued. I'VE were
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
MORGANFIELD VISITS BRISTOL.

BRISTOL, Va Special The
bandit and train robber, MorganfeId
is to speak in Bristol next "Wednesday
ne having leased the Bernstein The,
alter In this city for that day.
Bristol may have a new theater
soon. Harry Bernstein, formerly of
richmond. manager Of the local play
house, has gone to New York In The
interest or movement to have a mod
ern theater erected here before an
other season. Mr.. Bernstein has so
tar given the people OF Bristol the
nnest shows Il has ever had, and has
MADE good as manager. 1t is believed
modern opera house. Bristol vives
larger houses for one night stands
than some OF the larger cities OF the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
DOCTOR CURES HIS
PATIENT BY TELEPHONE

HARRISONBURG, VA Special
The Rev. j. w. Lantz, a Brethren
minister, of Orders. last night drank
a large quantity of poison. mistaking
it for his medicine.
His condition became desperate
and no physician or druggist could
be reached in town.
A physician living some distance
away, who was called by telephone
gave instructions by wire as TO the
administration of antidotes. saving
the clergyman's life.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
POST AND HAWLEY
TO RETAIN TROPHY
INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTqCAT,
FEDERATION REFUSES To CON-
SLIDER GERMAN PROTEST..

PARIS.-Special. Augustus Post and
Alan Hawley win retain the Interna-
uonal Aeronautical trophy, won by
them during the International balloon.
races from st. Louis In October, 1910.
This was made positive when the In
ternational Aeronautical Federation
declined to consider the protest lodged
against the bestowal OF the trophy by
German aero club.
The protest was termed Irregular
the federation holding that the protest
should first have been lodged in Amer
lea. Hawley and Post flew from St
Louis TO point I'm Saguenay, District
OF Quebec, claiming to have made
1856 miles.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
ELECT SENATORS
BY DIRECT VOTE

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
Before the present week ends there
VIII be before the Senate report writ
ten by Senator Borah, with a favor
able recommendation from the Com
mitteC OF: Judiciary for the Dassa pc
OF the joint resolution providing for
Il constitutional amendment that will
permit the election Of Senators bv di-
rect vote OF the people. The favor
able report on this resolution was or
dered after long conference in com
mittee at late hour yesterday after
noon by vote of s to 3. Eleven OF
the fifteen members of the commit
zee were present, and the only votes
east against the resolution as framed
D" the subcommittee were those OF
Senators Depew, Nelson and Dnling-
ham.
Two principle amendments were
offered. one. by Mr.. Nelson. provided
that in the Constitution itself the man
ner i'm which the election Of Senators
should be conducted. underr control
OF the States, should he set out. The
amendment Of Mr.. Depew provided
Tor universal qualification of electors.
which had the effect Of taking the
manner and method OF electing or O..
the jurisdiction of the States anG g.
ting II forth specifically in the con-
stitution.
Cause of Controversy.
me entire controversy turned upon
the question whether Congress or the
respective States should control the
election IL became apparent early in
tAe committees discussion that the
majority was in favor of the terms of
the resolution as reported by the sub
committee and which provide that the
qualifications for voters shall be those
provided for voters at elections for
state representatives.
southern Senators particularly were
opposed 20 both the proposed amend
ments on the ground that they would
nave the effect of multiplying acts of
their state Legislatures concerning
the right of franchise, and would
prove more obnoxious than the old
force Dill which the Republicans vain
~ endeaNored TO pass through the
senate IN the early COS. Progressive
membe OF the Senate also refused to
accept these amendments. and when
the vote was taken the three Senators
named were the only ones who gave
support TO the proposed amendments
me opposition to election of Sena =
Tors by direct vote is stronger in the
senate than in the committee. and
with this strength behind the opposi-
uon, IT VIII be an easy matter to pre-
vent vote from being taken.
The fact remains. however. that
never before have the friends of this
constitutional amendment been able
10 get resolution out of the commit
zee with any kind of a report. The
house on several occasions has acted
aIllrnauvely on the proposition.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
S5O,OOO FIRE IN SYRACUSF

SYRACUSE, N. y Special Fire
totally destroyed the three-story build
ing at 240-246 North Salina Street
early today and required the entire
lighting force of the city to extinguish
II. Property valued at $4,000 was
destroyed, and four firemen overcome
one OF whom, Francis Dillon. stiu lies
in a precarious condition at ST. To-
seph's Hospital.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
WOMAN DEFAULTER
COMMITS SUICIDE

BUTTE, MONT Special Mrs.
Nellie G. Eimberg, first reader of the
Christian Scientist Church of this
city, committed suicide following A
vain effort to secure a loan from a
bank to make good several hundred
dollars Of savings which her husband
had entrusted to her, and which they
had promised the trustees of the
church as loan to fund for a
church building in this city.
Apparently, rather than confess to
her husband that she had spent the
money, Mrs. Elmberg purchased
strychnine, went to a hotel, rented a
room, swallowed enough OF the poi
son to kill twenty men. and. without
removing her clothes lay down upon
the bed and died.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19
MORBID CROWD
STORMS COURT
Accused Woman Delighted at In
terest Dlsplayed-Her Lawyers
Resent Her Attempts to Take
Charge of the Case and
May Quit.

WHEELING, w. VA Special
Anticipating the most sensational evil
dence yet given in the trial of Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Schenk, who is
charged with placing poison in the
food and medicines Of her millionaire
/ husband, John O. Schenk, the biggest
crowd that has so far been brought
out attacked the Ohio county court
house today. Overwhelming for a time
the additional guards which had been
placed about the building and the
room by direct order of Judge Jor-
dan.
Mrs. Schenk. attired in the same
gown she has been wearing and car
rying several law books. in addition
to her bulky note book stepped iaunt-
ily into the room. accompanied by a
deputy sheriff. and seemed to enjoy
the tumultuous struggle of men and
women for seats. But only for a short
time Then in a busin esslike manner
she opened the books and began scan
ming the notations in the ledger.
Her Lawyers DlspIeased.
1t was reported shortly before court
opened that one member of Mrs
Schenk's counsel IS Directing to her
dominating m. -AcI # conducting the
defense herseif a.d is threatening 10
withdraw. He is q sDleased at the de-
PENDANTS determination TO master
criminal law and handle the reins of
the defense. Mrs. Schenk spends every
spare moment in her cell porting over
Jaw books, and before she had her
breakfast this morning she requested
seNeral volumes on criminal procedure
ana rules for presenting evidence.
am more confident than ever and
am feeling fine declared Mrs.
Schenk as she left her cell.
i
her race and into her eyes as Prose-
cutting Attorney Handlan hustled into
the court room prepared, as he said.
10 add further h..ns in the chain bv
whlch ne hopes to drag Mrs. Schenk
into prison.
Among the first witnesses to arrive
was DR.. Frank Lemerinc Hump. rhe
dapper young physician who was re
sponSble for the arrest Of Mrs
Schenk upon the poisoning charge.
br Hupp was prepared for a hard
session upon the stand under the
Sruelling fire of cross xamination.
me testimony so far adduced with
its tales of plots and counterplots
wherein the alleged prisoner matched
her Wits against the subtle and cum
hing minds of those who were trying
10 save SchenS from death and in
crlnlnate his wife, shows that the real
battle has just started and that il will
eclipse any other case of its kind in
the annals of criminal court history
in West Virginia. The State claims
to have already built up a strong
case.
The prosecuting attorney held con
terences in his office with Herbert O.
baer' druggist and chemist. who
made tests of medicines administered
to Schcnk said to contain poison; DR.
T.. J. Burns and DR.. J. T. Thornton
who we're called into consultation with
Or. Hupp during Schenks illness. be-
fore court opened, and it was reported
they would be called to the stand
during the day
SENSATIONAL evidence was expected
- Kline, a reported Pinker-
8ke. who. under the guise- OF
Trained nurse, got into the conf
dence of Mrs. Schenk.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19

He-'Do you remember anything OF
your first lover?"
She-'Yes; he has always been
green in my memory"
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Yet gloated in the fact
~ aFdSdEodged work in the shoe
account of his injured knee
but Hhimsically declared that his per
versity had landed him on the rock
pile two years or more. yet he had
never oeen allowed to walk on the
rocks he had broken. These were
mixed with cement for certain walk
ways that knew not the thumpings OF
mis- crutches. He had TO move around
IN a region Of cobblestones.
Everything they do over there is
lake. sweepingiy exclaimed the
Nengeful orator. If they told the
fFortfT-y you would go over there and
fnch them. I would like to march
skeletons of the thousands they
I've murdered here before Won. TIE
bod IS not at for hogs"
Mr. Morganfield declared that there
Ds a vast deal OF politics in the peni-
<Ary. lie said II cost the shoe
any $4,000 a year every time
legislature met It maintained a
The inference was that this
Il was used to keep a grip on the
knows Crooked Politics.
great deal OF mirth was created
MS worda: Il know something
out crooked politics in Virginia"
NJ. MorganIeld minated that the
OF raoney sometimes went far to
Nvicts out of prison. He said
55 lselE had had the subject
q IN connection with his lib
prisoner wept into many
c'' - :, II could
md he
Il am
: -. Y. 4 ~ af hope |
old |
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eontinued. that
day when / got
humorously.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-20

when the young man returned home
almost Boosting of having killed his
wife in Italy had something awe-in-
! spring in it's loneliness. Here was a
| highly respected man, of good south
ern family, who had attained a posi-
ton Of trust and responsibility in the
service of his country, who had
brought up bright boy, with all the
| care and solicitude of a refined home,
| lavishing affection upon him, hoping
great things for him, and suddenly all
these hopes were swept away and in
their place he must needs forge for
! himself a solitary grim hope-that of
saving the boy from the disgrace of
murderers death.
Gen. Hams Pathetic Figure.
Another heroic figure-herOic be-
cause Of the way it stood firm in the
tempest of tragedy swept about it
was that Of Gen. Peter c. Hams, ia
Their of Capt. Peter G. Hams and
Thornton Hams. When Capt Hams
killed the man he believed had wreck
ed his home, and he and his brother
! were accused of conspiring together to
commit murder, the old fathers fight
| ing blood rose and he turned like an
old lion to defend his cubs In his
eyes his sons deed was justified. This
point Of view was shared by large
number of people, women as well as
men. That he saved his sons from
the grip of the law was a triumph for
him, but the triumph only attenuated
the grief that the killing had laid upon
him.
So it was with gallant old Gen. Mol
ineuX. He, however, was spared the
grim horror Of knowledge of a sons
guilt, for he firmly believed in Rol-
and's innocence of the murder. and
his fight for the youths acquittal was
urged on not only by affection but by
confidence in the triumph of justice.
Another father who was buoyed up
to the last by faith in his boys inno-
cence was A. f. Tucker, whose son
Charles was put to death for killing
Mabel Page. To the very last he was
firm in this faith. He kept up the
fight to prove his son innocent right to
the hour of execution, and in one of
his petitions to the governor for elem
ency he expressed in sentence the
tragedy Of the parent whose son is
accused of a grave crime: "Our hearts
are bursting with anguish
Such a case as this was that Of
Henry Clay Beattie, the Richmond
banker, whose son has been convict
ed of numbering his young wife. He
kept up the fight, having appealed fol
new trial, without result The ia
theirs heart must be wrung with grief