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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
COAST SEAMEN
MAY ALSO STRIKE
Chinese Substitutes, However,
Threatened in Cardiff, Wales,
and Extra Police Sent From
London-Several Lines
Engage Substitutes.

NEW YORK Special Twenty
thousand coastwise seamen threaten
to strike at this port tomorrow unless
their employers grant their demands
for higher wages and better condi-
tons. They have filed their ultima
tum, giving the companies until to-
morrow to decide.
Vice President II. p. Griffin, of the
International Seamen's Union, OF
America, said today that the ques-
ton OF a general strike by the coast
wise seamen was up to the companies.
The coaStwise men," he said.
want better food, better wages and
decent rates OF pay for overtime, as
well as better living quarters"
The international strike of seamen,
which began yesterday at foreign
ports, will not affect this side of the
Atlantic. None of the ocean liners
scheduled TO sail today. tom orrow and
Saturday. will be delayed.
Announcement is made by Matthew
Tearle, secretary for America of the
National Seamens and Firemcn's
Union Of Great Britain. that the Ham
urE-AInerican and North German
Lloyd Lines have signed the agree
ment for higher wages and that the
American Line is paying the scale
The American Line demands medical
examination, but il is expected this
question will be speedily adjusted.
The men OF the other lines have
been ordered by J. Havelock Wilson
president of the National
Seamen's and Firemen's Union. to re-
turn to the other side in compliance
with the contracts signed by them.
Late this afternoon il was stated
at the strike headquarters that the
Seamens Union had effected a settle
ment with the White Star Line.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
FILTHY SPRING
CAUSE OF TYPHOID
EPIDEMIC IN LEE COUNTY ILLUS
1RAItD NECESSITY OF INSPEC-
TION-A TYPICAL CASE.
RI CHM Nd. VA.-special

X G H NJ o n d, VA.-Special.-
Inat a serious local epidemic of ty-
phoid fever in Lee county was due
| 10 the pollution of a spring and that
| this illustrates the necessity of care
iul attention to the condition OF pri-
Vate water supplies is the substance
or a report filed today by DR.. Allen
w. freeman, Assistant Commissioner
| Of Health.
DR.. Freeman was sent to Lee coun-
" IN accordance with the policy of
the state TO investigate every out
break Of fever. He found that a case
or typhoid had come to the community
from Tennessee and, through neglect
OF the proper precautions, a number of
people in the house with the patient
became infected. The spring on the
injected farm became polluted and
this water was used at the local church
ana schooL? AS a result typhoid fever
broke out in the locality, every case
or which could be traced to the first
imported case.
In discussing the report DR.. Free
man declared that the spread Of ty-
phoid fever in this epidemic was typi-
cal OF the method by which MANY Of
the ten thousand cases occurring year
~ IN the State originated.
Ihe neglect Of single case" he
SAID. and disregard for the precau-
uons which have been 80 frequently
printed inevitably caused the infection
OF other members of the household.
Similar neglect ana the pollution OF
soil around the house made the spring
a sure source of infection. Everyone
who drank the water was liable to in
fection. The health department has
issued great deal of literature on ty- ,
phoid fever and has suggested pre- |
cautions which render the spread of |,
typhoid practically impossible. The !!
State has also issued detailed directions
for the protection Of springs and wells /
observed
against contamination. If these are /
followed, there is little reason why wa
ter-borne epidemics cannot be pre-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
STEWART BRYAN
RECEIVES DEGREE
washington and Lee University
Confers Title Upon Prominent
Young Richmond Man.

LEXINGTON, VA Special
Washington and Lee University closed
successful year with graduating ex-
erclSes this morning. President Denny
announced the following honorary de-
srees conferred by the board of trus-
tees:
LII. D.-Professor Charles A. Graves.
or University of Virginia; Justice j.
X. Lamar, Washington, d. c.
LII. B.-John Stewart BRYAN. Ricb-
mOnd, Va.
ID. Drew. Merle d. Aubigne.
France; Rev. w. S. Hammond. Wood
stock, Va; Rev. Harry b. Lee, Char
Iottesville, Va, and Rev. Jonathan w.
Backmans Chattanooga, Tenn.
Senator Robert L. owen addressed
the graduating class.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
Ten Years for Girls AssaIlant.

NORFOLK, VA Special T. c.
Gates thrice tried for attacking five
year-old Mary Pease in Portsmouth,
will serve ten years in Jail. The Su-
preme Court yesterday denied a pc
tition for a writ of error in the case.
Gates has been in Jail two years. The
verdicts in two previous trials were
set aside.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
WILL MAKE TRIP
UNDER WATER
Submarine Fleet Starts on Circuit
Gus Trip From Newport
to Gloucester.

NEWPORT, r. l. Special The
signal for the most remarkable cruise
of submarine boats ever attempted
came from the flagship Grayline this
morning and started the seven subma.
rines OF the third submarine division
on their voyage to Gloucester.
The submarines, which are the b.
nita, Narwhal. Salmon, Snapper
Stingray and Tarpoon, will make the
entire trip under water except when
they come to the surface TO recharge
their batteries.
They will make the trip unattended
the tender Severn remaining here un-
til Saturday.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
Rebels After Outlaws.

Ell PASO, TEX Special.-Follow-
ing receipt of news here that Ricardo
Magon, head of the Socialistic Junta
in Los Angeles. Cal, had been ar
rested, Colonel 3. ]. Viljoen fastened
today with his preparations for en-
rolling and arming a strong body of
insurrecto soldiers with which to pro-
coed into Lower California to put an
end TO the outlawry which is being
carried on under the cloak of the
revolution.
Viljoen received his orders direct
from MaderO, and is preparing for a
sharp campaign in Lower California.
He will take a strong artillery equip
ment.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
MRS. SCOTT PRESIDENT
OF COAL MINING co.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL Special
Mrs. Matthew t. Scott. president gen
eral OF the Daughters or the Ameri-
can Revolution, was today elected
president OF a coal mining company
here. succeeding former Vice Presi-
dent Adlat Stevenson.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
CONNECTS KILLED
BY EXPLOSION
Another Prisoner Filled q Lamp
With Dynamite Instead
of Oil

BIRMINGHAM, ALA Special.-A
dynamite explosion outside OF Mine
NO. 2, at Belle Ellen, this county. one
OF the mines of the Bessemer Coal.
IRON and Land Company, shortly after
o O'Clock this morning, caused the
death OF two negro convicts.
Investigation showed that a convict
had filled the lamp of one OF the vic
TINS with dynamite, attached a fuse
and cap and when it was lighted the
explosion followed. The mine was
not injured.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
WARSHIPS GATHERING OFF
NEW ENGLAND COAST

PROVINCETOWN, Special.
The destroyers Reid. Preston. Smith
and BamSon have arrived in the har-
Dor here. The Flusser proceeded to
Bath today to repair leaky boiler
tubes.
The battleships Virginia and Ne
braska are in the bay, maneuvering.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
More Victims of Former Earthquake

MEXICO CITY Specialize to-
tai Of earthquake deaths was swelleG
here this morning by the recovery of
the bodies of three more victims from
the ruins of the San Cosme barracks
Another body was found in these
ruins late last night.
The bodies of three more victims
have been recovered from Lake Koch
imilco, while many more are believed
to be held on the bottom by the heavy
vegetation.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
USED WOMEN TO
DISPOSE OF PLUMBER
Arrested in California For Snug
Cling Rebels Plumber Into
America.

SAN DIEGO, CAL Special.-Sev-
enty-five Mexican women were ar
rested here today. charged with at
tempting to smuggle loot from the in
surecto camp at Tia Juana, in Lower
California, into this city to be sold.
Great quantities Of plumber Of various
kinds was found on the women.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
DAUGHTER FATALLY BURNED
TRYING TO SAVE MOTHER

CHICAGO, ILL.-Speeial. Mrs. Mary
Bracket Is dead and her daughter, Mrs.
evelyn Beachy, an artist. is dying as
home last night.
The elder woman's dress blazed up
When she went too near the gas range
ana the daughter went to her rescue.
Neighoors. attracted by the screams.
went TO the house but could not force
their way through the locked door and
were forced to stand on the porch and
watch the women burn.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22

Monday when the Taft silver we'd
ding celebration occurs.
The writer said that he had the
license ready. and that he and the
woman whom he Is to marry would
be on hand next Monday IL the Presi-
dent would agree 10 tie the knot.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
BOND EXPLODES NEAR
SPANS ROYAL PALACE

MADRID Special.-A bomb shat
tered the grand entrance to the Ca
thedral in the Plaza Oriente, adjoin-
ing the Royal Palace.
Neighboring buildings were dam
aged but no person was seriously in
jured.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
Engage Substitute Crews.

LONDON. Special. It was announced
at the Offices OF the Elder Dempster
the Lamport, Holt and the Anchor lines
today, that crews had been signed for
all their vessels, and that their service
would in no way be hampered by the
seamen's strike.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
Two Badly Wounded in Fight.

BLUEF1ELD, ". VA Special
Jerry Walker shot and probably fatal
ly wounded Gilmore Moore and James
Brown near Landgraff early yester-
day morning during a drunken brawl.
Walker escaped. All concerned are
negroes.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22

LIVERPOOL. Special. There was no
sign of a strike of seamen at the docks
here today, and preparations went on
as usual.
The Allan liner Corsican sailed on
schedule time today with a full crew
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
ASKS PRESIDENT TO
MARRY LOVING COUPLE

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
A New Jersey man, whose name was
not made public, today created
amusement at the White House by
writing President Taft a letter ask
ing that the President perform the
marriage ceremony for him next
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
sailors Threaten Cinnamon In Wales

NIVOIdI.-oIIIhp
violence is imminent here at the Barry
Docks, where ship owners are import
ing Cinnamon to take the places OF the
striking seamen.
The sailors have placed pickets about
the offices Of the owners and about the
docks. and threaten violence to strike
breakers.
Extra police are being drafted In
London for service here.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
400 GRADUATE FROM
NORTHWESTERN TrNVUErn Svux~r

CHICAGO, ILL-Special.-D
or titles were awarded to I96 Rradu-
ates at Northwestern University.
Evanston, at the annual comme1cS,
ment' which was held today.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22

Apply only from Aseptic Tubes to
prevent Infection. Murine Eye SaIvo In
Iuoes-kew Size z5e. Murine Eye LIq-
nlo zoc-bOc. Eye Books in each Pkg.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22
Capturer of Eddie Fay Married.

WINCHESTER, VA Special
Miss Katherine Vurnan Haddox,
daughter of George w. Haddox, a
capitalist. was married here yester-
day at the home Of her parents to
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22

john Cornelius Rooms, the Winches-
Ter postotfice inspector. who captured
the noted craftsman Eddie Fay and
a fellow-criminal The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. DR.. T. ]. Lam
bert.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-11
Tie Good, the Bod, the Otherwise
and q FexV LQc011jcs

After gazing at some ''sketchy i'm
pressiOns of German artist visiting
America" we simply rise to ask:
Why DID they give the man to drink?
The old question "Why do school
teachers marry" has been disposed
of by the answer of a School Super
intendent; he say-men are asking
them to.
We know of at least two splendid
political has-beens who would doubt
less we'll manage this Mexican bust
ness. Both are fine takers who'll
bid?
Nebraska has to stand for a lot
but judge out there drew the line
at harem skirts and gave the wearer
OF one fifteen minutes to leave his
bailiwick.
The jurors in the Camorrist trial
are i'll: one can't wonder at it, in
reading of the drama which has been
going on at Viteller under the name
of "'trial
Also-in the list of reforms is a
bunch coming to the drugstore clerk:
and if it works, maybe fewer babies
will be given poison when they
needed squills.
It's to be hoped Uncle Sam has a
gOodly supply of rust-prOof probes:
It's busy instrument and is now to
investigate the innards of the Post
Office Department.
Oh, yes-there is also a little war
going on in Morocco between the
French and the natives: it was con-
tinued from several weeks before our
closer Mexican unpleasantness
What will we learn next? A High
Brow declares that even fishworms
can become confirmed drunkards-
but they die soon, which is an i'm
provement on the human imbiber.
AS if the bOll-weevil wasn't enough
to worry about, comes now the news
Of 'higher freight rates. on farm
products, which distinction seems to
be accorded only the Southern States.
New York's Fire Chief takes a
melancholy satisfaction in saying, CT
tOld-you-sO there seems to be
no way for him to lessen the danger
from death by fire in that reckless
city.
A Georgia man was so incensed
against his mother-in-law that he
tried to kill her and all her Offspring
Oh, well, mebbe the poor man was
trying to save others from misery.
Congress fired lot of clerks from
little two-by-four jobs, but it abso
lutely refused to reduce the "mile-
age" each member receives for travel
ing expenses from the Government
strong-box.
What's the matter with all those
Yankees who have been telling the
Southern people whatto do about thu
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-11

Colored Brother? Booker Us neigh
bors at his country home on Long Is
land have played a combined game of
freeze-out and setback, and bought
Booker Us country villa from him at
fabulous price.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-11

ations begin with the grandparent.
What right has a nation to permit
the incurable physical ailments of it's
people to be repeated generation
after generation?
Isn't it appalling to know that, as
surely as water runs down hill, so
surely will insanity, epilepsy, scrof-
ula and the rest Of the physical hor-
rOrs which drain every State treas
ury, be repeated as long as those af-
f1icted are permitted to foist their
offspring on the world?
We have heard much read more
and seen a great deal of the per-
centage Of illegitimacy, but this is not
and never will be so great a menace
to the States or the Nation as the
constantly increasing number of
epileptics, insane and scrofulous Off
spring Of legitimate marriages.
This isn't a mice" subject to
handle, and for this reason it has
been ignored. Our State sanitariums
are full to overlooking, and the
parents of these poor afflicted ones,
who have transmitted to their off
spring the horrors for which there is
no cure, would be the first to howl
against any law which would have
prohibited their marriage.
The letter which we have repro
duced asks aid ''for those dangerous
to the community" The horror of
inherited insanity is enough to make
the normal brain reel, but we are
doing absolutely nothing to lessen it's
percentage in this country.
Any physician who has given
thought to the subject (and there are
lew who have nOt), will corroborate
this statement: insanity and incur
able disease is on the increase in
every section Of this country, and it
is due in very large measure to the
ease with which marriages may be
contracted by people absolutely unfit
to do so.
And every physician and scientist
will agree something should be
DONE" but they have little encourage
ment when they suggest, ''let us be-
gin doing it,
1t isn't only the moral condition of
the people of this country calling for
ald-the physical conditions are
trif1e worse, and a deal more needy.
Poets have organized: now it's up
to the people they read their poetry
to-organize also.
The moving picture concerns have
left MeXicO-and as there's no more
use in fighting, the wars over
Woodrow Wilson believes in an
early pipe-laying: he starts a West
ern tour soon' to get acquainted.
Those political caucuses in New
York are beginning to tell; the state
has had to borrow $1O'OOO'OOO.
Ohio has fifteen officials indicted
for grating, and more than one re-
cently-elected legislator is quaking
Oh, look who's here! Indianapolis
(Ind.) Democrats have Launched a
boom" for John w. Kern for presi-
dent.
AS an excuse for a junket, Peace
Congresses are as good as anything
else, and the railroads need the
money anyway.
The season for wrecked exclusion
trains opened a bit early this year
Pennsylvania led, with one hundred
injured, last week.
"Lorimer in peril of losing his
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-11
A LETTER-AND SOME VIEWS
THEREON

A 4 OIlC NCil1 IlCNCI GCI1 w IIC1 Z
lightning will strike.
h Along similar line of
reasoning, one can never tell how a
proposition is going to appeal to
every one, and this is as good a way
as any to introduce the following
circular letter, which probably every
newspaper in the state of Georgia
has received:
Why Should Georgia Provide for
the Feeble Minded?
The great DR.. T. O. Powell said
Georgia is far behind other states
in providing for her defective,
feeble minded and epileptics.
Here are some reports from
some thirty states:
Missouri says her purpose is to
do for these, as for the normal
child, and teach them to fight the
battle of life.
Nebraska finds one in every 500
in population is feeble minded and
in their institution 20 per cent are
epileptics.
Texas Epileptics.
They provide, among others, for
those dangerous to the community
and who can't be kept out of jails.
They make all useful and comfort
able and relieve poor families of
unspeakable burdens
Pennsylvania says: eve have in
one of our institutions members of
one family who cost the state more
money in almshouses, insane asy-
Iums, jails, courts, and. prisons
than the entire cost of one of these
institutions.
New York.
New York finds profitable an in
stitutiOn for women of child-bear-
ing age; 600 are in it.
Ohio says that from 25 to 80
per cent of those in the peniten-
tiaries belong to this class and
should have been confined since
CHILDHOOD
Georgia Must Not Neglect.
One girl neglected may leave an
inheritance Of hundreds of i'm
moral descendants and scatter dis
ease which will curse multitudes of
iAAAiNNNiC p0OpIS' w llO Call IGll Tie
cost?
Urge your legislator to provide
a school or home for them.
Of all the horrible places in thu
jurisdiction of state, the Insan,
Asylums, the Homes for the Feeble
minded, and the hospital for the in
curably diseased are, perhaps, thu
most horrible, with the Orphan Asy
Iums running them a close second
It's rather a daring thing to sug
gest, but why doesn't the state grad
ually make it unnecessary for these
institutions to exist?
1t CAN be done, and it SHOULD
be done.
Some years ago one or two states
began serious consideration of thi!
matter; their statistics showed
tremendous increase in the states ex
penses; an appalling increase in the
insane and incurably diseased anC
the cause doomed large as worth in
vestigation.
When a number of suggestions haC
been made, it was found that ere
striction of marriages" had occurred
to several; others suggested a boarC
of physical examiners, before whom
every applicant for marriage
license was to pass for physical ex
amination-andt there was a howl al
around at this Restricting of liber
ties" and curtailment Of preroga
tives.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

- LIFTON, Ariz, Aug. 26.-Having
4 been created the county seat of
Greenlee county, Clifton gained
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

are being established in all of the
towns along the Texas & Pacific.
Special mention should be made of
the following towns upon their rapid
growth and substantial business and
residence buildings as well as COM
mercial and manufacturing institu-
tions: Baird, Abilene, Merkel. Sweet
water, Roscoe, Lorraine, Colorado City,
Big Springs. Stanton. Midland, Odessa,
Barstow, Van Horn. Sierra Blanca,
Cisco, Toyah. which Is division point
for the Texas & Pacific in Reeves
county, as well As Pecos City, which
has experienced a most phenomenal
growth and which is now constructing
public and business building approx
mating 100000, and which last named
place has become not only railroad
center. but a great distributing point
for a very large territory.
Church and school facilities in these
progressive towns are really in adj
vance of the older states. as the citi-
zenship is a most progressive and in
dustrious one, and the people readily
grasp the idea OF advancement and
improvements in all lines, especially
where the public good is at stake.
Nowhere can you find this more de-
monstrative than in the beautiful and
magnificent public edifices that have
been erected and the fine residences
that have been built
There Is no section OF the United
States where the hospitality Of the
people is so deep and broad as in
western Texas.-The towns have been
settled from the best type Of citizen
ship from the older states and you will
find a people with a warm heart and
glad hand and disposition to aid and
stimulate all the newcomers to locate
and become one OF them
Natural Advantages.
Health. water and climate are three
factors in producing wealth and con-
tentment- When these three essen
tials are linked with a fertile soil and
a congeniaI climate. which soil will
produce bountifully a varied list OF
crops as we'll as fruit truck, etc, GER
tainly should be, and Is, an induce
ment to those who are seeking health,
homes or fortunes.
There is no section in the South
west that is so abundantly supplied
with such a variety OF health restor-
ing mineral waters and where one can
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

On account of oil and gas indications
will result in the reclamation and de-
velopment of thousands of acres of
land about Artesia-
Land Development.
The largest tract of land developed
in 1911 is the Hanger-Anderson 1900
acre tract eight miles from Artesia and
across the Pecos river. Three artesian
wells are in operation and four more
will be drilled. Over 900 acres have
been put in alfalfa and the entire tract
will be cultivated. A large hay barn
was built on the premises and the
hay will be stored to be sold. in the
spring when 1t brings from s14 to $40
a ton
The alfalfa mill that was burned IN
1910 was replaced with larger mill
with increased capacity 1t was lately
sold to Larsh Bros, of Norman, Okla
homa, who will be here in a few days
TO take charge of it
Five New Churches.
The new $4,000 Baptist church was
completed in 1911 and the-new $3.50
Methodist church Is in course of erec-
ton and will be completed this year.
The postoffice quarters were en-
1arged to secure sufficient space f"-
handling the mail and for additional
boxes, and rural route was estab-
lished
The biggest fraternal society event
in 1911 was the celebration OF the
anniversary Of odd fellowship at Ar
tesla in which lodges from Roswell,