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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
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a X3HINORE. Special Ad-
,kklnk eho concocted the story that
she was married and had been de-
serted by her husband, 10 create SYM
pathy In the heart Of some kind per-
son who would send her back home,
Miss Blanche McCready. seventeen
years old. OF White Marsh, Va. faced
Justice Loden in the Western Police
Court and was turned over to her
brother, Wilbur McCready, to be re-
turned home.
The first confession of the girl was
brought about last night, when she
was taken to detective headquarters
and questioned by Captain McGraw
regarding a watch belonging to hel
father, which she was alleged to have
sold to secure funds. Although she
convinced the detective that she had
nothing 20 do with her fathers watch
she made many conflicting statements
regarding her alleged marriage and
her supposed husband.
Captain McGraw became suspicious
and closely questioned the girl until
she finally broke down and confessed
that James Birch, her alleged hus-
band, was a myth.
After hearing the girls story, Cap
tain McGraw decided TO hold her for a
further investigation, and turned her
over to Detective Miller. who escort Il
her to the Western Police Station.
where she was locked in cell. Later
Il don't know what made me tell
sue an awful falsehooG," said the
cir. lhis TsOl nirS. as she faced the
ma SJr2tc. My people knew that L
was ,Oming TO the ely in search CO
work. and gave me ample funds to
last 10 until ] secured a position. 1t
was TIC first time ! was eNer in a
large city. and il beviilered me.
did net understand the ways of the
people = i could not secure a po-
sition O. any kind. The money given
me by my parents was soon gone. and
i was left alone to battle for myself.
1T is so much different in the coun-
try than in the city, and when my
money disappeared so did my city
friends, and the first thing 1 knew 1
was wandering through the streets
without a penny. 1 simply wandered
until 1 could go no farther.
L did not know what TO do. I could
not get back home and had no friends
to call upon. Thought after thought
flashed to my mind until at last !
thought of the marriage story, and re-
hearsed il many times before 1 made
ing, and managed to get help from the
good people at the Young Women
Christian Association.
Everything went all right until they
took me down before that horrid de-
1ective, who questioned me until I did
and had to break down and confess.
have had enough Of city life and Will
stay down in my country town in the
future"
After hearing the girls story the
magistrate hmm diately turned her over
TO her brother, who, after treating her
TO a good dinner, boarded the train for
White Marsh.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
BULLET STRUCK FRATERNITY
PIN AND WEARER STILL LIVES

PHILADELPHIA, PA SpeciaI.-A
fraternity pin saved the life OF Will
liam Morgan early today. when a bull
let struck IL while he was in a cafe
at Franklin Street and Paramount
Avenue.
The police say that the bullet was
fred by Charles Spencer. but that the
shooting was accidental. Magistrate
Beicher sent him TO the county pri-
son today for thirty days for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Morgan had been telephoning and
was walking back to his table when
the shot rang out. The bullet struck
the fraternity pin fastened on his
coat, just over his heart. The piece
of lead was detected and imbedded
itself in the floor.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
CHRISTOPHER LIKED
HER TASTE IN HOSE

NEW YORK.-Special.- grasshop-
per hoped out of st. Pauls Church
yard and into Vesey Street to see the
sights. a jump landed it on the open
work, pale lavender stocking OF a
young woman who was on her way
from Jersey to Coney Island.
"Br-r-r-r, uSh-h-h," she said.
Then she gave a kick that sent her
high-heel patent leather pump flying
into a yellow taxi at the curb. The
chauffeur CALAMITY fell over backward
and seized the shoe.
ALLOW me-" he said.
And while the blushing young wo-
man, clutching at the railing, bal
anced herself 4. on one foot. like a
stork, the chauffeur put the slipper
where it belonged. The onlookers
cheered.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
She Gets 100 Proposals.

BOSION. Special. Miss Lena LeaVitt
a West End girl, has received more
than one hundred proposals OF mar
riage, all due to her proclaiming her
right to choose for herself when it
came time to select a life partner
What she did was simply to state
publicly that she did not believe in the
custom still in vogue among many
orthodox Hebrews of allowing the pa
rents, with the aid of a schatchen or
match maker, to arrange all the details
of a marriage pact without consulting
the ones to be married.
From the proposals Miss Leavitt has
selected one, that of a young man from
WATERFOWL, and they will be married
in the winter
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
Little Willie AGAIN

PA" came little Willie's voice from
the darkness of the nursery.
Pa gave a bad imitation of a snore
He was tired and did not wish to be
disturbed.
Pal" came the little voice again.
what is it. Willie?" replied his
father, sleepily.
''Tum in here; / want to asst YOU
sumpin," said the little voice.
So pa rose up from his downy, and.
putting on his bath robe and slippers,
marched into the nursery.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
MASKED ROBBERS LOOT
AMUSEMENT PLACE

CHICAGO Special.-After binding
and gagging and then fatally shooting
George Phster, night Waterman. three
masked robbers went through the con-
cessions at Ravinia Park, an amuse-
ment resort, early today, and escaped
with $500.
Pfister managed to crawl to a tele-
phone booth, where he called the po-
lice. He was found in the booth
dying. BloOdhounds were put on the
trail.
The robbers were believed to be the
men who robbed the Highwood Post
office of $500 recently
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
Swimmer Loses Life.
SPENCER n C-Speci,

SPENCER, n. C.-Special.-Brax-
ton Barkley, aged seventeen years. Of
Salisbury. was drowned at Sleeps
head. 10 miles north Of Spencer yester-
day. Barkley, in company with three
other boys, left his home in Salisbury
for a swim in the river. The young
men attempted to swim TO a large
rock in the river. All were success
full except Barley.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
POLICEMAN SERIOUSLY
SHOT BY BURGLAR

NEW YORK-Special. Surprised by
Policeman Thomas 3. Hunt as he was
in the act OF breaking into the resi-
dence of former Assistant Secretary of
State Samuel Hoffman, in Arverne, l..
l., early, a burglar turned his revolver
feet.
The Hoffman family had just re-
tired, having entertained friends, and
were alarmed by the sound Of two
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
CONSIDERING STRIKE

CHICAGO Special With q
strike of 5000 employees of tAe Illinois
Central Railroad regarded aS proba-
BILE, officials of the Federated. EN-
ployes OF the Illinois Central allied
lines went into conference to discuss
the situation today.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
UNNECESSARY Questions.

Dobbleigh had just come upon
Hawkins standing in the middle of the
road with his motor car turned COM
pletely upside down and surrounded
by a crowd of curious urchins.
Hello, Hawkinsi" said he, stopping
his own car. What's the matter I?
Car turned turtle?"
Not at all, Dobbleigh, not at ALL"
replied Hawkins. These kids here
wanted TO see how the machine works
so 1 hired a derrick and had the car
turned upside down just TO please the
little dears."-Harper's Weekly.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
civil Fngineers Surocated

SYRACUSE, N. Especial Rex
ford d. Lyon and Oliver K. HARDWOOD,
civil engineers employed in the inter
sewer at noon today. Their deaths
occurred at the corner of South Clin-
ton and Clifford Streets.
Engineer Lyon was in charge of the
sewer work at that point and Har-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
THREE BOYS DROWNED
WHEN CANOE OVERTURNS

SHARON, PA Special Ernest
Readshaw, aged fourteen years; his
slxteen-year-old brother, Harold, and
Roy Hassell, aged seventeen, all MEM
bers of well-to-do families, were
crowned in the Chenango River late
Yesterday by the overturning of a
canoe.
Their bodies were recovered within
an hour, q few feet from each other.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
SEVENTEEN BOY
GIVEN TWENTY YEARS

NEW YORK Special.-Paul Gel
deli the seventeen-year-old Hartford.
Conn.,, boy, convicted of the murder
of Broker William II. Jackson in the
lroquois Hotel. was sentenced by JUS
tice Grain today in General Sessions
Court to not less than twenty years
in prison.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

A Richmond correspondent says that
various candidates throughout Virginia
are declaring themselves in favor OF
an early State convention OF the Demo-
cratic party, so that the party may de-
fine its position on public questions
Such a convention is sadly needed.
The Democratic party of Virginia is
wabbling along like an automobile full
OF gasoline but minus steering appa-
ratus.-Times-H Herald
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

shots upon the lawn. From thA H.
dows they saw the policeman fan
Hunt was so badly wounded e couldn't
make a statement and a suspect WAY
arrested later with a revolver in his
hand. but refused 20 talk.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Sept. s.
Fred Stover's neck was broken.
Chauffeur James Sauters sustained a
broken shoulder, Richard Fisher had
an arm broken and was internally in
jured, while two other occupants of
an automobile received minor injuries
when the tire burst, throwing the car
against an embankment four miles
east Of this city. Slower died instant
"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
A New Onn

Rising Junior-Now, my good soul
what is the nature of your business or
trade?
Dear Old Fraud (coyly) -Throwin
confetti at weddin's, sir.-Punch.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

MIS- MRS ROBERT w. HARCOURT BEAUTIFUL BRITISH BRIDE.
LONDON Miss family
Which founded the steamship line bearing their regarded
wife of the noted member Of Parliament who grandson
late Cir William Vernon atrcou and brother the Colonial
led wedding
Shortly aferwad the
lowed
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

The proper place for a report of
the Beattie case is the Police Ga
Zette. Why do we all publish such
vile stuff? Because the public are
greedy for t?-Leavenworth Post.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

Seattle. Wash, recently buried the
hammer, and now Enid, Okla, has
buried 1t. People are rapidly learn
ing that they can't saw wood with
that noisy tool.-Herald-Co Courier.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
A Romantic wishing Wen.

Near Boston Spa, in Yorkshire,
England there is a so-called wishing
WELL" which is probably nothing else
than a survival of pagan tree-Worship.
The place is called at st. Helen's Well,
and has been so named ever since the
days of the Romans, but those who
introduced Christianity into these
islands frequently rebaptized the
pagan shrines which they found on
their path. The legend runs that peo-
pie visiting this dried-up we'll to OFFER
up prayers will have their wish grant
ed If they leave an Offering in the
shape OF q shred of their own cloth
ing and observe strict secrecy in re-
gard to the nature of their demands.
Not only lovers and superstitious coun-
try folk make pilgrimages to st.
Helen's Well; the grove is frequented
in summer time by quite serious peo-
pie. who do not hesitate, when the
backs of their companions are turned
to furtlVely tie some scrap from their
clothing to the twisted roots and muir
muir their hearts desires.-From the
April Wide World Magazine.
Colonel John Jacob Astor has set
tied $2,OO0,000 on his fiancee, Miss
Madeline Force. 1t is understood that
she has made no further complaint of
nervousness from which she said she
was suffering.-Index-Ap
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-24

was plain enough to him that he nac
escaped the fate 70 which he had been
sentenced. To what else could she
refer? But you-he-rhat dog Black
stock-I want TO kcow-"
Garrett" she cried Sharply; and
he fell silent beneath the challenge
CT her eyes. "Mr. Btackstock is my
husband Please" she continued.
more gently, don't forget that"
is 1t likely?" he sneered. But
where is he? What made him leave
you here?"
GARRETT"
Her tone would have warned him,
but he vas able to see but one thing,
the conclusion TO which his reason,
spurred by his inclination 10 credit
the worst TO the man, had jumped the
moment he realized her existence III
surroundings so foreign 10 her kind:
that Blackstock, true TO type, having
persuaded Katherine 70 their claBdes-
tine marriage and gained his end, the
control Of her little fortune, had aban-
doned her even as he had abandoned
Dundas, even as he would have dis
carded an old shoe or anything that
had served his purpose and worn out
its usefulness to him. leaving her 10
languish in this forlorn and desolate
spot, out Of his way and out OF the
worlds way. He hesitated to
collect his wits, then pursued doggede
ly:
Tell me where to find him. he
said, his voice shaking-"give me the
least hint to 80 by, Katherine, and
I'll-Tll hunt him down. wherever he
may be. III bring him back, I'll
In his agitation he verged on tncoher,
enoe.
Quietly but effectively the woman
brought him to his senses. Il shall
have to ask you not to continue In
that tone" she said with disconcerttng
dignity. You must not misconstrue
matters arbitrarily TO suit your pre-
JUDGE. My husband has not left me-
as you insist; there Is no need for you
! to contemplate hunting him down.
| He is here"
"Here," Involuntarily Coast
glance veered to the house, suspicious
and alert.
On this island" she affirmed.
What island?' he demanded, turn
ing back to her
No Mans Land"
He accepted this confirmation OF
his conjecture with an inconclusive
/ OBJ"
You didn't know" she asked. III
credulous.
How should | know"
She watched him. distrustful. You
| didn't come here On purpose @
! 1T was chance" he asserted. None
! the less an uniformed suspicion inv6.y
! ing Appleyard crossed his mind He
| considered, rejected and forgot it al
| In a breath
I We bought the island last
! spring :"
Yes" he said listlessly
| Her nervousness drove her on il
! rambling. inconsecutiye and unneces
! sary explanation: after we returned
| from Germany, on account Of Doug
! las eyes. . He is quite blind
you know, and the shock Of losing his
sight almost Frustrated him. He /:
| permitted no excitement, no socia
! life-just peace and such mental EN-
! ployment as his work affords So We
heard Of this place. looked it up an6
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-24

Careful Estimates Made on All Con-
tract Work. Gives more and better
work for the money than any other
contractor in the city.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-24

CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-24

find out where We were"
Then you have escaped" She
went directly 10 the sole explanation
OF his presence thsre that lay within
her understanding.
''Escaped?'' He shook his head, not
In negation but testify. Yes, or
coxpsa: OF L shouldn't ia hAEa" Ii
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-16
NEW SKIRT DISPLAYS ANKLES
Man Ml'llner Of New York Tells OF
french style Which Permits
OF Easy Walking by Women.

New York.-Charles Thurman, the
world famous Fifth avenue milliner,
who arrived the other day on the
Kaiser Wilhelm H., brough, word OF
q new fashion set at Trouville to per.
NIT Of more graceful walking and
showing the ankles. The new style,
set by the Baronne de Vaughan at the
French watering place, is the antithe.
sis of the old hobble skirt, which re-
stricted and hampered walking In.
stead of making 1t easy.
Mr.. Kurzman also declared that the
fashion of the season will be curves
in the making Of gowns and that the
Partisan couteriers have orders to
make curves. no matter how the fg.
ure. and that they had evolved some
startling effects.
Fur hats and large velvet hats will
be the rage this season and paradise
and ostrich feathers, as we'll as goura
will be een much in fashionable head.
gear.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-16
BOY HoBoEs RIDE THE RODS
Two Waterbury Youngsters Cover Ole
lance to New Haven on Trucka
Of Fast Trolley Car.

New Haven. Conn.-Covered from
head to foot with dirt and grease, Har
vey Ensey and Leonard Rinkway, two
9-year-old Waterbury boys, we're taken
from the trucks Of a fast i~ntercity troll
ley car here on Its arrival from Water
bury the other night.
The boys had heard of the glortes Of
the summer resorts Of this city and
having no money climbed beneath tho
flooring Of the car onto the trucks~and
were not discovered during the trip,
which takes an hour and Z halt. That
the boys managed to hold onto thei,
perilous perch while the car wa,
speeding along at from 30 to so miles
IN hour Is little short Of miraculous.
Vixen taken from the car here the,
were brushed of. treated to Ice cream
soda by the police and sent back hom,
- ATst-ciass passsnSs,p.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-16
J. A. BUCHANAN SELECTED.
Will be Republican Candidate for Gov
Of North Dakota.

Grand Forks. - Hon. J.. A. Buchan.
an OF Buchanan will be the progress.
i've republican candidate for the gu
bernational nomination in the 1912 pri.
maries. while n. H.. Aaker OF Fargo,
who some time ago appealed to the
progressives for support, will not be in
the race. Mr.. Buchanan's formal an.
nouncement will be made in a short
time.
This decision was reached at a con.
ference held in Grand Forks, when
Mr.. Aaker issued a signed statement
in which he announced his retirement
in favor OF Mr.. Buchanan. assuring the
latter Of his support. Mr.. B%uchanan's
acceptance was given only after it was
made evident 10 him that the senti.
ment OF the meeting was unanimous
in his favor.
No other places on the ticket were
discussed except that Mr.. Aaker
voiced his Willingness TO retire from
the gubernational race and become a
candidate for lieutenant governor. But
U. l.. Burdick OF Williston, the pres.
ent lieutenant governor, may be tie
choice OF the p~rogressives for the sec
ond place on the ticket, although Cap
tain James Hanley Of Mandan, speaker
Of the last house Of representatives, is
regarded as a strong contender for
that place.
Congressman Hanna is the stalwarI
republican candidate Tor the nomina-
ton. Mr.. Buchanan was a candidate
in 1910. but failed to win the nOmina-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-16
HAS 4 DOUBLE PERSONALITY
Prot. Ralph D. Perry Of Harvard
Thinks Man Has Two forrns Of
conscIousness-HIs Theory.

Cambridge. Mass.-Prof. Ralph B.
Perry Of the division Of philosophy Of
Harvard university 10 Of the opinion
that every man has two forms OF con-
s%ciousness and Gays:
The lower being primitive, unoivi'
li1ed. half submerged. while the other
rising above It a. q bright light out, OF
q fog, a dominating, controllable. In.
tellectual CONSEQUENCES. In certain
individuals there may be two Of these
dominant consciousnesses arising out
Of the ann sub-stratum Of neon.
scious consciousness. When such is
the case. the subject may be said to
have q double personality. This. at
least. 10 explanation Of the pheno'
menon Of multiple personality.
I'VE may say that the lower stra'
itum OF consciousness is that portion
OF the brain which is at work without
our being fully aware Of 1t. 1t 10 the
part Of the consciousness which tells
10 of certain things which are going
on about US, but which our attention
Is not at the moment centered upon.
For instance, l may in a certain way
be aware Of the noise which comes
into me through the window from
across the street. although merely In
a ha1y way l am not really acutely
conscious of this noise until my atten-
ton 10 directly centered upon 1t.
1T IL this submerged consciousness,
this ability to note what 1t going on
without actually bringing the aware
ness to the direct scrutiny Of the
brain which Ia called the lower or
substratum of consciousness.
This bright sphere of conscious.
ness is the part Of the consciousness
which 10 active for the moment. My
conscious consciousness Is the part at
work while 1 have my mind fxed upon
one particular matter.
Now. in certain individuals there
may not be merely one single con-
scious consciousness. There may be
two. There may be two Of the bright,
luminous spheres arising out OF the
substratum.
When such is the ase W. have
what Is called a multiple personality.
Only one of these consciousnesses is
at work at the same time. The one
ordinarily active Is tho one recog-
nized, is the personali'- OF the indi.
vidual in question, the other rarely
coming to the front and swaying the
persons actions, may appear to be a
totally different person, having no
traits In common with the personality
which We are In the habit Of associat-
ing with this particular body"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-16
sNEEzlNG GIRL MAKES HIT
tim Of Joker Who Scattered snuM
Powder In Theater.

ChicaSo.--Nellie De ONO, II year
old. an actress In a ten-cent theater
In South State street. nea, Harrison
street, is under the care Of physicians
at st. Luke's hospital as a resnlt of a
three hours spell OF sneezing The
other nigh, while she WAS singing in
the theater d yonus mar in the audi.
ence scattered a quantity OF snuff In
the theater
Miss De Quo sneezed for that
length Of lime before she va. re-
lieved by a physician at the hospital,
where she was taken by the manager
of the theater. She lives 10 Oak
Park
The victim Of the unusual snuff at.
tack told an Interesting "%sneezlng
story" Of "hat happened.
Believe me, ! am the regular liz
tie sneezer." she said. THE FIRST
sneeze was kind of funny. The second
wasn't bad. But the third had me wor-
ried II was breaking up the &C, and
the manager was up In the air. But !
kept right on. The audience thought
II was a We were singing a
new rag song and you can imagine
how It sounded with a sneeze where
the words ought to be. | sounded
like the drummer with the cymbals, |
glless
Finally II got SO bad that one OF
the girls bad to take me away. went
down TO the dressing room and
sneezed until | thought | would die. !
emf, blind. almost. They sent for 3
doctor, they say. but ! was too near all
In to notice. could hear the audi.
ence, though, clapping for more. They
thought 1t was comedy stuff. It was
funny-like a storm al sea.
II was snSezing about four times
minute and they hurried me to the
hospital. | sneezed for three hours
before they gave me chloroform. Let's
see. three hours at four times a minute
ute-that makes something more thar
700 sneze in a row. Some sneezing, be-
lieVe met"