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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
Humor i'm Public Speaking.

Few men are able to illumine sound
moral arguments with as delicate a
touch of humOr as Mr.. VIM. j. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan spoke in the East last
Sunday, defining his personal attitude
on the liquor question, and disprovine
entirely the charges that he Is, in
fact, Prohibitionist, although he did
seem to be afraid of being called one
In Nebraska Mr.. Bryan is fighting for
what we call in Kentucky the county
unit bill, and he afiirms that the
passage and enforcement of such a law
affords the best basis possible for a
solution of the liquor problem.
In his New York address Mr.. Bryan
refererd also to the laws against race
track gambling, and cautioned the
State against a repeal of those benefi-
cial measures. Before leaving the
subject of gambling he said:
i have always advised my friends
against betting. In my three cam
paigns for President / advised my sup
porters not to indulge in wagers.
Those who took my advice can tes-
tify today to the wisdom of having
followed it,"
In the current political campaign
In Kentucky Judge O'Rear is about
the only speaker that brightens his
arguments with any touch of humor.
In his opening speech Judge ORear
discussed at length the reasons why
he thought it unnecessary for him to
resign his position upon the Court of
Appeals, and gave a long list Of prece-
dents where judges have retained
their offices and have been elected to
others. He then cited the few cases
where judges have resigned agreeable
places upon the bench to make races
for other offices-notably that of
Judge Alton b. Parker-and showed
how all such have been defeated. At
ter making clear that the precedent
was against resigning. he added, 1T
is also unlucky." The last sentence
clinched the argument, and little has
been said upon this issue since.
The public speaker who can essay
TO amuse his audience without re-
counting aged and inferior anecdotes
is indeed worthy OF the highest office
In the gift Of the electorate.-Louis-
vile Post.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
EXPECT ARRESTS
IN LAKE MURDER
Young Man to Whom Miss Haw-
kins Was Engaged Proves Com
plete Alibi-Illegal Opera
ton is the Theory of
the Police.

RALEIGH, n. c. Special
The Myrtle Hawkins case, OF Hen
dersOn county, n. c., already
known rs the Lake Mystery"
promises TO rival the Beattie
case of Virginia In sensational de-
VeIOpments before the close of to-
day.
Important arrests are expected
hourly that will involve, il is said,
n physician of prominence and a
young mana supposed lover
who Is suspected OF having
thrown the body of the young lady
I'm the lake, a few miles out from
HcndersOnVille, which is "a widely
patrOnizcd resort.
The young lady, who comes of
excellent family, and against
whose character there was no sus-
piciCn, was engaged TO be mar
ried to Tennessee man, Hal
Cooper.
IL is he who is taking the
strongest steps To- find out the real
perpetrators of this alleged ''prO-
fcsSionaI murder and the throw
ing of the body i'm the lake after
breath left the body, as was eStab-
lished Mt the autopsy. He is i'm
HcnderSOnville today, having the
body of Miss Hawkins disinterred
Git was buried Monday, and ar
rests are expected ut once TO fol-
low. That death was due TO an
illegal operation" is now estab-
liShed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
WANT SPEECHES IN
=. i BEATTFE TRIAL
MANY HOPE TO SEE GREAT AR
GUMENTS PUT INTO DUR
ABLE FORM.
R / c H MON d, VA.-Specia

R i c H NJ o n d, VA.-Special.-
Many persons who have followed
the Beattie case with almost studious
interest have expressed a desire to
have verbative copies of the speeches
delivered by the attorneys figuring in
the great trial.
Whether or not these will ever be
printed in full remains to be seen
The arguments of the attorneys were
taken down in shorthand by Steno-
graphers John G.. Winston and Ray
mond Brown, who alternated at the
morning and evening sessions of
court, but they have not yet been
transcribed, and it may be that their
full text viii never appear in print
Or, to put things bluntly, the law
vers may not feel justified in going
20 this expense, which would be con-
siderable.
Still, if the speeches were put on
the market at fixed price they
would probably sell like hotcakes.
commemorative Attorney Gregory.
who has had sickness in his family
and himself is far from we'll, made
the shortest of all the arguments. His
address to the jury lasted but little
over an hour, but those of Messrs.
Carter, Smith and Wendenburg con-
sumed over three hours each.
This means that each would make
q pamphlet of considerable size-that
is, about $4,000 words.
The newspapers of this city as well
as several of those in the North gave
lengthy abstracts Of the arguments,
and particularly of the closing speech
of Louis Wendenburg.
His speech and that of Harry Smith,
from a rhetorical standpoint were
the most brilliant of the four. Mr.
Carter devoted a good deal of his
time to explaining the instructions
or, rather, those favorable to the ac-
cused-while Judge Gregory content
ed himself with briefly outlining the
case for the prosecution.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
READY TO PAY
FOR HIS LIBERTY

NEW Observation-Disclosures Har-
ris. personal counsel for Revert Win
throp Chanler, has gone TO Paris, and
il is the understanding among his
friends that the mission is last effort
to settle the unfortunate Chanler-
Cavslieri matrimonial fasco by means
Of a money OFFER and a divorce.
With the consent of Chanler who
has finally given up the Diva, he is
prepared to offer her $4,000 in lieu of
all claims she won to his estate through
the famous marriage agreement. But
he will stipulate that either she shall
get a divorce in France or else agree
that Chanler may obtain one in some
western State without contest.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
DOESN'T KNOW
HIS OWN MIND
PETERSBURG

PETERSBURG, VA.-SpeciaI.-Pa
Beatue teIephoned the Academy man
agement this morning that his family
would not allow him to keep his prom
Use 20 appear on the stage here tonight.
Discussing the denial made by Paul
and his mother-in-law in the morning
papers, Acting Manager Craig said that
mother-in- law will let him do, but that
PauIs statement that he had made no
promise is untrue. IF he doesn't
know his own mind, 1T is not my fault"
he said. He made the promise, not
wlthstanding his emphatic denial"
Mr: craig said that he knew of no
relatives OF Paurs connected with the
Academy.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
Union Veteran Legion.

PITTSBURG, PA Special Gray
and grizzled veterans of the four
years conflict a half century ago. pa
raded the downtown streets today TO
the strains OF martial music.
From all sections of the country
delegates to the twenty-siNth national
encampment OF the Union Veteran
Legion, now in session in Memorial
Hall, accompanied by other veterans
affiliated with the Grand Army of the
Republic, Sons of Veterans, National
Guardsmen and Boys Brigades form
ed in line in Penn Avenue, near
Eleventh Street, and marched over a
short route.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

CHARLOTTE, N. c. Special A
reward of thousands of dollars will
be offered for the capture Of the STAY
er or slayerS of Myrtle Hawkins, the
seventeen-year-old daughter of a
wealthy Hendersonville family, whose
body was thrown into Lake Osceola
after she had been chlorOfOrmed to
death.
II. II. Hawkins, father of the girl.
announced that he would pay a large
reward for the arrest and conviction
of the murdererS. In addition to this
the town of Hendersonville Will post
$1,000 and the State will be asked to
appropriate a like amount.
\ boy still in his teens and
n young HcnderSOnVille physician
were expected TO be arrested in
connection with the mystery to-
day. Both have been closely
questioned.
1t was announced today by
the coroner of Henderson county
that the body of Miss Hawkins
will be eXhumed, another jury
summoned and a further exami-
nation into the cause OF death
made.
Hal Cooper, of Johnson City, Tenn,
to whom the girl was to have been
married shortly, arrived in Hender-
sonville today and is bending every
effort to aid the bringing of the guilty
parties to justice. Cooper is engaged
in the retail furniture business in
Johnson City and it has been shown
that he was not away from the city
during last week, and the first intima-
ton of the death Of his bride-to-be
reached him Monday afternoon.
Story OF the Crime.
The following telegram was pub
lished in yesterday mornings Char
lotte Observer:
Hendersonville, N. c. Special
Haunted and made mad by the ever
present vision of the child he had
brutally murdered almost on the eve
of her wedding day, the killer OF Miss
Myrtle Hawkins, the beautiful young
girl whose horribly decomposed body
was taken from the glittering waters
of Lake Osceola Sunday morning,
committed an error OF Judgment
which has put the police hotfooted on
his trail. For the girl was murdered;
she did not commit suicide; neither
was her death accidental. She was
destroyed in the quiet woods overlook
ing the lake, or in some spot nearby.
Lay in Woods Three Days.
For three days the little body lay
where it had been thrown, exposed
to the fierce shafts of the sun and
beaten by the rains from an angry
sky. The murderer, haunted by the
picture Of the child so still under
meath the trees, revisited the scene
Of his awful crime and in the dead
of night took the thing that once
was a mothers delight into his arms.
tumbled it into a buggy and drove
wildly through the dark woods along
the public highway, until he reached
a bridge at Lake Osceola. where he
hurled the body into the lake. The
bushes show where it crashed through
them on its way to the waiting waters,
and flashing his horse furiously the
murderer fastened from the girls
swaying bed. He believed he had
thrown suspicion from him and prob
ably breathed more easily, reasoning
that the world will think that Myrtle
Hawkins, the well-loved daughter OF
fond parents whose sole ambition II
Is to crafty their child's only wish,
deliberately committed suicide on the
eve almost Of her wedding day.
che coroner's jury reported death
rrom unknown causes" The girls
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
FORMED TRUST
HEAVILY FINED

NEW YORK. Special Frank
y. Gould pleaded nOIi cOntendere
before Judge HOugh, i'm the United
states Circuit Court today, I'M
der the indictment charging him
and other tinanciers with VioIaI-
ing the Sherman antitrust law
by forming the steel wire trust.
Judge HOugh fined him $1,000.
rs president of the Old Domin-
ion Iron Works, i'm Richmond, Va,
MIR. Gould was a member of one
OF the pools formed by the wire
trust builders. His concern Is now
said to be independent.
Mr.. Gould Is chief owner OF the
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
South Carolina Governors Enc
mics Said to Charge That He
Accented Brihe.

COLUMBIA, S. c. Special It is
openly asserted here today by his OPP
ponents that Governor Cole L. Blease
charges when the next South Carolina
Legislature meets. II is announced
that the charges will be that OF accept
ing a bride when he was a member of
the Legislature and OF general mall
feasance in office.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept 10
Major General Wood today announced
the itinerary OF Secretary OF War
Stimson and himself for an inspec-
ton of Southern Coast defenses and
Southwestern army posts. They will
leave on next Tuesday and will first
go TO Charleston, S. G., thence to Mo-
bile, New Orleans, San Antonio Fort
Bliss, Fort Apache, Fort Leavenworth
and Fort Riley.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
AVIATOR HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
Though Aeroplane is a Wreck Air
Man is Not Discouraged
Yet.

GOLD RUN, CAL Special
His nerve mistaken by the fall
which wrecked his aeropIane,
Robert G.. Fowler, the first avia-
tor TO get away i'm the $4,000
coast TO coast race for the W. X.
Hearst prize, today declared here
that Inc would resume his Jour-
ney as soon as his machine is
repaired.
The broken machine is I'm a
field near Alta, where IL fell.
Fowler started from San Fran
cisco Monday, landing the same
evening at Auburn and rcsuming
his flight from the latter place
yesterday. He had covered only
thirty-One miles of his second
wing when the accident hap
pencd.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
DANVILLE CHRISTIAN
CONGREGATION PROSPERS

DANVILLE, VA Special The
congregation of the Christian Church
has just closed a successful revival
service at which thirty additions to
the churche resulted. and about $4,000
was subscribed to liquidate the in
debtedness of the church. This con-
gregation recently purchased and is
now occupying the old First Presby-
terian Church, on Jefferson Street.
The Presbyterians are occupying the
lecture room of their handsome new
edifce now nearing completion at
Main Street and Sutherlin Avenue
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
Minister Accepts Call.

LYNCHBURG, VA, Sept. 13.-Rev.
George +. Rogers, of Covington today
notified the committee of the new St
Johns Episcopal Church as to his ac-
ceptance of the call 10 that pastorate
he will begin work in January.
a contract for a parish house cost
ing $4,000 will be let in a few days
The new church will be near the
Woman's College.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
# UNLOADED" GUN
CAUSES DEATH

SUFFOLK, VA Special Joe
Christie was shot and instantly killed
at IVor last night by Ross williams,
colored, who used a gun that wasn't
loaded. The men were returning
from squirrel hunt, when, following
a jocular remark, Williams leveled his
piece at Christie's head and pulled
the trigger. Death was instantaneous.
The men had been drinking.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
WASHINGTON- n 9 Snncinl

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
Major General Wood returned today
from Long Island, n. T., where he
conferred with Secretary Stmson
about the punishment of the seven
cadets at West Point who have been
court-martialed for breach Of discip-
line. He announced that the papers
had gone to the President. The ca
diets involved in the court-martial are
7. d. Simpkins. r. ]. Sasse and r. n.
Freeland. Of the third class. and j.
ID. Arthur. FS. S. Moale, G. r. Butler
and ]. d. Christian, of the fourth
class
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
PIERRE VEDRINE
IS BADLY INJURED

PARIS Special Pierre Jules
Vedrine. one OF the foremost aviators
Of the world, and a leading contestant
in the recent circuit of Europe afr race.
was probably fatally injured today
when his aeroplane crashed to earth
at Hericourt during army maneuvers
Nedrine sustained two broken ribs and
internal injuries. He was still uncon-
scious an hour after the accident and
the attending physicians were in doubt
as to his recovery.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
Complain OF Rates.

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
Complaint was made today TO the In
terstate Commerce Commission by
Boston shippers Of cotton and wooden
against unreasonable rates charged 10
New York piers by the Boston and
Maine; New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroads and the New Eng
land Navigation Company.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
OPEN 100 MORE
POSTAL BANKS

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special.-One
hundred third class postOffices were
designated today as postal savings
banks by the Postoffice Department.
Among these banks, which Will open
for business October 18th, are deposit
tarics at New Hartford, Fairfield and
East Hampton, Conn: Sykesville. Snow
Hill and New Windsor, Nd: North
Grafton, Edgartown and West Warren,
Mass; Luray. Brookneal, New Market
and Boydton. Va.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
Ex-Senntor Suicides.

NASHVILLE, TENN Special DIR.
John c. brennan, forty-five years old.
eN-State Senator, committed suicide at
his home in WOODBURY., Tenn, today,
shooting himself with a shotgun. He
had an early morning call he dreaded
TO make, and while his wife was pre-
pairing him a cup OF coffee she heard
a shot. She found him dying in an up
stairs room.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
FIRE WRECKS
VENEER PLANT
REPORTED THAT MANY ARE
TRAPPED IN BURN
ING RUINS.

CINCINNATI, o. Special Fire'
which started at an early hour this
morning completely destroyed the
Cincinnati Veneer Company. at Front
Street and Sixth Avenue; also several
lumber yards nearby. The loss is es-
timated at $25O,000.
A report that many had been
trapped in the veneer plant could not
be confirmed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
He Spoiled Her Barra,n.

GREELEY, COL Special to in
spire his wife with the spirit OF econ
omy. a Greeley man gave her 500 in
silver dollars to buy a rug, wanted
mainly because 1t was such q bargain.
She counted the coins several times
and decided that she could not AFFORD
to spend so many dollars for a rug.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
a Line From BIoominpton

BLOOMINGTON, ILL Special A
cyclone struck this city early today
and inflicted much damage. Trees
were blown down, houses were de-
moIlshed and wires of all descriptions
were put out of business. The conn
try south of here suffered consider
ably. but it is impossible to get any
details at present
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
one Has Confessed.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND SpeciaI.-A
message from Gary, Ind, says that one
Councilman accused by T. 3. Dean Of
accepting a bride IN connection with
me granting of a heating franchise has
confessed TO the State authorities that
Deans story, so far as it relates to him,
~ frue in every detail. The council
man IL expected to become a witness
for the state, but his name is being
~SifhheJ6 TO prevent the possibility OF
famDegfng with him.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
DRuNKRN CHAUFFEUR ovpn
HAS LICENSE REVOhED

nc HIN o N d. VA.-Specla.l.;;1- -
Sshrae men and q woman, snoreiy
.ftrr O'Clock this morning, Lrls 20 -
- -. ,-.,- ,9eer the corner OF seven
<~<e<n and FRANKLIN StreetA ne e
-,r ,s.>,,x were only about three ZEE
~. - t<e thfe& asen are ~ Seli'
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

The new structure is very much on
the order OF the Second Baptist Church
OF Richmond. and is constructed OF
white brick end stone, with portico and
colonnade in front.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
CYCLONE PLAYS
HAVOC IN ILLINOIS

CHICAGO, ILL., Special Houses
were wrecked, trees uprooted and
tossed for yards, and mile upon mile
of telegraph and telephone wires
twisted and torn to the ground by a
terrific cyclone which struck Central
Illinois early today.
Chicago felt the edge of the blow
and a big rainstorm broke here short
ly after o'clock this morning.
Rain fell in sheets, accompanying
the cyclone.
Reports from Springfield and
Bloomington indicate that the dam
age was general and that losses will
reach into the millions.
Frustrated wires prevented commu-
nication with farming districts and
small towns where the damage is be-
lieved to have been the greatest.
In Springfield and Bloomington
many dwellings were wrecked, accord
ing to reports received here.
Officials of telegraph and telephone
companies state that the Western
wires are Frustrated, due to storms of
cyclonic proportions, which have de-
vastated portions of the States Of Illi-
nois and Iowa. The greatest damage
was felt in Central and Northern I'LL
nois in a belt extending from Spring
field northward TO Bloomington.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
Damage at SprincfieId

SPRINGFIELD, ILL Special A
terrific cyclone struck this city early
today infiicting great damage TO
houses and trees. Several stores were
wrecked in the business district and
damage was done to the State Capitol.
Telegraph wires were Frustrated. The
devastation is widespread.
The first blow came at O'Clock,
the second at $3.50 and the last and
most severe at 4:40 o'clock Heavy
rains accompanied the wind. The city
was in complete darkness, and the
people were terrorized. Many sought
refuge in cellars.
In the business section men, women
and children living in flats and room
ing houses fled to the street in their
night clothing.
The wind was strongest on the
south side, where the principal streets
are now almost impossible. Whole
trees were uprooted. The smaller
ones were tossed 100 feet away.
small portion of the roof of the
State House was blown off.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
SEARCH FOR PAL
OF SWINDLER
Government Wants to Locate
Man Who Worked With
George w Post

CHICAGO, ILL., SpeciaI.-Federal
OFFICIALS today are securing the United
States for E. A. Starkloff, declared to
be the chief lieutenant of George w.
Post, alias S. a. Potter, who is
charged with swindles aggregating
$1,50O,O00.
Post Cor Potter, as he is better
KNOWN is being held for $15O,OOO.
Cash bond of $4,000 for his release
was refused.
The pair, with their gang, are al
legged to have sold everything from
gold bricks to fake gold mines
through "come-on" letters.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
Won nv Prince PnIntine.

DONCASTER, ENGLAND.-Special.-
The classic st. Leger. carrying stakes
OF $4,000. was run here today and
won by Prince Palatine. Lycaon was
second, and King William third. Eight
horses ran.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
PARIS Special. Hostile .Aityoussi

trihesman - 100; AAOS1llS Any OuSsl
STIoesmeh are again menacing the
Moroccan city of Fee, according to re-
ports received by the War Department
from Tetuan today. The warriors have
captured outpostS of the Sultan'S army
and are now clamoring at the city's
gates. Fee is isolated, the tribesmen.
having cut of all communication with
the outside world.
At Serfu, a detachment of 600
Moroccan troops were attacked by the
rebellious natives.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
Wounded hN Rnndif.

CHICAGO. ILL, Sept. 1S.-Emmett
Snesney was fatally wounded by a
bandit who attacked him under the
South Side elevated structure at Thir-
tieth and State Streets today. He was
robbed OF several dollars and assault
ed while train was passing over
head. Thus his cries were drowned.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Fire which
did 100000 damage swept the loft
buildings at III and 119 Mercer
Street early today and for a time
threatened to wipe out the entire
block. One fireman was rendered un-
conscious when he was knocked to
the street by a flying hose nozzle and
several others were overcome by
smoke.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
CbIoroform Used.

The motive and the exact identity
OF the killer are complete and abSO-
lutte mysteries. but IL is not believed
they will be mysteries for long. for
when the child-murderer drove
through the black woods that night
with his dreadful burden he commit
ted an error Of Judgment which the
police believe viii lead to the electric
chair.
There was no bruise on the delicate
body apparently. but there was every
trace of chloroform having been used
to aid i'm Drinking about that death.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

has a tragedy so aroused the people
as the horrible doing 20 death OF little
Miss Myrtle Hawkins. dainty. pretty.
sweet.