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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
POLITICS ACTIVE
IN NELSON COUNTY
Less Than 100 Difference for Sem
atorial Contests-Race for
General Assembly.

MYNDUS, VA--Special.-On the eve
OF the senatorial primary leaders OF the
opposing factions in Nelson county are
showing great activity in lining mp
struggle. and each side is Claiming
victory with about an equal show OF
confidence.
To the unbiased looker-on Indications
point to a close finish. with less than
100 votes between the contestants.
Nelson is a close county between the
two factions OF the Democratic parftf
This was demonstrated six years ago
majority over former Governor Mon
tague for the Senate, and again in 1909
when Tucker. OF the opposite factiS7.A
had about the same margin over - ana
Mann for Governor. ~ sar
congressman Glass and Jones =
senator Martin have all spoken IN the
county during the. present campaign.
senator Swanson has not, but his cam
paign is in the hands of strong leaders
Glass.
Indications point to a heavy vote.
Tor while there is widespread INTEREST,"
In the contests for United States Sena-
tor, those for State Senator and House
OF Delegates are not being overlooked
by any means.
Indeed, the battle for a seat in the
upper house of the General Assembly
between former Senator Bland Massie
and Senator Aubrey E. Strobe. is the
most spirited OF all, and they and their
Irlends are hard at work day and night
to capture the prize.
-FOUR men are in the House race
Lhey are Seorge w. Whitehead. lawyer
NlncumDenO; n. Lewis Brown laWyer-
J. j. Hill, surveyor, and James T. Har-
vey, farmer.
The Democrats will make no nomt-
nations Tor county officers. These Will
De voted for in a free-for-all contest
In the November election
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
An American Gretna Green.

An interesting account of a remark
able matrimonial Mecca in Tennessee,
whittier clipping couples from all parts
OF the States come to be united by Mr.
Burroughs, the Marrying Parson"
appears in the April Wide World
Magazine. Mr.. Burroughs runs an
hotel especially for the accommoda-
ton of runaway couples, and has per-
formed weddings in all sorts of eXcit-
ing circumstances.
Some years ago a mountain boy and
girl rode up to the door of Mr.. Bur-
roughs house on a mule, the girl
seated on a coffee-sack behind her
lover. The loVe-smitten youth was clad
in suit of Kentucky jeans. and wore
a weather. beaten SLOUGH hat and bro
gan shoes. The girl on the coffee
sack was gowned in white, with blue
dots, and wore ar India rubber en-
gagement ring. Pulling on the rein
TO stop the mule, the youthful noun
taineer yelled, "HeIlol" and the par
son came to the door.
rs this Their place where yer marry
folks?' queried the rustic.
Yes, sir"
How much do yer charge fer mar
ryin?'"
According to a mans purse. sir
Would two dollars and fifty cents be
too much?"
II ken beat tibet in North Car'lina'
And without waiting for another
offer the youngster spurred the ole
mule and rode off, the girl clingine
to him with both arms. .
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
VA. TRAPSHOOTERS
AT LYNCHBURG

LYNOHBURG, VA, Special. -
twelfth annual tournament OF the Vir-
ginia Trapshooters' Association open
er with about 100 shooters in
attendance. Roanoke sent over about
twenty-five men, Staunton a team of
five, Waynesbcro a team of five. Also
Norfolk, Charlotte and other cities
were represented. The grounds are
beautiful and the weather ideal.
Many experts are on the ground,
among them Lloyd r. Lewis, of the
Dupont Powder Company, who is as
sisting the management; George L.
Lyons, of the u. NJ. c. Co.; S. p.
Goodloe, Of the Winchester Arms
Company; c. .. lie Compile. of the
Dupont Powder Company: Lester S.
German, ]. II. Schall and E. II. Starr.
of the Peters Cartridge Company;
Harry Houseman, of the Western
Cartridge Companp; J. A. Anderson,
of the u. NJ c. Co.; jar. Taylor, T.
Q. Gibbs and others.
The Richmond squad is composed
of w. l. Boyd. w. A Hammond. V.
Heckler, Charles B. Cooke and T. ].
Hundley.
About $4,000 targets will be shot
at during the two days and about So
600 in prize money distributed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

The Methodist Is delighted 10 learn
OF the fixed purpose OF Bishop Collins
Denny TO make his permanent rest
dence In the City OF Richmond. Va.
blshop Denny has resided for a num-
Der or years in Nashville, Tenn, from
whence he comes to our State. A very
cordial welcome Will be extended this
preIate OF our church and his family
by Virginia Methodists, who have been
deprived now several years OF the
pleaure of having one of its chief Of
ncers as a resident OF our State
Bishop Denny is a fine host. congenial
In manner, lovabIe in disposition.
gifted in the pulpit. an interchangeable
worker.
Our conference and State can well
congratulate themselves upon This
splendid acquisition. We hone the
bishop and his family may find II quite
as pleasant to reside within our
bounds. as ii is to all Virginia to have
him come TO reside among us.
Bishop Denny is no stranger to a
large number OF Virginia Methodists.
many OF whom have known him for
years, and taken great delight in the
splendid service he has rendered our
church, in the active ministry. in its
educational institutions, and now in
the office of the bishopry which he is
hlling with great credit to himself and
satisfaction to the church at large.-
The Methodist.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
TAINTED MONEY"
PASTOR RESIGNS

COLUMBUS, OHIO.-Special.- Dr..
w ashlngton GLADDEN. famed for his
opposition to accepting John d. Rock
efellers money for missionary pur-
poses and the originator of the term
tainted money" has written a letter
TO his congregation, of the First Con-
gregational Church, announcing his
early retirement from active duties in
connection with the church. He
yields leadership to his new assistant,
DR.. Carl l.. Patton, acknowledging that
he is at loss to account for the thin
ming OF his congregations number at
Sunday services.
He makes a personal appeal which
he says is his last, to the members of
his church to come back and fill the
seats.
DR.. GLADDEN. also points to the fact
that he is advancing in years and be-
lieves that a younger man may be able
to accomplish that which seemed i'm
possible for him to do.
In his appeal to his congregation DR..
GLADDEN. wrote;
Il do not attribute the absence of
church members in many cases to dis
affection: in most cases 1 believe it is
simply lack OF interest. For some
reason they have formed the habit of
church neglect Some of them de-
vote their Sundays to pleasure-the
ways OF Sunday diversion have been
multiplying of late. All this means
that the interests of recreation have
taken precedence in the minds of
many church members, of the interests
of the higher life"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

PARIS Special Some extraordi-
nary "cIews" as TO the whereabouts OF
the Mona Lisa" are being received
says the New York World of yester-
day. Chief of Detectives Homard has
been busy investigating a 'clew" given
by a cafe waiter named Gueneschan
who asserts that he knows who stole
the famous picture and has seen it
twice in the home Of the man he ac-
cuSeS.
This man is n baron connected with
one OF the embassies here. According
10 Gueneschan's story the baron was
crazed by love Of Mona Lisa" and her
''inscrutable SMILE" stole the paint
ing and has kept it in his rooms, where
he makes mad love to il. The waiter
says he Is certain the painting is the
original because there is cut in
Mona Lisa's" left breast made by the
knife used in slashing the picture from
its frame. Gueneschan offers to re-
veal the pictures hiding place IL he is
paid 100000 francs ($40,0O0).
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
JEALOUSY LEADS
TO SHOOTING
Rejected Suitor Then Commits
Suicide-Tragedy in Fashion
able New York Colony.

NEW YORK SpeciaI.-The Jealous
rage OF a rejected sutton was the only
motive advanced today for the murder
of nineteen year old Catherine Van
Wyck by twenty year old William a.
Childs, Jr., who shot himself TO death
after fatally wounding the girl at the
fashionable Quogue, l.. l., summer
colony last night.
Childs was madly infatuated with
the girl, who was the acknowledged
belle of the colony. Miss Van Wyck
was the daughter of Albert Van Wyck,
of Brooklyn, a relative of former
Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck. of New
York City. Childs was a member of
the 1912 class at Princeton.
The shooting occurred near a turn
pike and was witnessed by a number
of automobiles.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
FLOODS CAUSES
100000 DEATHS
Chinese Along Devasted Valley
Dying of Observation-Disclosures
aries Helping Situation.

HANKOW, CHINA Special
Soloiers were dispatched into Ngan
Hwei province today to aid in the re-
lief work for the survivors OF the de-
Vastating flood of the Yang Use Kiang
River, which claimed 100000 lives
and laid waste TO many crops. At the
same time an appeal was made to the
government to solicit assistance from
foreign countries for the survivors
who are perishing from starvation and
exposure. American and other
foreign missionaries are doing their
utmost TO succor the suffering.
Native dispatch bearers from the
devastated zone declare that heavy
rains in the Kuen-Lun mountains
caused the food. They also said that
the Imperial Canal was out of its
banks.
The usual scenes of Iawlessness are
following in the wake of the disaster.
OUTLAW bands AFFILIATED with the
Boxers have seized the opportunity
to kill and loot unchecked. There is
complete absence of a reign of law
within the borders of the flood swept
area.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
WHIPS MAN WHO
INSULTEB wife
OFFERED MRS. WISE AN INSULT
AND HUSBAND WENT Az
TER OFFENDER.
ICHM Nd. VA-Special.-

r c H NJ o n D, VA.-Special.--
Good lungs and the presence of
couple OF policemen are responsible
for the existence OF Ben Arenstein,
tailor. today. The man was in the
Police Court yesterday, and he bore
every evidence of having had trouble
with a real. live and stalwart man.
The man whom Arenstein will have
cause to remember is Charles Wise.
Arenstein lives in East Broad
Street. The Wises rent apartments
adjoining and belonging TO Arenstein.
Arenstein demanded rent on Friday
in advance. and when il was not
Forthcoming he sought out Constable
William II. Wyatt and sued out dis
tress warrant. This was served on
Wise while he was at dinner. Wise
ssid that he did not think there was
any occasion for paying rent in ad-
vance, and he said he would wait.
Then the action at law.
Then il developed that Arenstein
had offered an insult to Mrs. Wise,
and that lady, fearing that If she told
her husband, and having no friends
IN the city, being comparative strang
ers, she feared that her husband
would kill the man and so she kept
quiet, though she said she had told
neighbors and asked an officer, whom
she knew slightly, what she should
do. This was last Thursday. The Of
ficer advised her to get a warrant for
Then the serving of the process on
the husband angered the wife, and she
finally told her husband of the insult
by Arenstein. He asked her why she
had not told him before, and she said
that she was afraid he would kill
Arenstein. Mr.. Wise put on his coat
and went out to see Arenstein, going
TO his store. but he was not in. He
then went to another place and in
Quired for him. Trying TO cool off
and 70 demand a full apology, he de-
cided to go TO the ball game and try
10 let his temper subside. Coming
back, he found Arenstein pouring wa
ter into his automobile. and asked him
what he meant by going to his wife's
rooms and insulting her. Arenstein
ordered Wise to go away, applying an
ugly and vile epithet.
Wise did not so away, but he sailed
into Arenstein and BACKED his eye,
broke his nose and was just getting
ready to give him a good beating
when the mans screams called atten-
tion TO his predicaments and Mr.. Wise
was forced to desist.
Justice John said that when a mans
wife was insulted and he resented it
and the man who did the insulting
was able to come to court, he would
dismiss the man VINO resented the in
suit. Wise was dismissed of the charge
of felonious assault.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
MENACED BY SHARK AND
STARVING, HE ATE HIS COAT

BATH, Me-. Special.-Joseph A.
Pottle. a fisherman, who three days
ago was lost on the Atlantic, having
lost sight of his vessel, was rescued to-
day by a party of Bar Harbor yachts
men and taken to port.
Pottle told a tale of terrible suffer-
ing. While out in his boat gathering
in his travis he became lost in the
fog, and, despite his cries, he was un-
able to learn how near the vessel was.
Finally he concluded to row around in
a circle, broadening it at times.
Pottle then decided that he would
throw all the fish overheard, thinking
it would be but a matter of hours only
when he would reach the coast, but
his reckonings proved to be incor-
rect. In throwing over the fish a
shark was attracted and showed fight
thinking, apparently, that the man in
the boat was throwing missiles at him
Pottle fought off the infuriateed
fish for forty minutes, finally beating
il off with the oars and throwing the
netted travis around~the fish's sword
which at one time penetrated the boat
above the water line.
Pottle. growing weak on the third
day. started to eat parts of his coat to
appease his hunger, and was almost
deprived of strength when rescued.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
AGAIN PUT BLAME
,,.a., !. ON ENGINEER
Engineer Responsible for Railroad
Collision That Cost Three
Lives-Many Hurt.

ERIE, PA.-Special.- When passen-
ger tram No. 201 on the Erie and
Pittsburg Road copided with Lake
Shore freight at Dock Junction last
night, killing three and injuring over
a score, the freight had the right of
way and the disaster was caused by
Engineer Jones disregarding his red
light signal, according TO an investi-
CATION concluded early today. The
passenger train was running thirty
minutes behind time and Jones was
endeavoring TO make up time when
the wreck occurred
Engineer Jones was ground to bits
and with him two others lost their
lives: Z. Anderson, a railroad car
penter OF this city, and an unknown
foreigner. OF the injured Engineer
t1rman, who was acting as fireman
on the wrecked train, is likely to die.
A relief train today cleared away
the debris from the tracks. All Lake
Shore trains were switched over onto
the Nickel Plate tracks at Conneaut,
Ohio.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
DOESN'T FAVOR
THE NEW WOMAN"
BISHOP MILAN SAYS SWAGGER
AND STARE HAVE SUCCEEDED
SWEETNESS AND MODESTY.

HARTFORD, CONN., SpeciaI.-The
contemporary fashions in women's
dress and in general the attitude of the
New Woman" toward the world were
the subject of a sermon preached Sun
day by Bishop John ]. Milan in St
Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral
before large and fashionable audi
ence.
Man and woman" said the Bishop
ARE equal in the sight OF God, but on
earth woman occupies a different sta
ton. She was created TO be mans
helpmate and to supplement what he
lacked. She was TO be kind and gen.
tie and patient under long suffering.
In these days we hear q great deal
about women's rights. but some of
them, II seems TO me, are really wo-
mems wrongs The masters OF fash
ion are preparing her to take her
place alongside man by shaping her
garments so that they more closely
resemble mems attire, with the re-
suit that she disfigures her form and
beauty and deforms her nature.
Gone is the old-time expression of
womanly sweetness and modestyi In
its place we have the swagger and the
stare.
I'm one way women might profita-
bly, initiate the men. When man is
at work he rolls back his shirt sleeves
and bareS his breast occasionally but
when he goes in the presence of a
woman or OF his superior he puts on
his coat, fastens his collar and is
fully dressed.
With woman il is just the oppo-
site. She seems to feel most dressed
when her arms and neck and shout
ders are uncovered. Aside from the
immodesty of it, it is not proper. and,
regardless of the outside world, we
priests have the right to reprove her.
NO woman should think Of ap-
hn oil
Holy Communion with barred arms and
shoulders"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

Camels form a great feature in
Eastern life, and strangers are always
interested in watching strings of them
roped together, and led. as they in
-sariablv are, by a donkey. The ami
Sales.--future of habit-refuse to
proceed unless their diminutive friend
IS in his place at the head of the pro-
cession. Some say that this is be-
cause the camels love the smell OF the
tobacco smoke waited back to them
from the lips of the rider of the don
key, and there may be something in
this A friend of mine was once chased
by a camel. He thought the animal
had gone mad, and lit out at his best
racing pace across the plain. For
fl1nafeiy the driver was able to inter-
nose. and he blew a cloud of tobacco
smoke toward the camel. which
Efopped short and snuffed 1t up with
every appearance Of satisfaction. The
man explained to my friend that the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
LOST NEW YORKER
FINDS SILVER MINE

RENO, NEV.-Special- James Ma
honey, the former New York police
man whose disappearance Wednesday
night from the Government surveying
camp caused a wide search to be in
stituted for him, as il was feared he
had fallen victim to the desert heat
arrived in Reno considerably improved
after his narrow escape from death.
Samples of ore taken from a ledge
discovered by Mahoney gave evidence
of containing a large amount of silver
Mahoney says he is confident of being
able to return to the scene OF his find
but Will not do so unless accompanied
by others more used to the ways of the
desert He admitted his trip across
the desert had been made in an I'M
dress uniform consisting solely of I'M
dergarments and shoes.
Mahoney was working five miles
from camp. He complained of heat
and asked PERMISSION to return to
camp. His request was refused, the
trip alone being regarded as too dan
gerous, but he insisted and left
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
BARS
BEATTIE FILMS
Moving Pictures Are Barred From
the Show Houses by the
Police.

BALTIMORE, MD. Sept. Act
ing Marshal Manning declared that
Will be permitted to display reels OF
pictures in which Beulah Binford.
the other woman" in the Beattie
murder case. of Richmond, is shown.
And along this line the Acting Chief
OF Police said:
II do not believe in making a he
rome of any woman. such as the Bin
ford woman, and giving the curious
public an opportunity to rave over
her. 1t surely will not be elevating
TO the morals of the young girls of
our city who frequent the picture par
lors 10 gaze upon the views OF a young
woman who has been unfortunate
enough to become the central figure
in such a sensational case"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

wood acted as his assistant. The two
men went into the sewer to make
measurements for additional work.
While there they were overcome by
gas and died before assistance could
reach them.
Lyon was a son of State Highway
Commissioner Frank d. Lyon, of
Binghamton. Both men were about
thirty years old.
HARDWOOD was a famous football
player for Syracuse University and
was at one time nominated as an ALL
American center. His home was for
merly at Benson, VT
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

Winner-Frank A. Gotch, of Hum
bOldt. Ia, champion wrestler of the
world
Loser-George Hackenschmidt. of
Dorpat, Russia, European champion.
First fall-Gotch pinned Hacken-
schmidt with a reverse body hold.
Time, 14:1S LIS.
Second fall-Gotch pinned Hacken-
schmidt with a toe lock. Time
5:32 is.
Total wrestling time, 1880 2-5.
Referee-Edward Smith
Attendance-30,0 900 (estimated).
Total receipts-$ST,O53.
Sotch's share-$21. 900 and so per
cent. of moving picture profits
Hackenschmidt's share-S13,5O0
Jack Curley, Hackenschmidt's man.
ager. received S29.S37 as his share.
Empire Athletic Clubs share-$S,-
$50.
Expenses-S1S,6 16.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
INDIAN FIGHTERS RETIRE
FROM ACTIVE ARMY SERVICE

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
Colonel hobart X. Bailey, command
ing 1.-The Twenty-ninth Infantry. an In
dian fighter, was retired from active
service in the army today, his sixty
fourth birthday.
Colonel Sidney w. Taylor, COM
manding the Second Regiment, Field
Artillery, will be retired from active
service tomorrow, which is his sixty
fourth birthday.
Both OF these men won fame in the
Indian wars. They were commended
for bravery in many fights. and each
will be brigadier general on the re-
tired list
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

KEEL. GERMANY. Special. Emperor
William today reviewed the nightiest
German ncet ever assembled from the
quarter deck OF the Imperial yacht
Hohenzcllern.
One hundred and forty men OF war.
&C uprising twenty-five battleships,
four armored cruisers, ten protected
cruisers. twenty-six modern ocean
going torpedo boats, twenty-four mine
layers and a fotilla OF submarines were
In the vast array of fighting craft thai
swept with majesty and grace before
the eyes OF the German ruler.
standing by the war lords side wa,
: Archduke Franz Ferdinand. heir pre-
sumptive TO the Austrian throne, anC
Austrian Minister OF Marine Admira
lCount Montecuccoli. who had been in
2 vited to witness the review