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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24

tell Herman that he can forgst the 1880
i lent him and I win So to It that the
mortgage IN squared ! want to DO b
right thing by Herman. and I wouldn't
ask him to come across with the $1.EoO."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
BYRD PLEASED
At OUTLOOK
Determined to Make Fight at
State Convention for Wilson
Resolution.

R c H MON Nd, VA-SpeclaI.-
up to this time we have more
than 100 delegates elected and in
structed for Wilson," said Speaker
Richard E. Byrd, of Winchester. who
got back to the city from Winchester
clothed in smiles as the result of the
selection of delegates in his city and
county, when the Wilson followers
walked away with the delegates with
out any opposition.
I'VE are going to make a fight in
the convention, and whether there is
preferential resolution or not there
will be the liveliest kind Of a strug-
gle in that direction" Mr.. Byrd went
on.
Rather remarkable that Richmond
county should have chosen it's dele
gates Tuesday and headed the list
with Congressman William A. Jones,
instructing them for Wilson, and the
county Of AlbemarIe did the same
thing-elected delegates-and headed
the list with Senator Thomas S. Mar
tin, and point blank refused any in
structions.
Mr.. Byrd today repeated the denial
that he was after having the Virginia
delegation bound hand and foot for
Wilson, but that he would insist on a
preferential resolution, declaring the
sentiments of the people of the State
for Wilson. He will be content with
that.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
SALE Held Up BY
GOVERNOR Mann

NEW York. Special.-The COM
pany controlling the auction sale Of
the Losing collection of valuable
manuscripts, in view of the claims of
the Commonwealth of Virginia, to the
ownership of many of the documents,
agreed last night to withdraw the dis
puted manuscripts from sale, and to
refer ownership to a committee rep
resenting the State of Virginia and
the Losing estate.
The documents whose ownership is
contested are those which, it is al
legged, DR.. Losing obtained in 1862
from the government of Virginia in
connection with the writing Of his
book of the revolution. The Com
monwealth alleges that at the time
DR.. Losing obtained possession of the
manuscripts no Legislature was sit
ting, and consequently no authority
existed to dispose of the documents.
After a conference with the COM
mission sent here by Virginia to eX-
anime the letters in question, a state
ment issued by Major Emory S. Tur-
ner, of AndersOn's Auction Company
says the letters have been withdrawn
until the question of ownership can
be definitely determined.
ut must be clearly understood
however" adds the statement, that
up to the present time there is moth
ginia to ownership in these letters eX-
cept the evidence of the letters them
selves, which is not at all conclusive. "
The popularity among collectors OF
the Virginia letters is attested by the
great number of bids received for
them by collectors from all over the
country.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
SOLDIERS HEAVILY
ARMED IN STRIKE
WI4NESBARRE. pa lSnecial

WMIlDSBARRE, PA Special
State troopers are scattered over
the entire anthracite field. They are
heavily armed, carrying rifles and re-
VolVerS. Their presence is not expect
ed to keep miners orderly and their ap-
pearance in towns where conditions are
quiet serve to keep the miners restless
The miners declare that the opera
tors are back of all the riots and they
state that the companies are determined
to get the State militia into service
purposely, to get the protection they
want to operate collieries with non
union men.
Mine leaders are today sending their
organizers into the riot districts to
urge the men to keep the peace.
The killing of one man and the
wounding of several other persons al
Minersville yesterday served TO quiet
the lower anthracite fields today.
The State police were out to break
up any mobs which gathered on the
highways. The storm centers today
were expected to be in the northern
fields.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
TOWN WIPED OUT
BY EARTHQUAKE

MEXICO CITY, SpeciaI.-Thir.
ty-four persons were killed and
half OF the city of Zapatasan.
which is located on the slope of
Mount COlimR, was DESTROYED by
an earthquake late last night,
Sixteen persons were killed An the
town OF Cfudad Guzman, and
thirteen were seriously injured.
Twelve shocks were felt at
Guadalajara, while in Quartet
more than a haIf-milliOn dollars
damage was done, including the
complete destruction of q large
church.
Following the shocks Colima
volcano became active, throwing
out lava, boulders and sand in its
first eruption since IL DESTROYED
the city OF Zapatalan in 1906.
The local observatory here pre-
diets a disastrous earfhQuake in
Mexico City within twelve hours.
The State of Jalisco, in which Co
lima volcano is situated, apparent,
bore the brunt OF the disturbance
This is a State on the west coast
lying west Of the ranges of the Sierr.
de Nayarit mountains, and is a high
rugged country.
The capital city, Guadelajara, is sit
uated on the Mexican Central Rail
way, with a population estimated a
$4,000.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16

confined TO the summer month"; Many
rabid animals now appear TO be at
large. whose victims may be expected
TO show evidences OF the disease In
has been bitten-and, indeed, every
domestic animal exposed to rabies
is menace to the community IL IS
very important that all dogs be muz-
zled as a precaution until the disease
disappears. A proper muzzle works
little hardship TO a dog, but is a
much-needed protection TO the pub
lie. In cities and towns where there
is no legal provision for muzzling ami
mails ordinances should be adopted at
once"
The Health Department treats free
or cost all persons who have been
bitten by mad dogs and who cannot
pay the expenses OF treatment at the
regular Pasteur Institutes. and at
present the State has five cases under
treatment. All of these are required
to remain in Richmond for three
weeks. as the treatment cannot be
given in a shorter time. Patients at
the Pasteur Institutes must undergo
the same lengthy treatment. The ex-
pense and inconvenience OF the treat
ment and the monetary loss from
rabies are additional arguments cited
In behalf OF a general muZzling.
The bulletin concludes: ANTI
rabies treatment should never be ad-
ministered until 1t is definitely known,
that the animal biting the patient has
true rabies. All suspected animals
should be tied up securely and should
be killed when they show symptoms
of the disease. If the animal has
bitten any one the head should be
cut off and sent at once, by prepaid
express, packed in ice, to the Hy-
gienic Laboratory of the United States
Public Health Service, Washington, ID.
c. Heads cannot be examined at the
state Health Department and should
be sent direct to Washington without
delay. Treatment cannot safely be
administered until it is definitely
shown, by an examination of the
head, that the suspected animal has
IA bies."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
SAYS RICHESON
IS SURELY INSANE
Condemned Man Wins First Point in
Fight for Life When DIR. Briggs
Makes Report TO Gov. FOss.

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Makes Report TO Coy. FOss.
BOSTON, MASS.-SpeciaI.-Dr.
L. Vernon Briggs will make
his report to Governor FoSS on
the mental condition of G. v. T.
RichesOn, sentenced TO die in the
week beginning May 10th for the
murder of Avis Iinnell.
DIR. Briggs report IL was
learned on the best authority,
will be TO the effect that Richeson
Is not a sane man. Upon this re-
port Governor Foss will ut once
make known his decision. and it
L. said he will call a special meet
ing of the council and present 10
them RicheSon's plea for commu-
tation.
RichesOn won the first
victory in his fight for life. He
was allowed to remain in his cell
at the Charles Street jail, when,
under his sentence, he would nat
urally have been taken to the
State prison in Charelstown before
dawn.
In the action or Sheriff John
Quinn in holding the prisoner in
the jail, the attorneys for Richie
son see hopeful sign They be-
lieve that Governor FOss refrained
from sending RicheSOn's plea to
the council at its regular meet
ing, not because he had decided
not TO allow the sentence of the
court 60 be carried out, but be-
cause he had received q hint of
DR.. Briggs opinion.
Three alienistS have now ex-
amined RicheSon. DIR. Lane made
the first examination, acting for
the defense attorneys. DIR. Briggs
Is the second. The third was made
by DIR. G. G. Gillrey.
While awaiting the final reports
OF these men, which will largely
govern his decision, Governor
FoSs, the defense attorneys be-
lieve, requested Sheriff Quinn, I'M
oticially, to keep Richeson in the
Charles Street jail for the present.
Sheriff Quinn said today:
II shall keep RicheSOn here till
his fate is finally decided, whether
that be in a day or two or not
until next Wednesday.
THE council meets regularly
then, and IL is expected they will
be called upon at that time TO de-
eide"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
RABIES SHOWS
LARGE INCREASE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES
THAT ALL DOGS BE MUZZLED
TO PREVENT HYDROPHOBIA.

RICH NON D, VA.-SpeciaI-
With more than four times as many
persons given anti-rabies treatment
during the present year as were treat
ed during the same period of 1911,
the State Department OF Health yes
terday issued a special warning to
the public to keep all dogs muzzled
until rabies disappears from the State.
From the evidence OF the States
laboratory and from reports that have
reached the offices OF the Health De-
partment," says the bulletin, at is
obvious that there is a much greater
prevalence OF rabies in the State at
present than at the same time last
year.
Contrary to general belief. rabies
can appear at any time. and Is not
--~~~>-- 49,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
Danger Increases.

NEW ORLEANS, LA Special
With five breaks in the levees along
the Mississippi River and its tribu-
taries in the last twenty-four hours,
the food situation was more
serious than it has been at any time
since the waters began rising. Four
teen hundred feet of levee have been
swept out in the last twenty-four
crevasse to 5000 feet. This will in
undate West Baton Rouge and her
Vile parishes and add greatly to the
flood damage in Pointe Coupee.
Two new breaks occurred Friday
morning, flooding the most populous
section of Avoyelles and portions OF
st. Landry parishes. Half of Moreau-
Vile is already under water, and the
Choupiqui and Bayou Jacques regions
will soon be flood swept. Then the
water will work down into other parts
Of St. Landry, and, as the swamps and
small water courses are already full
10 overlooking, the flood will form a
junction with the water from the
crevasse in the west bank of the
Atchafalaya and drive back water
into Melville.
The sections of Avoyelles affected
are so thickly populated that the
country looks like a continuous string
OF villages. Heavy loss OF life is fear
ed throughout this region, as all food
warnings have been ignored.
Fifty per cent. Of the sugar crop
will be lost.
In spite of the new menace caused
by the break at the junction OF the
Mississippi and the Old Channel, FIVE
miles below Torras, that let a new
flood sweep over the sugar planta-
ton country, ii was believed today
that rescuers would succeed in bring
ing all the marooned persons from
Pointe COupee parish by the end OF
the week.
Calls for boats came during the
| night, and a number have been
dispatched to the country. Railroads
have been able to aid with the work,
and 1000 persons have been carried
to safety.
In the southern section, however,
the water has put the railroads en-
| tirely out of commission, and boats
are the only means of transporting
the refugees.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16

WYTHEVILLE, VA. Special
Campbell Crowder, a local pIas-
terer, got in hot water Just after
adjournment of court. he
approached a number Of wit
hoped that Floyd Allen would
shoot n bigger hole in the Wythc
court than he did in the one ut
HtilSviile. His remarks were re-
ported TO Judge Staples, who sum-
moned CrOwder before him and
gave him a severe lecture. IL was
only through the influence of De-
tective Baldwin and the officers OF
the court that he escaped a fine.
In fact, Judge Staples told him
that ne would let him of merely
on probation. CrOWdcr excused
himself by saying nc had been
drinking.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16

ney should confront a witness with
testimony that that witness was sup
posed 10 have given before a grand
jury and particularly when the witness
In question was the Governments
own.
Judge Dickinson replied that he re-
garded Mr.. Craigin as a hostile wit
ness to the Government, and added
that the Government was forced 10
go 10 employees of the companies, I'M
der examination, to get the necessary
information upon which TO base proof
that they are conspirators in restraint
of trade.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
POLICE ARREST
STRIKE AGITATORS

MANCHESTER, ENG Special
Charged with sedition, or exciting to
rebellion, under an old law enacted
over a century ago, Tom Mann, the
best-known labor agitator in the
United Kingdom, was arraigned in
court.
The government charges Mann with
ordering soldiers to refuse to bear
arms against strikers during the vio-
lent dock strike q year ago.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
use CONVICTS TO
fight FLOODS
Situation in Louisiana Today
Worst Yet Known in History.
Fifty Per Cent. of Sugar Plan
tations Destroyed-Thou-
sands Are Rescued.

BUNK1E, La Special Fifteen
hundred convicts are lighting the
Hoods in various parts Of louisiana
One hundred cOnvicts left here before
noon for Evergreen plantation, near
Plaquemine, while $50 more were sent
to dberville.
The town of Plaucheville is in the
path of the torrent sweeping from
the Torras break in the levee and is
threatened with destruction.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16

We believe that a Democrat can
win this fall, but Democrats should
not be carried away with the idea
that any Democrat who is put up
is "sure" to defeat the Republican
nominee.--Ledger-0 Dispatch.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16

WASHINGTON, d. Especial.
The House this afternoon voted to
abolish the Commerce Court. The
vote WINS 40 to 40.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
JUDGES Deny
AN INJUNCTION

TRENTON, n. ]. Special. Judges
tray, Burlington and Mcpherson
In the United States District Court
here declined an Injunction,
except 10 the American Steel
and Wire Company, to restrain the
United States Steel Corporation and
Its subsidiaries corporations, from
destroying books and papers need
ed as evidence In the suit of the
trust.
NEW YORK Special. A sharp till
between Richard V. Lindabury, CHIEF
OF counsel for the United States Stee'
Corporation. and Jacob NJ. Dickinson
former Secretary of War and head
of the Governments array of lega
talent, marked today's session of the
nearing in the custom house in the
suit to dissolve the alleged steel trust
George A. Cragin, general sales agen
OF the American Steel and Wire Com.
pany, was under examination by Judge
Dickinson at the time.
The witness had been asked If he
had not in March, 1912, in the post.
office building in this city, stated Il
II. r. Cotton and l.. y. Clark that h(
had had a talk with President jaime.
A. Farrell, Of the United States Stee
Corporation, in relation to wire pools
Attorney Lindabury broke in at thi:
point with a heated denunciation OF
Judge Dickinson's methods, declaring
that his procedure was "a practice
that was worse than the Spanish In
QUESTION"
Mr.. Lindabury said that 1t was as
founding that a Government attor-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16
HOPE TO DISCREDIT
CONSPIRACY CHARGE

Most Of Defense Witnesses Give
Negative, Rather Than Positive,
Evidence-Sidna Allen s Bank
Account Discussed-Char-
acter of Aliens in Issue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
A Stone As Witness

Soon after their arrival in Arabia Deserta, Setoc demanded payment of 800 ounces of silver which he had len. to another man. The man refused to pay, saying that there were no wit nesses of the transaction and the mat ter came before the courts
 Leave this affair to me- said Zadig and so Sotoc did.
 When they came into court, said Zadig to Setoc: 'In what place did you lend thls money to this man?" r q counted 1t out upon flag stone, returned Setoc. that lies near the mountain of Oreb."
 What Is the character of your debtor?''
 "That of a knave." replied Setoc.
 Then, addressing the court. Zadie said "Pillars of the throne of equity II come to demand in the name of my master 500 ounces of silver. which this man refuses to pay"
 Have you any witnesses?' asked the presiding judge.
 No" returned Zadig. but there re- mains a large stone upon which iht money lent was counted pat by my master. The other witnesses are dead Ii 1t pleases your grandeur to send fol the stone to be brought into, court tho stone itself will testify"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Tried and Found Wanting

They sat longer at supper than at dinner and talked with great confi- denoe Suddenly Cador declared that he felt an awful pain in his side. Azora wanted to send for doctor but Cador said:
 T have this frequently. and some times it nearly brings me to the verge of the grave. The only thing that will stop this cruel agony is for the nose of man newly dead to be applied to my afflicted side"
 Well" said Azora, "when my hus- band shall cross the bridge Tichnavar in his journey to the other world the angel Asrael will not refuse him pas sage because his nose is little short"
 And taking razor she went to her husbands tomb. bedewed 1t with tears and drew near to cut off the nose ot Zadig
 But Zadig, who, as the reader has guessed, was only testing her fidelity arose holding his nose in one hand and said:
 Madam, do not exclaim so violently gainst the widow Cosrou. The project of turning the course of the rivulet was hardly equal to yours of cutting of my nose"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
No Place of Refuge

The King embraced the upright danc- CT and made him treasurer. The dis honest candidates were fined and the King gave the fines to Zadig. They amounted to great fortune.
 And now, zadig. being in funds. sent out a courier to Babylon to learn the fate of Queen Astarte. His voice trembled when he directed the courier and the blood seemed to stagnate in his veins. His eyes were suffused with tears.
 Ar upright counselor was, as can well be imagined, no more of popuar favorite iL those days than he is now, and thera had grown up in the island large and powerful party against this fool reform- er." zadig. His life was really in danger.
 "Where shall I go?' thought he If go to Egypt they will enslave me- if I gc to Babylon I shall be strangled; f I go to Arabia I shall be burned. The courier has not returnedl I will go to- ward Babylon-I must know what has become of Astarte,'' said he
 So he took leave of the King, who wept at parting with him (but who, neverthe- less, knew the power of practical poli- tieians) and went again into Babylonia.
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Slave to Lord Ogul

% ye immortal powers" cried Zadig. "who preside over human destiny, do ye, indeed, restore Astarte to my sight?"
 It was a rapturous meeting and both the participants in 1t were weeping most of the time as they recounted their many trials and tribulations.
 It appeared that after zadig had fled from the palace on that eyentful night when the King wished to strangle him, his friend. Cador, had got word to Astarte of her impendig doom and she had taken refuge in one of the temples where the magi concealed her in a hollow statue.
 Then came the invasion of tho Prince of Hircania and the madness and death of the King. Astarte was seized and made a slave to the prince, who treated her contemptuously. She managed to escape from his harem and fled toward Egypt. But on the way she was taken prisoner by a bandit, who sold her as slave to the Lord Ogul, who had brought her to tho castle which Zadig could see from a distance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
His Queen Found

And the Queen?" cried Zadig Heard you nothing of the fate of the Queen?"
 If she was not killed In the tumult,' replied the robber chieftain. "she is prob- ably now a slave to the Prince of Hir- caria."
 Zedig remained for some time without speech or sense. Then he dissembled and begged to be allowed to go on his way request which was granted him, though the robber chieftain urged him strongly to make one of his band of outlaws. After several adventures, which here cannot be recorded at length. Zadg arr rived In the neighborhood of Babylon. As he looked at the towers of the dis tant city his heart sank within him and his whole unhappy life rolled back upon him.
 He turned his eyes and saw reclining g by the banks of a rivulet a woman who was tracing letters in the sand. He saw "Z." and "A" It was Astarte, who was reclining there tracing the name of her lost lover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26
Wanted-An Honest Man

He found out Arriving at the Island of Serendib, his merits were at once acknowledged, and he was regarded by all the people as an extraordinary man.
 He became the. friend of the wise. the arhiter of disputes and the adviser of the small number of those who cid not already know 1t all.'
 The King heard of him, and, calling hi minto court made him his chief ad- wiser. Zadig trembled when he was called to the palace
 T please the King thought he, re- membering his misfortune at the court of King Moabdar. shall l therefore be iost?''
 Now the King had been grievously robbed by the treasurers. enc after an- other, the last being worse than the first. and he said to zadig one day How can I choose a treasurer who will not rob me7"
 zadig at once fixed upon a plan. Your majesty has only to cause all who apply for the treasurership to dance." said Zadig.
 The King was amused and astonished, but told zadg to have his own way. So proclamation was sent out that all who desired to be the Kings treasurer should come to the palace at a certain date. and many there were that came for the job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26

But he soon found that men of letters were very dangerous guests, and after having narrowly escaped being impaled for denying the existence of any such an animal as the griffin he turned out the "intellectualS" and resolved thereafter to live only with the best and most fashion able society.
 One Arimazes, who lived opposite him and who, though very rich, was not really in society-only climber-was furious with envy ,and resolved to ruin Zadig, to whose entertainments he sometimes came without an invitation.
 The conversation one day turned upon the war which the King had just success fully concluded against tho Prince of Hircania, and Zadig wrote some extem- pore verses in praise of the King. Then he tore the paper in two and threw it away.
 The pieces fell in rose fhioket, where the watchful and envious Arimazes found one Of the halves. On it he head this:
 To fragrant crimes
 His crown he ewes;
 To peaceful times
 The worst of foes.