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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
CONVICT FORCE To
BE CUT In HALF
Owing TO New Law Thacker Shoe
Company VIII Build Own Factory.
Reduce Force to 500.
RIG MON d. vA.-special.-

r I c H NJ o N d, VA.-Special.-
Although permit to build a shoe
factory in this city has been granted
to the Thacher Shoe Company, the
concern which is now employing
some 1000 or more convicts in the
State penitentiary for the making of
shoes, report has il that the concern
Will make "a bid for the convicts after
the expiration Of the contract on May
lst of next year.
But under the laws OF the State
only 500 men and all the women in
the Big White Top" can be worked
i'm that institution after that date. The
force will thus be cut in half.
1t is recalled that the shoe COM
pany announced that it would not
care for "A contract for a small num-
Der of conVicts; that il would not.
and could not, afford to pay more
than 40 cents day-on an average
for a few men and women.
The State has not the least idSa of
awarding the services of the convicts
for any such sum-a price which does
not pay for the keep, the feeding.
clothing. guarding and medical atten-
ton TO the conVicts. The fight on
this issue at the last session of the
Legislature was one of the warmest
of the term.
The men in charge of the working
of the prisoners-those who are to
receive and open the bids-have
asked for bids for the services of the
cOnVictS, the same to be opened not
later than January 4th of next year.
IL is by no means certain that
the cOnVictS will be leased for
contract work. The laws OF the
Statc-chap.er -, page 102, of
the Acts of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
that the present contract shall
not be renewed, nor shall any
contract for the hire of the con-
Victs in the penitentiary be made,
If ii be found practicable to work
them without a contract"
Those who have the disposition Of
the matter are the Governor, the PEN
itentiary board of directors Casting
one Vote) and the secretary of the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
tons.
All convicts in excess of the 500
provided for by law for work inside
the prison are to be sent to the roads,
but the women convicts are to be re-
tanned in the walls and are to be put
TO work on whatever may be decided
upon for the men not sent to the
roads or quarries.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
The Woman That Is Too Friendly.

She always is running in just for
few minutes chat. Probably she
comes in just when you are putting
tant piece of work. She says, Don't
let me interrupt you. Just go right
on with your work. I only ran In
for few minutes" She does not stop
to consider that it is Impossible for
you to concentrate your mind on your
work when conscious of the fact that
she is making a mental inventory OF
everything in the room.
II she happens TO come in Just as
you are dressed for the street, she
Immediately offers to accompany you.
Perhaps you are expecting to meet
friend and have a social time together.
You have number of things to say
TO this friend that you do not care to
say in the presence of third party.
She is next of kin to the woman
who always is asking favors. If you
are going to the city for day she
Immediately says, ooh, would you
mind getting this for me?" Perhaps
her errand takes you entirely out of
your way. and. as your time is limit
ed. you must neglect one of your own
errandS in order to perform hers
often of little Importance.
This same woman probably is one
of the inveterate borrowers. She bor-
ioWS yOuV SIOCerleSf your unread. your
clothing. your chairs. your bed and
table linenS everything, in fact, except
your husband, and she might borrow
even him If ne did not have stamina
enough to refuse to be borrowed.
Next to her IL the woman who irai-
tates. II you get an especially be-
coming dress, she immediately has
one made so similar that when you
meet some of your< mutual acquain-
tances they say, Why, you have a
dress just ike Mrs. BIS"
1T is not only your cg5thes she bor-
rows. or initiates. but your style of
speech, your ideas. your exrxessions
In fact, this social pirate coofly will
appropriate anything she happens TO
admire. AS your ideas have not Reenf
DIR. Edith b. Lowry. in Womafa's
World. fE II sslXkgz
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
HARVESTER TRUST
PAID $l2O,OOO,OOO
THIS is THE PRICE GIVEN FOR
MONOPOLY INTEREST, AC-
CORDING TO WITNESS.

NEW YORK. Special The Inter
national Harvester Company paid
$12O, 100000 to establish a monopoly,
according to the testimony given to-
day before Special Examiner Robert
s. Taylor, in the governments disso-
luton suit against the Harvester trust.
William y. Lane, vice president of
the Guarantee Trust Company was
the alleged agent through which indie
pendent Harvester companies were
purchased.
Witness said Lane undertook this
work in July, 1902, under contract.
not for the purpose of investment. but
for later transfer to other interests.
Upon demand of the government he
presented documents, showing that
the transfers Of the independent COM
panies to him took place on August
IL, 1902, and his conveyances to the
International Harvester COMPANY
were executed the next day.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
negro CONFESSES
STEALING jewels

LYNCHBURG, VA Special
Cooper Davis, the negro arrested
last night, charged with stealing
$4,000 worth OF jeweIry samples
from the baggage room of the
Hotel Carroll, ten days ago, made
a full confession this morning,
which resulted i'm "a gallon crock
OF rings being found where he
had hidden them.
Davis claims Obe Saunders and
George Peters, two other negroes
under arrest, stole the trunk and
made him treasurer of the gang.
Not until Peters and Saunders be-
gan TO sell rings did the police
have slightest cIew to the rob-
berry.
Davis managed to keep in hid
ing until last night, although Sus-
pected Of having stolen the trunk
even before the rings were Of
fered for sale. The trunk be-
lOnged to a Buffalo concern. 1t
is thought most of the jewelry
will be recovered.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
MURDER MYSTERY
PARTLY CLEARED
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.,.


ciai.- Mystery surrounding the
murder OF a young woman after
she had been taken from her
home in this city into the coun-
try near Stratford In an auto
mobile was partially cleared
when Joseph BunOnOna, one
of the three men arrested shortly
after the woman had been shot
10 death, confessed that he had
killed her.
Bunonona declared that the
slain woman was his wife and
that he killed her while In a
drunken rage. The first theory
OF the police was that the young
woman, who was known various
Iy as Rose Bunnis and Rose
White, had been killed TO prevent
her revealing the inner workings
of white slave system, having
headquarters In Chicago and New
York and extending all over the
country, and they are still work.
ing on this theory, despite the
prisoners confession.
The police say that she came
here recently from Chicago and
that there is a possibility that she
was followed here for the pur-
pose of assassination. The other
prisoners under arrest here are
Joseph Notes and Frank Pts
celia.
Two other men were in the
automobile party, but had not
been captured when Bunonona
made his confession.
One OF these fugitives was said
by the police 10 be Andrew IaItz,
OF Chicago, and the other was
known as Hartford Charlie. The
case is one OF the strangest with
which the New England police
have ever had 10 deal, and one
OF the most cold-bl0oded. Tho
plot had evidently been carefully
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
REACHES NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Special. Wearied
nv tNyenty-fOur hours of travelling,
but showing his famous smile I'm
happiness over his return TO his
home, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
reached New York at S:0S O'Clock
today over the Pennsylvania Rail
road, and the last lap OF the
journey TO Oyster Bay was tmme-
diatcIy begun. The train bearing
the COIonel's private cur, Ideal"
was exactly ON time when IL pull
ed into the Pennsylvania Station.
When the train arrived here
DIR. Alexander Lambert, the
Roosevelt family physician, who
accompanied the eX-Prcsident
from Chicago, issued the follow
ing bulletin:
"ColOneI Roosevelt Is very
cheerful this morning. He Is In
good condition and expressed him
self as being delighted at the pros
pect of arriving home this morn
ing"
The COlOners private car and
that bearing the newspaper cor
respondents were switched over
20 the Long Island tracks at the
PENNSYLVANIA Station and run as
a special to Oyster Bay. The Colo
mel was thus saved the fatigue
and annoyance of changing trains.
The Colonel ate his breakfast I'm
his dressing gown. He did not
get into his clothes until after
the special train had left the
Pennsylvania Station here.
The COlonel's private car, aside
from the compartments for the
family, was n miniature hospital,
equipped with almost everything
that might be found I'm a larger
hospital. There was an Opcrat-
ing table and every necessary in
Strumcnt, and the two physicians
were prepared to operate ut a mo-
mcnt's notice IL any untOward
symptoms had developed I'm the
patient.
Mark Lyon, the engineer, had
received Instructions to stop the
train as quickly as possible upon
signal from the surgeons. The
car would then have been backed
onto the nearest siding and the
Colonel Immediately put on the
operating table. The other sur
geons left i'm Chicago were pre-
pared To take another special
train and go Immediately TO
wherever the Colonel should have
been. But these were merely
precautionary measures.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
Governor Marshall EnforceS Law
Against Gambling at Min
eral Springs Meet.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Special.
Two companies of militia we're
sent to Porter, Ind, today to close
the new Mineral Springs race
track. One company was dis
patched from South Bend and
another from Rennssalaer. The
troops were to take possession of
the grounds and bar all persons
from the enclosure.
The action was taken on orders
by Governor Marshall, following
the failure of the county officers
and race track owners to conduct
the track without gambling.
The track has run five days OF
q scheduled fifteen-day meeting.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
COMPANIES FAIL
TO MAKE REPORTS
r ICHM ND, VA.-Special.-I

r. C II NJ o N d, VA.-Special.-
Three corporations have been fined
by the State Corporation Commission
for failure to make the annual reports
required by law, three have been dis
missed on payment of costs, two have
been dismissed outright and one has
been postponed.
The cases were heard at length dur
ing the afternoon of yesterday, coun-
sci for the several companies being
on hand and explaining the causes for
the delay in making the statements.
Following were the companies
which were called to the rack and
made to explain:
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
GERMAN women
ATTACK BUTCHERS
HOUSEWIVES ANGRY BECAUSE
DOMESTIC MEATS BRING UN-
REASONABLY HIGH PRICES.

BERLIN Special.-A mob of
German women attacked
the municipal markets because
the butchers, having stalls there
in, refused TO handle imported
meat and thus reduce the cost of
living.
The most serious trouble oc-
Cured in the Wedding district,
which is inhabited chiefly by
working people. Policemen had
TO be called TO defend the butch
ers, who were being roughly
handled when rescued.
The housewives threw the do
meStic meats into the streets and
tried TO burn down the market
house before they were driven off.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31

Newport News and York River
Transportation Company; postponed.
Dismal Swamp Railway Company;
dismissed on payment of costs.
Cornett Light and Power Company;
fined $40 and costs.
Frederick and Clarke Telephone
Company; dismissed on payment Of
costs.
Stuart Water Company; fined $40
and costs.
st. Paul Normal and Industrial
School; dismissed.
New York Mining and Manufacture
ing Company; fined SIC and costs
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31

at Washington, advising him OF the
termination of the case.
Colonel Jones claims that the case
comes under the International law,
which provides that representatives of
foreign governments who become en-
broiled in trouble in this country civil
or criminal, can be tried only in the
United States courts Acting Police
Justice Clement held a contrary view
however, and tried the case. No reply
TO the telegram sent Senior Rivera had
been received last night.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
ROBERT BARR, WRITER,
DEAD In LONDON
Well Remembered in America as
Luke Sharp" in Detroit
Paper.

LONDON Special Robert
Barr, the lannon's Scotch novelist,
died here Oct. %. He had lived
in England for a number of years.
Mr.. Barr began writing while
working for the Detroit (Bfich.)
Free Press, for which publication
he wrote under the pen name OF
, Luke Sharp"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
ROOSEVELT NOW INSTALLED
In OYSTER BAY Home

not only be able 90 make the
Madison Square speech, but sew
cral others. IL seems now That
all danger from the wound Is
passed"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31

The Word With the Bark On 1t.
There Is no better soil In which to
raise lies than the mud of politics.
Judge.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12
ADD TO GRACE OF COSTUME
oVersklrts, In Moderate Form, Bid
Fair to Be Feature Of the
Spring Frocks.

While overskirts pure and simple
have not yet arrived in such numbers
as to be noticeable, the trend in that
direction is very evident. They are
sure to arrive before long. The tunic
Is becoming more Of a drapery every
day, and 1t is very probable that by
spring the looped overskirt, though
called a tunic, will have arrived.
This year the tunic is in many In
stances the most important part Of
the costume. It is made all in one
piece, cut to swathe the figure, and is
kind Of princess made short enough
to be fastened up on one side and
show the skirt beneath. Skirts may
continue to be as tight as they will,
but the drapery will cover them and
make the ensemble graceful. These
tunics for the most part fasten in at
one side in the front, one part tapping
over the other.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12
THINGS FOR INVALID
Care In These Details VIII Help Great
ly to Shorten Periods Of
ConValescence.
A dainty negligee is important
This need. not be extensive.

A dainty negligee is important.
This need, not be expensive.
Some exquisite little affairs are
made Of dotted swiss.
II g"mething warmer Is desired
French flannel or flannelette with
scalloped edges may be chosen.
A charming negligee is a loose
hmono jacket Of white silk family
patterned with rosebuds and turned
back at the wrist and neck with blue
charmeuse.
Pink quilted satin lined with cream
silk and made with a flchu shaped
collar Of Irish point, partly yelled with
pink chiffon, is luxurious garment.
The daintiest and most becoming
touch is given to the invalid's costume
by the boudoir cap.
One is Of Irish lace, made over the
palest shell pink silk, with roses of
chiffon above the ears and the sweet
-est OF knotted strings-silk Of the
same delicate shade.
But there is far prettier one of
Flemish lace, mounted on azure
charmeuse, with inner frills of the
finest Valenclennes and coquettish
rosettes Of ruched satin outlined with
the thinnest of gold threads.
1t is most delectable article Of
headgear especially when worn by a
pretty brunette, with hair coiled round
small and shapely head and slightly
fuffed round the face.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12
New poIIies.

Doilies as thin as gossamer are now
being used with crystal glass and
dainty china. The latest importations
of these are fine as cobwebs. Each
disk is embroidered with the finest
linen floss, and while the pattern
seems to cover the bit Of tissue It
by no means gives it a thick look.
The finger bowl set which expresses
the newest style in the perfectly ap-
pointed table is of sheer boiling cloth
finished on the edge with a tiny en-
broidered scallop and garland OF
microscopic flowers worked in a treI-
lis design.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12

Eza 20 sss thcss little rsuns hiHs a.
tie Dutch nsckzi
Sleeves for tie blousss of Tin ma.
teria are put IA with 9 few gathers
al the top, while IN the siIS and linen
tailored waists the sleeve 8 inserted
as In 6 mans shirts. A waist in proc
ess Of making vas shown this week.
with the revelation that the sleeves
were stitched in before the under-arm
sleeve was sewed up. seam and sleeve
being then finished with one stitching.
The fad for euhs Is aesthetic en-
thusiasm well spent. Nothing makes
a prettier dress accessory when right.
" handled. All sorts Of cunning
touches peep out at the wrists of the
longsleeved blouse. both in elose-ht,
ting lace cuffs and in huffy frills Of
Yalenciennes.
Jsbots and Bows.
Fortunately. since II Is one OF the
most effective toilet details ever de-
vised, the jabot We shall continue to
have with US. With the jabot, even
the plainest blouse can be made love
ly.
But styles are changing in jabots.
Instead Of being one-sided as during
the winter, they will be two-sided.
They are worn with stocks and col
lars, and there is a wide range Of ef-
fects to choose from. both in point of
material and in shapes. 1t is to be
hoped that the square jabot effect win
not be striven for too violently.
Spreading out a little rabat until 1t
reaches from ear to ear only spoils
what might be a pretty rabat and can't
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12

be pretty jabot. One Of the prettiest
jabots seen on the avenue was made
Of Valenciennes, and the butterfly had
been taken as its model It winged
out from the bib very gracefully and
dropped into point. Another beauty
was long-extended all the way to the
waist line, in fact-and was narrow.
Some Of the lace frills that are put on
black satin stocks are made Of ex.
quisite lace. They Just miss being as
pretty as the all white.
Bows, too, are especially fascinating
this spring They are dressed-up
bows. plated edgings Of Alencon net
adorning them, or little satin rosebuds
dangling from their folds.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12
IN TOUCH WITH
FASHION
Blouses for Spring
Wear-Low Necks
and High Necks-
Cuffs of Lace-Little
Details That Count

a DECADE or more ago, there
arose in the land q woman
who had judgment far beyond
her time. Her plea was for
the gown that was hung from
the shoulders, thus making the shoul-
der relieve the back. In those days
skirts were five and six yards around,
and the back was the burden-bearer.
She was not successful on the whole,
for the craze for the wasplike waist
was at its height, and woman had not
learned that truth was beauty" But
the seed sown then has sprouted and
grown. and now women will have moth
ing but the one-pieee gown. Its ever
increasing popularity is plainly evi-
dent. Not only is 1t demanded in trot-
teurss but in evening gowns, reception
gowns. and in fact in everything that
comes under the name Of gown.
Whereas, it took the woman Of olden
times an hour to dress herself, we
now dress in twenty minutes. 1t ex-
pedites matters, not having the belt,
and having no collar and various 9TH
er accessories to pin, hook. or button
on.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12
Protect Edoes.

When using oilcloth on the kitchen
table put it on in this way: Get
wooden strips to At the edge Of the
table and some brass screws. Put the
oilcloth on and draw it tight, then
screw the strips to the table. Trim
the oilcloth close all around This
keeps the corners from wearing.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12
Tailored Suit and Blouse.

The separate blouse still has fits
place with the tailored suit, however,
for the two together form a combina-
ton too serviceable to abandon. Some
Of the blouses that the spring has
brought out are Of the thinnest, most
transparent materlal-ethereal is the
only adjective for them. The one sub
stantial thing about them is the price.
The materials most favored are organ
die, chiffon cloth, mouselline, and ba-
tlste. Most OF the blouses open down
the front, and the opening is often
made invisible by a hemstitched rufle
that is the same width all the way
down, varying from the graduated side
ruffie that was used last summer.
Tucks are much in evidence, Of vary
ing sizes, and often combined with
box plaits. Lace is a prime favorite
for trimming, and of all laces Cluny
seems to lead in popularity, though
Irish is by no means slighted. Cream
Valenciennes is pretty for low collars
and for frills. Some Of the prettiest
blouses have high-boned stocks of lace
and long sleeves with lace cuffs-and
just as many have round or "V" necks
and elbow-or three-quarter sleeves.
Many of the tailored waists have the
applied pocket and some Of the new
linen skirts have pockets on the side.
The pockets on coat suits also are of
the applied, or military type.
Collars and Cuffs.
On some Of these low-necked waists
are large sailor collars edged with
lace, the lace coming well down over
the shoulder seams. Many Of the col
lars are pointed, and extend to the
waistline in the back, an effective style
for the broad-shouldered, and one that
slim women should eschew, because it
tends to emphasize sllmness. Frills
Of lace are also still worn with the
Dutch necks-after all, how slowly
fashions change! Wasn't it in the
year of grace 1908 that one first be-
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12

ir view of things, the
lght to record his or
impressions of switz-
q winter in tho train
back. BY the time
d down again at home,
parlor to retail your
admiring and envious
agreeables, II any there
ave faded into oblivion,
Of even a bad Swiss win
ntrasted with the rigors
sshiOned" English article,
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12
Grease From Tan Shoes.

Grease spots Of any sort can be re-.
moved from tan shoes by dissolving 4
little oxalic acid in hot water. When
nearly cold rub 1t well into the shoes
by means Of small nail brush. Then
wash the shoes well in cold water and
dry off with a cloth.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12

~ HREE hats, especially adapted to
the needs Of older women, are
shown here. Both models are in
black and white and both fit
comfortably to the head.
In Fig. / the shape is made Of a
piiable straw braid very light and
soft, in a deep rich black. The trim
ming consists of a wide, double bow
Of satin messaline ribbon across the
crown and even rows of white SOU
tache braid stretched to tho fiaring
brim at the front This is a brilliant
and becoming hat for the matron who
prefers black and white to colors.
A striped silk furnishes the crown
and upper brim covering in Fig. 2.
The facing is Of braid and a collar of
braid trims the crown. This hat is
in black and white also. It is finished
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12

with fancy feather in gray and white
with few touches Of black.
Fig. 3 pictures a draped turban
made of velvet and straw. The shape
sets we'll down on the head and shows
an upward curve in the brim-edge at
the back and left side. 1t Is very soft
and comfortable and developed in a
variety of colors. The braid employed
is in what is known as nacre colors,
that is resembling the iridescence OF
the inner surface of shell.
There is great variety in the
shape and styles designed especially
for older women. They have learned
that brilliance and color are for them
and no longer wear the tame ana
characterless hats to which they
doomed themselves too long.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12
Class Knob. for Curtains.

Persons who are furnishing houses
or rooms in colonial style will be glad
to know that glass knobs of rosette
shape. such as were used long ago,
ara again being mado for draining
back curtains.
The Southern herald., 1912-04-12
Linen Belts.

Linen belts and fancy hand wrought
buckles will be worn with the spring
linens, crashes and odd washable
ratine effects. They match the color
of the gown, although there Is often
a white decoration on the buckle. I