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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-31
BATTLE FOR GOD
MERELY PINK TEA
BUFFALO PREACHER SAYS THAT
CHURCH SMELLS LIKE SOUP.
SANCTITN Is DECLINING.

LOUISVILLE, KY Special.-"In
this age the battle against hell has
become Il pink tea. In too many
churches there is more of the sound
Of revelry than the voice of prayer,
more of the door Of soup and anti
septiCs than of sanctity. City churches
are slowly but steadily losing their
ground. The average church of to-
day is teaching that faith. like per-
fume and millinery, is a matter Of
taste. that repentance is indicate
and that baptism as y suggestion Of
uncleanness. is not nice"
This was the gist OF one OF the adj
dresses delivered before the Interna-
tiOnal Convention Of the Disciples of
CHI ist. now Teing held in this city,
bJ The Rev = ii. Miller, of Buffalo,
n. y, WI. - for his theme The
C.ty Churc,-.>
After a spirited fight with Denver.
the city Of Toronto. Canaua. won the
also voted to accept the cordial invi-
tation of Los Angeles, Cal, for the
meeting place in 1913. Atlanta is
making vigorous appeal for 1914.
The various services held by the
convention yesterday were largely at
tended: The pulpits Of all the Protes-
tant churches in Louisville and vi
cinity were occupied by convention
preachers. The services at the armOry
consisted of q Dem OnStratlOn Sunday
School" with DR.. X. Il. shepherd of St
delivered by the Rev. DIR. Charles Reign
Scoville. the evangelist, who has just
returned home from a several months
eVangeliStic tour in Australia. Com
, muniOn service, which was held in the
armory in the afternoon, was attended
I by an audience which taxed the ca
| pacity Of the building, which mas a
| seating capacity of over 10000. Music
| for this service was led by Professor
! w +. NJ. HackIeman, of Indianapolis.
| assisted by choir of several hundred
/ voices.
For the first time in the history of
/ this service individual cups were used.
/ Professor W. II. Bartholomew, OF
Louisville, and Professor s. NJ. Jeffer-
/ son. Of Lexington, presided. Seventy
| five elders and two hundred deacons
assisted At the conclusion Of the SER
I vice free will Offering was taken for
| the Board Of Ministerial Relief.
! The convention will come to a close
this evening. The attendance through
/ out has been large and much en-
/ thuSiaSm has been manifested. Dele
gates are present from all parts of the
world.
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abroad when necessary TO meet eX-
orbitant domestic bids Will result IN
a substantial lowering OF American
prices.
The Hadfield company was given
the contract for 500 12-inch projectilcS
at $751; each. To the Bethlehem Steel
Company went l 500 12-inch shells at
S279.4O each and 500 14-inch at $500
each; to the Washington Steel and
Ordnance Company, 500 12-inch az
S277 each and 1000 14-inch at $500
each. and TO the Crucible Steel Com
pany of America 1000 12-inch Mt
$274.75 each and 500 14-inch at $500
each.
The Hadield share of the contract
amounts to $4,000 out of total or
S1,915,95O. This company was given
none of the 14-inch prOjectiles. al
though on them it bid almost 500
apiece under it's lowest American
competitor, and was the only concern
that offered to undertake the entire
contract.
Attorney General Wickersham has
prepared an opinion advising the Navy
Department that the eight-hour law
will be made to apply in the shell
contracts equally to American and for
eign builders.
Contracts we're let for large quaint
/ ties of shells other than the II ana
I14-inch armor piercers on which only
American companies bid.
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THRILLING WOUND
PRODUCES DEATH
INTERNAL HENIORRHAGE CAUSES
DEMISE OF WILLIAMS IN
FIRST STATION.

RIG II NO y d, VA-Special.-
Louis Williams. coiored, thirty-eiSht
years old, OF 21OS East Main Street,
bled TO death yesterday morning in
First Police Station from n stab
wound believed To be trivial.
Coroner William II. Taylor perform
ed an autopsy, which disclosed that
the negro had bled internally.
Williams was arrested late Satur-
day night for being drunk. When
he was locked up il was learned that
he had been stabbed. Ambulance Sur
geon Hawkins was called in. and,
upon examination, pronounced the
cut triling. Shortly afterwards the
negro was found dead.
DR.. Taylor Will conduct an inquest
! into Williams death tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. Williams is I'M
! derstood to have died without reveal
ing the name OF his assailant. An
drew Bray and James Fife, both col
ored, were arrested yesterday on sus-
picion OF having attacked Williams.
No blame Is said to attach to DR..
Hawkins for the death of Williams,
DR.. Taylor later declaring that any
lother physician would have been justi-
lied in determining the wound rs
trivial. \ brief examination by the
icoroner failed to show any cause for
his death. 1t was then that an autopsy
was decided upon.
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the woman had taken poison. DR..
NOLAN s1id t0cn that thC woman was
his patient and must be hurried at
once 10 Bellevue.
And as "a prisoner. charged with
attempted suicide" added Fitzsim-
mons.
no. not that" lie Furge exclaimed.
she didn't know what she was do
ing. 1 know She didn't"
Meanwhile The other woman had
come back into the waiting room. but
she stood at a distance, watching with
interest, but remaining silent. To her
lie Fur-c paid no attention.
lie Furge said he would help the
surgeon carry the young woman to
the ambulance. Fitzsimmons asked
her name. She was strong enough
then to describe herself as Miss Anna
ISutter. twenty, of 40 Leonard Street.
Jersey City Heights. Her left hand
tell back Imply as she was being
lifted into the ambulance and lie
Furge leaned forward, squeezed her
hand and kissed her on the lips.
The kiss seemed to awaken her from
lethargic state. Trying TO sit up i'm
the ambulance she looked at lie Purge
ana cried Historically:
Noun hear more of this. You see
what you've done. 1t will all come out
now. have been carrying that bottle
When the ambulance had gone lie
FUrge turned back into the waiting
yin anu Ndlhtu 10 the Olnel woman.
He took her arm and led her on TO a
waiting ferryboat. Then he went TO
his home at 169 Palisade Avenue. West
Hoboken. When seen later a woman
dressed in black was beside him He
began to say something. but the wo-
man angrily pressed him back and the
door was closed.
Thomas Rutter sixty three. the girls
father, lives at the Leonard Street
house. He said that his daughter wa =
married when fifteen to man named
Ettling, whom she left after two years.
For the three years since then she had
been working as Il domestic. Ere
Quently, said the father. she had come
to his home with lie Furge. The girl
Will probably die, it was said at the
hospital.
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DISPATCH TROOPS
FOR RELIEF WORK

MANILA, p. l. Special United
States soldiers are being dispatched
for relief work into the typhoon-swept
districts Of Cebu and Leyte Islands,
where more than 400 natives were
killed and $12,OOO.O00 damage done.
over $500 buildings were blown
down, communication was destroyed
and crops were wiped out.
Two government tugs filled with
fOodstuffs, blankets and medical sup
plies for the injured were sent today
Although the storm struck WedneS-
day night and ragged for twenty-four
hours, details of the devastation were
not received until today.
Twenty villages were destroyed.
Scores of fishing boats were sunk.
Thousands were made homeless be-
cause of the storm, and as a result
of the destruction of crops starvation
will be n menace to many.
Warwick barracks and the military
hospital on Cebu Island were dam
aged.
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The situation here is dangerous
iy ncute. Zaputn, with an army Of
5000 men, IL only thirty miles west
of her and a detachment OF Diaz's
armies advancing toward the capi-
tai from Vera Cruz.
Fighting IL reported TO be an
progress along the inter-Ocennic
railway, ten miles west of Vera
Cruz. between General IIucra's nd
vance guard and the rebels. Com
merciaI houses and residents here
are preparing to undergo siege.
Five hundred rebels from Oaxacn
Joined Diaz today. Diaz has LOO
men In Vera Cruz and 1000 men
west OF that city To oppose Huertn's
attack.
Fears Of United States interVen-
tiOn, which had IuIled, were revived
AGAIN, when il was learned
that the cruiser Des MOineS would
probably he sent 10 Vera Cruz 10
protect American lives and inter
cStS-
The Governor has declared Vera
Cruz In state of siege.
President MnderO is preparing
for the fight Of his life. EncOur-
aged by the vote of confidence
which the Chamber Of Deputies
gave him, he is ralIyInG all his
faithful generals and advisors
about him 10 plan "a campaign.
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REVOLT PREVENTS
Her MARRYING
SENORTTA NIATA, BACK FROM EU-
ROPE, MUST HURRY TO
THE SOUTH.

NEW YORK Special.-Awatted on
the pier by her sweetheart, Senorita
FIavia Mata, an unusually handsome
Mexican girl. eighteen years OLD, ar
rived here yesterday on the President
Grant. Her father, General jose
Maria Mata, was for years the rlSht
hand man of President Diaz. lie died
fourteen years ago.
TWO years ago the Senorita came I'd
New York from Vera Cruz on the
Ward liner Monterey. The assistant
purser on that trip was William Boil
ger. and he fell in love with her.
She returned that feeling, and before
the trip ended the two were engaged
to marry.
on morning newspaper in this city,
had not seen his fiancee in year ana
"A half until Yesterday, when ne met
her at the landing of the steamer.
Meantime she has been with friends
in Paris, attending school, ana III
Geneva, studying music. The young
Girl is independently wealthy. When
Bolger met her yesterday she far sur
passed the photographs she had sent
20 him across the sea from time &c
! time.
He wanted her to promise to b'
married very soon, but she has plans
that must be carried out first. Sh'
will remain in New York ten days
and then go to Mexico City, where sh'
has business interests to which sh
must attend. The disturbed condl
ton of the country makes her return
imperative.
Senorita Mata has an Englishwoma'
for a travelling companion. After he
return from Mexico. a few month
hence the arrangements for her Wed
ding to Mr.. Boger will be made. IN
ceremony may take place near Christ
mas.
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DOCTOR HELD UP,
ROBBED AND SHOT
GLEN ALLEN PHYSICIAN is VICTIM
OF HIGHWANMAN ON BROOK
TUIINPII[E SATURDAY NIGHT.
RIG HIM o Nd, VA.-Specii

RI c. II NJ o n ID, VA.-Special.-
Or. J. w. 9. Graves. of Glen Allen,
was held up, robbed and shot by two
negro highwaymen while driving
through Brook Turnpike on his way
home Saturday night. according to a
report made to Second Police station.
The hOld-up occurred near the
Valentine Abattoir. The physician
was not badly hurt and was able to
resume his journey
According to report, the highway
men halted Or. Graves at the point of
a pistol and while one of them pressed
the weapon against his temple the
other rined his pockets, securing only
a few cents in change-all that the
physician had about him.
Incensed at the smallness of their
haul, the footpads opened fire on their
victim, first ordering him to drive on.
y bullet struck the physician in the
side innicting n Slight wound.
| DR.. Graves was able to furnish an
excellent description of his assailants,
upon which both the city police and
county constabulary are at work. One
of the men is said to be light. thin and
tall, and the other is described as short,
| chunky and black.
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REFUSES TO TAKE BACK HUSBAND
WHO LEFT Her ELEVEN YEARS AGl

notch I'm the trunk of the tree.
Hearing such testimony the
Judge before whom the divorce
suit had been instituted ut once
dismissed the proceedings, ana
declared Mrs. Fitzpatrick widow
free To marry again II she chose.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick did not marry
again. and there * possibility
that n reconciliation may be eff
fcCtcd between her and her hus-
band, though she now declares
that she will not have anything
10 do with him.
She points tn an unfortunate
succession OF 1873 which must DO
satisfactorily explained before
she will consider peace confer
enCe.
MY husband left me on tho
18th of the month. In all, Inc has
been gone thirteen years lie
came back last Sunday, the 18th
OF October. It certainly is un-
lucky" Mrs. Fitzpatrick said,
land am afraid TO trust him.
He drank so much whislUey that
was afraid to- live with him.
When he il sober and at work no
is easy TO get along with, and IL
Dan has stopped drinking and Is
at work again-well, L don't know
what L will do"
Since leaving home Fitzpatrick
has been in the West and has
speIf some time in Canada.
Strange TO say his appearance
seems to be unchanged, and many
of his friends Immediately recoS-
nizcd him, especially when nc
showed them a little rcd BIRTH
mark on his neck.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick Is living i'm
very comfortable circumstances.
Her home is neatly furnished,
and she and her daughters and
her oldest daughters husband
seem to he perfectly happy and
cOntcntcd with their surround
ingS.
Fitzpatrick has called upon his
mOthcr-in-Iaw several times, and
is Opcuding negotiations with his
wife through that channel
Those i'm the nciGhbOrhOOd believe
that the man il living new life
that he il sober and industrious
and that his wife will shortly re
turn TO him.
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MOND, VA.-Special.-

IA II y -uVANDt
Not unlike the tale of Enoch
Arden a. the story of Church
hin hIackSntIu VINO. after an aD-
scnCc OF eleven years, has just re-
turned TO Richmond Co lind his
babies crown and himself dccnrcu
legally dead. -
Ills VIE declares that she VIII
never return to him. Ills cnit-
drcn know no affection Tor Muh.
Many of his friends are dead ana
hc j.. indeed, like Kip Van Ninklc
returning 10 his old home To meet
new faces and to find old land
marks gone and strange sights IN
their stead.
The bIacl1smith's name Is Daniel
T. IitzDatriCk. He il forty-ctght
years old, and lived, before his
strange disappearance, OH Twenty
fifth street with his wife and Hirce
daughters.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, now support
ing herself. lives ut 500 North
TWcnty-third Street. With her Is
her married daughter, Mrs. Elsie
CAN'T. and her husband, and the
other two daughters, Misses Lydia
and Louisa Fitzpatrick, respective
Iy seventeen and thirteen years
old.
Fitzpatrick returned to Rich
mand last Sunday. His wife said
Saturday morning that he had not
called upon her. Friday, however,
lie met his oldest daughter, Mrs,
CAN'T. and made her present
of some money.
Two years before Fitzpatrick
left Richmond he and his wtic
separated, the woman refusing TO
live with him on account OF his
thirst for whiskcy. The man then
left town and in 1901 Mrs. EttL-
patrick applied for Il divorce.
There appeared then Philip
Harris. who declared that tttz-
patrick was dead. He was travel
ing with the blacksmith. Harris
said. when the man was killed
being caught under the wheels ol
a train near Blueficld, w. Va.
Harris told how he had buried
the body of Fitzpatrick under M
oak tree near the railroad. mark
| ing the spot by cutting dccI
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JOHNSON FEARS
MOB VIOLENCE

CHICAGO, ILL Special
Riots are feared by the police as
u result OF the feeling against
Jack johnson, the negro puSiliSt,
following the charges that lie alb
Quoted Lucille Cameron, the
beautiful nineteen ycar-Old white
girl. from Minneapolis.
johnson kept i'm hiding iii the
rooms above the cafe today, while
five plain clothes men mingled
with the huge crowd that has
been attracted TO the Negroes sa-
loon by the additional nOtorlety
given him by the charges OF Miss
CamcrOn'S mother.
MAYOR Harrison held a confer
ence with his legal advisers over
the question of rcVOkin@ JOHN
sons LIQUOR license and driving
him from the city.
Threats OF death are said to
have been sent to johnson by tel
ephOne. letters and by mesScn-
GER. and il is said that the big
negro. who first treated the alaIr
as a laughing matter. is now III
fear OF his life and may slip away
TO Europe and remain there iOr
several years.
johnson was hanged in cffigy
before Il crowd of 10000 persons
within four blocks of the most
exclusive residence district OF
Chicago carly today.
The hanging took place ut
Clark and MOntrOSe Boulevard.
There were many women in the
crowd. \ riot call was sent 10
the Town Hall Police Station. The
police cut down the figure and
dispersed the crowd. The Federal
authorities are proceeding with
their investigation of the affair
of the black pugilist with a view
TO seeking an Indictment agains
him in United States court fol
violation of the Mann white slave
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societies; DR.. Elihu King. the English
traveller. and Martin Green, Irving :.
Cobb and Carl Decker, the magazine
writers. They all made speeches.
When Jennie was 100 years old she
was brought from the wildS Of India
to become an attraction in the Zoolog-
ical Gardens Of London. At that time
George Washington was the President
of the United States. In 1916 Jerry
FOgg and EVenetiz Howes brought the
animal TO America, and she became
identified with the red wagons. After
many experiences with various shows
and now and then n season in the
parks Of several large cities. Jennie
fell into the hands of the Ringing
Brothers. She Will probably stay
there. as she has become a great pet.
Other unusually interesting animal
specimens are a hippopotamus weigh
ing five tons, One-hOrned rhinOceros.
big as n horse and a big lair full of
South African Walk Vaarks. In addi-
ton there are gnus. llamas, ant-eaters.
pOrcupines. pecaries, wart hogs.
emuos, Ostrches, seals, sealions, great
herds Of camels and drOmedarieS, wa
ter buffalo. hyeans. Philippine cattle,
sacred oxen, n summer hotel full of
monkeys and every variety Of the
deer, bear and cat tribes.
Then there is a baby colony which
no child should miss. In it are to he
seen various balls Of fur. tiny Yet
closely resembling their proud moth
ers. Here is the greatest menagerie
that ever travelled on wheels. 1t is as
complete in geological curiosities as
| Noahs ark. The animals are dis
| played in an attractive way. and there
are uniformed attendants on hand to
answer questions and show patrons
about.
The student of natural history can
/ learn much in this menagerie that he
/ could not discover in all the text
/ books in America. The big show will
! come to Richmond on Saturday, No
Vember I'd.
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ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS ON ATTEMPTED
ASSASSINATION OF ROOSEVELT

LONDON Special.-"The He
role Mould is the title under
which the Pail Mall Gazette We'd
neSday VOced its comment upon the
attempted ASA sSiuatiun OF rhcO-
dOre Roosevelt. and high tribute
was paid to the wounded Ameri-
can. Ii said: Not only the
American people. but the civilized
world, will rejoice at the escape
of Colonel Roosevelt from the
nlaniacal attack which has be-
fallen him. The amazing and
characteristic GOODNESS with which
the cX-PrcSidcnt bore the assault
and its consequences must touch
every instinct which responds TO
chiValry and SeIf-cOntrOl.
The picture of a statesman in
Sisting on proceeding with his adj
dress with n bullet freshly imbcd-
dCd i'm his breast is almost too
staggcringly dramatic for our
British ideas To comprehend.
I'VE have not the atmosphere
OF new. Heterogeneous. uncouth
democracy which would lcrcatc
such an inspira ton.
"But Colonel Roosevelt Knows
his people and he believes lie is
fighting a battle OF character
against corruption, and his in
stinct told him that the chance
had come to give the world as
Surancc OF a man. and Roosevelt
il a man. let us take what views
we may of his methods. his tenn
permanent or his opinions.
THE scene which shows Colo
mel Roosevelt first protecting his
WOuId-bc slayer. and then pro-
Cceding with his unStaunchcd
wound 10 deliver his address, will
he stamped deeply upon the re-
tina of his cOuntrymcn. There
are few mon i'm any land of such
calibCr. and we may he sure that
many thousands who had intend
cd bcstoWing their sunragcs else
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PREPARE FOR SIEGE OF
ADRINNOPIE.
C0NST 4 NVVNOPI SuQciaI

C0NSTANWN0PLE.- Special.
Five batteries OF artillery were
shipped by rail today to Adrian
Opie, together with a great guam
tity OF ammunition.
This indicated that the Turk
iSh Government expects that city
to be bcsicgcd by the BuIgarians
and ScrVians. There is already G
great quantity of artillery at Ad
rianOpIe.
\ telegram from Abdulla
Pacha, commander OF the reSerV
lists in Europe, says that tn
Turks have an army in an(
around AdTianOple large enough
to withstand an attack by com
bined force of BulgarianS ant
MontencSrins.
The Turkish army at MuStapha
Pacha, which is north OF Adj
rianople, is reported TO be retreats
ing. This is regarded here as q
strategic move whose Importance
will be seen later.
The government is suppreSsinS
all unfaVorable news in the
papers. ProclamatiOns OF Turk
iSh Victories in the Balkans were
received by the citizens with
great demonstrations.
\ Bulgarian force at Kara
bunar has been put TO flight by
Turks.
When the Bulgarians began
their retreat the Turkish army
was split into two divisions, one
moving towards Sofia. capital OF
Bulgaria, and the other toward
PhilippopOliS.
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The conscientious TfppIer.

"The wise custom which limits the
sober man to two drinks regards the
substance and not the form. Under no
circumstances Will / accept third
drink"
Later. on day when he had had his
two, drinks and friends iMportuned him
TO have another, he said: II have not
cision thus announced"
One day, however. after he had had
his allowance of two drinks, a par
ticuar friend invited him to have an
other.
me-"
but just one more won't hurt you"
argued his friend. Besides, it's a cold
day outside, and another drink Will
warm you up nicely. There's no harm
i'm Just one more drink. Come on
well" said the drinker, since you
Insist. Til have just one more-but only
one. mind you. a little of the same
bartender"
And no doubt he compounded the
matter with his conscience, somehow,
and found it the easier to do so after
wards.-Duluth Herald, Indt.