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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
Apple Barrels

1 have started a barrel factor at
Waynesboro, Va, with a daily capa-
city of 1000 barrels, and am in a posi-
ton to offer No. l and No. 2 Apple
Barrels at very low prices.
l also make Knock-Down Barrels
that any gOod-size boy can put up;
no cooper's tools or beaten needed.
Prompt shipments made.
LEON MILLER,
WaynesbOrO, Va.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
ACCUSED OF MURDER y
BECOMES A HERO

GOSHEN. y. Y Special Actor
ney Burton w. Gibson. accused of
the MURDER of Countess Rosa Men
schlk Szabo. is becoming the hero of
TINS town. The stoicism of the man
ana his apparent desire to render an
the aid within his power to help the
authorities unravel the mystery i'm
the death OF the countess is bringing
more than sympathy to him.
Women lead the brigade of hero
WorShipers. Despite the fact that
Gibson is a married man. they are
ShoWerlng the stolid prisoner with
HoWers' chOice fruits and other dain-
y Sltts. Today an enormous bunch
OF movers was waiting for Gibson
When ne finished his breakfast. They
hau been sent by Mrs. Ada Searts.
proprietor Of a hotel.
WllDurt LazarO, who embaImed the
pouy OF the countess. said TO-DAY that
nothlng had been done in preparing
the corpse for burial which would
nave expelled water from the LUNGS
ms statement was brought forth NV
Dr. otto Schultze's declaration that
tnere was no water in the lungs when
the autopsy was performed.
GlbsonS contention has been that
the water inhaled by the woman
When she drowned had evaporated
since the body was Inferred THE
embalming fluid was injected through
the arteries and did not come in CON
tact with the lungs at all" I.azare
SAID. do not think it would have
a1ected the lungs in any manner"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
FROM DEPTH OF DESPAIR
Wonderful Recovery from Almost
Fatal kidney Trouble.

Henderson Yount, Augusta & Point
Sts-, Stanton, Va, says: Every doc
tor In Stanton was called In on my
case and all agreed l would never
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
BRYAN ON STUMP
SCORES PRESIDENT
Commoner Makes Attack on Re.
cord of President Taft-Fol-
lows Roosevelt.

GREELEY, COL Special
CharacteriZing President Taft rs
"a man who went into office with
plurality of million and who
VIII go out by unanimous con-
sent" William Jennings Bryan has
begun campaign speaking tour
mat will end only with the dawn
ing of election day.
lie will follow somewhat along
me route of Colonel Roosevelt in
his speaking tour.
Young Bachelor often wonder il
IN making enough money to get
married on.
Old Benedick-Wen, don't know
now much you're making, but you
Opinion.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
Womara's Department

is at last giving way to the sleeve IN
serted with a tiny piping OF color and
fitting closely TO the arm the whole
way down.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
The Agc of Californian. RI- To-.

INC Age OF California'S Big Trees.
huge as the sequoias are, their size
is scarcely so wonderful as their age.
tree that has lived 500 wears is
sui in its early youth; one that has
rounded out thousand summers and
winters is only in full maturity: and
old age, the threescOre years and ten
or the SeQuoias. does not come FOR
seventeen or eighteen centuries How
ola the oldest trees may be is not vet
certain but L have counted the rings
OF Tor hat were over 1000 years
Oh aga three that were over 5000
ana OF one that was $3.50. In the
days of the Trojan War and OF the
exodus of the Hebrews from Ervpt
thlS Oldest tree was a sturdy sapling
with stiff, prickly foliage like that of
a cedar, but far more compressed. 1t
was doubtless graceful. sharply
conlcal tree, twenty or thirty feet
hlgh. with dense, horizontal branches.
the lower ones of which swept the
ground. Like the young trees of to-
day, the ancient seQuoia and the
clump of trees of similar age which
grew close 70 il must have been a
charming adornment of the land
scape. BY the time Of Marathon the
trees had lost the hard, sharp lines
OF youth, and We're thoroughly ma
ture. The lower branches had disap-
peared up to a height of a hundred
feet or more; the giant trunks were
N'N-N'' - ""lCs l6NulSl Columns
covered with soft bark six inches or
foot in thickness; the upper
branches had acquired a slightly
dropping aspect and the spiny foliage.
far removed from the ground, had as
sumed a graceful, rounded appear
ance. Then for centuries, through the
days of Rome, the Dark Ages. and all
the period Of the growth Of European
civilization, the ancient giants pre-
served the same appearance, strong
and solid, but with a strangely attrac-
tive. approachable Quality.-Elsworth
Huntington, in Harper's Magazine for
July.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
Got Distress Call After He Had De-
cided to Work Ten Minutes
Over Regular Time
TITANIC OPERATOR IS DEAD
Sticks to Post Till the Last, and
Then Drops Into Sea
Is Picked Up But Dies on Raft Before
Rescued by Boat From
Carpatha.

New York, April 19.-EIow the Wire
less operator Of the Carpathia, by put
ting In an extra ten minutes on duty
was the means Of saving seven hun
dred ana forty-fve lives. was told
today by DR.. Kemp the Carpathia s
physician
our wireless OPERATOR said Kemp
"Was about 10 retire sunday night
when ne said Jokiugly;. .. ..
"'Guess m wait ten minutes. then
tern in.
1T was in the next ten minutes
that the Titanic's call for help came.
Had the operator not waited there
would have been no survivors"
Kemp declared the iceberg that sank
the Titanic was at least four hun
0red feet long and ninety feet high.
lie said that one of the boats of the
Capathia cruised twice through the
ice field. where the Titanic sank ,and
picked up the boGios of three men AMI
one baby.
Monday evening we held a funeral
service aboard the Carpathia," con-
tinued Kemp. AT this service there
were thirty widows. twenty of whom
We're under twenty-three years of age.
and most of them brides of but a few
months. They didn't know their hus-
bands were among the dead"
Titanic Operator Sticks to
Post and is Among Dead.
Phillips the first Marconi operator
aboard the Titanic stuck tn his post
until the last, jumped from the sinking
ship, was taken aboard a life raft
and died before rcscuers reached him
according 20 story told today
Ty Thomas Whitley. who was a waiter
ON the Titanic. Philli was on an
overturned life boat witt ne" Whitley
said. He was dead when taken
aboard the Carpathia. There were
four burias at sea--one a sailor two
flremen and Phillips
It is believed whitelys story clears
the doubt surrounding the Identity OF
The fourth man buried from the Car
apthia. At first IL was believed he
was one of the cabin passengers, but
Whitley declares It was Phillips.
There was a bit of a panic at first,
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
PRIMROSE DAY OBSERVED.
England Marks Anniversary of LORD
Besconsfied's Death.

London. AprH i9.-Mcmbcrs OF par
lament and others in official life, to-
gether with thousands cf private cit,-
zens, appeared with primroses in thoH
hcrtonhoics 1odaN iu observance oI
rrimrose pay. otherwise OF the anni-
versary of the death If Lord Beacons
Held In accordance with ita annual
custom the Primrose League placed
handsome floral decorations on the
grave. Of the famous statesman in
Hughendon cemetery and also abort
the base of the BeaconslieM monu.
ment Ia Parliament square.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
CONVENTIONS IN ILLINOIS.
Party Delegates to Garry Out Will OF
Voters Exoressed at Primaries.

Chicago, H.. April 19--As provided
by law. the several political parties in
Illinois held their state conventions to-
day. the Democrats meeting in Peo.
ria and the Republicans and Prohi-
bitionists in Springfield. The work of
Ing of the party platforms. the nomina-
tion Of presidential electors and the
selection Of delegates TO the national
conventions. The major portion OF the
work was little more than perfunctory
as The action of the convention was
guided by the results of the recent
state wide primaries.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
ENGINEERS WILL
WALK OUT SOON
WILL STRIKE UNLESS FAVOR
ABLE REPLY is RECEIVED
BY THIS EVENING.

New York April 19.-Grand Chief
Stone, OF the locomotive engineers, no.
titled the association of railway gem
cral managers today that the engi-
aers win wait here until o'clock to-
night for further reply to their de-
mand for increased pay.
If no reply is forthcoming at that
hour. stone said, he and his lieuten-
ants will leave the city and a walk
out of the engineers on fifty eastern
railroads may be expected in a short
time.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
IOWA WooDMEN MAY sECEDE.

Des Mones, Ia. April 19.-Delegatcs
representing a majority of The 9S6 Iowa
camps of the Modern Woodmen OF Am-
erica assembled here today 10 protest
against the increased insurance rates
recently promulgated 10y the supreme
body of the order. Many of the dele
gates express themselves IN favor OF
seeding from the parent organization.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
BECOMES A MoNsIeNoR.

Fan River. Mass. April 19.-The in
vestiture of the Very Rev. James -.
Cassidy, vicar general Of the Fall River
diocese, with the title of monsignor
OF the Catholic church took place in IT.
Mary's Cathedral today. the ceremonies
being of an elaborate character RI.
Rev Daniel j.. Feehan, bishop OF Fall
River. ofiiciated.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
TAFT TO TALK TO LAWYERS.

Washington, ID. c.. April 19.-Presi-
dent Taft has made arrangements to
go TO New York tomorrow TO speak az
the annual dinner of the Westchester
Ear Association. The dinner is to be
given at Dclmonicos tomorrow night.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
Perfect DISCIPLINE IN Face OF DISASTER:
BEHAVIOR or MOST Of MEN ON TITANIC MAGNF|CEN
SURVIVORS owe LIVES TO
LUCKY STROKE OF FORTUNE

Whitley said. The officers had to use
their revolvers. The chief officer shot
one mani didn't see this, but three
others did-and then he shot himself.
But everybody, pretty much, behaved
splendidly, especially the hremen." 1t
was black berg we struck and al
though the night was clear ii was inn
possible To see that color"
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
NEW APOSTOLIC DELEGATE

Rome, Aprl! 19.-Mgr. Giovanni Bon
zano, vino was recently appointed apos-
tolic delegate In the United states in
succession TO Cardinal Falconio. de-
parted from Naples today for New
York.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19

peal to members of the crew, who tenn
porarily were panic stricken. This be-
came the rallying cry, and the crew
stood to their posts and died like men.
Their self-sacrifice and heroism saved
scores OF women and children.
John Johnson, an oarsman in a life
boat, told graphic story of how the
officers and male passengers stood un-
afraid on the deck, awaiting the newt
able hour, how the life boats were low
cred, and how husbands and wives said
their last farewell.
"When the crash came" he said,
the Titanic was going twenty three
knots an hour. She ripped herself clear
apart. When the boats were lowered
there were many who refused to go. One
of the most pathetic scenes was the re-
fusal of Mrs. Isador Straus to leave her
husband. She remained with him to the
last When j. Bruce Ismay, president
OF the international Mercantile Marine
Co. stepped into the last boat" Johnson
said, there were no women left on deck.
He was forced into the boat by officers
of the ship, and this was DONE" John
son said, lust as the boat was being
lowered -
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
MANY WAITED TOO LONG.

Some related tragic incidents OF what
happened as they were leaving the sides
of the Titanic. After all that ship S
boats had been launched many OF the
passengers who had stayed behind too
long tried to embark on a collapsible
raft. which worked badly. Fifty persons
climbed onto the raft, which was half
filled with water. One after another the
messengers on the raft were drowned, or
persisted with the cold. When corpse
was found in the way it was thrown
overheard, and only fifteen of the fifty
who had taken refuge on the raft were
saved by the Carpathia.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19

Fish bite, but nobody seems to want
them muzzled.
We may fool others occasionally. Dut
we all get fooled in time
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
PASSENGERS LIKED SPEED.


1t was only because the maximum
capacity of the steamers life boats was
barely one-third Of the complement OF
crew and passengers that hundreds had
TO be left TO their fate. j. Bruce lsmay,
managing director OF the White Star
line, who was one OF the few prominent
men who escaped, is said by some to
have been one of the first to get into life
boats. but this is denied by Ismay him
self. He expressed his Willingness to
assist in the investigation which the
United States Senate has begun.
The surviving passengers are mani-
nous that before the unbelievable y
happened, the voyage was pleasant and
meventful except for the fact that il
was being made on the largest vessel
that ever sailed, and for the keen inter
est which the passengers took daily III
the bulletins of speed.
All accounts are agreed that the night
of the disaster the vessel apparently was
going at the usual rate, from u to 20
knots an hour. Quartermaster Moody,
who was at the helm, said the officers
were under orders to keep the speed up
in the hope of making a record passage.
These orders were being carried out IN
the face of the knowledge that the
steamer was in the vicinity of great ice
bergs sweeping down from the north.
That very afternoon, according To the
records in the photographic Office, the
Titanic had reayed a wireless warning
from the steamer Amerika that am un-
usual field of pack ice and bergs men
aced navigation off the banks.
PASSENGERS HAD CONFIDENCE.
The officers were confident that even
though an iceberg were seen, the vessel
could be controlled in ample time, and
the passengers rested in full confidence
in their temporary quarters IN the most
magnificent vessel ever constructed that
they were as safe as at their own ilre-
sides. This confidence was emphasized
i'm the stories Of nearly all the Survivors
that when the crash came there was
practically no excitement. Over-conil-
dent messengers were not brought to Il
realization that the collision might mean
serious damage until the call ran
through the ship, "All passengers on
the decks with life belts on.
Captain Smith, il is said, was not ON
the bridge when the collision occurred,
but when summoned took charge of what
seemed hopeless situation, in calm
resolute manner Survivors near the
sinking liner told of hearing the strains
of ''Nearer, My God to Thee" played
as the liner sank. and some of those i'm
the lifeboats blended their voices in the
melody.
BOW GOES DOWN FIRST.
Suddenly there was mighty roar,
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
OFFICIALLY STATED 1855
DEAD AND 705 SAVED.

New York. April 19.-It is Of
hcially stated that the saved
from the Titanic number 7O5.
This increases the total dead to
1885.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
j. B. ISMAY TELLS
HOW HE ESCAPED
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE
WHITE STAR LINE APPEARS
BEFORE INQUIRY BOARD.

New York, April l9.--The story Of
how the Titanlc met its fate was told
today To the Senate investigation COM
mittoe into the Titanic disaster, by
=. Bruce lsmay, managing director OF
The White star line. Ills story differed
little from that told 10y other survivors,
When asked concerning the clrcum-
stances under which he had LEFT The
boat. lsmay replied. almost in whls-
per.
"One Of the boats was being filed
The officers called out TO know II there
were any mere women TO so. There
were none. No passengers were on
the deck. AS the boat vas being low
cred l got into IT,"
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
BE BRITISH" IS CAPTAINS APPEAL TO
THE CREW. THEY OBEY TO MAN
AND DIE AT THEIR POSTS


New York, April 19-The Titanic dis
aster, as written into history today by
many of the seven hundred and forty
five survivors, accounted for Il loss OF
| 5S9 persons off the Newfoundland
banks Monday and the subsequent death
of six persons who were rescued, bring
ing the total loss TO l,595
The disaster was the greatest that
ocean travel has ever known. There is
hardly shadow Of hope tnat this to-
tai will be cultailed by a single addi-
tional survivor Nearly all the survivors
saw the Titanic sink and heard the band
play, Nearer, My God to Thee, and
the shrieks of those whom the sea claim
cd as the vessel sank.
Among the hundreds on the decks to
the last were Col. John Jacob Astor, Ma
.jor Archibald Butt, Benjamin Guggen-
helm, jacques Fptreile, George d. Wide
ner, Henry B. Harris and Mr.. and Mrs.
Straus. Major Butt is reported to have
been one of the heroes. With an iron
bar in his hand he is said to have stood
at the steerage passage and defended
the women and children from the mad
dened stricken men in that part of the
chin
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19

London. April l9.-Pitiabie scenes
again were witnessed at the White
star Offices here today. one woman,
who had kept vigil throughout tho day
and most OF the night since the flrst
news of the disaster, found i'm the list
posted at the o'icc a name she had
been waiting for ana rushed into the
street shrieHing. He is saved"
Memorial services for the dead were
held at noon at ST Pauls Cathedral
and were ATTENDED by members of the
cabinet ana diplomatic corps.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
BOATS ONLY PARTLY FILLED.

The survivors of the Titanic declare
several life boats left the ship with but
about half of their capacity. The pas
sengers had such confidence i'll the IL
tanic being unsinkable that this fact
alone caused much loss of life. Even
when Captain Smith ordered the boats
lowered few stirred and some of the
boats pulled away with only fifteen
aboard.
When the boats were half mile away
the Titanic s lights began to go out and
the stern reared high in the air. For an
hour, anguished cries rang out. 1t was,
say the narrators, like great chorus
chanting a refrain of death. Some times
the cries died out and then the tragic
chorus began again more terrible and
more despairingly.
"Those cries pursued us and haunted
MS as we pulled away in the night. Then
one bv one the cries ceased and only the
noise of the sea remained. The Titanic
was engulfed almost without a .iurmnr.
Her stern quivered in final spasm and
a 4 al
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19
WIVES CLING TO HUSBANDS.

"The most distressing scene was that
of husbands kissing their wives good
bye and seeing the latter cling to them
and beg the privilege of dying with
them. Many wives refused to leave and
their husbands had to force them into
the boats.
The heroism of the crew was wonder
ful, for they did everything that could
be done-to get the women and children
to safety and check the efforts of strong
men to trample women aside"
Col. Archibald Oracle, of the United
States army, who jumped from the top
most deck Of the Titanic as it sank, and
swan about until found by cork life
raft and then helped to rescue others,
said today the raft became so full it
seemed she would sink if more came
aboard, and for self-preservation they
had to refuse to permit others to climb
aboard. MANY of whom we refused
answered as they went to their death,
Good luck and God bless you.'
The Calumet news., 1912-04-19

The CALUMET NEWS 10 A
MEMBER or THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS.
TopAVs NEWS TODAY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-13

for a match. even though he believes
he can whip Flynn in 10 rounds, for he
knows that if he is not just right ha
viii be taking extreme chances with
his much beloved title. Flynn is work
ing carefully under the direction OF
that old fox, Tommy Ryan, who knows
as much about preparing boxer for
fight as any man living. Ryan is not
trying to make him clever in month,
but is leaving him to his own style OF
fighting and devOtinS all his energies
to rough work and to have defence
that Johnson viii not break so easily.
Flynn has proved in the past that he
can take a beating and also hand out
punishment, and by building up for
rough tough fight he viii be in po-
sition to take advantage Of any weak
ness Johnson may develop.
During all these preparations the
challenges are now coming forward,
most of them looking for advertising at
the expense Of the big fellow. sam
Langford who expected to be on hand
personally to challenge the winner, has
been detained in Australia through 3
lawsuit with his manager and will not
arrive in time Al Palzer is TO be there
with his -'speel,' but Albert had better
first tackle Bonn bardier Wells, and If
he can defeat the Englishman he viii
have q right TO challenge johnson or
FIvun for a worlds championship
match. Their hopes might as well lay
off until the big works are over and
then fight il out among themselves for
a chance at the winner. "Mistah
Jack saws he will meet them all week
apart If he wins.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-13

Milwaukee. Wis, June 13--With the
big day drawing near for the Jim
Flynn-Jack Johnson argument at Las
Vegas, n. N, all kinds of discussions
are arising regarding the match ana
men. The story sent out from Chicago
that Johnson was sick man before
he left the windy city for the south
west created lots of talk that was not
favorable to the negro champion
while many thought il nothing but a
press story. 1t was no press story,
however. for Jack Curley was not anN-
ious to have such reports sent out The
fact Of the matter is-there was lot
Of truth to the story, only IT was not
given out correctly
From a very close source / have II
that Jack was advised to be operated
on before he left Chicago, but that he
declined 1t was nothing serious and
will not affect him in his fight, but II
is a case that can just as well be at
tended to after the battle. II reports
from the training camp are true, then
Johnson is finding il harder to reduce
his weight than he figured on, and
that is just what was predicted in these
columns some weeks ago The cham
pion will find that. while he may re-
duce all right. it viii be more diff
cult task to get his timer workings
into first class shape than when he
trained before for Jeffries for Jack IS
getting on in years and has passed the
age when his stomach can stand any
old thing
With all the confident talk, It is a
good bet that Jack Johnson right now
is working as hard as he ever worked
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-13
YANKEES PICK
YOUNG PHENOMS
Judges of FINGERS Think
New York Has Prom
ising Youngsters.

New York, n, Y, June 13.-Judges Of
young baseball material believe the
Yankees have secured two phenoms
in pitchers Heating and Thompson.
Pitcher Heating. OF the Lawrence club
of the New England league, pitched a
no hit no run game against WOrces-
ter recently, thereby hanging up the
best performance of any tWirler in the
country this season The Highlanders
beat all the other major league teams
to the player and the fact that he was
their property was not known until
that exhibition, when many magnates
applied for his services, but were told
that he had already been sold to the
New York American league team.
Heating has been performing well
all season, and his work excited so
much attention that the local club sent
scout Irwin to look him over. with the
result that he displayed so much prom
Use that he was purchased weeks ago
Carl Thompson, Of the University Of
Georgia, six feet one inch in his stock
ing feet who holds a strikeout record
OF p out Of p men at bat in a regu-
lar nine inning game, is expected TO
join the Eanks within a few days