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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
SAYS WOMEN HAVE
right To GOVERN
UNITED STATES SENATOR WORKS,
OF CALIFORNIA. URGES THE
BALLOT FOR WOMEN.

WASHINGTON, Special. Senator J.
d. Works. OF California, advocated wo-
mans suffrage in an address before the
stanton Political study Club at the
Public Library the other night. He
declared that by granting the ballot
20 the women of California long step
had been made toward clean pol. to>
i'm thai state. Women of the country.
he said should advocate equal sunra ge,
not as t-nt Out as a duty.
The people OF the state have the
right TO govern the State, Senator
Works continued. Women form an
important part OF the State and should.
therefore. be given equal rights with
posing woman suffrage are the powers
which are opposing all OF the great re-
forms.
me great questions Of the day are
morals. The great problems are such
as the child labor movement, the Wo-
man labor movement and the campaign
for pure food. When such questions
the women. That H. why the saloon
interests are opposed 10 woman
suffrage. That is why all evil insti-
buttons are opposing the great move
ment
1T is said by those opposed to wo-
man suffrage that the women Will not
take an interest in public matters and
viii not exercise the privilege Of vot-
inS- The greatest peril q. t.r country
today is Indifference on the part OF the
voter. We think that if We get out co
per cent. Of the registered voters TO the
polls We are doing Well Surely the
this. But if some of the women do not
vote-if they are too good OF il they
are too busy-there is nothing 10 com
I pei them to exercise their privilege.
/ But why should the woman who is too
busy or too good prevent the other wO-
men from VOting?'
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
Hotel Brings SUIT
AGAINST WOMAN
Suit Before Judge Turpin Expect
ed to Involve Nice Points
of Law.
RIG hi ID. ~. Snecial

R l c II NJ o y d, Va, Special
"A suit recently brought by tn. JeIfer-
son Hotel against Mrs. Emma \. Ten
neg, OF this city. and which is SEIZED
uled for hearing before Judge .Turpin
tomorrow morning, Will bring out
many nice points OF law regarding tne
general status of wives in Virginia who
have recreant husbands.
The suit in question involves a board
bill contracted by Mrs. Tenney before
she received her divorce: also before
the court instructed George .. Tenney
TO allow her monthly alimony.
through her attorney. William l.
Royal, the defendant declares that she
viii charge Mr.. Tennev with con
spiracy IN revenge for her unwilling
ness TO release him from his obliga-
uons 10 her. she asserts that her
former husband is a very wealthy man.
and chat the foundation of his wealth
was the inheritance which she brought
MN with her marriage, having received
= handsome dot from her father
lnaSmuCh As those favOring WOman's
suffrage declare that the first act con-
tenplated by the women after they win
the Suffrage privilege viii be a general
revision and strengthening OF the di-
Norce laws, this suit will probably be
watched with considerable interest
MIS-. Ienney said today that she also
! proposed TO charge Attorney Wenden-
burg with unprOfessional conduct
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
Kidding the Tolgate Keeper.

Miss Helen Taft, invited to after
noon tea at a country house in Mary
land, near Washington, stepped into
one of the White House automobiles
and was whirled toward the District
of Columbia boundary line. At the
line was tOllgate-and it's keeper.
The Presidents daughter. carrying
no purse and suffering from the de-
cree Of fashion that women's clothes
should not be provided with pockets.
had no money. When she told the
chauffeur TO pay the toll. he explained
that he hadn't a cent.
How much is it," the chauffeur
asked the bearded and lanky guardian
of the gate.
" LeNen cents" replied that official.
Just charge it to the White House"
ordered the chauffeur. whereupon the
bearded man laughed mirthlessly, and
extended his lonE-fingered hand.
Yes" put in Miss Taft. Charge il
TO the White House"
Who are you?" asked the keeper of
the gate.
I'm the Presidents daughter she
explained sweetly
"Aw." said the gatekeeper. "quit
your kiddin'. an come on with the
leven cents"
1t was necessary for the chauffeur
to telephone the White House before
the journey could be continued. As
the machine drove off. the lanky man
observed sarcastically 10 nobody in
particular:
We'll, I'm stung, The Presidents
daughter. an amt got leVen cents.
'Tain't possibil. THE Twice-a-Month
Popular Magazine:
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
MCFARLAND BEGINS
fight FOR LIFE

NEWARK, n. -Special.-Charge
with numbering has vie, Evelyn, wen
cyanide of potassium, in order TO clear
the way for his marriage with a Phil
adelphia girl with whom he was in
fatuated. Allison Mcfarland was
placed on trial for his life here today.
Shortly after the first session Of
court opened six jurors were chosen.
and ii looked as though Prosecutor
Motifs prediction that a record for
swiftness in criminal litigation would
be established by this trial.
Chief Justice Gummere is preSid-
ing. Attorney Frank McDermott, fol
the prisoner, objected TO the jury
panel, but was Overruled. He was
allowed TO withdraw his former plea
of not guilty. The Indictment was
read and Mcfarland again pleaded
not guilty.
The accused man was indicted fol
giving poison in a mixture of bro
mide at the Mcfarland home, 1464
18th last.
Investigation ledsto the discovery OF
a number &c fstte. sNx51sylh .haS., pass,
ed between Mcfarland aE- 81
Florence BROMLEY, of Philadelphia
Mcfarland admitted his love &c 49,
Philadelphia girl, but claims maj he
is innocent of poisoning his wife, anC
that she committed suicide while de-
spondent.
Up until the trial Mcfarland was
an advertising manager employed by
an Ampere IN. j. firm. For two
years he had been in love with Miss
Brownley. The letters will be USED
by the prosecution.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
Battle With q Rat

Any one wanting a perfectly good
rat can have it today by calling at the
mOrgue. The rat being dead, has not
as much market value as one with nor
NAL respiration. pulse, and all that.
but 1t looks natural. Among those
who are not expected to call for the
prize is Edward Howell, thirty years
old. of 500 East Eighth Street. Howell
is today nursing two wounds on his
right hand as a result of his intro
ductiOn,to the rat. and will have to buy
more ammunition for his revolver.
According to the story he told when
ne went to Bellevue Hospital to have
his wounds cauteriZed and donate the
body of the rat to the cause of science.
he was asleep in his home when the
rat aroused him by getting his thumb
between it's incisors and closing its
jaws. Howell naturally woke up and
kicked the rat. The rodent, not being
accustomed to this sort of treatment,
went back TO demonstrate with Howell.
who by this time took a revolver from
under his pillow and started firing at
him.
Each time the rat lodged, and the
five shots went wild. Then Howell
took a club that hung on the end of
the bed and started for the rat with
that. The rodent made a leap for life.
and landing on the business end of the
club ran up it to Howells hand and
bit him again. The man shook it off.
and on the next heave the rats obit-
uary was ready for writing up.-NeW
York Evening Telegram. - ..re
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
CARUSO SCREAM? HA! Hal
BUT HE GETA THE MONEY

NEW YORK.-Special.- En-
rico CaruSO sat in the lobby of the
knickerbocker and meditatively Twill
ed the ashes from a cigarette as he pc
rused a newspaper clipping handed to
him 10y a reporter.
The clipping bore a ST Louis date
line. and set forth that Alesandro
BOnci. lyric tenor and nearest rival to
CaruSo. had declared in an interview:
There is a great difference between
CaruSo and me. sing and he
screams. ! do not seek TO thrill my
audience by bluff and gesture"
AS he read il the chubby counte-
nance Of the great tenor grew crimson
and then darkened to the shade Of ar
eggplant.
"Ees it possible that Signor Bone
has said such thing?" ne exploded
suddenly. "Eet is incredible. / can.
not believe-and yet"
He took a pull from his cigarette.
"POuf." he explained. Perhaps il
must be-only I geta the money
is so. This Bonci, who / have cher
| lshed as friend of my bosom-h'
has taken thees chance while far ava,
to make what you call press agent O
heeself at my expense. Eet must b,
/ for that. For nothing else could n,
so foOlishly make such a ridicuIe o
| himself.
\ $3.50, scream. Caruso, he scream
I Ha. ha. hal That's vera, vera good
| And Bonci. he sing. Hai That's still
! better. All I have to gay is-if Bono
say / scream and he sing. then so i
Don't forget that-Caruso, the scream
er. geta the money"
And the great tenor. his norma
color and temper recovered, smile,
upon his interviewers
What a cheap way to advertise
to make leetle Of ones friend. to max,
much Of oneself Deesgustw he said.
You never had TO do that sort O
advertising. did you. Signor?" asked
one Of his interviewers.
The tenor drew himself up 20 u.s.
fun height. removed his silk hat ane
with sweeping bow. said: Il than
YOU"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
WANTS SEPARATION
FROM CRUIKSHANK
Though Regarding Husband as
Dead, Mrs. Cruikshank Wants
No Divorce

NEW YORK Special.-"As far as
our personal relations are concerned,
Mr.. Cruikshank is a dead man"
This is an abstract from a letter
received today by a New York friend
of Mrs. Barton Cruikshank, wife of
the former militia captain, who, once
pronounced legally dead, is now seek
ing to rehabilitate himself in the bus
mess world under his true name.
In her letter Mrs. Cruikshank de-
iclared that she intends to start a suit
for a separation, probably in St Law
renee county. She made it plain that
she has no intention of asking for a
divorce.
Percival Whipple. Cruikshank's
partner in their engineering firm, said
today that the concern will be dis
solved on the first OF the month.
Cruikshank pleaded with him to con-
tinue their business relations, but
Whipple was Disguised with Cruik-
shank because of the ct that the
captain exploited for cash his in
frigues with women
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
ORGANIZE CLUBS
FOR ROOSEVELT
Two Hundred Will Be Formed
During This Week, II
Is Declared.

CHICAGO, ILL-Special. Two hun
drcu 4>ouScN cit clubs viii be organ
lied during the coming week by tho
National Roosevelt Committee. ac-
cording to plans set In operation today.
The clubs are intended to crystal
lie" Roosevelt sentiment and enable
the individual leaders TO work in har-
mony with each other.
Plans for conference in Chicago Of
the leaders OF the nomination propa-
ganda were outlined today. The meet
ing Will be held February 9th. Men
from all parts Of the country will at
tend.
The meeting probably will super
sede the one which Colonel j. .. Yeis-
er, of Omaha. announced a few days
ago he considered calling.
Secretary Edwin Sims. OF the c0m-
mittce took active charge Of the plans
today.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
The Turkey Trust.

Captain Sol Jacobs Of Gloucester
who is known as the "Mackerel King
said at recent fish dinner:
THE successful fisherman is the
man who can take advantage even of
adverse things-head winds, storms.
billiards., and so on.
In a word, the successful fisher
man is like the little boy who entered
"a poulterer's shop and said:
is II true that there's turkey
trust, sir 2"
Yes, my boy, / am sorry TO say it
is true there is trukey trust the
poulterer replied.
Then, SIR the little fellow went
on. ma says will you please trust her
for plump young turkey of nine or
ten pounds. "
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08

ing Merritt said that he did not hear
the shot. declaring that the first he
knew of his injury was when he felt
a singing. contracting sensation in
II dropped to the ground. believ-
ing that L had suffered a stroke Of
paralysis" he said. ''Instinctlvely
placing my hand over the point
where my leg panied me. 1 felt the
warm blood trickling down my leg
L knew then that had been shot"
Merritt cannot explain his inability
to hear the report OF the weapon.
Although suffering greatly. the in
Jured man managed to reach the of
ttce OF DIR. Sydnor Baker. where the
bullet was probed for and located.
Judging from it's appearance, il is
believed that it was fired from a
rifle.
Merritt is at a loss to account for
the shooting. He does not know
whether to believe that the shooting
was accidental or intended. He SAYS
he does not know of an enemy who
would desire to take his life, or even
endanger IL.
In view OF the lack Of anything to
strengthen the attempted murder
theory, which is given little credence.
the general belief is that the shoot
ing was accidental.
IF such is the case" Merritt said
today. Il hope the party who shot
me will come forward and reveal
himself. Not only will forgive him,
If he can show me that the shooting
was accidental. but it will lift a load
from my mind. If l was an intended
target. and someone is really after
my life. L would like to know It, in
order that 1 can take some steps to
protect myself"
Fortunately, no bones were broken
by the bullet. and. unless unfor-
seen complications develop. Merritt's
speedy recovery is anticipated.
The shooting occurred near the
Belt Line tracks. Merritt had just
been relieved Of duty and was on his
way home. as he has been wont to
do for sometime past. in the early
morning.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
new. INVENTION .5q.
a SAVED Their LIVES

CHICAGO, ILL., Special Four
PEI Suns nave been saved from the
grave in Chicago within twenty-four
hours by a little machine, a recent
invention, so small IL can be carried
in a suit case. In the four cases. Il
Is declared, the little device restored
respiration after animation had been
suspended, and when the patients. all
victims of coal gas asphyxiation, ap-
parently were dead.
Those who cheated death were Mrs
Laura Slender, her daughter Mildred,
four years old; her aunt. Mrs. May
Cook, and l.. A. Cummings. an aged
retired lawyer.
Mrs. Slender and her daughter
were visiting Mrs. Cook when they
were accidentally overcome by gas
from heating stove. Mrs. ]. @.
Baker, who lives in flat below Mrs.
Cook, happened to call on her neigh
Dor and found the two women and
the child unconscious on the floor.
Going to a drug store. Mrs. Baker
asked a clerk to call for q physician.
The clerk had read OF the raising an
if from the dead of the aged lawyer.
pumping device. So. instead of call
ing physician, he ran to the tele-
phone and called up the Common
wealth Edison Company.
Three persons have been asphyx-
lated" he called. Rush up your life
saving device"
Within seven minutes two men
drove up to Mrs. Cooks fiat in an au-
tomobile, and in q few seconds were
pumping oxygen and inducing arti-
fetal respiration in Mrs Slender,
whom DIR. A. S. Carter, who had
reached the fiat. believed to be dead.
After a few moments those watching
the test saw a slight heaving of the
woman's chest, and in another. minute
her body began to shake as I'm a spasm-
That's the way it worked in the law
yer's case" remarked one OF the men
pumping the oxygen. She's come back
to life now"
Mrs. Slender was able to rise and
was laid on a bed. Then the men
turned their attention to the child.
and after she had been resuscitated.
Mrs. Cook was brought back to lkfe~
Within an hour after the oxygen had
been administered the three appareat-
y dead persons were discussing their
feelings.
How does it feel to be .deadY~ Mira
Slender was asked.
Il don't know that ives dead. OF
strange feeling when came 20 tAat
never experienced before
1T seemed to me that after became
helpless something strange was grip
a while IL just became black. and dId
not remember anything else until
felt a shiver run through nay body and
opened my eyes to see the men v'~rk-
ing over me-"
The oxygen machine has an attach
ment that grasps the tongue and causes
respiration. AS the machine pumps
oxygen into the lungs Il sucks OUT the
a German named Draeger. IL is caIted
the ''pulmonatOr."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
Boston Will Give Cardinal O'Con-
nell Royal Welcome on His Re-
turn Tomorrow,

BOSTON, MASS Special The
greatest ovation ever accorded q pre-
late in New England will be given
Cardinal O'Connen when he returns
tomorrow from Rome. as a prince of
the church. The final arrangements
were completed today.
When the steamship Canopic
reaches quarantine she will be met by
the steamer Monitor bearing the mem
bers of the reception committee and
delegation OF the diocesan clergy.
After the personal greetings and the
port formalities are over the cardinal
and his suite will be escorted to the
NJ OnitOr, which Will land at Long
Wharf, on Atlantic Avenue. A parade
of 10000 people will escort the car
dinal to his home on Bay State road.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
Lord" Thursby Is Dead.
ZIP ANK FORKS ~ n Cnoi

Lord" Edmon s. Thursby, for many
years prominent character in North
Dakota, and who was q member of
wealthy English family, is dead in the
State Asylum for the Insane at James
town, according to information re-
ceived here.
Lord" Thursby lost a fortune by
his eccentric methods of living, and
twelve years ago was sent to the asy-
lum His income from his family in
England was large, and, in addition
he at one time fell heir to $4,000
bequeathed him by an aunt He was
forty-nine years old.
When Thursby, then twenty-five
years of age, came to America, he
settled at Towner, n. D., where he
purchased a big ranch and sought 10
convert 1t into an estate such as he
had known in England.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
Her ReDOrt.


have been TO a suffragist meeting
And heard Mrs. Solomon speak.
She's a perfect delight,
And / know that she's right:
Every word that she said bears re-
peating-
There's a dimple just here in her
cheek.
She is slender and fair and quite
pretty,
And not over thirty, 1 guess,
With a retrousse nose
And a wonderful pose.
am going to join her committee
She is surely an artist in dress.
The crowd? There was standing
room only.
They gave her unstinted applause;
She made quite n hit
With her logic and wit
The only man there looked so lonely!
Yes, I'm a convert to the cause.
She wore a Partisan creation.
She said? I've forgotten ali that
But I'm sure il was true
\ .t And the ballots our due:
It's denials a real deprivation
She wore such a love of hiatt
~. Chicago Daily News.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
CHAMPION SKATERS
ON EXHIBITION TOUR
NEW YORK. Special. SeveraI East

NEW YORK. Special. Several East
ern cities viii have an opportunity TO
see North Americas cleverest skaters
at work If plans for a tour inauRurated
at a meeting OF the international Skat-
ing Union are carried out.
The tour is scheduled to begin at
Boston following the international
championship meeting on February
10th and nth. Fifteen skaters. to be
nominated by various organizations,
will take part in the tour.
The second stopping place VIII be
New York. From there the team goes
to Poughkeepsie. N. Y, and from there
to Syracuse. n. Y, where the Eastern
champions will be held. The cir
cult Will end at Cleveland. ..
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
WOULD REVERT
Land TO STATE
BILL AFFECTS TRACTS OF 5000
ACRES OR MORE LONG IN
LITIGATION.
RIO MOND, VA, Special

R c H M On d. v A. Special
lending before the House CCnmuIee
for Courts of Justice is a bill which
provides that much Of the land which
has for years been in litigation in
various parts OF the State shall escheat
taxes. penalties. fines and dues shall be
rendered to the Commonwealth before
January. 1918.
The bill provides that all tracts of
land which shall comprise as much as
5000 acres or more shall make prompt
arrearaSes for any year since 1903 70
1911. both inclusive. the same shall be
adjusted at once. And in such cases
there shall be a searching Of the
records extending back for one hun
dred years. and the back taxes and
owners are required TO go to court and
to have the exact amount OF such taxes
established by legal procedure, and IL
the amount so ascertained be not paid
within thirty days after such ascertain
ment the lands are to become the prop
erty OF the State.
The bill makes no provision for
any exemption that may have been
made by previous of assem-
bly,, there L. demand or pro-
vision for order of publication for
nOn-residents. and there IL no pro
ccedinE stipulated which might
protect whatever rights Infants
and Tunntics might have in the
property that may become involved
by the enactment of the measure in
question.
II is understood that there are sew
been in litigation for years, and this
measure would have the effect Of fore
ing an adjustment OF the title and the
payment OF taxes due the state.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
Captured i'm n Mine.

WAbhBOf OOlL- Special
Harry Hill and Frank Baldwin. said
by the county authorities here TO he
members of a gang Of robbers which
has operated in Southern Colorado for
he last FIVE years, were arrested yes
terday, through a strategic move on
the part OF posse at the bottom of
an abandoned mine 500 feet below the
surfdce of the earth.
When the posse entered the old
mine, at the point of a revolver, they
compelled two younger brothers OF
Baldwin to walk at the head of the
party. The two boys had been forced
to accompany the posse from the Bald
win house.
The outlaws raised their rifles
to firing on the posse.
when by the dim light Of a miners
antern they recognized the two
younger Baldwins, and rather than |
axe chances OF shooting them. sur
endered.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
FIND TRUE BILL
AGAINST BRIBERS
THREE LIKELY TO FOLLOW NINA
MARA CASE-GRAND JURY
NOW INVESTIGATING.
Los ANGELES, CAL Speci.

Los ANGELES, CAL Special
At least three indictments for bribery
In the defense of John j. and James
B. Mcnamara. the dynamiters, are
expected today from the county grand
Jury. which has been investigating
such CHARGES.
Assistant district Attorney w. j.
Ford. who handled the States case
before the grand jury. said they might
cause "a sensation.
1t l. believed that true bill will be
found against Detective Bert Frank
lin. who Is charged with bribinS a
Mcnamara juror. 1t is regarded as
significant that Clarence barrow,
chief Of counsel for the McNamaras
has retained counsel to represent him
in the event of contingency.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
SHOT MOTHER Then
KILLED HIMSELF

LYNCHBURG, VA Special
Because she had upbraided him
I"s drinking liquor on Sunday,
about midnight last night. Wesley
Hancock. COIOred, aged about
thirty. shot his mother, Martha
Hancock. i'm the chest with a re-
VOlver. and turning the weapon
upon himself sent a bullet through
his brain.
The man died instantly. but his
mother, at the City Hospital, has
a chance TO recover. The negro il
said TO have been drinking all day
Sunday.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-08
THIRTEEN PASSENGERS WE'RE
LUCKY IN SURVIVING DAN
GERS OF KIt EK ICE.

party OF thirteen passengers thought
TO have persisted trying 10 cross the
Mississippi River by boat TO Cairo.
Ill. landed here safely today
They were part OF company of
135 passengers Of the Cotton Belt
Railroad who reached Birds Point,
and who could not get across the
river in the regular passenger ferry
because the pilots feared the ice. a
number OF river bOatmen undertook
to get the passengers across and one
boat was swept away. finally reach
ing shore here.