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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-04
MISSING YOUTH
RETURNS HOME

r. H NJ o n D, VA.-Special.-
Twelve-year-ol William Harris, the
Southside boy. whose mysterious dis
appearance from his home. PIG West
Fifteenth Street, Tuesday, returned to
nus grief stricken parents early Thurs
day morning.
He was recognized by n train con-
ductor at Keysville. where he had
Journeyed with a suspicious looking
man. The boy was at once taken into
custody by the conductor. The boys
companion disappeared and is now be-
ing sought by the police in North
Carolina.
William Harris is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Harris. His father is a
motorman employed by the Virginia
Railway and Power Company. The
boy left home Tuesday morning and
ala not return. After waiting several
hours his mother, accompanied by
several neighbors, searched for him
IN vain. The police were notified, and
investigation, they announced dis
closed the fact that the boy had been
either kidnapped outright by Migrants
or lured from his home.
AcunS Sergeant Edward Waymack
TOOK prominent part in the search,
ana yesterday morning made the state
ment that the boy left town over the
southern Railway-probably in a box
car.
The officers deduction was cor
rect IN almost every detail, according
10 the story now told by young Harris.
lie says that he went down to the
railway yards with the stranger and
was helped into an empty car. He
ana the man then rode out, the train
golnS south on the KeysVille division.
The boy is now in a state Verg-
ing upon collapse. He told his pa
rents this morning that he was forced
10 walk many miles into Keysville.
lie did not have a definite idea as
10 where he was going with the
stranger, but says that they were go
ing away together"
Young Harris was very glad to get
home. When he was recognized by
one of his fathers friends in Keys
vile he did not object to being taken
charge OF and sent back home.
The police have n description of
the stranger or Vagrant, with whom
the boy left town and hope to have
MIN under arrest in a short time.
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.SUFFRAGETTES TO
March In PARADE

BALTIMORE, MD, Special.-A
thousand women Will march in a sur
frage parade in Baltimore this eve
ming. This demonstration is for the
purpose of impressing the Democratic
convention with the scope of the wO-
man suffrage movement. The parade
Will march from the Washington
Monument to the convention hall,
thence to Mount Royal Plaza, where
it will disband.
A number of decorative floats will
precede the marchers and a number
of carriages Will follow.
one HOat represents the Goddess of
Liberty surrounded by the five States
where the question of equal suffrage
comes before the voters i'm the fall.
The goddess sits above with her
torch borne alOft, and below the
States, supplicating for freedom, be-
seech her for the gift.
The six suffrage States-Wyoming
Colorado, Idaho. Utah, Washington
and California-will be represented in
the line of march, heading the State
delegations, and bearing banners.
Virginia Will be represented in the
marchers and in the carriages, hav-
ing a delegation in each division.
An eight-fOOt yellow banner, in
scribed Votes for Women" THE
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia, !"
and the Virginia State flag, first car
ried in the New York parade of May
4th, Will give evidence of Virginia's
interest in this world movement
Mrs. Charles V. Meredith, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. w. Meek, Miss Adele Clark,
all of Richmond, and Mrs. Walter r..
Adams, of Norfolk, are among the
Virginia delegation.
The New York Mems League bear
gorgeous banner, emblazened in
gold and rich colors.
The Mems League Of Hartford coun-
ty will also march.
There are banners from all over
the world, the Australian being very
prominent.
The esthetic side of the demonstra-
ton has not been neglected for the
political or educational features.
Flowers, especially roses and chrys-
anthemums, gay colored streamers
and flyers, are mingled with the yell
low national colors, the purple, green
and white OF the Just Government
League Of Baltimore, Md, and the
red, white and blue Of the American
flag.
Following the demonstration will
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Of
I20 YEARS Ago INTERESTING

Inc Fairfax Herald carries the fol-
rowing interesting sketch of presiden-
tlal elections over a century ago:
Under the Constitution, before II
was changed by the Twelfth Amend
ment. the electors did not vote for
Vice President. The candidates re-
celNlng the highest number of cleo
toral votes, provided he received a
majority, was elected President, and
the candidate receiving the next biyb
est vote, If likewise a majority. vas
elected Vice President. This was the
method until complications arose in
1900, when Thomas Jefferson and
Aaron Burr received an equal num-
Der or votes (13), which led to the
adoption of the Twelfth Amendment.
requiring candidates for President and
Vice President to be voted for sepa-
rately. In 1900 ii was well known
that Jefferson and Burr were candi-
dates for President and Vice Presi
dent, respectively, against John Adams
and G. G. Pinckney. Naturally they
received the same number of votes
party lines being strictly drawn, but
no one voted for Burr with the view
of electing him President. Being a
schemer of great adroitness he inn
mediately asserted his claim to the
presidency, and the election was
thrown into the House of Represen-
tatives, where the vote was cast by
States. a majority of States being re-
States at that time. and for thirty
five ballots the vote stood to s. FL
nally. on the thirty-sixth ballot, JEFF
ferson received the vote of ten States.
Burr four and two States cast blank
ballots. Jefferson was. therefore,
elected. This, as before related, led
10 the adoption of the Twelfth
Amendment TO prevent a recurrence
of such a complication.
Washington Had No Opposition.
General Washington was elected,
on each occasion, without opposition
"a distinction enjoyed by no other
President 1t is true that Monroe.
when he ran the second time, re-
ceived every vote but one, which was
cast by New Hampshire elector for
John Quincy Adams, who gave as
his reason for so voting that he did
Washington the honor of an unani-
nous vote.
In the early days Of the republic
no regular nominations were made.
candidates being voted for by a sort
of common consent Electors were
privileged to vote for whom thew
pleased. There is no law, even now.
compelling them TO vote for any
particular candidate, but the moral
obligation is such that no elector has
ever dared to vote for a candidate
other than the one in whose interest
he ran.
1t was many years before national
conventions TO nominate presidential
candidates were held or thought OF.
In the early days candidates were
put up by congressional caucusses.
Finally the people felt that mem
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SUFFRAGETTE SCREAMS
AT ENGLAND'S QUEEN

LONDON, Specializing George
and Queen Mary, who are making a
tour Of South Wales, met a militant
suftragette Wednesday while on their.
way to the Cathedral at LANDAU. Home
Secretary McKenna was the cabinet
minister IN attendance on Their Males
ties. Just as the cathedral was being
approached woman, who later gave
her name as Helen Cragg, broke
through the police lines and literally
HunS herself upon the minister
screaming a protest against a minister
enjoying tour while women are
starving in prison.
AS she was seized and. hurried away
she shouted an appeal to the queen to
help the suffragettes. The woman was
locked up.
The three suffragettes who smashed
the glass panels in the doors of ST
stephens Hall Tuesday while trying
10 gain admission to the House of
commons were ararigned before a DO
lice magistrate today. Each was SEN
fenced to two months imprisonment.
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bers of Congress were arrogating TO
themselves too much authority, and
Tor awhile candidates were brought
out and endorsed by State Legisla-
lures.
The first general convention Of
the Democratic party to nominate a
candidate met in Baltimore on Nav
IL 1852. Tor the sole purpose of nom
mating candidate for Vice President
10 run on the ticket with Andrew
jackson. John &. Calhoun was Sc
lected.
Election Thrown Into the House.
In 1924 Calhoun had been elected
vice President, but the vote for Pres
ceived majority. and the election
was thrown into the House of Rep
resentatives, which elected John
quincy Adams over Andrew jackson.
Four years later, Jackson and Cal
noun ran without any nomination and
were elected over Adams and Richard
Rush. At the next election, in 1892.
jackson was the candidate by com
mon consent, and Calhoun was nouf-
mated as just related. They were tri-
publican convention had been held in
New York, December IL, 1881, which
paced in nomination Henry Clay and
John Sergeant. These conventions
were the first national conventions
ever heId for the purpose of nominat-
ing presidential candidates
IN 1892, when Washington was
Noteu Tor the second time Virginia
nad ten representatives in Congress-
the largest representation of any State
I'm the Union at that time. Under
the law, as IL then stood. the number
or representatives was not to exceed
one Tor every 5000 inhabitants. The
counties of Fairfax, Pritce William
ana STAFFORD composed one congress
sional district, and the following Ger
uhcate was awarded the elector:
we, Chandler Peyton, deputy
sherin of Prince William county: Will
liam Phillips. sheriff Of Stafford coun-
", and Joseph Thomas, deputy sheriff
OF FAIRFAX county, composing one
entire district, entitled by Jaw to an
point an elector to vote for a Presi-
dent and Vice President Of the United
States, do hereby certify and make
known that an election held on the
hrst Monday in November. ut the
courthouse of our respective coun-
ties pursuant to law, the voters quail
ned TO vote for an elector to choose
President and Vice President of the
united states, caused to be chosen
one person, to-wit:
Daniel G. Brent to represent the
said district as an eleCtOr to vote for
PRESIDENT and Vice President Of the
United States.
Given under our hands and seals.
this 18th day Of November. 1892.
CHANDLER PEYTON, TSeal1
WILLIAM PHILLIPS ISeaI1
j. THOMAS ISealI
Frederick and Berkeley counties
constituted n congressional district. as
ala also Loudoun and Fauquier."
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NEGRO sENTNNO FTDERAL
GRAND jury FOR FORGERY

RIC HIM 0 HD, VA.-special.-
Eddie Wingfiek colored, charged
with forging anotM rs name to re-
celpt for re9Wlsred letter, and
thereby fraudulenX obtaining $3.50
belonging to Fletcher Harris, was
Wednesday P. NJ, following a hearing
before United STATES Commissioner
Melvin Flegenheim4r, held for the
Federal grand jury. \
Wingfeld was unable to furnish
bond and was sent to, Henrico county
Jail to await trial neXk October.
Winefield made no denial of the
charge against him. put maintained
that Fletcher owed him money and
had authorized him to sign his name
to the receipt to secure the remit
tance contained in the iletter.
The alleged forgery took place De-
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WOMAN KILLED
nine FOOT SNAKE
Reptile Is Cormorant, and Its
Depredations Arouse Rox-
bury Citizens.

ROXBURY, VA, Special-This
usually quiet neighborhood presented
a scene of great excitement at 2:3O
A. NJ Friday, when everyone was sup
posed to be asleep, enjoying the rest
SO much needed by farmers and their
families.
All this peace was disturbed at the
hour mentioned. when three shots in
rapid succession and the screams of
ladies out on the midnight air told the
world there was trouble, not only in
Baltimore, but in the quiet shades of
New Kent, where all is wont to be
happy.
\ crowd soon gathered at the beau
tiful home of NIr. and Mrs. Provo. at
Liberty Hall farm, where the firing
and screams were located.
Those reaching the house could see
the fiickering lights Of lanterns and
human forms in angel garb, running to
and fro, all with arms ready to fire
on any retreating form.
In the yard stood n lady with a
pitchfork. and suspended from its end
was huge black snake, nine feet six
inches long and two inches in diam
eter, Killed after receiving three
charges of No. 6 shot from the gun
of young Robert Provo.
The serpents enormous size at
tracted the attention of the brave
neighbOrs, who had gone at the first
alarm. An incision was made in the
sizes ana IN the snake were diSCOV-
cred twenty-five little chickens, not yet
dead; nine eggs, seven frogs and a
young rabbit.
Where this great snake came from
no one knows. Had the hull of the
great Titanic been covered with the
same material as the body of this
snake, no ice could have cut through
for the epidermis on its body was shot
and shell proof. Investigation proved
that not a shot entered the body of
the snake; only the conclusion at short
range put the thief out of business.
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AIRMAN'S MACHINE
E BURNED m AIR

BORDEAUX, Special.-W hirIinq
through the air like a blazing meteoT
Pierre Jules Vedrines. the famorS
French aviator, brought his aeroplane
to earn at Libourne after it caught
fire in mid-air.
Vedrines had set out Thursday to
ny from LlmOuX to Paris. a distance of
4I5 miles, according 10 the route chosen
by, the aviator. When over Libourne
IOudy Il leak IN the petroleum tank
Nedrines barely had time to make
the earth before the entire machine
was enVeloped. The aviator ESCAPED
injury, but his aeroplane was destroy
ed.
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entertained the superintendents with
talk on the Montessori system of
teachlnS in Rome. He explained that
each pupil is taken in hand, his de-
hciencies, talents and bent ascertained.
ana then the course of instruction is
so arranged that the best that is in a
chlid is developed. And where there
are deficiencies. these are given spe-
cial care and attention.
Dr. Abram Simon, of Washington. de-
hNered lecture on Jewish history. To
me uehSht and instruction OF the
teachers attending the summer school
OF methods The lecture was a most
instructive one.
superintendent Eggleston made an
auu l TO the teachers in the sum-
mer school, eXpatiating at length on
the great benefits to be derived from
Il course in the school and from a
sIrlct course of reading on the part
OF the professional teachers who desire
10 Keep fully abreast Of the times ana
OF progress in their chosen profession
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LONGER SCHOOL
AGE is DESIRED

LONDON, Special.-In the course
Of the conference of the National AS
ISOLATION of Head Teachers. held at
Stoke-on-Trent, a resolution was
passed urging:
That full time attendance at school
should be made obligatory by law up
TO fourteen years of age; that a
system of compulsory continuation
classes should be established for
young persons between fourteen and
seventeen years of age who are not
otherwise receiving a suitable educa-
ton; that 1t should be the statutory
duty of every employer of young per-
sons under seventeen years of age to
afford facilities for the attendance Of
classes or similar educational institu-
tons, and that a Limitation os the
hours OF labor Cor such persons should
be fixed by law"M
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Fight AGAINST
lime BILL Is ON
Attorneys Fighting for Reduction
Of $4,000 Bond Required
by Court.
MOND, VA. Special

r. c II NJ o n d, V A, Special
Argument was begun in the Cir
cult Court in the so-called lime
grinding case, in which an injunction
was recently issued by Judge Scott,
restraining Governor Mann and other
members of the State Lime Grinding
Board from putting into effect the
statute passed by the last Legislature
esta blishing convict operated plants to
grind agricultural lime
The bill is being fought by lime
manufacturers, and when the injunc-
ton was issued a $4,000 bond was
required by Judge Scott. Attorneys
are trying to induce the Judge
TO decrease the amount of the bond.
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WANT BOXING LISTED
ON OLYMPIC PROGRAM

NEW YORK Special.-Announce
Hteht was made from the offices of
ele New ork state Betting Commits
sion that Secretary Charles Horva,-
OF the commission, will sail for Stock
NOM on next Tuesday TO attempt to
nave boxing listed as supplemented
sport on the program for the inter
ldIiohaI olympic games which will
De held in Berlin in 1916
Harvey Will remain in Sweden for
the olympic games there next month
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e open air speeches from tine

DE open air speeches from the
chariots.
The National Woman Suffrage IS
ISOLATION and the Maryland branch OF
the national movement have sent a
resolution to the Democratic coaven-
tion urging that an equal suffrage
plahk De placed in the platform. II
is hoped that the platform commit
tee Will give the suffragists a hearing.
In which event DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw will speak before the commit
tee.
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AGUINALDO'S FRIEND
is SENTENCED TO DIE
MANILA Snool

MANILA, SpeciaI.-A Filipino
Judge today sentenced General
Norial to death, and two accom-
plices to life Imprisonment, for
the murder OF "A political enemy
ten years ago. Norial was a sup
porter OF General Emilio Ag1Ii-
naIdo, and commanded the Cavite
1nsmrcctos In the attack against
Manila.
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Taft BISGOSTfD
WITH LYNCHING

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
Il cannot speak too strongly of my
utter detestation of the crime of
lynching," said President Taf4 today
when informed of the lynching of
Ann Boston, colored, who murdered
her white mistress near PinAhurst,
Ga, Tuesday. IT do not know Sof any
remedy for such lawlessness," hA add
ed. except better enforcemdnt of
the criminal law and punishment for
lynching."
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WILLIAM HOWRS
AN AMERICAN

BERLIN, Specialization Arm
our the millionaire American yachts
man personally invested by Emperor
William with the order of the Red
Eagle of the second class.
The Emperor went on hoard
Armours yacht, the Utowana. and
personally pinned the decoration to
the Americans coat
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OPERA SINGER
GETS MORTAL BLOW

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Special
Signor Gravino, member of grand
opera troupe singing here, is dying
from an accidental sword thrust
in the eye, inflicted by Signor Con-
stantino, a tenor, during last nights
performance.
a brain hemorrhage and paralysis
followed the stab. The performance
had to be stopped when the accident
occurred
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-04
NEGRO GRANTED
FIFTH RESPITE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special
resident Taft today, for the fifth
Iinle' granted respite TO Arthur
Johnson, negro murderer of Tobn
OIliIenstein, a Washington black
smith. Johnson was to have heen
hanged tomorrow. The Department
or Justice is investigating an apnIi~
cation for communication of the death
sentence. '
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SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
MEET AT CHARLOTTESV(ILLE

CHARLO VA. S1ecial
or the ll3 division Alper-
of schools in Virgi, a. were
on hand yesterday when thu nual
conference of uperintendents, In in
Cabell Hall, at the UniversI SVir-
ginia.
DIR. Myron T. Scudder. krer
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With The EDITORS

covers a method of~ftting that MaTim
Sun-silencer on the cats.-IndeX-Ap-
peal
Baltimore dispatches say that it was
BrNan, the Dictator, and not Bryan,
Judge Parker. However, the result to
Mr. Bryan is about the same-Ledcer-
Dispatch.
EARTHQUAKES are reported all over
Alaska. 1t is only the old patriotic
Eskimos turning over in their graves
Sandy Valley News.
\ Philadelphia woman has been CON
victed of being a common scold. ana
yet they let the presidential candi-
dates go free.-North Emporia In
quirer.
Lillian Russell marries on an as
eending scale. Her last Of many hus-
to the altitude of having a politician
Tor husband and then she will settle
down and be pectable.-Virginian
Pilot.
On Mars a year is $50 days long. 1t
seems evident that some of the ladies
without saving anything about it
Floyd Press.
Inasmuch as both of the leading
political parties have announced thar
they are going to sweep the country
the minor parties to do but to dust it
up MISUNDERSTANDING Progress.
As a further evidence of the high
cost of living, Staunton man has had
to pay over $4,000 for the affections of
another mans wife. - Blackstone
Courier.
When Mr.; Rockefeller gets to be
worth $l,OOO,OOO,OOO perhaps his hair
q a N Voc I,f inc
Journal.
Some mossback daiIies are imagining
a third party with Roosevelt and Bryan
heading it.. If the voters have the
choosing, they will be the candidates.
but not on the same ticket.-SusseX
q, There seems to be nothing left for
Teddy now except moving picture
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Leader.
Governor Dix arises to make the
first bright remark that has emanated
from that source: ut is very hitting
that third term candidate should
head a third party."-IndeX-A Appeal.
If the people will refrain from mix
ing politics with their business and
mix q little business with their poll
tics 1T Will be the wiser cOurse.-Dan-
Vile Register.
That Chicago situation was certainly
full of mouth. The believing OF the
animals was heard all over the coun-
try; 1t was also full of teeth, for
Teddy was tesville
Progress.
The most Independent man in the
country is the Southern negro dele
gate, with 1900 in his pocket Who
wouldn't be a Republican negro at a
black and tan COMMUNICATIONS
dOah Herald.
The Colonel will have fine time
telling his oyster Bay neighbors about
the great robbery at Chicago.-Free
Lance.
The man who votes the Republican
ticket I'm the belief that that party will
ever genuinely revise the tariff down
ward is of the kind who would expect
the leopard to change his spots or the
Ethiopian his skin.-Virginian-Pilot
The old-fashioned man who used 10
store and talk politics is still with
us.-Herald-C
Politically speaking, Senator Crane
has decided to join the migration from
the Senate.-Appomatto Times-Vir- |
gilman.
Miss Democracy will be June bride. |
and this time 1t looks as If she would |
not be kept waiting at the church |
door.-Lebanon (Va.) News.
When 1t comes to getting fun. the |
river has got 'em all beat Rural Re- |
treat Times.
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There ought to be a natural affinity
between Root and McHarg-Times-
Herald.
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Asked and Answered.

What happens when you put the
candidate. the
The man goes after it." answered
an old farmer in the crowd
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A Philadelphia woman has been con-
vieted of being a common scold. and
dates go free.-North Emporia In
Quirer.
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EARTHQUAKES are reported all over
Alaska. 1t is only the old patriotic
Esklmos turning over in their graves
at the way our politicians are doing
Sandy Valley News.
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Lillian Russell marries on an as
cending scale. Her last of many hus-
ga as, is an editor; She may yet climb
70 the altitude of having politician
for husband and then she will settle
down and be respectable.-Virgini
Pilot.
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On Mars a year is $50 days long. 1t
seems evident that some of the ladies
nave adopted the Marian calendar
without saying anything about it
Floyd Press.
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lnasmuch as both of the leading
political parties have announced that
they are going to sweep the country
this fall, there will be nothing left for
up a little.-Petersburg Progress.