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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
THESE TERRAPINS
MUST BE RACERS

X c II NJ o n d, V A, Special
How a terrapin manages to cross a
road in Henrico county without being
run down by an automobile is the
mystery which at present is engaging
the attention of some of the officers
of that county. This question has
arisen through the finding by officers
OF the county of innumerable terrapin
tracks crossing many of the roads of
the county with, in not even one in
stance, the finding of one dead or
mangled terrapin.
These circumstances have proved
baffling, to say the least, to many of
the officers of the county. Some of
the officers are of the opinion that
the terrapins are very much exceed
ing the speed limit and that a stop
should be put to it.
Why, they question, if the automo-
DlleS as shown by the petition of the
grand jury to Judge Scott made some
time ago and the many cases of re-
ported speeding in the county of late
that automobiles were exceeding the
speed limit. what, then, must be the
speed of a terrapin? And if speeding
IN the county has gotten so bad that
Uerrapins are indulging in it, too, what
is going to become of Henrico county
citizens who have to travel the roads
ana who have no automobile?
There seems to be no escape from
this conclusion, especially as it is not
backed up by finding dead or man.
gled terrapin
Others of the officers are of the
suspicion that the terrapin is a slow
animal by nature and that il is not
the speed that they are making which
accounts for their safety. but that au-
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TURKS IN REVOLT
AGAINST SULTAN

SALONIkA, EUROPEAN TUR-
KEY, Special.-The Turkish gem
darmes i'm the garrison at Okpri-
da, Albania. mutinied and
their commander, General Die
malrey, declared war i'm the name
of the Young Turks against the
present government. The COM
mandant gave notice that he
would lead an army against Con-
StantinOplc and issued prOcla-
nation calling upon all loyal
Young Turks TO join his standard.
The rebels will attempt to force
the abdiCatiOn of the present
Sultan, who took the throne when
the Young Turks rose up against
Abdul Hamid's regime several
years ago.
General Djcmalrcy issued or
dcrS TO his followers to Slay with
out quarters all the present Turk
iSh authorities.
String them UP to bridges or
anything that offers gibbet."
declared the fiery leader.
Reports reaching here from
other places i'm European Turkey
state that the revolutionary move
mCnt il concerted and that Young
Turk leaders are rallying troops
ut n number OF different places.
The present movement against
the government is an OutgrOWth
of the conduct of the war against
Italy. IL has been fastened by the
tyrannical treatment of Turkish
subjects by Turkish officials
throughout European Turkey.
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AUTO CLIMBED
HILL MONUMENT
Hey diddle, diddle.
The cat played the fiddle
The anfn fripH - hmm -,

Hey diddle, diddle.
The cat played the fiddle
The auto tried to jump over the
monument
a much broken up automobile. ap-
parently hanging on the ~ L. Hill
Monument, was the rather unusual
sight which greeted the eyes of Coun-
~ officer Tiller this morning while
on his way to Richmond from Cinter
Park.
The officer at first was inclined to
doubt his senses, but after pinching
himself he found he was really awake.
Then he began to investigate, but for
the world he could not tell whether
the machine had jumped over the
monument and in its aerOnautics had
punctured its tire on the point Of the
sword OF General Hill or whether il
was merely climbing up from the
ground and became caught on one of
his spurs.
Closer examination led to the dis
coNery that the automobile bore the
license number OF 279O, which is listed
as belonging to Charles T.. Splitter, OF
0l6 East Franklin Street. Inquiry in
Richmond ELECTED the fact that the
automobile was being driven in that
direction about o'clock this morning
py chauffeur WilkcrSOn, who is en-
ployed by Mr.. Splitter. and was occu-
pleu by TWO women and one man. 1t
IS said by Chauffeur Wilkerson that
the steering gear controlling the front
wheels of the machine suddenly gave
out when the auto was a few PAGES
from the monument and that he was
absolutely unable to control il. Chauf-
teur WilkerSOn declares that no one
was injured
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TOBACCO TRUST PUT
him OUT OF BUSINESS
WAS ENGAGED IN TOBACCO BUSI-
NESS AND WAS PROMPTLY
SQUELCHED.
RIG HIM Nd VA

X G. H NJ I'd, V A, Special
The filing of the petition in volun-
Inc ming of the petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy of Frank d. Ware. a
cigarette salesman, of 20O7 Monument
avenue, before the United States Dis
trlct Court yesterday morning in which
ne set forth $97,994.95 in liabilities and
$3.50 as assets, marks the sequel of the
famous night of the Ware-Kramer To-
icco company against the American
iobacco Company. Most of the liabiIi-
TIES mentioned in the petition are notes
Ior money advanced to the dead Ware
Kramer Tobacco Company. Mr. Ware
mad freely endorsed the notes and had
often, 1t is said, borrowed money on his
own personal note to aid in running
the iast declining company with which
ne was Identified. 1t is said by friends
OF Mr.. Ware that he had made every
eHort 70 pay off his indebtedness from
dne salary he is getting as q salesman
me Ware-Kramer Tobacco COMPANY
went under in 1908 and a suit was en-
tered by the receiver for the company
against the American Tobacco Com
pany for $2,00O000. alleging unfair
competition on the part Of the latter i'm
business Damages in the sum of
$@O.OOO were awarded the plaintiffs
winch sum was doubled by a clause of
the sherman antitrust act and which
total, together with $4,000 granted
against the defendants by the court for
expenses of the court proceedings
to $4,000
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VETERAN MAKES AN
APPEAL FOR WIFE

r c II NJ o N D. V A., Special
From Goochland county comes a
letter from an old Confederate vet
eran, addressed to Mrs. A. j. Monta-
que, president of Lee Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, in
which is couched the facts that he
not being financially able to supply his
wife, a confirmed cripple, with a roll
ing chair, requests the aid of Lee
Chapter to this extent. The letter is
well written and shows the writer to
be of no mean intelligence.
The worthiness Of this request has
been disclosed by investigation. ANY
one who has chair to donate will
please notify Mrs. Charles T. Norman.
of 1918 West Grace Street.
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SHOWS GROWTH OF
half A MILLION
FATHER M'GINLEY MAKES RE
PORTS TO THE KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS

NEW HAVEN. CONN, Special
The annual report Of Father ]. Nc
Ginley, supreme secretary of the
knights OF Columbus, was made pub
lie today. According TO the document
the Knights received this year SI.541.-
Il 500, bringing the assets of the or
ganiZation, exclusive of special funds.
up To about 100000. This shows "A.
growth OF half million dollars in as
sets over the preceding year.
organization liabilities on account
OF death benefits were $S3,333.S5. OF
this amount $4,000 in claims has
been adjusted and paid. The insur-
3S7,29S.
The report further states that the
mortality experience for the past
year was less than the tabular exnec-
tation and more favorable than that
Tor the average of the past seven
years. The total membership is
placed at 2S2,74S.
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filed from his arms. At any rate. he
did rid himself of the handouts. went
to the room in WaVeriy Place, changed
his clothing. bandaged his wounded
hand as well as he could and made
ms way in fairly good condition
though with thighs still filled with
huckShOt. to Jamaica, l.. l.. and to the
home of DIR. Eden
Il had known Henry for more than
year and half" said the physician.
ana had at times treated members
Of his family. SO when he came to
me about two weeks ago and asked
me TO keep him here ana treat him.
/ Immediately assented. had un-
derStOOd that he was an inventor of
automobile appliances. He had told
me that he had a factory in New Jer-
sey and one in Long Island 1 had
no reason to doubt il. He was always
well dressed and of most excellent
manners and seemed to be the man
Of affairs he said he was.
1t was the mileage book Flahertv
found in Henry's pocket that BETRAYED
him. His name was on the book and
the railroad company had his Brooklyn
address. Detective Ferdinand A.
D2ViG. of MiddleseX county. came To
Re" York and got the cooperation OF
ConrUS and De Martini. They 1eut
ldraly'a wife under constant espionage
and followed her movements for near
~ r%n weeks without reward
Dut they learned 4 letter i'm TIerrV's
had been delivered 10 mis-
vlie Wednesday morning and that =
bore a Jamaica postmark. That af-
te1rooh Mrs Henry went to DR.. E,ien 8
mouse. railed by he detectives. When
sh: had left the house one Diet ,c:ive
called the physician On the tele Obonc.
~. Eden, of course, readily admitted
the presence of Henry in his home.
Then the detective went there and gol
their prisoner
Ihev found Henry in bed, still suf-
ierlng from his wounds. Henry adj
lnitted he was at the end of his tether.
Love for Wife His UndOing.
want to apologize, DOCTOR" he
said to his host. for having abused
your hospitality in way. But il was
the only safe retreat l could think Of
not SO safe il has turned out. but that
was my fOOlishness in being so TonJ
OF my wife that l must see her.
might have known that the passbool5
would betray my address and that my
nc me would be watched. hope. doc
tor, you'll forgive me-"
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INHALED ETHER
while in CREEK

CATSKILL, ~ Y, Special.-A can
that had contained ether was found
Wednesday night on the bank of Du-
bois Creek, not far from the spot
where Miss DOrcaS Ijams SnOdgrass'
body was discovered on sunday, and
| the nndlng left no room to doubt, the
police said, that she had committed
The ether had been bought in Brook
lyn. The authorities here believe Miss
Snodgrass walked into the water and
inhaled the ether until she fell uncon-
SciOuS and was drowned.
The police also learned that John T.
Snodgrass, brother of the dead girl
formerly lived in a cottage on the Du-
bois farm. Miss Snodgrass visited him
there and became familiar with the To-
May Have Used Ferry Boat.
Efforts TO trace Miss Snodgrass
movements from the time she left the
have not been successful, though Isaac
Fitzett. captain of ferry boat which
plies between Catskill Point and Green
dale, today gave information that gave
rise to the opinion that she prOba bly,
crossed over from Greendale, which is
the New York Central station, on his
boat
Capt. Fitzett said that two weeks ago
last sunday a young woman answering
Miss SnOdgrass description boarded
his boat. He did not see her go ashore
at Catskill Point and searched for her.
Not finding her he decided she had
avoided him to keep from paying her
fare.
There were other passengers on the
boat and no one saw the woman after
she came aboard. 1t was suggested
that Miss Snodgrass probably had
deadened her senses with the ether and
thrown herself from the boat. This.
however, she could hardly have done
without being seen.
Mrs. Crider is positive that her sister
did not commit suicide. She says Miss
Snodgrass was subject to extreme
headaches. and at such times would
take large quantities of medicine. Her
theory is that Miss Snodgrass made
herself mentally irresponsible with
these drugs and boarded an outbound
train in Mount Vernon instead Of tax
ing one for New York as she had
planned.
Wandered Thither in Daze.
with her mind haZY the girl reached
Greendale and started across the river
toward the place where her brother for
merly lived. soon after the discovery
that John r Snodgrass formerly lived |
on the Dubois farm. it was learned
there was a graVestOne in the cemetery
hearing the inscription: Edgar T. !
Snodgrass. born 1868, died 1900"
The widow of Edgar r. Snodgrass |
was found in Albany Wednesday. She |
said Snodgrass had married her in |
native Of New York
Il am positive he was not related TO |
that Miss Snodgrass," she said over the |
phone to District Attorney Wilbur
Announcement was made here to-
night that the $500 reward offered bv |
relatives of Miss Snodgrass for the 4
finding of her body would be paid to |
James Young, of Castknl.
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KRAMER LANDS IN
BANKRUPTCY COURT

r C. II MOND, VA, Special
WiSh scheduled liabilities of $4,000
and assets amounting to $4,000, AL
bert Kramer, formerly of the Ware
kramer Tobacco Company, of Nor
folk, has filed bankruptcy papers in
the United States District Court here
showing that several Richmond banks
and Il number of individuals are
among his heavy creditors.
His heaviest creditor is the Plant
ers' National Bank, which holds two
notes against him Tor $1,000. The
notes are endorsed and may be made
good. however.
note secured by a deed Of trust
and amounting to $4,000 is being held
by the Bank Of Commerce and Trusts.
The same bank holds a $4,000 en-
dorsed note.
a note for $4,000 upon which $2,S12
is said to be due ana which is secured
by deed of trust is scheduled as held
by r. II. HARDWOOD and wife.
Nine notes, aggregating $5.411.S4.
and secured by a deed of trust, are
held by DR.. Hugh Nj. Taylor.
Several notes are listed as being
held by n. Il. Floyd. They are for
a total amount of about $4,000
In his petition Mr.. Kramer names
numerous out-of-town banks and in
dividuals as among his creditors and
a number of newspapers, whose bills
against him are evidently for adver-
Using.
Three local papers are named in
the schedule. Their total bill against
Mr.. Kramer is small, however, being
only $3.50.
The papers set forth that Mr.. Kra-
mer owns no household goods, no
furniture and no wearing apparel; no
books and no pictures.
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new BANK STOCK
is over SUBSCRIBED

RICHMOND. Va Special
One week ago a charter was
granted by the Virginia Corpora
tIOn Commission for n new trust
company to be known as tho
Richmond Trust and Savings
Company, with capital of ST.
OOO.OOO, the principal Office to be
in this city.
The books of subscription to
stock OF the new company were
opened at 8 o'clock this morning
at the banking house of John IL.
Williams ~ Sons. exactly n week
AFTER the granting of the charter.
MeSSrS. John l.. Williams & Sons
announce that the subscriptions
already received up TO noon today
exceeded $1,10O,O0O, and that
there will have TO be a reduced
allotment of the stock among the
subscribers
The rapidity with which the
STOCK OF This new financial inStitu-
IIOn was subscribed is indicative
OF the growth and prosperity of
tilS CITY ana Is also expressive of
tic general prosperity which Der-
VadeS this section of the country.
II IS DelleVed that Richmond breaks
ne record in the matter of raisin o
,apltal Tor a new million dollar bank
nS institution in the South by secur-
nS Withln a week after the granting
81 the charter an OVer-subscription of
10 per cent. for this new million dol
ar trust company.
The extraordinary increase in the
business of Richmond is shown TO
some extent in the increase in bank
hearings. For 1900 the bank clear
ngs at Richmond amounted to S175.-
53,S45. For the twelve months end
ng June 30, 1912, the clearings of the
.tlchmond banks amounted to S413.-
20 10, while the deposits in banks
IN Richmond have increased from
ess than $13,OOO,00O in 1900 to more
han $45,0OO,O0O at the present time.
Mr. John SHELTON Williams, who is
o be president of the new company
ara today that the board of directors
# the Richmond Trust and Savings
company would probably be selected
md announced within the next two
weeks. and Will contain, besides able
ma Well-known local men, additional
trong names selected from the out-of-
own subscribers.
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THE OLD, STORY OF NEGLECT
OF VACCINATION" SAY OFFICERS

Il G. H NJ o N d, V A, Special
Oincers of The State Health Depart
ment who were called in to investigate
a suspicious eruption in Amelia coun-
~ nave diagnosed the disease as
smallpox and declare the spread of
the disease is the "Old, old story OF
the neglect of vaccination"
Among the cases examined bv the
health officers several are declared 10
De TYPICAL In one household three
members of the family had been vac
clhated and three had no scars to
prove their immunity. The vaccinated
persons escaped all trouble, and all of
those who had not been vaccinated
contracted the disease. In another
FAMILY OF eleven one person, unvac-
clnated, was exposed to SMALLPOX.
lie contracted the disease, while the
other ten, thanks to prompt vaccina-
tlon, have escaped. 1t is believed that
the dlsease will only be stamped out
become general.
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NC INTYRE WILL
DEFEND BECKER

NEW YORK, Special. - With
Detective William j. Burns and
his corps of SIcuthS working to
SubStantiatc the charges i'm the
10000 word alleged expoSc of
Lieutenant Charles y. Bccker's
completely i'm the murder of Her
man Rosenthal and general graft
aliiance with the underworld.
preparations were made today tn
arraign the accused lieutenant for
the third time on the charge of
procuring the murder of the gam
bier.
Former Assistant District At
tOrney John T.. MCINTYRE the most
experienced criminal lawyer i'm
New York, today entered into the
case as counsel for Becker, and
after an carly conference with
the latter in the TombS, started
his machinery i'm motion i'm an en-
dcaVor TO riddle Roses charges.
BURNS HAS EN- GUESSING.
Police officials and gamblers
were excited today by the rope
ution of the report that Dctec-
tive William y. Burns had been
investigating graft conditions i'm
New York for three months. II
was stated that Burns opened n
gambling house here with the in
tention of trapping "a high poll
tician who was suspected of shar-
ing in the tribute levied upon the
underworld.
Burns, who arrived in this city
yesterday from Baltimore, denied
the story, as did also District At
tOrney Whitman.
MIR. Whitman said that Burns
had been working i'm the Roscn-
thai case under his (the district
attorney's) guidance and that he
had full knowledge of Burns
movements.
These positively did not in
cludc the operation of "A gambling
house." the district attorney de-
clared.
Rose handed his confession 10
MIR. Whitman last night Just as
the latter was leaving the West
Side Court prison, where Rose is
confined. IL is written in ink and
covers thirty-cight pages of fools
cap paper.
Parts of IL are at variance with
earlier statements made by the
SAMPLER, but Rose declares that
The statement il the absolute truth
and many different statements
made by him earlier were inaccu-
rate.
Rose tells i'm detail of the meth
cd he alleges Becker adopted i'm
getting evidence against gambling
houses. the keepers of which re-
fused To pay protection money 10
his agents.
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VA. STATE AUDITOR
NAMES new CLERKS
ONE FROM THIS CITY. ONE FROM
NORFOLK-SOON FILL WAT
KINS' PLACE.

r c H NJ ON D, V A, Special
State Auditor c. Lee Moore this
morning announced the appointment
OF W. ii. c. Ellis, of Norfolk, and A.
l.: Lucas. of this city. to clerkships i'm
ms ONCE. Mr.. Lucas Will assume his
duties tomorrow morning: Mr. Ines
on August 10th.
NO one has yet been named to sue
ceed Frank Is. Watkins, claim clerk.
VINO recently resigned. 1t is probable
however, that the vacancy will he
nlled' Auditor Moore said, in a short
time.
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HuuniIiafin~

NO" groaned the sufferer. Il
don't mind the bruises so much. It's
the humiliation of the thing that is
hardest upon me-"
But" his friend said, "you were
on the right side of the road and
keeping within the speed limit. The
papers agree that it wasn't your
fault"
Yes, yes. / know; but the fellow
who ran into me was driving a lit
tie old machine that couldn't have
cost more than even hundred and
titty dollar when ii was new
Judges Library.
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tomobiles. on account OF the vigorous
campaign which is being waged
against their speeding by county Of
Ulcers. have accepted the inevitable
and have stopped burning up the
county roads.
This is. however. believed by some
OF the county officers and great
many OF the residents of the county
70 be too good to be true.
But over and above all stands out
the tact that terrapins alone are alb
sOIutely automObile-prOof.
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DEATH OF VIM. WEBB. OF
NORFOLK CUSTOMS HOUSE

NORFOLK, VA, Specially William T.
Webb, formerly deputy collector of
customs for this port, and connected
with the Norfolk Customs House for
iortX-two years, died this morning in
his home on Westover Avenue after a
very brief illness. aged sixty-one He
last night "
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The Darninp Basket

When the weekly wash comes up
from the laundry take the clothes that
need mending and ind patches of the
material, yarn to darn with, or what
ever is necessary to mend with. and
pin the pieces to the articles to be
mended; then put them aside i'm a
dawer or sewing bag until you have
time to sit down quietly and sew.
Having everything ready. you will be
surprised at the amount you can do
at one sitting. BY this method the
weekly mending loses half of its ter
rors for the busy housekeeper.
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MIR. ROOsEVELTS SPEECH.

CHICAGO, ILL, Special. Mr..
Roosevelts speech strikes a keynote
for his followers and supporters in
the new party. 1t lays down the plan
of battle to be waged by the National
Progressive party. He discusses those
principles under twelve subdivisions
namely: The Helplessness of the Old
Parties; The Right of the People to
Rule; The Courts and the People;
Constructive Control of the Trusts;
Rights Of the Wage Worker; The
Farmer; The Tariff; The High Cost
of Living; Conservation: Alaska ap6'
international Affairs THE two old
parties" he said. are husks, with no
real soul within either, divided on ar
tihical lines, bOss-ridden and privilege
controlled, each a tumble of incongru-
Gus elements, and neither DARING to
speak out wisely and fearlessly what
should be said on the vital issues of
the day. AS opposed 10 this incon-
grGity and insincerity of action he as
serted that the National Progressive
platform 49, be "a contract with the
people, with definite and concrete
provisions to be carried out if the
people ratify the contract on election
day as exactly and honestly "as if il
were actually enforceable under the
law"
80 Help From Old Party Machines.
- Neither the Republican nor the
Democratic platforms or managers
show any adequate recognition of the
mighty fact that we are now in the
MIDST OF a great economic evolution"
Xhis Irresistible movement for eco
nognic change and improvement must
be GUIDED by both common sense and
the highest ethical Standards in or
der to prevent reasonable evolution
from becoming dangerous revolution
The Democratic party, as is indicated
by its present record in Congress. lacks
the common sense. and the Republican
party. by its record of stolen dele
gates at the Chicago convention, lacks
the ethical standards. THE men who
presided over the Chicago and BaIti-
more conventions-Mr. Root and Mr..
Parker Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Murphy,
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Governor Mann had the holiness and
insolence to appoint d. c. Richardson
Judge or the Hastings Court without
Bar Association. If the Governor
doesn't mind how he takes such liber-
ties. the Bar Association will impeach
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II seems that Bryan is still "bent on
Nwrecking the democratic party" He
mas given a thousand dollars to the
campaign fund and soon will take The
stump Tor the ticket.-Herald- Courier