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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-21
SHIPS ENCOUNTER
ss SEVERE STORMS
Columbia Ran Amuck of Terrific
Storm, but Made Port
Safely.

NEW YORK. Special.-Badly bat
tered by series OF severe storms, the
liner Columbia arrived in port today
two days late. She left Glasgow a
week ago last Saturday, but the bad
weather served to delay her.
Captain Black asserted that he en-
countered one OF the most severe hurri-
canes the North Atlantic has expert
enced in some time.
The steamer was rolled and tossed
about. alarming the passengers and
causing considerable damage.
When the advance guard of the
hurricane struck the liner IL came with
suddenncSs out Of a calm sea
John w. Thompson, of Vancouver B.
C, and several other passengers were
playing cards in the smoking room.
There was a sudden rush of wind, a
terrific downpour of rain, and innumer-
able huge waves followed each other in
quick succession.
The card game was scattered to all
corners OF the smoking room. Two life
boats were carried away and others
were badly damaged. Doors were rip
ped or deck cabins and many feet OF
railing torn loose and swept overheard.
Several other storms were encounter
ed. but none so severe as the first
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the account OF the cashier" This sec
ton Is quite Indefinite as IL now stands.
and many OF the banks construe IL sim
ply 20 mean the counting OF the cash
cashiers account" On the general
ledger. Such an examination, no mat
ter how frequently made by the direc-
tors. IL OF practically no value.
would earnestly recommend that this
section OF the law be amended so as
TO require two examinations a year by
the directors instead OF four. and that
tnese examinations should be made fun
and complete, and especially cover the
notesi and that the directors be re-
CURED TO specify any bad debts that
the bank may have. L would also re-
commend that the committee In making
these examinations be permitted. II
they so desire. to secure outside assist
Snce. In my opinion, two thorough and
pvsisess-like examinations by the
towards strengthening a banks condi-
ton. and bringing the directors In
closer touch with the banks affairs.
tnan any other requirement which
could be provided for by law. The inti-
mate knowledge of the banks affairs
which the directors would thus obtain
would soon be discovered to be the best
by law.
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SUICIDE LEAGUE
FOR EXCITEMENT
ITS CHIEF is SO THOUGHTFUL,
THAT HE CANNOT 2H
SPARED.
PETERSBURG.-

ST. PETERSBURG Special
Russia's Suicide League grows IL has
headquarters here and branches new
IN Moscow, Odessa and Kiee.
Dances are given from time TO time.
but the meeting usually ends in an
members drawing lots out OF huge
silver urn on which a deaths head
ana crossbones are richly engraved
He or she who draws the blank must
commit suicide within tHenty-fOur
hours
The last time the st. Petersburg
lodge met, the president drew the
plank, but the others unanimously
voted that he should desist from self
destruction on account of his useful
ness to the society in thinking out new
methods of suicide
The society does not accent ordi-
nary suicides who wish to kill them
selves because of poverty, unlucky
love or Jealousy. Members must join
from a desire to propagate the Ideal
suicide-done out of sheer disdain for
life. The police have hunted for them
in vain. 1t is a secret society and the
members are very discreet. Mothers
or families, young married folk, cid
men and mere boys and girls belong.
A disguised member has given these
details, but he dares not mention
names. He says he has tested ali the
sensations known to modern life, but
never found anything like that OF
drawing out the lots in the nrlver urn,
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Germans Take Fearful Vengeance
on Miner Refusing to
Walk Out.
. Snacial -

BERLIN.- Special With the
miners strike less than twenty-four
hours old. violence has broken out in
the Mormon coal fields and today the
government redoubled its efforts to
preserve order.
Additional mounted police, armed
with canbines and ball cartridges,
were ordered into the West Phalian
and Rhennish districts as a conse-
quence of clashes between rival or
CARNATIONS of the miners unions.
The number of idle workmen today
was estimated at from 100000 to 275,-
OOe. while the ranks of the strikers
gained almost hourly.
The first violence was reported from
Essen. where 400 strikers clashed
with the police, as a result of attempts
which were being made to compel
non-strikers to lay down their tools.
Ten men were injured, one Of whom
Will probably die The mortally
wounded man was a non-striker, who
was captured and manned.
Both his eyes were gouged out by
the strikers.
The growing dissension among the
miners bears out the original conclu-
sion that the struggle may result In
conflict between Socialist and non
Socialist organizations In the FEEDER
ated Miners Union, rather than a fight
against the operators for more pay.
Deputy Sachse, who represents the
strikers in the Reichstag, is issuing
daily exhortations to the men to win
their strike by peaceful means.
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MURDER POISON -: -
and white SLAVERY
South Boston Man Writes DR..
Orne That He is Victim of
These and More.
RICH MO Nd, VA-Specia

G III NJ o N d, VA.-Special.-
DR.. A. s. Orne. father or the Juvenile
Court" who is In Richmond conduct
ing a crusade against white slavery
and the social evil" is today in re-
ceipt OF a letter from South Boston.
Va. In which the writer seeks the help
OF DR.. Orne In running to earth and
punishing an alleged gang OF crimi-
mails who. declares the South Bos-
tonian. are guilty OF murder. rape,
poison and white slavery"
according to DR.. Orne's correspon-
dent these Criminals" "doped" his
tweiVe-year-old daughter after which
they threatened her life liz she did not
preserve silence.
The girl the writer asserts, was then
given a quantity of morphine, cocaine
and catharodes, with which to drug
her father and other members of her
family.
The complainant refers to the mat
ily.'
The aggrieved father says that ne
employed an agent" to get posse sion
| of the dope" In this the agent was
successful. In addition he "wrung the
| story from the girls lips
| The writer says he has been unsuc-
| cesstul i'm his quest for justice and APP
peals to DIR. Orne.
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BREAKS ENGAGEMENT TO
WED NEVADA'S GOVERNOR

RENO, New Special.-The mar
rage engagement between Mrs Dale
Hartley Baker, Of California and Gov.
Tasker l.. Oddie, OF Nevada, has been
broken.
Mrs. Baker is the widow of a
wealthy lumberman Of Oregon, Reeves
Baker; sister-in-law OF the Attorney
General of Nevada, Cleveland Baker,
who married daughter of Senator
Perkins, of California, and OF Ray
Baker, warden of the State peniten-
tfary OF Nevada The wedding had
been set for early spring.
1t is all off. There was something
TO ii, but everything is broken now"
said Governor Oddie Saturday night
One report is that Mrs. Baker broke
the engagement for some personal
reasons. and that the Governor is
making efforts to Gust young Baker
from the wardenShip. Another report
is that the Governors demand for
Bakers resignation. as a result Of po-
htical influence, so aggravated his
hancee as to cause the rupture.
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CROWD SEES JIU JTTSU
KNOCK OUT POLICEMEN

NEW YORK Special LendO
Hamada and Hindo Mizu, fellow chefs
in the land of their adoption and or
dinarily the best of friends, gave
jiu jitsu exhibition on the sidewalk
at Third Avenue and Ninety-ninth
Street Sunday evening. in the latter
part OF which several policemen APP
peared. to their sorrow, as 'supes."
Hamada had a Japanese flute Of
bamboo. and upon ii he essayed to
play. Mizu took exception to the
music. grabbed the flute from Ha-
mada's hands and smashed il over it's
owners head. Hamada accepted the
challenge. The sounds OF battle
reused the neighboring black belt
and the struggling "Japs" soon had
an admiring audience.
Policemen Fay and Wiegand, each
robust TO the verge of embonpoint,
showed their way through a crowd of
negroes and each seized a Jap"
The fighting blood of the fellow
chefs was up. They abandoned their
mutual contest and turned on the po-
licemen. Fay found himself sudden
ly raped on a dozen funny-bones he
never knew he had. Wiegand had
a like experience. The policemen
raped for aid.
A half dozen Of the defeated DO
licemen's comrades ran up and mix
ed it" with the japanese. BY weight
of numbers the police overcame the
science" of Hamada and MiZu and
loaded them into patrol wagon.
While the Japanese, who had torn
each others natty clothing almost to
shreds. were being booked by Lieuten-
ant Schneider at the East One Hun
dred and Fourth Street Police Station,
they flung aside the policemen who
had been holding them, and in a mo-
ment were tossing each other around
the floor. Schneider called the re-
serves from the squad room Thew as
serted. when Hamada and Mizu finally
had been pried apart. that they
hadn't been kept so busy since the
garbage strike.
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FROM Sz5o,OO0 A YEAR
TO BANKRUPTCY COURT

NEW YORK. Special.-AdoGph Ian
don Roeder, who had an income OF $780,
600 a year when an owner OF Colorado
mines. and whose brother. Albert b
ROeder. married the daughter OF John
L. Searles. one OF the organizers OF the
Sugar Truts, who died In London four
years ago. filed a petition IN bankruptcy
yesterday with liabilities OF $S6. 707 and
nominal assets, $3,750. The assets con-
sist of household furniture, etc held by
which the equity IL estimated at $4,000:
wearing apparel worth f5oe, in the pos
session OF Mrs. Nellie n. Wall of No
$50 West F1fty-seventh street, a creed
tor for $3.50 for room rent, and wearing
apparel and a gun valued at $3.50 held
by the Ocean Beach Hotel Company. OF
Fire Island, a creditor for s232.
Roeder's liabilities are for loans, auto.
supplies, flowers, drugs, dry goods. furs,
jewelry. clothing, millinery, haberdaSh-
cry. music rolls. wines, cigars, cigar
cites, meals. room rent, h0tel bills doc
tors bills, notes. storage. groceries. pic
lures and stock contracts. There are
over one hundred and twenty creditors.
among whom are six doctors, the State
of New York for $500 baii bond and
personal tax OF 1901, and the following
hotels: Waldorf Astoria. Holland House.
Imperial, Ansonia, GreEorian and the
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AMUNDSEN GIVES
DETAILS OF TRIP

LONDON Special Further de-
tails OF Captain Roald Amundsen's
successful dash for the South Pole
We're printed here today, and In the
narrative the Norwegian explorer
again made specific mention of the
Japanese expedition. under IIeuten-
ant Shirase. indicating that, In his
opinion. they would be the next OF
the antarctic exploration parties TO
reach civilization.
Captain Amundsen paid glorious
tribute TO his companions on the final
dash In the winter camp to the pole.
and said that without the stout loyal
W shown by both men and dogs the
trip would not have succeeded.
Rules are set forth for the guild
ance or antarctic expeditions which
Will probably become standard.
Amundsen tells what to take and
what not to take, and IL was inter-
esting to note that he allowed no al
cohol or intoxicating drink OF any
kind to be carried on the final stages
OF the Journey which finally landed
the intrepid pole hunter and his men
at the pole.
The explorer said that he left his
winter camp at Framheim intact so
that 1t could be used by any other
party which passed that way.
In addition to the huts and dog
houses. the Amundsen expedition left
lights and heating apparatus and q
number OF tools such as are generally
necessary by navigators beyond the
edge of civilization.
Captain Amundsen Is said to have
in his possession a number OF photo
graphs, made at the pole, showing
scenes from the level Ice plateau,
which he has named King Haakon
Plateau, In honor Of his sovereign in
Norway.
These photographs will be OF I'm
mense scientific value and will doubt
less be reprinted in the book which
Amundsen will write.
Interesting details. which empha-
size the climatic phenomena OF the
polar region, were given.
Members of the Amundsen party
discarded their furs while at the pole.
and found themselves comfortable
save at night.
Scientists are becoming convinced
that the Norwegian struck an unusual
antarctic winter.
From his own figures Il has been
colder in London than il was at the
South Pole.
-Amundsen has affirmed the reports
that he will take his time In getting
back to Europe.
After circling Cape Horn to Buenos
Ayres. he will visit Pedro Christie
pherson. an old friend. He will then
seek the Pacific Ocean and sail east
ward. through the Northwest passage
arriving in Christiania early in 1913
The expected controversy over the
naming of the polar plateau has not
been allayed, by declaration from
the Norwegian, that Sir Ernest
Shackleton must be wrong in suppos-
ing that the same plateau. which ne
named King Edward VII. plateau Is
the one which Amundsen cristened
King Haakon VII. plateau.
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MARK EXPRESS
PACKAGE PAID

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special
In order to show their good faith with
statements made before Commissioner
Lane. of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, during the commission
investigation of the express companies
circular letters were sent to all ship
pers by one of the great express com
panies today. calling attention to mat
ter sent prepaid.
The letter reads:
All shippers are requested to plain
ly put the words, express charges pre-
paid on all prepaid packages either
by label, stamp or writing.
through the occasional diShon-
esty OF employees and mistakes
charges have sometimes been collect
ed on packages already prepaid.
The company intends to protect all
shippers against such acts to the ex-
tent OF its power"
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GRANDMOTHER" STORY
is TOLD BY NEGRO
BAITIMORE MI

BALTIMORE. Md Special
For begging money with which to
bury his mother. who, 1t Is was learn
ed, is alive, Garfield Jefferson, colored.
thirty-nine years old. of Meyds Court,
was arraigned before Justice Lewis at
the Southern Police Station Friday af-
ternoon and sentenced to two months
in the House of Correction
According TO the testimony Of Miss
Ruth. Harrison, 1913 East MONTGOMERY
Street. shortly after o'clock yester-
day morning Jefferson rang the door
bell, and when the young lady an
sWered the ring, the negro was stand
ing on the front steps, CRYING like a
child. When asked what he wanted.
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STRIKERS IGNORE
NJUNCTIONS

LAWRENCE, MASS Special
Strike leaders declared today that
they would defy the injunction filed
in Boston to restrain the Industrial
Workers of the World from using the
funds it has deposited with the Law
renee Trust Company and the sub
sequent summonses placed in the
hands of William +. Trautman, Will
liam ID. Haywood and William Yates
They caI. puC one thousand of us
in jail if they W.T. to-" said Traut-
man. The way 10 fight injunctions
is not TO recognize them. In the
brewery workers fight in 1904 this
very same step was tried.
They put large number of men
in Jail, but they had to liberate them
just the same. They are simply drag
ging out an old law.
We will whistle at their injunc-
lions. 1 have a full financial state
ment ready, and an account will be
given at the proper time
The feeling of the Italian strikers is
such that unless the millmen make
acceptable conditions there is liable
to be an outbreak. The feeling is
intense among them over the in
generation of Joseph j. Ettor and
Arturo Giovannitti.
Today thousands of pickets pa
raded, and nearly every Italian wore
pinned to his coat a picture postcard
PnotOSIdph Oh EltOr ana GloVan-
nltti In the dock of the Police Court.
The militia were again absent to-
day, allowing the local and metropoli,
tan police to handle the morning sit
uation.
Only one arrest was made, and that
was for intimidation and assault by a
man on an operative who was going to
work.
About 7:40 o'clock forty policemen
drove the strikers from Essex Street
onto the Common. They remained
there several minutes, "booing' at the
police.
The police dispersed the crowd and
drove them to their headquarters.
A troop of mounted police headed
OF the crowd at the corner of Law
renee and Common Streets and turn
ed them away from Essex Street.
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BUILDING OF ''NORTHERN NECK
LINE WILL BEGIN AT Dos
WE'LL NEXT WEEK
r / 9 II M o N ID, Va

II = II M q N d, VAS-0pecial-
According to President Claiming
M. Ward, OF the Northern Neck Con-
struction Company, which Yesterday
procured a charter from the Corpora
ton Commission. work On the road
bed or the new Richmond, WashinR-
ton and Chesapeake Railway win for
mally begin at boswell nezx Thurs
day.
The Northern Neck Coastruekan
Company, capitalized at SIOo,ea0. In
Northern concern formed fog eho
specific purpose OF building me new
road, popularity known here as tho
Northern Neck" The work d b0
undertaken at boswell On Thursday
Will be pushed rapidly IN the airec-
ton or Tappahannock ana the othexs
end OF the line. so that Acre In
every possibility that twelve months
Will see the valuable produce OF ShO
fertile Northern Neck pouring late
Richmond markets instead OF naaaR z
to enrich the merchants Of BaSkk1mora
and Washington.
The Northern Neck Railway which
was organized after a stubborn cam
paign, conducted in Richmond prin-
cipally by the Chamber OF Commerce.
received q 100000 charter about a
month ago. Since then President
Ward has been hard at w0rk trying
to secure the necessary backing for
the construction OF the line. The
railway company will be theroxghly
organized within a few days and Ahe
transfer OF securities legally made 70
the Northern Neck Constructi0n Coza-
pany.
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can districts In the redistrIctinE bill.
which viii be passed at this session.
more than 10000 population are to be
given a senator. while other groups OF
districts with populations aggregating
This arrangement is adroitly planned so
that the present Republican districts
will not be changed and that the bulk
OF dry" voters may be put In to the
large districts, while the wet voters
are divided into small districts so as TO
BILE In such territory.
The members OF the present Senate
are elected for two years from this time,
and may In this session and the next
make such deals as they see ut. The
people will then elect a new Senate and
many changes Will be made--Winches-
ter Star.
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MURDER SUSPECTS
Held WITHOUT BAIL

RALEIGH. N. c. Special Abner
mccall and his wife Beatrice, who.
with the Bradley brothers have been
indicted for the murder of Myrtle
Hawkins last September. will spend
tne next two months In the county Jail
OF Henderson county. Their counsel
saturday evening played their last
card towards securing their release on
bond pending the convening OF the
May term OF the Superior Court at
winch time they are expected TO be
tried Judge Foushee refused the mo-
ton for writ of habeas corpus. and
the men and woman (the latter hav-
ing been known as the chum and init
mate friend OF Myrtle Hawkins) spent
last night in Jail, being committed
without bail at Hendersonville.
The two Bradleys are today in the
Buncombe county Jail at Asheville,
having been removed there for the
announced reason that the limited
quarters in the Henderson county Jail
were not adequate to properly accom-
odate the number of prisoners now
awaiting trial.
But it is thought that another; rea-
son also figured in the transfer. to-
wit: the desire of the prosecution to
keep the Bradleys entirely separated
from the AcCalls- In a small struc-
ture like the Henderson Jail. though
confined In different cells as far apart
a. the building would allow this
would To some extent have been inn
possible.
The Lake Mystery" which caused
such a widespread sensation last Sep
TENDER. bids fair TO figure even more
sensationally when the evidence now
In the possession of the State is pre-
scented in court in May term.
There is much speculation yet in
the identity of the unknown" per-
son-the fifth party presented by the
solicitor in the general indictment
upon which the grand jury acted. Be-
fore court convenes in May it is be-
lieved this mysterious person will also
be i'm custody.
That there are people residing in
the immediate section of the crime
who know more about the sad fate of
the young woman. who was unques-
tionably the victim Of an abortion or
performed by a physician, midwife
revealed as yet-is fully believed by
the solicitor Of this district now in
charge of the prosecution and by
many citizens of the town and county.
SIS 7gvell loraoSgn.
1t viii obe recalled that the little
manicurist." yclept Mrs. Clark tbut
whose real name and identity has and
is yet not fully esta blished), and who
suddenly disappeared from Hender-
sonville and Asheville hotels. where
she had been boarding all the past
summer. has never been found. De-
fectives who traced her to Chicago
finally lost the trail of her entirely.
II the police could lay hands upon her
the revelation of the truth would be
greatly fastened, they say.
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KING GETS PATENT
FOR A COOK 6rOVH

BERLIN Special Kfag George
OF England has taken out a patent.
through the German Crown Prince his
cousin. for a coal-saving range. DIE
Nature reports. which His Majesty ~
said To have perfected during the
long months OF enforced idfeneas In
the Highlands and elsewhere follow
ing his fathers death.
The Crown Prince. who has patent
ed pair OF non-slipping sleeve links.
proposed that he take out q patent isr
Germany for King George. who orig
inally, so II is said. had no inteatioxh
OF going through with his idea
The range has two ovens and a no.
built that by pulling a lever the con-
tents OF one side. including the IRE
beneath, may be shifted ACROSS. thus
saving time and coal
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FEAR ICEsBOATS I: - ::
and Grew LOST

ERIE. PA Special.-It is feare6
that three Cleveland ice boats. with
their crews OF four men each. have
been lost on Lake Erie. The crafts
were on their way from Cleveland to
Erie. and reached, Conneaut, o.. yes
terday. after a hard battle with tho
ice between Ashtabula and that port.
At noon yesterday they left Con-
neaut bound for this city. but an ef-
forts to trace them along the lake
have been in vain
There are many open spots on the
lake, between Conneaut and this city.
as well as hugo ice hummocks. It -
feared this morning that ali are lost
Searching parties will start out this
afternoon IL the mon are not heard
from.