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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-04-23
my Guide"

A few months ago in the wilds o
Canada a young man but recently
graduated from Cornell met a sudden
and untimely end. There was a path
etic side to this life that must appeal
to every human heart. In the morn
ing Of his youth, aided by gracious
friends who foresaw the possibilities
ahead OF him he was able to work his
way through college and acquit him
self with honors, After a few short
months Of usefulness he was cut down
with little opportunity to utilize his
talent. He left no name behind him
for great things accomplished, but
among his effects after his demise was
found paper in his own handwriting,
which bore the caption My Guide"
Stop but a moment, young man, and
ponder what a splendid life this young
man had lived and contemplate what
possibilities were clipped short By his
untimely end.
After all if he had lived for years up
to his Guide" and accomplished
nothing more it were well worth his
while. We heartily commend the
following to our readers notice:
1T shall be my aim to respect my
country, my profession and myself.
To be honest and fair with my fellow
men, as I expect them to be honest
and square with me. To be loyal
citizen OF the u. S. A. To speak Of
it with praise and to act always as
trustworthy custodian Of its good name.
To be man whose name carries weight
with it wherever it goes.
ITO base my expectation Of reward
on a solid foundation Of service rem
dered; to be willing to pay the price
Of success in honest effort; to look up
on my work as an opportunity to be
seized with JOY and made the most Of
and not as a painful drudgery to be
reluctantly endured.
To remember that success lies
within myself, my own ambition, my
own courage and determination; to
expect difficulties and force my way
through them; to turn hard experience
into capital for future struggles.
TO believe In my proposition,
heart and soul; to carry an air Of op-
timism in the presence Of these l meet;
to dispel ill.temper with cheeriulness;
to kill doubt with a strong conviction
and reduce active friction with an
agreeable personality.
To make study Of my business;
to know my profession in every detail;
to mix brains with my efforts and use
system and method in my work: TO
find time to do every ncedful thing by
never letting time find me doing
nothing; to make every hour bring me
dividends, increased knowledge OF
healthful recreation.
TO keep my fortune unmortgaged
with debts; to save as well as earn;
to cut off expensive amusements until
can afford them; to steer clear Of dis
sipation and to guard my health oI
body and peace Of mind as my mos'
precious stock in trade.
Finally to take a good grip on the
joys Of life, to play the game Of Life
like a man; to fight against nothing Sc
hard as against my own weaknesses
and endeavor to grow in strength
gentleman-s Christian.
so / may be courteous to men
= faithful to friends, true TO my God,
fragrance in the path I trod. Bunce
!, ton Eagle.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-04-23
Alcohol Barred from the Navy

Alcohol as beverage has been
barred out OF the U nited States navy.
Following the recommendation Of
Surgeon General Braisted, Secretary Of
the Navy Josephus Daniels has issued
an executive order banishing alcoholic
liquors from every ship or station Of
the navy. The order reads, The use
OF introduction, for drinking purposes,
Of alcoholic liquors on board any naval
vessel, or within auY naval yard or
station, is strictly prohibited, and com
mlnding officers will be held directly
responsible for the enforcement Of this
order" The significance and extent
OF the change which has taken place
in popular views regarding alcohol, as
indicated by this sweeping order Of the
secretary, can be appreciated only when
one recalls the stories Of naval expert
ences Of past generations, when rum,
brandy and whisky formed a part Of
the regular official rations, when liquor
Of some kind was served, as a routine
procedure, to officers and men before
going into action, and when one Of
the chief characteristics Of sailors,
whether officers or seamen, was their
ability to dispose Of an amazing quan-
tity of intoxicants. The development
Of scientific methods and the use Of
instruments oil precision in warfare
have made alcohol absolutely detri-
mental TO the modern naval man.
Sea fights in the past were won by
brute hardihood and physical endur
ance, which could perhaps be stimu
lated, temporarily at least, BY large
doses Of alcohol. The modern warship
is floating laboratory Of delicate and
accurate machines. The pointer
who directs a 14-inch rifle on the
modern man -oi-war needs not only per
sonal courage, but also absolute stead
iness OF nerve, clearness OF vision and
fine muscular coordination. All these
things modern physiology has shown
to be impaired by even small amounts
Of alcohol. The engineer whoEsuper
intends the machinery at the heart OF
a modern battleship, the man at the
wheel who directs its course and the
commanding officer on the bridge, as
we'll as the most humble member Of
the crew, need at all times 10 be in a
condition of maximum physical and
mental efficiency. Intoxication in the
naval officer to-day might easily be as
disastrous as cowTdice and treason.
The Journal Of the American Medical
Association thinks that Surgeon General
Braisted's Recommendations and Sec
retary Daniels order are simply in line
with our growing knowledge. The
nation needs on its battleships to-day
the most capable, clear headed, cool
Drained and steady.handed men, and
these men are not found among the
habitual or occasional users Of alcohol
in any form. Entirely aside from moral
or sentimental reasons, and considered
simply as a scientific regulation in the
interest OF efficiency, this order will
recommend itself TO the vast majority
Of the American people.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-04-23

with the lower forms oi vegetable life.
Recent additions to our knowledge oi
the habits and characteristics OF vermin
show that an equally relentless strug-
gle has been going on between man
and the lower forms of animal life.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-04-23

cat, one pointer dog, two rabbits
and four wood':ats; yet neither the
visitors, natives nor caretakers in this
vicinity ever encountered any Of these
animals"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
PREACHER GETS IN TROUBLE
FOR FOLLOWING ORDERS

Pasadena, Cal, April 10.-That Rev.
Fred r. Matthews is in trouble with the
police and the local humane society be-
cause he followed the advice Of the
district attorneys office is the novel
statement made today by Z. c. Jones,
bushes manager of the Nazarene uni.
versity, and Rev. A. o. Hendricks,
pastor of the First Nazarene church.
They characterize the boy as " des,
perado" and assert that pending an ap
plication to have him committed to re.
form school, a deputy district attorney
advised Rev. Matthews to Ftake the
boy home and give him a good flog.
ging."
Matthews did it, ard warrant for
his arrest was sworn out by Humane
Officer c. II. Kelly.
Friends of the former Methodist min.
lister are preparing to put up strong
fight against the charge Of cruelty
when the case comes to trial. They will
attempt to show that the boy threat
ened his father with a revolver anj
that there is nothing in his charge that
he was beaten because he refused tC
pray.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
HOTEL MAN MURDERS
HIS HOUSEKEEPER AND
THEN ENDS HIS LIFE
STRIKINGLIY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
DIES INSTANTLY AND MYSTERY
SHRoUDS CAUSE OF TRAGEDY.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 1O.-Claude
Mathewson, deupty sheriff, sporting
man and former proprietor of the
Rathskellar, a cafe, shot and killed
Miss Nellie Murdock early today and
then committed suicide by shooting
himself through the breast and head.
The cause of the shooting is mys-
terry.
Mathewson owned the Hotel Lor-
raine here, and Miss Murdock was his
housekeeper. She was strikingly
beautiful woman of about 80 years.
Guests at the hotel who heard the
shots Mathewson fired found the bod
les of the victims in Miss Murdoek 3
room. The woman wore a silk and lace
dressing gown. One leg was eneased IL
% silk stocking On the other foot was
a japanese slipper. Besides Mathew.
sons body lay an automatis revolver
and a cigarette, still burning.
Mathewson fired five shots, three
tearing through the woman's breast
After sending one bullet through his
chest, the slayer placed the gun be.
tween his teeth and drove another
through the top of his head.
In a desk in Miss Murdoek s room
were several hundred dollars in bills
and letter postmarked Raymond,
Wash, March ~ apparently from a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
Fierce Fighting Reported.

Juarez, Mex, April 10.-Fierce fight
ing between rebels and federals at San
Pedro Colonias, was reported officially
by General Villa to General Carranza
today.
The federals, under Generals Mas
and De Moure, it was stated, presum.
ably set out originally to help the Tor
reon garrison under General Velasco
and they were still hoping for chance
to recaptre that city.
The rebels, including Ortega and Her
nandez, were said to have the enemy
surrounded, and Villa expressed him.
self as hopeful that the entire force
would be captured. He added that, at
any rate, the federsls cannot be rein
forced, since the railroad to Saltillo,
by which they would have to travel, is
out of commission.
Under instructions from British Am
bassador Sir Arthur Spring-Rice, Eng
lish Consul HomaD Myles of Ell Paso
called on General rarranza last night
to ask protection for the property of
British subjects in the territory con
trolled by the rebels
1t was the first time the constitu
tionalists have been noticed by any
world power other than the United
State. Carranza was delighted, pro
Tossing to consider the consul's cal
virtual recognition. He readily gave
the promise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10

telling her: "You IL see your mother
soon enough"
Meredith was held in $4,000 bail.
District Attorney r. II. jackson and
Chief of Detectives L. L. Clark had
charge of the case.
Traced Her to Office.
Jackson was especially confident
that he and Clark have solved the mys-
terry of Dorothy Arnold disappear
ance. "We have traced her right up
to the door of Meredith s downtown of
flee in the Schmidt building" he said,
but it is too early yet to know just
how much we shall learn concerning the
details of her fate.
Lutz has come through and told
everything he knows, and we already
have evidence to prove that we have
broken up one of the worst places of
its kind in the country"
Certain She Was Patient.
Told that Miss Arnold's father did
not believe his daughter was a victim
of the Meredith establishment, Jackson
said he was nevertheless convinced that
she was. He was certain, at any rate
that she was patient there. Lutz s
affidavit, he added, was only part of
the evidence in his hands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
Father DisbelieYes Story.

New York, April 1O.-Francis Arnold.
Dorthy Arnold s father, expressed en-
tire disbelief here today in the story
that his daughter die1 in DIR. G. G..
Meredith s maternity hospital in a
Pittsburg suburb
81 believe my daughter is Dead" he
said, "but / am convinced she died the
day she disappeared or Immediately
afterward. The theory | have always
inclined to was that she was kidnapped
and made away with in very short time.
We never found clew leading TO
Pittsburg and l don't believe word
Of the story"
Arnold s attorney, John Keith, how
ever, said that he heard the girl was in
Pittsburg and investigated there but
without result He expressed himself
as positive She was not at the Meredith
hospital at that time as that was one of
the places he watched, posting two de-
tectives on guard over it before he
made his presence known, and he was
convinced she could not have been
spirited away without his knowledge
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
REDEKAHS GATHER
IN DISTRICT MEETING

The. Willamette convention of the
Rebekah lodge opened today at l
O'Clock at /. o. o. F. hall, although
many delegates arrived in town last
evening and trains during the day have
brought delegates from many points.
A noon luncheon was served and ses-
sions begun early this afternoon with a
large attendance. Silverton is well
represented, having sent a team to
enter the competitive drill in which
Wood burn and Candy will also strive
for honors. Aurora, Nedy, Gervais,
SCOTS Mills and Hubbard have mum
Der of delegates and every moment
of the afternoon and evening will be
Occupied with the work in hand. The
program for the convention follows:
Opening session, p. m. Address of
welcome, Ruth Anderson, p. G. N,
Salem. Response, Tryphena lodge, Sill
verton. Music. Address by Charlotte
Woodman, president of Rebekah as
sembly. Reading, Blanche Liston.
School of instruction, Grand officers
Music, Home lodge, Woodburn, Exem.
plification of Unwritten work, Past
Noble Grands. Needs of the 1. o. o.
F. home, Josephine Childers. Question
box. Symposium, A. Rebeknh When
Where, How. Deciding place of hold
ing next convention. Election of off
GERS. Music. Adjourn until p. m.
Evening session-Music by the con
vention. Instrumental solo, Frank
Churchill. Competitive drill of degree
staffs of Home lodge, No. So, of Wood
burn, Kirk lodge, No, 124, Candy, and
Tryphena lodge, No. 3S, Silverton
| Music.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
FAVOR IMPEACHMENT OF
JUSTICE DANIEL WRIGHT

Washington, April 10.--A favorable
report on the resolution providing for
the impeachment of Justice Daniel
Wright, of the district of Columbia
supreme court was returned today by
the house judiciary committee. The
next step in the roceedings will be a
vote in the house, which it is antieipat
ed, will call for full investigation OF
the cahrges of misconduct against the
iurist. The resolution for Justice
Wright S impeachment was introduced
hy Representatiye Parks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
TAMP|CO THOUGHT
To Be IN HANDS
OF REBEL ARMY
American Marines Reported to
Have Landed and Women
Are Rescued.
EARLIER REPORTS TELL
OF REBEL SUCCESS
Strenuous Fighting Reported
at Other Points and Reb-
els Gaining.

Vera Cruz, Mex, April 10.-Tampico
was believed here today to be in the
rebels hands. This belief was based
on a dispatch to United States Consul
George Canda from the consul at Tux
pan, saying the city had ::apparently
fallen. - Earlier reports were to the
effect that the rebels were closing in
on the federal garrison. 1t was re-
ported, though without confirmation,
that Admiral Mayo had landed Ameri-
can marines. Sixty American women
had been taken on board the warships,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
WILL PROSECUTE CASES.

Portland, Or, April 10.-Constantine
J. Smyth, special assistant to Attorney
General McReynolds in the Northwest
ern Telephone suit, compromised two
weeks ago, has been assigned to the
of the cases that were in
the hands of B. Di Townsend, special
assistant encouragement, who re
signed April to take up private prac-
tice, it was announced today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
Massing Troops in Mexico City.

Mexico City, April 1O.-Troops from
points in Mexico City's vicinity were
being brought into the capital today.
This was believed to be as much to
resist a possible uprising in the city
itself as to meet an attack from with
out.
1t was pretty certain, however, that
the higher authorities were looking for
rebel movement against the capital
Knowing that Torreon had fallen
though they would not admit it, they
were, of course, aware that the way
was practically open to the constitu
tionalists, as soon as their necessary
preparations were completed.
The impression prevailed among those
who knew the situation that one of the
reasons for keeping TOrreon s loss sec
ret was to enable the Huerta govern.
ment to concentrate enough troops in
the city to protect himself. The forc9
today was about 1900, and more were
arriving constantly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
Late News S
Bulletins

Astoria, Or, April 1O,-President
Louis Hill, of the Great Northern rail.
road, President Gilman, of the North
Bank line, and Is other officials ar
rived here by special train today and
inspected the 1000 feet of water 'front.'
aged owned by the Hill interests at
Tanzy Point. President Hill announced
that the yards and docks of the Hill
systems will be built at Tanzy Point, on
aecOunt of the quick dispatch that can
be given both trains and steamships,
The party returned to Portland this af-
ternoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
LOSES BOY HUSBAND.

Los Angeles, April 1O.-"If yon
wanted boy to raise why didn't you
adopt him instead of marrying him 4"
inquired Judge Wood of Mrs William
Mann, 45 years old, who asked di-
voree from her "a year old husband
She got it on cruelty grounds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10

Astoria, Or, April 10.-President
the four gnnmen, sentenced to die in
the Sing Sing electric chair April 10,
for the murder of Gambler Herman
Rosenthal, planned to make another
effort for new trial. They expected
to appeal to the state supreme court
for stay of execution and retrial, on
the ground that fresh evidence had
been discovered.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
EVANGELIST WHO STIRRED UP
SALEM ACCUSES THIS WOMAN

Hanford, Cal, April 10.-Mrs. Georga
Carruthers, arrasted last night in con.
nection with what L. j. Bulgin, pro
hibition evangelist, said was an attempt
to end his usefulness by compromising
him, was detained at the county Jail
today charged with disturbing the peace
She had retained Il. T. Cooper as her
lawyer and said she meant to figh.
Bail for her was fixed at $500.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
BRING SUIT AGAINST
GOVERNOR FOR INJURIES

= Topeka, Kan, April 1O.--Mrs. =
= Luella West brought suit today :
= against Governor Hodges for S2,- =
= 80 for damages alleged to have =
= been inflicted by the governor in =
= his office Wednesday during a .
4 seuffle for the possession of some :
= papers. Mrs. West charges that I
= the governor struck her shoulder :
= and wrenehed her arm. =
Z 4 r = = 4 4 q Z 4 q = 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
HAS TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

New York, April 1O-Edward j.
Knauer, once law partner of the late
President Chester A. Arthur, shot and
killed himself today in his Long Island
City office, leaving letter saying he
was driven TO it by i'll health and fl
naneial troubles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
MISS ARNOLD IS
BELIEVED TO Be
ONE Of VICTIMS

New York Heiress for Whom Countrywide Search Was
Made Traced to Place Run by DIR. Meredith in Pttsbmg
-Bodies of Those Who Failed to Survive Operations
Thrown Into Furnace and CremaedPoice Believe Score
of Bodies Were Disposed of in This WayAssistant Ply
scan Confesses and Says Meredith Admitted Dorothy Ar
mold Was Dead.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10

Pittsburg, Pa, April 1O.-More ar
rests We're in prospect today as Sc
quel to last night s police raid of n
maternity hospital in the suburb OF
Bellevue, where illegal operations, ac-
cording to detectives were performed
as regular business.
DR.. {. c. Meredith, the institutions
head; DR.. H. E. Lutz his assistant, ami
Nurses Lucy Orr and Mary Snyder
were sweated at police headquarters
until Lutz, the police said, broke down
and made a confession which it was be-
lieved would involve in the case sever
al Pittsburg physicians who acted as
"feeders - for the hospital.
There were naturally a good many
cases, Lutz was said to have told his
questioners, where patients succumbed
to the unlawful operations performed
on them, and their corpses were invar-
iably cremated in the furnace in the
basement. The police believed there
were 20 or more bodies disposed of in
this way.
Dorthy Arnold One of Them.
That Dorothy Arnold, the long miss
ing New York heiress, for whom her
family secured the entire country in
vain, was among these victims, the de-
tectives who investigated the case said
they were reasonably certain.
Against Meridith the specific charge
was that of performing an illegal oper-
alton on Miss Myrtle Allison Of Will.
kinsburg year ago. Lutz said he got
this case for the hospital, and, noticing
one day that she had disappeared, asked
Meredith what had become of her, to
which Meredith replied she was dead.
He said he asked too, what had be.
come of Dorthy Arnold, whereupon
Meredith made motion with his
hands toward the sky, indicating that
she had ben cremated. When he press
ed for particulars concerning the dis.
position of Miss Allison's body, he
asserted the doctor made similar ges-
ture.
Meredith Brutal.
Lutz declared that Meredith semed
to revel in other s pain. At the time he
took Miss Allison to the hospital, for
example, he said the doctor literally
threw her into the ambulance, address
ing her by the vilest names, and when
she moaned and asked for her mother
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10

Eureka, Cal, April 1O.-Heirs of the
late Bartlin Glatt, pioneer lumberman,
who died few weeks ago, today dug
up $1,000 which Glatt buried in fruit
jar some time before his death. They
were far from satisfied, however.
Glat S widow asserts that her hus-
band planted $4,000 in the same way.
The total estate is valued at $4,000
to 100000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
VICTIM OF BOY.

Elma, Wash, April 1O-Struck on
the head by stone thrown by Johnny
johnson during boyish quarrel, while
on their way from school yesterday,
Jimmy Chandler, IL years old, died
today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
VIII Not Surrender Them,

Chicago, April 1O.--James A, Gil
more, president of the Federal league
was not in his office here when Judge
Sessions decision at Grand Rapids to
day was received. Secretary Rickard
however, announced that the Federals
would not surrender Players Blanding
Kahler, Williams and Baumgradner tt
organized baseball.
''The Federal league will proceed
injunction suits against the four play
ers named," kiekard said 'We REGARD
the decision, in the main, as victory
for the Federals. We always contend
ed that the reserve clause would moi
stand.
"Today's ruling puts the quietus OF
talk by Charles Ebbetts, of Brooklyn
and other magnates, who said thel
would enjoin Joe Tinker, Tom Seaton
Ad Brennan and other stars who cam'
over to us and who were not under con
tractD
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
HELPl HELPl ONE OF JOHN
DIS OIL WELLS Is AFIRE

= Taft, Gal, April 1O.-Standard 4
+ Oil company well No. 5, near Taft 4
= which "eame in" last Wednesday
= is blazing torch today, lighting 1
& the country for miles. 1t has de- 4
T. veloped into one Of the most pro- 4
= life ''gsssers" in the history of t.
= the Midway oil fields. An effort 1
? viii be made next week to control 4
1. the flames. 4
a, 4 a. 4 n Il n Il Il Il n n :,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10
CANDIDATES HUSTL|NC
TO GET PETITIONS IN
SHAPE BEFORE NIGHT

About SeventyFve Noon all Make Good Office of
Secretary of State-Franc Efforts Being Made by Some
to Get Petitions Corrected Before Nght-If Corrections
Are Not Made They Will Be Out Of Race-Porand Candi-
date Startled Find He Is ESQ Short-Abou Half Ton
of Petitions Hand.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10

sister. 1t was signed "Flo." The en-
velope was addressed to Miss Nellie
Buck, at the Lorraine.
Mathewson was about 80 years old,
and was supposed to be wealthy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-10

Colfax, Wash, April 1O.-Guilty in
the first degree was the verdict re-
turned today against George Morrow,
charged with the murder of Elmer Nc
Bride, lumberiack, at Tekoa, January
26. Mcbride called to see Mrs. Nor
row at the hotel conducted by her hus-
band, and was shot to death in the wo-
man 3 presence.