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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
CLEMENTS LEAVES RACE;
WILL SUPPORT M0NCURE
Fight for Con1monWealth's
Attorney in Alexandria
County.

The fight for the office of common
wealth's attorney of Alexandria county,
Va, today narrowed down to contest
between Crandal Mackey and r. l.. c.
Moncure. James E. Clements, the other
candidate for the office, announced his
withdrawal from the race and declared
mis- intention to give all his support to
Moncure in an effort to defeat Crandal
Mackey.
For several days the friends of both Mr..
Moncure and Mr.. Clements have been
lsing their efforts to have either one or
the other withdraw for the purpose of
uniting the forces in opposition to Mr..
Mackey. After conference yesterday
morning between the representatives OF
Mr. Moncure and DIR. Clements. with the
consent of each. a binding agreement was
entered into to leave the settlement: OF
ne matter in the hands of four arpitra
.ors, two selected by eacn of the opposing
candidates. After a discussion iaStins
until nearly midnight at the Fredonld
.totel it was decided to withdraw Mr..
dement's from the race A. DAVIS, jr.,
and F. w. Graham represented Mr.. Cle1n-
ents; A. J. SyInonds and c. II. Pritchard,
AIR. Moncure.
Clements Address to Supporters.
In a letter addressed to the voters Of
alexandria county, Mr.. Clements to.-ay
save his reasons for withdrawing fiom
me race. lie SAID, in part:
"At the urgent request of number of
my friends who lave t.nUereA IL ME
lteir support as candidate for the h.sh
oftlce OF comm, nweatn'S attorney, ana
recognizing the tact that with two candl-
dates in the field a. against CrdLdAil
Question OF either OF the candidates beias
able to defeat said Alaekey, anu yiel- ing
10 the advice OF my irlenus l Lave as ee.,
NItn them to the settlement OF when one
Of US should Withdraw from the contest.
After a careful consideration by tie
gentlemen who have unda rtahen tn $
uehcate question it mas been settled tii~t
.ur. X. G.. l.. Moncule would be the one
20 lead in the hSnt for good goverIme. t.
II hereby thank my frienus TO. tel
loyal support up to lniS time and trust
they may ferventiy supper. my [ lind
K c. l.. Moncure they have myself.
Winding Up Campaign.
Confident that he will be elected COM
monwealth's attorney of Alexandra coun-
ty, Va. Tuesday. Crandal Machey de-
clared today that he had prac Ideally fin
ished his campaign at the big mass meet
nS at Cherrydale last night. Mr.. MaCkey
said he believed he would win by good
sized majority.
MIR. Moncure, on the other hand, Will
continue his campaign up 10 t.ie very houi
of ele tion. Meetings will be held ton .ght
at ballston and Bancroft, and mass
meeting will be held in the Alexand. a
county courthouse Monday night. when it
is proposed to display stereopticon views
Of gambling houses and saloons which, it
is allie ged. are now OF Grating in Alexan-
dria county.
There is every indication that large
vote will be polled Tuesday. The cam
pa gn has been bitter. and the charges
brought by MIR. Mackey, on the one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
FOURTH CAVALRY REUNITED,
First Time the Regiment Has Been
Together Since the Civil War.

Ell PASO. Tex, November 4.-For the
first time in nearly fifty years. since
the close of the civil war. in 1866, the
entire 4th Cavalry is now in camp under
Col. E. u. Stoever. During the nearly
half-century the various troops have
often been within few miles of each
other. but the return Of Troop f from
Marathon has just brought about the
reunion of every man in the command.
A big reunion dinner is to be served
Thanksgiving day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
Mckinley Family Reunion Ends.

GRANT. Mich. November 4.-One hun
dred and tifty members OF the Mckinley
family, which first located in Grant many
years ago. have just completed their an
nual reunion. Mckinleys from a number
OF states and Canada were in attendance.
From the point of members present each
one preceding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
PRESENTS CLAIM OF $4,000.
Civil War Officer Declares He Was
Not Mustered Out.

SUPERIOR. Wis, November 4.-Claim-
ing that he was never musteie ed out of
the service, A. \. Lent of this city, who
was first lieutenant in the 92d Indiana
Volunteers during the civil war, has pre-
sented a claim to the War Department
for $4,000 salary and interest up to the
present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
FINE TURKEY FOR TAFT.
Growing Fat in Rhode Island on
Diet of Chestnuts.

NEWPORT. r. L., November 4.-IIor-
ace vose, the Westerly turkey fancier. is
preparing his annual Thanksgiving gift
for President Taft's table.
The Taft turkey this year Is fine
bronze gobbler. which is gaining weight
every minute on a diet of chestnuts,
which produces a fine quality of white
meat.
81 shall send President Taft the finest
turkey / ever gave to any President since
the one l sent President Grant, says
Eose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
Hope for Amity.

Some incomius: congressman are of opin-
Ion that the executive and legislative
branches will be largely in accord dur
ing the coming session. despite the fact
that the opposition party controls the
lower House. IL Is fact that the demo-
Gratis have great respect for the Presi-
dent and confidence in him. and II Is
said there Will be disposition toward
team work between the White House and
the Capitol on the trust and corporation
questions at least.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
Other Candidates.

William H. Palmer, the sheriff. is run
ming for reelection, but Jacob E. Birch
is opposing him. For clerk of the court
George II. Raucher. the incumbent, and
Harry r. Thomas are the opposing can
didates.
There are five candidates for commits
sioner of revenue. Curtis Il. Graham,
William Duncan, Arthur We tch, s. w.
Corbett and Robert S. Crowley.
All of the candidates are democrats. for
the county is almost sOlidly democratic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
Gold Nugget Found in Chicken Soup.

SEYMOUR, Conn. November "A gold
nugget of considerable size is on exhi-
bition here today, having been found
in the crop OF a chicken killed yester-
day at local restaurant. Where the
nugget came from is not known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
S O. S.

\ Call for help. You can
get Anything you want and
get rid of anything you don't
Mapped to want through
iudicions use of THE
STARS. Want. Ad columns.
Telephone Main a44O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
HUNDREDS IN HOSPITAL
IN DANGER OF FLAMES
Request for Armistice Only Partially
Needed by Imperialist Troops.
SHANGHAI IN REBEL CONTROL
City Goes Over to Revolutionists
With No Bloodshed, Except
Accidental Deaths in Cap
ture of Arsenal.

1IANkoW. China, Novembcr 1 tyla
Nuhu.-Amost the vii, L. Of the nat W
city of Hankow Is afire this rnornins. and
near the Han river, ia which arc iftv
blind boys and l5a wounded persons who.
with the staff OF the nilsson. make up u
total Of 3Vr persons. was destroyed.
DIR. Booth, the head of the mi sion,
asked the impeIiaists to grant an arm
istice of two hours 10 permit Of reno, al
from the mission. but the firms ceased
for only half hour.
\ Red Cross steamer which attcmptcI
to rescue the lnma,es of the miss on as
uriven back hy the fire from The n bel
fort. One shell ridnlod the soeamer's
Iockhousc.
When the vessel was compelled TO tuin
Dack the mission was still stan"4ng bit
its position was hoieless. the namos be-
ing Within aoo yards oI the buid.n-
Started by Imperialists.
The fires in the town were started by
shells into the place. \ s,rong WIND car
yaas. and a strip OF that otiy Oh tho
waterfront "A mile long was destroyed,
and the fire is still burning there
\ few hundred repcls. against whom tho
imper.aiists are preparing TO advance. vc-
cupy the unbufned parts %; IIanAov.
When the steamer left an artillery duul
was taking place between the batteries
=. - =. -, "ht," N'i' a -
back OF the British concession. aud tho
" .siati7 .AH'a .t.1s dii. l<it-a. tai
rebel shells landed in the foreign conces-
sions, piercing the wallis of houses.
...e .--.i,.i.s.- oS~..ry 80 - s-.-t west
ward Of the railway station almost Ia the
Han river. The champer OF commerce
asked the foreign consuls TO protest
against the burning OF the city, but the
consuIs declined To do so
The Wesleyan Mission at Eankow.
The Wesleyan mission at Hankow waS
erected and is maintained by funds con-
tiibuted TO the general fund Of the Meth
ojist Episcopal Church in this country.
According Henry II. Naylor. preside
ing elder for this district. there are no
Washington missionary workers stationed
at the Hankow mission.
The Directory of Protestant Mission-
aries in China. Japan and Korea for the
current year shows the staff of the Wes-
cyan Methodist Missionary Society 1T
Iankow Ia be as follows:
Rev. q. \. Clayton and wife. Rev. J. :.
Helps and wife, Rev. K. 7. Booth and
wife Rev. ". \. Tatehell and wife. Rev.
g 5. Minty, Miss Gooch, MISS y. Booth
and Miss /. Wilkinson. II * a British
society, with HEADQUARTERS in London.
There is some doubt Of the date of the
Hankow dispatch. IL was reiayed At
Wu-Hu To-Day, but 1t IL not plain whether
It let Hannow this morning or Yes
terday.
The steamer referred to as leaving tho
scene may have been the Red cross
steamer which attempted to aid the i'm
periled mission at Hankow, or vessel
which carried "A messe niger to some point
where wireless or telegraphic comnIni-
cation with distant points was possible.
Occa sionallv news dispatches ar multi
.ated by censors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
Rebels Gain at Shanghai:
Whole City Is in Revolt

SHANGHAI. November 4-The new
revolutionary government which is ap.
rarently impersonal nevertheless ef-
Il ctively controlled the situation IN
Shanghai and on the Yangtse delta to-
day.
Since morning the rebel cause has been
strengthened BY the arming Of all those
who applied for rifles and ammunition.
The rebels obtained not only the arsenal
but the pow Ter factory, gunboals and an
enormous supply of new and iirst-class
Mauser rifles. Not less than 1o,Gy rifles
were given indiscriminateiy TO applicants
this evening.
The forts at Wusung went over to the
rebels without resistance, and the other
up-river forts hoisted the white flag 20
though through previous understanding
with the rebel commander. The reyoll-
tionists can hardly be said TO aay9
Seized Shanghai. Wusung and the other
up-river forts. II was simply a change or
control in which practically every one
ecquiesced. About ten people were killed
and twenty others injured. but most OF
the casualties We're accidental. que TO the
explosion of dynamite used 10 open the
gates of the cities. which had been per.
functorily closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
Arsenal Kept Busy.

The arsenal at Shanghai has capacity
for a great output and is now completely
manned and is being operated. Ii can
manufacture J00o0 cartridges daily. The
powder factory. which is the largest in
China, is well stocked. Admiral Sab 8
squadron has depended entirely upon this
arsenal and powder factory tor its sup
plies.
Up to o'clock tonight there had not
been a single case OF disturbance with.
in the foreign settlement. Many for
eigners visited the arsenal EVERYWHERE
they were treated with the utmost cour.
tesy.
The fore gn troops. which had been
guarding the railway station OF the Nan.
king g-Snanghai railway, continued on
duty there today upon the order of the
British consul. This action continues 10
cause not only comment as being con.
trary to the policy of foreign neutrality.
but apprehension lest the rebels interpret
as a determination of the foreigners to
support the Manchus. The bonds OF tho
ra lway company are owned In England.
and this appears to be the only reason
for British interference.
There is not the siishtef reason ION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
hand, and his opponents. on the other,
have aroused the citizens of the county.
Meeting at Cherryda1e.

have aroused the citizens of the county.
Meeting at Cherrydale.
Mr.. Mackey received an ovation at the
Cherrydale meeting last night. The meet
in gwas held under the auspices Of the
Citizens League of Alexandria county.
Mr.. Mackey was introduced by D. D.
Wheeler. The former spoke briefly OF
his record as commemorative attorney.
and predicted that IL Mr.. MOncure was
elected there would be a return to law
lessness in the county which had been
wiped out by his own activity. Mr..
Mackey has been prosecuting attorney
for eight years. and his friends claim
that during that time he has driven
gambling and saloons from Jackson City
and Rosslyn, and has closed UP number
IF other places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
WATCH OVER WOMAN
Suspected Chicago Poisoner
Not Yet Under Arrest.
WARRANT OUT FOR HER
But Police Delay Service Because of
Mrs. Vermilya's Illness.
DETECTIVES SEEK EVIDENCE
Widow Had Mania for Handling
Bodies and Used to Haunt
Morgues.

CHICAGO, November 4.--The police ad-
mitted today they had practically reach
ed the end of their rope in their investi-
CATION into the death of Patrolnlan Arthur
Bissonette and the deaths of eight others,
all of whom had been close associates of
Mrs. Louise Vermilya. Although Coroner
Hoffman had satisfied himself that Bis
sonette died by arsenic poisoning. an1 a
warrant charging murder has been issued
for the woman, the evidence against her
thus far IS purely circumstantial.
The police decided not to arrest Mrs
Vermilya because of her illness. but will
keep a police guard at her home until
she is strong enough to be locked up.
Coroner Hoffman left today for North
Henderson, ILL.,, where Richard I. Smith,
the conductor who died at Mrs. Ver-
milyas home. was buried. This was in
accordance with the coroncr's announce
ment that he would have SMITHS body
eXhumed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
At Express Train Speed.

For few minutes the great gas bag
circied around over the inlet. 1t appeared
to observers to be traveiIng at express
tram speeu. After satisfying hlmseir that
ms machinery was In goou worKlnS Or
GER Vaniinan essayed a DIP II was
seen tnal ne had the same control tnat
tine operator OF an aeA opiane exercises.
AS Soon AS the ua.luOn Was over the
wafer jack Irwin, lue wireless Operator
on Doaru, urOppe0 ms GrOunu WIRE Into
the uiedherS ana sent MS nrSt message.
1t reao:
1T $ cold. but things are going great
Le;tvlns the Inlet, the aI.1oi.p sudped
her coulSe down the beach and after
auUuL .i..D Ieet Tor iiiiie tanifndn turned
tie aircraft lniand anu tiOateu over the
CITY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight and Sunday;
not much change i'll temperature;
variable winds, mostly southerly.
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Eager to Get Body.

The coroner, the states attorney and
the police department all have had de-
tectives looking up every possible con-
nection of Mrs. Vernilya's for the last
week ever since it was suspected that the
patrolman's death was not natural.
Arthur Bissonette. sr., fatner of the
dead policeman, today described Mrs.
Vermilyas efforts to obtain has son .
body for burial after his death.
"An undertaken named &. G. Boyson
was making ready to move the BODY iive
minutes after DEATH he said. Il pro-
tested at the hurry and she insisted that
il would be better to move the body III
once. / finally forbade them to touch
it,
The contents of nine bottles of medicine
taken from Mrs. Nerm'lya's home by the
coroner are being analyzed.
Mrs. Vcrmi. va is fat, commonplace
looking woman OF forty-five. Her face is
rather repuisive Police investigators
say she is the victim of some mental
alteration in which the desire to love
and to poison are the prevail ng traits
They Iiken her to Belle Guinness the
Indiana poisoner.
Haunted Undertakers' Shops.
Mrs. Vermilya was born in Darlington
just outside this city. Her name was
Louise Wolf. She was the daughter of
a farmer and grew UP without education
She cannot write her own letters. She
early deve .oped a man a to handle dead
bodies. From Darlington, Crystal Lake
and other places whore she lived under
takers have come forward with test
mony that she haunted their morgues.
"She appeared to revel in DEATH. said
Cnde rta1er Riocke of Barrin gton. Il
never saw such a woman for being anN-
.ous to work around dead bodies. She
actually seemed to enjoy il. | never en-
ployed her. but she went around and said
she was working for me. For couple oi
years l could not get rid of her. This
was Just after Fred Brimkamp died and
before she was married to Vermilya.
Kept Track of Deaths.
the right to help him in that kind ol
work And, besides. it is no peasant
task so when she wanted to help, why
| just let her go ahead. At every deatf
she would hear of it almost as soon as
and be not far behind me at the house t.
take care of the body
I believe we are about to unearth on,
of the greatest wholesale poisoning plot.
in the history of this country, and L vii
proceed Immediately to cxhunie tie bouie:
Of two persons who died at the home o.
Mrs. Vermiya," said Coroner Hoffman
today.
&. c. Boyson is an undertaken with
whom Mrs Nermilya was friendly. nt
was once a lodger In her home and buried
the Chicago dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
AKRON IN THE AIR
vaniman's DirigibIe Makes
Spectacular Trial Trip.
CAT FIRST TO GO ABOARD
Expected to Be Mascot on the Voy.
age Across Atlantic.
BIG CROWD SEES FLIGHT
Business in Atlantic City Practically
Suspended During Ascension.
Lands, But Returns.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., November r.
The airshp Akron, under command of
Melvin Naniman, left the hangar at the
inlet at $50 a. m. today for a trial flight
over the city and ocean.
The airship, after sailing over the city.
crossed the meadows and landed at
Pleasantville, five miles from Atlantic
City.
The big dirigible, which has been espe-
cially built for a fight across the Allan
tic to Europe, rose about three hundred
feet as it left the hangar and sailed out
over Absecon inlet, at the upper end or
Atlantic City, in a northeasterly direc-
tion. Naniman appeared to have perfect
control of the Akron.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
IDENTIFICATION
Cards Are Distributed Among
Customers Of Local West
ern Union Office.

Two hundred and fifty identified
ton cards have been distributed
among customers of the local West
ern Unicn Telegraph office who have
accounts there, by U. w. Boggess,
the manager. The cards instruct all
managers of the company to accept
and send collect kilograms signed by
the person whose name is placed on
the cards. Each card is numbered
and bears the signature of Belvldere
Brooks, general manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Should customer of the office be
away from the city and desire TO
send a collect message these cards
would prove to be highly useful and
to save considerable time and annoy
ance. Especially would one serve
as valuable aid should a person be
stranded somewhere and desire to
telegraph home for money.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16

good faith. but now they know with
ieep regret that they were badly
iooled-tricked.
In looking over the list of dele
gates to the convention tonight, one
finds names OF persons who were
delegates at a convention last year
hat adopted the following resolu-
ion:
I'VE are opposed 10 the licensed sa-
loon and the sale of liquors and
pledge our candidates, II elected, to
make this dry town"
No such resolution will be adopted
It the convention tonight, another
act that emphasizes the phenomenal
transformation experienced among
he Democrats.
Only two years ago the Democratic
party in the city stranded on the
shoals on the liquor question, some
Of the leaders now, even present
members Of the new Democratic ex-
ecutive committee after participant
ing in the convention Of their party,
going off after what their own ac-
tons now designate as false goods.
Have they repented? Why the
change?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
Why the Change?

Some of those in control of the
Democratic city campaign as shown
by the personnel of the Democratic
party's executive committee have
gone through most remarkable
transformation the last twelve
months. straining every effort a
year ago TO elect a prohibition coun-
Gil and denouncing the liquor traffic
with vengeance characteristic Of
sincerity, these political workers and
self-appointed leaders are to be Just
as busily engaged this year in sup
porting a wet" ticket, and not
satisfied with that they will go
so far as to support at least
one actually engaged in the
business. notwithstanding the pre-
tended moral scnsibilities Of the
party'a official motuhpiece prohibi.
it from advertising the liquor bust
ness.
Last year there were men con-
scientiously believing in a dry" city
associated with some of these Demo.
cratic politicians and they accepted
their declarations for prohibition in
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16

If the Democratic nominee for
mayor will only tell the people what
he actually thinks of some Of those
who endorsed his nomination at the
convention last night. the public
will be treated again to some very
Interesting reading on the subject.
There has been no public an
nouncement of the death of the Cit
liens League. Is the league dead
or is its chairman working in dual
capacity?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16

A cyclone must nave struck the
circulation Of the Parkersburg State
Journal. Its business manager
makes an affidavit that the clrcula-
ton of the State Journal was APPS
March and 2,S16 March Z. In four
days it fell almost 1000 or at the
rate OF 500 a day. At this rate of
decrease there would be no State
Journal at the end of five days and
on March ~ the public would be told
that it had shut uS shop for all time.
1t is hard to believe that Parkersburg
intends to let such good newspaper
die so soon or at all.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16

1t is really a disappointment TO
aote that the Democratic machine
has decided to let the public know
that it has nothing to condemn in
reference to the operation of the
city government. Perhaps, the ma
chine has learned that the public
has no faith in the pledges it makes,
and, therefore, it concluded not to
make any.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16

Was the Democratic machine
afraid to go on record IN writing?
Possibly so, owing to the fact that
the people have not forgotten a res
olution some of the active hench-
men of the machine subscribed to
last year. The Telegram repro
duced it just few hours before the
convention. Its reproduction seems
to have taken their breath away
and palsied their hands so that they
could not write even the first me
of that or any other resolution.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16

1t was the truth Camden sommers
spoke, when he said the city had "a
good administration. Mr.. SOM
mers along with most of the resi-
dents of Clarksburg recognizes the
fact that Frank R. Moore and those
under him are good public servants.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16

With the winter season about
over, it really was the right time for
heavy frost last night, and the all
manackers now have the privilege
of recording very heavy one-the
Democratic city convention. IN To-
cal matters it certainly was the
greatest killer of the politics it rep
resented ever known.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16

1t was great convention. Guy
Tetrick anl Hornor Davis would
move something and Ernest Lewis
and James Robinson would second
it, Then Lewis and Robinson would
move something and the others
would second il and so on. 1t was
very delightful little game Of ring
around rosy"