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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
HAD GREAT time
AT The REUNION
Judge Williams Tells of the Splen-
did Reception to the
Virginians.
X G. II MON V A-SDecia

II i y II VI - y ID, V A.-Speclal.-
Talk about having a great time"
said Judge Samuel w. Williams. the
Attorney General, who got back to the
city this morning from the Confed-
crate reunion at Little Rock. why
those people out there made us feel
mt home. Those Little Rock folks
just took the Virginia party i'm hand
and what they did for us was about
all that anyone could expect. They
gave us elegant quarters. they at
tended To us in every way, and we
were made 10 feel that we were in
the hands of our friends. But il was
awfully warm there.
In the parade the Nirginians were
the center of attraction. I marched
with the men in the line, declining to
accept stan appointment and to
ride horseback. Lieutenant Governor
EllNSon did the same. keeping step
with the other old boys at all times
Then there was Congressman Lamb.
who marched right i'm line. l doubt
II there was another delegation which
had I'm the line two state officers and
a Congressman.
Coming back. our train was forty
minutes late at Louisville, and the
train for the East just left us there.
We remained in Louisville from Sat
urdaN night at o'clock till Sunday
morning at 3. That is what they did
FOR us coming back.
We made the trip all right. how
ever. though when We got here this
morning we were all tired out. And
with one accord the old soldiers told
us that they would he here. God will
ing. when the Battle Abbey is dedi-
Gated in 1913. There was an enor-
nous crowd at Little Rock"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
LA TOILETTE AFTER
LORIMER'S SCALP

WASHINGTON, u. c. Special
IN accordance with the notice which
he gave last week. Senator La Fol
lette today called up in the Senate
lette called up in the Senate
i'm the session, providing for the APP
pointment Of a special committee of
hve Senators 10 investigate the cir
cumstbnces Of the election of William
LOrimeT.
The resolution was reported to the
Senate from the Committee on Con
tngent Fund, which passed only upon
the question Of the expense involved.
and not upon the merits of the propo-
SitiOn.
Senator La Fouette's resolution
names Senators Works. Townsend.
Mclean. Republicans, and Kern and
Pomcrcne. Democrats. all new mem
beers OF the Senate, to conduct the sec
Ond inquiry.
He asked today to have the reso-
hutton taken mp and passed without
referring il 20 the Committee ON Priv
IcSeS and Elections. which is pro-
i.OrimeT ard which would, under or
binary circumstances. have the hand
Uug of such a matter.
The regular Republicans are anxious
to have the matter so to that commit
tee. but as a majority of the Demo-
Gratis are opposed, as well as all of the
Insurgents, the regulars have advanced
another plan which is to have the Vice
president name the investigating COM
mittec. inasmuch as IL seems alto
Gcther likely that a second iuNeStiga e.
tiOu must be had.
This plan is quite as Objectionable to
Senator La Toilette and his followers
as is the plan TO refer the matter to
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
lions.
The Democrats. after having con-
ferred on the matter yesterday and
again this morning. have suggested a
compromise plan.
II is believed that instead OF the Spe-
cial committee named In the La Toilette
resolution there shall be named a com
mittec consisting of five members of
the Committee on Privileges and EIec-
lions, which shall be directed in the
terms OF the La Toilette resolution. &c
conduct the inquiry.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
DENIES CHARGE
OF BETRAYER
Confessed Thief Says He Couldn t
Associate With Aristocrats,
Even to Kill Them.

VITERBO.- Special Gaetano
Amedio, who. according to Giacomo
Ascrittore, aided Tomasso De Angels
in the actual murders of Genarro
CuoccolO and Maria Cutinelli Cuoc-
colo, held the center of the stage at
the CamOrra trial today.
AmediO was interrogated as TO AS
crittOre's story. He admitted that he
has led the life Of a professional thief
and has served time in prison. but
denied that he had a hand in the
killing of CuOCcOlO and his wife ''The
Beautiful Sorrentina."
Amedio has had the reputation of
being one of the cleverest rOgues in
Naples, and has a long criminal re-
cord In his denials Amedio referred
TO the CuOccolO murders as IAN arts
tOcratic crime"
i never had to do with SUCH" said
ne numbly. I am a man in Iowly
station OF life. and il was never my
good fortune TO associate with per
sons Of high standing in any respect
WhateVer-nay, even TO be their muir
derer."
/ Amedio denounced Ascrittore. He
/ declared that AscrittOre. with mas
/ tertul cunning, had arranged a con-
spiracy 70 send him (Amedio) and De
/ Angels 10 prison for life in order
TO save Alfano and the other Canon
B riStS accused.
Amedio and De Angels were first
A e
when they were denounced i'm Naples
by a mysterious woman VINO declared
that she had knowledge of their con
nection with the CuoccOlO murders.
rather Giro NittOzzi, the CamOrrist
priest. came forward. and said that
two men had confessed the crime to
him.
| Ascrittore admitted to the police
that De Angels and AmediO had also
confessed 20 him.
Several Italian Senators were in
court today and listened attentively
while AmediO told his story. The Wit
ness gave an interesting story of his
relationship with the CamOrra, and
boastfully told OF the crimes ne had
committed at the order of the society
The crown prosecutor questioned
Amedio about wound which he sus-
tanned about the time of the CuoccOlo
murders.
The witness made light Of il. saying
that IL was the result of an accident
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
ORDERS TRUST TO
SUSPEND BUSINESS

NEW YORK SPECIAL @ e
Cheney, State Superintendent OF
Banks, today closed up the knickeY-
booker Savings and Trust Company at
80 Park Row and issued the follow
ing statement:
This action was necessary because
OF discoveries made yesterday during
the course of the regular examination
OF the banking department"
Officers of the institution are given
as follows:
Joseph Oatman. president; Herbert
n. Gibes, secretary; I. AthertoE
Black. treasurer.
The company has been In exist encG
about ten years. 1t was originally
capitalized at 100000.
In the company's annual report -
the superintendent of Banks January
l. 1908. II gives its total assets as
S21S.351.59, its liabilities to STOCKHOLM
ers as $1S4,l2O.SS and surplus as S2A-
1896.
At headquarters IL was declared
that the number of depOsitors is very
small.
President Oatman refused TO make
a statement
J. J. Kennedy. Special Deputy Rank
Examiner. was placed in charge or
the companys affairs. and he and TIVE
assistants Immediately began invest
eating.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
STIMSON NOW
SEG'TY OF WAR

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
Henry l. Stimson. OF New York. was
sworn In as Secretary Of War. sue
ceeding Jacob NJ. Dickinson, who re-
signed TO take charge Of his coal in
terests in Tennessee. The oath Of Of
flee was administered by John Ran
dOlph, assistant TO Chief Clerk SchO-
field, Of the War Department.
a large gathering Of officials and
officers Of the army witnessed the
ceremony. Secretary Stimson appoint
ed as his private secretary Walter II.
Peddigo. Of Virginia. who has served
as private secretary to the two pre-
ceding Secretaries Of War. II was an
nounced that Mr.. StimsOn would make
no changes in the personnel of his Of
flee.
Mr.. StimsOn will return TO New
York tomorrow. He will address the
Inter-COlOnial Club OF Boston during
the week and will return here TO ac-
lively take charge of the War De-
partment on May 29th.
Secretary Dickinson will leave for
Tennessee next week.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
CRUSHED
BY kEROPLANE

PARIS. May 22.-Following a care
full medical examination il was an
nounced today that Premier Monis.
who was severely injured Sunday
at Issy, when monoplane crashed
into a group of ministers, killing Gen
eral BerteauX, would recover.
His son. Antonio, Jr.. will also get
we'll, the doctors said.
In the death of Henri Maurice Ber-
teauN. Minister of War, the new con-
stitutional cabinet Of France has lost
one of its strongest men.
There is a great deal Of speculation
as TO his probable successor. but no
step will be taken in this direction
until Premier MOnis has sufficiently
recovered to consult with President
Germany and Spain are keeping In
touch with the military operations of
France in Morocco and a false step
might lead to serious entanglements.
Monsieur BerteauN was largely re
spOnsible for the establishment of
and its railway employees, following
the big strike last year.
BerteauN was an aVOwed Socialist
almost a radical in his political be
liefs- The overthrow of the BRAND
Cabinet as a result OF SOcialiStic pres
sure therefore resulted in the quar-
tette OF Socialists in the MOnis min
istry forming its strongest component
part. In addition to BerteauX the
others were Ministers OF Instruction
Steeg. Minister OF Commerce Masse
and Minister for the Colonies Mas
shiny.
The body OF the dead minister lay
in state today and he will be buried.
probably on Friday, with national
hOnors.
NJ. Cruppi. Minister of Foreign Az
fairs. has issued a general order that
the order shall observe a period OF
mourning for one month. To go into
effect today.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
OLD VET MAKES
A RARE FIND
Discovers Preparation for Clean
ing Stone, Wood and House
hold Articles.
oND, V A-special.-

* { ii NJ y y ID, V A.-Special.-
]. +. Mccormack, an old Confed-
crate soldier. who lives at 1922 Chat
lin Street, this city, is the inventor of
a liquid solution which does marvels
in cleaning. MIR. Mccormack paid The
Journal visit this morning and ably
demonstrated his claims. one OF the
greatest features of his preparation is
that il is said TO be absolutely harm
less. While it will remove the stain
and tarnish from stone, marble. floors
and household articles without any
bad effects, il can be used equally well
as a tooth wash.
In putting on his demonstration the
old soldier took from the street an
ordinary piece of dirty granite. thrown
aside. and with brush soon had the
granite shining as though il had been
intended for ornamental display. With
a sweep of his brush the old veteran
took Soiled section of dirty flooring
and left il as though il were new pine.
Should his invention prove the sue
cess he believes, Mr.. Mccormack in
tends putting il into use as a cleaner
for monuments and stone work OF all
kinds. He says he can make his So
luton at a very low cost, and that if
he does not have other offers ne will
himself prepare, sell and operate his
discovery. II is a Unknown fact
that most cleaners which are used on
rock or stone generally contain acids.
Should the rock have i'm il any min
eral it is more than likely that the
acid would quickly create rust and
dim the face of the stone. Mr.. Nc
.COrmack's solution, he says, is abso-
lutely without acid of any kind. He
believes it will be a great help to
men who cut or work on stone, who
wish a clear surface. AS a household
article the cleaner also bids fair TO
become a popular demand.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
TWO WOMEN HURT
IN A RUNAWAY

STAUNTON, VA Special Engi-
neer Johnson, of an eastbound Ches-
apeake and Ohio train, on his arrival
here Sunday reported 10 the policee
an accident several miles out of che
city.
Although unaware of the nature of
the accident he engaged doctors to
visit the scene, and a rescue party
found that Miss Nancy Trimble and
her niece, Miss Gladys Glass. of Cliff
ton Forge, had been thrown from a
buggy while passing under a bridge
on their way to church.
Both young women suffered severe
bruises, and were brought to Staun
ton for treatment.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
WIRELESS TELLS OF
OCEAN DISASTER

NEW YORK - Special-Out Of the
haze Chat overnuns New York harbor
this morning came the flash that the
White star liner Cedric had been in
collision with the Atlas liner Allie
yhenN of Fire Island.
The wireless operator at Fire Is
land Immediately tried to get III com
muniCation with the Cedric. but was
unable TO reach her for sometime.
Finally he aScertained that there had
been no collision. but that a collision
had been narrowly aVertcd in the fog
when the Allegheny crossed the bows
of the Cedric early in the morning.
The Cedric was brought to almost
a complete stop. thus avoiding an
other ocean disaster.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
EMPEROR'S HEALTH
FAILS RAPIDLY
Emperor Franz Joseph s Condition
Precarious-Aged Monarch
Growing Weaker.

VIENNA Special. Despite official
announcement that the health of En-
peror Franz Joseph is good. grave
alarm is felt in court circles TODAY
that the aged ruler is near his end.
me announcement was made, follow
ing a visit by Professor Neusser. the
specialist. to the royal palace at Goe-
dellee, where Franz Joseph has been
staying since last April.
According to stories current about
the court the monarch has great diff
hculty in breathing and his heart is
now becoming affected.
HIS physicians are endeaVorinS to
persuade the Emperor from return
ing to Vienna on June % to attend
the confirmation of his granddaugh-
ter, ArchducheSs Hedwig but he has
refused thus far to heed their coun-
sci
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
MORE EVIDENCE
AGAINST MAYOR
DAMAGING STATEMENTS AGAINST
ROANOKE ENECUTIEE-CASE
WILL LAST ALL WEEK.

ROANOKE, VA Special The
trial of Mayor Cutchin was resumed
this morning and instead of resting,
as had been intimated on Friday by
the prosecution. a number Of wit
nesses testified To material matters of
a most damaging nature against the
Mayor. and At adjournment for din
ner number of witnesses remained
TO so on the stand.
Several witnesses testified to Mayor
Cutchin being a freQuenter Of houses
of i'll fame since his first election to
office, and City Councilman Blair
Fishburn told of an appeal to break
up such resorts in the neighbOrhOod
of manufacturing plant and he had
only received sympathy" Tor his
pains.
The case will last all the week.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
MURRAY HOLDS TO
COMPTROLLER JOB

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
Lawrence .. Murray emphatically de-
MED report that he intended to re-
sign as Comptroller of the Currency.
Mr. Murray made the following
statement today:
THE term of office of the Comp
trolleT is for five years, and l have
already served more than three. |
have positively and finally refused all
offers to leave the office and viii
finish out my term of office as Comp
trOller. When ! became Comptroller
l had certain definite plans and poll
cies as to the conduct of the office.
Some of these have been put into eff
feet, and ! sincerely hope to make the
others effective during the remaining
two years of my term of office"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
$500 HEAD MONEY
FOR 0TEY'S SLAYER
Governor Arguments Amount aE
Reward for Slayer of Walter
G. Otev.
RIG II MO \ ID. v A-Spec

r c II NJ o y ID, V A.-SpeciNl-
Nearly five years ago the body 60
walter g Otey was found near hlG
home in BOtetOurt county. The nan
nCr Of the mans death was easily g.
termined. there being several gunshuN
wounds. but the officers were neV--
able 20 get even a lead on the case sz6
the man or men who did the shooting
disa ppeared.
Today a letter was received rrou7 "
r. Allen. of BOtetOurt. asking ehzG
Governor Mann Offer a reward for the
man, saying that though time has
elapsed since the commission or ttee
crime. he believed that II was pOssibzS
to get some evidence that would Lead
to the identification Of the guilty party
Mr.. Allen says that the supervisors
have offered $3.50. the citizens have
offered $3.50. the Junior order az
American Mechanics have offered So,
reward by 5000.
Otey had been out hunting cOoEE.
and il is said that his body was fOuzG
near a half-cut tree, where the cOGE
had been freed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
JOKE LED To
FATAL MELEE
Dispute About Barn and Joke
About Constable Causes AL
most Fatal Fight.

BALTIMORE, MD. Special. From i'll
feeling growing out OF the building of
a barn and a laugh over remark
about newly made sheTif. Constable
Richard Watts. of ~. MarY'S county.
shot two men. tried TO shoot third.
and in the melee he was himself shot
at DraNden PoStOtfice Saturday night.
The news of the shooting did not
leak out until this morning. when two
of the victims were brought To the
Maryland General Hospital here. They
are Luke Goddard. aged twentN-four,
shot in left groin and left arm; Gunzie
Knott. aged twentyfour, Goddard :
alf-brOther, shot in the back.
Watts is at his home with bullet
wound in his stomach and Is said 10 be
in serious condition.
The third intended victim of Watts,
Benjamin Knott, escaped through the
courage of his cousin. GunZie Knott.
who. despite his wound, leaped upon
Watts and grasped the weapon.
1t was in this struggle that Watts
was wounded by his own pistol
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
KICKED PEACE
ENJOYS OUT
Leaders Pay Little Heed to Him.
In Spite of Peace" March
Upon Capitsl-Peace En-
voys Kicked Out of
Rebel Camp.

4 MEXICO .-Special.-Erorts to
NJecure peace in the South have failed.
General Enrique Zapata, Figueroa's
chle1 ally, refused TO sec peace ENJOYS
from the Government when they
reached his camp yesterday. and when
, they returned last night they were
kicked out of his Headquarters.
Zapata has 1000 men and has repu-
dated Madero completely, declaring
that If tigueroa followed Madero his
own forces would maintain the revo-
luton.
Fear Reyes Ambition.
General Reyes is slowly becoming
the man of the hour. His statement
that he will not become a candidate
for the presidency has won him many
friends. even though his statement is
regarded by those most closely i'm
touch with the situation as a diplo-
matte evasion of his real aim-to be
the military dictator of Mexico. The
MaderO followers fear him.
Enrique Estrada, the leading Mad
erist agent in the city, said today that
an attempt would be made to stop
Reyes if he tried to land in Mexico.
Il cannot state how far opposition
to General Reyes would go, but
know that General Madero will never
accept him in any capacity i'm the new
Government" he asserted. The De-
hasa faction on the east coast will
not have Reyes, and, while Dehasa
anu MaderO nave no political cOnnec-
ton, both would oppose with every
force at their command the coming
OF Reyes to Mexico in any other ca
pacity than as a private citizen. Per-
sonally, l believe that Reyes would
never have dared come back of his
own volition, and 1 also believe that
his fears were well founded. Even
though neither Madero nor Dehasa
openly attempted to prevent Reyes
from landing by force, there are a
number of men in Vera Cruz and
other coast towns who are banded to-
gether for the express purpose of
stopping the old fighter if he attempts
to land. il is possible that Reyes may
go to Europe from Havana and de-
lay his return into Mexico until after
Senior De La Barra is in the Presi-
dents chair Reyes may attempt TO
enter the country secretly, in which
event the consequences would doubt
less be of serious nature, both for
him and as regards the new flames of
revolution which il would kindle.
The formal signing Of the peace
pacts at Juarez has done little to quiet
the terror here. Even the most op-
tlmistiC predict reign of anarchy
that will require years TO subdue.
Fighting has been going on for three
days at Puebla. There are now 1900
federal troops i'm the city. In the first
main attack the rebels were defeat
ed with heavy losses.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
KILLED SELF AND CHILDREN.

NEW YORK Special.-Mrs. Gar
some Schroeder today killed herself
and her two children with illuminat-
ing gas at her home, 1873 Coffey
Street, Brooklyn. after writing TO n
friend to come to the house. All
were dead when found. Henry, twelve
years old, and May, eight years old,
the children, were lying on the moth
er's bed, one on each side OF her.
The keyholes and windows were
plugged with paper, while the gas was
pouring from an open jet.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
Virginia in Congress.

The Congressional Directory for the
first session Of the SD Congress has
been published. and from Typography
iCal standpoint, as we'll as the group
ing of information. is superior TO any
o: the former publications.
The Virginia contingent with very
becoming mOdesty takes up only two
pages for the ten representatives and
half page for two senators. These
sketches are furnished by the mem
bers themselves, and furnish some
very interesting facts.
AS an indication of how far away
We are from the war. Captain John
Lamb, Of the Richmond District, is
the only one of the twelve members
OF the Congress who was a regularly
enlisted soldier, although both Sena-
;or Martin and Representative Jones
were i'll the battle of New Market. or
enlisted with the V. NJ. 1. cadets at
that time. Captain Lamb was born in
1870, while Senator Martin was born
in 1S41 ano Mr.. Jones in 1S49. these
gentlemen seem to be closer in age
than In anything else.
Every one Of the twelve men were
born in Virginia, and nine of them
are lawyers. Messrs. Hay. Flood and
Carlin are all young looking" and
handsome enough. but they modestly
refrain from giving their ages. Cap
tain Lamb is now seventy-one years
of age, while Mr.. Slemp. the only Re-
publican member, was born in 1870
and is the younger OF them ALL
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
Diaz Adherents Frightened.

MEXICO CITY Special With
CuernaVaca. only forty miles from
the capital. in the possession of Gen
eral Ambrosio Figueroa and his army
preparing TO march on Mexico City,
the revolutionary situation today
reached a stage that caused even the
members Of President Diaz's Cabinet
to fear for their lives.
Reports are being circulated here
that Figueroa has vowed to execute
the leaders in the present Govern
ment if he takes the capital Pres-
dent DiaZ il so i'll that he is unable
TO see anyone, according to members
of his Cabinet.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-01
Leader EXPECTS Peace.

Ell PASO, TEXAS. May 22.-Fol-
lowing the signing of the. peace pact
last night, Francisco /. Madero, Jr.
provisional president of Mexico, an
nounced that the agreement would be
obeyed throughout Mexico by all men
in arms.
III it is not obeyed, then what?'
he was asked.
Until the officials charged with
enforcement of the law break faith
with the people after the official news
OF the signing of the peace pact has
been spread throughout Mexico. no
lover OF Mexico will use his arms in
warfare. Ii will be the duty of the
Z duly constituted officers OF the law
and government TO put down any up
rising that may occur"
He was asked if he had heard
Figueroa was marching on to Mexico
City with an army, regardless of the
(~rnistice which had been in exist
renee several days, and the signing Of
the peace pact last night, and said
he had not.
Madero May Fight independents.
Asked IL he believed Figueroa
would respect the peace agreement
Madero said:
"All Mexico must respect the
agreement We have every assurance
that the Constitution of the country is
TO be restored and there should be
no lighting until the officials are
given an opportunity To act. 1t is a
duty of all citizens now to end the
war and help restore our beloved
country TO peace and prosperity"
1t is said unofficially that Madero
us holding his own troops under arms
with the aVowed purpose OF putting
down any INSTRUMENTATION that may
develop from indepedent leaders.
1t was also said that he had adVices
from Mexico City that showed re-
ports from there of Figueroa's activity
10 be exaggerated and that Figueroa
was in hearty accord with all that
MaderO had done.