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The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

TLING TESTIMONY.
nd, lI,Sho lives at the Fair
shouse, in Washington. was
ptht stand in the afternoon by
Sc. She stated that Reeves was
bme when drinking, but that she
er known him to commit any &C;
ence or to have quarreled with
miller previous 20 the shooting.
said Vondermiller came to her
O'Clock Monday morning after
6oting and said:
have just killed John Reeves"
said he was crying. She asked for
lsA ana Vondermiller replied:
went feS~fhe station and put my
on him and told him to get out Of
ginis. He picked up a stone to throw
me, and I shot him."
rs. Redmond then claims to have
red Vondermiller: Are you sure he
g dead?" and, according to her testi-
mony, he replied: When you shoot a
man in the back Of the neck and he
falls on his face, and then you shoot
him again, he must be dead
Mr.. Ferguson, for the defense, said he
had known Vondermiller for eight years,
he term of his employment at the bureau.
He stated that at $40 o'clock on the morn
ing of June 5. vondermiller came to his
office and said. Il have killed my brother
n-law"
Mr. Ferguson said there were tears in
Vondermiller's eyes
Attorney CrandaI Mackey claims von-
can bring tears to his eyes at
will
Appeared Nervous.
Mr.. Ferguson testified that vondermiller
appeared nervous. He said that at the
lime he did not think vondermiller acted
peculiarly but that on reflection he had
decided he talked as il he were crazy
he said Vondermiller admitted he had
oeen drinking.
On cross-examination, Mr.. Ferguson
vas asked to tell all Vondermiller had
said to him. He said the accused man
said to him, 'I went to where my
brother was. and put my gun on him.
| told him / would give him one more
chance TO get out Of Virginia He then
,icked up stone. and I killed him. You
NLOH / HCIFCG llN HnCu
go out TO do Job like that, always
10 It good"
An eyewitness Of the tragedy, John
a negro, whose house stands
bout 200 yards from syphax Station,
estihed that he saw Reeves go to the
tation, and heard a shot. He saw
Reeves fall on his hands, and then heard
i second shot The smoke rose up over
he station, he claimed. and when It had
leared away he could see no one. A
minute or two later Richardson said he
aw vondermiller walking up the rail-
Dad track toward home.
william waple. jr.. gave evidence of
alleged insanity. waple
.laimed to have known the accused for
ome time He said he acted peculiarly
m a number Of occasions and mentioned
imong the Irregular actions the fact that
borrowed money to repay
oan sharks; that he got up and laughed
It actors in theaters; that he bought
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

gave startling tes-
Alexandria County,
: yesterday after
! of Louis Wonder
charged with the
Reeves, his BROTH
Redmond, sister
Frank E. Fergu-
director of the
wing and Printing,
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
I(6 G|VE
MILLER
ped Life
TATEMENTE
|her-in-law His
&c.

rial In Prog
he Alexandria
Had Ordered
e State OF vIr-
ng Him with .
Name.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
OEbS SAY TAFT
IS ERRANO BOY

MOBILE, ALA, March To-
Alleging that j. Pierpont Nor
gan and allied interests ordered
tho President to send troops to
Mexico, and that Taft Is simply
an GRAND hoy Of the 'fnterx~ts,"
Eugene V. Debs, former candidate
for President on the Socialist
ticket, to-day denounced the pro-
posed intervention in Mexico.
There are billions of American
dollars invested In Mexico" said Debs.
And they are controlled by Wall
street. In the American-owned mines
there are employed thousands Of
poems. who are forced to exc out a
living on starvation wages These
poems have stood Diaz and his assas-
sins.
Now they are rebelling. and Wall
street has ordered Taft to send 30, coo
soldiers to the front To intimidate and
to put down the instruction. Diaz
is one OF the vilest despots In the
world. He has $4,000 rurales and
hired assassins TO kill off or other
wise subject the poems who have re-
belied.
War manoeuvres' That L. the
foulest rot They would try to make
ninety million of us cattle and swine
as we are termed. Believe 1t. 1t is
a broad opinion that they put on
American intelligence"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
Surety Company Anxious.

NEW YORK. March 10.-Demand-
ing to know where his company will
get OF should the Diaz government
collapse. w. b. Joyce, president OF
the National Sureties Company, called
on Senior Jose Limaptour, Mexican
minister OF finance. to-day
MY company is on the bonds OF
$1,000 employees and officials of the
Mexican government" Joyce said,
and II the Diaz government lis tot
tering. ] want 10 cancel the bonds.
We would have no protection should
the present administration go under
and there be wholesale desertien
of their posts by the men we have
bonded in good faith. The situation
may not be serious, az we are told by
those directly interested. but you will
notice no one is guaranteeing that 1t
will not become serious very soon"
Many financiers and others inter
ested in Mexican affairs focked to the
Plaza to-day and tried 10 see Liman-
tour.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
ARE H|GHER
MARKET IS FIRM.
TONE GENERALLY STRONG AND
RAILROADS SEEM TO BE
FAvoRI1Es ON STREET.

NEW YORK, March 10.--Prices
ranged higher at the opening Of the
stock market to-day. Pennsylvania,
United States steel and Amalgamat-
ed Copper opened liz higher and
smaller fractional gains were shown
In Reading, Union Pacific and Mis-
souri, Pacific. Prices then shaded
slightly but the tone generally con-
tinued strong.
The market maintained fairly
strong tone all through the first hour
with United States Steel common
showing the most strength. due to
London buying. Amalgamated Cop
per advanced rs.
Governments were unchanged;
other bonds irregular.
The market was dull in the late
forenoon, with price changes general
ly without Importance.
The market was strong in the af-
ternoon. Canadian Pacific made q
new high record, selling at 215 Ia.
Small fractional gains were made in
number Of other stocks.
Stock market closed duh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
BETTER SYSTEM
IS IN EVIDENCE

SAN ANTONIO, TEN, March To-
With the arrival, of the Seventeenth
Infantry from Fort Mcpherson, Ca,
the first OF 10000 federal troops con-
verging on San Antonio pitched camp
in historic Fort Sam Houston to-day.
other troops are expected to ar,
rive tonight. Saturday and Sunday
viii see the arrival of the entire
strength that Is to be modified here
WITHIN easy striking dfS%tnce of any
portion of the Mexican border.
Grave difficulties encountered by
American troops during the hurried
movements incidental TO the outbreak
of the Spanish war are missing,
though tho clock work" movement.
too, is not as much in evidence as
was expected by the general stan
when the movement was ordered.
This Is instanced by the Seventeenth
infantry--banner regiment-in max
Ing quick getaway from Its home
post and 4entrain iRg. fer. the 7''ssat .-of
war. During the Spanish war 1t
was the general experience that trans
port wagon bodies had been mounted
on one train, wheels on another, the
whole therefore being useless. When
the Seventeenth arrived 1t was found
that wheels and wagons had been
mounted in one section of the trans
port train all right, but the harness
was in another. 40 the wagons would
nave been useless for hurried service
Railroad facilities for handling the
troops trains from San Antonio to
Fort Sam Houston are poor, but the
troops took charge of the situation
splendidly, and within four hours after
daybreak the Seventeenth. with all
impedimentia, was on the field with
camp pitched.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
VACCINATION URGED AS
ONLY SURE PREVENTIVE
Dr. Levy Calls People of Richmond and Henoo to Pro-
tect Themselves and Family Against
Possible infection

Emphasizing the Importance Of
vaccination as the only sure proven
tive of smallpox. DIR. +. c. Levy. chief
health officer. issued on Friday the
following warning and appeal to the
citizens of Richgond.r ' ~.
while there Is no need for alarm
regarding smallpox in the city of
Richmond and county of Henrico at
the present time among persons who
are protected by vaccination, and
while, indeed, there never is need
for alarm among this class of our
citizens, the present situation should
distinctly alarm persons not so pro-
tected in order that they may thus
take the means of insuring them
selves against contracting the disease.
Everything possible has been done
by the health authorities of the coun
ty and city which is within the power
of these authorities to do for the
protection of the people in connec-
ton with the case of smallpox re-
ported in Richmond and the two
cases reported In Henrico county, but
our work has shown that in spite
OF repeated warnings large number
of persons have never availed them
selves of the protection afforded by
vaccination.
The work of our medical inspector
and vaccinators has brought to light
many cases within the limited terri
tory covered by Them and there Is
every reason for believing that there
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
FARM INSTITUTES
ON B. & D. ROAD
TWELVE STOPS IN THREE DAYS
TRIP FROM HARPER,s
FERRY TO LEXINGTON.

The railroads are not only givine
encouragement to the STATE Dspart.
ment of Agriculture in promoting in
terest In improved farm methods IN
having institutes along the various
lines but the railway companies ars
showing their full cooperation On the
plans by furnishing trains free OF
charge to the department.. Every
road In the State IL giving hearty
support OF tire movement, and Com-
missioner Koiner II greatly encour-
aged at the splendid results obtained
program Of . three days trip over
the Baltimore q Ohio railroad has
just been issued, "a begin Thursday,
March ls. Twelve institutes will be
given a. follows:
Thursday. March is--wadesvtIIe. Q
A. NJ: Kernstown, IL A. NJ; StenhAs.s
City. i p. M. Middietown. 3:lS r.
NJ.
Friday. March l7--Hsrrisonbusx. .
A. NJ, Cave. ll:30 A. NJ: NJ. Sidney,
s:l5 p. NJ: Verona. 3:l5 r. n.
Saturday. March is--Mint Spring, 8
A. NJ: Spottswocd. II A. M: Fair-
field. , p. NJ: Lexington. night meet.
ing.
In addition to the above. institutes
have been arranged for March 81 Il
King George: March 90, King VIII
liam. and March -. King and Queen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10

are hundreds of persons in Rich
mond to-day that have never been
successfully vaccinated. 1t is very
unsafe for such persons TO rely upon
their opinion that they have not
beeii' exposed to the disease, as fur
nishing them sufficient protection. 1t
is impossible to state how many per-
sons have been exposed to the three
cases above mentioned. and especially
to the two cases which were in Hen
rico county since the end of January
without being recognized or report
ed. These cases caused the last two
cases mentioned and there may be
now, both in the county and In Rich
mond, some mild case OF the disease
about which we know nothing.
III is utterly impossible for any
one to say whether or not he has
been. or will be, exposed to these
cases. Vaccination Is an absolute pre-
ventiye against smallpox. and every
facility Is furnished the citizens of
Richmond to be vaccinated without
cost.
we will not be able to tell for
at least two weeks from this time
whether or not other cases are going
to develop in Richmond and In the
county. but there Is still time for any
person to protect himself, or MEM
hers of his family, by being prop
erly yaccinated. ANY person who
contracts the disease has only him
self to blame"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
EXERCISES II
MARK COMPLETION OF NEW
BUILDING AT ROWLAND
AND CUAFTTN sTREETs


The new Epworth Methodist church
at the corner of Rowland and Chaftin
will be dedicated Sunday, March IL,
with very Interesting services. The
Sunday school meets at $3.50 A. NJ.
and there will be preaching at IL A.
NJ, 3 p. NJ. and +, NJ.
The dedicatory sermon will be
preached at II A. M. by Presiding
Elder Rev. w. A, Christian, ID. ID.
AT p. M. addresses will be deliv-
cred by Rev. Henry c. Pfeiffer on
The Church., and Rev. Walter G..
Parker on THE Sunday School and
Its Relation to the Church.
At 8 F. NJ. preaching by the pas
tor. Rev. e. B. Loving. The public
is invited to all of these services.
History OF the Church.
Some time during the month OF
February, 1896 a mission Sunday
school was organized with an en-
rollment of seventy-two members and
l.. T.. Busser as superintendent by
the Epworth League of Laurel Street
church, from which ii derives its
name. 1t was first begun as an after
noon Sunday school
Epworth Sunday school was organ
lied in a brick store which had been
a barroom, on the corner of Winder
and Washington streets. man who
had sold whiskey in this store was
afterwards converted in the same
room where he had sold Thiskey and
later became superintendent of the
Sunday school.
MIR. Fl. c. Osterbind was superin-
tendent of Laurel street school at
the time Epworths school was or
ganized. He was untiring in his eff
forts In helping to advance the work
OF the new school in every way he
could
When the school started as morn
ing school he sent some of his best
teachers out to help the work.
Some time during the latter part of
the year 1896 Epworth was organ
ICED as a mission church with about
twenty members, The first pastor was
Rev. W. r. Evans.
During the year of 1897. with only
1856 raised, the members set TO work
to build them a church. The foun-
dation walls chimney. painting, tin
ming. flooring, wainscoting and pulpit
furnishing were all done and given
by friends Of the church without any
cost to the church. The following
year. 1898. the debt on the church
had been reduced to $640.
In the year 1900 the church was
moved to the corner of Randolph and
Jacduetfn streets, and the church paid
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10

prime movers In the attempt to over
throw the Diaz regime. will, II caught.
be held on charge Of murder. Whom
he killed. where and his Identity are
not disclosed.
According to reports. the man want
ed came across the border into Ell
Paso ten days ago. Mexican spies
were on his track and the United
States marshal at Ell Paso was sent
TO arrest him. Warning was given
and he escaped through a rear win
dow I'm his apartments.
The Mexican secret service then
traced him to this city, where he again
disappeared. Fearing he would try
to escape to Europe, the Mexican con-
sul-general, after comforting with Am
bassador De La Barra. In Washing-
ton, to-day applied for the arrest.
Late this afternoon Marshal
Kcnkel and three of his men
came into the Federal building
with n Mexican I'm custody. He
was hustled into private Office
and all information regarding his
identity withheld.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10

20 estimates OF consular officials. is
nearly fl,6oe.oeo.o 200. This vast sum
Is invested largely In properties gain
ed through concessions from Dfaz.
Tho Reconsideration syndi-
cate. for instance, controls the cnor-
nous copper output OF Mexico.
The Continental Rubber Company.
which II AFFILIATED with the Standard
OIL interests, and which controls is
per cent Of the worlds output OF
rubber, dominates that industry In
Mexico II has concessions for rub
Der lands In practically all the Mcxi-
can States.
The Waters Pierce Oil Company
Standard OIL corIporation--has n
complete monopoly Of the retail oil
business. II h estimated that Il sells
nine tenths Of all the OIL
The Hartman interests own or con-
troll thrcc~fOurths of the railway lines
in the country.
sugar concessions from every State
and Territory in Mexico. II pays no
tar on machinery or supplies and
dominates the industry.
The Welis-Fargo Express Co. Is with
out serious competition on all railway
lines. These are the great corpora
tons whose interest in Mexican in
dustries Is open. That the financial
interests are intimately in touch with
Mexican affairs is shown also by the
fact that f.. n. Brown, president of
the Bankonacional, OF Mexico City.
is also a member Of the board of d.
rectors of the National Railways of
Mexico, which is controlled in Wall
street Last year the United States
exported So, 900, 600 OF merchandise
to Mexico.
The investments Of British inter-
ests in Mexico total more than half a
billion dollars. Germany and France
also have enormous holdings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10

off all Indebtedness against 1t in 1908.
In the spring of 1910 the members
by an unanimous vote decided that II
would be to the best interest of the
church to move 1t out farther west.
Accordingly they purchased a lot on
the corner of Rowland and Chaffin
streets, and in November of the same
years the contract was let to move and
rebuild on the new site. The church
now has a membership of 162 COM
municants. The following preachers
have served the church since it's or
ganization: 1895, Rev. w. r. Evans:
Rev. l.. w. Guyer, in 1878. Rev. j.
G. Lennon. in 1889; Few. G. Z. e..
Smith. in 1S99-190l: Rev. w. L. Da-
Wis, in 1912; Rev. r. p. Lumpkins.
in 10000; Rev. w. A. Laughon. 1905
05: Rev. II. l.. Weston, In 1s05-06;
Rev. Fl. c. Gregory, In 1s06-0S; Rev.
Otis NJ. Clark, from November. 1905,
to July IS, 1909. and Rev. +. Il. Low
ing, from July 25, 1909, to the pres
ent time. When the present pastor
took charge Of the church II had gone
down considerably and only hand
full of people attended the preaching
service. The membership numbered
1886. The church now has 1862 mem
bers, with a we'll filled house at every
service.
1t may be added that the present
building has been paid for and the
church will be dedicated Sunday,
March IL. without any Indebtedness,
but what has been provided for.
The church invites one and all to
attend the dedicatory services Sunday.
March IL, at II A. NJ. and at p. NJ,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
Warships Hasten South.

NEW YORK, March l0.-Steamine
southwark at sixteen-knot gait, the
big armored cruisers Tennessee, Mon
taDa and North Carolina are buck
Ing the tail-end of a storm that ia
kicking up lively smother In the
Atlantic, but in no way retardine
the warships.
Seventy members of the crews re-
ported to-day to the commandant of
the receiving ship Hancock. having
been unable TO reach this city from
furioughs In time to sail last night.
They will be sent on to Guantanamo
on the cruiser Washington, which will
report here when engine repairs now
being made at the Portsmouth navy
yard are completed. The Washing
ton will take on big supply of the
new type of Springfield rifles and re-
volvers rushed here from the govern
ment arsenals for distribution.
The big refrigerating ship Celtic IL
being laden with provisions for the
fleet and will be ready to sail not
later than tomorrow night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
HOLD men WHO
WISH TO CR0SSL|NE

DOUGLAS, ARIZ., March 10.--All
Mexicans found near the border by
the American cavalry, who are riding
patrol. are being Immediately arrest
ed, by order of the department com
mander. The first fruits of this or
der came to-day when more than 100
refugees from this city who were try
ing to make the border were rounded
up and detained by detachment
from Troop NJ. of the Third Cavalry.
BY order of Captain Frank johnson,
they are now being held pending or
ders from the department command
er.
The MeXicans were endeavoring to
get across the border to join a party
Of revolutionists who are reported to
be advancing on Aqua Priesea, ac-
cording to a statement made by Cap
tain Johnson. Whether they were
armed cannot be ascertained.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
TAR HEEL OFFICERS ..
p OFFER SERVICES

RALEIGH. n. c., March 10.--Ad-
acknowledgements r. l.. Lelnster, of the
North Carolina National Guard, liz
receiving kilograms from officers of
the guard In various sections of the
State offering their services in the
event there is a call by the United
states government for any part of
the North Carolina Guard to take
part in the movement to the from
tier of Mexico. kilograms have Just
come from Captain e. p. Copeler,
High Point; Captain A. l.. Bulwinklc,
Gastonia; Lieutenant York Coleman.
Rutherfordton; Lieutenant T. Ward
Eshelman and Captain r. A. Simp-
kins, of Goldsboro. General Lem
ster and Governor Kitchin regard the
possibility of call on the North Caro-
lima Guard very remote unless il be-
comes necessary to actually invade
Mexico to restore order
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
GOOD UNDERTONE
IN COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK. March lo.--The cot
six points higher. New crop months
were the most prominent. October
leading In point Of activity and
strength. Although trading was not
broad the market A. . whole display
cd good undertone. After the call
q little rsaliSing caused slight re-
actions from the opening.
Cotton prices: March. 1871 o %;
May. 14.39 40; July. 14.22@3s; Au-
gust. 1S.76@7s; October, l2.6S@70;
December, 1885.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
AFTER |NsURCENT:
IN NEW YORK
WARRANT ISSUED FOR REVOLT
ZIONIST. CHARGED WITH
MURDER.

NEW YORK, March i0.---Following
hasty visit by the Mexican CONSUL
general in New York to United States
Commissioner Shields to-day, Marshal
William Henkel. six deputies and a
similar number Of secret service men
we're hurried out with certified copies
connection with the Mexican revolu-
ton was impending. The man want
cd. who h said by persons close TO
the federal ofliciais to be one Of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
ARREST YOUNG l|lU|
BRIDE GOES HOME
ARTHUR FEELY. SAID 10 NAVE
BEEN RECENTLY MARRxxD
IN RICHMOND. CHARGED
WITH BANK THEFT.

Especial to The Richmond virsinian.)
MEREDITH, N. H.. March io.--Af-
ter working until early this morniAg
with the officials of the Third ma
tional Bank. Of PittsAsId, undee ne
direction OF Bank Examiner Ynlier
G. Smith. Of 81. Alhan.s, Vermont,
Arthur 8. Feely. former bank draft
clerk. VINO SIX weeks ago married
Miss Georgia Nellie Womby. Of Rich
mond, left the bank under the escort
Of q police officers and was taken TO
a hotel where he remained under
surveillance until no was arrsueel ct
8 o'clock by Deputy United Gtn&ss
Marshal Edward J. Leydsn, Of opsiAg-
Held. who had been summoned here
by United States District Attorney a,
p. French. OF Boston.
As soon rs Bank Exauainar euttth
had made sure OF Feeiy'B shoFtage yea-
terday, he telephonsd to the Uuited
States district attorneys office m
Boston the facts. and Q warrant Tor
the arrest Of Feely on Q chaxIe or
abstracting funds from the na1ianai
banking association with intent 20
defraud and steat was secured. Fee.
~ was $40 q week bank clerk Of
the type that believes In keeping up
Ah1 suSueUsSut u tu0
ss7s. which Feely had stolen from
Edward A. Ladkin, = tailor, for whom
he Kept books. taking clothes In re-
turn for his services was made BY
young Feely's wife, who married him
on February IL.
Mrs. Feely started this morning for
Richmond. Va. where she win 70 70
the home OF her grandmothsr, whore
she lived beofre coming TO Pittsasld.
The records OF the Hastings Court
fail 10 show the issuance Of q mar
riage license to this couple. There
10 no such name ~ Womby in the
city directory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
TRUSTS BACK OF
WAR MEASURES

PARIS, March f0.-The big Ana
erican trusts are hack or the mill
tary demonstration the United States
Ii making against Mexico, IL the opin-
ion Of Rene Puaux, a noted publicist.
given In to-day's Excelsior. Puaux says
that neither France, Germany or Eng
Land have any hand i'm the affair.
That Japan has plans for a naval
base near Mexico Il generally credit
ed by the French press, and for this
reason 1t agrees that the United
States is justified in attempting any
intimidation to prevent this.