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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
Warninp 10 Ayfators.

NEW YORK, Special.-'The lat
est aeroplane disaster in France will
serve as a warning TO American avia-
tors" said J. G. (Bud) Mars today.
Mars is the American birdman who
has just returned after making flights
in China and Japan.
THE danger of an explosion in mid
air is one that had never struck me
until / read the account OF the French
disaster he continued. 1T is GER
tainly a peril that must not be over
looked in the future. Many OF the
French machines are made in such q
way that the oil tank is directly above
the motor. 1t is dangerous as is also
the make of the machine which
have been using. This has the tank
aft OF the motor and it gets the full
effect Of the motors exhaust. Here
after l shall have the tank in my
aerOplane placed forward OF the mo-
tor. This will remove one peril which
has been so tragically brought to our
attention. l have already ordered the
change made and will use the machine
with the readjusted tank at Hemp
stead this afternoon
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PRISONER TRIED
TO KILL The COP
RICHMOND VA 8

r c II MOND, VA, Special
Following an attempt made upon
his life by prisoner whom he had
just a minute before arrested, Captain
Aleck 5. Wright, of the Third Police
Station, Monday shortly before
l O'Clock, shot and probably seriously
wounded Richard Redd, colored, aged
forty, fugitive from justice.
Redd Is wanted i'm several counties
and the police Of this as well as other
cities had been requested to keep on
the WatchOut for him CAPTAIN
Wright learned this morning that the
man was in South Richmond and i'm
mediately started in search of him.
Learning that his man had been
seen In the vicinity Of Seventh and
Hull Streets, the officer made his way
thither. Captain Wright had been
furnished with a good description of
the man, who bore several unusual
characteristics, and had no difficulty
IN Identifying the man. Walking up
to him, he placed him under arrest
Shortly after Redd had been taken
into custody, he became obstreperous
and wrested himself from the officers
grasp. Picking up a brick lying in the
street ne made a vicious lunge at Cap
tain WrtghtS head, whereupOn the lat
ter, acting in self-defense, pulled his
revolver and fired at his antagonist
Inc outlet ploughed its way into the
mans left thigh and the negro inn
mediately abandoned further efforts a Z
resistance.
The police and ambulance patrols
were summoned simultaneously and
tolice station, where the bullet was
Redd. it is understood is wanted for
the attempted murder OF a man named
rants for his arrest were in the hands
Of the SOuthside police
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STRIKE THREATENS.
ENTIRE ISLAND
Violence Also Begun by StreeE
Workers-Railway Employees
Demand Increase.

HAVANA, CUBA Special SsxD-
raj cases or violence were reported t0
the police today in the strike of sewex
and street workers. AS a result thu
police force was increased and exfrw
vigilance is being exercised. -
The Spanish Club, which has q
membership Of 100000, has voted "a
support the strikers against the
American contractors.
Inc strike of the sewer and stree
workers in this city is spreading ayS
threatens to affect the entire island
before ii is settled. Women in Santa
Clara and Sagua La Grande have
walked out, tieing up Transportation
systems and other lines OF indussrx
The employees of the Central Ran
way are now demanding a wage in
crease and the reinstatement OF Suan-
ism employees who were DISCHARGED
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
Near Tragedy at LInviIIc.

The Linvine correspondent of the
Harrisonburg Daily News. under date
of June 5th, gives the world the fol-
lowing story, which is full OF action:
Carl, the four-year-old son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob DepOy, created a panic
in their home. Mrs. Dennis Davis.
with her ur-months-old baby in her
lap, was sitting on the floor. Little
Carl was playing with the baby and
as ne started 10 get upon his feet he
grabbed hold the leg OF a table-and
then the earthquake came. The table
was upset and an avalanche OF kitchen
utensils and sundry eatables came
tumbllng down upon mother and baby
Mrs. Depoy quit her work in the
Kitchen and Mrs. Phoebe Smith, both
screaming, hurried TO rescue mother
and babe from the debris. The rescu-
ing party delved down under two nat
irons. three big crooks Of salt, milk and
potatoes respectively, glass cans in
humerable. and an ocean Of pans and
plates. There were sighs of relief
when II was found that the baby was
alive and kicking and screaming A
slight red mark across the infants
head-pro bly, a fiat iron grazed it
was Its only injury. The mother es-
capped without scratch but was scared
bad enough TO last six months And
the next time that little Carl catches
hold a table leg-well, he won't do it
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SETAlNS RIGHT
OF STATE COURTS

X 1 II NJ o y ID. VA. SprranF
BY decision OF the UnIted sfnfn.
supreme Court. notice OF Whfrh -
received In the Law and Equity Co-rrf
Monday, an interstate GeIexrzul
which the telegraph company nc.ssuSl
put rams TO deliver. is TO be treated
as an lntrastate message. ard dxnr-
ages may be recovered by the party
sending the telegram by bringing NIX
IN any civil court in the State
Inc decision was in the suit br0uxha
IN 1908 by Grove x Crenshaw. OF thf1l
city. against the Western Union Tex
graph Company A telegram a.
dressed to Brockton. N. Y. was a.
liVered TO the telegraph companr ana
accepted. Instead OF being suit 90 IN
destination. however. it was senf 4.
BrookIyn: Nine hours later. Accord
ing TO the record in the case. thn
message was delivered to The a.
dressee in Brockton.
suit was Immediately fnstftutsH
against the company in the law an1
Equity Court TO recover the sr0a
damages provided for by special &C.
ute, and a verdict was procured IN
tavor OF the plaintiff. An appeal was
taken by the telegraph comrarv r.,
,he state Court of Appeals, where tiz
lower court was upheld.
determining then TO test thu ca.a
sui Iurtner, the attorneys for the tel
eSraph company declared that al TIA
Telegram in question had been recefved
IN one state and destined for deIiverv
IN another, the Virginia State COURT
nau no jurisdiction in the r1aftez-
-hat the case involved interstate h,ru-
mess and should be settled in th~
United States courts.
whether the appeal 20 the SUPREME
Court or the United States should
.hen be taken from the Law znI
Equity Court of Richmond or from
he Supreme Court Of Appeals Of We
Sinla was settled by the teIegranh
company by noting two appeals-on0
rom each OF the courts in which, tF,o
case had been tried.
me certifying of the case 20 tina
eueraI tribunal caused considerable
frenzy banter between Judge Henri
ingram, of the Law and Equity Court
ma Judge James Keith, president OF
ne state supreme Court, judge, In.
ram claiming that he had justly Der
iIIeu the case onward, as the appesF
'hould nave been taken from hfn
'0urt. and Judge Keith declaring thzS
ne appeal should have been take
rom the state Supreme Court alone
According TO the decree received
ms morning by the clerk Of the Law
ma Equity Court. the United State
supreme Court holds that the an
zeal was properly taken from th4A
curt and that IL should not hav~
,een certified by the Judge OF tFsa
state Supreme Court
ne records show that a number
II the most prominent corporation g.
orneys in the United States rcu-..-
ented the telegraph company. Ke,-4
tawley, of this city. representeF
-rovo q Crenshaw in the civ Staf,-
md Federal courts
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BELIEVE MAN
TO Be INSANE
Petersburg Officials Summoned in
Ormsby Case-Charge Him
With Lunacy.
PETER SBURG.

PETERSBURG, VA, Special
Judge Mullen and Clerk Gillian. Of
the Hastings Court; Commonwealth :
Attorney Mann and Chief Of Police
Ragland have been summoned to
Washington TO testify against George
r. Ormsby, who is 10 be tried before
a commission Of lunacy. Ormsby is
the man who swore out a warrant
here short while ago, charging his
wife. who lives here, with using a
forged document to obtain custody of
their boy. alleging that the fraudu.
lent decree was aUtested TO by Judge
STAFFORD, Of a District Of Columbia
court Ex-Governor Montague and
Hin Montague. of Richmond; Judge
Watson, of Chesterfield. and Judge
Barham, OF Newport News, have been
summoned as witnesses for Ormsby.
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Gregory
Gregory.
(Tune-EverybOdy Works But Faith

(Iune-E Everybody Works But Faith
er.)
Has anybody here seen Gregory
Why give us some more timG-
He didn't forget the money
Which he took from the A. G. Line
suppose we all go fishing.
Get the bait and hooks alright.
We won't go round till darkness.
For his diamonds shine SO brigSf
Gregory's coat has been removed
10 a softer place than the dock
e Will all sit up and wait for him
II II takes till one O'clock
Now suppose we catch Lou Gregorv
With half that Doodle on him.
The Doodle, OF course, belongs To Ia
10 take the reward is a sin.
Has anybody here seen Gregory.
Lou Gregory, the missing man.
Who went away from Richmond. s.
With greenbacks in his hand
He went down to the river.
A game of bluff to play.
II SAD because we miss him
But L think he's gone to stay.
GU had better look out for GREGORY.
For Gregory he can shoot,
lie amt afraid Of nothing.
For his gun is loaded to boot
TWO hundred dollars is offered
For the capture or GREGORY
IL a shame to take the money.
Just let him go his way.
zoe Rast Grace.
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Strikers Threaten Violence.

LIVERPOOL. Special. Ship-ownesr
are making vigorous efforts here to
break the seamen's strike and nom
union men are being drafted i'm great
numbers to man the vessels. Many of
the strikebreakers are foreigners,
while large number of the dock
laborers who are taking the places
of strikers are Cinnamon.
Violence is threatened in conse-
quence of the activity OF the Fedora
ton Of Ship Owners to keep traffic
moving.
Strikers are attempting TO prevent
nonunion men from being smuggled
aboard ships and have threatened any
that are caught.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
STRIKE TIES UP
STEAMSHIPS
Ship Owners After Substitute
Crews and English Seamen
Threaten Violence-A Close
Watch Kept to Prevent
Smuggling Substitutes,

LONDON Special.-Owing to the
seamen's strike the liner Minnewasha
was unable to sail for New York to-
uay. The regular crew refused to
sign articles for the journey, and pre-
vented nOn-union~ men from taking
their places.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
AUTOMOBILES FATAL
PLUNGE OVER LEVEE

NASHVILLE, TENN Special
While DR.. w. ]. Allen, his wife and
two children were out driving in an
auto at Rutherford, Tenn. the ma
chine ran off a levee. Mrs. Allen was
crushed 10 death. DR.. Allen was
seriously injured, and one child was
slightly hurt.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
G0ULDS GET HOLD
OF ANOTHER ONE
Newport News Traction Property
is Said to Have Been
Acquired.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA Special
1t is reported here this afternoon that
the local Street Railway and Electric
Company syndicate has consolidated
with the Gould interests.
President w. J. Payne was in con-
ference with William Northrop and
others all day yesterday, and it is said
consolidation was agreed upon then.
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Also Raise Rates to Raise Fund.
Sensational Charges Concern
ing Fruit Dealers.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
Charging that transatlantic steam
ship lines have raised their rates on
Mediterranean fruits shipped to the
United States, and that the amount
OF the increase is being put into a
slush fund to induce Congress to re-
move the tariff on citrus fruits, George
II. Powell. of Los Angeles, is in Wash,
ington today trying to get the whole
situation investigated.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
SEVERE STORM
STR lKES DANVILLE
Wind Threw Automatic Sprink-
lers Loose and Plants Flooded.
Fallen Trees Made Streets
ImpaSSable-Great Dam
age to Many Homes.

DANVILLE, VA, Special.-Day-
light and more careful inspection OF
the havoc Of Sunday storm iusti-
fies the estimate that the aggregate
damage is $4,000, though it MAY
reach 100000.
The Bell Telephone Com pany is per
maps the heaviest individual loser its
poles, cables and wires being nros-
trated everywhere. while zoo phones
are out Of commission. Repair gangs
from Richmond, Lynchburg and Nor
iolk have arrived here or will come
.oday, and il will take at least a week
10 replace poles and cables and re-
store the service completely.
IL Is not possible to secure definite
igures on the losses Of the River
side Mills, John L. Hughes & Co. E.
n. Jones and other factories. A por-
tlon OF the heavy mill construction
wall OF the r.. ]. Reynolds Company's
factory on the river front was swerved
several inches and will have TO he
partially rebuilt.
At the residence of DIR. Mason.
on West Main Street, the storm
tore the porch OF, carried IL over
the house and dumped IL In the
street.
A giant oak was uprooted and hurl-
cd against the porch OF Mrs. Merri-
Wether Lewis residence, HoIbrooke
Avenue. crushing the porch in.
While the city is damaged consid-
erably and its light service put ont
OF commi ssion, the money loss is not
heaVy, although telephone and trolley
wires are lying across light wires.
The Western Union sustained prob
ably two TO three thousand dollars
damage and the Postal much less.
The First Baptist, the Mount Yer
non Methodist and various other
church buildings were slightly dana
aged in the roofs and by leakages' re-
sultant therefrom.
a great tent on Dances Hill. I'M
der which holiness" services were
being attended by a large congrega-
ton. was lifted from the startled
throng, which scattered in every di-
rectlon like char before the wind.
The small organ was blown or
washed into nearby gully and prob
ably ruined.
Almost every church in the CITY
was closed last night. owing TO lack
OF lights or to leakage from water.
| put none is serious loser. Minor
damages are almost universal. almost
every house or premises sustaining
some injury to chimneys, porches
roofs. caves, fencing or flooding
while the destruction of trees and
shrubbery is amazing
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Three Liners STONED.

GLASGOW, Special
The crews of the liners Furnessian,
Ionian and Cassandra deserted as the
vessels were about to sail on their reg
ular transatlantic voyages today, and
they were held up at Greenock. pend
ing efforts to enlist new crews. The
men refused to sign articles under the
lower wage scale.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
Stewards Strike i'm New York.

NEW YORK Special.-F'ifty stew
ards on the Morgan liner Momus quit
work today. They claimed that forty
other stewards and the balance of
the crew, including 100 seamen and
hremen. would leave before the liner
sails. The stewards went out, it was
said, in sympathy with the striking
seamen abroad.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
The Lebanon Ring.

The Lebanon Ring. Cousin John
Hurt Cousin George Gilmer and Cou-
sin Jim Henritze. have DISTINGUISHED
between six or eight hundred Demo-
cratic voters. This is the most dar-
ing thing that has ever been attempt
ed in Russell county politics. The men
left off the voting list are among the
best people OF the county, notwith-
standing this office-seeking Lebanon
Ring say they are "fioaters "-Leba-
non News.
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declare the election null and void.
Judge Barksdale. who will hear the
case, Is one OF the best known MEM
Ders OF the judiciary He has the con-
hdence and respect OF all classes OF
people, and If II shall be proven that
there has been fraud I'm the election
the chances are that somebody will
find themselves confronted with a jail
term. The people are opposed. as a
body, to the sale OF liquor. and they
Will fight the case 20 the hifter end
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ANXlOUSLY AWAIT
ORDERS TO STM KE

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE world
wide strike of seamen, which has been
threatening for months, was begun
today, and if the orders OF the In
ternational Seamen's Union, issued
yesterday from headquarters at
southampton, England. are carried
out, 100000 men will be involved
when the strike gets into fun swing.
Following the receipt of cable dis
patches announcing the beginning of
lated in steamship circles here that
the crews Of foreign and American
vessels now in port would go on
strike at the same time.
Matthew Tearle, secretary of the
american branch of the Sailors and
t1remen's Union, stated today that
the strike would begin in this part
on Friday, If not today. He said that
ne was still waiting for the order to
strike from London, and that the men
themselves were anxious to go out,
and might even do so without word
from him.
Committees have been appointed
here, said Mr.. Tearle, Ito go down
on the piers OF the transatlantic
hners and call the crews out as soon
as the strike order is received"
The La Savoy, of the French Line.
and the Grosser Kurfurst are due
to sail tomorrow. The Arabia, of
the White Star; the Red Star liner
Lapland, the st. Louis. Of the Ameri-
can Line, and the Minnetonka, of the
Atlantic Transport Line. and a num-
Der of coastwise and South Ameri-
can vessels arc all due to leave port
between tomorrow and Saturday
The Cunard liner Carmania will dock
today and the White Star liner
Oceanic Saturday. Tomorrow the
Lusltanta is expected.
Several OF the big companies are
prepared TO meet any emergency.
Full compliments of men have been
engaged to take the places Of striking
seamen. The steamship officials gem
orally felt certain that not one of the
large transatlantic liners would be
delayed in getting of.
From Southampton II was report
cd that, Notwithstanding the strike
order, the new White Star liner Olym-
pic would sail today on her maiden
trip, her coaling having been COM
pleted at o'clock yesterday
May Affect American Coast Lines.
II was stated today that the strike
would in all probability spread to the
coastwise steamship companies, whose
home port is New York. This would
AFFECT the Morgan, Mallory, Ward.
Clyde, Royal Mail and the German
lines plying between New York and
the West Indies.
The Atlantic Coast Seamen's Union
and the Cooks and Stewards Union
will vote on the strike on Friday
night.
Their demands made yesterday
have been refused by all the coast
lines, it is understood.
More Strike Tonight.
ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND Spe-
cial. The chief of the Seamen's Union
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Another WRECK Renorted-

PARIS, Special.-It was reported
from Charlesville. one Of the cities on
the route Of the circuit of Europe air
race, that an unidentified monoplane
had fallen from great height near
Mezieres. No details were given.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29

Prsaldent 8sEiAs His vaOatasa Susv a.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. 6pocsa1---
President Taft win take ale fsraiiv 80
bsVerly; Mass, July 1se, II was an
only July I'd Mr.. Taft viii 70 a.
Marion, Ind, where he will speaE ga
July 18th be win spend In IndlanHnr75-4
Fairbanks
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29
An Earlier Renort


DANVILLE, VA, SpeciaI.-A
windstOrm, attaining cyclonic fury
and followed by a remarkable down
pour OF rain and n terrifying electri-
cal storm, swept over this ciry at $50
O'Clock this afternoon, causing loss
ana damage conserVatively estimated
at from 10000 to $250.O00 While
the bulk of the money damage was
done in the business and manufac-
turing district, many residences suf-
Tered lesser injuries, and the trolley
me- the municipal electrical light
Ing equipment, the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company
the Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph lines all suffered heavy dam
age. Tonight the city is in dark
ness, owing to the prOstration of arc
lght wires, which are entangled with
trolley and telephone wires, necessi-
ta1ng the cutting of the high cur
rent wires for public safety The
PoStal Telegraph Company was closed
tonight, and che Western Union was
trying to get important MESA ge
through via Richmond.
While il is impossible TO secure
full reports of the damage and losses
In all parts of the city or TO esti-
mate the financial loss i'm each of the
cases reported, the following prob
ably include the heaviest individual
losses, exclusive of those to the pub
WI ppi etNipilS, already re-
ferred to:
Trail of the Storm.
Dan River and Riverside Cotton
Manufacturing Company. White mill.
situated at the north end of the Dan
RIVER Bridge, unroOfed and auto
matte SprinklerS set run ming. food
ing the building and doing heavy dam
age to contents of the plant m
other building, known as the Long
mill, on the north side of tho rive
and west of the White mill, was par
TALLY GhrpafeH also.
Leaf tobacco plant of John T..
Hughes n Co, enc of the larsCst
dealers mere, s;Dcoofsd and contents
OF upper floors. consisting Of a largo
quantity of fire tobacco. badly dam
aged by water. Building is also con
siderably damaged.
Leaf tobacco factory of +. IL. Jones
d Co, dealers, at Craghead and New
ton Streets, unruofed and large stock
OF tobacco on the two upper noors
seriously damaged.
Acree's Warehouse. Craghead and
Loyal Streets. large brick tower on
the corner torn away and hurled into
the street and roof damaged.
Roofs Taken Away.
Roofs were partially or wholly torn
from the plants of Dibrell BROTHERS
leaf tobacco brokers, on Bridge
street; the cooperage building of the
Imperial Tobacco Company, Crag-
head Street; storage plant of the