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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
AMERICAN FORCE
sent TO CUBA
Seven Hundred Marines Off
for Guantanamo.
NEGRO REBELLION SERIOUS
euspielon That the Cuban Government
Might BE Tempted To En-
courage RebelIIous
Movement.

4 philadelphia United States
transport Prairie sailed from the
Philadelphia Navy Yard with full
regiment of marines under sealed or.
ders for Cuba.
Only one-third the amount Of beef
intended as provisions was aboard,
about 10000 pounds having been re-
jected by inspectors as it was about
to be loaded upon the vessel because
1t did not meet contract requirement.
The hour set for sailing was changed,
and an effort made to secure other
beef to replace that which had been
condemned, but hurry orders from
Washington caused the vessel to leave
with about 10000 pounds Of meat. It
had been intended to take 10000
pounds.
The Prairie had already been load
ed with 100000 rounds of small arm
ammunition, three three-inch steel
field pieces and six automatic guns,
as well as coal, tents and provisions
for the marines when the rejected beef
arrived at the dock.
Col. Lincoln Karmany, OF the Nor
folk Navy Yard. Is in command OF the
marines who sailed The regiment OF
$50 men is made up Of detachments
from Brooklyn, Washington, An.
napolis and other points, as well as
from the local yard.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
PLANS TO CREATE
MILITARY RESERVE
TIIson, Has Scheme to be Pre-
pared for War.
ARMY IS INADEQUATE
Quarter Million Men Ready FOR
Emergency ~ Avoids Expense OF
Large Standing Army, But Gives
Real Preparedness.

Washington-A plan for the crea.
tion OF 4 military reserve that viii in
sure force OF nearly a quarter OF
million trained. men is propoued in q
bill introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Tilson, OF Connecticut.
He framed the bill after studyinR
conditions among the troops ON the
Mexican frontier 4 year aKo and after
consultation with many high Army and
War Department onicials It is pro-
nounced BY military men to be the
most important military leRialation
since the CiyH War.
The Connecticut Representative has
sfarted out with two propositions to be
met: First that the Army OF the Unit
ed States with the national guard ~
1T now exists) il entirely inadequate
for national defenne in case OF war.
Second. that the people Of the United
States do not desire and should not be
compelled to maintain regular stand
ing army large enough for ADEQUATE
defense In time Of war.
Under present conditions he esti-
mates that "a. 900 regulars and 80 900
national guardsmen could probably be
put into the field within 80 days in
case OF war; Under his bill, he says,
there could be put into service In the
same time, $4,000 regulars and 16O, 600
militia.
The plan is based ON the policy Of
keeping in tolch with the enlisted men
of the regular Army. Navy. Marine
Corps and National Guard who have
been trained IN military tactics, 50
that these men could be called to the
colors in time OF actual war. The
men in the reserves will be brushed up
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
GREATEST STEAMER AFLOAT
Three WIrelsss Operators and TWO
First Officers, One OF Whom
Will Pc Responslbls For
Navigation.

Hamburg, Germany.-The Hamburg
American Lines new mammoth trans
Atlantic steamer Imperator, the big.
gest vessel in the world, was success.
fully launched here Thursday. EN-
peror, William acted as sponsor.
The launching weight Of the I'm
perator was 29,755 tons. but when
completed 1t is believed she will dis
place about $4,000 tons.
Among the. innovations introduced
into the new vessel as result OF the
Titanic tragedy the company has de-
termined to swing cupboard the life
boats, in which room Is provided for
every soul carried bys the steamer.
The Imperator will carry three wire
less operators, thus providing for con
tipuous service. The dynamo for the
illumination. of the vessel and for the
wireless apparatus Is to be carried
above the water line The Imperator
will also carry two first officers, one
Of whom will be solely responsible for
the navigation and security OF the
vessel.
The Imperator Is under subsidy OF
the German Navy, and in time of war
can be pressed into transport service.
When the Titanic, Olympic, Lusitania
and Mauretania were built, 1t was ru.
mored In diplomatic circles that Eng.
land boasted she could transport an
entire army to German territory over
night. and Immediately it was an
nounced that Germany would build the
biggest ship.
The recent loss of the White Star
leviathan Titanic gave rather som
Der tone to today's ceremonies; but,
nevertheless, there was q chorus OF
ringing cheers when the monster YES
sci slid into the water.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
MORE TROOPS If NEEDED.
5000 Men Could BE On the Way In a
Few Days.

Washington-The Cuban military
authorities admit that the situation is
serious, but think they can control
1t. The government is said to be re-
ceiving offers of service from various
organizations and individuals. "A party
o! congressman left Havana for their
respective districts in the disafected
regions to make an effort to affiliate
the negroes. It is reliably reported to
the State Department that many peo-
pie consider the movement designed
to provoke Intervention.
No explanation was volunteered at
the department of the receipt of the
report about provoking intervention.
But It has been matter OF discus
sion for some time among the Diplo-
matte Corps here that the Cuban gov
eminent itself might be tempted to
encourage rebellious movement In
the hope of securing a continuance In
power by American backing.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
ONE MILLION FOR EDUCATION
Target contrIbutien ls $4,000 and
Gees TO osorss Peabody College
Fer Teachers At Nashville.
*, Tonnesses.

New Ycrk.-NssTiy 100000 was
contributed to the cause Of education
by the General Education Board,
founded by John D. Rockefeller At Its
meeting here.
OF this sum 100000 was appro.
priatsd for distribution among hye
colleges. the largest contribution.
$3.50, 900, going to the George Peabody
College for Teachers, Of Nashville,
Tenn, for the establishment Of the
Seaman A. Knapp School of Country
Life. The other colleges awarded ap-
preparations are:
! Beloit College, Beloit, Wis, 500, 900.
Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
500. 600.
Manchester College, st. Paul, $780,
600.
University Of Rochester, Rochester.
N. Y, 100000.
It II explained that the gifts to the
colleges mentioned are all conditional
upon an equal sum being raised by
the respective institutions.
Aside from the college appropria-
lions. the sum OF $4,000 was set aside
for demonstration work In agricul,
ture In the Southern States, for pro-
fessors of secondary education in
State universities Of the South and to
aid the work Of negro education in
the South. The demonstration work
appropriation is $4,000. The mis-
cellaneous appropriations were:
For professors Of secondary educa-
ton In the several State universities
OF the Southern States, $4,000.
For supervision of negro rural
schools In Kentucky, North Carolina
and Virginia, $4,000.
To three negro ools-Hampton
Institute, Hampton, Va; Tuskegee In
stitute, Tuskegee, Ala, and the Spell
man Seminary, Of Atlanta. Ga.-the
sum Of $4,000.
What may be regarded as the
boards most important appropriation
was that for the establishment of the
Seaman A. Knapp School Of Country
Life. The late DR.. Seaman A. Knapp
had been in charge for the past 10
years of the farmers cooperative
demonstration work in the South.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
NEGRO BURNED
At THE STAKE
A FIend's Brutality Eiendishly
Avenged IN Texas.
VICTIM coNFfssEs CRIME
After the Wretch Had Made Comics
sion He was Taken From
sherIffs' Posse ~ TWO
Thousa1d Cltlxens.

Tyler. Texas, Dan Davis, q negro.
was burned tS death at a stake in the
streets OF Tyler after he had con-
fassed to assauiting Mtsa Carrie John
son. Of this city. . week ago. Two
thousand persons participated in the
lynching.
Davis was brought here from
Athens, Texas. When members Of
the aherifrs posse arrived 1t the jail
with the negro they were confronted
by several hundred citizens, who
waited until the black man had writ
ten his confession. then demanded
that he be turned over to them.
Ofacers and citizens who had gath
cred inside the Jail protested, but
finally surrendered the negro to the
mob, whose numbers made protests
useless, the officers ray. From the
Jail the prisoner was led to the public
square, whore several wagon loads Of
wood had been piled.
Davis had signed a statement con-
Tossing to the assault, but before the
match was touched to the pile OF wood
on which the negro had been bound
by the mob he was again asked IL he
were guilty.
Il am guilty" he cried, and a
moment later the flames were leaping
high about his head.
He was tied to a rail and after he
reiterated his confession a match was
applied and the flames enveloped him.
The mob stood around the fire until II
died down and little was left but
charred bones and ashes.
The work OF the lynchers was done
quickly and quietly. The determine
ton of the men who had the execu-
ton in charge appeared to have a
SOLDERING effect upon them.
In his written statement Davis told
how he and another negro attacked
Miss johnson, who Is the daughter of
a farmer, as she was walking along
a railroad track to Tyler, in midafter-
noon Monday, May 10.
While the girl herself did not
identify her assailant, he was identi
fed by man who claims to have
seen him IN the neighborhood soon be-
fore the crime was committed. The
girls condition is critical.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
RlcAEsoN BURIED.
Body Rests Beside Grave OF PaternaI
Grandparents.

Lynchburg, Va-The burial OF Clar.
ence " T. Richeson, who paid the
penalty in Boston for the murder of
Avis Linnel1, took place here at the
old Richeson nome at the foot hills
OF the Blue Ridge, after the body had
been hauled in a springless farm
wagon by long detour over the rough
est roads OF Amherst county from
Amherst Courthouse. The body was
not laid by the grave of the former
minister's mother, but five miles
distant and beside the graves OF his
paternal grandparents. Only the inn
mediate family witnessed the burial,
the brothers and several near rela-
tives of the executed man acting as
ipallbearers, as well as assisting in
filling the grave.
So great was the desire Of the fam
lily. for privacy that the body was taken
In roundabout way through Amherst
Courthouse and was out of the village
before the residents knew it had ar
rived.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
Mothers Drives yaIIer. Away.

Durant. Okla. Angered because
her son Leon had been jailed ON a
burglary charge. Mrs. James Mitchell,
armed with revolFers. drove away the
prison deputies at Bokchito. then with
an AZ broke into the JAN and liberated
the young man. Mrs. Mitchell and
her sen hurried away in wagon. The
deputies organized q posse and the
youth was recaptured HE mother
made ~ resistance
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
kilograms Mailed.

Washington. That thousands OF
kilograms for which money is accept
ed are sent by mail to their destina-
tion, was the assertion made by Rep
resentative Cary. Of Wisconsin, and
President s. J. Konenkamp, OF the
Commercial Photographers Union of
America. in their testimony before the
House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, which is now con-
sideFfng q bill requiring the filing time
to be placed on all kilograms.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
NAV Move on eur.

Washington. The Cuban disturb
ances were suddenly thrust upon Con
gress. when the Senate. after brief
discussion, passed resolution in.
structing the Committee on Cuban
Pe'atinns to investiFate and report
upon necessary legislation to deter.
mlne when and how the United States
should exercise the right to intervene
under the so-called Plat amendment
law. The committee, headed by Sen.
ator Page. of Vermont. will consider
the questions Is speedily as possible.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
Mlnlatar Suicide.

Pittsburgh. Pa Delirious from ~.
phoid fever. Rev. H. G, Buisch, an
Episcopal minister. escaped from his
nurses at a hospital here and jumped
from the window offa corridor. dying
from his injuries 40 minutes later.
Mr.. Busch came to Pennsylvania from
New York state. whore he had held
charges at Hamburg and Middleport.
He was born in Batavia. and was
graduated from the Delaney Divinity
SCHOOL in Syracuse in 1902
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
y. s. suing Over Glass Eyes.

Chicago. The United States versus
1853 glass eyes. is the title Of suit
brought in the Federal Court here BY
United States District Attorney VIII
kerson. The action Is In the form Of
q libel against the glass eyes seized
by the Collector of Customs from .
Chicago optical concern. The Gov
eminent charges that the eyes were
smuggled into the country from Eu-
rope and that no declaration was
made at the port Of New York
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
Thaw Denied Jury Trial.

White Plains. N Y. Supreme Court
Justice Keogh here handed down his
decision denying the motion of Harry
K. Thaw for a trial ~ Jury In Thaw's
latest attempt to be released nom
Matteawan Asylum for the Criminal
Insane The decision was written on
the back Of the motion papers, and
simply says the trial by jury is denied.
There was no opinion filed.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

The cotton manufacturers still cling
to the idea exemplified in that sugges-
ton of boosting the market by getting
Chinese to lengthen their shirts Now
they want women to widen their
skirts.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
Expense. 81 EIsetlena s14. 900.

Washington The Secretary Of the
Treasury transmitted to Congress an
estimate Of $4,000 to be appropriated
to defray the expense 81 bringing the
electoral vote on president and vice.
president to Washington 1t the be-
ginning Of the next session Of Con
gresS.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
SET HENS IN COFFIN.
Farmer Hoped Not To Die Till Chicks
Were Matched.


North Adams, Mass.-When Edward
D Pomeroy was buried Thursday in
the little mountain town OF auckland
in coffin that he constructed with his
own hands, strange plea made by
the old man to q doctor to save his life
for two weeks came to light.
"Can't you keep me alive two
weeks?" asked the Ill man, anxiously.
why do you want to live just two
weeks?" asked the doctor
well, you see. " he replied. Il have
six hens setting in that coffin and I'd
rather not disturb them until they're
Matched"
But Pomeroy died Wednesday and
new nests were found for the hens.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
No Toll For American .y.,,.l,

Washington. BY vote Of lat to
i2s the House reafarmed its decision
that no toll should be charged Ameri-
can vessels engaged in coastwise trade
for passage through the Panama
Canal. The provision was bitterly
fought and the result was received
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

A New York court holds that man
with an income Of 100000 a year is
not In affluent circumstances. At the
same time, he is able to buy square
meal occasionally, and hand the waiter
q modest tip.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
NAVIGATION CONGRESS.
President Attends Meeting In Phlla.
delphIa.

UelpHtAs
Philadelphia-Preside Taft open.
ed the twelfth International Naviga,
ton Congress here With an address Of
welcome to the foreign and United
States delegates. He arrived from
Washington with IS Of the Diplomatic
Corps.
Taft said that the international dis.
cussion Of navigation problems tends
to encourage universal peace and
spoke of the efforts of his administra.
ton to conclude arbitration treaties
with Great Britain and France.
"Just now we are suffering a little
halt" he said, .but know the hearts
Of the American people BEG: high In
the hope of universal peace and, the
settlement of all disputes by judicial
decision.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

A New Jersey woman got verdict
from i sympathetic Jury against an
ungallant man who called her IAN old
maid" It is necessary to impress the
fact that old maids in these feminist
times are as extinct az the dodo.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

The Englishman who had walking
stick made Of the love letters he had
received during his courtship possibly
would Be peeved II the young woman
borrowed 1t and wore>it out over his
shoulders.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

A Chicago citizen has been arrested
for dancing on the street in costume
consisting Of nothing but a hat Chi
cago policemen never did care for
classic dancing.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

An Ohio farmer is said to have re
covered from an attack of blindness
when two Of his teeth were extracted.
but It probably was the dentists bill
that opened his eyes.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

The reason why ship 10 called
-shec appears to be because the ship
IL always alleged to be '.the last word
In naval construction" and never turns
out to be.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

An aviator claims that he was
forced to descend by an attack of sea-
gulls, but II he had been a real dyed
in the wool nature fakeF he would
have made It flying fish
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
WOMAN SUMMED 10 DEATH.
Was wHs o. Leasskssper Of Senator
DavIs' Home.

Elkins. ". aArs. Belle Phares,
aged 81 wife Of tha lodgekeeper ut
araceland. the farm Of ex-United
States Senator Davis. was burned to
dsath and her husband. Page Phares,
was serlousIy injured when 1rs de.
gtroyed the lodge residences
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
italy Told. OF Frisco.

Rome.-The San Francisco EXPOSE.
ton Committee. which Is touring the
Continent In the interest of the Pan
anna Pacific Exposition, was presented
to the King and Premier Giolitti by
the American ambassador.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
U. s. CONSUL KILLED.

Frank Hin Meets Tragic Death In =
German Hotel.
Frankfort-on-theMain. Germany
United States Consul General Frank
D Hill, of Minnesota, was killed by
falling over the railing of the staircase
In big hotel here. He was found on
the ground noor with broken skull.
1t Il assumed the fatal accident was
caused By spell Of giddiness. There
were no witnesses to the tragedy.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
Bomb Wrecks Newspaper Building.

Bomb Wrecks Newspaper Building.
El Paso. Texas-A bomb thrown at
the front windows OF the office of Paso
Del Norte, Spanish newspaper. pub
lished in the heart OF the city and
supporting the Madero Government,
wrecked portion of the front Of the
building. No one was injured.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

And now the peanut crop Is threat.
ened BY . parasite. The country may
have to drop politics for = while and
turn ito attention to the succor 81 this
necessity Of lie,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

A bird in New York robbed a wom-
IN " her feather torn from her hat
BY the wind. If ever there was case
Of retributiye justice. this was one.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
HOUSE WANTS TO ADJOURN.

VIII carly Out I5s- FFogFam 81 Get
' Away June IS.
Washington The House is holding
to its program for adjournment about
June Is, though no understanding has
been reached with the Senate leaders,.
who are not optimistic.
Representative Underwood an.
nounced that the program for ad-
journment June is. must be carried
out so far as the House is concerned.
He said he would Insist on sidetrack-
ing all Legislation there In favor Of the
appropriation bills and few measures
of imperative Importance
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

A doctor says that card playing
stupefies the mind. Evidently the doc
tor never sat in game with two good
poker players
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

A Connecticut youth has played the
piano continuously for IS hours. which
gives the endurance record to his
neighbors. ~ y
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
Portunal 70 MithdrA,1.

Lisbon, Portugal The chamber Of
deputies voted to abolish the tcrtu-
guese legation at the Vatican.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

A Chicago woman IL seeking divorce
because Of her husbands fondness for
onions. Sour pigs feet are, however,
worse still.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
FLUID MATER BARRED.
Department Rules That Canned vsse.
tables Must Not Float.

tables Must Not Float.
Washington. Canned vegetables
must be vegetables mot q few stray
peas or beans floating around, hope
lessly lost, In watery waste of juice
OF other preseryatiye, according to a
revolutionary pure food ruling an
nounced by the Department of Agri
culture Excessive use OF fluids in
canned foods will be prohibited, the
departments edict declares. Limited
use of juice, brine. syrup or other mat.
ter will be permitted, but only UNI
cient to I'LL natural gaps between the
solid matter.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

The newest two American battle.
Ghips WIN be the nrst in the world
to group three 14-ineh guns ID single
tnrrsti
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

A Chicago Judge has ruled that
man il not competent to help select
his. wife's gowns. Hooking them 10
mans speciality.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

A man who was once railroad
president is now a beggar In New
York. Couldn't he get Job as q
palace car porter?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

Women FIRST should be the rule in
the street cars as well az on the
liners.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

Charles Frohman, who Is in a po-
sition to know. would have us believe
that tall chorus girls have run short
OF popularity
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

While the unsuitable ship gets
them once In awhile. the revolver that
was not loaded adds steadily to the
mortuary statistics.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30

The male mosquito does not bite
anyone. He gives precedence TO the
-ieay.