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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-04
JURY IS SELECTED
IN DYNAMITE CASE
DEFENSE INDICATES In WILL
FIGHT EVERY INCH ON
TECHNICALFTIEs.
PROSECUTION is BEGUN
REFERENCE TO DESTRUCTION OF
PROPERTY WILL BE FOUGHT
BY COUNSEL FOR FORTY
SIX DEFENDANTS.
PROSECUTION BEGUN

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Oct. 3----The
leaders charged with nation wide
dynamite conspiracy against open shop
contractors. was completed today.
FIVE minutes after the twelve men,
ten of whom are farmers, one a bank
er and one a grocer had been sworn
in, Charles W. Miller, United States
district attorney. launched into his
opening statement. recitation of SOME
two hundred thousand words. Hardly
had the prosecutor began his sweep
ing allegations against the defendants
than the line of defense was indicated
by w. Newton Harding. chief counsel
Tor the defense. The intimation came
when Harding, at the first mention of
dynamite and nitro giycerine, rose to
interpose an objection that showed
that counsel for the indicted labor
/ leaders intends to take advantage of
every teehntcality the law presents.
Miller began his statement with a gem
eral reference to the conspiracy the
government charges the men were part
of. He spoke Of the destruction
wrought by the dynamite and nitro
glycerine transported by the conspir-
ators.
I'VE object" said Harding. ito ref
| erence to, the destructian caused-<bg
these explosives"
He argued at length that the charge
was Illegal transportation of explosives
in interstate traffic. Reference to de-
struction of property. he asserted, was
no part of the charge. and the defense
would fight testimony referring to 1t.
The court. at length interrupted the
argument. Judge Anderson said he
believed that any evidence tending to
show the motive for which explosives
! were transported was a proper part in
proof of conspiracy charge in this
case.
The objection of the defense aroused
| interest among attorneys who have fol-
/ lowed the trial. They assert con-
| spiracy charge is the most difficult of
all to prove, and that the evident In
tended technical defense In so compli-
Gated a case will increase the govern
ment's difficulties.
sftitpr began his statement by say
! iny the government will show that
each one of the defendants took part
I In the conspiracy.
The scope OF this conspiracy" he
I said was governed only by the boun.
daries OF the country and the period
/! of time involved IL something over
Ave years. The dynarniters have
!, caused giant losn OF plhperty.- and a
heavy loss OF human life. and their de-
predatioris We're deliberately planned
and coidls executed"
The statement, which will probably
l consume. three days. has been care
4 fully prepared. ii includes recall IN
detail OF thu specific charaea In the
I volumiuous indictments and the con-
l nectlon Of each man with the carr.
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Stock in New Corporation That Is
to Oppose american Tobacco Trust
Is Put on Sale on Stock Exchange


NEW YORK. Oct S.--Official con-
firmation was received to-day OF the
fact that the new $5e.eee,e8e tobacco
concern, backed by Daniel G. Reid
and his assistants, has been fully un-
saerwritter. several times as much
underwriting was offered as was
needed. The company will be incor-
porated In a few days in some other
state than New York. Its name has
not been decided upon. . IT. 10 iFess-.
able, however. that the Tobacco Pro-
tuctr company, which was recently
incorporated at Albany. will become a
subsidiary Of the new concern.
In addition to Daniel q. Reid. 1T Is
known that Henry G. Frick. together
with Judge William "A. Moore and
Norman g. Reans, are heavily interest
ed In the new enterprise.
The American Tobacco company is
not Identified with the new concern
at all The new company will not
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make any price war but will seek a
worldwide business. believing that the
tobacco business IL yet in its first
stages OF development. On the curb
today there was considerable excite
ment in the shares OF the Tobacco
Products company The preferred
stock was started at 80. but there
were no actual sales contaminated
until it reached IS, and was rushed
up to t80. =. * 7 = e
Later 1t reacted TO, se. The COM
mon stock was advanced IN the bid
price from 30 to Ito. The closing
price az which it was offered WIS t7c5,
but no transactions We're made In it,
ri il stated that the new COMPANY
will begin business on scale that
will insure payment 81 the full per
cent dividend on the preferred stock.
In addition earnings are expected Ito
be sufiicient to amount TO to per
cent On the common stock.
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Mr., SOUTHWARK TO
SUCCEED FULLER
suPERINTENDENT or MAILS IL no
BECOME THE ASSISTANT
po3TH STE:H.
OTHER PROMOTIONS
MR.. ALLAN RAISES MEN ALL
ALONG THE LINE ON ACCOUNT
or RESIGNATION OF HIS
ASSISTANT.

". Ross Southwark. at present
of mails OF the Rich
mond postoffice. was yesterday chosen
by Postmaster Edgar Allan, Jr., AZ
assistant postmaster to succeed lsa-
iah W. Fuller. whose resignation was
rendered Saturday, The appointment
is effective November list, when As
sistant Postmaster Fuller retires TO
accept a position with railroad con-
tracing concern.
The appointment of Mr. Allan has
TO go to the postmaster general for
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Peace Declared

4. LONDON, Get. g. eAca hns
been declared between Turkey
and Italy. Under the agree
ment OF settlement Turkey atan-
rfons sovereignty over fftpestts. =
the SULTAN. retaining only The
spiritual claims, Turkey avrfes
10 withdraw her tranps and t.
endeaeor to persuade the Arabs
10. lav deNn th.sif s..ss y;-siss stfsfy
agrees To assist Turkey in s.sRs-.
ing her proposed tear, N Nj q
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DIR, JOHN MONCURE
/ DIES IN TRYING TO
SAVE HIS SERVANT
Heart Too Weak to Stand
Plunge Into Cold Water
After Negro Retainer
PEOPLE NEARBY
DECLINE TO AID
City Missionary Passes IN
Stafford County After Ten
Year S Labor in Rich
mond Institutions

Exertion from an effort Tn save
family retainer from drowning yes
terday caused the death of Rev. Dr.
John Mcncure,. city missionary OF
Richmond, who was overcome py
heart failure in Chappawamsic creek
near his summer home ia STANFORD
county Or. Moneure and the SER
want, a negro Familiarity known as
spot" were fishing In row boat,
when the negro fell overheard
Unable 70 swim, spot elutched at
the boat. missed and sank to the bot
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approval, and this official seal is ex-
pected promptly.
A Happy Selection.
The appointment is regarded as a
most happy one. Mr. Southwark Is
young, vigorous. capable and expert
enced and is personally popular. He
has been In the service OF the Rich
mond postoffice for fifteen years and
was promoted several years ago to
the position. of superintendent or
malls In his contact with the pub
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Fifteen PERISH N
WRECK THAT BURNS
PASSENGER CARS
Fifty Escape From Blazing
Cars With Injuries Slight
and Serious
ENGINE is BLOWN
UP BY EXPLOSION
Train Leaves Track When
Being Run at Great Speed
Trying to Make Up
Lost Time

WESTPORT. CONN. Oct go
Probably fifteen dead and fifty in@8
jured is the toll of the wreck here
late this afternoon of the Springfield q
Express. New York bound from Boss
ton. over the New York. New HavenSs
and Hartford railroad.
Of these the great majority OF tho
dead were burned alive in the wrecks
age of the fiimsy wooden PullmAn
cars. which took fire Immediately ar.
ter the crash.
The train, plungins along at ~
speed or forty-five miles an hour
failed to take crossing and wa8
ditched. Immediately afterwards the
locomotive boiler exploded.
The bodies of seven passengers.
most of them women, have already
been taken from the charred debrf1&
of the cars burned beyond recognt~Sz
ton. 1t is believed that many more
victims are still within the ruins
Details as to the exact cause Of
the wreck are meager rs yet It i11
known, however. that the train was
seven minutes late. II Is known also
that the train was being run at 08
speed greatly in excess of the rules
laid down by, the authorities after Aa
similar wreck on the New Haven IN
year ago. which resulted from the
same cause tEtaL Drought ABOUT To-
days disaster.
Extraordinary scenes attended the
catastrophe. The locomotive turned
complete somersault The mail CAR
immediately behind it, was catapauik-s
ed over the top of the engine, and
landed, without wheels, twenty feet
in front, the wheels later being found
beneath the wreckage OF the locomo.
tive.
Auto IL Overturned.
An automobile standing near the
track at the time OF the explosions
was overturned by tho conclusions
and its occupants thrown out. Tree4s
Were uprooted. chickens beheaded.
Agonizing scenes followed. Mem
with their clothing aiame. battled to-!
wrench women free who We're pinned,
down In the burning wreckag0.4
Crowds of rescuers stood by helpless
to aid victims who could plainly b.
seen In the flaming cars.
Following is the list of dead, so far
| as they have been reported.
Mrs. James G. Brady. daughters
in-law of Anthony N. Brady. OF Al-s
bany, ". Y.
| Mrs. Carl Tucker, daughter Of Ans
| thony n. Brady.
-~ Mrs E~P.- Gapit. also daughtcE.
| of MIR. Brady.
| Two unidentified bodies.
| Engineer Clark.
| Fireman Moker.
| The injured:
Mrs. James A. Garfield, arm broSl
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ken.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l. Wade. of In&s
dianapoIis, ribs broken.
James Apis. through baggagemaMSA
bruised and cut about head, not danes
gerously.
Miss Marion knight, bruised and
slight cuts. sEs
Both the latter continued on to-
their destination. Philadelphia.
Philip James OF Lake Forest, ILL.,
head and hands cut and@bruised.
Mrs. Philip James of same town.
cut on leg. fingers and arm cut.
f. L. fIin of Philadelphia, cut on
head and right arm.
Mr.. Franklin of South Framing~%
ham, Mass, taken to Norwalk hos-
pital.
Mrs Anderson. address unkn0wn
bruised and shaken up.
F.. r. Cleveland. porter of Brooks
lyn. \. Y, and j. ID. Silvia. portefIS
Cambridge Mass, injured not serf-
ously.
Mail Clerk Wheeler, injured. dan1
gerously. VA
At midnight the New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company issued
the following statement:
Road Issues Statement.
THE wrecked train formed the
second section of train No. So. II waa
in charge OF Conductor John JenkfnG
and Engineer @. L. Clark. The en-
CINE was No. 1914. The train waaE
Iwestbound.
The accident occurred at T0Wo8a
No. 81 ut 4.4a p. Nj. Engineer Chart
,, and Fireman Charles iokler were
killed In addition to six passenDernss
One mail clerk was severly injureAs
as were twelve passengers.
The trouble was caused when tho
engineer was endeavoring to cro1s
from track No. 1, freight track, M
track No. 3, the express track. ThMs
engine was crossing frog. on which
the switches are reversed SO that III
train could ride them at a fairly goo3S
rate of speed.
After jumping the track the train
ripped up $50 feet Of rails. VIVIAN
the engine jumped the track It took&
| the seven head cars with ii. N0MM3
parlor cars piled on top Of the enS$
CINE. catching fire. The mail an
baggage cars fell to one side.
| One Of the trainmen of the wr41G&3
| ed express declared that the wr4oM
| was WORSE than the Federal Exrr~'
at Bridgeport a year ago. We NAS4
going at tremendous speed. You Ggl y
/ imagine how fast We were going w1
| / tell you that the heavy Iron g1T61(
lon the Mestnort shridEa ghssckle6 A@
cards. The engine was torn to uioc
Nothing but the trucks and wheel
are left. Fortunately for m.
Ihoiler did not explode. The first
lchair cars were burned To the txUo1
| clarke made aesperate efforts til hel
/, the train tai i step. becanse W. fNl
evidences for distance ~ = t8a
where ne tried t0f use Tho 4aM4<
tit only fell osa the road hMd
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and in addition to this another set
of books given in the minutest detail
the history of every expenditure. 1t
is from these latter books that the
annual report gives all needed in
formation as to how every penny
was expended during the year.
The state finances are regulated
and the book records are kept
through some ten or twelve different
funds, such as the state fund, from
which last year there was dispersed
$10,153,202, and which covers all
general state expenses: the school in
vestment fund, from which was paid
S652,934 the state school tax, the
disbursements from which were $5,-
261,640; the local tax on railroad
corporations, the payments from
which aggregated $2~,410,257. etc.
fiscal departments may be gained
from the fact that the total receipts
from all sources during the last
fiscal year were $23,242,607.97.
Some of the accounts kept by the
State Treasurer necessltate q great
amount of detailed labor. For in
stance, the State Treasurer Is the
custodian Of the money In the State
Teachers Retirement Fund. and an
individual account must be kept with
each teacher in the state, numbering
more than $4,000. This Is due tc
the fact that each teacher Is required
by law 0 pay a certain percentage
of their salary into the fund as an
nual dues. The receip's of this
fund this year will amount to about
s150,000, while the payments for
annuities will be about 100000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28
WEATHER EVERYWHERE.

Observations of the United
States weather bureau taken at
8 D. III. yesterday follow:
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
Boards of Registry and Election. in
and for each election district OF the
Township Of Woodbridge. In tho Coun-
ty of Middlesex,. will meet for tn.
purpose of making a registration of
voters. on the day. and between the
hours hereinafter designated, to wit.
Tuesday. September 10, 1912. from one
to nine O'Clock p. m.
Tuesday, September -. 1912, from seven
O'Clock a. m. to mine O'Clock p. m.
Tuesday. October ~. 1912, from one to
nine o'clock p. m.
And that the places Of meeting OIL
the said Board of Registry and Elec-
ton will be as follows:
In the First Election District Of the
First Ward. at the Town Hall. Schooi
street.
In the Second Election District of the
First Ward. at Rowland's store. Greer,
street
In the Second Ward. at the fire hous.
at Fords.
In the Third Ward. at D.. B. s. Hall.
irvine street. Port Reading.
Notice Is also given that a primary
e1e ttnn for all political parties for
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28

election district, at the places. above
specified, at which the said meetings of
the Board of Registry n Election are
TO be held.
The first election district of the First
Ward is described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the
centre line of Amboy avenue with the
line of the City of Perth Amboy, thence
following the line Of the Second Elec-
ton District of the First Ward, to the
centre line of Woodbridge Greek;
along Woodbridge Creek to the line OF
the City Of Perth Amboy, and thence
following. said city line to the place
The Second Election District Of he
First Ward is described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the
centre line of Amboy avenue with the
line of the City of Perth Amboy; theme.
running northerly along the centre
line of Amboy avenue to Main street;
thence easterly along the centre line
northerly along the centre line OF
School street to Green street; themes
easterly along the centre line of Green
street to the centre line of Railway
Heard's Brook. at the mouth of the
Railway avenue sewer: thence down
Heard $ Brook to Woodbridge Creek.
thence aortherly with SAID creek 10
thence northwesterly. along the In.
between the First and Third wards to
the Port Reading Railroad, at the IN"
tersectlon of said railroad with
Georges road; thence southwesteriy
along the line between the First and
Second wards and the line Of the First
Ward to the place of beginning.
The Second Ward constitutes one
election district.
The Third Ward constitutes one cleo
tion district.
Witness my hand this fifth day Of
September. 1912.
ANDREW KEYES,
Clerk of the Township of Woodbridge.
1882 Ct Dew Non
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To the Voters of the Third Congress

To the Voters of the Third Congress
ional District:
Having won the nomination for
Congress N the Republican Primary
and having been endorsed by the Pro-
gressive Party, | respectfully solicit
your support at the polls.
If you believe in the Protective
Tariff principles, which have made
this a prosperous country, so does
Brown.
If you believe that there should be
a revision of some of the schedules, so
does Brown.
If you believe that this should he
done by a commission composed of the
best men to be had in the country, 50
does Brown.
If you believe that the Democratic
Congress, of which Mr.. Scully is a part
of the majority, is playing politics by
months ago to restrict immigration, so
does Brown.
If you believe that Mr.. Scully has
failed because of his assignment to
the committee on Rivers and Harbors
Appropriations, to secure for his dis
trict larger sums for the improving
and maintaining of the waterways in
his District than the Chief of Engi-
neers of the War Department recon-
mended, so does ~ wn.
If you believe Mr.. Scully has failed
to represent you as he should, because
of negiecting his opportunities, SO does
Brown.
If you believe all of these, discharge
your present servant and vote for
Brown, and give him a chance to prove
his worth.
Mr.. Browns name will be the first
one on the ballot after the names of
the Presidential Electors. Use a
black pencil in placing a x in the
square opposite his name; if you use
any other colored pencil you will in
validate your ballot.
(This adv. paid for by B. F. S. Brown
Conn.,
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The EVENING NE VS. has the
.areest ctrculetion IN the county.
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making nominations will be held by
the said Board Of Registry and Election
in each election district Of said town
ship. on Tuesday. the Gath day of Sep
TENDER. 1912. between the hours OF
even o'clock q. m. and nine o'clock y.
m, at the places aforesaid in each DIS
trict.
Notice Is also given that an election
will be held In the said Township of
Woodbridge. On Tuesday. the fifth day
Of November, 1912. between the hours
Of six o'clock In the forenoon and sew
en- o'clock In the evening, for the pur-
pose OF electing electors of President
and vice-President of the United
States, a Member of the House of Re-
personalities. a State Senator, a Cor
oner. three members of the General
Assembly. two members of the Town
ship Committee from each ward, one
member-at-large of the Township Com
mittee an Assessor of Taxes, a Road
Supervisor. two Justices of the Peace,
two Constables. two Surveyors of High
ways, also for making Township APP
preparations, and expressing the pre-
ference of the voters for United States
Senator.
Said election will be held II each
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28
M'FARLAND AS
C0UNTERFE|TE
Recently Acquitted Of Wife
Murder in Newark.

New York, Oct. 2S.-On a charge OF
counterfeitlng fifty cent pieces Allison
Mcfarland, recently acquitted In
Newark, N. j., Of having murdered his
men.
mcfarland first started to copy the
silver coins when he was in the Essex
county jail waiting to be tried a sec
ond time for murder, To while away
the time he made molds of tin foil by
rubbing the tin foil over coins aud
then filled the mold with candle drip
pings. He strung these molds up
around his cell, and the federal author.
tiles learned Of them and decided to
watch MacFarland when he came out.
He denied to federal detectives that
the Idea came to him Of counterfeiting
fifty cent pieces by this new method
and asserts that it merely suggested a
way Of making cheap copies of ex
pensive silver ornaments of original
foil and then filling the mold with a
composition. He used coins in expert
menting with this process because he
had started with them. He did not
seem TO know that attempting to du'
plicate United States currency for any
purpose is unlawful.
Detectives Raid Flat.
After MacFarlaDd was acquitted he
went to live at 100 West One Hundred
and Sixth street under the name Of AL
lison Mason. Remembering his pas
time while in jail, secret service men
watched him constantly, and some pur
chases he made recently of silver foil
and solder and other articles which
might be used in counterfeiting caused
them to call on him at his rooms aud
such material. They dropped in on
Mcfarland Saturday afternoon and
found In his rooms molds Of fifty cent
pieces and In his pockets about fifteen
unfinished coins. some OF which had
been completed on II side.
They were not particularly good
counterfeits. but Mcfarland told them
that hts work of copying silver pieces
WAS still In the experimental stage
He had at first tried making plaster
casts OF the coins and her filing them
with a composition. Then he covered
the result with silver foil, which didn't
look very even and didn't stick well.
Taken to Police Station.
His next idea WAS to 20 back to his
original Idea of making molds of the
silver foil and filling them with the
composition. which worked a little bet
ter. 1t was this style of imitation
which was found In his room. He did
not use acids In the work. and John
Henry. who Is taking Chief william
Flynn's place as head Of the secret
service while Mr.. Flynn In working for
the aldermunic investtga ton. says he
does not think the acids found in Mac,
Farland's home in Newark. where his
wife died. had been used for the pur
pose Of copying coins.
He was taken to the Old Slip station.
where he WIS locked up under the
name Of John Williams. and he will be
arraigned before Commissioner Shields
MacFarland lived alone at the One
Hundred and Sixth street house. and
so far as the detectives could learn he
has not yet married Bunny" Brom-
ley, whose letters TO him were read In
The murder trial and made something
If a sensation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28
JOHN D. GIVES 100000.
But Denver University tMsthodist)
Must Raise $1,000 Additional.

Denver, Oct. %. Conditional upon
the raising of S300.0OO additional In
Colorado. John ID. Rockefeller has per
sonaily authorized the general educa.
ton board OF the Rockefeller founda
ton y, donate Sl0D.0O to the Denver
university, Il Methodist institution. to
DO used mainly for the erection OF new
buildings, The a30O.OO0 must be OBJ
tained before the Rockefeller donation
liz available, AS II result Methodists
throughout the state will be organized
and a whirlwind campaign conducted
to raise the required sum,
Denver university Is presided yer
10y Henry a. Buchtei. former governor
Of Colorado,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28
oepsrai Darlington Dead.

Boston, Oct, 2s~.-Brigadier General
Henry Bsebe Darlington, eminent IN
literature, wal and law, died at his
hons In Hyde PARK General CARING
ton was born in Wailinkford. Conn.
In 1894, While living In Columbus
0sas#al Oarrinstsn aided In tbs foFN
nsteH Of the hspublican party,
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| MINK has owe o $40 State
street to 27S State street First
class tailoring done. specially In
suits and skirts, also cleaning and
~,";,y- tome At The lovPSJ prices.