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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
EVERYTHING QUIET
e IN CARROLL COUNTY
Governor Hears Nothing, but Is
Determined to Continue Hunt.
Question of Venue.
RIC HM Nd. VA-Snecial-

r G II NJ o N D, VA.-Special.-
Not word answered Governor
Mann Monday afternoon, when he was
asked If he had heard from Carroll
county
This means that Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards are still at large,
for the chief executive has directed
the Baldwins to telegraph or tele-
phone him every development from
day to day.
The hunt for the fugitives is being
continued, however. and viii not be
abandoned, Governor Mann declares,
until every member Of the Allen gang
is taken-dead or alive. He is deter
mined that the Hillsville murders
shall not go UNPUBLISHED.
Following his conference with the
detectives several days ago, the Gov
ernor sent them back into the noun
tains with instructions TO redOuble
their efforts to capture Allen and Ed
wards The very next day il was re-
ported that the two outlaws had been
taken. This, however. proved to be
a false alarm brought out OF the
mountains by a frightened mail car
rier who had been given the misin-
formation by a farmer.
The State is very unwilling to begin
the trials OF those members Of the
gang already caught until all of the
outlaws are behind the bars. Should
an attempt be made to convict the
prisoners now in the Roanoke jail be-
fore the others are caught it is feared
that they will be able to clear them
selves by throwning the blame or a
large part of it upon the remaining
fugitives.
Judge Waller Steplas, who will pre-
side at the trial of the Aliens and
E6wardseS, is now in Grayson county.
He has heard argument as to the pro-
posed change of venue, and will prob
ably announce his decision within the
next few days. He is at that time
expected to name the date upon which
the trials will begin.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18

the plant for alleged violation OF the
revenue laws
In this connection It has developed
that the Bank OF Manchester holds a
company. which adds 20 the complex
lily OF the litigation. The law dis
tinctly fOrbids distilleries 70 encum-
Der their realty-or. rather. forbids
the acceptance Of the bonds OF such
concerns by the collectOr-but it is
the plant and fixtures.
Those examined today as witnesses
were Colonel Chapman. the revenue
agent, and Collector Lowry. The lat
ter told Of the discovery of two buried
tanks found at the distillery January
Sth. which excited suspicion. Before
much progress was made in the TAX
ing or testimony the court was ad-
Journed until tomorrow
a Sood part of last week was con-
sumed by the trial of Oren T. Bur
roughs, the stOrekeeper-gauger. &C
cused Of receiving brides from Off
GERS of the Broad Rock Company.
Three other indictments have grown
OUT OF the same charges One. a six
teen-cOunt bill, names as defendants
clarence Il. Wood, John NJ Rhea
Oharles Johns, Charles Miller, Henry
Evans and Luther w Williams
1hese are charged with having
Illegally removed certain spirits from
-,'N''-A NA7NAAAtAg NO OF the Broad
Rock company. to places other than
the warehouses authorized by law
According to the Indictment the Of
IenseS were committed in November |
and December. 1911.
a second Indictment alleges that
clarence b Wood, president OF the COM /
pany, on various OCCASIONS paid varfOus
sums TO Oren T. Burroughs, the Govern |
ment store keeper-gauger. with the pur- /
pose OF influencing him TO allow Ger
tain quantities OF spirits to go untaXed. /
a third Indictment Jointly charges |
wood and John NJ. Rhea with being en-
gagged illegally in the business of rec J
timers and with rectifying 6.1S5 gallons {
OF Whiskey on which no tax was paid
The accused are also charged with fail I
ure TO eep the records required by law.
10 Attend Instruction Camp.
The OFFICERS camp of instruction.
to be held at Winchester May 10th
18th. will be attended by all officers
OF the Richmond Blues. both staff
and line having agreed The Adju-
tant General has already received the
applications.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
RURL DEFIANCE At
Miners union

WILKES-BARRE, PA, Special
open defiance OF the Miners Union
operations in the anthracite field was
started Monday at two washeries, but
the hrst move of the company's Gre
ated no serious trouble.
The washeries Of W. T. PAYNE. at
Luzerne. and the West End Coal Com
pany, at MocanaQua, started running
at 1ull capacity. The PAYNE vasherv
mas n capacity Of about 400 tons daily
ana the West End Company can pre-
pare 1000 tons daily at its plant.
only the coal that is necessary for
the operation of these washeries is
10 find its way into the local market
The miners leaders called all union
men from the work. but the COM
panies had enough imported workers
10 man the washerieS. The action of
the operators came at n rather mop
perfume time for the union leaders.
The district leaders and their sec
retaries will leave Tuesday for the
Philadelphia conference. and during
their absence the local union heads
are in charge Of the situation.
The district presidents-John T.
Dempsey, John Fahy and Thomas
kennedy-will be accompanied only
by their secretaries when they leave
for Philadelphia.
President White has decided that
this Will be enough men to present
the cases OF the miners.
President White has the right to
call in the national board member
from each district. The miners de-
clare they will accept no compromise
on union recognition.
The suspension of work has now
lasted one week. and the losses to all
directly affected, according to esti-
mates based upon official figures. is
over eight and a half million dollars.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
RHEA And WOOD
g tS:.133 ARE INDICTED
FEDERAL, GRAND JURY CHARGES
BROAD ROCK DISTILLEI{Y OF
FICltRS WITH y $6SO3 FRAUD.

RICHM OND, VA, Special. -
The grand jury of the United States
District Court Monday returned a
seNen-count indictment against Clar-
ence Il. Wood and John M. Rhea,
president and manager respective
ly OF the Broad Rock Distilling Com
pany, OF Chesterfield county, who are
charged with failing to enter upon
their books, as required by law, 6,1S5
gallons of spirits manufactured at
their plant. This means that the two
men are accused OF defrauding the
government out Of at least $6,SO3.5O,
as the tax on whiskey is $1.1O a gall
lon.
Three counts of the indictment
name specific dates when. according
TO the allegations. the defendants con-
cealed part Of the output of their
disullery for the purpose of evading
taxation The indictment charges that
the defendants, on November 11th,
concealed eighteen and one-half bar
rels: on December 23d. seventeen
barrels. and at other times during
November and December 1911. III ~
barrels. 1t is further alleged that the
defendants unlawfully carried on the
business of rectifiers.
The indictments against Wood and
Rhea, II would appear, are a further
outgrowth of the prosecution of Oren
T. Burroughs, storekeeper-gauger of
the Broad Rock Distillery. who Is
charged with receiving brides given
him TO assist in the cheating of the
revenue department.
Another indictment returned yester-
day by the same grand jury charges
William Harris with tampering with
the malls. It is alleged that on Octo-
Der 18th, while employed as a postal
clerk in the railway mail service, ne
opened a registered letter in transit
between this city and Burkeville. It is
further charged that he broke the
seal of a special delivery letter.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
RISING WATER DOES
100000 DAMAGE
Wnoosd and North Brs1sk
Rivers Overlooking Their
Banks at Montpelier.

MONTPELIER. VT, Special
damage estimated at not less than
100000 has already been caused ~
TINS city by floods and the waters are
still rising.
Main Stree, in the hearouH
the business district. was a Hood az
racing waters several feet deep. State
Street also is flooded.
The Montpelier and Wells Rive
hailrOad tracks. Tor a half mile above
the station, are under water and the
Talh service TO Barre was conceIIed.
Barre is believed TO be no betteR
on as the floods struck that city first
As the cellar OF the Western Unksz
4eleSraph Company here was flooded.
WIRE communication with the neigh
boring city is difficult
The loss i'm Barre is estimated to
day at S25.OOO.
Not for a dozen years has the VT
nooski River and the North Branch
beenso high.
The streams have swollen from
twelve to fifteen feet above normal
and are still rising.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
DENEEN WILL
REMAIN NEUTRAL
TELLS ROOSEVELT HE HAS HIS
OWN POLITICAL TROUBLES.
AFTER REELECTION.

SPRINGFIELD, I'LL, Special
Governor Deneen. In a talk with Col
onel Roosevelt Sunday. told the ex-
President that he will remain neutral
In the Illinois primary.
The Governor had the Colonel at
tne executive mansion as a dinner
guest sunday, and later on privately
explained TO Roosevelt that he con-
sidereo II practical politics not to in
terfere in the nomination race.
The Governor will stand aside as
ne has all along. in the Taft Roosevelt
SSampaign, and let the opposing camps
nght II out Deneen Is trying to cap
ture the gubernatorial nomination Cor
a third term.
All he wants, he told the Colonel, Is
70 Keep the party solidly together so
that II he gets the nomination for the
governorship he will be reelected.
While the Taft and Roosevelt forces
have been galloping over the State in
slashing race. the Governor has been
worrying over campaign ex-Gover-
nor Yates is making to snatch the
gubernatorial nomination away.
The Roosevelt men have Governor
Deneen to thank for the preferential
primaries. He is unwilling to go any
further
When Roosevelts managers i'm Chi
cago were loudly eChoing the ex-
Presidents cry for a vote of the peo-
pie on the presidential nomination
sentiment, the Governor gave his
promise TO sign bill providing for
the primaries IL Roosevelt leaders
could get two-thirds of the Iegisla-
tors to vote for the measure.
1t went through by an even larger
vote and Deneen kept his word.
He explained all that to the Colonel.
The impression of Deneen leaders
here is that Roosevelt has the ad-
vantage in the primary race.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18

in Memphis is more serious than
arriving hourly.
one woman and six children were
rescued from a raft on Island 40.
She objected to leaving the place,
where only the roof Of her two-stOry
house remained above the water, and
the crew carried her aboard the boat.
At Helena. Ark, the levee shows
signs of breaking.
Blytheville, Barfeld, Osceola, Lake
City and Marked Tree, in Arkansas,
and Charlottesville, Mo-. are isolated.
Telephone and telegraph communi-
cation is kept open spasmOdically be-
tween Memphis and these points.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
FLOOD THREATENS TO
WASH AWAY town
MEMPHIS. TENN.

MEMPHIS, TENN, Specialization
Clark, United States engineers, in
charge of the levee system in Ar
kansas south of Memphis, issued an
emergency call at 10 o'clock for 200
men to be rushed to a point at the
Rock Island Railroad, near Hubert.
Ark, where the water is running over
the levee two feet deep.
Major Clark says unless this trouble
can be checked by noon Tuesday che
leVee there will break.
Hubert has a population of 1000.
1t is on low ground, half a mile
from the main levee.
The most dangerous point in the
flooded district at o'clock this morn
ing was Osceola, Ark, the county seat
of Mississippi county.
A report received from there says
water began pouring in the main
levee at 1880 o'clock. The situation
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
FRENCH WIN In
SUIT FOR PATENT

WASHINGTON, D. {. Special
The Supreme Court of the United
States Monday affirmed the judgment
of the court of claims, ordering the
payment OF $1S6,0O0 by the govern
ment for violation of a gas check pat
ent held by a French company. This
is the first case decided by the court
under the new patent law
The case was brought from the
court of claims by parties appealing
from its decision.
The suit is brought by the Societe
Anonyme Des Anciens Establishments
Gail against the United States to re-
cover damages alleged to be due for
use of patented invention known as
gas check used in breech-loading
cannon.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
COED Wins SUIT
FOR ISLANDER

CHICAGO, HL,Special.-E s-
ther Mercy has won her SANDER
suit against Dean Marion Talbot,
OF Chicago University. The jury
that hear the case returned a Ver-
dict for the girl. She was given
$500 OF the 100000 damages she
demanded.
The case that was ended today
went to trial March 18th. From
the testimony, IL developed that
Miss Mercy, owner of a $3.50 hat,
complained that some of the aig-
rettcS had been stolen. When she
asked the Dean TO investigate, she
was told that her reputation for
Ncracity was not good.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
BRITISH STRIKERS
RETURN TO Mines
Only the Fifeshire Scottish Miners
Refuse to Return to
Dutv.

LONDON, Special. There was a gen.
eral resumption of work throughout the
Seven HUNDRED thousand men returned
70 the pits. in compliance with the cr-
der issued by the Federated Miners
Union Saturday.
In Fifeshire Scotland. the strikers.
indignant at the action of the National
Union, refused to resume and said that
they would hold out as long as they
have money In their local treasury to
pay strike benefits. They have $4,000
at present
Trouble Is threatened by recalcitrant
miners at Lochgelly, Scotland, where
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
CABINET ASKED
MADERO TO RESIGN
President Refused and Two Mem
bers Of the Cabinet Have
RESIGNED.

MEXICO CITY, Special.-A shakeuu
~ the "vNIcan CABINET was announced
Tuesday. Manuel Calero and Rafsee
Hernandez. two members. tendereS
their resignation eoPresidentNadero
- FeqrO Lascurain eand Carlos Ierda
leda viii succeed them
Inc resignation of these two minis
lers IS the result Of President Madero's
reIusal 70 resign. Both have strongly
urged him TO take this step and perr1ff
a general election
, ranclsco DE La Barra, ex-provislonaT
resident. VIII be a candidate il Ma
dero ever yields TO the demand for n
general election.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
WILL GET NEW FARM
FOR EXPERIMENTS
RI c H VI OND, VA, Special. -

Because the State experiment farm In
Sharlotte county was unsuited 10 the
purposes OF demonstration. the state
has decided 10 abandon thar fa rr, go
II reNerts TO the county. The land IL
not suited 10 the work intended being
70 the county after this wear tberN.
haElnS already been some crops planted
betore the determination to abandor
lhe pace me county will possibly
make arrangements whereby the pres
emf farm viii be disposed Of and an
OtnSr PROVIDED. that the experimenr
work may be kept in that section of tS-
state. -
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
100000 FOR
- -: AUGUSTA ROADS
Giant Bond Issue for Highway
improvements to Be Determined
Election April 30th.

STAUNTON, VA. Special. A pe.ition
signed by $50 voters OF Augusta county.
which has the approval Of the board OF
supervisors Of that county, was sub
mltted TO the judge OF the circuit court
with the result that the court set April
SOth Tor an election on good roads.
me election involves the issuing OF
81 ,OOO,OOO of bonds for this work. Mac
adamized roads are contemplated Au-
gusta county spends $4,000 annually
on road Improvement.
II the bond issue is carried $4,000
viii be secured yearly from the state.
which will be used as q sinking fund.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
Fan from WAGON MAY BE Fatal.

HARRISONBURG, VA, Special
Charles Showalter. eight years old,
may die as the result OF injuries re-
ceived in an accident here last Fri
day. when ne fell out of a wagon
and barrel Of coal oil. weighing 400
pounds, rolled over his body. He suf-
fered serious internal injuries and has
not regained consciousness since the
accident
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
BRITISH STRIKE
is CALLED OFF

LONDON, SpeciaI.-The great
British coal strike, which made
100000 idle throughout the
cOaIficids of the United Kingdom,
was called of Tuesday.
In national conference the
Officials of the Federated
Miners Union accepted the eX-
ecutiVe committees recommended
tons that work be resumed
forthwith. and il was decided TO
send notices to the various men
in the cOalfieldS to go back at
once.
Resumption of work will be
general on Monday, the union
leaders declare.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
Lime Sent 10 Flood Lands.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special. Thou
sands OF pounds of lime are being sent
TO the flooded districts along the Miss
as the overflow waters Of the river re-
cede.
Barrels Of oil are also being sent to
burn up the refuse.
Ernest 2. Bicknell. Of the American
National Red Cross, sent a message TO
the national Headquarters today that
no general Red Cross fund would be
needed, as the Quartermaster' depart
ment is amply able TO handle the sit
uation for the present.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
SIcCABE, OF ARMY
WILL LOCATE HERE TO IN
SPECT'' THIS BRANCH.
HMOND VA {

Lieutenant T.. r. Warner McCabe
OF the United States Army, has beel
ietailed by the War Department to
make his headquarters in this city in
stead of Atlanta Lieutenant McCabA
IS in charge Of the inspection OF the
SeNeral cavalry commands in thu
States of the Atlantic seaboard. arH
Is devoting his time to the organiza-
uon and perfection of the commands
and encouraging the organization OF
others.
The infantry branch of the service
Is fairly well off. and the artillery arm
Is in fair shape. but the cavalry de-
partment is not in that condition
which is at all satisfactory. 1t Is for
this purpose that the young army off,
Ger Is coming to this city. The COM
ing OF Lieutenant McCabe does not in
any way interfere with other officerG
heretofore detailed for service in Viz
ginia.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
-DISTILLING co. Is
UP AGAINST IT
RICH MOND, VA

RICH MOND, VA, Special. -
1t looks as if the affairs of the
Broad Rock Distillery Company, of
Chesterfield county, are likely to &C
cupy the attention of the United
States District Court all this week, as
that concern has got mixed up in
many charges involving alleged
breaches of the revenue LEWIS.
The court gave it's attention
to a proceeding lin rem" against the
company-that is. proceeding
whereby the government undertakes
to confiscate the entire property of
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
RIOTING RESUMED
IN TEXTILE STRIKE

LOWELL, MASS, Special.-Riot-
ing was renewed in the textile strike
today.
After a clash between strikers and
workers in front of the Appleton and
Hamilton mills two strikers were ar
rested.
The trouble followed a parade of
1000 strikers with variety Of noise
making instruments.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
LIGHTER CAPTAIN
ROBBED and KILLED

NEW YORK, Special.-With his
head and shoulders beaten nearly to
pulp with an axe and his hands tied
behind his back. the body OF Captain
Michael Starret. aged sixty, OF Brook
lyn, was found in the cabin Of a Penn
sylvania Railroad lighter of which he
was the commander at the foot Of
West Eleventh Street, today.
Robbery was the motive and the
cabin of the craft had been ransacked
for money which Starret was known
to possess.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
FIRE DAMAGES NORFOLK'S
MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING

NORFOLK, VA, Special.-The Ma
sonic Temple in Court Street, Ports
mouth, was badly damaged by fire
early today.
The third floor of the building was
occupied by the Portsmouth Masonic
lodges. the second floor by offices of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway and
the ground floor by a large moving
picture theater. All suffered losses.
The losses are largely covered by
insurance.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18

500 armed policemen are on guard.
The men generally were glad OF the
chance to return TO the mines after the
five weeks struggle in which families
In the coal fields suffered untold dis
tress.
Several weeks will elapse before nor
NAL conditions prevail.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18

hEht dlSS TENN, SpeC1al.-Thlr-
~ persons have been washed into the
ley and drowned, according to Off
cial estimates made by the govern
ment experts who have been in
charge OF the work of strengthening
the leVees here.
The flood is rushing over the low
lands from the Mississippi and Ohio
Rivers, through breaks in the levee
at st; Clair. Ark. where 1000 feet of
the bank has given way; at Holy
Bush. KY, where the levee was
broken TO save the dykes: at HurI-
burt, Ind; at Evansville, Ind, where
the OHIO is flooding the Indiana side
ana causing great damage; at Hick-
man KY, where the waters have
swept away 1900 feet of the en-
Dankment and are rushing over the
Reeltoot Lake country; at New Mad
rid, Mo-, where the town is under
water; at Cairo, ILL.,, where tie drain
age district is an inland sea, and at
three points on the Arkansas side near
here.
Searching parties were sent out to-
day all along the flood section. Re-
ports received late last night said that
hundreds of people had been caught
in the flood caused bv the 1s W.
breaks, and that many were maroon
ed in the upper stories Of their homes
and in the branches of trees
Rescue parties in boats were sent
out to find them.
Many houses, some Of them large
ones. have washed down the river
past here during the past twenty-four
hours, while the debris carried by the
flood had increased in volume. indi-
eating that many Of the farms through
which the waters are ploughing have
been devastated.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
What Could He Want?

Waiter, bring me a lemonade. And
never mind about the lemon and the
sugar; 1 have them in my pocket
Pele Mele.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
RIVER in FLOOD s,.. -
SECTION RECEDES

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Special
Flood conditions i'm the AIisis-
sippi River, from Memphis north.
are improved, according TO
the report OF the Chief Weather
FOrecaster.
At Memphis the river Is 49,
feet, which Is a drop of I g feet
since the high mark was reached.
At Cairo the river Is 5S.9 feet.
fall OF One-tenth OF a foot since
Monday.
The water spread over the country
IN this territory by the breaking OF
the levees is making it's way to the
st. Francis River and down to Helena
ARK, where the forecaster predicts
a height in excess of fifty-three feet
Will be reached today.
Below this the river continues &c
rise. The next point of danger is
arkansas City. where the flood waters
from the surrounding country are be-
ing gathered into White River and
carried TO the Mississippi at that point
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-18
More Costly Than Coal.

Grocer-What are you doing there?
Clerk-Mr. Jones has ordered a
Oushel OF potatoes, and I'm looking
him up in Bradstreet.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-17
Avaunt, Hurdy Gurdy!

Did you ever have a street piano
under your window when you were Ill.
and hear the operator play In doleful
time. Nearer. My God, to Thee or
The Holy City," asked Representa-,
tive Bradley of New York the other
day We'll. that's why l introduced
this bill of mine"
The Bradley bill makes 1t an OF.
tense punishable by a fine OF 800
in each case for any person to play
q musical instrument or make other
unnecessary noises in any neighbor-
hood in the District of Columbia
where any person or persons may be
seriously Ill. The bill requires that
notice Of such illness shall be given
to the proper authorities. After that
every one must govern himself or her.
self accordingly.