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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
VERMILYA TRIAL
AGAIN DELAYED
CHARGE is MADE IN CHICAGO
AGAINST WOMAN-HER
CONDITION SERIOUS.

CHICAGO, ILL Special Tue
case against Mrs. Louise Vermilya.
charged with the murder OF Police
man Arthur Bisonette. was dropped to-
day, when she was brought TO trial
before Judge Honore.
This action was taken at the re-
quest of the States Attorney.
A few minutes later, however, Mrs
Vermilya was rearrested on a charge
OF having murdered Richard T. Smith,
an Illinois Central railroad conductor.
The warrant was issued today by
Judge Honore, at the request OF the
prosecution.
The woman, charged with having
poisoned Bisonette and Smith, and
others, was wheeled into court. where
the brief proceedings were held For
a few moments today her condition
was critical.
The shock Of excitement when told
that the case on which she had hoped
to go to trial today would be dropped
and that another charge against her,
involving another weary wait for II to
come up in court, brought on n heart
attack.
She is suffering from fatty degen-
Grafton OF the heart. her physician
says. and the effects of the poison
which she swallowed, shortly after
her arrest, has accumulated the con-
dition.
The physician warned the states
attorney and others connected with
the trial not to excite the woman. ne
stated frankly that he feared the ex-
element might prove fatal.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
ATLANTA WOMAN
SHOOTS HUSBAND
When Arrested on His Accusation
She Denied the Charge
Positively.

ATLANTA, GA Special Mrs.
Daisy Ulrich Ober Grace, wife of Eu
gene B. Grace, of Atlanta. is locked
in the police station charged with
assault to commit murder, her hus-
band accusing her OF shooting him.
She stoutly denies her guilt.
Grac was found Tusday alone
in his home in a fashionable street.
bleeding and nearly dead from a bull
let wound in his side. He had man
aged to reach the telephone and call
officers from the station.
Grace said that his wife shot him
early in the morning. and he had lain
unconscious since then Mrs. Grace
had gone to Newman. Ga, fifty miles
away, but returned when she heard
Of the shooting. and was arrested.
Facing her at the hospital, Grace
repeated his accusation.
Mrs. Grace was formerly a wealthy
widow Of Philadelphia, and is twelve
years older than her husband.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
Want CONGRESS TO
INVESTIGATE STRIKE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special
With city officials OF Lawrence, Mass,
continuing their denials that the DO
ice used brutal methods in dealing
win the striking textile workers the
House Rules Committee resumed to-
DAY its inquiry into conditions in the
Massachusetts city.
Daniel Murphy. city solicitor. put
In evidence a telegram he received
from Samuel c. Logan, assistant city
marshal for the purpose OF showing
tnat the strikers children sent to New
YORK two weeks ago were not well
treated.
The telegram read:
Adam Banker, thirteen, and Peter,
eIeVen, when brought to Arlington
hall, New York, were put with a
family which made them scrub the
floors.
They did not like the way they
were treated, and ran away. Picked
up py letter carrier and turned over
20 the police and put N Children's
Aome, Twenty-third Street and
Fourth Avenue, New York. Kept
mere eight days. with three other
Italian children. Brought back to
Lawrence February 2Sth."
FolloWing the reading of the tele-
gram Representative Wilson. of Penn
sylvania, presented to the committee
reading as follows:
We. 1000 residents OF Lawrence,
at meeting assembled, respectfully
petition Congress to examine fully
and impartially not only into the in
oustrial causes of the existing strike
IN Lawrence, but also into the prac-
uces or all manufacturing and trans
portation companies doing interstate
business In the issuance of stocks and
oonos' together with the effect of
such stock and bond issues upon
wages"
The petition was transmitted by l..
renee.
The Rev. Clark Carter, city mis-
sionary, OF Lawrence. then took the
stand and testified at length regard
ing the efforts of the various charita
pie organizations OF that city to aid
the strikers and their children.
Called Them MObs.
Kew. Mr.. Carter was asked to de-
scribe the parade of the strikers, and
said; II call them mobs not parades
because when people go through the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
believe Her Mind
WAS UNBALANCED

LONDON Special. over
the violence OF English suffragettes is
believed to have unbalanced the mind
of Mrs. Eleanor Jacobs, wife of w. w.
Jacobs. the famous writer of humor-
ous sea tales.
Mrs Jacobs was arraigned In West
End Police Court today, charged with
breaking four windows in Earrs Court
during a suffragette raid. in which
she took part yesterday. In reply to
the magistrates question as to why
she had taken part in the destruction
OF property, Mrs. Jacobs said:
I've done this because I thought
1t was my duty, being the mother OF
five children"
The magistrate replied that such
an answer was absurd and remanded
the prisoner for eight days, during
which time Mrs. Jacobs sanity will
be examined.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

streets shouting and screaming with
out organization IL is a mob
The examination took a humorous
garding previous testimony that few
of the strikers have butter.
Il Judge" said Represent t;ve Eos
Ter, OF Illinois, that nolasses is a
Injury in Lawrence. as It is used as n
substitute for butter?''
= The molasses market is pretty
He said the bread sold in Lawrence
was generally hard enough to knock
p DO they cut 1t with a knife or an
aNe?';: asked Stanley.
IT depends upon the conditions of
the knife, replied the minister
Foster, asked Carter why the chill
dren in the mills had to buy water
me minister said ii was because the
MIGRANTS were in some instances near
the hot pipes. and this water was un-
palatable. so spring water was brought
This evidence shows" said Foster,
that there are two great Iuxuries
among these mill people. One is drink
ing water and the other is molasses on
Carter was questioned at length re-
garding the mill wages and said that
operatives had been accustomed to re-
ceiving before coming to America. He
admitted that some of the wages ran
as low as $3.S5 a week.
Are they sufficient to afford a COM
Portable living? asked Foster.
IF only one in a family works, say
for instance, an ignorant father. who is
not skilled worker. and he receives
only IS: week. it would not be suhi-
cient. It Is the parents and not the
mill owners, however. who are large
ly responsible for the great number of
chiIdren working in the mills"
couraged child labor. have they?" ask
ed Stanley.
THE owners haven't hired the chill
dren. 1t was the overseers who took
them in.
"Oh. well, that's the same thing
said Stanley. for the overseers are the
agents of the mill owners"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
FLYER IS WRECKED;
PASSENGERS ESCAPE

CLEVELAND, o. Special The
second section OF the Twentieth Cen
fury Limited on the New York Cen
trail Railroad was wrecked at Not
bingham, suburb of this city, early
Today.
y Five of the cars left the rails and
the passengers, practically all of
whom were in their berths in sleep
ing cars, were badly shaken up and
bruised. One car was overturned
The train was westbound from New
York to Chicago. At the time of the
accident it was travelling over the
tracks of the Lake Shore, a line of
the New York Central system.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
ARBITRATION COMES
BEFORE SENATE TODAY

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Special
The Senate will begin voting on the
arbitration treaties. with Great Britain
and France, at 400 o'clock today.
The first vote will be on the foreign
relations committees amendment, to
strike out OF the treaties clause three,
Of article three, on the ground that IL
delegates the treaty-making power TO
the proposed joint high commission of
inquiry, and that the commisSion's
acts would be binding on the Senate.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
INACCURATE YUAN
over TELEPHONE

NANKING, Special. - When
Yuan Shi Kai, the first regularly
elected president of the Chinese
republic, is inauguratcd he will
establish a precedent unrivaIed in
the history OF the world.
Yuan will be inaugurated by
telegraph i'm PelIln, while the re-
publican national assembly is sit
ting in this city, 625 miles away.
The oath OF office will be tele-
graphed TO Pekin, Yuan will
pledge his support to IL, and then
send IL back over over his sigma
ture.
The inaugural ceremonies will
probably not take place until the
situation in the north becomes
more peaceful.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

Arthur, q negro. who was wanted on
charges OF shooting a policeman In
Roanoke. OF shooting another man in
West Virginia. and OF horse-stealsng
in Bedford county. was yesterday az
his father-in-law's. near Evington,
and will probably die.
Arthur returned from West Virginia
Tuesday night. and Deputy Sherin
Ould. with four men, went yesterday
afternoon to capture him. They sur
rounded the house. Arthur came out
and commenced firing at the party.
until one OF them filled him with a
load of buckshOt.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA, suecial..

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA, Special
Four negro men were crushed to
death and nine other passengers in
jured, six OF them, perhaps, fatally,
when passenger train No. 4, on the
Georgia Railroad, crashed head Ion
into freight train a few miles from
here early today.
So terrific was the impact OF the
two trains that the two locomotives
were completely demolished and the
Jim Crow" car and baggage car of
the passenger train were telescoped.
The debris was piled high in the
air, and II was hours before wreck
ing crews were able to remove the
bodies.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
AMAPAIO. HONDURAS, specia

AMAPAIIO, HONDURAS, Special
Secretary Knox arrived in Honduras
today. the third country he has visited
since he started upon his series Of
peace visits through the Latin Ameri-
can republics.
The United States cruiser Maryland,
upon which the secretary and his party
arrived from Corinto was saluted as
II entered the harbor and the party
was later greeted by local government
officials.
The reception here was considered
significant in view of the anti-Ameri-
can uprising about two years ago,
when the presence of a United States
warship was needed here.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

fled, later by a presentation of a
huge bunch of carnations by the pages
and messengers of the House. and
wound up at night with a great mass
meeting in Convention Hall, which
cheered every allusion to the presid-
ing officer Of the House.
The Speafc was visib,y affected by
me tribute tre pages who hurry
about the floor. Immediately after
Adjournment L. --+ Invited him to
come to the House uals. There MIR.
Clark found more than a score of
boys. who had captured Representa-
tive Burnett of Alabama, and induced
him TO make the presentation speech
Their own leader at the last moment
was overcome by stage fright.
The demonstration in the House
was led off by Representative Rainey
of Illinois (DemocraD, who eulogized
the record of the Speaker. He likened
Mr.. Clark to Lincoln, whose career
from Kentucky farm to the presi-
dency, he declared, was being dupli-
Gated by Champ Clark. He was fol-
lowed by Representative Austin, of
Tennessee (Republican), and former
Speaker Cannon.
I congratulate the Democracy"
said Representative Austin in his
tribute to Mr.. Clark, as a man and
as an official. 'On its wisdom in look
ing upon the Speaker as their stand
ard-bearer in the coming campaign"
Former Speaker Cannon also con-
graduated the Speaker, and COM
mended the Democrats for their evil
dent intention to nominate Mr.. Clark
Tor President. He eXtolled Mr.. Clark
for his unfailing fairness as a mem
Der and later as Speaker.
Another Pittsburg Heiress has dis
appeared. Probably merely lost her
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
GID BIRTHDAY
OF CHAMP CLARK
ANNIVERSARY MADE THE OCCA-
SION OF BOOST FOR THE DEM
OCRATIC NOMINATION.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Special
Speaker Champ Clark yesterday cele-
brated his sixty-second birthday ami
versary and put in a strenuous fifteen
hours OF handwriting and acknowl-
edgment Of congratulations. The day
began with a temperate reception by
his own office force. 1t was follow
ed by demonstration on the floor Of
the House, from which the Speaker
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

The number OF persons surprised at
the vote in the State Senate on the
Statewide enabling act was exceeding
ly small. The fight was lost when leg
islative primaries were held, and Roa-
noke city by naming Delegate w. r.
Watts, and the Roanoke district, by
naming Senator John M. Hart, helped
very materially to contribute to such
a result Temperance forces in this
community, in Roanoke and Mont
gomery counties. voted with their
eyes wide open, deliberately going to
the polls and dividing their votes. cast
ing some OF them for w. L. Andrews
and some for o. L. Stearnes, and in
the race for the House OF Delegates.
some for F. w. Willis and some for
S. r. Price. while the forces for the
saloon presented a solid front and
gave all their ballots in each instance
to one man. Under such conditions
the defeat OF the "drys" was a fore
gone conclusion.-Roanok Evening
World.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
GAS EXPLOSION
ENTOMBS EIGHT

MERRITT, B. c., Special. Eight men
are entombed, and are probably dead,
as the result of a gas explosion in the
Diamond Vale collieries. which is
known to have claimed seven lives.
Word from the scene of the disaster
early today said that seven bodies had
been recovered and that eight other
miners were still entombed and their
fate unknown.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

An enthusiastic Republican. writing
In a metropolitan Journal. declares
that his party stands for freedom,
liberty. protection Git really does for
protection); that it stands for equal
rights for all. and special privileges
there ever was a party on earth that
stood for special privileges the ono On
power in the nation q that party.
Here we see that truth and rkekorfc
can part company.-Chertott
Progress.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
Peary Is Delighted.
WASHINGTON. d C s

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
Rear Admiral Robert K. Peary. re-
tired, the American explorer who dis
covered the North Pole, expressed
pleasure today when he read Captain
Amundsen's announcement that Cap
tain Scott, OF the British Antarctic ex-
petition, had reached the South Pole
Peary refused to discuss the Scott
achievement until he heard further
details.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special.-Sec-
rotary of War Stimson had a confer
ence with President Taft today follow
ing the secretary's return from his
speech making trip.
Mr.: Stimson refused to say whether
the Mexican situation, as 1t has now
developed, Will call for additional
American troops along the border
Foreign governments with important
interests In Mexico are. 1t was learned
today, bringing more pressure to bear
on the State Department to take some
definite action that will insure safety
to the property and lives OF foreigners
The impression prevails at the State
Department that unless conditions ma
will insist that the United States either
step in and guarantee protection or
step aside and permit the Europeans to
do 1t.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

The only sign of spring so far
That any one can see.
Is those dainty things the stores dis
play
Called woman's lingerie.
-Staunton Leader.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
NEPHEW OF DIAZ
WOULD BE LEADER

MEXICO CITY Spec4ai.-A brand
new revolution, backed by supporters
of Felix Diaz, a nephew OF former
President Porfirio Diaz, who Is ambi-
tious to be president. has broken out
Anti-Madero forces announced to-
day that Felix Diaz will arrive here
soon, and Porflrio Diaz will return
from Europe to guide the government,
II Felix Is successful in his plans
Two rebel armies are advancing
upon this city. d.
General CIozco, who IL marching
south. at the head OF an army, has
served notice that he will open his
attack on Tuesday.
The situation is 30 critical that
American citizens here have formed
q volunteer corps to help defend the
capital.
Ten thousand recruits have been
enrolled In an army OF defense.
All American women and children
have left the city. the last to leave
fleeing In six Pullman cars last night.
Two hundred others left Vera Cruz
by steamer today.
The rebels are reported to have
captured Colotlan after a three hour
fight, in which fifteen were killed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

ueck-Has your wife made her
wiIlf
t'eck-No. she's merely developed
IT, sd-ls
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

IT is no longer interesting to prove
Ledger-Dispatch.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

Shot Down by q Posse.
EYNCHBURG. VA Special Joe
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

Another Pittsburg Heiress has dis
appeared. Probably merely lost her
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14
Way OF Adjustment.

sTn q word" he said, there ap-
pears to be in the industrial condi-
tons Of our day conflict between the
various employers to remain in alb
eolute control Of their business and
working men who are striving for
actual control OF all the conditions
affecting labor. particularly through
the closed shop policy.
''The philosophfc way to adjust such
antagonistic theories is illustrated in
physics by the operation Of the CEN
tripetal and centrifugal forces, as
these affect the earth. II 1t we're not
for gravity. everything on the earth's
surface would be thrown of into
space. II 1t were not for the revolu-
ticn OF the earth, gravity would
anchor everything so that movement
would be impossible. BY the opposi-
tion OF these two forces so light
balance Is maintained that even a
ny can walk. ] think these illustra-
tions could Justly be applied to in
dustry. Neither the employer nor
the employe should absolutely con-
troll the other. Each should exercise
precisely the measure OF control
which produces the desired equiii-
brfum.~
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-14

lev. Mt. Carter was asked to de-
scribe the parade of the strikers and
said; Il call them mobs not parades,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25
MANAGERS FOR GENERAL LECTION
Tuesday November 5, 1912.

The following parties are by this
method notified themselves and the
voting public put on notice, that they
are the legally appointed managers,
peace and returning officers to hold
the General and Special Election to
be held at the several precincts in
Greene County, Miss on Tuesday,
Nov. 5, 1912, namely:
Leakesville. - Managers: O m a
Baird, O. E. Rounsaville, G. 0 Tho
mas, Returning Officer; Peace Officer
A. NJ Mcleod.
State Line, Managers: Delbert
Landlord, r. J. Briggs, B f. Woul-
ard, r. o.. Peace Officer A. G.
Briggs. -
Avera. Managers: A. r. Clark,
d. G.. Landlord, Jas. Kittreil, r O.;
Peace Officer J. B. Dearman.
Wade. Managers: L. w. VALLEY,
Gaines West, Alex Smith, r. O.;
Peace Officer West Wade.
Jones. Managers: Gus Henton, J.
&c. Jones, Tom Jones, r. o.: Peace
Officer ]. w Brewer
Washington. Managers NJ. E..
Green. Chas. Billman, w. O. Moody,
r. O.; Peace Officer f. X. Daugh-
drill.
McLain. = Managers. S. T. Green.
L. A. Dunnam, S. S. Backstrom, r
%. Peace Officer. w. G. Roberts.
Salem. Managers: Robt. Mckay,
]. G. DaughdrilI, NJ. A. Pool, r. o.
Pe4ce Officer Walter Mckay.
Bradley. Managers: Alex Ball, O.
S. Turner. N. r. Keeton, r. O.,
Peace Officer G. L. Kittrell.
DaughdrilI.- Managers: Alex Mil
.er, Davis Daughdrih, G, H Cowart,
r O., Peace Officer John Merritt.
Vernal.- Managers: D. A. Mcleod,
j. ] Mcintosh, G B Edgar, r. O.;
Peace Officer w. w. Mcleod
Naples. Managers. r. L. Earls,
Peter Hays, Thomas Naples. r. O. /;
Peace Officer Lawrence Wexford
Published bvsour order this 10Th
day Nov, 1912
Ell. p. HEIDELBERG
Dr. Dr., 7 4; CHAPMAN Bd. E lI.s
Advertisement
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

The Herald is thankful to Mr.. AL
an McCants, attorney of Meridian
and Chairman Of the Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee of the Fifth Con-
gressional District, for copy of the
Democratic Text Book 1912, which is
filled with pertinent political and
economic matter. The political pa
pers of Woodrow Wilson, Gov. Mar
shall and comparative arranged col
umns showing difference (and in our
favor( of the Democratic with the
other political party platforms this
year. We have enjoyed the book and
think it one of the strongest of its
kind issued, and commend for it q
general circulation. The price of 25o
postpaid is figured only to cover
cost.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

Ii you desire to help out the cause
of finances in conducting the demo
cratic campaign for president and
ce=president. opportunity Is max
ing it's last knock at the door of that
pocketbook of yours and kindly see
that It's clasp or clutch gives way
and let tbe--con templated donation
be shaken out, before the time shall
have past. You want to have part
in saving the country as it were. sc
ldon t loiter till the battle is over and
the victory have been won.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

The Herald has the job in hand
this week of printing the tickets for
general election to be held Tuesday
Nov. 5. Sample ballots will be post
ed at the Courthouse door and other
prominent places in the county, and
democrats are urged to remember
that the first set of ten electors on
the ticket are the Wilson Marshall
set. For the benefit of any. young
voters unfamilial>~ith that practice
we would call attention to the fact
that the candidates for president ARE
not voted upon direct but that you
vote for the set of electors for the
party of your choice, and in Missis-
sippi, in order to befuddle the negro,
no party Identification marks are al
lowed to be printed on the tickets.
So remember to vote for the first ten
names putting an x mark opposite
every name in : that set and then
skipping down to Congressman. A
full vote is urged, to show that Will
son is the numerical as we'll as the
choice by states.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

In going over our mailing list in
conformity to the postal require
ment we only found SO who fell with
in the class of delinquent over IL
months and some of these have paid
up since the last issue went forth
with the evidence of their delinquency
revealed by a lie stamp affixed to each
wrapper The Herald S policy itself
has been somewhat at fault in the
matter of subscription expirations in
that we have neither marked date
figures on the wrappers, nor issued
statements. both of which we shall
now correct. We had hoped to Sc
cure a machine and print the date
of expirations on each wrapper, but
the postal department has become
SO exacting till we 10 longer delay
the Inauguration of some ready
method OF keeping our subscribers in
formed of the time of expirations, so
for the present. such expirations will
be written in handwriting upon pref
ty well all the wrappers whether the
addreessee.be ahead or behind.