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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-29
BLACKLIST PAGE IN
HISTORY OF NATION

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
our conduct constitutes the blacklist
page in the history of our nation -
SAID Representative Rainey, of I'LL
nois, in commenting on the let
ter of Colombia Minister Ospina in
regard to Secretary Knox's South
american trip. Rainey has now pend
ing resolution for the congressional
investigation of the acquisition of the
Panama Canal.
If we had treated any of the great
world powers as outrageously as we
nave treated this little South Ameri-
can republic we would have become
involved in a great war.
The plans of the Colombian revo-
luton were developed in the United
states, the President of the United
states and the State Department were
parties to 1T, and war vessels and ma
rlnes were sent to the isthmus in or
der to make it impossible for Colom-
bia to maintain the sovereignty on
the lsthmus which we ourselves had
guaranteed.
After the fake revolution on the
isthmus we entered into a contract
with the republic of Panama guaran-
teeing her sovereignty over the same
territory. Is 1t any wonder that Co
lumbia has been demanding arbitra-
ton in view of our present position
ON arbitration treaties, and can we
IN honor longer refuse to give this
little republic the arbitration she has
so vigorously demanded for nearly a
decade?
1T is impossible to justify our
course in this matter upon the theory
that we have benefited by the revo-
luton, and we are about completing
the Isthmian canal and therefore orr
course is justified.
1T has not been regarded as right
to steal for some thousands Of years.
and there is a disposition among ma
tons all over the world now to apply
the principles announced in the ten
commandments in their dealing with
each other"
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FELL SIXTY Feet
NO BONES BROKEN
RIG MoND VA snecial

r 1 c II NJ OF ID, V A, Special
Failing over sixty feet head fore
most down the elevator shaft of the
new postotiice building at Tenth and
Main, from the roof where he was
working, to the basement. without so
much as a scratch. was the miraculous
feat accomplished oY Harding GrieVes.
twenty-three years old, Of 1910 East
Broad Street. this morning about 8
o'clock. Grieves was working on the
roof of the building just i'm front Of
the elevator shaft. Forgetting the
proximity of the shaft, he took a step
backward in his work and in an in
slant was plunging head foremost
down the shaft.
Fellow workmen, who saw him fall
sent in a call for the ambulance and
fastened to his assistance, fully ex-
pectlng to find him a corpse. When
they reached the place where he land
ed they were completely nonplussed to
find him alive, even conscious and able
TO talk. BY the time the ambulance
had arrived he was able to walk, al
though somewhat shaken up and
slightly bruised from the fall He wall,
ed TO the ambulance and was taken to
/ his home, where an examination was
| made by DIR. Watts. of the ambulance
! corps. DR.. Watts declares that he
could find no trace of any broken
/ bones or internal injury. and that be.
yond a few unimportant bruises tho
/ man is unhurt. He is as much puzzieC
| by the mans remarkable escape as i.
| the man himself. The place on which
Grieves struck when he finally lande,
is cement floor. In giving an ac.
count Of his fall, Grieves said that n,
! landed on his back and shoulders, ant
| that he never lost consciousness al
though he was severely shocked ant
shaken up. He believes he was saVet
from death by the fact that his fal
was partially broken by a plank which
projected over the elevator shaft open
ing on the second floor and on which
! ne struck before making his final land
ing. At the present writing Grieves
while little stim i'm the muscles of hi
! back, is able TO be about and expert
ences no other Inconvenience from tn,
| fall.
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WANT THEIR CHILDREN.

LAWRENCE, MASS, Special.-Mill
mothers. heartbrOken over the long
absence of their little ones and wor-
ried by the fear that they may never
return. have applied to the police for
aid in locating their children who
were taken away to parade in the
various cities as examples of strike
suffering.
1t is reported today that plans are
under way to take more children from
Lawrence TO New York on Saturday.
in spuite of the notification TO strike
Leader William Yates that no more
children can leave. without the con-
sent of their parents.
No word has been received by the
Central Labor Union general commit
tee, in reply to the grievances pre-
scented to the mill owners by the COM
mittee of employees in the various
mills, and a settlement of differences
upon this is no considered unlikely.
There was little change in the stu
alton today. Fully 5000 workers are
still on strike. and the mills are badly
crippled.
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MURDERER HANGS
With SMILE ON LIPS
MAN Tl-PIIIED HUGO'S
''HAN OF ICELAND" IN CRUEL
BRUTALITY.

MOBILE, ALA, Special.-With a
a laugh upon ms lips. J. Lawrence
OdOm, a we'll TO do stock raiser. was
hanged in the yard of the Mobile
county Jail for a triple murder,
of the most inhuman type. Odom
typihed HugOs Han of Iceland" in
the brutality Of his deed. as well as
in his sneering replies to those who
offered him the comforts of Chris
tianity. To the latter he laughed
contemptuOusly and scorned fear OF
death.
The trap was sprung at 6:19 a. NJ.
There was a small crowd about the
gibbet among them d number of
Odom's relatives.
OdOms three victims were Charles
Goland, aged 10: David Lyman Cart
man, aged sixteen, and Joseph Stokes,
an aged farmer.
The killing occurred on March Is,
1910, all the victims being witnesses
against Odom in a dog killing case.
Odom warned them not to go in
court, but they paid no attention TO
him.
Gartman was shot before his moth
er's eyes, and while she was on her
knees pleading for her sons life.
doom spurned her entreaties and blew
the boys head off with a shotgun.
Odom's attorneys fought hard for
his life, twice appealing to the Su-
preme Court, and finally resorting to
a petition to the pardoning board, on
grounds that the condemned man was
insane.
Odom was married and leaves q
wife and eight children.
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NO IMMUNITY FOR SCHIFF.

NEW YORK, Special.-Attorney
Howard S. Cans and Mortimer l.
Schim have been denied immunity in
the Brandt case by the grand jury
which is today investigating the cir
cumstances under which Brandt was
sentenced to serve thirty years in the
penitentiary. Both men asked to be
called as witnesses, but the request
was denied.
While the grand jury was i'm session
Attorney Mirabeau l.. Towns. repre-
scnting Brandt. declared he would
take legal steps TO prevent Richard
L. Hand from sitting as a special
commissioner in the Brandt case un-
der instructions from Governor Dix
There will be war" said Mr.
Towns when ne learned that Supreme.
Court Justice Gerard would not de-
eide the Brandt habeas corpus petit
ton until Wednesday or Thursday.
after the date for the Hand inquiry.
which is tomorrow.
Il have opposed Mr.. Hands ap-
pOintment To sit in the case in the
public press. but there shall be no.
real action. lie cannot sit legally.
and / shall try to prevent him from
sitting at all. Sections 259 TO 266s
inclusive. of the prison laws furnish
plenty of foundation TO stand on in
opposing this or any other appoint
ment of the kind"
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SWANSON APPEALS
FOR CLEMENCY
CONDEMNED WOMAN,S NTourY,,r
IL NANNY IN PROMINENT
NIRGINIA FAMILY

WASHINGTON, Special. An old-time
plack nanny" Of the South is WELD
lnS a powerful influence to bring about
the freedom Of Matte LomaN. the col
ored woman under Sentences or 1leath
IN the District Jail, and whose sentence
May '''e last VI
Senator Swanson, OF Virginia. drop-
PEG IN the White House Saturday TO
tell President Taft that 1t would be an
outrage for the woman to be hanged
or TO be compelled to serve a long SEN
Jence.
I know something about this case ."
said the VIRGINIA senator Matte
or the Edmunds family in Halifax
county, Va. She is one of those fine old
colored women who are respected and
even loved in the South. The Edmunds
ana other prominent families in that
section have been writing ana writing
me TO have the Virginia senators and
reoreSentatlVeS use every influence TO
save Matte LomaX, and this we have
/ Deen doing. have been investigating
| this case fully. This poor girl came TO
Washington to hunt work. Lomax
brute at heart and by nature, ruined
prominent Virginia white people
I have sent hundreds of letters in behalf
eral
At a reception 20 be rendered Repre-
sentative Caleb Powers. of Kentucky.
and Rev. simon p. w Drew. nastor 0f
the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, Fri
! day evening, March 22d, it is announced
loving cups Will be presented to Mr..
/ PoWers and Rev. DIT. Drew in recog-
/ milton of their efforts in behalf of Mat
4 tie LomaX. A number of speakers
/ both white and colored, Including many
/ OF the pastors OF Washington Churches
VIII deliver short addresses.
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more Boulevard, so as to prevent
crossing the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks, Of five miles. Al OF this will
be completed in early spring.
This brings us to Washington, but
from Washington to Richmond moth
ing definite has been done. South of
Richmond we have a very good road
TO Petersburg, and south from Peters
burg through Dinwiddie TO the Bruins
wick county line. Great interest has
been manifested in Brunswick to take
some definite step. Mecklenburg has
voted several hundred thousand dol
lars which brings us to Clarksville,
when you cross the Roanoke River on
a steel bridge. From GAINESVILLE to
the North Carolina line the macadam
road is already in use. Passing the
Nirginia-NOrth Carolina line you come
into Granville county, which voted
bonds some years ago and has a gravel
road TO the Durham county line. which
is my county. Durham already has
macadam roads, which will put us to
the Wake county line, where we have
gravel roads to Raleigh, where we
join the Capitol Highway route to Co
lumbia, Augusta, Savannah and Jack
sonville, where we have sand-clay
roads. and Jacksonville has voted a
million dollars to be spent on public
roads outside of the city.
Then going south of Jacksonville a
good part of the route will be of CO.
quina stone and phosphate rock TO
Miami, and the work is we'll under
way. The citizens of st. Augustine,
Rock Ledge and Palm Beach are very
much interested in the matter.
Therefore we hope you will be sue
cessful in your efforts to do something
definite for the weak link between
Richmond and Washington.
With great interest in your work,
and very cordially.
Yours very truly
BENEHAN CAMERON,
Director for Norh Carolina of the
Quebec-Miami International
Highway.
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REFORM i s.
MOVE ORGANIZED

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
The movement for banking reform is
rapidly being organized in an effec-
i've manner IN Virginia and North
and South Carolina through the
formation of local and State branches
OF the National Citizens League for
the Promotion of Banking Reform.
according TO w. Jett Lauck. Southern
representative Of the league
Within the past week state or-
ganization in North Carolina has been
formed. with j. NJ. Parker, OF Char
Iotte, as president Mr.. Lauck states
that Mr.. Parker will announce fur
ther details OF the North Carolina
South Carolina branch is also being
organized by business men in the
larger cities and towns.
In Virginia a State organization is
actively at work, with W. +. Carson,
OF Riverton, who is president of the
American Association Of Lime Manu-
facturers, as the head. w. Grafton
Price of HarrisOnburg, a well-known
young banker and formerly Deputy
Treasurer Of Rockingham county. is
secretary of the Virginia branch, and
he is travelling in it's interest over the
State.
''The National Citizens Leagues ac-
cording TO a recent article in the In
dependent, by its president, John v.
Farwell. Of Chicago" said Mr.. Lauck
today. has endorsed no bill before
Congress. and will present no bill. In
general. it favors reform along the
lines of the establishment of ma
tional reserve association, such as the
National Monetary Commission in its
latest report proposes. but its real
Durnosc l., a. arouse the business men
in an lines OF industrial and CONNER
cial activities to take part in non
political reform of the present bank
ing system and TO make the reform
whatever il is fit the business con
ditions of the present. Reports from
wherever the question has been pre-
scented show that this idea is appeal
ing to the Southern business man"
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failed to give reasonable and satisfac-
tory service the agreement could be
Terminated on thirty days notice. The
fact was emphasized that the COM
pany now engaged in the transfer bus
mess paid absolutely nothing to the
Chesapeake and Ohio for the privi-
lege.
Senator Featherston made a defense
OF the measure and the necessity for
some relief. The travelling men had
urged the measure and they had
brought a case before the Corpora
ton Commission with a view to having
conditions remedied. Members of the
United Commercial Travellers were on
hand and endorsed his statement.
The committee, in executive session.
ordered the bill reported favorably.
In its amended form II requires the
railroads to accord the same privi-
leges to all transfer companies, under
proper restrictions and bonds, and will
at the same time permit IT to make
such exclusive contract for the
through checking of baggage at the
hotels or residences OF travellers as It
may deem wise. The amendment was
introduced to remove the objections
Of the railroads that to permit a num-
Der of competing companies to check
| baggage through from residence TO
destination would result in endless
confusion and would not work out in
practice.
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Will BREAK Up
BAGGAGE TRUST
Featherston Bill Gets Favorable
Report After Many Delays
and Objections.

In the face of vigorous opposition,
after encountering all sorts of trOu-
bic and many delays, Senator Feather
ston, of Lynchburg, Friday night sue
ceeded in having his "anti- baggage
transfer trust bill" faVorably reported
from the Senate Committee on Roads.
Lynchburg has been in the thrOes
Of the fight for sometime, the con-
tention of many of the travelling men
of that city being that monopoly
existed and that the railroads are par
ties to the combination which places
all the baggage hauling to an from
the stations in the hands of a favored
concern.
Fred Harper, of Lynchburg, ap-
peared and said that the interests of
the travelling public, the interests and
comfort of the railroads. demanded
that the privilege should be in the
hands of one company for the rea-
son that interminable confusion and
delay would result in the handling of
baggage by persons and firms which
were not in all cases responsible for
the loss of baggage.
w. T. Dabney, Of Richmond, the
Chamber of Commerce representa-
tive, said there was no need and no
demand for the proposition so far as
this city is concerned. He believed
that the matter was one over which
the city had Jurisdiction. If there was
cause for complaint.
Mr.. c. b. Lorraine, baggage agent
for the Chesapeake and Ohio, re
counted some OF the diff1cuities which
had ensued by having baggage deliv-
cred to any and all persons who called
for it. The service In this city and on
the system was admirable. and IL the
company now enjoying the privilege
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TOOK REVENGE FOR rs
A BAD HAIR CUT
ARRESTS BOY WHO DECLARES
TONSORlAB ARTIST NEED
ED PUNISHMENT.

NEW YORK, Special.-Fourteen-
year-old Henry Campbell, of 236 West
SiXty-seventh Street, today, in the
hands of the Children's Society, is the
worm that turned.
AS Policeman Green, of the West
SiXty-eighth Street Station, was medi-
tating on the wave of crime. his re-
Elections were interrupted by the spec
tacle of a sturdy youth struggling
down Amsterdam Avenue hauling a
BARRIERS pole by a rope.
Hey. you," cried Green, what's
that you've got there?"
The youth fetched up.
That he said, lis a pole that a
barber had, but he hasn't got it any
more. Anybody could see that"
But what are you doing with ii ?'
Pm taking it away" replied the
youth. Anybody ought to be able to
see that, too"
Well" said Green, scratching his
head, what 1 mean is, why are you
taking away somebody else's barber
pole?"
Look at this haircut" invited the
lad, removing his cap. do you see
it? Amt it fierce? Amt it the worst
you ever saw? My mother made me
go yesterday to Joseph Krapp's shop.
That was what he did to me. / am
getting even. Do you blame meg"
Green smiled and said:
Duty is duty, I'll have to pull the
lad"
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COLOMBIAN MINISTER !
TO BE DISCIPLINED

WASHINGTON, ID. q. Special
The se0eral opinion prevailed here
in diplomatic circles as well as
among the government attaches. that
the affrOnt of Senior Pedro Mel OS-
pima. minister 10 the United States
from Colombia, TO Secretary Knox.
would lead even either TO the recall
of Senior Ospina by his own govern
ment or the tender of his passports
by the American State Department,
and the severing Of diplomatic rela-
tions between the two republics.
1t is admitted that If the Colom-
bian minister had acted with the con-
sent OF his government in writing
letter to the State Department recon-
mending that Secretary Knox stay
away from Colombia because OF the
state of anti-American feeling there,
the situation would have been more
serious than it is.
While there is no danger OF war;
owing to the weakness Of the Offend
ing power. nevertheless the United
States will force the matter to an
issue.
Minister Ospina declared that the
last written complaint of his govern
ment to the United States. relative to
a treaty violation, is still unanswered.
though delivered three months ago.
The incident has caused a slight up
heaval in Secretary KnOX'S plans, al
though he may even yet call at Bogots
should the Colombian government In
sist upon it as a disclaimer of re-
sponsibility for its minister's action
in Washington.
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ATTACKS LAWYER
in SNEAD CASE
TEXAN IN SNEAD CASE OBJECTS
TO QUESTIONS ATTORNEY
ASKED MOTHER.

FORT WORTH, TEN, Special
Resenting the persistent and annoying
manner in which Attorney w. =. Nc
Clean, Jr.. of the defense was Ques-
tiOning his mother. a witness in the
Snead murder trial this morning,
LYNN Boyce. son of Sneads victim,
leaped across the courtroom and
threatened to kill him unless he stop
ped.
1t took five men TO restrain BOyce.
The court fined Boyce 500, which he
paid at once.
Attorney Mclean did not ask Mrs.
Boyce any more questions afer her
sons outbreak.
Mrs. Boyce will be the prosecutions
last witness. The case is expected to
go to the jury Saturday
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FOUGHT DUEL At
The Church DOOR

OLIVE HILL, KY, Special
Standing at the door of the Globe
Methodist Church while services were
going on inside, Noah Dickerson,
Charles May and Harry Raybourn
fought three-cOrnered duel last
night, in which Dickerson and May
were killed and Raybourne was IA
tally wounded. Raybourne, who is
nineteen years old. used a pistol, while
the other two, each of whom was only
seventeen years old, had bowie knives.
Raybourne was picked up uncon-
scious and carried into the church.
where the services were suspended un-
til his wounds were treated.
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AINSWORTH Will
MAKE DISCLOSURES
Former Adjutant General in At
tendance at House Com
mittee Meeting.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
Francis E. Ainsworth, deposed adju-
tant general, appeared before the
House Committee on Expenditures in
the War Department consequent
to the subpoena served Saturday. An
executive conference was held by the
members and the committee adjourn
ed to meet tomorrow at 1920 o'clock
General AinswOrth would not dis
cuss the conference beyond saying Il
hardly got started today"
1t is understood that not only Will
the committee probe the dispute which
led to the generals retirement, but
also will question the general con-
corning some missing correspondence
and memoranda in the Major Ray
case.
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Lincoln and Summer.

Lincoln was modestly proud OF his
statue and of the effect OF the physical
sentiments. He used to speak of his
height to every tall man he met, and
to propose neutrality-suspicious. guile
less habit of self qualification. The
only refusal he is known to have re-
ceived was from Charles Sumner. who
was also tall and proud OF his height.
Sumner was worrying the President, as
he often did, about some perplexing
matter, when Lincoln sought to change
the subject by abruptly challenging him
to measure. Sumner declined" said
Lincoln, making a fine speech about
this being the time for uniting our
fronts against the enemy, and not our
backs. But L guess he was afraid.
though he is a good piece OF a man.
have never had much to do with bishops
where live, but, do you know, Sumner
is my idea Of n bishop. H
Bartlett, i'm Harper's Weekly.
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STRANGE DEATH DUEL
TO THE BLACK HAND

NEW YORK, Special.-Shot down
for revenge. according to the police
version, Antonio Tolavola. an Italian
grocer, who lived at $40 East Sixty
third Street, was instantly killed in his
home early today.
Tolavalo was a relative of the Sci
MEGA family, which figured in a kid
mapping case several years ago. when
a son of DR.. Scimeca was abducted
and $1.700 later paid for ransom.
1t is thought Tolavola was killed
because he helped the police during
the kidnapping investigation. Imme-
diately after the shooting the police
found Joseph CappO, of 32S East Six
ty-third Street. in the vicinity and ar
rested him as a suspicious person.
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$500 REWARD ON
BURNS HEAD

BRIDGEPORT, CONN., Special
There are some humorists." was tn,
comment of Detective William j
Burns. when he opened his mail al
the Stratheld and read a letter
telling him a price of $500 had been
placed on his head, and the slayer
had been chosen. This is a copy of
the letter:
bridgeport, Cam, Feb. 10,
1912.
Dear sir,-I thought ii is only
right TO let you have a little
warning before your name goes
ON the shelves of history, to pre-
pare TO meet thy God.
From what / overheard a very
short time ago every hair of your
head is numbered. God have
mercy on your soul.
(Signed) "a. f. Il.
Up. S.-Read this over and
over again. There is a good deal
10 IL. They are bad lot. Moth
ing is TO happen yet-tiH they get
the rest of the money. 1 heard
a Squabble about $500 difference
i'm the job. think YOU arc safe
till they get this. although the
men are hungry for the money.
They might split the difference"
Burns arrived here shortly after
midnight from Indianapolis, riding
thirty hours to meet an appOintm ent
TO speak before the Manufacturers
Association.
Bdrns again attacked Samuel Com
pers, saying:
"Gompers has no cause yet 70 pat
himself on the back. We are not
through with him yet, and we will not
stop until we bring every man who
was implicated in the Mcnamara case
to justice. No amount of threat, inn
plication or bribery can stop us. And
] speak for every man connected with
the work of uprOoting this most helm
Gus crime, as we'll as for myself.
when we get ready We'll take
GomperS into a court of justice
Gompers knew who was at the bot
tom of these many and terrible dyna-
hitting cases over the breadth of the
country"