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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
HOW GEN. AYERS
WAS PUT in jail
History of Coupon Fight That Put
Ninth District Nominee
Behind the Bars.

r c H M ND, VA Special
.oa Men OF Marx in Virginia" in an in
prints the following concerning the dis.
tinguished Democrat. who has Just been
nominated for Congress in the Ninth
From January 1. 1886, to January /.
ISSV. ne was Attorney General OF Vir-
glnia; From 1888 to 1895 he served on
mittees Of the Democratic party, and in
ISOi and 1902 he represented Wise,
Dlcklnson ana Buchanan counties in the
convention called to revise the Consti-
tuition OF the State
IN all these positions General Ayers
performed n distinguished part hui he
regards the legal fight which he made
whist Attorney General against the
bondholders as the most important ser
oondholders. holding over $4,000 600 of
TAX receivable coupons, tried by every
,egaI device TO force them into the
l. Bond. OF the United States Circnit
Court issued a sweeping Injunction
restraining all the State officers, in
OF Richmond and himself as ATTORNEY
General. from executing those statutes
OF OF virginia, which made il extremely
diihcult. If not impossible. to force the
TAX receivable coupons into the State
treasury.
General Ayers was not disturbed.
put In order to carry the question of
the power OF the Federal Court to the
supreme Court of the United states
Dotuly ulSoDeyed the mandate of Judge
Bond. He could not get the sheriff OF
klchmond TO act so he served himself
the notice Of the suit which brought
him into contempt. General Ayers was
arrested and upon the hearing was fined
5000. and when he declined to pay was
ordered to jail. Upon this he prompt
~ sued out a writ Of habeas corpus
from the Supreme Court Of the United
states. At the hearing he was repre-
scented by the eminent lawyers. Rosco .
Conkling. John Randolph Tucker Col
oonel w; w: Gordon and Charles V.
Meredith. The court set aside the or
der OF Imprisonment and discharged
General Ayers from custody: and the
question OF the public debt, which had
so long agitated the State. was settled
not long after on terms honorable TO
the state and really to the ADVANTAGE OF
the bondh olders. The Generally Assem-
Dly or Virginia unanimously passed n
Joint resolution commanding General
Ayers conduct, which was transmitted
to him by General Lee in very COM
plimentary letter. I take great pleas
ure, he wrote, in uniting with the
legislature In it's commentator OF the
spirit that enabled you, while obeylng
the laws OF your State. to look through
the bars OF the jail. in order that YOU
might peacefully see the rights of Vir-
eInia under the Constitution pre-
The fight on behalf OF the foreign
bondholders was led by Attorney Will
liam l. Royal. OF this city.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
MEXICAN REBELS
CAPTURE WOMEN

MEXICO CITY, Special A
detachment of Zanatist raiders
swept into Zacatecas today and
carried off sixteen young women.
all members OF prominent fami-
lies.
They fled into the mountains.
leaving behind a demand for ram
som.
Alarm for the safety of this
city has been frightened by the
capture of three villages, only
thirty miles distant, by Zapatist
Insurrectos, and to better defend
the capital the city has been sub
divided into squares and trooDs
allotted to each district.
The American legion has been
spit into ten companies. The
chamber OF deputies tomorrow
elect a new president.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
MARTIAL LAW DOES
NOT PREVAIL In CARROLL

BRISTOL. VA Special Attor-
General Williams. of Virginia. is in
| Bristol today. He declared that the re-
port that martial law had been de-
clared in Carroll is without foundation.
He saw it in the morning papers, and
forthwith called up Governor Mann.
who informed him that the situation
is unchanged.
The Attorney-General declared that
the Allen gang has few sympathizers.
he declined to answer any questions
as TO the coming trials of the outlaws
He said that there is no use for
troops.
From high sources it is learned to-
day that the trial of the outlaws will
be at Hillsville. but that jury will be
taken there to try the feudists. Attor-
ney-General Williams said he would
be at Hillsville next Tuesday, when the
cases are called. He said that the
confidence of the people of Carroll in
the stability Of the civil power had
been fully restored.
ROANOKE, VA SpeciaI.-A long
distance telephone message from
Mount Airy, N. c., received here this
afternoon, stated that two men an
sWering the description of Sydna AL
len and Wesley Edwards, two members
or the Allen gang, had been seen NOV
ing toward Pilot Mountain, and that
an armed posse had started In pur-
suit.
MOUNT AIRY, N. c. Special
Baldwin and Felts detectives contin-
ued their hunt through the noun
tains north OF here all last night but
at 1880 O'Clock this morning none OF
the outlaws had been captured. 1t Is
believed that the detectives know in
general way where the fugitives
are, or have been. hiding.
PULASKI, VA Special Re
ports from across the mountains this
morning, are to the effect that the
HillsviiIe murderers are still evading
capture. general roundup is said
TO be In progress by the detectives
near the home of Floyd Allen. The
assassins are said to be in hiding in
that part of the county.
The appointment of Joseph c. Wy
sor, OF Pulaski. by Attorney General
Williams to prosecute the murderers
has been accepted by Mr.. Wysor. He
has named as his assistants, as was
indicated yesterday w. s. Poage, of
Wythe' and j. S. Draper, of Pulaski
Telegraph and long-distance tele-
phone reports from Carroll county
and vicinity at IL O'Clock today threw
but little light upon the Hillsvills
tragedy. AS far as could be learned
there have been no new DEVELOPMENTS.
The outlaws are still at large In the
mountains. The detectives are still
hunting for them. No one has been
captured. No one has been shot or
even shot at.
Safe from even a possible raid.
Hillsville is quiet. The additional
rifles sent In from Roanoke yesterday
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
TRY ALIENS GANG At Scene |.
l OF CRIME FOR PUBLIC EFFECT
r I C H IA D n ID. VA

r c III IA D n ID, VA Special
The public interests require and
the public interests demand that
the members OF what Is commonly
called the Allen gang in Carroll
county. shall be tried at the scene of
their crime. The safety of society
and the moral effect of such q thing
demand that the accused shall be
brought to justice where they are
known"
Such was the statement today Of
Attorney General Samuel w. VIII
Hams, who is back at his office in
In that capacity I am discussing the
matter.
"A word for two other men: Clerk
Dexter Goad displayed courage and
the elements of a true Virginian when
he pursued the men to the door and
shot at them. He was cool, deliberate
and brave. The same is true of VIII
liam M. Foster, the Commonwealth
Attorney, who, although shot six
times, followed the outlaws. to the
door and fired at them as long as he
mad q bullet in his pistol. Then he
turned, walked into the jury room,
and fell dead.
1t is no disparagment to others to
say that young George r. Edwards,
one OF the deputy sheriffs, was the
personifcation of GOODNESS, determine
ton and grit. He stood up like a man
and emptied his revolver at those who
were setting at naught the laws. And
when his last bullet was gone he stood
and cried and swore because he had
left more cartridges at home.
Carefully Planned.
There IS no question whatever
that the whole affair had been
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
THINKS ROOSEVELT
WILL BE EASY WINNER

BOSTON MASS Special Me-
an Mccormick, who is in charge of
me roosevelt forces in Chicago, says
that there will be an overwhelnoino
majority of delegates in favor of Col
onel Roosevelt at the Chicago con-
vention.
Mr.. Mccormick is comforting with
the Massachusetts progressives. He
salu To-Day: We now have very ac-
curate estimates of the feeling for
colonel Roosevelt through straw bal
Iots, postal cards, canvass and other
means or three-quarters of the North
ern States.
me average is four to one for
ROOSEVELT against President Taft"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
Attended the Durhar.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, March 90.
Mrs. Blanche Carson, who commit
ted suicide in New York after her ar
rest for smuggling. was on her way
here after a tour OF the world that
had included attendance at the Indian
Durbar.
She was socially prominent It is
said by her friends here that she pur-
chased a number of pearls in India.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
Held for GirI,a nan4h

ASHEVIIIE, N. c. Special-
charged with being accomplices before
the fact In the murder of Myrtle Haw.
klhs. whose body was found floating in
the waters OF Lake Osceola last Sem
TENDER. Mrs. Nora Britt and Mrs. liz
zie smart were bound to the Superior
court or Henderson county Monday
trate. the bond of the former being
n ss nne at $1,000. and the latter's at
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
ITALIAN BOMBS KILL
NON-COMBATANTS

TRIPOLl.- Special Two Italian
olrigible balloons trailing huge vol
umes of black smoke from exploding
bombs In their wake made an aerial
sorue upon the Turco-Arab camp on
'he oasis Of zanzur today.
one or the exploding grenades
struck hospital, killing three wound
ed ed soldiers and wounding a baby.
the camp. upoH
This attack followed two sorties
mace yesterday, when bombs were
dropped upon native village. killing
-FOUR non-combatants and woundine
On the second trip the balloons
were met by a heavy rifle fire, which
caused them to swerve and make Off
In the direction of this city.
Inc Italians are now making daily,
attacks from the sky, and evidentiy
nope to win the war with their hal,
ICONS and aeroplanes.
Despite orders from the Italian
commander in chief to use caution in
the hurting OF the bombs. q nunber
OF non-combatants are being kilIsd
or manned by the shells.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28

March.
me winter winds are dyin' (hut tbo,,
don't look very dead)
march came In like a lion-and the
proverbs always said
That comm in in that wav she'd so
out jest like lamb
And don't know if that is SO. and 7
,.z,.--, don't care a rap!
March is a month with features most
peculiarly it's own
IL named for various creatures hail
ing from various zone
Inc lion from the tropics and the
lamb from here an there.
An that crazy, lazy, daisy. foolish
mulish, Mad March HareI
So, rabbit. lion, lamb and other vor,-
-. Gus beasts as well
0'aho Tor the heavenly month that an,
good foretaste of Tophet:
ana ere 1t goes and takes its SHOWS
and blows away from here
we wish 1t was Dodo ere il comes
again next yearl
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
What's the Ueef

She-Aen are mere animala
he-1es. you admitted Just nov
logical. TUG more
She-Oh, meant GEOLOGICAL
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28

Nlehaus, the sculptor, is known
the world over. Among his mosA
prominent works are the first statue
or President Mckinley, the heroic fiT.
ure or st. Louis, which stood at the
entrance of the Louisiana Purchese
exposition. and the equestrian statue
OF General Grant, in Washington.
Marie Is the only child of his arst
marriage. His first wife died. and
within the last few years he has mao
seVeral difficulties with his present
wire, Regina Armstrong Niehaua 90
acute have their troubles become that
Mrs. Niehaus for two years has beer
hVlng In what formerly was the
coachman's house. in the rear of the
Dig place at Quaker Ridge. She has
separate telephone, uses diRere9t
traoesmen, and has an existenee All
ner own, having nothing to DO eisSer
with the sculptor or his daughter. aSa
uecIared yesterday that she knew
notnlng or their affairs.
Neighbors say that after Dece~,her
4tn tney frequently saw FAD, er Ilxfs-
coli about the Niehaus place. oSa..-
ing the lawn, saving wood snA aoxnr
otner commonplace couatrv ouaseS
Attlreo In old clothing and a awenfsr
Win no sign OF the cleric abowt -,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-27

That tn. official ballot to ha mo-.
said election shall have printed u a tss1oo at
u. tint vs Il. the proposed
louisiana exempting from NJ t tns State Of
money N ma nsnd Or on deposit" and an an
words tahs e the PROPOSED anu 1e
1nee,islana exemptin a''S ono, or the State Of
money in hand or on Deposit 'SA anS al. al!
eiector shall indicate. as prov N,a each S,
x tns he sss' f"r oS q The
nosed amendment. ''"!sl the pro
,ont THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenass ana Governor and Presid Isr. ~
Speaker OF the House Of Represe naAS,
Approved: August 24,h, REPRESENTATIVES
ro,.ernor 10 l.. L. HALL,
4 tr,,e copy: e " A'ouislaNa'
ALVIN f. HEBERT
secretary Of State.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-27

AMENDMENTS
EXTRA SESSION 1912
ACT NO. 4.

Senate Bill No. ,. Ky MI woe.
Joint resolution submitting to t!e
noontn or the State of Louisiana 40
amendment to the Constitution d."
thorizing parishes and self-taXlne ,aia
inequalities to exempt new lluu ina
enterprises and also improved Vaiue'
inclusive of structures added 10 UNI, .ha
proved lands by Immigrants NY ,na-
State, who occupy said laNds as I o.a
steads from local taxation Tor pe'''N
not exceeding ten 1O) years. Aha
Section |. Be it resolved py lio
General Assembly of the State OF Lou lou.
isiara. two thirds of all the nlel' n",at
elected 10 each house cOncurrlns, lna'
the following; amendment to the IN.
stitution of the State or l,ouis,aa" ~
and the same is hereby submitted ~
the qualified electors or the S,a'I hoIi
the congressional election to De !iei,
on the first Tuesday after the ii'st
Monday in the month of November VI
the year 1912 to-wit: ,,;-
Every parish and self-taNing mum.
c;palitv shall have the right 10 eAel.lps
new industrial enterprises ana aiso NY
improved value added to unlmpioNeu
lands. including all structure tneieon'
by immigrantS into the State VINO "c
ci,nv said lands as hOmeSteads, from 40
cal taxes for Il period not to exceed te'i
1O) years by tie vote of two-thlrds III
number of AL its taxpayers. VINO a..
qualified electors. including TeSlurn.
women taxpayers, holding at least t"o1
thirds of the properly subject W w.
taxation within the taxing locallt! at
special election called for that purpose:
at which special eiectfoh neAiut nue., Of Of
partnerships. associations ana neiis ~
estates. otherwise qualified. shal NC
entitled to vote their respective pro rat
of the assessed valuation Of SAID part
uershipS. associations or estates. i'a,i
enterprise so exempted must be sltuat-
ed within the limits OF the cHempt.iis'
authority and he established after TIC
exemption is granted.
Section = BE it further Resolved
etc. That there shalt he printed on
the ballot to be used at said election
the words: For the constitutional
amendment authorizing parishes anu
sclf-taXing municipalities to exempt ne"
industrial enterprises and also lElpt9',
ed value inclusive of structures, auue"
to unimproved lands by Immigrants
into the State who occupy said lahas
as homesteads. from local taxes for a
period not to exceed ten (l0) years, ana
Against the constitutional amendment
authorizing parishes and self taNlnS
Municipalities to exempt new llidustrlai
enterprises. and also improved value
including structures. added TO uhlil-
proved lands by immigrants INTO lne
State who occupy said lands as home,
steads, from local taxes for period
not to exceed ten (10) years ana each
electOr shall indicate on his ballot as
provided by tie general election laws OF
the State whether fe votes for OF
against the said Amendment.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
l.. +. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House " Representatives.
Approved: August gath, 1912.
l.. r. HALL.
Governor Of the state Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN f.. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-27
ACT NO. $50,

ACT NO. $50.
Senate Bill No. 139. By Mr. Amacker.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana. pro-
vidinE for the exemption from taxa
ton for period of ter (1O) years from
the date of it's completion, Of all rail-
roads or parts OF ralroaas' , construct
cd subsequently to June ], 1917.
sactton I. Be it enacted by the Cen
oval Assembly of the State Of Louisi.
ana two-thirds Of all the members
eiacted to each House concurring
therein. THAT the following amendment
to the Constitution Of the State OF Lou.
isiana be submitted to the electors OF
the State at the next election IoI hsp,
resentatives in CONGRESS-; to be holden
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1872, to-Wit:
Thars shall be exempt from taxation
for period of ten years from tho date
Of its completion, any railroad or part
of railroad that shall nave ,,, nee, r1i
to June 1. 1912. and prior to January !;
1917 This exemption. shall INCLUDE ana
annIv 10 all rights Of way. roadDeo,
sidinys. rails and other superstruc.ures
mon such rights Of way. roadbcd or
sidings; and to oil depots. ssa arn
Snmses, BUILDINGS. erectiors and strne-
twras anpurtenant TO such railroads
lures n the "pp oneration Of the same; but
anu nu,, NOT .include the 'depots. ware
S Ss,,s, station houses and other struc,
.',."s and appurtenarces nor the land
,non which they are erectea at te t,;lns
np1 points. and for which francnlse.s
have been granted and oosalheu !.
whether ne remain the properly S Sa
w. nresent owner OR owners, or %
t t,.o sfarred or assigned to any corpo-
ration or corporations; person Or per per
Ial,on rsbamsoeyer, and provided FUR
thar that this exemption shall not APP
nv, Nc tn double tracks, sidings.. s"itches'
aan,ots ~ other Improvements or pet
tarr,,,ants which may be constructed py
rai,roafs now in operation WITHIN the
state. other than extensions N nv aS
lines constructed by sncn ra an hss
provided. further that Wnen 10, hsre.
lhsretofore been or which may Mei e.
ns.er he voted by any parish. ward or
ai.e;o;n.,ity to any railroad. such rall-
m nua sbaii not be entitled to enc eS-
fIuau a.;om from taxation herein stabiish'
cd section .. BE 1t further enacted etc. etc.
r,,nt the official ballots at sala ,et -, :
t,nn shall have printed tnerso a,, a,,t
words: FOR the propose. an'1 ,,s 7 OIL
20 the Constitution OF que S.a' frorn tay-
lslana enr tom years from the date OF
ntlom MI ,nletion. of ali railroads OF pa.,!s
us ;Ianels constructed subselaehI,,s J.
or Tan,os1 19l3" and the Woras
10 ,ama the proposed amendment -, 20
.Asalaanst;tution Of the State q l.ou
Tue rsiative to exemption 1rom . ~,
n 1s,am" for q period of ten years . oass
Ute of it's completion OF al s,,hse.
~ .narts Of railroads con s,eneo.,d each
cuentlN TO January l. i'i''
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-27

.'ected to each house concurring. That
..e iollowing amendment to the Con-
esltutlon be submitted to the Qualified
e,ectors OF the State for their adoption
or %. rejection at the congressional cleo
uon TO be held on the first Tuesday
al az 'eI the first Monday in the month
VI November. 1912, as follows:
There Shall be exe.npt from taxation
lor Ten 10l years from the date Of
completion the capita: stock. franchises
ana property OF all corporations con-
struCtlhg, owning and operating within
me state a combined system of irriga-
.ioh navigation and hydro electric pow
ei. using fresh water Of Louisiana
streams. and watersheds. provided that
operation within five 90 years from
January LIST. 1913. and provided further
that not less than five million dollars
siiall nave been expended in the con-
Structlon OF each system. No real or
cofporeal property shall be covered by
this exemption except that which is
necessarily connected with and appur-
tenant TO each canal system and form
ing part thereof. nor shall this eXemp-
ton extend to the assessed value that
such real estate had at the time it may
he ACQUIRED by the company: provided
that the right of the State to regulat.
the diversion Of it's public waters from
their natural beds shall not be waived
by this amendment.
Section 9. Be it further resolved,
etc. That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the prooosed
amendment to the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana exempting from
! taxation for ten 10, years from the
date Of completion certain new canals
for irrigation. navigation and power
purposes to be completed within five
years with capital of not less than
five million dollars" and the words:
Against the amendment to the Consti-
! tuition Of the State Of Louisiana exempt
| ing from taxation for ten O0) years
| from the date of completion certain
new canals for irrigation, navigation
and power purposes to be completed
within five 60 Years with capital
of not less than five million dollars.
| And each elector shall indicate as pro
| vided in the general election laws o!
| the State whether he votes for o.
against the proposed amendment
! THOMAS G. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President
| of the Senate.
T.. Z. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House OF Represent
tativcs.
Approved August eth. 1912
l.. +. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
\ true copy:
| ALVIN e HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-27
ACT NO. q.

Senate Bill No. s. p,. NJ, W.T.,
JOINT ,ttsoiutlon proposing an amend
ment TO .he Constitution of the State NJ
Lonlslala' Ielatlve to authorizing par
ishes anu municipalities by a refere,,-
dunn 10. .nelr respective qualified cleo
tors 70 e axoa from taxation an amount
from the value of DWELLINGS, excln.;velv
occupied by bona fide owners for roci.
dental purposes only, and to Witbdraw
such exemption by a. similar rcfercn-
dunn.
Section l. Be it resolved bv tho
General Assembly Of the state of Lou
isiana, two-thirds Of the members elect.
ed to each house concurring, That the
following amendment to the Cons,itu-
ton or 1898 he submitted to the quail
fled electors of the State for their
adoption or rejection at the congress
sional eiec.lon to be held on the first
TUESDAY "tter the first Monday in the
month oi november. 1912 as follows:
That every parish or municipality,
through its Police Jury or governing
authority Shall have the right to, and
upon the petition Of one fourth of the
qualified electors residing within it's
jurisdiction SHALL submit to the dual
flied electors in said parish or mur'c-
ipality. at an election to be called and
held for mat purpose after thirty days
published notice the question as to
whether or not there shall be exempted
from taxation an amount not to exceed
s2,0000O to be deducted from the value
of all buildings exclusively occupied by
bona TIDE owners for residential Dur-
poses only: provided that any exemption
may be Withdrawn in the same manner
in which 1t may be granted,
No such eXemptiOn voted nv mar
ish. shall operate to grant any tax
payer owning and occupying a home
within municipality the right to de-
duct the exempted amount from the
improvement value Of his property in
respect to municipal taxation.
Section .. Be it further resolved
That there shall be printed OH the bal
lots to be used at the said election the
words: For the proposed amendment
authorizing exemption of homes from
taxation and the words: "Agains
the proposed amendment authorizing
exemption of homes from taxation,
and each elector shall indicate as pro
vided in the general election laws of thu
State whether he votes for or Ggains
| the proposed amendment.
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
| Lieutenant Governor and President
g. L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Represent
tatives.
Approved: August eth, 1912.
| l.. L. HALL.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
ALVIN T.. HEBERT.
! a Secretary OF State.