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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
CONFESSION CAME
LIKE A BOMB Shell
BOSTON NEWSPAPER MEN NOT
PREPARED FOR THE CONFES-
SION OF {. Il. v. RICHESON.

BOSTON. Special. The confession of
Rev. Clarence T. V. Richeson SsT1Srde "a ~
was the result of a long Conference
with the prisoner at the Jail SATURDAY..
IN winch II was said he unbOSOmei
hlmself TO his attorneys.
Friday evening both Lawyers Morse
ana Lee were in the company of the
District Attorney and spent some time
IN what was announced as discussing
the case, which the defense made SverS
ways
1t is said that there was q general
conference later Friday night. in
Whlch the several lawyers acting in 10
ADVISORY way. were called Into tha
case, and II was decided before mid
night that statement would be given
out and that IL would be OF a highly
sensa tional character.
An hour before the statement was
given out Mr.. Morse was asked by =
newspaper If any kind OF an arranx~-
ment had been made looking towards
the ending OF the case, aRd he said
that direction. -
About 12:4e Saturday both Lee and
morse left the Parker House and went
dlrect TO the oftlce OF Mr.. Morse in ths
EQUITABLE Building, where the news
paper men had assembled to meet
them Mr.. Lee referred to the many
interviews that he had Submitted to IN
a Jocular way. and wound up by SAVING
they had an important statement tS
make public.
The nature Of the confessiSa was
bomb. for no intimation of in had bean
'haue Oy the lawyers for the defense
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committee TURNS
DOWN Mr.. BRYAN
WASHINGTON, d. c. Special

WAohlNGION, ID. T., Special
William j. Bryan precipitated
the first debate I'm the National
Democratic Committee meeting
within FIVE minutes after that
body had been called to order. He
obteCTed to the acceptance of
James Weatherly, of Montgomery,
Ala, TO take the place of Com
mhtteeman Tomlinson, who Is
dead. He wished the aCceptance
10 be made by vote OF the commit
tee instead of by certifiCation of
the State Committee, declaring
that the precedent set i'm this case
VIII bear vitality on other matters
TO De contdered by the committee.
Dy which meant the VertrceS-
MountcaStle and the PaImer-Guf-
fey seat contest.
Immediately afterwards an exc
cutiVe session was declared.
by vote of 33 TO ID the
Democratic National Committee
turned down the appeal OF Will
nam Jennings Bryan from the de-
cision of Chairman Mack. Before
tnl> action was taken there WAS
a stormy session. and although
Bryan talked at great length. tha
count showed he had but thir-
teen supporters.
MIR. Bryan's appeal was on the
acceptance of James WeatherIv.
OF Ala bama. the appeal being
ONerruled by Chairman Mack.
MIR. Bryan appealed from the de-
cision of Mr.. Mack and the
chairman was sustained by the
committee.
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FORTY-SIX YEARS
With TOBACCO TRADE

LYNCHBURG, VA, Special.-John
7. Taylor. one OF the oldest residents
of this city. is seriously i'll at his
home. a Federal street. 1t is be-
lieved that he has contracted pneu-
monia, and considerable apprehension
is felt.
NJ. Taylor is seVenty-six years old.
and for forty eight years he has been
connected with the tobacco trade of
this city as Inspector, with the ex-
ception OF four years during the war.
when he was in the Government en-
ploy and had charge of troop trains
from Weldon, y. c.. and PETERSBURG
to Richmond. He served in that ca
pacity during the war. and during
the siege of Petersburg his train was
repeatedly shelled by the investing
army.
Mr.. Taylor was born in Amelia
county, going to Lynchburg when he
was mere youth. He obtained en-
ployment in Lynch's Warehouse as an
inspector, and he has held that posi-
ton since that time. with the excep-
ton OF the four years noted. He is
still in harness, and is. perhaps. the
best known in this vicinity. having a
wide acquaintance with business men.
farmers and the general public by
reason of his long career in the to-
baccO business.
olN years ago MT. Taylor and his
wife (now dead celebrated their
golden wedding. They were unusually
active for people who had reached
the three score and ten. Some two
years ago Mrs. Taylor died. and after
that time Mr.. Taylor began TO lose
interest in matters generally. though
he was prompt in his business deal
ings and faithful in the interest of his
employers. Mr.. Taylor has held DO
Sitions of honor and trust in his city.
having served as councilman and as
. member of the School Board.
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HATTRAS, y. C., pecial.-The long
arm OF the wireless reach, q out over
the Atlantic today to bring succor to
completely disabled off Cape Hatteras
with a crew OF four officers and eighty
three men aboard.
The heavy sea prevailing along the
coast, following the gale that caught
the Terry, indicated that the diminutive
gines were entirely out OF commission
and, after her first message OF distress
had been sent out. the huge seas rem
uered her wireless OUTFIT useless.
Heroic eNertions were made to keen
her head TO the seas, as IL was realized
that the moment she swung into the
trough OF the giant waves she would
be engulfed.
Wireless messages received at the
station here said that the scout cruiser
salem. the transport Prairie and the
battleship South Carolina were rushing
TO the Terry's aid under full steam and
messages from the big wireless tower
at the Washington navy yard directing
all the other vessels of the eighth tor
pedo division, of which the Terry.is q
member, TO proceed Immediately to her
News that her sister warcraft were
rushing TO her assistance were con-
Heyed to the Terry by the steamship
Tagus, of the Royal Nail Steam Packet
Company. which sighted the torpedo's
distress signals and received the sig
nails from the other vessels and trans
mitted them to the Terry by the flag
code.
The Tagus steamed away when the
Terry's commander Lieutenant John c
treemont signalled that he would be
able TO hold out until the scout cruis-
ers came to his aid.
The Terry plunged her nose into a
terrific gale almost as soon as she left
Hampton Roads for the run to
Guantanamo. The northwest gale
grew to hurricane proportions as she
tossed about like cork, finally becOm-
ing disabled and helpless off here.
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NARY GARDEN Dying"
FALTERS NOT, BUT

MILWAUKEE, Special.-Mary Gar
dea was dying as Carmen. And as she
herself admits, she'd like to have died
way In advance OF her "eroak cue.''
What mere person of the chorus
wouldn't 70 say nothing of a prima
donna who realized that-that just
when she had to be most tragically
impressive. when she should, per re-
hearSal. have one hand olutehed at her
throat and the other pressed on her
heart. have TO use both hands to keep
Aer skirt mp?
Miss Garden really had a most mar
rev escape from ending the opera in
Stfurcations. But she never faltered.
She turned and twisted her body and
somehow or another kept the skirt
balanced froR a complete fall till she
could properly take her hand off her
heart and grab II. She did it so skill
fully only half the audience realized
the predicament she had been In. The
half that did kept politely quiet. And
Miss Garden was highly pleased.
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SUFFOLK MAN LIVES WITH
WATCH DRIVEN INTO RODV

SUFFOLK, VA, SpeciaI-Witb =
watch driven into his body by a
charge OF gunshot and the outer walls
OF his stomach torn open for several
inches CHARLES +. Runtree, a former
polceman, yet lives. and surgeons say
ne has chance to recover.
ROuntree and Solomon Sullivan
were tracking rabbits In the snow
yesterday and chased q crippled hare.
AS sullivan grabbed the animal from
a bunch OF bushes his gun was dis
charged the entire load of shot strik-
ing the watch of Rountree WIZ Nc.
only few feet away. The timepiecs-
gunshot and waddlng were imbedded
in Rountree's body Surgeons az
tracted everything. except small por-
lions or the watch crystal. Every
suhshot apparently struck the watch.
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over 1900 DAIRYMEN
Is. zis IBUSY in old DOMINION
Own Cows Worth Over 81 Production in 1911 p.
Nearly ST. Meeting of Association Nsxt Wsn

IV,4o-l2; SO-Report OF board of d.
rectors; appointment OF commSttse.
Afternoon Session.
81, Value OF Manure A q
g.. iiillprover. George w. Koiner,
Com m missioner OF Agriculture
3:15-"What Has the 0.,--,
and Food division Done for yirSints
FARMERS in the Matter OF Feed Con-
troi BENJAMIN l.. Purcell. Deputy
Dairy and Food COMMISSIONS.
"Dairying as a BusinesuY
y. +. Hull, DimOndale. Mich. presi-
dent or American Dairy Farmers AS
sociauon' master Michigan State
4-4:9O-"The TubercuIin Test. Dr.
J: Q. Ferneyhough. State Veterinarian.
Night Session.
I:SO-S-The Dairy Cow" Joseph
A Turner, ex-president state Dalry-
mems Association. Hollins. Va.
Selecting and Breeding for
Dairy Quality" n. p. Hull Dimondale.
s:45-Business session.
Afternoon Session, January 18th.
:15-"How 1 Built Up My Herd"
p. o. Sandy. State Director OF Farm
Demonstration Work.
81 5-3:45-'The Farmer Of Tomor-
row, Professor N. z. Hull. Dimondale.
Mich. >''-'''
3:45-4:15-"The State Law and Tn.
berculin Test" William ID. Saunders.
State Dairy and Food Commissioner.
:15-4:45-"Some Of the Most Com
mon Diseases to Be Found I'm Our
Dairy Herds. DR.. N S. Mayo. profess
Sor OF veterinary science and animal
industry. Virginia Polyteohnia Insti-
tuts.
NiGht 6ssMon-
f;3S-S:15-"Value of Consecutive
Cow Testing Associations" HeImer RI
bald. in charge Of dairy farming in
vestigation. United States Bureau Of
Animal Industry. Washington, d. c.
I'll 5-"Feeding and Care OF Dairy
COWS, y. P. Hull, Dimondale, Mich.
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Haunted BY Thoughts OF Murder.

WORCESTER, MASS. Special. Hunt
cd by the thoughts OF murder which hs
declares he committed nearly six years
ago arthur Ffco a tailor. gave him.
ser up TO the police, declaring that he
tive.
Fico. who later said his right name
was Arthur Acciacere. told the officials
the story OF his crime. June IA Ieoe n
which his uncle. Melgerini Besandis.
was slain at Dunmore. Pa
Ihe murder was the result OF a QUAR-
rel over money, according to Flee. IA
Sala ne escaped to New York and later
neu from there to Connecticut and
later TO this city.
rico has wife and four children
me police OF Scranton. which Is near
the scene OF the crime were notified q N
they Ieplied that bieo was wanted there
ana that a reward of $1,000 had been
0Hered Tor his arrest. FfoO expressed
his willingness to return to Scra mon
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
IhoDlifters I'm Richmond.

shODlifters In Richmond.
Both women. according to reports
made by the detectives at police head
quarters, have admitted numerous
thefts- According to their confession
there is hardly a store on Broad
Street from which goods of consid-
cradle value have not been stolen.
The pictures OF both women are IN
the local "rOsues' gallery" and IN,
records show that both women hav,
been frequently in the tolls, once OF
twice for shoplifting.
SILK shirtwaists. bolts of silk and 8
quantity Of small articles have beer
recovoeed by the officers. The wo-
men were caught peddllng the goods
In Seventeenth Street. taken at once
to the First Police Station and locked
up.
In Police Court this morning. as
the officers had been unable to sum-
mon all their witnesses, Justice
Crutchheid continued the case until
later i'm the week.
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HE WAS THERE SIMPLY
BECAUSE HE WAS THERE

NEW YORK, Specialize would ap-
pear said Magistrate Herbert in the
West Side Court Friday, when James
McCutcheon. thirty years old. a con-
ductor living at Ala West Fifty-sev-
enth Street, was arraigned before him
that the case against the prisoner is
clearly that he is an amnesic apha-
siac. Ten dollars"
Gee" said McCutcheon. with a big
sigh. Il thought it might be ten
years"
Twas strange case against Nc
Cutcheon. He admitted having work
ed his elbow many times over MANY
saloon bars on Thursday night. Then
he started for home in West Fifty
seventh Street. The next he remem-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
Terry Declared Safe

NORFOLK. VA, Special.-A wire
less to the navy yard this afternoon
stated that the torpedo boat Terry,
about whose fate anxiety has been
felt, has been succored by the scout
cruiser Prairie and is being towed to
Hampton Roads.
The Terry was found battered and
helpless. its oil exhausted and its stor-
age batteries run out. The crew had
about given up hope.
The wireless apparatus upon the
craft had been wrecked by the storm
The destroyer Roe was also found
almost helpless of Hatteras. The Roe
was located steaminE under her own
power, slowly toward the Atlantic
Coast. 1t is expected the reecuer and
her lows will arrive in Chesapeake
Bay tonight.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
SAILORS CAUGHT In
FIFTY Mile GALE
Massachusetts Fishermen Caught
In Grasp of Fifty Mile
Freezing Gale.
BOSTON. MASs.-special- Boston

BOSTON, MASS.-Special.- Boston
had the coolest day of the winter to-
day. The thermometer registered 10
above here. The coast was swept by
a fifty mile blizzard and many craft
were caught helpless. Six fishermen
were rescued from three power fishing
boats near the Highland Light by life
savers from the Race Point and Peak
ed Hill Stations.
Search is being made today for two
other craft each containing two fish
ermen believed to have been caught
in the teeth of the blizzard.
The two masted schooner Hattie
Nelson was driven ashore on Deer
Island. The tide was going out and
the crew escaped to land without aid.
Fer seven hours today a Maine Cen
trail passenger train with about twenty
passengers aboard Houndered through
snowdrifts. many of them fifteen feet
high. Finally a relief train, carry
ing a score of shoVelers and a monster
Plow, came to it's assistance.
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R HING ND. VA, Special

X : II NJ n ID, V A, Special
Reports from the Office of the State
Dairy and Food Commissioner. Will
liam ID. Saunders. show that not only
has the number of dairymen been in
creasing during the past year. but the
value of production has enormously in
creased. Only few years ago there
were probably not over 500 dairymen
IN the state of Virginia: now the dairy
men number over 1900 with over a
million dollars worth Of COWS. whose
production during the wear 1911
brought nearly two millions of dollars
While this production may look
small compared 20 great dairy State
Ike Wisconsin that produces 100000
OOO worth of dairy products in a wear
When one considers that the business
IN virginia is "A matter of only a fevv
years growth, 1t is certain that Vir-
ginia would compare favorably with
any State in the Union. probably show
ing greater increase of production
than any other State.
More than ever before the farmers
OF Virginia are awakening to the fact
that too much of the dairy products
consumed by Virginia Is shipped from
the west, and that too little of the
grain consumed here is raised on the
farms Of Virginia. With four or Eve
million acres of land not now utilized
and capable of development. and with
the need OF further enriching the lands
already under cultivation, the Virginia
farmer is realizing, as never before
the necessity for going into the dairv
business These facts are of special
interest as the meeting Of the dafrv-
mems association. which will take
place 1t the Jefferson Hotel January
1Sth-17th, draws near.
The following Is the program for
the meeting:
Morning Session, January 18th.
s:3O-10-President's address. James
Bellwood-
1e:3O-1e:45 - Secretary's report |
William d. Saunders.
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DESTROYER ADRIFT
in rough SEAS

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Special
-Four battlesllips of the second di-
vision Atlantic fleet, two cruisers
and one revenue cutter are
searching the sea for the help
less torpedo boat destroyer Terry.
Orders were issued early today to
the Vermont, Louisiana. South
Carolina, Virginia, Prairie, Salem
and the cutter OnOndaSa to pro-
coed under full speed TO the res
cue of the disabled destroyer.
1t Is feared at the Navy De-
partment that the Terry's wire
less apparatus is disabled. and
that she Is unable TO longer call
for hep or TO state her position.
When last heard OF the Terry
was about sixty miles off Hat
teras. and was adrift, without
propelling power To keep her of
the shoals should her anchors fail
to hold.
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COULD NOT EXPLAIN
HOW HE WAS HURT
DR.. Randolph G. Smith, Loudoun
Physician, Found in a Dazed
Condition.

r c H NJ OND, V A, Special
DR.. Randolph c. Smith. a distin-
guished-loOking. well groomed man
about sixty or siNtY-fVe years old. was
found in a somewhat dazed condition
on the west portico of the State Lii
brary building Monday morning about
1910 o'clock.
He explained that he had suffered
a fall, but did not know when or where
II had occurred. Furthermore. he
could not collect his thoughts and ex-
pressed apprehensiOns lest he should
lapse into Inconsistencies.
DR.. Smith pointed to an abrasion on
the back OF his head, which plainly
showed that he had fallen hard and
That possibly his injuries were more Sc
rlous than outward appearance indi-
Gated.
Apparently he suffered no pain. nor
ala his appearance indicate anything
like an approach to insensibility. but
his conversation showed that he was
somewhat nightly symptom of con-
cussion of the brain.
The injured man, who had in his
possession book borrowed from the
State Library. was taken into the pen
sion department of the Auditors of
nee and physician was summoned
from the Memorial Hospital
Dr. Harris responded and made
careful examination of the injured
Phy sIci@h. ne ala not md the injury
serious, but in view of DR.. Smiths
age, he declared that he needed care
ful treatment for a few days so that
serious results might not follow Dr.
smith was taken to the Memorial Hos
pital
While at the Library Building. al
though DR.. Smith talked freely. he
never recovered sufficient grasp of
memory TO explain how he met his
injury. He said, however. that he was
a native of Loudoun county and had
been practitioner in Maryland, which
is across the river. Moreover, he ex-
planned that he was at the Soldiers
Home. where he had gone in quest of
a position.
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A Cure for Ieprosy.

After countless generations of an
cient and modern science devoted to
the cure OF mankind's most malignant
Ills and the sacrifice of many lives
and much effort the latest apostle of
the lepers halls from Everett He
proposes to brave certain death, des-
pite the pleas of his friends
DR.. ID. d. Wamsley. OF 2712 Hoyt
Avenue, has submitted an application
TO the Bureau of Insular Affairs at
Washington for an appointment to
the Government leproSy colony at the
Island of Culion, near Manila. in Ma
Mia Bay, Z. /.
The applicant states that he has
what seems to be a specific remedy
for incipient cases of leprOSy, espe-
cially those of the leOntiasis type, and
that he has no fear whatever Of con-
tagion. He also says he believes he
can allay the progress of the dire dis
ease in chronic cases, without pre-
tending to effect cure in advanced
stages.-Everett (Wash.) dispatch to
New York World.
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New York Gets Brief Respite
From Icy Grip of
Blizzard.
MN Y0RK. SnAelnI

NEW IOBks SPoca0ls-With a
toll of ten lives taken and scores
In hospitals, many I'm q serious
condition, respite from the cold
wave that has held New York i'm
its icy grip was promised today
for a brief period.
The mercury began climbing
shortly before daybreak and
FOrecaSter Scarf held out some
hope that it might go up to 80
or more above zero by night.
Then, he said, SNOW would
come and following that would
be another spell of intense cold.
In order to meet the demands
of homeless sufferers for aid, sew
eral of the city churches threw
open their doors to the Outcasts,
and hundreds slept on the floor
and In the pewS. Charity OrSani-
cations as well as the city depart
ments were taxed by the demands
made upOn them.
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Georgian Uses Pistol on Public
Street and Then Surrenders
Himself.

BALTIMORE, SpeciaI.-Because of
a girl, the victim says, Herbert King.
of Decatur, Ca, twice shot and wound
ed A. c. eagles today outside the door
of the Polk directory publishing firm
in the Equitable building.
eagles is now in the Mercy Hos
pital with two wounds in his abdo-
men. He may live, the doctors aver.
Sometime later there will be an at
tempt to probe for the bullets.
King surrendered at once to Mar
shall Farnan at police headquarters.
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WILL APPOINT HOOK "a
To supreme BENCH
No Longer Doubt That President
Will Name Kansan to
Bench

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Special
There seems no longer any doubt
that President Taft will nOminatc
Judge William g. Hook, of Kan
Sas, Tor the United States SUI
preIne Court as soon as Attorney
General Wickersham returns. The
President told visitors today me
had decided to name Judge Hook.
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ginia, no small salary. but he did not
ask for the raise with the view of
leaving if he did not get it. The ia
Guilty committee on athletics was at
hrst opposed to the raise, on the
ground that the advance would make
ms compensation greater than that of
an adjunct professor in the Unjver-
Sity.
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Hyde to Stand Trial.

NEW YORK, Specialize plea of
former City Chamberlain Charles II.
Hyde for a change of venue from
New York county was denied today
by Justice Lehman. Hyde will have
to stand trial on a bribery charge in
connection with the Carnegie Trust
Company scandal
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
Fear for Shin Amana.

EDINBNRGH, Special.-Grave fears
were expressed in shipping circles to-
day for the Furness Line steamship
Amana, which sailed from Leith for
Philadelphia on December 31st, and
has not since been heard from. The
vessel carried a crew of thirty men.
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lessor William James says. among
other striking things:
want you TO never mind the ma
.Sriai mat surrounds the golden
thread"
FROM which il appears that they
split inflinitfves in heaven ond th.,
the stern law against the pleasant
practice is man-made and not divine.
as so many sanity purists insist. Boy.
the hatchet,-Newark News
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Pop IIannigan VIII Remain

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, Special.
The general athletic association yes
terday voted to Increase Trainer Ian
nigan's salary by $500, to the amount
asked for by him. The famous South
ern trainer was recently offered more
than twice the amount he gets at vir-
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Hubby Explains.

John. before We were married von
bought me much handsomer 80.
ents" PIeS-
MY general expenses were lighter
then. You lived on your father and
lived on free lunch"
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RACE WAR REPORTED
AT ABANGAREZ MINES

PORT LIMON, COSTA RIGA, Special
-ThR1y persons have been killed in
a raS war at the Abangarez gold
mine { which Henry Keith, of New
fork< manager. Fifty others have
been t&'nded.
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SfRHIluNd

Mrs. Brown-Im thinking of giving
up using fresh milk read an article
in the paper saying all kinds of infec-
zion can be got from it,
The Milkman-Don't worry. madam:
our water is always well boiled first
Sketch.