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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
Dewey Is Overcome.

WASHINGTON, d. c. SpeciaI-
Admiral Dewey was so overcome bv
the news of the death of Rear Ad-
miral Evans that he made but the
briefest comment last night. Today
he spoke at greater length
"One has but TO look in any bio
graphical encyclopedia" said Admiral
Dewey, Ito discover that Admiral
Evans career was one crowded with
great achievements. l will not enter
INTO any comparison between Admiral
Evans and the other naval officers of
TINS country. for comparisons are al
ways odioUs. Admiral Evans. how
ever, was man whose merits were
OF such certain and fixed quality
that they need not be measured in
terms of comparison.
1t Will be long before the navy will
recover from the shock of his death
and longer before I Will be able to do
so. He was my lifelong friend"
The funeral of Admiral Evans will
take place from All Souls Church.
Fourteenth and / Streets, at 2:3O
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. The
BODY Will be borne to Arlington Gene
terry with full military honors the
burial taking place there. The escort
Will consist Of the brigade Of mid
shipmen from the Naval Academy.
one battery of light artillery. four
companies of marines and two COM
panies of seamen
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
CAT KNEW CREW MEANT
TO EAT 1T; RAN UP MAST
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, -Special.-In tow of
tug Hercules the schooner julius Tru-
bee, whose signals of distress had
brought the Atlantic City life savers to
l'r assistance Sunday, was towed yes
terday 20 an anchorage in the upper
bay. Sheered from her course by a
continuation of Northeast gales. the
little vessel had been twenty-three
days on a journey from Satilla River.
Ga. When it was begun Captain
Parker did not imagine that the voy-
age would last more than two weeks
at most and as a result the vessel ran
short of food and the crew had been
on half rations for several DAYS be-
fore her signals of distress brought
the life savers out to see what was
wrong.
These men tided over the imme-
date needs of the crew and later the
steamer Powhatan addqE TO the sup
ply. The Hercules ferf in with the
iaggard off Barnegat, yesterday and
Captain Parker accepted a tow to port.
The, men OF the tBgboat sought to
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
UNDERWOOD'S ABSENCE
Due To ILLNESS
BELIEVED, HOWEVER, THAT BRY-
ANS CAUSE OF ABSENCE
FROM BANQUET.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
Democratic Leader oscar w. Under
woods decision not to attend the
Jackson Day banquet here next Mon
day hight, which became known i'm
medfately after the announcement
that the managing committee had
given to William Jennings Bryan, at
his own request, the last place on the
speaking program, threw Democrats
an Congress into a furry.
Mr.. Underwood declared he would
not attend the banquet because of his
recent attack of threatened appendi-
citiS. His physician, he said, had or
dered him TO attend no banquets and
particularly to make no speeches or
do anything requiring unusual exer-
tion.
Il will not have any speech to be
read at the dinner" added Mr.. I'm
derwood. IF 1 were there to make a
speech 1 would desire to deliver it
myself"
Nevertheless, the absence of the
majority leader of the House from
q national Democratic affair at which
other leaders Of the party and men
who are mentioned as candidates for
the presidential nomination are to
speak aroused discussion, particularly
In connection with the SO-called break
between Bryan and Underwood.
Mr.. UnderWood's letter to the man.
aging committee announcing he would
not attend was sent after it became
known that Bryan was to speak last.
The arrangement did not meet the
approval OF many leaders. but it will
stand. Some OF Mr.. Underwood's
friends pointed out that Mr.. Bryan,
speaking last on the program, would
be In a position OF decided advantage
to make declarations which would OF
necessity remain unanswered, and
that such a contingency was to be
avoided Others, said Mr. Underwood
did not wish to enter an oratorical
contest with Mr.. Bryan
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
LABOR LEADERS WILL
fight IT OUT
Will Garry Conspiracy Charge to
Higher Court When Neces-
SarY.

LOS ANGELES, CAL.-Special.-
sorting that if necessary they would
carry the fight to the Supreme Court
OF the United States, the labor lead
ers indicted by the Federal grand
jury for alleged participation in a
dynamite conspiracy are preparing for
their defense today.
A. Tveitmoe, Anton Johannsen and ].
70. Munsey-who were arraigned yes
terday, will begin January 18th.
1t will be a fight to a finish" said
TVeitmoe. Il Will carry the case to
the Supreme Court, if necessary. l
am not worried about money for the
defense"
The indictments charge a general
conspiracy to send dynamite from In
dianapolis to other points outside the
State in violation of the Federal stat
uteS.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
VOTE BUYING BAD
AS BURGLARY

ALBANY, n. Y. Special.=Declaring
tht,t III Is unWise and improper lnAt
members of the State committees of
inc great parties should be elected
at different periods in different parts
of the State" Governor Dix in his
annual message to the Legislature to-
day. makes strong plea for the en-
3cInGnt OF amendments TO the direct
domination and primary laws passed
last year. The Governor calls atteu-
ton to the fact that with prcsiden-
ual election coming this year all mem
bers of the State committee should he
elected AT the spring primaries. Also
ne urges that membership Of the State
committees lie charged ny Law to in
Jude representative ;r-.l Zach As
e'mnlN district.
Governor Dix strongly ,avors pas
age Of law that shan prevent the
buying and selling of votes
The state of New York Sc
Ncreiy Furnishes burglary" he
snyS; "but the buying of elections
burglarizes the inner sane tum.
The State of New York insists on
n life for a life: hut the buying of
elections have no other or surer
result than the killing OF every
principle and ideal of self
governing republic"
The remedy proposed is that
VOte-buying shall be made "a
felony and immunity be granted
any man who sells his vote who
shall turn States evidence. and
shat any candidate who is proved
Go have guilty knowledge OF vote
buying in his behalf shall have
his election forfeited and there
after be ineligible to public office.
The athletic commission bill, enact
sd last year to regulate boxing, is a
failure, the Governor declares, and he
asks that il be repealed. Enactment
OF an adequate compensation law for
WOrkmen is one of the States most
pressing needs, he says, and he sug-
gests that as the compensation law OF
1910 was declared unconstitutional il
Will probably be necessary to amend
the Constitution to enable the Logis-
Iature TO enact the law. The Gov
ernor says that the State governments
expenses are piling up so rapidly that
new revenue measures are necessary.
There was reduction of $1,3S5,543.O9
IN the general fund appropriation last
year over the preceding year. How
ever, Mr.. Dix declares that politics
should not enter into a question that
calls for economies.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
REPRIMAND WITNESS
Il = In PACKERS TRIAL

CHICAGO, ILb.,-Special William ID
Al. Srlner manager for the Armour
tac~i"S company, of Kansas City, and
the star witness for the government irs
the trial of the ten packers Indicted
on charges OF criminally violating the
provisions OF the Sherman antitrust
act, was sharply reprimanded by
United States District Judge George
a. carpenter today after an appeal
20 the court had been made by special
United States Attorney General Sheean.
Miles, who startled and confounded
the Government forces yesterday by
the tenor of his statements Regarding
the Vaccinations of the pool of the
chicago packers, continued today his
evasive attitude on the stand.
Finally he was asked: Did the old
agreement OF which you have seen a
copy limit the shipments of the Ar
mour Packing Company to Washing
ton, d. CT"
tempted TO evade an answer to the
question. He was perfectly willing to
explain but not to answer. Mr. Sheoan
appealed to the court
Judge Carpenter said sharply: AN
swer the question by Yes or No Dc
not attempt any lengthy explanations"
The appeal to- the court marked in
the minds of many a break between
Miles and the Government. He had
oeen expected to be the witness who
OuAu III d iarBe measure prove the
government contention. He appeared
however. almost from the moment of
taking the stand to be a hostile wit
ness.
Forced to Unfold.
Miles had only been on the stand
rev moments when he was forced
to unfold one specific instance of
Where the ArmOurs and Swifts had
openly co-Operated CONCERNING haef
SIP. n.p"iehts' In order not to interfere
with one .anothers contracts. Miles
was questioned concerning one of the
weekly pool slips. by which the
packers regulated the fresh beef bus
mess or the country in the earlier DAVIS
OF the combination. Attorney Sheean-
Tor the Government, asked:
DO you know of any instances
which showed that shipments were
made by two or more of the several
packers designated on this exhibit bv
letters to the same point and in which
the shipments of one packer we're re-
uuced, giving the number OF pounds
and shipments of another Increased
a like amount?"
Yes, sir; 1 do
How frequently was that done?"
L recollect one instance at Hazel
ton, Pa. Swift and Armour both had
coolers there. There was an agree
ment relating to shipments Our man
there had large running contracts and
was out Of beef. We arrange with
SWIFT x Co. for a cessation of shin
ments by them until they had sold
what beef they had there. In the
meantime we refllcd our cooler and
lulhlled our contracts"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
RIl; Is A BLOW-OFF
AND BALI[S \ RIOW-UP

NEW YORK.-Special.- the rush
OF business attending the New Year
celebration, George Murray, who runs
a roadhouse at Fairview, n. j., for
got that the writer of a Black Hand
letter received several days before,
mad threatened to dynamite the taV-
ern when 1912 dawned.
AS the chimes in a church across
the road began to ring in the new
year one of Murray's customers arose
hastily finished his drink and said:
We'll, boys, that's my last until
1919 anyhow. I'm going home"
There was chorus of jeers, above
which rose a half-dozen invitations.
Come on, stay while" urged
Murray. Have a drink on the Black
Handler that didn't get $500 from me
as easy as he thought he would"
But the reformed reveller shook
himself free from OBTAINING hands
and slammed the door behind him
oeclslVely. An instant afterward he
re-entered, his face ashen.
There's something burning outside
mere, Murray" he called. Smells like
rubber"
Murray thought of the Black Hand
letter. He rushed outside, traced the
odor and found under the veranda a
lead-pipe bomb, with its fuse sput-
tering. Only few inches of the fuse
remained. After a futile effort to
stamp it out Murray, panic stricken.
threw the bomb into the middle of
the road
AS it struck the ground it exploded.
Murray and the man whose New
Years resolution had led to the time
~ discovery were hurled from their
feet, and the windows of houses with
in radius of a hundred and fifty
feet were broken. The police believe
that if the bomb had exploded where
It had been placed few i'm the road
house would have escaped injury.
Murray received the Black Hand
letter week ago. In it he was in
structed to place a package contain
ing $500 in the grandstand at the old
Gutenberg race track. He informed
the Fairview police, and at their sug-
gcstiOn left a dummy package. But
the letter writer must have got wind
OF the plan. for he did not drop
around to collect
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
LOSES POSITION
BY ABDUCTION
Russian Minister In China Steals
French Directors
Daughter.

ST. PETERSBURG A new
Russian minister to Pekin will be ap-
pointed to succeed M. Korostovetz.
who has been retired from the diplo-
matte service because of the abduc-
ton OF the siXteen-year-old daughter
OF M. Perrier, the director of French
posts in China
M korostovetz and the girl fed to
Mukden, where they were traced by
NJ. Perrier. The former Russian min
Ister is married, and has a family.
Korostovetz is a brilliant diplomat and
gained advantageous concessions dur
ing the RuSso-Chinese dispute over
commercial reports last year.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
ADMIRAL IJICHI
DIES IN JAPAN
WAS OLD FRIEND OF ADMIRAL.
EVANS AND WAS KNOWN
IN AMERICA

TOXIC, JAPAN.-Special.- Ad-
miral l1ichi, Admiral IOgo's flag cap
tain in the Russo-Japanese War. died
today.
In 1909, when Vice Admiral Ijichi
was commander OF the Japanese
training squadron, consisting of the
cruisers Aso and SOya, H. .S.
visit to the United States. where Lc
was warmly greeted.
II was at the height of the wave
of jingOism which was sweeping
America and in Los Angeles where
the Japanese sea-hghter met his old
friend. Admiral RODley D. Evans, of
the United States Navy. Both dis
cussed the situation in friendly way
and agreed that there was no ground
for fear of a break i'm the historic
friendship of America and Japan.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
TAFTS FRIENDS
Are CONFIDENT
Friends of Administration Jubi-
liant Since La Toilette Lost
Ohio Endorsement.

WASHINGTON, ID. Especial.
FrICnus Os Inc administration
were Jubil2nt today over the
news from Columbus. o.. TO the
ELECT that the Ohio Progressive
League refused To endorse the
Sanuidacy OF Senator Ia Toilette
Tor the presidential nomination i'm
a stormy session held there YES
terday.
Friends here of Mr.. Taft ex-
pressed themselves today as he
ing confident that Theodore
Roosevelt would not ne a candi-
date for the nomination. desDtfo
press talk 20 the contrary.
This being 50, if the so-caIIed
tr0SreSSiVeS of other States fOI-
low the lead of Ohio, the Taft
teaEc:S point Cs.t. &c .,. .,i.sent
WI Ne ne only man i'm tie race
Nhcn the national convention
mo CTS i'm June. and the noInina-
ron W'il go to him practically
ny aCCIan1afiOn
The friends of President TAFT ar
-, ished that Colonel Roosevelt vii
I he presidency despite the fact tho
ne was recently responsible FOR "a mos
sag reaching the White House whicl
inGlcatcd that the Colonel was will
ing TO be forced" into acceDtaDcc -
the nomination.
Followers of the present administra
- . = matter OF iact. m ght wei
."me n canvass by the former Presi
cent as Colonel Roosevelts candidac,
y y, o4'H detract strength from the I;
following. '''i '"''
After II had become known toda,
lAat PRESIDENT Taft had recently re-
Si.eu direct and authoritative infor
nation that there will be no declara.
non 10 the effect that under n,
would he EooSevelf
accept another nomina ton il becam,
rumored that a declaration might IA,
lprthcoming from eX-President Roose
mas been gathering i'm momentum IN,
work has been going ahead quietly
except Tor the placing of the Colonel',
name upon the presidential nreferanc.
primary ballot in Nebraska.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
CROWN PRINCE ILL
WITH THROAT TROUBLE

BERLIN.-Special.-A report that
another European specialist had been
summoned into consultation over tbe
condition of Crown Prince Frederick
william, who is suffering from a
s.ianSe HaIady OF the throat, was cir
culated in Berlin today.
The Crown Prince is still in Dant-
zig, and it is admitted that ne is nm
a se TO come to Berlin at the present
III was at first reported that Fred
erick William was suffarino go
bronchial catarrh, but it is now cen
eraliy believed that the ailmenf 10
much more serious than that
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
Begins to Look AS Though Pugi-
ism Will Get Serious
Blow.

SYDNEY, N. S. w. Special A war of
protest similar to that which prevented
me PRIZE hight between Jack Johnson
ana ana Bombardier Wells. in England,
was iaunched mere today to keen the
tmSVey' another American negro, from
taxing place on April Sth. The clergy
ment, but they are ably assisted by
business men, who have engaged coun-
sci 10 test the legality of prize fightine
in New South Wales e
sporting men fear that the agitation
NAV result In a serious blow to pupi-
ism mere as 1t has in England and
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11

add a bit of New Year gaiety to the
yarn by a tale Of Castro, the cat.
Lucas, one of the seamen. had fallen
from aloft and had received injuries
which had put him on the sick list
for the rest of the voyage. Then the
schooner sprung a leak and the crew
thought that the spirit of Jonah had
entered into the cat and there was a
suggestion that he be thrown over
board.
When the provisions began to run
low the disposition of Castro was re-
vised to contemplate a massacre of
him and cat stew. 1t was sOlemniN
vowed that Castro became aware of
this attitude on the part OF his ship
mates. that he forthwith betoOk him
self to the rigging and staid there
day and night, and never once came
down until the schooner was riding to
her anchor in the bay.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
Pov mouth Navy Yard Machinists
ak Out First Time In
History.

PORTSMOUTH,VA. Special Several
hundred machinists, employees OF the
portsmouth navy-yard, went on a
strike today against the new system
of scientific management installed by
Score tary OF the Navy Meyer This is
the first labor trouble the navy
ward here has ever known.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
She Lands on Engine pilot

TERRE HAUTE. IND Special
Her horse killed. her buggy demol-
lshed ana herself hurled high i'm the
ar, Mrs. Minnie b. Allen aiighted on
the pilot of the engine pulling tba
Florida Flyer on the Evansville ana
Terre Haute Railroad, which strucIx
the vehicle IN which the woman was
riding yesterday, and escaped with a
severe shaking up.
Mrs. Allen had tried TO heed the
warning of the hagman, but the horse
became frightened and ran in front
of the train.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
SYDNEY AGAINST
JOHNSON fight
NEW YORK LAD ILL WITH FI1X,I.r
FEARS FOR HIS COLLEGE
STANDING

NEW YORK, Special-Barnet Wal
Ter, seventeen Years ota. kiIIed nIr'saIt
with revolver in his home at 13S
Delaney Street today, because he had
Deen Ill for several weeks and had
feared he would drop behind his class
IN his studies at the City College
Where he was a sophomore The
weapon was under a safe i'm the siclr
room and in order to get it the young
man, though weak from an attack of
tonsilitis which had developed into
dlphtheria, crawled across the room.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
M'NAMARA'S HAIR
TURNS SNOWY White

INDIANAPOLIS, ID. c. Re
The raw en- SHOCK OF hair that
adorned the head of j. j. Nc
Nalnara, secretary of the inter-
national Bridge and Structural
iron workers. and who was
sentenced TO fifteen years at Los
Angeles Tor blowing ND the dew
clyn Iron Works in tina. civ.
turned SNOW white in a single
night since his inCaIN Grafton i'm
SAN Quentin prison. This infor-
nation was brought TO Indian
apOlss tosi"y by Federal attaches
from California, who came To-
ucsthy bcforc the Government
grahd jury, which is investigating
the dynamite plot.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
MAY FOLLOW
NORFOLK'S EXAMPLE
Navy Yard Machinists Hold Meet
ing in Washington and
File Protest.

WASHINGTON. D. c. Special.
Strike threatens the Washington
naVy-yard. President Taft has al
ready been notified unofficialIy and
today received a formal uItimatun
from 1000 machinists that they will
walk out unless the Taylor system Of
sclentlhc management, which was
made the subject of a government
conference at the Portsmouth navv-
yard last summer and which is de-
cIared Objectionable to the machin-
lists, is abolished. and an Increased
wage given them.
Inc ultimatum was also sent Direc-
tor WllIetts, in charge of the naval
machine shops.
The action OF the men was taken
IN accordance with plans made at a
heated meeting in Typographical
Temple, where the Columbia Lodge,
International Association of Machin-
lists, met
The system is blamed by local lead
ers, too, for the walk-out at the Nor
Iolk navy-yard yesterday. and ii is
predicted that many of the govern
ments big ship plants will become.
involved in labor trouble unless some
action Is taken to ward it off.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
weekly Hunt at charlottesville.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA SDooi

Inc regular weekly IoX hunt of the
AlDeInarle county Hunt, held yesterday
morning, brought out a big field and
proved proved decidedly the best OF the sea-
So1. large red. captured last Sat
u5oay Dy w. L. Lipscomb, was liberat-
Su on the Pantops estate. and after
crossing the Rivanna River gave the
rluerS merry chase lasting for hair
an hour. and was finally caue.bt ar fba
M M me barn. on the eastern outskirts
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11

The controversy between Mr.
Bryan and Leader Underwood. which
developed over the wooden schedule.
the secret caucus and party affairs
at the special session OF Congress last
year. was recently renewed when AIR.
Bryan practically referred TO Mr.. I'm
dcrwOOd as Wall Streets choice for
the Democratic presidential nOmina-
tiOn.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
GENERAL REYES I'LL
IN SANTIAGO PRISON

MEXICO CITY Special.
Bernardo Reyes, who was taken a
military prisoner at Nuevo Leon ON
CHRISTMAS Day. has contracted mala-
RAJ RIA, IeVer IN santiago prison. where
he is confined, and his condition 70
day was said to be serious. The gene
r8ls advanced age is against rapid
recovery. ''o
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
Tearing Down Arlington.

LYNCHBURG. NA--SpeciaL- One
hundred and nifty men are employed
today in the destruction of the old
Arlington Hotel. which is being razed-
to make room for the new Nirginian,
which is to be erected at once.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
Close Bank bv Forgery.

WASHINGTON, ID. C Special
Frank l.. Irwin. Albion, Mich. has been
appointed receiver for the First Ma
tional Bank, of Albion. Mich, which
was closed by the forgery OF notes ag-
gregatfng $16OOOCt
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
FIGHTING BOB EVANS
PASSES TO REWARD
Declares Dead Admiral's Career
Was Crowded With Great
Achievements-"I Will Be
Long Before the Navy
Can Overcome Loss

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
Military hOnOrs will follow lighting
Bob Evans, when he is buried tomor-
row in Arlington National Cemetery
Early today officials of the Navy De-
partment conferred with members OF
the Admiral's family. upon the selcc-
ton of pall-bearers, and funeral ar
rangements have not yet been COM
pleted.
Unless the family Of the Admiral in
terpOSeS objections, ceremonies not
less imposing than those which sur
rounded the burial of Winfield Scott
Schley, as we'll as thousands of citizens
are mourning the death Of the sea
fighter, for Admiral Robley ID. Evans
was regarded in Washington as though
he had been Native son.
President Taft, NiCc-President Sher-
man, Admiral Dewey, the Secretary of
the Navy and former Secretary of the
Navy, Metcalf, as well as hundreds Of
other government officials have sent
messages of coincidence TO the admit
rails home.
Admiral Dewey, VINO, by the death
of Fighting Bob" is left one of the
few sea dogs who saw the wooden
navy disappear and the era of the
dreadnOught come, said:
Il am shocked beyond measure bv
the sudden death OF my lifelong
friend"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11

Women's hats come ncarc~ to- ma
ture than anything man las Aever
made; If you remember there arr no
Two things In nat1pe alike.-Starf hton