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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-09

- AZ ARLINGTON Sapt~ S,---Sa- Tense
is the situation on the Mexican bor-
der and 80 keen the interest," felt
in every development there that of
ficiais of the war and state depart
ments were held on duty throughout
today to receive reports and to pre-
pare for immediate action should such
become necessary
Ambassador Calero il expected to
reach Mexico City tonight, and pre-
sent to his government the demand
Of the United States that effective ac-
ton shall be taken by the Mexican
goverHment to safeguard the lives OF
Americans In northern Mexico and 10
prevent destruction Of American pro-
perry on both sides Of the boundary.
President Madero 10 expected BY the
state department to make prompt
reply to this demand. bit it had not
come at d late hour tonight.
Tlnink Reports E:xagEcrated.
General ateeKar. In coma ,and pf the
American forces along the border.
made no report today OF additional
disturbances by Mexican rebels. For
this reason ofiiciais Of the war de-
spartHent are inclined to consider a.
exaggerated dispatches stating that
rebels have threatened TO attack ARR
iona city and Douglas, and that wo-
men and oh iiaEen are hs ittg tts sliesi %
points of safety, while the male citf-
xens are arfninE themselves 70 repei
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-09
WILSON PREPARES
FOR A BUSY DAY
TAKES TINE TO issuE WARNING
TO VOTERS AGAINST CANDi-
DACY or SMITH.
WILL OPEN EXHIBIT
FReHaBaTIONIsT ALLEGES DEMO
CRATIC CANDIDATE DoDGEs
THAT ISSUE WHEN HE IS
QUESTIONED.

NEW YORK, Sept S.--tsovernor
Woodrow Wilson reached this city at
8 o'clock tonight and went immedf-
ate1y to the University club to prepare
himself for a strenuous day tomorrow.
He was accompanied only by the
newspaper correspondents. In the
morning. after breakfast with Acting
Chairman McAdoo. the Democratic
candidate will confer with the heads
of departments in the national COM
mittee. s
He will lunch with McAdoo and
Senator Ollie James OF Kentucky. af-
-teF hieA he VIII ePeH the Democratic
tariff exhibit at 30 Union Square. west,
and then pay a visit to Chairman Will
liam Il. McCombs, on Long Island.
The governor will address the Press
club at o'clock tomorrow evening,
and viii be the guest Of honor at the
-elHb-ba Hss.saets ---
Warns Against Smith.
The governor tonight gave out q
sstatsinant addressed III Democratic
voters regarding the candidacy of
James Smith, Jr., for United States
senator. He says:
Mr. Smiths selection as the Demo-
cratic candidate for the senate would
be the most fatal step backward that
the Democrats OF the State could pos
sibly take. 1t would mean his resto-
ration TO political leadership in New
Jersey. the moment my services as
governor ended. and. with his restora-
ton. return to the machine rule
which so long kept every active Dem
ocrat in the State in subordination to
him and prevented every progressive
program conceived IN the interest OF
the people from being put into eff
feet.
II speak with knowledge In this
matter, because at every turn OF my
administration have found his hand
against the new plans OF the party
his influence working steadily but
covertiy against everything that has
substituted hope and pride for dis
couraEement and shame in the poli-
ties 6f New Jersey. e N I
r -r.tS0~ .s0<ixe~.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81 Matthew
.n. chairman Of the Prohibit
ton party congressional campaign
committee. charges Governor Wood
row wilson with dedxsnK the issue IN
VOWED III the demand for anti-liqnor
Legislation by cong Mr. GA Hrien
says he wrote the New IerseN gnN-
te-ontinued on Third Faxe.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-09
FAITH IN DOCTOR
KEEPS HER ALIVE
SPECIAL TRAINS. MOTOR BOATS.
MOTOR CARS AND WAGONS
BROUGHT INTO USE.
HURRIES TO BEDSIDE
NOTED PHYSICIAN RIsHEs FROM
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
TO HAIR HARBoR TO
MRS. MCLEAN.
Gs,siEs Pasal.

kAR HARBoR, NE, Sept. s.--pr.
Lieweiiyn f. Barker arrived here at
SOB. tonight after a thrilling ride OF
1881 miles BY special trains, motor
cars, motor boats and wagons, to try
and save the life of Mrs. John r. Nc
Lean. wife of the millionaire Wash
ington and Cincinnati publisher. who
has been criticaHr Ill Of pneumonia.
Upon his skili---or the patients i'm
plicit confidence In himdepends. 1t
il believed. the only chance OF recov-
cry she has. For she was practically
kept alive all day today by the news
bulletined from various points that he
WAS coming.
She had a bad sinking spell this
morning. and. despite the ministrl-
lions OF two other physicians, DIR.
John III. Thatcher and DR. fremont
Smith. had rallied only slightly to-
night.
Magic In His Presence.
h Those near her believed that she
MpMld not live tonight through, IN
less the presei nee OF DR.. Barker work :
ed the magic that she herself seemed
to feel It weuid.
When. several days ago. Mrs. Me-
Lean realised THAT slae was seriously
in, she directed taat DIR. Barker who
II chief physician at the Johns Hops
kinx university, at Baltimore. and sue
sesx0r to DIR. William bsler. be sum-
nrusfe4a Atsoric
He Was called for on the long dis
fffs.s. ca pa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-09
Maine S Democratic Cover
nor. However. Is Conf
dent of Reelection
AFTER THIS FIGHT
TRUCE IS AT END
Republicans and Progressives
Have Literature Ready,
Each Giving Hot
Shot to Others
sy JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

PORTLAND. ME- Sept s. After
fhe most amazing carspa,sl iais once
rock ribbed Republican sure has ever
seen. the tired political leaders are
preparing tonight fer Names pro-
phetic election. which begins az
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Governor Frederick Piaisted, Demo
crat. sal tonight that he would e
Te-e.ccte.tt by ten fhoEEarc nsa3oIHS,
which IS much more than ne sot i.se
YEAR. HIS State chairman, JOan ;. n.
r. Wilson. of Auburn, raised me MA
tprav to fifteen thousand
William. T. Haines. Rapablscan can
didate. says he will win. but gives no
-fvi1rsx. Tssfnes'- state chairman, M II
ssg4,t.t4 feek - Of Watar- lle. lilso
prophesios victory. but only claims q
comfortable majority. 30 It SEEMS
that the Democrats arc lot more
tofsiitlen- chan the Republicans.
friend Now. But Wat.
The astonishing thing about the SIT
uaff0n Tonight Is that TIE lsts44 --aintiss.
t,in. the Republican bosses. HAVING
dans. All hey. can Ter each otMer. ars
each other with Tuesday morning AZ
ter the election. When George IL.
sidis, former law partsssr ~ Tom
Heed, and Bull Moose chairman, pulled
down his desk tonight. he looked
about him on a room piled high with
pamphlets soaking the regular Repao-
iicans. and force Of clerks all ready
to mail them.
In the regular Republican head
quarters Is to be found all the liter
atnre MIR. Hilles has got together. Civ
ing reasons why Roosevelt ought
never to be president Of anything.
much less the United States
The names OF Roosevelt and TAFT
have not been mentioned during the
campaign. Ptaisted dared Haanes 10
xav whom he was fer all the way
through, btlf Hainea closed TIL cam
paign without doing 10 Wheshes 81
not he Il elected he will say Tuesday.
however, and 1t Is generally believed
that the first thing he does after he
gets up and reads the returns will oe
to min 4 Hull Mo0se button IN his
coat, ii III certain That noes Ut ~ Y
I men who have been making the iight
for the allies are Huh Moosers. that
is. most 81 the fighting men he TAFT
men are apathetic. II they wsn tl1sy
will claim that the Ereat name q
Taft. which was never used. pulled
them through. II they lose they Will
i sserf that is was the bisttinx In 81
me Roosevelt crowd that cost them
: ~ vfrtflt-y ~ Is AZ Ss
Al IL fhs probabilities * tomorrow !
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-09
RUNS An ENGINE
AND SHAKES EN- UP
LANDS IN SPOKANE AND LEARNS
THsv he WILL CERTAINLY
CARRY THE STATE.
HEARS OTHER MEMS
sYf.I MOOSE PAYS TRIBUTE TO
OSCAR STRAIs AND SAYS
HE PRACTICES WHAT
THEY PREACH.
HEARS OTHER NEWS


SPOKANE. WASH, sep'.
After tranquil trip from Helena
paosave,t reached here to-
.-,,.,. - rest II, nreparatory TO a day
:, hr,ss c,nnnairning In the state of
xy.shinpton. He found the progress
49,. !. - wis ,,f,rarururrcssiYr state
s.sn ,,sra,,vbt I'M over what they
.s,.,,,,,,r calI mo consprracv of the Re-
s,.,r,;can national committee In
st,,rnuIiI,r our the whole batch ct
.p....sauai. aalerafes from Washing
go, t,,-.,,,. sstasaasre,- t.e.,,eHiinn
Ths nrorressives are patiently wait
iry ~ even up ths score with the g..
cp leaders IF All the talk that
- .r,,ins aro,,nd fs true. the state is
~s,,r~ r. give Rooseyeft an over
:, !. y nl1,,yn.y yota az yfndiIcatfon in No
,a,,,,,r, !, t.esAr1s,t- axniriea roIitical
s,,aas.hes On the davis ran here. Al
ne widely scattered stops along
,,,r,,,,sh fha Rockies crowds. waited
), s..a him The ex4president shook
hands Win them. and talked In con-
,...,-vati.,naI fashion.
Colonel Runs Engine.
Esror, Helena an to a point Atty
Miles into the Rockies. the colonel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-09
Sixteen Candidates in Eiel
From Which Choice
Will Be Made
MUST BE EXACT
MARKING OF BAI4Iss1
Negroes Are Not Allowet "A
Participate According
Attorney General
Candidates Are ||l

Tuesday between the hours M
rise and sunset the voters III
mond will choose the five rn1H
they think best fitted to compc
administrative board which u tS5
duet the city's affairs under GA ~
commission form OF governm0E$$S
The duty devolving upon the
is a serious one necessarily bSc1
the Importance OF the possti01
Allied. and with sixteen capMA
didates in the field ii Is. too III
cult one. No personalities shoN1
into the equation--it Is the -
duty OF every voter to Keep \
forefront that his interests a1so
mond's. and when he wailc1 IN
polls Tuesday. to cast hts ~
cording to the dictates OF b3MS
science for the FIVE men he ~
rtUrrsty befieveE witt W. Hk1n1
the affairs OF this great c0ff
In q manner that will c0nA94
interests OF its stockholders z
business proposition. pure 81
pie.
Must Vote For EINa
Voters should remember. nl|
mandate of the city central
tee regarding the official haIIot9
1t is: y
Bs sure that your ballet U
the names Of exactly dves &
dates, neither more nor -
wiIl b thrown out SEQ fll3
scratch through the nalli1
ejovsn nsn. Search ehrdiu
eleven men. Scratch eaGty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-09

contihYd on sixth Pase.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-09
s-. r.tSo~ hodges. 5

tcontlnusd % Third Pass.l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23
BECKER'S "STRONG Arm"
SQUAD Are INDICTED

Jack Rose, Becker's self.accused graft
collector, was the man who engineered
the frame up.
zelig absolyed Becker
Detectives White and steinert were
suspended from the police force by
Commissioner Waldo as soon as he
was notified Of their indictment. Stein
ert was locked in the Tombs and
White, who is i'll, was arrested, but
not taken to prison. District Attorney
Whitman win ask that they be placed
under $4,000 bail.
Mr. Whitman procured from Justice
Mccall a panel Of City men. from
which the twenty-three members oi
the extraordinary September grand
jury will be selected to cooperate with
Justice Goff in his proposed John
Doe" investigation Of the general po
lice graft situation. The prosecutors
Investigation turned up evidence Of
large bank accounts held by police
inspector and a high civilian employ.
Of the police department which viii b
subject Of investigation
Still more of Becker's bank depos
its came to light yesterday DETAILED
tabulations Of his accounts in min,
banks show deposits as high as S6SOi
in one day. There is one of 5000. ON
of $4,000, two Of s250O, one Of $1,000
four Of $1,000, four Of $1,000. and sey
eral in odd amounts varying hetweel
/ $1,000 and $4,000. The totals for thes
nine banks was $4,000, and it is be
lieved his total Savings" viii foot nj
to 100000. The records show tina
on July 81, two days after Beeker's al
rest. his wife withdrew si6,500 and O.
August took out s35oo more.
Late last night Detective White, win
has been convalescing at Far Rocl
away from an operation for append
citis. was lodged in the Tombs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23

New York, Aug 2S.-Two former
members OF Police Lieut.. Charles
Beckers strong arm" squad OF gam
bling raiders, Detectives James white
and Charles steinert. were indicted,
for perjury in connection with the al
legged framing up of Jack Zelig, the
east side gang leader. who is said to
have suggested the rames OF the gun
men in the Rosenthal murder plot.
The indictments came soon after
Becker, charged with instigatlng the
murder, had refused to plead to the
superseding Indictment against him.
and four Of his 4 'eged tools, Whitley
Lewis, "Dago Frank Cirofici, Jack
Sullivan and William Shapiro, had en-
tered pleas OF not guilty to murder in
dictments. Becker was allowed to de-
lay entering his plea until Tuesday
White and steinent, who arrested
zelig on the charge Of carrying con-
cealed weapons, We're accused in the
Indictment of falsely swearing that
they found a revolver in the gang lead.
ers pocket Becker, according to tes-
timony before the grand jury, ordered
zeligs arrest to get him in his power
and making use OF him to carry out
bis alleged plan to get rid OF Rosen-
thai
In addition to the testimony Of wit
nesses who declared that the detec
tives had refused zelig's demand that
he publicly be searched when they ar
rested him, zelie himself furnished the
grand jury what District Attorney
Whitman regards as conclusive eyi
dence that the charfge was false zelil
showed the coat he wore on the nigh
of his arrest to the jurors to demon
strate that it had no pocket large
enough to contain the revolver said t.
have been found on him
Zeiig declared in an interview tina
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23
THE EIGHT HOUR LABOR BILL
Agreements Reached on the Sundry
Civil, Indian, Army and Post
office Appropriation Bills.

senate on the postofflce bill
The postmaster general, however,
was empowered with the consent Of the
interstate commerce commission, 90
change the rates, zones and articles
admitted to the post at any time. A
joint committee OF six was authorized
to study the working Of the systems.
The "Sigmen's good roads provis-
ion" was adopted This appropriates
100000 for experimental road con-
struction with a joint committee to
study the proposition.
The senate provision requiring news
papers to publish semi-annually list
Of stockholders was adopted and an
other provision added to require every
newspaper to print a statement Of it's
average daily circulation
The house eight hour labor proyis.
ion was agreed to together with the
clause for the payment of overtime
work in cash The senate amendment
to allow employees TO join in associa.
tions was adopted The provision au-
thorizing the transfer Of employees
from one service to another was
stricken out
AS agreed to the bin contains no
reference to the blue tag system Of
Transporting second class mail except
a clause prohibiting the extension Of
the system and another authorizing a
joint committee TO investigate the sub
iect in Conjunction with study ot
compensation to railways for carrying
the mail
4 maximum salary Of $liO was
fixed for rural carriers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23
Lone Bandit RObS
Mail Coach Near Topeka
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 29.-An uniden-
titled robber who boarded Union Pa
cific train 30. idi out Of Kansas City
last night, bound and gagged three
mail clerks ana rifled all the first
GLASS mail, was sot down while in
a Pullman coach here today After
being wounded he told the officials
that he would never reveal his iden-
tity Of his address, as he did not want
his family to know Of the crime. lie
said he LOST his job as mail clerk
five months ago. and hoped to get
money by robbing trains. He is not
seriously wounded and viii recover.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23

ers visited Mr. Roosevelt at the White
House after the contribution, VINO said
There have been criticisms but there
always ", and that il was TO be ex.
pected."
Under cross examination Mr. Arch
bold told his story three times and re-
mained mistaken, supporting the
charges OF Senator Penrose in every
instance. He said Senator Penrose
charged THAT Finn Of Pittsburg wired
him and sought bis assistance for Y S.
senatorshiD Is true He denied ever
having conferred with Senator PEN
rose on the findings OF the industrial
commission and said that the contribu-
tion TO Senator Penrose was purely
political Mr. Archbold said he could
produce the original telegram which
Finn had sent him,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23
ROOSEVELT
NOW CRIES
FALSEHOOD

Telegram By United Press

Telegram By United Press,
New York. Aug. 2S.-Col Roosevelt
issued a statement today reiterating
that be never knew anything about the
Standard Oh companys contributions,
saying that he wrote two letters and
sent several kilograms to Treasurer
Cortelyou not to accept them He said
Senator Penrose's statement as to the
letters and telegrams Of Treasurer
Cortelyou not being genuine and that
they we're merely written to go on
record is a wilful and deliberate false
hold
Col Roosevelt charged that Senator
Penrose ana Mr.. Archbold are reae-
tionary and that the Democrats are in
league with them TO assail him anG
claimed that he is the only man, and
the Progressives the only party which
is threatening the determination ol
corruption in politics
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23

time
As the sherifi's force approached
the wagon, it was seen that two men
were riding thereon, one Of whom
leaped from the wagon and made his
escape when he saw the approaching
forms Of the officers. Pursuit was
useless as the decampine one had too
big a lead and the semi-darkness was
III his favor Mike was brought into
town and placed in Jail, much to his
disgust Heretofore this man has eot
been mixed up in the illitA business
and it is the concensus of opinion that
he has nothing to 10 with the liquor
other than being hired to drive tbs
team from Cement to chiekasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23
Many ARE JOINING
HEDOLLAR FUND CLUB

Recently more interest has been
shown in the Wilson Dollar club, as
shown BY the appended list Of names.
But it is not yet commencing to show
the proportions it should ana instead
of the present list Of sixteen names
there should be ten times this NUM-
Der.
From all over the country remit
tances are going in to national head,
quarters, in some instances running
into the thousands Of dollars, and it
would seem a reasonable proposition
that Grady county should send in a
contribution ereditable to its citizen
ship.
The Democratic party is not reeeiy-
ing any money from the trusts and
biz interests but is making the cam,
paign for the people with the money
contributed by the people,
After the campaign is over there
will be no senatorial investigation Of
the Democratic campaign fund to out
rage American decency, such as that
blotting the pages Of the senatorial rec
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23

Washington, Aug, z3 with a celer-
ity that hitherto has not marked the
session, congress has rushed toward
completion four great supply bills and
looks forward confidently to adjourn
ment Saturday. Conferees on the sun
dry civil, Indian, army and postoffice
appropriation measures reached agree
ments on those bills yesterday The
legislative, Indian and sundry civil
measures were passed by the senate
and the general deficiency bill, the
last of the big supply measures to be
taken up was reported in the senate,
and the ways creased for its consider
alton. The house took no action on
appropriation legislation further than
to order all conference reports printed
in the Record SO that prompt action
could be had Unlike the senate's quick
work, by which the three bills we-e
rushed through in less than ten nm
utes, the house is expected to de~eloI
sharp clashes on both the sundry civi
and the Indian bills
| Leaders on both sides, however, die
not regard these difficulties last nigh
as being unreeoncilable before ad
/ iournrnant tndav and ~ is heIipves
the executive decks will be compare
lively clear
I A fight developed in the senate oi
the army bill over the proposed sever
year term of enlistment The admin
istration measure and the postoffic
appropriation finally were carried owe
until todays session.
Radical changes in the postal seryic
were provided for by the house an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23
TO HAVE A NEW COUNTY

Walters. Okla, Aug. 2S-'he state
Of Oklahoma soon will have az ooun-
ties within its borders for complete
returns received on the election held
Thursday on the creation Of the pro.
posed Cotton county, show that the
proposition carried BY q vote Of 1872
to 1856, or 96 more than the required
60 per cent Of the votes. The result
means the division Of comanche coun'
ty at point aluiost equal to the north.
ern border oK TnIman county. a
heavy vote vas east in the election
2COS ballots in an being counted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23
GOT GOOD SUPPLY OF
WHISKEY and BEER

Six barrels Of beer and four cases
OF whisky is not had haul for one
night even if it does mean few sleep
less hours for the officers. This is
the amount OF wet goods captured last
night by the ahsehs force on the old
Meridian read hetreen here and Ce-
ment Also Nagon and team, to-
gether wisi ths driver Mike Mickey
The latter was placed IN jail this
mornNs to a4ait trial L is thought
that MIKE S not the owner Of The
goods, as they We're billed to Cement
unda different name which, by the
wat is quite natural This is the iarg=
egg houl tha has been made Tor sv,ae
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23
MANY ARE CALLED

BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN.
Telegram by United Press.
Washington Aug p About a week
ago Surgeon Gen Blue OF the health
service made it known that he was
looking Tor a good rat trap which
catch plague suspected rodents, and
intimated that the man that brought
such a device out would get a good fat
sum
Today Gen. Blues office resembled
a hardware store. From all over the
country geniuses have deluged him
with suggestions sample traps. Glue
prints, drawings and models 81 rodent
catchers. One inventor submitted plans
for q trap which would first impriaon
the rat and then dash him Is feet
against a wall, with a guaranteed fatal
result Drowning poisoning and elec
tiacution were included IN the thou
sands OF suggestions received.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-23

The new county comprises a taxable
area Of 456 square miles and has q
taxable valuation Of SI.776.O00 Wal
ters is the temporary county seat and
viii be in the race Cor the permanent
location Of county government.