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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21

ACCUSED TAKES PART

LOS. ANG ELES, CAL, Jan. @o---Tne
first days court proceedings Of the
second trial Of Clarence S Darrow, IN
extra sessions court number three. on
a charge cf jury bribery in the Nc
Nanlara dynamiting case, In whlch ne
arTe3 as chef counsel Tor the labor
men. indicate that h!le the case VIII
Id ! hard fought legal battie at every
sten and every point of technical law
taken advantage Of, there Is q aIsloSl-
ttt.l on the part of the attorneys On
either side that "a fair trial snail pc
held. and no delaying tactics VIII DC
rcsCrted to.
last August barrow was acqulttea
on ii charge Of bribins George ~ LOCK
wood. a prospective Mcnamara juror
The second indictment, which IS NO"
being tried, accuses him OF oriolhs
Juror Robert Balm.
Array OF Lawyers.
When the case opened this morning
before Judge William NJ. Conley, OF
MADEIRA county. who was appointed o!
the governor to preside over the trias
there was drawn up on either side u
most brilliant array of legal talent. Al
addition To the attorneys who appe2fed
III ffsa ffrse >f1asrsfw sriaA. the ssfsIeN
fescoSs were strengthened by the addi-
ron of Judge Wheatoh A. gray fofr
mer member of the appellate court OF
California, while barrow had Associate
Judge o. w. Powers, OF Salt Lake
There were no preliminary motions
and the matter of the salectiofa-af
Jury was at CAGE saken up. OF tins
yenire OF 1875 men called for service IN
the case, only forfy- three names were
nlaced in the box. many not naNna
been served with snmmonses, and thir-
ty-six being excused by the court Tor
various reasons, When the fury box
was filled four men were excused by
the Judge, following his questions be-
fore the examination OF the prospective
iurymen was taken up by the attor-
neys.
barrow An Examiner.
Darrow began the examination OF
veniremen for the defense, and dur
ing the day was on his feet much OF
the time. He gave evidence that he
will take very important part in the
court work during the course of the
trial. When court adjourned at
o'eeock he had accepted FIVE prospec-
tive jurors.
District Attorney F'redericks indi-
Gated that the evidence to be intro
duced by the State will be much
shorter than during the first trial, and
1t is probable that only evidence bear
ing upon the alleged bribery of juror
BE In will be offered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
MEXICAN PLANTERS
WARN GOVERNMENT
THEY WILL PAY TTIDJTE TO
EAFATA If PROTECTION Is
NOT GRANTED.
AMERICANS IN FLIGHT
THREE TACKLE TWENTY M1Xf-
CANS AND TE'ELVE POLICE
MEN COME TO RESCUE OF
DEFEATED SCORE,

WASHINGTON Jan. e0.--SusaF
planters IN the State Of Vera cruz,
MeAIco. today took the protection OF
thoir crops into their own hands. and
informed the MeXican government
that unless it would pay zapata. a
rebel header. for the protection OF the
sugar Plantations, tae owners Would
pay Zapata TOR pro ,ecaon. This VIII
sire ngtaen tne rcoel war iund. o.
force tne Mexican government To crusA
rebellion.
Vera cruz is u a state Of great I'M
rest Tine Madero government Is
changing officials daily and snootinS
in tins vicinity OF the city Is Of nishtly
occurrence.
Rumogs are current Of disorder Ia
TlaxeAIA and Tamaulipas, federal oi.
tl..--.. c..ae ...-Ss l-- A..--s -
fused 10 give up taeir Offices Wnen re
QEeSyed to do SO by the AoIue govern
TnenG.
All railroad communication vita
Juare5 10 the south have been broken,
no trains going or arriving In the city,
otherwise conditions have been more
quiet a .ong the border during the last
lew days imam before.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
PROBE FOR FH0HE
AND WIRE SERVICE
uICKFRsHAu PITS INyESTTG ALTON
Up TO INTERSTATE COMMEDCE
COMMISSION.
1T HAS THE POWER
CASE DOES NOT COME UNDER
JURISDICTION OF LAW d.
pARTMENT. ATTORNEY
GENERAL SAYS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--Attor-
ney~I1eneIa Mickersham today made
public an opinion advising the INFER
state Commerce Comm .ss!on that 1t
had, ample power TO lnVestiga e The
telephone ANA telegraph situation, and
that II was not properly a matter for
sz.a s.Asa-
THRUST Law by the department of
justice.
Complaint has been made To the
department Of justice that the Bell
Telephone company was q monopoly
In restraint of trade. According to
the attorne ygeneral, the telephone
compary's control of beth telephone
and telegraph lines has not developed
a serious situation. bun one that needs
regulation by the Interstate Com
merce Commission to prevent over
charges, or discrimination,
His letter 10 the commission is in
part as follows:
Up 10 Commission.
Many OF these questions cannot he
appropriately dealt with by the law
department Of the government. but
should be made the subject Of regu-
la.ton after careful investigate
OF the whole subject hp the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The powers
vested ty the statute.' appear a'fGrpie TO
efsatYic Il cons e.aensiys and thorough
investigation of the matter
The Interstate Commerce act as
at present in force. makes telegra phi,
telephone and cable companies, en-
gagged in sending messag es from one
State, territory, or district, OF the
United States to any other State. ter
ritory or district of the United States.
or to any foreign country. common
carriers
ut requires all charges for services
rendered in the transmission of mes
sages by telegraph. telephone or cable
in interstate or foreign commerce, or
IN connection herewith, to be Just and
reasonable, and makes il unlawful
for any common carrier subject TO
the provisions of the act. to make or
give any undue or unreasonable pref
erence or advantage to any particular
person, etc.
Regarding Investigations.
mo comprehensive Investigation in
to the organization, management and
conduct Of telephone companies has
so far as | am aware, even been had
by governmental agency. The inves-
tigaticn Of this department has dealt
only with certain suggested violations
Of the Sherman Anti Trust act, but
the whole problem of the relation of
government 10 the transmission of In
teliigence by telephone and telegra ph
is one of such far reaching importance
and so affects the welfare OF the en-
tire community that 1t appears TO me
to be a subject which should be thor
oughly studied from the standpoint of
the public
The Interstate Commerce Commits
zion today issued statement saying
that the commission would undo rtake
careful investigation OF the situa-
ton
Private leased wire contracts be-
tweep the teiephone and telegraph
com sanies and individuals, will be
Investigated by the commission indie
pendently Of this Inquiry. !.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
Roiltooy Watches
The Family Ties
for ronofions

NEW HAVEN. CONN, Jan. 90
orders have been given by the New
Haven railroad Cor its employees to BIZ
friendly with their wives. They have
been warned that the company re-
CARDS the family man as more de-
sirable than the single man who lacks
ties and stability. The wives of the
railfoaders. viii also be. watched
Wives who dissipate their husbands
earrings and -get On the black iis'
OF the grocery stores for not paying
their bills will get their husbands into
trouble.
1t will be the theory of the rail.
road that the staid married man
linked TO VIE OF industrious habits
win prove the most desirable employs
the railroad can possess. Such EN-
plcyes Will be selected for promotion
in preference to men of sporting IN
rliuations er whose wives show trait,
k,,at may unsettle their husbands
and make them worry while at work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
Alabamion Declares
hat Cocaine Is
" orse I han Run;

WASHINGTON Jan 20.-~Cocaine
drives more persons crazy, and is a
greater sn@nsce 30 the South than
iquor. according 10 Governor Emmet
One AL Of Alabama, who is In WASH
3nS on
"If some way could he found TO pre-
vent the sale OF cocaine to negroes in
he South. there would be very few
3utrages committed said Governor
0'Neal tonight
Il do not believe that Governor
B'casa speaks for any great number
n people in the South. when he
countenances lynch law. He may re-
present the Vfews OF sofne persons "a
south Carolina, but not those Of the
South"
Governor O'Neal assorted that
eventually the South viii solve the
~ S+s-s Ia
producing all the beef cattle necessary
10 supply the entire country VITA fresh
beef,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
Priest Says Wife
and Mother-in-Lau
Can Neuer Agree

ST. LOUIS. MO, Jan. 2o.-"A wife
and a mother law never can agree,
declared Rev. FIR. James ]. O'Brien In
a sermon on matrimony last night,
"a girl should prefer to- live on one
scantv meal a day In her own home
than on three banquets in house
where her mother-in- law also re-
sides. 3D.
Living away from the mother-in.
law is only one OF the regulations that
should be followed TO form happy
union.
Learn TO cook before you get mar
ried.s he said. Don't practice on your
husbands stomach, and II you cannot
cook then, for Gods sake don't be q
party 10 an unhappy home.
"As soon as the young man IL OBJ
served with the matrimonial notion he
should, begin 10 study the cost OF iiv-
ing.
faults. If you are really foolish, say
so. then there will npt be any divorce
proceedings started Afterward on the
grounds OF incompatibility Of temper.
orr some other frivolous reason. Er,
OfBrien told the girls Of his congreEa-
ti0n. =.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
Mss Wilson Is
To .Tear Virginia
Six al Furctior

NORFOLK. VA. Jan. 2o.-The
dress Miss Eleanor wilson VIII wear
At he Inauguration Of her father.
Woodrow Wilson. pres dent-elect Of
he United ates. Will be made from
silk manufactured III Norfolk. 1t
was pre- scented Ia Miss Wilson by a
local six company.
Miss Wilson. in accepting the $3.50
dress. was asked to NAME the shade
Ct silk she desired. She selected
the color of tho outside petal of the
American Beau rose. The material
tas made az she directed. and WAS
iresEmaker.
The presldent-etecfs daughter had
previously said she wanted to wear
80 nae thing made in Eirg MIA at the
inauguration Of her father. whes Is q
aatiye az this s ate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20,---The murder
of Edward @. Dexter, an American. and
owner of the Stristan mine. at Rio
Hondo. near Taviche Tn the State OF
Oaxaca was reported today by the
American consul at Oaxaca, Dexter
! body was found on the morning OF
January 18th in his house. where he
lived alone, Twelve knife wounds,
made by two different knives, were
found on the body. Mr., Dexter was a
relative Of J. Herbert Shedd, of Woon-
socket. r.. T.,
The ranch and mills belonging to j
NJ Gleason, an American, at Chiautem-
pam, state of Tiaxcala, were attacked
/ by Mexican bandits yesterday. Four
NFewteeu avnploves were murdered and
all the Mexican women on tile place
carried away.
The rebels today notified General
banquet. the fedora! commander NJ
Toluca, capital of the state OF Mexico
that they intended to storm that city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
pullman Compare, Liable.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2o.--Justice Sea
bury in the Appellate term oil ne
Supreme court handed down de-
cision today, In which his colleagues
concur. holding that anything in thu.
way Of jewelry or other valuables
given into the keeping of repre-
sentative CT the Pullman Slcepias Car
company must BE- safely returned to
the owner and that t,.~, cQmpa- = y
responsible for the loss of such
valuables.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21

MENINO CITY, Jan IU----AuNlces re-
received In the past three days In
dicate that the rebel activity is in
ereasing enormously in every section
nf the hlie-The dispatches tell
the same tale of raids on small places.
the burning of buildings and tile cap
i-ture of men and women, many OF them
being grossly maltreated. Details of
the Kidnapping of FIVE wemen from
the town of.Quijingo by Zapatists show
that the husband of one Of the women
who was trying 10 defend her, was
horribly tortured and musilated before
being killed In her presence Three
girls taken at this place were less than
sixteen years old
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
Americans in Fight.

MENTCO GtTY. Jan. 20.---Tnree
Americans who were dining ii Il
restaurant here last night took um-
brare al insulting remarks made by
MeNicans in the place and Tight en-
sued. The Americans using only their
fists outfougat twenty MeNicans and
it required the combined efforts OF
twelve policemen TO arrest the Ameri-
cans, III the street the crowd cGied: :
Death to the Grlngos. and tried
to get them from the policemen, who
finally landed them Ia the city PRISON
No Mexlcaus were arrested. Consul
General Shanklin is making every ef~
fort 10 secure the release of the Ameri-
50. Y, EDssA chs ys4 they. fse by f4aas1e&
themselves. Nv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
rbree Killed In oy,ision.

BERLIN. Jan. 20,-~Near Leipzig
last night motor car occupied by
four army officers collided with a
carriage. Three of the officers were
! killed and the other seriously in
iared The chauffeur has been
missing since the accident. and 1t II
reported that he has committed sui
eide.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
Informs Chairman Eustis 1t
May Be Held in Rotunda
of Capitol
WASHINGTON QUICKLY
CUTS OFF FEATURES
Decides to Conform to Idea
Oh Simplicity AS soon As
1t Is Learned pomp
Will Cost Money

TRENTON. N. j.. Jan. 20.--Presi-
dent-elect Wilson has suggested TO
William CoFcuran Eustls, chairman of
the inaugural committee, at Washing
ton, that a pubic reception in the
rotunda of the CAPITOL be substituted
FOR the inaugural ball. when Mr.
Eustis and his fellow committeeman
have reluctantly called off at the
president-e elect s request.
The president-eiect received a tele-
gram from mir, Eustis. acceuing to his
wishes with regard to the bah. The
presiuenI-eI elect Immediately wrote to
the inaugural committee suggesting
tue reception.
Mr. r,ustis asked what plan
would suggest. and | suggested for
their consideration sentlal recep-
tlon in the rotunda of the capitol.
said the president-eleet tonight.
Protests Are Vigorous.
Some very vigorous protests against
The calling off If the InauRurAl- ball
have reached tins president-elect- II
has been declared that the merchants
of Washington have made elaborate
preparations. and gone to a good deal
Of expense In expectation Of doing eN-
tteoFdinaIy business in connection
with the ali. and Ia cancel The func'
ton will mean d big snAncial loss IL
them. The merchants and society
leaders of Washing on have already
dorated on paper sso,00e to defray tac
expenses Of the bali,
AS the matter now stands, the men
who have put their names down fot
contributions will not have the ball
70 Offset their donations. and they may
have to pay OK some real cash II
meet the expenses Of the parade ana
the other features OF the celebration
AS a result. At Ia learned here. TIN
COMMITTEES has lest ao time In abhre'
WAITING the parade, and II Will now
conform to the wishes ~ the presi'
dent-siecf in the matter OF simplicity
VII Omit Features.
Instead OF providing hotel accom-
rnodations at Washington fer .iargs
numbers Of miiitiamcn. Annapolis
and West Point cadets, and the Ike
for whioh the committee mas paid u
past years these military features w'tt
probably he orniEteds n position II
the parade will be provided for the
a0e Princeton students who are pre-
pared to pay their own expenses.
The reception at the capitol. &C
ccrdlng to the president elects IDEAS
viii he an open affair to whiea every
body will be welcomed. There vii
be no tickets. ana no charge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
Movement Is Made to South
of Adrianople and Near
Tchataja Lines
PLAGUE BREAKS OUT
IN BESIEGED CITY
Turks Given Fourteen Days
More in Which to Ac-
ccpt or Reject
Peac- Tleaiy

= SOFIA. Jan. 20.--The headquarters
of the Bulgarian army has been re-
moved to De motica, winch Is about
twenty-five miles south Of Adrtanople,
on the railway toward Tehatalja
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21

Fred Banks. a negro charged with
stealing pistol from Luther Stanley.
was dismissed yesterday afternoon by
Magistrate H. S. Sunday In Henrico
courthouse.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21

TARRYTOWN, n. Y, Jan. 20-Miss
Helen Nj. Gould, her two little nieces,
who are TO be flower girls at her we'd
ding. her fiance, and Mr.. Shepard's
brother, will come to Lyndhurst to-
morrow for the final preparations for
the wedding At 1880 Wednesday.
Two important details will be set
tied tomorrow. The marriage license
must be procured and the wedding Is
to be rehearsed. Miss Gould and Mr..
Shepard must get their license from
Robert Eastwood. town clerk of the
town of Greenburga. Much interest
is being taken in the procuring OF the
license, and to prevent notoriety 1t is
possible that the ohliging town clerk
will so TO Lyndhurst to fill out the
necessary papers.
Decorators from New York have
been busy all day placing plants and
flowers in position for the wedding.
Everything viii be ready in time for
the rehearsais. 1t is expected that Mr.
Nathan Frankie will be present to play
the music for the rehearsal The Rev
Daniel Russell. of the Irvington Pres
hyterian church, will also be on hand
After the rehearsal there will BE a din
ner OF Lyndhurst, and II Is probable
that Mr.. Shepard viii remain all night
so as to avoid an early trip from New
York on Wednesday,
Only seventy five guests are to be
present, including the members Of the
Gould and Shepard families
One of the presents Miss Gould will
receive tomorrow win be silver dish
the gift OF 257 girls of her sewing
school whc contributed ten cents each.
II is suitably inscrlheds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
pin oue i'm AdriauonIe.

LONDON, Jan. 21.-The Daily Tele-
graph prints a dispatch this tTucsday)
morning from Mustap ha Pasha, stat
ing that the plague has broken out
among the garrison ct Adrianople.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21
HELEN GOULD GETS
WEDDING GIFTS
BUTLER AND MESSENGER BOYS
ART KEPT Busy BX I.ER
FRIENDS.
PLANS FOR LICENSE
o1LIGENG TOWN CLERK WILL GO
no LYSDHInST TO FILL
OFT NECESSARY DOCU-
1IEST.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. 800 Two buffers
were kept busy all DAY today re-
ceTjng the handsome presents being
sent 10 Miss Helen Gould. al her
home, No. $40 Fifth avenue, An
actual count showed that Il messenger
boy appeared on an average of every
dfto en- minutes with wedding gift
for Miss Gould. In nearly every in
stance the packages contained
valuable jewelry.
However. not all the wedding gifts
to be received by Miss Gould are
costly in money value, for many
that she will prize highly are. gifts
that come from poor men and wo
men, whom she has hefriended in
times gore by, and VINO chersh an
ed in the gifts. which their slender
means have made II pv>-ipie for them
TO bestow.
In the hustle of preparations for
the wedding, Miss Gould did not for
get the men of the Bowery Mission.
in which she has long been interest
ed On her wedding day Miss Gould
Will tender one thousand men OF the
mission n dinner. followed by a musi-
cal entertainment. and addresses, by
several clergymen and mission work.
ers at the headquarters of the mis-
sion on the BoweIsy
AT noon today some one started
the report that Miss Gould and her
fiance, Finley J. Shepard. were ex-
pected to arrive at the City hall al
most any moment TO procure a mar
riage license This rumor brought
such a crowd of the curious into CITY
Hall Park that 1t took several police
nitsn aaxrle tiEne TO induce the crowd
TO leave. assuring Shaxsa that there
was no truth in the report.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-21


WASHINGTON. Jan a0.--Deeply
Erieted nv an insimation from Ptesi-
dent -eiect " wilson, that neither Mfs'
Nt5.lxor nor the Misses Wilson Will at
tend The public reception that was 10
he hello in the stead or the oos tieu
inaugural bail. the inaugural comnlt-
tee aecided this afternoon TO pave
nothing fursEer to 10 WIN trc
gam IN festivities following the ID :
st,st,ral paraGe. This means that II
rheYa IN to be any inaugural reception
n Nh have 10 he provided Tor ny ecu
press and congress lis not disposed 10
toke any sach action
The committee met this afternoon
10 ulau some sort Of substitute Aof
ina Inaugural tall The members nao
decided 10 accede TO Inc president
elects expressed desire that TINS time
hnnored ms sitution be dispensed wltn
.s,,hlIc reception had been widely
discussed. and the committee was ready
~ arrange for one either al the cap4-
tol ar in some one Of the large gov
eminent buildings, which mtght DC
available for the purpose
Tnsi before the meeting member Of
.he committee conferred with trenton.
over The long distance telephone anu
was informed that In case resep-
sae,ss,e ssas asran s@t ,fa.t be'.s rs ~ ~
ssFss nor the Misses lSss9A - .'aa- -
expected 70 attend.
Wi, Not Arrange Reception.
The announcement of this tnforma-
ton tn tho committee resulted IN
state of mind much like that pro-
duced by the announcement wnlcn
banned the inaugural bail. Some oil
the members did not hesitate TO say
that such an announcement borderea
on a direct insult. All OF them agreed
that d reception wlthout Tue 1eiihi ~
contingent Of the presidential famlty
wou,a be not worth holding, and all
discussion of plans was forthwith
abandoned,
George h. Hamilton presented the
resolution which disposed of the ball,
and O. RI. f. Johnson, chairman OF
the supper committee. seconded 1t, as
did also Thomas Nielsen Page, the
author.
It was passed without dissenting
vote. a..
afternoon disclosed deep tndifference
10 a nall to be paid for wholly by the
government. and it is probable that
the inaugural parade, which will be
very simple, and the ceremony OF
swearing in the president will be the
only unusual events held in Washing
ton on March Atm.
Washington IL Piqucd.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.--Bitterly
resenting the assertion that Miss Ines
MiIholland,s who Is to lead the suf-
frage parade March Sd, will BIS the
most beautiful girl In that pageant.
Washington society has arranged to
have Miss Hinckley, the Capital city's
greatest beauty. appear as Joan of
Arc. Miss Milholland, coming from
New York, will be received by Wash
ington society as BELTS her position.
The assumption that her pulchritude
ID greater than that OF Miss Hinckley.
whom the Russian ambassador once.
characterized AZ the most beautiful
{c1Stihus& ~ Second raKssl
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1913-01-17
Emerson Branch. r. 6. MASTERTON. Mar

We understand that it is the intention
of Editor Minder to discontinue the
Crystal Call and that he expects TO EN-.
bark in the mercantile business at.Crys-
tai. II this is true the town of Crystal
will miss the Call and the efforts Of
Editor Minder more than Mr.. Minder
will miss the remuneration he hasreceiv.
ed for his labors, far as advertising goes.
Without rejecting on the profession it
is true that the labor lit takes tpget out
an average county newspaper does not
enter the thoughts of the business men
of many towns, but it the editor don't
chronicle things that go to boost the
town he ls no good. For twenty-three
years the Call has been weekly visitor
to this Office aad we will miss it il it
ceases to exist. bat we imagine the bus
iness interests df Crystal will sec that it
is continued.