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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12
COULD BAIL THAW
WITHOUT DANGER
SAYS COMMISSION
Report to Judge Aldrich Does
Not Express Opinion as to
Harry's Sanity at Time OF
White Murder.

CONCORD. n. H, Jan. 1.-The COM
mission appointed by Judge Aldrich.
OF the United States court to reach
finding as to whether 1t would be
public menace to liberate Harry K
Thaw on bail, pending a Anal decision
of his case in the federal court. reached
a conclusion and filed the same in writ
ing with the clerk of the United States
court in this city at midnight of Sat
urday.
The report of the commission was
made public this afternoon. and its
conclusion is couched in these words:
| e.In our opinion IL is reasonably
/ probable that Harry Kendall Thaw' S
liberty under bail would not be dan
Eerous or a menace to the public peace
arm @S&Scty.'' ~sss--s
The commission further states by Its
written report that its members have
formed unanimous and positive opin-
ION as to the state of Thaw's mind at
the time of the homicide. but re-
frains from expressing that opinion
because the scope of its inquiry does
not permit of finding or an opinion
on this point.
Exhaustive InvestiRatien.
| The report Is addressed to Judge
Aidrich, and signed by all the mem
bers of the commission. In It's open
ing pages, the some w nat G&nstuStiRS
port the commission says that they
went carefully over the case book OF
| the Matteawan hospital covering the
/ period from February /, 1908. TO Aug
ust II. 1913, when Thaw escaped,
| 1t also examined transcripts of all
other legal proceedings. including va
rious direct and cross examinations OF
Thaw. and all evidence submitted at
! the two trials of Thaw for homicide
The commission refers to the public
| hearing which 1t had on January
| 7th. at which only witnesses in favor
OF Thaw appeared and when concluded
t its report as follows:
Consider Four Points.
/ ITO determine the immediate ques-
ton before us, our inquisition was
necessarily directed to four points:
! "First-Careful physical examina-
/ ton, to determine the presence or alb
sence of structural or functional dis
! turbance OF the nervous system
/ .second-The conduct of Harry X,
Thaw since his committal to the Mat
teawan State hospital on February l.
| 1903. up to the present time
! "Third-Whether he Is now suffer
| ing from such a disease of the mind
or whether his present condition OF
mind, whatever it may be, is OF such
character as to predispose TO acts OF
violence, Independently of the narrower
question whether such acts actually
have been committed since his con-
| finement. or not
! "Fourth--The circumstances and
i conditions which outwardly and In.
wardly led to the homicide on June
J IS, 1906. and the probable condition
of mind OF Harry X. Thaw at tina,
time.
Little Attention to Experts.
| Elm its studies and deliberations the
/ commission has In the main confined
/ it's attention to facts. preferring &c
attach little Importance. for its pur-
pose. to the conflicting opinions OF
| expert and other witnesses.
| "In our opinion 1t is reasonably
probable that Harry X. Thaws lib
erty under bail would not be dan
gerous. or menace to the public
peace. and safety"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12
Peaceful Solution
Of Trust Problems
Will Benefit All
DEFINES NEW
POLICY OF THE WILL
son ADMINISTRATION.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l1.-Of1cials
of the administration firmly bellows
that Acknowledgement McReyonlds'
policy of adjusting troubles with corr
porations out of court, as exemplifieA
in the New Haven and American Tele-
phone cases, will have a favorable
effect on business throughout the
United States.
The attorney-general has been con-
method Of dealing with the trust
problem Is regarded rs the most im>
portant accomplishment Of the exc.
cutive branch Of the government
since the Wilson administration came
into power.
J, In view of the special attention
which thus has been directed toward
the so-called ''peacefur policy. your
correspondent tonight asked MIR. Nc
Reynolds to define it. He said:
I'VE are charged under the statutes
with the duty OF enforcing the Sher-
man act We must. therefore. examine
a situation for the purpose of find-
ing out II competition exists in It.
II il does not, we must make demands
for the restoration of competition. We
are. OF course. always delighted wheA
q corporation announces that II Il
willing to meet these requirements
voluntarily"
Chairman Elliott. Of the New
New York tonight, having agreed
upon the general character OF the
preliminary agreement
Perhaps the most Important
problem which awaits solution Is the
liking OF method Of disposing OF the
roads holdings in trolley lines, and
steamship properties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12
HAYTIAN REVOLT is
SPEEDING OVER ISLE

KINGSTON. JAMAICA. Jan. IL
The Haytien revolt - spreading all
over the black republic. ACCORDING 70
news brought by Hayden steamer,
which arrived here today from Port
Au Prince.
1t has reached even the capital, and
passengers aboard the steamer say
that the Oreste administration cannot
last more than few weeks. at the
outside. Minister Of War Praedei ts
bese.ged by the rebels at Fort Aberte.
NJ. Sanan, formerly delegate at Cape
Haytien. LIS considered likely to be
next president. He had a narrow
escape from being put to death by the
government troops, and is now on his
way to this country cs a refugee
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12

WASHINGTON. Jan. i4.-Congresss
will return to labor tomorrow, after a
twenty-day vacation. In the legisla-
tive program now being framed sup
Elemental antitrust legislation, the
establishment of system of rural
credits and drastic immigration bill
are to be featured. Just what anti
trust legislation will be passed at this
session remains To be determined
There is general disposition among
the responsible leaders in congress to
go slow in passing additional laws
bearing upon the activities of corpor-
ations. and the indications are that leg
islafion of this sort will not be as
broad and comprehensive as has been
represented.
After the neutrality-suspicious. Is taken
up. congress will turn Its attention to
other bills that are either on the cal
endar now, or will be soon presented.
They cover wide range of questions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12
Congress Convenes
After Its Holiday
For Renewed Labor
TASKS CONGRESS FACES.

Some of the more important
legislative tasks for the session OF
congress, which reconyenes tomor-
row nj noon:
Augmentation hills carrying
more than ~ .OOll. 400 600 for gen-
eral Soycrnln4sis~t expenses.
Antitrust LEGISLATION designed 70
reduce the dehatabtc area about the
sherman antitrnsA act.
Alaskan railroad hill. which may
open I'M the entir4 question OF gov
ernment Ownessl1@1p.
National defens& legislation. sug-
gestesi In bills frDm the military
and naval commilkees.
Rural credits. Rood roads and
vocational aud agricultural educa-
ton measures for No. farmers.
Burnett immix letion bill, pro-
yifiing q 1iteracy test
Constitutional amendment for
woman suffrage.
Owen bill to create a legislative
reference bureau in congressional
library ).
la F'allcttc seaman's hill. callins
for the better equipment on vessels
for life saving. a
AAawsnn reszx3s1etnH IN Auspan6
for two years the provision giving
free tolls to American coastwise
ships.
Clapp hill prohibiting the send.
ing OF campaign contributions from
one State into another State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12
FIRST EARLE WIFE
ATTENDS HEARINGS

PARIS, Jan. 11.--Mme, Fisch-
bacher. the first wife of Ferdinand
Pinney Earle, and their son. Harold,
attended at the court proceedings to.
day at Rosorantin. near Biois. where
the kidnapping of young Earle took
place.
Earle Is now in Jail in Norway,
awaiting extradition. 1t was an-
nounced today that the formalities OF
extradition have been completed.
Norway Is asking for the consent or
the United States. as Earle Is an
American, but Nine. Fischbacher has
been informed that this Is a mere
Formally
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12
MURDERED WOMAN
BODY IN DAN RIVER
Negro Finds Maria Woods
Clicked to Death by Her
, Convict Husband Friday.
George Woods. Who Had Es-
capped From Road Gang to
Kill His Wife Arrested Short
ly After Body Found.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian. J
DANSiII.E. VA. Jan. 11.-A
hand prutruding from the Icy waters
OF the Dan river led to the discovery
Of the murdered body Of woman
hare today. The discovery was made
by Walter Norris. a negro. who was
searching the stream for some signs
OF Maria Woods, who had disappeared
on last Friday night, and who was
foul play at the hands of her husband,
George Woods. who had made his es>
cape from the chain gang on last FRI
day afternoon.
The woman was at work In one OF
the local tobacco factories and was
on her way home in company with
other women when her husband ac.
costcd her on the north side of the
city.
Dvags Her Into Woods.
Upon the appearance Of the man
the other women ran, but he seized
His wife by the hands and dragged
her into the woods near the roadside.
This was the last seen Of her alivs,
but her body, when 1t was found to-
day. showed the marks Of q struggle
and finger prints were plainly visible
on her throat. After the murder the
man went to the home Of his brother,
but on account ct thc fact that he
was at the time fugitive from JUS
tice, he was denied admission to the
house.
OfI1cers had secured lna vicinity pi
the crime all during Saturday night
but at the time they were not cognl-
zant Of the fact that Woods was a
murderer.
Captured Later.
The man was captured at 5 O'CLOCK
Sunday afternoon. about four hours
after the discovery of the body of his
wife, ana ~ the time Of his arrest was
in a negro shanty in the back yard ol
Constable Thomas. only = mile from
the city limits and seemed 10 feel per-
fectly safe from apprehension though
still but a short distance from this
scene Of his crime
When he was brought to the court
house and questioned he said that hs
had choked his wife to death. and had
then put the body on his back ana
staggering under his gruesonae bur-
den HAD thrown tho bt,ly In the river
hoping thaas death would Be attributed
10 dr0wnin8 +
He IA not seem to realixe ths
gYIvjt1 M ~ end Attrilf1tAt
m ~ ~ sgSsS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12
Orozco, Salazar and Rojas Hot
ly Pursued but Not Found.
Prices Set Upon Their Heads
by Rebel Leaders.
Federal Leader Saves Hun
dreds by Gallant Sacrifice Of
His Detachment on Bank of
River. Rebels Execute Pris-
oners Of War.

PRESIDE. TEXAS, Jan. Hit is
now generally agreed that Generals
Pascual Orozco, Jose y. Salazar and
Antonio Rojas, the federal volunteer
generals most wanted by Villa, have.
with three hundred or four hundred
loyal followers. made their escape.
1t is also said now that they were
Joined by General Narvelo Carayeo,
federal volunteer general.
Carayeo was reported last night to
be among those who had surrendered
to Major McNamee, but when a census
was taken this morning he was not
found among the federals who had
sought asylum in the American camp
at Preside.
When it became known last night
that Salazar and his fellow federal
volunteer officers. who are considered
by the constitutionaiists AS arch
traitors. and upon whose heads price
has been put, had escaped. Villa sent
attachments In every direction with
instructions te-tveE4a la--t ham H4d
capture them either dead or alive al
any cost. Some of these detachments
have returned To Ojinaga reporting
failure. while others are still securing
the hills with the hope of catching
the much wanted men.
Put Up Gallant Fight.
It is reported among federal officers
now prisoners in Major McNamee'
hands, that Salazar. though wounded
put up a gallant fight during the few
brief hours the battle ragged, and dis
tinguished himself for his bravery, as
did also Orozco and Rojas Caraveo
who had been wounded in the fighting
Of last week. did not take his usua.
active part in the last battle.
Major Luis Terrazas. third. grand
son of General Terrazas. the Chi.
huahua land baron, is missing.
y .Ma1or sfodoza. of rho feasrais. wa'
killed while making a stand at ths
custom house on the bank of the RID
Grande. while holding at bay a de
tachment of rebels intent upon cuttint
off the retreat of the main body o.
federaIs. Had it not been for Mon
doza's brilliant work the slaughter o.
fugitives along the banks of the river
would have been terrible
The rebels captured between 30f
and 400 prisoners last night. the mos
Continued on Second page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12
OFFICERS REPORTED
IN UNITED STATES
All But Orozco Said to Have
Crossed Rio Grande and
Given Themselves Up.
Only Brief Official Reports of
Capture of Ojinaga Received
at Washington. Fighting
Not Much.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.--Only brief
day of the. taking of OJinaga by GEN
eral villa and his forces, in Northern
Mexico. last night. The result was
no surprise to administration officials
in touch with tho Mexican situation.
Major McNamee, commanding at
Preside, the Texas town opposite
Ojinaga, reported through General
Bliss, at San Antonio, that detach-
ments of the federal garrison had
come over. and were being rounded
up and disarmed as rapidly as pos
sible
All the federal generals. with the ex-
ception of Pascual Orozco. are report
ed to have crossed to the United States
and given themselves up.
Surrendered Readily.
The soldiers, as well as their com
manding officers. are reported to have
readily surrendered themselves, max
ing no effort to avoid the United States
army patrols. or to keep their arms
All will he detained indefinitely on
the United States side of the line. and
cared for at the expense OF this gov
eminent.
III the policy of the last two years
is adhered to in their case, the ted
erals will be allowed to inter- back into
Mexico as soon as there is no danger
OF their meeting death on return ia
Mexican territory. General Villa has
declared he will execute all federal
volunteers whom he can capture.
Had No Ammunition.
According to the understanding
here, based on rather meagre reports
the fighting at Ojinaga yesterday did
not amount to much. The federals
it Is understood. had no ammunition
and so were not able to repeat theii
defense OF the town during the four
days battle Of two weeks ago,
1t is presumed that Villa Will now
gather his forces together and begin
a movement TO the south
The taking of Ojinaga has again en-
phasized the fact that whatever has
been accomplished for the revolutioal
in the last few weeks has been done
by Villa. There In no doubt in Of
fetal quarters here that Villa and moi
Carranza VIII bHstne man with whom
Huerta, and also the United States
will have to deal with In the case soi
EEurthkr SUCCESSES being gained nv tn
col titntionAIist forces
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-12

Continued on Second page)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-05
CONTINUED on page S.
Mother" Jones Says
She is Going Back
Into Strike Zone

transportation to Denver, took her back
and put her on board the train and es.
corted her as far as Walsenburg, be.
yond which point military rule did not
extend.
"Mother" Jones made no protest at
the time, and, indeed, said somewhat
hesitatingly that she was going to Den.
yer, when Smith asked her destination
She had no transportation, however and
said plainly on her arrival here, that
she had intended to remain in Trinidad.
Should she return, General Chase said
he would have her arrested and denied
communication with any outsiders. No
one but the soldiers were permitted TO
approach her while she was in the
strike district.
Not the miners alone, but union men
generally, were much incensed at her
deportation and predicted that Il would
make instead Of prevent trouble.
A military company, under Captain
R. W. Dorm, left Trinidad today for the
Oak Creek and Steamboat Springs
country, whence a number Of strikers
were deported last week by a citizens
committee, and violence was threat.
ened.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-05
Orders Given to Shoot.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 5.--There was a
cessation Of rioting at the plant of the
Tacoma smelter today, following a
warning to the strikers by Sheriff
Jameson at a mass meeting at Ruston
that violence must cease. The sheriff
told the men that promiscious shooting
by pickets which has featured the at.
tempts of the smelter company to bring
in strikebrealters, would be severely
punished in future. He said he had
dozen sharpshooters posted about the
plant armed with high power rifles, and
that he had given orders for them to
shoot to kin any man who so much as
pointed a gun toward the smelter On
surrounding hills armed guards are
posted, and other deputies, imported
from Seattle, are scattered about so as
to protest every entrance to the prop.
erty.
The smelter company continued TO
bring in strikebreakers by boat today.
President Rust said the furnace fires
would likely be started before night,
and the 200 men who went out on strike
Thursday would not have to be taken
back.
Several arrests Of strikers have been
made for firing revolvers at men who
sought employment at the plant. No
shooting has occurred since Saturday
night
A small fleet is now anchored off the
smelter dock waiting to discharge their
carpoes Of copper ore The latest ar
rival Is the steamer Cordoya from Alas.
ka with 5000 tons. The company must
pay heavy demurrage charges every
day the vessels are detained
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-05
STORM CAUSES GREAT
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
AROUND GRAYS HARBOR
Report That Moclips Hotel, at
Moclips, Is Swept IAto Sea
is Confirmed.
RIVER is OUT OF BANKS
Portions Of Northern Pacific Tracks
West of Hoquiam Gone and State
Road Washed Out.
RIVER is OUT OF BANKS
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrRn.I

Montesano, Wash, Jan. 5.-A terrific
chinook storm has been raging in the
Grays Harbor country for the past so
hours and has done great damage to
roadways and railroads.
The report that the Moclips hotel at
Moclips had been swept into the sea
was confirmed The Chehalis, Hoquiam
and other rivers are out of their banks
but no damage has been reported as
yet, The rain is warm and the snow is
melting rapidly in the hills,
Humptulips river, containing a log
jam of 3O,OOO,OOO feet, is out of its
banks, and it will be ten days before
traffic can be resumed over the state
road.
A portion Of the Northern Pacific
tracks west of Hoquiam is gone. No
damage has been reported to shipping
on Grays Harbor, but the wind, for the
past SO hous has averaged from so to
rs miles an hour.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-05
SCORE INJURED WHEN
STRIKERS ANDDEPUTY
SHER|FFS HAVE FIGHT
Skilled Workers Are Being Es-
corted to Plant When
Pickets MingIe.
OFFICERS BEAT THEM OFF
Fight Back Strenuously But Are Routed
and Three of Number Are Placed
Under Arrest.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 5.-Three
strikers were arrested and almost a
score of strikers and deputy sheriffs
were more or less injured in a clash
this morning, when force of between
so and rs deputies attempted to con
vey, under guard, number of skilled
workers into the plant Of the Tacoma
Smelling company, and were attacked
by 100 strikers.
Mindful of the warning of Sheriff
Jameson that his deputies would shoot
to kill any striker who used firearms to
intimidate strikebreakers, no shots
were fired in today's melee, although
revolvers were drawn and used as
clubs. Andrew Witkinski was struck
in the face with dubbed guns in the
hands of deputy and seriously in
iured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-05
Deputies Draw Revolvers.

The skilled workmen are out on a
sympathetic strike with the 200 labor
ers who quit last week, and had been
asked by their employers to return to
work, Sheriff Jameson offering to es.
cort them into the smelter plant under
guard. Strikers and pickets mingled
with the men and urged them to remain
out. Resenting this action the deputy
sheriffs and marshals drew their re-
volvers and began crowding the strik-
ers back. They fought back viciously,
Scalp wounds, bruised lips and bloody
noses galore resulted from the fracas
The smelter is running today with
short crews. About 100 strikebreal,ers
have been sent in. The strikers have
completely surrounded the works, and
even have men in rowboats guarding
the water front approaches
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-05
IN NO HURRY
TO ACT REGARDING
BRIDGE MATTER

Governor West this morning inti-
mated that, so far as he was concerned,
there was nothing doing about the in
terstate bridge between Portland and
Vancouver, and that. there would be
nothing until the matter had been
straightened out in Portland, and the
factions get through quarreling.
He stated that he had received ad.
vices from sources which he considered
reliable, that Nolta's activities were
prompted by the desire to have the
Portland approach to the bridge located
where it would enhance the price Of
some of his real estate holdings on the
East Side. He added that he had been
told Nolta had given out the impression
that a certain engineer, whom he hoped
to have appointed would locate the ap'
proach at a point where Nolta desired
it.
The governor intimated that when
the Portland folks got through wrong
ling and got ready for BUSINESS, he
would take the bridge matter up with
them. There has been all kinds Of ru'
mors Of graft and speculation in con
nection with the proposal, and some Of
these have, no doubt, reached the gov.
ernor's ears.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-05
LuNIrnp pRrss lEAsnp wInE.l

Denver, Colo, Jan. 5.--Deported by
the militia from the Colorado coal
strike zone, Mother" Jones declared
here today:
"I am going back to Trinidad as
soon as l get ready. I am going back
to assert my constitutional rights
General Chase may put me in Jail, but I
don't intend to be robbed of my rights
meekly
"When, after a visit there, I was
leaving darkest Mexico, President Ma.
dero, since marytred, asked me to re.
turn. But in Colorado, because / dare
20 stand up for the downtrodden, am
deported. It seems to me that the ma.
tional government ought to put an end
to such outrages"
"Mother" Jones arrived in Trinidad
from FL Paso yesterday Adiutant.
General John Chase, commanding the
militia in the strike district, sent de.
tail Of troops 70 meet her at the rail.
road station. As she stepped from her
train, Captain Smith, in charge Of the
detail, stopped her, accompanied her TO
the ticket window, where she purchased
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-05
Convict Saws His
Way Out and Goes
Over Prison Wall

Edwin w. Jurgens convict, who
has been serving time in the peniton
tiary, literally sawed his way to free.
dom, and, despite the fact that there
were armed guards on the walls all
night, succeeded in sealing the 3O.foot
barrier around the prison and escaping
without his absence being known until
an carly hour this morning.
The prisoner made one Of the clean.
est getaway recorded at the pen for
some time. IIo was confined IN a cell
on tho ground floor tier and he sawed
his way through the floor Of his cell to
tho basement, and then sawed the bars
in front Of ono Of the basement win
dows How the man ever succeeded in
sneaking unseen from the basement win
dow TO the prison wall and going over
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-05
mo- Vegsols Leave Astoria.

Astoria, Or, Jan $50 rough was
the Columbia bar from a southeastern
gale that no vessels put to sea from
here this morning. Among the 10 bar.
bound vessels, some Of which have been
in the lower hnrbor since Saturday
night, was the steamer Bear for San
Francisco, During the last "a hours tho
wind averaged ~ miles an hour. The
bar was one %nass of huge breakers,
whipped to a white foam, The storm
is declared to be the worst in years.