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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
oRNELAS DENIES REPORTS
OF VILLAS INSOIESCE

Ell PASO, TEN. August "A gen
etal denial that foreign merchants
we're expelled by General Villa, that
there were any executions OF Mexican
merchants on Saturday at Chihuahua
CITY or that General Villa used "inso-
lent" language toward the United
states government was made tonight
by General Ornelas. comma nder of
villa forces at Juarez. General Or
nelas said he had attended the con-
ference between General Villa and the
merchants on Saturday
The general added that General
Fidcl Avila, military governor of
Chihuahua, had received several COM
plants against merchants OF Chihua-
hua City regarding the "eXorbitant
speculation they were practicing with
their goods. some OF which were out
OF reach Of even the well-to-do.
The representations made by Gov
ernor Avila as we'll as the orders he
dictated in the premises" said the
statement. were not needed. especially
By some of the foreign merchants who
were shielded by their immunity as
foreigners, and whose behavior was
followed by Mexican merchants. who
insisted they had the same rights as
foreigners.
General villa, after studying the
/ conditions, summoned 4 meeting and
stated TO the merchants that in view
: Oh their resistance TO the Governme Mt
measures designed TO smooth out diff
hculties. he had decided to intervene
IN foreign business houses, taking all
their stock OF merchandise for which
ne would paE cash at invoice prices.
allowing them in addition Is per cent
profit. The stores Of some Meyican
merchants also We're taken over, and
some OF the owners We're jailed. II is
untrue that there were executions or
mat General Villa used any insolent
! word against the United States
The foreign merchants have not
oeen expelled from the State; but
should any of them desire to leave the
country they are at liberty so TO do
] and they VIII eniON Euara ntecs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
SEIZURE OF LETTERS LEGAL
Federal Judge Decides Against Plen of
John l.. CnAhcr.

FORT SMITH. ARK. August e.-The
seizure OF correspondence from the
Kansas City Office Of John l. CASHIER
former head of the Rush Distilling
Company, now under indictment here
with other officers and employees Of
that company for violation of the in
ternal revenue law. was declared legal
in decision here to-day by Federal
Judge Frank 4. Youmans. The CORE
spondencc Is said to have furnished
the clues on which the government
agents searched for evidence on which
the indictments were returned.
The government authorities say the
letters were correspondence between
CASHIER and Knox Booth, former head
Of the internal revenue service of
Tennessee. CASHIER brought suit to re-
gain the letters, alleging their seizure
was violation Of the Federal Consti-
tuition. Judge Youmans held the
seizure was duly authorized, and that
the finding of the letters was merely
accidental.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
KILLS WIFE AND TWO OTHERS;
THEN TRIES TO END OWN LIFE
George II. Jones Commits Triple Crime
After BEING Served with No
tlce OF Divorce Suit.

CHICAGO, August 2.-Leaving n
young woman. over whom he had had
trouble with his wife. in his autono-
pie In front of the house. George II.
Jones' forty-eight years old. a garage
owner, to-day entered the home of his
orother-in-law and shot to death his
wife, her sister Catherine Cosgrove
ana her brother, John, and tried to
stay his own son, Harry Jones. He
returned to the automobile, drove the
young woman home and tried TO COM
init suicide.
Jones had quarrclcd with his wife
about the attention he is said to have
paid Miss Margaret Bittner. twenty
one years old. Mrs. Jones had gone
to live with her brother. and had
brought suit for divorce. When served
with notice of tho suit. Jones went
to the home of his brother -in-law and
called for his wife.
Before she could speak. he shot her.
AS Cosgrove and his sister tried to
intercede, he turned on them. hey
ran, and he shot them in the back
His son, Harry, eighteen years old.
escaped by fleeing down an alley.
Miss Bittner was taken into custody
as witness. Sho said sh- did not
know Jones intended TO kill any one
when she accompanied him TO see his
wife.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
STATE BOARD CALLED
Educators VIII Meet Here on Tuesday,
August 10, for Routine Business.

Superintendent Il. c. Stcarnes has
called meeting of the state Board OF
Education Tor next Tuesday morning.
August 10. at 10 O'clock. on which oc-
casion number Of routine matters
viii he disposed of. 1t is possible that
AT this session Of the board the vacancy
in the school supcrintendcncy in Hen
rico County may be nllcd. There are n
number of candidates for this position.
which. al present, is being held by
Trustee J. r. Dowden, who has been
dcsi Gnatcd TO act temporarily as super
tntendent.
Superintendent Stcarncs is in receipt
OF the resignation Of w. r. Coggin.
superintendent OF schools of the divi-
{ sion composed OF the Counties of
! Charles City. James City and New Kent
: Ny. togSin desires his resignation TO
take effect October ID, 1915. II is his
purpose TO retire from office in order
. that he may spend one or two years in
study ut George Peabody College for
Teachers AT Nashville, Tenn. Supcrin-
fcndcnt cogG!n, in rcsigninE. confcsscs
I mat he INDUCES the hope OF returning
TO Virginia in the future and contiuu
ing his educational work He has been
most successful in his field. and vii!
doubtless he heard from again after he
: mas completed the special course which
II" has In view Mr. CogRin is n t,radu
alto Of the College OF William and Mary.
MS work among tho rural schools OF
MS division has won him much com
rnendatlon In the past.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
CLASH BETWEEN STATE
AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Caused by Appearance of Two Steam.
boat Inspectors Handcuifed
Together.
EAsTLAND INQUIRY RESUMED
Application for Writ of Haheas Cor
pus to Secure Release of Men From
State Officers Filed in United States
District Court.

CHICAGO. August 2.-Connict he
tween tho Federal Department OF Com
merce and Naclay Hoyne. states Attor-
ney. arose to-day at the investigation
of the steamer Eastland disaster be
cause Robert Reid and c. {. Ecklif.
Federal steamboat inspectors who gave
the Eastiand its last license. We're
brought before Secretary Redheid and
the steamboat inspection service board,
handcuncd together
Application for a writ OF habcas
corpus 10 take the inspectors from
State officers was fled in the United
States District Court by the Inspectors
attorney, after consultation with So
l!citcr Thurman, OF the Department OF
Commerce judge Lands Will hear the
case tomorrow
During the day several members of
the steamboat Inspection service tcsti-
fed before Secretary Redheld, who is
conducting an inquiry as provided by
the rules o: his department. Late in
the day, while Ira =. Mansfield. in
spector OF hulls al Chicago was testi-
flying. Inspectors Reid and Ecklin, who
had been arrested on coroncr's mtti-
mus. were brought into the room hand
cufed 10 deputy sheriff.
III these government inspectors arc
to be handcuffcd and treated in this
manner by state officers" said Solicit
tor Thurman. Il shall start a fight for
jurisdiction over them"
States Attorney Hoyne was called 10
confer with United States District At
torney Clync and Mr.. Thurman. Mr..
Eoync said he did not order the sheriff
TO handcun tho inspectors He also
stated he would oppose the removal OF
the inspectors from the jurisdiction of
the state. AS Reid and Eckliff had vir-
tuallr been suhpoenaed for the Federal
grand jury, il was decided that they
should not again be asked TO give cv:-
dence 20 the Secretary of Commences
board.
Ill the hearing to-day Secretary Red
field read from instructions to steam
boat inspectors n section advising them
that the burden of proof was on them
20 show that they were not responsible
for accidents to steamers These in
structions were issued by the Depart
ment December $, 1913.
No bodies We're recovered from the
capsized t.astland to-day the known
dead remaining al $50. with 1i2 report
ed missing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
Charles n. Marshall.

ALEXANDRIA,. VA, August The
funeral of CITY Councilman Charles b.
Marshall. who died last night. follow
ing long illness. will be held at 6
o'clock Wednesday evening from the
home. IL will be attended by the
Masons, Elks, members OF City Council
ana representatives of other orEaniza-
iions with which he was identified
Mr.. Marshall was fifty-three years old
and native of Fairfax County. He
Is survived by his wife. Mrs. Marcarc;
Marshall. He had represented the
Fourth Ward in the Council for eleven
years, and was viceprcsident OF that
body and chairman of the Street Com
mittee and member OF the Health Com
mittee.
Mr. Marshall was past master OF An
drew Jackson Lodge OF Masons, mem
Der OF Old Dominion Commandery.
knights Templar: Mount Vernon Chap
ter, Royal Arch Masons: the Scottish
Rite bodies and Acca Temple Mystic
Shrine. the latter OF Richmond
He was a member of Alexandria
Lodge Of Elks. being president of the
board Of trustees OF that lodge He
was an honorary member OF the Re
lief Hook and Ladder Company and n
director in the indie pendent Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, OF Fairfax
County. and formerly member o. the
State Board OF Visitors TO Mount Yer
non. He was also member OF Post +,
Travellers Protective Association, and
the Royal Arcanum.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
VILLA DEF|ES AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT IN TRADE
Tells Foreigners United States Can
Go to Ii If His Action
Is DiSapproved.
CoNFIsCATEs THEIR STORES
Tells Them All That His Telegraph
Wires Will Be Open to Them. So
They Can Protest to Their Govern
ments-NleXicanS Executed.

Ell PASO. TEN, August 2-"The
American government can go to hi"
declared General Francisco Villa, ad-
dressing gathering of foreign mcr-
chants at Chihuahua City on Satur.
day.
Shortly afterward he conhscated a
number of the merchants stores
torty-two Mexican merchants wero
jailed after tho conference held on
saturday for the purpose of raising a
forced loan. and six were executed
Such was the substance of reports
brought here to-day by foreign mer-
chants.
According to the merchants. General
Villa stamped up and down the room
where foreign and Mexican business
men were assembled in the Governors
palace and shook his fist in the faces
of the thirty or forty present. Some
OF the foreigners were escorted to tho
meeting under guard
Il am going to take your business
for the benefit of the state" he de-
cIared. Tomorrow At noon a train
will he ready to take YOU foreigners to
the border. We are poor here. and
Will not send bread or water on the
train. Meanwhile, YOU Americans and
Germans and Frenchmen, my telegraph
wires VIII be open to you, and YOU can
protest to your governments.
If the American government does
not Ike my action, it can 20 10 HI,
have been fighting for twenty years.
and l am willing to fight as many
years more"
The TRADE ended, it was said. with a
general order for the coniiscation OF
all stores in Chihuahua by the villa
government
/ The train which was 10 carry the ex-
PEELED merchants to the border was
due TO leave Chihuahua City on Sunday
at II y. NJ. 1t had not arrived n, the
border tonight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
Mrs. GeorgIn Whittcn.

1Speclal 10 The Times- Dispatch.
AMHERST, VA, August Mrs
Georgia Written, wife of j. II. Written.
died on Saturday at her home here, af-
ter a long illness. Mrs. Whitten was
a daughter OF the late Lewis Harrison,
and. in addition TO her mother, is sur
vived by her husband and four chill
dren-Miss Efie Written. of Amherst,
and Glover Written. of Richmond:
Hamct Written, of Farmville. and
Leonard Written. OF Amherst. She also
ters Charles and Ed. Harrison and
Misses Willie and Beatrice Harrison.
OF Amherst; Mrs. 5. J. MCGUIRE, OF
Lynchburg, and Mrs. Minnie Bohm. of
Richmond. The funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dcncc, and were conducted by her pas
tor Rev r. S. Baughan The burial
was in the family plot at the Amherst
Cemetery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
IMPRISONED IN WATER MAIN

PITTSBURGH, August 2.-Hundreds
of persons crowded Highland Park to-
day while force OF policemen. flremen
and water bureau employees worked
frantically TO save Charles CARPENTER.
diver. who was lost in a hfty-one-
inch pipe connecting two reservoirs in
the park. Carpenter had entered the
main just before the noon hour TO re-
move an obstruction. and was effective
~ imprisoned when a cable snapped
and the heavy iron door deep in the
water, dropped behind him.
Nothing was thought of his absence
of an hour. but when he did no, re-
spond TO signals, another diver went
down and found the door closed. The
air hose seemed to be intact. and the
pumps were kept. going while other
divers worked to open the door and
still others sought for the second en-
trance to the pipe.
Just before o'clock the door wa c
lifted and Carpenters body was located.
He had been dead only few minutes
His mother and sister were in the
crowd which waited all afternoon for
news from the main.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
POST OFFlCE RECEIPTS NOT
AS LARGE AS LAST YEAR
Derrense Attributed to Large Amount
of Mail Matter In Prohibition
Campaign of IDI4

Postohice receipts for July show n
falling OF of S7,S76.25 from the recein,s
OF the corresponding month las, wear
Receipts for the month Just closed
amounted 10 S67,02a2S, Of which sci.
u,5.l2 was from the sale of stamps. and
S7."oil6 from second, third and
Fourth class mail matter and box rent
In July, 1914. the stamp receints
amounted 10 SGG.l55.Ss, and the re.
ccipts from second, third and fourth
class mail matter and box rentals
amounted 10 sS.7Sas5. The large de-
crease III the receipts for July. 1918. is
accounted for by the fact that last wear
vast Quantities OF booklets and other
literature were sent out from Richmond
as INC result OF the campaign 70. state.
wide prohibition
IN July, 1919, regarded as q norma =,
year n" postofiice receipts amounted
70 ,ota! % So. So, showing an in.
I crease FOR July Of this year over Jh,lv.
, 1919, OF sl.5G5.as.
inc customs receipts for July reached
y total OF t73,2o5.55. a decrease from
me amount taken in July wear aao-
S7',53t 80. or the receipts taken in
during the month just closed, s7l5i57i
was from tobacco
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
ROOSEVELT WILL AGAIN
ENROLL AS PROGRESSIVE

NEW YORK, August 2.-colonel
Theodore Roosevelt immediately upon
ms arrival at Oyster Bay. l.. l.. to-
DAY gave out the following statement:
AS regards the Progressives who
nave announced their intention of en-
roiiinS as Republicans in this State I
nave nothing 10 say except that I
th!nk II has been fine OF them to have
made the great fight they have made
during the past three years for Pro-
Sressive principles and am sure that
in the step they now take thew are
acnns conscicntiously and with the
purpose of doing what they regard as
most useful to the community.
~ Holding the convictions / do Il
would he an impossibility for me my
self 10 take that step. shall enroll
AS Progressive, and ii any man in
this state asks my advice I shall adj
wise him also TO enroll as a Progress
sive."
Colonel Roosevelt Mrs. Roosevelt
ana the Coloncfs secretary, John Nc
Grath arrived on the New Century
Limited to-day, having crossed the
continent after visit to the exposi-
ton in san Francisco. Mrs Roosevelt
laughed al the report Of her illness.
and said She was "in fine health"
The Colonel on arrival went 10 ,he
office OF the Metropolitan Magazine.
where he saw George w. Perkins. Az
ter that the Roosevelt party motorcd
to Oyster Bay
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
APPEALS FOR MEMBERSHIP
Special Meeting OF board to lie Held
ON Thursday Afternoon.
Directors RcsiEn.

Special appeal for Increased member
ship was made last night i'm tho meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Civic Association of Richmond. and by
thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
when called meeting is to be held. It
is expected that the list of members
Will exceed 1000. 1t was announced
last night that the membership had
already been doubled since the associ-
alton was founded, and the names of
800 new members were brought in.
= John Kerr Branch said that every
member should try to bring In 100
names, and on his motion the whole
board of directors constituted itself as
part of the membership committee.
John {. Easlcy. chairman Of tho char
ter committee, said that the first thing
every member of tho association should
do is TO familarize himself with the
present charter. w. Meade Addison
chairman of the finance committee, re-
ported that funds were being con-
tributed in satisfactory suincicncy for
immediate needs. Harold Bloomberg,
chairman of the publicity committee,
reported that he was receiving SYM
pathetic support from the newspapers
Because of business reasons, illness
and because some of them are associ-
ate with the Council Joint Commits
sion on Charter Change. the following
members sent in and had their resigna-
lions accepted: W. Floyd Reams. NJ. II.
Pace, Q. ]. Sands. Ashton Starke. J. 7.
Disney and r. H. CARRIER. All of them
will, however, retain their membership
in the association. Their places will
be filled by the executive committee at
its next meeting. The resignation OF
y. G. Williams. stenographer and re-
cordins secretary Of the association.
was laid on the table. Effort will be
made to have him reconsider his res
ignation.
The hoard decided that the semi
monthly meetings shall be held on the
first and third MONDAYS at S:l5 o'clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
GERMAN AMERICANS MOST
HUMAN OF ALL NEUTRALS
DIR. HeAnmcr Snys II Is Not Expected
That Their Position VIII he APP
precintcd While War Lasts.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 2.-Dr. c.
J. Hexamer. of Philadelphia, speaking
at the banquet tonight of the German
war lasted il was not to be expected
that tho German American position
would be fully appreciated.
DO not want to be prophetic" he
added, but | believe tho future will
prove us right The time will and must
come when the American, even the
boldeSt Anglo American. will admit
that the German American is the most
Americanized and therefore the most
humarS OF all neutral American citi-
zens They will then praise us as much
as icilow-citizens as we arc now being
condemned by small minority"
To-day the alliance began three
days convention here. In the first bust
ness session. DR.. Hcxamer emphasized
that the organization stands for the
rerpctuation of friendly relations be-
tween the United states and Germany.
The convention adopted the secretary's
report, cmbodying the recommendation
that nationwide prohibition be op-
posed.
The report of Secretary Adolph Timm.
OF Philadelphia, called attention to the
plan of campaign of the prohibitions
lists as outlined at Atlantic City recent
l.. and expressed the belief that
strong agitation by tho liberal element
is largely necessary"
President Hexamcr said tonight that
II was expected resolutions dealing
with the prohibition question would he
introduced before the convention dur
ing the session. The German Ameri-
cans, he said. were rather opposed to
the method of prohibition than the re-
suit sought. and felt that education was
better means of controlling the drink
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
WITNESSES SUMMONED
IN CHICHESTER CASE
Powell Asks Tint Court Clerks he Re-
CURED To Produce Coaries OF
Court Orders.

The committee appointed to invcsti-
gate the charges made by S. T. Powell
against r, II. l.. Chichester. judge OF
the Fifteenth judicial Circuit District
viii meet in Frederick burg on Mon
day, August .. to begin the invest!ga-
ton.
Mr. Powell has asked that the clerks
OF several Circuit Courts in the district
be required to produce certified copies
of all orders entered in the chancery
causes in hleir respective courts since
1911 TO present time. that the Governor
be summoned 10 produce certain papers
bearing on certain cases from SpotSyl-
vania Circuit Court and that the fol-
lowing witnesses be summoned TO tes-
tify during the investigation:
Colonel L. 7. w. Marye and Dr.. c. \.
Rryce. of Richmond; NJ. F. Waite. G.
w. Perry, Willie Stephens, j. Brock
TriEE. Joe kronk. Larkin Pritchctt
James l.. F!ippo, j. I. Coleman, w. c.
Chandler. j. Il. NJ billiard. E. S. R.
Eaynes, T. c. Waddy, w. w. Buckan-
nan, Samuel Spindle, j. NJ. Chiffon. DR.
+. Z. Dickerson. y. l.. Johnson, F. c.
Chandler. l.. b. Dickerson. E. Kicker
w. w. Scales, Captain NJ. IS. Rowe. w
NJ Thorburn, b. I. Hall, p. u. Finney.
$. l.. PritChett, {. r. Andrews. Charles
Murphy, Il. {. Garner. Chastine Mason
l.. c. Gordon. Lee Perry. 3. c. DECKER
son. II. E. Cammack. L. NJ. Smith,
John Fielding Lewis, II. NJ. Holiday,
Willie Harris. l.. NJ Jones, George
Palmer. J. a. Pendleton, Cornelius
Cropp, y. W. Wisglcsworth. r. y.
Usher, Hugh Blaydes. T. c. Pulliam.
w. NJ, Robinson. r. L. Hockaday, w.
+. Hockaday. John Hart. Perry Hart,
L. &. Durrett. r. l.. Dickinson, y. F.
.AltenburG. Frank Tompkins, Robert
Blanton. c. r. Durrett. Robert Mastin,
@. l.. Wright. j. Wesley Wright, w. s.
Almond. l.. w. Landrum. +. w. Alien
burg, all .: Spotsylvania Lark Grigs-
by. 7. w. BosEs. w. a. Rose, j. j.
Grigsby, Z. r. Gr!gsby. a. Moore.
George Il. Marshall, William Garnett,
Horac c Jones, T. T. Davis, D. G. Trucker,
:. Is. Welch, r. w. Bosgs. Ralph w.
Wood ]. Fritz Jones. DR.. T. 7. Arnold,
j. 5. Dishman, L. +. purks. V. o. Ca
ruthers, ]. r. Pollock, J. @. HoGe. r.
w. Coakley. r. a. Feed w. &. Welch, a.
Potts. Gordon Jones. Gordon Shelton,
j. s shelton, al! OF King George;
Frank l.iebrow, Charles p. Foster,
Walter l.. Burruss, r. L. Biscoe. OF
Frcderickshurg. and r. Lindsay Cor
don. OF Louisa.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
SATTERFIELD'S FATHER DIES
city Sergeant Called 10 CcntcrNlllc,
Md, by Dcnth of pnrent

CITY sergeant John l.. Satteriicld ic-
ceiVed n telegram yesterday rom Cen
tervillc, Md, announcing the death of
his rather, Thomas j. Sattcrncld. Did
age, coupled with injuries ne sustained
last winter when he was thrown from
a horse, We're assigned as the cause of
death The funeral will be held to-
morrow in Centcrville.
Mr. Sattcrfield was n frequent wish
Tor mere. and had many acQuaintanccs
In Richmond. He was born in Qaccn
anne county cighty-four years ago,
and was sheriff of the county for a
NUMBER Of years. HIS wife died six
years ago.
Besides Sergeant Sa;teracli. he is
survived by two daughters and son
at Centerville-Mrs. George Gibson aud
tcr.ield