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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
8
A vintage ad touts Frayser’s Great Nerve and Bone Liniment for stiffness and soreness of muscles and joints. It claims rapid relief for man and beast, urging readers to try 25c bottles from druggists. Manufactured by J. W. Frayser & Co., Richmond, Va.
Auction and breeding notice for pure Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds by J Spencer of Blackstone Virginia. Claims a Strain suitable for exhibition with fine layers and prize winners on display at Richmond and the 1911 State Fair with reasonable prices.
In Roanoke VA a jail delivery attempt was stopped by a trusted inmate. Two convicts serving ten and fifteen years and three others plotted with a blackjack hidden in a sock. A blanket over the jailer was planned to knock him senseless, but the trusty warned Jailer Allen. Payne is serving six months.
The Virginian Pilot notes a sixty two year old Ohio woman took her own life, believing she was too ugly to live, a decision the paper suggests was not a spur of the moment act.
Roanoke Virginia reports that the Allen gang seeks surrender with conditions including law protection, trials outside Carroll County, and pleading guilty to second degree murder. An agent from Carroll County conveyed terms to local counsel. detectives and officials rejected the plan. Four family members named with rewards offered. The governor withheld comment on approval.
Reports say the Peelvers and others expect to seize the Allens soon without terms. Officials doubt the State will accept the Allen offer, viewing it as an act of fear and weakness that would compromise the State.
Sidna Edwards, one of the Virginia outlaws, was captured alive near Lambsburg, twelve miles northwest of Mount Airy, after a day and a half of detective work. He is described as twenty two, six feet tall, with dark hair and blue eyes, and weighs 150 to 190 pounds. A $300 reward is posted. The Allen gang appears scattered, complicating further arrests. Governor Mann declined additional details, citing policy.
Special attachments reached Floyd Allen Victor Allen and Bird Il Marion in Roanoke jail for 30000 each or all three at 10000 each. Administrators of estates of Judge Massie W M Foster and Sheriff Webb, murdered in Carroll County courthouse on March 14, named in notices. Service performed by Jallot Allen who is not a sergeant.
Special dispatch reports the capture of Sidna Edwards, an outlaw from Virginia, at 4 am in a deserted shack a mile from his home. Detained at William Hawks home near Lambeburg, he was to be moved to Hillsville jail by 8 am. Edwards, exhausted from mountain wandering, is expected to expose the other four outlaws.
London reports a special joint conference of government representatives miners delegates and coal owners convened to tonight to seek agreement on replacing the fixed wage scale with a compromise in the minimum wage bill. The outcome could avert a larger strike.
A New York correspondent quotes Massie about District Attorney Foster and the Allen family after the Hillaville murder. He recalls his father bearing troubles alone, the Allens’ bitterness toward Foster, and Sidna Allen firing the fatal shot. He doubts arrest certainty and notes scattered locations, armed presence, and minimal warnings before the sentencing.
Roanoke Virginia special reports conflicting claims over the Allen outlaws in Carroll County. Tax records show Sidna Allen owning 373 acres valued at 1,174 and personal property at 537. Floyd 99 acres valued 193.05 with 252 personal. Jack 200 acres 755.56 with 523. Victor 225 acres 253 with 195. Byrd Marion 28 acres 28 with 40. Edwards boys not assessed. others claim no taxed property. An estimate suggests real property worth ten to fifteen times assessed value.
Willie Tubbs age ten and Arthur Guthrow age eight were charged in Police Court with breaking in and robbing B. F. Nichols confectionery at 2301 Jefferson Avenue. Both have prior delinquency records and the case was continued to April 18 as judges consider Laurel Reformatory. They are under temporary charge of Rev. Dr. James Buchanan of the Associated Charities.
The list outlines miners requests including a ten cent per ton raise for lump coal, eight to seven working hours, five hour Saturdays, and weekly pay instead of biweekly. It notes suspension of work implications across Western Pennsylvania and regional shifts with thousands of miners across Ohio Illinois Indiana Oklahoma Missouri Arkansas Kansas Iowa Michigan and other states.
In Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois 200000 bituminous miners pressed for a 10 percent wage increase and shorter hours but operators opposed the demand. The dispute was referred to a crisis subcommittee after the last attempt to avert a prolonged work stoppage failed, with miners' delegates resisting further concessions.
At the general conference both operators and miners warned the coal situation across the country was grave after union demands were refused. John P White of the United Mine Workers announced talks might run until Monday when the policy committee would meet. About 600,000 union miners face wage disputes after April 1 with 176,000 anthracite workers also involved. A subcommittee may merely recommend. if no deal by April 1 a strike would follow and suspension of business is possible.
A volley of brief satirical notes from various papers cites pensions for revolutionaries, a “tidal wave” at sea, railroads allegedly revealing volcano activity, and quips about oysters, marriages, roads for crime mayors, and Roosevelt taft politics. Notable names appear: Ghina, Cyater Bay, Panama canal, Roosevelt, Taft, La Follette, and various newspapers.
Mrs Bella Abrams house dog Sweetness was run over by a light delivery wagon on West Thirty-ninth Street New York. The dog bit Edward Hammersley and Mamie Hayde then bit Patrolman Wallace after a sequence of yelps and bites leading to the dog being restrained by officers.
President Taft announced formation of a commission of prominent men including army and navy officers and several diplomats to go abroad in the interest of the Panama Pacific Exposition at San Francisco.
Norfolk weighs landing the 1912 Democratic national convention as Richmond hurries to boost support. The piece notes potential 750 to 1,000 delegates, district and at large counts, and Norfolk’s aggressive literature push touts the mint julep as a lure. Speaker Byrd cites 150 favorable replies from 300 Norfolk leaders.
Special Sub-Lieutenant Albekrinof of the Russian army aviation corps and a mechanic died when a gust toppled a biplane at Sevastopol military aerodrome during a flight. The men were killed instantly and the aircraft destroyed.
Madrid reports cabinet intervention in the coal strike with little early prospect of settlement. Fuel prices rose by 106 percent in twenty four hours, causing industrial paralysis as mine owners threaten to grant the wage increase demanded by workers.
A special ministerial conference to study financial aspects of the home rule bill convened in Downing Street. Attending were Premier Asquith Augustine Birrell Interior Secretary Herbert Samuel and MPs John Redmond and John Dillon.
A scene aboard features a dialogue where a passenger seeks to reassure the purser about his roommate. The interlocutors exchange assurances that both parties value the others valuables, emphasizing their mutual trust and gentlemanly conduct in a discreet exchange aboard.
In Newport England the four German and English tourists arrested for photographing fortifications on the Isle of Wight were freed by the County Court after the government withdrew charges. The group included Bernard Salbach Samuel Edward Parry Englishman Charles Denig and Carl Grassal. Salbach aroused suspicion by giving a false name.
Amelia Virginia advertisement. Ringlet barred rocks for breeding and laying stock. Eggs priced at 31.50, 2.00 to 3.00 and 1.50 for pullets. Mating stock advertised as among the finest in the South. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Stacy's Stock Farm in Amelia, Virginia.
In Cleveland a coal operators and miners subcommittee resumed talks on miners demands as April contract expirations loom. Officials see little chance of a settlement, viewing the session as a stopgap to avert a full break. The panel includes two operators and two miners from four states, with tensions rising among operators over progress and cross-state actions.
Suffolk Virginia special reports Alice Pearmas Holland widow of the late Attorney Williams Holland of Windsor died today in Franklin after a long illness aged about fifty. She is survived by three sons Carisse Hugh and William and one daughter Louisa Carlsbar Bohemia special. A coal trust to control European output is being formed here four of the largest companies in the Bohemian Selde have been consolidated. The monopoly is backed by many millions of dollars some of which is American capital.
Washington D C Spestel Representative Smith of Ichigam spoke with President Taft about a successor to Federal Judge Angell of Michigan who recently resigned. Names considered include Justice Brooke Justice Blair and Circuit Judge Wiest all from Michigan.
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