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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
SECRETARY OF WAR
LEA YES HIS TRAIN

and dead horses heaped together in
indescribable confusion. At two
points the bodies of horses were seen
still caught in the tops of trees where
they had been swept.
Thousands of homeless people
gathered for supplies Of food and
clothing at the Longfellow school
house on the north side Of Dayton
View. Every able bodied man who
appeared was pressed into service.
Saw Building collapse.
AT least thirty7fys people were
killed when the Leonard building
collapsed Wednesday night, accord
ing to The statement OF Detective
Klncaid today.
Kincaid had been caught by the
flood in the city hall across the
street from the Leonard building
Standing in the window he was
watching passers by Just before the
torrent came. He saw twenty people
enter saloon on the ground flood
of the Leonard building. None got
out. Other people had entered other
stores in the building and some were
on the upper floors.
Two Ieaped in Flood.
Kincaid felt sure that there we're
at least thirty-dye people in the
building as the walls began to
erumble. Two men leaped into the
flood from the fourth floor and were
washed away. The others went down
with the building. The police are
taking steps to explore the ruins.
Mere than twenty persons were
rescued from the market house near
the city building Thursday night by
Edward scllaffer, who sat astride OF
a horse and swan into the market
carrying a rope. schaffer fastened a
rope around one after another. of the
imprisoned people and the, police Of
ficers and detectives in the city
building pulled the men to safety.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
BANKER SHOT
And Killed by a Robber Who
Later is Shot to Death
Too.

BARNES, Kan, Mar. 29-Robert i,
Brown, cashier of the Farmers bank,
was shot and killed today by a man
who robbed the institution. Later a
posse of citizens shot the roB6er to
death as he was trying to escape, with
a bag Of gold.
Brown had Just opened The bank
and was at the counter when he was
confronted by a masked man Who be.
gan shooting at him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
C Ping
lNCR SES COUNT

frequent during the early morning
hours.
Major Smith and thirty men were
sent this morning to Piqua at the
earnest request of Captain Hubbard,
in command of the troops at that
place.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's bridge at Arlington sank
three feet this monaing. This cuts
on direct line out Of the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
Fifteen Known Dead.

tnY AssoeiATEp PREsu
CHIhL1coTHE, o., Mar. 29-
Thus far there are fifteen known
dead from the food in this city. The
waters have receded but the aflicted
districts are badly in need of food
ind clothing.
There has been much footing,
forming difficult problem for the an.
thorities to face. Two bodies went
down the river this afternoon. They
presumably are from Columbus.
1t was learned today that the town
OF Richmond was literally wiped
from the map. All of its $50 inhab-
itants are believed to have escaped.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
PARDON
For President Patterson Of
Register Company is
Asked For.
tnY AsseelATEo paEssl

WASHINGTON. D. c., Mar. 20
Several kilograms we're received today
by President Wilson from people in
Cincinnati urging that John H. Pat
terson, president OF the National
Cash Register Company convicted OF
violating the Sherman antitrust
law and sentenced to prison term,
be pardoned. The telegram referred
to Mr., Patterson's humane work
and humanitarian in the rescue
work at Dayton
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
ESTATE IS
VALUED AT 81, 100000
Greater Part of Which is in
Railroad, Bank and
Other Stocks.
tOv AssoeiArro pRrss,

NEW YORK, Mar. 29-Apprafsal
of the estate of the late United
States Senator Stephen b. Elkins, of
West Virginia, filed today with the
surrogate gives the value as s4,OS5,-
200.
IHalliehurst, the senator's home at
Elkins, w. Va, is valued at $B4, 100,
and his other lands at about $117,-
900.
The largest holding of stock is
10000 shares of the Elkins Coal aud
Coke Company valued at 1920, 900.
Among the properties listed in
West Virginia are money in banks,
$1,000; bonds, 1894 900, and
stocks, 2,9s3,0OO
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
Water Works Restored.

Wv N1bSCiNNEp PhAS9
DAYTON, o., Mar. 29-The city
water works, which have been out
of commission since Tuesday morn
ing. were restored at noon today, re-
lievlng what has been one of the
most serious stage of the situation
here.
George F. Burba, secretary to
Governor Cox, has telegraphed the
chief executive the following:
"The situation rapidly is tmprov-
ing. Ninety bodies have been recov-
cred and the work of taking corpses
from the mud and debris is pro-
crossing"
Zones Established.
Over a Thousand militiamen un-
der command OF General Wood have
created zones thoroughly patrolled
and little or no disorder is reported.
Secretary of War Garrison sent
word from Cincinnati that he ex.
pected to reach Dayton this after
noon.
1t was reported that the federal
government would take control OF
Dayton but from military and san
itation standpoint. General Wood
said he had heard of no such plans
and he did not believe it would be
put into effect.
Sea of oozing Mud.
Digging bodies out of the mud
was the chief work OF rescuing par.
ties today. The water had drained
from almost all of the flooded area
leaving six layers Of sediment
In some places several feet deep. II
soon began to dry up in those por-
tons exposed to the sunshine but fol
blocks the searchers for bodies
waied through sea of oozing mud.
Confusion Indescribable.
The brilliant sunshine threw an
unca1ny light over the distorted
scenes in the areas where the homes
of 70, 900 people were swept away OF
toppled over. A view down almost
any street revealed tumbled iovei
houses, pianos, household utensil
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
Under Martial Law.

tpf AenoclATGp PREBs
coNNERsWHIllJE, ind, Mar. 2s--
Brookyille is practically under mar
tial law today and twenty men have
been driven out of the city after they
were discovered footing damaged
homes and buildings.
Two hundred and fifty children
were rescued from the flood with
nothing on but their night clothes.
Wagon trains are carrying food
and clothing from connersville to
the stricken community.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
HOGS ADVANCE
In Price in Pittsblrg as a Re-
suit Of the Present
Floods.

PITTSBURG, PA. Mar. 2 q 1Raii-
road communications are being Re.
stored throughout western PennsyI-
yania and parts Of eastern ohio to-
day, although little ii any freight Is
being moved No cattle has reached
the Plttsburg market for days ana
the supply Of hogs is SO low that
hogs have advanced s1.s5 a hundred
weight since wednesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
FIGHT SPORTS
CONE ACROSS
For Flood Sufferers at the In
stance of John L. Sullivan,
Retired Pugflist.
tnr AssaeIA1rp Pass,

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Mar. %
John L. Sullivan, who refereed a
prize fight here last night, called on
the crowd to come through like true
sports" for the relief of the Ohio
and Indiana food sufferers. The for
mer champion dropped $50 IN hat
and started it on dts rounds. Other
hats went through the cheering as
sembly and golden flood was poured
into the ring. The danation totaled
SO, 1000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
DEVONO CASE
In the Criminal Court Soon
to Be Finished on
States Side.

The state will probably conclude
its evidence in the Joe Devono muir
der trial today in the rciminal court.
okey Nutter was released from
jail, no Indictment having been found
against him.
An Indictment against Mike Say
charging him with embezzlement was
punished.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
SCHOOL BOY KILLED.
tsy ASSOCIATED PRESS,

KlEYSER, Mar. 29-Chester Idle
man, aged II years, residing
near ELK Garden, was instant
ly killed this morning. Young
Edleman went into "a school building
to get a package he had forgotten
when heavy sash dropped on him.
his neck.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
DIES IN CHICAGO.

Word is received here of the
death of Johnson Kidd, aged 81
years, in Chicago Thursday on mis-
way to his home at Chenille from
Denver accompanied by his sister,
Mrs. Jack, of Weston. He was a son
Of Robert F. Kidd, state senator, and
his death was caused by tuberculo-
sis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
RECESS TAKEN.

The county court has taken a re,
cess until Monday monaing. Before
that action was taken, Meigs C..
shinn qualified before the court as a
notary public.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
Looter Shot Dead.
ON AseeelArrn PRreal

NY. Wv HssSSlh1ho PNtsu
COLUMBUS, o., Mar. PA looter
was shot and instantly killed today
by a private OF one Of the companies
on guard in the flooded West Side.
The body dropped into the water and
has not yet been recovered. Shoot
ing upon hooters by state troops was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
THE VOTING is FREE
Report that Yearly Subscrip-
ton Today and Get
$4,000 Votes
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Coupon clipping in the contest is
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win bear with US, and explain to the
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practice. The Telegram prides t.
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stan, and it is fast teaching them
that under no consideration must
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before delivery.
There is a good interest being
manifested in district three and some
even prophesy that one OF the cars
will go to that district. From all APP
pearances this district is likely to DO
composed Of gum shoe, WORKERS
who will not reveal one particle II
their voting strength until the time
comes for a SHOW down.
New names are being AIDED to the
list daily and will come in for some
time yet 1t is never too late to en-
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vantage.
Voting is not restricted in any
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Votes are not purchased for so much
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one hundred cents worth OF the
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test manager as often as possible In
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their papers ana save the voting
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Candidates are not restricted as 70
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subscriptions. They may go any
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cred. There Is molly one thing can
didate may not do: Candidates can
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other and retain the votes obtained
in a former district,
Clip out every coupon you can
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you have only a few hours left IN
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
BULGARIAN TROOPS
Are Pushing Forward Victor
iously on the City of
Constantinople.

LONDON Mar. 29-Bulgarian
troops pierced the Tchatalia lines
in the neighborhood of Lake Der
kos today and are pushing forward
VIGOROUSLY on Constantiaople ac-
cordIng to news dispatch from So
phia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
LEGAL HOLIDAYS.

tBY ASSOCIATED PREss,
CHARLESTON, Mar 29-Govera-
or Hatfield today declared March IS,
90 and 81 legal holidays to protect
the banks in the food districts of the
state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29
Garrison Arrives.

DAYTON, o., Mar. 2s-secretary
OF War Garrison and his staff have
arrived at Dayton. They immediass-
ly went into conference with John
Patterson, chairman of the commit
tee OF fifteen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29

Walter clarke-wagner Watkins,
Of the kilograms mechanical force,
will go to Grafton tonight for a visit
to friends.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29

lcOrtIpned on page tweIve.l
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-29

At their 1880 o'clock meeting the
solicitors reported their work up to
that time with but a small section of
the city canvassed, bringing the
amount up to more than $1,75O. Their
The record., 1913-01-02

EoR some time past the lnterna'
,ional Institute of agriculture has
been urging the idea of co-opera-
ton among the nations of the world
TO check the spread of plant disease.
The only approach to concerted and
uniform action in this dnrDsi0n a,
present is that taken under the In
ternational Convention against Phyl-
loxera, adopted by certain countries
of continental Europe in 1873. Al
last the first steps have been taken
toward bringing about more general
corporation. A notable discuss
ion on this subject was held at the
recent Congress of Comparative
Pathology. in Paris, the attendance
at which included the foremost plant
pathologists of Europe, it was
finally decided that the French gos
crnment should undertake the ar,
rangemcni of an international meet,
ing OF plant pathologists IN Rome
neqt April. which wall. 10 Its turn.
draw up recommendations to be sub
mitsed to the general assembly o.
the International Institute of Agri
culture, which meets next May.
The record., 1913-01-02

On December nth Roland Carr
os made a new height record at
Tunis, Algeria, of 5,SoI meters CO.
oSI feet). This new record was
made with an SO horse power Mo-
ranc- Saulnicr monoplane, which rs
the same make of machine that was
used by LegagneauN when, on De-
cembei 18th last, he made record
of I7, $50 feet al Nillacoublay.
While Legagneaux required only 55
minutes To reach this hieght and de
scend to earth aglin, Garros, IN
;taining I,I52 feet greater altitude,
took one hour, one minute, six sec
onds. \ week later, ON December
18th, Garros made wonderful
oversee flight from Tunis across the
Mediterranean 10 Sicily. He cover
ed A distance e 90 miles and land
ed near Trapini. French torpedo
boats were used lo guide him, ard
he flew at great height,
The record., 1913-01-02

We attended the Literary t,nt
las, evening. The Chairman SAID.
vGcn,lemen, the old year has pass
ed out and new wear has dtw"9G
upon US. would like To have an
expression of the CAB as To the
probable results of the coming year.
l,IS .AltEo il i marked ih, IN
lucky number. yet II shall make .
history of events aud occurrences
20 be realized shall request Col.
Owslty Ia lead IN the comment up
on the possibilities and probabilities
of achievements that may be made
during the year 1913"
Col. Owsley then arose and said:
rMr Chairman, | shall conlinc NY
remarks to the political ouJiooS and
results likely la take place il the
year 1913. Won al know that
am Democrat. ND~ Shall ffs'
otfer a few Thoughts on thiasi Lead.
ing up To l9IS. Mud ".nt To- say
io YOU gentlemen ;ha; ! am hc
liever in pre,lcStlniunn, iorcordiua
ton and DEGREES care nothing
abou, your crcedS, religious tenet'
and faith; believe that the NJ
mighty has a good deal 10 do will
the destiny of men and nations.
The record., 1913-01-02
HOW CHRONIC COUGHS
Are Being Cured by Vinol.

Did yeu over cough for a month";
Then just think how distressing 1t
must be to have a cough hang on for
three months.
gIis. Maria Primrose, OF 81 Newell
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y, says: Il had
a very heavy cold which settled into
a Chronic cough. which kept me
awake nights fer fully three months.
and felt tired all the time because my
rest was broken so much. Tie effect
of taking your cod liver AID iron rem
edy, Vinol, is that my cough is gone.
i can now get good nights rest. and
/ feel much stronger in every way
It Is the combined acticn of tho
medicinal elements, Gods livers, aided
by the blOod-making and strength
creating properties Of t3aic iron which
makes Vinol so etilcienL in curing
chronic coughs, colds and bronchitis
st tho same time building up the
weakened, rundown system.
Fry a bottle of Vinol. with tho vn-
Gerstlnding that your money will
re returned II 1t does not help you.
The record., 1913-01-02

REPORTER.
The record., 1913-01-02

Mrs. Marjorie Jane Render, aged
Ss years, lied at the home of her
son, Mr.. Dick Render, at 6 O'Clock
on the evening of December s6,
after a short illness from pneumonia.
She was an active woman. possess.
ing wonderful vitality, and constant
ly kept in touch with at airs, and
was widely known and geneFlliy he.
loved. Her body was carried to
her old home in Render, and inter
meat was beside her husband, who
had been dead many years.
The record., 1913-01-02

then hc--,s shan Ie ...t'e 10 rejoice /
with g',,.uus a.pes ana signs O! de
9T;Yalion and destWlion sbai! be
hn.het. ltmcnta,Ion oud complaint
that has long gone up from Il c .
people shall cease. Daring the
year ~, the pcmocratic party /
shall make a gallant step up from
he ridiculous ~ The snh'i,n, and 1t !
II ,la %! thc rca, 1913 50, shI.i
hnG ourselves advanced u.on the
scale OF national progressivcness Il
dcCad- { years from cur present
stand, at. Now VIII do say so?
! n'.'Gsr never before IN he history
OF the Democratic party has there
been such a wonderful display and
array of tongues and talent, of
matchlcss intellect and genius,
scores Of men with great brains
/ Slhlhltu siui skCiNh Win bililidht
ideas shining out like polished
dllmonds penetrating the deepest,
! darkest and most obscure iccrsscs
OF po.;ucal mystery, Men with
great l@,irg heats ,rought with dc
v.uon - country, w.ih compr~hen
sivc sympathies excluding to all the
common people To liit them up to
higher and more elevated way OF
living and they are always ready,
willing, watching and waiting to
make a sacrifice of their lives upon
the official altar OF their country for
the benefit of the common people
that they so love, and to spend their
time and talent in sessions for the
good of their country. The year
1913 shall be the commencement of
glorious future for our country, a
year in which the south shall assume
control all the deprivations and
losses sustained in its struggle for
independence shall be remunerated
and restored to them from the
bounties of the government, so that
there shall hereafter be no north, no
south, no eest and no west; peasants,
sailors and soldiers shall fare alike
and be pu, on equal footing. Dur
ing this year, on the fourth OF
March, Woodrow Wilson, a son of
the southland, land the Joshua of
the Democratic party will take
charge of the government and lead
his people into a political Canaan
and divide The official gifts among
the sane tined leaders, making one
of the greatest feasts ever realized
since the commencement of the
government. Wilson will take the
wheels of the government out of the
.re and marsh and place them upon
pike highway of travel where there
shall be neither jolts nor jostles in
its rapid movement. Wilson is also
the John the Baptist of the Demo
cratic party to prepare the way and
make straight the paths for the
coming of a more perfect era, when
the great Commoner of the west
shall take charge of the sanctitled
and redeemed party IN 1910. The
, Commoner knows no guile, but has
been made perfect by much sacri-
fee and service; he will crown our
nation with virtue and righteousness
until IT shall shine forth brilliant
beacon light and guiding star OF
perfection to all other nations OF
the world, and not wave of
trouble shall roll across the peoples
peaceful and tranquil breasts.
The Colonel then closed. And
after some comment by others the
Club adjourned by singing the song
entitled uThere's a Great Day
Coming"
REPoRTER.
The record., 1913-01-02

Mr.. F. II. Lewis has resigned his
position as bookkeeper with the
Muhlenberg County Savings Bank,
and has taken a partner hip with
Mr.. Sidney Fred. Mr.. JEFF Wood
has accepted the situation as book
keeper in the bank.
The record., 1913-01-02

Miss Annie Bridget Doherty,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Doherty, died at their home near
Powderly on December s6, after an
illness of ,me months from heart
trouble. Interment was in Central
City Cath, lie cemetery.
The record., 1913-01-02

nr. Abe Barker, who was in bust
ness here for scme time, was here
the first OF the week shaking hands
with old friends. He IS now con
duCting a store in Hartford.
The record., 1913-01-02

ONcr there WAS a prominent dem
CCrat vlo r;sidi t!iICrCd Tor
a cabinet position, but he departed
a long time ago an everybody has
forgotten his name.
The record., 1913-01-02

That wac the safest and sanest
observance of Christmas that has
ever been known here. People are
begiening 10 realize that 1t is a
Christian festival we are observing.
The record., 1913-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. b. NJ. Moore, of
Powderly. have the sympathy OF
friends in the loss of a son, born to
them December z6. lnterment was
in the Eaves graveyard.
The record., 1913-01-02

Fireworks wee drug on III mar
ket here Ills Christmas, Ieople
buying more substantial and appro-
priate articles.
The record., 1913-01-02

New patterns in the kirsch cur.
tain rods received by Roark this
week. Almost the full line in stock
nov.
The record., 1913-01-02
TER NlS.
THURSDAY. January 7. 1918.

K ltered at the Gr--nvill.. Ky, postof'ce a.
s,con l-class matter
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-12-19
HELP WANTED IN UNION
And Furnished by the Help of Union
People.

Those who suffer with kidney back
ache, urinary ills or any little kidney
or bladder disorder, want kidney
help. Who can better advise than
some Union resident, who has also
suffered, but has had relief. Union
people recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills. Here's one case and there are
many others.
Mrs. A M Jones, 62 S Church st,
Union, S. c., says: "I think very
highly of Doan's Kidney Pills and I
urge Everyone suffering from kidney
trouble to try them. I was subject to
backaches and headaches and often
had dizzy and nervous spells. The
secretions from my kidneys also
bothered me and plainly showed that
| needed kidney medicine. Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured from the Pal
metto Drug Co., gave me relief"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa Claus-I am a little girl
and will be three years old in Jan. I
want you to bring me a doll and a
carriage and little chadle and all
kind of fruit and good things to eat
and little horn to blow, this is my
first letter to you, wont ask for much
good by dear Santa Claus,
Lillian Mosely
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-12-19

Sand is shipped from Seattle to
Honolulu for concrete making.
The petroleum industry of the
United States has more than trebled
in five years.