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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-07
May ESQ IpE
IMPEACHMENT
GoVernor AmmOns' Friends Con-
troll Legislature
COLORADO SOlOAS IN SESSION

Old Line Democrats Have the
Strength In Both Houses to Defeat
Any Effort to Embarrass the Execu.
tlve-More Federal Soldiers Are
Sent Into the Effected Coal Districts
OF the State.
Denver, May b.-lt seems now that
any attempt by the state Legislature
during its present special session TO
impeach Governor Ammons for his In.
ability to prevent the coal strike
atrocities will fail.
Old line Democrats are I'm control
and II is learned that at several eau
cuses before tho session convened it
was planned To resist any effort TO i'm.
peach tho governor. The governor has
sufficient strength In both houses to
have tho impeachment resolution de-
foated.
Tho governor won his first point
when John III. Slattery, Silverton
saloon man and an old line Democrat.
was elected speaker of tho house. The
next coup was tho adoption OF q mo.
tion to throw tho two houses into
joint executive session.
Clearly the impeachment proposi.
ton was uppermost in tho minds OF
tho members-all Democrats---who
voted for The Legislative session.
a bill providing for compulsory
arbitration OF all labor question prob.
ably will fall with tho impeachment
resolution. Only n compromise can
save tho measure. II is pretty clearly
established that tho forces which
arc supporting Ammons are opposed
to tho arbitration measure.
General John Case announced that
no is preparing request for the
court-martialing of all state soldiers
who participated In the killing at the
Ludlow tent colony. He will basa hIs-
action on the report of the military
commission that tho soldiers burned
and looted the tents whore two women
and eleven children perished.
Nine hundred men. composing the
Eleventh United States cavalry, ar
rived In Trinidad today. Disarmament
VIII now become the dominant ques-
tion In the strike. to be settled by
Colonel James Lockett, who will sue
ceed Major Holbrook as commander
OF the federal forces In tho field.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-07

Hollidaysburg. Pa, May 5.-The
Blair county court made an order di-
recting the authorities to turn over to
New York fidelity company 5000 in
money, diamonds, rings and jewelry
taken by them from Frank G.. Hohl,
the Altoona bank bandit, at tho time
of his Incarceration. Tho company
had insured the bank against robbery.
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GIRL SLAIN BY
UNKNOWN BRUTE
Chllds Companion Narrowly Es-
capes Same Fate
ARMED CITIZENS IN SEARCH
Two Little Girls Picking Flowers In
Field at North 6raddoek, Pa. Arc
Attacked by Rough Looking Man.
One Receivers Consciousness to Wit
ness Stranger Slash chum's Body.
She Gets Away Safely.

Pittsburg, May 5.-Florence Dove
and Elizabeth Kleneck. aged eight and
nine years, respectively. of North
Braddock. were victims OF one of tho
most heinous assaults I'm the police
annals of this section.
The little playmates were attacked
by powerfully built and unlsempt
man as they were picking violets In a
patch of woodland four blocks from
their homes.
The Kleneck child escaped with q
severe beating, but the body OF the
other girl was found later In n ditch
with a long knife or razor cash run.
ming through the length OF the little
trunk and one across the throat.
Elizabeth said they encountered the
man on the hillside opposite the Ed
gar Thomson steel works. He made
advances to them. When they at.
tempted to fee he seized them both.
Holding the Kleneck girl by the throat
the man threw the other child TO the
ground and held her with his knee.
With his free hand he drew long
knife from his pocket. Tho child SAYS
she thinks he also drew large needle
such as is used by uphoisterers. Fling.
ing the Kleneck girl TO the ground the
man knocked her senseless and then
threw her into thick clump OF
bushes.
When she recovered the man was
slashing the body OF her schoolmate
With tho knife. He slashed upward
from her abdomen TO her throat and
In frenzy drew the knife across her
throat from ear to ear, inficting n five.
inch Nound. SEEKING her by the
ankles he then threw her into n
shallow ditch.
Horrifled by the spectacle the
Kleneok girl lay silent until the man
had almost completed his work. Then
she started creeping away. She had
hardly gotten started until the man
was after her.
She was afraid to scream and I'm her
fright forgot the nearest way TO tho
steel works and help. Apparently
fearing that workmen from the steel
works would go home over the hill.
side the man fled.
The Kleneck girl reached her home
screaming Historically. Between con.
yulsions OF fright she told her mother
OF the attack.
Meantime a North Braddock police.
man had been told that a body had
been seen on the hillside I'm the hol.
low. He had hardly reported the find.
Ing or the body to other police when
the Kleneck family reported the at.
tack.
Posses were hastily organized but
the police hurried out ahead of them
fearful OF n lynching. Seizing what
ever weapons they could find mill men
started for the hollow. Soon there
wero more than 5000 men securing
the valley.
After the first rush for the slayer
several men went back into the town
and returned TO the man hunt with
coils OF rope. A struggle between the
police and the mob for the slayer Is
expected if he IN CAPTURED
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STEAM Err ON FIRE
Wireless Stations Do Not Get Name
Of Vessel

Halifax, n. S.. May Sit has been
impossible to obtain the name OF the
steamship reported on fire $50 miles
from Sable Island by the steamship
Seydlitz of the North German Lloyd
line.
The information regarding the fire
came in a message repeated from the
Sable Island station to G. III. Harvey,
agent OF the Maine fisheries depart.
ment and he is unable to throw
further light upon 1t.
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Mediation Sessions In Montreal7

Mexico City, May 5.--Ei Pals an
nounced that Agustin Rodriguez and
Luis Elguero, both connected with tho
Mexican National railroads, and Sen.
ator Emilio Rabasa would leave here
soon for Montreal TO attend the media.
tion conferences initiated by Argen-
tina, Brazil and Chile. This Is the
first indication given here that the
conference 90 settle the difference be.
tween the United States and Mexico
may be held I'm Canada
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Mexico City, May 5-Padro Las.
curian, wealthy real estate man, who
was minister of foreign affairs in the
cabinet OF the late President Madero
disappeared. No successor has yet
been appointed to take the portfolio
OF foreign affairs resigned by Jose
Portillo.
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fhoto by American Press Association.
WILLIAM THAw hT LEFT) IN HYDRoAERo-
PLANE
Security In Air Craft The apparatus
going aboard the Provence is the auto.
matte stabilizing device entered by
Alexander Blair Thaw I'd. fifteen years
old. and the 100 horsepower Curtiss
hydroaeroplane upon which Il has been
installed.
Young Mr.. Thaw, who Is the son OF
Mr. and Mrs Benjamin Thaw of Pitts
burgb. accompanied the stabilizer. with
his brother. William Thaw. the avia-
tor, who will 6y the hydroaeroplane
In the official trials. The lad has not
disclosed the principle on which his
mechanical balancer Is operated. but
members OF the Aero Club of America
who witnessed IFS workings were
much impressed by It's simplicity and
apparent practicabllity. IL Is said that
the stabiliZer prevents side slipping,
skidding or stalling and banks an aero
plane at the correct angle i'm making
turns, thus overcoming many dangers
OF the air. The device IS arranged TO
operate even while manual control Is
Interrupted, so that failure OF the avia-
tor to act IN restoring equilibrium
when needed would not he fatal.
Those who have encountered young
Mr. Thaw have been surprised by the
practical knowledge Of air craft which
he has acquired. Much OF his time
outside Of school for three years has
been spent I'm the study Of aviation.
William Thaw, who will ny his
brothers machine IN the tests 20 be
conducted by the Aero Club Of France,
came into notice last summer at New
port, where he flew with Stevenson
MacGordon In Curtiss flying boat
and carried many passengers. These
two aviators also few from Newport
10 fhfs effv
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Car Buns OFF. Man la kilsa

Dawson, Pa, May 5.--One man was
killed instantly and FIVE others were
injured, two seriously, when mine
car, in which they were riding from
the Florence mine TO the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, near here. down
three mile incline got beyond con.
troll. and jumped the track on a trestle.
plunging to the ground, q distance Of
forty feet.
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3. and o. Enolne elo0s tJo

Grafton. w. Va, May 5--A Balti-
more and Ohio freight engine. acting
as part OF a doublebeador, blew up
eight miles east OF here, the explosion
killing Fireman Raber and perhaps
fatally injuring Engineer Probst.
Rabcr's body was blown fifty yards
into the river.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-07

Vera Cruz, May 5.--A proclamation
dated May and signed by zapata,
published In the local Mexican papers.
announces that the southern rebels
Will on May s attack Mexico City. II
also condemns General Huerta and
General Banquet to death.
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oIney Smiles; No Comment.

Boston, May s. Richard Olney
smiled when shown the dispatch an.
nouncing his appointment by Presi-
dent Wilson as governor of the fed.
eral reserve board. He would make
no comment whatever.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-07

Games Today-Chlcago at st. Louis,
Detroit at Cleveland. Boston at Phila
delphia, New York at Washington.
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AT IS ENTERS PLANE
FOR 100000 PRIZE
Automatic StahlIlzIng Device
Made by Young Thaw.

New York.-Aboard the Provence
when she steamed from this port for
Havre was another OF America's can
didates for the 100000 avintion safe.
ty prize offered by the government OF
France and others in the Union For
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-07

Vera Cruz, May 5.-The United
States battlcship New York, which
sailed from Newport, II. l.. April o.,
Joined the American feet anchored
of Vera Cruz.
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Child plen Of Burns.

Huntington, Pa. May 5.-Burned
about the face, arms and chest while
playing with matches, three-year-old
Elsie Keplar OF this city died in the
Blair county hospital.
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Postoffioe Theft Admitted by Boy.
Huntington, w. Va, May 5.--Edgar
II. Albright, an eighteen-year-old mail
carrier, confessed, II Is alleged, TO rob
bing the postoGice at ChapmansvIIia.
Logan county, Of $50, and was bound
over TO the federal grand jury.
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Games Today-PIttsburg at Kansas
CITY, Buffalo at Chicago, Brooklyn ai
indianapolis, Baltimore at st. Louis.
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Town Attacked bx Forest rl...

Ridgway. Pa, May 5.--Forest fires
are raging in this vicinity. II was
found necessary 10 call out the local
fire department TO protect the prop
erty In the south end of town.
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atoek;noa

IL was In the eleventh century that
stockings FIRST came into use Before
that time II was customary to swathe
the feet with bandages
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Standing OF the Clubs.

Games Today-Pittsburg at Cinclu.
natl. ST. Louis ut Chicago. Brooklyn at
New York, Philadelphia at Boston.
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Whats The old lady worried about
Somebody told here there was y
scheme TO tax gossip"
u see. and apply the tax at its
source kansas City Journal
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-Landsakes. Maria. take that
benzine can AWAY from the Gre. Ma.
riar- WHAT'S the matter. HeD? Gettip
superstluousi Judge
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-07

The greatest loss Of time Is to count
the hours.
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ssss o
WEATHER EVERYWHERE.

Observations at United States
Weather Bureau taken at 8 p. no.
yesterday follow:
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BASEBALL IN THREE LEAGUES
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

CincinnatiPittsburg, rain.
At Chicago RHE
st. Louis.... 100000 0--6 . ,
Chicago. 00O0OOOO1-1 20
Robinson aud snyder; Lavender,
Pierce, label and Bresnahan.
AT BOSTON, RHE
Boston. ,...... 0213021 '-l016 2
Philadelphia. 5009O0000- 2
Rudolph and Gowdy; Alexander.
Ooschger and Killifer.
At New York RuE
New York;. o00O310Os-4 6 o
Brooklyn. 0003O0O00--3 So
Mathowson and Meyers; Roulbach
and McCarty.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE.
apolIa.Brooklyn. rnIn-
standIna of the Clubs.

Prehdergast, Watson and Wilson
Moore, Anderson and Blair.
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AMERICAN LEAoUe.
standing Of the Clubs.

osuhBaruher ana humlcr, Benz
Jasper and Schalk. Sullivan.
The Dermott news., 1914-08-06
ROLu-TOP DESK IS BARRED
In the Interest Of Efficiency Eastern
Railroad Eaulps It's Othees With
Modern F~urnishinGs.

This is an < OF efficiency. and IN
the successful stores. Offices. and cor
porations one sees many things that
make for moro eff cient work on the
part OF every n from the big boss
Town TO the j%anitor.
Nowhere perhaps is efficiency moro
rigidly demanded than on most Of
the railroads An order just issued by
an Eastern railroad is illustrative OF
the point. This order forbids the use
OF roll-top desks by any OF the en-
ployes-all offices from the presidents
down and all those along the system
have been equipped with fat-top
desks.
This is so the men will not cram
pigeonholes full of papers and pile
work and papers on their desks. close
them up and go home. The man with
a fat-top desk will clear II of be-
fore leaving. IN fact It's mandatory
In this case, and he steps up to his
desk the next morning. not having to
fuss and fume over a pile OF unsorted
papers. but ready to dig right in on
the days job. There's nothing left IN
done from yesterday.
The Dermott news., 1914-08-06
The Governors
7 o1xx A Mobilization of
Lazy Alice Bradley's Play
BY GERTRUDE STEVENSON
Illustrations from Photographs Of the Stage Production

BY GERTRUDE STEVENSON

In another moment the old recur-
rent vision of life in the old town,
dull, cheap, embarrassing, and the
money. the clothes, the servants, the
power to reign supreme. swept her
off her feet. The thought of divorce
did not terrify her. Mrs. Slade, whom
she had never seen. was only a name.
AS Slade watched her standing
straight and white. he feared he had
been too brutally blunt.
You needn't think 1t over now"
he fastened to add. Perhaps you
will later, and perhaps O won't
That's for you to decide. ! guess I've
said all | can say"
But Katherine was not a woman to
shrink from a situation because OF
its unpleasant features. She knew
that she couldn't have all the things
she wanted without some suffering.
some pain. Her fathers world had
taught her hat love was a thing of
small consideration where marriage
was concerned. unless II went with
the Advancement of ones ambitions.
Love was not of the world. Place.
power, wealth-these we're of the
world and this man offered them to
her.
This isn't a matter OF sentiment"
she agreed with him calmly. IN be
perfectly frank with you. | don't say
/ won't think it over. I know just
what you want of a woman When
you can go to my father free there
won't be any barrier in the way"
She offered her hand as If to bind
the bargain. lie held 1t for a brief
instant and with a hurried thank
you left the room.
The Dermott news., 1914-08-06

repeatedly demonstrated Its prefer
enc for Austrian rule. the campaign
for liberating the Servian brothers
from the Austrian yoke has been kept
up with frequent outhursts OF anti
Austrian clamor in Belgrade. To his
clamor Russia. always Jealous OF Aus
tria, has lent her secret and some
times her open support.
The annexation OF Bosnia-Herze-
goyina by Austria in 1909 produced n
Wild demand in Seryia for immediate
wal to liberate the Bosnian brothers
from Austrian rule. At that time.
however, Russia was not ready for &C
ton against Austria, so the clamor
spent itself in torrid speeches and
fervid press declarations,
Occupied Adriatic Ports.
Pashitch was premier OF Servia In
1912. at the outbreak Of the Balkan
war. He saw IN opportunity to block
Austria's long-sought road to the
Aegean sea. The first objective points
OF the Servian armies in the first war
were the ports OF the Adriatic. In
what is now Albania. These. with the
help OF Montenegro. Servia occupied
In the first STAKES OF the struggle.
At this stage. however. Pashitch's
calculations were upset by Austria
Acting in conjunction with Italy.
which also had ~pretensions to the
country inhabited by the aboriginal
.tn,lr ~ tho balkan paptnppla thu
Austrian government succeeded Ing In
ducing Europe to order Servia, Gr zee
and Montenegro out OF the Adriatic
territory occupied by them. and set
aside this region as an independent
state. to be called Albania.
Servians Nursed Their Wrath.
The negotiations which Pashitch
conducted in this phase of the Balkan
struggle were p~rotracted and delicate.
but eventually the Austro-ltalian de-
mand was carried out, and the Ser
vians nursed their wrath.
For the success OF his defiant atti-
tude toward Austria, Pashitch depend
ed almost entirely upon Russia IL
was realized clearly by General Put
mix. the Servian chief OF stan. that re-
~sistance to Austria upon the field OF
battle would be unthinkable, so far
as an ultimate triumph for Servian
arms Is concerned.
In the course OF the past score of
years Servia has been conducting an
active agitation among the Slavic
population OF southern Austria. and
Pashrtch undoubtedly counts upon In
ternal disorders in the rear of an ad.
vancing Austrian army to embarrass
the enemy In a campaign into Servia.
or the success OF this plan there IL
grave doubt. however. as the Catholic
and Moslem Serbs OF Austria have
no laundering for Servian rule.
The Dermott news., 1914-08-06

doubled appropriateness and noisy
rancor.
This agitation. II has been pointed
out by Berchtold. was the direct cause
of the tragedy at Sarajevo. when the
%arChduke and his mo%rganatic wife fell
by bullets fired by a Servian. The
Austrian minister of foreign affairs
demonstrated In the judicial inquiry
that followed the crime. that Seryian
officials. civil and military. had been
involved in the events that led to the
assassination.
Deemed Time for Action.
The moment for action had come.
Berchtold surveyed the international
horizon.
He observed that Russia was IN
dictionary tinge.
That France was in a turmoil OF po-
litical uncertainty.
That Great Britain was facing an
internal CONFUSION as a result OF the
Ulster situation.
ut ullllldNulu u sci u
demanding an apology for Servia's
part in the tragedy Of Sa~rajevo and a
suppression OF the anti-Austrian agi-
tation in Belgrade, followed promptly,
in the midst OF the p~reoccupation OF
the triple entente.
Berchtold realizes more clearly than
anybody else hat he has challenged
the entire Slav world. with the excep-
ton OF Bulgaria; that his quarrel is
not with Servia. but with Russia.
which has stood back OF Servia in her
attacks upon Austria.
Nikola Pashitch, Servlan Premier.
Nikoia Pashitch. premier and min
lister of foreign affairs OF Servia. has
twice before been the dominant figure
in Servian politics in the course OF his
40 years in the public affairs OF his
country. His policy always has been
bitterly hostile TO Austria-Hungary,
and the present crisis In the relations
OF the W countries is largely the out
come OF his provocative attitude.
Pashitch throughout his career has
conducted n vigorous fight for the
economic freedom OF Servia from Aus
tria BY means OF railway tariffs and
inspection regulations on the frontier
OF Austria, Servia's natural road TO
the markets OF western Europe. the
Austrian government has been able to
control Servian trade in pigs and poul.
try, the staple products OF Servia-
Clamor Against Austria.
But the chief grievance OF the Ser
vians has been the continued DONNA
ton of Austria Hungary W. a large
population across the frontier which
the Servians maintain Is OF Serb
blood. Although a considerable part
OF this population has contested the
claims OF the Servian jingoes and has
The Dermott news., 1914-08-06
Austrian War Record-300 Years

1918 to 1e4s-ThHty years var Defeated by Gustavus Adoiphus at Lepsic,
,ss1. At Iutxen. 1862. Province Of Pomerania seized. Beaten by French
an compelled to make peace
1es3-Oefeated by the Turks Emperor Leopold fees Ienn Appeals 10
King John sobieski Of Poland. sobesh defeats Turk under walls of
Vienna d drives them back.
1eo7-Austran Prince Eugene defeats Turk at Zenta.
t7o11o-War OF Spanish uccession. Prince Eugene defeated French In tatr
Jolned Marlborough nd defeated French at oudenarde, 17s, I'M NJ a
piaquet, 1903. II
r741-Frderek the Great takes province Of slesla from Austria pefeataM "a
Austrans at Mol~lU. \
,7ss-seven years var. Frederick defeated Austrans at Prague.
17s7-Austrans defeated at Lsuthen.
176o-Austrans defeated at Torsu and lieonltx
1762-Austrans defeated at Freburp.
17s6-Austrans defeated by Napoleon at Lodi Arcoia, RIvou. Driven out et
Italy
tsoo-Defeated by Napoleon a Ma~n0o
tsoo-Defeated by Lannes at Montebeio.
tso6-oefeated at AusterntZ Vienna taken by Napoleon.
1soe-Defeated at Eckmuhl. Defeated at Asperin and Essnno. petesteos
Waoram. Vienna taken. aTa
,s5s-Defeated by Napoleon ~ at Magenta ind sonerino Inv
,ses-seven weeks var. Defeated by Prince Frederick and Won Mss
0adoWu. MIA
The Dermott news., 1914-08-06
SYNOPSIS.

Daniel Slade suddenly advances from a
penniless miner to a millionaire. He Is
ambitious to become governor of the
state. His simple. home-loving wife fails
TO rise to the new conditions. Slade meets
Katherine. daughter of Senator Strtck-
siade decides to separate from his wife
and takes rooms at his club. His deser-
ton OF his wife and his constant atten-
dance on katherine Strickland causes
public comment. Editor Merritt is won
over to the support Of Shade because he
cannot otherwise supply the money for a
European trip demanded by Mrs. Mer-
hit