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Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-22
TEN MEN KILLED IN FIGHT
Battle Between Colorado Militiamen
and Strikers End.
FIVE BODIES ARE IDENTIFIED
Ludlow Tent Colony is Burned and
~ IL RumOrcd that Two
Children Were smoth-
cred There.


TRINIDAD. colo. April. a.-Three
women ana n number of children, poSsi-
bly, ten, were smothered to death in the
fire that swept the Ludlow tent colony
last nisnt, according 20 a statement given
out al union headquarters. The party
had taken refuge IN a cave. The state
ment Is confirmed at the military camp
at Ludlow.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-22

TRINIDAD. Colo. April 2i.-Hundreds
Of armed strikers who yesterday battied
fourteen hours with state troops in tho
Ludlow district had disappeared this
morning and quiet prevailed in and about
the strikers demolished tent colony.
The 100 militamen who opposed the
strikers this morning were in possession
Of the railroad tracks from the steel
bridge TO a point north and west OF the
burned colony. Reinforcements from La
mar and Walsenburg early today swelled
the number Of soldiers on the ground
TO leo 80
The list OF identified dead was swelled
to six and It seemed certain that at least
as many more fell in yesterdays fighting.
rhe identified dead:
HREMo LARsIE, is, Trinidad; killed
by stray bullet.
a. MARTIN. private Company A. First
regiment. Denver.
LOUIS TIlSAs. leader OF the Greek
strikers Of Ludlow colony.
EDWARD FYLER secretary OF the
Ludlow local unicn.
CHARLES COSTA. Ag,hlar union leader.
FRANK SNYDER aged u.
An unconfirmed rumor stated that two
small children were anothered 70 death
in the blaze that razed the colony at
o'clock last night and the bodies OF
other strikers are said 10 Be still lyins
on yesterdays field OF battle.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-22
.HaywOOd'S Threat
to Tie Up Mines Not
Taken Seriously

NEW YORK, April 2O.-The threat Of
william ID. Haywood. leader Of the In
dustrial Workers of the World. to tie up
the coal mines OF the country in the event
Of war with Mexico, does not con-
stitute sedition in the opinion of II.
Snowden Marshall. United states district
attorney No word has been received
from the Department OF Justice at Wash
ington relative to action against Hay
wood for delivering the alleged seditious
remarks in the course OF speech here
on Sunday night and none was expected
at Mr.. Marshalrs office.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-22
Machine Guns sweep valley

They detrained south OF Ludlow and
came upon tho strikers barrieaded in the
field Of carnage, the strikers retreated
along gully back OF the blazing tent
colony followed by the militia, who swept
the valley with machine guns.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-22

Throat and Lung Trouble
will cease to trouble you by the timely
use of DR.. Kings New Discovery. Sure
relief soc and 81. All druggists.-Adver-
tlsement
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
AS a Result of Labor Troubles
in the Copper Districts
in Michigan.
COMMITTEE WILL MEET
In the City of Washington Soon
to Consider the Wisdom of
Such a Movement.
enY AsseeIArEo ragss,

CHI CAiGO, Jan. "a meeting of
the executive committee of the
American Federation of Labor at
washington, at which the Michigan,
copper strike viii be considered, VIII
be called by Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent OF the organization. This was
learned from Charles H. Meyer,
president of the western Federation
OF Miners, here today. He was asked
concerning runors that an attempt
would ibe made to call a nationwide
strike in sympathy with the Mich1-
gan and Colorado miners. Amy
such demand must be made on the
American Federation of Labor" he
replied. '1lf such a thing is consid-
cred it would be considered by that
body"
''Have you asked for a nation
wide striker" he was asked.
There has been considerable
pressure exerted that such a demand
he made However, il may be said
that our own plans are in status quo.
u will confer tomorrow with Charles
H. Mahoney, vice president of our
federation, c.. A. Miller and Yanco
Terzich, members of the executive
board, and we Will determine what
further action to take now that Mr..
lDensmore has been unable to nego-
tate peace plan and the governor
of Michigan is about to make a peri
sonar investigation. Mr.. Mahoney isl
due at O'Clock tonight and it is
doubtful if we can do more than
have have formal talk at that
time"
Meyer will leave the hospital this
afternoon but physicians have or
dered him to rest quietly in his no.
tel for another week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
Generals in Command Declare
There VIII Be No etrea
Across the Border.

OJINAGA, Jan. 5.-AIl doubt as Is
the nt6ntion OF the northern division
OF the federal army to defeat the rebel
army or stay here until every sol Ter
is dead was dispelled By General ca
tro, leader OF the federal troops and
General Salazar, commander II the
federal volunteers. In interv
day.
4 Retreat OF federal soldiers zero
the border to United States territory
would be Induced only by some
expected event according to the 70.
generals and even IL at all soldiers de-
serted the generals say they Will re-
main 10 die at their posts
Dead soldiers lying unbur3ed IN the
outer trenches and hundreds Of lig-
ing soldiers on duty for week were
some of the scenes Witnessed today
in an inspection OF this village, which
has become the battles round OF d pos
sible final conflict for the possession
of the north.
So far neither side has made ma
terial Roadway except in the drain on
federal ammunition by the rebels.
few OF the houses used as federgl
forts have been demoliahed but Tie
damage to Notifications made OF dirt
has been casual.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
BUREAU
of County Agriculture is Being
Planned by University Men
and other Citizens.

Resulting from conference Satur-
day evening participated in by. Secre-
tary G. w. Dudderar of the local board
of trade, County superintendent A. p.
Morrison and c.. r. Titlow of the agri-
cultural extension department of the
state university and Nat T Frame,
state supervisor of the work of county
argiculturists; plans are being for
INFLATED to create and establish the
office of county argiculturist here.
Ohio. Brooke, Wood end Tyler coun-
ties already have such bureaus and
within the next thirty or sixty days
similar departments will be estab-
lished in Marion, Randolph and Fay
cite counties. AS it is not probable
that such departments will be created
in more than ten counties of the state
this year it is important that there
should be an early decision in Harri-
son. The federal government will
have $500 for this county, If the bu-
reau is created. 1t is the plan of the
university to solicit $1,000 a year for
two years from the farmers of this
county to maintain the bureau at
81, 500 a year An effort will be made
to have a law passed empowering the
county court to contribute $1,000 a
year, and in that event the farmers
contributions will cease.
The purpose of the bureau will be
to encourage the adoption of the latest
methods in agriculture and horticul-
ture
A mass meeting of farmers is ex-
pected to be called to be held here by
university authorities within the next
three weeks to consider the matter
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
In His Consent DEGREES and No
such Vast Power Should
He Have
DECLARES UNTERMYER
Who Says There Should Be a
Powerful Executive Body to
Take over the Work.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5-A powerful ex-
lecutiye body to take over the WORK
which the attorney general OF the
United States and the federal courts
have attempted in enforcing the dis
Indignation of outlaw corporations e
the country's greatest need az
sketched by Samuel Untermyer, Of
New York. here today Addressing
the members OF the Illinois Manu-
facturers' Association, the former
counsel for the Pujo committee,
which placed the threads of the
country's finances Under the micro
scope year ago, presented "a lesis-
lative program to restore business
freedom and confidence"
He struck at the consent DEGREES
as now being negotiated by the at
torney general and declared that mo
such vast power as now exercised by
him of determining corporate life or
death should be lodged In any app
pointive officer of the government.
sit ceases to be government OF
law" he continued, land becomes
ftful, uncertain and irresponsible
government of me min every case OF
law unto itself, to be decided by the
within OF one man and subject to no
fixed rule or right of appeal"
The speaker said he realized u
was condition and not theory
that confronted the attorney general
and that he was forced to take up
on himself duties chat should not be
thrust upon him.
To remedy the defect in the legal
machinery, Mr.. Untermyer advocated
the establishments of an industrial
commission into which the present
Bureau Of Corporations should be
merged and the enlargement OF the
power of the Interstate Commerce
He regarded these
steps as Fundamental to any effective
scneme for enforcing the segregation
OF unlawful combinations under the
Sherman act.
The execution of the decree in the
Standard Oil case he called fragrant
and pitfful,' and declared that the
attorney general should not rest con-
tent with such a 4pnreile outcome
as an object lesson. - The last ex-
perience IN the case of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific rail-
roads. Mr.. Untermyer regarded as
another mountain of litigation that
labored to bring forth mice Of
achievement"
The root or responsibility Tor cor
porate distrust and other ills he
traced to stakeholder inert:e" ana
pointed to the Historical fact that
no board of directors OF great cor
poration with widely scattered stock
holding has ever been dislodgsd, no
matter how great might have been
the provocation for the change. he
explained that if commission had
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
G0URI OPENS
January Term is Begun for This
Circuit with Judge Raymond
Maxwell on the Bench.

The January term of the circuit
court began Monday morning with
Judge Raymond Maxwell on the
bench Petit jurors will report next
Monday morning for duty, when trials
will be begun.
A motion to grant new trial in the
case of Charles L. Nutter against the
county court was overruled and judg-
ment for $271 was entered
A motion for a new trial in the case
of the Oil Well Supply Company
against Thomas H. Burke was over
ruled.
Sale was decreed in the chaneery
cause of j B. Smith and others
against Charles H. Green.
ottyou BrumaEe was granted d.
yorce from William Brumage, con-
ditioned on payment of costs.
Nellie Doty's suit against Peter Doty
was dismissed.
A suit by the First National Bank
OF West Union against the Merchants
and Producers Bank was dismissed.
The Office judgment docket was
called and cases we're set Tor trial
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
LOSSES
Sustained by Railroads during
Warfare in Mexico Are
Very Heavy.
enx Assee.Arep eaEss,

NEW YORK, Jan. 5-Some idea
o fthe losses sustained by railroads
during the warfare in Mexico is given
in the annual detailed report of the
Southern Pacific Company made pub
bic today The Southern Pacific
Railroad Company of Mexico during
the year continued to suffer from
revolutionary disturbances says
the report Not only were struct-
ures and equipment destroyed but
business was practically suspended
and development OF prospective traffic
retarded
TT is estimated that the loss on
account Of interruption to traffic
from the beginning of the Madero
revolution in 1910 to June 30, 1919.
amounted approximately toalfadaha
amounted to approximately six mil
lion pesos. During this period the
cost Of maintaining the property has
amounted to about 100000 pesos
in excess of the revenue collected
Claims for loss and damage caused
by the revolutionary disturbances
amounted to 2S7,SO0 pesos has re-
Gently been approved by by the Mex
lean government have not been paid.
Claims amounting to S6t2 900 pesos,
covering additional losses will be
presented to the Mexican govern
ment in due course"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
TUSTICE ROBBED
WHILE SLEEPING
Robber Gets $10o in Cash. 9
Gold Watch and Valuable
Papers at a Hotel.

Justice jackson v. Carter was rob
bed of about 500 in cash, gold
watch and valuable papers, worth
about $500 some time Saturday night
at the Swager hotel on Pike street.
The police have not yet apprehended
the culprit though they have good
idea as to who he is and are hot on
his trail.
The man who is thought to have
been the guilty person it was said by
the police, had key to the room oc-
cupied by Justice Carter and as he
has shady reputation, having been
hailed into the courts in the past,
the police believe him to be the thief.
The papers taken were valuable
and will entail personal loss to JUS
tice Carter unless they are recovered.
The justice did not discover his
loss until he awoke Sunday morning.
the robbery having been committed
while he slept The matter was in1-
mediately reported to the police and
an investigation was started at once.
Chief Brooks stated this morning
that there would probably be an ar
rest made in the case before night
fall.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
ROBE
OF the Action of a Forest Super
intendent to BE Iade by the
Government.

WASHINGTON Jan. 5.-Imntes
diate investigation of the charge THAI
Harry Radcliffe. superintendent Qf
the federal forest reserve at Steanl
bot Springs, Colo, led a mob that
tok strikers out Of jail and deported
them, was demanded today by Repre-
sentative Heating OF Colorado
nediately upon receipt 81 telegram
charging that Radcliffe red the crowd
Mr. Heating arranged for a confer
ence with CHIEF Forester Graves ana
got in CONTAMINATION with actirs
Secretary Galloway of the depart
ment of agriculture. Kesting
naanded that & the charge be 1s0s-
ealaietf II teIiEEe b getoved.
Teiegfams received by Keating
and other mem bers of the Colorarkc
delegation regarding the deportation
of Mother Jones and others viii "
submitted to congress In support of
the pleas for thorough congFesz
sional investigation into alt phases
OF the strike.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
CAMPAIGN
For the Training of Sunday
School Teachers Win Be
Made in This State.

Plans are rapidly being formulated
by the Rev. Hyre ID. 7Clark, Phi. D., of
Buckhannon, teachers training SUI
perintendent of the West Virginia
Sunday school, Association, for a
teachers training campaign to cover
the entire state. All students over
sixteen years of age are admissible
to these classes, which are drilled
thoroughly in sunday school work by
means of text books, and after pass
ing the required examinations pre-
scented with graduate diplomas. A
conference was held in Wheeling
with General Secretary A. T.
Arnold to complete arrangements for
the opening of the campaign.
The campaign will not be new
line OF activity for the ASSOCIATION.
Creditable work has been done in the
past in this direction but it is desired
to greatly increase the number OF
graduates throughout the state. In
addition to certificates given by the
state organization, the international
association also honors first grade di-
ploTnas.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
TEAR UP TRACK
At a Crossing Does Force of
Workmen Headed by Mayor
of Memphis, Tenn.
toY ASSOCIATES PREss,

MEAdPEBIS, Tenn, Jan. 5-Head-
ing 3, large force of workmen, Mayor
ID. II. Crum and Thomas Dies, COM
missioner of public utilities, today
tore up the railroad tracks at the
grade crossing. where five persons
were killed and several wounded
last night when freight train on
the Nashville, Chattanooga and ST.
louis road and a street car collided.
The freigh car was operating on
track that city officials had ordered
removed several days ago. The rail-
road authorities had made no move
to comply with the order and the
mayors action resulted. According
10 witnesses there We're no lights on
the rear of the train and no switch
man at the crossing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
EGG CONSUMERS 90
ON WEEKS STRIKE
In the City of st. Louis in An
Effort to Reduce Price
of Eggs There.
tsx ASSOCIATED PREssl-

ST. LOUIS, Jan AN egg con-
sumers' strike which is to last a week
was inaugurated here today by the
Peoples League. a civic organization
with a membership of almost 1000
The league has urged both housewives
and restaurant patrons to abstain
from the use of eggs not so much for
the purpose of effecting a reduction
in the price of eggs but rather tc
demonstrate that the consumers can
get together and exert an influence
over market conditions
According to leaders, the price OF
fresh eggs has been reduced from
forty-five to forty cents a dozen and
the price of storage eggs from thirty
five to thirty cents as result of the
announcement of the boycott.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
ATTORNEY GENERAL Co.'s
BEYOND BOUNDS OF La
FEEDER AIS TO FIGHT
TO THE VERY De

taken up the decree in the Union
| and Southern Pacific save its first
and fundamental duty would have
been TO supervise an election for die
rectors of the Southern Pacific man
agement and that Independent stock
instead OF the Union Pacific merely
recording its will as to- who should
constitute the board of directors Oh
its liberated competition
AS one OF the main planks in his
f1eg ,slative program Mr.. Untermyer
said that every corporation engaged
in interstate commerce with gross
annual business exceeding $l2.0OO,-
600, or capital exceeding 81, 000, 900,
Should be required, to take out a feds
era license and thus subject t.
self to Jurisdiction of the commits
sion Only in that way, he believed,
the secret of violation of the law
would he discovered and an mpar-
tfaI administration he effected.
He slketel9ed ian great detail prop
Iositions for the prohilbiton of inter
locking officers and directors and In
1conclusion upon this point remarl1-
ed:
"The very recent and belateu.
change of heart on this subject aon
the part OF our leadlng Banking
house gives gratifying evidence 81
the power of public sentiment upon
the most hardened and defiant or
tenders. 1t Is to be regretted, how
ever, that the conversion is not more
complete. The action thus far taken
ny that firm IS most substantial Let
us hope it IS only the beginning.
He proposed the prohibition or
holding companies but MADE excep-
tions in the case of purely personal
security holding companies which
are very desirable as a means of
equalizing the risks of Investment
for small holders and also in the
case of many useful cooperative en-
terprises.
Toward the prohibition of stock
watering he urged rigid restriction OF
good will stock to a basis shown TO
be conservative as determined ana
certified by independent public ac-l
with the exclusion of any
thing for further or undetermined
earnings.
He proposed to require the dis
closure OF profits on selling secur1-
ties, the extinction Of voting trust
and fiscal agents, and coming to the
conclusion of his program he argued
for the incorporation of the Stock
Exchange and Clearing House Assoc
citation. and proposed that a conIbt-
naLlOn among uIle OWhSA VI
peting patents should render the
patents void.
He believed that if the leaders In !
affairs would cooperate IN the work
Of adjustment and reform with
minds purged of the preJudfces Inn
bedded by the years of imperfect
laws and oppressive practices in the
interests OF special. privileges, busi- |
ness and finances would speedily be
put on the arm ground of new moral
standards and public accountability
that would square with the spirit 'of 1
the times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
HElRT DISEASE ElTI
Bernard }. PhiIbin Bies after !
Short Illness al Home Ia
East End

Bernard J. PhiIbin, aged 80 years
died at 7:'30 o'clock Monday morning
at the home OF his parents, Mn. ana
Mrs. Miles Joseph PhiIain, 444 East
Pike street, after short illness
heart troabde.
The deceased young man Is Wett
known in the city and large nltr1-
Der of friends were panied to hear
of MS death as the news Of his tt1
ness was not generally known. ar
PhfIbin was a member OF the Local
police force for several years.
Mr. Phflbin Is survived bx
parents, three brothers and four Sis-
ters. The brothers are Thomas
Dominiek, and Michael Philbtn
living at home The sisters are Mrs !:
Margaret McDonaId, Mrs. John dly-
den. Mrs. James P. Howe end Es.
Thomas Coughlirs, all living IN tll
city
The freight car was operating on
be made until the arrival OF
lives from out OF the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
BIGAAlIsT
In Hartford, Conn.,, is Thought
to, Have a Wife and Child
in CIarksburg.

Chief of Police Harry L. Brooks
this morning received a letter from
the chief of police OF Hartford, Conn,
asking him to investigate facts here
IN the case of James Richison, an
Italian, who is held ia jail there on a
charge OF bigamy. In the letter, It
is stated that Richison Is thought to
have aSwife and child living in this
city.
Chief Brooks detailed Officer L. L.
Whyte on the case and the officer re-
ports that Richlson's wife formerly
lived here. he having married her in
Fairmont. but that she Is now resid-
Ing In Columbus. Ohio.
The Hartford cl1tef was notified OF
these facts n & letter Written by
Chief Brooks this afternoon
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-05
IENsH BAKERS
Threaten to Strike in City of
Cleveland When Twenty
of Them Quit Work.
~ AnreelArrn pREss,

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. a strike
of eli Jewish bakers in the city was
threatened today as a result of twen-
ty-seven OF their number, all union
men, walking out at the shop Of ia
cob MakoR, woodland avenue.
Makoff is the largest baker OF Kosher
bread in the city, supplying fifty per
cent of the trade of orthodox Jews.
The man quit without a word OF
warming. Makon attributes the
strike TO his refusal TO. employ a
baker recommended by other of his
There are eight Jewish
baker shops in the city, employing
sixty-five bakers They supply So
600 orthodox Jews. If a general
strike should result the consumers of
Kosher bread would face serious
situation