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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
Which Wrecks the Melvin Eve
Story Brick Apartment
House In Boston.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES
Whole BuiIdingis AbIaze Naens
the FirenlenR Arrive upon
the Scene.
MANY MARROW

BOSTON, April II Seven lives
were lost in g fire which wrecked ssles
Melvin, a five story brick apartn1
house at Comnonwea and Long
avenues in the Aston district, early
today. 1t was feared that one other
occupant of the building, who was.
missing several hours after the rei
also had been burned. The dead;
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond J. Power. afte
their two year old baby boy; Mrs
Alice Shackelford, Mrs. Edith Benz III
a young woman about seventeen yea Es
old, probably Mrs. Powers maid ann
an unidentified woman.
Many others among the 125 persons
living in the house had narrow es
capes and several were painfully
burned. The loss was $4,000.
The fro started In the basement
near a waste paper chute and the
DANES shot rapidly up through the
chute and en- elevator we'll. The whole
building was abIaze when the hress
men arrived The state police later
began an investigation In an EFFORT 70
determine the cause Of the tire
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
NIJPTIAL SERVICE
IS VERY BRILLIANT
Mckinley Bennett Wedding
First After-Easter Society
Affair in Washington.
az CharIes BROOKS Smith.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., April IA
The high noon nuptial service which
today united in marriage Miss Agra
Bennett, daughter of Hon. and Mrs.
Louis Bennett, of Weston, and Mr..
johnson Camden Mckinley, of Wheel
ing. was the first, and, to West Vir-
ginians, the most interesting event
of Easter society events in Washing
ton. The ceremony was celebrated
at ST. johns church in Lafayette
SQUARE, one of the Oldest churches in
the city and often called The Church
of state There was particular Mt
ness in this. as an ancestor OF Miss
Bennett was the first White House
bride.
seldom has st. Johns church wit
messed a ovelier wedding. An hour
before noon the doors Of the church
were thrown open and during the In
teryening time before the arrival of
the bridal party there was an eager
flutter OF expectancy among the as
sembled guests, as Miss Bennett during
her stay IN washington, has made
many warm and interested friends.
The church was particularly beautiful
for the event. The scheme of decora-
ton was in yellow and pink, with the
exception OF the altar which was
TRANSFORMED into wonderful noral
QaCKEIOOuu OF Willie OAOnoO0ANs
Assisting in seating the guests
we're the ten ushers who were Messrs
George Baird. Merit Frankie Lee
Pan1I and DR., Hannin, Of wheeling;
G. TaIbott Hiteshew, of Parkersburg;
Douglas Mccormick. of Columbus, o.:
Lieut.. Claggett, Ralph suowden Hill
and John s. Clair Brooks, of Washing
ton. and Louis Bennett, Jr., Of Weston
brother Of the bride.
During the half hour preceding the
coming Of the bridal party beauti-
ful musical program, comprising fav-
orite selections of the bride, was given
by Mr.. Henry H Freeman, organist
and choirmaster of ST. Johns. assisted
BY Mr.. Charles Trowbridge- Tfttmann.
basso. Mr. Freeman's numbers were
40 Thou sublime Sweet Eevening
star" from Tannhauser; Berceuse
Prom the opera "Jocelyn'', GODDARD;
ana Jensen's Bridal Song; while
Mr. Tittman was heard In The Sere-
made OF schubert :Burleigh's 20 Per
fect Love- ana Maiden, Hark How
Thy Weddine Bells, p by Loewe,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
By Judge Edgar AIdrich of the
United States District Court
at Concord.
BUT STILL IN CUSTODY
Decision in His Favor May
Help Him in United States
Supreme Court.
Annnn,A1rn enKss,

CONCORD, NJ H.. April IA
Harry endall Tnaw's petition for
writ of habeas corpus was granted by
Judge Edgar A1drich of the United
states district court today the
court said. however, that no order
would be issued for the prisoner
discharge from custody until arrange
xI1ents had been completed to take the
dase to the United States supreme
court Of appeals. u
Thaw's petition for admission to
bail, the. court left undetermined.
taking the ground that 1t would De
more appropriate for this to be pass
ed ilpon by the supreme court.
The result of the decision is that
1havy's guardianship and condition
will be Unchanged for the present,
nut that his petition for writ OF
hatbeas corpus will go 20 the highest
court in the land with decision OF
the lower court in his favor. a,.,,
The decision fled with the clerk
of the court here made more than
(l.oDO words and discusses exhaust
iyely the. various phases OF the case
presented in the United States couI
concluding: ...,.,
,sMy conclusion is that constitution
al right of extradition for crime Goes
Aot reasonably apply to such s1tua,
ton as this where the right OF control
by the demanding statute resides IN
a degree of custody based on insanity
and where it's papers on their face
negative the idea of personal Grimm
al respon bility. 1t Is furtheI
fhought that it would involve forced
reasoning to make fight of the
character of the one in question, the
;srind Of a fight contemplated by the
constitution as basis for extradition.
ut results that an order viii De
made sustaining the writ and that the
petitioner be discharged from the e1-
held at the time his petition for ha-
beas corpus was brought upon con-
stitutional grounds"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
lDLE Miners
To the Number OF 45, 600 in
Pennsylvania eVoting on
Wage Agreement.
tpx AsseeIArEo pNts $,

PITTsRURG. April lt--Forty-fve
thousand miners in the pittsburg dis
trict are. idle today. Voting on the
proposition to approve or disapprove
the tentative wage agreement entered
into, between the district officers and
the coal operators If approved the
wage agreement in force for the last
two years will continue Tor the same
period.
No time was set today when the vote
would be counted and the result
known but 1t was stated that little
work would be done in any of the
mines the remainder Of his week. A
persistent campaign had been waged
against the acceptance Of the agree
nent, the convention of insurgents
last night ct Monongahela voting to
pay no longer the per capita tax inn
posed by the internationaan and district
organizations OF the United Mine
Workers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
ARMY Day
Next Sunday WILDE Observed
in a Number otChurches
in This City.

sunday, April 10, win be Saliva
ton Army day in Clarksburg. The
following churches viii nave army
speakers:
Sunday morning Paul's Meth
,odfat episcopal SeRthp GolazsSl sass.ss.f-
ans: Methodist Protestant church
staff Cant. Frederick 0smond. sun
day evening First baptist church,
Col. VIM. Evans; First Presbytertan
church, Mrs. Colonel Evans; Central
Christian church, Brigadier g. j Al
bright, and Broad Oaks Methodist
Episcopal church, Stall Capt. Fred
erick osmond.
Col. VIM. Evans will give lecture
on bethlehem to Calvary" in the
Robinson Grand theater This lee
ture viii be illustrated with stereop-
tfcon and moving pictures and viii
undoubtedly be one of The most inter
esting animated Lectures on the life
Of Christ ever given In this city.
Admission viii be free. No seats
will be reserved.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
ELECTION RESULTS
Are Canvassed and the Results
Declared Except as to the
Two Ties.

The city council canvassed the re-
turns of the city election at a meeting
Monday evening and declared the re-
suits except as 20 councilmen in the
Second and Fifth wards where there
are ties. There were practically no
changes from the semi-oficial results
published in the Telegram the next
day after the election, except that the
majority of John D. Owens, Republican
ca ndidate for assessor, was four in
stead of seven votes over Glenn n.
Williams, Democrat.
The council adjourned until Friday
evening, when there will be recount
Of the votes in the two wards, where
the ties for council exist The mem
hers attending Monday nights meet
ing were Councilmen Judge, Barnes,
Ernst, Bwager, Patton and HARNESS!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
MINERS DEMANDING
RUN OF MINE BASIS
AS Well as Abolition of Com
pany Stores in the Seven
teenth District.
o. AsseeIArEp no.

CHARLESTON, April 14.-Demand-
ing that all coal mined shall be paid
for on the run of mine basis miners OF
the Seventeenth district, United Mine
workers, today met the operators here
in an effort to work out wage scale
that will prevail through the coming
twelve months. They also asked in
creased compensation for picked and
machine mining, an eight hour day and
collection OF all dues and assessments
by the union through the operating
company!s officers.
The abolition OF company stores and
placing the Paint Creek district on
the same basis as the kanawha dis
trict. are other important features Of
the mems demands. 34
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
SPEGIALTIES
To Be Included between Acts
of Marcato Clubs Produc-
ton of "AneriVa. "

The production of america to
be given at the Robinson Grand the
ter Thursday and Friday nights un-
der the auspices OF the Marcato
Music Club, VIII he the best home
talent production ever seen in
CIarksburg. It Is given under the
direction of Prof r. "A. McCloskey
rehearsals are being heb every az
ternoon and evening al Holman
HAL and they are progressing nicely
In the cast are ITO. The main
part OF the program WILDE spectac-
ular. but between the asEs VIII be
introduced many pleasing special
ties. II would not be taEr to give
them away now, but Il jssafe to say
that an who attend Win not be as
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
HUMBER TRADE
Enjoying Healthy Increase in
South but Conditions Are
Not Same in North.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April H. -
Reviewing market conditions in the
south for the first ten days of April
The Tradesmen in its current issue e.
announces that the lumber trade IS
especially conspicuous for gradual
and healthy increase in business. This
more noticeable in portions OF the
country where spring weather mas
st rtei in earnest and construction
work has gotten an early start.
In the northern sections of the
southern states where the weather
has not settled there is not the same
amount of encouragement to be seen;
hardwood men are finding demand
o. very good volume and prices are
bslng firmly maintained .tao 9TSrte a99
there is an increase in activity with
cottonwood and poplar. Yellow pine
continues spotty and Is governed
largely by local conditions: It is pc
culiariy gratifying that railroads are
beginning to inquire freely, but the
export trade has not yet resumed the
desired tone. South American t. e
is in rather poor shape.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
fIABEAS CORPUS WRIT
GRANTED HARRY THAW
PA SSENGER IS SHOT
BY HIGHWA YlNEN
And the Latter Are Severely
Beaten When They Try to
Hold Up Train.

SEATTLE, Wash. April 14.-one
passenger was shot and seriously
wounded and two highwaymen were
severely beaten when they attempted
to hold up Tocoma bound interurban
train eight miles south of here early
today,
The bandits were captured and
brought to the hospital here. The
highIaymen, who gave their names as
Clarence Trew and William Sears,
suffered a severe beating and it is be-
lieved Trew will die. The attack on
the bandits was led by two employees
of the traction company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
LOWER DIVIDEND
of the Union Pacific Railroad is
Announced by Chairman
Robert Lovett.
cor AsseeIATEoPRGsa'

NEW YORK, April 14--Robert 8.
Ixovett, chairman OF the executive
committee OF the Union Pacific rail-
road, announced today that the next
quarterly dividend on Union Pacific
common would be at the rate Of two
per cent instead of two and one+haslf
per cent heretofore paid Should the
preferred stockholders succeed IN
their suit to participate in the distrl-
button of Baltimore and Ohio stock,
he said the stockholders would re-
ceive the difference between the eight
per cent and ten per cent rate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
non GUILTY.
Is. the Verdict Returned in the
Case of Cy Mount and
David M. Morris.

In the criminal court Cy. Noun.
and David NJ. Morris have been &C
Quilted of the charge of operating 9
gambling room.
Ernest Meyers, indicted with Peter
Sines and others. entered plea or
no11o con tandre, but Judgment was
not passed &
JohnH H. Davis. colored, was placed
on trial charged with malicious as
sauN on A. G. Crtsl!p, street car
conductor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
DISMISSED
is the Case against Harry r.
Jackson, Charging Assault
on Frank C. Keelan.

The case against Harry R. jackson,
an oil wen driller, charged with as
assaulting Frank G. Killeen, a con-
tractor, was dismissed by Magistrate
g. n. Gordon at a hearing held at 8
o'clock Monday evening.
There were no witnesses to the
ARRAY and as both men claimed that
the other started the fight, there was
no way by which to ascertain the real
facts in the case.
The alleged ARRAY took place In a
Glen Elk hotel Wednesday morning
last.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
SHE'LL BURSTS.
IN United States Arsenal and
Hundreds Are Thrown into
a Panic.
esv Assoe,Arrp raEss,

PHILADELPHIA, April 14.--Ons.
workman was probably fatally injured.
Eve others were badly burned ana
200 women, employed in the nlanus
facture of cartridges were thrown INTO
a panic today by the bursting o.
sheu IN the eharpneI department Of
the United states arsenal here. The
women fed from their work when the
explosion broke windows and shook
the building. Friction in the u1achAn-
cry Is believed TO have been the cause
of the explosion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
BUSY PONCE COURT.

Nine persons carried their celebra-
ton 1ittle-to far Monday night with
the result that they were locked up In
the city Jail They were arraigned
before Mayor VIII n. Cole in police
court Tuesday morning. Only three
we're able to pay fines and the others
we're released.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
sLAV PAYS FINE
For Beng Drunk and Disorderly at
the InteIurban station.

Frank 5Moenosky, SIav; was fined
Sc. go when arraigned before Mayor
WIN n. cole in police court Tuesday
morning on drunk and disorderly
conduct charge. It Is alleged that
Moanosky was applying rather harsh
oaths to several OF his fellow coun-
Monday evening, WIN Police once
Post arrived on the scene and took
him in tow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
ELECTROGUTED
BY alive Wire is a Boy on a
TrestIe to Have His Pic
ture Taken.
cpY ASSOCIATED PREss,

CHICAGO, April 1A-Climbing on a
trestle, 135 feet high to have his pic
tuer taken, Bernard Walenga, IL years
old, touched live wire and was cleo
trocutcd. Walter Bagack, his chun,
waiting below with a camera, pressed
the bulb when he saw Walenga fall
and the print of the photograph shows
ed the body in midair.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
NEN IRIAL
Is Granted to Jack Johnson,
Negro PugiIist; in White
Slave Case.

CHICAGO; April 14.-Jack Johnson,
negro heavyweight champion pugilist,
today was granted new trial on the
Mann act charges under which the
negro was sentenced to a year in the
penitentiary and to pay $1,000 hne.
The United states court of appeals re-
versed the decision OF the lower court
on certain OF the counts in Johnson's
Indictment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
GOES TO PARKERsBURG.

Guy Hulderman, formerly employed
with the Pardee-Curtin Lumber Com
pany, has accepted a position in the
ofices OF the Imperial Ice Cream Com
pany and went to Parkersburg this
morning to get accustomed to the sys-
tens used by that company. Mr..
Hulderman will spend three weeks in
Parkersburg. then he will return to
this city and have charge of the local
office
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
FEDERAL
Court IS opened Here with Judge q
G.. Dayton ON the Bench.

The April term OF the federal
court was opened here Tuesday with
marked the first Appearance Of SteN
art w. Walker mere as Untte4
states district attorney HIS assist
ants, Harry ii. Byerer and John
OBr.en are also here. lNed
Smith, the new marsha, sjs here 100
The cags against Guissfppe
charged wish eountsrfel citing y IS set
for ThuEsdaY.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
NIGHT IN JAIL
Spends George r. Brown FOR Using
Profanity ON the Streets.

George E. Brown, dwarf, was re,
before Mayor WI H. cole in police
court Tuesday morning on charge
of using profane language on the
streets Monday evening.
Brown had spent the night in the
city Jail and the mayor held that ne
had been sufficiently punished mas
much as the oaths he used were not
of a violent nature. Brown was ar
rested by Police Omcer Post.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
BIRTH ANNOUNCED.

OF interest here Is the following
annou ncement In a recent issue OF
the Sc. Lucie, Fla, Tribune, as 6ne
mother was formerly Miss Katie
stuart, Of ths city:
Born. 10 Mr.. and Mrs. u. w. Cod
srey. "a Fort Pierce. Tuesday, ApFll
4 sfne little datu 81 teE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
CAPT. WRIGHT HERE.

Captain Charles 3. Wright, Of the
United tSates secret service, is IN the
ritv Extending federal court He Is the
principal witness IN the case against
Giuseppe Asaro. alleged counterteiter
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
ITALIANS
get BeIIigerent at Car station and
Are Fined $3.50 Each.

For lighting at the interurban STA
tion Monday evening, two Italians
whose names were not known, were
fined $500 each by Mayor VIII ii.
Cole In police court this morning.
It was alleged that the two ltal-
warm when the poSIce arrived
Neither of the belligerents were bad
IL -hurt as only natures weapons
were used.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
GO no CHURCH DAY.

THe ministerial union of the city
has named Sunday, May 2, as go 20
church day.,, Everyone in the city
viii be urged to attend church that
day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
BONDS FORFEITED
When Howard Blackwell and Fannie
Russell Fan TO Appear in Court.

Howard Blackwell and Fannie RUS
sell. both colored, failed to appear in
police court Tuesday morning TO ans
Wer- to a charge of assembling for im-
moral purposes and their bonds OF
Sll so each we're declared forfeited.
The couple we're arrested In Black
wells home IN Traders alley Sunday
evening and their hearing was set for
s O'Clock this morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14

%. u. Mcdonald Is spending sew
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
ICE WEATHER

Fair tOnIght. Wednesday cIoudy.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-18
RETURN MUST BE IN
BY FIRST OF MARCH

Have YOU made your income tax
roturng
~ no,, yJu would DO well to secure
one Of your Uncle samuci's little
blanks. supplied by the collector OF
internal revenue al santa Re n
make said return. on or before
March I. tati.
Failing to make such return. and
your income fuiiins Within the terms
81 the law. you are liable Go be as
Hesscd a penalty OF $50. an additional
tax Of flfty per cen on your return
n divers other penalties which
nav been laid down by the congress
az punishment for delinquency.
Al persons having an income Of
$4,000 "a yea or more are required
Co make "a return Single persons
are exempt up to the amount Of s3.-
900 Married persons arct exempt
up tn ft000. Al others must pay
the little one per cent. over the eN-
omption limit. set down by the law.
SO far - could be ascertained to-
day no supply of blanks has been
placed In Albuquerque. and IL N ne
cossary Go send 90 the revenue office
at Santa Pc Tor your blank.
The penalty for q false return l.
% fine up To $4,000 or imprisonment
Tor as much as one year, or both in
the discretion OF the court.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-18
CARNIVAL
POSTPONED UNTIL
FRIDAY
Valuable Prizes Offered and
Elaborate Preparations Are
Made for Masquerade Event
at Local Rink.

Owing 10 a confusion in the dating
OF enRagemonts for the Elks' theater,
II was announced today that the mas
querade carnival which was 10 have
been held In the skating rink tomor-
row evening has been postponed until
Friday evening.
Judging By the amount OF advance
Interest being manifested. the car
nivai Of Friday night u To be one OF
the big amusemsnts Of the year in
Albuquerque. More than sac worth
Of prizes have been offered. and the
result IL that scores Of Albuquerque
young people are az work on costumes
Of the most elaborate kind. The mu-
sic will be the very best ohtainable In
Albuquerque. and after the skating
festivities. there will be dancing.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-18
A FLAG TO FLY
ON FIRST SHIP TO
PASS THROUGH CANAL

inv Iensrd Wir- "a TvNHf"g Hrrne"
New York. Feb. iS.-or william
ID. Mcdowell. president OF the league
of peace, received a letter today from
Col. George W. Gocthals, chief enEi-
neer 81 the Panama canal. In when
the colonel proposes 20 rIy the peace
flag On the firs, ship making the
official and direct passage through
the canal.
After receiving the letter, Or. Mac
doweli sent another 10 President
Moore Of the Panama Pacific expo
sltion. saying;
The League of Peace will furnish
for the airshlp race around the world
two peace naea far each entry, one
fiag to be that ~ tho na'onni from
which the entry ONE the other a
rainbow flag The flags Of the win
ncr are to be deposited IN h Ma
tlonal Museum. Washington. with
the peace flag, which Teary iouk "a
the North pole and the flag carried
thr ,lrh the canal"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-18
POSTMISTRESS SUES
N FE RAILWAY
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Company Irresponsible for shooting of
Plaintiff by Wife of station Agent,
Complaint Alleges.

Roswell. n. NJ. Feb. ls-Holding
that the santa Re railway company
Is responsible FOR the acts OF It's sta
ton agents. Clara Zimmerman.
postmistress az a small town on h
eastern New Mexico lines OF the com
pnny. has sued the latter FOR seo, 600
damages because she was hot by tise
wife of the station agent. II a. charg-
ed that the wife wus and Is 81 un-
sound mind and that the railway
company had been repeatedly nntl-
fled that she was dangerous 10 act
In am 0ffcial capacity The man
nnd his wife were also agents for
the Wells-Fargo Express company.
hut as the pnstmistrcsa handled the
mail only and the express company
had nnurht 10 do with D mall they
are not held responsible IN the com
plant.
Several months ago. n r. charged,
the wife 81 the station agent went
~ he postoffice and shot the post
mistress seriously w%ounding her
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-18
$4,000 IN
PRIZES

members Of the Labor party had been
greatly incensed by q demand put
forward by the Unionists Ter iegisla-
tion to prevent such ALLEN despera-
does as the labor leaders deported
from South Africa after the recent
general strike from being dumped
into England.
a storm ~ protest filled the house
In the midst OF which the bury mem
tier from Wooiwich shouted; What
Thornton. the new manager Of
the Great Eastern II not he an un-
4 Desirable alien2"