The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
UNITED STATES news


Inc great 0am on stony creek, OF
the West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Co. al Dobbin, w. Va, broke early
on the morning Of Jan. 18th, and a
body Of water 60 feet deep at the
breast OF the dam which was i,075
feet long, backed seven miles and
having an average. width Of two
miles was let go. The Stony Creek
and upper Potomac valleys were
flooded. A farmer rode down the
valley the day before, warning the
people Of the weakened condition OF
the dam. The telegraph operator al
Schell sent warnings in all direc-
tons when he heard the noise OF the
rushing water. These warnings
emptied the towns in the path Of
the food and saved great loss off
life.
i,i4i Miners Killed.
f,iif mine workers were killed in
and about mines Of Pennsylvania
during the past year. 655 we're kill
ed in the anthracite and 526 in the
bituminous region. 10000 men
work in the anthracite and iS5, 900
in the bitumin0us field.
The coal production Of Pennsyl-
vania for The year is 258,000,000
tons exceeding the record Of 1912.
The production of anthracite is esti-
mated at 9O.OOO,OOO tons and bitumin-
Gus at f6S,OO0OO0 tons.
Canada Advertisss for Men.
II was testified before the Senate
Lobby committee, that the Canadi-
an government paid from 100000
10 $2O0.OOO a year 10 the Western
Newspaper Union for the circula-
ton Of matter purpOrting 10 be news
articles. which misrepre sented con-
ditions in Canada and induced 800
900 Americans across the border.
Reserve Bank Committee Make Tour.
The reserve Bank Organization
Committee is touring the country
and will hear arguments of the big
cities west of the Allegheny Noun
tains, who are in the fight 10 secure
Federal reserve banks.
Mutton Famine.
J. 4. Poole, Of The Chicago Live
stock World. predicts a mutton fam
Inc within the naxt five years. The
west has been marketing eve lambs
and the future supply is sure 10
suffer.
Secretary Lane Of the Interior De-
partment informs Congress that the
government should conserve lands
supposed 10 contain radium, the new
remedy for cancer.
Cancer kills 100000 persons every
year, $1,000 in the United States a
lone. At present every bit of radium
in the hands of physicians in the
United States works twenty-fOur
hours a day at saving life, but still
can only reach one out of a thou
sand.
Goethals to Govern Panama Zone.
A plan for the permanent govern
ment of the Panama Canal Zone has
been submitted TO Pres. Wilson. II
would make Col. q. w. GOethals the
fivs4 governor of the zone and the
retiring members of the Canal Com
mission would take charge of the
ceremonies for the opening of the
canal in 1915.
Col. Gorgas to Become Surgeon Gen.
eral.
Pres. Wilson has selected Col
VIM. G.. Gorgas of the Panama Canal
Commission for surgeon general OF
the army. Col. Gorgas attracted
world wide attention for his SAM
tatiOn work in Cuba and later made
the building of the Panama Canal
a possibility by sanitating the 18TH
mus.
President Wilson Reads Message.
In a conference with the Senate
Committee. ON Interstate Commerce
and a subcommittee OF the House
Judiciary Committee. President Will
son read his message on Big Bust
ness. pointing out the general lines
along which he believes trust legis-
lation should be framed.
Women's Grand Jury Not a Success
The first "women's grand jury
in California was not great success
in the opinion of Judge q. II. Buck
of the Superior Court, who discharg-
ed the jury after receiving its re-
port. Eleven members Of the jury
were women. The court criticized
il for its unfavorable reports on
county officers. which he told the
jurors were based on inadequate
knowledge and concerned trivial
matters.
+ Agricultural Bill Passed.
The Agricultural extension bin
providing for Federal agricultural
colleges, passed the House III 10 o.