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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
Other Persons Are Injured and
One or More of Them
May Die.
MUD VALVE LIS &c.
Little Helen Kerns is Knocked
Down and Killed in An
Instant,

( Helen -Kerns, aged II years. was
scalded to death, Harry Kerns, her
father, was badly burned and scalded
about the head, neck and face, A A.
swiger was seriously, if not fatally,
burned and scalded on the arms, neck
and face, and Charles Kerns, aged 8
years, was painfully injured at 8
o'clock Saturday morning when a
mud valve on large boiler in the
boiler room of the Lange and Crist
Box and Lumber Company's plant at
the Monticello addition exploded.
The accident occurred when the
boiler room was crowded with people
and the fact that only one was killed
seems mystery to all. KeFns, who is
engineer, was at his place of duty.
Stephen. DAVIDSON, fireman, was busily
engaged filling the fire box. A. A.
Swiger was filling the supply box
with wood. The two Kerns children
were picking up blocks on the floor of
the room to take to their home for
fuel, and another man was in the
room. Without warning of any kind
the mud valve blew out, throwing
boiling water and steam into the fire
box of the boiler. When the water and
steam hit the burning Goals in the fire
box, all the contents of the box was
blown out into the boiler room. The
full force of the explosion struck the
Kerns girl knocking her to the floor
and instantly killing her. The others
with the exception of Swiger, who were
not in the direct path of the explosion,
made their escape through window
in the rear part of the boiler room.
After throwing his son through the
window Mr. Kerns dashed back into
the boiler room which at this time
was a seething mass of fire, smoke,
steam and boiling water and tried to
find his daughter but was unable to
locate her He made second and
third attempt but was not successful.
Mr.. Swiger who was unable to escane
through the window had to walk
walk through the boiler room through
a wall of steam. fire and smoke and
was perhaps fatally burned and scald-
ed.
The noise of the explosion attracted
men from other parts of the plant and
all efforts were made to get the kerns
girl out of the room, but 1t was not
until the steam began to clear away
that they were able to get her out
Physicians were summoned from the
city and sthe injured men and the
Kerns boy who was injured when
thrown through the window received
medical attention.
Both Kerns and Swiger were rushed
to local hospital where they are rest
ing easier after receiving treatment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
SpRCIAL COMMODITY
TARIFF RATE ISSUES

on the interstate tariffs had been put
into effect since February l and it
was against their sanction by the
commission that we protested. We
believe that when the sub-block tariffs
are completely worked out and in
stalled, the general level of rates
on short-hau1 business will not be
materially increased. In fact, the ex-
press companies representatives claim
that there will be an average decrease
OF nearly four per cent from the old
rates.
Pending the preparation and filing
of the proposed sub-block tariffs. the
express companies representatives
agree to issue special commodity tar
iffs within the state covering cases
where the rates now being charged
work a hardship. If, therefore, any
shippers in this district are suffering
materially by reason of rates now be-
ing applied on business moving wholly
within the state and they will take
the matter UP with the board of trade,
we can possibly secure relief. This,
of course, has no bearing on interstate
business, though It is contemplated
that an appeal nation wide in its scope
will be made to the Interstate Com
merce Commission for certain changes
in the new tariffs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
REGULARS SOLDIERS
OPEN UP A MJTTLNI
Thrown Down Their Arms and
Declare They Will Have
Home Rule at Belfast.
enY AanociArrn PREaal

LONDON, Mar PA mutiny OF
two companies of the Dorsetshire
regiment stationed In Belfast IS re-
ported by the Pail Mall Gazette. The
Pail Mall Gazette's messageC says:
when the men of the First batta1-
ion of the Dorsetshire regiment
We're paraded in Belfast today and
notified that they were being trans
ferred elsewhere, they threw down
their arms. "a sergeant stepped for
ward, saluted the officer and said:
we will have no home rule here =
This is thought in some quarters
to be an exaggerated version of the
reports of unrest among the regular
troops in Ulster.
An official communication issued
this afternoon. says:
The recent movements of troops
in Ulster are purely precautionary
with the object OF giving adequate
protection to depots OF arms and ann
munition and other government
property aga INST possible risks. .
1t adds There has not been and is
not now any intention to move troops
into Ulster except for these and like
purposes
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
Into The Trenches of the Fed
eraI Army at Torren IN
important Battle
REEFS no OPEN AsSAlJL Z
Villas Forces of 1900 Men
Are Stationed on Outskirts
of Federal Stronghold.
eDv Aaooc1Arnp spa.7sl

CONSTITUpIONALES HEAD
QUARTERS, YERAp0, DURA1tSSCs
Mex, Mar. 21.-General villa with His
IL, 900 rebel soldiers today was pre-
pared to hurl the first shell into GnG
trenches around Torreon of the re-
sisting federal army under GeneE1E
Velasco In what is considered the nOsG
important battle of the Constitut
alist revolution.
Full OF confidence General villa Ma1l
transmitted his energy to his suhoE-
dinates and the camp at Yermo PFC
scented a scene which never a9
marked revolutionary moyemen9 -
Mexico. The peon soldiers huRrAee
here and there giving final touches -
the establishment of the rebels pA<lE-
for opening assault.
Refreshed by a nights sleep, a22ap
their long march through the dese1e-
Villas khaki clad soldiers spTang
their work with zest. The beginning 9
today saw the rebel army statiou
on the outskirts of the federal stEpn1
hold, q position they had gained win
out resistance and with scarcely te@
sound OF a shot to check their pren-
arations for an assault.
Within Torreon all was compa&-f
lively quiet and none in the rene4
camp knew what preparations GA-
eral velasco was making to repeH e-eN
attack of the rebels.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
Within the State of West Vir-
ginia is Agreed to by the
Express Companies.
IBy G. w. Dudderar.l

The representatives OF boards OF
trade and shippers were we'll pleased
Yesterday with the outcome of pro-
mission against the fling of a sup
Elemental tariff applying the interstate
ness, which the express companies
have been doing since February j
with result that rates in many cases
applying to short haul business with
in the state have been very materially
Increased.
Under the interstate tariffs the Uni
ted States has been divided into sys-
tenn of blocks, each comprising an area
bounded by one degree of latitude and
one degree of longitude. Each OF
these blocks Is sub-divided into six
covering business between these
smaller divisions will not be complet-
ed and ready for filing for several
months yet. These sub-block tarins
will to q very large extent cover In
terstate business Pending such time
however, scale of rates as based up
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
VERY MARTIAL ASPECI
PRESENTED BY ULSTER
STRIKING MINERS
DISOBE Y LEADER
Will Not Abandon Camp unless
President White Tells
Them to Do So.

GOLFERS, Mar. 21.-striking min
ers of the West Virginia and Pitts
camp near the company's property
since last September, held their ground
today in spite of the report that
James Oates, their leader who is on
trial in the United States district court
at Philippi for violating the injunc-
ton OF Judge Dayton. had ordered
them to leave their tents.
Joseph Bowers, who has command
OF the camp in Oates's absence, de-
ciared he would maintain the camp
until he received orders to move from
John p. White, president of the United
Mine Workers of America.
1t was reported here that officials
of the Ohio organization had instruct
ed Bowers to keep the strikers to-
gether and not abandon the camp.
A number of arrests were made
toting," among the men taken being
a foreman at the Golfers mine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
en1 Aenee,ArEe saEss,


BELFAST, Ireland, March 81
Ulster this morning presented very
martial aspect All the towns were
occupied by soldiers of the regular
army and other detachments were
marching along the country roads
with long trains of baggage and am
munition cars on their way to
strengthen the various garrisons.
In the meanwhile at all the Union
lists centers there was great amin alton
among the "Ulster volunteers"
Throughout the province a feeling of
intense excitement prevailed any ev-
-erybody seemed waiting in anxious
expectation for something to occur.
they knew not what.
Within twenty-four hours over
5000 regular troops including four
battalions of Infantry with machine
guns and two batteries of field artil-
Iery all equipped for active service
had arrived in the various towns of
Ulster These troops formed the adj
vance guard of large armed force
which the military authorities are
Seading to the northern province of
Ireland TO prevent the assumption of
local government by anti-Home rul-
ers. Still more troops are on their
way to the north from the great mill
itary camp at Carragh and from 9th
er army stations today.
The FIRST arrivals in Ulster this
morning were the companies of half
battalion of the Yorkshire light in
fantry, which were conveyed from
stheir barracks in Dublin to Belfast
dough on board the torpedo boat
destroyer. Pathfinder. during the
night They dtsembarked at an early
hour this morning and marched 20
CarrIci-fergus castle, diauscd mill
try station, commanding the i.HusE.
orders we're issued to other batter
les of artillery to occupy strategic oo-
sitions around the city of Belfast.
Il was generally expected here that
a cavalry brigade would be c3rc.n-
trated in Belfast during the week
end. These sudden preparations by
the war Office so far have not created
any public demonstration in Belfast.
The leaders of the so-called Unionfst
provisional government, however, adj
nit their anxiety lest their oyer-en-
thusIastic followers precipitate riots
during the two days of idleness at the
week end and give their opponents
the sought-for opportunity for en-
forcing rigorous repressive measures.
ASir Edward Carson, the Ulster I'm
foEist leader, and his lieutenants de-
sire the government to take the first
step.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
lJTTLR CIRIl KIT ED By
ZIP OsION Al BOX PLA ANT
JOSEPH NEENAN IS
HOSEN PRE- LDENT

Montrose s4n. Allen Atkinson 225,
Hector DeJean 1872, H. w. Archer
t82, David CulshaW-8 80, Alfred Brog-
neaux 2OS, w. G. Well a80, Harry
Bates 107, C. &c. Martin IA.
TRUSTEES. p Smallwood 7sT.
Flicker sommers !342, Joseph Rich
ards s27S, Walter Foley 1853, J. r.
Prince 2l2S, Louis Van Denis 60,
victor Brasseur sos, Emile Mauri-
court 1876, j. "A. Eberhardt $50,
Ralph Heathcote 235.
Executive Fboard-Ga therers, G. B.
Leonard 6S4. Earl Deeley al, Ed
gar Bates 1875. w. ]. Cash6ollar " 3 !,
Aramis Joris lit, Bert Wagner 113,
Ralph Potts PAS, "a c. Trtcot 1877
George Candssh 21S, Joseph H. Get
Wage committee blowers, j. A.
Brausseur 522, William Phillips 1928,
Leon Sturbois 1896, d. K. Miller ia.
w S. LaDue 1870, G. III. Simmons
1875, Leon Mondrone 1l12s Arthur
pierce ISL, J. E. Smith IS, G. L.
Perkins 149, Edgar B. Robinson 113 /,
G. F. Fairfield 291, Henry simon 50,
D. X Miller, Jr., 81.
Wage committee-gathe Z.
II. Rozzen As, F. W. Rydberg It's.
J. H. Robinson 1873, A. D. Vandermes
Ava, Charles Joslin 80, G. A. Cash
dollar 100, A. j. ROLAND 1I1'6, G:
Albright 900, M. G. Webb 214,
James conrad 1u3. Leo O'Brien los.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
Auain by the Window Glass
Workers of This Country at
Their Annual Election.

,PITTsBERG,. Pa, Mar. 2l--The
Cornmoner announces results u the
window glass workers annual cleo
ton as follows:
The result of the first ballot IN
the election of officers Of the Nat1onal
Window Glass Workers OF America
shows the reelection of President
Joseph NJ Neenan, Secretary ChaFles
Bryant and Treasurer Thomas Rey-
nolds by handsome maJorities: me
votes cast for the different candidates
are gwen as follows on the taDulated
official voting sheet:
For PRESIDENT. NJ. Neenan q
344, G. c. MONTGOMERY 500, John
STEINER 2i5l2, Fred Maley 49, Dan
Camp So
For secretary-Charles bryant =
30S, Jacob F. Yenne 1872, LOUIS 0i
Saas III, Williams Barchard 80.
For treasurer--Thomas Reynolds
/ SIP. Elias Spring $40, Samuel T.
= Executive board - Flatteners, N.
NJ. Condor 1872. Bert Hewitt 81.
wage committee = F1atteners,
Charles BeeIbe II, Burt Osburn q,
Louis F. Bois 4, Edward Goffaur 6o'
w II. Titus IL, Richard 7. Ashcratt,
= 4 board-Cutters Frank
]. Walker 100, Henry Rogers, Jr''
Al: Jules Guyaux 81, Frank P. Ben
nett II, Kenny Delmote 80. William
K.aTtenbach So, Chick Grant so.
Wage omm:ttee-Eutters, J. w.
woodruff 1O7, Bernard G. 4oyng
40. Fred Miller 81, ]. I. Citizens, Jr:,
So. C.. d. Meyers 25, Firmin =.
Very 81, H. c. Parker 49, James
=. ES Z ct Blowers. lille
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
JUDGE DAYTON WILL
DECIDE CASES APRIL l3
And All Those Charged with
Court Contempt Are to Fur
nish Bonds until Then.
esY ASSOCIATES PREsoi

GRAFTON, Mar. 21.-The last of the
testimony was submitted in the con-
tempt case in progress in the United
states district court Philippi today.
The court has taken the matter I'M
der advisement and bond is being fur
nished for their appearance on April
Is at Philippi to hear the decision of
the court.
The following persons are affected;
James Oates, Frank Ledvinka. Tony
Amicone, Second Collissee and Miss
Fannie Sellins, who are union organ
izers from without this state; Joseph
Hoplock, Daniel Brown, John Kus,
Ernest Ewald and Charles Welder,
striking miners from Golfers, and
Hiram Stephens, Riley Stout, Warren
Finnicum, Charles Clemmens and John
Baznack, miners from eWllsburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
MORE EAIAL
For Coal Miners is the Year
1913 Than the Twelve
Previous Months.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. March q =
The wear 1913 was more fatal for cal
miners In the United States than the
preceding twelve months Inc -
mort issued today BY the Bureau 81
Mines showed an increase In fataifttEE
of 425 over 1912 and ~ deaths Aor
every working day In the year. y
the army of 728, 1855 undergone
workers, 2.785 persisted, a fatal1ey
rate of 1872 in every 1000 men eE.1-
pIoyed as compared with S.zt
fei2 SIX thousand more men were
employed in 1913 and the increase M
roduction was betwee nthirty ana
forty million tons.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
VENDETTA
Victim is a Wealthy Member of
Foreign Colony Who is
Found Shot to Death.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, March I'll
the foreign colony here, was found
dead today on the front veranda OF
his house with two bullets in his
back. The police say AFgo was the
second victim of the vendetta de-
clared four years ago. when an Ital-
ian was killed in a restaurant, the
other being Albert DENIM, a banker,
who was shot down I'm the street last
summer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
MI
TO AURE,
mot GUILTY
of Interfering with the Police
and Resisting Arrest is
Miss Ellen Starr.
osv AssseiArGe passss

CHICAGO, March 21-Miss Ellen
Gates starr, joint founder with Miss
Jane Adams, of Hull House, today
was found not guilty of interfering
with the police and resisting arrest.
Miss Starr was accused of obstructing
the police in connection with the
mattresses union boycott OF res
taurant My acquitta1 is a vindica-
ton OF the right of free speech. Miss
Starr was accompanied to court by
many persons, prominent in social
and philanthropic work, who con-
graduated her after the verdict was
read.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
CONFERENCE
Is Held at Vera Cruz between
John Lind and One of
Huerta's Ministers.

WASHINGTON March 21.-Secre-
tary Bryan announced today that
there had been a conference at Vera
Cruz between John Lind and Senior
Rojas. minister of foreign affairs of
Mexico. AS to its nature, however.
Secretary Bryan said no word had
reached him. Significance was at
attached here to the conference as re-
opening negotiations discontinued
some time ago. The further fact that
Charge O'Shaughnessy and Charge
Hohler, the latter of the British le-
cation, also had gone to Vera Cruz
gave added hope in diplomatic circles
that some developments might be ex-
pected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
ARTILLERY OFFICERS TO
BE READY OR TO RESIGN

ENNIsKILEN, ireland, Mar. 21-
All the artillery officers here received
a communication from the war office
today calling on them to make def
mite statement within twelve hours as
to whether they were prepared to re-
tain their commissions in the event of
hostilities in Ulster. If not, they were
told, they must resign forthwith. Sim
liar notices are said to have been re-
ceived by all officers with the troops
In the north of ireland.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
WESLEYAN FIRE
cal Laboratory Causing Loss
cal LabFatory Causing Loss
OF about $1,000.
osv Assee,AvEp ppass,

BUCKHANNON, Mar. 21.-No inter-
ruption of work will result from the
fire at West Virginia Wesleyan Col
lege at $3.50 this morning, which de-
stroyed a portion OF the chemical
laboratory, causing a loss of $4,000.
Much of the equipment had already
been moved into the new science hall,
otherwise the loss would have been
heavier The fire is supposed to nave
started from Bunsen burner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
BANDIT kills.
Watchman for the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
road Company Today

CORONA. Calf, Mar. 21-George
Nv T,anorte. watchman for the
,Atchison. Topeka and santa F'e rail-
road was killed early today by Sam
uel AIorie, a bandit, found in a box
car. Aorie afterward was riddled
with bullets by two policemen, both
Of whom he wounded before he fell
dead. Twenty-three sticks of dyna-
mite we're found on Morie, who, &C
.cordIng to papers found in his pock-
Its. came from Los Angeles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
COOLEST STAI!ON
In the United States Today s.
the One Located in the
City of EIkins.

ELKINs, March 21.-EIkins was
the coolest weather bureau station II
the United States this morning. SsS
low temperature records for Masel4
for this section were broken whets AZ
$3.50 this morning the thermometeE
registered 8 degrees below zero, Or
March %, 1900. a temperature 9f Dc
degrees. which was the lowest reaaE-
ing for this place previous 60 ehts
was recorded
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
ASSASSIN
Of. French Editor is Taken to
the Palace of Justice Very
Heavily Guarded.
tsr Assee,ArEe eaEss,

PARIS, March q. = Madame
CaiIIaux was taken this afternoon
from st. Lazara prison to the Palace
of. Justice to undergo her first ex-
animation at the hands of Henry
Boucard, the investigating magis-
trate A special guard was stationed
around the Palace of Justice to re-
press any manifestation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
HAs son Jailed.

John Ross, a Water street italian.
caused his son, Frank, aged 16, 20 be
placed in the county jail Saturday to
rigibility In magistrates G., H Cor
don IS court II the charge is sus-
tanned, the boy viii be sent TO the
state reform school Tor boys-at Prun-i
tytown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
PNEUMONIA FATAL.

Funeral serves over the body of
the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Dickson. of North View, who
died at 1880 O'Clock Friday evening
after an illness of pneumonia. will be
held at the home at 10 o'clock sun
day morning and the burial will be in
the EIkView cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
O'SHAUGHNESSY
Arrives at Vera Cruz to Under
!, 90 Treatment Several Days
for Sciatic rheumatism.
tnY Aseee.Aree sREss,

VEEaA ECRUZ, Mar. 21-Charge
O'Shaughnessy arrived here today in
private car escorted by a company
OF presidential guards. He expects
to remain for several days to under
go treatmentNfor sciatic rheumatism
Rear Admiral Fletcher expects to re-
turn here from the federal capital
Monday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21

Messrs. Kettering and Frantz have
returned from Oh 'cago and the West
where they were looking after tnelT
cheese supply for this year and other
dairy interests and getting ideas Sor
the Improvement OF their'store which
they are to make shortly
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
RESOLUTION
offered by Senator Jones is Re-
ferred to the Foreign ReIa-
tons Committee.
Nv AO00CTATNn EWE0U3
L.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March I'll
Senator Jones much-discussed res0
luton. calling on President Wilson
for information of what nations h1e2
exemption. was referred to the for
eign relations committee after Sen
ator O'Gorman and its author haG
withdrawn objection.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
SEVEN IMBIBE.

There were seven of those who had
imbfbed too freely of the spirits that
intoxicate arraigned before Mayor
Will H. Cole in police court this morn
ing. None of them We're able to pay
their assessed fines and they were all
DISCHARGED.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
OFFICERS EXECUTED
Bv Order of Huerta Because
They Are Pupils of General
Felipe Angeles.

BROWNSVILLE. Tex, March 81.
nineteen officers were recently exc
cuted In Santiago by the order OF
President Huerta according to pri-
vate advices received In Matamoras;
Erbe reason for the execution is said
to have been the fact that the ofac-
ers were pupils of General Felipe An
geles. one time professor in the Mil
itarv acader,v and now 5n charge
OF General villas rebel artillery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
All Towns Are Occupied by Sol
! dierS of Regular Army with
u Trains of Baggage.
-ULsTER's VOLUNTEER ARMY
is Greatly Animated and Ex-
/ element Everywhere There
is Very Intense Now.
FIRST VICTIM.

associated Press BulIetin.)
DUBLIN. March 21.-The
first victim of the existing
state of excitement in ireland
was a soldier at the Curragh
camp. who was late for roll
call He attempted to scale a
wall of the barracks and was
shot by a sentry 1t is thought
that the wound viii prove
fatal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
WILL NOT PREACH.

The Rev. Mr.. Miller, of Richmond,
va. announced to preach in the Cen
trail Presbyterian church here tomoF-
row, was unavoidably detained at
home ana there will be no preaching
services in that church tomorrow.
Sunday school will be held as usual
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-21
CoLDEsT MARCH 81.
~ nnnoc,ATrp pREaaI

GRAFTON, March 21.-When the
sun crossed the equator this morning
at $40, marking the coming of
spring, the government thermometer
here registered seven degrees above
zero, the coolest March 81 ever re-
orded in this section.