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AUSTRIAN TROOPS ARE
FIRED ON BY SERVIANs

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-27
RAILROADS SEIZED BY
AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT

CONTINUED from page one,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-27

Turkey to be Neutral.
CoNSTANTINOPLE. July 27.-Tur-
key issued an announcement of neu-
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WASHINGTON. July 27.-There is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-27

Farmers and others who are travel
ing the roads of this end of the coun-
ty, particularly those roads in the hill
sections, believe that a good coating
of straw over the dust would do much
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
Alaskan Railroad Bill
Now Up to President
WILSON ANNOUNCES HIS IN.
TENTION TO SIGN WHEN
1T REACHES HIM.
Department Of Interior Consider
ing Tentative Plans For
Starting Work on Road.

WASHINGTON. March IO.-The
Alaska railway bill, providing for the
construction OF thousand miles of
government railroad and the eNpend.
iture OF $35 100000. was ready for the
presidents signature late today when
the senate adopted the conference re.
port already adopted by the house.
President Wilson has indicated his
intention of signing the bin as soon
as II reaches the White House. and
tentative plans for constructing the
hrst government railroad already
have been considered at the interior
department. Secretary Lane long an
advocate OF the project. Is prepared
70 go ahead with IL as soon as the
president gives the word
FINAL action on the bill in congress
came after a long debate in the sen.
ate, the report OF the conference com.
mittee appointed to settle differences
between the two houses being adopt.
cd by vote OF AZ to p. The measure
authorlzes the construction of not
more than one thousand miles Of rail.
road TO connect Alaska's coal fields
with the coast. the route to be select.
ed by the president. to whom arc
also left many other important dctaiis.
lie Is to decide whether or not rail.
road lines already constructed i'm the
territory shall be purchased as a part
OF the government system. and wheth.
or the road is TO BE- operated bv the
government itself or leased after IL Is
built
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
MANY CASES
DISPOSED OF
ALL But TEN OF ARMY OF
UNEMPLOYED HAVE
BEEN RELEASED.
Those Held Can't Remember Fic-
titiOus Names They Gave.
Young Woman Reprimanded.

NEW YORK. March 1O.-AIl but 10
OF the 19l cases growing out Of the
arrests q unemployed and members
and leaders Of the Industrial Workers
OF the World last week I'm ST Alphon-
sus church. had been disposed OF when
the chief magistrates court closed to-
day. Five Of the men still facing trial
are out on bail. and another FIVE are
IN the prcdiCgmout Of having forgot
ten the fictitious names they gave at
The time ~ their arrest.
Within 50 minutes today - Of the
men pleaded guilty 90 a charge OF dis
orderly conduct and were released
under suspended sentences. fsadOre
Irotfmau. said 10 have been one OF
the leaders Cf the army" was sen
fenced % 80 DAYS in the workhouso.
Samuel RapplepOrt was sentenced 20
three days and Percy Mariner. a stu.
dent .u school a. Journalism. was set
free under suspended sentence after
plea had been made by his sister
Young Woman Reprimandcd.
Miss Guseie Miller. 1 young woman
who maintained that she had gone 90
the church to see that the unemployed
were fod aud housed. was severely
TDprim7ndel by Magistrate Camp.
BEN but later released in custody Of
her Cuuu Hol
fifteen of the c7 prisoners whose
cases came Mp today filed pleas of
uo. guilty. and after trial were found
guilty lua .ef free under suspended
sentence. Seven uf The o. convicted
yesterday we're also given their lib
rrfF Among the cases DISPOSED OF
today WHe that Uym1u FiukfisffIn.
who had $3.50 in hIH possession when
arrested. IIp was released under
suspended sentence 4 hllckhand
letter received by him Nas given ag
GROUND iu ON application for q permit
to carry pistol
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
GAVE UP
THREE RUNAwAYS FRO VI
STATE HOME SURRENDER
TO SHERIFF.
Farmer. shot While Trying TO Ap-
prehend Them. In Serious
Condition at Hospital.

AURORA. IN. March iO.-Three
boy flgitives from the state home at
s.. Charles. M who cluded a posse
81 farmers IN the woods near Big
Rock. III. all day surrendered 70
sheriff Charles McBriarity tonight
The boys. William French. Chicago: I:
George Fairchild. Jacksonville. and
William BOrkman. Jacksonville. had
eaten nothing. they said. since leaving
the home al St Charles last night.
and were driven out OF the woods by
hunger.
Elmer Dean. Big Rock farmer who
was shot through the throat when he
tried 20 apprehend the boys early in
the day, Is In an Aurora hospital
where u was said ne nad a slight
chance for his life
The sheriff several deputies and q
score or farmers surrounded the
woods when the BOYS left their shell
ter. They threw Gown a revolver.
which they said they had stolen from
Custodian Shaw al the home. and
begged McBriarity for something 10
eat They refused 10 say who fired
the shot that had Injured Dean. Unless
the sheriff can learn which one shot
Dean, all viii be held in the jail until
Il is learned how seriously he Is
wounded.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
TEN BODIES RECOVERED AT
ST. LOUIS; DEATH TOTAL 80
DAYS WILL ELAPSE BEFORE
ENTIRE RUINS ARE
EXPLORED.
Bank Vaults Found Intact and
Over Million Dollars Removed
Under Police Guard.

ST. LOUIS. No. March i0-Tca
bodies had beer recovered late today
rom the ruins OF the seven storv
building occupied by the Missouri
Athletic club. which was destroyed by
IRE early Monday morning. OF these
three were recovered after the fre-
men entered the ruins today. The
other seven were recovered Yesterday.
Twenty bodies are thought 20 be In
the ruins, making the total death toll
thirty. or the ten bodies recovered.
eight have been identified N
officials OF the club. after entering
the ruins and recovering records to-
night. increased their estimates Of the
dead To a. persons. They could add
no new names 10 tSe list Of missin 4
The city council tonigh, ordered an
Investigation OF the FIRE with a view ~
fixing the responsibility.
The Identified Dead.
MARSHALL BIER, ~. hack
head of Marshall Bier & Co. fudoer
LUciUs RUFF. %. department
head Simmons Hardware company,
bachelor. Identification doubtful.
WILLIAM J. kiNSER. treasurer
kinser Construction company.
JAMES 3. REILLY. Sc. single. mem
her contracting firm OF Ware &
JOHN N. RicKEY. 40. Chicago.
treasurer Ford Manufacturing COM
pany. leaves widow and child in Chi.
caEo
WILLIAM r. ERD. lawyer and real
estate dealer. East St Louis. III.
EDWARD c. kESSIER. 81. cashier
Ludlow Seylor Wire company, ST.
Louis; killed in jumping from sixth
floor
q WILLIAMS hort ,-or,o,o.
Sautee. Ga.
Many May Not BE Recovered.
Days will probably elapse before
the ruins are completely explored
and IL Is feared that many OF the
bodies will never be recovered. Fire
Chief Swingley late today told Pres
ident Kinsey of the board OF public
improvement. that the work OF the
fire department was about finished
and suggested that laborers from
other city departments be put 20
work removing the debris.
The vaults Of the Boatmen's Bank,
which occupied part of tn building.
were uncovered today and found in
tact. Nearly 81 900. 900 In coin and
currency was removed under heavy
police guard TO the vaults OF the 81.
Louis Union Trust Company, where
the money Will be kept until a place
can be provided I'm the temporary
quarters of the Boatmen's bank.
No satisfactory explanation OF the
fire has been found. Explosions
heard during the FIRE were attributed
by the chief OF the fire prevention
bureau as gas that escaped when the
meters melted under the intense
heat.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
WATER POWER
Gases Considered by Public Service
Commission and Dates Set
for Hearings.

special Dispatch % the 1utcIUrsrrar
iHAHLESION. W Va. March 10
The public service commission 10.
day took up the various hydro-aIer.
tric cases. but no action was taken
iu any Of them. The second Tuasdav
in each month the docket is read and
such cases that have matured are
disposed or The consumers OF tho
cities Of the northern section of the
state who have filed complaint
against the subsidiary comuauIaa of
the Manufacturer Lirht and Heat
company have filed their brief and an
opinion will probably be- handed down
By the commission within the next
week or ten days
All applications for franchises 10
build dams were continued. that of
the Hydro Electric company ~ West
Virginia, which is building two dams
ln Cheat river was continued until
Tuesday. March ~. The complaint
against The West Virginia Water and
LlFnt company OF Charleston. in
which the complainant charges the
present water and gas rates are ox.
trtFifc. was set for next Monday.
Alfrr listening 90 evidence nearly all
afternoon and several hours foulrhf
tlH commission continued until
harrn = The complaint AGAINST tho
,hesapeako a Ohio railroad which
hHs refused to install passenger
service ON the Three Mine Branch
run from Hawksncsf Co. Ansted. Fay-
cite county.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
PENNSY
PRESIDENT DENIES MANIPU.
LATION OF THE ROADS
ACCOUNTS
To Mislead Pubilc-StOckhOIders
Authorize a Mortgage Under
Which Bonds May Issue.

PHILADELPHIA. March 10.-A tel.
egram denying charges that the main.
tenance accounts Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company have been man.
lpulated and that the road has At
tempted in its statements TO mislead
the public. was to-day sent to Chair.
man Clark. OF the interstate com.
merce commission by President Rea
OF the company. The telegram reads.
ON behalf Of the Pennsylvania
railroad Company ] desire TO denv
promptly and positively the state.
ments reported TO have been made bv
Chnord ThOrne. chairman Of the
Iowa state railroad commission. that
the maintenance accounts of the
pennsylvania Railroad Company may
and have been manipulated with VI
cihty and that ID ha7 attempted 10
mislead and deceive the public and
your commission as 10 the true ten.
dency OF their net earnings and NET
corporate income for the wear 1912
Al the very first hearing of the adj.
Nanccd rate case on November "a.
last. the attention Of the commission
was specifically called 10 cumpaff.
son or the maintenance Of way. o0uiD.
ment and other operating expenses as
between 1913 and previous years. and
the commission were publicly -dvfeod
az that time that the Pennsylvania
railroad system would present 20 tho
commission fun and ample testimony
covering every one of these points
and are prepared 10 DO go as soon r~
the carriers are permitted TO De
heard "
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
One Killed: Three Injured. One
+ ata1ly. In Riot on Il. &W. Train
MEN QUARRELED IN SALOON
WHICH WAS CONTINUED
ON TRAIN.
Guns Pulled and Deputy Taylor of
Mcdowell County In
stantly Killed.

Special Dispatch to ths Intelligence.
eLUEFIELD, w. Va. March
1o.-News Of a terrible shooting
affair aboard an NJ. and W. pas
senger train reached here late
today. r. L. Taylor, deputy sher-
M Of Mcdowell county, was shot
and almost instantly killed, while
eS-Justice Of the Peace A. D.
Beavers was shot both in the
breast, abdomen and leg and all
hope OF his recovery has been
abandoned. All the men had
been in a saloon at Weleh drink.
ing. Il is reported, and when they
boarded the Dry Fork train they,
or al least some Of them, were
in an intoxicated condition. Trou-
Bile arose, pistols were pulled
and the shooting was general.
Bullets flew thick and fast and
the cries Of the injured were
mingled with the pop Of the
Smith and Wessons. For thirty
minutes the battle ragged and
panic seized the other pssse na-
ers aboard. The train was
stopped and brsver heads. includ-
ina a special officer entered the
car and arrested the iivinq.
Those Injured were D. W. Bcav-
cr. shot In body and lea, prob
5bly fatally: Deputy Sheriff r.
L. Taylor, instantly killed. EN-
Justice A. o. Beavers, serious.
will die; 7. &. Hinke, a non
combatnant. seriously injured In
body. Another passenger named
Evans. who was IN the car and
could not get out, pulled his pis-
tol. although not concerned In
the hoht. and waded into the
melee. firing ~ first one and then
the other He luckily escaped
and was arrested ard placed In
the Weich Jail a1d Will probably
be charoed with murde-. All
partic pants except Evans. are
very prominent IN this section
and those who are. or have been
odicsrc. have excellent records.
Another Account.
WEIGH vs. va. March l1-N T.
'aylOr. deputy sheriff o. dead. A. n
beavers. o. former United States der
ty mar haIl D. dying and ID. w Boay
re- a deputy sheriff and r. v. Uickp
ro seriously wounded a. result of
i-tol battle on Norfolk and West
rn train f0fnv between Jaeger Hn
.erWiu. ~ Va
70 g. said that the shooting foIiowcl
quarrel between TAYLOR and th
'oavor brothers TAYLOR was shot nv
lines and Instantly killed. A u
.eavrr received bullet in the abdC
ben. his brother wae shot through fh
sg and Hickey. who had mo- part il
lo fight received "a thigh wound
Bob Evans one Of the party. wa
rrcsfcd and lodged in jail here
All the parties 90 tho battle ar
rom 'nout and well known az official
p The coal fields Taylor was douut'
hrrin of Mcdowell county.
The car iu which the shooting oC
urrcd was crowded with passengers
ui the durNsts shot true 90 their atm
onorally. only ono nou-Combataut be-
BIS hurt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
Duchess of CrOy. nee Nancy
Deishman).

BERLIN, March I0.-The recent
action of the Crown Prince Fred
erick Wilhelm in paying a visit to
the Duke of Croy and his Ameri-
can bride, the former Miss Nancy
Leishman, of ST. Louis, has given
birth to a rumor that the Crown
Prince will intercede with the En-
peror in an effort 10 have the Duke
and his bride restore TO court ia
vor. The Duke of Croy married
Miss Leishman, daughter of a for
mer American Ambassador, in the
face of the most pronounced op-
position on the part of all the no
bility of the German Empire, from
the Kaiser down and the friendly
action of the Crown Prince came
as distinct surprise.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
ELECT OFFICERS
Iaundrynen End Annual Convention.
Virginia Members viii Form Own
State Orqanization.

Special Dispatch to the IntelIigencer.
PARkERSBURG. w. Va, March 10.
BY mutual agreement at the fifth an
nual convention of the Virginia and
West Virginia Laundrymen's associa-
ton here today the Organization di-
yided and the Virginia delegates will
form their own association at a meet
ing TO be held later at Richmond The
West virginia Laundrymen's associa-
tlon was organized, the following Of
ficers being elected: President. " /
Lydlc, Fairmont; vice president, Ed.
X Patten, Parkersburg: secretary and
treasurer. W. ]. Parkshill, Clarksburg.
Executive committee. Frank r. Scrog.
gins, Wheeling: ]. ID. Cole. Charles
ION; }. r. Taylor, Huntington: Walter
Shaw. Parkersburg: a. &. Schubert
Williamson. The association will meet
again next fall at Clarksburg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
CONSPIRACY
TO DEFRAUD
DISCLOSED BY ARRESTS MADE
BY L. S. DEPUTY
MARSHAL.
Scheme Was to Get Goods on Cred.
it. Ship Them to Another Store
Then Go Into Bankruptcy.

WllskESBARRE, Pa. March 10
An alleged conspiracy by local men 10
aeiraud their creditors was disclosed
by arrests made last night and TODAY
BY Deputy United States Marshal
Fisher. Eleven men are sndpr bail
awaiting a hearing. The scheme, IL is
alleEed, extended over northwestern
fennsylvania and involved thousands
OF dollars. The men under arrest are.
samuel Morris, 81 Market street.
Niikesbarre: Bert Robbins. 56 Main
street, Luzerne; Louis Mosanick. ia.
Wardsville; Charles Solomon, Luz.
erne. Louis Robinowitz. FreeIand.
Adolph zimmerman. Freeland: Chas
hobinoWitZ. a brother OF Louis. Mount
carmel; Samuel London. Mount Car.
iuel' zen hoDerts, Mount Carmel. Al
D0ert Shinitz, McAdOo. and Stanley
OlOsi. McAdoO
AZ a hearing in this CITY before
united States Commissioner Josenb
moore, az which Deputy Marshal w e..
fisher appeared as prosecutor. Morris.
hoDDlns and Solomon were held under
Al.VuO pail. which they secured This,
other men were given "a hearing be-.
lore United States Commissioner q
w. Hall az Hazletou. and each held
under a similar amount
Organized Chain Of Stores.
according 10 the officials. the men
under arrest organized "a chain Of
stores located In Luzerns. EdWaros Z.
vile, HazletOn. McAdOO. Freelaud and
Mount Carmel
After the credit Of each store had
been established 10 o. alleged one
store Keeper would order a consivn
ment of goods from "a Wholesaler to
Do shipped 10 his store. After rccejy.
inR the goods the stOrekecper would
Keep thcm several days and then send
mem 90 another store OF the organiza'
iion ln another town. The first store.
hr.ptr after successfully rrccivinp
ana reshtpping several thousand doi
iafs worth Of goods would declare
himself a bankrupt
The plan went on for some time
FINALLY suspicion was directed toward
Iho men. and after several weeks of
on the arrests.
Zach defendant entered a plea of
not guilty. The hearing In this citv
was Tor The purpose OF fixing bail and
further hearing will be- held ON
Thursday FOR Morris. Robbins and
solomon while the men given hear.
inE in Hazlet0n will appear FOR "a ecc.
ond hearing in that city on Friday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
INDICTED
CARPENTER FACES CHARGE
OF CONSPIRACY TO
KILL JUDGES.
Attempts TO Dynamite Home of
One Judge Failed, Owing TO
Presence of Armed Guards.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, March 10
Bert W. Dickens, a carpenter. today
was arrested upon a grand Jury in
dictment charging him With conspir.
acy TO kill Judge Charles NJ Fortune
OF the Nigo county circuit court: Fe-
liN Blankenbaker. special Judge hear
ing the election fraud causes. and
Joseph Roach. special prosecutor i'm
the fraud trials. II Is alleged in the
indictments that Dickens entered into
an agreement with persons not
named to kill the three court Off
cials either by throwing bombs at
them or by placing dynamite under
their homes.
a witness before the grand Jury
yesterday testified that an attempt to
dynamite Judge Fortunes home Sun
day night had failed because Of the
presence OF armed guards. At the
time this testimony was given Judge
Fortune and Prosecutor Roach were
in Indianapolis appealing TO Gov.
ernor Ralston for state protection for
Witnesses and officials during the
trial here next week OF Mayor Dom
NJ. Roberts. who is charged with cleo
ton frauds.
Threats Are Made.
The threats against the lives Of tho
oihctals and witnesses IN the fraud
causes are alleged 10 have been made
since William Huffman. n city Official.
was convicted here last week and SEN
tenced TO from three TO ten years In
the state penitcntiary for the illegal
use Of election ballots.
John l.. CrOnin. n city councilman.
also was indicted to-day on charges of
perjury In connection with his tosti-
mony before the grand jury reuardiny
the amount Of money he received for
election expenses. CrOning was re-
leased on bond OF $1,000 and Dickens
was held In the county Jail being un-
able 20 furnish $4,000 bond
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
$4,000 FIRE
Flames. Famed BY High Wind. For a
Time Threatened Whole Town
Of York, Pa.

YORK. Pa. March 30. = Three
warehouses and box factory. To-
Ecthcr with "a large quantity OF Leaf
tobacco. were destroyed this morning
Goo "a fire at Ualiaetowu. This county.
The loss approximate $40 600. rarfIv
covered by in nsurauco. Tho properties
destroyed were tho tobacco ware.
house and rceweafing house of Kn1ub
a Ness. the lumber warehouse and
cigar box factory of Michael Hose
and me tobacco warehouse of Hose
A. BrillinEor
H.rh winds drove the flames and
frozen water PLUGS delayed the fire.
men 20 such am extent that for a time
The entire town was threatened With
assistance secured from the noighbor-
inr borough OF Red Lion tho nro.
which started from defective nuc
in The kuHub q Ness rcawoafIu.
house. was brought under control
three hours later.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-11
axes Brave Man to
Offer MoreDraSticB Bill
WAS REPLY OF Mr.. UNTER-
MYER TO CRITICISMS OF
HIS PROPOSED BILL
To Regulate Stock Exchanges.
Said Present Abuse Would BE
Like Summer Zephyr.

WASHINGTON, March 1O.-Hear-
ings on the pcndinc stock exchange
regulation bill werc concluded today
by the Senate Banking and Currency
Committee with Samuel Untermyer,
who drew the measure AZ the con-
clusion Of the recent money trust"
INVESTIGATION hearings, as the only
witness
Mr. Untermycr appeared. armed
with formal brief In support OF the
hill. but cot little chance to read
from H. Senator Hitchcock insisted.
over the protests Of Chairman owen
on probing into the past activities OF
the witness a. an organizer OF cor
porations. He did so. be asserted, TO
disclose the Inconsistency of Mr.. I'm
termyer's attitude In now urging the
passage Of measures TO declare ilie-
gal methods by which he had pro-
fitted.
Mr. Untermyer denied that there
was anything Illegal OF improper in
the transactions cited. 50 FAR as he
was concerned az least The cases.
ho declared. had been used to attack
him when the life insurance investt-
-stino was In progress In New York
and more recently had been exploited
Boz congress for the same purpose.
This personal matter cannot be
considered pertinent 20 this bill." IN
.NNIIN| lNNlNNfU. AL ~ n way 70
s'detrack. not 10 meet the issue or
the bill"
Always Been Diverted.
'1 think 10 anyone appeared before
This committee who had spent his
whole lie m9nipulatinr stocks his tcs-
timony would bo valuable interiect-
cd Senator owen 'Nr Jntormyor
has been before ue three times and
.hrrD times ho has hrrn diverted from
discussion of the bill by these per-
HOn1l matters
% recall a time when one OF our
best Witnesses ON a pending race
track bill was reformed race track
tout suggested Srufa0r Nelson
Senator Hitchcock abandoned HE
Iur Df cue fI0uIrE after the iaugh
which lrrrfrd Senator Nelson's re-
mark. and The senator explanation
That fID Witness was not fO consider
30 HF personal allualun
Senator Wroka objected TO tho pend.
ink bin 0F failing to provide a rem
cdy for dishonest manipulation Of tho
market
Senator Reed asked Mr. Untcrmvor
NJ DO did not believe 600 Gambling
transactions on stock exchanges
should Boz prohibited. The witness
replied that the bill limited these. but
that Do would take "a brave man 10
offer "a more drastic one
The abuse D have received would
be summer zephyr compared 10
what he would have TO face. he said