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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-01
TEN THOUSAND POUNDS OF
BLACK POWDER PLAYS
HAVOC.
Victims In Building Blown to
Atoms-Many Injured
Cause Unknown.

WILMINGTON. Del. Nov. 3O.-Thir-
ty-one workmen were killed and six
fatally injured today in a terrific explo-
sion of 10000 pounds of black powder
at the upper HaEley Yards OF the Du-
pont Powder company. II was the
worst accident that has occurred in
any of the cOmpany's plants In a quar-
ter of a century.
The cause of the blast is not known.
According 10 a statement issued by
the company the origin will probably
always remain a mystery" Neverthe-
less most searching investigation
has been instituted by the officials OF
the company and every employe who
was near the building that was blown
TO pieces viii be put through eNamina-
ton in the hope that some clue as to
the cause might be learned
There was the usual rumor afioat
that that some outside agency may
have caused the explosion. but Dupont
officials said tonight there was not a
shred of evidence upon which TO hang
any theory
Following is the list OF killed as
given out by the company:
James Baird
Benjamin Barber.
Marge Brcstti.
Eller Cumpton.
James Egner.
Harry Elliott.
Elmer Fox.
Norman Fisher
James Gcmmil
Nelson Hoeate.
J. Haber.
Fred Jeffry.
Battle Kelleher.
Edward King.
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FEDERAL JUDGE SUSTAINS
ALL CONVENTIONS OF
THE DEFENSE.
Light g. Heat Co. Has to Dec. 10
To File New Petition-Big
Victory For Press.

PARkERSBJR RG. ". Va. Nov. So
IN order was entered today in the Of
ice of the clerk of the United States
.Ourt which was handed down by
Judge Edmund Maddnl OF the United
states court for the eastern district Of
Virginia. quashing the rule for con
empt awarded June $ last. on the petit
ion of the Manufacturers Light and
Heat company. against H. G. OGDEN.
Wheeling newspaper publisher. The
order dismisscs tho petition unless the
petitioner shall ON or before December
, file an amended and supplemental
'eutiOn making the necessary aver
lents To bring its cause within the
provisions of certain sections Of the
judicial code
The opinion and order OF Judge Wad-
'ill followed a hearing al Philippi in
hich arguments were made for the
publisher by judge Reese Blizzard of
his city. judge John Holt Of Hunting
on. and J. B. Sommerville Of Wheel.
ing. and by Attorneys Charles Nc
annie OF Whepiiug g. VI. Amber of
his city and 4 Leo We'll of Pitts
Hurch, for the plaiutu. n was claimed
hat contempt OF court was shown in
certain reports published ON proceed
rs I'm the Manufacturers Light and
.i'at company ease before Speciat
laster D. " Nauderyort.
Virtually Ends Case
The opinion and order mean. said
Judge Blizzard of counsel TOR Mr..
psdeu. "that the proceedings are dis
MISSED and that the Manufacturers
'IEht and Heat company is given until
december 10 to make an amendment
ID its petition for a writ OF contempt.
% my opinion DO i- impossible 10 make
lch an amendment. because the al
-ec ohcnse. lt committed. was not
'mmitted near enough to the pres
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B. & 0. BONDS ARE
0VERSUBSCRIBED

Special Dispatch ra tho Intelligence.
BALTIMORE. Md. Nov gU- Under.
writing subscription for the stU.-
100000 Baltimore and Ouio refundiug
Hni improvement per cent bonds
plr'ha rd hy Sp.y'r o. Company and
Kuhn O. Company are greatly BOO <.
cess of fho Off"rirra Baltimore bank
irl Interests applied for over 81
100000" Of tho urIerurlIue AIiof-
men. VIII Do small acoordiH. to bank
.r.
The price or which They viii be- of
f'r"d tu fla public has not been de-
'Idnf upon
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EXPLOSION INJURIES TEN.

Of.IET UI. Noy eu Ten person
wen. injured two fatally. hv au sv
rIo-.uu OF -l-oUro Boo the uar.le o
D. I'D SfrrfleI h,r, This afternoon
fIre attacked fn, -frg,'ur. and fry
seven new automobile. v.r. DESTROYED
IT. loss I- estimated af $4,000
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THE WEATHER.

WARRINGTON. uov. 7o.-Foreea.t.
Westefn P.unHyl and
1~mcr "wednesday. Thursday probari =
liu.
west Vir~inia-Fair and warmer Wal
ss1ay; ThrrsIav patrly cloudy.
Ohio-Parrly riCurv and --aruer yvsg
,aday; Thursday. rain or SNOW.
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of
POUder
OF Explosion

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Nov.
3O.-An overcharge Of powder
which shot out into the mine in
stead Of bringing down the coal
intended, caused disaster IN drift
mine No. ? Of the Boomer Coal and
Coke company az Boomer at noon
today.
More than two hundred miners
we're at work al the time, but only
25 Of them. principally Italians.
were in the zone OF danger created
by the fire which followed the eH-
plosion.
For four hours after the explo-
sion sickened miners struggled into
the open adding to the stampy de
at the mine mouth which followed
the report that all the miners IT
work had been entombed and the
disaster was similar 70 those IN
the Eccies and Layland mines
within the last two years. Rescu-
trs were organized without delay
and made 4 futile effort to oct past
the fire, so the rescuers went into
various other openings which led
them 10 various recesscs IN which
u was possible for miners TO have
been killed or rendered uncon.
scious. They found none. Some
Of these reached small parties Of
men coming out. all OF them rem
dered go through inhaiina the
fumes following the blaze. They
soon revived after getting into the
air, but none was able TO detail a
story Of the real accident until late
IN the afternoon.
Accident Unavoidable.
Deputy mine inspectors were call,
rom other fields and reached th
mine tonight after as much Of tI
iamage ae possible ha been correc
-d. u is believed AN have escape
yet several miners are not aCc1uufc
.or and may be- overcome n the min,
The accident was considered unavoi,
able and mo- blame was attached {
any one but an Investigation is 10 fo
ow 10 further determine the cgus
and ~ pFaslSr tOr profession agaiE.
similar explosions
William Maudt. a. I.oueaCr, an
Henry Dean. OF Came uu. were 81,
allied by the department. of mines Q
'p 10 the burnin. min. and thry too
'harso OF rescue work until Eai
Henry. chief os th. da .a- ru,r-. eouI
each there from Charleston
Inspection OF Oh, s,or,r mime
Iat been made recently and af 'la
lW' everything W9- found bon goo
condition. with uo danger OF r,pI,
zion from either -.- or .iu-' Al.
nine is am old ore sn. accident
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LONDON, Nov. 80, 5:o7 o. NJ
The number Of Servians who have
taken refuge IN Albania is esti-
mated BY the Athens correspon-
dent Of the Star at 25O.oOo inoIud-
ing soldiers and civilians. The
army IS said 20 have retained all
the mountain batteries and some
Of the field guns.
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ITALY NOW
HAS CENTER
OF STAGE
CARRYING ON ENERGETIC
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
THE AUSTRIANS.
preventing Them From Attackinp.
Servia - Germans To
Attack Allies.

LONDON, Dec. l., 2:32 a. m
Oenys Cochin, minister without
portfolio In the French cabinet.
while in Rome expressed the belief
that Greece ultimately would take
up arms on the side Of tire entente
powers, according TO the Morninq
Posts Rome correspondent
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LONDON, Dec. l., 3:24 a. NJ
Monastir was formally surrender.
ed to the Bulgarians on Monday.
according 20 an Athens dispatch
TO the Daily Telegraph. On Sun
day Colonial Vassileh the Servian
commander, informed the Greek
council Of his intention TO sur
render the city without fighting. In
order 20 avoid useless bloodshed
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CcOntiausd en- Page NinsJ

entrance AMI 10 this tuo company OF
Ilclals attribute the small number of
men cntombed Men familiar with
TO-" mine believe that the crtomEod
miners rather than take q chance OF
walking into afterdamp have uar-.
'da'd themselves in fh" chambers and
are waiting ihe arrival of -,-cuer-
company officials said touirhr that
lh'y are uuab." 20 give any uanas Oy
those eutomhcd ass the meu We're aII
recorded hy ch,rs humble. a ua.
Iorliy are foreigners. DO ls said
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GaS Explosion Wrecks
Mine; 800 Men at Work
24O Escape;
80 Rescued:
80 MiSSinQ

BOOMER. W. Va, Nov. 90
Nineteen men are known 10 have
been killed by the explosion in
mine No. Of the Boomer Coal and
Coke company here today, accord.
ing TO rescue parties which
emerged from the workings TO.
night
One Of the shops has been fitted
up as a temporary morgue but the
oodies Will not be taken out until
morning. Eleven others are known
70 be missing. Thirty miners were
brought 20 the surface tonight and
reseuers have hopes that others
Will be found alive. The work Of
removing the debris from the en-.
tries rs progressing slowly and IL
Will be late tomorrow before the
innermost parts Of the mine have
been reached.
BOOMER, w. Va, Nov. 90
Rescue parties worked desperately
tonight TO penetrate the WORKINGS
OF mine No. ? OF the Boomer Coal
and Coke company here where an
explosion caused by a blow out
shot occurred today while 800
miners were at work. Mine Of
toia's declared that all but 30 Of
the miners had been accounted for
Thirty men were removed from,
the mine tonight by rescue par
ties and E. A. Bell, chief clerk %
the company said thai 80 were stiIi
missing. All the men suffered
from the effects Of the explosion
but none were IN a serious condi-
ton. Mine officials expressed the
opinion that at least a majority
OF those yet in the mine have bar
rieaded themselves back Of the
point where the explosion occurred.
Ten Rescued.
Ten miners were rescued from
sub entrance to the mine al 6 o'cIoc
his evening in a semi-conscious COZ
iition. When revived they said the
had seen many men apparently dea
D short distance from the point wher
he explosion occurred. Early r,
'ortS said that IRE was raging I'M IA
mine but Tescuers denied this In
.ans were not affected BY the expi,
ion and are being kept in operation
tescu" teams are working in thirt
minute shifts under the supervi.io
II state Mine Inspector Henry an
D. j. Parker. chief engineer IN charr
'f the United States bureau Of mine,
'ar stationed az Huntington. W Va.
John Bertalle. one Of tho rescue
miners. said that a. men were worg
ng near the place where the e1pIosio
occurred. Tie was badly bruised %
lying debris but was able to make hI
Way 20 sub entrance.
p. a. Bell. clerk al the mine san
hat 300 men reported for work az
I.cIock this morning and entered IN
nine. He said ho was working In IN
'tfice when he was startled Ly an "a
'losion. The impact was so great I'M
frame dwellings located NOR. ina
half mile from the entrance wer
'ocked but none collapsed
Did Great Work.
The cOu.pauy's rescue team did a.
liant work before the arrival OF th
government car The miur is ap0u
,ne and one.half mile long It rs
hreo sub entrances besides tho mai
-
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Did Great Work

Ihe con. pany.s rescue team did va
liant work before the arrival of a..
government car The mine is about
one and onehalf mile long n has
-LIo. .ub ontrluCD. hosLle. Tho maln
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-15
PSEUDO MAN OF
WEALTH ASKS FOR
PRISON PAROLE

f. p. Newton, who posed as the son
of an eastern millionaire in El Cen
tro year ago, passing spurious
checks in payment of everything he
bought, has applied for parole at San
Quentin penitentiary, where he was
sentenced for years from this coun-
ty. But it isn't +. p. Newton now.
It's No. 28160.
Newton came to FL Centro, posed
as the son of an eastern man Of
wealth and proceeded to fit into the
calcium at once. First he bought 4
beautiful home in the Wensley ave
nue. district and paid for it with one
of his ever-ready checks, which was
accepted without question. Expensive
furnishings for the house were paid
for in the same manner.
Then he changed several of the pa
per slips for some real money and
skipped. But he waited just a day
too long. Newton's real standing had
been brought to light by some of the
fictitious checks and he was arrested
at Yuma a few hours later, where he
attempted to pass other bad checks to
repenish his depleted funds.
Newton. who was the son of a prom
inent Ohio family, was a former news
paper man. A series of escapades
similar to the tactics he employed
here, are charged to Newton by the
Los ANGELES police and it is probable
new charge will be awaiting him il
he succeeds in obtaining parole.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-15
ELEMENTARY PUPILS
ARE TO BE SHIFTED

The doors Of the new grammar
school which is now nearing compile
tion will be thrown open the middle
of January, it was announced this
morning by Z. A. Perkiss, member of
the FL Centro grammar school board
of .rustees. The completion of the new
structure will cause a general change
in the other grammar schools.
At the present time, the CONNER
cial and Olive street schools are
housing the pupils from the grades
ranging from the kindergarten to the
eighth grade. With the completion Of
the Main street school, however, all
grades below the fifth will be divided
between the , old schools, the pupils
above that grade being housed in the
new school.
Installation of the heating and cool
ing system in the new building IS
about finished and the interior work
is nearing completion.
Metal lath and plaster has been
used in construction, the building hav
ing been designed to Withstand quakes
safely.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-15
Assembly Four Days Off;
Final Details Arranged

other is for letting the river live its
own life, bu. keeping il Of our pre-
serves. One may be termed the al
solutist theory and the other tbe dem
oclalic theory. Congress has thus
far committed itself to the latte. Ard
thi- yea, when danger threatened,
Congress joined in raising fund II
keep the river from forcing is way
north into the Imperial Valley. and
this work was successfully eSecuted
under this department, bv the former
chief of engineers OF the United state
army, General W l.. Marshall. No
one, however believes thar the work
i at an cod or Dhat we have done
more than put good patch upon il.
"&ow, far above this ponJ ef dam
2er. there arc thousands a. Square
miles Of land that need baa lhc wa
ter cr the Colorado river TO make them
rs fruitful as the lands Of the san
Joaquin or the salt River valley. We
need to catch th"t water when it i.
young, sooa after il has been born
from The SHOWS. Thcge, in mountain
valleys, it should - kept for time
and, as needed. led into The peaceful
paths OF usefulness. And ON tina.
problem the reclamation service f.
working. The difficulty as 10 fine
larEo reservoir areas.
"How these pre- works can he car
ricl on calls for constructive thought
not merely ON the engineering side
but more Immediately upon the i.
nancial side as 20 those ways anC
means by which the lands reclaimed
shall be made to bear in some degree
the burden of the expense. As 10 ii,
funds which will be needed, the,
mount into such figures as TO be STAG
gering. And / can see no hope iaa
this work will be adequately under
taken without the government adj
vaneing it's credit and investing d.
rettly some OF Ils own FUNDS. W
are conducting this government from
day to day out of current yfveuee-
Only the richest of people c6uij pal
sue such policy. No private enter
prise attempts II. No railroad ha
been built that way. Blu, few of th
states now construct their hlghWa.
systems out Of the years revenues
The permanent improvements whicI
the whole people undertake ore q le
gilimate charge against capital ac
count, not against maintenance.
commission to devise me ways an
means by which the states and pri1at
landowners and the national govern
ment can cooperate in paying for III
work done seems 20 be more needc
body than one which Will report upo
. onoinceFing Upth0ds.'
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-15
Day of Individual Market
Is Gone, Says Expert

.ccssful marketing in this age must
be based upon collective action ana
standardization. To make standard'-
Zation cuforciGla IL must he lcgaIzed
California at the last session OF the
legi slatme did something along the
lines of establishing legal standards
for fruits, but this law VII have to
be broadcned SO MS to take I'M, as la'
as possible. all farm produces.
The federal authorities are dong
much along these lines and held
themselves IN readines, o cooperate
with the state bureaus. II will he
come more and more economic SUI
eide for the producer 10 ship am
graded stuff to the market, experience
having shown that shipments oil poor
qualities are ruinOus to the whole In
idustrv; while, on The Other hand, stan-
dardization. combined with organlza-
tion, Yields to the farm producer Inc
mos. generous dividends.
I was -ufrriscd to lind that J
Other states havc established market
mo bureaus. Tie representa- YES o'
these thirteen states with warEcan.
bureaus have organized aluoual n.
sociation This at once creates an
important machine foa the egehaul.
of IDEAS and experiences that must be
helpful To all.
The statement was made Mt t''
conference by enc who seemed f,
sneak with authority th.t dunn" th'
season OF 1915 &24OJ0,0O0 worth @
peaches went TO waste 'n the Unite'
States, largely due to impropcr or an
sufficient machinery for distribution
With every slate in the Union actn'
comparatively, y repetition of s".
sad experience would be most Inn
probable.
Great as has been the development
of markets for California's farm pro
ducts. the possibilities are still creaJ
er. II is merely a matter Of stI
more scientific methods for such mar
lleting being devised and applied t.
it's distribution With the federal au
thorities doing their share Of the Woi
en- the one hand toward solving hes
problems. with the cooperation Of IN
farm bureaus of other states on tn
other hand end with the support o
the California growers and the can
fornia distributor to stapd benin
, these agencies, the air seems fun o
+ hope and the future should have M
. portant possibilities ahead OF It,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-15
By Harris Weinstock
Estate Market Directory

A little over two years ago the
American commission, consisting oil
about siXty-five commissioners, was
sent abroad to investigate the Euro
pean system of rural credits. rms
commission returned to America as
enthusiastic missionaries for rural
credits and have carried their gospel
into nearly every state in the Union.
Today not only the federal govern
ment. but many of the states, are
giving much thought and attention to
the problem of establishing for this
country a system of rural credits that
is likely to revolutioniZe the financial
situation of the small and moderate
sized farmer.
There has just been brought to a
close in Chicago a national marketing
conferences; its influence Is likely,
likewise. to revoutionize the method
of marketing farm products through
out the nation.
There were gathered at this ma
tional conference some of the most
thoughtful and scientifically traincg
men in America, men who have beer
devoting much of their best thought
to the problem of properly marketing
the vast farm products oil TINS haJloh
so as to insure the producer a com
pensabIe price and to the consumer
a reasonable charge for his fooC
products.
1t was my good fortune to he
delegate to this marketing conference
and in common with the rest of th'
delegates | hope to return home filleC
with new thoughts and new ideas a
to the marketing possibilities of th'
output of our farms.
The thing above other things tha
was burnt into my mind as the resul
of the conference discussions, was tina
the day is past when the farmer coul'
get the best results by marketing hi
Stuff individually, or when he coul'
hone to send any cid thing in am.
old way to the market and get com
pensable price. The only farmer VIII
in the future can hope to make goo
on his farm is the one who, IN con
cert with his fellow farmers, WORK
collectively ,vtand who prepares m
farm product for market in accordanc
with the most modern methods
Standardization. In other words, sue
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-15
CHARITY BALL TO
BE EVENT TONIGHT

Decorations in the Masonic Temple,
which is to be the scene Of the Char
iJv Bell. the proceeds of which will Be
devoted To charity, are nearing com
pletion. A record attendance of resi-
dents from all parts of the valley
is expected at the ball tonight, which
will be one Of the big oelal events ol
the season.
The sale of tickets has been gong
steadily forward, the financial success
of the affair having heen already as
sued. 49,,
The best possible music has been
secured for the event tonight and a
program which contains an unusual
number of dances has been arranged.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-15
Asks Congress to Give Consideration to
Problem of Financing Great Work
of Conserving It's Waters for lrriga-
ton and Protective Purposes.

fore section meetings in the morning
are:
J. /. Thompson, secretary and treas
urer of the California Swine Breeders
Association, ON profitable hog rations
K. +. Blair superintendent of fed
eral experiment farm at Bard, on inn
portance Of selection of pure cotton
seed.
&c. Martin. special investigator of
cotton marketing in the federal BIT
read of Markets. on Cotton Co-opera-
ton"
Miss Lillian Clark of the agricul-
tural extension force of the Uniyer-
sity, on farm sanitation.
/. Dodge Hale, cantaloupe man of
Rocky Ford, Colo. and the valley, on
selection of seed and marketing.
Luther G. Brown Of Los Angeles,
who has ranch N the North End,
on cooperative marketing.
Tom Elliott of San Francisco, in
dustrial agent Of the Wells Fargo EX-
press Company. on marketing truck
crops raised in the Imperial Valley.
Gordon IL. True. head of the animal
husbandry division OF the state col
lege of agriculture, ON Importance of
selection in dairy animals.
DR.. John W. Gilmore, head of the
agronomy division of the University,
on the necessity of crop rotation in the
valley.
Bruce Drummond, of the govern
ment experimental station at lndio,
on the roofing of date offshoots and
the varieties best adapted for the val