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The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15
MAYOR FATHERS
PLAN OF CITY
Water COMMISSION

To take the water department OF
the city ont of the jurisdiction Of the
city council and place it under the
direction of regularly elected water
COMMISSIONERS is Il plan which Mayor
Dunlavy has been rolling over in his
mind for some time. The mayor
sprung the idea ut the little session
with the citizens water committee
last night aud it seemed to meet at
first first blush with quite general
approval.
The mayor has not worked out his
plan in detail but entertains the idea
that the water department should be
separate and apart from the other de
partments of the city. He favors the
election of water commissioners
without regard to political views. in
other words men who are capable to
handle the business of modern
water works system but who Will not
he selected because OF political affil-
iations. City Attorney McGlashan
has been asked to look into the stat
utes and ascertain how the city could
proceed to work out this idea.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15
FIT TIL VEN|RE
ORDERED IN
TRIAL Of Ia
vETA CASE

Pueblo, Colo, Jan. 15.-A new
venirc of jurors. the fifth since the
trial started, and bringing the num-
Der of men summoned up to 800, was
ordered by Judge Burke in the La
Veta murder case today Although
nearly 100 talesmen have been elimi-
mated by the 10 attorneys involved in
the trial, only about 20 out of 120
challenges have been used. Eight
former coal strikers are on trial
charged with staying a party of mine
guards and a chauffeur in Novem
Der of 1919.
Politics, an overlooked issue in the
examination of jurors i'll ;he La Ncta
case. came to the surface for the first
time yesterday. In the questioniI:s &
OF Frank l.. Potter, Il poultry dealer
and teamster. OF $50 East Second
street. the defense learned that Pot
ter had taken an active interest IN
the last election. He was questioned
at length as to the possibilities of
his political affiliations prejudicing
him against the defendants. but Pot
ter declared lie had no rrcjudiCes
whatever.
The fact that this line Of Ques-
tionine was exercised on Potter in
dicated quite strikingly that the at
torncys for the defense have received
of Jurors. Apparently. Attorney
Hawkins, who conducted the exam
nation of Potter. had received a
hunch that Potter hap been working
for statewide prohibition.
Il understand your political work
was not for one party or another!
questioned the attorney.
1T was not. 1t was for constitu-
,ional amendment" answered Pot
ter.
How long was yod working on
the political job?'
One month";
"It it should appeaT in the course
of this trial that cressr NOR of the
defendants Is Interested III a retail
liuuor business. would that tend to
prejudice you against such defend
anti
1T would not
Potter admitted that he oEvc be-
longed to the state militia and was
sent to Lcadvillc in 1898 on account
of the strike. He qualified as a
juror, but on its next opportunity
the defense excused him on per-
cmptory challenge.
An unprecedented spccdnS-u2 in
tn procedure was conspicuous yestcr-
day. The length of the examination
Of jurors was noticcably reduced.
particularly by the attorneys for the
defense. and when court adjourned
at C o'clock last evening the days
showing was twcnty-seven men eN-
amincd and excused. seven on a side
percmptorily and thirteen for cause.
,tnntinurt on Unpc ~
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15
SEC. TUMULTY HAS
RUN OF HARD LUCK

Washington. Jan. 1o.--Secretary
ITumulty threw up his hands in de-
spair and heaved Il sigh today when
he read a published story saying he
had gone to the capitol to work
against bill for prohibition i'll the
capital. He declared it ii climax to
a run of hard luck which contained
the following instances A Metho-
dist clergyman sat on his silk at at
Indianapolis, policeman refused
him admittance to the Indiana Demo-
cratic club and refusal of reception
to the president because OF the afore-
said battered hat.
In New York he stopped at one
Gctel and the proprietor OF another
wrote him a letter of protest. con-
tending that because he was a good
Democrat Mr.. Tumulty should have
stopped with him.
He went to Jersey City with his
wife for social visit and the news
papers said he went to settle an ap-
pointment fight.
At the earnest request OF Demo-
cratic member of congress he wrote
a letter endorsing a. man for office
and later discovered the man was
connected with the Lemon trust.
"I seem to get nothing but lemons"
sighed Secretary Tumulty today as
he finished the recital.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15
LEGISLATURE ACTS TO
SAVE COUNTY CHARGES

Phoenix. AriZ.. Jan. 1J.-To save
the inmates OF county aims houses
from eviction. the machinery of the
state legislature was expected to be
put in motion today to invalidatc Il
mothers pension initiative amend
mcnt adopted at the November cleo
tion. and which provides for the sale
of all county charitable institutions
to raise funds for the pension. The
amendment received less than ma
jority of votes cast for governor and
that fact ss~oaL' crahlr thr l"r'eia"-
ure to void it.
At the county farm at Douglas
where there are sixty inmates, 20 OF
them bed-ridden. only four days
supply of food remains. To the
county supervisors there. the Dresi-
dent of the state senate, after con-
ference with Governor Hunt ycster-
day. wired:
'rnofficial!y advise ignore law.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15
Minister Si|Iiman Declared to
be an "Untit Person.

New York, Jan. lJ.-Concernins
the personal habits of James NJ. Sui
livan, American minister to Santo
Domingo. he was told that the min
lister on one occasion received the
Italian minister and the British
charge de affaires in his undcrshirt,
Charles A. Butlin testified today at
the inquiry being conducted into the
fitness of sullivan to hold his posi-
tion. 1t was an official call, added
Buliin, who is an Enslishman, for
n..- hs-ad - th. sDGf,!ican S.J...-.
ment wireless service. and | can
testify" interrupted Walter w. Wick,
instigator of the Sullivan invcstisa-
tion. that the minister received
them in dissruceful attire. Butlin
said Mr.. sullivan had made him
propositions for the extension of tho
islands wireless ssystcm and later
had inspired his removal from office
in the wireless service.
This. said Butlin. was due to til"
fact that . was an antagonist to any
!1rtculatirc concessions being grant
ed by the government"
Roger l.. Cernnam. secretary of
the National City Bauk of New York,
denied that his bank had any plans
contemplating tho exploitation OF
Santo Domingo. He said the bank S
only interest in the island was the
lending of $1.50O.0 900 to the govern
meut two wears ago
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15
CITY MAY MAKE new
OFFER FOR c. F. g. |.
lANO At monument
LAKE

Whether or not the city of Trini-
dad will proceed with it's condcmna-
ticn suit against the c. +. q |. Co.
for land at Monument Lake or submit
new offer for direct purchase TO
the ftel Company will be decided
doubtless within the next few days
by the special committee of citizens
appointed recently by Mayor Dun
lazy Members OF this committee
with the mayor, city attorney and
water committee met at the city hall
last night and discussed the propo-
sition but came to no definite decis-
ion. The members of the special
committee present We're w. NJ. Rapr.
y. l.. Taylor. J. +. Sherman, and w.
N. Jamie.on. Other members are
George Stracy and c. II. Nichols who
are out of the city, and n. X. Hol-
loway. Two other members will be
named by the MAJOR within the next
couple of days.
The city is interested in securing
"a acres of land owned by the {. F.
4 I. Co. at Monument Lake Tor the
building of u dam. With the addi-
tional water facilities which this
land will give the city will have a
water supply ample for all the needs
OF the community for all time. Nego-
tiations for the purchase of the land
were started more than two years
ago but no agreement with the {. f.
&, T.. Co. could be reached.
Time and again former Mayor Tay'
lor and members of the water COM
mittec conferred with the Fuel Co
offiuiuls and considerable cores
pondeuce passed. Just before the
retirement of Mr.. Taylor as mayo,
he named II citizens committee to in
Nestigatc the matter and to negotiate
further but still no agreement result
cd The council then proceeded tt
bring condemnation suit.
1t appeared to be the sentiment O.
the committee last night that thu
city secure the land by outright pur
ease for a fixed sum and obain
Gear deed and title to the land, sell
rlg water at regular established rate
o the c. +. & /. Co. They though
his was the most advisable course t.
pursue. hence further negotiation
Cor purchase RAY b" made within
short time Another meeting OF tn
committee will be called in fev
days.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15
TOLL OF EARTHQUAKE
MORE THAN 10000
DEAD, 100000
INJURED
Armies Of Relief Workers Recovering Bodies from Ruins Of
Villages Late Reports Indicate Disaster Far More Ex-
tensNe than First Supposed Series Of Minor Quakes
Shakes Down Wreckage Upon Mang|ed Human Heaps


death toll
number in
of still
to to
a of such
he at
wounded These, like
distributed
the city.
offered
o he OF offer
dead in
in
killed From these the majority of the injured In Ac2
and killed
watc
imp
bcena of
Rome
sions he
Aips and'ca a
in
be
The of
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15
HOUSE AND SENATE
HOLD SHORT SESSION

Denver, Colo. Jan. ID
house and senate had brief
session today. After the trans
and the introduction of min
or bills adjournment was talk
en- until Monday.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

wheat REACHES
RECORD POINT

Chicago, Jan. 15.--Immcusc cX-
port buying caused u fresh uphcav-
al today in the price of wheat and
corn The foreign buying of wheat
and corn was counted in millions OF
bushels.
Wheat rose to sl.la, for May de-
livery as against $l.43s at the
highest yesterday or any time before
since the war began. Flour jumped
zoe Il barrel and corn and rye re-
spectively 81 and sc bushel.
Chicago. Jan. lj.-Less than Il
minute after the opening wheat
broke the war price high record.
First sales of the May delivery shot
up to $l.i3a a bushel, nearly Il full
cent above last nights close. and
overtopping by a quarter cent the
previous highest figures, which We're
attained on yesterdays excited ad-
vance.
Before the market was an hour old
May wheat. selling at $l.44s to
$1.4ia. mad gained more than two
cents bushel in value. as compared
with what was received with aston
ishment the day before. Advices
from rural centers, notably in Kan
sas and Nebraska. indicated that the
farmers We're selling little. On the
other hand there seemed to be no
limit to demand for ocean shipment.
regardless of supposed scarcity of
vessels.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

Rome, Jan. l5.-There is reason
to believe that only few hundred
persons out of the 900 who in
habited Sora have been saved. It is
impossible as yet to ascertain the
exact number of the dead and wound
ed. Relief expeditions have been
hurri cdto Sora, and every hour Is
bringing more narrowing particulars
of the destruction of the town.
The shocks were so severe at Sora
removed from m Eir foundations and
overturned some distance from their
original positions. The river Liri Is
in flood.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15
BRITISH OPPOSE
CARRANzA OIL
EMBARGO
State Department Hears Pro,
test from Ambassador

Washington. Jan. la.-'rhe British
ambasasdOr. SIR Ceci' SprIng-Ricc
made urgent representations to the
state department today against the
Carranza embargo on oil exports
from Tampico. from which the Brit
ish navy draws some of its fuel.
The British ambassador also called
attention to the destruction Of prop
crty at Tampico in the oil fields.
which is reported as having been
very great.
Dispatches to the state department
have reported that the Asuilar Pc
troleum Company and the Penn--Mex
Oil company had been closed down
by decree prohibiting further oper-
alton without permission OF Carran-
"a. and that an embargo on oil eX-
ports had be- placed Oh the Agui-
lar company and the Huastrcca Pc
troleum company. The embargo was
said to have been laid because the
companies had not paid production
tax.
Washington. Jan. 15.-Secretary
ldte tHdt Luz
United States government had
warned General CarranZa that ser
ious consequences would follow" the
threatened cOnfiscation OF foreign oil
wells at Tampico.
Washington. Jan 15.--Thc am.
Lassador, after his conference with
Secretary Bryan, sent Il telegram di-
rect to General Carranza pointing
out that injurious result would fol-
low interference with the supply
from Tampico district. 1t was un-
derstood that the ambassadors ac-
ton in making the direct appeal to
CarranZa was at the suggestion Of
Secretary Bryan who on the repre-
sentations of the British embassy
had protested to Carranza on behalf
Of this government. 1t was pointed
Jat xiss- tIs = shortage Of oil from
Mexico would be seriously felt In
Texas. where American railroads use
ft for fuel.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

Washington. Jan. 1!.--Dispatches
from Rome from Ambassador Thomas
Nelson Page. place the dead between
1000 and 10 200 and the seriously
injured at about the same number.
The ambassador said he had in
quircd of the Italian government IF
aid were needed. but was told that
Italy was rot accepting the assistance
from any foreign country. No Amer
leans have been reported among the
killed or injured.
The dispatch from Mr.. Page says:
--latest reports of earthquake from
scm,-official sources place dead at
between twelve and fifteen thousand
and seriously injured at about as
manv more: press reports both con-
siderably lower.
"a have expressed our profound
sympathy. To informal inquiry
whether more substantial aid is need
ed am told by government that while
deeply gratified for inquiry. Italy is
not accepting proffers of aid from
anv foreign countries. No Americans
so far as yet reports among injured.
Owing to interruption of single rail-
read penetrating devastated inform
alton is difficult. Have sent mem
bcrs Of staff to region to report
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

New York, Jan. 1J.--The price of
flour scared today to the highest
point it has reached in many years.
Fancy grades in jobbing lots We're
quoted at $500 a barrel. On the
floor of the produce exchange there
was general advance of about zoe
Il barrel on all grades. Spring pat
ents were quoted at S7.3J and some
fancy patents at $3.50 per barrel.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

death. The towns of OrtuCchio. with
2i00 inhabitants and Giosanarsi.
with $500 are in ruins. At Pescicna
the number of deaths is about 1000,
which is approximately one-half of
the population.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

familiar during the autumn On the
other hand some war experts argue
that the operations at scissors may
have been undertaken to compel the
allies to lessen the pressure in Al
SAGE.
The British claim to have won a
marked success January 10, near La
Bassc. when they drove the Germans
from strongly cntrenchsd positions.
gaining one mile in distance and in
flicting severe losses on their antag-
onist.
There has been no change of i'm
portance in the eastern arena OF tho
war.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

ment OF Baron stephan Burian as
Austrian foreign minister in success
sion to Count NonIierchtoldt is eX-
pcCted here to put an end TO discus
SIGN of a separate Russian peace with
Austria. which is said here to have
been favored by Von3erchtcld. His
position, according to these reports,
was that Austri should not sacrifice
her resources to protect hungary
and Silesia from invasion.
Baron Burian, Hungarian Slav,
is an intimate friend of Count Ste
phan TisZa. the Hungarian premier.
He was resident of Moscow for a
number of years and is familiar with
Russian affairs and the Pan-Slavic
movement He Is said TO favor an
uncompromising fight against Rus
sia.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

BERN. Jan. .5.-Thc German war
office today gave out an official
statement as follows:
Some torpedo boats appeared
yesterday OFF Wcstendc. They were
accompanied by small craft, which
approached to within nine miles of
the coast.
"French attacks on both sides OF
Notre Dame de Lorcttc, northwest OF
Arras, were repulsed by us.
"a trench which We took eight
days ago from the enemy near Ecuric
and which had since been occupied
by a portion of one Of our companies,
was lost by us. The fighting In
this locality continues to rage today.
The northern bank OF the river
Aisne, to the northeast of Soissons,
has been cleared of French troops.
By continuous fighting we were sue
(COntln ned on page SD
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

Avezzano, Italy. Jan. 15,-Rescuc
work in this devastated town is be
coming a ghastly and nervc-racking
task The mutilated bodies of the
townspeopIe extricated from tho
ruins are being laid along the road
which one led to the railroad station.
Some of the bodies are unrecogniza-
BILE and frequently are claimed AS
bodies of relations by different per-
sons.
During the night she work OF res,
cue was continued by torch light and
the Pickering shadows made it ap-
pear as though the walls were about
to fall Some did collapse either as
Il result of the earth shocks still oc-
curing or because the debris sup
porting them was removed by the
workmen.
As the work of rescue goes on it
becomes moro and more apparent
that many OF the inhabitants did
not die of injuries sustained in the
quake. but as a result of becoming
exhausted and frozen during the
long hours of the winter night.
one girl who fun been hanging
by her clothing for many hours from
an upper floor OF a building was
finally rescued alive Count FilIppi
Resta. prominent resident Of hvez-
zano. escaped though his whole
family of nine and two servants were
buried in the collapse Of their dwell
ing. .gz-.'
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

London. Jan. 1.-THE violent
German attack to the north of Sois-
sons under the direction of General
Won kluck, which, coupled with n
tlcod stage of the river. has forced
the French back across the Aisne is
tho most striking news of the last
2, hours, from the scat of war.
Snow in the NosSes mountains
and floods still prevent any eNtcn-
sive operations on the eastern or
western wings, and to British observ-
ers it appears as to though the Sois-
sons district has been selected for
the point where, with reinforce
ments and first line troops. the Ger
mans are planning to display once
more their hammcring tactics so
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

London, Jan. lJ.-Thc Exchange
Telegram company has received a
message from its Rome correspond
cut who saws that the magnitude OF
the Italian disaster increases as fur
ther news from the devastated area
is received.
The casualties at Magliano nj
Marsi are estimated at 1900 out OF
population of 15v0. At Pcsoini
four thousand persons are reported
killed and the number of dead at San
Bencdctto is given as 5000.
Paris. Jan 15.--A dispatch to
the Iavas agency from Rome quotes
the Messa ggcro as saying that the
number of dead at Avc2zano is larger
than has been believed. According
to this paper 1000 persons lie bur
id beneath the ruins of the city.
The Messagero says that at Cappa-
docio all the housesc are uninhahit-
able and The people are camping on
| the snow, Twenty bodies have been
recovered from the ruins there, and
It is estimated that 80 more are still
beneath the debris.
The town y Sourcola is now moth
ing but pile of ruins beneath which
are buried hundreds of bodies. OF
tho population of 900 only 30 cs-
capped death.
At MagIiano Di Marsi 1900 were
killed. Capelle was destroyed with
the loss of more than 1900 lives.
Nearly the entire population of San
Bcnodetto, numbering 5000, met
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

Avezzano. Italy. Jan. l1.-Son@ OF
the soldiers OF the local garrison
were today rescued from the ruins OF
the barracks. The soldiers engaged
in relief measures labor night and
day to eNtriCatc the wounded. The
survivors stand in the wreckagc Of
their homes awaiting for the bodies
of their relatives to be brought out.
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-15

Buy at home. Help the
local merchant who helps
the town to grow. First
read the C.-N. ad columns.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-12
REPUBLICANS SCORE BIG
VICTORY IN MOUNDSVILLE
ANNUAL MOCK CHAPEL
HELD YESTERDAY AT BETHANY

Special Dispatch Co the Intelligence
BETHANY. ". Va. March 1.-The
annual mock chapel was held this
afternoon IN the college auditorium
before themembers OF the faculty ana
students. The exercises were carried
out under the auspices OF the mem.
beers OF the senior and junior classes.
from which speakers from the TWO
classes NnpersouSted mem beers or tho
faculty a. well as members VINO On.
tered ID" two Ciasscs this year for tr,.
uT-i time. President, Dr Thomas g..
ramhlett, was iupersonated by Mr.
~ III" and Prof w. r. Taylor was
iH.p"rsonatef BY MT Swan The cot.
Ie-t orchestra was unprecedented by
musicians from the two classes ana
taking ever thing as whole the
aualr was the greatest Of the winter
term. The program 90 carried out
was unique IN every detail and wei
rendered
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-12
WE'LL CASE
witnesses unless they would agree
IN advance ter the large sum Of
money 20 swear 10 certain things.
tconznusd FROM First Pare,

witnesses unless they would agree
IN advance ter the large sum OF
money 20 swear 10 certain things.
Erred In Assumption.
Fourth-The circuit court az
sumed that the offer Of the money
was TO procure the truth. There
is nothing IN the indictn1e 1ts from,
which the Truth OF the statement
could be pursued On the con
trsry the presumption is that the
statement was false because u Is
alleged m the indictment that the
order was i lawful order and Il
could not have been lawful " tne
statements sought were true.
Fiftn-Ths circuit court errored
iu passing on the sufficleney Of
the indictments.
SiSth-An accessory before the
fact, although place Of accessory
ship was In Pennsylvania, Is tri-
able IN West Virginia for an o.
Tense committed here BY his agent.
Seventh - In this case there
should have been . CHALLENGE BY
an apprcp-iste plea or motion OF
the jurisdiction Of the lower court
as q necessary preliminary 20 the
granting OF the writ OF prohibi-
tIor.
Eighth - The sdemeanor In
oietmeuts being drawn under the
common law, ere sufficient.
N'rth-Public Service Comn,is-
sic0ers arc officers In the sense
used On article o, section IS OF the
constitution. and section s, chap
ter ~ cf the code
Tenth-lt Is error TO test the
validity or 70 try the allegations
OF the Indictment by prohibition.
Eleventh - The rule 20 show
cause ir the final order. and the
hnal order are Insufficient In law.
Has Jurisdiction.
Twelftn-Thc subject matter Of
the indictment being attempted
bribery and the intermediate
court having jurisdiction Of the
subject matter and the Intermedi-
ate court having acted on the said
indictments or any Of them In any
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-12
BAUSMAN LECTURE
Al University Club last Evenina Was
Big Treat For Local People.
Readings From KipIina.

Dr Joseph o. uauaman. professor
OF rhetoric and OratUry Washington a.
Jefferson college. % Washington. pa
gave O. lecture AZ The University club
last night on Readings From Efu.
Inns The lecture was given Iu the
CLUB Dar.ur hat open into tho guest
rooms
About tom selections of Tho wonder.
fll English poet and pr..a.t asr.
given. huf probably fhr mu4r uI.asIra
vas 'Gurg1 Dim which brought
down fha house About Do persons
men and women beard t.. we'll
Known lecturer. and every one val.
pleased.
Or Charles wIrrsr,r rr...Har. 90
In club. presided HrH introduced ff.
speaker Hruf0. Hu.m#u then
za.n short Do. tors or fmn Tr. of
hIpIrE ar. f.r .s. hours Ia held
fIH audience apf. bound 40 ono limo
Oh. fears could HH rran fr .fHrI. and
90 other Hmn. ..r asIfHr.. would
fairly rra". f. a..aa with mrrrimfrr
50 OH" ".u.'rsur ~ fHu E|.|rr
-aHd.rF. Bog r.g#.4. rrnf.a.r- urrs
N.' '.. collection from Fsrr.
lTamuuHI ..n Canadian rHaf WHOM
inn main party hr.Fa u. . .... party
woe formed and Prof r...mrH -..I..r
mInanu. chat HH HmH.. H..n
nh..h depict. Ha nIr of frrr..
rrraH0r
Tho affair Ia7f u.s.. proved ...r o.
success chat q. Al. ... Erl .. f.a club
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kind ra7' .r1r