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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
Convention of
Miners Greatest
In History

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. lG.-The
question that interests most of the
bituminous coal diggers already on the
ground tonight for the biennial CON
ventiOn Of the United Mine Workers
Of America. which opens here Tues
day. Is whether the soft coal opera
tors Of Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania s-iil meet the
Representatives Of the union workers
in formal conference after the conven-
uon adjOurns To negotiate a new wage
scale.
What is called an informal meet
ine o. the miners and operators will be-
Lcid tomorrow On this city. when an
effort will be- made 90 agree upon a
formal conference. The meeting to
morrow will De- the continuation of one
held ln Chicago last week The oper-
ators from Western penusy lvania were
not represented boz the Chicago meet
iugs. and an adjournment was taken
to This city. John y. White. interna-
uonal president of the miners union.
said tonight tha' the Peunsylyanians
would De- present tomorrow
The mine workers officers hope 70
be- able to bring about a wage confer
cncc in three states. and reestablish
an interstate agreement The Ohio
miners already have agreed upon tho
wage scale they expect to present to
the operators. This scale 3. subject
To- the approval of the International
convention. as are ali other wage
agreements made by the district or.
eanizafions The Ohio men win ask
FOR ten per cent increase ou mine
un basis
The ten demands adopted by the
union anthracite mine workers last
September Co boz presented to the on
orators when the present hard coal
aerormonf expires. will no doubt be-
approved by th, international conycn-
fou. according to President White.
These demands call for n twenty per
cent Increase iu wages. complete rec
oEnition of the union. and different
system for the adjustment Of rrIcy-
aucos.
This years international conyen
tion viii boz important boz that tho
agreements lu many states expire on
fho same day. March 60. The C0nvcn
t.ou viii adopt basic scale which
viii he the foundation upon which
now contracts will boz negotiated The
districts where The agreements expire
thIs spring arc.
Tho three anthracite districts r
Pennsylvania Central Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania. West Nirrinia.
ohio. Indiana. Block Coal field. Idia.
ua U.umlnous. Illinois. Iowa. NIchi.
Ean and Kentucky
Wage agreements in an other dis.
tricts in the United states ana Can.
ada viii expire during the year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
Secret Inquiry Into Explosion
That Killed -Four and Injured Ten
Three Of Injured In Critical One at Least Will Die
Board OF Inquiry Held Secret Session Yesterday
Refused to Give Out Any Information

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16-No further
advices to indicate what caused the
explosion on the submarine E-2 yes
terday at New York were received at
the navy department today and Sec
retary Daniels issued statement say
ing the result of the official investi-
cation would have to be awaited be-
fore a final decision on the point
could be reached.
Il regret the publication of a state
ment quoting me as giving an opinion
as TO the cause Of the explosion on
the E-2." said the statement. "Imme-
uiately upon hearing of the accident,
communicated With Rear Admiral
Usher. commandant Of the New YORK
navy yard. He has appointed a board.
now In session. to investigate the
matter. ] am not yet in possession
OF information which would enable me-
TO state the cause of the accident. and
| shall not be enabled to make sucn
a statement until the official reports
are before me-"
Admiral Usher reported tonight
that the investigating board had con
unued its inquiry today. and added
mat OF the men injured in the explo-
sion. II. l.. Miles. chief electrician. y.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
Greek Army
Is Cut off
From Supplies

LONDON. Jan. 16.-The Greek gov
ernment faces the serious problem
of supplying its troops at Zerres with
food as the result of blowing up of
railroad bridges by the entente allies
in Northern Greece and may be com
PEELED either to withdraw or disband
certain portions of these troops, ac-
fording 10 a Reuter- Telegram CON-
pany's dispatch from Saloniki under
date OF January L..
The destruction OF the railway
bridge at Demir Hissar has created
sensation in Greek circles, cutting
off as IL does all communication with
Eastern Macedonia except by the mill
tary road which bridges the Struma
at Karascuh and along the sea route
by way of Kavala." the dispatch says.
THE population at Zerras and the large
concentration of Greek troops in that
region are largely dependent on Sal
oniki for supplies. II will be remem-
bered that a considerable portion of
the Greek troops which had gathered
at Saloniki were dispatched TO Ter
res.
The government is therefore faced
with the serious problem OF victual-
ling these troops and may be compell-
ed either to withdraw or disband por-
tions of them.
"In addition to the Demir Hissar
bridge. all the railway bridges and via
ducts on the same line beyond Kiln
der have been blown up while tele-
graph and telephone communication
has been severed.
The widest rumOrs are current re-
garding an advance by the Bulgars and
Germans but no real offensive move
ment has taken place"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17

TOWN BURNED
BLAZE FANNED BY HURRI-
CANE WIPES OUT THE
BUSINESS SECTION
All Large Buildings Are Gone
and Homeless Are In
Pitiable Plight

CHRISTlANIA, Norway. Jan. 10. via
London, 3:U5 p. ma third Of the
city OF Bergen. a thriving Norwegian
seaport with population OF 10000,
vas destroyed last niEht BY fire
Two lives are reported to have
been lost and 1000 persons are home
less. The property damage is es
umated at S15.OO0.OOO
The conflagratiOn is said to be the
worst ever recorded in Norway. The
business section. with its old whole
sale houses. several Of the largest or
the hotels. a number OF schools. the
electric plant and banks and news
paper buildings was the part burned
The difficulties of the 1000 persons
now without homes were increased by
the fact that the largest storage
houses. filled with provisions for sup
plying the surrounding country were
burned down. II Is harder 10 obtain
groceries today than az any time since
the outbreak OF the war.
Bergen never was so nourishing as
AZ the beginning Of the present year.
these conditions being due largely 10
the increased merchant marine
The fire started Saturday evening
in an ironmonger's shop. and famed
by hurricane. the flames spread rap
idly and soon enyelopod all the busi-
ness portion OF the city.
Large Structure Burned.
All the largest buildings. including
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
One KILLED AND
TWELVE INJURED
In CHURCH FIGHT

SCRANTON. Pa. Jan. l6 Bioung
which brOk" out between rival fac
fi0ua af the church of the Sacred
Heart OF Jesus ln Du pont near here.
This morning. resulted iu tho death 0f
one man. fho probable fatal injury
nl Two others and thc serious injury
of af least dozen more. Knives. ro.
vo'vor and clubs played prominent
part Ir the riot. eleven state troopers
being among tho injured
Grorrc Croi1or Iho dead man. was
hof through ihc 'hIFh. tHe bullet sov.
rrIrE an artery Trooper Ross l-u.
m'r. oI ruttsvIlio. sustained "a fras.
furr GO fhc base of the .kull and jos.
1Irh. OF uu Pom. was hot through
fhe lurgs Neither is expected 90 1.-Two
until morning
Th'. church hae been tho scene of
baIf dozen riot. in as many worka.
ono faction obIccuns to the authority
exercised bg Bishop 50 Hoban. of
fho diocese OFF Scranton in naming a
priest f0 take charge of the affairs
of thr church. and thc other support
IrE Every time 'ho rcwlv appointed
priest n4. sought .o hold services ho
Hsa been prevented from rnfrrIuE frr
church HF tho 1puo..n faction bur
fnf. uurriur arralrrurnt had been
made fu .IN mass under tf. rrOfrr.
uou of the sheriff who called ON tHe
.faf. police a detail of dozen
rOpprrs was ou hand when services
were Fchrfuird to open. but ao Tor.
bidding wac tho attitude OF tho crowd
ihat "a hurr.od call vaa cent for more
and fwonty four responded
Before Che .rforcomcuts arrived.
fh0uEh the mob bad attacked the first
reached tlc scene most of thc damaen
bad been done 81 .rc0nd riot followed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
URGES AERIAL MAIL ROUTES,

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-Dr. Alexander
Graham Bell. 90 was announced tonight.
has appealed to the Aero club OF Amer
lea. Co urge upon congress the establish
ment Of aerial mail routes wherever pos
sible throughout the United States. lie
argues that this step would bring into
daily use large numbers or aeroplanes
which would form valuable reserve Of
trained avlators in case OF war.
At the next meeting. the governors of
the Aero club viii consider plans for
establishing tho first acroplane routes
suggested by tho postof0cc department.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
LITTLE HOPE FOR
GERMAN EMPEROR

PARIS. Jan. 15.. r q. Dclayedl
-Le Journal prints an interview with
an English doctor. Mark Howell. who
the newspaper says. acted as assistant
10 Sir Morcll Mackenzie. when tho lac
ter performed an operation on tho
father u Emperor William for cancer
OF the throat 40 San Reno in 1Ssg
Dr. Howell ls quoted a. saving that
while it ls Impossible to make any
diagnosis I'm the case of Emperor Wu
liam there ls one outstanding fact.
tho importance ~ which should NOT bs
underrated. ~ is that several OF tho
German emperor ancestors. both ON
bis fathcr's and mothers eide. have
died ~ cancer n tho emperor b.
really suffering from cancer in ne
throat Dr Howell contend. Ha mirhf
live under Tho most favorable condf
lions eighteen months orr two wears.
An operation. oven fhourh wholly .ic.
ccssfui. ho adds. could rr1Iorv tho
EMPEROR IRE only fru m0nthr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
INSANE WOMAN
MURDERS HUSBAND

TAHkEESH1 UC. vs.. Va. Jan Is
Arthur Sans. Oh. farmer of Belle
Vile. near here. ua. shot and killed
hy hIs wife. who later attempted sui-
eide. as ho k.udiod f.re In tho home
early today Temporary insanity is
'hourhf to have been Che cause Of
Pho vIfe's decd
Following 'ho fatal shot. Mrs Sans
secured am axe ana attempted suicide
and was found in tha wood nearby
in a serious condition Shc was
brourht to local hospital tonight.
aud lf d. r1II Der recovery . doubtful
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
THOMPSON PAYS TAXES.

Special Dispatch Geo The InteIurencer
INl'NTDWN. rr.. Jan Is-THxcs
amounting to $500. we're paid YESTERDAY
.' Sethrirht Marshall rnioutown's tas
'ller'or. hl o. n. Thompson. Thompson
Nt7 t.Id lasf Monday that Do must pay
hrm ty frs latter rarf Of the week s4
'r could uuf allow them fn remain ur-
Ha'd longer. Dr. .a reported that the cred.
'"ff rpmwlft.r now organizing la pro-
Inasi.r rlarIr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
Secret Inquiry Conducted.

NEW YORK. Jan. 16-A statement
indicating that the new Edison storage
battery was not in any way responsi-
BILE for the explosion on the submarine
E-2 at the New York navy yard yester-
day was made ton,ght by Miller Reese
Hutchinson. chief engineer for Thomas
\. Edison and a member of the naval
consulting board
The preliminary inquiry into the
explosion was held in secret today ny
the board OF inquiry appointed by
Rear Admiral Nathaniel r. Usher.
commandant of the navy yard. Neitn-
er Admiral Usher nor any OF those
present would discuss what occurred
at the inquiry. Persons on the board
or near the E-2 AT the time Of the
explosion were questioned at length.
however.
Rear Admiral Usher made the fol-
(Continued on Page Twelve1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17

WAsHINoTor. jan i6.-ForeoAstg
Western Pennsylvan3a-Fsir monday
except snow near Lake Erie. colder;
TUESDAY fair, continued cold.
ohio-rsir and colder MONDAY, except
snow in extreme n0rth3 Tuesday fair
and nrmer
West Virginia-Fair Monday. eHcspt
snow in mountains. much colder; Tues
day fair and warmer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17

NJ. Clark. machinist's mate and J. Hot
sey. gunner's mate. still were in a
serious condition. The condition OF
the other injured men. he said. was
favorable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17

PARIS. Jan 16. $50 a m tDe.
laycf) Tho Paris morning uurr. da.
vote "a large amount off .ulrn f0 tho
affection ~ thc throat from which thr
German emperor ir believed i0 to auf
fcrinF Experts are quoted whose
opinions differ Hr f0 tho rnaI nature
~ the EMPEROR illness Ono Wow er.
ore 81 a fI1f If fho disease vrrr
cancer flr emperor could NOT have
lived fhr0ulH fHe excited and .frcru.
ouH period since fho BEGINNING off Tho
war Another .ps0iflI.I expressed fhn
vIew fhaf n fHr rmufHn. .. actually
ruderiuF from cancer I.. Is..e rf Ufr
could NOT extend beyond ono toar
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17

General Carranza' government will b.
taken up. AdmirIstarfI0n leaders are
hopeful that report recommending
Confirmation will bp made 90 the con
alto without delay Several opposition
senators however have announced
they viii oppose such y step vigorous.
Iy and it generally i4 admitted moth
INK can b' done toward confirmation
until fhc UrpubIcare have been an
r"a ."d by au answer from President
wilson f0 senator IaNr resolution
King fDf reason. which led f1 nc
uEr.f.O1 Ol Darurr.
secretary IaU.Ir. ha. promised fo
have data Iu compliance with chat rss.
niuu0n nIfh fur President carly this
week. and Chairman stone. of tho for.
f.Hn relation. committee. hopes that
tHn PRO dents reply uII be cent to
inr senate iu fImr for fhc committees
meeting "wednesday
NeSico In the House
DiarusrIon Of tho Mexican problem
on the floor OF the senate and house
ls expected to arise from cors.dora
lion Of tho various Intervention rrso.
luuons. $50 committee action on Hlrf
resolutions Dol probable or thH tmr
toontinusd on Fsgs ssvsnJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-17
THE wEATHER.

tContinusd on rage ru.ivsJ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
The greatest hindrance to
the progress Of Christianity
is the church. By the Church |
mean the people.
Gypsy Smith, Jr.

and he'll make it hot for you here as
well as hereafter. Obey God and let
Him save you.
"And there is the Indifferent class
which predominates in Alexandria.
Don't go on fooling with your soul
which is to live in two worlds!
All l ask of you is to use com,
mon sense in religion. That's all. Obey
the light you've got. Publicly confess
Christ. God doesn't stop with just
loving you. He will give you vic
tory!
sWill you accept Him? l call
upon you tonight! The shores OF
Time are strewn with the souls of
those who have said they'd have their
own way! And I'd rather save you
young boys and girls than all the
grayheads in Alexandria! And it
doesn't mean that you will have to
be any less a man or woman to
serve Christ. Will you Gomez"
Fifty-four went forward and grasp
ed the evangelist's hand in response to
the invitation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

VA great many of you have known him
during a much longer period than 1
have. But I've sized Bill up pretty
well, | think. He comes into place
that loaf in briefly and occasional
ly.
Frankly, Bill has been good deal
of a soak for good many years.
He's harmless kind of chap who
has never harmed anyone else-,con7
sciously so, at least-but who has
harmed himself a great deal. Ete
started out with fine prospects, but
now he's entirely rundown at the
heels. He hasn't thing left in the
world but his word; but-here's the
fine thing about him-he keeps that.
The reason Pm plugging for Bill
is that he has recently made>.up his
mind-some of you will suspect why.
Ito walk a chalk line Bills trail
has been like cow-path in the woods
for so long that folks just can't
seem to take him seriously. They're
submitting Bill to a terrible test.
They are, or so Bill thinks, making
fun of him. AS matter of fact they
are, but not with malicious intent.
But he's one Of those fellows who are
always picturesque, whether SHINING
or sainting, and frankly, he's not
quite so entertaining and delightful
good as he was un-so.
III admit that its hard to take
Bill seriously. There's twinkle in
his eyes that even hard luck has not
been able to drive back; and an. up
tilt to his nose, and lift to the
corners of his mouth, that. make it
hard to regard him gravely. -,
But the tsing, IS serious matter
with Bill. If Bill slips back he'll make
an awful splash and he's one OF. those
honest fellows who would always be
afraid to make another trial at the
chalk line.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Plan Many Charitable Activities for
Coming Season.

The members of st. Vincent de
Paul Society will meet in Lyceum
Hall, tomorrow morning, Immediate
ly after their attendance upon High
Mass, for the purpose of discussing
their work for the coming season and
to make the necessary arrangements
for the care of the poor whom they
are now providing for.
This organization, which is very ac-
tive in the city, is under the direc-
tion of M. R. O'Sullivan, as presi-
dent and William H. Sweeney,
superintendent of schools, as secre-
tary. It's work is, however, done so
quietly that fe ware aware of its
scope. The members Of the Society
do not divulge the names or identity
of those whom they help. Another
feature of their charity is that they
do not give secondhand things. Each
recipient of aid is given only brand
new articles, especially purchased for
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
lisa MILK BOYCOTT threatened?
PROMINENT WOMEN SAID TO BE INTERESTED
Movement is Caused by Advance in Price Effective To-
morrow-Had Price Not Been Raised Dealers Say
Alexandria Would Face New York Famine Conditions.

thew have been doing business at a
loss, considering their original in
vestmcnt and their overhead charges
for several years. 1t would pay bet
ter, they say, to turn the milk into
butter and cheese or feed it to hogs
than to sell it at the old price. And
they threaten, as the New York milk
producers are now doing, to go out OF
the milk deliver business rather than
continue under present conditions.
Carroll D. Woolf, in conversation
with Gazette representative, would
not discuss the matter of the proposed
strike or boycott of the dealers who
are advancing their prices, and which
is said to be pushed by prominent
woman, who is quietly enlisting the
support of other women in a move
ment to make the boycott general.
Mr.. Woolf pointed out, as has al
ready been stated in The Gazette,
that the prices of every form of feed
needed to produce milk, as we'll as la
bor, and the COWS themselves, have
so greatly increased that the increase
is an urgent economic necessity and
that strike or attempt to boycott
the dealers would have absolutely no
effect upon the situation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30
STRIKE A FAILURE

New York, Sept. 30-With the SYM
pathetic walk-out rolled flat by the
steam roller of unionism and a trac-
tion strike on it's last legs from lack
of support, labor men are busy TAX
ing account of stock Few persons
outside of the movement realize the
significance of the events which have
followed the strike of few motormen
and conductors in lower Westchester
county last July.
When the building trades delegates
Thursday declined to vote for a gen.
eral strike to bolster up the demands
of the traction workers, they not only
signed the death warrant of the strike
but many union men believe gave the
f:Sst sign that the power and in
fuence of the American Federation
of Labor is waning after many years
of heavy control in the trade union
field.
The refusal of union labor in New
York to come to their aid after the
glittering promises of leaders of the
American Federation of Labor lead
ers was shock to the striking street
carmen from which they have not re-
ceived.
1t is suggested by the disappointed
ones that a labor union movement
more momentous than any since the
passing of the knights of Labor and
the accession to power of the Com
pers group may follow quickly.
Gompers may witness the disin-
tegration of the organization he built
up and over which he has exercised
almost despotic control. The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor faces the
bitterest fight in it's history, and the
Setback it-has sustained in New York
it of its last appeal to labor through
may be the one thing needed to rob
out the United States. =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

Had the local dairymen not raised
the price of milk, and thus been enabl-
ed to meet the increased prices de-
manded by those from whom they
purchase their supplies, Alexandria
would have faced the same condition
of milk famine which now confronts
New York.
The largest distributors of milk
in that city admit that after today,
when their contracts with upstate
producers expire, they will be unable
to take care of their customers. 1t
is estimated that the amount they will
be able to procure is only about thirty
per cent of the amount available in
normal times and this will be barely
enough for the babies of the city and
the hospitals.
Several of the local milk dealers
say that numbers of their customers
have threatened a strike; that they
will use either condensed milk or go
without altogether unless the deal
ers retain the price of four cents a
pint and eight cents quart, which
will be increased one cent per pint
commencing tomorrow.
In reply a number of the dealers,
who refuse to be quoted, say that
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-30

The Salvation Army will hold ser
vices tonight at the corner OF King
and Royal streets at 7:45 o'clock un-
der the leadership of Captain Her
bert Young. There will be no ser
vices in Headquarters tomorrow
other than Sunday school, for the
reason that the members will join
in the Tent services. On Friday, Oct
ober 6, Adjutant Frank Croft, of
Philadelphia, will conduct a special
service. Commencing a week from to-
day, and lasting over the following
two days, the members of the local
Corps will conduct special Harvest
Home services.