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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
GARY'S MEN
Are Satisfied at the Way the
Big Steel Corporation is
Treating Its Employees.

HOBOKEN, N. j., April H.
Judge Ebert H. Gary, chairman OF
the United States Steel Corporation.
in his annual address to the stock
holders here Monday dwelt upon the
welfare of employees and introduced
one OF them. B. r. Smith, who ex-
pressed satisfaction at the way the
corporation was treating It's men,
particularly as to his wages.
Edmund G. Converse, Alfred Clif-
ford and Thomas Murray resigned as
directors Monday, reducing the men,
bership Of the board from eighteen
to fifteen. The class Of directors reg
ularly retiring this year was re-elect-
ed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
tsY Assee,ArEe ,ssss,


WASHINGTON. April 17.-As the
hours pass without confirmation Of the
story Of the finding Of the body Of
Francisco Villa Washington grows
more doubtful.
Villas body was to have reached
Chihuahua City by special train some
time Sunday night but American Con-
sui Letcher has not even forwarded
the rumor as to Villas death. which
must be circulating there.
The Mexican embassy here had nc
additional information. Its last re-
port from Consul Garcia at 81 Paso
said he was seeking confirmation.
State and war department officials
refused to comment Monday on Gen.
eral Pershing's report Of the Parral
fight, which is much different from
the version transmitted by General
Carranza to support his suggestion
that the American troops be with
drawn. The American report shows
that Carranza troops not only Joined
in the attack upon the little detach.
ment of Americans. but followed
them several miles as they withdrew
to avoid clash. The majority of the
Mexlcans killed are reported by Gen.
eral Pershing to have been Carranza
soldiers, one Of whom was an officer
It was indicated at the state de.
partment that further details would
be sought from American officer she.
fore a reply would be sent to General
Carranza.
Secretary Lansing planned original.
~ to deal with the Parral incident as
a separate question and not in the re-
ply to the note suggesting the recall
of the American expedition.
1t was re-asserted Monday that
should the body be identified as thai
of Villa the expedition would come out
\ of Mexico at once.
No instructions have been sent tc
Consul Letcher or General Pershinl
as to the identification to be required
None will go forward until these offic'
falls transmit some report.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
MEXICAN MASSES
FACE STAR VA TON

quart; beans the staple feature Of
the poorer Mexican,s diet cost two
and one-half pesos sklogram "a lit
tie over two pounds lard Is fifteen
pesos quart. With the standard Of
wages for q days work at two pesos
the laboring classes are finding Il
hard to keep body and soul together.
According to the messages received
here the rioters have looted several
shops and only half hearted attempts
to check them have been made by the
soldiers who are themselves In almost
as bad a plight as the civilians.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
MIR. KINCAID HERE.

Freeman H. Kincaid. newspaper
circulation promoter. of New Mar
tinsville, is in the city ON brief bust
ness visit from Parkersburg. where
he has been engaged for a short time
past. Mr.. Kincaid is well known
and popular here. having put on sew
eral circulation contests for the Tele-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
TO ATTEND FUNERAL.

All members Of Clarksburg Coun-
Gil. No. S72, Knights Of Columbus,
are requested to meet at the councils
hall on West Pike street at 8o'clock
Tuesday morning to attend the flu
neral Of Brother ]. NJ. Francois,
which will be held at 9 o'clock Tues
day morning at the church of the I'm
conception.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
PRESIDENT WILLARD
And Other Baltimore and Ohio ON.
Gals Pass through the City.

Daniel Willard, president of tho
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. and Ar
thur w. Thompson. third yice-presi-
dent Of the road, and ]. N. Scott, di-
vision supervisor. passed through the
city Monday morning on President
Wizards special train en- route to
Baltimore from st. Louis, where they
had been looking after business mat
tiers concerning the company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
DAMAGE sun
By Watson Against Railroad Com.
pany Still Being Tried.

The plaintiff is still Offering evil
dence in the damage suit Of George
j. Watson against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company In the fed
eral court here. for the loss Of an arm
at Point Marion, Pa, when passen-
ger train struck an automobile In
which he was riding. The Vernon
damage suit against the railroad COM
pany Is due to be called for trial We'd
nesday The damage suit Of the adj
ministratrix Of the estate OF Isaac M.
Maxwell has been continued until the
October term Of the court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
BOMBARDED
Are French Positions in Avo.
court Wood and on Front
from Dead Mans Hill.

PARIS, April 17.-French positions
in Ayocourt wood and on the front
from Dead Mans hill to Cumieres
were bombarded Sunday. There were
infantry attacks, the official report
Of Monday says.
To the east Of the Meuse the night
was calm except for artillery activity
at Haudremont wood.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
BIBLES HIGHER
As the Result of Advance in the
Cost of Paper, Ink, Leather
and Glue.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE price
OF Bibles has increased and is likely
to advance still further because Of
the war. Statements issued by re-
ligious publication societies show
that the expense Of publishing prayer
books. hymnals and other religious
volumes Is SO much larger than here
tofore that buyers have been obliged
to pay nearly double the prices Of
last year. This is due mainly to the
advance in the cost of paper, ink,
leather and glue.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
: ENGAGE IN MUTlNY

BERLIN. April 1.-THE overseas
News Agency today made public the
following:
Russian soldiers at Nikolayovsk,
government OF Samara. mutinied and
set FIRE to the barracks. Twenty-seven
soldiers persisted In the flames. The
men complained Of III treatment by
their officers"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
Which is Fired upon without
Warning by an Austrian
Submarine Off Island. i

WASHINGTON, April 17.-one Of
the two Americans aboard the Rus
sian bark Imperator from Gulfport,
Miss, for Marseilles. France, was
wounded when the vessel was fred
upon without warning BY an Austrian
submarine of the Culumbred island,
according to official advices to the
state department Monday.
The American injured was Gustav
Olson, whose father is bandmaster at
Fort Warren, Boston. The other
American, who was aboard was Amer
svensson. whose brother is foreman
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
SON Is BORN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Kyle, Of
Arbutus park, are the happy parents
of boy baby Weighing nine and
ree-fourths pounds who was
brought to their home at 4: 80 o'clock
Saturday afternoon by the stork. Mr..
Kyle was able to resume his duties
Monday morning as principal of the
Junior high school. 4 3
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
MISS NUTTER DEAD.

Miss Carol Nutter. aged 1s years,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Nut
ter. OF Simpson avenue, stealey
Heights. died at o'clock Sunday
evening following a lingering illness
of tuberculosis. The deceased girl Is
survived by her parents and a sister,
Miss Opal Nutter. The funeral ar
rangements have not been made yet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
NEW COUNCIL 10 MEET.

The new city council viii meet at,
1880 O'Clock tonight Committees
for the year will be announced and
police and fire department officers APP
pointed. win II. Cole assumed the
duties Of city clerk this morning. u.
Harper Rogers went on the job ns
city treasurer. Edward y. Doyle Is
looking after the streets as street SUI
perintendent
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
CONGRESS
OF Daughters of the American
Revolution is Begun in
Washington City.

! WASHINGTON, April 17-Dele-
gates from throughout the country.
were in attendance at the opening
session here today o; the twenty-fifth
Continental Congress Of the Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution. Ac-
tiyities Of the congress will take up
the entire week.
A feature of the congress. will be
a discussion of national prepared
ness. Wednesday evening having been
set upon for the purpose.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
VILLAS DEATH DOUBTED NOW
Two MORE TRUNKS sEIzEp.

Two more trunks OF bootleg wills.
key have been added to the big store
at the county Jail. One was seized
Sunday at Weston and the other the
same day at the local railroad station
by ]. H. Tenney. of this city. deputy
state commissioner Of prohibition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
GREEKS RIOT
When Attempt is Made to Break
Up Meeting Held by Adher-
ents of Former Premier.
,sv ASSOCIATES .ssss.

ATHENS, April 17-An attempt
to break up meeting held Monday
by adherents of former Premier Ven
izelos ended in riotous demonstra-
tons.
Speakers were greeted with cries
OF Down with the traitor" and
Long live the king" Efforts were
made to eject the disturbers. The
police cleared the hall amid great
disorder.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
And That is the Reason for the
Rioting at Chihuahua, a
Message Says
tsy Assoetkrss .srss,

Ell PAso. April i7.@Messages re-
ceiyed here in regard to rioting at Chi
huahua stated that there had been
no anti-American outbreak, but that
the trouble was due solely to. the des-
perate: condition Of the masses Of the
who are facing starvation.
Corn Is selling In Chihuahua at two
pesos, worth four cents, American, al
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
THE WEATHER

Fair-tonisht and Tuesday. Coole,
tonight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
.++%+++++++*++++
ELKS' FUNERAL SERVICE.
AT THE SPRAkER HOME.

II. Frank Horr. exalted ruler
Of Clarksburg Lodge. No. 1872,
Benevolent and Protective Or
der OF Elks. requests as many
members rs can do so to meet ut
the E!ks home at Z o'clock this
evening TO attend the funeral
services the lodge will hold at
s O'Clock this evening at the
home OF Earl Speaker on Clay
street for ]. NJ. Francois. a de-
ceased member OF the lodge.
Tho lodge will march in a body
from the home to the Speaker
home.
Mr.. Francois was promi-
nent and active member OF the
lodge and II is desired that this
tender tribute OF respect by the
lodge will be participated in by
as many of the members us
possible.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
TWO SHIPS SUNK.
tsY ASSOCIATED rsrss,

sY ASSOCIATED pRksG
LONDON, April 1.-THE sinking Of
a neutral ship and a British steamship
was reported by Lloyds today. The
Norwegian ship Glendoon was sunk
by gunf1re. The lost British steamship
was the Harrovian. which was I'M
armed. ---
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
NO CONFIRMATION.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-war
department officials announced that
none Of the overnight dispatches or
early kilograms brought any con-
hrmation of,the finding Of the body of
Francisco villa.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
Unless Body Reported to Be
Villas is Brought to Ell Paso
He Will Not Quit.

tuN AobocIATtn PRt6sl
SAN ANTONIO, April 17-Unless
the body reported to be that Of Fran
cisco Villa is brought to Ell Paso the
question of Identification probably
will not come to the attention Of the
military officials. 1t was announced
at General Funston's headquarters
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
DO YoU KNOW.

seventy-six out OF eighty
seven cases Of typhoid fever
which occurred in a recent out
break have been traced by the
United States Public Health
Service to infected milk. Had
the first cases been reported to
a trained health ofiicer the out
break could have been stamped
out promptly. When Will we
learn that disease prevention
is sure and cheaps
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
OFFICER BLAMED.

nv AbBocIATEn PhEtN
MEXICO CITY, April 17.-The
war office received message Sunday
night in which further details are
given of the Parral affair. 1t was
asserted an American officer admitted
his culpability for entering the town.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
And American Consul Letcher
Does Not Even Forward
Rumor of Death.
COMMENT is NOT MADE
Further Details OF the Parral
Fight is Wanted by the
State Department.
CIV Assse,Arro russo

WASHINGTON, April 17-secre.
tary Baker today received despatch
from Naco, saying that General Villa
was last seen heading in the direction
Of the place where reports yesterday
said he was buried. The despatch
was taken by war department officials
to mean that the report of Villas
death might be true. The despatch
was Immediately sent to President
Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
MRS. STOUT TAKEN HOME.

Mrs. Bruce Stout, who has been a
patient in the st. Mars hospital for
several weeks, was able to be taken
to her home Monday. Mrs. Stout's
condition is much improved.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
AMERICAN WOUNDED
ON A RUSSIAN BARK
a Minneapolis furniture factory.

Of a Minneapolis furniture factory.
The state departments information
came from the American consul at
Barcelona. Spain. He said the ship
was fred upon without warning on
April II. Three shots were fred, one
taking erect. The vessel was set
afire by the submarine. Olson was re-
ported to be in a hospital at BARGE
Iona, suffering from shrapnel wounds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
BINDER rw1sE SOUGHT.


!, WASHINGTON, April H..
Senator Ransdell, chairman Of
the committee investigating an
alleged monopoly to control the
output Of sisal, announced
Monday that the federal trade
commission would be asked to
superintend disposal Of the Z
10000 bales now in Yucatan In
order to insure a isufiicient
supply Of binder Irvine for the
American harvest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
SEVERAL SHOTS FIRED
AND ARRESTS FOLLOW

LONDON, April 17-Reuter's Ath-
ems correspondent says that several
shots were fired in the riot and that
many followers of the former pre-
mier were arrested.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
MRS. NONE IN HOSPITAL.

A Mrs. Nome, of West Mechanic
street, was admitted to the st. Mary's
hospital for treatment Sunday night.
While in the hospital Mrs. Nome will
undergo surgical operation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
GENERAL FUNSTON
IS FROM MISSOURI

today. General Funston Is withou.
official knowledge Of Villas reported
death.
It must be established beyond any
doubt that the bandit leader Is dead
before military authorities will relax
the campaign, 1t was announced.
Headquarters is awaiting news
from Colonel w. G. Brown Of the
Tenth cavalry. who yesterday asked
Consul Letcher at chihuahua City to
have an aeroplane sent to Santa
Clara, near Parral.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
SPECIAL ELECTION.

A special election is being held to-
day at Lumberport on a proposal to
issue 100000 In bonds for the pur-
pose Of paving the main streets in the
town.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17
WOMEN SUPERVISORS.

The Broad Oaks council at its
tonight will make final ar
for cleanup day April
IS. It is the intention to appoint
women to supervise the work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17

COLUMBUS, n. NJ, April H.
General Pershing has asked for more
civilian scouts, especially those famil.
lar with the district south of Parral.
This was taken by military men here
10 indicate that the advanced covalry
tletachments are pushing forward
possibly into Durango.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17

tsy ASSOCIATED pRrsn
Ell PASO, April IA despatch
was received by General Gavira, com.
mander Of the Juarez garrison, from
Cusihuihiachic Mt 1880 o'clock Mon.
day morning stating that the body of
Francisco Villa had not arrived there
Mt that hour.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-17

i've and unnecessary BALI and that
Biddinger had never been indicted
and was being illegally detained.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06
THE POPULAR TRIAL SCENE.
~ Has Held Its own Through
Many Years.

1t is years that separate a GER
tain Venetian gentleman by the name
Of Antonio pleading before the court
o. Venice to retain a certain pound
OF flesh that was dear to him from
Anna. the mallgned Woman in Just
a Woman pleading for the retention
Of her fve-year-old boy before the
Court Of Common Pleas Of Pennsyl-
vania as 1t Is reproduced on the stage
of the Forty-Eighth street Theatre.
Practically the same span OF nal
separates the same Anna from the
uueenly Herwionc of The Winters
Tale" who was likewise falsely &C.
cused 1 committing the direst Of
nuptial crimes. And so there have
heen trial scenes, wives accused OF
intidell,y. men falling in love with the
wrong women and women falling in
love with the wrong men ana n few
score more situations hat dramatists
have used over and over again from
Shakespeare-and long before. Shake
speare i~ncluded--to Eugene Walters
latest use Of the trial scene.
\ drainatist might az well try 10
invent a new situation as to invent a
new trait OF human nature. The best
he al hope to do is TO treat it in a
new manner. as h musician must do
with the few intervals OF tone at his
disposal. And 50 the most inane
criticism that a be levelled at a
| play Is that the author has made use
OF an old situation. Thus to observe
that Eugene Walter in Just a
| Woman" has used n trial scene to
bring his play TO an effective climax
is merely to place him in the category
! Of dramatists that starts IN the OBJ
scure past and climbs through
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06

infdelity and to prove which vicious
and terrible testimony is given by his
henchmcn. The woman refuses u
sci for herself and permits the testi-
monv to toe given unquestioned and
undcfended until she learns that IL
viii take from her her child. Then
she surprises the court by announcing
hat the charges are true and that her
husband is not the father of her child.
The husband. stunned by this revela-
ton by the wife whom he knows is
innocent. confesscs to the court that
the testimony that has been given has
been paid for by his money and that
II Is all false. This IL one of the most
surprising and poignant situations
that have ever been put into "A trial
scene. II Is entirely unexpected bv
the audience. In situation n of. RS
a comparison to the novel turn given
TO the charges against Antonio by
Portio In Announcing to Shuiock that
he can but tax n pound Of flesh. no
less no more. which turns the case
against him, II is in such new treat
ments OF an old situation that II is
rovivified and again permitted to send
II the appeal that the original in trial
scene must have given. which nigh,
have been the case Of Potiphar's wife
versus Joseph. the jew of Canaan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06

Shakespeare to most eminent con-
,c%mporaneous playwrights. The last
trial scene will no CUB be that
which has already been announced In
the book of Revelation. and there Is
little doubt but that spectators and
participants will then receive some
very great surprises.
To enumerate the trial scenes that
have appeared in plays since The
Merchant of Venice" would be the
work of the cataloguer. However in
The last decade. which will reach the
memory of the younger generation of
t~heatregoers, one may mention n few
that stand out most prominently.
Probably the most sensational In the
last ten years was the famous trial
scene In MADAME "" which was FIRST
played BY Jane Hading. II il likely
thai this trial scene had more In
fuence on modern dramatists than
any other in recent years. Another
successful trial scene was hat in
The Butterfly on the Wheel" in
which the effect of the ruthlessness
Of cross-examination on a frail, deli
cate woman was shown. In John
h'liNc iva
and Justice" there are two trial
scenes. IA police cases. in which
the proceedings are reproduced with
Photographic realism. Charles Klein
contributed two trial scenes also. n
in The Next OF KIN" and the other
in THE District Attorney" a. r. W.
Mason's play "a Witness for the De-
fence offered a notable trial scene in
which Miss Ethel Barrymore appeared,
and Henry Arthur Jones's Lydia
Gilmore served Miss Margaret Anglin
as a similar vehicle. Then there
might be mentioned that notable trial
scene in The Bells which is part
81 the dream Of a conscience stricken
murderer. This play served Sir
Henry Irving for many years.
The most striking trial scene of last
season was that used in "On Trial.
which by the novel use Of the revolv-
ing stage placed It under an entirely
new treatment.
So far this season there have been
five trial scenes. including that OF
Just u Woman" The series began
with Young America followed
quickly by Just Boys" ana in
these plays the court for juvcu-
lie d%elinquents was depicted. Then
followed Common Clay" and later
THE Ware Case" both utilizing the
trial scene with n highly melodrama:lc
effect. The latest use is the recent
production Of Eugene Walters play
Just n woman in which he has
shown with remarkable fidelity to the
actual procedure OF courts the cour,
room OF the Court OF Common Pleas
OF PENNSYLVANIA. The woman of the
play is charged by her husband with