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- X The Want Ad Way Is The RfWti vp Way. 'Nuf 'Ced. Page Eight. One Cent A -Word. , V 12 Pages HE O TTE W LAST EDiTIOII VOL. 45. NO. 8532 CHABLOTTi;. N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, APKIL 24, 1913. PRICE DAILY 2c; b CJNDAY 5 Calawba River Flows Into City of Charlotte Old Dream Realized ftvj Receives From n A finn 000 Water Siver . Brenizer who fought the Board $JUU,uuu tr a t c r , lP, vv nU of the cUy nterally gtep TTVrtc Plant Called the Riv- hi iep in securg the right-of-way $CTRS riani "cu on the land over which the pipe line ,r rnc-Hundreds Assem- a b? ,laid- Mr. Gilbert c. white. Cf Lu 'the consulting engineer, also deserves at Pumping Station I Uiss Itrry Bland Turns Ca- mfO CltU ' PreStnt' !nas taken a position among the muni-ICiU- in'v , cipalities of the United States that we rf-np AddieSS by Chairman can credit it witm being a great city Ci''" .in the npsr future in llzir, cf Water Board Ac ceptance by Mayor Eland. : v -;.r lanks of the Catawba at ( . . . f.-.T-n-krn Phnrlntte re. I - 'k . : - dLlvt uvv , - - Ol 3. QUart6r Of a Cen- . . . . - t ;.r. the waters ot the old j -ald tie tbeme of many a song . Searching history we find standing " st.-.-v flow into Charlotte. conspicuous as the greatest city of an-"V-T :"ivial act of turning the wa- . tiquity Imperial Rome. Rome for many T-tV'the j.ipes that extend from centuries ruled the world, and Its laws ..i th river, makincr what and systems of eovernment are incor- I ' r 'l.l l"C C3 i -TV rivr lino' toot i - . H i 4 : : u, i'v u. several r!p from thiis city. Mt v '-i 'iie countr ycontiguous ;i h'i;idred left Charlotte at I o"c vk tor the sct? "by the now ir.iaud river." Heading" the r,. o- automobiles carrying r?p-;-:ve cf the municipal boards. .c!ior, Mayor Bland, accom- hv Mrs. Bland, Miss iuarj p:a!.d and Master C. A. Bland, J H ts cond automobile was Rev. ' " McGeachv, pastor of the Vrbvlerian church, whose ,,at the citv do proper c-7o "vJ "coming of the Catawba, v' - t-ie exercises of the after- j i:zz. Avvor.;; anyiug nim was 3in. . bSrSS. t"t : ir: Tl ttcl' Er a-r. E. S. Williams and D. P. j hairman of the board for lu ; I hp l:p-p:ur.g the period when the :i-ir.c:;u:ir. me penoa wnen iuc ire? lir.e was planned, ' put under fiy izi very nearly completed. TiZov'.z v ere -President. C. KC Ire's, cf the Greater Charlotte Club; I W. Fai.-pn and Mrs. T. C. 'cl:. makers, with Mayor Bland icd CLa ruiaa Blair, of the occasion; He -.c representing the club; Dr. .i:?02 t::e Medical fcOCiety, ana -lr- litre t:; Southern Manufacturers' cf y;ch he irf president; also Qf C.T:k A. H. Wearn. and repre- OUl the board, of alder- .. iz. executive board. BChool board '& Carrifiie library board. Exercises. Arrivizg at the pumping station, -t exrc.H making notable the Ca- i-a's r?t trip (of 10 or 12 miles) - vm.r.x't. were launcueu. j Cialrs ar. R. K. Blair, of the water I T" SUa, f . . j i'.'.t prayer by Dr. McGeachy, j tif r., one of exceeding beauty j McGea;hy's Prayer. A.n. ;: y r,c. like as a Father thou "w"! ua"d siv.en. us Jhl best , ii ;r.p meaiesi aounaance. - e :;-I:cht "lnri.1ens nil the wn rid r-d fio j-rs blossom on everv hill. iin falls ui)on the lust and ri -;.. ": J':."d3 dipping fatness :tC-"iV,;. -rsn3 fh?s,n5,e?? - in ta- swiit procession of the procession Of tne V Tk-tv .v , , ... . 1 1 rcfi tr9Til-c fni this river ;,T our feet and which ir.st the rivers of water -0"i wLn tanil-t lis Tf turn 1 n tr rttir 1tv rJ. 0 fwtrol for our necessities. O, J,J" Kea0 it 'nrp an cn-Qf oTiri o Kim. i pleni-;h it continually as In the E-t v. irh melting snows and "Cs sh.-.vers; , f!fo)?J?LUJ. " r.U.s -.v'r.rf fnmotli mir Violr .r'e !llSn riio.intains where it rises,; '.- ftp r.f t f.v,-,. w .i ,. heech Thee that the ife of - ... , 1 iree tDat trie lire or io;-..a nay be like this river, do7. n t-r,- .i- ;.;" " ; and r?.:e hin-.' :!im,s,nj., . . i iiiu rzi l rr I. ill l:c!,i 5; wre ,,.V Jl":ai uv- fee v" ro,ue m .l,r..m-:nf,,,M have shot himself; that Mrs. utJssssn er:t in our aims- t,h ov.n oa' 1 . in ai.ni l lira. . "a j . . V.U MM of -v" v-ater run together to i:: may we unite ni,r in. . v - uniie our in- , a e-Tori- for the common eood . a neoDle ourselves o i r., H , tne "A: n 'A -.Pn iifa ; r- we enter upon life eter- ? ;h all who have served ; .la l fP6 Thv faro vryA nroto ' Tvl" " 1: - irrent Turned On. ' '-1 ai-;.y 'nllr.wincr .uc inajei re-etLr-. " :iB ir", eecnoea "-r. oi me A. v. . : 'v Jl; fwa- Chairman :fPd tv . :,0'r r,)0ard- formally tj-t.-,.. V er line tn tho ; tx- d: r,T-cj ti . . ; v J "e tr.a-or """"" 1113 .,"or E!.. .' . iV av :.. accented the no- 5th i-, .,rvl"ru ine new UK; fr: , in lue u,.. li:oseu words: To . f'and' Address, irt. -r.tleipn f Vfc7 k . . tvf conai!sr.?ere- i ard f- f s si-Pi -inere. I cannot acrent . . - !v:tem rst . ,"tJl- k5-t t-f "Ch-W. -eJ" Vrorks for ."'te !a ".r-'tP Without Davir.- ,"' ?' Mac " . rinPSS sagacity and i v o iac sBla-i M l"med on by little v. V1, wnicQ revolution- rv att.". ,'r. ' ys?em Charlotte be-; V, 1-1 ' I V r n AAfn i.dms .ai Jotj.' ' , "uu" ne pilot lost ms Deanngs i" " "a 10 ilr. d. p H,!tUSt bewcredit The girls were on their way to a col- Hutchison, who was lar factory. WattT ta mmber ' VDo&rd when the sya tem wa- - ...ed. and SDecial credit Pe for his faithful and efficient This is a great step forward for the city of Charlotte. An abundant supply of pure water is one of the chief ne cessities of a great city and Charlotte From 1652 to 1800 the number of water plants in this great country of ours was only sixteen, from 1800 to 1904 they numbered three thousand two hundred, showing conclusively that an abundance of cood n1 nure nulcl nuiiuaicij aoouiiaicu nnu iuc erowth and development of anv coun- i)Orat - pd in all thp Liws of modprn timp. any city of which we have knowledge; so there is no use to further argue the question in regard to the import ance of pure and wholesome water, Therefore, gentlemen, I wish to con gratulate you on the great work you have done to develop our city. You have erected a monument which will last when we have all been gathered to our fathers. Mr. Blair's Remarks As chairman of the board of water commissioners, it gives me great pleasure to present to the city of Charlotte the only complete water system it has ever possessed. The dream of our citizens for many years (Continued on Page Nine.) Jf ignt jot woman Su fit age Amendment By Associated Press. Tallaha8gee Fla.t April 24. With the arrival of Miss Jeanette Rankin, of "Washington," and other women suf fragettes the fight for a constitutional amendment granting equal suffrage was reopened today. On Friday the women will be given a hearing by the house committee and if they make r0nnrtmr arainat amonrimont will he vino.tontv,c rf tho memhera the "le?islature favor giving the t t wnmpn whenever thev Drove . .. it Sn fur nn nrtrnnized uu. J --" ' effort has been pnt forth In this state. The state chairman of the women's organization was in Washing at the in auguration and the D. A. R. meeting and no one appeared before the legisla ture to urge the cause of the women. Prosecution Ends in Applebaum Case By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., April 24. The prose- cutlon todav rested its case .against rnf c .ni. trial charged with the murder of her hus band, James A. Applebaum, a traveling salesman. Attorney Branch at once b outlining .the defense t made in behalf of Mrs. Applet . M4. v, nn,;h' im to be aum ,.af cha nnt vn, AT,niphanm that tliOb DUU UiVt V W V v VH.V - probably ne KUiea nimseu. rf . Such rapid "progress was made this morning that indications were that the trial would be Bpeedily terminated. R. L. Waggoner, city detective, tesi fied o finding a revolver not mentioned hitherto in a closet adjoining the Ap plebaum room in the hotel where the bodv was found. The pistol witn which Applebaum is presumed to have been shot was found in tne vestibule. "W. 1. Brown, a guest at the hotel. testified that he had talked to Mrs. . i, v, icrht nf ho twpdv '.r v" .".7..;' that sne appearea io ue in mgu- ly nervous state. In outlining the defense, Attorney Branch said he expected to show that Branch said n Annlebaum was a left handed as a left handed man Applebaum was in on m uigut . v the tragedy and had been given nar- ! Kit n ntlVclMoTI1 tht At TS A TV ul" - a ' " f"J . " , . irHa from Puaum sound sleep by pIsto1 shtS an-d th&t narcotic eneci oi me memtiuc peiiea ner to nee wim.j . lining sue uifl nut ici6 Bryan's Plan Fo? Universal Peace Asocitaed Pres. Lnshint-tnn D. C Aorl 24. Secre- tary Bryan today laid berore tne ai- piomatic corps his plans ior an mier- i i noaoo Almost every ambassador and minister in Washington was at the secretary's .m , invi. omce at noon in response i ma tation 'and heard his explanation oi me plan which soon wiU be the basis of I . treatv neeotiations THREE YOUNG WOMEN DROWNED By Asoclated Press. - "J Asoclated tress. Try. N- Y- Arril 2 4. -Three young l 'jJr j t hon n women were drownea loaay wueu a ferry at went over the state dam in , u IVnr men naaonora onri fho r.iint4were rescued. iiuuMHi I I w rf i iicdi iivic .w PRESIDENT BREAKS STILL ECEB1BT By Associated Press. Washington, April 24. President Wilson's visit to. the capitol today the third in his eight weeks of of fice was a precedent-breaking trip 6o far as the capitol historians could say. Other presidents had gone to the capitol to read their addresses or messages as President Wilson dic on April 8, but there was no recora of any other president going there to save time in talking about appoint, ments. President Wilson arranged his visit 6o he could reach the president's room in ample time for conferences before the senate convened at two o'clock. The talk, it was announced; was to be about appointments in which the president wanted to make the usual inquiries of courtesy from the sena tors concerned The president told friends that the arrangement of waiting for the sena tors to come to the white house in volved a ; great loss of time, so ne proposed to go to hie room at the capitol where he might confer with senators quickly. GRO EVflGUflTE SCUTARI ? By Associated Press. Berlin, April 24. There are many indications here today that the Ger man government and public regard the European situation as critical. A high diplomrrtc official aid today: "Europe has entered another crisis as grave as that which preceded the Austro-Russian demobilization." The press bureau of the German foreign office, contrary to its usual custom was not prepared today witn a statement either in regard to the ultimatum to Montenegro or to the general situation. An official, however, believed it probable that force would have to .be employed to expell the Montenegrins from Scutar!.' The official view here is that - all the European nowers will work to gether until the problem has been solved. A feelinc of consternation and help lessness was displayed at yesterday's conference of - the ambassadors in London. Accordinc to advices receiv ed here, the representatives of all the nations, including Russia, agreed that the decision of the powers con cerning Scutari must be enforced but' all were non-plussed as to how Mon tenegro was to be coerced. The imperial chancellor and the for- eicn minister visited the budaret com mittee of the imperial parliament to-j dav in order to make . a connaentiai communication to its members in re gard to the international situation. The cancellation by Emperor Wil liam of his proposed trip on the steamship Imperator and his determi nation to return to Berlin from Ham burg on April 28 are attributed in well Informed quarters to the crisis brought about by the fall of Scuta ri. The stock market was demoralized today by the fears of grave political complications. Austria Telegraphs Powers. Berlin, April 24. Austria-Hungary telesrranhed to all other powers yes terday demanding that they send an ultimatum to Montenegro to evacu ate Scutari within 48 hours, accord ins to an unconfiremd dispatch from Vienna to the Zietung-Am-Mittag. Otherwise Austria declares she and her allies will take steps to protect her political interests. ' . An Ultimatum. Tendon. Anril 24. "Take imme diate combined . action, to turn the Montenegrins out of Scutaria or we shall do it alone," declares a circular note sent by the Austro-Hungarian j trovernment to the Dowers today. The i note is practically an ultimatum. j Austria-Hungary declares she cannot nprmit the Montenegrins to flout the" decision of the great powers. The pres-1 tige of the .European nations has been ' violated, says the note, and Austria-' Hungary demands that the powers de-j cide promptly on the steps to be taken to restore that prestige, adding that if the powers should be unable ' to reach speedy decision, she will see to it herself that the will of Europe ; is respected and that Montenegro va-j cate Scutari. i King Nicholas Sends Defiant Reply. Cettinje. Montenegro, April 24. . 'Scutari is from today Montenegrin" was the defiant reply of King Nicholas i today to the Europeaninvitation to sur render the hard-won Turkish citadel. The king made this statement, in the course of a speech delivered from the balcony of the royal palace. Among his audience were the ministers of the Balkan States "who came to congratu late him. He added: "Should Europe still think of snatch ing Scutari from Montenegro, which has given her life blood to take it, Eu rope will have to carry out the task by force of arms." Death of Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper. By Associated Press. London, Aprif 24. Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper, of Southgate, the original of Dickens "Little Dorritt," died yester day in her one hundredth year. She and Dickens were boy and girl together when they lived in the same tTAAi In Cnmftratnwiy. ANOTHER THE WEATHER. ', i 'is- X Forecast for North' Carolina. Fair tonight; Friday fair, ex- & cept showers extreme west- pot- rion. Light "variable winds. -V- RDOCK OFFERS P.lOKIlf REPORT ON TARIFF BILL Special to The News. Washington, April 24. A. tariff commission with power to elicit in formation was urged, reasonable re duction of any duty obviously exces sive was advocated, and radical re ductions not founded n adequate in formation were opposed in a minority report presented to the house today by Representative Victor Murdock, of Kansas, progressive merger of the ways and means committee. Mr. Murdock in his report asserted that if there had been wanting proof of the necessity of a tariff commis sion, the' pending democratic tariff bill alone would supply it. He charg ed that as a result of the methods used in its preparation the few men who drafted it 4 are not warranted In feeling certain as to its effects and most of those who have endorsed it in caucus as a party measure cannot have other than a superficial knowl edge of its provisions. The democratic revision he said had been undertaken in defiance of. a universally popular demand , that "the tariff .should be revised scientifically, a schedule at a time, upon data that is not ex-parte, with full right of de bate and amendment without secrecy in caucus or committee and without cloture in congress." Thus he said, was repeated the error which charac terized the earlier stages of prepar ation of the Payne-Aldrich tariff act. Mr. Murdock declared that the dem ocratic party has. proposed a tariff which would be injurious to many industries and might be detructive to some. "Under the guise of reducing the cost of living," , he said, "it may de stroy the very basis of our industrial prosperity. Proposing and promising to cheapen the food and clothing of the workingman,' it may take from him the very means by whiA he may earn hisN livelihood. Proclaiming American : ViLet 'to 5 forefgn - agTicur tural and dairy .products. "The progressive party's position on the tariff is distinct. It does not be lieve in the democratic version, which proposes to remove all protec tion except that incidental to revenue. it coes not aenexe in tne repuontau position, which proposes to keep the duties prohibitive. It believes in a protective tariff which shall equalize the conditions of competition between the United States and foreign coun tries, both for . the farmer and' the manufacturer and which shall main tain for labor an adequate standard of living. This would be a true com petitive tariff. The progressive party would construct a tariff bill, one schedule at a time in the open, free from the distortion of designing inter ests and selfish purposes." WANTS TO KNOW TOTAL LOSS FROM FLOODS. By Associated Press. Indianapolis, Ind., April 24. Gover nor Ralston yesterday received a let ter from United States Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri, requesting in formation as to the total loss of life and property in Indiana caused by floods in the last ten years. The in formation, the letter says, is to be used in showing the necessity of mak ing an appropriation to be used in protecting property from floods.. "My object is to demonstrate if possible that the amount of dam age done by floods in a very short time would equal the total cost of all improvements necessary to render flood disasters impossible," said Sen ator Reed. How Long Are Your Dollars? The dollar is a yardstick. It will measure your cost of living, your extravagance, your thrift. It will measure what you . know about the things you buy. If you buy unthriftily thoughtlessly, at the wrong time and place, the length of your dollar 3'ardstick is short ened. But if you fbuy of rep utable stores, buy good quali ties, and .buy seasonably, your yardstick shows you a lowered cost of living and a full meas ure of satisfaction in articles bought. Lengthen your dollar yard- : stick. Begin today. ; Read tho advertisements in THE NEWS closely and carefully, and ben efit by the buying opportunities they afford. 1 in one statempr that it is cheapen ing the hrtiej.? -d by the farmer, in im.yt it opens- the. OUR RELATIONS WITH JSP I0ST FRIENDLY By Associated Press. Tokio, April 24. Relations between Japan and the United States were discussed today by Premier Count Gombei Yamamoto. He said they must remain peaceful despite local disturb ances and he expressed absolute con fidence that American citizens, both official and unofficial, would demand that no discrimination be made and that matters be- arranged in a spirit of fair play. He said he entirely dis approved of any exhibition of temper or unseemly agitation. Baron Nobus&i Makino, minister for foreign affairs in an address to an assembly of mem bers of the Japanese chamber of commerce, said tne government was doing all in its power relative to the California alien land ownership ques tion, but he was unable to reveal the diplomatic correspondence which has passed between Tokio and Washing ton. He was confident, he said, that the outcome - of the affair would be satisfactory. He counselled his hear ers and the Japanese 'people to show quiet and dignified patience. Bueinakano, chairman of the Tokio chamber of commerce, Matsuzo Nagai, Japanese consul general at San Fran cisco, and the minister of agriculture Count Yamamoto, made speeches of a similar character. T STRIKE IN ELGIII TO BE ENDED By Asosciated Press. Brussels, April 24. Delegates to the national socialist congress voted today by a three-fourths majority to terminate the strike and resume work immediately. A Remarkable Forensic Record By Asosciated Press. - London, April 24. A remarkable forensic record for a woman was es tablished by Miss Lind-Af-Hage, an anti-yivisectionist leader in conduct ing her own suit for libel against the Pall Mall Gazette and a London phy sician. During the sixteen- days hear ing of the case it was estimated that she spoke fiftjr-six hours, about 330, 000 words, matching her arguments against the most skilful advocates at the bar. She lost the case, however, the jury sitting only a quarter of an hour late yesterday. She will have to pay the costs, which will amount to about $30,000. . " Her last speech before the case went to the jury was passionately elo quent, provoking loud applause which the judge did not suppress because, he said, he thought it a laudable expression, under the circumstances. Sinker Killed At Hopedale By Associated Press. Hopedale, Mass., April 24.' An un identified striker was killed here to day in a clash between police and pickets on guard for striking em ployes of the Draper Company, tex tile manufacturers. Revolver firing between the opposing forces continu ed several minutes but only one fa tality was reported. A band of strike pickets had lined nn on the road near the Draper mills and were intercepting employes when police appeared on the scene. The pickets were ordered to dis perse. They answered with a volley of stones. Firing followed, each side claiming afterwards that the other started it. On the first volley an unidentified workman was shot thrmieh the neck. He died within a few minutes. The pickets then with drew. - TERRIFIC WIND STORM ' ADDS TO FLOOD HORRORS. ViirsVmrer. Miss.. ADril 24. A terri fic rain and wind storm swept the low er Mississippi valley last night from TntrhP7 north to Arkansas City, in tensifying the distress among the flood sufferers in the district inundated oy tho sirinwith crevasse, near Blythe- ville, Miss., and increasing the fears entertained for the sarety or remain ing levees in this section. Several hundred persons who fled from the' overflowed territory of , Is sequena county were forced to spend the night in the drenching rain on the levee south of Mayersville. Fears were expressed today that the levee directly in front of the town of Mayersville and a new levee sever al miles north of the. Skipwith crev asse may break at any moment. FLORIDA BANKERS MEET. ' - Jacksonville, Fla,, April 24. The state bankers association opened a two day session here today. A num ber of New York bankers are here as vlsitors-v The new currency -bill will be discussed and resolutions giving tho opinion of the association will be passed and forwarded to the Florida delegation In congress. About 100 bank x xa ta attend artcq. 1 Mint Explosion V i e 1 1 m s Number One Hundred Tried lo Skin Rep resentative Rowaid By Associtaed Press. Washington, April 24. Had it not been for the strange combinations of circumstances, Representative How ard of Georgia, would be mouriug the loss of $450 and a man giving his name as "Henry M. Thornton" would not today be in the hands of the po lice, according to the confessed swindler. " Thornton called Mr. Howard on the long distance telephone a few days ago and announced thai on the suggestion of . Hollins "N. Randolph, an Atlanta attorney, he was having his mail sent to Washington in care of the congressman. A letter bearing Mr. Randolph'.s card in the corner and addressed to Thornton ultimate ly was received by Representative Howard. While it was awaiting its claimant Mr. Randolnh railed at Mr Hnwavfl's office at the capitol ani declared the envelope was "faked.' Enclosed was a draft on Randolph for $450. y A trap was laid for Thornton and a detective was waiting when the man appeared. He was affable and chatted about Georgia affairs while opening the letter. Before he had an oppor tunity to ask that the draft be cash ed he was confronted by Joseph Ara noff, secretary to Senator Martine, of New Jersey, who declared that Thorn ton had swindled him out of $350 last February by a similar trick. It devel oped also that Charles R. pierce, a land attorney, was a victim of Thorn ton to the extent of $100. The prisoner acknowledged that the name he gave was fictitious. . Accord ing to the police he declared he was a son of a field officer in the CtVfed erate army, a member of a prominent Southern family, a soldier of fortune under, two flags and more recently a writer of fiction for- magazines. He attributed his downfall, the police say, to drink which was followed by an addiction to drugs. . Gaman Aviator By Associated Pres. Berlin, April 24, The German avi ator Dunetz was killed this morning at the Johannisthal aerodome by falling from a considerable height while flying in his aeroplane. Princess Euegnie Shakoff skoya, a certificated Russian air pilot; Vzvoiod Abramovitch, a Russian airman, also fell while flying in a bi-plane at Johannisthal today. Both were injur ed, Abfamovitch very severely and the princess slightly. Their machine collapsed at a height of 30 feet and dashed to the ground. Abramovitch made a flight from Berlin to St. Petersburg last August. OF TARIFF BILL S RESUME! By Associated Press. . - Washington, , April 24. Tariff dis cussion was under way again today on both the senate and house sides of the capitol There were informal con ferences among - senators, . and the house met an hour earlier than usu al. The house republicans conferred regarding their caucus tonight when they purpose to settle ' upon their policy as to the cotton schedule. The caucus already has voted in favor of the wool schedule prepared by Representative Payne, but the cot ton goods schedule has been de layed through what Representative Gardner, of . Massachusetts, has ex plained to te the inability of his sub committee of the . ways . and means minority to agree. Mr. Gardner ex pects to be ready with the , plan to night. ' Representatife Peters, of Massachu setts, a member of the ways and means committee' majority which framed the democratic bill, was among the spetakers on the democrat ic side, presenting an elaborate argu ment in defense of the committee measure. ' Leaders of all three parties have been confronted with a disposition of their colleagues to delay speeches until the latter part of the time al lotted to general debate, which will expire Monday night . Archbishop Of bcuta? i Assassinated By Associated Press. Rome, April 23. A report of the assassination of . the Roman Catholic archbishop of Scutari, J. Sereggi, reached here today. Cardinal Merry dl Val has not communicated it to the pope as he wishes to save the pontiff any sud den emotion, although the improve ment in his health is maintained and his strength is increasing. . No official confirmation of the arch bishop's assassination' has been re ceived. " ' DISCUSSION i Mai Many Dead Bodies Still in Pennsylvania Mine Where Terrific Explosion Occurred Yesterday Many Bodies Taken Out Death List May Run to Hun dred or More Cause of The Explosion is Unknown-Most of The yietims Weie For eigners. By Associated Press. - Pittsburg, Pa., April 24. With the coming of dawn, fresh crews took the places of the tired workers who had toiled unceasingly throughout the night in. an effort to penetrate the re cesses of j the Cincinnati mine of the Pittsburg Coal Company, at Finleyville, Pa., where an explosion of fire damp yesteerday killed many men and wrecked the mine. 1 Bodies Brought Out. Eighteen bodies had been removed from the mine to a morgue this: morn ing and it was reported that about 7i bodies in all had been found. That the mine contains more dead than had been taken to the morgue, even officers of the company 1 ad mit, while leaders of the rescue parties and some of the men who escaped from the workings are of the opinion that the fatalities wilr number close to 100. However, it will be impossible to determine the exact extent of the ca tastrophe until the mines of main and cross entries have been explored. Gas-Fi(led Galleries. Many men working with feverish haste are building : brattices to carry the fresh air through the gas-filled gal leries. Crews from the Pittsburg station of the United States bureau of mines hur ried to the mining town to recover the bodies of the dead and rescue such as might have survived the explosion and the dreaded "after damp." Parties o superintendents, fire -bosses:- - and mine bosses from other mines of the coal company and the mines of hide- pendent companies in the neighbor hood had proceeded to work in v the mine but they were able to make little headway because-the ventilation sys tem had been paralyzed by the ex plosion and before the workings could be explored it was necessary to con struct temporary passages through which the fresh air could be forced. Long hours were consumed in this la bor, butjn the meantime parties pro vided with oxygen helmets had pen etrated some of the principal entries. They found few living and when the last of these rescuers appeared at the mouth of the slope this morning they gave it as their opinion that all the men who had not been accounted for were dead. . The bodies that were recovered were not far from the entrance, among them being that of a miner named McCul lough, who had volunteered for rescue work. He was among the first to enter the mine after the explosion. Probably 100 Dead. Latest estimates of the dead are near the hundred mark as it is known that 179 men went into the mine and that about 75 are known to have made their escape. . An t Early Story. The exact number of . dead is not known, but from figures obtained from the check weighman of the mine and Charles M. Johnston, general counsel of the Pittsburg Coal Company, of which the Mononaghela River Consol idated Coal ; and Coke Company is a subsidiary, the number is placed be tween 100 and 115. According to a' statement of the at torney there .were 192 men on the pay roll of the company. He said that it was not improbable that all of the men were in the mine at the time of the explosion. -- 78 Men Escaped. The check weighman stated that ac cording to his figures there were 119 loaders, 27 miners, 2 motormen, 2 snappers and IS trackmen in the mine.' His figures, however, do not include fire bosses, foremen and assistant fore man. There were 76 men who escaped, 38 out of the, Mingo entrance and 38 out of the Courtney entrance. The Cincinnati mine is about four miles in length." Its main entrance is at Courtney, on the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston railroad, a short dis tance from Huston Run, Pa. The oth er entrance is at Mingo Junction, Pa. The explosion occurred deep in the mine at about 12:40 Wednesday after noon. ... The Cincinnati mie has been in operation about 80 years. Thirty years ago there was a gas explosion in which mine cars were blown through the tipple and half way across the Monongahela entrance. Cause of Explosion Unknown. A theory advanced as tothe cause of the explos-ion yesterday is that an old mine running parallel with the Cincin nati mine was filled with gas which may have escaped through a crack in a concrete wall separating the mines. It will take a thorough investigation, however, to ascertain whether escap ing gas, coal dust or after damp caus ed (he explosion. - . The majority of the dead are foreign ers. " : Government experts reached the scene at 7 o'clock last night and began the work of rescue. ' Before they arrived, however, rescue (Continued on Page Nine.) WW, A 3-