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?TT'''" "Be tat and Fear not?K* an the ?n* Hu? Alant M be thy Connor* llqr Ood'l ?ad TMhW" THE TR?B SOUTHRON, EMaMfatal Jane? IM, SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1916. !?**? Amt. 9,188L Vol.XLII. No. 13. Ill MP Of tWUSWtl. am+'Jtoaxm&vonxD to escape GERMAN WMMAJltUiK and was YOHFBDOKO. Qesinaa Craft wan ritt? 0ft 1M4>; Mate fate to Vmgtimt* Severance of d SaWsto With Ger Washington. March M.?Affidavits of tans* ?urvtrlBr Americans on tho ?tiagair m^fikikwmh Which waro on-, bled from Liverpool auto thai the veeaat was shelled before It wee sunk. OfAemlO state that thai ta Almost con* elutreo evidence that/the voeeel triad to escape. If tfUa to true the submbn rinn wan within her righto in sinking nor. decretory Lansing later etated that tho efndavlt* ajao Indicate the Kng had stopped when the tor wea actually fired. This would tho case parallel to that of the AI*|fK!l BOMBARD vknuce. Dann Bombs on ?Austrian alr bom herded Venice, bondings on. mOVOEY blown tamafernd ?' 1 nfaroh to.?One hun wg,?e hilled whan the fnotory at Welladorf, Maw dp today. ?1MMUI IIROAW OHOUNIX tsf March ft.?A part of Avo et, northwest Of Verdun, recaptured by tho French, to the oflkdilj^mm to were repuUt d* wHh. a violent of tho Vertan , front night. Of tho cutting of timber and its use or not,' There are reasons why the nov? it forestry department thinks there has boon ? ebene? for the tm the care of tho forests of the la recent years, anO ttutt peo? ple are beaiantner to reco?niae the fact that they have*same real values In forest lands as aa auxiliary to Maftoon. representing tho forest service is now in thai section are kins 10 .s alone: this line and Unding* oat What tho owners of Umber lands are doing te protect snd reforest their lends. Ho has been very much frati? ded to and that so Urge a proportion of this country Is being permitted to ?on a second growth of pines, her grows on Und at the rau of t 100 feet a year to tho aero if not damaged by fire, which Is the enemy to reforesting and to tho farmer himself aa so ky of the more advanced farmers learning. Tho improvement of tho demand tor real pastures and for tho bettor grass that grows only where there hi no swooping Are to doing a great deal to save the for? ests. The lumbermen are more care? ful with their logging operations also, and many of tho big companies keep a forestry expert with them so that they will not damage the real wealth of the country so much In gettirg out the fiiut of the soli aa it is offered in lumber. Mr. Mattoon hopes and expects that sorae practical results will bo brought about by his Inspection trip and that he will be able to follow it, and other trips that are being made, by sugges? tions to the owners of land In regard to their timber. He says that the farmers of this country will soon learn that they have a veritable geld mine In their wood Undo snd they will be more careful of It. and their Intonslve pUn of farming will leave plenty of room for many generations, for forests. DTISTr;f~N TO C11AIILOTT K. ?htymrnt of Colton Mill Colors Ar? rives, Having- Come by Way of Misnghal, China. Charlotte, N. C. March 27.?A Ship? ment of cotton mill lyes representing ?10,000 was received by a local con? cern here today. This shipment wa* de toured via Shanghai. China, from 'Serrftany. The supply house here made th* announcement that they have found a source whereby they will be able to meet the demands pX South? ern mill men. Would Raise a Howl, flumter Item suggests that in case tho 8tate is forced into the insurance business to protect the property of IU cltlsens, the tax returns should form the basis of estimates of val ues. Now wouldn't that raise a howl In Couth Carolina. Suppose some c our cltlsens were forced to insure their property for two-thirds of wh.v Ifee) value It st for tasrtlon. wouldn* they do some high kicking??Rock Hill llorsld. SOU ?IUI, ?KB ?. CHICAGO-BUFFAL< ' LYER 18 WRJCCKED AT A?*. JiST, OHIO, WHEN KP CRASHED INTO I ? - ' OTW?R TRAIN. t J One Section Had ^topped for Water? Tweatty-ftvc Bodice Recovered This Moraiug?Many of Ifjem In Fear, fully? Mangled* Condition ? No ' Deaths on Twentieth Century Flyer -?Npre Than Hundred Injured Tak? en to Nearby Points for Treatment. Cleveland. March 29.?Seventeen bodies have been recovered,from the doubley wreck on the New York Cen? tral railroad in which two sections of the-JChlcago-Buffalo Flyer and the 20th Century Limited crashed ''into each ej|her. Over one hundred oth? ers were injured. The rear end col llelon between tho two sections of the Butyric Flyer occurred first and scat? tered, wreckage over the west bound track.' A minute later the 20th Cen? tury crashed into the wreckage, the engine* and oars turning over. The first accident waa caused by fog. The (Wreck occurred near Amtierst, Ohio, when thefirsteetoci nETH tHH Ohio, -when the first section stopped to take water at 4:3d this morning. Twenty-five bodies had been re? covered at 11 o'clock. Some of the victime were decapitated. Arms, lets ajad portions of human bodies were foand spattered throughout the wreck? age. Some of the victims will nover be Identified. . Only two coaches of the 20th Century Limited were over? turned. There were no deaths on that train. Moat of the victime were la the east two coaches of the first section of the Chicago to Buffalo train. Engineer Heae of the second section of the .Chicago-Buffalo train miraculously escaped Injury, He stat? ed that he was running sixty miles' an hour. He did not see the block sig? nals. The dead were taken to Am? tierst and about one hundred ihjured to Slyrla. Coejuntaatoa Will Investigate, Washington, March 29.?The inter? state commerce commission announc? ed that it will make a thorough in Rof tho Amheret wreck. OF COMMERCE ELEC? TION. \ E. S. Booth, R. K. Wilder and H. McLaurln, Jr., Elected Directors for . Three .Year Tteroa. exhibited ehe aargeat vote being cast for jet>r?ctors at any election lti three years. Dr. B. S. Booth. Mr. R. K. Wilder and Mr. H.-J. McLaurln, Jr. were the Rentlernen receiving the highest num? ber of voteo and were therefore de? clared elected. These three gentlemen will fill the place? vacated on the directorate by the expiration of the terms of direc? tors J. Z. Hearon. H. M. Stuckey land B. I* Wltherapoon. The retir? ing director* have rendered years of faithful service to the Organization and to Sumter. They have been and are still among Sumter's most public spirited, and progressive cltisens. The three .new directors are well known and popular as well as public spirited and progressive cltisens. Messrs. Wilder and McLaurln have served on j city council. Dr. Booth was president of the local board of health for years, and Mr. Wilder was a member of the board of health for years. Mr. Mc? Laurln has served as a director of the {Chamber of Commerce before. Next Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock the new directors will assume their duties at the weekly meeting of the board at which a presidont, and two vice presidents will be elected for the ensuing year. OFFERS AEROPLANES CHEAP. Club Anxious to Contribute Two High Powered Machines to Government Service. New York. March 28.?The Aero Club of America announced today that because of the law which pre? vents the United States government from accepting- gifts it has offered to sell to tho government for one dollar each the two high powered aeroplanes It recently proffered for use In Mex? ico. The offer to sell the machines at this prlco has been forwarded to Secretary Baker. VILLA RETREATING. Mexeian Bandit Said to Be Making for Sierras?>Resldents Furnish In? formation Freely. Casas Grande* Chihuah :a, Mex., March 27 (Wireless to Columbus, March 27.)?Villa Is flying southwest towards the foothills of the Sierras. According to army reports received here today the rapidity of his flight is hastening the American pursu... All rUM <>f the service are being used in in attempt to force the bandit into a corner. Tho Mexican residents of this sec? tion, which has been ravaged time And time, again by Villa bandits, are feely giving Information concerning .'Ilia's flight, supplies, armament and ' itrenxth to-the American milHary au-| horitles. j While much of this information has , ">een too indefinite to be of value, it s presumed that the kno. ledgo that 'he Americans are kept informed as1 o his movements had influenced the >andlt chetftaln to tho greatest haste i n his retreat. Although the 1'nltcd States troops | ?re following closely In his wake, ho ar, it is stated, no lighting has taken i place. MANY BUILDINGS BURNED Wptfj LOSS OP $100,000. * Firo Broke Out About 11 o'clock; Every Business Structure Waa>] stroyed, Except Thiw-<)olumbP> | Sends Fire Truck to Aid Neighbor*. Lexington, March 28.?Tweflt| buildings In the heart of Lexingtra! mostly business structures, wereH.ce* 1 stroyed with their contents tonight within two hours by a fire whlch^hyoaej out shortly after 11 o'clock, Inflicting a loss estimated by Mayor Charles IB! Taylor at $100,000, less than half-caY-, ered by Insurance. Driving southward before a breeze, the flames at 1 o'clock sweeping both sides of the main and they were checked only by a den shift of . the w)nd, which simultaneously with the arrival of. motor fire engine company from lumbla, It miles'away. Ten roil afterward it was apparent that fire area had reached its extremi tent, though brisk work was still quired to nuencTi incipient biases. : Nearby structures. Lexington's water supply is wells only and the town is wit even a volunteer fire del Bucket brigades did what they but were hampered by an early; veloped scarcity of water and and of ladders, pike poles and Household goods were removi time from most of the dwellings, practically nothing was saved' the mercantile establishments. of the merchants retrieved of their stock, only to have oensuraed as they lay piled in street. Early this morning but three neas buildings in the town are ing. These are the large two brick building . occupied by man & Kamlncr, general men disc; the Kauffman building,! cupied by the Harman Drug Coi and the structure which hous drug store of Meetse & Sons, fire area on the principal eti defined at one end by the Caught Kamlner building and'at the by the county court house ai county jail, which face each (The Kauffman building Her ? these bounds and though consld? damaged Is the only structure sort In the fire area which utter destruction. Andrew C. Sawyer's drug etei most in the middle of the lire Sas the place qf origin of ti lght marshal saw smbkait iva tr ? pharmacist, occupying a the rear of the ground door, escaped half clad. The proprietor and hie fam? ily had more time in which-te leave their apartments upstairs and brought away some of their effects. The flames ate their way rapidly into - adjacent structures, veering with the wind. First they worked southward until de? struction of the large Caughman Kamlner building was imminent, then turned to the northward, crossing the street at about the same time to lick up the large Meetze hotel. last of the buildings to go was the handsome new brick counting house of the Bank of Western Carolina. Two members of The State's staff mado the 12 mile run from Columbia to Lexington in. 18 minutes in the six cylinder touring car of William H. Harth, city electrician, Mr. Hath driving. A Ifeavy explosion about midnight caused a slight alarm, which evidently was ammunition of some kind in a burning hardware store. In front of the Harman Drug com? pany was an underground gasoline tank, which It was said contained 300 gallons' of gasoline. As the Are gradually spread thero was some fear that a spark might get Into the tank. The rubber hose was melted In spots. The heat became so Intense on Main street in front of the Sawyer Drug company that the macadamized street cracked and swelled at several placea The county jail with 11 prisoners, is the next building to the residence of O. M. Harman, which was an en? tire losa A vacant lot, continued efforts on tho part of volunteer fire? men, and the change of the wind saved the building from destruction. At one time one end was smoking but Sheriff Sim J. Miller went on the roof with a bucket and fought it away. The prisoners were not re? moved from tho Jail. Tho county court house Is across tho street from the Jail. Cyrus Shealy, county clerk of court, rushed to the court house and put the valuable rec? ords in the vault. The Columbia firo department was called for aid and a combination motor chemical and pumper and eight men went to Lexington through the country. The party was In charge of Chief Kngincer McCraney and the following men made the trip: T. W. Danielson, R. E. Wheeler. H. J. Fet ner, J. E. Heard, H. C. Cloyd, E. H. Summers. E. M. DuPre, a member of tho Co? lumbia city council, accompanied the Columbia firemen on the trip. Thero was no water connection in Lexington except a mill pond some distance from the lire. 'Vhe Columbia company stretched Its hose, but as the fire was under control when Columbia arrived they did not throw water on it. The following buildings were de? stroyed: A. C. Sawyer's drug store, two story, brick! A. J. Mathias, gener? al merchandise, wooden; Lewie Hail, general merchandise, one story, wood den; E. 1*. Hoof & Son, groceries, ono story, wooden; Darre Hardware com? pany, two story, wooden; Reagin Shoe shop one story wooden; Pickens Mitchell meat market, ono story, wooden; Corley Harbor shop, one story, wooden; wooden; E. .Q. Drelier company, clothiers, one story, | eil? HUTS BRITISH MIN. kj j REPORTS DESTRUCTION OF TRENCHES BY MINE. Germans Claim to Have Repulsed all Assaults and to Have Regained ; Some Ground From Russians. .Berlin, March 27 (via London).? ['More than 100 yards of German benches near St. Eloi have been bjown up by the British, German ar niy headquarters announced today. {West Prussian regiments were suc ^oessfui in recapturing* the artillery observation positions lost by the-Ger tns March 20 hear Mokrxyce, near 'arocz lake, on the Russian front, to- 1 day's announcement states. ' Tho statement reads: jf. "Western theatre: By an extensive ine explosion early this morning le British damaged our position near ElOi, sauth of Ypres. More than [10Q, yards of trenches were blown up. Casualties were caused among the (Company occupying the position. - v4"In Lhe district northeast and east ojf Vcrmellqs we were successful in tnlnc fighting and took some prison ; "Farther south near La Boisselle, northeast of Albert, some weak Eng nab detach m on to attempted to ad [yance against our positions. Ther fwero prevented by our Are. "During the past few days the Brit again shelled the town )f Lens. *Jji the Argonnc and in the region the Meusc artillery and other firing dnished only temporarily. "Eastern theatre: The Russians Irenewcd their attacks with violence lagalnst the front occupied by the ar of Felld Marshall von Hlnden t?rg*. The Russians advanced in un Irecedented numbers of men and am 'munition against the German line fnorthwest of Jacobstadt. They suf? fered enormous Iosscb without achlev (ittg any success. "Near Wcjikojecelo, south of Vidsy, nor advanced detachments captured 57 Russians and two machine guns. 'Repeated endeavors made by the enemy against our positions north? west of Postavy completely failed. ''After "Strong attacks by portions of Russian army corps south of ?oz lake- were repulsed the West issian regiments made a counter :k near Mokrzyce in' an endeavor recapture the artillery observation Ltions which were lost March 20. ir brave troops completed their task nvery detail. y ^DurUuj this counterattack and in repulse of the enemy attacks 21 W . men were captured *Ouf airmen dropped bombs on the railroad stations at Dvnsk and Wtlwely and on the railroad depot I between Baronovichi and Minsk. "Balkan theatre: There Is no change in the situation." SOUTHERN MAKES IX) AX FTJNT>. Will Establish Aid for Students ! in Clemson College. Washington, March 29.?As a per? petual memorial to the great interest In Southern farming manifested by the late President Finley, President Harrison, of Southern Railway Com prny, has arranged to give $1,000 each to the State colleges in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor? gia. Florida. Alabama? Mississippi, Kentucky and Tennessee, to be des? ignated "Southern Railway Loan Fund: William Wilson Finley Foun? dation." Loans from the fund in each State are to be made by the College authorities to worthy students in such way as the authorities of each college may determine, subject only to the restriction that the students receiving the benefits shall be from counties traversed by the line3 of Southern Railway Company or its associated companies. This permanent loan fund will take the place of the four-year Southern Railway scholarships provided by Mr. Finley which will expire with the close of the present school year. Sponsor Announced. Louisville, March 29.?Gen. Young announced today Miss Gladys Kernan, of New Orleans will be sponsor, and Mrs. Governor Harris, of Georgia, chaperon of the Confederate reunion to be held in Birmingham. Marriage Leensa Record. A license to marry has been grant? ed one colored couple: Harry Crosk rey and Mamie Galloway, Sumter. brick; Enterprise Hardware com? pany, one story, brick; Surratt's ba? zaar, ?nc story, wooden; G. M. Har man .residence, two story, wooden; Lexington Dispatch, one story, wood? en; Scott Hendrik Furniture company, two story, wooden; Citizen Telephone exchange, brick; Mrs. E. G. Wingard's grocery, one story, wooden; S. J. Long I grocery, one story, brick; Mcetzc ho- j tel. two story, wooden; S. J. Long's, barber shop, two story, brick; Pank' of Western Carolina, one story, brick: unoccupied residence owned by Scott Hendrlx, two story, wooden. A. J. Mathias was having his store j room tern down and brick were on ' Main street preparatory to building a new structure. Mr Mathias, there? fore, saved his stock of goods, hav? ing recently removed them from the old building. The Kauffman building, occupied by the Herman Drug company, caught but was extinguished with small dam? age by efficient bucket brigades and an opportune change of the wind. The plato glass windows were smashed. The Hoof building, w/hich was to? tally dost roved, was not occupied. Ixjwie Hall was moving out of his store and therefore his stock of goods waa saved. HUES WILL STUB TOGETHER ULTIMATE TRIUMPH OVER ENE? MY IS AIM OF ENTENTE POWERS. Paris Conference Adopts Resolution Affirming Unity of Views of Nations in Matters of Military, Economic and Diplomatic Relations. Paris, March 28.?The conference of the entente allies, which ended to? day, adopted the following resolutions just prior to adjournment: "The representatives of the allied J governments, in conference at Paris, March 27 and 28, 1916, affirm the I complete community of views and j solidarity of the allies. They confirm all the measures taken to realize unity of action or unity of front. "They understand by that, at the same time, unity of military action, I assured by the entente concluded be? tween the general staffs, unity of eco? nomic action, the organization of which the present conference have regulated, and unity of diplomatic action, which is guaranteed, by their unshaken will to continue the strug? gle to victory for the common cause. "The allied governments declined to put into practice in the economic do? main their solidarity of views and Interests. They charge the economic conference, which Is to be held short? ly at Paris, to propose for them ap? propriate measures for the realization of this solidarity. "With a view to strengthen, coordi? nate and unify the diplomatic action to be exercised to prevent the re victualling of the enemy, the confer? ence has decided to establish at Paris a permanent committee In which all the allies will be represented. "The conference has decided: First, to continue the organization already begun, at London, of an International central bureau of freight; second, to proceed In common and with the briefest delay to seek practical means to apportion equitably between the allied nations the charges for mart time transportation and check the rise In freight rates." The decisions of the conference have the force of the decisions of the respective governments because each, with the exception of Russia, was rep? resented by its principal ministers and generals. The delegates will leave tonight and tomorrow In the same silent and un? obtrusive way that they assembled. Premier Asqulth and Field Marshal Earl Kitchener will visit Italy before returning to London. feads of Railway Workers* Adjust? ment Boards Will Act Together To? morrow. New York, March 28.?The 30 j chairmen of the division adjustment I boards of the four unions comprising' j 400,000 locomotive engineers, fire? men, conductors and trainmen, met here today- and arranged to present their demands for an eight hour day and higher wages to the railroad managers of the country on Thurs? day. The railroads will have until April 29 to consider the demands. If they refuse them the union delegates must resubmit the proposition to a vote of their members in order to j get authority to declare a strike. SENDS VAUGHN TO ASYLUM. Former Head of Odd Fellows' Or? phan Home is Under Observation. Columbia, March 29.?Thurston U. Vaughn, under death sentence for abuses he has confessed to having committed upon girls who were in his care when he was superintendent of the Odd Fellows* orphan home at Greenville, was yesterday removed from the State penitentiary and com? mitted to the State Hospital for the Insane for treatment and for obser? vation. Orders providing for the transfer were issued by Frank B. 'Gary of Ab? beville, circuit judge, upon the appli? cation of Proctor A. Bonham, solicitor, counsel tor Vaughan concurring. Last October Vaughn was taken back to Greenville to be resentenced, the su? preme court having denied his peti? tion for a new trial, but a stay of execution was obtained by his at? torneys, pending an examination as to his sanity. Recently a Columbia physician, J. Heyward Gibbes, M. D., has been studying Vaughan's case, by request of Solicitor Bonham and Gov. Man? ning. Dr. Gibbes thought that condi? tions for a fair and clear determina? tion would be better at the asylum and it was on Gov. Manning's sug? gestion that Judge Gary was asked to authorize the transfer. Dr. Gibbes will treat and observe the patient at the asylum in coopera? tion with members of the staft and in time will report his conclusions. Writing not long ago to Solicitor Bon? ham he advanced the surmise that Vauhgan was "malingering," but said this opinion was subject to revision under conditions more favorable to observation. MANNING SIGNS ACT. Torrcns Land System Becomes laxw. Columbia, March 28.?Several acts of State-wide importance which were passed by the last legislature were signed yesterday by Gov. Manning. They include: The Torrens act for the registration of land; the Toole act for teaching afiriculture in the public schools; the act providing for a State board of conciliation to settle disputes between capital and labor. The governor also signed an act amending the code so that the naval militia will share in the special tax in Charleston. The governor has not yet signed tho tWO quarts a month law. NUMEROUS BIOS FOB MM. TWENTY-ONE CONTRACTORS SUB* MIT OFFERS FOR STREET WORK HERE. Big Crowd in Attendance as Bids Were Opened?Offers Will be Gone Or er Carefully and Decision Will be Announced Later?Various Kinds of Paring Considered. From The Daily Item, March 29. There were twenty-one bids placed by contractors for the paving which is to be done on the streets of Sumter and a crc <vd of more than a hundred paving a.id material men were on hand last night when the bids were opened to explain any difficulties which might arise as to the meaning of their bids. . In fact so.large wa? the crowd that council found the ' ?il chamber totally Inadequate rov'.de accom? modations and tb teeting waa ad? journed to the ?*emy of Music, ? where the bid' jfio opened without any delays o- ?J^nalities and tabu ! lated by Ma < 4.. L. Lee, engineer for the city. > The hi ^vered a number of dif? ferent 1 t> of paving materials, all of wh; ill be considered by coun? cil ir ^ determination of the award for vpaving. When the bids were aT ned and tabulated. Mayor Jen r announced that they would be gOi. i over carefully and the award announced, as soon as a decision was reached. He invited the visitors to the Chamber of Commerce supper, an Invitation which seemed appre? ciated by the visitors and which many of them accepted. COUNTY HEALTH SURVEY, State Beard of Health Will Send Com? munity Unit to Make Thorough In? spection of Sumtcr county. Dr* J. A. Hayne, Secretary State Hoard of Health, has confirmed in a letter to Secretary Reardon, printed below, his promise to have a health survey of Sumter township made at an early date. Dr. Hayners Letter. State Board of Health of South Caro? lina, Columbia, S. C, March 27, 191?. E. I. Reardon, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: Pursuant to our conversa? tion over 'phone, 1 am desirous of I sending one of the community units I employed by tho State Board of Health, to Sumter to do intensive community work. The purpose of jyoi& i>. rpdyce _,soii p^UyMyL tho spread of typhoid feVer, **hSeWT worm disease, tuberculosis, diarrhoO al diseases, etc. The plan pursued is to send one di? rector, a physician skilled in this work, and three health inspectors. They will remain in a county tor three months and visit every homo in the community in which they wdrk, and by personal conversation, bulle? tins and illustrated lectures at tho school house, striee to drive home the lessons of modern sanitation. The ultimate object of this work 13 to educate a county to the necessi? ty of employing a whole-time county ! health officer who will carry on the work bogun by these units. So far, there are only two counties in South Carolina which have whole time health officers: viz, Greenville and Richland counties. I am enclosing herewith copy of Bill, passed by the last General As? sembly, for county health officer for Greenville county. I believe that such a Bill passed for a whole-time health officer for Sumter county, would pay many times over the coot cf such an officer, both in improving the health conditions in Sumter coun? ty and in advertising Sumter city and county, as a progressive city in a pro ! grcssive county, and I believe that I your Chamber of Commerce could take up no better \dvertlsing cam I paign for the city and county than a propaganda for a whole-time county health officer. Yours truly, (Signed) James A. Hayne, Secretary State Board of Health, Chairman J. A. McKnight of the local board of health informed Sec? retary Reardon that he approves of the proposed township health survey, and believed that the Sumter health board would request that the city of Sumter be included in this survey by the State Board of Health unit How? ever, no regular action has been tak? en as vot by the local health board. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce is working for a whole-time county health officer, and cooperating with Sumter health board and health offi? cer for the best possible sanitary con? ditions in this city. LABOR NOT A COMMODITY. Judge Anderson Throws Out Con? spiracy Indictment Against Steel Company. Youngstown, March 28.?The in? dictments against live local steel com? panies for conspiracy in connection with the recent disastrous strike were quashed today by Judge Anderson of the common pleas court on the ground that labor is not a commodity. MINERS ENTOMBED BY EXPLO? SION. Hundred Men Have Lives Endangered Bluelield, \V. Va., March 28.?A hundred miners were entombed by an explosion at the West-Vivian mine. Nine were rescued, but nearly all were fatally injured. Prohibit Gasolene Export, Washington, March 2S.?Represen? tative Bhallenberger, of Nebraska, to? day Introduced I resolution prohibit? ing the exportation of gasolene.