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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1914
Page
1
Reports from Juarez indicate a possible surrender of Torreon as General Velasco negotiates amnesty for federal troops. Carranza and Villa exchanges suggest Velasco demands full amnesty while Villa weighs terms. official lines remain unrevealed amid mixed dispatches.
Fidelity Savings Bank of Frostburg adopta a formal resolution upon the death of John P. McMullen a long time board member. The board praises his prudence counsel and cheerful conduct noting his loss to the bank stockholders and patrons and sending copies to his family.
Reports of renewed violence along the Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania Railroad tied to conductor and trainmen strikes. A southbound coal train at Stockdale was greeted by gunfire. air hoses were cut at Elrama, causing a two hour delay. hoses were slashed on a Banford train. Police were summoned. several switches left open but repaired. bridges and foundations were inspected and deemed safe.
Samuel Rea president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company attributes the fall in net operating revenues to higher wages taxes and enacted legislation. He notes the retrenchment policy includes reduced train service and fewer workers and cites ongoing declines in gross revenues since last October.
In Chicago on March 31 Coetters found guilty of murdering Emma Kraft a Cincinnati widow. Judge McDonald sentenced him to life imprisonment after the jurors deliberated through the night.
London hinges on the Home Rule bill as Sir Edward Gray speaks in the Commons for the government. He states there was no written guarantee the measure would pass without public appeal. The debate drew a large Liberal crowd and followed Premier Asquith resigning to seek re-election.
In Torreon on March 31 Velasco’s 8000 veteran troops defended the city against Villa’s forces. Despite Constitutionalists controlling much of the town they failed to seize the main plaza where Velasco concentrated artillery. Villa’s assault inflicted heavy losses, with about 300 Constitutionalists killed.
General Sir John French, Field Marshal of the British Army, has resigned after the government disavowed assurances by Colonel Seeley that General Goughs troops would not be required to fight anti Home Rule forces in Ulster.
Washington March 81 Congressional leaders of the administration’s fight to repeal the tolis clause of the Panama Canal act told President Wilson that the Sims bill would win in the House with a substantial majority. Opponents doubted the higher claim but expected administration victory in a fight billed as one of Congress’s fiercest.
Governor Goldsborough signed a bill authorizing a sixty thousand dollar bond issue for Cumberland to cover deficits from the new water supply project. The measure allows council to issue bonds and submit the question to a vote of the people, following controversy over borrowing from local banks to pay contractors before completion.
In Wagner Oklahoma a mob of about 100 masked men seized Marie Scott from the county jail and hanged her at a telegraph pole after she killed Lemuel Peace, a white man, by stabbing him. The county attorney opened an inquiry. Wagner is among counties where governors commuted murder sentences for negroes.
The 130th official session of the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens at Centre Street M E Church at 8 o'clock with candidates and ministers in attendance from Maryland Delaware D C and nearby towns. The week features sermons addresses by clergy leaders and multiple organizational meetings including the Laymen's Association and various mission boards.
Washington reports Nelson O Shaughnessy remains ill as Warren L D Robbins of Massachusetts is chosen to act as second secretary. Robbins will be sent to Mexico City after Senate confirmation and was formerly attached to Lisbon legislation and to the Buenos Aires embassy before serving in Paris. The release of three Americans Goldsmith Donahue and Crossthwaite on rebel aiding charges is noted.
A civil service examination will be held May 6 in Baltimore and Cumberland for junior civil engineer. Salary ranges from 1200 to 1500 dollars. Appointments mainly cover field duty and require two years of railway engineering experience. The positions involve valuing common carrier property for the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The body of an unidentified man about 50 was found on the Maryland side near Orleans Cross Roads. Coroner William H. Shaw and Undertaker John C. Wolford concluded drowning as the cause, with no signs of violence. A check for contractor Bennett & Talbott may identify him. Richard Sallery is named by Bennett and Talbott as the drowned man.
In Fierkimer New York on March 31 angry residents threaten lynching 17 year old Jean Gianini who killed Lyda Beecher a Poland school teacher. The Rev A Beecher pleaded for due process as Herkimer County Grand Jury convened with witnesses and the district attorney expected to seek first degree indictment. Funeral services for Lyda Beecher were held at dawn as mourners sought to avoid onlookers.
Legislative action last night suspended rules for two more bills including Zihlman’s justice of the peace powers for Allegany County and workmen’s compensation to third reading. House favors refund bill to Thomas F Moore and approves bills for Allegany Tuberculosis Hospital funding and Western Maryland local projects. Governor signs measures on election judges, history of penal reform bills, and county unit bill passes with broad votes.
London reports a nationwide coal strike threatening factory paralysis. Yorkshire miners began action a day early with leaders predicting over 160000 out by midnight and more than 200000 by daybreak demanding a nine hour workday.
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