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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-24
CURRENCY BILL SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
WILSON AT 6:Ol O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT

TO me that in the case OF this bill
there should have been so consider
able a number u Republican Voies
cast for II. All great measures under
our system G. government are of ne
cessity party measures. for the parry
OF the majority is responsible for
their originatiOn and their passage:
but this cannot be called partisan
measure. if has been relieved @. all
inimation OF that sort by the cordial
cooperation OF men ON the other side
of the two houres who have acted
with Us ana gave given very substan-
tial reasons and very intelligent rea-
sons for acting with us. so that |
think we can go home with the feeling
that We are in better spirits for pub
lie service than we were when we
convened IN ipril
"As for the bill itself. I feel thai
We r'n say that IL is the FIRST OF n
series @. constructive measures by
which the Democratic party will
show that 1t knows how to serve the
country. In calling II the FIRST OF a
series Of constructive measures.
need not say that am not casting
any reflections upon the great tariff
bill which preceded H. The tariff
bill was meant to remove those inn
pediments to American industry and
prosperity which had so long stood
in their way II was q great piece
OF preparation for the achievements
OF American commerce and American
industry which are certainly TO fol-
low. Then there came upon the
heels OF IL this bill which furnishes
the machinery for free and elastic
and uncontrolled credits. put at the
disposal of the merchants and man
ufacturers of this country for the first
time in fifty years.
First Chapter OF RepIy.
Il was refreshing my memory on
the passage OF the national bank act
which came in two pieces. as You
know. in February OF 1863 and in
June of 1864 u is just ffty years
ago since that measure. suitable for
that time. was passed. and Il has
taken US more than a generation and
a half to come to an understanding
as TO the readjustments which were
necessary for our own time. But we
nave reached those adjustments.
myself have always felt when the
Democratic party was criticised as
not Knowing how 10 serve the bust
ness interests of the country thai
there was no use OF replying TO that
In words. The only satisfactory re.
ply was in action. We have written
the first chapter of that reply.
We are greatly favored by the cir
cUnstances of our time. We come az
the end of day of contest. at the
end cf day when We have been
scrutinizing the processes OF our bust
ness. scrutini2ing them with critical.
and sometimes with hostile eye. We
nave slowly been coming TO this time
which has now. happily. arrived when
tnero is common recognition of the
things that II IS undesirable should he
done and that things that IL Is desir-
aO!" should be done. What We are
proceeding TO do now is to organize
our peace. 20 make our prosperity NOT
only stable but free To have an nm
imp"ded momentum " r. so obvious
ih1i - ought not need 70 be. stated
tAlt nothing can be good for the coun.
Continued f-51l Page Ten1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-24
BILL PASSED SENATE YESTER-
FAY AFTERNOON By VOTE
OF IS TO p.
Ceremony Attending Signing of
Bill Witnessed BY Interesting
GrOur-Used Chilton's Pen.

WASHINGTON. Dec. President
Wilson signed the GlaSs-Owen cur
rency bill at 6:Ol O'Clock tonight in
the presence OF members OF his cabi-
net. the congressional committees on
banking and currency and Democratic
leaders in congress generally.
With few strokes OF the pen. the
president converted into Law the
measure to be known as the federal
reserve act. reorganizing the nations
banking ana currency system. and fur
nishing, in the words % the president.
the machinery Tor free and elastic
and uncontrolled credits put AT the
disposal OF the merchants and manu-
facturers OF this country for the first
time In fifty years
An enthusiastic applause ran
through the ceremony not only as the
president affixed his signature. but
as he delivered an extemporaneous
speech characterizing the desire Of
the administration to take common
council with the business men Of the
country and the latter's efforts 10
meet the governments advances as
the constitution Of peace
The event came at the close Of a
day OF rejoicing In the national cap
ital. for congress had recessed p
TWO weeks for the first time since Il
convened last April TIE Democratic
leaders We're jubilant because they
had completed two big pieces OF leg
islation-the tarin and the currency
refort I'm nine months performance
which they considered Unprecedented
IN the history Of the country
Wilson's Speech.
III
ident TO the assembled group as ne
took up his pen, THAT I feel a very
deep qualification al being able TO
sign this bill. ard feel that ought
10 express very heartily the admira.
tion have for the men who have
made II possible Scr me to sign this
h.ll. There have been currents and
counter currents, buf tho stream has
moved forward 7 think that we owe
special admiration 10 the patience
aud Tho leadership aud the skin and
the force Of the Chai mon OF tho two
committees. and behind them have
stood The committees Themselves. ex-
crCisiug q degree of scrutiny and of
careful thought in this matter which
uudoubtediy has red1undei 10 tho
benefit Of The bin itself. Then there
has grown. as 80 have advanced with
ihif business and the great niece OF
-'''fsfness which preceded II. evidences
NJ team work that 10 my mind have
been very notable indeed Only con.
stiucttye action. only the action
which accomplish something. 1le
men With The enthusiasm of cc-op-r.
alton. and ] fhin, bat at this session
OF congress We harN vitnos sed an ac.
cumulatins pleasure and enthusiasm
q f.an. ~ q
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4 PORTION OF BUILDING
WRECKED. But NO PER-
SONS INJURED.
Two Italians Under Arrest Identi-
fled by Girl Who Saw Man
Touch OF Bomb.

Shortly after l. O'Clock this morn
ing an attempt was made TO blow up
the store and home OF G. DE Marco
Of Bellaire. Two foreigners are held
at the city building pending an in
vostiEation before Mayor Wassman
this mouing The explosion was
caused by bomb being placed in
the rear Of the building under tho
windows. which when 70 went OF par.
tally wrecked the rear end Of the
building and drove chair into the
ceiling OF tine room No one was
hurt. although the family living over
the store we're suffering from shock
as q result of the explosion
lmmo distcly following the exblos-
ion the ire department was called
thinking that ras had caused the
trouble. but no fire developed The
object which caused the explosion
was constructed. 10 is thought. OF
ON dor. ciN,eriuo aud sulphur. which
d. even stronger than dynamite Not
one pane 90 glass Boz the building re-
manned whole aud windows iu other
houses near The scene were entirely
destroyed causing property loss Of
several hundred dollars
Girl Sees Perpetrators
Mia. li1uche li.ugicy had just
come to tho door Of her home. whicn
"N.NN.l" NN'|NN N.NN''fN NfffN NNnfN NMN
scene of thc explosion. O. bid her
friend goodnight. when thev noticed
two muu walking rather ftIsplcioufIv
rIcr. The street They said that one
Oi thn men wae short and wore cap
while fhc other wn. heavy set aud
wore Bot The smaller of tho two
Wru stopped iu t1o roar Of the build.
ire Ir moment while fho other
passed on up ne street stoorinr
down D. lit match and then rushed
'ur ndIN fD .Ho confer of the street
frl fHru Cr.t fsd f0 toe other side %
'he sam" street ard hurried away.
'hnN taid That iumediutaif follow.
in- NIa actions report was heard
which fairly rocked the house iu
which tley we're standing and fvinr
sniInt"ra fcll aif around them Some
person immediately turned in the
Ore alarm and called the department.
but their services we're not needed
lnicf NJ Police Malone then detailed
ouiccrs kfler. Stewart ana Jewell
on Tho case and thev rounded up Two
men whom thev thought to be- fhe
right parties These two we're placed
in another house full OF Italians and
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GEORGE NOT TO
BE FIRED NOW
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES
DECLINES TO ACT AT
THIS TIME.
Trustees of Junior Republic An
nOunce That Action Now Would
BE Unfair and Unjust.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-No action
looking toward the removal of WI
Ham X. George from all PARTICIPATION
IN the affairs of the George Junior re
public viii be taken at this time bv
the trustees OF the Freeville (N. "
institution. This was the reply for
warded by them to-day TO the state
board OF charities regarding the
board s action in calling upon them
10 force Mr.. George to sever his OF.
hcial connection with the institution
he founded. His removal was recon.
mended after an investigation of
charges made against him. No dc.
cision was given al any time on the
charges.
The trustees in their communica.
tion 10 the state board expressed ''ut.
most confidence in the future OF the
republic. and asserted thar nearly
all or the published criticisms of I,
were due 10 misunderstanding OF ac.
tual conditions. The board was in.
iormed mat the trustees felt they
could not. accede TO its reqr.ast 10
abandon the republics ideal OF self.
government and turn the institution
into a farm colony.
No Official Connection.
Regarding The recommendation
Tor the removal OF George tbe
trustees appointed out that the found
or has hrd no official connection with
the republic since 1905. aIthoueb he
ls az present the national director Of
ne National Association OF Junior
k"pubiics. The trustees set forth
mat the charges against him are stiil
under investigation by a committee
oi high standing aud hence. "anv act.
ION or the trustees OF any recommend.
alton made by them in this rerard In
advance Of the decision OF this ernir.
cnt Jury. which will soon be rendered
would rot only be "a grave di.courf.
"sy. i'It would be- manifestlv unf,ir %
The action of the trustees viii h.
governed entirely by the hndinr ~
rfprod " Wv
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TO Build new
CHINA RAILWAYS
AGREEMENT SIGNED BE.
TWEEN CHINESE AND GER
MAN MINISTER.
Will Form Part Of State System
and Will BE Valuable Feeders
for German Harbor.

BERLIN. Dec. 23-The Chinese
foreign minister and the German min.
ister To China signed al Peking 10.
day an agreement for the conStruc.
ton In China OF two railways TO be-
undertaken by German engineers,
who are TO utilize German materials
and capital
is figured at $50 .000. 600. but the Dis.
conto Gesellschaft estimates the
financial requirements at much
higher figure. II is yet uncertain
when the loan Is TO be offered.
The hrst line Il to run from IA.
omi. near kiao Chow. on the shan.
tung railway. southwark to Hanch-
wang. where the Tientsin-Pukow rail.
way crosses the Grand canal
The second line is 10 extend the
Shantung railway from its terminus
at Tsinan TO Shuteh. on the Hankow
railway.
To Settle Routes.
mixed commission OF Germans
and Chinese Is TO settle the exact
routes TO be followed between the
terminal points OF the lines. and II is
hoped that this will be done within
three months, so that construction
may begin in 1914.
The railways are To form part of
the Chinese state system under the
control OF the ministry of commerce.
but German chief engineer is 10 re-
main in charge as manager until the
loans have been repaid
The lines will form valuable feed
ers 10 the German harbor at Tsintau.
which aided By the ShantunR railway.
has jumped since 1900 from the TWEEN
ty-siXth 10 the sixth degree in impor-
tance among the Chinese ports.
The railroads will have little STRAIT
egic influence but will open up great
districts now dependent upon cara
vans and river traffic
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In
Deputies

-, ~ ,., a,ch 90 the Intelligence.
lNlthEhSBO hG. ". Va. Dec g.
Announcement was made to-day by
tho international revenue coIIector
Samuel Hays. Of three changes I'M fbs
state revenue officials. RepubIlc,n.
3 Ing way to Democrats. effective he.
ginning with the new year I.yi
Jones succeeds = $. Hrectnor .g
deputy collector az Huntington. . D.
Showers. OF BlucncId. viii aucre.d ti
= White as deputy collector al Maj.
avian. and g. . Gnrred win succeed
T. p Drake as stamp deputy at tturf
ingion
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-24
Chicago School Board
ReinStates Mrs. Youne
AT STORMY SESSION AT
WHICH DEPOSED MEMBERS
RETAIN SEATS.
Continuous Uproar Marked Meet
ing and Police Were on Hand
TO Preserve Order.

CHICAGO. Dec o. - Mrs Fila
Flagg Young was voted back into the
superinteudency of the CHICAGO pubIic
schools to-day after stormy sesqion
of the board OF education. seven
members refused TO vote ON tho
ground that the board had no power
70 reconsider the election of John ID
Shoop. assistant superintendent un.
der Mrs. Young. who had been efecf.
81 her successor Contention alro
was made that the four now MON
bers of the boo-d. named by Mav,r
Harrison Co replace four whose reeip.
nation ho had enforced. we're NOT on
titled 20 their saata
The action of the board in remov.
ing ShoOp and replacing SIR. you,y
VIII at once ho CHALLENGED iu court if
wac announced hv the opposition
lirs. Young failure to ho rs.efoc.
cf two wceks aro hv tho r.hoot borrl
rous'd storm Of popular iudIrnatior
Mass meetings were held and tb,
school board and tho MAYORS o0ioo
were hrHicred by dcleraff.n4 which
demanded that Snoop rnsirn ana
max" way Tor Sire Young 10 como
back
Women Backed Mrs. Vouno
Th" wowo4s cfeani1auonr. polrt
c1I and civic. we're aolidlt brhind the
drpo pd superintendent MAYOR Uar
ri on asserted tnrt mruhorr of tb.
school board appointed tv him bal
voted aRainH Nre Young lin rn un
lcrH1ud way llo sumuarfv no.
cert'i from four members reir r.e
ien7tous. which taI boon placed boz
hif h1ndr wF"r fhoy took office. Re-
iufaI of th" .our io abide bg hia ac
'ou V1a thH storm center OF tba
heht in fho board TODAY. The four
were in the.- ec1ta before tho meet
inr began to rcfu.rd fo leave Tho
new mon we're forced to find chairs
''r"N lcrr Ncu and women damned
into "vcry available couer OF tho
board room A squad ~ policemen
.ummouod to t"rp order remained I'm
mo corridor and did. not Interfere.
although until t1n latter part of th.
meeting when the Young faction
rot To- working smoothly together
The uproar was continuous.
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WANTS TO WORK
ON DEAD ONES

Special Disratch TO the Intelligence.
PARKERSBURG. w Va. Dec
Hun Butler. of 1925 Market street.
Wheeling. who claims to be the
champion wrestler of the state. has
decided TO give up the game and now
seeks employment at helping an un-
dertaker or working in store. a
letter was received by a local under
taker this afternoon from Butler
making application TO help the under
taker. tIt as the latter was not in
need OF the strong arm man at pres
ent. had no opening TO cffer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-24
BRANCE WOMAN
GIVEN FREEDOM
BEGS TO BE PERMITTED TO
STAY IN JAIL 4 FEW
DAYS.
Declines TO Give information Re
garding Relatives so Not to
Disgrace Them.

MONTICELLO. y Y. Dec .3-
Miss Adelaide Brance the woman
who was with Melvin ~ Couch. form
Or district attorney of sullivan couu.
~ when ne died suddenly SUNDAY
morning in his Office. was given her
freedom late thig afternoon. the ..u.
thorities having -iicd Co connect her
with the death of the man for whom
sho immurod herself for three years.
Though freed nov oven Of the
charge Of petty larceny. ON which sbo
was held pending uu Investigation of
the mans death. Niss Brauce has
asked permission fp remain % yolun-
tary prisoncr ior two or three days
cannot face the world nov. she
said today - am sick at heart and
sick physiCally'
Miss Braurr re-use4 fo Give 4nv
Information aE to her relatives. saw.
inr that she does not wish fo brinr
disgrace upon them
u was learned today that Nis
Brancc and Couch 0uarrolcd shortly
before the mnn'e death. The voulrf
told Couch she wished to visit au Dfl
time friend over tho holiday. TO hf.
ihe lawyer would not listen ffo grew
excited. and Mies Hrrucc. fearing 10
scene. finally promised that eso
would remain with him fcv min
utes after which the AGED man f.lI
over on The couch She ran out f,
get phy siciau. hut ou her return.
found Tho lawyer dead Couch was
buried ihis afternoon from tho resi-
deuco of hie wife
Iatn today Miss Uranco gave the
hrsi hint as to hoi antocrdcnte
was born Iu rfardwirE ur4r
ioOnorstowu. y v. whore my hrntb.
or 'f nos employed Boz the post oTIro {"
20" said. Nv father and mother 4rr
u"ad Hli thai ~ AT Z propose to fcll
of ms family history What han
peued tO mc before ] came to Nonfi
cello. tuecu wears ago. ] feel con
Germs nobody
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then Miss Henaly and her gentleman
friend were called 90 Identify them
Men Identified
without hcFitarCv they picked out
the two fellows that tho police had
captured. In talking ~ the chief OF
ne matter last nirht he said that
to would hold The men pending an
iuVcstIra ton. Other Italians save
the police the names OF the two men
but, fhc department refused 90 Tell
Who ihcN were until if vas found
whether they we're the men wanted.
ln sneakinE 20 an lntoiligencer re-
ortcr ia1t night De Marco said that
ne d'd not have an enemy that he
Know On end could think of no rca.
son whV thrv should try 20 destroy
MS property and likely Mn no and
lIs family. There is a funposifion
Lhef these ore tho same two men vhp
held un and robbed George Roir AZ
Norwood fcw hour. before The
Town ~ RclIairc is vcry much worked
un .ver Tho affair and MANY ars
prone to believe it o. the work ~
secret society. hut this was sfoutfV
denied BY the police last nighI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-24
GOT FIVE YEARS

-rf.ial ilerateh to the tnteuireneer
CLARksBrRG. " Va. Dec. ss
ln the Criminal court today tudgo
James " Robinson sentenced Itcrry
smith Clarkqburr negro. To- .erye
five years in the ponitcntiary f,-
stealing watch
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poLITIcos 10 nr ralrn

] lISHON Dec. % Tho Republican
l'iiucal prisoners who we're arrested
last April IN connection with serious
disorders in Lisbon and sent 10 pris
ON "i Angfa. Tho AZORES. have been
hroufht here Tor trial Among them
are two generals
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toohiinu-a ~ rag, rspl


=. rfiAA eFVNs Dec. "a r0rerssss
ONO and western rcuurvfvanI4
rein or fnow, iirht e. moderate vsrt,ffr
vins. ''"''
Wssf virgins loucy wse1sss,y
Thursday probably rain. o
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-23

fpossible, and those least seriously in
jured have been removed to their
homes. Long lines of coffins are
awaiting the dead, but for the pres
ent little effort is being made to
bring out bodies, all efforts being
concentrated on the supreme effort
to reach any survivors who may still
be imprisoned alive in the smoking
pit.
\ Hundreds of women and children,
sleepless since yesterday, are gather
ed as close to the mine entrance as
they are permitted to approach, wait
ing, most of them in silence, the dis
covery OF their husbands, sons or
sweethearts, dead or alive.
Industry in the town and the sur
rounding coal camps is practically at
standstill, every resource being
strained to the work Of rescue and
Of caring for the injured
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-23
sheridan WithhoIds opinIon

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Oct. 29-Joe
e. Sheridan, until recently state mine
inspector Of New Mexico, today de-
clined to hazard an opinion as to the
cause of the disaster at Dawson.
No experienced miner would haz-
ard an opinion without inspecting the
mine first" said Mr.. Sheridan this
morning. "As shots are fired when
all the men are out OF the mine, it is
evident that the explosion must have
originated with fire damp and been
extended by coal dust It is not pro-
bable that there was any great ac-
cumulation Of gas as the Dawson mines
are among the best equipped for ven
tilation and safety appliances in the
world"
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-23
al AtroeIous paed

Mexico city, Oct. 2S.-Rsvcsut.on-
lists yesterday murdereds the eusiie
reputation, numbering abous so, Of
the village ct Cheran, at zlcurln ID
the state OF Michoacan. while they
we're defending the village church
against Iooters. The villagers Youghl
until their ammunition was exhausted
arc then ueed machets, stones md
clubs to teai off their assillhts, cut
4 ~ were c,nnially Gysoma ana
kii.u and me village was ssgre5 e
the ground.
Rebels are reported to have tor
tured Lieutenant Jose N. Bracamontes
and two soldiers belonging to a small
federal garrison stationed near Cam
aron. south Of Nuevo Laredo, after
killing the remainder Of the federal
troops.
The rebels are said to have sIinned
the soles OF the feet OF the three pris-
oners. walked them several miles ana
then beheaded them with machets be-
cause they refused to shout for Car
rama.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-23
SIX men ARE ARRESTED
THEY ARE CHARGED WITH
STARTING BLOODY RIOT
OF LAST WEEK
THEY FIRED ON AN OFFICER
c. w. KENNEDY SAYS RIFLES
RLAzED IN SPITE OF FLAG
OF TRUCE

Trinidad, Col, Oct. %. Thirty
deputy sheriffs, in charge of Under
sheriff zeke Martin, invaded the strik-
ers tent colony at Forbes shortly be-
fore daybreak today and arrested six
miners on the charge of assault with
intent to murder in connection with
the Forbes battle OF last Friday in
which one was killed and three wound
ed.
The warrants were sworn to by G.
w. Kennedy, deputy sheriff, who
charges that the men fired upon him
under a flag of truce and without
warning. The miners were lined up
and large number of rifles were
confiscated. The prisoners have been
lodged in the county jail here.
Governor p M. Ammons and party
Teft this morning for walsen5u4g III
an automobile. The governor planned
to visit all the coal camps between
here and that place. He would make
no statement concerning his plans for
ending the strike other than he had
secured information that he hoped
would be of value.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-23
First Reports ENCOURAGING

Dawson, N. M, Oct %. What is the
fate of approximately 200 men re-
naming in the workings of No. 2 Stag
Canon mine, who, with 80 known dead
and 25 survivors rescued alive, were
entombed by terrific explosion at 8
o'clock yesterday? This was the ques-
ton on the lips of hundreds of moth
ers. wives and children today as they
pressed the line Of guards thrown
about the mouth Of the mine.
This was the unconscious incentive
that spurred hundreds Of volunteer
'rescuers to almost superhuman en-
deavcrs to penetrate workings strewn
with debris and filled with poisonous
gases. None there was who would
venture a prediction
Clearly the hopefulness that per
vaded the camp Immediately following
the explosion and throughout the
night had given way rouay to evi-
dences OF doubt.
when we reach the air shaft we
will find many men safe,p was the
oft repeated hope voiced throughout
the night. Three men alive and only
partly conscious and three bodies was
the reward when the airsnaft finally
was reached today
Mine officials still insisted that
others would be found alive
So absorbed we're the mine offic-
ials in the work Of rescue that today
no official check has been made of
the number Of men in the mine at the
hour of the disaster, and it seemed
certain that at least $50, perhaps
more, were entombed.
During the morning scores Of ex-
pertenced miners from the Colorado
fields continued to reach camp and
fresh squads were sent into the work