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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-21
UNITED STATES
SOME EXPORTER

WN~HtNGT"N. J.Ir ao iov the
tu.'i Satce i- changing from re-
er.sf world marL.t for food stur4 to
900 ',r"rtar of manufacture. aud man
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over. report issued uov dave D.,
tf. bureau "f foreign aud domestic
.Dw'f'. rh. tnr,.I- latest agure-
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$1,000 "D".HnH ir fu, r.,aI t.4r lust
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mHiusd sf s stand -suUI tstO.001 600
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EMBEZZLER
SURRENDERS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July .U-De
claring that his conscience would not
permit him 10 eat or sleep Alexander
5. Woods. oi East -. Louis. surren.
dered 20 the police here today and
turned over s4.00u which he had stO-
len from the American Express Com.
pany in that city on last TUESDAY
A police patrol was about 10 remove
p prisoner 10 IN. station house y When
Woods approached fhe patrol scr.
geant with the request that hs BE- sent
along With the other prisoner y am
wanted In East - l5uis for taking
funds from the American Express
Company Here's she stun" said
Woods. ~ ho showed pile of money
orders and nearly 5000 in cash into
The hands ~ tho astonished police
man. ~ want 10 face the music
want my tao little girls 10 know that
even " ] made biz mistake. have
done all 7 could 20 make PREPARATION
lie explained that % man Vho-s note
he had endorsed tailed 20 make good
and this had worried him 30 much that
he left va p - Louis Vith bis uoct o. !
filed 9th the express company 3
money
Wood BE- boins held 70 awsi. .n
s'rucuons from the authorities - the
Illinois city
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II national Law prescribing q method
and applying 90 an states alike To
Gc this congress would exercise fts
rower under the constitution to re-
Vie state regulation as 10 the tins
ana mana"r of selecting senators a
step which never has appealed to
southern 4euatur-
Georgia Has Elected.
The legislature of Georria recently
enacted l"lislation iu regard "a the
riarinc of tho names of senators ON
fhe ballots and has elected the hrst
'uat"r ht thie method The FLORIDA
legislature decided DO air.adg had suf.
h'l'ni laws for thi. purpose The
governor uf Maryland has decided he
is empowered under existing laws 20
issue 90 wit of election 90 nm the un-
Npired term of The late Senator Raw
hoI senator Jackson is now serving
h' designation OF fhe governor such
constitutional lawyers of the senate
a~ senator Root and Sutherland are
said 'o entertain douhi as fo Tho pow.
Or ut fur governor fo issue Tho writ.
snd trr appearance OF a new senator
from Mar, land to takc Tho oath nf OF.
nco ma' wark rho initial frht iu tho
-'nfic over thc senatorial cIccton ma-
thmcg.
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A AneriCanS
Reported
In Peril

III PASO. Teas. July e0.-Onicials
OF the MADEIRA Lumber Company TO-
day appealed TO General Francisco
Castro. federal commander in Juarez
and American Consul Thomas -. Ed.
wards 10 send soldiers to protect the
little banl OF Americans al the Ma
d"ra Timber camp. 200 miles south.
west "i IL Paso. who are reported To
b" threatened with mas sacre by Nexi.
can bandits led by III Mocho" Mar.
tiucL
The lumber company officials are
I'aTus news of the Wholesale killing
"i their employee They say the
Americans of their district are i'm
greater peril to-day than ever before
during th" three years OF revolution
iu chihuahua
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Socialists Blame
Secretary Daniels
For Seattle Riots

SEATTLE. Wash. Iuly 80 R.-pon
sibility Tor The riots Friday night. in
which Tho headquarters or the Social
ISIS and The Industrial Worker OF the
World were sacked ami the furniture
burned in rho streets by mobs of civil
.dn-. led Nv -silor- from the Pacific
r"-"rv" H'et. was placed ON Secretary
of the Navy Daniels Goo a memorial To
President Wilson. adopted by the radi-
cal wing ~ fhe Socialist party to-day.
The headquarters Of This branch ~
ih" Socialists vas one Of the places
wrecked hr the mob
Irr memorial deuouncc. Secretary
Iaui'. Tor hi- speech 40 the Rainier
.l1b Thursday night. in which he
W1d" hricf reference o. patriot m
1nd denounced 'hr red fag aud it-
..puorfoI-
never Advocates Violence.
Tho memorial -st- forth thaf tho So-
'ris' party has never pdyOratod vio
."IDr. and M. never advocated done.
attempted or even remotely dreamed
of anV a.f 0f decoration fp tho far
"f tfn ur"d States or auy emblem
"r ln-.znIa thereof
lt.irs tp fH. sol. OF Secretary
Daniels 3nd bis -peerh af thr Rainier
'ur ThW-da, uishf. thc memorial
$685..
Our propaganda and oIr odu,atiou.
N. effort laf" rrp.rnred under tho
dul' fire. of abuse Hnd .f.prcsert4.
.iun Infl fhr rouing fo This etfr ~
Il. IH nrIu UauIr.-. Secretary pf the
Na't. HIn. on Thur-fa, evening 1uly
%. delivered hI- sos considered ad-
if' IrI"r urt circumstance. and
shat under local conditions fhe pres
nnre .n uurf of thn Pacific Hert of tho
nt.f under h.. ranNue control. with
Continued on PAGE rtght,
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Will Arbitrate the
Mems Grievances
Then the Roads
THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE
DECISION OF THE ME-
DIATION BOARD.
Conference Will Be Held To-day by
Members of Board and Rep
resentatives of Beth Sides.

NEW YORK. july 20.-An agree
ment to arbitrate first the wage and
other demands of the trainmen and
conductors against the eastern rail.
roads and then to AXE up the road s
grievances againf the men is the
proba BILE outcome OF conferences 10
be held here tomorrow between mem
bers OF the mediation board created
by the Newlands act and representa-
tives of the employees and of the
roads, according to prevalent opinion
tonight in quarters where the contro-
versy is being closely followed.
Judge william l. Chambers and G..
". W. Hanger. the two members OF
the board already confirmed by the
senate. will arrive here in the morn
ing. when the conferences will begin
at once. The business at hand will
be to frame stipulation acceptable
To both sides as the questions 10 be
arbitrated. The employees claim that
only their demands. which have been
the subject OF negotiations for months.
shall be taken before the mediation
board. The railroads on the other
hand, have presented demands for
changes in the existing agreements
with their employees in matters out
side the sphere of the present contro-
Nersy as subjects for arbitration
Men Firm IN Demand.
a. B. Garretson and W. c. Lee. the
heads respectively OF the conductors
and trainmen's organizations. have
declared that the men will not agree
10 simultaneous arbitration Of the
mems and roads demands. announc.
ing that should the roads persist IN
their declared intention Of pressing
their grievances at this time the
strike recently authorized by vote OF
the employees would be- called al snort
rotice
In view Of the determined attitude
Of the mea. belief exists that the med.
iators will recommend an agreement
TO take up first the mems demands
and after these have been decided BY
the arbitration body 20 be selected. "a
give the railroads their day in court
as IL were. and settle this dispute IN
. separate arbitration.
The employees unonicially have in
dicated willingness TO let matters
take this course and IL is not believed
the conference committee Of mana.
gers. which Is handling the dispute for
the railroads will offer serious oh.
lection.
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BIG LIST OF
INDICTMENTS

special Dispatch 20 the IntelIIgencer.
STU BfsNNIGIE o. Ju1v 20 - peta
Iauh""ne. aged GO years. was kiilesT on
the Panhandle railfoad near here Wien
g. fell from "a laud-car. and two other
Iaud-cars passed over his bodr
Iue jefferson county grand jury ia
Spel ial session. viii make "A partial re-
"ft "i zoo indictments tomorrow against
Illegal solicitors OF Iiquor oraers Tbfs
"'H cake @i@ indictments so far this
Sc -iun.
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POLICE THWART
AN ATTEMPT AT
BOMB THROWING

LISBON. July 2n m orvau.lad 40.
tempt ~ bomb tbrotirg In yariou
partq or the cts early to-day Fas
frustrated by fh" uo'iro who had Lrru
garnel and we're Du rho lookout They
captured several aufomobiIes. in
which they found ba akst. of bombs
and arrested many rafsuus Who fad
gathered iu fhe streets
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Republicans to Open up
OnTariff This Week But
Will Not Delay the Bill
sc HI f Dulles THAT MEAN
RUIN WILL BE ATTACKED
IN VIGOROUS MANNER.
Currency Bill Is Moving Slowly in
House and Senate Doing
Nothing With Il.

WASHINGTON. July so-Repubn-
can Senators have served notice upon
their Democratic opponents that there
is to be no unnecessary delay OF the
Underwood Simmons tsrirt revision
bill
While the sharp tongue OF Republic
can criticism and dire prediction Is to
be loosed throughout the tariff debate.
the Republicans 10 not plan to adopt
any general flibustering tactics. or TO
attempt To- hold up final action on the
tariff revision.
This policy has been partially OUT
lined i'm the opening speech of the Re-
publican opponents of the administra-
tion bill. In colloquies on the floor oc
the Senate and in private conferences
among Senators. Within the next few
days series % vigorous attacks arc
To he made on the general principles
Of the Underwood Simmons bill. fol-
lowing ont the lines Of the speech by
senator Cummins, SATURDAY
Senator Burton's address tomorrow
speeches 10y regular Republicans.
The general denunciations will he
followed by concerted attacks on GER
tain schedules. where the Republicans
insist that tho measure will mean
ruin TO American industries. Tho
Democrats prepared to meet all of
the Republican arguments and will
keep up the fire Of debate until the
Senate Is ready 10 take the bill up
section hy section for amendment
Not Enthusiastic.
Efforts by the House committee on
banking and currency TO perfect the
administration currency. bill. hava
found no echo or interest in the SEN
ate. While the House committee has
been making slow progress in its con-
sideration of the measure. the senate
has refused to take up the currency
question. either In committee or on
the floor. Democratic Senator'S arc
not now prepared 10 say thar that
BODY Will consent 10 work oLt the cur
rency problem al The present session.
Even the lobby investigation. which
occupied the center OF interest a week
ago. has lost much OF its lie during
the last week. The Senate committee
had not finished a third or the Null
hall letters when il recessed Friday
and the newly appointed House inves-
tigators are privately wading through
the mass or correspondence. trying 10
find a place TO begin.
Martin NJ Mulhall Will take up his
story before the Senate committee
again tomorrow. resuming the idenu-
fcation OF letters
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consuI Asks for cunboa,,

MN 90 'trA Jolly -u Alarmed .,.
f'-t~ OF ffr rrI'I~ Goo aftatk TIE port
I''i'.f 'N f.' eH~t coast. tho
American U"rs"I Hts asked Navrfrrfou
Q" e"ld H sIrHnff TIr rebels nave o.
iri'd fH' NU'rI. .an uv ned plantations
Hl. "
w "i.' fH' rru'' uY. srr,ut 4u t.e states
'' Hif'r' HII camp. ...e cave g4lusF rp
-i.H Hft.Haf He Iu frc NORTH. Do las
Z. r.nsra-fHi steadily. and fi. demand for
troops .r ufHrr uHrfe or the e1grfr, is
-f rrfHi '.Hf f.r Lpns rueuf has been
'r f.s rHYf.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-21
CHANCES BRIGHT
FOR PEACE in
THE BALKANS
ADVENT OF THE NEW CABI-
NET OF BULGARIA MAKES
THIS POSSIBLE.
Greece. Servia. Montenegro and
Roumania Will Enter NegOtia-
tions-Turkey's Demand.

LONDON. July 20 The advent of
n new Bulgarian cabinet comprising
a coalition of the liberal groups. seems
q" have brought prospects that peace
negotiations will soon he entered into.
After vain ATTEMPTS to negotiate sep
arateiv with Roumania. IN. Bulgarian
government accepted the advice Of
Austria and Russia and offered Rou-
mania an important territorial con
cession. Bulgaria also sent delegates
TO meet the Servian and Greek and
presumably Roumania representatives.,
AZ \iSh TO negotiate an armisticc and
peace.
II il confirmed rom Athens tha.
SerNia. Greece and Montenegro are
ready To participate in these ncgutia-
tions. Turkey. however. has intro
duc"d q new complication and has no.
titled the European powers nf her in
tcut'"r 20 make the Martha river
IN" new frontier. giving a. he reason g
( that she has always claimed this
frontier. but that the powers set the
claim aside IN order to .aeilitat. and
expedite peace. that IN. port. woui6
70" prepared 20 settl. th. question D..
cities and vandalism of the RuIgariaus
in ~" occupied territories make 10 i'm
p"Ssi"l" TO hope Tor a diplomatic set
tl"m"nt. and that new conditions ar!s-
ing from tn" last wai between the al
lies make 10 douhIv n.cs Ssar, Tor
I Turkey 20 obtain q frontier guarsttce-
inS safetv 10 'onstantiuopl" ana the
Dardansll.s
The porte prOmise- not 20 cross the
New Martha frontier and asks tho
powers assistance In estabIishine n
so as TO secure durable relations be.
tween Turkey and Bulgaria.
II is not considered likely. however.
II at Europe will permit the decisions
OF the London conference thus to he
thrust aside
Fighting OF no great importance
continues on the Greek and Ser,ian
fronts. In an engagements north OF
NevrokoP the Greeks captured nine
Bulgarian guns.
To Occupy AdrisnopIe.
CONSTANTINOPLE. July 2"-The
Sublime Porte has issued formal or.
DER TO The army 10 occupy Thrace and
hdrianople
iH note dtqudtutiug the powers
with this decision it j. announced
. That the new Turco Bulgarian frontier
viii be the River Maritza The porte
saddles Bulgaria with possibility
Tor any fighting that may on-ue.
Asks For peace
tCHAEEST. July 20 The now
Bulgarian government ia an appeal 70
Humania. asks that peace be neeotiat-
Cd This request has been refused
the Rumauian goverumSSt announced
that ~ will conclude q separate treaty
only
... Enter Adrfanopls
IFNi'N. Julr -H T-s H.....
entered Airiarorie after a U-.se ra-rfi.f .f
VII. the bulgaria str..4... .
-N'lT d"rfatH Co. fNr T...f.
Tt" E"HutrleH troops arra lta...-s .r
eastern f.Ifrff..
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To Occupy Adrlanonle-
Asks For peace

Bi 'HAEEST July 20 The new
bulgarian government in an appeal 20
humania. asks that peace he negotiat-
CO. Ihis request has been refused.
the Rumanian governHASSt announced
mat u will conclud" q separate treaty
only
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-21
THE WEATHER

Fair Monday; warmer IN eastern por-
tion; Tuesday fair and warmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
COMMENCEMENT OVER
AT MARION SEMINARY
Nv CHARLES n. CARTER

Marion, May I.-(Special) THE seventy
seventh session of the founding of Ma
rion Female seminary and the fourth
session under the direction of the Pres
pyterians of Alabama, closed tonight
At 10 O'Clock this morning the class
DAY exercises were held in the chapel and
were as follows: "salutatory. Miss Ad-
die McLemore, Glass Roll" Miss Susie
Davis; "class History" Miss Martha An
derson; Glass Poem,r Miss Ethel Mar
tin; Glass Prophecy" Miss E. V. HUI
burt; Glass WILL Miss AIIeyne Wal
lace; "Valedictory,' Miss Clara William
son.
Ihe programme also included two voice
numbers by Miss Irma Wise and a piano
solo by Miss Cornelia Deer
At 8 o'clock tonight the graduating ex-
ercses were held and hundreds of in
terested persons crowded the auditorium
to witness the last of the most prosperous
session in the long history of the insti-
tuition The graduating address, was de-
llvered by the Rev. John W. Frazer,
pastor of the Methodist church
The retiring president the Rev. Junius
M. Bate, delivered the diplomas and the
special awards
the graduates receiving the degree of
B. s. Were; Miss Clara Louise William
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
JEROME TRAVERS is
STILL THE MASTER
OF AMATEUR GOLF

New York, May 21.-Playing almost
faultless golf on the first half of the
qualifying round and making good re-
coveries out of trouble on two holes
| in the latter half. Jerome d. Travers
of Upper Montclair N. j., the national
and metropolitan amateur champion,
outclassed field of 80 players today
at the outside Of the metropolitan cham
pionship tournament on the links of the
Fox Hills Golf club. Staten island.
Travers turned in a card of 7S for the
first round and rs on his second trip.
winning the gold medal with total of
l51 for 36 holes. Travers' 73 for the
first half was equalled by II. V. Gaines
of the Wykagyl club, but this player
took So for the second round.
Walter J. Travis wrenched his knee
during practice yesterday and was so
badly handicapped by the injury that
he failed to qualify for further play in
the championship division Following
are the 32 who qualified:
Jerome ID. Travers, Montclair, N. j.,
ISL; III. v. Gaines. Wykagyl, 1853; T.
V. Birmingham, Wykagyl, 159; A. r..
Hammer, Fox Hills. 1So; II. X. Kerr,
Bay Shore, l.. L., 181; Oswald Kirkby.
Englewood, N. J., 162; Max r. Marston,
Baltusrol. 1853; Gardiner White, Oak
land, L. l.. 1854; F. III. Thomas, Morris
county. 1854; j. II. Slater. Fox Hills,
1854; Max Behr, Baltusrol, 1885, CHS
holm Beach, Fox Hills, 165; 8. ID. Bow
ers, Bridgeport. Conn., 1861 John NJ
Ward, Garden City. 1885, g. T. Brokaw
Garden City, 1855 e. G. -Wyle. Crawford
N. Y. 1856: NJ. P. Lewis. Flushing, L.
l., 166; b. r. Ridder, Oakland, L. J.,
1867; NJ M. Michael. Yolmtakah, 1877; II.
J. Topping. Greenwich, Conn.,, 1877; f.
Herreshoff. Garden City. 1s7 B. t. AL
wood, 1853; McKim Holnns, Westbrook
L. l.. 1853; L. P. Gwyer. Siwanoy, N Y,
16S; Roy d. Webb, Englewood. N j.
16S; II. F. Whitney Nassau. L. l., 169
J. r. Hyde, Bay Shore. l.. l., 10; w. w.
Taylor Ardsley. N. ", 40; E. F.
Sturges, Wykagyl. 40: s. J. Graham,
Greenwich, Conn.,, ITO; w. s. Leeds, Fox
Hills, 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
O'CONNELL IS GIVEN
INTERVIEW BY POPE

Rome, May 21.-Cardinal William H.
o'Connell. archbishop of Boston. after
a long audience with the pope today
summed up the impression he had re-
eeived in a comprehensive sentence:
"The Pope" he said, seemed like
man Who after sleep, had awakened
fresher, stronger. revitalized.'
Cardinal O'Connell was accompanied
to the vatican by Mgr Michael J.
splaine and pr slattery. both of Bos-
ton. who remained in an ante-chamher.
Mgr SAM de Samper, papal chamber
lain. conducted the cardinal to the Ii
brary where Pope Plus was seated. The
cardinal was about to kneel when the
pope. stretching out his arm, prevented
him, saying, "O'Connell, come-come'
Cardinal O'Connell found the Pope
rejuvenated looking in better health,
brighter and more energetic than when
he last saw him al the end of 1911
The pope said he was quite recovered
and was feeling perfectly we'll, although
he would continue to take great care
in accordance with the advance of his
doctors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
AMERICANS ENTER
GOLF TOURNAMENT
IN OLD SCOTLAND

st. Andrews, Scotland. May 21.-Six
American golfers are among the list of
nearly 200 competitors who have en-
tered for the amateur golf championship
of the world, the play for which will
start next Monday MAY rs. The en-
tries closed at noon today.
The Americans are: Findlay S. Doug
las of the Nassau Country club; C.. W.
Inslee of the Oneida Community club;
w. Heinrich Schmidt of Worcester.
Mass; Harold Weber of Toledo, o.,
and Wouglas Grant and Campbell ID.
White, both of San Francisco. Grant,
who spends much of his time in the
British Isles, has entered from Rich
mond.
Two of the American players, Weber
and White. have drawn byes, and will
make their first appearance in the sec
ond round of the tournament. The other
four play in the first round.
Douglas meets w. Bowles, a local
'crack. Inslee plays c. f. Yeotans of
the Royal North Devon club, one of
the best amateurs of England Schmidt
is drawn against d. s. Crowther, while
Grant meets d. M. Hutchinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
VISITORS IN MARION
FOR JUDSON JUBILEE
Distinguished Educators
and Others Arrive for
Exercises

Marion, May Especial )-Judson Wis.
itors for the exercises of the diamond
jubilee which opens on Thursday are COM
ing in large numbers on every train and
the town is fast becoming filed with dis
tinguished educators as well as those who
In former years have spent a good por-
ton of their years within our gates,
Everything is now in readiness for the
pageant to be given on Thursday night
as we'll as the grand concert by distin-
eulshed former graduates on Friday
night. Doubtless the exercises will be
OF the greatest magnitude ever attempt
ed In the history of southern colleges and
equal tW that of Amhert a few years
ago. Judson has the longest line of con-
tinuous work of any southern college. not
a break in the line since the first day
OF opening. 1t has successfully stood by
pestilence, war. fire. business depression
and financial strain and always found
a ready and willing support among its
many alumnae and the Baptists of the
state as we'll as that OF other southern
states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-22
PATTERSON CHOSEN
GRAND CHANCELLOR
OF KNIGHTS PYTH|AS
Annual Meeting of Grand
Lodge in Montgomery.
Age Limit Made

Montgomery, May 21.-(Special.)-A. G.
patterson of Falkville. grand vice cham
cellor, was elected grand chancellor of
the knights of Pythias of Alabama at
the annual meeting of the grand lodge
this afternoon. The grand lodge was
voted almost unanimously in favor of
changing the age limit from 21 to IS and
allowing males over IS to become men,
bers.
. Other grand officers elected were: l..
G Waldrop, Tuscumbia. grand vice chan
celor; Graham d. Perdue, Birmingham,
grand prelate; Benjamin A. Taylor, Mont
Somery, grand master at arms; II. Il.
Quinn, Gadsden, grand inner guard Rob-
ett II. Mangrum, Selma, grand outer
guard; ]. M. Dannelly. Montgomery,
grand keeper of records and seals.
The only new officer is Mangrum, 9TH
ers having been promoted, and Daniel B.
Cobbs of Mobile, present grand chancel-
lor, becoming past grand chancellor with
the exception of Dannelly, who will retain
his office.
b. C. Jones of Bessemer was elected
q supreme representative.
The question of changing the age limit
will go back to the supreme lodge when
all grand lodges have voted either for
or against it.
The first session of the grand lodge was
held this morning, when represen-
tatives were welcomed by William A.
Gunter, Jr., president of the city commits
sion.
T. D. Sanford of Opelika responded In
behalf of the grand lodge.
Thomas j. CARING of Macon. supreme
chancellor, was present during the session
and delivered an address. He declared
that the new home of the grand lodge was
one of the prettiest Pythian buildings
he had seen in the supreme domain.