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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-18
Future Policy i'm
Mexico Depends on
Coming Conference
PRESIDENT WILSON DESIRES FIRST HAND INFORMATION
BEFORE OUTLINING T q Ss,TAND TO BE TAKEN
BY THE AT slSTRATION.
Will Await Arrival of Ambassa Before Answering Note
One of the European Po %President Believes Foreign
Governments ' Been Misinformed

WASHINGTON. July I7.-Th. 3D.
rlinistration will make no move Dr. the
Mexican situation and will reserve
ward the Huerta government nintil
after President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan have had an opportunity TO
confer with Ambassador Henry Lane
Wilson, now enroute to Washington
from Mexico City.
Upon the advice and report of con-
ditions which Ambassador Wilson
himself presents Will depend whether
he will return tu the Mexican capital
No answer will be made TO the note
OF one of the European powers about
conditions in Mexico until the Wash
ington government has had an oppor-
tunity TO learn the true state OF af-
fairs in the southern republic.
Administration officials, in stating
these facts. tonight confessed their
embarrassment and difficulty in obtain
ing trustworthy information at long
range about Mexican politics and its
ephemeral changes. These same offi-
cials let II be known incidentally that
they believed the demonstrations in
Mexico City recently against Ameri-
cans were fomented and manufactured
Dy a small group of Mexicans who
we're trying to force the United States
10 recognize the Huerta government
Equally artificial. they believe. we're
2 number of recent happenings in the
Mexican capital. and IL was suggested
that some of the European memoers
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OF the diplomatic corps in Mexico City
had been led. through the anti-Ameri-
can manifestations. to believe that the
chaotic conditions in the republic are
results of Washington governments
failure TO extend recognition to the
Huerta regime.
The First Step.
The first step in the policy OF se-
curing first hand information. IL was
officially explained Is the summon
ing of Ambassador Wilson Secretary
Bryan. II was announced. would be in
Washington when Mr. Wilson arrives,
cancelling any lectures that might
conflict with the engagement. No
criticism is advanced here against
Ambassador Wilson for failing to sup
ply all the Information desired by the
President and his advisors. the diff
hculties OF communication being TAX
en- into account.
The President has made IL clear
to those who have discussed IL with
him that his mind is open on the
proper time for recognizing the de
facto government In Mexico and there
Is no definite determination to extend
recognition after the October cleo
tions. II is altogether possible that
the United States may await a return
to stable conditions. inasmuch as the
Carranza rebellion. according to state
department reports Is growing rapid
ly and the constitutionalists admitted
~ control so large a portion of the
Mexican republic
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y Irainnen Will Strike
II Roads Insist Upon
Settling All Questions

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE 10000
'rainmen and conductors who threaten
a strike against the eastern railroads
VIII not agree under any circumstances
10 have the roads grievances arbi-
trated at the same time as the mons
demand for better wages under the
Newlands amendment to the Erdman
act according TO a statement issued
tonight by w. c. Lee and A. r. Gar.
retson' Presidents. respectively. OF the
Trainmen's and Conductors brother.
hoods.
Mr.. Lee. In a verbal statement sun.
plementing the formal one. DECLARED
that II the railroads persist in their
present stand TO have their own
grievances arbitrated. IL is absolutely
certain that a strike will follow.
The formal statement Of the train.
men was sent as a letter to Elisha Lee
chairman of the conference commi,-
Tee OF managers. II was prepared rs
result OF a meeting OF the train.
men S committee of one hundred held
TO-DAY 10 consider the announcement Of
,he roads last night that they intend In
nave all questions" Incorporated in
u agreement 10 arbitrate.
The employees position. as an.
hounced tonight. brings about a dead.
lock. The roads. however. whila in
81 tinS mat their demand is an rquit
apIe one. have agreed 10 mear seth
Low, president OF the National Civic
federatlon. who has Interested himself
IN the mems behalf. and hear his pres.
entation OF reasons why the railroad
representatives should yield the point
MT Low will be heard by the confer.
ehce committee tomorrow afternoon.
Ihe irainmen declare in their letter
thai the railroads. in insisting unon
arhitration oi their own grievances AZ
thiS timr could have selected no surnr
way of driving the men from the ser.
vice
Questions Sincerity.
Tn" sincerity Of the roads is oves
toned nv The employees. who point o,,
mat prior 10 the mediation confer.
ence with the President last MONDAY
no animation was given by tho roads
'hat they purposcd 10 air their Dc.
.hannS before 'hc Federal arblntrafion
b"dy. The present attitude OF tho
roads iS characterized In the letters a.
hagrant violation Of faith
Copies NJ The lcttor that tho train.
men submitted 10 the roads tonight
tcontiHusd on Page sev.n.J
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AMENDMENT TO
CURRENCY BILL

WASHINGTON. July t7-An amend
mont 10 the Glaas-Ou~ns currency
bill. ~ prohibit interlockinE director.
afes in banking institutions. was pro-
rosed a. tho conference 81 Democrats
~ tho house committee today The
plan. offered hy Repre-. rnfatiyo Wincn.
~ Arkansas. went over - the ncxt
meeting. after brirf discussion and
without a iosf of sfrcnrth iu the com
miffce
The Democrats struck ouf of tho
bin a section 20 permit individual
banks. ln time NJ stress. fo Frf direct
discounts from fhe rcgi0naI reserve
banks. upon securities recognized aa
stock exchange collateral and also
eliminated provision rvnmpfIr s
notes or hills iFeucd on government.
state. county 0r municipal bonds from
The proposed prob .hlfiOn against ra.
difr0urfing hf Tho fedora reserve
banks Or notes or bills lH.fnd Tor tho
purpose ~ carving or trading in
Ffocke. bonds or other socurifIea
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M'REYNOLDS
STILL AFTER
BIG TRUSTS

WASHINGTON. July 17.-Attorney
General McReynolds Is still consider
ing the dissolutions of the Standard
OIL and Tobacco trusts to determine
whether further steps should be taken
by the federal government To promote
real and free competition which. IL is
alleged. does not exist in those indus
tries under present conditions. despite
the DEGREES of dissolution.
In the tobacco case. the attorney
general is giving serious thought 10
the bill introduced 10y Senator Cum
mins directing the department OF Jus
tice 10 appeal TO the supreme court
from the decree Of dissolution enter
ed by the circuit court for the south
ern district of New York. November
10. I'll, and also authorizing inde-
pendent tobacco magufacturers and
others TO intervene in the case TO OBJ
tect 20 the decree. r. n. Levy. who
represented Independents when they
unsuccessfuily sought TO intervene be-
fore the final entry Of the decree has
filed with the department a digest of
the situation and an argument in IA
vor of the Legality of the proposed
law. This IL now under consideration
and the attorney general Is expected
10 give his opinion TO the senate COM
mittee on judiciary 20 which the cum
minis hill has been referred.
Studying Report
In the Standard oil case. the atf0r.
ney general is continuing his study Of
the report of Charles r Morrison and
Oliver r. Pagan. tho government at.
forneys who investigated the question
whether the decree OF dissolution Is
being violated. \ conclusion has not
yet been reached. The oil interests
maintain that thev are complying with
tho decree While the governments
bill In the oil case and tho Supreme
Courts decision were sweeping in
character. the attorney general. be-
fore taking any further action in the
courts. must decide whether tho do.
cree properly interpreted the Supreme
Court. +. decision. which was designed
10 compel competition Unfair com
petition methods are said 10 have
been eliminated. and the question is.
arc the di-inteErated companies com.
peting. or are they fixing the high
price ~ oii1
While tho Supreme Court decided
both cases. the decree IN neither case
reached the highest tribunal
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new MEDIATION
BOARD NAMED
BY PRESIDENT
NAMES WILL BE SENT TO THE
SENATE TO-DAY FOR
CONFIRMATION
And Immediate Action by That
Chambers Is the Commissioner.
Body Is Expected-Judge W. G..

WASHINGTON. July iT.-President
Wilson late today selected William J..
chambers OF the District Of Column
bia. to be commissioner OF mediation
and conciliaiion, under the Newisnds
act. and G. W. w. Hanger as his as
sistant. Their names Will be sent TO
the senate tomorrow. The other two
members OF the new board will be-
Judge Martin Knapp Of the United
states commerce court. and Louis F..
Post assistant secretary Of labor.
Immediate confirmation OF the
presidents nominations is expected.
Democrats and Republicans in both
houses Of congress Joined hands
Tuesday to put throughpromptly the
Newlands bill with the hope of avert
ing the threatened strike OF So. 900 con-
ductors and trainmen on eastern rail-
roads. The roads and their employees
had agreed TO submit their wage dis
pute 10 the new board OF mediation
and Cancellation.
The board IL permanent institu-
tion 10 aid in the adjustment OF dis
putes between railroads and their en-
ploves, and the act creating IL pro-
Nides elaborate machinery for carry
ing on the work. The commissioner
and his assistant will devote all OF
their time TO their new duties. hut the
other two members Of the board will
retain their present federal positions
and act as medlators only when called
upon.
An Able Man.
Judge Chambers. chosen to head the
I'd
the International court at Samoa. and
since 1901 has been a member of the
Spanish treaty claims commission. He
has had considerable experience, how
ever IN arbitrating- labor Disputes. In
1910 ne was selected as a third arbi-
traitor in the controversy between 4s
railroads operating in the territoy west
OF Chicago and the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen and Enginemen. He
was selected for this task by DIR. Chas.
+. Neill. then commissioner OF labor,
and Martin A. Knapp. then chairman
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion. who were the other two medi-
ators under the Erdman act
Mr.. Hanger. who is TO be assistant
to Judge Chambers. is chief statisti-
clan OF the bureau of labor statistics
and acting head OF the bureau since
the resignation OF DR.. Neill. He aiso
has had much opportunity to familiar
lie himself with labor controversies
He has been chief statistician Of the
bureau since 1887.
Fitted For Position.
Judge KNAPP is presiding Judge OF
the United States commerce court and
for a long time has been identified with
arbitration movem ants on the part OF
the government. Since the creation OF
the new board was contemplated nc
has been looked upon as certain 10 be
one of its members
Mr.. Post is the assistant secretary of
labor and as an editor and writer has
long been an advocate Of the single
tax and allied reforms lie has been
n candidate for office several times on
labor tickets
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ON THE SERVICE
COMMISSION

special Dispatch to the Intellireno.r
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Jufv IT,
Rumors that further resienations ar.
10 follow those OF a week aKo. whom
chairman Virgil L. Highland OF the
public service commission rendered
his resignation and was succeeded bv
James 5. Lakin. president OF the stat.
board OF control, became known to-
night and were not denied by thosa
affected.
NiHlam W. Whyte, secretary OF the
pubic service commission, has gone
10 MS home near Huntington and will
thtre await the acceptance OF his res
ignation. IL is said
Robert y. Bernheim. secretary -
Governor Hatfield. is said 10 havs
rendered his resignation either 20 re-
turn 70 his home AZ Welcb or 80 &C.
'"pt The secretaryship Of the commits
I'm. The report hat T. 4 McIntyre
~ Mofgantown. had resigned as meter
inspector. was denied by members of
the commission.
Governor Hatfield announced the
reappointment ~ r. r. Downs os
WEIGH as member OF the arats
board n pharmacy.
Bernheim tonight refused 10 maee
any statement as 10 his rumored res.
lgnation. but intimated that he had
not handed his resignation 10 Cover
nor Hatfield Whyte. n is said. viii
return IN his work tomorrow, though
n Is not denied he has strong inclina-
lions 10 return % his farm and bust.
ness Interests II is known that AZ
nISt Whyte refused the appointment
as secretary. and after accepting IL
went home later with the determine.
uon not 10 return He was prevailed
upon 10 take up the work again. but
ever since rumors have been heard
that he viii not continue as secretary
10 the commission
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Sensational Evidence 3
Given by Col. Mulhall
In the Lobby" Probe
SHOWS UP MAN WHO SAID
HE WAS NOT ACQUANT.
ED WITH MULHAIL.
Some Remarkable Correspondents
introduced, Including MuIhaIrs
Letter Of Credentials

WASHINGTON. July 17.-Martin NJ
Mulhall. late lobbyist" for the Ma,
uonal Association OF Manufacturer
was put on cross-examination today
ABOUT the truth OF his own correspond.
ence Tor the first time since nearly n
week ago he began to tell the senate
investigating committee the story Of
ms doings. Senator Reed questioned
Mulhall about his alleged relations
with 5. w. McClave in 1908. when Mo
Gave was a candidate for congress in
the Sixth New Jersey district axainst
william Hughes, new Junior senator
from that state. McClave now IA the
Republican candidate for the new
sixth district where a special election
viii be held next Tuesday. C. Hart
the Democratic candidate In this dis.
trict. today was indorsed by President
Wilson.
Senator Reed announced that No
Clave had denied acquaintance with
Mulhall and Jumped the witpesa rrnm
EXHIBITS In his case around the f.soo
marx TO those close TO 1000. The sen.
ator said he wanted to prove who wa.
telling the truth-Mulhall or McClave
Mulhall identified many letters from
McClave to himself. written in 1908.
ana said he went to the Sixth distrfcr
70 help McClave fight Hughes. ana
gave details OF his work there. He
SAID The Nation4 Association of MANN
IacNrers furnished him with 81 500
TOT this fight and that a man naned
baroer put up $4,000 more. He told
ABOUT taking McClave to lunch and
dinner about riding with him around
IN CABS on political tours and in other
ways helping out in the fight. One
I,em IN an expense account Senator
reed PUT In the record spoke OF din
ner ior t~o,' and the witness was
asked who the other person was.
think 1t was McClave. he was al.
ways on hand said the witness.
MeclaVe Was Sore.
Mulhall swore he took McClave
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MEET NEXT YEAR
AT PARKERSBURG

Sp.r.4i rIrrIf t, 60 .rt..u-..-..
.r...........
'bAkkSBlRt. W Va. July D.
Iusi before closing lts annuaI con
t"niion here today fho West virginia
Funeral Directors Association select.
81 Iarkor burg az The place for hold
lnE ifF ncNt annual gathering Tho
dafe is 20 be settled by Tho executive
committee. Addrcsees were made ~
the closing session hv Prof p =
Erklee. ~ Philadelphia and - g. Os
den. ~ 81 Marya. rho newly elected
president ~ Tho association who is
ai.o president ~ the State board Of
nmbalmers.
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EntOnbed
Men are
Rescued

FN ELETH. MINI July 1.-THE oye
mon VINO weo enfombcd aI the gprure
inl No. nero "Wednesday as result of a
'lpudtrrsf. were rescued tonight
me imIrisoncd miners were located
pN iappinE on pipe witch had bo.n
driilFd ~ fect into the mine After tho
hr-t signals were heard Tho work of
'fca'aiing WAS resumed with double
'h ref and Tho men wore soon located
ana brought o. the surface While fbcy
had uttered creatly. II is believed ali
viii recover
Amid accucs ot Wild excitement .b..
men were hrourht Nv thc surface A.
t'r having stood neck deep IN water
for ~ hours
Through Interpreters tho mon all
fore iEnprr told their sforv fboT
h'1rd Tho guards warn ffr mon hon
VIC water started rua hing down fh.
laii. but ihr" drew back 10 ffe sigbf
OF The sNirIing torrents Ne tho usfor
rr1wlcd up they wero eubnerrrr a..
to in"ir waists and then fo fioir arm
plfF. and realizing their pIirhf fbr,
attempted. With picks and shoyof- 40
dam Tho driff For "a time frcv ,,cr.,
unsurr ressful but af lasf fhoy uor.
ahlc IN Stem tho tide Wv fhfa Tim,
,n' water vac up 90 fhoir nrcke
NNfndlng tluf thcv waited for Tho
desperately N'""
when Tho rescue CROW had hflsfot
20 within forty feet of them fhov made
Elgnals which we're heard bv IN.
rrfcuers '"F
Relatives ~ rho enfombed me,
broke down and cried Win ioy ,b.n
the men appeared ar the surface
NJ ~ The fifteen mon fmprisor,6
wednesday nov have been rescued
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LETTER
Is MADE PUBLIC
Intsiiigenoer Bureau.
washington, ID. O.. Juiy IT.

Senator chiffon today made public
tho letter he received from Henry y.
Perkins NJ Parkersburg. declining tho
offer NJ the pos'mastership - Park
ershurg. In this letter Mr. Perkins
says I'm part.
applied Tor this office On good
f1ith. because I then thought I want
Cd t0 serve fha government ir this
''racit, After several dayr serious
r"1qidcrHtion. ! nm now compelled 80
dcci'1e Tor two reasons ono reason
ie fhat viii bo compelled ~ give ~
my entire timc. and the other is that
Q think that other Democrats want 10
eni some ~ those may feel. probati,
d0 f'cl that am the best man ~
wnIt because am ready 70 DO 60
shc.rfulv
q want some Food Democrat 70
have fhis office and make M recon-
mrrcafion aa % whom he shall DO
Nr, NJ ms remorrati~ reiEhhura Will
sut mo 7 prefer ~ remain In The
ranks 1000 We plant Democratic rrin-
rirI'7 FIRMLY ON The statute Law ~
Tho country I'm chairman n orr
county committee and eorno mirhf
fcei that nv position I'M me party ha ]
been uscd to further my own private
Interests Thia national adminIetra-
zion A. dcFf'n~. % eradicate the idea
- mere political power and feel
some pride that can make the sacri-
fic" that qualities me as true reform
soldier
Senator chiffon sent the letter %
Tre eidenf Wilson
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Damaging Evidence
In the Bribery Trial
OF Delegate Asbury
'pecial Dispstch 20 the Intelisencer.

Special Dispatcl 20 the Intellizencer
WEBSTER SPRINGS. W. Va. July
17.-Stripred Of all preliminary and
dilatory motions which by agreement
OF counsel 50 into the record in order
that the defense might have all points
IL believes il is entitled to. the taking
OF evidence progressed rapidly in the
bribery case OF DR. II ? Ashtury. the
Putnam county legislator. here today.
When adjournment was taken this
evening the state had placed its most
important witnesses on the stand and
they had been cross-examined by At
torney r l.. Gregory. who is in cnarge
Of the defense. The first witness was
Guy 3. Biddinc y. the chief OF the
criminal branch Of the William J.
Burns National Detective agency. and
the second. Thomas G. Townsend. the
Kanawha prosecutor. who employed
the detective 10 def~at any bribery IN
connection with the Legislature. either
In buying or selling votes.
Biddinger testified that after he
came 10 Charleston be met Delegate ;.
T. G.. Rhodes. after learning that h.
mad gone 10 the several senatorial can
didates and offered 20 sell seven votes
for the senatorship. s L. g Rhodes
offered 10 him seven for eighty thous-
and dollars. Biddinger testified That
amount "a absurd. the detective re-
piled He asked Rhodes TO bring the
seven men ~ him ~ later confer
ence Rhodes stated that six ~ the men
could be had for FIVE fhou-and dollars
each and the other for ten thousand.
but that he tRhOdesl was pladeed 20
Isaac 7 Mann. and would not be- able
q vote for William 5 Edwards. -es-
iihed BiddinEor Later tho detective
testified. Rhodes asked him 70 come 10
his room. and there he mot Astsiry.
a few minutes later Ashury went 20
BiddinRer's room. Hhere the delegates
agreed on three fh0u-and dollars a.
re price ~ bis vote FOR Edwards
Pity dollar was handed A4bury FOR
expense money On February 4 one
hundred dollars moro was given him
$500 on February p. $3.50 on February
and 81 0nl on February ~. tho day
~ the arrest ~ Asbury and other lee.
'slators
The Reason Why.
why did you gire them Tho
money" asked r0ngreasman s. B
Avia. chie' counsel for tho state
To sea f Rhode pas telling tho
truth about them being willing ~ aal
'heir votes and because they agreed
m sell FOR n certain price" answered
BiddinEer
You led ~ them difnf rou DO
nanded Atf0rnev Gregory
You can't catch rrook- bv placing
plscsrd nm yuur-eW announcing Won
ere detective and rifH0If uafnr do
repron. replied B.dfIrgor
Bifdinrer fesfifed ffaf pre- tho
(Continued IN Page s~ven1
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RAINS
CAUSE DAMAGE

F1f~.1i I17rafr t1 f.o frfef'igenrer
FAlRMOST. vs. Va July n sud
'en rains in the nature ~ cloud
burst which came upon tho eacu,n
about Arnefffville This arorroo,
brought Indian crock no I'm a baif
hour time and flooded me farm
houses along th" crock a. s-.I a.
many ~ the houses tn ArnettsyiiIe.
Monongaia county. Tho creek BE- tho
iishest in it7 history and rho damage
don" io crops and bulldinEs vas 70.
tere
ln This section 'he rains were worry
nara ann many corn fields we're
blown doRn hy The ufnd which accom-
anied it damaging tho corn greatly
Tho lors throughout ffIe cour,y is
estimated NJ thousands NJ dollar
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GRAND JURY IS
PROBING RIOTS
in STRIKE ZONE
'pecial Disratch to ms Intelligence.

special Dispatch TO thsIntelIiEencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. July IL
Thirty Witnesses were examined to-
day by the special grand t1ry called
by Henry X. Black. Judge of the KAN
awha county intermediate court, for
the purpose Of making inquiry irto
tne reign Of terror which has existed
at times on Paint and Cabin creek,
WITHIN the last year and a half. No
indictments We're reported. and none
are expected until the Jury completes
It's work, which viii take a week or
moro. Today's inquiry was especial
~ into the shooting az ohIey three
weeks ago.
Will Return Monday.
The Paint creek strikers are ure-
paTnS 90 return 20 work Monday
under the union agreement signed uD
Icy the operators this week. Local
meetings are being held and a general
meeting will be- held az Burnweu sun
day AT which the agreement will be
CRITICALLY ratified Ly the miners and
they will hr ordered 20 return ~ Norl,
10y the union officials. II was ar-
nounced today that no negottations
are pending looking toward a settle
ment of the strike n the Cab.I and
Davis mines on cabin crock.