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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
EIGHT MEMBERS OF ARCTIC
EXPEDITION BELIEVED LOST
THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN
WITH REST OF PARTY ON
WRANGEL ISLAND.
First Report Was That All Were
Safe-Prominent Men
Are Lost.

OTTAWA. Ont. July s. - Eight
membe or the Stefansson Arctic ex-
hedition who were believed 10 be- on
Wrangel island on the coast Of
Alaska. with the rest OF the Ksrluk
party which was reported safe more
man month ago. are now thought 10
o. lost according 10 a report which
deputy Minister OF Marine Desbarrafs
received today from Captain Bartlett
karluk
The previous report from, which Z,
was inferred that the whole party had
reach"d Wrangel Island. neglected to
mention two parties OF four. which set
out ten days after the Karluk sank
one Tor Herald island, and the other
lot an unknown shore. dimly discern
ible through the Arctic night. Neither
CT there parties has been heard from.
Inc supporting party which accom-
panied the first party returned and
reported that progress had been
stopped by open water three miles
from shore. -Four men were left with
provisions on the edge OF the ice
waiting for chance TO land. That
was the last heard of them. Tho four
Were officer Alexander Anders on. OF
lnverkeithing. Fifeshire. Scotland .
Second officer Charles Bartlett. Sea-
man John Brady and Seaman krchI-
bald King. all OF Victoria. b. c.
The second party consisting OF
Henry Beuchat. of Paris. the arthro-
pologist OF the expedition. Allister
surgeon OF the expidition, who ac-
companied Shackleton on one OF his
expeditions: l.. Murray. OF Foxfield,
hantz. England. the oceanographher
OF the EXPEDITION, also a Shackleton
man. and Thomas Morris. sailor. -.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
Civil BILL
CARRYING siIl.too.ooo PASSED
YESTERDAY BY THE
SEN ATE.
Labor Exemption Clause Remains
in the Bill After Fight to
Have II Removed.

WASHINGTON. July s-Aii efyor,s
in the senate to alter or eliminate tho
labor exemption clause OF the sundry
civil bill section providing funds for
the enforcement OF the antitrust Law
Nere voted down. Two roll calls put
the senate on record In favor OF the
exemption clause. which caused the
veto OF the last sundry civil bill nv
President Taft and which President
Wilson. IN memorandum made wh-r
he sicned the same measure, charar-
terized as -unJustinable In character
and principle
The clause provides that no part Of
the fund shall be spent IN the prpse-
cntlon OF any Organization or indi-
Nidual FOR entering into any combi-
nation or agreement having IN view
the increasing OF wages. shortening OF
hours or bettering the conditions OF
labor or for any act done in further.
ance thereof not in itself unlawful.
Cooperative farmers organizations
are also exempted Senator Sterling
OF South Dakota proposed TO strike
out the exemption. characterfring II
as vicious class legislation
senator Hughes. of New Jersey. de-
tended the provision. declaring that
tho antitrust laws were directed
against great trusts and industrial
combinations and that the fund In
question should not be diverted TO the
prosecution of labor ORGANIZATIONS.
The Sterling amendment was laid
on the table by vote of Al TO %,
only one Democrat. Senator Pomer-
enc. voting for II. Later the bill H.
self. ca rying Slil ,00O. 600 was passed
without further serious opposition.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
BURNING RUBBISH PILE
AGAINST REAR DOOR
TO BUILDING.
Local Wholesale Firm Threatened
With DestructiOn-Blaze Dis
covered by Boy.

What is thought to have been an at
tempt TO destroy the Edward Wagner
wholesale grocery on Main street. nea-
Fifteenth. was discovered at 1905
O'CLOCK by Walter Pickles) Bruhn.
Associated Press messenger boy. He
at once turned in an alarm from box
26. and the fire department was
called TO the scene OF the fire. Every
company Of the department, with tho
exception OF the Eighth ward and Fort
kalbitzer were called-
Shortly after l o'clock the mes
senger boy while walking along South
street discovered a blaze la the rear
OF tne store building, and rushed to-
ward H. lie attempted TO kick the
burning rubbish away. and fnding
that ne was unable TO do so. rushed
20 the hre alarm box at the corner OF
south and Main streets and sent in
the alarm.
The FIRE was caused by the burning
OF several large boxes filled with rub.
hish and paper. which were piIed mr. mn
fFainst the doors TO the building In
Tho rear on South street The names
and sparks shot high in the air by
TIC time that the first company Of
the FIRE department had arrived and
The red glare caused a large number
OF persons 10 gather. fearing that a
serious cOnfagration had been start.
"a The hremen worked quickly.
however. and the flames were extin.
guished with but little loss. n IL
estimated that the loss will not
amount 10 more than SIS.
10 is believed by the police. who
we're on the scene Immediately follow
ing the arrival of the FIRE department.
that the blaze was Of incendiary ori.
gin. as the boxes. hlled with paper
and rubbish. were piled AGAINST the
doors. where the flames would easily
spread TO other parts OF the building
once the blaze reached the interior
The entire ncighborhOod was secured
ty the police. but up until an earlv
iour this morning no trace Of the al.
legged inccndiary had been found
The Edward Wagner Company IA oc.
cupying the present building tempora.
rlly. having been forced from their
old site BY a IRE which partially de-
stroyed the former building last Oc.
tObcr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
HODGES
Arrives in Washington and confers
With Chiffon and Brown-Is
Closely Gusrded-Makes
No Statement
Intelligeneer Bureau
washington, d. C.. July 8, 1917.


Thomas f. Hodges. nomineev for
Congressman-at-Large. arrived here
TINS morning. accompanied by David
Ray. a local politician OF Morgantown.
fhey spent the morning in conference
with Senator Chiffon. In the after.
noon they were clOseted with Con.
gresham Brown. All efforts to see
Hodges and TO interview him were un.
successful Aided by the, guard kept
Dy Chilton and Brown. nobody was al.
lowed to see lodges. II was, how
ever. stated that he would issue no
statement from here. and not until he
mad returned home. The impression
mat prevails here Is that Hodges will
ma some way to accept the nomina-
uon given him by the party bosses.
Wylie w. Beall. who was defeat.d
by the machine with Hodges, spent
last night here lie motored hack TO
Baltimore today. He would not gub-
init 10 formal interview, but iufor-
mally he declared himself" RealI
thinks that he was cruelty and out
raReously killed on I'm the house of
his supposed friends and doesn't
hesitate TO say 80. but declares he
Is not a "Welcher" and Xfu sand
Tor the Can. But that every law
OF political oblleation and personal
friendship was violated. he does not
hesitate TO say.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
RAIDED SPEAKEASY
Officers Of Marion County Get Italian
and Conhseate Quantity
Of Booze.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.

Special Dispatch 90 the Intelligence.
FAtRMONT. W. Va. July S.
Charged with conducting a spcakcasy
In a cellar. and with passing out liquor
through a wicket in the door after a
certain signal was sounded. Kuzman
Tintar. an italian. was held under a
bond Of 1000 for the grand jury TO-
day By Justice Fleming. He was de
Tended by Attorneys p. r. Ames and
r. =. Morgan. Prosecuting Attorney
Morris represented the state Omccrs
who raided the alleged blind tiger
presented the TIL which they fonnd
fastened 10 the inside Of tho cellar
door. and which contained consider.
able money The large stock Of mixed
liquors found In the cellar we're also
shown IN court Tintar was also held
under a bond Of $500 10 make no more
sales in West Virginia lie furnished
bond in both eases.
Eight men. all foreigners. arrested
in the Wholesale raids last sunday. az
Montana. were released after n pre-
liminary hearing before Justice F1em-
ing today The State failed 70 prove
any violationsany violations of the
Yost prohibition law in these cases
small Italian boy was drowned I'M
the river here today
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
FILTRATION CAMPAIGN
ENDS; ELECTION TODAY
SET TIED
All Differences Between West Va
Miners and Operators Adjusted
And Normal Conditions
Resumed.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. July s.
The differences between the coal oper.
ators and the miners of the Kanawha
district have been settled and normal
conditions are looked for in the dis
.trict Immediately.
The settlement was reached at a
conference OF operators and miners
officials here today. Secretary ID. T.
Evans of the kanawha Coal Oper.
ators' association refused TO give any
Information concerning the settle.
ment. Officers OF the United Mine
Workers also declined to discuss the
matter.
The present difficulty began June
when ten thousand miners in the dis
trict walked out. Through the efforts
'of a mediation board. appointed by
Secretary of Labor Wilson. an agree
ment on some Of the points was
reached and IL is supposed the set
tlement today resulted when the in
terested parties agreed on the other
differences.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
CONFER
CHICAGO BUSINESS NJ y
CALL ON PRESIDENT AND
TALK LEGISLATION.
Antitrust Bills Discussed and
Some Changes in DETAILS MAY
BE Recommended.

WASHINGTON. July s-Repr.sen
tatiyes OF big Business had a long
talk with President Wilson Al the
White House today about the admin.
istration antitrust program Ten
leading members Of the Chicago As
sociation OF Commerce gave Mr. VII
son their ideas OF proper trade com
mission and railroad securities bills
and as result the bills passed by
the house and now pending IN the
senate may be modified as 10 details
FOLLOWING the conference both the
president and the business men gave
out statements referring to the NOR
diality of the meeting
As direct result of the discussion
the president late today telegraphed
TO Representative Gown gton. OF
Maryland. who framed the house
trade commission bill. asking him 10
return To Washington 10 confer with
the Chicago delegation. Mr. Coving.
ton has been appointed chief justice
OF the district supreme court and was
At his Maryland home today, but II
Is expected he will reach here to-
morrow.
Advocate Broad Commission.
The Chicago delegation advocated a
trade commission with broad powers
OF INVESTIGATION and authority to or.
der the uiscontinuance of practices
contrary 10 law. They objected 10
making all corporations return an.
nual reports 40 the commission and
thought too many definitions of illegal
practices were unnecessary.
The president listened carefully for
more than an hour 10 what his callers
had TO say. and interposed some ideas
OF his own on the suoject. The ques-
ton OF business prosperity was men
TONED in general way. and after
wards officials close to the president
said he had learned nothing To change
his previously expressed opinion that
conditions are growing better
President Wilson was particularly
pleased to hear that the delegation did
not object TO the proposed commission
passing on questions of unfair compe-
tition and practices.
Tomorrow the President will re.
ceive Henry Ford. the millionaire au-
tomobile manufacturer. committee
of bankers from Illinois and members
OF the National Association OF State
Bank Supervisors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
INCREASES TAXES.

Special Dispatch TO the intelligence.
LONACONING. Nd. July s-Ths
Homecoming council has increased the
general tax rate from Is to 40 cents
TO take care OF the bonds issued 10
build a new bridge over Georges
Greek at Main street The bridge
viii cost $4,000. The water tar was
increased from 10 10 Is "a cents to
make up deficit in the hydrant
rental accounts. Cornelius :. Murphy
who entered his forty -fifth year as
civil magistrate. having been appoint
ed by the late Governor Bowie was
re-appointed police magistrate for
Homecoming for another term.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
WILSON HOPEFUL
That wsrburg VIII Reconsider Re.
quest TO Have Name Withdrawn
From Reserve Board.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. July s.
President Wilson continued strongly
hopeful tonight that Paul Warburg.
the New York banker. would reconsid-
Or his request that his nomination a.
member Of the Federal reserve board
bo Withdrawn No reply had been re-
ccived from Mr. Warburg % the Pres
idrnis inquiry on the subject. but 4
definite turn In the situation is ex-
poctcd before the meeting Of the Sen.
ate banking and currency committee
tomorrow
During the day Mr. Wilson gave ont
statement strongly defending Mr.
Warburg and Thomas ID Jones. 81
Chicago. against attacks on them. and
saying that men should not be- regard.
cd with suspicion merely because they
had been connected with biz business.
This statement friends ~ the Prosi-
dent said. was intended 10 serve the
double purpose of letting the senate
know he would stand hy his nomina.
tions and ~ Influencing Mr. Warburg
20 stay in the race.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
ADVOCATES OF SMITH SYS.
TEN CONDUCTED GREAT
CAMPAIGN.
Mechanical System Advocates Be
gan Work Late in Fight-Held
Public Meetings. 4
WHERE TO VOTE
First Ward.
Vigilant Hose House.

First Ward.
Vigilant Hose House.
Second Ward.
Precinct No. / - Fort Henry
Hose House.
Precinct No. 2-Chemical Hose
house.
Dividing line: Grand View
street.
Room.
Precinct No. 2-No 1874 Four
teenth street.
Dividing line: Jacob street
Fourth Ward.
Precinct No. Atlantic Engine
House.
Precinct No. 2-No. 1714 Wood
street
Dividing line: Jacob street.
Fifth Ward
Hook and Ladder Hose House.
Sixth Ward.
Precinct No. Niagara Engine
Precinct No. mo. 2s21 Eon'
street
Dividing line: Twentyseventh
street
Seventh Ward.
Precinct No. 1 - Island Hose
House
Precinct No. 2-End OF Steel
Bridge.
Dividing line: virginia stree,
Eighth Ward.
Precinct No. Eighth Ward
Hose House.
Precinct No. 49, 2 Fort RaIbitzer
Hose House.
Dividing line: Fortieth street
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
GREAT EXPERIMENT

ALTOONA. Pa. July s-The Blair
County Medical Society. by the use Of
thyroid glands of lambs and sheer.
are transforming r. Young dwarf Of
Hollidayshurg. jules Schroeder. AGED
= years. into natural proportions The
boy is SUFFERING from crctInism. but
under treatment hia arms and logs
are steadily lengthenlnr The expert.
mont o. being watched with Great at.
tentiOn BY the medical fraternity.
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The filtration campaign IL about AZ
an end. By this evening the citlz-
ems Of Wheeling viii know whether
the advocates of the Smith system
have won or whether the mechanical
system was victorious. the well sys-
tenn apparently having been lost In ths
campaign scuffle During the past
Few days the fight was wared avs.
fcmatiCally bY advocates of either
side. and the citizens became awak.
ened to the fact that the filtration
election was hut few days distant.
They began 20 take interest and n
is now thought that a fairly good vote
VIII be out, whereas only a few days
aaaaa.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
GIRL MISSING

Special Dispatch 10 ths fnteIIiecncsr.
GU MBERI.AND. Nd. July s-Tda
Niands. ~ years old. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Viands. G.aing ave.
nue. is missing. and the police are
using every effort 10 locate her. In
company with another Eirl. who came
70 the Ni6nds home last week with the
story that she had left home IN ~.
kins. ". Va. and had come TO Cum.
berland IN seek employment. she left
her home last Friday and has not yet
returned
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
Leaves for Moroan,ovv, /,

WASHINGTON. July s-Thos. r.
Hodges left for MorRantown al four
O'Clock this afternoon He declined
10 say whether he would accept the
nomination or not Re said he would
issue statement upon his arrival
nome. The understanding here is that
ne VIII accept the nomination for Con
gressman-atiarge lie was In con.
ference most Of the day with Senator
Ohilton and Congressman Brown lie
eNaded newspaper men and tried 10
heep fas preaenCe here more or less a
secret State Chairman Glenn shaver
was not here AZ the conference be
tween Hodges and Chiffon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
Aaree TO Arbitra.e.

WASHINGTON. July S.-The de
pertinent OF labor late today received
word that the miners in the Kanawha.
w. Va. coal fields, by a referendum
vote. had akTeed to submit to arbi-
tietion the differences that still exist
between them and the operators. The
men returned TO work recently. under
an agreement over the chief points Of
dispute. reached through the efforts
o. three conciliatOrs appointed by
Secretary Wilson
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
REBELS NOT TO TAKE PART
IN ANY PEACE CONFERENCE
REPORTS TO THIS EFFECT
CONFIRMED BY DIS
PATCHES RECEIVED.
Participation Is Strongly Opposed
by Re b Leaders.
NaOn Surprised.

WASHINGTON. July S-Border
dispatches stating that the constitu-
tionalists would not accept the invita-.
tion OF the mediators for informal
peace conferences with representa-
tiyes Of General Huerta we're partial
ly confirmed here tonight by persons
in close touch with General Carranza.
Rafael Zubaran and Luis Cabrera.
the two most prominent hpresenta-
tives OF General Carranza. had moth
ing 10 say on the subject. but word
that a majority OF the constitutional
ist generals to whom the plan for a
conference had been submitted had
disapproved it came from well in
formea sources.
Minister Naon. OF Argentina, the
only one OF the mediators in Washing
ton. read the dispatches with evident
surprise lie indicated that the medi-
ators would take no action until the
attitude Of the Constitutionalists was
ofiicially conveyed to them.
Secretary Bryan, on behalf OF the
Washington government. said II would
be improper for him TO discuss the
situation in advance OF the arrival OF
Carranzas formal answer to the pend
ing proposal for peace conferences.
NNF hFAAANfu W NfNfhl WHAT lntlfnHa
tons he had received as 20 the charac.
ter OF the reply.
Leaders strongly Opposed.
That the constitutiOnalist leaders
were strongly opposed to the idea of
the peace conference. although All
the generals have not yet been heard
from. did not surprise those officials
who have maintained that ID would
be virtually impossible 70 modify the
plan Of Guadalupe. the platform of the
Conatitutionalist movement This plan
declares that a military government
shall be set UP after Mexico City is
conquered and that no elections shall
be held until the country IA pacified
by military rule.
The present purpose Of the Conatt
tutionalists. n r. understood. IL 10 fol
low that program 10 the letter. call
tnE a conference OF generals when the
conquest OF Mexico City r. accom-
plshed
a new 'hrst chief then may be
desiEnated. N IL A. this stage that
the Carranza-Villa split r. really ex
pected 20 come 70 a head. the disaf
lection probably leading 10 an effori
70 have Carranza superseded Re
ports from Torreon that the differ
ences between the two chieftaina had
been composed, we're verified by
agents % both. but there was an un
dertone Of comment. indicating that
q was but a temporary truce.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
GUN PLAY
Ftaures IN Attempted Arrest ard
Father ls Wounded After which
Son Surrenders 20 Sherin.

LEW1SBURG W Va. July g -
When sheriff Beans. ~ Greenhrier
county and force N deputies early
today approached the house Of Thom
ae Bennett near here. 10 arrest Ren.
nett and his son Christopher FOR sha
alleged shooting ~ John Shanparf
and Tom Quick last Fan. the Bennetfs
opened FIRE The deputies ranfief and
The older Bennett was dangerously
wounded christopher Bennett her
aurrendcrch.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
DIED OF PARALYSIS.

Special Dispatch % the Inteuirencer
LONACONlNG. Nd. July slow
ard Lease. 16 years old. died early
this morning 40 his home In Lonacon.
Ing. following a stroke OF paralysis
sustained while berry picking Tues
day afternoon Iic was born near
RawlinRs. this county. but spent
nearly his whole life In IonacontnF.
who're reside his two sons. Charles
and John Lease and one daughter,
Miss MarEaret Lease.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
TESTIMONY Of INSURANCE MAN
CAUSES ARREST Of MRS. CARMANIi
EYEWITNESS 10 TRAGEDY
GIVES DAMAGING EvI.
DENCE TO CORONER.
Immediately Following Woman Is
Taken Into Custody-Brealu
Down st Jail.

rREePoRr. ~ u. July a.
Mrs- riorsnee conkiln csrran,
wife of Or. Edwin Csrmsn, wac
srreeteo to-day. accused OF be-
tro the eeeassir who q week soo
last night. murdered Mrs. Louise
oaiiey, wife of q Hempstead rnan-
.fset.rsr, ey nrins bullet
through her hesrt while she was
To-nieht Mrs. esrrnsn. AZ whom
the nnaer Of suspicion has been
pointing since the discovery ~as
made that she had Installed a
teiephonie instrument In her hus-
bsnd's oniee 90 that she might
hear conversations between him
and his women patients, 10 locked
up In Nassau county Jsii at Nine
ola. There she win remain until
Monday when she will be again
examined BY the coroner, before
whom she pleaded not guilty
when srrsianed to-day after her
arrest In the room where Mrs.
Bailey died.
Mrs. Csrman's iron nerve 10
shattered, for as the steel barred
door Of the Mineols Jai closed
behind her she pulled her heavy
down. Her husband and the
sheriff who took her In an auto
mobile from her home here 20
the Jail assisted her to the top
floor Of the building.
Cause Of Arrest.
The immediate cause of the arresi
was the testimony given this morn
ing by Ellwood T. Bardes. an insur
ance agent. whom the authorities call
cd the single reliable eyewitness o
the crime. Bardes IN under lock anC
key also. lie Is being detained as
material witness, for mis- story II o
so great Importance that the authori
ties said they feared an attempt
might be made TO get him out OF tn,
jurisdiction OF the New York courts
Bardes' story. briefly told. is this:
At 1880 o'clock on the night of tn,
murder, Bardes said. he determined Il
pay a professional visit to DIR. CarmaT
and allow him TO dress a minor In
jury To one OF his heels. He left hi,
home and walked 10 the physician
house. Arriving. he decided he coulC
dress the injury himself and thereb,
save a doctors fee. So he walked
past the house and then turnec
around to begin his journey home.
Saw Woman Leave.
AT that instant he heard an explo
sion. He thought IL was caused by ar
automobile tire. but when he looket
for the machine he could not find u
He turned his eyes toward the lawI
at the side OF Dr. Carman's home.
woman. tall. well built. hatless. wear
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