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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-03
WORLD WIDE
ARMOR TRUST
SECRETARY DANIELS MAKES
STATEMENT TO HOUSE
NAVAL COMMITTEE.
Says II Has Globe Divided Into
Three Parts Removing Competi-
tion-Expects Lower Bids.

WASHINGTON. Feb. e.-Secretary
Daniels is convinced that there is a
worldwide armor plate trust which
has divided the globe like all Gaul-
into three parts" As a result OF this
mammoth combination the secretary
has informed the house naval affairs
committee the navy department in its
efforts TO balk the exorbitant exac
tions OF some battleship plate produ-
GERS has been unable 10 get a bid
from foreign manufacturers.
Though you cannot establish Il. '
the secretary told the committee
trust all over the world"
That is 10 say, the people abroad
who make armor plate will not come
here and submit bids because they
know II they do our manufacturers
will 20 there and submit bids. They
have divided the world like all Gaul
into three parts.
Would you be willing now to builC
two more battleships with the knowl
edge that these corporations coulC
beat the government out OF mucl
money on armor plate. rather thar
wait till we could get a REASONABLE,
price, asked Representative Wither
spoon. OF Mississippi.
hope, Mr. Daniels replied. "tha'
at the next bidding We can get tn,
prices down even II We do not buIlt
our own armor plant. But with ship,
getting old and the necessity for keen
ing our navy up TO a high standard
think We had better submit to 70 To-
time than 10 stop"
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IN CONNECTION WITH COLL
SION OF STEAMERS NAN
TUCKET AND MONROE.
This Action Decided Upon at Con-
ference on Report Submitted TO
Sec. of Commerce RedfieId.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-secretarv
Redfeld late today directed that
charges OF negligence be preserred
against Captain Osman Berry OF tho
Merchants and Miners steamship
Nantucket. which colided with and
sank the Old Dominion liner Monroe.
with loss OF Al lives. off the Vir-
ginia coast last Friday.
Investigation OF the charges will he
entrusted To the local board OF in
'pec'ors a. Philadelphia, with in
Siructions that testimony be taken
and decision reported.
This action followed a conference
at the department Of commerce on
report from r. =. Tapley. the do
partmcuts inspector OF hulls at Nor
folk Va.
The secretary announced that evi-
nee brought out by the inspectors g
preliminary inquiry held on hoard
me Nantucket while that vessel was
making her way into Norfolk with the
Monroe.s survivors aboard. tends 10
SNOW that there was negligence on
The part OF Captain Berry" lie add
90, however that DO would be quite
improper 10 pass upon that question
az This time further than 10 decide
tnnt there IS sufficient evidence 10
require that charges boz preferred
against Captain Berry and that tho
quest ION OF his innocence or guilt bo
made the subject OF further inyestiga-
fiOu
Specific Nature Of Charges Not Stated
No Intimation was given a. 10 Tho
spccihc natur" of the negligence TO
h' charged de1Inef the Nantucket
skipper. The two vessels met in "a
tcontiuued on Page ThirtesnJ
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Will Charge Captain
Berry With Negligence
DEFENSE
in STEEL SUIT

NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-Several Wit
nesses for the defense in the govern.
ments dissolution suit against the
nited States Steel corporation. tcsti-
Ned here to-day that prices In the in
dustry are not fixed by agreement but
are competitive The proceedings
marked the l5uth day OF the hearings
Austen Davis MiNseL general sales
agent OF the Bethlehem Steel com
pauy. testified that the company s.
prices Iu every branch OF output we're
not determined by an association of
~ anuiaCturers. NO price was ever
made for any consideration aside from
be needs Of the mill and market con.
difions. said the witness We have
tried and succeeded I'm getting GUS
TONERS from our competitors and they
have done the same with us We have
had no agreement with any ul our
competitors. insofar as fixing prices
for any or our products is concerned
Edward VI S. Nonc". formerly :
salesman for the AllcEhcny Steel com
pany. testified that the company g
greatest competitor iu electric sheet
steel was the United States Steel Cor.
poration. THE prices we're always
fixed by myself and changed when The
eXigoncies off the business demanded.
declared the witness
Edward Worcester gave similar tes.
timuuS concerning On" prices OF tho
National Tube COMPANY of which ho
I- vice president and general manager
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Women TOilers Turned
Down By the President
FIVE HUNDRED REPRESENT
ING VARIOUS TRADES
CALL IN BODY.
Told Them He Could DO Nothing
That Had Not Been Made Party
Measure-Meeting Effective.

WASHINGTON. Feb Women
workers who toll daily in the mills
and the mines. and In the sweat hons
and the factories of the nation. plead -
ed with President Wilson today for
his assistance 90 the cause of woman
suffrage The President rogrctfullv
told them az he did a delegation last
December that he could not urge
anything on Congress which had not
received the organic con Liberation OF
the Democratic party.
Today demon -fratIOu not the
brass band. the street prOres ion. the
COlurod peuuauts and tho battle naes
Of the cause but tho tale of hard
ship. Of the struggle 90 live on low
wages. of the saniariums for those
who sirkcned 90 their work and ne
heart hreakInr tragedies Of poverty
affected tho President deeply A.
tho delegation loff Tho executive OF.
hcr-. dlacouraEod and disappointed
because they obtained mo- positive aid.
they did not know fiaf tho prD-i idenf
himself was dnpre. .0d perhaps oven
more than they s- Boo went fo lunch
con with his family DO told his
friends aftnrvFrIa fNaf Io wished
he could is'p lu. -aw mo- way FOB d0
f. There I4 every reason fu bDU.te.
however. that fHr day gave added
stimulus to tho President. desire ipr
early legislation on social Justice and
tcontiuued on pars rhirtsen,
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EXCITING TIME AT MEETING
OF NATIONAL DEMO
CRATIC CLUB.
Murphy Roasted In Speech and
Adoption Of Resolution Nearly
Causes a Riot.

NEW YORK. Feb "a meeting
OF the National Democratic Club end
ed in disorder tonight when resOlu-
tion demanding that Charles y. Muir
ply b. retired from the leadership of
Tamany Hall had been declared
adopted on an aye and nay vote
When tho chairman announced the
result Of the vote tho Murphy par
tlsans and those favOring his retire
ment started 4 demonstration against
each other Fists were shaken free
ly. threats were made and hard
names used. 10 was fully ton minutes
before a semblance of order was re-
stored
> Friends of Mr. Murphy declared
that the resolution had been carried
BY an Illegal vote and eald they would
lay tho matter in The form Of n pro-
Coontinusd on Thirtssnth Pagsl
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-03
Juggled Figures In
Navy Year Book
CON MEN MAKE
CHARGES OF A SENSA-
TIONAL NATURE
And Prove Them by Facts and Fig
ures-Shows United States to BE
Great Naval Power.

WASHINGTON. Feb. g That ex-
pefts OF the navy department tuCgled
the statistics IN the navy year book
FOR 1913 20 make the American navy
appear inferior TO the German navy.
and thereby set tho United States
down from second 10 third place "a
naval power. was charge today BY
Representative Mitherspoon, OF Mis-
sissippi and Hensley. OF Missouri
members of the House naval affairs
committee
With Secretary Daniels before the
committee TO explain the naval pro
gram for the year. the two Congress
men. who are strongly opposed 10
big navy" questioned him at
length on what they declared were
omissions and faulty comparisons I'm
the year book The secretary eN-
planned that he was not an expert
IN comparing navies. and said he had
relied on what experts in the navy
had advised him about the facts.
Three Left Out.
In their questioning. the Congress
men brought out that three American
battleships. the Oregon. Massachu-
setts and Indiana. which are of the
same tonnage and Of heavier arma-
ment than ten listed German battle
ships. are leftSout OF the United
states list altogether; and that the
United States 30 battleships built and
building. compared with Gerinany's
80. should have credited the United
states with 80 battleships OF heavier
total tonnage and armament than
Germany. They also developed that
the navy statisticians have this year
for the first time taken out OF the
dreadnaught class the battleships
South Carolina and Michigan. which
have dreadnaught armament, and
have put into the German dread
naught class four ships OF 1I-inch
gun armament The year books
comparison gives Germany l3 dread
naughts and the United States z,
while the Congressman insist that
the correct figures should give Ger
many and the United States dread
naughts each.
Detailed Statement
Detailed results OF their investiga-
lion OF the year books comparisons
were announced by Representative
Witherspoon and Hensley in the fol.
lowing statement.
1t was developed that the United
States appeared to have three less
tcontinued on Page Fourteen.)
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Adopted A Resolution
OuSting'' Boss" Murphy
AGED PRISONERS
GIVEN PARDONS
; - Disratch b ths IntenIeenc.r.

special Dispatch 10 the InteuIFenc.r.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb 2
convicted more than three years ago
on violating the pension laws In swear
ing false In order that "A pension might
pc secured. Alfred Mooney. and
y. Mooney. brothers and France
brown. sister. all over seventy wears
9i age. have been granted pardons bv
president Wilson and the three pa.
ptrs are now In this city In the hands
hart
Mrs j. ". Brown r. tho widow NJ a
union soldier and IN applying for a
grnsion swore she had not remarked
ter Two brothers. 10 strengthen this
contention. also swOre that their sIs.
ier had not remarked after Browns
ufaih lnvestigation not only showed
lnaL alrs. Brown had remarked but
,lat Rho had had tao husbands sinco
Browns death and that the two brott
CTS "efo aware OF this fact a. tho
time they swore sho had not rensr-
ried
When placed on trial all three al
mitted their guilt and pleaded Tor
mercy Judge %. p Keller refused fo
impose sentence and continued from
iern 10 term the imposing ~ sentence
ana thus the fotfering forms on the
lnftN mpuntaineers we're kept beyond
me walls oi the penitentiarv.
some Time ago the matter was
paced before tho attorney general
ana President Wilson with the resuIf
mat The pardons are now here avail.
lnE the arrival Of the fuo Moonovr
and Mrs. Brown who arc nov believed
I'D reside iu Lincoln county
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-03
RAILROAD co.
WINS ITS SUIT
Special Dispatch TO the Inteliigenoer.

Special Dispatch 10 the Intelligenoer.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va. Feb. q
The suit TO condemn land for a right
OF way through the property OF the
standard Lime and Stone company OF
this city by the Williamsport. Nessle
A. Martinsburg Railroad company was
decided in the circuit court here this
afternoon when Judge Robert w.
Daley or Romney. sitting as a special
judge. held that the railroad company
was legal common carrier corpora
ton OF this state and as such had "A
right TO condemn land for a right OF
way. The new railroad is 20 be built
from Williamsport. Md. to Martins
burg by way OF the village OF Nessle.
distance OF $50 miles. Chief Fngi.
neer Carmichael OF the Western Mary.
land railroad is president of the com
pany and the chief stockholder Is Pres
ident Fitzgerald OF the Western MARY.
land. The case will be appealed 10 the
state supreme court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-03
SPURIOUS COIN
Is CIRCULATED

Special UiHrafrh f5 the Tnfclllgrnrer.
tLhkkSBt HG. vs. We. Feb. g.
Resulting from The circulation of O
large mum Der Of spurious dollars
which Initiate fle issue Of ISIS. local
Officers ace trying f0 locate "a band
ui fpIHiEnrrs who are said t1 have
purr based "a quantity 0f the counter.
Inlfs at certain place i1 New YORK
Olty 20 ile ratio OF $50 hundred and
circulated them here Many mor-
chants ~ tho pffv and euburbs
bfouf1t tho coins into banks TODAY
ana inid fnry were r0unfcrfoifs ONLY
one or fN0 of fhn coins were paaeed
pr any ono place and usually with
other good dollars Tho rouuforfaifa
give rIIverr rue when thrown ur0n
har1 substance end arc quite do
VIZ. DIi uey GRO liEht in weight
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-03
GUARDS ON DUTY
DAY AND NIGHT
BROOKE COUNTY AUTHORI-
TIES DETERMINED TO PRE-
VENT LAWLESSNESS.
No Trace of the People Who Did
Shooting Friday Night-Win
Continue Vigilance.

Special Dispatch 70 the TnteIlIreneer.
WELLSBURG. W. Va, Feb. ITO
prevent further trouble in the strike
zone in Brooke county, Sheriff George
Patterson has deputlzed n number OF
local men TO serve as guards both
day and night and has placed them
In charge of experienced deDufies
Inc guards are put In the zone. NOT
Win the intention Of protecting the
coal company's property. or aiding
the miners in one way or another
but In order that the shooting into
the houses OF the company. that has
taken place on several different oc-
casiOns, may be stopped The guarde
are also instructed TO prevent ali men
Whether strikers or miners from as
senbling In gangs on the streets or
near any Of the property OF the coal
company there.
This action has been deemed no
cessary since the shooting that took
pace IN the town on Friday night.
last. when about 30 shots were fred
from the top OF the hnl into the
houses below. All day SATURDAY. be
puty Charles Patterson was on tho
scene Of the shooting and again on
saturday night. No disturbance
were reported. on Sunday morning
word was telephoned 10 the sheriff
I
bling 81 one Of the houses 10 hold "a
prayer meeting. and trouble wae
feared from tho crowd being fogefb
pr. nut N" day passed on quietly
with no demonstrations taking plars
Standing Guard.
ON sunday evening Deputy sheriff
'hdrlo4 Patterson and a A Annie.
gate and four mon stood GUARD kenr
INK NJ their viEil throughout tho on
llI' niFhf, buf nothing occurred fo
cause any disturbance
Two mon wrro also kent on ar.rf
aEain TODAY. t'f there has boon ro
reports OF anything ont of tho org..
nhIE from fhe mining town Urpuffl.
latters0u and Aprircato win 'arlIu
stand guard tonight. with four or fta
mon deputized 20 aid thom s.. or.
or Two guards alwarH ou tho scene
g1n N'op tle men moving and keap
down trouble and four or f,o w.r
con 10 Tho same af ufrHf De- ID.
JnouEhf That there viii Do nu frrfh,r
'hooiing at Tho Golfers mines The
Officers orc in readiness fo frrrf.H
more guards n necessary and v|f
rush thou % Tho scene sHrulI ora.
sion demand d.
No Trace Of Perpetrators.
40 trace ~ fle pr-.,rg ,,t... .t...
into thf houses ON rrIIay l,.,.....
hos been found. aifhalrb gni"...
,arch hoe been Kept ur Dbl. fE. ,a.
olaIr no GUNS OF fhr D.IfI.r ...I
power h1s auvv here been frU"f ..
IrW oi The miners have ...r.u- ,f
aNf h41. ae mo sheriff haa rr.rrh.f
lhl lluen their houses and Tents
On ~nnd1f evening H was ror0rt.f
ls'I pr. Inf been dI.covrrod .n 0r.
.I INn minor. houses 0u fHr nHI r...
mo Gilrhrist mine of tho coal ,...
L.nF, hni IiffIo detail could le rIt.r
NE IRE o. reported 10 have boon r...
.f ON italian under fho coroner or +.
.'Ie l"fIir. who ruf DO ont before
IT hal i'm" tn spread $50 damars b.
house
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f final Action Postponed
On the lrnmigratiOnBil
HOUSE DEFEATS MOTION TO
STRIKE OUT LITERACY
TEST FEATURE.
Vote Was 173 TO 120-President
Does Not Favor Feature as
Not Being Fair Test.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Final ac-
tion on the Burnett immigration bill
was postponed again tonight when the
house adjourned after voting down.
l73 TO 120, a motion OF Representative
Goldfogle OF New York to eliminate
the literary test feature OF the meas
ure. 1t was on account OF this pro-
vision that President Taft vetoed a
similar measure passed by the last
congress.
During the day President Wilson let
IL De known that while he would not
make public his position on the litera.
cy test until he was consulted by the
committee OF congress. those who
asked him privately for his views
round that he was opposed TO the
proposition because he did not believe
II was a fair test of character.
Tomorrow debate will continue on
an amendment offered by Representa-
i've Hayes OF California which would
exclude MongOlian. Malay and African
immigration. A modification OF this
amendment introduced by Representa-
i've Lenroot OF Wisconsin adding the
words unless otherwise provided for
by existing agreements as to pass
port or by treaties. conventions or
agreements that may hereafter be en-
tered into.' was adopted Just before
adjournment by a vote OF Ill to 90.
With this change the proposed legis-
lation would not affect Japanese i'm
migration.
voted For IT,
Most or the Pacific coast representa-
tiNes voted for the modification. be-
leving that 80 would be impossible to
secure the passage OF the original
amendment The vote was preceded BY
- lively debate. in which leaders on both
sides Of the house urged against any
legislation that would conflict with in
ternational agreements or treaties. Rep
resentauNe Baker Of California voted
against the amendment stating that he
mad an understanding with the imml-
grafton committee under which he was
not 60 press the exclusion OF "Asiatics
as part or the Burnett bill on the con-
diuon that the committee later word
report out his pending drastic Asiatic
eNcluslon bIll as a separate measure"
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Foreeast:
West virginia-Rain Tuesday; wed
nesday fair and colder.
Ohio-Rain Tuesday: wednesday fair
and colder except snow along the iaEe,
brisk south shifting 20 northwest winds
western Pennsylvan1a-Rsin Tuesday
and wednesday colder Wednesday; mod
crate 20 brisk southeast shtftin9 70
northwest winds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-03
AVIATOR NILES
PULLS THRILLER
GASOLINE GIVES OUT WHEN
5000 FEET IN THE
AIR
And Flying Upside Down-Glides
Safely TO Earth-Made Flights
Here During Fair.

NEW YORK Feb While Charles
o. Niles. a youthful Rochester. y. T.
aviator. was making a fight upside
down in mouOplan~ al an altitude
OF about 1900 feet over the Hemp
stead Plains OF Long Island today. his
gasoline supply gave out Tail first
the machine dropped quickly. Niles
remained calm. however. and partly
righted the machine. landing safely
after series OF spiral dives
Niles had ascended to establish a
record In looping tire loop and flying
upside DOWN.
Aviator Charles O. Niles astonish ed
the residents OF Wheeling and vicini
" and state fair visitors last Septem.
ber when he gave daily exhibition
flights az the State Fair on the Island
His work with the fragile aeroplane,
caused many persons who saw him. to
almost have nervous prOstratiou by
his daredevil dips over the heads of
the people near the grand stand.
While here an lntelligencer report
er told him Of the flight OF Aviator
Pegoud. the Frenchman. who first
new through the air with his machine
upside down. At that time Mr.. Niles
said the machine used by the French
man must have been especially
equipped for the performance, as he
explained that the gasoline would NOT
iced properly from the tank TO the
engine. but, he added. he would try
the stunt when he got in the east.
where the treacherous winds. such
as encircle the hills i'm the vicinity.
are not 10 be fousd. His act OF yes
terday proves conclusively that his
statement was no idle boast
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Guzman Executed

JUAREZ. Mexico. Feb Fran
cisco !. Guzman, who figured promi-
nently In the revolt against President
Madero In Mexico City "A year ago,
was executed in the front yard OF a
house occupied by General Francisco
Villa here today. Guzman had just
come from Havana. where. il was
charged. he had been given a secret
mission by Feliy Diaz TO induce Cen
efal villa TO renounce General Car
rama and throw the strength Of the
revolution to Diaz.
As soon as he heerd OF the proposal
General villa gave GuZman a con-
ference after making sure OF the ma
ture Of the visit ordered the messen-
ser shot.
II was AZ FIRST reported that Bo-
males Sandoval. an attorney of Mexi-
co City. was the victim. but Sandoval
who was reported 10 be on a simi-
lar mission for Diaz. took refuge in
the United States several days ago.
Guzman was formerly private
secretary 10 Dr. Emilio Vasduez Co
meZ. He was konwn as one OF the
promoters of the OrOzcO revolution
against Madero and later joined with
Huerta In the conspiracy against the
late president.
INDIANS ON WARPATH.
DOUGLAS. Ariz. Feb. After sew
eral weeks OF quiet, YaPui Indians
(continusd on Page Thirtssn.)
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Villa Preparing to Attack the
Federal Stronghold at Torreon
ARMY WAITING FOR ORDER
But BATTLE WILL NOT
OPEN SOON.
Villa Will Wait Until All Ammuni-
ton and Provisions Are Sent.
Guzman Executed.

JUAREZ. Mex. Feb. with his
army OF twelve thousand rebels al
ready advanced 10 points north of Tor
reon and awaiting word 10 open the
attack on the Federal garrison In that
city, General Francisco Villa planned
20 leave tonight or early tomorrow for
chihuahua whence after a stay OF sew
erd days he will himself march south
20 direct the opening OF the battle
How long General Villa will remain
In chihuahua will depend on the ra-
pidity With which train loads OF am
munition and rations can be dis
patched southwark. The rebel leader
probably will not appear on the field
before Torreon until everything T.
ready for the opening OF the attack.
A courier who arrived from Torreon
said the rebel advance guards had
already surrounded the city. but that
General Refugio Velasco's Federal
soldiers had not opened fire. The
courier said the rebels we're adopting
their usual method OF surrounding the
city long before they expected to fire
on II. The Federal soldiers in Tor
reon. II was said. we're being kept in
ignorance OF recent rebel victories.
and to sustain their courage they were
told that General Mercado won a sig
nal victory at Ojinaga. General Mar
cello Caraveo. one OF the volunteer
Federal generals who escaped from
Ojinaga. had arrived In Torreon and
was given a triumphant reception.
Confident Of Success.
Il don't think there Is any doubt
that we will capture Torreon." said
General Villa today. but ! think n
will be one OF the severest battles of
the reVolution. The Huerta followers
are desperate They are evidently
concentrating every available man at
Torreon. am not making any pre-
dictions as to when the battle will
begin or end"
Mexican federal sympathizcrs pro-
tested TO the United States army Of
ficers in FL PasO that Raoul Madero.
brother OF the late president and an
officer on Villas staff. was permitted
10 20 TO the American side. II was
said protest would he made 10
Washington.