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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
SUFFRAGE PROTEST
Entered a. Convention of Women's
Clubs Which Closed its Sessions
Last Night.

CHICAGO. June t1=The twelfth.
biennial convention of the Generai
Federation ~ Women clubs closed fo
night During tho day protest was
made AGAINST the suffrage for women
and $4,000 in comparatively small
sums was given to the federation
complfting the endowment fund of
100000.
The Clo.inE session tonight discuss
cd what youth can brinr to- the fod.
GRAFTON and The greatest service
youur women Of America"
Niss Margaret Woodrow Wilson
dauahter Of the president. was amonr
those who made three minute talks on
the latter subject
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
LEWIS COUNTY BULL MOOSE
RANKS ARE THINNING OUT
BROWN
Named by Second District Democrats
20 Head Congressional Ticket
for Third Time

Special Dispatch 90 the Intelligence.
CHARLES TOWN. ". Va. juno l..
The Democrats OF the second West
Virginia district in the Congressional
convention here today nominated
CONGRESSMAN William c. Brown as
their candidate In the fall elections.
tongressman Brown is nov serving
his second term
Champ Clark. Speaker Of the House
OF Representatives. reached Charles
Town al noon and addressed a large
crowd IN 'front.' of the court house on
me progress and achievements OF the
lemocrauc party His remarks we're
cheered wildly
Charles ". brandon. OF Philippi
was named to oppose Congressman
hrown on the convention floor. but
before the roll of counties was com
pleted. Brandon's name was with.
drawn and Browns nomination was
made by acclamation.
J. Sloan kuykendall. OF Romney.
and :. A. Mccoy. of Mooredcld. were
elected chairman and secretary OF the
district organization. respectively.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
WILL CONFER
Managers OF Westinghouse Plants
viii Meet Strikers Committee
May End Strike.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. June 17.-Ef-
forts TO settle the strike of the 1900
employees of the Westinghouse indus
tries in the Turtle Greek valley took
definite form tonight when Sherin
George w. Richards. after a day OF
conferences. announced that tho
heads OF two Of the companies had
agreed 10 meet a strikers committee
tomorrow. The sheriff said that r.
VI. Herr, president of the Westinc-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company. the largest OF the affected
Industries, would meet a committee
OF five strikers tomorrow and that q
committee Of three strikers would BE-
received by II. T Herr. general man
ager OF the WESTINGHOUSE Machine
Company. Last week both men re
fused TO meet committees from the
strikers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
WILL INVESTIGATE
Public Service Commission VIII Look
into Phone Charges and Service
IN Upper Counties

CHARLESTON. W. Va. June D.. -
To wa- officially announced bv the
Public Service commission thie after
noon that an Investigation of fpIe.
phone companies in West VIRGINIA
relative TO- services and charges WIN
soon - commenced Only DumuIui.r
o.er1fiur iu fhp northern cuurfiaa uf
The state VIII Do affected hy tho OBJ.
der Complaints made 90 the com.
mission declare that rates arc too
high aud the service iu some ir.
stances bad
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
KELLY'S ARMY
Turns Up a. Beiinqton After B.ino
Invited out % Grafton-WiU
Continue on 20 Washington

Spelial dispatch t1 the futafii~er~s-
LIkna " Va. June I7 KeIIvs
army. sixty in number turned up In
Bnlinoton. seventeen miles west of
Elkins on a freight train az 4 O'Clock
This afternoon sitter having apont
three days alonE the fortytwo miles
between that point and Grafton
whore they lanFulehed In iau SUNDAY
and Sunday night
The army promised tho Grafton
authorities 90 30 10 Cumberland Mon
day. but instead took a branch line
of the y A.
They expect to leave Belinrfon for
Flkine tonight and 30 from here
toward Washington
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
BOTH STEAMERS DAMAGED
But ABLE TO REACH
PORT.
Kaiser Is Rammed Amidships But
Above Water Line-BOw of
Other Wrecked.

SOUTHAMPTON. Ens. June II
The North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm H. which left South
ampton shortly after noon today
hound for New York with a thousand
Passengers, lies at anchor tonight of
Netley. three miles to the southeast.
with big hole In her side amidships
caused by a collision with the Liver
pool grain steamer IncemorN bound
from a Black Sea port for Antwerp.
The lncemOre. much smaller
craft than the German steamer. OF
5000 odd tons. Is in dock here with
her bows badly smashed.
The collision occurred in the Eng
lish channel. thirteen miles south OF
the Nab lightship. in r. dense fog
Just how n occurred and on which
vessel lies the responsibility cannot
be ascertained at present. The Offi-
GERS Of the Kaiser Wilhelm H. have
permitted no communication to be
held with any one on board and they
themselves refuse to give out any in
formation. Sucn sCant details as
have been obtained came from the
lncemore That vessel II h. stated
by those on board. had virtually come
10 stop because Of the danger OF
continuing under way In such a thick
fog. when suddenly there lOomed just
ahead of her the huge bulk OF the
Kaiser Wilhelm
Tried TO Avert a.
Both captains did their best 20
avert collision but the short dis
tanco separating the two vessels rem
dered their efforts Intellectual. and the
lncemore struck the liner on the star
board side amidships The force ~
the impact crumpled W her own bows
and tore biz zap in the Kaiser VIII
helms side. n was the impression
~ those aboard the lncemore that the
hole was entirely above the water
line.
The two steamer stood by each
other until it was asCcrfainnd that
neither needed immediate assistance. .
then both started slowly Tor south
ampton
The forepcak ~ ;ho Incemoro rap.
idly hlld with water but tho stout
bulkhead confined if there and
although so much down hv tho bows
that the prOpellar vas half out of the
water. she managed 20 crawl into
port
There it was found that the dam
age 20 the bows extended FOR a lenrfh
~ twelve feet and width of ten feet
To Transfer Passengers
LONDON. June 1.-THE damage. 30
was said. would take some time 10
repair and the passengers on the
Kaiser Wilhelm u will ho transferred
70 the steamship imperafor. which is
due 20 arrive ~ southampton from
Hamburg tomorrow
The Kaiser Wilhelm lf carried 152
hrst-Class passengers and 1s6 persons
In the second cabin
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
FATE IN DOUBT

DJRAILO. June ~ Tho fate ~
Durazz1 is ftiU In doubt Tho Nussri
man Insurgents returned fo tho at.
tack on the city today aud were re.
pulsed. but loyal troops sent against
the insurgents on one OF the ouflving
bills Wcre completely defeated after
fierce fighting
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
WHO WAS ENROUTE TO COL
LEGE TO DELIVER
AN ADDRESS.
Champaign Officials Disavow Act
and Officers Commission
Is Revoked.

CHAMPAIGN. H.. June 17-Count
tohann Won BornstOrf. ambassador
from Germany 90 the United states.
narrowly escaped death today when
Special Policeman Murphy fred point
blank az the automobile in which the
ann has-ador was being driven 10 the
commencement exercises Of the Uni-
yersIfy OF Illinois
Ih" shot went Wild and was not
repeated
Count Won Bern aforH was riding 70
The campus from Che railroad station.
llo was escorted ly Arthur Neeker
of Chicago in the lafter's automobile.
tContinued on Page NinsI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
PROHIBITIONISTS
Name Bridgeport ". Va. Man Fer
Con9resa-State Committee Plans
To Put Ticket In Evcry Courty

Special dispatch to tre frt.H.r,n.s-
CLAHKSBCRG. W Va. june n
The Rev. a % Withcrs of Bridge.
port RIs nominated for Conrrneeman
hF ihr ProhihItionisfs OF The Firsf CON
veufiOu here this afternoon Uurh
Clayton 81 Falrmont was elected
chairman ~ The C0urrps siouaI Exa.
Cu'ifn Committee and each count.
chairman 0f the district member
The state Executive Committee Of
Tho party also met here today and
planned f0 uuf tickets boo the field in
every county Of the State for the faII
election
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
KILLED Her MOTHER
Young Girl. Mentally irresponsible.
Shoots Her Nother-To Bc Sent
90 Home For incursbles

PARK TK nc. IS Va. June o..
EuuIcr Nruoural arod thirteen.
shot and in farflg KILLED her mother.
Nr. EIvOu1 MrUour8I AGED twenty.
erNDr. near UHr.avJIr Hfchie coun-
e.r.n of other members of the family
ThI. afternoon n cUrUrfr's jury held
fhg child mentally irra.ponalhie for
the crime and recommended that she
ho committed f0 tho home for incura-
hIre The Eirl win ign no reason
Cor kIlluE her mother.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
MEXICAN DELEGATES GIVE
OUT SENSATIONAL
STATEMENT
In Which They Outline Position in
Mediation Conference-Amer-
leans TO Reply To-day.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. June
~. The Huerta delegation TO
the mediation conference issued
a statement tonight charging that
the Insistenee by the United
States on a eonstitvtionsiist for
the provisional presidency as op-
posed 20 a neutral" was "tants-
mount 20 abettina and even es-
setins. fypd and violence at the
eleetions"
The publication OF this state.
nent was unexpected by the Amer
lean delegates. When they learn
ed OF u their attitude was that
the Auerta delegates were act
inu entirely within their rights
when they criticized the American
plan for the establishment Of a
provisional government In a COM
munlestion addressed 20 the Amer
leans themselves. but they were
greatly surprised by the Mexican
delegates action In giving " out.
Justice Lamar and Mr.. leh-
mann read the statement issued
by the Mexican delegation and
determined 20 make public their
reoly. This will be given out to-
morrow.
The Mexican statement outlines tn,
of = memorandum date
June l2th which the Huerta delegate
gave 20 the American delegation AM
10 which the latter have since replied
The preface OF the statement ex
planned that publication tonight wa
made because knowledge OF the crit
icism already had reached represen
tatives Of the press. Continuing. tn
statement follows:
The Statement
There Is no reason for furthe
of the difference whic
hEs arisen between the American an
Mexican delegations to which the pres
has alrea0y referred over the provis
ional government for Mexico whic
IL at present under consideration
The Mexican delegation adopting
principle advanced by the ,mediatin
plenipotentiaries. agreed 10 the desig
nation Of provisional president of
neutral. The American delegation
submitted its plan based on the con
dttion that the provisional presiden
shall be a Constitutionalist. a condi
fContinued on PERs Nins.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
WAS ACQUITTED
Fsirmont Man Freed Of the charoe Of
Criminal Assault on Young
c irI.

Special Dispatch to the InteIHgcnccr
FAIRMONT. W. Va. June l7.-Not
disheartened at the fact that the iurv
which tried Justin Quinn for criminal
assault on Minnie Anderson, after be-
ing out eighteen hours. today return.
"a verdict of not guilty. Prosecut-
ing Attorney Morris Is now pushing
the trial OF William Bradley. step-
father of the girl. on the same charge
II Is a significant fact that in the his
tory or Marion county there has never
been court conviction for assault
The state Is asking for the death pen-
ATTY IN the case against Bradley and
II was necessary TO examine eighty
three veniremen before the necessar,
jury OF twelve could be secured To
hear the case.
Second Trial Starts.
The jury was completed late this
evening and is composed largely OF
city business men. The jury which
today acquitted Quinn was composed
mostly OF farmers The trial Is well
along tonight and the state eXpects
10 complete its case by noon to-mor.
row The case may reach the Jury
by evening. One more trial in con.
nection with the affair, that OF Ar.
thur Anderson. brother OF The gfrl fs
set for hearing following the compile
ton OF the Bradley case.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
ASSAULT
On zaeateeas viii be Resumed To-
day - Rebels Have Placed Troops
and Will Storm City.

SALTlLLO, June Is Via Laredo
Texas. June II. - General Villas res.
ignation a. commander Of the consti-
tutioualist army OF the central diyi-
sion he's not been accepted and the
threatened breach between General
villa and General Carranza has been
averted. according TO statement
from General Carranzas headpuart-
ers late today.
II was reiterated that reports OF
the strained relations between Cen
erals villa and Carranza had been
greatly exaggerated and that villa
would 20 Immediately to Zacatecas TO
direct the assault on that town.
) u was announced that the campaign
against Iacatecas would be pushed /.
that 5000 men had left Torreon for
Zacatecas yesterday. and that 5000
more would leave today II Is under.
stood that the assault on the strong no.
sitions AZ Zacatecas will begin to
morrow. and the town be carried by
assault
Attack ouadalsJsrs.
To was also announced that General
Obrogon. with ~ 900 men. would AZ.
tack Guadalajara tomorrow General
ObreEon encountered a strong force
ni Federals between Manzanillo and
Guadalajara. and. 10 is said. defeated
them decisivcly yesterday killing 100
and wounding many others He has
cut Guadalajara on from communica.
ton with the outside world. DO De- 10.
ported. and has also cut tho lines of
communication leading 20 Man1anillo
General Pablo Gonzsles. command
lnr the army Of the northeast. arrived
from Monterey and conferred with
General Carranza. az did Gcnersl
Nillarcal. acting minister of finance.
who arrived from IorTeOn THE morn
Ing n was stated that General Con.
zaloe came to lead his troops soufl
to San Luis pofoai
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
FORMER WILL RETAIN COM
MAND AND MOVE ON
ZACATECAS.
Break Served Purpose Intended b,
Nilla-Relieves Tension
in Situation.

WASHINGTON, June 100.
heial information reaching the
washington government to-niqht
from American Consul Edwards az
Jusrez, said General Francisco
Villa and General Nenustiano Car.
ranza' leaders of the Constitution
aust movement In Mexico, had
patched up their differences and
Nilla would proceed 10 take
charge Of the military movement
against Zaestecas where the rev
oIutionary forces recently met
reVerses.
That General villa had determined
upon break with Carranza. and had
demonstrated his attitude by imprIs-
onlng some of the officers in the first
Constitutionalist chiefs command was
Netned IN reports to the state depart.
ment. II was declared, however. that
Villas action had served the purrose
ior which It was originated and that
the conquerer OF TorrCon and Saltillo
would command the military advance
against Huerta from this time forth
without interruption.
Relieves Anxiety.
The internecine dispute in the Mex.
ican revolutionary ranks, while media
uon p Niagara Falls rested had
Wrrvt ortefrts here. but Consul t,d-
wards message served TO relieve
anxiety Other official dispatches re-
celVed were To the effect that all OF
the principal officers of the reyolu-
uOnary movement sided with Villa in
MS dluerences with the Constitution
alst hrst chief over methods OF pro
cedure in the military campaign. and
that Carranza had agreed that Villa
should take supreme command in the
military operations against the Huer-
Ia government All of the military
officials under Villa. including Gen
eral Felipe Angeles. his chief OF ar.
ullery and prominently mentioned as
n candidate for provisional president
OF Mexico. were declared 10 have
stood by Villa in his demonstrative
revolt
Zaestecas the Cause.
According TO the official dispatcbcs
(Continusd on Page Hfns1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
STEVENSON WILL PRoBArEp

nLOOMfNGTON. Cu. June i7-The
VIII Of former Vice President Stevenson
children sharing equally in an estate OF
500 600.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
THE WEATHER

WAgHrHoToE. June i7-rorscasts
western Psnnsyivania, Ohio and west
Virrinta-Fair Thursday, warmer IN ths
central and wsst portions; Friday fair
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
ASK WITHDRAWALS
Dominican Government Seeks Recall
of American Consul a. Puerta
Plata.

SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican Re
public. June 1.-THE Dominican gov
eminent today asked the United
States government for tho immediate
Withdrawal of the American consul
az Puerta Plata on the ground that
he had sided with the revolution
WASHINGTON. June Frank
Anderson Henry Of Wilmington. Del
is consul ~ Puerta Plata He has
been In the service two years The
Dominican governments representa- -
tions had not been received late to-
day.
State Department officials. however.
were slow 20 belivc that Consul Hen.
ry had in any way transgrcsscd the
obligations Of his position 10 was re-
called that reports from naval officers
commanding American warshIre on
Dominican service had made many
complaints REGARDING President Bor.
daH failure 90 keep bis agreement not
10 fire into the neutral zone az Pucrta
Plata
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-18
FAILURE
Oh'o Miners End Operators Fail TO
Reach Asreement-Counter
Propositions.

Special Dispatch to the Intclliecncer.
COLUMBUS. o.. June 17.-Making
practically no headway toward settle
ment. the joint scale committee of the
Ohlo coal operators and miners ad-
JouTned to-day until Thursday. II is
generally admitted on all sides that
the prospect of an immediate settle
hent Is very slim. Operators declared
that by tomorrow they would BE- IN
position TO present figures which will
prove that they are unable to meet
the demands of the miners. fnterna-
uOnal ecretary-Treasurer William
G.een, OF the United Mine Work lrs.
to-day proposed that Nere be an effort
10 ascertain what is the average per
SentasS OF hne coal. or slack. produced
IN the State in the past. This average
then, Is to be the basis on which a
mine-run rate could be figured For
some OF the districts this would in
'olNe slight advance, while for 9th
- il MouiG mean a very small reduc.
uon from the agreement which ex-
pired March 31st
Operators Impressed
MT Green's suggestion IMPRESSED
many operators. but won no commen-
dauon from the eastern Ohio grouD
operators OF other districts assert
that the eastern Ohio hostility Is due
70 the iact that the group has had an
,.,i..- "a tnt past because their
Hiines produced a larger percentage
OF nne coal In committee session To-
Gay, the operators of the eastern Ohio
district comprising principally Jefier.
son anu Belmont counties. again die
cnssed their former proposal TO pay
w cents ton for pick mined screen
90 ccal and two cents a ton .or the
h.e coal or slack ~ith correspond
ing rates Tor machine mined coal The
miners repected this suggestion. saw
ing that IL would be a violation Of the
spirit OF the Green anti-screen act
which they assert calls for coal min
ing IN Ohio in the future to be strict
ly on the run mine basis.
Fear O. the |. w. w. was aptarent
al the meeting. where IL was hintef
that the radical organization had won
over many converts in jefferson and
B' 'lmoEt counties among the foreign
clement.
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Ccontinusd on Page Eins.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-29
IHUERTA'S HOME IS
I ATTACKED, RUMOR At
VERA CRUZ HAS|7
Presidential Guard Said to Have
Repulsed Mutineers With
Heavy Loss
CONFIRMATION IS LACKING
Little Credence Given Reports.
Although Mexico City Is
in Tumult
Bv Associated Pyess

Vera Cruz, May 29.-Rumors of an
attack on President Huerta's home in
suburb of the capital by mutineers
were current in Mexico City, according
to refugees who reached here yester-
day.
The Presidential Guard is said to
have repulsed the mutineers with q
heavy loss and that those among them
who were not killed or wounded were
captured and placed in prison.
Two high army officers are said to-
have led the mutineers. Both of them
were reported to have been killed.
The refugees say that the mutinX
occurred last Saturday, but that no
mention of it was made in the news
papers They added that the big fu-
neral of those killed, which was held
| Tuesday, also passed off without be-
! ing referred to in the newspapers.
These reports are given little cred-
ence here as anything resembling con-
! firmation is lacking. The refugees in
I sist, however, that discomfort among
the army officers and their men Is
growing daily. The soldiers. they say,
feel that Huerta's position Is hopeless
and they add that the troops would re-
move him by force were it not for the
loyalty of the Twenty-ninth Infantry.
which is completely dominated by
Minister of War Banquet and thus far
CONTINUED Oh Page a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-29
BECKER SMILES AS .
JUDGE READSDEATH
SENTENCE To HIM
Counsel Cites Ten Reasons Why
Prisoner Should Not Be Put
to Death
BY Associated Press

New York. May 29.-Charles Becker
was to-day sentenced to die in the
electric chair at Sing Sing Prison dur
ing the week beginning July for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal
When he received the sentence
Becker appeared calm. He even
turned to friends in the courtroom
and smiled.
The prisoner was taken to the
sheriff's office and allowed five min
utes with his wife. Prior to the SEN
fencing Martin p Manton. Becker $
lawyer, cited ten reasons why the
death sentence should not be pro-
nounced.
He said that an appeal would be
filed next Monday This will act as a
stay of execution, and a year NAV
elapse before the Court of Appeals
hands down its decision.
Becker was taken to Sing Sing by
automobile in the custody of six
deputy sheriffs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-29
THE WEATHER,

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Fair
and slightly warmer tonight,
Saturday increasing clOudiness,
probably showers.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Fair and
somewhat warmer tO-nighty Sat-
urday increasing cIOudiness; mod
crate east to south winds.
River
All tributaries of the SusQuehanna
river will fall slowly Tonight
and probably Saturday. The main
river will rise slightly or remain
stationary Tonight and fall slow
Iy Saturday. A stage of about
20 feet In Indicated for Harris-
burg Saturday morning.
General Conditions
1t In \ to 20 degrees cooler this
morning in the Middle Atlantic
states and in New England, and 2
to 1S degrees cooler over nearly
alI the territory between the
Rocky Mountains and the Missis-
sippi river.
Temperature: 3 a. M, 60;
Sun: Rises, 4,30 n. M, sets, 7;37
Moon, First quarter, June 1, 8,O3
n. I'M.
River Stage, rs feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature, 90.
Mean temperature, rs.
Normal temperature, 60.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-29
PRETTY STEE[TO|V
GIRL WIRES THAT
SHE HAS MARRIED
Miss Ethel Marks Elopes With For
mer Subscription Solicitor
For Patriot

A messenger boy came TO North
Fourth street, Steelton, to-day, carry
ing telegram. Mrs. Albert j. Marks,
who lives there, opened the telegram,
which said:
Mother. we were married to-
day. Will write.
The telegram was dated Lancaster,
and it was from Mrs. Marks daughter
Ethel, who up to yesterday was a mil
liner at Schleisner's store in Third
street. Ethel is very pretty, and not
long ago she met Irwin Wright, who
was then trying to get subscriptions
for the Patriot. Finding a better job,
he went to Lancaster to work for the
Examiner. But he did not forget
Ethel.
Yesterday Ethel told her mother she
wouldn't be home for supper, that she
was going to spend the evening with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Shellenb nberger.
1897 Park street, this city, as she often
does. Which she didn't do, as the
telegram explains.