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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-10
Caucus to Consider
PananaCanalTollS
DEMOCRATS TO SETTLE THE
CONTROVERSY FOR
THEMSELVES.
Changed Conditions Makes Re
versal of Policy Necessary.
Stone Sounds KEYNOTE.

WASHINGTON. Feb. a.-Ropeal OF
the provision of the Panama canal act
eNemp;ing American coastwise ships
from tolls. favored by President vii
son. IL TO be made a subject of con-
sideration and action by Democratic
caucus OF the senate. This would be
wise and necessary course in the
interest OF party harmony and the ma
,ions foreign policy is the conclusion
OF administration senators who have
discussed the subject with the presf
dent within the last few days.
HOW soon the caucus will be called
mas not been determined. but several
senator's today frankly asserted that
the Democrats would get together TO
weigh the situation as presented lry,
'he president and settle for them
selves the whole controversy. The
iact that the Democratic party en-
uorsed the toll exemption policy at
the Baltimore convention, these SON
ators and President hold, should NOT
De subject OF open controversy at
thls time. because conditions involved
IN the tolls question have changed
since that time. The point to be set.
tied Is whether the policy OF tolls
adopted by the nation through the
action OF congress should be reversed
regardless OF the declaration in the
Baltimore platform.
from the General Welfare
resident Wilson has made IL clear
", " sehate ana house leaders that he is
not attempting 10 force congress fo
reverse Itself. He has outlined 10
tnem the country's situation with re.
Spect 10 foreign relations, and HIS bc
meI that reversal OF the policy on
me toiis question would be the he a
ming. lie Is seeking TO convince con
gress that this is so. but party lead.
ers VINO have talked with him declare
.nat ne Is not attempting IL In any
spHlt OF antagonism. but in n sniri,
fare e"eiai wei
One senator said today that tbera
Is general understanding In Con
Iress that the shaping OF the covn-
tIy foreign policy should be direcsSd
Dy me president and that congress-
must give ear TO him whenever levta.
lation affects that policy. For tb;s
Isason the feeling is that the tolls
yues,Ion ~. i should be discussed in a par
AS forerunner OF this stem San.
tor stone, OF Missouri. who is confirc-,
10 MS home by Illness. add-sssed
some poignant comment on fhe con-
troNersy In letter 10 Senator Kern
as chairman OF the senate Democratic
Referring TO the discussio, m, n.
question with reference TO The toIj
plank OF the platform as a "ioker"
senator stone called such a sursss-
uon. utterly puertile." though admit.
uhns ,hs that only a small percentage OF
.ne members or the convention had
more than an Imperfect knowI.doa
OF the subject" 'e"Se
.,. a Manly Statement.
IL ooes not seem to me-" the Mis-
@
tcontnued on Page rweivs1
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GOOD ROADS
School. First 20 Be Opened In the
State, viii Open Today at the
State University.

Special Dispatch TO the Inteliigencer.
MORGANTOWN. w. va. Feb g.
The first good roads school ever to
be held in the state OF West Virginia
will open at the university tomorrow
and indications point to at least 125
delegates being in attendance. In
coming trains this afternoon and even.
Ing brought scores OF enthusiasts. but
the majority will arrive in the morn
ing. President Thomas r.. Hodges
viii deliver the address of welcome
and he has prepared a special ad-
dress.
The stone crushers which will be
exhibited by the Wheeling Mold and
ry 1uhdry company were placed in the
exhibition rooms today together with
large amount Of other road ma
chinery
state Road Engineer a. ID. williams
stated that every county in the state
with the exception OF Logan would he
represented by two or more delegates.
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Burke Is Suspended
By COthals at Panama
FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION
BY SPECIAL AGENT
y YE
Into His Conduct of Department.
Chief Clerk Also Suspended.
Col. Wilson Let Out.

PANAMA, Feb. 9.-Complete reor.
ganization OF the subsistence and com.
missary departments in the canal zone
with Captain Frank o. whitlock. Unit.
ed States cavalry. I'm charge. was be.
gun to-day after Colonel George w
.Goethals. chairman OF the Panama
canal commission. had suspended
John Burke. manager Of the commits.
sionary department. and W r.. ship.
ley. chief clerk OF the subsistence de.
partment. and had relieved from duty
Lieutenant Colonel Eugene r. WlIson.
chief of the subsistence department.
at his own request. Both departments
viii be placed on permanent Oraani-
zatiOn basis Immediately. and as = re.
suit many clerks will be dismissed
Colonel Goethals took action AGAINST
these Officials on the recent Of the
report Of Special Agent Nye who had
investigated the charges against
Burke that he had accepted grntuitias
IN connection with the purchase ~
supplies. Colonel Gocthals declared
that the Investigation would be- viz.
orously pushed. in an effort TO bring
the guilty Der ouF. if any. TO Justice
Put Money 20 His Credit
IN announcing his decision Colonel
Goethals read a list OF the deposiis
made by Burke and Of tho properties
purchased by Burke. during his term
a. manager Of the department. argre
eating many thousands ~ dollars and
said that he would give him every on
portunity 60 show his Innocence i'm tb.
TRANSACTIONS whers by I.uria and Com
pany. of Hamburg. deposited e. 500
'. L. Salas. Of Colon g. 600. and de-
Leon a Company. of New York. g. OO0
10 his credit IN indianapolis hanks
Ihese "rms were large sellers TO tho
commissary department and IN.
amounts in question we're traced IA
Burkes accounts
Colonel Goethals then informed
Burke that in view Of these facts no
must suspend him Immediately.
Shipley was suspended for "incom.
petcnce."
Lieutenant Colonel Wilson declined
In the abscrse Of the records Of his
Office. To explain uiany purchases in
volving irregularities and was re.
lieved from duty Iolonel Goeth als
said he regarded him a. only careless
and negligent. Colonel Wilson re.
quested clomency on account OF III
health.
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Literacy TestCones Un
In Senate Conmittee
MEMBERS SEEK VIEWS OF
PRESIDENT ON THE
MATTER.
Deem immigration Law of Ex-
treme Importance and Will
Not Act Hastily.

WASHINGTON, W Feb 9-President
wilson's opposition to the Iiteracy
test as restrictive measure on immi-
grafton has been communicated TO fhe
senate committee on immigration.
which has before it the burnett Hill
as passed by the house The presi-
dents attitude was not volunteered.
but solicited by direction Of the com
mittee which authorized its chairman.
Senator Ellison -. Smith. Of South
Carolina. TO confer with the CHIEF
executive
Senator Smith has discussed the
matter with Tue president several
times and made a report TO his col
leagues. Today he had another con-
ference AT the White House and he will
discuss IL az n meeting of the immi-
grafton committee tomorrow.
The senator would not talk today
about his visit 10 the White House.
but he emphasized his own determi.
nation 20 steer carefully the bark of
immigration legislation as launched by
the house.
In my Judgment" said Senator
Smith. and II Is a Judgment held also
by many Democratic and Republicar,
senators. there Is no more important
legislation before congress than this
immigration bill What we do toward
reforming our immigration laws is ol
the utmost importance. not only 10
our own nation. but 10 the whole
world
World Looks 90 America.
The world looks 90 America with
particular interest on legislation of
this character. Every foreign nation
Is Interested In this subject and cur
foreign relations must enter into our
treatment Of The subject Every sug-
Ecstion OF immigra ion reform must
and viii be weighed carefully BY fhfs
committee The questions involved i'm
the subject must be- considered fror,
20 non partisan STANDPOINT Politicians
cannot Dc substituted for dipiom1fs
ln the making of an immigration law.
and % D. my purpose to soc 10 DO that
his bill b. thoroughly delibcratod be-.
Tore the senate d. asked 90 pass IL
As to The lferacy rest in the house.
bill. Senator Smith would make n,
eiatem'uf. either concerning his own
or the presidents views. other Nom.
bers of The committee have fof 10 ba
known, however. that President Wi.
son iaVOrs some other form of irnrnt
ration restriction. senator Lodge. OF
Mas fachusetts. n member of tho com.
mitfce and staunch advocate FOR MANY
years of literacy test for immi
grants. Intends 20 nrht vigorously fof
retention pf this provision I'm tho hill
HeEinninE tomorrow tho senate
committee viii hold daily sessions un
~ II completes It's work on th1
measure.
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HOPE SENATOR'S
Will RECONSIDER
AND REMAIN IN CONSIDERA
TION OF THE TRUST
BILLS.
Senator Newlands Defends Action
of Majority and Wants Re
publican Cooperation.

WASHINGTON, reb. e-Thoush
expressing the hope that the Repub.
lican members would yield in their
express determination not to partici.
pate further in the deliberations OF
the Interstate commerce committee
on trust legislation. Senator New
lands. chairman OF the committee. de.
ciared today that Democrats had 10
assume supervision over trust bills
because the Democratic party Is re.
ton.
Senators Cummins OF Iowa and
Clapp or Minnesota left a meeting of
,ne committee last week when in.
formed that the Democratic members
against certain amendments Dro.
posed by Republican members to the
Interstate trade commission bill. The
republican senators later announced
lhat they would not attend further
meetings OF the committee for con.
isderation OF the trust bills.
nope that the senator's will
cnange their minds and join with the
committee. said ,Senator NevIands
I'm discussing the matter with tben,
frankly stated that the Democrats
members felt that they should con.
SUIT with one another in shaping this
ieglslation. The Democratic marty a.
responsible for the legislation be
cause thls Is a Democratic congress
ana II IS to the Democrats thar ve
must look TO sound the Democratic
views win respect 10 legislation
Respect Cooperation.
We respect and desire the Coon
GRAFTON and the suggestions of Re
puDhcan senators and some of their
sugeestions we have already adopted
ms Is government by maiorIties
ana the majority must control. The
meetings OF Democratic members of
this committee are reported IN the
iull committee in every instance and
mere Is no ground for criticism on
the OASIS OF secret action. There Is
ed. wv 'o''ceai-
Hearings on the trust bills con,in-
led today before house comnittees
rreu"rick Strauss. member of the
Federal Stock and Bond commission
during the Taft administration told
me interstate commerce committee
that proposed regulation OF railroad
securities by the Interstate commercs
commission would be dangerous in
teriefence with the normal course M
nnance. John u. RYAN. president M
the Amaleamated Copper Comnanv
,oiu the Judiciary COMMITTEES that
ieglsiation should not prohibit Amer
ican manufacturers CON bining for,ha
purpose OF competing with foreign
producers IN the foreign trade.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-10
DICCS Held
White SLAYER to Face Charge OF Grim.
inai Assaults Under
5000 Bond.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. a.-Maury
l. Diggs. former state architect and
who. with =. Drew Caminetti. son of
Anthony Caminetti. United States In.
spector Of immigration. was convicted
of violating the Mann white slave act.
was held to-day in police court 10
answer In the Superior court to a
charge OF criminal assault preferred
by Ida Pearring The complaining
witness swOre she was only seventeen
years old
Walter Gilligan. Diggs' companion
on New Years day when the alercd
offense took place. also was held
bonds we're placed ar 10000 each or
$1,000 cash bail which neither DicEs
nor Gilligan has been able to furnish
Digcs' case In the United States Dis.
trict court T. up on appeal. he having
been sentenced 20 two years impris.
Onment
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No Evidence as Yet
To Incrirninate Stanlev
GET
AN ICY BATH

special Dispatch to the Inteliigencer.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Feb. e.
An automobile Of Ernest W..
Weaver skIdded on Wills creek
bridge here tonight and hurled
Mrs. Weaver, Yetta Weaver, ais
ter OF Ernest w. Weaver, and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert X. viands over
the rail fifty feet into the ice cold
water. Viands pulled out his wife
and Mrs. Weaver while Weaver
rescued his sister who was car
ried down stream fifty yards and
had gone under. He swan out
with her. All were completely
bcnumber by cold.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-10
DR.. C0NCHA
Elected as New President of The
United states of Columbia
Takes Seat August 2.

BOGOTA. Feb DIR. Jose vi
cente Concha. the candidate ~ the
Conservative party. has been elected
president Of Columbia Dr Concba
was minister 81 war In 1901. and a
year later became minister 90 Wash
ington. He disapprOved Of the pro-
posed Panama treaty and retired a.
minister In 1902
The elections. which were held
Sunday. passed OF quietly.
The new president will take office
on AUGUST q when the presidential
term OF Carlos y. Restrepo expires.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-10
$6O,OOO FIRE

GREENSBURG. Pa. Feb a-Fire
tonight destroyed ''S. : w" tower on
The main line OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad. near here. entalling a loss
OF $4,000. Tho tower was erected a
year ago The fire put all the electric
signals and switching apparatus out
OF commission. Traffic on the south
west branch will be tied IN for sev.
eral days Main line switches VIII
nave 10 be operated by hand. James
tharles Worth. an operator, was In
Jured In Jumping from the tower.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-10
HOME RUIZ BAKERS
rwrr DAuoHTERs DIE

. PHiLADELpiffA. Feb a-News Of
we gssth n tho twin girls ~ .. Franz.
tn haker star third hasernan ~ the
!hlladelphia american league basebau
l'ani' fecetFed here tonight. Announce.
letter IN reply % a c0ngratuIafi0n mes
.sge sent - Mr. Baker ~ Eddie Collins
the atnletic's second baseman
The twins were born several davs aga
o. Ar. Bakers home at Trappe, sid.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. s-rorecast;
ohio-Increaaiug cloudinsrs Tuesday
with NOV alono the LAKES; "Wednesday
probably snow and colder. moderate
southwest winds BECOMING northwest
Nest Virgtnia-fair Tuesday; wed
needay probably rain.
western Pennsyivar'a-C1oudy and
warmer Tuesday, probably snow. wed
nesday fair ana colder. moderate south
west WINDS, becoming northwest
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-10
CANDIDATES FOR
POST-OFFICES
AT PHILIPPI AND BELINGTON
BESIEGING CONGRESS-
MAN BROWN.
Delegations Arrive In Washington
TO Present Their Claims.
Capital Gossip.

Special Dispatch TO the IntellIgencer.
WASHINGTON. d G.. Feb. g
The terms OF the postmasters al Phil
ippi and BelingtOn. which expire short.
ly. are responsible for the presence
In this city OF delegations from each
of these towns. who are besieging
Congressman Brown. who has these
appointments to make. In these dele
cations are such well known West
Yirginians as J. Hopwoods. William g..
Keys. Ward u. Stalnakcr. all of Phil.
ippi: Burton u. Rorebaugh and others
that Mr.. Keys will be recommended
this week by Congressman Brown for
appointment a. postmaster AZ phiiippi
The other candidate for the place Is
Aldinor Polling. editor of the barbour
Democrat Mr. Rorebauch was tipped
a. the winner of the Belington ap.
pOintment The other applicants are
John \. and James Robinson tnOt re-
latedj. and G. Brooks.
Representative Moss delivered a
speech today on the Shackleford good
road bill lie tried 90 have his own
bill substituted for the committee bill.
but was ruled ont Of order Failing Ia
get his own bill substituted. h. spoke
in favor Of the passage of the Shackic.
ford bill as a step in the right direc.
ton.
Among tho West Virginians here
today are VI r. Roach. Charleston +.
sprirg u. and Mrs Camden. 81 Par
kersburg. Hal DePoe Spencer. W.
g.. Morris. Charleston. judge and
Mrs J. VI. Saunders. BlueGeld
Editor Witzel Of the Preston Coun-
" Journal has been requested by the
post Office department TO send in hts
resignation as post master ~ King
wood The usual charges of political
activity are cooked M AGAINST him.
Nothing rejecting upon HE personal
integrity nor his competency as an
heard from. but II a. not believed
here that he viii tender his resigna-
tion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
FAVOR LATER DATE
Strong Movement for Change of
Inauguration Day.
Possibility That Congress VIII Act on
the Matter at This Session-Mat-
ter Has Been Agitated for
Some Time.

There is something encouraging In
the fact that while the weather is
pleasant and spring near the news
comes from the capital that the
change of date of Inauguration day
may soon be discussed before a COM
mittee of the house, says the Wash
1ngton Star. Information Of this char
acter is commonly more abundant
when the snow flies or lies foot deep
and bitter winds blow. Prospects for
a change of inauguration date are al
ways more encouraging before the
flowers blossom and the trees take on
foliage. 1t is reported in the news
that Re JTesentative Smith of Mary
land, who has introduced a resolution
on the subject and has shown COM
mendable zeal in the matter, is can
vassing the house and also civic or
CARNATIONS of the District of Column
bia in order to gain strength for the
movement in favor of a change OF
date. There will be no doubt about
the willingness of the people of the
district and all others conversant with
the merits of this question to lend
such assistance as they can. If the
house committee on the election OF
the president, vice-president and rep
resentatives in congress grants hear
ing to the representatives of the board
of trade, chamber of commerce and
other local organizations, and Repre-
sentative Smith is urging that such a
hearing shall be held, the response
will be prompt In favor of the change
of date the civic bodies of the capital
have put forth much effort, which has
heretofore ended in Encouragement.
The resolution of which Mr.. Smith is
the author proposes that a committee
shall be appointed to study the ques-
ton of a change of date of Inaugural
ton and to recommend better day
than March 4 If change is found de-
sirable.
The news indicates a growth of IA
vorabie sentiment in congress toward
the resolution of representative Hen
ry, which would provide for submis-
sion to the states Of a proposed con-
stitutional amendment changing inau-
| guration date to the last Thursday in
| April and would also provide that the
second Tuesday of January at noon
| shall constitute the commencement
and termination of the official term OF
senators and representatives. With
all the favoring comment in congress
on the wisdom of some such change
1t Is reasonable to believe that aflrma
tive action may follow.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
Presldent wlIson,a Leadershlp.

1t has been the high privilege of Mr..
Wilson to re-establish responsible, rep
resentative government on the funda-
mental principles of his party. That
is the great fruit of his leadership. He
has done it not by the bribery of pat
ronage; not by denunciation and in
trigue and chicanery; not by selling
out one promise in order to buy the
fulflment of another promise, but by
sheer intellectual and moral domino
ton, the only kind of leadership that
does not lead to disaster. The inf1u-
ence that he exercises over congress
and his party is not the influence of a
chief executive clothed with far-reach-
ing legal powers, but it is the infiu-
ence of a trained and disciplined mind
backed by sincerity and honesty of
purpose. That is the noblest form of
leadership that a democracy can pro
duce.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18

A rare sight in this harbor recently
was the passing out to sea of a four
masted schooner under full sail.
How little is known in regard to
shipping by the general public was
shown by the fact that even Manhat-
tan Islanders who have an opportunt-
ty for seeing more ships and greater
variety of shipping than any other of
our citizens were heard to refer to
this schooner as a square-rigger. Is
it to be wondered at greatly then that
a ration which takes so little interest
in shipping that seaport citizens do
not distinguish between fore and aft
and square-rigged vessel has been
swept from the sea?
Is not this condition largely due to
the indifference shown in our public
prints" to matters having to do with
our maritime supremacy? The charge
cannot be laid to the door of the aver
age American citizen that he does not
faithfully read his daily paper, which
Yields SO great an influence in the
education of the masses.
1t is rarely that our humiliating con
dition on the high seas is referred tc
in our great dailies. AS practically
there are no ships in the oversee trade
under the American flag, there is nat
urally very little to chronicle about
the very few we have left.-New Yori
Sun.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18

Advertise in the Star of results.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
National Business First.

E[any good Democrats have COM
planned, and with much show of rea-
son, that the president was so devoted
to administration work and measures
that he neglected TO reward" those
who worked and voted for him. At
least, they cannot complain that he
lacked frankness in warning them. He
served notice at the very outset that
he was president Of the United fjtates,
not head of an employment agency;
and the American people approve that
stand.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
DUNNELLON DOTS
(AdyOcate)

Mrs. James r. Moorehead Of Ocala
was a familiar figure on our streets
Tuesday.
Miss Florence and Roy Samson, Of
Ocala. are spending their vacation
with their brother in Dunnellon.
The Coast Line is adding TO its
buildings at Dunnellon by erecting
an Office for Roadmaster Butler. A
number Of carpenters are at work
and the building will be finished in
a short time.
The Anti-Saloon League announ-
ces positively that it has a sufficient
number of pledges from members
elect and holdovers. of the next
legislature, to insure the submission
of state prohibition amendment to
the people,
Ter and wife motored to Ocala in the
formers car to attend the concert
given by Mr.. Edwin Swain.
What can be done with egg plant
here is being shown by ]. J. Turner
I who is now shipping and reports
last weeks shipments netted him 80
cents a crate. He has grown some
where it took only nine to fill bean
crate.
R. E. Linsay and wife and their
guest, Mrs. A. ]. Simms motored to
Ocala Wednesday for the day
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
sHERrFF,s SALE

Under and by virtue of a certain
writ of execution issued out of and
under the seal of the circuit court of
Hillsborough county, Florida, on July
8, 1914, upon a decree entered in the
said court in a certain cause therein
pending wherein The Travellers Insur-
ance Company, corporation, was
complainant and Charles W. White. et
al. were defendants, have levied
upon and will sell in front Of the court
house door in the city of Ocala, Flor
ida, on
the 3rd Day of August, A. ID. 1914,
between the hours of eleven a. m and
two p. m. to the highest and best bid
der for cash, the following described
real estate situate in Marion county,
Florida, viz:
Lot two of block and lots one, two,
three and four of block according 10
James A. Harris plat of the town Of
Citra, embracing the northeast quarter
of the southeast quarter of section %.
township u south, range % east, as
filed and recorded in the public re-
cords of said Marion county, Florida.
Said sale being made 10 realize the
moneys mentioned in the execution
LIST dly sat J. p. GALLOWAY,
Sheriff of Marion County, Florida.