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Fire Department,

Sa'ary ..................$ 19,536.26 Fuel. Light and Water. 1l15S Veterinary and Medicine 3095 Horse Shoeiag and Feed 1.44470
 Hose Supplies and Repairs 2l,944.59 Fire Alarm .......... 16357 Miscellaneous .......... 300
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City Indebtedness April 18th, 1914 ...........$ 2S,15905 Respectfully submitted,
 J. k. HOUSDEY.
 City Clerk.
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Street Department
Sprinkling Department.

5 l2,475.62 sprinking Department Salaries .................S l,6S0.00 Supplies and repairs. .... 2O4.sS Feed and Water ......... 1,34095
 S,225.S3 General cont'g. Light, Water and Gas. s 19,244 5S
 t2S,O5S.92 Surplus scrip issued May ors Statement ...... 9,269. 5S Expenses for all depart ments for year........Sll3,795.S9
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
PRES. HUERTA TO RESUME
NEGOTIATIONS WITH LIND
HELD Up
Bandit on Santa Fe Train Binds Es
press Messenger and Gets
Away With $4,000.

BEAUMONT. Texas. March Is
After bundling the messenger "Reb"
Martin into q gunny sack. a masked
man today robbed the express car at
taChed to Iorthbound Gulf. Colorado
a Santa Fe passenger train No 2O2
OF currency estimated 20 aggregate
$4,000 and escaped from the train
at the village OF Helbig. u miles
north OF Beaumont Up to late hour
tonight posses which went 10 Helbig
from this city in automobiles. had
not found trace Of the bandit. who Is
believed 10 be hiding In the dense
forest about tie village. G.. 4. TAFT.
general superintendent of the Wells
Fargo Exp. ess Company. tonight es-
timated the amount stolen at $4,000.
The money was part Of a shipment
made by Houston lumber concern
to be used in paying employees al
camps along the road.
The train was bound from Houston
to Center. Texas. and IL Is believed
the robber secreted himself in the eX-
press car before the train left Hous-
ton early today Martin said tn"
man who apparently was middle
aged. leapcd from behind pile of
baggage shortly after the train left
Beaumont. demanded the messengers
keys and when Martin refused bound
ana thrust him into the sack.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
TO PAY A
BIG PRICE
SENATOR J N Z $ MAKES
STARTLING STATEMENT IN
SENATE YESTERDAY.
Charges Repeal of Canal Tolls Is
Price TO Prevent England From
Intervening In Mexico.

WASHINGTON. March 1s-Pre-
liminary skirmishing on the Panama
canal tolls controversy will occupy
the senate tomorrow as a result OF
an effort made to-dPy BY Senator
Jones of Washington 10 have passed
MS resolution calling upon President
wilson for Information as to what
foreign governments have protested
against toll exemption for American
coastwise ships and for correspon-
dence between the United States and
foreign powers relating thereto.
That supporters OF President VII.
sons plea for repeal OF the exemption
provision of the canal act will vigor.
ousiy oppose passage of the resolu.
ton was indicated today. Senator
Hoke Smith OF Geor gia moved that
the Jones resolution be referred 40
the foreign relations committee. de
claring that the senate should not has
tily consider a resolution calling for
intormauon relating 70 foreign affairs.
wants O'Gorman Committee.
Senator Bristow OF Kansas. who is
opposed TO repeal or toll exemption.
urged That the resolution be referred
10 the committee on interoceanic
canals. OF which Senator O'Gorman
H.c ., NeM YORK Is Chairman. Senator
OGorman viii return to Washington
tomorrow from New York and confer
ences with Democratic leaders have
been scheduled for the purpose of
inducing the chairman OF the caanls
committee TO take up at once the re-
peal bill introduced by Senator Owen.
In urging his resolution today Sen
ator Jones CHARGED that exemption re-
peal was the price To be paid by the
unlted states for non-interference i'm
Mexico by foreign powers and that
president Wilson's plea TO congress
Tor repeal followed negotiations with
Great Britain whereby That nation had
Ssreed 70 support the principles of the
Monroe doctrine. The Washington
senator assailed the views OF the nres.
ldent In the matter. declaring that TO
reverse the policy OF the government
would be "humiliating. cowardly.
craven" action.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
PLEA GRANTED
Golfers Strikers 10 Get Separate
Trials on CHARGES OF Violating
judge Oayton's Injunction.

PHILIPPI. w Va. March IS
Attorneys for Miss Fannie Sellins and
fourteen others accused in the United
States district court here Of violating
Judge A. G. Dayton's injunction IN
connection with the miners strike al
Golfers. argued to-day against Judge
Dayton's position. taken late yestor-
day. that their bill Of particulars was
insufficient and did not justify the
acts Of the defendants
Attorneys y &. Curl and = &. Palm
or declared their clients had acted en-
tirely within their rights In eVcrci4-
ing free speech and personal liberty
during the strike
The petition was amended and
motion of the defense that specific
charges be filed against each Of the
accused. and the cases tried sepa-
rately. was granted JamPs Oates. an
organizer. Of Pittsburgh was the first
placed on trial lie was charged with
establishing and maintaining camp
Of striker for the purpose of patrol.
ing and pickotInE the property Of the
West virginia a. Pittsburgh Coal
Company. whore the strike o. on
Charles Oxley and Joseph July. de-.
Pendants. did not appear in court. and
their bonds were declared forfeited
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Until recently the Hawn family
OF Brooklyn was represented in the
ranks of New York's most active
suffragettes by Miss Phoebe Hawn.
who was the baby member of the
army that hiked to Washington.
but Miss Phoebe's mother. Mrs.
Henry G. Hawn, has now made a
bid for suffrage fame by compos-
ing The Fall In Line Suffrage
March" The New York Women s
Suffrage Association has adopted
the composition as the official
march of the great clan of suffra-
gettes in this state. Ii is general
ly believed that Miss Phoebe
Hawn melted her mother to be-
come more active in promoting the
movement for suffrage.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
BANKS CLOSED
Ohio Bank Department Will Iiouida,e
Two State Banks That
Are insolved.

Special Dispatch to the InteIIigepc.r
COLUMBUS. Ohio. March 1S-Tbe
Ohio Savings bank at Liberty Center.
Henry county. and the Farmers and
Marchants bank at Custer. Wood
county we're closed by the state bank
department today. Depositories with
sums aggregating 100000 in both the
banks will suffer financial losses n A.
said. The bank department will n.
quidate the institutions. The SpirIey
family OF Liberty Center is the princi.
pal owner of bo thbanks and il IL
charged that loans To the owners and
bad loans 10 others were responsible
Tor the failures. The Liberty Center
bank Is capitalized at $500 with SSS'.
loans The other IL capitalized az S.
200 with 100000 loans. Twelve banks
nave been taken over by the depart
mcnt since the new banking law vent
into effect
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
U UNCONSTITUTIONAL
ATTORNEYS FOR COAL COMPANY
CLAIM LAW is VOID
That Gives Public Service Commits.
sion the Right 70 Grant
Eminent Domain.

Special Dispatch TO the IntetIIss,.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. March 1s
That the act of the Legislature of
1919 regulating hydro electric com.
panies and giving the state Public Ser.
wee commission power TO permit nv.
dro electric companies to exercise the
privilege of eminent domain is uncon.
stltutlonal was set up in a petition
presented to the commission TODAY by
Couhsei Tor the Elkins Coal and Coke
company. the petition was presented
pending a hearing of the Hydro. Flo
trlc company of West Virginia's an
phcation 90 build what is known ~
the state line dam on Cheat river
The coal company claims il has yaIua.
pie holdings which will be ruined 4,
the proposed dam is constructed. The
nearing is expected to continue sew
eral days.
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carrying forward the principles OF the
Huntington and Charleston conyen-
tions.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va. March rs.
The joint conference OF the Republi-
can and Progressive committees called
by the former at meeting held
at Charleston February 26. at
tracted a large attendance OF the
nent leaders OF the party over
the state as well as about twenty OF
the Progressive committee. The gath
ering. from the early arrival last night
OF Governor IA. ID. Hatfield and others
throughout today. has been most en-
thusiastic In beth camps with a gen.
eral feeling fayoring the amalgama-
ton OF the two forces OF Republicans.
AT l O'Clock this afternoon the Re
publican committee was called to or
der In the assembly hall of the Chan
cellor hotel by Chairman T. ]. Sher-
rard. and at the same time members
or the Progressive committee met in
another room for the purpose OF de-
Gliding on what action they would take
After the Republican committee was
convened, r.. l.. Hood of Fayette
county introduced resolution that a
joint committee OF five be appointed
by the chair to confer with like COM
mittee OF the Progressives to confer
on some plan for ratifying the rules
adopted by the Republican national
committee, as well as TO decide on
some plan OF nominating state and
county candidates. The resolution
was adopted and the following COM
mittee appointed:
Conference Committee.
Governor II. ID. Hatfield. T. T.. Hood
Judge J; NJ Saunders. NJ. G.. Sperry
and T. A. Brown.
The balance of the afternoon in the
Republican meeting was given over
TO an experience meeting. during
which time enthusiastic speeches we're
made by Congressman-at-I.arg How
ard Sutherland. Congressman :. B.
Avis, Secretary OF State Stuart T.
Reed. Auditor of State John Sherman
Darst, Ex-Governor A. b. White, II. c.
Ogden. Reese Blizzard. Senator A B.
McCrum. Attorney General A. A. Lii
ly. All the speeches were of a ringing
character. and all of the speakers
strongly favored meeting the Progress
sives more tbsn half way. and that IL
was particularly important that ANAL
gamation should be effected this year.
In order TO prevent the Democrats
from gaining control of the legisla-
ture. lt was pointed out by Congress-
man-at-Large Sutherland and ex-Gov-
ernor White that Democratic control
Of Tho. legislature means not only the
disfranchiseInent OF thousands of col
ored voters. but many white voters
as well. After the conclusion of the
speech-making. the committee took a
recess until 1880 this evening.
Progressives Organize.
The Progressives in their meeting
organized by selecting Amos Bright
of Braxton county. one OF the leading
Progressives, and prominent in the
tContinued on Page Eieveu-)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
McREYNOLDS CLAIMS 1T DOM.
MATES OUTPUT OF
ANTHRACITE
In the Pennsylvania-Bill Contains
Many Allegations of
Serious Nature.

NEW YORK. March 1S.-The Le-
high Valley Railroad Company was
sued here today by Attorney General
MoReynolds under the sherman anti
trust law as being the dominant fac
tor in combination alleged TO con-
lrol the output of anthracite from
Pennsylvania fields IL touches.
More than dozen other CORPORA
tions and individuals were named as
co-defendants and parties to con
spiracy 10 monopolize that trade. Al
though suit was brought to break 10
an alleged monopoly. the Attorney
General charges that the Lehigh road
through the formation OF n coal sales
company two years ago has escaped
The supreme court decision under the
commodities clause OF the Interstate
rate act. which forbid the railroad TO
transport coal belonging to a corpOr-
alton whose stock II owns and whose
affairs have been cOmmingled with
lis own.
The further charge was made that
the Lehigh has violated the provia-
ion Of the Pennsylvania constitution
prohibiting common carriers from
engaging in mining or other business
other than transportation. The usual
injunction and decree Of dissolution
were asked
n is understood that the suit Is 20
ho followed by others against some
of the roads which enter the Penn
sylvania anthracite field
Some Defendants.
Among the defendants named were.
f.ehigh Valley Coal Company. Le-
hifh Valley Coal Sales Company.
Coke and Bros. Inc, Edward =
Stotesbury. Daniel q. Reid. Charles
steele. George y. Baker and George
=. Baer.
by virtue of its monopoly the com
plaint declares the Tehigh has pre-
vented the building of any new rail
road into the antracitc region served
BY D.. and has kept the independent
producers under the disadvantage of
having 10 ship over railroad also
engaged in the coal business" Fur
fhermore the bill declares. through its
alleged monopoly Of tho sale Of coal
produced along IT, line. the road com
pletely dominates the market At all
V1ints thereon not reached bv any
other railroad. and has the power 10
TX. has liked. and does TX. without the
check n competition. the prices AZ
which anthracite is sold az such
points"
The bill points out that the Lnhigh
valley transports about 100000 gross
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The gallery was thrown omen srs.
anu was instantly filled as IL BY magic
me main room was then opened and
Two policemen were as nothing in
Keeping the crowd from rushing into
the open space back OF the railing.
All chairs had been removed from
the gallery and the main floor.
shortly before : o'clock the south
part OF the city hall was flled With
anxious spectators. At 7.l5 O'Clock the
doors were opened and the crowd al
lowed 10 enter. Tables and special
reservations had been made within
the room for the accommodation OF
wspapermcn and attorneys When
" was found that the hearing would
be postponed a howl Of disappoint-
ment went mp from the congregated
persons
Curiosity and wish 20 get a glance
at the woman who charged the police
With wrocking her home seemed TO be
the drawing card for them As soon
as the session recessed, instead OF
leaving the building the crowd hud-
died IN the lower hall. anxious TO get
. look at the woman when she came
down the stems with her friends. She
stated last night that after she left
the building many OF the crowd fol-
lowed her for quite distance
Witnesses Present
Miss Lula Nuss, formerly OF Cam
eron, but now piano player in a local
mckleodeon, and witness for the pros
ecution. was present at the trial last
Continued on Page EIsvsn.)
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LEHIGH VALLEY SUED UNDER
SHERMAN ANTITRUST LAW

tons of anthracite. OF that total the
government maintains more than so
per cent lin 1879 was shipped for
the account OF the Lehigh Coal com
pany or affiliated companies The re-
lations between the railroad and the
Lehlgh Coal company are set forth
at length In the complaint, which de-
clares that the latter has never been
bona fde corporation" but "a mere
adjunct, department or instrumental
ity OF the Lehigh railroad"
How Decision Was Evsded.
After referring TO the supreme
court decision in 1911 against the I,e-
high road prohibiting transportation
OF coal belonging to company il con.
trolled. the bill recites the means the
attorney general declares were en-
ployed to evade that decision. ON ad.
vice of counsel 10 was pointed out
that the Lehigh Valley railroad direc.
tors recommended 20 the Lehigh Val
ley Coal company the organization of
coal sales company and the making
Of contract by the coal company
with the sales company. At the same
meeting $6.OGO.S0O was ordered uis.
tributed as dividend out OF the sur
plus OF the Lehigh Valley railroad A
Few minutes later on the same day,
the bill declares. the directors OF the
coal company met and resolved to au-
thorize the Incorporation OF the I,e-
high Coal Sales company. granting
Lehigh Railroad stockholders the
right Of subscribing to the new
stock 10 ten per cent OF their hold.
inRs. II was provided that each rail.
road stakeholder. through power OF az.
torney granted to fiscal agents. might
turn ne special dividend referred 10
toward paying for sales company
stock. In January. 1912. the sales
company was Incorporated in New
Jersey with a capital stock Of SIC, 900. p
600. Of which the complaint SAYS
f6.06O.s0O was issued immediately.
being equal 10 ten per cent Of the cap.
ital stock Of the Lchigh railroad 4"
Tho ten per cent dividend declared in
advance BY IehiEh Railroad was paid
and over 1900 Of its stockholders.
being majority IN interest. availed
themselves Of the privilege Of sub
scribing 20 the stock Of Lehigh Coal
Sales company"
Under Same Control
"Thereupon. the bill continues
the two corporations. with all their
business and assets. came into. and
have since remained under. the imme-
date control Of substantially the same
(continusd on PaRs Eisven1
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It's perfectly absurd that my
husband should object to that
painting" said Mrs. Charlotte
Davies Briggs, the former Cleve-
land society girl, in discussing her
husbands suit 10 annu their mar
riage. why, he knew | was pos
ing for paintings more or less clas-
sical." She referred to a painting
called Innocence" for which she
posed. The painting looks like the
Rokeby Venus in a sitting posi-
tion. The only covering is a sweet
smile spread over the features of
the young model. Briggs is suing
for annulment of his marriage on
the ground that his wife's divorce
from her first husband, Harold
Porter, of Buffalo, is defective.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
ALL QUIET
EXCITEMENT OVER SHOOTING
OF PARIS EDITOR Is
SUBSIDING.
Interest Now Centers in the Inyes.
tigation of the Rochette
Affair.

PARIS. Mar. 1s.-The first wave OF
feeling over the shooting OF NJ. Cal.
mette by Nine. Caillaux. and the sen.
sauonal debate in the Chamber OF
Deputies on the scandal arising out
OF the postponement OF the trial OF
Henri Rochette. charged with exten.
siye swindling. Is slowly subsiding.
The cold. wet weather has dampened
the enthusiasm OF the rOyalists and
others who have been indulging in
demonstrations throughout the city.
and tonight Paris is comparatively
quiet. The sole topic Of conversation
In the clubs and cafes Is the proposed
INVESTIGATION OF the Rochette affair
~ committee Of the chamber. which
will begin Friday VI. Jaures. the So
cialist leader. who will preside over
the committee. makes no secret OF his
intention TO leave no stone unturned
to get at the full truth He sait
tonight.
Il shall be a Judge Of bronze with
a sword Of steel"
Examine Cabinet Ministers.
The first Witnesses 10 be examined
Will be Ernest MOnis. minister of ma.
Tine. VI. Caillaux. the ex.minister Of
hnance, VI BRAND. former premier.
VI. Barthou. former minister OF lust
Ice; ". Fabre. the public prosecutor.
and VI. Bidault de lI1sle. president of
the court OF appeals. who ordered the
adjournment Of the ROchettc case.
The general Impression en- political
circles IS that " Monis will resign his
post. ~ least temporarily Tho "Fabre
leter which was read In the cham
Der yesterday by VI. Barthou. set forth
that the strongest pressure had been
exerted BY NJ. MOnis. then premier. ON
W, Fabre. 20 postpone the Rochctfe
mat he had any knowledge Of the
letter and asked for an Investigation
VI. CaillasiN again visited Saint n.
zare prison today and had an inter.
view lasting an hour with hts wife.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
BOY WAS A GIRL
Man and BoV Arrested for Robbina
Box Car Whe7 Boy Is Identified
As Married Woman.

Special utsratch o. tha IuteIlirsrccr
FAlRMONT. w Va March il
Early this morning 70 A q Detective
Gibson found j. y Albraugh. a rail
road brakeman and Young hoy rob
bling q freight car in the yards. The
two wcr" in the car and had n suit
case half filled with stolen articles.
Both were arrested 80 the jail the
boy was found % be q woman and
was later Identified a. Mrs Ethel
Graham. II years Of age Both were
locked up A Fcatch Of Albauvh's
home discovered many more stolen
articles While n search Of Mrs Gra-
hams home resulted boz other stolen
articles being found and Mrs jamie
Alhaugh charged with receiving
stolen goods
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
LEYLAND TRIAL CONTINUED:
MATERIAL WITNESS ABSENT
POLICE CHIEF READY FOR TRIAL WHEN CITY SOIICrrop
BREMEN ASKS FOR POSTPONENENT UNTII, HE COluD
SECURE PRESENCE OF WITNESS WN RILEY
Riley Counted Substanae Charges of Mrs Heston Haxn ~
Boarder IN Her Home-Sudden Deparm. From City Has
Peculiar LookTo Assistance For Solicitor Henn.,

Owing 20 the unfortunate at.
eence OF witness William Riley.
the Impeachment proceedings IN
stituted against Chief OF Police
Thomas leylsrd. based on the
complaint OF Mrs. Effie teston,
who charged the chief with moral
turpitude, were postpored subject
TO the call OF counsel for both
sides.
As soon as the committee con
Vened. City Solicitor J. n. Bren-
nen asked for a continuance until
such a time as he could secure
the presence Of this witness, say
ing that he did not think Il
would be out a possible three or
four days. Mr.. Brennen made az
fidavit that the witness was not
In the city last night
u is understood that persons
close TO the police department
have called at Riley's place OF en-
ployment at different times in an
effort TO interview him, and u rs
thought that methods OF persua-
sion were used 10 insure his alb
sence. Attorneys for the chief
however, stated that although
there had been insinuations at
different times that TREY had
used their efforts 90 get him out
OF town, those Institutions were
entirely false.
Rush for Seats.
Fully seven hundred men wer
eady. TO rush into the second brancl
ouncil chamber as soon as the door
we're opened for their admittancs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
HALF MILLION
Included IN Urgent Deficiency Bill
Passed by Senate 20 Maintain
Mexican Refugees.

WASHINGTON. - G.. Mar Is
fter vigorous defense bv Senator
LCdGe. Republican of the govern.
mcnts expenditure In caring for the
Mexican eoldiors and other refugees
iutcrned In Texas and California. tho
Senate passed to-day The urgent def
cheney bin. carrying O total of over
ten million dollars half million OF
which was added Nv tho senate an.
prourIat.ong committee for the maiufo
rance Oi the refugee CAMPS
An amendment was adopted to pro.
vide that the war department shall
cNpend This % oncy only in caring for
soldiers and military refugees This.
however. will not affety the status of
the l.an1 woman and children intern
ed with the soldiers. ae they are ra.
gardcd as a part of the Mexican army
The bill nov goes 90 conference be-
tween the two houses.
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eoeTHALs BEFORE GRAND JURY.

NEW YORK. March IS. Colonel
GUethals was closoted for two hours
This afternoon with the Grand jury
which o. considering the charges
against John Burke. suspended chief
Of the cOmmie-1ry department Of the
Panama railroad Colonel G1ethaIs
refused to make any comment on the
hearing " is known that while tho
charges have been pressed ny Colonel
go"thals himself 10 has been with
The hope Of clearing Burke. % whose
tlhCltucy and honesty Colonel
GOethals has declared a high opinion.