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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-31
ASQUITH In FIGHTING
MOOD; TAKES WAR OFFICE
WILL RESIGN FROM HOUSE
AND ASK REELECTION BY
CONSTITUENTS.
Action Great Surprise to Cabinet
Resignation of Colonel
Seely Accepted.

LONDON. March 30-After all the
many solutions of the government
crisis. which had been proposed and
discussed. Premier Asquith' an
nounced a decision to the house of
commons today. which none Of the
prophets had expected OF even sug.
gested. The prime minister himself
will assume the burden OF the war
office. in addition to his other and
almost crushing duties. He will re-
sign from the hose at this critical
stage. when the second reading of
the house rule bill is about TO be
taken up and >ill appeal for re-elec-
ton TO his constituents. In East Fife.
Scotland. within few DAYS.
Field Marshal Sir John French.
chief Of the imperial general staff and
General Sir John Ewart. adjutant
general declined TO withdraw their
designations. in spite of the army
order issued on Friday. which Wis
count Haldane. cleverly framed as a
platform on which the generals might
stand with consistency and honor
~ thus became impossible for Col.
=. r. r. Seely. who was co-signer with
them OF the assurances to Brigadier
General Cough that the army would
not be used to suppress the Ulster
opposition TO home rule. to retain
the secretary.ship OF war His resig.
nation. therefore. was accepted. after
ne had been for saome days under
Tire from the newspapers Of his own
party. which insisted that he must
go.
In Same Position.
Niscount Morley. OF Blackburn, lord
president OF the council who Was
partner with Colonel Seelv in draft.
ing me offending paragraphs Of the
documents. stands in the same post
ton. and his withdrawal from office
Is expected tomorrow
These were the events in today's
chapter OF the continued story which
Is keeping the country al the highest
pitch Of excitement and suspense
The present situation is remarkable
IN that the government nominally viii
be without minister and without a
leader In the house OF commons until
the bye election is held in Pas, Fife
The writ for the election must give
eight days notice and n will probably
be issued tomorrow
The only practical loss 70 tho party
meantime will be the withdrawal OF
Mr Asduith's voice from the debates
no VIII preside over the cabinet
meetings and direct maneuvers in tho
house Of commons from an unofTicial
seat. while Reginald McKenna. tho
home secretary. and Winston spencer
Churchill. FIRST lord Of the admiralty.
VIII undcrstudy him a. house leader
On. Il be handy n I'm wanted 90
Nr Asquith remarked to Andrew
bonar Law. the opposition leader who
thought that the homo rule hill could
not be proceeded with In the absence
of the premier
Consulted Only ktna.
Mr Asquifh apparently consulted
No one except the king before his
bold decision His colleagues In the
cabinet seemed ~ ha as surprised as
tho other mem bera Of tho house when
tcouanusd on Page TweivsD
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RosnUp or si.ooo

WrNDvrtLr rs March ~ -rh0s
N1Illre roefwHrfar ~ Wuf Nffianr
near here. diarotered TO-DAY thnf he haf
been robbed ~ ff nnn fn MONEY and
atawrr ferfrrdHr Entrance vas rfined
fo BIZ house hV means ~ atrfatou
ker. wallace. thinks while ha and his
family we're a. church Sunday night
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IOftlsSrO Pa March 70 OF
hcorf who have boon ecarghtnE tho
mountain since Saturday nirht for
tho bandits who shot and KILLED an
Italian md aeri0usly wounded two
others. after rohbing thnm ~ BARNS.
horO. arrested eoVon Italians near
Crce son Pa. todar Cousin uabllfo
and Fafquaie gozortino tho woundcd
men. were said this afternoon 10 b.
dying
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WATERS FALLING.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Mar. 3O-Teie.
grams 10 tho State Water Supply Com.
mission tonight Indicate that tho riv-
ers of the State are rapidly falling.
and mat the Susquehanna flood will
crest at tho State line to-niEht The
coiVed
MANY houses we're flooded along the
Susquehanna between Sunhury and
Columbia. and IN this city and vicini.
~ steel mills and factories closed be.
cause % high water.
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TO GET RESPITE
Four ounnen Convicted Of RosenthaI
Murder Not 10 Be Executed
Until After Becker Trisi.

ALBANY. " Y. March 3o-The
chances that the four gunmen who
are awaiting the carrying out OF the
death sentence during the week OF
April II for the murder Of Herman
Rosenthal the gambler. will be grant
ed a respite until after the second
trial of former Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker. seemed bright to-
night
~. Lionel Kringle. their attorney.
filed their petition for a communication
or a respite OF their death sentence
with owen l.. Potter. executive par
don clerk today. and although Gov
ernor Glynn said he has not had time
10 look over the papers he Indicated
that he was In favor OF granting the
request for a respite He declared
that a commutation OF sentence was
impossible
Mr.. Potter announced that the gov
ernor daily was in receipt OF letters
from prominent men In this state ami
others holding that reprieve should
be granted.
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WfsiiiNGTON. March n rrs-t
dent Ntie0n today nominated owen
' kinE. ~ b. postmaster at Elkinf.
" Va
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OCCASIONS
SURPRISE
ENDURANCE OF UNFRAMED
MEXICAN SOLDIERS
PUZZLES EXPERTS
In Constant Battle For Five Days
With Little Sleep or Rest and
With Little to Eat.

WASHINGTON. II. G.. Mar. 30
Army officers here are much SURPRISED
al the endurance shown by the raw
and undisciplined Mexican troops on
both sides In the fighting around Tor
reon. II Is estimated that for FIVE days
past these soldiers have been engaged
In almost constant battle. without op-
noriunity for sleep or rest. and prac-
tlcally without commiEsariat, on the
rebel side at least.
II is believed here that the expIana.
ton for the almost unparalleled obsti-
macy OF the attack by the rebels is the
KNOWLEDGE that the only way 10 food
and safety lies directly behind the
Federal defenses in the city of Tor.
reon. ana that retreat across the arid
desert IN the rear is out Of the dues-
ton, with victorious enemy in rHr-
suit
The absence OF news from the scene
ot the great battle in central Mexico.
the little information that came 10
Washington to-day was from the
naval officers stationed on the two
coasts. This related TO the case OF
an American doctor arrested because
one OF his patients who died under
his ministrations. was q Constitution
alist officer and 10 a really threaten
ing situation al Tampico.
Object Of Desire.
Because OF the oil wells in it's rear
ana It's rich custom house Tampico
has long been an object Of rebel de-
sire and today Admiral Mayo 70
ported that he had heard that a large
force Of rebels had crossed the river
above the city and was approaching
with intent to attack the place. To
offset this move government rein
forcements numbering 500 soldiers
with two cannon and an armored car
had arrived TO assist in the defence.
30 II was evident that hacked with n
Federal warship In the harbor. the
town would not be taken without a
bitter struggle
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! the necessary preparation. The girl, as
well as the boy, Is born a part of the
community. In tho country or city she,
too, goes to school. she, too. walks on
the streets and roads. She knows the
hospital where some friend perhaps has
gone. She IN interested in the POSSIBLE
ity Of war because her sweetheart or
brother may want to go. II she knows
1t will be her duty to have and express
an opinion on the great things happen
Ing in tho world here interest and
knowledge from tho beginning will he
stimulated. And when she is twenty
one she will have had as good an OPP
portunity for the preliminary prepara-
ton" for voting as the boy has had.
Everything that happens in the home,
too, IL n preliminary preparation for
voting. The daily events of a womans
home life are a rich experience. She Is
the purchaser OF the household. Her
attention IL called to the rise in the
price OF coal when there is a strike
She knows the effect OF the tariff. and
OF excessive express or freight rates
1t is she who starts the children Off
to school and is interested in their
studies. She knows the child labor laws
and perhaps makes the final decision
as to whether her children shall go to
work or high school.
Every day is busy with hundred de-
tails, all making her familiar with COM
mercial conditions as well as municipal
and State affairs. When through the
right to vote the significance of every
such detail Is borne in upon her. her
daily life would seem a better prepara-
ton for voting than the daily routine
of a miner working his eight hours
under ground or the bricklayer putting
one brick on top Of another.
All the anti-suffragists' fears as to
women not having time to vote or to
prepare for voting seem, when the ques-
ton Is really looked into, to be I'M
founded. The act OF voting turns out
to be a matter of a few minutes and
the preliminary preparation" accom-
plishes itself while the woman Is living
her normal life with her mind and in
terest awakened.
1t would he uncomfortable (. think
that the conditions of society bear so
heavily upon women that they cannot
leave their duties even for the few
minutes necessary for voting and that
their lives. in spite of easy means Of
communication and cheap daily papers.
are so cut Off from all communal in
terests that they have no chance for
forming an opinion on politica. ques-
lions,
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total number of those voting was less
than 100000, while the number eligi-
BILE to vote was over 24,000,000. The
proportion OF men voting at this cleo
ton was somewhat smaller than at the
preceding ones.
II is not lack Of time, however, that
keeps so many men from the polls. 1t
is rather lack of interest. No business
or work can be an excuse for this failure
of the duty OF citizenship, as In thirty
nine States election day Is a legal holi-
day on which no business IL transacted.
In the few States where 1t Is not, a holi-
day the law generally makes some pro-
vision for the necessary time to be taken
by employees from their work.
Working women now form very
large class in this country. IT is esti-
mated that there are about eight or
nine millions OF them. They would have
OF course the same facilities for voting
as are given to working men. Factories,
shops, business Offices are closed on
election days and 1t would not be diff
cult for them to spend Il few minutes of
a holiday in going to the polls.
In spite of Mr.. Pyle's belief, as ex-
pressed before the Congressional COM
mittee, tho farmers wife would probably
not find II an uncomfortable hardship to
walk or drive u few miles In order to
vote. even in Indictment weather But
the American climate Is celebrated for
its sunshine and II would hardly seem
fair to seek to deprive all women OF the
ballot because of possible inclemency at
the voting seasons. The farmers wife
has grown up as a country girl, in the
| open air. In her youth she probably
, walked each day to school snd back
| and each Sunday to church. She will
not be daunted by a distance OF a few
miles to do a duty which will bring her
| in return such great interests.
Rich women with servants to relieve
them OF household work and nurses or
goyernesses to take charge OF their
children have time for whatever takes
| their fancies. Nothing could be OF
greater benefit to them than to give
their leisure to an interest In public
affairs.
| It Is of course particularly the wife
| and mother In the home who, 1t Is be-
lieved, will have no time to vote. Men
| count eight hours as c days work, but
| her mysterious duties sre supposed ia
keep her permanently prisoner within
her four walls. II 1t Is indeed true that
such women are 20 hard driven, day
after day, that they cannot even make
any arrangement 10 leave their work
for an hour or two a year, should not
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has perhaps some leisure. Her very du-
ties take her from her home. She may
have to go to market. Some women in
cities 20 every day. They are not told
they have no time for that. They must
find time for 1t. on the way there or
back they could stop for ten minutes on
election day and vote. II the market is
closed because Of thu general holiday
there would be all thu more time to go
10 the polling booth.
The busiest woman il doubtless one
with small children to take care OF. But
whether she leaves them at home or
takes them with her she too at times
leaves her own house, not only for
marketing and shopping but to go to
church and to spend AN occasional Sun
day in the parks or country. In the
Western States where women now vote
the polling booths In some districts are
placed in the school houses and ar
rangements made for the care Of babies
and children. Such accommodations pro-
vided by public spirited citizens, are
under the charge of trained nurses or
responsible people. Every mother can
leave her children for few minutes In
safe hands and enter the booth unen-
numbered
Children grow up and go to school and
become at last men and women. The
woman who perhaps for few years OF
her early married life was ov@rburdened
with tho care of her babies lives on
with decreasing domestic responsible
ties.
1t is OF course conceivable that once
or twice In a womsn's life she may not
have time to vote; but there are men
who sometimes have been called away
on business perhaps to different
State, or have been kept away from
the polls by some private responsibility.
| Such occurrences with men are the
exception. not the rule, and so they will
be with women.
! The anti-suffragists speak also of the
time and responsibility of the "prelim-
mary preparation" for voting. But vot-
| ing does not concern itself with remote
affairs which have nothing to do with
| life. The people elect the lawmakers
and administrators who have become
familiar to them through popular meet
! ings and newspaper accounts; and they
decide through the ballot the big and
simple principles of government The
| technical details OF laws are worked
out in Congress and Legislatures.
Men do not go through any special
training In order TO vote. All the nat
ural. daily occurrences Of life provide
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The America in fight.

from vigo to Plymouth. is 523 miles.
The estimated flying time for the en-
tire distance Is forty-five hours.
The mystery OF John Lansing Callan's
mission now became apparent. lie had
gone to tho Azores with authority to
charter fast steamboat and meet the
America with supplies and gasolene.
Lieut.. Porte had kept secret his route
and the design of his new machine lest
one of the many other transatlantic
flight promoters should take advantage
of his plans before he was ready to fly.
The competitor he feared most was
Iiamel, who was recently drowned while
crossing the English Channel.
The new route with its two stops for
fuel. supplies and possibly repairs. still
leaves the Wanamaker machine eligible
for the Lord Northcllffe prize. The
$4,000 is to be awarded 10 the aviator
who shall first cross the Atlantic in an
aeroplane in flight from any point in
the United States, Canada or New
foundland to any point in Great Britain
or Ireland in seventy-two consecutive
, hours Tho prize is offered through
/ the Royal Aero Club of the United
, Kingdom, and having no affiliated club
In Canada, that body has asked tho
Aero club Of America to represent IL
at the start in st. Johns.
The rules OF the Lord Northcliffe
prize further provide that the COMPETE
, ton is open to persons of any national
, ity holding an aviators certificate is
, sued by the international Aeronautical
. Federation and that the starts are to
ne supervised by officials.
only one aircraft may be used for
each attempt. 1t may be repaired en-
route. II will be 80 marked before
starting that 1t can be identified on
reaching the other side Any inter
mediate stoppages may be made only
on the water. Towing Is not prohibited.
The start may be made from land or
water, but in the latter case the COM
petitor must cross the coast line in
fight. The time will be taken from the
, moment of leaving the land or crossing
| the coast line. II the pilot has at any
ship, he must resume his flight from
, he went on board"
II successful, Lieut. Porte will also
| receive the trophy and $1,000 prize for
n transatlantic flight offered by Mrs
Victoria Woodruff Martin of the
! Womans Aerial League of Great Brit
ain.
/ Lieut.. Porte Is large featured. taci-
turn freshman OF 81 years. He is six
feet tall and weighs 1867 pounds. 1t
was Lieut.. Porte who laid the scheme
Of flying across the Atlantic before
Rodman Wanamaker. Lieut.. Porte was
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II, ,raA BoARMAN wHITEHOUsE

NNE objection made TO woman suf-
frage Is that women will not
have time to vote. Miss Alice
Buck representing the anti-suf-
irasIsts and speaking as a working
woman before a Congressional conf
mittec in Washington. December, 1918,
sad: We do not want the vote prin-
opally because We feel that We have
quite enough to occupy our time now.
regardless of politics"
Joseph g. Pyle in "A leahet read be-
lore the same Congressional hearing
explained that for the farmers wife
voting is a hardship too great TO be
endured. Aside from the preliminary
PREPARATION, she must go to the polls.
often IN Indictment weather. walking or
riding several miles to get there" But
above all, II IL the wife and mother
living at home whose domestic duties
are supposed to leave her no time to
VOC.
ln' View that voting takes a very
I'"" deal Of time seems to be a general
ol" among the anti-sutfraglsts. But
"'li who vote assert that the actual
U'n' spent IN polling booth, even at
enc most crowded election. does not eX-
''"n ra't AN hour and is usually not
more than ten minutes.
'"rc'lon" are not daily, or even fire.
'ueht occurrences, as these objections to
""Ihen voting would seem to suggest.
J." some places the municipal, county,
HO'le ana Federal elections are all held
nh the general election day--the first
tuesday after the first Monday In No
''"Hel. In other places the local cleo
"'ns arh hcId in the spring. There are
~ tunes special elections, as, for in
stance, tho recent one OF April here
~ NEW York state 10 determine whether
VI not there should be "A constitutional
convention. Such special elections are
! '',r ana seem TO arouse little interest.
'h'F" are also, since the passage of
' law providing for direct nominal
soAe, primary elections, at which the
shroled members OF each political party
o'EHt To vote. But when every kind OF
. ''lloh Is taken into account the most
'Hsc''ntous citizen is not called to
"' pplIs more than two or three times
year ana the actual time spent In
N'.hE does not exceed at the most lib
va, allowance an hour or two year.
-" 'u"n OF course do moi vote. In
/ vac residential election of 1912 the
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+ Gently christened America ny Miss
Katherine Mason Of Hammondsport, Is
practically ready for the trip. Lieut..
Porte has made several flights over
Lake Keuka and has pronounced her
"as steady as a blooming rock" He is
more confident than ever since the
trials that the trip will be success.
The America Is IS feet from wing tip
TO wing tip and her length is "a feet
over all. The width of the wings, or
chord, is feet. Her weight empty il
$500 pounds and the gasolene and sup
plies for the transatlantic trip will add
1890 pounds.
Mr.. Curtiss has had the America
painted bright red. as that color can be
seen furthost in the air or on the water.
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Beacded beside one Of the stock Curtiss
flying boats she looks about three times
their size,
An enclosed cabin with windows at
the front and sides has been built over
the cockpit TO protect the aviators from
the wind and weather. There is e.,
place to sleep. nearly at full length.
head under the aviators' seat and feet
between the gasolene tanks. The hull
~ lifted with six tanks, containing in
all 300 gallons Of fuel supply. The gas
olcnc * pumped up TO "a feed tank I'M
derneath the top plane between the en-
gines with "a windmill pump.
The cabin is fitted with a dozen diff
ferent instruments, registering the pro-
pcller revolutions. the drift, the height,
direction. Sc. 1t is upon these instru-
ments that Lieut.. Porte will place his
main dependence. There will be little
opportunity for dead reckoning.
"Tf the compass goes wrong, God help
W.. don't know what we shall do,
was Lieut.. Porte's reply 10 leading
question the other day.
The compasses carried In the Wanna
+>aker boat are specially designed for
use In a dying boat. No iron or steel
has been used in the interior cabin
fittings. so there will be no DETECTION
of the magnetic needle. Even tho wire
used to operate the controls Is OF bronze
The exterior of the America is COW
cred with canvas. The wood underneath
is cedar. The wings are covered with
tough. light silk, stiffened with a var
nish preparation.
If the America fails in Its attempt Ia
make an over ocean voyage next month
the failure will certainly not be through
any lack of forethought, conscientious
investigation or careful attention TO de-
tall on the part OF her constructors
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thirteen years In the British navy and
for several years in the submarine SER
vice. His health gave out in the con-
finement Of submarine work and he
took up flying. From the first he has
wanted 70 cross the ocean in an aero
plane.
George T.. \. Hallett, the American
aviator who will accompany him. is u
fiier and engine expert. He Is known
as a trouble finder and it will be his
duty to climb out between the wings
during the flight and adjust the motors.
as we'll as take his turn at tho wheel.
He is slim, sun tanned youth of -
from southern California, Both he and
Lieut.. Porte are bachelors.
The giant biplauc. which was re-
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THE AMERICA READY TO MAKE AVIATION HISTORY

When Mr.. Curtiss formally delivers the
craft to William d. Cash. RodmAA
Wanamaker's personal representative n
Newfoundland, she will be the best aero-
plane for that kind Of work that pres
ent day science can develop IN this
country.
Those who have watched the prep
arations Of Lieut.. Porte and Mr.. A>b-
lett are convinced that they are the
right men for this difficult expedition
in furtherance Of aviation. II the
flight Is a failure there will be no one
on whose shoulders the blame can prop
eriy be placed. That there is q chance
Of failure. every one will acknowledge,
but students Of aviation who have seen
the trials Of the America believe that
failure can come only through such an
accident as might overtake any craft
travelling on the surface Of the ocean
or in the air.