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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23
FORMAL STATEMENT ISSUED
YESTERDAY SIGNED BY
ALL MEMBERS.
Judge Ogden. Who Prepared Re-
ports and Final Decree. Makes
Personal Statement.
(BN W. r. kEYsERD
fStan correspondent)

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Jan. se-
Emphatic denials Of the allegations
made by Attorney 4. Leo Wen. who
is under indictment. charged with
having attempted 10 bribs members
OF the Public Service Commission,
that Governor HATFIELD used erecu-
tive influence TO secure certain rul-
ings from the commission, was made
today by the full personnel Of the
West Virginia Public Service Com
mission.
In a formal statement issued THIS
afternoon in reply TO certain charges
accorded tO Well or his counsel. each
member OF the commission declares
that during conversations with the
Governor there has been at no time
any discussion of merits OF cases
pending before that body.
Commissioner Howard y. Ogden
supplements the statement signed by
all members denying that any attempt
or suggestion Whatsoever on the part
OF the Governor TO influence or control
the findings Of the Public Service
Commission
The following is the statement or
the Public Service Commissioners:
"ln view Of the charges that
have been made in the public
press relative 10 the Public Ser
wee Commission. we teel that in
Justice TO ourselves and the pub
Tic We should say, that in our
conversations with the Governor
there has been at no time any dis
eussion Of the merits OF cases
pending before US.
"Signed
Lee OFT.
w. c. Kilmer.
Chas. n. Bronson.
Howard N. Ogden"
Mr.. Ogden supplements the fore
going with the following personal
statement:
u concur in the foregoing gen
eral statement because u IS abso.
iutely true In point OF fact and
within my personal knowledge.
teel however. that in the Manu-
faeturers Light and Heat case. in
which ! personally prepared both
OF the reports and the final order
of April p, 1914, that a study OF
the record OF that case disap-
proves (as the Federal Court has
already said) any attempt or
suggestion whatsoever on the
part Of the Governor 20 influence
or control the findings OF the
Public Service Commission. and
when the proper opportunity Is
offered. ! expect 20 show these
facts IN personal statement,
giving details.
(signed) Howard ~ Ogden"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23
FUMoas CAUSE ALAau

LONDON Jan 81. 0 a me.Nar.1ur
FruFatlUuaI rumUra are current but no.
further authentic news has been ra.
c.ived regarding fhr Zeppelin GIrrIhIr
balloons a telephone inquiry fU
Is0W'efof NrDuruf fHH infurma. lion
that nufrIr bad been .frU OF tho IfU.
uoi'ua fHsrr Huf .f wac rrr 0r.I that
.rar r1I visited EIn4a Llrr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23
rneelligenssr bureau
washington. ID. C. Jan. a.

washington ID. C., jan "a.
Another chapter IN the famous
+o-year-old State debt controver-
~ between Virginia and West
Virginia came to-day when former
Congressman Charles e. Little
FIELD. a special master In the case,
submitted his findings 70 the Su-
prere Court Of the United States,
In which he holds that West vir.
einis should be held liable for In
terest charges on her share OF the
old Virginia debt from January I,
1861, the time the two States were
separated. West Virginia had de-
elined 20 pay this Interest.
Mr.. Littlefield did not compute
the amount OF the interest on the
ground that the court did not give
him that authority. Members OF
the Virginia and West Virginia
delegations In Congress, who have
followed the case closely. when
shown the report by your eorre-
spondent, practically agreed that
should che court uphold the find
tnas. West Virginia must pay
S9.623,ot6 In Interest charges on
her share Of the debt. making her
total obligations to the holders Of
the old Virginia bonds at S14,o7s,-
121. The bulk Of this money will
90 20 Baltimore and New York
banking houses. as the old Vir-
ainia bonds are held by them.
The State Of Virginia will not get
a cent Of u.
The findings are not a sweeping
victory fo- Virginia. When the
supreme court first passed upon
the case, Il fixed West virginia's
share OF the old debt az S7,s65,s12.
Master Littieheld in his report,
reduces this amount TO S4.455, ,1o5;
In doing this, he held that West
Virginia was entitled 10 a certain
part Of Nifsinla's assets at the
time Of the separation. These as
sets. he found, amounted 10 sf4.-
51t ,e45.74. West Nireinia's share
being 23is per cent thereof, or
S3.4fo,3o7 IS.
Against Virginia.
This section Of the report is
against Virginia as that state con-
tended that West Virginia should
assume $3.50. 900 Of the original
debt and pay interest thereon 10
the holders Of the old bonds. Had
Mr.. Littleheld upheld this claim.
West Virg,nia's obligation would
have been approximately S25 ,o0o,-
600. instead Of S14. .oOo, 600, as esti-
mated by members Of the State
debt commission. According TO Mr..
IittlefeIds findings West Virginia
will have TO pay interest for 81
years on SASS to5. its share on
the original debt Mr.. LittlefieId
did not FIX the rate Of interest, but
the cid Virginia bonds bore a 4
per cent rate. and the Virginia
and West Virginia eongressmen
agreed that the rate would be 4
per cent.
"it 10 my conclusion" said Mr..
Littleheid in his report. That the
assets are TO be valued as Of Jan.
uary I. 1861. and that the liabil-
ity of West Virginia for interest
begins en- that date by virtue OF
the agreement between her and
Virginia and runs al the rate pro-
Ided In the bonds that evidenced
the debt and make the interest as
inseparable part thereof. As in
terest can only accrue on that
proportion which is ultimately
found 70 be the balance due from
West Virginia 20 Virginia, there
IS no sum upon which interest
can be computed and : therefore
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23
AID NOT WANTED

NA-HlNEIoN. Jan s--IH view
o. ITALY dee. ION fu accept u1 our.
aIln assistance 'Ur if. earthquake ruf.
lHrHr- fns American Red Cross fo.
n'F.f formally announced that con
fr.huf.0rr For 'r.a purpose wore rot
wanted
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23
ARMY BILL CARRYING OVER
S1OO,OOO,OOO PASSED BY HOUSE
MOTION TO REcoMMIT DEFEATED
BY OVERWHELMING
VOTE OF 253 TO "a.
Many Important Amendments Adopted
One Is That All War munition
Be Made In Govt. Plants.

WASHINGTON. Jan. %. After
two days of debate on the general
state OF the national defenses. the
house tonight passed without a roll
call the army appropriation bill car
rying $lO1 900. 900.
Advocates Of immediate strengthen
ing Of the military establishment
fought to the last for additional appro.
priauons but their efforts met with
no announcement from either Demo
cratic or Republican leaders. The last
roll call on motion by Representa-.
tive Gardner Of Massachusetts. 10 re-.
commit the bill with instructions TO
report back an amendment carrying
81 100000 for aviation was defeated
253 to "a.
An amendment offered by Repre.
sentative Deitrick. of Massachusetts.
and adopted practically without oppo-
sition. would prohibit the use OF stop
watches and other speeding up" de.
vices In connection with so-called sci
entifc management systems in army
arsenals and shops Representative
of union labor have been fighting for
this prohibition for several years. and
bills similar 10 the Deitrick amend
ment. and applying 20 all government
shops. including navy yards, are pend.
ing before committees
Important Amendment
The House also adopted an amend
ment by Representative Tayenner. Of
Illinois. TO require that all of the mu-
nitiOns Of war provided for In the bill
shall Do manufactured I'm government
plants.
Tho bill. which carries funds for
tho maintenance OF an branches Of the
army during tho coming fiscal wear.
includes $500 600 for the purchases
OF 25 acroplanes. and $50 O00 Tor an
Coontinusd on Page rsnD
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23
BALD JACK" ROSE GOES ON THE
STAND TO TESTIFY FOR SULLIVAN
SAYS MINISTER WAS RESPONSE.
BILE FOR HIS REFORMATION
AND CONFESSION
In Rosenthal Case-Suliivsn Threat.
ened and Rose Hints This May
Be Aftermath.

NEW YORK. Jan. 22-"BaId Jack
Rose. erstwhile gambler and star Wit.
ness in the trial OF Police Lieutenant
charles Becker for tho murder Of Her
man Rosenthal. appeared today In the
role of character witness for James
VI. sullivan. American minister 10 the
dominican republic. whose fitness 10
hold Office In under advisement bv
S"nator-elect Phelan I'm behalf OF the
state department.
Rose, who said he was now Iectur-
INK on The Duty OF q Young Man 10
Live an Upright Life" gave Sullivan
credit for inducing him TO confess 10
the district attorney all he knew about
the Rosenthal murder and 10 become
the states witness. Sullivan was AZ
that time his attorney.
The former gambler declared SuIn-
van had been "Besieged with threats
and promises" because OF his actfy-
ity In obtaining the confession and
suggested that the present attack~
upon the minister might be an after
math Of his refusal to be swerved
from his duty. sullivan acted for
him without pay. be ssid.
Two letters from Sullivan 20 James
X. Mcclure, ia which the minister told
OF his prize nrht connections Al
Waterbury Conn. were put IN ev.-
denco. I'm these Sullivan said that In
order 90 earn money % 20 70 law
school De had. with the brother OF tho
Then mayor of Waterbury. conducted
one boxing mach IN that city.
And we didn't make a kopec out
Of Co." hp added
Mitchell on Stand.
Rose was followed on the stand bv
Frank j. r. Mitchell president Of the
Bsuco NaCIOual ~ -auf0 DOMINGO.
which has been accused of furthcrins
Sullivans appointment in connection
WIN ALLEGED plans t0 exploit public
contracts on The island and securing
Ccouunusd on Page resJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23
SEVERE sHowsroaN

fNDiANAPOLIe. Jan .g-.ndaua
ri In the srlp ~ "a -ruNa storm vullf.
with the exception of few uirutea
rain. has continued IurHe sufv since
carly THURSDAY Traffic on afram ans
electric Incu UU. seriously fa.
IavsH
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23

NhbhIH0TOHs Jan 22.-Forecaatg
west Vtrginia-Rain Saturday, with a
cold wave; Sunday fair. except In noun
tainn, snow.
ohio-snow Saturday with a cold
WAvei sunday generally fair.
western Fennsylvania-8now north
ana south, with a cold wave Saturdays
sunday colder and generally fair
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tc9nususa - Psts siSj
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23

ssiH Saturday. ~'th a cold wave:
sunday far, except ~ mountains snow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
RAILWAY
SOLD FOR JUNK
ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN, UNIQUE
AMONG RAILROADS, is TO
Be WHOLLY CLOSED
Especial tn The Hcrald.D

Atlantic. a.. Sept. 3.-The last chap
ter in The Spectacular history Of the
Atlantic and Southern Railroad. bniit
IN the Iowa farmers 10 create compcti-
ton and "A reduction in freight and pas
Scngcr rates. il about "a be written. Tn"
line will h. sold Tor junk. The rails ANA
ties will probably bc taken up and trans
fcrrc.l To- Arkansas for use on 4 small
railroad i'm that state. The stations viii
he sold to anyone who will buy them and
the right NJ way will revert 40 the far
mcrs along the route. who originally
donated most Of II To the railroad.
Not "A wheel has been turned on any
portion of the seed since Jan. l.. Two
years ago. after passing through recci-
vcrShip. the line was sold IA auction aud
was purchased ~ the firm which had
furnished the cross ties. the bid being
the amount still due il. This firm op-
Grated the road for eighteen months. but
lost money every month and closed down
entirely with the opening of this year.
The Atlantic 4 southern was unique
among the railroads. II j. - miles long
and was completed Jan. /. 1911. after \
Spectacular building race for y prize ri
S1u.0uu. which was tu W. paid condition
II upon the completion IF the road upon
that date. Daring the last month ~
construction. The work was carried ~
day and night. electric lights being
strung along The line. The Job vas com
plcted with only 4 frw hours to spare.
and the first train ~ pass from end ~
end arrived at the terminal within less
then one hour Of the last moment pos
Sihir fer il to IA nud vet win the prize
This little road was built IN large
part ~ farmers. Nnt only did they ii
nance the deal. but they performed most
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
BUILDING
WORK STARTED
EDINBURG AND SAN JUAN SECTIONS
WILL SOON HAVE TWO MODERN
SCHOOL STRUCTURES.

Work W. Edinburg'S handsome brick
high school building WAS begun this
week when general contractors. McS>r>.
Horn. Crawford and Ross arrived iu
Edinhurg for work un the structure.
They brought with them several work.
men who were Tuesday morning put On
work clearing oti the grounds ia front NJ
the present school house preparatory tu
digging the foundation.
The plans. a. mapped ont TN Arch.
tcct NJ. u. Waller. calls for a two story
bri-k re- lnfurccd concrete building with
basement together with All the latest
fixtures and attachments necessary [,
conduct "A first class high school.
ID will require approximately one
hundred and forty two carloads Of ma.
tcrial To- construct this building. Con.
tractor A. i. Ross SAYS that il will take
about eighty car> of cement twenty
eight cars uf gravel. two ears 0f rein
forced building iron. fourteen ears ui
lumber. two ears " plaster. twelve ears
of sand and about four carloads ~
mixed materials.
Twenty five men viii bc employed IA
Edinhurg for the construction ri this
building which Mr.. Ross estimates il
viii require aboIy seven months ~
complete.
I'm addition ~ The construction M Tx
Edinburg High SclnDl building these
same contractors nave the work of pat.
ting ~ the High School huildmg fnf
the Pharr san juan district. which viii
be- located about three quarters NJ \
mile east of rharr and about the >rmc
distance west Of San Juan. Work cn
this building will bc commenced next
week where additional help has been
sent.
The Fdinhurg school building viii
cost iI .ac ncighhnrltood of thirty thou
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03

Of the work. Every spare hour a farmer
had. he drove over to the line and put
his horses and himself to work. Some
times he was paid in actual cash but for
the most part the farmer workers were
paid ia stock in the road.
Al one time there was a strike ~ the
road and the section mcn and five tram
men quit work because they had not
been paid of. They barricaded the line
and for \ month not 4 train was operat-
cd i'm either direction. Finally the Stri.
kcr> took possession ran the trains. took
the money and paid themselves of. and
finally surrendered the property 10 the
oWHcrS
Leslie VI. Shaw. formerly Secretary NJ
the Treasury. once tried 10 buy the
property at u receivers sale. Mr.. Shaw
deposited 1i0.0O1. when the line was
knock down ~ him ~ auction. bUt
hut failed % cuIne forward when The
proper time arrived ID pay the remain
der. and his dcrnSit was cnntiScated.
He j. still fighting in the courts To eel
his money back.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
Munition Man
Peace Advocate;
Civ Up Pl; mt
Especial to The Herald

Philadelphia. sept. a-Thc briggs
N%rahHrN corporation. Incorporated va Della
ware with capital W. tour millions. viii IT,
day take control nt the hig ordnance works
at sharon, Pa, known wv the Oh briggs
Seabury Ordnance company. John Stew
cn-on Dr.. founder and president of the old
company, ~ \ peace advocate. and for this
reason he has refused 10 accept contracts
from European nations for the mamuilc-
ture ri war munitions. II ~ SAID that The
force of worker will be- increased next
week and the plant operated night anu
day on some biz contracts secured IN the
new corporation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
More Gin Inspectors
To Be Added ToForce

Austin. Texas, Sept. 3.-During the early
part OF this month the state permanent
inspectors Of warehouses and gins to it,
force. appropriations for tins additional
expense having heen provided by the last
legislature. There are about 300 appli-
cants for these six positions, il i stated,
from various parts of the state. The IN
spectors' duties will be to examine 1000
cotton gins 10 ascertain If the taking Of
three samples from each bale of cotton
ginner, a. provided BY law. i being prop
erly observed. Fifteen thousand dollars
has been provided for the salaries and
travelling expenses Of these six men for the
ensuing year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
Comptroller Now
Has 3 Auditors

Austin. Texas, sept. 3.-Nith the COM
mencement of the new fiscal year. Sep
TENDER |. the comptroller'> department was
provided with three auditor--the first time
IN the states history the department ha~
been provided with such officials. Comp
troller II. B. Terrell believes many thouand-
al dollars annually viii b. saved IN these
auditors checking mp at regular intervals
the rcount~ oi All public officials. Much
ii the auditors time will be spent "a the
road. Five additional redemption clerks
also have hcen furnished the department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
the lower guilt states and the Magic
Valley IL issued In the United States
weather bureau at New Orleans:
Tonight and Saturday. fair; light to
moderate m~orIhca~tcrlv winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
5000 CHRISTIANS
PERISH BY HAND
AND BY DISEASE

New York. Sept. 3.-One thousand
Christians were killed and 1000 died Of dis
ease in Urumiah, Persia. during the five
months of the Turkish occupation, accord
ing to a letter received by the Presbyterian
board today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
SPAIN WILL NOT
MOBILIZE ARMY
NEXT OCTOBER

Madrid. Spain, Sept. 3.-The Spanish
government denies a report published
abroad that Spain i determined on J gen
eral mobilization of her troops in October.
Spain stil awaits a reply Ia it, protest Ia
Germany over the sinking Of the Spanish
steamship l-idoro by a German submarine
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
German Sub Sinks a Steamer.

ivy ASS1tlnttu IreSS-l
san Francisco. Cal. Sept. 3.-Thr Brit
.i~h steamer William III. Lewis. owned here.
was sunk oif Queenstown today ~ \ Ger
man submarine. according TO a cahlerram
received here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
To Make One-haIf Bale TO Acre.
Especial t. The Herald

Corpus Christi. Texas, sept. 3.-An
average at onc-half bale To the acre for
Tor the whole If NueceS county for this
year. ~ prominent farmers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
Stork Filled Il
Orders During
Mo. OF August

Corpus Christi. Tcxa~. sept. 3-The
~tork filed Il orders IN Corpus Christi
during the month NJ August. according to
the report 81 the city health officer. There
were l3 deaths. The report showed that
there were hut two eases of contagious
diseases III the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
ACCUSEDWOMAN
TAKES
OF HIS BURIAL
Uiy Associated Press

Providence. L. l.. SEPT. 3-Althoush
accused of melting the murder of her
husband. Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr had full
charge of his funeral here today. She
was released on bond IN the sum Of
SO. 600.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03

sand dollars while that nf the Pharr
San Juan building viii bc ahu n forty
Thousand dollars. Mr.. Ross states that
IL will require about two hundred ears
material Tor the phlrr San Juan build
inc. llidalgo Advance.
Always have your car clean and ready
to go--torr u at the Harrison CLANCY
Garage-g3 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
American at Vera Cruz Released

NV NNN'FrIlIVI IFF~S-I
Washington. u. ~. Sept. 3--H. w. Fran
cl-. an American newspaper man, lmnrl~-
"ncd WI Vera Cruz since August 40. was 49,
leased last night on the demand III Wash
lngtun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03

Have the carbon removed from Your
hv the Oxygen process. Harrison
CLANCY Garage 35t.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03

Always have your car clean and ready
To go->tore II al the llarrl~on-C hancv
Garage.-935t.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
Have the carbon removed In

motor w the Oxygen process. farriso
CLANCY Garagc-g3 IT.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
CORPUS WEATHER
IN AUGUST WAS
VAGARY-FUL
Especial a. The HrraldD

Corpus Christi. Texas. Sept. 3.-Augu-t
weather IN Corpus Christi. according W.
the records of the local weather bureau.
contained many vagarieS. including the
warmest day of summer oLJtwenty-~eyeu
wears. and breaking the coolest weather for
days was 1902 degrees. while the coolest
was 81 degrees. There were Ii days in
this month IN which the temperature regis
tered above 90 degrees. which l. unusual
for Corpus Christi. Only IL inches OF
ram tell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
Local Weather Observations.

The following local weather ohser-
vatiou-. covering the 24-hour period
ending III : H.. III. today, are furnished
by the United States weather station,
Fort Brown:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-03
Have the carbon removed from

motor by the Oxygen process. Harrison
CLANCY Garagc-93 81.
Graham guardian., 1915-12-17
WHY THE SEA HAS PEARLS

A few weeks ago | was talking
with a woman of deep religious
sentiment, who was in great distress
because her very young baby had
died before it was baptised.
| was led to ask natives of Nor
way, Finland and other places their
views on this very delicate question,
and so | came across a bit of very
pretty Sicilian folklore.
To the babies IN Sicily life is very
kind and death is gentle. Those
who die unbaptized are doomed to
wander, but do not wander grieving.
Madonna Mary sends to them, every
week end, an angel, who lays aside
his lily crown and romps with the
dead babies. When he leaves them
he gathers up in golden chalice all
the tears that have been shed during
the week. These he casts in hand
fuls into the sea "and that is why
the sea has pearls" | like that
story.-Ex.
Graham guardian., 1915-12-17
MIDWINTER NUMBER
of
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
A Storehouse of Authentic In
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and the Great Southwest

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