The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-06
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OHIO
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nsfors the ohio public utilities essn-
misslon to-day. a hearing AS begun
ss.i mining operations Of ths state. the
lssue being brfwe~n ohio mine owners
ana mine workers on one eide and the
iatroads on the other. and the contsn-
tlsn being over the rates charged tor
iisulinE coal. The action vas brought
~ ths mine Worksrs. Thousands Of whom
ffe Idle nov IN the southern onto field.
- result % the closing - ths mines
'ihs operators declare they cannot COM
I'eie sith the mine owners Of West Vir-
i.sa.l because Of discriminatory railroad
latss Forty thousand mine workers are
Involved. ana the defendants comprise
"a salifoads The miners In their COM
ilhlit aileEe that the rates charged Hra
unjust excessive and unreasonable. The
i.itne WORKERS ask that the comullsslur
ia and dstsrmine Just and reasonable
rate. for the transportation OF blu
miuous coal In car load lots pct net ton
bttu cen points within the state.
hs miners In asking Tor ali rates on
All Dads bring the proposition In touch
with fsseral rates In many Instances
Last winter when this question was aEi-
tAtei before the Legislature the railroads
.se.ared that ~ the rates were changed
~ would affect Interstate rates and
that the proposition is one FOR the inter
state commerce commission TO handle.
new Law will 60 into eject in Ohio
this month under the provisions % which
the state treasurer viii collect all
departments have been collecting their
onn fees and disbursing them. This is
nov TO be done away with. n was
proper accounting could not b. made
.tsaessmentr heretofore collected outside
me state treasuror's department amount
ID to ts.ooo.ooo a year.
Henry Bannon. aged 80. fell while try
ing 20 climb into a wagon today and hts
neck ~ believed TO be broken. he is in
which he was removed after the acct
acrt
Miss Ella sohmitt. aged 90. daughter
81 Mr.. and Mrs. Peter schmitt promi-
nent residents of the South side. died
To-Day OF blchloride OF mercury poison
Married. was arrested later. charged Win
having administered the drug 10 fore
stsii maternity. Daniels has been mar
RED twice. His second wife Mrs Grace
Daniels. according 90 his story. ~ nov
IN Pittsburgh visiting relatives. Miss
scnmitt u said 20 hnye implicated Dan.
that he admitted taking the drug to the
woman but denied that he administered
u. The man IL a painter and decorator
and a dancing teacher. ~ d. said that
he and Miss sehmitt became intimate
while she was a member OF one OF his
oancing classes.
Martin woolpert, aged II. Of Plain
tity, died under an anaesthetie today.
while a physician was setting one OF
the youth fell from a treet.
Where Is your little sister, George
Moss asked hts five year old son. IA
ward, when he returned home from his
work last evening.
she Il In the cistern." the lad re-
piled.
Looking into the cistern, Moss saw the
child. lie hastily pulled the body out
but all signs OF life were gone.
The boy explained later upon question
Ing that the little Eirl FELL Into the
cirtern, the ia having been removed.
and that he tried 10 rescue her but was
not able 90 reach her. II did not occur
TO hts childish mind to call help.
CEDAR POiNT-The state medical
board today announced that ~ would co.
operate with the state board % chart
ties and hold every doctor In the state
responsible for the Illegal placing Of
babies In homes.
LIMA-waldo Good. aged =. % EIlda