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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
INVOKE PRINCIPLE

We invoke that principle now, and are willing for the interstate commerce com mission to arbitrate the whole question. More than that, we are willing for the President of the United States to appoint a commission of dsinterested persons to arbitrate all matters in dispute, if neither the interstate commerce commission nor the machinery of the Newlands act Is sat- isfactory to the labor leaders.
 But we have been met with a refusal
 to arbitrate in any manner; and are now asked to surrender the principle, and to add an additional burden of many millions per annum to the cost of railroad trans portation in this country for the benefit of class who are among the most highly
 paid and favored workmen in the world
 This is demanded under the guise of a plea for an eight-hour day. It is in reality
 only an indirect plea for an enormous increase in wages
 the case and the complexity of the facts make the controversy pre-eminantly one for arbitration by an impartial tribunal. with authority to examine into every fac
 tor and reach decision fair and just to the employees, the owners and the pub lie, which ultimately must bear the bur den. To refuse to arbitrate is an ad- mission of the unreasonableness of the demand. Moreover, the refusal is by those demanding a. vital change in an existing status For party to demand change
 of such status and accompany the de- mand with refusal to arbitrate, is in conflict with right standards of conduct.
 IE this instance. for those demanding 8 change to refuse to submit their demands
 to arbitration is indefensible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
POSITION INDEFENSIBLE

ITO say that such a demand as that
 now presented for revolutionary change in the arrangements that have grown up
 in the development of the railroad busi-
 ness and involving so many complicated facts and relations and such vast addi- tions to the cost of the country's trans portation Is not arbitrable. is to destroy to the principle of arbitration, and if successful would. in our judgment tend immediately to discard all of the legisla-
 ton. state and national. which has been
 enacted in recent years and set the coun-
 try back to the old days of strikes, lock-
 outs, public disorder and business an- archy for the settlement of questions in- herent in the relation of employer and employe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
WHEEL Ling
MEN ARE
DEAD IN
ACCIDENT

Two young men from Wheeling,
whose identity has thus far been
withheld by their three other
companions, were instantly killed
on the SmithfieId pike, about
mile out Of DiIIonvaIe. o., ~hen
the Overland Six" in. which they
were riding, turned over an EN-.
bankment shortly after midnight.
Their bodies were gathered up
and taken to the Roy Gerke
moraue at DiilonvaIc and the ma
chine was hauled TO the Dillon
vale garage, where it. will be re-
paired. The three surviving men,
bers Of the party refused to give
their names to the OlIIonvale COM
pany. and also requested that
nothing be told to the newspapers,
as they did not wish their pa
rents to hear Of il unit they had
had chance to tell them them
selves.
All efforts to establish the own
crship of the machine, the names
Of the party, the names Of the two
men killed, what they were doing,
or how che accident occurred,
were "IlHOpl dNdll dllA w A''~''
after 3 o'clock this morning the
telephone operators were unab le
to oct answers from any officials
in that neighborhood.
The coroner Of jefferson county
was called at 1:30 this morning
by The lnteiiqcncer, to whom he
said that he had tried to call Dill
IonvaIe to get some information
on the accident, but failed utterly.
He said that he would resume his
efforts this morning. Storm DAM
aoe to telephone lines has para
Iyzed the system to such an extent
that connections are almost I'M
possible.
Police offices in the Eastern
Ohio section have not received
any notice Of the accident, neither
have the hospitals, the doctors,
garages and the bridge toIfkeepers
say that no undertaking establish
ments have sent out for the bodies
from here. Whether the party had
left here for an evening spin or
whether il had been touring and
was returning, could not be learn
ad
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
CEN, FUNSTON THREATENS TOF|RE
NEW5PAPERN|EN FROM BORDER
NAVAL PROMOTION
PLAN BRINGS OUT
MUCH OPPOSITION

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Sharp dtl-
ferences of opinion on senate amend
ments to the naval bill providing Tor
promotion of rear admirals and cap
tains by selection instead Of seniority
as at present were voiced by high
naval officers at hearing today be-
fore The house ,conferees on the bill.
The senate change was vigorously
opposed by Read Admiral Badger. re-
tired. of the general board, and Rear
Admiral Strauss. chief of the bureau
of ordnance. 1t was supported by
Rear Admiral Blue. chief Of the bu-
reau of navigation, in charge OF navy
personnel. :
The selection system would upset
the service BY elevating men OF lower
rank over others" said Admiral Bad.
ger. He declared also that il prac-
tically would re-estabGsh the pluck
ing" system, and in operation was
bound to lead to over emphasis OF
navy politics Admiral Strauss SAID
the proposed selection plan would
tear the navy 10 pieces" that no %
navy officers favored it and that "eV-
ervbodv would be afraid Of the use OF
political influence" in the promotion
selections.
Economy and efficiency both would
be served by adopting the selection
plan, Admiral Blue asserted. II would
insure that Young and efficient Of
ficers were put in important positions,
he contended, and that incompete1tS
were retired early.
Examination of the naval officers
will be continued tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
CARS OF EXPLOSIVES
MUST Be REMOVED,
Order Must Be Obeyed In For.
Twilight Hours or Arrests
Will Follow. d

NEW YORK, Aug. drastic action
was taken BY the city commissioners
of Jersey City late today TO make I'm.
possible q recurrence Of such a dis
astcr as the fire and explosions on
Black Tom island early Sunday morn
ing. BY vote Of TO l. the COM.
missoners adopted resolutions order
ing the removal and exclusion from
the city of freight cars laden with;
high explosives. This step was taken
after it had been found that federal,
and state authorities were poWerlese;
TO act under existing laws.
The railroads were given 4S hours
notice 10 obey the requirements Of the,
resolution. If they fail to comply
within that time. Director Of Public;
Safety Frank Hague. who is chief OK
the police department. is directed 10
use all the means within his power
and ut his command TO enforce the
order. Hague announced that nee,
essary he will arrest every railroad
official or employe who fails to comply
with the terms of the resolution. sssts
Another factor that guided the COM
misSionerS in their course was Lne
repoE of detectives and Chief Inspec.
tor OF CombustibleS James NJ. Con-.
molly. The report stated that moro.
than 80 freight cars laden with nign.
explosives remained within the city
limits after Sundays disaster, while q
total of 2.S27 such cars had been trans
ported TO railroad terminals in the city
for shinment abroad during the months
of June and July.
The death list was increased to nve.
tonight when Patrolman Jas. Donerty
of the jersey City department., sue
cumbed 10 internal injuries caused Dy7
being buried under tons Of debris.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
UNDERSEA MERCHANT TN|AN AND HER
DOUGHTY CREW LEAVE FOR CAPE5
FAILURE OF PLAN
TO AID POLAND IS
NOW INEVITABLE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-Complete
failure OF the persistent efforts maze
BY the United States 10 extend AID
10 the people of Poland now Is regard
ed by officials here as virtually newt
able.
Germany. in a note reaching tne
State Department today. served notice
that in view Of the. "impractlcahle con
ditions." imposed by Great hrllalh
on shipment Of relief supplies through
the allied lines. Further negotiations
are devoid OF purpose.
The foreign office indicated in a
communication several days ago tNat
il had said its last word on the SUP
iect in agreeing 10 permit shlpneU;S
on condition that no native 1000 would
be taken by the Teutonlc armies &c
cupyng Polish territory. ..
Officials are particularly pesslmsuc
over the future OF relief work III tne
war zones because or lnlmatiohS
reaching Washington that the harSh
rules imposed on Poland soon may De
applied TO Belgium also.
They see possible evidence OF Such
a uurpose in the uncOmpromlslng
stand taken in the present negoua-
tions and it would not occasion no
surprise here if Germany withdrew
her undertaking 10 permit the Bel,
eians 10 retain their native crops and
Great Britain retaliated by conceallng
the privileges extended American re-
lief societies in sending supplies into
Relgian territory.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
,|FRSEYC|TY OFFICIALS TAKE
ACTION AGAINST RAILROADS.
VOTING FOR STRIKE
BY RAiLR0ADERS IS
ALMOST UNANIMOUS

NEW YORK. Aug. ul.-Ballots OF
one.rourth of The 100000 members Of
four railroad brotherhoods who are
voting on thu question Of calling A
general strike on 225 railroads al
ready have been canvassed, and thS-
were virtually unanimously IN favor
of a strike, it was learned tonight.
The ballots collected here today
were received from the eastern and
southeastern territories and 1t is en-
nected the count in these districts will
he completed tomorrow. Chairman OF
the general adjustment committees.
representing workers on railroads
west of Chicago and the Mississippi
river will report here. 1t was said, not
later than next Saturday. Many OF
them are expected Thursday.
Timothy Shea, assistant president OF
the brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen. who is in charge
of the staff Of so MEN counting the
ballots, said tonight it will take fully
five DAYS 10 count the votes from all
territories. About $50 chairmcn will
report here. he said.
When the complete vote has been
counted, probably on Saturday. or
Monday. there will be meeting here
Of the national conference committee
of railways and the result will be sub
ritted by the brotherhood officials.
Negotiations will then be conducted N
the hope that a satisfactory settle
ment may be reached. A strike would
be called only If the negotiations
failed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
PRINT PAPER PRICES
Being FORCED Up BY
THE MANUFACTURERS

WASHINGTON. Aug 1--Charges
that the price OF news print paper has
been forced up extraordinarily by COM
bination Of manufacturers al Il hearing
today which concluded an exhaustive
inquiry into the subjrct by the federal
trade commission. Frank L. Glass.
Vice President oi the American News
paper Publishers Association. told the
commission he was morally con
vinced" there was colluson among the
manufacturers and expected 10 he able
by October 10 present legal proof OF
it. p. r. Dodge. President of the Inter
present high prices were due 10 an
enormous increase in demand. and in
sisted that the manufacturers were
not making a fair return on their cap
iIal.
Mr.. Glass said his association
viewed the situation with extreme
alarm and had recommended retrench'
menr in consumption by smaller edi-
lions. abolshing returns, and circula-
tion in activity. Increases Of twenty
five TO thirty five percent on contracts
and sometimes hundred percent on
emergency orders. he declared, had de-
stroycd the profits of most neWspa-
perS, and already had driven some 10
the wall One western paper, he said.
reported an increased paper cost of
$3.50. .O0O annually He claimed it was
almost impossible for A publisher TO
got quotations except from the mill he
usually dealt with.
Mr.. Zerbey charged favoritism in the
sale of paper, and declared present
prices vary widely according 10 the
whim of the manufacturer. the dis
crepancy running from two 10 six cents
pound
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02

OF HUGHES
ANNOUNCED
LEAVES NEW YORK
NEXT SATURDAY
Stops AT Many Points On Way
To Coast Winding Up In
Maine

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The itinerary
Of the trip that Charles h. Hughes
will make to the Pacific coast was
officially announced today as follows:
To leave New York Saturday even
ing, August 5; spend Sunday at
Niagara Falls leave there Monday,
August I, for Detroit where there Will
be- two evening meetings.
To leave Detroit Tuesday morning.
August 5, for Chicago where there
will be an evening meeting. TO leave
Chicago that night for ST. Paul and
Minneapolis where TWO evening meet
On Thursday, August 10. morn.
ing meeting will be held at Grand
Forks, n. D.. and a night meeting at
Fargo. y. u. On Friday, August IL,
the enlirn day will be spent in transit
TO Helena. Mont. whore day meet
ing will BE- held on Saturday, Aug. L.
Sunday. August 13. will be spent at
Spokane, WASH, and on Monday
morning, August II. an automobile
trip will bu taken into Idaho. where
morning address will be made at
Coeur D'Alene. An evening meeting
will be held at Spokane, with depar'
ture at night for Tacoma and Seattle.
A day meeting will be- held on Tues
day, August Is. at. Tacoma and an
evening meeting al Seattle.
On Wednesday, August l6, an even.
ing meeting will be- held in Portland
and in the early morning of Thurs
day, August II. departure will be made
for San Francisco. where an evening
meeting will be held on August Is.
The following day, Saturday. August
19, will be spent in San FRANCISCO
and early that evening departure. Will
be made for Los Angeles, arriving
ICnntinued from PnRe. Nine.l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
POSITION ON
THE QUESTION
MADE PUBLIC.
SAYS CONGRESS SHOULD
SUBMIT IT TO STATES.
Should Be Settled Promptly,
and the Question Removed
From Politics

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-Charles p.
Hughes twice today declared himself
in favor Of an amendment to the fed
eral constitution granting the vote 10
women throughout the United States.
In letter to Senator Sutherland,
of Utah sent in response to tele.
gram, Mr.. Hughes stated his personal
view that the proposed amendment
should be submitted by congress 20
the states and ratified. in a speech
late today before so women Of the
Women's Roosevelt League for
Hughes, the nominee declared the
question was one affecting the whole
country and that he favored taking
the shortest cut to its, solution;
II believe this question should be
promptly, settled" Mr.. Hughes said.
Il see nothing but danger to our se-
curity, to our unity. to our proper al
titude toward political questions, in
continued agitation Of this subject. In
his address to the league MIR. Hughes.
again assailed the administration Tor
its policy concerning American rights
abroad during the European war.
There is an incurable defect Of
character in the administration with
respect to the weakness and Tacclla.
tion which have characterized II" Mr..
Hughes said. "and we cannot expect
Improvement from tina, source. We
can Judge by what has been done and
by whf.h has not been done; and We
are hera3ogether under circumstances
very unexpected 10 me to SEQ II we
cannot have a genuine revival OF
American sentiment, so that we face,
the world erect and prepared"
A Luncheon Address. 80.
The nominee also made luncheon
address to-day to about fifty Republic
=: (Contiuned on Page Teu.l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
RUSSIAN WEDGE SEPARATES THE
AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN ARMIES
ESTIMATED DEAD IN
ONTARIO FOREST
FIRES IS NOW sos

COBALT. Ont. Aug. 1.-Frederick
Dane, loan commissioner representing
the Ontario government in relief of
the northern Ontaria fire sufferers,
said tonight that from reports re-
ceived from the various f1reswept sec.
tions the number of dead now is esti-
mated at 306.
HAILEYBURY, Ont. Aug. Loss
of life in the section Of northern On
tario swept by forest fires probably
has been greater than early reports
indicated. While it may be several
days before the full extent of the dis
aSler can be determined, survivors ar
irving here have brought only the
most pessimistic reports. AT NuShka,
alone it is said but four of the inhabi-
tants escapcd. According to mem.
ber of the relief party which started
from Cobalt, one hundred and fifty
bodies already have been buried at
Monteth.
Benjamin L. Carr. Of Haileybury.
and eight others, caught by the fire
near Twin Falls. Saturday afternoon,
raced ahead of the flames mile to
their canoes, and after an hour and Il
half of desperate padding reached
camp where they obtained blankets.
Then they struck up the river ahead
Of the fire, but were Orertaken and
compelled to get under the canoe with
soaked blankets over them.
Sunday morning they succeeded in
reaching Matheson, 19 miles distant,
arriving just in time Ia get away on
the relief train.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
Commerce Commission
DiSmisseS Complaint
Of M. & K. On Rates

Special Dispatch 10 the lNt"li1Set!Gtt'
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. l.
The Interstate Commerce. Commits
sion has dismissed the complaint OF
the NOrgantown & kingwood Rail
road Company against the Baltimore
g. Ohio, the Lehigh Valley and the
Philadelphia Reading Railway Com
panies, in which the commission was
asked to prescribe the division Of
Joint through rates upon q just and
reasonable basis.
In dismissing the complaint the COM
mission declares ii has no authority
under section il of the Interstate
Commerce act to prescribe the dirl-
sions of joint through rates except
when the joint rates have been pre-
viously fixed by the commission, un-
der its order and the parties thereto
are in disagreement.
The commission did NOT sustain
the contention OF the Morgantown Il
kingwood Railroad. that the commits
sion fixed its joint rates in the five
ner cent. case. and thus laid founda-
lion for prescribing the division or
such rates. The divisions accorded
the Morgantown & kingwood Rail-
road, il was contended, are not as
great as are allowed by defendant to
certain other carriers for similar
hauls.
The commission answers this by
declaring that if carrier can make
a better bargain with one connection
than with another. 1t may do so, and
il is not for the commission TO equa-
lie the results.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
IMPORTANT FEATURE
OF RUSSIAN DRIVE
If Moscovites Can Maintain
Advantage Austrian Army
Will Collapse.

LONDON. Aug. l Q0:20 r. ny
The second anniversary of Germany S
declaration Of war on Russia finds
the relative positions of the belliger-
enS very different from those Of the
first anniversary. The entente allies
now are pursuing a successful often
sive on all fronts and the central
powers are virtually everywhere on
the defensive.
Emperor William celebrated the oc-
casion by the issue Of proclamatiohs
to. his army and navy and people which
hreathed spirit Of continued con-
tidence in ultimate victory for Ger
many.
The operations on the eastI;n front
continue 10 SurpasS those in the west
in dramatic interest. The military
critics express great admiration for
the Russian tactics, one Of the i'm.
portant objects of which. in their
opinion, has been 10 isolate the Aus
trians from the German armies on
the Russian front. This. it now is
claimed, has been virtually accom-:
plished By the Russians driving a
wedge into The Austrn-German posi-
tions along the front of Koyrl Nladi-
mir EnlylISki.
It view mere Is iIldI IL iue heI-
mans have thus accepted scvncence
from the Austrians. the most decisive
result of the whole of the Russian
General Rrussiloff's strategy will have
been obtain. il being argued by the
military observers that without Ger
man support the Austrian armies will
become demoralized and collapse. The
critics say that the Austrian forces
between the Lipa and Dniester rivers
are doomed. There has been no con-
frmation of the report received in
Rome that kovel and Eladinlir-Folyn-
(Continuec en- Page Nine.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
81 DEATHS IN ONE
DAY FROM PLAGUE

NEW YORK, Aug. with all pre-
vious mortality records in the epidem:
ic of infantile paralysis here broken
TODAY, when it was reported that 81
children had died during the twenty.
four hour period ending at 10 a. M,
Health Commissioner Haven Emerson
found it necessary to call for addi-
tional beds in hospitals to care for the
afflicted. He said tonight that ]. 400
beds had been offered and would De
added 10 the number available today.
The number of new cases reported
in the greater city was 159 and 1t waa
lie and private hospitals only $50 re-
mained unoccupied tonight. The total
number of cases of the disease since
the epidemic began has been more
than four thousand. While the health
authorities assert they have the situa.
ton we'll in hand. they ad NIT that un.
less cooler weather sets In the num-
ber of new cases probably Will be IN.
creased by several thousand before tho
epidemic stage passes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-02
PICKED TROOPS TO
AID THE AUSTRIANS

BERLIN. Aug. 1.---5:3o p.' m.--Nia
London, Aug. 2.--2:15 a. m.-ihe
Turkish troops who are now arriving
in Bukowina and Galicia consist OF
picked regiments, most OF whlch par
ticipated in the heavy fighting on the
t;aliipoli Peninsula. They are equal;
ly experienced in trench warfare and
in storming attacks. a high Turkish
officer told the correspondent OF the
Lokal Anzeiger. They are armed WIN
the latest type of rifles. The machine
s1ln divisions have been greatly en-
iarged and perfected under German in
Structors since the Gallipoli campaign
demonstrated the importance of this
weapon. The Germans have trained
large number of Turkish ariators Tor
military work. The orders TO the
Turks to join the Austrians in the
fighting against the Russians aroused
great enthusiasm among the Turkish
officers.