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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-01
WAGES INCREASED

TNNCO INOHEN0EUs
C0NNELLSVILLE, Pa. April 30
The H. C. Prick Coke Company an
nounced today that an increase Of 10
per cent. in the wages of its employees
would become operative tomorrow.
About $4,000 men will be affected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-01
FOOD CONTROL.
BY UNCL.EE: 5;A|V|
To BE DRASTIC

WASHINGTON. Arr7i s0.-Th" al
n.irf-,r..,.uu.s f.rI 'r,nrr"' ..cisia j'm
W. !Htr".i%;rrd j"da! IL A"'" NOISES
q; congress.
IN n" nous" rhnirman i.cv"r Of IN"
t..,lr:4t.:r, committee. Drafted Il h!ll
- ~" H., agr!cu!'.Iv" 6'.i'nTim"ut ~
i..r, ~GI"'I., !sI"u ~ ''..I !.r"iGci!"n tilH
its'r:i.;1!"H. f.t'' rr">'T%n 80 i'"' It,,
Irrr tie .,"ntt. II u resolution ~
senator Core. rinirua" "I ia" s"nht"
T:.r ,uraSur"s i,r,t,~"h Il" no: cover
?"!r- t.Ilns -" r":i:"s 80 %it''n "n;"r-
NIX w." the mnnp:nrt":" ~ liquors.
NII 'l.r,;. s.:hj"cls vi! j" dealt win
III nl...~av.,s - t." drnwn lai"r.
Twr;;y-Gy" mii!i"r d"!'rrs a asked
fo: in. HgriCUii.r,. department lI!'' ~
notwithstanding III" rr"Hrtln. Thc legs
.:.rlnu ..:i.i~- Tor M IIniH.'!int" surrey at
FRS power II tn department {" pre-
vent Speculation END r:Ir" manipuIh-
,i"n T. w".id p-uvid" for cquilhnl"
d!Slrlhu;i'H IN" """!6 suspend the law
prnhihitin" TN" mixing nf Hour. II
wo@ld establish ana "nt"cc" standards
far agricultural prnducts and fertlil&-
rr%
Under tho measures asked tho seor''-
iHry Of agricul'ur" could. II ia" GOV
,rn.n.nt thuU"hl Il necessary. lir"n%"
"r op"rat" any business ~: rnanurn',.
tur", st"rac" or distribution OF fool
;"ud mat"rEtls "r s"rdS, H., could con'-
pei thc c"nr"rns 8" licensed ~ ,"ns"
;,rar,r,i stocks ot food. ~ refrain from
minus: or DISCRIMINATORY practices ar!
..'urgrs. and c"ulI force them to en-
;,c, fnir prices only.
Th. federal trade commission. d.
r"clrd by President wilson H. inv"Sti-
gatr with tho alrricUl;Hraal department
n" causes OF high food prices. started
lis inquiry today with hearing ~
which representatives o: state t""l
commissions told o. food conditi ms
throughout tn" country. In "niIinl"&
TIC purposes and scur" "f tn inquiry
members of the commission ';r.Iar%d
th"ir first aim would lac In remedy IN
lawful and uu"rOnumir cuniitionS.
Hoover on E1S Way.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-01
Nd MORE
CRAY HAIR
No Need to Look Old-Nat-
ural Color Comes With the
Use of Q-Ban, the Great
Scientific Discovery Not
aDVe.

Thor" * M longer any nr"d For SIN
sih' re"i'l. !" let gray hairs spoil their
looks or make them HpI".ar older than
!hry really are ar feet. Now that prrh;
chemist, hay" s'I"r'rd"d in discovering
{, way tn bring back Il natural color In
.rnl and faded hair in n perfectly
h..;tlrhIul and pleasant VA! --~ without
dyes and without lik"lll'u"d ~ ridirui'
thousands haI" hHul$hrtl their gray
hairs fur I"n,i. This way is hy tn" nS"
81 Q-Ran Hair t"l"r k"S'or"r harm
loss and efficient liquid. all r. ads I" uS''.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-01

LONDON. April 50. 2:l5 n. m.--Th"
american oil tank steamer Vacuum has
l,rru sunk. The captain and rart "i The
crew and the naval lieutenant and nine
American naval Eunnrrs are missing.
The Vacuum was sunk by Il German
submarine on Saturday Will" she WAS on
the way to the United states.
The chief mat" and - men. including
three OF tn" American navy EunnerS.
have been landed
boat containing tho master OF the
shin and the remainder ul the crew. to-
gcthcr with the lieutenant iEnd nlu.
naval EuuncrS is missing.
The details NJ the sinking OF III"
Vacuum are not Yet available here. nor
haV" the names 81 N" survivors ar the
missing h""u r"re'"rd 10y tn" officials.
TIL" survivors are expected TO reach
hero Tomorrow
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-01
Lieut.. Smith Called to
The Co|orS by the j. S.
SI-r:M Dispatch to the Intelligence.

NIT7T'" T7ISpAtCh 70 IHc IhtEIscncN.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., April 3d.
An order issued at the war depart.
ment today calls First West Virginia,
members of the officers reserve corps
10 The colors. They are Lieutenant
Walter c. Smith, Wheeling; Lienten-
ant William NJ. Hall, New Martins
Vile, and Lieutenant Irving T. Thora:'
! ton. Kermit They are part of the
Msye Va for 1rGer 6ero 90 t Of ranng o
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-01

NEW YORK. April 30.--The American
steamship Vacuum. commanded by. Cap
raIn =. s. Harris. ut this city, l"ft New
York on March 30 fur Birk"nhcai. Eng
land. carried Il crew of ~ men, mf whom
- w"r" American citizens. including
mine native born.
As Signed here before IN" United
states commission. The Americans h"-
id" Captain Harris, were: oscar
'iaiirS. mate. Russian. naturalizcd Frank
! N"rnry. second mate, H"lgian. natural
2"d: t.. J.. lluSIrd. third mate. Mount
Vernon. y. y: John Kirk. Ch;rf engineer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
BjIIy SUNDAYS Prayer.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, May 31.-Billy Sunday
awoke in his mansion on Riverside
drive today hating the kaiser as
much as ever, even if Franz VonRint-
ellen did refuse to shake hands with
him in the Tombs.
mo" said the alleged relative OF
Bill Hohenzollern, 1--WE heard Of your
attacks on the kaiser and Germany
and I don't want to shake hands with
you"
Huh" said Billy, "If you think you
can come over here and bribe our Off
cials. you've got us wrong. l consider
it an honor that you won't touch my
hand
Then Billy went out and made this
nraye- at the tabernacle:
"Oh. Jesus. Don't let single seed
sprout in land fertilized by human
homes Damn country like that. !
don't pray for them. The sooner we
damn them the better off we are"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
THIRD NIGHT OF RIOTING
IN ATTACKS ON NEGROES

fngs were dispersed by the soldiers,
but the men after departing in differ
ent directions met again in the ne
gro section and began stoning the
blacks and their homes. The mob
seemed bolder when it was an
nounced the militiamen had orders to
shoot only vixen their lives were en-
dangered.
Citizens today were considering an
appeal to Governor Lowden to have
him send the state council of de-
Tense to this city to begin investiga-
tions into the labor situation. Be-
cause of labor difficulties the packing
houses and other firms have been i'm
porting blacks from the south. It
was estimated today that nearly six
thousand had been brought here.
The riots during the past night, 1t
was said, were due to the hold-ups.
robberies and other crimes committed
by some of the imported negroes. Ef-t
forts have been made to stop the sale
of fire arms to blacks, but up to Mon
day no official action was taken.
City officials said last nights riot
ing indicated that the mob spirit was
dead and that no further trouble was
feared. The state troops and special
policemen will be held in readiness.
however.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
ENTITLED TO
WAGES OF men
If Women Take Places Made
Vacant by Soldiers, They
Demand the Same
Pay.
SOME so ANNOUNCE
Washington Street Cars May be ops
Grated Entirely by Women,
at Same Old
Salaries.
SOME so ANNOUNCE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, May 31.-Man's
pay for women who labor during the
war, is the demand Of great women's
organizations throughout the country.
Women are ready and willing to
assist in increasing and conserving
the food supply and fill the places
Of men who are called into military
SERVICE" Ethel M Smith, Of the Ma
tional American Woman's Suffrage
association, said today, "but indus
trial standards in war time must not
be allowed to break down"
Miss Smith said the women will
insist:
That they be paid at the same rate
as man; that hours of labor shall not
be heightened by employers.
That women power" must be con-
served by proper environment.
That industrial standards must not
be lowered.
Working in cooperation with the
woman's committee of the council OF
national defense, letters have been
sent out to all great industries. out
lining this plea for fair play" AL
ready the response from these indus
tries has been tremendous.
"The United Cigar stores have
agreed to pay women clerks the same
as men," Miss Smith said today.
"and have instituted school of sales
manship with pay for the girls dur
ing training.
"The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has already announced that it expects
to substitute women for men wher
ever possible In its service and to
pay them at the same rate"
Congress is recognizing the newt
able influx of women workers during
the war and the house has responded
to an appeal by Congresswom Ran
kin, Montana, to have women per-
form as far as possible the work Of
the nation wide food survey.
The Washington. D. c., street rail
way companies have announced in-.I
tention to employ women street car
conductors and motormen at the
same salaries as men during the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Despite Presence of Militia
and Special Police on Streets
of East St. Louis.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, May 81
The exodus of negroes continued to-
day following the third night Of riot
ing here One negro was shot and
two others beaten so severely last
night that they were removed to hos
pitals and number of, others re-
ceived minor injuries at the hands Of
mobs which paraded the streets de-
spite extra policemen and deputies
and state guardsmen.
Early today three shots were fired
at a detachment of militiamen from
a dark building. The soldiers re-
turned the fire and ran into the build
ing. AS they entered a man ran
through the rear and escaped under
fire. 1t is not known whether the
man that fired the shots was black or
white.
Last nights crowds began collect
ing Immediately the saloons were
losed at o'clock. Several gather
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Twenty-four Hours of Moisture
Makes Crop Conditions in
Northwest, Best in
Years.
EXPECT GREAT YIELD,
Meat Prices Going Down, Because
People Refuse to Buy WhlLA n
'@} tho Cost 10 50
High.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service. j
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 31.-Crop
conditions are best in years today
following q twenty-four hours rain
throughout most of the northwest,
Minnesota, the Dakotas. Montana.
Wisconsin and Iowa report soaking
rains reaching as much as two inches
in some sections. Crop experts ex4
pect late termination to be stfmu
lated by yesterdays rain.
Heavy rain in northern Minnesota
and Wisconsin checked forest fires,
Montana's winter wheat is In excel,
lent condition, according to Commits.
sioner of Agriculture Greenfield The
yield viii be nearly 40,000.000 as
against 100000 bushels last year,
Portions OF South Dakota missed
by last nights rains, would not ba
injured by ten days more drought. II
is said, and in other sections condi.
tions are the most favorable in years.
Canadian points including Calgary,
Alberta and Russell. Manitoba, rel
ported frost and temperatures as low
as twenty degrees above nero.
Meet Prloes Reduced.
CHICAGO, May 1.-Without any
organized effort on their part, Mr.
and Mrs. Consumer are swatttng the
high cost of meat.
There has been no systematic boy
colt, according to packers represented
tives today, but the recent record
prices have caused the great majority
Of people throughout the country I'd
cut down on their meat consumption.
while many are abstafnfng enttrely1
Sheep today were 81 to $3.50 hum
dred pounds under the prices of q
week ago, with the greatest reduc.
tion In spring lambs. Western sheep
were selling at $13.4o, western lambs
at $3.50 and spring lambs at $18.
Hogs were generally 81 lower, the
bulk Of the market selling at S15.35
to 1855. Cattle were an average OF
25 cents lower, beeves selling at $500
to s137O and calves at $3.50 to 1915.
Scores of retail markets in Chicago
alone are handling no sheep or lambs.
whatever. owing to the refusal Of the
to buy.
People generally are using fish.
rice and nacaroni as meat substi1
tutes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Taken off Steamer.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 81
A United States gunboat early today
stopped the Pacific Mail steamer San
Juan and took off F. w. Fay, %, said
to be the son of wealthy San Fran
cisco merchant, who is now in Ger
many.
Fay was brought to Los Angeles
and is held in the county jail "for fed
eral investigation"
Fred Boden, special agent of the de-
partment of justice, and local deputy
sheriff made the arrest on telegraphic
Instructions from Washington receiv-
ed at midnight. Fay was bound for
Mazatlan, Mexico. He is said to have
returned from Germany within the
past year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Sixteen People Dead, Nearly
Hundred Injured and Much
Property Damaged.


United Press Leased Wire Service.
81. LOUIS, Mo-, May 31.-At least
l&teen persons. are dead, nearly a
uhdred are injured and property dam
tse estimated at s750.00O, the result
n a tornado which swept through the
Iead belt just southwest of st. Louis
|ate last night.
REPORTS reaching ST. Louis over bad
crippled communication lines show
ea that Mineral Point, sixty-eight
kliles from here, was hardest hit.
eeVen persons were killed in the town
H.la =, three at Palmer mile distant.
Eoity-flve We're injured at Mineral
roiht and property damage is estimat-
ga at more than $2500OO.
Two hundred persons are homeless.
III, rour are reported dead at Granite
sihe and two at Bismarck. Several
afe are reported dead at Bonne Terre and
@arquard, but all Communication to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
TORNADO SWEEPS
THROUGH SEVERAL TOWNS


these points is cut off. The twister
swept Salem Annutthouse Lennox,
Naples, Licking, Edgar Springs and
Elijah. causing fatalities and injuries
but no word from those towns is
available this morning.
Two Are Dead.
CAIRO, ILL.,, May 31.-Two persons
are dead and score injured in the
tornado which swept this section last
night, 1t was learned today. Two ne
groes were killed when their shack
fell in near Unity, several miles from
here.
Buildings we're damaged In Alexan-
der and Bulask counties.
At Mounds, the plant OF the Illinois
PublIc Service company was wrecked
and the town thrown into darkness.
Railroad property throughout this
section was badly damaged and IN
many instances railroad traffic de
layed, until today because of track
blockades. ,,,.
Several persons were hurt at Vlila
Ridge by falling trees, while others
were hurt near the drainage district
in Cairo by bricks blown from smoke
stacks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
War Tax Bill Not Yet Ready
to be Made Law, Several
Changes Being Con
templated.
BEER DoUBLY TAXED
Censorship Clause In Espionage Bill
Up For Action Today With
Terrific Fight In
Prospect

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-Havng
determined on most of the basic
changes in the S1,S00,000,000 war tax
bill passed in the house, the senate
finance committee today took up the
publications tax.
Postmaster General Burleson held
long conference with Senator Sim.
mons, chairman Of the committee,
yesterday and urged a fiat increase
in second class postal rates to cor
respond with the increases in first
class rates. Burleson does not be.
lieve the house zone system Of in
creasing tax on publications is fair
to the publishers. He does think that
a gradual increase in the second
class rates from year to year could
be satisfactorily met by publishers.
he senate agreed to the sum to be
raised by taxes to slightly more than
$780, 100000. AS it stands now the
most will come by excess profits on
liquor, tobacco, special consumption
and stamp taxes and increases in the
income tax The committee sentiment
is strong in favor of retaining the
doubled tax adopted by the house on
distilled spirits and beers. 1t would
act, the committee believes, both as
a revenue measure and as encourage
ment of war prohibition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Imam Attacks With Poison
las Shells on French Front,
Reported All
Repulsed.
kMY's EYES DAMAGED
Ierican Fleet Of AeropIanes Eager.
|Iy Awaited by Allies, Who Now
Have Supremacy Of
the Air.

nited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS. May 31.-Attacking with
son shells spreading great Quanti-
of deadly vapors, German troops
several points on the Champagne
int last night joined in a powerful
inter offensive movement. The
ench official statement of today de-
red the enemy was everywhere
pulsed with the heaviest losses.
The Teuton infantry assaults were
eceded by violent bombardment
the French positions.
In the Champagne, enemy attacks
brthwest of Auberive and Mont Blond
ere driven back, the statement said.
Fire attacks were concentrated on
Iur positions at Tetone, Casque and
font Hant at four different lines and
18th extreme desperation. The at
3cks began at two q. m. and ended at
hylfght. The enemy's waves were
teken by our fire and our bayonets
|rced disorderly retreat with heav-
st losses to them. The only spot in
hich the enemy obtained a fractional
|othold was in advanced trenches
FOUND Mont Haut We took few
fisoners.
Around Verdun there was yio-
nt artillery duel. Lively cannonad-
g was continuing around st. Quentin.
hemin Des Danes, north Of Jouy and
bward Cerny and Hurtebise."
Anniversary Of sea Battle.
LONDON, May 31.-Both England
md Germany celebrated victories in
he battle of Jutland today Here in
london there were memorial services
brgely attended by officials and navy
Fficers and men.
Dispatches from Berlin said the OBJ
ervance there was in the form of a
lreat benefit for the relief of the
bmilies of submarine crews, held in
ne reichstag building, with all gov
rnment officials present. The battle
4 Jutland was held one year ago
bday.
1.-THE high seas fleets Of England
nd Germany met for the first--and
date, the only time--in the naval
attle of May 81, 1916, in the Skager-
ak.
The losses in this greatest Of all
ca battles totalled:
British-Three battle cruisers:
hree cruisers; eight destroyers and
wo other ships--115, 900 tons in all.
Germany Eighteen warships Of a
otal Of 10000 tons.
On the basis of the actual tonnage
Continued on page 81
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
For Training Camp.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, May 31.-Selection
Of Linda Vista, Calf, as the site fer
civilian cantonment camp for train
ing national guard and the new army
was approved by Secretary of W ar
Baker today. The site is fourteen
miles north Of Sandiego.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Banker Offers $4,000 ReWard
For His Kidnapped Baby
Parents We're at Dance, Some One Abducted
Child From, Nursery of Home

Pres Lea ~ a..
who abduc
brought fronPi
while the
Keettoda oferedS5 0oreward for the etunof
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
RiU EavorabIv Reported

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The
house military committee today
agreed to report favorably a bill by
Chairman Dent to make available
Immediately appropriations in the re-
Gently passed army bill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Tax Tea and Coffee.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-Every
cup of coffee or tea Mr.. or Mrs.
America drinks will cost more here
after, if today's action of the senate
finance committee Is accepted by
house and senate. The committee
working on the s1,S00,000,0O0 war
revenue measure wrote in tax of
two percent on coffee and. five per-
cent of tea. By this the government
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
ANT|-REG|STRA7|0N
PLOTS RUN DOWN
Germany's Secret Helpers in
America Have Hand IN the
Trouble Being Stirred
Up.
CONsPIRATORS CRUSHED
Federal Agents Watching Meetings Of
the !. w. w. Members and Also
Gatherings OF
Anarchists.
coNsPIRAToRs CRUSHED
[Ry Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
COrresDondent

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press stafl
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 81.-Ger-
many's secret helpers in America
have hand in anti-registration plot
tings.
Federal agents, running down these
plots, were convinced of this today, al
though they believed that the move.
ment is not sufficiently centralized to
make it a tremendous menace. Every
thing possible is being done to crush
out the plots and to punish the plot
ters.
The latest developments are in the
open-mass meetings addressed by I.
w. VS., anarchists and kindred spir.
it's. Their efforts may be based on
conscientious objection to registration
and draft, but whatever their motives
are, the department of justice has or
dered that speakers who preach anti
registration, shall be herded in just as
strenuously as those who use the
mails to hide their tracks and spread
their doctrines.
From now until Tuesday, every
meeting that Is likely to be hotbed
of anti-registration, will be watched by
federal agents who are instructed to
arrest anyone who tries to thwart the
registration plans.
The department feels that early,
summary action has stamped the fear
OF the law upon many of the plotters
and that as result, the danger has
been nearly checked. What registra-
ton day itself will bring is a matter
that gives some trouble, inasmuch as
anti-draft riots may be staged in some
quarters Of the big cities.
Census Of Slackers.
NEW YORK, May 31.-A secret
census of slackers and anti-conscrip'
tionists who encourage them, was
started here and elsewhere through
out the United States by government
agents today. Emma Goldman and
her fellow anarchists, Louis Loeb
ner's peace-term-pacifist convention,
the newly organized American Union
Against Militarism and other persons
and anti-conscription organizations
were put under secret watch.
Stenographic reports of statements
and speeches among the anti-fghters
here and elsewhere are being taken.
Lists of youths who are expected to
refuse to register and who are openly
defying the governm ent to compel
them to fight, are being compiled.
Emma Goldman's No-Conscription
league announced today that ten thou
sand New York boys will refuse to
register June 5 and that branches of
the league are being organized IN
other American cities which expect
by tomorrow to have membership
of fifty thousand
The American Union Against Mill
tarism opened offices on Fifth ave-
nue.. Roger n. Baldwin, secretary, an
nounced that the unions purpose is
"to give legal aid to the $4,000
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31

Thirteen Ships Transferred.
WASHINGTON, May 31-Thirteen
interned German navy and commerce
vessels were today transferred into
the service of the United States by
special order of President Wilson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-31
Censorship Clause.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The gov
ernment censorship clause included
in the espionage bill came up for
action in the house today with pros
poets of a terrific fight ahead. Those
opposing it predicted that the meas
ure would fail, thus settling the pro-
posal for the time.
The administration, however, will
probably not content itself with this
second defeat, but will later attempt
to pass a censorship law as a sepa-
rate bill.
Congress as a whole is indisposed
to have a censorship placing arbi-
trary power in the presidents hands,
though it might be agreeable to a
censorship which aimed simply to de-
lete news Of strictly military nature
which might be of value to the
enemy.