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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-09
Blue Makes Statement


CHARLESTON W. Va, Jan. y
Fred o. Blue, state commissioner OF
prohibition, made a statement today
following a report from Washington
that a decision had been rendered in
cases involving the shipment Of intoXl'
cants into West Virginia. He said;
1.-The decision OF the Supreme Court
of the United States interpreting the
Webb-Kenyon law and the West Vlr'
pinia statutes under consideration in
the cases, gives TO a state the right
to legislate respecting Intoxicating H.
ouors, although such liquors may he
moving in interstate commerce, In any
way the state desires to leEislate. ac
cording to the dispatches received 10
day from Washington.
THE cases under consideration were
those Of the James Clark DiStillin"
Company, of Cumberland. Md. against
the Western Maryland Railway Com
originally instituted in the Unit "d
States District Court for the District
of MARYLAND. The railway company
took the position that it would not do
fend the cases, but would leave ii III
the State of West Virginia 10 make
any defenses therein that The state
thought proper and then the COMPANY
would abide by the decision of I'll"
court.
"The purpose Of the proceedings was
In, require the railway company To az,
cept and deliver Intoxicating liquors
info the state of West virginia. not
withstanding that West Virginia was
= prohibition state and nolwit hs stand
ing that the laws of West Virginia dc
Clared the place of delivery OF lhtoAl'
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ADAMSON BILL
Continued from First Pnge.)

held in The case of the employers liza
bilitr ACT that that regulation was
valid. Thai was no decision that the
government has the power to regulate
wages"
"That is what we contend for" re
joined Mr. Davis.
That's the logic can't follow" re-
prated the Chief Justice.
The Solicitor General argued then
:hrl If Congress can regulate the rela
ton of master and servant. Of rail
roads and employees, it can also regu
late wages.
That is the most vital Of all" he
continued IF underpaid and discon'
tented, safety of commerce in charge
of employees is affected. Also, wages
have direct relation 10 rates, Invest
ment and expense Of service"
"Your proposition goes farther than
that" the chief justice interposed. Cit
iEg as An example freight shipped by
n grocer. do YOU intend that wages
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Of Cabell; w. T. Talbot, Of Webster.
and Robert Bland, Of Logan. are
actively in the race, while Colonel
Bassell, of Lewis county. is among
the possible dark horses, additional
interest being lent to his name by the
fact that he was elected to the house
on a platform pledging him to the
reputation Of the Virginia debt.
The contest for the presidency OF
the state senate has shown little clart.
fication with the passing Of day.
Senator Roy E. Parrish, Of Clarks.
burg, who, 1t has been claimed Is too
young for him to occupy the place OF
succession to the governorship, has
obtained legal opinion, and 80 have
his supporters, among whom Is Ma
tional Committeeman Virgil L. High.
land. There was increasing talk to-
day of Senator Coalter. OF Summers,
while Senator Wells Goodykoontz
seems to be third in favor, to Judge
from the lobby gossip, although he
has shown no visible activity In bis
own behalf. So far as known, Gov.
Hatfield has no preference In the COZ.
test, and 1t may be that there will b
no indication where his favor lies.
Harris To Be Chosen
1t Is safely predicted that Senate
Clerk John T. Harris, OF Parker1ourg,
viii succeed himself as clerk Of thA
Senate because Of his experience ANA,
past services. Stanley Hodges; OF Pen
didate mentioned for this position.
Dan B. Leonard, Of Parkersburg. and
Robert L. Hamilton, Of Grantsville,
candidates for Clerk Of the House, arc
both on the ground. The odds seem
to favor Mr.. Hamilton who definitely
has said that he does not expect To be
Goyernor-Elect Cornwell's Secretary.
Nearly all the members Of the Leg
islature are here, ready for tho party,
cnucuses and for the opening OF the
Legislature on the following day. a
meeting this morning OF the virginia
debt commission failed to produce any.
thing of interest beyond an order Tor
further report to the Legislature.
and that Of the Presidential e!ect9ss
was devoid OF the unusual. save Tor Inc
one vote that went for president VII.
son. D..
lican Candidate for Governor came to
Charleston today, but not in connec'
tion with the Legislative session. he
said. Judge Robinson ALREADY. has De-
gun the practice OF law IN the Capi'
tai city. a..
tonight is that William 8. johns. OF
Monongalla County will be tho hepup-
iican nominee for Speaker OF the
House, this carrying with it the minor.
ity leadernhip in that body. Mr.. johns
is a new member, but Is said to be an
able parliamentarian and capable floor
leader.
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BIG FIGHT ON
Continued from First Pass.)

suffered from neglect to repay in kind.
How? By naming national commit.
teeman Democrat not under the hand
of Senator Watson. So we'll laid were
the plans TO do this, and so surrepti-
tiously was the work done, that 1t was
not until the Saturday preceding the
Monday on which the Fairmont baron
was to relinquish the throne that his
men took him the news Of what was
I'D. On Saturday night Mr.. Shaver
announced that "for the present" and
lat the solicitation Of his friends"
Senator Watson had withdrawn his
resignation, and that coincidenta1ly
the State committee meeting that was
10 select his successor had been called
of.
As to the Speakership.
Getting back to the Speakership
contest, the way this is affected by the
Walson-Chilton hostilities Is, briefly.
that the Chiffon forces have picked
their man and are backing him, while
the Watson choice has not been d.
vulged. The Chiffon influence Is In
favor of Delegate ]. S. Thurmond. Of
Anderson, and it is being kept rigidly
in place by Charles W. Osenton, Of
Fayetteville, who came here Sunday,
direct from conference WIN the oen-
ator in Washington.
Who is to get the Watson support
is not known. Some say it will -
James W. Weir, OF Elkins, secretary
for Mr.. Watson while the latter was
in the senate, but it Is rather certain
that the direction in which 1t will 20
will not be disclosed prior to the
party caucus Angus W. Mcdonald. Of
Charleston, one OF the six other candi-
dates, has his countys six votes, it
Ia ascertained, but whether they will
stay put is uncertain. John D.
Sweeney, of Wood: Louis A. Johnson
Of Clarksburg; ". C. ". Renshaw,
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INAUGURATION OF,
GOV. COX ELABORATE

COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. S.-With the
most preteutiodS inaugural ceremony,
the largest parade and the most elabor-
ate Inaugural ball ever accorded an in
coming governor. James NJ. Cox of Day
ton, was indicted into office today for
the second time in his career. At ntne
o'clock tomorrow murnine Governor Cox
will tnke up the reins Of government,
appearing before the ciEhty-second gem
eral assembly to deliver mis- first mes
sage in which he VIII outline his poll
cieS.
The last act Of the retiring governor.
Frank r. Willis, was declaration for
woman suffrage and statewide prohibit
ton.
4 public reception in the afternoon.
the inaugural ball tonight. and mid
niSht press banquet concluded the in
augu"al festivities.
Ohio passed into the hands Of Demo-
Gratis today, when in addition III Coy
ernor Cox, six other Democrats were
sworn in as state Officers.
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Meeting

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Dollar Savings & Trust
Company will be held at the office OF
the bank, in this City, on Monday,
January IS, 1917, at 2 P. NJ, for the
election of Directors to serve during
the ensuing year, and for the trans
action of such other business as may
come before the meeting.
ROBERT HAZLETT,
jaSm Secretary.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS
WHITAKER IRON COMPANY.

Notice.
Notice Is hereby EiTen that At meeting q ths
stockholders OF tho Whitaker Iron Company. cor
poration created and organised under The Lawn Of
tho State Of West Virginia. To b held II ths oslet
of the corporation in the City Of Wheslns. In the
State Of Vert Virginia. the tWsnty.fourt1 day Of
January 1917 at 10 o'clock In tbs forenoon. rtso-
luton will be offered 10 reduce the authodSsd capital
stock Of said corporation BY reducing the number OF
OF stock thereof from five thousand shares OF the
par value OF ono hundred dollars each 70 tSo thousand
shares Of the par valuo Of hundred dollars eacA
to that such authorized capital stock shall hsreafts
I've two hundred thousand dollars instead OF ns
hundred thousand dollars ~ heretofore
A. C. WHITAKEk
ALEX. GLASS.
G. W. HOOKING.
Officers and BtockhOldefh
wheeling. W. Va. :.
January 4. 1917. 31-S-lO-lb.I5-21-SN
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eating liquors to be the place OF sale.
and further made unlawful the receipt
and possession of liquors when dellY-
cred by common carrier.
Won And Then Lost
1.-THE district court at first held IA
vorably to the plaintiffs, and awarded
the peremptory injunction prayed for.
but later set aside the order and dis
missed the bills. Thereupon the plain
tiff appealed directly TO the Supreme
Court of the United States upon the
constitutional questions. The case was
first argued and submitted to the Su-
preme Court In May, 1915. At the Oc-
tober term, 1915, the case was ordered
re-argued and was re-argued on the 3tn
and 9th days Of November, 1916.
TT was contended on behalf Of the
Iliouor people that the Webb-Kenyon
law did not apply to liquors moving
in interstate commerce when intended
for the personal use of the conslgnee.
1t also was contended on behalf Of the
liquor people that they had the right
to solicit orders for intoxicating
liquors through the agency OF the
United States mails upon the theory
that the state could not in any way
interfere with interstate TRANSACTIONS
or interstate commerce. when liquors
were the subjects Of the transactions
or the commerce and moving in inter
state commerce and intended for the
personal use Of the consignee. These
contentious of the liquor people have
been denied by the court.
1.-THE effect OF the decision, as al
ready noted. gives the state the right
to legislate respecting liquors in such
way as the state may desire to leglS'
late, ,even to the extent Of forbidding
the importation Of. liquors into the
; state in any quantities or for any pur'
pose.
Effect is National.
THE effect of the decision is not
local to West Virginia. but upon the
other hand is national in its effect.
Already twenty-five states are either
dry" states. or have .signif1ed their
intentions Of becoming dry" states
BY the vote of their people. There,
fore this decision will mark a change
In the legislation of all Of these states,
Moreover this decision means that
many tsateS now hanging in the
balance will become dry" states at
The first opportunity the people have
10 vote on the question.
! "No longer can the legislature oil
this or any other stale refuse TO leeiS'
late upon the ground that such legls'
lation may involve federal objections
for The reason that all Of these objec'
lions now are swept away.
! For two and half years this state
has been restrained by reason Of the
pending suits and the questions in
yolved therein. From this time on
more vigorous efforts will be made
than have ever been made in this
state, and it is now fairly and sQuarely
put up tn The legislature TO enact such
laws rs will fully carry into effect the
wishes of the people Of this state as
expressed by them in the ratification
Of the prohibition amendment in
1872"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-09
SPECIAL coU1T 1oH cX111L

HUNTINGTON. W. Va. Jan. 8.-Ths
Cabell County Bar Association tonight
decided to ask the state legislature to
enact a law establishing common pleas
court In. Cabell county. Such q court
nal cases and over all ca8e9 appealed
from magisterial court. both cftminal
and civil. The lawyers claim 1t would
greatly simplify court proceedings In
this county.
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MISCELLANEOUS

PARTY who took blanket from auto Il 1oHn. N.m
rrurus same no prosecution will follow. lSlo Jseoi
street -
WlNTED-Ferretts Viii buy healthy ooS. W.. o.
Soldan. 46-l7th st. - !H-e-a
ON lumber free. II you will take 1t sSH mon Ner
Theatre 10th and Market I.-o'
PATENTSs$s;;;:s'sfi;;;.S s:: Ks: s:
,rsd.n,r. utiKxllon. Booklet ira
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National Exchange Bank Building.
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WANTED-Male Help
WANTED-Female Help

WARTEo-Mddle-a aged woman for AouseWofr 1os
desires permanent home. Address MI ). W.
Large RsylInd. o.. r. F. D.. No. /. A-t-l :
WAkTED-An experienced cook, best WaSee pAie
Apply es-l2th 81. W. :.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

~ unusual opportunity Is open for rsspceabIs psfty
with from g. 900 to So. 900 70 start botnuS plant
for making tho Temperance drink on ths mAtke
1906. TIeoro Company, wooluorth BUILDING New
York City. 80.
MI Immediately. Buy Il bottom. InmenSs spec
ul,iiye opportunity In Uncle Sam OIL COMPANY
stock At Gu. price, Five thousand shAEe. twenty
dollars, company's Advertised psios my donssh ne
NIT TO Kinney Investment Company, NsmDer 1toct
Exchange, Tenth and Baltimore. kansaS ClS: ao.
ts-o:E
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10

eral newspaper correspondents, have
decided to stay in Germany until fur
Their developments.
Concerning Count Won Bernstorffs
departure from the United States, up
to the present no official communica-
ton has been received for several
days. All connection with the ambas-
sador is completely several and re-
lance has to be placed on all sorts Of
news coming from the enemy, which
cannot be examined into as to its re-
liability. Nevertheless, no serious
concern is felt regarding the safe de-
parture of German officials in the
United States, it being considered that
the United States will not depart from
the basis of the law of nations, es-
peciaIly that of the treaty of 1799."
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
SINKING SHIPS At
RATE OF MILLION
TONS PER MONTH

WASHINGTON, Feb. Seer
many's ruthless submarine warfare, If
continued with the success of the past
three days, would destroy within a
short time a great part of the worlds
merchant tonnage. Officials here es-
timated today, on records for the
three days since the expiration of the
time allowed in the German procla-
nation for ships at sea on February
to get into port, that vessels were
being sunk at the rate of nearly a
million tons a month, the amount
German naval authorities set as neces-
sary to starve the British Isles. At
that rate it would take just four years
to destroy the tonnage of the entire
world-4S,O0O,OOO tons-if all the
worlds ships ventured into the war
zone. Lloyd's puts the tonnage sunk
February 5, 6 and at about $4,000
tons.
The world turned out in 1916 less
than 100000 tonnage of merchant
vessels. During the year the Ger
mans sank a trifle more than that,
making the net loss in worlds ship
ping about one and one-half per cent.
Ship manufacturers in all the ALI
ed and neutral countries are rushing
work on merchant ships. Vessels
have been standardized and it is al
most impossible to have made any
where a ship of special construction.
England is having built great steel
cargo ships, all alike, and of the sim
plest construction. The yards are
busy night and day on their construc-
ton, and as they are off the ways
keels will be laid for more. There are
no figures to show the amount of ton
mage constantly on the seas carrying
goods to and from the British Isles.
United States customs reports show
that about a million and half tons
clear from the American ports every
month. AS some vessels clear twice
the figures are misleading. About
the same amount of tonnage arrives
from European ports.
Of the 100000 tons of merchant
ships in the world, Great Britain owns
about 100000 tons. The United
States is second with a little more
than 100000 tons, of which 2,OOO,-
BOO tons is in lake and river trade. !
In American ports there are 95 Ger
nan merchant vessels of 100000 ton
mage which put in for haven at the /
outbreak of the war.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
COUNT
IS ORDERED OUT OF
CHICAGO COURT

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-Count Suga
Silvestri, consul general for Austria
Hungary in Chicago, today was order
ed out of the criminal court here by
Judge George Kersten, after the con-
sui had sought clemency for Andrew
Pepper, an Austrian, sentenced to be
hanged February %.
According to reports Of the incident,
Silvestri appeared in court and re-
quested the jurist to write to the gov
ernor recommending that Peppers
sentence be committed to life imprison-
ment, asserting that to hang the man,
"would be an outrage" Judge Ker-
stem refused.
'He was improperly defended" said
the consul. at is disgraceful; it is
shameful. 1 shall turn light on the
case in the press"
The jurist directed the bailiff to
show the count to the door and added
that if Silvestri made another such
statement he would put him in Jail
for contempt of court.
Pepper, butcher, was convicted of
the murder of Christian Deubler,
keeper of boarding house.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BASEBALL STARS
FREE TO ENLIST

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Baseban play
ers in the American league who de-
sire to enlist for military service in
the event of the United States becom-
ing involved in war would be granted
their immediate release and their posi-
lions held open, President johnson of
the American league announced to-
night.
"Not only would we release these
players" Mr.. johnson added, ''but we
also would look to the welfare of their
dependents. Contracts will not stand
in the way of the American league
players who wish to fight in the de-
tense of their country. We would
encourage the spirit to enlist"
President johnson said that the
league would not suspend in the event
of war. He called attention to the
fact that the national league during
the Spanish ?American conflict con-
tinued its schedules.
Club owners of the American league
have signed IS per cent of their play
ers, Mr.. johnson said. The threaten
ed strike of the Baseball Players Fra
ternity was declared to be broken.
practically every star in the Am
erican league is now under contract"
President johnson said. 81 guess
some of the players who were so
strong for the fraternity strike propa-
ganda are getting cold feet as the
time for the spring training trips
near"
The major leagues and the national
baseball commission, Mr.. Johnson
added, are absolutely through with
the fraternity" and David L. Fultz,
its president.
A call was issued tonight for the
meeting of the league to be
lPld in New York February Is. The
meeting of the National Baseball
Commission will be held in New York
February IA. The commission, Mr..
Johnson said, will report on the ap-
peal of minor leagues for the partial
abolition of the draft rule.
81 approve of the suggestion made
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
EXTENSION SCHOOLS
GAINING IN FAVOR

The Extension schools given by the
Agricultural Extension service for the
farmers and their wives out over the
state are proving most popular
The first held following Farmers
week at Tucson were at Wellton on
the lower ella, and at Rood schoN
district, Somerton and Gadsden in the
Yuma valley. At Wellton the three
days program finished with a bar
becue. Fully rs per cent of the farm
ers of the section attended at least
some of the sessions.
At the Rood school below Yuma
Egyptian cotton was discussed and
it seems very likely that a considera-
bic acreage will be put into cultivation
instead of the short staple variety. At
one evening meeting the attendance
was $50.
The subjects considered at the ex-
tension schools in the Yuma valley
included cotton culture, livestock,
household conveniences for the farm
home, crop standardization, foods
and food principles, grains and sor-
ghums, alfalfa, Sudan grass, home
nursing, potatoes, cantaloupes, vege-
table gardens, fruit culture.
The extension schools were made
the occasions for awarding the prizes
to winners in boys and girls club
contests and club work was forcibly
presented to parents and children.
The Gadsden farmers passed reso-
lutions commencing extension schools
for extending practically agricultural
information and pledged their support
for future meetings.
The following schools have been
schedules:
Mesa-Feb. 1, and 8.
Thatcher and Safford-Feb. 6 and Z.
Pima and Central-Feb. 8.
Fairview and Fort Thomas-Feb. 9.
Duncan and Richmond 10.
Webb-Feb. IA and Is.
Wilcox-Feb. 16.
San Simon-Feb. II.
Casa Grande-Feb. % and "a.
Districts of the state wishing to
arrange for extension schools should
communicate with E. P. Taylor, di-
rector, Agricultural Extension Service,
University of Arizona, Tucson.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
OFFICIAL
AIMS TO MOBILIZE
ALL NATIONS men

PARIS, Feb. 8.-Etienne elemental,
minister of commerce and agriculture,
today introduced in the senate the
government measure respecting gem
eral civil mobilization. The salient
feature of the bill is the giving of the
government of the right to mobilize
all able bodied males between the ages
of 16 and go, not now serving in the
army, who may be assigned to such
work for the national defense as their
fitness and domicile make most ad-
vantageous.
Farmers or other persons in occu-
pations directly concerned with the
national defense will be left where
they now are working, under certain
conditions, as also will be public Of
ficials and government employees
whose services are indispensable in
their present posts.
Under the proposed law, factories
or other private enterprises may be
requisitioned by government decree.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-02-10
POSSIBLE STRIKE OF
SWITCHMEN AVERTED

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-A possible
strike, involving about two-thirds Of
the switchmen employed in Chicago,
was averted at midnight tonight when
joint committee of managers and
representatives of the yardmen an
nounced that a mutual agreement"
had been reached. 1t was stated that
the demands of the men concerning
discipline and operations had been
satisfied. A strike vote taken by about
5000 switchmen affiliated with the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
was nullified by the action Of the con-
ference.