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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-23
MOB BURNS 4
NEGRO At. STAKE
MANY THOUSANDS
/ WITNESSED DEED
Confessed 10 Killing Of Little
Girl Saturated in Oil and
Burned in Steel Cage.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 22.-Eil Pear.
kinS. negro, who confessed TO killing
Anloinct,n Rarpal. school girl. was
burned at the stake today by a mob
Of 1000 armed men. Hundreds from
the city who heard the negro was IN
the mo4)s hands rushed TO the scene
Of the lynchin2.
The. spectators formed d large cir
clc with their autos and The man was
burned in the center of ii. Pearson
was taken from deputies at Potts
camp. Miss. last night.
Tie lynchin~ took plac" in steel
cage especially constructed Tor the
occasion on the SPOT where the MUIR
der was committed.
Several hundred women and girls
stood by and watched the death OIL
the negro.
Tho burning Of the negro was de-
layed for several hours pending the ar;
rival from Mississippi OF crowd ol
Citizens who had sent word ahead
that they desired " witness the al
fair.
The city Of Memphis Was aSos with
excitement Many business houses
failed 10 open thrlf doors anu tHc
newspapers closed their editions early
so that employees could so To The scene
OF the lynChinG.
Once inside the steel cage PearsonS
WIS dashed fast 10 Il stake. The Tag
OrS. saturated with gasoline, We're
piled so a. To surround his legs. and
while the gathering thousands checrcd
The match WAS applied 10 the pyre.
As the flames lrap"d into the air
the nrgrO'S screams could be heard
for half mill" As the fire leaprd
about him. The negro could be seen Ia
pray.
4 cnlorcd rhHfrrur close 10 the
pyrr. unbalanced by the excitement.
caught up an American flag, as the
flames died down. and waving ii above
his head. shouted;
"Wr'rr all through here. boys.
Let's Join The Germans.
He tore the tlag 10 shrcdS and WAS
Immediately grabbed by crowd of
white men. who attempted 10 rush
him 10 the dying blaz" where Persons
skeleton hung.
Five policemen rescued him. He
ff,oo3inued ou PnTe Eleven)
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PERSONNEL INCLUDES SOME OF
COUNTRY'S MOST PROMINENT MEN
RUSSIA FIGHTS TO
SECURE LASTING PEACE

WASHINGTON. May 2o.-Forrisn
Minister Tcrrschtcnko of Russia in a
cabled note 10 the state department TO-
day gives assurance on behalf OF the
new ministry that Russian democracy
is inspired with Il spirit Of solidarity
with the United States and. like Amer
ic;l. is carrying on the war 10 secure
the freedom OF nations and lasting
peace.
Like the United States. cmanclpat-
ed Russia is not seeking conquest or
any covetous end in the present. con-
test. The war is carried on 10 secure
the freedom Of nations and TO achieve
universal lasting peace effectively
guaranteed against all later attacks.
~ am glad TO find that those lofty
principles which were SO cloquentlY
formulated in America are striking. Il
warm unanimous echo in free Russia,
ow mistress of her destiny.
by direction of the ministry OF for
eisn affairs" says the communication.
81 hasten to say how highly the whole
Russian democracy is inspired with
the sentiment of full solidarity with
the great republic which, true to its
traditions of liberty, has csPoused
the cause of the soalitiou for the de-
tense of justice and right.
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WILL MAKE:
SHIPS IMMUNE
FROM SUBS.
CONTINUED on Page EiGht

NEW YORK, May 22.-Hud-
son Maxim announced to-day that
he had invented and perfected 4
device which will make ships i'm,
mune from the dangers Of the sub.
marine. He said that torpedoes.S
even when fired at close range and
striking their targets, would ex.s
pIode harmIessly against the hulls
Of their intended victims.
The inventor made the an.,
nouncement at a luncheon given
. in Brooklyn. He asserted that
the invention soon will be demon.
strated by the government, which
already has been advised Of the
details.
"The invention is practical for
every type Of vessel" he said.
at can be applied within few
months at a comparatively cheap
price to the huls of ships already
constructed. The only change
necessary in vessels already built
will be slight enlargement In :
their beams. My device is Of solid
material and encireles the entire
ship from the bow to the stern:
It in no sense or manner resenn.
bIcs either a screen or a net"
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INCREASED MAIL
|. RATES To STAND
COMMITTEE BRINGS
IN GRADUATED SCALE
Tariff Section Remains IN the
Revenue Bill After a
Hard Fight.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 222.--
Sitting until after midnight. the
House tonight virtually completed
consideration Of the S1.S00.000,000 war
revenue bill by adopting, 1913 TO II. a
new proposal from the ways ana
means committee for increasing sec
ond class mail rates under Il zone srs-
tenn.
4 few unfinished sections. including
the proposed tax on advertising, will
be voted on tomorrow before final
passage of the bill. Rcdrafting of the
bill in the Senate is expected, and the
measure as it ultimately goes 10 the
President will be perfected in confer
cnce.
The House then adjourned until
noon tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, May 22.--ln a do
termincd effort TO pass the $l.S0G,0pn.'
NO0 war revenue bill without further
delay the house remained in session
tonight under an agreement 10 con
1inue debate until after midnight and
10 bring the measure TO Il final vote
before adjournment il possible.
Attention centered throughout the
evening on the proposed advance in
second class mail rates, against
which Republican Leader Mann and
others waged d vigorous fight. As a
substitute for the original section in
the hill the ways and means commit
tee in The afternoon had brought in
a new plan Of progressive increases
based upon the present parcel post
zones. under which the highest rate
ultimately would be six cents a
pound.
The Tariff section, adding 10 per
cent to all duties now imposed and
taxing nearly all articles now on The
free list 10 per cent, was retained af-
ter Representative l.cTroot of Wis
consin had Striven unSuCCCssfully to
eliminate the increase on sugar.
An amendment waS written into the
clause In the postal section adding
one cent to. all first class mail charges
to provide that thn rate on letters
for local delivery remain al TWO cents.
Following is the ways and means
committees schedule of second class
mail matter charges:
EFFECTIVE July |. first zone, ono
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REGISTRARS take OATH TODAY
T0 ENROLL OHIO COUNTY MEN ]
FOR THE SELECT|VE ARMY DRAFT
ICOUINTY AND CITY
BOARDS ORGANIZE
Conscription Officials Getting
Ready to Draft
Soldiers.

Organization of both the Ohio coun-
1y conscription board and the Wheel
ing city conScription board were ef-
frctcd al meetings held yesterday.
Sheriff Howard Hastings. by virtue or
his office and an executive order OF
Governor John j. Cornwell, is the OK
ccuriyr officer OF the county rcgistra-
iion board and County Clerk John II;
Wells is tho custodian Of records and
supplies. County Health Officer, DR..
j. c. iupp is the third official whose
position makes it compulsory upon
him 10 serve as a member OF the
board. Cecil A. Robinson and Dr. An
drew Wilson are the members ap-
pointed by The governor 10 be the ad-
yisory members Of the board.
Mayor Fl. i. Kirk by virtue of his
office and the governors order is
chairman Of the city conscription
board City Auditor Charles Ahrens
as custodian Of city records is the Gus
tOdian of records and papers Of The
city board. superintendent OF City
Schools C.. Z. Citizens was chosen sec
rrtary OF the city board. Judge Ben
S. Honeckcr and DR.. Leech Cracraft
were present. Governor Cornwell will
appoint another member Of the city
board TO take the place Of E. l.. Stone'
who was absent from the city when
he was named and will not be home
in time TO fulfill the duties imposed
upon the conscription board members.
Both boards made thorough exam
nation Of their instructions and COM
pleted so far as possible, all plans for
putting into effect the registration Of
the more than 5000 Ohio county men
who are subject to registration. More
than ( 900 of that number will be reg
istered in Wheeling alone.
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The first definite step toward taking
the registration OF more than 5000:
Ohio county men who come within
the age limits prescribed by congresss;
for registration under the universal
military service will be taken today..as
At the call of the Ohio county con-
scription board, all registrars who
took the registration Of the vote for:
the general election last fall, must
meet in the Second branch chamber;
at City hall from o'clock to this
evening TO receive their supplies and
take the oath prescribed for the men
who are to register the men of mill
tary age. -
On Tuesday, June 5, these registrars
will sit in the voting precincts in theirE
Irrespective precincts for the purpose
of enrolling all whose ages are withint'
the limits provided for the govern
ment. Registration is imperative and
no male citizen who has attained the
age of twenty-one years and has not
reached the age Of thirty.one must
fail TO call at his voting precinct and
register. There are no exemptions
from FeSlStTdllOu anu 1uuptISOuMoHt
lis provided for every citizen OF the;
prescribed age who fails to register,
with no alternative of fine. In addi.
lion 10 the Imprisonment, the citizen
who may be jailed for failure to reg
lister will be registered at the end %of
his term of Imprisonment. 500
As far as possible, County Clerk J. I
III. Wells and Sheriff Howard Hastinks2
announced, the registrars will sit In
the same places in which the ef6c:s
Ition was conducted last fall, on June
Is. 1t is the absolute duty of cittzenS5
Iof military age to call at the regis.i
Itrars' desks and register. The regfs.i
trars are not required to go out and
ihunt up the men subject TO the selec-s
Tive draft. III
The conscription board yesterday,
after organizing and going thoroughly
into the Instructions for taking the,
military registration prepared great
bundles of supplies which will be fur
Inished TO the registrars today. These
include cards of instruction on which
the forms in which answers to the /
registrars questions are to be given,
complete sets of registration cards,
Continued On Page Eighth .s
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tCoutinued Oh Page Eleven
PARKER5bURG.
SURRE: NDERS
To TIE {. A. R.

PARKERSBERG. ". Va. May Il
The city is lhrunged with members
'of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
Ladies Of the G.. \. r. and the Wom-
ans Relief corps in addition 10 hun
drcdS Of visitors who are here 10 at
tend the forty-Srvrnth State encamn-
mcnt of The veterans Of tho Civil war
in West Virginia. Preliminary meet
ingS Of AL three organizations were
held during The afternoon. during
which OrganiXal ions were cffectdd. To
night all joined in a monster gct.aC-
uuantcd meeting At the First NJ. f.
church. Real business for the &. 4. X.
will begin tomorrow morning in ses-
sons 10 be held al the Elks' home.
\ spectacular feature Of the en-
campmenr will BE- Il large parade over
a few squares Of the city 10 be held
tomorrow afternoon. In addition 10
the Veterans and The ladies' auXiliar-
les many Of the local civic organiza-
lions will take part. and tho parade
will be- headed by Il detachment Of
troops which is here guarding bridges
and railroad properly. State Com
mander }. T. PiggOtt is presiding over
lhr sessions Of the Grand Army.
The stale rncHmpmrnl will come 10
a close Wednesday, when officers for
the coming year will be selected, 4
place of meeting arranged for and
other details completed.
W. j. Patterson. 81 Pittsburgh. IA.
grand commander 81 the United states.
with his staff. arrived here late today
and will remain until the rud of The
curatnpmcnt lie delivered an address
to tn. soldiers at the memorial services
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CENSORSHIP
IMPERATIVE
PRESIDENT OUTLINES
VIEWS ON SUBJECT
Has Confidence inMost Papers
but Others Need to
Be Curbed.

WASHINGTON. y. G., May HH22.--
Decision Of the House Republicans in
caucus to-day 10 oppose any ncwspa
per censorship provision in the pend
ing espionage bill was followed by a
letter from President Wilson 10 Chair
man Webb. Of the judiciary committee
rciterating thar it was Imperative that
Congress grant censorship powers IL
deal with the few persons who can
not be relied upon TO observe "a pa
trotic reticencc about everything
whose publication could be of injury.
81 have been very much surprised,
wrote the President. ITO find several
of the public prints stating that the
administration has abandoned the pc,
sition which it so distinctly took. and
still holds. that authority 10 exercise
censorship over the press 10 the ok
tent that that censorship is embodied
in the recent action Of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES,. is absolutely nrceS'
Sary TO the public safely. II. Of COURSE
has not been abandoned, because the
reasons sill exist why such authori
'ty is necessary for the protection Of
the nation.
II have every confidence that the
great majority Of the newspapers OF
the country will observe 4 patriotic
rptiCcnCr about everything whose pub
licatiom could be Of injury. hui in
every country there are some persons
in IL position 10 do mischief in this
field who cannot bn relied upon and
whose interests or desires Will lead II
actions on their part highly dangerous
TO the nation in tho midst Of Il war
want TO SAY again that it seems Ia
me imperative that powers Of this sort
should be granted"
Two Bills Differed.
The House espionage bill carried 4
censorship provision. hut tho ono by
the Srna'" did not. and This WAS one
nr the differences which sent the
measure 10 conference. whrrc il has
been discussed fn" more Than week
without an agreement.
Tho Presidents letter caused Snmr
surprise. because many members OF
Congress and some administration
leaders had understood for several
days that no further attempt WAS Ia
be made Al present 10 put through any
such provision. Sentiment in the Sch.
ate is strong against censorship. and
unless tho ronicrerS agree upon a
very mild form. it probably will not hc
accepted there.
REPRESENTATIVE Webb announced
upon receipt of The Presidents letter
that he would wage a determined fight
in behalf Of The censorship amend
ment. written into the bill in The
House by narrow margin just before
il was sent to conference.
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TWO HOUSES Of LEGISLATURE
DIFFER OVER APPROPRIATIONS

the two years covered approximately.
S175,0 more than docs the house bill
With the. several amendments made
in the latter the difference is made
the greater although it is believed
that concessions which may be made
by the senate will bring the difference
to about the amount represented in
The two. bills AS they were originality
introduced at this session.
Senate Adjourns.
The senate adjourned early In the
afternoon after passing the bill origin.
atng there relating 10 the distribution
of sheep under certain regulations by
the state. Consideration OF the dog
license bill went over for day while
some amendments arc being drafted
and consideration Of the bill relating
to additional police protection In the
state. went over one day.
Under suspension OF the rules the
senate passed bill providing punish.
ment for spectators In foodstuhs.
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
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S7eclaI Dispatch to tho 1utelScuccr.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, May z.
One man was killed outright
and three others were so badly
hurt that 1t is feared at least two
of them will die when wreck
train from Benwood and freight
No. SO, moving in opposite direc-
tions, crashed together while
rounding 4. curve on the shert
Line branch of the 3. & O.. rail
road one mile south Of Wallace,
and about fifteen miles north OF
Clarksburg this afternoon.
The dead man is J. A. Bines, Of
Benwood, cook Of the wreck train.
The injured are James Muldrew,
of McMechen, a member Of the
wreck train crew, who was In
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.BENNDOD MAN KILLED AND THREE
OTHERS INJURED IN WRECK On
THE B. { O. NEAR CLARkSBURG

ternalIy injured; L. r. Mix. fire
man, of 8enwood, whose skull was
pierced by a large spike and who
received internal injuries and
broken leg, and c. S. Sickles, also
of BenWood. who was internally
hurt.
1t was first reported that
dozen men had been killed and
several others badly hurt and all
the doctors and nurses at Wallace
and Lumberport, towns nearby,
were rushed to the scene. Both
trains were reduced to a mass Of
wreckage. A special train reached
here late this afternoon bearing
the dead and injured. The latter
were taken to hospital.
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SEVERE STORM DOES
DAMAGE AT FAIRMONI

Special Dispatch to tho Ia:clllGcnccr.
FAIRNONT. ". Va, May "a Sc
we're storm of cyclone like proportions
v,cited Fairmont and Marion county this
evening. The Layman garage on the
East Side was blown down. and several
huildingS in various sections of the
city damaged. Huge trees we're up
rooted and much other damage done.
Street car service. telephone and tclc-
graph service and all electric lights were
destroyed for several hours. The dam
age through the country was very
heavy.
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meet AT CITY HALL
FROM | TO 9 O'CLOCK
The Final Instructions for.
Registration Will Be
Given.

IL you have reached the age Of
q years and are not yet 81, don't
forget this: There is absolutely
no exemption, from registration.
II you are within the prescribed
age, and fail to register, you are
liable 10 Imprisonment without
the option Of paying fine.
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Continued on Page Eleven
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Forecast:
oluo-Partly cloudy Wednesday, cool
er in central and eastern portions
Thursday fair, warmer.
West Virginia-Showers and cooler
wednesday, followed by cloudy; Thurs
day, fair, warmer.
Western Pennsylvania-Rain and cool
er Wednesday; Thursday fair, warmer.
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TO BOOST LIBERTY LOAN

nENNEE. i'"l May "".--WilIiam G
MrAd"". srcr"tnry "f the. ir"aSury. an
l,"uur"d here today his lmt"ntl"n to
mak" = speaking Irin an behalf "f the
liberty loan. This journey VIII carry
him to New York. Boston. Detroit. st
Louis. Cincinnati. Pittsburgh and HHr-
risburg. Ia. IIc will leave Washington
June { to make This tour.
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ie Sam You Invest More "Lbery Bonds First Aie

Showers and Cooler Wednesday; Fol- &
lowed by Cloudy; Thursday Fair.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-09-13
q G
PATRIOTIC MEETING

This comes as fitting close to one of the
most successful fairs in Audubon county,
The weather has been good, the attractions
splendid and the crowds magnificent.
Audubon county has already done her bit
in furnishing men and supplies and now we
want to have one of the best patriotic meet
ings of the year.
Adjmtamt General Logan
HIM 7 z Won7,o,.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-11
.kO|NER CALLS ON FARMERS
TO RAISE FOOD CROPS
Commissioner Of Agriculture Issues
Formal Statement rs TO
Situation.
WHEAT CROP BELOW NORMAL
Most Important Crops That Can Now
Be Raised to Meet This Emcr-
Rency Demand Are Corn and
Potatoes.

The following statement bearing on
the food supply situation was issued
yesterday by George w. Koiner. State
Commissioner OF Agriculture:
Reports on the present condition or
this years wheat crop have just been
received. All indications point to a
serious shortage in the crop. The past
winter has been characterized by eN-
treme cold and little snow protection,
and the fall sown grain has been very
badly frozen out or winter killed.
The United States Department of Ag-
ricuiture reports that from present in
dications this years wheat crop will be
5O,00o,0 900 bushels short OF that pro-
duced last year. This shortage may be
made UP TO some extent by the crop
of spring wheat. which Is grown en-
tensively in the Northwest, and which
has not yet been planted. The proba-
bility is that the acreage Of spring
wheat will be larger than usual. but ii
is very doubtful il It will suffice to
raise this years production much above
that Of last year. while ii is altogether
possible that drouth. inject pests or
disease may further injurc the crop.
"A consideration that has very i'm
portant bearing on this situation is
that last year surplus of 164.00o.0o0
bushels was held over from the big
crop Of 1915, which helped materially
year. Indications are this season that
tho stocks OF wheat held over arc very
short, and that there will not he Il very
large surplus above the amount neces-
sary to plant the spring crop and sup
port the nation until the new crop is
harvested.
MUTT RAISE SUBSTITUTES ITOR
BREAD TO FEED NATION
1T appears beyond question that IL
will be necessary TO raise as much az
possible of such crops as may be sub
stituted for bread as food for human
consumption. The two most important
crops that can be raised to meet this
demand are corn and potatoes The
price OF corn usually ranges with that
of wheat, and if wheat is scarce and
high this coming season. corn will also
be comparatively high. Probably the
greatest substitute for bread, however.
is potatoes. The German nation has
demonstrated this fact by planting
since the war began tremendous crops
OF potatoes to take the place of the
grain which il cannot now import.
Even II the late crop of potatoes is
very large. the high price of wheat
and the consequently high price or
bread will cause the consumption OF
potatoes to be very large also, and the
price to be relatively high
we, therefore, urge the farmers Of
the State to bend every effort TO the
production of all that is practically
possible Of these crops. AS pointed out
above. they promise to he two of the
best-payinG crops that can be raised
on large scale.
what we believe, however. will be
higher consideration with the Vir-
Sinia farmers is tina, there now an
pears TO be no other way IN which they
can go we'll support the government OF
their country and safeguard h-r in
tereStS in this present crisis