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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
PRIORITY GIVEN
Continued from First PaEe.)

Third-Coal for bunkerinE the ships in
New York harhor. which arc loaded for
American armies abroad and for the
allies.
AS soon as normal weather ts restored
the priority order will be withdrawn.
Although Mr.. Smith recommended the
preference for domestic coal even at tho
risk Of shutting down industries for
few days. Mr.. McAdoo expressed tn"
hope that II will not materially affect
industrial activity"
This appears TO be the shortest Gu.
70 a restoration OF normal conditions"
he said ct Is hoped. therefore. that rr-
eryhody Will cooperate by submitting
as checrfully as possible 70 the temper
AIRY Inconvenience the plan may occa-
sion. in order thai II may ho made IN the
highest degree effective. and tina;
prompt relief may hc brought about"
Others Turned Town
AS a result Of the almost completes Tie
up OF traffic IN the mtddlewest a. multi
tudc OF requests for priority for many
commodities poured in uPon the railroad
administration today. but all were re
fused until Ir. Smith toleEraphed his
urgent recommendations for tho New
York situation.
Officials explained that with this ex-
certi"n. tn" transportation situation rnn
hcst b" cleared up by letting railroads
move what they can Of tho whole bulk
of freight accommodating as a result OF
tho storm.
When normal conditions arc restored.
a fl"Niblr program OF preference may b.
established. 1t IS said but not uutti all
danger OF serious Interference with traf-
fic BY priority Is past.
Freight Moving Week.
'F"elghSmcving week." opened today
under rather inausp!cious circumstance
49, with rrayarn and unloading facilities
n. terminals occupied with ether tasks
made necessary by the storm. I'ut tho
rising temperatures over the country
gaze official" hope that tho latter days
Ut the week would be op"n for q great
freight clearance movement to release
cars. Hundreds OF kilograms from ship
ping organizations. chambers Of com-
!nc.ce and other organizations reached
tho dIrec:or-gencral today. promising
strenuous efforts 70 mako, freight NOV
ing week q success.
Edward W. Chambers. general traffic
director Of the railroad administration.
today took up the question Of co-prti-
mating government shipments and ar
ranged 4 plan for clcaranr" thr"U III h" .
railroad administration Of all special yr-
quests for hurry movements Tor III" ar
my. or navy. shipping h"ard fuel and
food administrations. or other branches
OF the government On war department .
shipnrnts no will Cooperate "SpccinlIIy /
with II ". Adams vice president Of the .
Missouri Pacific. who has been put in ,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15

even -; war Industries after !'i""i
'nIi,,. f. So i.,'i tjn!n!~ir'si!''u ma y
m'hi"n 'ri'* q; ''.i';'.'- = ''''"' 80 ~ -
York Ter Ih'''' 81 "n;'"''.>'
y general iiHr, ''i al 'ii..';it''it'"
designed =" m'"-, Ia ;."l :hH.it." ~ l"''
east. AZ "HtirE"I by ~. ''niH''I'i l"-uiEht.
i;II"% rT'f"r",lr' li.,. :" l'"i'-' h''.'I"rN'
S"""u'i. " rnil'" Tiiiil.'" *Hi'ri% ne Ii%i'
and hear. third. - $n.;'> transport III. ;
lu"d nui ~ materials :" 'n' American
ARMY :t:i IT, "a" ..i.i,... :,'.r'H. T." var
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15

WASHINGTON. IAN. u. { "niir-
rinr ri r.lama (iu!G'naa and Alexander
n.rkmaa on charges nj con>pirinc 20
;,;.r,eni the or"rntiru o. tho :,'I"r:ivr
- yic. arr tx u:gir:: men "a 'lraf:
axes nut 70 register. was TO-DAY ~u~'
rairsd ~ H. s;lir"HF court.
Conviction Of Louis KRAMER and
Morris f..rEr~ ~ charges Of con
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15

turned off In" electric current because
Of ihc coal shortage.
This acuI" situation presented itself
drSpii" Ike fact tha: rising temporal
turr had promised IN" city relief from
III" record breaking zero weather Of the
ra>; W." days. At o'cl"cK this MORN
lng III" thermometers r"Eift"rod Ii de-
Gr""S above zero AZ against the low rec
ord uf l. degrees below "u Saturday
night.
Trains or all railroads entering the
city had almost r.gnir.,l th"ir normal
schedule this morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15

rf-.c Russian fnmilics Of romnara-
riv,i. recent date were among tho rnnSt
Sny"-" in Ia" history 81, the country.
The occurred in 1881. l""h ana I"l J.
purirc tn, ton years following III" first
If iin<.. ..ri,n!s ii dcarth III" govern
,n.ol allotted n"ariy SIZE. Gnn. 0nn for TO-
lief wnrk. hut the sums were not judi
rtv'lSiy rNy".ldcd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
Power Turned Off,

CLENELANn. O.. Jan. l4.-Scr"ral
thousand men were out nt work. hum
drnds of indusi plants anu stores
we're without light and motive power and
1900 homes wcr" deprived IT light
power to-day when three S,ib-statiOns of
the Municipal electric lighting plant
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
Action hv Garfield.

WA<iiIN.:T"%. .'aE. t4.--~h,''s '"'.;r.,
r,.r.in. s,jrl"s f. Europe "'r" nd'!"'I
=, Ir.., Adr.,u4str',iur ';nrti")i '"-n'Eh'
a. ;llc ill.,, II r~S"u'ri" that must '''
srrpli"d with coal Th"y WI" i'nt ahead
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
TelonR.

III hat" 10 l." a jHilrv. GSAl
Ii must b" tough. VI landSi
For everybody knows that -
Has :clous nm E'> handA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15

Special to Tho IntelliEcnC"r
CHARLESTON, ". VA, Jan. IL
Abnormal conditions on tho OHIO
River division OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and the kanawha and
Michigan railroad prevented the hear
ing scheduled fo7 today before the
public service commission on petit
ton OF the West Virginia Electric
case, from Wheeling, relative to an
increase in street car rates. Attor-
ncys for the protestants and street
car company did not arrive until such
a late hour that 1t was decided 1T a
conference with the commissioners TO
postpone the hearing until tomorrow
morning. Several Of Wheeltng'S
suburbs would be affected by the III
crease In rates, II allowed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
Embargo On Coal.

a. r"sS!hln :r"ul Pennsylvania mines L.
AVOID !urg halii& and car congestion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
TRACTION CASE
WILL Be Up TODAY
HEARING POSTPONED IN SIX
CENT CARFARE HEARING
AT CHARLESTON.
Owing to Abnormal Conditions On
Railroads Many Could Not Reach
Capitol City On Time.

The West Virginia Traction and
Electric company case which was
scheduled 10 be heard al Charleston
yesterday. was postponed until To-Day.
The company is seeking an increase
in It's fares on the out-the-pike dlvl-
sion from five to six cents.
City Manager George q. Magic and
City Solicitor VI. J. Cullnan are In
the capitol city looking after the
Wheeling interests. opposing the pro.
posed increase. The suggested m
crease has been vigorously opposed
by nearly all the suburban towns ana
if granted will probably be strongly
protested.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
Serious Situation.

:. ur I'll prnr.'r'"n~.'r:S >h'r-
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Our Daily Special.
Il Is q long head that has no turning.
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t'l!ar1"
III, Mt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
HOG ISLAND PLANTS
RECORDS FOR GREGORY

Charles N Stone. president Of the
American International Corporation.
this afternoon in "A telegram 10 Attor-
ney General Thomas W. Gregory. de-
clared that all records of the Amer
ican international Shipbuilding Cor
poration were open for inspection ana
invited an investigation into the WORK
os the company in constructing the
Government shipyard at Hog Island
near Philadelphia,
The telegram was as follows:
"It was announced yesterday that
President Wilson has asked you to de
terminc whether Government funds
haVe been misused in the building OF
the Hog Island shipyard,
"The following rcsolut' was at
once adopted by our executive commit
tee:
Resolved, THAT this corporation in
yites and courts the most thorough and
complete invest igation of all acts and
records in connection with the work Of
American International ShipbuildinG
Corporation as agent for the United
states Shipping Board Emergency Fleet
Corporation in constructing the Govern
ment shipyard at Hog Island, near
Philadelphia. and instructs its officers to
submit all such records in the most
open and complete manner possible and
by every means possible TO assist the
Attorney General of the United states
in q proposed Investigation. and 50 To
notify the Attorney General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
25, 900 SHIP WORKERS
THREATENING TO QUIT
NEW YORK. Feb. Is.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10
The situation growing out OF the
threat Of shpyard workers OF the Az
lantic coast to tie up the Industry oy
a strike continued ominous today. Up
ward of $4,000 men, representing
thrty-odd shipyards, reiterated their IN
tention to stop work unless the Gov
ernment stepped IN and guaranteed an
immediate investigation Of wage rates.
Labor leaders here are awaiting with
great anxiety the report OF the commit
tee which went to Washington yesterday
to ask President Wilson to investigate
the reason for the Atlantic seaboard
workers receiving less pay than those
on the Pacific coast.
II Is understood that the ultilnatum
Of the workers to the Government Is
that II an investigation is not ordered
today and report made Immediately on
a uniform wage scale, the men will
strike tonight.
r. NJ Guerin, of the United Brother
hood Of Carpenters and Joiners, declared
today that the temper Of all the men
along the Atlantic coast was being Sc
verely tried by the apparent apathy
of the shipping board and that strike
was Inevitable unless something was
done today"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
IS HOTLY ASSAHS
DlVDUCT OF THE WAR
ssachusetts Senator Calls
9ker Pacifist and Urges Gre
alton of "War Cabinet"
wAsHINGroN. Feh. 1h.

Z I1!. WASHINGTON. Feb rs.
~ 8ocfetary Of War Baker was charac-
t1f1xsd as \ ''pacinst" by Senator Weeks.
~ Marsachusetts. n Republican member
sok tho Senate Military Affairs Commit
{, ~. In = speech In the Senate today.
=. The Senator declared he could rot
6ocare the conclusion that Americas war
Wofk was being conducted on the basis
. tint the war was 5000 miles away, in
4 mad OF with the vieor the Government
would exercise II hostilitles were actu-
ally In progress on our own frontier.
Senator Weeks bluntly charged the
President himself had injected polltics
into the controversy over the conduct
of the war. He reviewed the war prep
arntfons most exhaustively and hurled
knocks IN lively fashion at the Admin
istrafion In the main. however. he de-
voted himself to showing how much
more could he accomplished under
reconstruction Of the war management
a. proposed by the Military Affairs Com
ynittee. He criticized Mr.. Baker for try
Ing 20 do too many things personally.
"If I were TO make a further criti-
c1sm," he continued. ''it would relate to
his fSecreiary Baker's) temperamental
Relationship to war Doubtless he him
self would admit that he Is pacihst
by nature For example. he is even
now opposed to universal military train
fng"
The senator scored the war Depart
nent for not adopting the British Lee
Enfield rife. which was being manntac-
tured on large scale in the United
States when war was declared. lie also
< aasaijed the war Departments record In
dealing with the machine-gun question.
He charged that there had been gross
neglect" in making proper provision Tor
obtaining an adequate supply OF powder.
The Senator vigorously denounced the
delays In obtaining clothing for the
army.
Urging the war cabinet, Senator
Weeks said
'Can IL be possible that the President
will be embarrassed by such CABINET
AZ he has suggested he would be IL
would seem as II he would be embar-
rassed TO a greater extent by per-
petuation of the disjointed system which
now exists: a system which has falied
10 produce ships. Notwithstanding the
shipping plans; which has failed to de-
liver sufficient fuel, Notwithstanding lhe
unbounded coal supply We have: winch
has been responsible for failure 10
protect our soldiers against sickness and
furnish them with suitable clothing. we
IRE the inventors and leaders in air
planes. vet we have no airplanes we
have the greatest steel works in the
world and vet we have few guns. we
lead the world In automobile manutac-
ture. and vet we are just commencing
10 obtain motortruclSs. and the worst OF
ali the system we have had is respon-
rible for camp hospitals not having neat
water or'sewerage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
EddystOne Plot ~.
Nears SenSQtio,
Continued from rar- Que

Continued from rare One
we have found through McCooI's ara.
but can say that we regard IL AZ cs
tremely important"
Mr.. Weeks was asked to indicate
possible. when definite information abo,
the investigation could be given am,
THAT Is hard to say In case OF MI
kind" he said. 1T is difficult 70 de,,,
mine when the break will come \
will take some time to investigate wis
we have found. Possibly by Nond.l
we will be enabled to give details
When McCool would be taken 10 ,hl
Delaware County Jail at Media or !,
Harrisburg is undetermined, Mr.. weeL
said Pending the investigation the s,
pect will remain in the Schuylkl Countl
Jail at Pottsville.
Papers found on McCool, according i
the state police. VINO arrested him \
Amber Saturday night. constitute mn
importance of his arrest and lift II ou|
of the class OF the several other arres|
previously made in the plot investiv,
ton. None of these arrests resulted iI
convictions
Silent" McCool is the nickname tAl
prisoner has earned at the Jail, wber]
he is being detained on a techn,c,
charge of felonious use Of dynam,,J
Upon his arrest he said he could pro,]
an alibi, but later adopted a policy n
silence The police said he had h..]
wanted long time. He Is fortv-n,~]
years old and was a jockey in his earl]
life. lie never worked at the Eddy
stone plant
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
MRS. CASTLE ENGAGED
Nv MOVIE STUDIO
new YORK. Feb. |

4NIsN OlsNs T. Gu. 10.
Mrs Vernon Castle Is now working
on a motion picture to he released soon
by the Pathe Company. according to
a statement made today at the offices Of
tho Pathe Film Exchange here.
when word reached New York Of
Castles death Mrs Castle was believed
to he In New Jersey at one Of the com
rany's studios.
Castle was first seen in the United
States in one Of the old Lew Fields
productions at the Herald Square Thea
ter when he took the part of "A waiter
in the THE Girl Behind the Counter" "
Later he appeared in the Sun Dodgers. "
and il was IN one of the Fields produc-
tons that he met Mrs. Castle
Following his Broadway career. the
Castles went to Paris. where they took
up dancing. II was while they were
appearing in Paris that they were seen
by Charles W. Dillingham;. who brought
them to the United states.
Dillingham; starred the Castles in
Watch Your step
Vernon Castle was the highest paid
dancer in all dramatic history. accord
ing to Dillingham;. During the height OF
the dancing craze Castles salary aver
aged $4,000 per week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
EXPECT GREGORY HERE FOR
PROBE OF HOG ISLAND PLANT


Continued from Pare One
and efficiency Of the men. there IL every
reason TO believe that the shIpbullding
program originally planned will he car
ried out. incidentally. the freight con-
gestion caused by the piling up OF ma .
terial not Immediately needed at Hog
Island Is alrady In process Of being re-.
lieved by the stringent methods put in
force by Admiral Bowles.
u Is now known that even before
President Wilson directed Attorney
General Gregory TO institute probe
with view to asrertaining whether
criminal prosecutions were warranted
Government agents had been at work IN
quiet manner on the case, The order
Of the President will serve merely to
accelerate the work that has already
been put under way and when the repre-.
sentatlves Of the Washington office reach
Philadelphia the way will already have
been paved for their labors here.
Dwight p. Robinson. president Of the
American International Shipbuildlng
Corporation. has declared that Prcsi-
dent Wilson. in ordering the probe by
the Department OF Justice. had carried
the matter entirely too far" Mr.. Rob
inson. who has been living at the Ritz
Carlton since coming TO Philadelphia
TO take personal charge of the plant at
Hog Island. stated that there had been
no criminal misuse Of Government money
and that there was no occasion for an
investigation by the Attorney General.
We have been working right under
the eye Of the Shipping Board" said Mr..
Robinson. Every contract has been
made with the full cognizance and APP
proval Of that board and every warrant
drawn for money has been counter
signed by the board"
Chairman Hurley. OF the shipping
board. in letter to Admiral Bowles,
has stated that I'VE may find ii neces-
sary to cancel the present contract en-
tirely." The result OF this action, II it
should be taken, would be Government
operation Of the shipyards. on tins sub
ject Admiral Bowles said:
Il am in the process of making up
my mind whether ii will be better to
have the Government take over the
work or to permit it to remain in the
hands Of the private individuals who
are engaged in carrying out the original
contract
II didn't come here to hold post
morteIn." the Admiral continued, when
nrassed for a statement ON the alleged
extravagances. 1T Il said that the yard
is'3O per cent finished The thing | am
interested in is the 20 per cent which Is
not finished | will tell you the con-
structive things I do as they happen.
The p,Ieet inn is whether | am doing any-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
STRIK ERS TREATED UNFAIRLY
Commission Finds Company Dis
eliminated Against Former
Employees

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Recon-
mending that while former employees are
available tho company operating the
street railways of st Paul aud Mime
apCliS should not engage men who are
employed or can be used in farming
pursuits or war industries, the Prcsl-
dents mediation commission today made
its report on its Investigation into the
recent strike.
The commission found that in Janu-
AIRY, after the strike had been settled
the street-car company advertised for
men through the medium Of the lGcal
newspapers serving the country districts
of Minnesota. At that time several hun
dred OF the former employees of the com
pany renamed unemployed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
WILMINGTON .SHIPYARDS
ARE GUARDED BY TROOPS
WILMINGTON. Fob.

NlLM MUTTON. Feb. 10.
Companies 4 and Y, of the Thirtieth
Infantry, United States regulars, 500
strong. arrived in Wilmington early to-
day and at once began the duty Of
guarding the shipbuilding plants of the
Harlan & IIollingsworth Corporation
and the Pusey & Jones Company.
Coincident with the arrival Of the
troops came word Of possible crippling
of tho shipyards by striking worlimen
Both plants were tied up Tuesday. Lin
coins Birthday, by refusal of 1000 men
at the Harlan plant and 1909 at the
Pusey Jones plant TO work.
Connection Of the arrival of the troops
and the fear Of "A strike was discounted.
however. by the fact that barracks for
the troops were ordered erected weeks
ago, indicating that the Government in
tended sending armed forces here prior
to any intimaton that the workmcn
Of the shipyards would quit.
1t was rumored that the Government
might take over entirely six shipyards
on the Delaware, two of which are the
Harlan & iiollingsworth and Pussy a.
Jones plants each of which Is now under
Federal direction, although their activi-
tics are controlled by their organization
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
GREAT ICE GORGES
NEAR OHIO RIVER
Breaks Occur simultaneously in
Allegheny and Monongahela.
No Damage Reported

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 15.--Thc large
ice gorge in the Monongahela River near
Brownsville. Pa, almost ten miles in
length, and an ice gorge in the Allegheny
River near Parkers Landing. Pa, not
quite as large as that in the Mononga-
hea, broke almost simultaneously yes
tcrday afternoon.
Rivermen predict that both Eorges will
sweep out into the Ohio River here at
about the same time today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15

being used they will ue right out in
the middle Of the street where every
one can see 'hem. Contractors viii he
required to stand the expenses Of their
own automobiles and those Of the COM
pany will not be sent to any private
residence.
when supplies arrive at Hog Island
there will he no congestion, but there
will he facilities for handling them i'm
mediately, so that they will be put right
into the construction of ships The fab
ricated steel program which we have
undertaken Is feasible and possible and
II IS going to be accomplished. l am
certain OF that. The thing which every
one should do, and which every one viii
do. is to get right behind the sh'pbuild-
ing program and push for all he IS
worth"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-15
Whct Wilson Says;
R0biusOn's Opinion
HNIY DEAR Mr.. Attorney Gen

"MY DEAR Mr.. Attorney Cen
AVA craI ! would be
very much obliged If you would
have some trustworthy person in
your department get into con-
sultation with Mr.. Hurley about
the whole matter, with a view to
instituting criminal process in
case the facts justify it,"
President Wilson TO Attorney Gem
croi gregory.
The President has gone entirely
too far. There is no occasion for
any investigation by the Attorney
General. If the truth were known
about the matter there would not
be any probe. The situation is
just as it was several months ago
and just as il was represented by
Mr. Baldwin when he spoke be.
fore the Chamber of Commerce"
--DW'gh y. Robinson. president Of
American International Shipbuiid-
Jag Corporation.