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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07

APPEALS FOR FUNDS,

me former German Emperor, 1t is
learned from competent sources, re
Gently appealed TO the German Reyo-
luttonary Government for money. IL
was said in his behalf that it was i'm
possible for him to continue living
upon the bounty and good will of the
Dutch nobieman in whose castle he
now resides.
Herr Hohenzollern, it is said, de-
clared he had already been forced TO
borrow 10000 guilders from his host
and could not continue as a debtor.
He asked that he be allowed at least
a portion of his private fortune.
The Government. after consider
ing the matter, agreed to his request
and Instituted a detailed investisa-
ton to determine what portion Of the
former Emperor's supposed fortune
really was his and what portion be.
longed 20 the Government. Inyesti.
cation showed that the former ruler
might legally claim 100000 mark.
as his own, but the Government de-
cided to allow him temporarily onl,
100000 marks to meet present In.
debtedness and future expenses.
The correspondents informant, il
calling attention to this develop
| Eient. declared it put an end to ru
| mors that the former Emperor hat
been able to take large sums of mon
ey with him when he fed into Eol
land.
How has the mighty fallen!
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
KILLED 4 GREAT EAGLE,

On Sunday February 10Th, Mr..
irl c. Wallace shot and killed gray
eagle on the farm Of Mr.. J. W.ElN-
son near Willow Bend. He perform
ed this feat on horseback, and while
his horse was running at full speed
be fired five shots, at last bringing
tho eagle down. The great bird
measured full seven feet from tip
to tip OF wings He had been COIN
mttting depredations on Mr.. Eli
sons lambs and was brought to bay
next to the mountain. The bloody
talons of the winged robber and
other signs showed his guilt. The
eagle was brought TO Union and IL
being mounted by DR.. f. T.. Johu-
son, taxider mist st.-Watchman.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
WILL STRENGTHEN MONROE DOCTRINE.

In a frank talk with newspaper
men on February 27th, the President
declared that the League constitu-,
ton. cannot contravene the Monroe
Doctrine about which Republican
Senators have expressed so much SOL
icitude, in as much as the constitu-
ton, these Senators object to, pro-
vides for the maintenance OF This
cherished doctrine by all the world.
The President let it be known that he
81 firmly convinced that in no particu-
lar does any provision or the league
charter conflict with the American
Constitution. Hc t,ld his callers that
in the Paris conference he had close
ly and carefully kept in mind all con-
atitutional features. and had had the
advice Of expert American lawyers
on all constitutional questions aris-
ing. Those appearing to conflict
with the Constitution were rejected
or altered.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
GERMAN STRIKE GROWING.

Central Germany now Is in the
throes of widespread political
strike affecting large parts Of Sax
ony, Thuringia and Anhalt and thru
its effects upon railroad communica-
tions is casting sinister shadow
over the entire nation. No disorders
or excesses, however. have as yet
been. reported. and from unaffected
centers like Dresden and from the
edges OF the strike region. the pres
ent authorities are exerting every ef-
fort TO bring conditions back to the
normal.
The situation is serious. Tho ex-
treme Socialists are active and the
overthrow of the present government
is regarded as not probable. 1t
ia feared that a civil revolution In
Germany Is imminent which many
think or fear will result in a coudi-
ton very similar 10 that now pre-
vailing in Russia.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
NORMAN HAPGOOD MINISTER.

The President has appointed Nor
NAM Hapgood. Editor Of Harper 8
Weekly, to be minister to Denmark.
Mr.. Hapgood won distinction as edi-
tor Of Golfers Weekly but as he in
sisted upon advocating Wilson while
FIR. Collier was for Roosevelt and in
sisted upon having his way, Hapgood
resigned. He Is smart writer and
has published number OF books.
Mr.. Hapgood was born in Chicago,
May 2S, 1868 and graduated from
Harvard with the a. NJ. and B. l..
degrees.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
PRICE PRESIDENT OF PICTURE COMPANY.

Capt. Oscar A. Price, Of Ronce-
verte, has resigned as assistant to
the Director General of Railroads to
become president of a corporation
organized to distribute the films Of
prominent picture actors.
He will leave the railroad ad-
ministration April 1st. and will
make headquarters in New York.
Captain Price was appointed as as
sistant to railroad director by former
Director General McAdoo. who re-
Gently was retained as general coun-
sci for the moving picture corpora
tion.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
R, N, BAKER DIES,

Rawlins M. Baker, aged ~, junior
partner Of the law firm Of Enslow
Fitzpatrick and Baker. died Of pneu-
monia at his home in Huntington.
on February 2Sth.
He was born at Athens. Ohio, and
was a graduate of Ohio University.
He began life as a railway clerk, but
took to law and rose rapidly to q
place OF prominence.
He was a thirty-second degree Ma
son. A wife and two children sur
yivo. Mr.. Baker was we'll known to
the courts and members OF the bar
here.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
PALMER TO SUCCEED GREGORY,
The President, on the 27th u,t,,

Inc president, on the 9th ulttmo,
appointed A. Mitchell Palmer, or
Pennsylvania, to be Attorne ey- Gener-
al, succeeding Mr.. Gregory, Of Texas.
who recently resigned. Mr.. Palmer
Is a native Of Stroudsburg, Pa, and
Is At years old. He was for six years
a member OF the House Of Represen-
tativcs and late defeated for the Sen
ate by Boies PenrOse. At the time of
his appointment as Attorney-Generai
he held the Office of Alien Property
Custodian.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
VSPOS'TlON OF GERMAN WAR VESSELS,

lone, french want the whole or at
warsh,I 1ne major part Of Germany
Rn '|'ps I, surrendered to the Allies.
rho,r "'y 100 wants fair share Of
justin, seeing the difficulty Of ad-
rni,oh5 ,ne claims Britain and the
bos, a., states seem to think that the
IN. uh''SpoSition that can be made OF
.mon,, 'pS' TO prevent heart burning
'lr w. inc Allies, would be to sink
aoor ,,' "o'e feet in the bottom OF the
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
WEST VA. NEWS PRAISES CoRHWElL.

We pause to state that Governor
Cornwell has made us an able execu-
tive offlcer--one whose acts and eff
forts have been for the best inter-
ests Of the state and its citizens. 1t
Is a pleasure to refer to his energy
and patriotism during the war
which met with our unqualified ap-
proval.-W. Va News.
In our opinion West Virginia has
never had a better Governor than
John J. Cornwell.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
L. s. to Guard Miners
From "Red' Agitators
Radicals Said To Be Prepar.
ing to Start Propaganda to

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 17.-Agents of
the Bureau of Investigation of the De
partment of Justice are bending their
efforts toward prevention of outside
radical influence upon bitumious coal
miners now on strike, it was learned
to- day.
Reports of plans of "Red" leaders to
go into the coal fields and urge de-
fance of the law, and particularly the
injunction issued in Federal Court here
TO prevent encouragement of the strike
have reached government agents and
steps are being taken to prevent car
rying out of these plans. In one case
1t was stated to-day, an agitator who
was on his way to the Indiana fields
was overtaken by Federal officers and
warned to keep away
In statement put out by Daniel w
Sims. special United States District
Attorney in the coal miners case, it
was declared miners as individuals are
violating the injunction of the court
when they refuse to return to work.
THE miners cannot, collectively or
individually. do any act or refrain from
doing any act, that will further or en-
courage or continue the strike,'' Mr..
Simms asserted. 1t was the strike
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Brig. Gen. Mitchell
Tells of u. S. Air
Service Progress
; New Pursuit Plane Types,
; Kinds of Aircraft Can
non and an Anti-Leak
Gasoline Tank Developed

Brigadier General William Mitchell
chief of operations of the army air
service, in a lecture at the American
riylng Club last night outlined some
of the developments in the fighting air
service since the signing of the armi-
stice. They include:
/. Three new types of pursuit air
planes, with speeds approximating l5g
miles an hour
2. Three different types of cannon
tor use of aircraft.
8. An anti-lcak gasoline tank that
has successfully withstood rigid tests
with service ammunition
Genera Mitchell illustrated his lee
ture with lantern slides of the new
type of aircraft. Speaking of the anti
leak tank he sand:
IN the experiments we have free
iorty-se rounds of service ammunl-
tlon INTO these tanks, alternately usina
Cralnaiy service bullets, armor- pierc-
ing bullets and incerdiary bullets. All
tailed to produce a leak or any ex.
ploslon in the tank
These experiments emphasjzed the
need OF further Increasing the calibel
OF the weapon we would have to use
against an enemy, so the ordnance de-
partment has been concentrating upor
the production of various caliber can.
non tor use on pursuit ships and othe,
aircraft
I'VE have a 81 millimeter cannon
that has given remarkable results. ant
experiments are now being made witt
Il 3-inch cannon on aircraft All SHOW
signs OF success. Some Of the ships
On the Mexican border are being
equipped with these weapons"
On the screen General Mitchell
showed picture OF the "ordn2nce'
pursuit biplane, which has been de
veloRd by the United States Air Ser
vice. He said that he had flown it him.
self. and that it had given far bette
results than the French Spad and hat
lower landing speed than the French
machine.
Another pursuit biplane describe,
was the new Thomas Morse tyne tina
IS undergoing Developments Both thes,
snlps, he said. were far superior to tn,
similar types in Europe in maneuvera
billty and speed.
Speaking of service on the Mexican
border, General Mitchell said the All
Service now had 300 rebuilt De Havi
land As, in which the pilot has beer
placed back of the gasoline tank.
This has greatly increased the safe
ty OF this type Of machine foi the pilot
and brought the pilot ard observe
closer together.' he said at ha., ais,
given the pilol a greater rance Of vi5i
bllIty. Eight of these rebuilt machine
crashed in the transcontinen-al air rae,
without any injury to the personnel
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
International Nav
Appoint Custodian
To Rule big 6"
Printers League Asks for
Action Because of What
1t Calls an Unauthorized
Strike in Local Job Shops

The refusal of Typographical Union
NO. to accept the offer of arbitration
of the Printers League. the organiza-
ton of employers, and to order the
5000 'vacatonsts" back to work at
the meeting of the union last Sunday
may lead to the reorganization Of "Big
g. by the international Typographical
Union, process which would divest
the present leaders of the local of
control
William Green. chairman of the labor
committee of the Printers League.
said yesterday that he and his com
mittee were in touch yesterday with
the officials of the international
through its local organizer. Bert
Brady, and discussed with them the
next step to be taken by the nterna-
tional. Mr.. Green believed it possible
for the international to step in at the
present juncturc and take charge of
Big g. on the basis of provision in
the laws governing the international
which permits the latter to appoint a
custodian over local unions engaging
in an unauthorized strike.
The Printers League contends tina,
by its action on Sunday big 6" trans
formed the vacation" OF its members
INTO an unauthorized strike Mr. Green
pointed out that on October Big g.
passed resolution ordering the wa
cationists' back to work. while last
Sunday it directly indorsed the "vaca-
tionists walk-out
We have suspected all along" said
hat ~
the level in its action of October
and last Sundays meeting Of the or
ganlzation confirmed our Suspicion"
Mr.. Green said that the Printers
League will now press the lnterna-
tlonal for some definite action on its
part which would place the officials of
Big g. in the outlaw class, together
with the leaders OF the pressmen, feed-
ers and paper handlers. The Printers
League Will point out that, according
to the laws Of the international every
strike ote taken by a local union With
out sanction Of the international is an
Illegal vote.
1t was pointed out yesterday by per
sons familiar with the situation. that
should the international decide to
appoint custodian for Big g. which
would be equivalent to the appointment
OF q receiver in the case OF corpora
ton. Big g. may be split up, with
the compositors employed on the New
York newspapers forming a separate
organization and receiving a charter of
their own.
The international has hitherto re-
fused to take any action which might
bring the newspaper compositors di-
rectly into the controversy. 1t is
understood that the majority of the
oompositors employed on the local
newspapers are not in agreement with
the policies of the officials of big g.
and have no sympathy for tho vacation
ists.' Should this prove true after q
direct vote is taken by the custodian
which the international may appoint
for Big 6" the formation Of sepa-
rate organization for the newspaper
employees would be extremely likely
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Appears in Court
On Stretcher in
Suit for $4,000
Miss Mary Wolfe. Niece of
Bankers Wife. Asks Sum
for Injuries Received
in I AK icab Accident

Miss Mary Emma Wolfe, a niece Of
Mrs. George F. Baker, jr.. wife Of the
banker. was brought to the Supreme
Court yesterday from the Hotel Went
worth in private ambulance and
borne to the courtroom on stretcher
to prosecute her suit for $4,000 dam
ages against the Town Taxicab Com
pany She asks this sum for injuries
that have changed her from an active
young woman to a permanent invalid.
Miss Wolfe is daughter of the late
fashionable colony Of Tuxedo. and is
related TIC Mss Catherine Wolfe, who
gave the Wolfe Gallery OF painting TO
the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Miss Wolfe testified Before Justice
Dugro ana jury that on December
81. 1916. she left the establishment of
her dressmaker. at l5l East Fifty
fourth Street, in taXicab belonging
to the Town Taxicab Company. Dur
ing the ride. the cab struck a hole in
the pavement with such force that she
hard part Of the interior Of the vehicle
Since then, said Miss Wolfe, she has
been an invalid and been confined much
of the time to a darkened room. She
said she has paid out s15,726 for medi-
cal attendance and still owes $4,000.
1t is contended by the taxicab com
pany that it was not the accident on
which the suit is brought that made
Miss Wolfe an invalid. but one that
she had in 1902. in Tuxedo, when, it
is alleged, she was thrown from a
horse she was riding. The defendant
says that DR.. A. Weir MITCHELL of
Philadelphia, was called several times
to attend Miss Wolfe for injuries she
sustained in the Tuxedo accident The
trial will be continued to-day
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Newspaper n Pressmen
Secede From Old Union
And Form q Nc,c One

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Charging
George L. Berry. of Rogersville. Tenn.
president of the international Printing
Pressmen's and Assistants Union with
"misappropriation Of more than $500
0OO,' union prcssmen from twenty
seven cities, in convention here to-day,
seeded from the parent body and or
ganized the Newspaper Web Press
men of the United States and Canada" ="
The convention, which opened to-
day. will continue through Friday. H..
Clay Smith, of this city. and John l..
Taylor. of Detroit, were chosen tempo
rary chairmen and secretary, respec-
lively.
Suit charging misappropration of
funds brought by Chicago pressmen
against Berry is pending in the Federal
court at Knoxville. Tenn. and is
scheduled for hearing at the December
term.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Refuse to Divuloe
Date Set for Trial
OF Vessels as Spy
Government Officials Silent
on Plans Until Speci-
fications of Charges S
Are Sent to the Prisoner

Pending delivery Of specifications of
the charges against Herman Vessels
alleged master spy to his counsel.
Federal authorities yesterday declined
to divulge the date set for the trial It
is expected, however, that the case will
be opened within fortnight. The
mass of evidence against the prisoner,
officials say, is complete.
This will be the first case of alleged
espionage during the war over which
the Navy has assumed Jurisdiction.
After consultation in Washington.
United States attorneys decided if
would be best to have Vessels, an Of
ficer of the German Imperial Navy,
tried by a navy courtmartial
The Judge Advocate GenHral's Dc
partmcnt of the Navy has submitted
the following report Of Vessels case
to Secretary Daniels:
The man was found to be a spy in
New York and was arrested on May
|. 1918. and confined in the Tombs He
was indicted by grand jury of the
United States TOR conspiracy to com
NIT espionage in time of war on June
Z. 1918, together with John 7. Ryan,
Maria K. De Victorica, Jeremiah A.
O'Leary, Willard J. Robinson. Albert
Paul Frcko and Emil Ripper. He was
later indicted by Federal grand jury
for treason. the later Indictment be-
ing filed December 6. 1918.
Vessels was never brought 20 trial
on either of the foregoing indictments
because of a ruling of the court in the
case of Willard J. Robinson. who was
jointly indicted with him. 10 the. CT
feet that to convict of treason uNdcr
the Constitution two witnesses are
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18

portation between railroads and water
carriers are authorized in the bill.
The voluntary consolidation of rail
road lines and systems is authorized
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is authorized to determine all
questions that may arise regarding the
valuation of property, and to regulate
the issuing of stocks or bonds or other
evidences of interest in or Indebtedness
of the carriers.
\ The personnel of the Interstate Com
merce Commission is increased to
eleven members. instead of the present
nine, and the salaries of the members
are increased from $4,000 to $4,000
annually.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Court asked to appoint
Receivers for Idle Mines

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Nov. 17.-Georgc
Il. Phelps, Findlay lawyer. to- day asked
the Ohio Supreme Court to direct At
torney General Price to begin custer
proceedings against Ohio coal mining
companies organized under the laws of
Ohio. for failure to operate their mines
and to have receivers appointed for
them.
in his petition, Phelps said mine op-
suspension Of the mines since Novem-
oer ]. and the court has the right to
direct their operation under receiver
ships
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Rail Unions Call
Orertime Parley

Special Cores pomdence
CLEVELAND, Nov. H. - General
chairmen of the four railroad brother
hoods will meet IN Cleveland on Mon
day to consider Director General
Illness offer of a new method Of over
time payment. The call for the joint
conference was telegraphed to-day by
heads Of the four organizations to
their 500 general system chairmen,
after they had spent all morning in
discussing the Hines proposal
The immediate purpose of the meet
ing will be to obtain an express ION
from the membership on the proposed
scheme 'of overtime payment. That
they will also consider demands for
general wage increases. which have al
ready been made by two Of the
brotherhoods. is possible. according to
". G. Lee, president Of the Brother
hood OF Railroad Trainmen. who said.
however, that such is not the purpose
Of the meeting.
The other general officers here for
the conference to-day were Warren S.
otoIle. ldNO CHlSi VI lue OiOtUciuOOu
of Locomotive Engineers; Timothy
Shea, acting president of the Brother
hood of Fire1nen and Engineers. Cleve-
land, and l.. f. Sheppard. president of
the Order of Railway Conductors.
Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
The general chairmen called to Cleve-
land Monday are the system heads Of
the brotherhoods. Mr.. Lees organiza-
tion. the largest of the brotherhoods
has about 100 charmen.
Director General Illness offer of
overtime for slow freight service was
made to the trainmen and hremen,
but since, if they accepted it, the offer
would be made next ia. the engineers
and to the conductors. they are all to
act on it. The proposal. according to
Mr.. Hines, would cost the government
s3000.000 month. but, according to
MIR. Shea. would cost the men S12,-
100000 in loss of "arbitrares' and
other special allowances which would
be cancelled.
The offer is to pay time and one-half
for time required to make runs in eX-
cess Of what would be required if an
average speed of 12l2 miles an hour
were maintained. This confines time
and one-half to slow freight service
other service in excess OF the basic
day to be paid pro rata or at the fat
rate Der hour
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Despondent, He Leaps to Death
From Greensboro Bridge

Charles Kiefer. fifty years old. Ats
Broadway, Astoria, jumped from
greensboro Bridge yesterday morning.
His body crashed through a network
of trolley wires into Vernon Avenue,
Long Island City. Death was instan-
taneous. Lines of the New York and
Queens County Railway Company were
tied up for some time until the wires
were repaired. The police say the
man had been despondent for some time
over the death of his daughter.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Germans To Be Too Late
For World Labor Parlev

WASHINGTON, Nov. l7.-Germany's
delegates to the international Labor
Conference will not be able to reach
Washington in time to attend the first
session of the conference unless the
decision announcing adjournment No
vember 20 is reconsidered. The Ger
mans are now in Sweden and expect to
sail tomorrow on the steamer Stock
holm from Gothenberg, but conference
officials probably Will advisce them net
to sail.
The decision to end the conference
November % was taken because many
Of the European delegates had ar
ranged to sail for home December .
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18

Street and Hegney Place, The Bror1
The animal stepped on rein al
snapped it. AT which Max screamed.|
Patrolman Fessenden Drescher.
the Alexander Avenue police static
swung himself over the tailboard
143d Street and St AIMS Avenu
Helpless 10 control the horse with
single rein. he leaped to the animal
back and reached for the bit He vi
thrown at 142d Street and. clinging
the rein. was dragged to 141st Stree
where Patrolman Ferrarine stopps
the horse. which Drescher's weight hs
slowed down.
Drescher's left hip was dislocat.
and he was taken 70 Lincoln Hospits
A summons was issued for Max
father, grocer, 20 answer to a charf
OF permitting a minor 20 drive a hors
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Canada's Coal Ban Hits
WASHINGTON and Alaska

SEATTLE. Nov. 17.--Canada has
placed an embargo on coal. accord
ing to word received here to-day.
Alaskans will suffer, it was said, "a
most of the coal shipped north from
the Canadian mines goes to South
eastern Alaska.
Other reports received to-day were
to the effect the British Columbia
coal operators had placed ban on
coal shipments into the State of
Washington. Up to this time Wash
ington has been able to get coal from
the mines of Vancouver Island and
other parts of the province.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-18

necessary to each overt act Vessels
ls still confined in the Tombs.
"On July %, 1919, the United States
Attorney for the Southern District of
New York. under authority Of the At
torney General Of the United States.
requested the Navy Department to try
Vessels by naval courtmartial as a
spy"
The report concludes by informing
Secretary Daniels that two of the as
sistants to the United States Attorney v
in New York will assist in the prose
cution. Major K. f. Adams. Judge Ad-
vocate of the New York Navy Yard
has been designated TO conduct the
prosecution. 1t is believed that George
Wlnship Taylor Will head the assist
ants from the United States Attorneys