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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-24
JUDGE SOMMERVILLE
TALKS TO The STATE
BAR ASSOCIATION

FAIRMONT. W. Va. July @2.-An
elaborate banquet AT tho Fairmort
Country club tonight brought To rloso
tho thiriy-ffth annual convention Of the
West Virginia Bar association after a
TWO days session hero. Hon. T.. NJ. Sho-
walter. Of FaIrmont, was tonstrlast"r.
Two hundred wcrc in attendance. The
convention closed WAS ono Of tn" NOS:
important in several years. nnd matters
pertaining to the conditions resulting
from tho world was discussed and atccd
upon.
1t WAS brought out ny tho socrC' ARK
that tho toll of tho past year has G'"n
the heaviest in the history OF tn Urghn-
ization. Thirty-four lawyers. IrTrcScnt-
ing - counties Of West Virginia, died
SIn~" tho last annual session, S"N oTal be-
ing among tho most promlrcn' legal
lights Of lhc state. Four made the SUI
promo sacrifice in the worli war and
tho nthcrs wcrc mostly victims f the
influenza Those who died in tho snrvIce
wcrr Roy Earl Parrish. Francis Worth
Payne. Eugene y. Mayer and Edmund
c. Harrison.
The principal speaker today was JuGgc
!. +. SOmmCrvill". Of Wheeling. one OF
tho veteran members of tho association.
He talked of tho bench and bar Of Was.
Virginia since his earliest aSSocalionP
with tn" organization. Tho State Bar
association passed a resolution to tho
effect that II would stand behind the
various organizations Of tho state in IN"
celebration Of tho birthday of the COLI
Stl,utior on September II.
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BRITISH LABOR
CRISIS SHOWS
DANCER SIGNS
100000 MINES ARE
WITH THE STRIKERS
Triple Alliance to Take Ref /.
endum on Political
Demands

LONDON, July 2$-(Ey IN" ASSOC
atcd Prcss)-Tho fourth day or the
great coal miners strike brought no
signs Of a settlement. Almost 2o"'"oo
mon have LAID down their tools. len
thousand went out today in Nottingham
and Derby, while 10000 mon in Mon
mouth and 1910 I.anCash'r" work"rS
went back to save tho mines from ne-
struction. but coupling with their return
a strong protest
Premier Lloyd George and several
members Of the cabinet. including An
drew Bonar Law, Sir Auckland G"ddcs
and Sir Robert s Horne. conferred with
the minc owners today. The premier
will mcot tho officers OF the miners
federation tomorrow.
The triple alllanc" Of labor wnlCh -
cont posed Of tho railway mon. t"lePhohc
workers and miners, met IN London nc-
hind closed doors and registered a vote
of ol7 to II against consCrlpuon. par
ticiratIon in Russian campaigns ana '''
intervention Of military fore" IN TRAD"
union disputes produced a great Schsa-
tion in labor circles.
There is no doubt that Lloyd George :
government has met the most serious
situation in domestic affairs that II mas
yct had to deal with. ono whlCA may
hiring to focus all the labor diSC"nt"nI
which has been acCumulatng since 'ne
armisticc The premier and IN" oth'V
ministers wore serious faces today; they
were in conference for hours.
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Of
RACE R|OT|NG
IS PREVENTED

WASHINGTON. July c3.-Strects Of
tho national capital were patrol cd again
tonight by a force Of cavalry. infantry
and marines numbering more than 1000
men, no prccaution being overlooked by
the authorities agaiISt a renewed out
break Of the race riots which have oc-
Cured on four successive nights.
Officials wcrc hopeful that the COM
parative quiet which prevailed last
night, marrcd only by the clash result
ing in the killing OF one white man and
the fatal wounding OF another o. n
negro. mean that the sudden blaze Of
race hatred had been eXtinguishcd.
The element Of rain which Wis be-
lieved 10 have played an important part
in keeping people off the streets last
night was lacking tonight. MaJp7 Cen
eral W. G.. Haan. in command of the
military forces cooperating with the To-
lice. expressed confidence tonight that
there would be no further serious dis
order.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-24
MEXICO SEES
INTERVENTION
BY UNCLE SAN

MEXICO CITY, July 23.-(By the AS.
sociated Press. )-The constantly increas-
Ing space devoted by Mexico City papers
during the last few weeks to the rcla-
tions between the United States and
Mexico eliminated today in the issue Of
an extra edition by FL Universal. carry
ing the seven column headline Mexico
and the United States" Underneath IL
is another seven column headline in
smaller type saying. United States
press affirms preparations continued for
armed Intervention: General Dicknan.
chief Of southern opel ations.'
The body Of the reading matters con-
tains stories, most Of them taken from
New York newspapers and sent by spec
ial correspondents or clipping bureaus,
regarding recent incidents in Mexico In
volving Americans. such as tho Cheyenne
affair at Tampico and the reported mo-
bilization Of large armed forces alonG
the frontier. Otner stories tell OF anti
Mexican cartoons appearing in American
papers and Of declarations with regard
to Mexico made by TnderSccrctary OF
State Polk and Major-Gencral Leonard.
Part Of tho extra Is given over to
story printed in the New York World
discounting the intervention stories.
Mention is made Of recent report
published here that officers of the
American army Of occupation in Ger
many are busily studying campaign
for an invasion Of Mexico. Side by side
with the Intervention stories from tn"
United States arc news reports. editorials
and interviews with government officials
regarding the Corrcl, Cheyenne and other
Incidents involving Americans
The newspapers Of the capital haze
been publishing statements by vari"Is
pcrsonages. notably Ygnacio Bonillas.
ambassador to the United States, AMI
General Candido Aguilar. former f. -:
cign minister. dealing with tho present
cordial relations between the United
States and Mexico and MrxiCo's anxiety
to enact legislation especially regarding
oil claims, that will satisfy all 1a-'iCs.
Tho general sentiment hero. n re-
n"ctcd by the newspapers. shows much
concern over tho present status e in
ternational relations and also the out
come Of tho official conference At WASH
inGton on the Mexican policy AMI thr
probable course tho Mexican ~onsr"ss
will pursue with regard TO oil lcGisll-
ton
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WASHINGTON. July Exchanges Of
labor leaders that Thomas ]. Mooney
Vas untustly convicted for participation
IN the bomb throwing outrage in San
Francisco three years ago wer" sup
norted in A report Of John B. Densmore
special agent Of tne department OF
labor submitted TO the house today in
response to resolution demanding
more information on tho case
Mr.. Densmorc. now director Of the
federal employment service. conducted
secret investigation OF the case at the
request Of Secretary Wilson. With the
aid Of several immigration inspectors he
gathered his evidence working without
the knowledge Of San Francisco authori-
ties Most Of II was obtained by use
OF a dictaphone placed in the office Of
District Attorney Fickert. prosecutor OF
the case
From this evidence Mr. Dinsmore drew
+ba conclusion that Mooney did not re-
cefve full Justice in his trial and that
ne was the victim OF corporate interests
in San Francisco who desired TO dis
credit the labor unions and maintain
the .open shop" The prosecution was
conducted without a real investigation
~ the crime Mr.. Densmore declared,
and with deliberate intent 70 frame"
the labor leader.
The plain truth is" Mr.. Dinsmore
said, that there Is nothing about the
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MARCH ADMITS
CRUELT|ES To
j. {. SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON. July 2S.-Admlssion
that American soldiers held IT. prisons
and camps in and near l'aIiS. SuH"reo
brut alltics for which MINOR officers
were convicted in court martial pro-
cecdings. was obtained from Gcn'rat
March. chief Of star, today by spcCial
house war investigating committee.
The prisoners. as tar as tho rHcoros
showed were held because Of ABSENCE
without leave late last year from th"'F
military uni,s and a cahl"Gram from
General Pcrshing sent three days ag'
from Paris declared some or thcse
men were among tho hardest characters
in tho American cXpcdtGonary force.
General PcrSh:ngs cablogram. sent IN
response to an inquiry Of the war "'-
partment after It's attention mad pech
called 10 alleged mlstr"atm"nt or inc
prisoners, disclosed tho CoHTlctlon
against four officers at PRISON farm NO.
and its adjoining stockadc. Tw" OF
the officers. II said. were imprisoned
after being found guilty by court mar
tial. Conviction Of four other ofh"erS
was disclosed by reports Of Brigadi"r
General Edward \. NrcGcr acting Judge
advocate general.
Licutcnan, Frank II. Smith. thH we'll
known n1TUpDllCu wa h'I III '-Ilii ~ w
farm No. ., il was disclosed. is serving
an. eighteen month sentence at Cover
nor's Island. because Of his maltrcat-
mcnt Of prisoners. Smith. tho chief OF
staff explaincd. came from Kentucky and
was sent to Europe after he had tried 10
get commission in the hi!ippine
scouts Smiths original Scntcnc" Of
three years was reduced by reviewing
authorities.
besides Smith tho records show tic
conviction Of tho following:
Sergeant Clarence T.. Ball six months
Imprisonment. dishnnorablr discharges;
Sergeant Fred W. Wolmaicr, Company
X. l5Sth infantry, ono year mpriSon-
mcnt. dishon"rabl" discharge; Sergeant
Savo RaEnoviCh. Company \. l5Slh in
fantry six months Imprisonment dis
honorable discharge: Sergeant JoS"nh
Bush. replacement battalion. six months
Imprisonment: Sergeant Joseph Smith.
replacement battalion. acquitted: Lieut.
cnant Charles Joseph Mason. l5Sth in
fantry. found not guilty at ono trial but
later CcnViCt"d' Of perjury in connection
with his first trial and sentenced Ia dis
honorable discharge, which sentence lat
or was SGT aside: Lieutenant Warrcn
Hclph"nstci Gin. Company 4. l5Sth infan-
try. sentenced 10 dismissal later set
aside.
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Exerted All the Influence Pos
sible to Secure Modification
of Terms Japanese Deny
Deal For Withdrawal Of
Racial Equality Clause

WASHINGTON. July 23.-President
wilson today denied published reports
that he had told senators he was respon-
sible for the Shantung settlement In the
treaty with Germany.
An official statement issued at the
White House said the president had ex-
erted all the influence he was at liberty
to exercise in the circumstances to OBJ
tain a modification Of the Shantung
provision. The statement follows:
The president authorizes the an
nouncement that the statement carried
in several Of the papers this morning
that he originated or formulated the
provisions with regard TO Shantung IN
the treaty of peace with Germany Is AZ
together false. He exerted all the inrlu-
ence he was at liberty to exercise in the
circumstances to obtain modification
OF them and believed that the ultimate
action Of Japan with regard to Shantuns
will put the whole matter in Its true
light"
Senators who saw the president SAID
thcv had been told that Iremiers Cls-
menceau and Lloyd-Gcorge reported TO
the president that they were bound oJ
the agreements Of their governments
with Japan. and that II the japanese
statesmen were to be converted TO any
other views the president himself
would have TO undertake the attempt. II
was f,,tile. the senator's said they were
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-24
InterurbanL Lines
Have Their Woes as
Well As CITY Roads

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Interurbau
electric railways were pictured TO the
federal electric railways mission to-
day as suffering from tho same financial
h&rdshIps said 10 b" affecting tn" city
lines.
There isn't an intcrurban road IN my
part of tho country that is paying dlvi-
dcnds either on its preferred or common
stock" declared Charles l.. Henry. Of
indianapolis. "A pioneer in intcrurhan do
vclopment.
Mr.. Henry suggested that tho roads
should be relieved Of all charges CXc"p;
thosc sustained in tho actual carrying IF
passengers. that passenger trucks h."
placed under regulation and that TN"
fedora government should adopt "falror'
competitive methods. Regarding tho last
suggestion Nj Henry said tho railroad
administration had kept suburban ra'"T
low upon steam lines thereby PrccludIn=
an increase by tho electric lines and had
injured tho electric lines by divcrtinG
express business. Hc lauEhingly told Of
one month in which one Of his lines did
an exceptional business amounting 10 1
cents.
Tho scrvicc-at-Cost plan Of operation
was discussed by l.. z. Nash. Of stone ~
Webster. who said that one defect in
most Of tho existing franchises Of this
character was that the maximum rate
Of return was too small TO give inc"n-
tive for tho best results He approved
tho Montreal scheme Of allowing the
company on"-cighth Of per cent on tts
current capital value when tn" annual
budget IS not exceeded By more than
81, per cent. Discussing fair returns OH
invested capital. Mr.. Nash said;
IF the cost Of living goes up so per
cont tho investor Theoretically living on
his income ought to have an incrcas" ut
so per cent and is just as much entitled
to it on his money as the workingman
Is entitled TO II for his labor
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MEXICO CITY. July 23.-(By the A.
sociated Press)-Official accounts q,
the ro5binE Of American sailors from tn.
L. S. S. Cheyenne. July 6. and OF deatAs
of Americans were given out today ~
General Juan Barragan. chief OF tne
presidential staff. in the form OF UoNt
ernmental dispatches. One OF the Satts
ors went up the river Temesi In re-
territory.
General Ricardo Gonzales. chief Of tht,
Tampico garrison, in dispatch repot
inc on the murder Of John w. CorrSif
near Tampico, June 16, stated the niptss
der was committed by Temesi river oAW
dts. He said he had ordered q purenus
Of the outlaws and that four Of the eAn.l
dts had been killed and twenty horset
recovered in 4 fight At the oanottH
headquarters. -.,.
Other official dispatches on deaths ~
Americans placed the responsibility -
the incidents in some cases upon tWs
men killed.
General Barragan also announced tn1t
tomorrow there would be made puous
various documents belonging to thi
archives Of the bandit Villa" recoverea
IN Juarez, and including "a letter az
dressed to Villa by Colonel Charles Z;
Hunt. offering villa a visit oy senAtot
Fall and others in an effort to aid Viii@S
campaign.
Among the dispatches furnished cy
General Barfagan to the Assocta3ed
Press was one from General Gonsaies
regarding the Cheyenne case. IN Whieh
the chief Of the Tampico garrison SAYS
This was due to their (the Amertcaa
sailors) imprudence, for without adyte'
ing with Mexican military headouartefA
where they could have learned how tn
they could have passed safely up tns
river Tamesi, they venturcd beyond ths
last outpost into rebel territory Ana;
were robbed Of one watch. a little money
and their shoes. -
General Gonzales reports that M
has called the attention OF the AmssrS
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He. |.

Mayor Thomas r. Thoncr has mailed
Commerce and tho Ohio valley Trades
and Labor Assembly copies or tn:
fancy resolution adopted by counrii
Tuesday evening IN which tho COM
mrrcial and labor bodies arc asked 10
Join with a committee OF council IN
seeking TO d2termlnc fair level or
prices on living necessities In Wheel
ing. and to recommend to council steps
for rrmedy;ng the high cost OF living.
The assurance was given yesterday
both by l. NJ. Scott. president or the
Chamber of Commerce and Walter 3.
Hilton. speaking for the Trades ana
Labor Assembly. that these podlcs
will nam. representatives TO meet with
the council committee just as soon as
the copies OF the resolution arc received
from Mayor Thoner.
The council committee. composed or
Camden S. Tan:y. chairman, Or. 4. ).
Bippus and David Morgan. - anxious
to have an early session Of the repre-
sentatlves OF the three bodies and get
TO work on the living cost Investigation
while tn interest aroused by counclls s
step TO lower living prices IL at lis
height The investigation directly con-
Germs every man. woman and cnlld IN
Wheeling. and councils action in taxing
the step to secure a fair level OF pr1ces.
as compared with prices in other cities
within a radius Of 400 miles. was COM
mended everywhere yesterday
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REFUSED To
JUMP NUMBER
Of COMM TEE

WASHINGTON. July 23.-Enlargc-
mont Of the Republican legislative
81 tccrinC committee was voted down To-
night at n party conference. Proposals
to increase the committee from tFe to
seven and from iiv" to nine mctlo'Fs
each were dlsapprovcd by margins OF
ten votes or moro.
Representative Johnson. South Dakota
proposed the addition Of four committee
mon. hui was defeated 81 TO n. On a'
amendment offered by Representative
Smith. Illinois. to add two members no
record vote was taken. but II was ue-
fcatcd by approximately twenty votes,
recess Of month beginning in
August was practically agreed on by the
conference. but tho date Of beginning 1t.
and the legislative program TO he car
r.od out before then were left TO the
srcoring committee for decision. a report
70 be made TO another conference next
week.
Iuouirics now under way by standing
and snccial house committees Will con-
tinuc during the recess.
In addition to these inquiries the Re-
publican leaders expect to order an IN
vcstication by tho foreign affairs COM
mittcc into tho Mexican situation anu
into the operations and expenses or the
shipping board and emergency fleet cor
poration.
Tonight's conference. according to par
|ticipants. was a harmonious ono except
for some question Of the attitude OF
members Of tho steering committee IN
rermitting the house to consider oay-
light saving and then voting against us
incorporation in tho remcdeled agrlcui
tural bill. Republican Leader Mondeii
NNt NJ
cold asserting that tho committee did
NOT wish 10 enforce individual opinions
on n question tha. should be decided ~
tho bousc. Some members also were
said 10 have questioned the necessity OF
having a steering committee.
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WANTS HALF MILLION
TOFlGHT FOREST FIRES

WASHINGTON. July o3.0Congress
was asked to-dPy hy Secretary Lane for
n special appropriation Of s5on.ooo to
fight forest fires in Montana, Idaho and
Washington. Latest reports from Idaho,
he said. declare the fires cannot b" OK
iinCuishcd save by heavy rain Of which
there is no immediate prospect"
To meet tho emergency. the secretary
has authorized tho use Of $4,000 ap-
prnprIatnd for the land office field ser
vico. hut not intended for forest fire
fighting
The latest word from our agents in
Idaho" wrote the secretary is that all
that can he donc is to keep tho fires
from spreading over much wider ter
ritory."
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Dr., Carl Renner in
Opposition to Treaty

GENEVA. July 23.-(By The Asso-
ciatcd Press DIR. Carl Renncr. head or
tho Austrian peace delegation. in pass
ing through Zurich today. on his way 10
Vienna. told the correspondent OF Inc
Swiss Telegraph agency that he totally
disaprrovcd Of tn" terms OF the peace
treaty presented to him at st. Germain'
cspccIllly the clauses concerning ampu-
tation' rf territory from Austria ana
the financial conditions. which. h" SAID.
Austria would hc unable 10 fulhll, even
with tho best intentions 10 TO so.
- Rrnncr. according 10 tho cores
rcad"nr. was especially hit"d against
Itnly's demand for tn" Ttrol and ais'
against tho JuEo-Slav aspirations. ILLS
tn" intention Of DIR. R"nnrr shortly 70
present the conditions Of r"acc 10 the
government in Vienna.
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Taft's Plan to Smooth Way For
Peace Ratification Looks Good
Probe By Wheeling Council, Chamber Of
Commerce and Trades Assembly Will Be the
Real Thing, Declare All the Investigators

salcrs get their produce from tho Pitts
hurEh commission men. Tho Wheeling
mon. he said. must not only sell at the
Same rate as dealers in Pittsburgh soil,
TO make tho Same pront as lrttshurgh-
crs rcalzC but they must add littlH
moro 10 th- price in Wheeling to pay
tho freight between Pittsburgh ana
Wheeling.
Conditions Have Changed.
Another man who remembers the
days when produce was handled much
dicercntly than it is now. blamed It on
tho half dozen or ton pronts That are
made by the various dealers through
whose hands these articles pass.
Not SO many years ago. TINS man
said. people were conscntcd 10 wat
until the Ohio county and neiEhooriIg
farms produced articles OF food. Now
people insist on getting the very carll-
est tomatoes. the earliest cucunlhcrs
and the earliest of everything else from
the southern markets. rhe producer
packer, shipper. commission merchant,
jobbcr wholesaler. retailer and perhaps
the street peddlcr, or a restaurant own
or. all must have their profits. tonse-
uucntly everything reaches high price
level
Another blamed combination or pro-
ducers for keeping down production 10
such an extent tina: the demand Will
create high prices and keep them hign
All Of those reasons. and perhaps doz-
ems Of others. tho investigation conf
mittce will hear when IT begins ITS
task Of tndlng out just who or wnat ~
TO blanc for tho presence or ola
Grandpa H. G. L."
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WASHINGTON. July 23.-Thc senate
late today passed the s3i0n0.oOo aEri-
cultural appropriation bill which recent
" was vetoed by President Wilson be-
cause Of the rider for repeal of tho day
light saving law. No effort 10 restore
tho rider was made in tn" senate.
Tho senators made no criticism OF the
presidents veto. and tn" only reference
10 the daylight saving question was an
announcement by Chairman Gronna Of
the agriculture committee Of the veto
and the reiterated refusal of the house
to override IL.
Tho bill will be returned TO the house
tomorrow with a single minor commit
too amendmcn, approved today by the
senate providing relief for western
drnuth sufferers by suspendipg their
homestead residence requirements. The
house can concur Immediately in this
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II is tho plan OF the chairman Of Ine
council investigation committee To call
before tho JOINT committee representa-
tivCS of producers. wholesalers. retail
ers and every branch OF tradc concCrr-
cd with the provisioning or Wheeling
and secure from them statements re-
garring costs Of production. profits anc
such other information as may be OIL
value in determining just what Is re-
Sponsiblc for living prices in wheeling
being. as the TanCy resolution cites.
higher than in other cities within
great radius. Other suggestions Will
be received from tn other members or
the council committee and representa-
tives Of the Chamber Of Commerce and
Trades Assembly. as to how TO proccco
to set at the full facts.
Joint Meeting Soon
1t Is probable that the nrst JolnI
meeting of the council committee ano
representatives Of tn. labor and con-.
mcrcial bodies will be held within three
days, but Mr.. Tancy cannot fix tho date
definitely until he has heard from the
other bodies.
The councils decision to try 10 ADJUST
living conditions to fair level startco
the entire city talking. Already. many
suggest ions as TO what is the cause or
the city's high prices. have been heard.
One wholesale merchant was heard
talking concerning tho cost OF produce.
With the exception possibly. nc said, or
a few tomatoes which are brought ol-
rectly from the vicinity or Marietta.
Ohio. and few green beans
which are secured directly from tho
packers. Wheeling Jobbers and whole