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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
AGED TRAPPER BOUND
AND GAGGED, ROBBED;
FOUND DEAD IN HUT

S7ccial Dispatch TO The 1ntelligencer.
STECRENVILLE. O.. Feb l3.-Whcn
ncighbors this forenoon forced their
way into tho cabin which has been the
homo Of "Conncy" Ackcrman. aged 10
years bachelor and trappcr. at Hanllhs
Station. Pa. for the last so years, they
found the aged reclusc lying bound and
gagged on the floor and cold in death.
The interior of the cabin was In disorder
and had tho appearance OF. being ran
sacked.
It is believed by Pennsylvania state
officers. who were put on the case ms
afternoon, that robbers, under the I'M
precision that tho trapper possessed con-
siderable wealth. broke into his nome
for the purpose of robbery. oferro%crcd
him and after taking what rnluahles
they could find. left him lying helpless
on tho noor. the gage choking him I"
death. There were evidences that
Ackcr,nan, who was powerful man
for his age. had put up terrific struG-
gle before he was oycrpnw"rrd
II is thought by state officers that
The robbery and attack on Alderman
was made several days ago and that tho
victim has been dead nj least two days.
He has not been seen about for several
days and to-day ncighbors became sus-
picious and broke into the cabin.
Little is known of Ackcrman's history,
ONLY s,hat he went to HunlirS and 10
Gated there when Il young man, built
himself g. cabin and has since lived tho
life OF a rcclusc earning livlihood by
hunting and trapping. His ccccntric'-
tics. it has often been rumorcd, were
tho result Of n disappointment in an
early love affair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
SCHOOL CODE
PASSES SENATE
UNANIMOUSLY
THE VIRGINIA DEBT
RESOLUTION, TODAY
Action on McClintic Resolu.
ton Deferred at Authors
Suggestion.

CHARLESTON. w Va. Feb. Il
After amending the school code bill 10
eliminate the provision that one mcm-
bcr of the state board Of education
should be IL member Of the negro race.
and further amending it 10 provide for
all advisory commission Of three mcm-
bcrs of that race, tho senate this after
noon passed the bill without vote
against it,. 1t will go 10 the house TO-
morrow.
The senate also passed sixteen other
bills. as follows: Nicholas county clerk
allowances. pensions for aged and in
trm women. inheritance taxes. pure
water for live stock in transit. church
independent school districts. Fairmunt
charter, county officials salaries, aSrf
culture and horticulture. validating
Curry district bonds. exemptions from
jury service. inspection of factories,
Mercer circuit court. testimony of wife
or husband prohibition law amend
mcnts. Peasants county schools and
commercial feeding stuffs.
\ bill creating a state patrol, sub
Stitutc for the original bill introduced
several days ago by Senator Hough,
was reported favorably from committee
in the senate this afternoon.
\ senate joint resolution introduced
by Senator Johnson proposes that Gov
crnor Cornwcll appoint Il printing COM
mission to revise printing laws and in
nuirc into thc advisability OF the state
operating it's own printing plant.
Tho McClintic concurrent resolution
on tho Virginia debt. proposing that
tho terms submitted by the Virginia
debt commission for settlement of the
judgment be accepted. special order
Of husinTs for 3 o'clock this after
noon, went over as a special order Tor
The same hour tomorrow on motion OF
it's author.
II was explained by Delegate Nc
, Clintic that q number OF members OF
the house had asked him To make such
n motion. TO give them little further
time to consider the proposition saying
that they were not ready to vote this
afternoon.
The house this afternoon passed the
bill amending the live stock, san!ta'
lion law and the Hcrsman bill provid-
ing for pure water for live stock IN
transit. :,
The state racing commission bill
survived two efforts on second reading
to kill. it. ono by vote OF So TO ls' inc
! other by a vote OF 60 10 IA. and was
advanced to third reading. THIS Is q
! scpatc bill. having already been passeo
t,y- that, body. 80. - -: =:
: Tho Hackney banking bill. feature
| OF which is In transfer the appointment
| of the comm issioncr from the governor
| 10 The state treasurer. was pending tho
announcement of Il vote on this feature
when adjournment was taken. AT
! amendment to strike out this provision
| was under roll call.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
JAPAN BUCKS AGAINST
MANDATORY PLAN FOR
The PACIFIC ISLANDS

PARIS, Feb. 13.-(By the Associated
Press Japan has not yet agreed to the
plan for making her mandatory for
the Caroline and Marshall islands.
While the other powers have practically
agreed to the mandatory principle and
are willing to accept direction of the
various German colonies. Japan desires
q more complete definition of the plan
under which the two groups OF PAcliic
islands will be entrusted 10 her and n
more complete statement of the KIND
OF international control and supervision
which will obtain under the society oil
! nations plan
In discussing this question to-day
with the correspondent n. member Of the
japanese delegation said the Japanese
have great pride in their achievements
in the Pacific and feel that as reward
for their military and naval activity
they should be permitted 10 extend
their culture and civilization to the
two groups Of islands which are in
habited by undevelopcd peoples.
If the society Of nations desires stand
ardzation and unihcation OF develop
mcnt Of the captured German colonies
! which would prevent Japan from giving
a distinctly Japanese character to the
Marshall and Caroline islands. the plan
would not be acceptable to Japan. as II
would hurt the national pride OF her
people. the delegate said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
Disgracefu| Severity Of
PunistmentS Melted Out
To American Soldiers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-1nstances
Of severe sentences imposed by court
martiul upon soldiers found guilty OF
minor offcnscs were recited before the
Scnule military committee by BrIGadicr
General Samuel T. .Ansel1, acting judge
advocate general. who appeared 10 urge
enactment Of a law authorizing re-
views of cuurt-martial sentences by the
judge advocate.
General Anscll was asked bY mem
bcrs Of the committee why 1t was ina.
many conscientious objcctors had been
discharged from the army. whilc en-
listed and sclcctivc service men were
reouircd 10 remain in camps. but he
asked TO ho. excused from answering
Chairman Chamberlain later announced
that Secretary Baker would be Ques-
toned on this subject.
General .hnscll told the committee
that personally he favored the Cham
brrlain bill granting broad powers OF
review in .courLmartia1 cases, but salo
that generally war department Officials
opposed the provisions of the measure.
Prior to the war. he said. American
court-martial laws were more stringent
than those Of any other country ex-
ccpting Spain. Germany and Russia.
Review of court-martial sentences IN
General 'Anscll's opinion should DC
placed in the hands of n judicial ot1lcer'
Granting Of the powder TO the fresl-
dent, he said, was tanramount TO placi"e s
il in the hands Of the hicf OF stall.
Citing cases of what he characterized
as unusually severe sentences. General
Anscll told Of soldier who was SEN
,cnccd TO forty years at hard labor
and dishonorable discharge for absent
inr himself without leave from camp
/ forj twcnty-eight days. The sentence
was reduced to ten years, he saio.
Another soldier. he said. was con-
yictcd of unlawfully possessing pass
| in and out..of camp, and was sentenced
70 dishonorablc discharge, forfeiture .o1
nav and ter years at hard labor. The
sentence was reduced to three years by
tS,e commanding officer. m s'fother
case he cited n soldier who was SEN
tendccd TO thirty years Imprisonment
for refusal 10 participate in drills. out
the sentence. was reduced 10 twenty
years. =.
! The judge advocate general Told OIL
Il national army mnn VINO was sentenced
| IN he executed for abscnting himself
from his command for five months.
While not defending dcscrtion. he said.
there were cXtenuating circumstances
in The case. AS the youths father was
! on his death bed and the boy returned
voluntarily after his fathers death.
Tho 'scntrnc: Of death was never car
| rird out and he did not recall the dis
position of the case.
All Of The cases cited. he said. oc-
Cured In .lhc United States. Few exc
cutions. he asserted. have occurred in
! the army overseas.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
Country Flooded With
Fake Stocks Exchanged
For Good u. S. Bonds

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.--- Drastic
legislation to protect the government
in its financial operations AL the pco-
pie OF the United States from threat
encd grave injury. growing out Of the
issuance Of securities OF doubtful worth
was asked of congress today by Sccre-
iLry Glass
In letter Ia Chairman kitchin OF
the house ways and m"Hns committee
Mr. Glass vrgcd carly enactment OF
law 10 r,aIulrr all corporations or per-
sons desiring 20 ""il stock through the
mails ~, through n"wsrnrcrs cIrculat-
ed through the mails /" IL" with nc
secretary comprehensive statements
concerns uE :hc stock. 1t also would
make tho persons signing the state
mcnis personally responsible for any
faleity therein. Wilful violation OF tho
act would be punishable by Il flnH OF
5000 or IMPRISONMENT for ono year
or both ard persons suffering from in
tcntional misrepresentation in the
statements could recover damages.
The country is being flooded with
stock notationS al the present time,
many of which are of rcry douotth
worth anu many OF which arc fraudu-
lent" Mr.. Glass lctlcf Salh. nc Nii-
lions OF holders OF our Liberty bonds
arc being solicited b. paid agents 10
exchange these bonds for these sccurl-
tics, thus not only seriously dimin'sh-
ing resources which should be kept
available for government financing. but
as we'll bringing in many cases haan-
cial loss and ruin and seriously jcop-
adiaing national finances from the re-
Sultant sale on tho market OF govern
mcnt securities by those who have thuS
obtained possession or Them. Publlc
protests are coming in from all parts
OF the United States"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
Senate Puts Final 0. K.
On The Revenue Measure

WASHINGTON. Feb l3.-Full l"EIS-
latiye action on The war revenue b'li'
lcvying six billions in taxes this year
and four billions yearly thereafter un-
til revised. was taken late today by the
Senate. Without record vote. ana
with but few scattering NOES Inc
conference agreement on tho measure
was adopted as approved last Saturday
bv the House. Tho bill Will ho srnt
TO the White House for approval by
President Wilson after his return from
France about the end OF the month.
Only brief debate preceded III" SCH
atc vote. Senator Smoot. or tlah. E'-
puhlican. spoke i'll criticism "i S"N'ra!
features of tho hill. dcplorinE especially
elimination Of the amendment To repeal
existing Xun" rates on S"cnnd class
mail Senator Townsend. of Michigan.
RcpubIiran, announced his opposition
n tho conference agreement principally
because Of its excess profits plan "t
taxation.
Formal approval "f th" bill hy thr
1,rcsidcnt is regarded rs assured and
treasury officials already have laid
nIons for III" collection of taN"S based
unon the ratcs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
Woman Economist for
Government Control
Of Packing Industry

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13-Government
regulation and control OF the meat in
dustry WAS urged before the house in
torstatc commerce committee today ny
Mrs Florence Kelley. general secretary
Of the National Consumers league. She
.ppcarcd after F'rnnciS J. Honey. former
counsel for the federal trade commits
sion. had finished prcsctinS his viows
4. 10 federal regulation.
Mrs. Kelley told the committee the
suncrs OF the country were unani-
rnously in favor OF government intcrven-
,inn in the packing business and that
,hcy would not let congress rest" until
d,.finitc action had been taken. She said
,baf if the government would take con-
,rcl prices Of meat would be reduced
nd the poor would be able to buy it
,r,;o Thousands OF persons in the
largo cities have not tasted meat for
~cars. Mrs Kelley said, because prices
have gone beyond the reach Of their
purses.
interests OF live stock producers. as
mol, as those OF the wage earncrs would
he safeguarded under government con-
,ro, the witness asserted. and the dan
ger Of the packers gaining a monopoi-
istic control of q large number of other
food products besides meats would be
removed. =:
Mr.. Heney. IN c"ncl"dihE ms tesu-
,,,ony said the extent Of the activities
~ IN. five leading meat packers would
orova n disaavantagc to them more than
an advantage. if the government would
,okc away the special privilege they pos
,rssnJ lIc suggested that the govern
ucnt take over the packers Refrigerator
,ors and stock yards and build cold Stor-
.I.1tC in, The large ClticS.
..If th!. would bc done" he sa'i. The
biz PACKERS would bc placed on The saneo
.Coot,nr as their competitors and thclr
.ot size no longer be Of advantage ic
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
B III I,
Hits West of the Missouri
Country, With Rail
Traffic Paralyzed.

CHICAGO. Feb. ia heavy snow,
with comparatively high temperature
and exceedingly high wind. ccntering in
Nebraska, today disrupted railroad traf-
fic and for hours paralyzed communica-
tion west of the Missouri river. Wet
snow and wind broke down wire and
poles to-day and tonight. with falling
temperature, the snow began TO drift
reaching a depth Of 10 feet in places.
While the warm blizzard" reached
from the Canadian border down the
Missouri valley as far as Oklahoma, the
most damage was done in Nebraska,
Colorado and South Dakota Further
cast. rain prevailed with predictions
that snow might come Tomorrow.
The wind reached a velocity OF 90
miles On hour in central Seeraska- fell
ing trees in some places Main lines OF
railroads were kept open with little de-
lay, but branch lines in several places
were blockaded for the night.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
U, S, and Allies Drive
Back Bo|shevik Troops

LONDON. Feb. l3.--tDritish Wireless
Service. )--Thc situation at kadish' on
the Archangcl front. IL more sat'siac-
tory. according to an official statement
issued today by the British war Or
1icc. On february H.. it is added inc
allied troops drove 500 Boishcrlki back
six miles in the region of Srcdmak-
rcnga. The statement reads:
after IL inlshrvik attack on .SFrd-
makrrnga. 100 miles south OF the cllE
of Archaugc!. OH February lo. com,
hiurd attack was carried out hy allicd
,roops and the enemy. numbering some
500 was driven buck |" positions SIX
miles south Of Sr"dmakrcnga.
The .nrmy attacked in strong force
ON In" afternoon uf February IL on
the kadiSh sector. The attnck, which
was made in freezing mercury, is con-
sidcrnd to have been rcpuIscd most
effectively and the situation Is con-
sidcrrd for the moment satisfactory.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
WAR CLOUDFORI
GREATER CITY,
IN THE TE|
Measure introduced in the Upper House. and Referred to
Committee, Step Tha Indicates Enemies VIII Make
Another Attack on Blan ket Referendum-"S. U. s..
Call Sent Out for Strong Delegation Of Wheelingites
By ThOS. D. MAYS.

Special lnteligencer ,,-o- ,iu
81 Greater Wheeling Charter Dill
passed the house special
of Senator Jesse A BLOCH lot us
reading senate calendar
reading referred 10 ie
horizon Of Greater "eef
10 Ae e"" "
motion
Hilton have mere
immediately
delegation ot
committee The hearing Schuuleo 70
O'Clock tomorrow morning
(continued
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OH MURDERERS TRAIL.

HANIIS, Pa. Feb l3--Srn,r pulrC"
arc. tonight securing this section in an
,fIort IN HpIrr"hrnd tho murd"rcr$ of
Conrad Alderman. aged -. whose bndH
wee discovered In his humr near here
today. Tho aged man had hc"n bound
and sa gEcd and a rope around his throat
probably caused death by Strangulnt ion!
No motive for thr rTimc ths hr"n found.
in, i, is thought the murdorrrs wcrc IN
t,nt on rObbcr". Hr.waS Il rrrlu>r md
though he had lived in thu. same place
for Il quarter nf coniury. littl" VS.
known about him. He mad" Il living by
selling hnrhS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
|. W. w. Heresy Spreads
Among the U. S. Chinese

CHICAGO. Feb. Ii investigation or
a spread OF the !. W. w. propaganda
among Chinese has been under way tor
some time. it wus disclosed tonight by
roTcrnmrrt representatives coincidcnt
win a meeting of Chinese leaders who
nroposc 10 check radical tendencies
among their cnuntrymcn. The govern
mcnt inquiry is in connection with its
plans for deportation of undesirable
aliens.
4, III" meeting OF Chinese tonight 1t
1ruc agreed that radical tendencies
should he stamped ont through their
no,riarchal system. by means of which
tho heads of families or clans obtain
full Information about each country
man,
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M |NTER-ALUED ARMY UNDER THE
NENLyFORNED LEAGUE Of NATIONS

mission for the organization Or the
society and altered in some cases ~
tho instance Of President Wilson. was
afterwards amended. j. developed To-
day. after representations by Leon
Bourgeois. the French authority IN
question. whose ideas are stated 10
have been well received by the aIlieS.
In one case the plan was amenoeo
50 as 10 provide that the nations nav
ing membership in the league snootu
pledge themselves to take UP arms, II
necessary for the maintenance Of the
integrity of their respective territories.
In addition to this. it has developed.
the commission discarded the idea OF
virtually making the society or ma
tionS super-State.
PARIS, Feb. l3.-Thc peace confer
cncc commission on reparatlons To-Day
heard the American and English polnls
of. views on the question OF reparatlons.
Lord Sumner spoke for Great Britain.
Louis klolz. the French minister Oh
finance. presided.
The financial commission Of the con-
ference met under the presidency or
former premier Salandra OF Italy me
secretary of the commission was Or
dered to amalgamatc all lists into one
for presentation to the commission al
It's next meeting on Monday.
PARIS. Feb. l3-(By the Associated
PressI-The proposed arbitration Of
the Italian Jugo-Slav frontier question
is in abcyancc. yittorio Orlando. ltal-
ian premier. has Informed President
Wilson that he and his colleagues nave
agreed that it would be impossible to
accept the Juso-Slav proposal. asking
the American President to be aroiter.
without first consulting the king and
tho cabinet and. if necessary. the par
lament.
4 deputation has arrived in Paris
from Flume to present documents in De-
half of the claim of Fiume to be united
with Italy.
PARIS, Feb. IA delegation from
the Aland Islands. comprising three
members Of the diet and secretary. had
hearing today before henry n..e'
of the American commission. in fur-
,herancc Of the desire for the annexa-
tion of the islands TO Sweden. thus re-
storing the old status.
Tho delegates declared that tne
island inhabitants desired annexation
and that the possession OF the islanos
by II power hostile to Sweden ~oulo
make pnssihlc the long distance bonn
bardmcnt Of Stockholm. which is only
about thirty-seven miles away.
PARIS. Feb. 13.-An Official com
munication issued tonight says:
"a meeting Of the subcommittee ap-
pointed by the commission on the IN
tcrnational regime Of ports. waterways
and railways 70 study the general ques-
tions Of freedom of transit and other
matters was held on Thursday at )
o'clock at the ministry Of public works.
The Honorable Henry White, U. s. A.
was elected chairman and Sir Herbert
Llewellyn Smith. British empire. vice
chairman.
"Thc COMMITTEES considered draft
convention dealing with freedom OF
transit. submitted by the British dele
cation. The discussion indicated gen.
eral agreement on the principles in
! volved. but various amendments of de-
tail were suggested. These amend
mcnts are now being collected and will
form the basis Of discussion at tho
mex, meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14
ALLIES DEMAND
WAR INVOICE
FROM GERMANS
MUST GIVE LINE ON
ALL MATERIAL OF WAR
Summary Action Follows Hos
tilities Between Huns
and Poles.

LONDON. FL. l%---A German wIrc-
less communication fcrriycd h"rc TO-
night says:
The superior council of the allies
demanded from The German commission
armistlce at Spa. on February 10.
declaration Of all stocks Of war ma
terials available in Germany or under
construction, including guns. airplancs
and motors. Tho demand WAS based
on the attitude of III" German army ad-
ministrati ion in connection with tho
Polish question and the necessity OF
settling conditions for an extension OF
the armisticc."
ZURICH. Feb. 13.-The German often
sive against tt& Poles has been sus-
pended. Berlin newspapers say.
tThc German government has been
preparing for an offensive movement
against the Poles under the supreme
command Of Field Marshal Won Hindcn-
burg 4 recent unconlirmcd report
from Paris said Marshal Foch had or
dcred the Poles and Germans TO cease
hostilities0
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rARiS. Feb. 15.-Cap,ain Andre
Tardieu. of the French peace dele
cation. in an interview today with
the American newspaper correspond
ents. said the society OF nations
would be formed TO protect only the
powers represented at the PARIS
conference now. Neutral and enemy
powers would be admitted one by
one. he added. as they contormeo
to the rules OF tn" society and could
be trusted.
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Germany to Seek Great
Loan in United States

GENEVA Feb. 13.--Thc Lazannc
Gazette says Germany is preparing TO
raise a large loan in the United States
ns soon as peace is signed. The dis
patch adds that the money is TO be used
TO pay for expected raw materials from
allied countries.
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B. & 0. TIED UP

CUMBERLAND. Md. Feb. 13.--The
main limo of tho l;altim & Ohio rail-
road was tied up for !" hours today by
tho wreck Of Il freight train. An en-
yjnc and ten cars left tn" track on i
rnrNN
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PARIS. Feb. 1$.-(By the Associated
press.)-Thc Bourgeois esrench) pro-
position for an inter-allled military
force. to enforce peace was deleateu
by an overwhelming vote al the meet
ing vf the society Of nations commas
sion today. The French and Czecho-
Sloraks were the only representatives.
voting in the affirmative
The draft OF the society OF nation
plan was then unanimously adopted as
i whole.
Th, final draft consists OF twenty
SIX articles.
l.r,sidcn, Wilson will personally
read the draft to a plcnary meeting
o. thc peace conference tomorrow. Inc
conference will not DC asked to finally
adopt it at this time.
Tho Jaosnese delegation presented an
amendment providing that racial as
crimiuation should not be tolerated IN
Immigration laws.
Several delegates urged that TINS
would open such q large question that
great delay might easuc. and the mat
ter was dropped without vote.
rAEIS. Feb. 1.-THE league OF ma
tons commission. according To The Of
ricial communication this evening. re-
cr,vcd the report or the drafting com
mittcc this morning. with the result
thu; several new. articles. have peef'
a.ldcd TO tho original text. and phrases
changed with view TO Qualification.
More than T. quarter Of the draft was
approved in this final form.
PARIS. Feb. 1S.-The text Of the
plan for the society OF nations as first
drawn up BY the peace conference COM
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THE WEATHER,
WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-F'

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3--Foreoast:
ohio-RaIn Friday, probably turning
to snow Mt night, colder at nlghtii Sat-
urtay local SHOWS and colder.
western Pcunsylvania-Rain Friday
Saturday SNOW and colder.
West virgiula-hatn Friday; satuf-
day snow and colder.