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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
MEXICO GRANTS JAPAN FO0THOLD
IN LOWER CALF ORNIA;ACA|RRE
SEESNO|NTE IRRATIONAL CRISIS

MENICO city, Saturday. March 2e.-
That Japanese corporations have been
granted concessions to exploit aETlcul-
tural lands in lower California was tho
statement made late today by General
.SmaGO .tguirre. under secretary OIL de-
vrk0pcmc,,t and agriculture.
The affirmation war made however.
that the CONCESSIONS were FULLY author
Zed by the provisions OF the Mexican
constitution regarding the area and po-
Sition at the territory in relation TO the
ocean shore and the frontier line.
There was nothing in the concessions,
it was asserted by tho under-sccretary.
that might possibly lead To difficulties
as far as the Monroe Doctrine was con-
cerned.
Sees No Controversy.
Reports that there il Il possibility OF
int ntnr-national controversy over the
granting OF the concessions 10 IN" Jap
ancsc w.rc said to be- aosurd hS General
Imado AGurrH in an interview earlier in
tht, day in which he said the action was
legal. At that time he would not admit
rh.. concession had been granted. The
Japanese leEntion hero cenicd it had any
official knowledge of the action. In the
interview General Asuirre is quoted as
follows:
1T is absurd to give credit to or take
seriously the news published today that
there is imminent m International con-
flict because Of thte fact that Japan
csc SUI bicctS or companies arc arranCin s
to acquire lands in Lower California
said to hrlonE to the California and
Mexican land company Of Los Angeles,
Concession Is void.
In tho first place. tn" lands which
wore given by concession IN 1854 TO
tho Mexican land company. w"re de-
clar>l tho property of prc-c0nSt!tut lonlI
government on April :. 1911. which &C
tiun renders void th" concession grantee
tn the Mexican land company. Slnce
thrr the government WIS appointed a
commission 10 divide these ltnds and
sell thr,n 10 M"Xicans N small lots.
''Norndvrr. even though Japanese sub
icriS do nrnrnSe 10 acquire. as IL alleged
hucc ir-,I.t : Of land in lower California,
-hcv cannot b. aid"' nr our govern
nlbcnt. sine. tho Mexican constitution in
article NNNLG. expressly SratoS mat m
Foreigner can :,rGu;rc lard in Il z"n" -"
kilomctcrS wide from Il foreign frrnti' =
n,'r in y !-'lt fifty kilomctcrS wld'
along the shores "f ihr ''Ir!fi" "c"ail .:
tho Gulf 0c McNi"n. Even though th'
Japauc-sr SUBJECTS SECURE Mexican "i'i-
ZanS,in they could nor mcguire 500 .hho
acres of land. ~ i; is declared they
sock to buy. riis "qun.s G"arlr iAh.hhn
hrctar"$ which iS far ah"T" th" l"-t!
limit placed nu m" iUrr1rsH .! lands
which restricts all persons and com
panie:: tu n maNiraum Of $500 hectares.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
100000 Koreans Rise
Against the Japanese

SEOUL, Wednesday. March 3e-A
the Associated Press(-Serious dioot@
ders have occurred at Sanga. Z vHlAke
in southeastern Korea, according to die5
patches received here. It is said th3S
Koreans numbering 100000 gathered &C
Samga. cut telegraph. wires and set nre
to the town hall. Armed with scytheSs
members Of the mob are reported to
have attacked the postonice and polico
stations. There wes severe hghtfn1a
and many casualties were inhicted~Jn
the clash between the mob and the poS-
lice and a small detachment OF troops.'
Strong reinforcements have been sent
to Samga. Unrest continues throughout
the country. II
NJ. Hishmidzu.' chief representative
here of the Japanese department Of for
eign affairs, deprecates in the course OK
q statement given out here today rue
mors that foreigners have participates
in the riots, and asks consuls to warn
their nationals not to approach scenes
of riotins because Of the danger OF
their actions being misunderstood. The
recent insinuation that Rans1ord D
Miller American consul general. was
implicated in disorders in this city was
A gross injustice. he pointed ou. ana
resulted from Mr.. Miller motoring past
q point where q demonstration was go
ing on.
.Alludins to charges Of cruelty pre-
ferred by the sem-oific!al press against
Japanese troops. II. Hishmidzu SAID
that the police and soldiers may have
dealt harshly with rioters while ex-
cited" but added hn found it hard 10
believe III p Japanese acted like tho
Huns in Belgium" Some stories. he re-
marked. were so shocking that they
could not he believed. hut nevertheless
many missionaries appear 10 AA
credence in them. e:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
FRIENDS /.
IN TOLEDO RIOT.
j.. MANY ARRESTS.
VETO OF MEETING IS. .
CAUSE OF DISORDER.
Debs Ill in Cleveland, While
Followers Threaten to /.
"Wade Through Blood !

TOLEDO, O.. March 30.-When they
were refused admission to Memortl
hall, a city building, this afternoon bJ4
city officials. where Eugene v. DeoSs
was 10 speak, 5000 persons stormed tnet.
place, broke windows and doors andf
then paraded the streets, crying
hell with tho mayor.
a Cleveland hotel. to ill to appear I'M
public. ~.
A substitute speaker for Debs ape.
peared about $3.50 o'clock. but when me-
ATTEMPTED to make an address in public
was, chased away by policemen. -
More than IS men were arrested, 1niix
cludinR Thomas Devine, Socialist mem,s
ber Of the city council Charges OF inSsds
citing to riot were placed against then, e
but after 800 policemen had succeeoe1a
in breaking up the mob the prisoners
were all released without bail. ~
Threats Of 1loodshsd. ~
Announcement that Debs would not be-
permittcd to speak was. made late SAT-
urdav night after the. Socialists heiar
had prepared to handle an oveSnow
crowd. The announcement appeared IN
the morning papers. and was the
notice the Socialists had that theiE:
meeting could not be held. .iS
When the hour for Debs to speak ar.tt
rived there were at least 5000 men ana.
women congregated about the William
Mckinley monument in Courtnouso$
mark, across the street from Memorial
hall Ef
A man mounted the base Of the
monument. We'll use. Memorial hail
this afternoon if we have to wade
through blood to do it," he shouted. ~
A policeman grabbed him and he waA
thrown unceremoniously into patrol.
wagon The man who essayed to speak;
next also was arrested. -,
AS the crowd sensed what was occur:
ring the radicals began to boot the OF.
fcers. Clubs were drawn and the crowd
was got moving. Then came the parade
i, through the streets and cries Of Down
with the mayor" Hang him." ITO hell
with the police" and others OF similar
nature. :. u.
It was after Ave o'clock before police
were able TO dispersc the crowds. /F1sts
fights by the dozen occurred on street
corners Hotel lobbes were invaded by
| the ma1contents. Street cars were held
I'D and threats Of serious outbreak
i were to be heard on every hand.
! Mayor Cornell Schneider. who issueo
! the order preventing the Debs meeting
In a statement this afternoon said that
hereafter no meeting would be permit
ted anywhere in the city where it is sus~'
pected a man OF radical tendencies Will
speak.
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of the building and in the farthest
southwest corner. Whether or not
it first started within the building
proper or on the outside was not
stated.
Miss Gertrude Desarmo, the nurse
&ho found the first fire, was ready
to retire, while the other girls were
asleep. She had gone to a bath
room and coming out heard erae X
Iinq sound. which was unfamiliar to
her ear. She called the sisters and
other nurses and found the end OF
the building was mass Of flames.
It is said that an empty. unoccupled
rom was abIaze and that there was
no open wires in this particular part
of the building is the report OF the
firemen.
Last night the fire was discovered
in the same wing Of the hospital, but
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
UKRA|NIANS OFFER
PEACE TO POLAND;
j, S. NEGOTIATES

BERNIE, March 3o-1hs eommsA.
der Of tho UkranIAn forces has seat 4
message BY wireless telsTraphy 70 the
Allied .governments stating thst the
UkrauiAhs are ready to enter Into Ms
gotiations looking to . cessation Of
hosit1tties With the Poles, on condition
that the A1lies rot Line Of ds1nAxkA-
tion In accordance With ths prsSs1t
battle front. -.
A high American officer and his
stan, consequently, have arrived ut
Stan1slau, 70 miles southeast Of Lem.
burg, to negotists Jointly with the
members Of tho Allied military mis-
xion to Poland and the Poles s1d
UkraniAns at = city southwsst Of Lem.
berg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
WORKED UPON.

A sensation was sprung at an
early hour this morning when Chief
Edward T. Rose, of the Wheeling
Fire Department, stated that in his
opinion the fires at the North Wheel
inq hospital were Of an incendiary
orfqin and the sIeuths of the police
department as we'll as those of the
fire department were busily engaged
in running down clues leading to the
identity Of the person or persons re-
sponsibie for the fires.
A rigid investigation is being made
and the officials will leave no stone
unturned to place the responsibility
for the fires. Several reasons were
uiven by the chief for his belief that
the fires were the work of an incen-
diary.
In the case Of the first. fire it was
found to be located in the top floor
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instead was in the farthest southeast
corner, or in the opposite end Of tn
same wing. The fire, Hike that OF
Saturday morning, was found to be
located in the nurses dormltory and
closets and several trunks located in
an empty room were ablaze.
Approximately $50 patients, many
Of them in serious condition, are
ouartered in the hospital at the pres
ent time. About fifty are in the wing
where the fire was located. but on
lower floors. The part of the build
ina where the fire was located is
new, the adjoining part is old and
would burn more readily.
The report that the work was pos
sibly that Of fire fiends spread like
wiIdfire. and police and firemen were
detailed to remain on duty at the
building, throughout the night.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
SHIP IN DISTRESS

BOSTON, March 3u.-Thc Norwegian
steamship Ocean. bound from Liverpool
to New York. was reported in distress
today about $50 miles off Cape Cod. The
coast guard cutter Ossippee was ordered
to her assistance from Portland. Maine.
Wireless calls for help were picked up
at various stations along the New Eng
land coast.
4 wireless message from the Ocean
tonight said that her balance blocks were
broken and her pump was disabled. She
was able to move ahead slowly and was
making an average Of two miles an hour.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
j, {. RAID On
RUSSIAN LINE

ARCHANGH, March 2e.-(By the
Associated Press.)-An American pa
troll yesterday raided the BolsaeF7k
line Of communication south CT Bol-
sho4a Ozera, causing considerable con-
fusion among an enemy reltte detach-
mont going forward into that town
meauwhile American guns sheled the
town and airplanes dropped bombs on
S he place.
Bolshevik artillery yesterday heaV-
Ny shered the American posItions et
Neuo1ar and at Vaga.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
TO FINE EMPLOYERS
WHO REFUSE THE OLD !.
JOB TO SOLDIER BOYS

MELBOURNE, Autralia, March 80. Via
Observation-Disclosures Of Defense Wise
said today that under the defense act
employers refusing to reinstatc return
ed soldiers were liable to fine Of $500
terling. The minister added that tho
court could order the fine paid to an EN-
ploye not reinstated. :,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
FIRST FOR THE LOAN.

WASHINGTON. March 50. - Nor"
than three wcrks before tho Victory
I.Ihcrty Loan campaign is 10 open. thr
first subscription has bcrn received.
To tho navy goes tho honor Of "firing
tho first shot" in tho big drive.
II was announced today that Srcre-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
Enforcement
Clauses for
N Nations 7 ['falCt
DEMANDED BY EIIHU ROOT, FORMER sECRE
TARY OF STATE, IN LETTER TO CHAIRMAN
HAYS, OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COM
MITTEE.

Declares for Amendments That viii Safeguard the Mon
roe Doctrine Favors Periodic Revision of Inte1na
national Law, and Redrafting of the Covenant in At
1nosphere Removed Several Years from the Issues Of
the Great War.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
|NANC|N CHOSEN
FOR COMMAND
Of EAST FRONT
OPERATE FROM BLACK
SEA TO THE BALTIC
Hungarian Government Offers
Alliance With Germans
Against Entente.

PARIS, March 3n.---Thr extension or
the authority of General Mangin Who'
according TO reports. will ho chosen 10
direct the allied operations against hun
gary, To include The Polish army. Will
br considered by the alIird military au-
1horitics, says i.c Matin. in order 10 cs-
tahlish under one command a front from
tho Baltic SEA 10 the Black sea-
COPENHAGEN. March 30.-Thr Vi
enna Volks Zri,ung Budapest corrc-
spondnrt says tho Hungarian govern
rnent has offered 10 ally itself with the
German government against I'll" on
teu,r, according 10 n dispatch received
hrrr
\ telegram nf tho Wolff bureau says
however. that nothing is known IN OIL
fetal quarters in Berlin concerning
such an offer.
cos EHAGEN. NaTcn "n.-licrr
StocSScl II member "t tn" German ma
ioriIv Socialist party. addressing inc
council Of soldiers and w"rkm"n as
Rrornbcrg. Prussia. according !" the
Berlin TaG"blatI. threatened that II
thc rntcnt" rnwrrs enforced an opprcS-
sivc rcacr the workers of Germany
would crasc work and lct tn" allies come
and takn what they wanted themselves.
"Wr in The executive cOmnittec'
1Inrr NocSsri is unotrd as saying. are
resolved .htt in given circumstances We
n,ay. follow the example Of Hungary.
W.. also can ally ourselves with kus-
Sia.''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
-yE WEATHER..

WASHINGTON, March 3o.-Forecast:
west Virgipia-Fatr 0Sd somewhat
colder Nonhay: Tuesday fa-c.
Ohio-Fair Monday, colder in south;
Tuesday fair, rising temperature.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31

,arv Daniels. lust before he sailed Tor
.,uronc scnt 4 chccki for sj.0nn 10
Roar Admiral T. j. Cowic. IN Eharse III
tho navy's subscriptions Ahd III inc
Same time called on tn" men VINO n1aoc
the seas safe during the war t" continue
the splendid record of p"rFiouS Ioa''S'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
! hospital Fires of
Incendiary Origin

MAKES SENSATIONAL ADMISSION
INVESTIGATION OF THE FRIDAY AND Sg1A @
WHEELING HOSPITAL-BOTH iaE fO11GG
FIRE DEPARTMENTS AT WoRK-SEVERAL CLUES 6ElNe
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Germany Must Pay Thirty Billions
AND THE GO UP TO @
EXPRESSED THAT HUNS WILL SIGN THE PEACE TREATY
EVEN ENORMOUS BURDENS

PARIS 3T the that the mdem ~h" ,omIy
will Germany economic
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-31
ALLIED COMMANDER
DECLARES FIUME IN
A STATE OF SIEGE

.FTUME. March 30.-Thc commander
Of the allied troops has declared Fiume,
Austria's big port on the Adriatlc- 70
he in q state of siege. according to the
South Slav press bureau.
WASHINGTON, March 3o.--An Of
fetal IuEo-Slav version Of disturbance
at Spalaio. Dalmatia, several wHrks
after tho incident which resulted in the
italian embargo against that port and
in rcprcsSivc measures ny tn" Inter-
allied naval commanders. was made
public here tonight by The information
bureau Of the kingdom of tho Serbs
t'roatS and Slov"ncS. 1t charged that
the Italians. in order to prevent the
withdrawal Of IN" nieT-allird patrols.
staged an attack on the TugD-Sfav poru-
1ation on thr nighi of March 10. Tho
statement quoted An official diSpa ch
from Belgrade.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-10-09
MORAL-DON'T BORROW.

A man who was too stingy to sub
scribe for his home paper sent his lit
tie boy to borrow the copy taken by a
neighbor. In his haste the boy ran
over $4 stand of bees and in ten
minutes looked like warty summer
squash. His father ran to his assist
ance, and failing to notice the barb
wire fence, ran into that, cutting a
hole in his anatomy and running a S5
pair OF trousers. The old COW took ad
vantage of the gap in the fence and
got into the corn field and killed her
self eating green corn. Hearing a
racket, the wife ran out, upset four
gallon churn Of cream into basket of
little chickens. drowning the entire
hatch. In her haste she dropped a
$35 set of false teeth. The baby, hay
ing been left alone, crawled throu .sh
the milk into the parlor, ruining q.
brand new $25 carpet. During the ex-
citement the Oldest daughter ran
away with the hired man, The doc
broke up II setting hens and the
calves got out and chewed the tails
of four fine shirts on the clothes line.
-Sebree (Ky.) Banner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-10-09
MONDAMIN ITEMS.
Cook-Ruffcorn.

On Wednesday, October 1st, at 1870
in the afternoon, in Onawa, Iowa, oc-
Cured the marriage of Miss Florence
Cook, daughter of Robt. N. Cook, and
Paul Ruffcorn, youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Simon Ruffcorn. They have
gone to housekeeping in their own
home. The young couple have the
best wishes of the community.
Will Harding of Willow Grove was
Mondamin caller Sunday and Mon
day.
Carl and Clarence Camel were over
Sunday visitors in Sloan, visiting
their sister, Mrs. Ted Shannon.
Miss Lila Phillips visited Evelyn
Ruffcorn Saturday and Sunday.
j. v. McDermott, attorney, of Lo-
gan, spent Monday in Mondamin. on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Culavin visited
at the w. P. Welch home in Logan
Sunday.
Lester Ruffcorn was in Mo. Valley
Monday afternoon. and in Omaha on
Tuesday, on business.
Fred Heath Of Mo. Valley was here
Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morrow are
visiting in Marcus. Iowa, guests of
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-10-09
THINKoGRAPHs-

A pastor Of a fashionable Ney York
church has set aside two pews for the
chauffeurs who drive his parishoners
to church. He must think chauffeurs
have souls.
Those who have but slurs and slams
for their fellow men soon get to the
end of their tether. Give them rope
enough and they will always hang
themselves.
Nobody has ever yet beaten the in
evitable law of recompense. For what
you receive you must give; but there
is always the ass with the breakfast
food brain, elongated gall and soft
mitts who figures to get something
for nothing.
Speaking Of the wholesomeness of
pie, the old fashioned country home
made mince pie with a pint of devil
ment in it can never be equaled by
any of the fancy pretty things the
bakeries turn out nowadays.
Trolly cars long ago invaded Jeru-
salem and now a canning factory is
being erected on the shores of the sea
of Gallilee. When air ships become
perfected some smart guy will be or
ganizing company to prospect for
gold in the streets of Paradise.
Down where the air is sulphur-charg-
ed,
The imps with eager clutch
Await with grns they can't suppress
The chump who talks too much.
The story of the prodigal son
;hoG.d teach us how we can get the
.alf
Because one is born every minute
is no sign you need be one of them.
After Patrick Henry got married
he said: Give me liberty or give me
DEATH"
There are quite few people scat
tered around who are rich, and vet
respectable.
BY the time we get money to burn
we have lost interest in conf!agra-
IONS.
The average family consists of four
and a fraction persons. Father is the
fraction.
You can love your enemy with bet
ser grace after you have walloped
him once or twice.
Affections which can be alienated
are that kind of affections. The alien
.itor gets stung.
There are some members of every
church choir who regard the sermon
as an interruption, but some of the
congregation think differently.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-10-09
SPENT 8 MONTHS IN THE COUN-
TRY.
But koeppen Got No Better-Medi-
cines and Dieting Failed-Tan-
lac Restores Him.

81 tried all kinds of medicine and
treatments, dieting, and even went
to the country and stayed eight
months trying to get back my health,
but nothing helped me a particle un-
til l started taking Tanlac." said
John Koeppen, who lives at 22Ol
Fountaine St., Indianapolis, Ind, and
is employed by the National Motor
Vehicle Co. Mr.. Koeppen was born
and raised in Indianapolis, where he
is well and favorable known.
Zone of the greatest pleasures l
ever enjoyed is giving my experience
with this wonderful medicine" con-
tinued Mr.. Koeppen, as he went on
with his statement to the Tanlas rep
resentative, who had heard of his i'm
provement and called at his home to
obtain the facts
"l've been in a run down condition
for the past five years, on account of
the bad condition of my stomach.
What | ate seemed to lay in my stom-
ach like something heavy, and severe
pains would start in the pit of my
stomach, and could hardly stand the
suffering. nearly always has a
mean, bitter taste in my mouth, which
was caused by belching up undigested
food. was nervous, had severe head
aches, and couldn't sleep good. and
would get up every morning feeling
tired and good-for-nothing. l went
down in weight from 168 pounds to
1873, and was getting weaker all the
time. The medicine and treatments
took did me no good, and started on
a diet of broth, toast and eggs, but
even that wouldn't agree with me.
81 wasn't much good for work or
anything else, so decided to get an
indefinite lay-off from my job, and l
went to the country, thirty-five miles
from here, thinking the change and
rest might help me. | stayed there
eight months, but returned home not
feeling bit better and hadn't gain
ed Il pound
81 was at the point of giving up
hope when ] began to hear SO many
good things about Tanlac, and de-
cided to try it, and it gave me the
biggest surprise of my life. | start
ed to gain ground after the first few
doses, and by the time the first bot
tie was finished was feeling like a
different man. | have now taken
3 bottles, have gained seven pounds,
and my strength has been wonder
fully increased. l have a splendid ap-
petite now. eat anything want, and
my stomach seems to be in perfect
condition. | no longer have head
aches, am not nervous in the least,
sleep soundly. and get up every morn
ing feeling fine and ready to go to
my job. My work doesn't tire me out
like it did, and that workout, lazy
| feeling is thing of the past. Three
bottles of Tanlac did me more good
than everything else that cost me sew
eral hundred dollars. It's simply
great"
Tanlac is sold in Missouri Valley
| by R. w. Harvey; in Mondamin by
! H. A. Scarr; in Logan by Jos. Canty,
and in Dunlap by E. S. Satterlee.