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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
STATE HOSPITAL

At the state hospital there were IS
patients admitted during March and 10
discharged during the month for va
rious reasons, leaving a total in the in
stitution at the end of the month of
TOO of whom 355 were men and 1854
women. The total expenses incurred
during the month we're $11,965.1S.
Eight new employees were engaged
during the month and IA left the en-
ploy of the institution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

UCKWHEAT-Sound milling S3O5 a
3 10 cost and freight New York.
WHEAT-Spot steady. No red So. Y
elevator export.
CORN-Spot steady. No. yellow S1.92%
No. white sl94% cost and freight New
York.
LARD-Easy. Middle West 1880
"a O5.
Others unchanged
POTATOES-Steady. Bermuda, bbl.
1905.
CABBAGES-Firm. southern, crate s4@
$50
RAW SUGAR-Steady. Centrifugal 72sc
fine graduated &c.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
Four Boys, Four Girls

st, Adams, May 14.--During the
month Of April there were six mar
riases, eight births and six deaths in
this city, according to the records at
the office of City Clerk Il. NJ Hopkins.
The births were divided equally, four
boys and four girls, and of the deaths
three were male and three female.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
OBITUARY
ELI Goodrich

Eli Goodrich died Friday afternoon
at his home in Hinesburg, aged 81
years. Mr.. Goodrich had lived all of
his life in Hinesburg and was one of
the thrifty and successful farmers of
the town. having many friends. Besides
his wife, he is survived by three sons,
Leonard. Charles and Fred; by one
daughter. Mary, and by one brother.
Henry. all of Hinesburg. The funeral
was held at the Catholic church
in East Charlotte at 1890 o'clock Mon
day morning, with burial in the Catholic
cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
WARMED OFF

A little girl Of seven, who hated being
called in the morning, tried TO think VI
some way to avoid it. The next morning
her mother found this notice pinned on
her coverlet "Trespassers on my
dreems will be Prosecuted. "-Boston
Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET

CORN-May s17O; July s182h; Sept
Sl55
OATS-May 67.c; July 88%c; Sept
65Ac.
PORK-May $50 30: July S4952
LARD-May 1880; July S31S2
RIBS-May S2s,75; July $3.50.
Cash quotations
PORK-Nominal.
LARD-S3350.
RIBS-S2I 5O62S.5O
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15

Drury Goodrich of East Hardwick died
Saturday at local hospital. aged S.
years. His body was taken 10 the
funeral parlors Of Corbin & Frye. and
later to East Hardwick for the funeral
and interment.
Mr.. Goodrich was the father Of DR..
S. l.. Goodrich, formerly of this city
and Waterbury. and now physician for
the Standard Oil company at Elizabeth.
N j.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK

New York, May ii.
BEENES-Receipts 212O. Higher. steers
S14.50@17,5O; bulls s9613; cows $4.25@
1915.
CALVES-Receipts $50. Higher. veays
S14@l7; culls S10G13; fed calves $9@1l
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recepts 2,19O.
Dull and weak sheep (ewes) $7G11;
lambs Sl3Gl6; spring lambs s2O@2i.5O
HOGS-Recepts 377O. Steady, at s2O.5O
n II 90; roughs SIS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15

Two-base hits Staz Sanford, Maloney;
three-base hit, Gagnon: sacrifice hits,
Berry. STAG. Martin; base on balls. by
Kibbee, Bowen. Gill; by Gill, Marsh Uwo).
Kibbee; hit by pitched ball. by Kibbee,
Maloney; struck out, by Gill II, by Kibbee
3; umpire, j. McGuiness; attendance 1000;
time of game one hour 45 minutes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
THE BURLINGTON MARKETS
Tive-Cent Drop in Price Of Butter. for
which, Thanks
Wednesday, Ma.

Wednesday, May IA. 1919.
A drop in butter is one of the pleasant
features of the market The retail price
Is quoted at 6S cents and the wholesale
at 62tz cents.
Strawberries are steadily going down,
and to-day are listed at 30 to 80 cents per
basket.
Rhubard is Is cents a pound.
Further increases are noted in the re-
tail grain quotations to-day. Cornmeal
Is quoted at 81, cracked corn at the same
figure. Provender No. is $3.50.
No changes at all are found in the meat
quotations to-day.
The following prices for the market Of
this week were quoted for the Free Press
by p. ID. Kelley, grocer; r. T.. Howard
meat dealer; the Burlington Fruit COM
pany and the A. d. Pease Feed COM
panN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
Thomas Melody

Thomas Melody of Nergennes died a,
the Mary Fletcher hospital Sunday
morning from fracture of the skull re-
ceived while working for the Green Noun
tain Lime company in Vergennes -four
days before.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
THE CORRESPONDENTS SCHOOL

my dear sir" responded the delinquent
to the representative who called chose
collection letters from your firm are the
best ever ] am sending copies out to the
trade, and it's wonderful how many old
accounts | have collected | haven't
paid my bill, because | felt sure there
was another letter. in the series. | have
had some hard customers to deal with,
and l needed the last letter,"-Harper' s
Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
BOSTON BUTTER MARKET

FURNISHED by the Associated Press)
Boston, May II.
BUTTER-Northern 501a soc; western
30 59ac.
CHEESE--Choice 80 I33hc: fair to good
32@32Iac.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
EACH TO HAVE A PART

Willis-Now, dear, we must choose be-
tween buying bonds and new clothes.
Mrs Wilis-Thats easily arranged
You buy the bonds and I'll buy the new
clothes.-Life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
QUOTATIONS ON BUTTER

boStofi, may IL
tions, the price of commission merchants
to dealers. follow:
BUTTER-Creamery extras 5Shc: cream
cry hrsts 81 a 3sc; creamery seconds 56h %
56hc; dairy butter 500 55c ladies 476D 4Sc;
renovated butter 2G54c.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15

The real estate business In TINS ciIy u
being done chiefly by men and hrms
whose ads are regular features OF THIS
newspapers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
TABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 90
1919 AND AMOUNTS EXPENDED DURING THE FIRST THREE.
QUARTERS ENDING APRIL I, 1919

Note: In addition
unsent fund have been available
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
SPOT COTTON AND FUTURES

New York, May H.
Spot cotton quiet Mddling 2n.35.
Cotton futures closed: May 2S.55 q 60;
July 211id1s; Oct. 25,i5Gi9; Dec, 25,OdQf
az: Ian. 2L70475 a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
Summaries of March Reports
OF State Departments to
Board of Control

room and others in miscellaneous oc
equations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15

The home-hunters are. watching-in.
ertedly-the real estate and renting
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
HOUSE OF CORRECTION

The total expenses incurred by this
institution during March were 49,.
1926. There were no employees dis.
charged and no new employees en-
gagged during the month. Figures
showing the number Of inmates and
their occupations during the month fol-
low:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
DECLARES RATES Of
THE COMMON CARRIERS.
MUST Be REDUCED

WASHINGTON. Aug 2S.-Aftcr the
return Of the railroads TO private oper-
alton. In" rat" question will be one Oe
reduction rather than increase. Charles
Elmquf-r. president Of tho National as.
sociation of Railway and Utility COM
missioncrs today told the House Inter-
state Commerce committee hearing on
railroad reorganization.
Mr.. Elmquist said the question would
not be ono OF increasing the rates. bu.
Of reducing them so as TO premit tho
greatest flow of traffic. He added thai
the carriers would be returned to prt.
vate management under the higheAt
level Of rates ever known. and that they
would not be in any danger Of bank.
ruptcy without aid from the govern
ment. ,FtN
Views OF the state commissioners On
the railroad problem were presented T.
the committee by Mr.. ElmQuIst.
The committee also heard today the
protest OF Great Lakes ship owners and
their representatives against proposed
railroad organization and legislation di.
recting the Interstate Commerce COM.
mission 10 take jurisdiction over port.
to-port rates or tramp boats.
Manufacturers Of iron and steel. Mr..
Gouldcr said. depended upon ore trans
portation at low rates. q demand which
he said was filled by the tramp vessels.
Shippers and receivers Of ore, he said
had declared that regulation OF the
tramp boats would be disastrous and un.
fortunate. Chambers OF Commerce in
tho lake region. he added, were unani-
mously opposed to changing existing
conditions relating to water traffic.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
Eighteen Planes Have
Finished at MineO|a

MINErI.A. |" T.. Aug. 2S-EiGhtccn
Of tn" airplancS. which left Roosevelt
Field in H." New YOrk-T"rontO derby,
had completed tho round trip and were
safely back NJ Rnoscvclt Field tonight.
i is "Npcrtcd that four or five more
pilots viii have finished the race to-
morrow in time to bo officially
"w":rhci in before midnight.
Tho rules "f tho contest require that
round rip shall have been completed
before tomorrow night n midnight. Any
nIrh.ucs "n rnutc. either "a Roosevelt
r."ld nr Ia tho exhibition grounds in
Toronto. after that hour viii h" dis
,u1l!fi"d.
seven pilots finished their trips to-
dry. ono "f th"m. LIcut "nant J.. =. Hon
sigNcr. flying over from farmingdal",
whcr" h. landed in tho darkness last
nigh. other arrivals today were:
Lieutenant II. H. George. Lieutenant
Ros. Kirkpatrick. captain Richard he
r"w. l.lcutruant ". 7. Coates. 1.Icuicn-
ant l.. W. R"rtaud. and Lieutenant
Charles l.. colt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
NEGRO DELEGATIONS SEEKING
RACE EQUALITY IN PEACE TREATY

from tho "FilIpInos. tho American In
dians and the sections OF New York
CITY inhabited by Russian Jews"
Senator Williams replied that prob
ably the only reason they haven't been
heard is because they haven't asked"
wants Reservations.
Ir a short speech on the League Of
Nations Senator Townsend. Republican.
Michigan, announced that he could not
vote for the treaty unless II can be
made clear by reservation. II that can
h" done. or if necessary by amendment.
that We engage only for those things
which VIC can perform without injury to
our own country"
Among tho features Of tho covenant 10
which senator Townsend objected were
III" withdrawal provision. the Monroe
doctrine article. III" plan for dealing
with domestic questions and article ten.
He declared that in it's present form the
treaty abandoned "practically all the
great and hIEh principles for which the
president contendcd prior TO the nego-
tiatiOns."
This agreement" said tho Michigan
senator. proposes that "" shall EiTa
everything and receive nothing . Under
the treaty we shall hc obliged to keep
4 standing army m Europe for the next
fifteen years. something more than haxy
dreams should Nc required 10 support
such n proposal. r.'
Tomorrow. senator Knox. Pennsyl-
vania. Republican member Of the for
Gig nrclations committee, will speak on
the treaty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
TIME
kIIH
II VHVF
LIMIT PLACED
BEFORE CARY
ACTION BY COMMITTEE
AFTER SEEING GOMPERS
Federation President Takes
Immediate Hold of Labor
Situation

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Samuel
Gnmpcrs took immediate hold of tho
restless labor situation on his return to
American Federation OF Labor head
quarters today from Europe.
Closctcd all day with the executive
council Of the federation. Mr.. Gompera
declined TO make any statement as -
what course would be pursued in dealing
with the problems pressing for attens
tIOn.
In tho case Of tho steel workers. their
committee. after comforting with Dir.
Gompers. made public A letter to Elbert
II. Gary. OF tho United states Stcei
corporation. notifying him that a strike
would he called unless an interview was
granted tho union representatives within
the time limit previously fixed.
Officers Of the railway shop unions
talked over their wage demands and tha
ADMINISTRATORS compromise offer with
the federation president. Representa-
tivcs OF the striking actors in New York
also saw Mr.. Gompcrs. but no informa-
ton as to the conference was given out.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
PITTSBURGH CARMEN VOTE To
RETURN TO JOBS, 2,082 T0408

rGTTSEr l:Gu. Aug. @2-.S'r'"' car
scr. ,rr. suspended ,w" weeks NJ" to-.
rI-h. by 4 $rr,"a "f ".""" ruo,"rnr'n and
conductors "C Tia Pittsburgh Railways
G, rlrrm!. VII be RESUMED a :: "'ci"rh
t"mrrruw morning tn" striking car
lu.n hy 4 y"r" "t -.h>2 {" +nA ltt" today
drrid,u Ia r"lurn 1" wurk. thereby az
,.'IirrG 'uuG'r protest. lii uatl"ntl va"
labor ,,ard's award "f tiv. r,7lts au hour
1urr.a>" IA Wages. Th" us'u d"ni"d"d
II iw,ly, cent raIs".
The "arrn"u'S y"t" caw' AZ ia" c"n"Iu-
siou uf stormy m""tluE IA ENh O,ti"i'
hail. which Was addressed 10y llllm h.
Fitzgerald. international VIZ" pr"Sld' at
Of tho, Nmal.amat"d Association -
Street Railway ana Electro Employees.
HvoiS and J"crs greeted his plea that
tho men llv" up 10 their agreement with
tn" trolley cvmpany's receivers I" ah.d"
hy tho labor boards drCIS!"n and return
TO work.
\ stormy scene marked the meeting
when William H. FltXc"rald of Detroit
International VIC" pr srd"nt "f tn" car
mems urloiL took tn" floor and urc'd th"
mon /" vut" yes on ~" rrop"siuuan TO
rctIrn I" work.
Huidr" uf tn" striking carmen rose
I" Ih.ir Ccnr. shouting
$50. We Will haIr ." cents MI hour or
n",hi1
"lf vote ne. NJ Fitzgerald r.
piled. Yea VIII l." thrown out "f Ia"
international un'",.."
rrI"s Of "N"' ,,h""d throughout tn
aud,"n""
W. ar, gong g. "7. ra'. street car.
~ rTtt~b.rGh # y" ha,' {" bring tui'"d
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
Garden Party in Honor
Of the Prince Of Wales

OTTAWA. Canada. AnG. "S-- Nor"
than :. coo people. representatives. Of O.
tawa and out Il town society, na1d ,h".r
rcsrcc,e to tho Prinrc of Vale. AZ =
garden rarty given in his honor ola n"
SPACIOUS lawn # N" Government HouS >
this afternoon by III" nuk" and Duchess
Of Dcvonshir".
Tho rrlnr" was entertained a. dinn"-
tonight at the country club. II" wHI
man informal NIsl, I" IN" par!am"n'
buildings. III" arChi"v"s. IN" mint ln'I
Other government buildings tomorrow
morning. In he afternoon Il" Will bc on
t,rtan.d hy the government at lunrh-
cor which Will BE- followed by a popular
rrccitiou at tn" city hall. In tn" even.
irl. he will bc tho honor guest n Il dir
Nor given by tn" GUV"rn"r-G"n"rnl and
tho puch"s-, OF Dcvonshirc 4; tho Cow
,ruu, M House.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
j. 8. UPHOLDS
ADMIRAL WHO
WARNED TURKS

WASHINGTON. Aug. ns.--1n warning
Turkey tNn: mnSsacrcS "f Arm"niana
must stop. Rear Admiral Mark l.. Bristol
commander Of III" United States naval
forces IN Turkey. was acting under in
struc;Iuns from the state department
THIS wac announced today officially.
No rr;-ort has been received from Ad-
m.ral BRISTOL, officials said. nor has
any protest been received either from
Turkey or any uf III" allied govern
in"nis
Press dispatches from Paris yesterday
said Admiral EriStol'S warning had
caus ii som, thing "f Il furry in French
official quarters and IN tho supreme
rpunrlI nf IN" pcac" conference. II was
said at tho state department that no
urClcln! information as 20 this had been
received.
Admiral Bristnl's warning, II was OK
plaimcd. was in line with the policy cop
slSt, ntiy pursued 10y the American gov
crnmcnt before the war. and that the
action was an independent one on the
rart Of this government.
when Admiral Bristol went to Con-
siantinnplc as head Of tho American ma
val mission. he was said to have been
gjvcn specific instructions as TO his Of
ncial conduct under theS" and similar
circumstances. To-day tho state depart
meut announced that he had been APP
pointed high commissioner for the
tinted Staics nj cnnstantinoplc in
charge Il political matters there.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29


Diamond I".TpaiGn is rapidly nearing
it's zenith. II may BE- that tho credits
cast fur the favorit" member members
now will b" The actual margin by which
tn" hIS prlz"S Will he awarded when
ih' campaign closes. Many now names
haI" h""u enrolled. many persons ar"
still h'Sitating and arc losing valuable
tin"--t i'm" that Is going 10 be hard -
max" up N cas-" they do not pitch in
and begin th"ir Carupairn at once.
Over $3.50 4 Week.
QUIT, n mic" sum. isn't It" Two hun
drSd and thirty dollars a week is n
rrjncely salary. indeed. 70 fair with
yourself and $50 If YOU can recall any
.rrartunity. that YOU have ever had
whereby YOU could earn such a larc"
amount. Sccl.@5 Tor wcrk f"r y period
II rlcnr wockS-rhat'S tn" price ~ the
W'illys-knIEht touring car that some
nnr IS going to earn in that length II
tjm"
or how w~ulG you like To have scr-"-
onc plac. your name on their payroll
at N" rat" e S@uJ.t2 wcrk--no, frr
ynur cnrir. time hut tuSt for tho spare
rnnu,.r;S that vuu viii perhaps vast"
h.tw,..n now and October Is. Son,"one
,s .,n,ny - ho paid ~ the tune Of s2NS 81
r.r wc.k-nnd that someone is going 70
l.. \ person whom tho judges award
,h,; IuHurrnuS N"!i. touring car
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
SOUANDER|NC OF
FUNDS ALLEGED

PORTLAND. Oregon. Aug. cS.-
Charges that approximately Sj.oh"."n@
Of government funds had b"cn "suuan-
dered, misapplicd and converted TO tn"
prospective uses Of the Milwaukee rail-
road interests. were contained in re-
port tclcGraphcd today 10 S"c."tary or
War Baker by tho congressional COM
mittee investigating operations or th"
spruce production division.
The report declares that III" c\prndi-
tures Of tho spruC" production division
wrrc "wastcful and urr"ccsSary." 1t
concludes by saying that further in
ycs,igation may disclose conditions upon
which 4 recovery can - had against
John +. Ryan and others who arc re-
snonsiSlc for this wast"ful "Xp"dIturc
Of public funds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
$|5 HOG
Makes His Bow in the Chi
cago Market Where Big
Slump Occurs in Prices.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-The SIS hog,
Sl.5o nearer the slender purse Of the
high cost Of living victim. made its
apIe arance in tho Chicago stock yards
today. HIS advent was Immediately
followed by slump n provisions and
grain as well as live cattle and sheep
Meat products on the Board Of Trade
decreased sharply in price but the de-
cunes were not evident in the retail
market.
Corn ind oats felt the effect Of the
hog and prov1Eions decline, but butter,
eggs and poultry in large or small
amounts were unaffected by the stock
yards drop.
A continuance Of the decline In Live
hog prices was looked for by traders
who pointed out that 1900 Of the
$4,000 animals received at tho stock
yards today were rnsold and that
$1,000 moro were expected to arrive
before the opening tomorrow. Cattle
Of the higher grades were IS cents
less per hundred weight and sheep
aud lambs wcrc fully nifty cents
cheaper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
Hines in Ultimatum to Striking
Railroad Men OF Pacific States
Must End Outlaw Strike Tom or Their Places W" De
Filled by New Men-Actio Follows Drastic Orders from
the Brotherhood Chiefs.

WASHINGTON Hines tonight served H"
employees and citizens En'
California railroad administration "o0
and after seven
employees VINO c." no'
return will ind thcirp filed
impcdes the OF railroad properly
having committed an "'n against
the
br IN" four hTo'
chiefs that administration in or
terminated i INC most "
he a labor controversy.
governors OF 'aI"rn'
Nevada and Arizona principal cities in those S
and preventing interference VIII"
DIRECTOR GENERAL HINES STATEMENT
administration. Director General Hines mad" public a
which
railroad officers and employees ana CIS -' "'?
n and Nevada
the Of Tho train and "nGn'n ana '
United States gTnF NJ
strike began AZ los An
ee purely as sympathetic between
OF mat company
property control OF N"
OF m" steam
being presented or alleged
Of
worked and
railroad administration
OF tn" strike
the organizations to which IN" strikers
characterized by the rhe executives " 'H'S' o"
The chief they believed
back 10 work and urged that they b" gwen
absence Of Justification
o work
which render
o ne +anosiLL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
|NTELUGENCER'S PRIZE CARS
AGAIN ARE SEEN ON PARADE

Beautiful Touring Cars At
tracted Much Attention in
Wheeling ard Adjacent Cit
les" Crowds thronged Side
walks to Witness Demon
stration Of Prize Beauties
Good Time to Enter and
Win One of Them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
SEATTLE MAYOR
HAS RESIGNED

SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. .S.-Oie Han
son. Scattlrs mayor. who gained na-
tion-widc fame as n result Of his stand
during tho general strike here last Feb
ruary. presented his resignation to the
city council at 1880 o'clock today. II
was accepted Immediately.
Il am tired and am going fshlng"
hr said in statement accompanying
tho resignation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29
ADVISE ACCEPT ANCE
OF WILSON'S AWARD

WASHINGTON. Aug. .-AcN"ptan""
Of President Wilson's offer "f 4 small
wage increase pending tn" outcome Of
tho governments efforts I" r"Lu"" the
cost If living was advised by tn" OK
crutivc council of th" railway shop
unions in . letter sent today to all union
locals.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-29

WASHINGTON. AuE. 2S.---CouplInG 2S.
lis public hearings with consideration "t
proposed amendments to th" rNac"
treaty III" ycnat" foreign r"iaii"ns COM
mIttrr mans an extended session toner
Row to hasten work on it's report TO the
senate.
After completion "f is open meeting
during the morning. TN" cnmmitt"" will
close its doors and TAX" up pending
amendments II is likely that the first
Ia be- c"rsdor"d will pr"ros" elimination
If the international ,al~or section and re-
duciion If tho representation OF British
domIulons in IN" l."aEu" Vt Nations AS
scmbly.
For Negro Equality.
To-day IN" COMMITTEE" heard S"r"ral
n"sr,. delegations VIII" proposed amend
Incnts guaranteeing race equality and
providing for an American mandatory
over l;"rmany's African colonies. Th"
case Of several mid European natl"nali-
hearing.
In the scnnt" during TN" d1v senator
Williams. Democrat. MISSISSIPPI. n m"m-
hcr 81 tho committee. criticised m" com
mitt"c's course iis hearings which had
tn dc, nc said not 80 much with settle
mont Of the war as with "1r"p"sals to
dIsm"mbcr tn" countries which w"r" cur
allies" H. referred ro tne hearings
granted Egyptian. Irish and Indian r"p-
rcs"ntativrs and r-"dictcd that tn"
French colonies noxt would ask To ho
heard
S,nat"r KING. p-uncrat. Utah. asked
when the committee expected TO hear
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THE WAITER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2e-Rorseast:
West virginit-FAir and SliRhtiy
warmer Friday; Saturday loosl showers
and thundsrstorms.
Western Pennsylvania and ohio-HSiS
ana slightly warmer Friday night; 0at.
urday local showers and thundsrGtofmS.
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PERSHING HoNoREp.

wASIIIN,iTON. Aug. 9S- In r"CoGlI-
,ion Of General john !. F"rshng's ser
vices in the war. IA" House ,t"day passed
, h,u authorizing tho president I" con-
<e- on him tho permanent rank Of E"n-
.r,l Tho measure nov goes I" IN" son
ate.