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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-29

e PARIS, Oct. "S.-Flections 10 the
ncu Comrlunal council for Fiumc, Sun
day. resulted in an overwhelming VIC
tcrv for the annCXationists. according
to = Iriumc despatch. 10 tho Idea Naz'-
onalc. of Rome, rctransmIttrd TO laris.
Moro than 5000 Of the 7.l5n registered
electors who went 10 tho polls voted the
straight arncxaiionst ticket. The to-
,aI registration was 1881.
FTUME Monday. Oct. 21.-(By The
Associated Prcss)-Thc result Of the
elections in F'iume yesterday. may cas-
iIy be forcshadu~cd as 4 vote for the
continuation OF tho national council
controlled by the Italian anneHauonists'
Only ono ticket. that Of the "lnione
Sazionalc." or annrxati"nist party. was
in ,ha field. with some forty candidates
for the national council. No other
nart- was allowed 10 put candidates IN
The field. Those opposed I" annexation
have been unable TO conduct campaign
since the manifesto Of DAnnunzio. de-
daring FIume in a state Of war.
Tho polls were guarded by italian
c,ndarmcs and soldiers and there was
en cxtravagant display OF military pow
cr which served to prevent any dis
order. Practically every military
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-29
WHOLESALE GROCERS
QUOTE WILSON IN
FIGHT ON PACKERS

CHICAGO. Oct cS.-w. R. Scott. a
traffic expert resumed the witness
stand to-day at the Inter-stat" Com
r,erce Comrniss'on's hearing or the Ma
tional Wholesale GrocerS Association
complaint that the railroads give sne-
c:al aad expedited service TO the Big
Five" packers.
He read mass OF documentary evil
dence into the record in an effort {"
.he packers in advertising t1c'r c2nn"n
goods products seriously affected the
trade Of whrlrsal" gr"Ccr*.
ON cross examination. Mr.. scott ad-
mitted that only a few wholesale gro
GERS handle canned meats
Attorney Clifford Thorne. represent
ing the complainants. read letter sald
20 have been taken from the federal
trade comu'issiorS report on the meat
Industry. in which Thomas f.. Wilson.
president Of Wilson & Company: object
ID 10 the word packing" in t3e com
pany's trade name 10 facilitate the
handling Of by-productS. After suE-
Eesting that the name nf the company
De changed from the Wilson I'acKlnc
company TO Wilson & Company. Mr.
Wilson wrotr: My chief reason FOR thiS
recommendation Is the fact that we are
planning for the future. My objection
10 tho word packing - because We are
planning TO manufacture other products
There il opposition in many lines to-
ward the thought that the articles are
manufactured or handled by meat
hackers X We could handle the
Goods under. other corporate names OUT
4 would make the work ourdensome
and We would not he getting the oeneiit
~ the Advertising that tn" parent com
pany is entitled 70 on all these lines.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-29
LEADER
At GARY ADMITS
BATTLE IS LOST
"NO USE PRETENDING"
SAYS STEEL WORKER
Fitzgerald Issues Statement,
Declaring Strike Is Won
Even If Lost

CHICAGO. Oct. 2S.-Fullowing state
ncnt TO the effect that the steel workers
had lost the strike. made TO military
leaders in Gary by l.. T.. Titus. ncm-
bcr Of tho steel workers council there,
John Fitzpatrick. chairman Of the ma
tinnal cnmmlttc" directing the strlF'
SAID: The strike is whl. no matter
what the outcome may be.
There Is no use prrtcnding.' Titus
had said to Colonel w. $ Maps, COM
mandinG the regular troops The men
are going back In work The strike Is
lost and the armI is r"sponSibl".'
Fitzgerald's Statement.
In explaining his statement Mr.. FttZ-
patrick said:
Strikes may be won. even though they
are lost. This struggle i only laying
the ground work for future battles.
The steel worker may b" starved into
going back 20 work but h" has learned
this: lie knows now that tho steel cor
poration is not bigger than the VIII ~
tho men working for il. He knows now
that he can close down the entire works.
knowing this he Will never again submit
Eh""p-lIlic to tho conditions under which
nc has laborcd for years. For twenty
or moro years tho steel worker has been
IF tho opinion that tho United S:at"s
steel corporation was III" biggest thinc
On earth. He believed that ITS power
wnS even .;r"at"r IMAM that OF tn" Tint
ed States government II" did not k'iu"
that the worker is greatest power. N"w
he knows that h" can H." up In" lam-s.
He has done il. TIL" next tin" II" ir;ca
hc will tic il up even NOR" "ft"cIua!ly
. than he has don" on this occasion.
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.F|]NE ELECTION WITH VICTORY
FOR ANNEXATION ARMED. FARCE

conveyance was pressed into service 70
get out the vote. including girls ana
women. who went TO the polls with
shouts Of JOY at the novel experience.
Walls and streets were placarded with
slogans. appealing to all citizens 70
vote as a patriotic duty. and declaring
that any one not attending the polls was
a traitor and an enemy TO an Italian
Ffume. Other placards pleaded. Tor q
unanimous vote for the candidates OF
the Cnionc NRzionalc
The polls were to have closed at ,
m. but at that hour Mayor Vic issue
a statement tha; owing to the unexpec
ed heaviness of tho vote the ball
boxes would be open until o'clock
The town is now one great mill
stronghold. Everything. inclu
pocket books and baggage Is most
orously examined upon entrance.
Two American newspaper men were
arrested yesterday noon and were
roughly handled by gcndarmes. who
searched all their belongings. out set
them at liberty later in the afternoon.
The arrests were made Il is stated, on
information Of one. Henry Fu-st. who
claims 10 be an American with = home
in New York. and who handles
D'Annunzio's foreign propaganda.
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INTERNATIONAL
LABOR MEETING
Opens at Washington, With
Sessions Continuing For a
Month or Longer

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S-The frst OF
the Internal lonal bodies created by the
trca'y OF Versailles 10 meet in America,
The International Labor conference. will
COnvcrN tomorrow at noon in Washing
ton. Sessions o fthc conference arc ex-
pcctrd TO continue for practically a
month ard 20 lay tn" foundation Of n
world-w movement for improve
mont and Standa ardization Of workers.
Although thC legal status OF tn" gath
nrinG s hold in doubt in some quarters.
members ~ the organizing committee
and officials Of ,hP department Of labor
w"r" agreed today that n" delegates
who have arrived representing moro
''.ar thirty countries. should proceed 80
organic som" sort ~ conference ana
d,4r,I~S 'h> agcnda prescribed in rhf
peace treaty. Secretary Of Labor Wilson
Sl.l holds ~" Wow thar only those
states which havc ru;:ti"d m" treaty can
participates n IN" otiicial conference
vhi"h i par "f 'hN machinery OF thH
league of naticrS. \ plan. hpw"v"r. has
bon pr"nos"d which '@ "Npc"ted !" re-
,rn"N" t"riChal legality with III" nrec-
ti..2l necessity or hold ug m" ConC"rcuce
a; ,hIv t'TuN without poStpnn"mcnt.
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PAID SOLDIERS S8
A DAY BUILDING
SPRUCE RAILROAD

NEW YORK. Oct. IS Employment Of
$500 drafted soldiers. who were given
an average of IS q day by the contract
ors in addition TO their goH"r1mcnt pay
lhe northwest. was described today Ia
the congressional sub-committ inv"s'-
iEating aviation expenditures during the
war.
The government spruce railroad was
built in tho Olympia peninsula, Wash
ington. and connects with tho Chicago.
Milwaukee & ST. Paul lines. II is tlir-
ty-eiGht miles long and cost Si,n0N.h0Q,
"Wc didn't need the soldiers at AL:
the government insisted on giving them
to US" testified II. S. kCrbaugh. member
Of the New York contracting firm OF
Stems. Carey & kcrbauGh. which built
According to the Witnesses. the con-
tractors had to supplant some civilians
with soldiers These orders. hc said.
came from Major Mott Sawyer. rcprcs-
cnting Colonel Bricc /. DisQuc. Major
SAWYER is now 4 superintendent Of tho
ON saeo. Milwaukee e. ST. Paul. Tho
soldiers numbered Onc-third tho civil
ians employed on the construction. and
received ihc same pay ~ the latter.
Mr.. Krrbaugh denied that commercial
uses TO which the road might be put
after tho war resulted in it's great cost.
He said a heavy road-hcd was necessary
in order to bring out quickly 30O.OON.0OO
feet of spruce which he and his assoc
lAttS h1Q cOntTaClru 10 lOE- No SpI uCE
had moved over tn" road whom the arm
isticc was signed. and the road was not
completed then.
The witness admitted that tho road
had Increased values OF realty and Coun-
sci for tho committc" showed him map
of tracts along the route" owned by the
Milwaukee Land company. Tho witness
sa id he understood this company was
owned by the Chicago. Milwaukee & 81.
Paul railroad.
Mr.. k"~bauEh said he and another
member uf his company were solely rc-
spOnSiblc for tho recommendations Of the
route of tho spruce railroad tn tho war
department. This recommendation was
made he admitted after he toured the
d 81 ricl iMn doNs
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Strike Conference.

PITTSBURGH, oct. cS.-ThN national
stool strike committee today went ur":
tho situation in scssIt nch nd closed
doors which lasted several hours. No
announcement was made concerning tho
business transacted. nor anything TO m
diratc what the comnttNc Thought Uf
tho progress Of tho strike.
Th" rationinG system vas extended
somewhat. hut. according :" Sirih" head
quarters. Is not yrt in fun swing. Few
rcports had hrCn received :HnIEht from,
commssary managers, AMI III" commit
too vas u:,ahlc 20 cSlir'I," he number OF
persons to whom relief had been CXtcnd-
cd.
steel companies again declared they
wcrc doing better than last week, tho
Carnegie S>>cl company reporting IN
creased operation NJ the Homestead,
Clarion and Edgar Thompson plants.
Al tho last named plant the rail mali
was operated for tho. first time since tbs
strike was DECLARED. Th.s. il was 'ta,~d
means that all tho finish nE mills III
Rraddock arc now at WORK.
At Mouc"S son. P"rnSl lvania. .he car
noSic company started another iril'
which had hccn closed sInc" IN" sirlkc
hogan. and officials said ~ many men
had reported FOR work n the Clarion
hy.product rlan' that it was now work
.ng to normal capacity.
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.FODRTEEN DIE WHEN BIC LAKE
STEAMER GOES DOWN IN STORM

undertow swung his ship after she
struck the bar. II told the cabin boys
to awaken the passengers and crew and
ordered all over tho rail-" he said.
Those who moved quickly were saved.
The ones who held back lost their
lives"
Life Savers Story
To r. J. Kaknborsky. a coast guard
many OF those saved owe their lives
according 10 survivors. Approaching as
closely as possible 10 the suspended
steamer KaknborSky. when other coast
guards struggled to free men and wom-
on from tho tanglc Of wreckage. held
flaShlight. directing tn" way 10 safety.
IT seemed that IN" ship was lifted
out Of the water. striking with terrible
force" said kaknborsky. The lights
went out and the boat was pounded to
kindlinG.
Il used flashlight and it was by this
means that many of Nv" passengers
were able to jump to IN" piers. 1t
seemed TO me that those out on deck
, escaped. I heard few screams hut it
was all very sudden and quickly over"
Assisted to Safety
George Watson. a passenger who
found his way from the darkness Of the
state room deck. assisted Il woman TO
escape. Watson found life prcSerr"r5
in tnc darkness. climbing III" St"cply in
lined decks to an outer door. He found
woman crying. and assisted her 40
safety down line from the housing
over cnc Of the wheels. Watson said
the reroism and quick work OF coast
guards anG crew did much to quiet III"
panic resulting from the crash. !Ir 's-
; rapcd with the dying screams of the un-
fortunate in his ears.
Harry Ries second engineer. was
found dead on the beach. He had been
washed overheard. others Of tn" crew
said after being caught in tho 1.-Two
. steam Il bursting pipes in the rng:Ic
, ronm. v here nc had remained rs long
as rLSSIbIc. Apparently ne reached the
shore safely and Crawlcd som" di Si"n"e
from tho water. Exhaustion and injuries
, inflicted by pieces Of wrcCkaEc are be-
lic.rd to have caused his death.
To the cabin boys and a stewar'lrs3,
Mrs. Jessie Hopkins. of MuskcEUn. who
gave he l.fc. is given credit ror wtk"n-
ing and tho rcby saving many Of in"se
y hn ,<r1psd Knowing themselves i'm
rc riil"c. theS.' members of the boat 'I1dc
th'ir way tc state rooms along the
, ships darkcned passages. pounding IN
doors and rousing tho few who slept
despite the storm. Th"n came tn" crash
and thc pounding requiem Of waves.
The Muskcgon was nm IRON '"SS"l,
built in 1881 by the Holland St"anSh' p
company and lately rebuilt :ur the
Crosby line. She was 23l feet in length
and had Il gross tonnage Of LAS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-29
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
FOR LLOYD GEORGE BY
HOUSE OF COMMONS

LONDON. Oct. 2s.-The governnisnf
tonight received vote OF confidence IA
the house OF commons.
The bill renewing the powers OF me
defence Of the realm act was under dis-
cussion Sir Frederick Banbury. hnvi-g
obtained the speakers endorsement ti
n technical objection to the bill, moved
;hc adjournment q. the debate 70 secure
withdrawal and the substitution OF q
new bill.
Andrew Bonar Law. the government
spokesman. basing himself on the
speakers admission that the bill could
be remrdied in committee. refused to
withdraw the bill and made the question
one of confidence.
The Banbury motion was then reject
cd by vote Of 2s3 to u.
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LEE DECLARES
STRIKE ILLEGAL

WASHINGTON. oct. Strike Of
tralnmcn N the Chicago switching dis
tr;";. called by local union leaders for
Thursday unless certain wage demands
arc granted in fun" would be wholly
unauthorized and without the sanction
OF the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
mon" 1t was said here tonight by W. c.
Leo. president of the Brotherhood.
WASHINGTON. Oct. @S.--Prcsidcnt
". @. Ice and the general committee
Of tho brotherhood Of Railway Train
or General Hines. on tho unions wage
demands. wh.rh arc about to b" decided
Mr.. Hines has had the recon- n1mrndat:o sons
of III" board Of railway wages before
him for two weeks but whether he has
been able 10 rc1ch a decision IN the
rush "f w",k incident 10 the threatened
coal s:rlk" has not been revealed. 1t
was agreed when tn" demands were pre-
s"nt"d last July that tho officials OF tho
railroad administration and the union
made public, which accounts for to-
mCrrow'S meeting.
I, is considered certain that. the
unions request for a general wage in
crease will pc refused Mr.. Hines will
act on the demands Independently OF
President Wilson. Il was learned
authorativ"ly today, but the president =
general policy. laid down at the time
the shopmcn were denied a general in
crease. but given an adjustment OF in
cqualitics compared with other union
members. will govern his decision.
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WOMEN'S CLUBS FOR
STATE CENSORSHIP
OF THE "MOV|ES"

Special Dispatch to The 1ntclligcncer'
OL.ARKSBCRG. w. Va. OCT. 90
Discussion Of mutton picture Censorship
laws for the state constituted me Enlc.
Virginia Federation Of Women's CLUBS
fifteenth annual convention. which got
under way here this afternoon with Mrs'
George DcBolt Of Fairmont. president
in tho chair II is expected that Fesoiu
tions asking legislative action Tor a
state censorship board will be passeo
before tn" convention ends.
Mrs. Guy Blanchard. OF Chica 60,
urged more drastic supervision OF INNS
in an address tonight declaring that
boys who used to be moved TO crime ny
the penny dreadful" novels. now find
criminal promptinEs in the motion pic
turcs "f the blood and thunder type.
DR.. Henry s. Green. Of MorgantoWn.
former state historian. urged inc ercc-
ton Of Libraries as fitting soldier me-
mOrialS
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MI-SEEGON. Mich. oct. 2S.-Nitn
fourteen Known dead and six or more
missing. only time can bring an accul-
,,c account Of tho toll OF tn" great seas
,,bich carly this morning bodily ittted
m, Crosby passenger steamer MuShs-
,.o, forncrly the City Of Holland. and
,,o.vbed hcr 20 pieces on tho piers At
80, ,r,ranr. to Mussgon harbor The
liz, ~ dead is beng added 10 almost
hourly.
The steamer sidcwh"elcr. bound
from, Milwaukee after outridlaS night
II gale made for the harbor IN the
ea-lv morning darkness. but is said py
,.ntain Edward Miller tn hav" struck
Tho bar at th" entrance. TIL" wh"cl
naddIcs iamrncd IN the sand. checking
Roadway. and the great c"mbers thre"
,bo sb,p about and hurled her ont" the
-.i.- rhcrr shr hung. rom"ntarily.
,ouudiny into wreckaEc and then slip
,.d OF into the deep channel going dowp
', ff,y feet of water The vessel lies a
..orro-roro tanglc Of steel and splinter
ID wood. eGec,ually blocking the haroor
entrance.
Bodies In Morgue-
E-iSty Of the ScYenty-two passengers
.,d crew. guided to safety by a single
tHlhllEhf
u.ors tonight known 10 have been saved
from, rho vessel. II was feared several
,,cr, caught between decks. Survivors.
,,o,,, NJ whom escaped only m their
,,irh, clothinE were being cared for by
no Red Cross. while in the city NOR
.,ucs lie tho bodies recovered.
c-anbic stories OF terror. suffering
ord beroism were told by survivors and
~ bravery Of Captain Edwin Miller
IVA his officers and crew. who remained
8, tbeir posts 70 the last was rccounted.
,.ap,ain Miller. sensing disaster ns the
yssscl was driven toward the pier. or
dnrcd all 10 leap for their lives and the
,ine.hallowed sea rule. women first.
,vas followed. Only four women. one
~ whom was employed on the boat
,vsre known tonight TO have been lost.
Leaped TO SAFETY.
The women. fearing 10 venture over
.,o rail were bravely led BY Mrs. Fred
= Rerman. OF AuskeEon. who leapcd
49,, m. ship. Others jumped or were
sanded down ropes by men passengers
and crew. -o,.o ~. ,ho
,..Hstsr and loss OF lives. declared the
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Senate Overrides Presidents Veto of War
Prohibition Enforcement by Vote of $3.50
BATTALION OF DEATH
GIRL COMES AS BRIDE

NEW YORK, Oct 2a-A bride who
AS once . member Of the famous
AAIsa.an wumen's battalion Of death"
arrived here today on the steamer Am
erica with her husband, Harry c. Men
sses, OF covtngton, KY. Mr.. Msnesee
served In the army and was later at
sached 70 the peace commission a.
clark.
Nrrs. Meneseo WAS formerly Agnes
1oStkovska, the daughter OF a Rus
sian general. She joined the "battl-
ion OF death" when she was seventeen,
WAS wounded twice and taken prisoner
by the Germans. Mrs. Menesee wore
the decorations Of the Crok st. Ann
and Cro1x st, George.
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NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA COAL
| MINES ARE To Be OPERATED
VOTE TODAY ON LAST
OF THE AMENDMENTS

WASHINGTON. Dci. .S-Thc srnat"
f.Ghi over ~, peace treaty was al a
-iand:.t;ll to-day. The only references to
III. treaty during the long session he
INK inn!d"nta! 20 III" prohibition debate.
Tomorrow ;h' leaders hope u got
vote ON tn" las: Of III" amendments rr-
ported by The foreign relations commit.
Tee. that 10y senator Moses, RcpubliCaa.
New Hampshire. /" rNrlud" all "f tho
British domlnion$ from taking part IN
any league decision affecting any one
-: them
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DENEKINE ADVANCES,
WITH 800 REDS TAKEN

LONDON. oct. oS--G"ncral nrni-
k;nc's wireless communication reports
that an advance IS developing between
tho Mcdvitza and III" khopOr rivers
where. $40 prisoners have bc"n taken.
Many E"ds wcr" drowned. Ono Conn
muulSt regiment WAS annlhllated. This
scc,or hes north Of Tsar!tsyn.
We abandoned kromy." IN" despatch
odds. after severe iiEhtine, (kr0my
lies a Nt;ln 20 the southwest Of Orcl)
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BOOK REVIEW LUNCHEON

Tho luncheon of the Book Review de-
rar,mcni Will h" hold as usual al the
Hotel Windsor on the second and third
Fridays Of the month. the discussion
being Of Gay Domhcy. which Will be
nut on sale today al ih" \. .. l.. W.
hail Thr first meeting Of Tho Book
Review Will be given under tho leader
ship nf Mrs Walter Kelly and the soc
ond will bc led By Rev. Clara Cook
Hclvlc.
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PRESIDENT CONTINUES
GOAL OF RECOVERY

wASHTNGTON. oct. 2s.--Showing no
III effects from his recent activities
President Wilson spent to-day quietly
and continued his recent progress to-
ward recovery. No executive business
was brought Ia the Presidents attcn>
ton during the day. officials said.
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SAYS STRIKE IS CERTAIN

pITTSBURGH oct. IS ThoS" who
arc hoping that union minors VIII h"cd
November /. arc doomed I" disaprolnt-
ment. said Philip Murray. prrsldrnt Of
the pittsburgh district Of tn" Tinted
Mine Workers Of America. her. tonight.
nrinr to his departure for Indianapolis.
Nr Murray added that h" saw II" reason
In think that the S'rIk" would l." avert
cd twenty other miners union r"pr"i.
cntntiycs of the district VII" Will attend
thr meeting Of thr International "N"Cu-
Wv, board at Indianapolis tomorrow. ac-
Mr. Murray.