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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
S700,000,000
FOR UNCLE SAM

NEW YORK. Dec 81 A total OF
s. no, zoo. 900 was realized by tho "a lc Of
Americas war. material in England.
France. Belgium. Italy and Germany.
Edwin B. Iarkcrs Of Houston, Texas.
chairman Of the United States Liquida-
ton commission. stated today on his ar
rival from Europe with five other MEM
berS OF the commission on the transport
Powhatan. He said tho commission also
cleaned up claims due and against the
United States for as much more Its
report will be ready in n few days.
Mr.. Parker asserted that. while Il had
taken tho commission only ten months
TO dispose OF all Of this country's war
stocks abroad. the other allied countries
had not get been able 10 make an in
vcntory.
Trucks in Germany were sold TO a
syndicate for sl5.000.O0O. he said. and a
British syndicate bought automobiles
for $l0O0,Nn0. One lot of automobiles
was sold in Franco for $500. 900, 900. He
assorted the articles were sold for more
than fifty percent OF what they cost
Much Of the material was junk ard
was more Of liability than an asset.
according to Mr.. Parker, and as ships
were not available. it could not be
brought homo. He said the material
would have brought less in America
than in Europe.
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Heavy Sugar Exports
While America Suffers

WASHINGTON, Dec. Elm the face
OF growing scarcity Of sugar. NOR"
than a billion and a quarter pounds OF
sugar valued at nearly $4,000. 900. wcr"
exported from the United States during
the first ten months of the present
year. a department Of commerce rcpor:
issued today show.
Exports. which went largely I" The
United Kingdom and France. eHcecd"i
in quantity 339 per cent the amoun'
csnt- out of the country during the same
period last year.
While this sugar was being shipped
out OF the country, American importers
brought in more than eight and quar-
ter billion pounds. valued at s4Sl,424.-
600. The imports increased only -
per cent which in comparison with the
much larger export increase officials
were OF the opinion, undoubtedly ac'
counts at least in part for the difficult
ties the American housewives arc having
in obtaining sugar from their grocer
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NITRO CONTRACT IS
EASY MONEY FOR The
CHARLESTON CROWD

Special Dispatch to The lntclliGencoi.
WASHINGTON, y. c.. Dec. 2l.-Thc
details Of the contract by which the gov
crnucnt experls to get back SS.55l.0e0
Of the sl2S 900 0NO il spent on smoke
less powder plant Mt Nitro. w. Va. have
become known to those few officials who
have been interested enough in this
transaction to demand to ser the con-
tract. The result of their analysis or Inc
contract is that il is mighty good thing
for the new Charleston Industrial COM
pany whose hid was accepted. and that
those who put ii through Tor that conf
pany did a firSt-ratr job.
The company has put up s35O.6No in
two payments to date. and is proceeding
to sell off tho property on sharing
basis with the government. Six months
from now. when tho fourth payment
falls due. 5000 tho company antici-
patcs that it will have disposed Of
enough property by that time to find
the naymcnt Of that installmcnt easy:
The company agrees TO pay the govern
rncnt annually after the fourth payment
not less than 81 900. 900 with interest At
percent
The company is authorized to proceed
to sell off the property. paying over to
the government 50 percent OF the net
proceeds to hr applied to the purchase
price.
Section 10 OF the contract is interest
ing: When through the operation OF the
terms Of this contract tho government
has been paid tho full price and interest
charges. and this bidder has realized
from additional sales an additional not
amount equivalent TO ten Q0) percent u:
tho full amount paid to the government.
then It is proposed 10 pay the govern
mont 80 percent of the net profits rcnl-
lied from further sales of operation OF
this property. said division of profits TO
continue for n time to be agreed. upon.
The Charleston Industrial company as
disclosed by the contract. is composed OF
". o. Ahn"y. president Of the Union
Trust Co.: H. ". Bcrtolct. coal operator:
John l.. Dickinson. viCc-prcSidcnt OF tho
Kaaawha Valley hank; Isaac LowcIl-
stein. president of the Charleston Ma
tional bank: G.. X. Payne. merchant and
real estate; H. G. Scott. vice president Of
the Virginia Co. all Of Charleston, and
n. +. Chase. chemical expert md manu-
facturcr: J. II. Douglas. lawyer. and A.
Il. Leach & Co. bankers. all Of New
York.
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HOPE TO COMPROMISE
TREATY CONTROVERSY

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2l-NcE"tla-
tinnS toward d cumpr0mis" on tn" Ger
man pcac, treaty and conferences on
railroad rcorCauization legislation
promiS" to b. tho only activities OF the
few members of congress remaining
here during the two weeks holiday re-
cess. which began shortly before md
night.
BY tn? time congress re tconv"ncs' jan
uary ;. !tAiS hoped TO lave comprO-
mise arrangement on the treaty pre-
pared for presentation soon aftcr~aTQ
in the senate. Disposal Of III" railroad
Hesitation, hoW,v,r. is not expected uh-
I'll lot" neat month.
Senate and house managers on IN"
railroad measures will hold i"rmaI
rlce.tn: TuosCay 10 outline ~" w"r! "h
adjustment between the tummnS- Essen
bills Of which parallel prints are being
made Adjournment Of the inference
Tuesday until the following Monday IS
planned and the managers then expect
Ia hold daily slttings. probably lasting
Tor weeks. -,
\ few hpus" committees plan TO work
during the holiday recess preraf'n
bills for presentation when Congress re-
COuSeneS.
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Coal Operators Refusal May Block the
Federal Strike Commission in Settlement

WASHINGTON. Dec. @l-toal opera
tors of the United States through their
executive COMMITTEES explained further
tonight their reasons for refusing 70
participate in the government pan I"i
settling the bituminous coal strlRe' re
neWinS the denial that previous agree
ments had bound them to acccpt lne
governments plan. the operators assert
I'd that while they were bound by ano
had agreed to accept strike settlement
proposals made by DR.. Garfield FORMER
fuel administrator, the government pro
posals as accepted by the miners oliler
vitality from those of tho Garfield pian.
The insistence Of the operators lrI'
open tonight the possibility. II was held,
that the commission named SATURDAY
by President Wilson and given by MN
power to Ak wages and prices or coaI
necessary to sustain wages. might oo
unable to function.
Operators to Meet
The executive council did not say,
howeyery, that operators would stand
aIoof from the com mission in It's invest
iretions and decision, but left the Qucs-
tfon open, to be settled probably at
meeting Tuesday in Cleveland. ONO
where general session OF the scale
committee Of the central competitive
field and other operators generally has
Their Statement
Tho operators In formal statement
tonight said:
I'm tho light or tho statement or Al
torncy General I'almnr OF yesterday In
which he says that 1t would he an am
azing reputation of their own state
Continued On Page ren-)
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MAURER DEFENDS HIS
PRO-BOLSHEV|k VIEWS

READING. Pa. Dec, ol-At a labor
MACS meeting here teday, James n.
Maurcr. president OF the Pennsylvania
Federation OF Labor, delivered Two
hour reply to the charge of yn=tmeri-
canism made against him by the Aperl-
cain Legion and other patriotfo organ
iZationS. =
Maurer quoted from the declaration
of independence and the state constltu-
tion to justify his pro-Bolsheyik utter.
unccs as being legitimate exercise or
freedom of speech. and attacked the
Pennsylvania state police rs "Cnssacks
because of their connection with the
steel strike situation.
Maurcr denounced, to an audience OF
two thousand made up largely Of SOC
inlists. Attorney General Palmer and
Ole Hanson. and accused Governor
laws permitting free speech and free
assembly He declared Ex-Governor
Brumhaugh. Sprouts predecessor. could
have had a 100000 bribc IL he had
signCd instead of vctocing the full crew
railroad bin several years ago.
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WEST V|RGINIAN
DIES IN WRECK
J. O. Hopper One Of the VIC
TINS In Train Crash On
the Frisco Road

Spccial Dispatch to the Intcllisoncer.
ST. Louis. Mo. Dec. 2l.-T%o per
sons were killed and f0rty-eight injured
In the wrecl; of Il Frisco naSsenseE
train this morning, three miles from
81. James. Mo. nincty-ftre miles west
of 81. Louis.
The breaking Of an axle on the rear
truck of the chair car caused inc re-
naming cars 20 break from the tram
and crack into a freight traiA standing
on side track.
The Dead.
MRS. WILLIAM II. P2EliN' "eh-
ster Groves.
i o. HOOPER. West Virginia.
Passengers said that Mrs. Prchn. a
Red Cross worker. had been IN the
womcn's rest room Of the Pullman
coach, and was on her way back to her
seat. when the crash came. Sh" was
walking in the narrow corridor. ana her
head was crushed when the train lurch-
ed as ii left the track.
The passengers said Hopper was KILL
in a similar manner when he was walk
ing in the corridor, slight distance
behind Mrs. Prehn. He was returning
from the dining car. where he had eaten
breakfast. At late hour Tonight
Hoppcr's address was sttll unknown.
His body Is in an undertaker's rooms
at st. James
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.PERSH|NG VISITS VET
OF THE PHILIPPINES
IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL

CHICAGO, Dec 2l.-ticncral John j.
Pershing inspected Fort Sheridan hos,
pital to-day, and tonight he addressed
5000 war mothers at the Andltorluih'
where he decorated more than dozen
officers and men With the distinguished
service medal.
The generals second and las; day as
Chicago's guest was busy one. Be
tween hospital inspection and mass
meeting the general found time 10 make
several calls while motoring about the
CITY and suburbs. Once he seemed IN
imminent danger of arrest for speed
ing. A suburban policeman. discover
ing the identity of the master or the
car, apologctically backed away.
The 400 wounded and sick Quartered
Al Fort Shcridan-somc in beds. some
in wheel chairs and others on cruches-
were inspected by the general
Two Of his former ordcrliss shook
hands with the general to-day. One
left lex in tn" ArEonne. stood at atten-
ton on his right. and told the comman-
der r-in-chicf how he won the fouraGEerie
OF France. 'rhr ether. Sergeant Henry
Tupman who '."rVrii under PcrShinE in
tho Phtilippir".. = recovering from n
machine guu wu"ri - the lungs and
mustard "a. r,>..uiUH. The general
and his staff left late tonight for ST.
Louis. where the party will diShand to-
morrow until after the holidays. The
generals sister and Warren l'crshing,
his young son, will join the commander
In ST. Louis and go with him on Tues
day TO l.acledc. Mo. his birthplace.
whore on Tuesday he will be the guest
at a home coming celebration. Captatn
Frank Pershing. the generals nephew.
will accompany the party.
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YUDEN|TCH ARMY
IN GROWING DANGER
OF ANNIH|LATION
CONTINUE RETREAT
INTO ESTHONIA
Withholding ofSupplies By the
Esthonians May Even Bring
Armed Clash

RIGA. Friday. Dec. Negotiations
began here today between General
Yudenitch of IN" northwestern Russian
army and Icitjsh officials regarding
the disposition of tho army recently
commanded by General Yudcnitch. 1t is
learned that efforts are being made 10
induce Letvja 10 grant asylum 10 the
Yudcnitch troops. which hcretomorc has
refused to acCcde to The request.
The position Of General fudcntchs
men seems to be growing more critical.
1t is reported the Eslhunians on the
Narva front for several days have been
falling back. forcing portion of the
Yudcnitch troops on tn neutral ground.
If the rCtrugradc movement continues,
the Yudcnitch troops will he compelled
20 retreat toward ESthonia. where they
Will be diSarm"d. 1t is said the sltu-
alton is becoming SO desperate as re-
suit of prospect of complete dis
intcgratiOn. the loss of many OF the best
officers and lack of supplies, that a
serious clash with the Esthonians IS
feared. Tn" soldiers who followed Gen
eral Yudcni;ch on his recent offensive
against I'rlrograd accused the Esthoni-
ans Of Withholding supplies from them.
TOMSK. Saturday. Dec. 2o.-TaiGa.
the city situated al the junction or the
nS-Sibcrian railroad and IN" branch
line running north to this place has
been captured by local Bolsheviki;;
Many trains on the railroad west Of
'raiga have been cut OF and Polish
troops in that region will be forced to
night their way out.
Fears for the safety OF I. Il. nhh-
sen, Uritcd states Vicc-consul at omsk.
and Joseph II. Ray. consul at lrhutsk'
who are west nt Taiga arc felt mere.
Nothing has been heard from them Tor
moro than week.
RIGA. Dec. 2l.-Gcncral Yudenitch
commander of the Russian northwestern
army. WAS Informed this afternoon that
the objections To moving his forces into
Lctvia were in surmountablc. II is re-
ported. ~
The general opinion hero is that rs
,honia will not conclude peace win the
BolShcviki and therefore Will be aoic 10
afford asylum to the troops under rug
cnitch until arrangements can be made
10 transfer them to General Denikinc.
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Hundreds In Tribute
to the Dead CampaliIgi

CHICAGO. Dec. cl.--Hundrcds Of
persons wcrc turned away from tho
auditorium theatre today. when With
every 9eat occupied tho velvet curtains
were drawn aside revealing the CAskct
containing the body Of Ilcof0ntc Cam
ranini. director OF the Chicago Grand
Opera company. Their" was lighted
taper a either end Of the Caskct which
was adorned with coVcrict Of violcts
solid bank OF flowers across the stage
formed the background. There was no
euloGy only music. No one appeared on
the stage hut from the wings there
came melodies from an orchestra and
from AlcsSandrn Gonci and Rosa RaiSa.
Tho orchestra pit was filled with flow
ers. while on the conductors stand lay
CampaninTs baton and the score Of hiF
favorite opera "Falstaff." MadamN
Campanini sat with Harold /. McCor-
mick President of the Chicago Opera
Association in a box. At tho conclusion
of the public memorial. The audience
was permitted TO fllc past the coffin.
Religious services VIII be held tomor-
row morning at Holy Name Cathedral.
Afterward the body ill repos> IN a
vault un;il It can be Idkcn to Italy for
burial.
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CONTINUED on Page Ten.)

boys with the sacred fire Of youth in
them, they who had so much to live
for. thought of tho supreme sacrifice
they were making for their country.
What the rest Of us did was as compared
to this mere .hagatelle, my country
men. There was no thought OF profit or
gain or per cents or personal returns.
II was a pure and unselfish dedication
Of all they had to the country that had
gained much credit in this old world OF
ours by having given them birth.
And it docs irk mo exceedingly when
think Of the economies and sacrifices
OF our people. when ] remember that I
saw in Flanders and France. TO cbScrvo
q careless disregard OF the public rights
and an ignorant and an apparently will
full waste of public funds. Every cent
We have must be carefully conserved.
The times cry for the most stringent
economy We must not save our coun-
try only to see II become bankrupt. II
il the duty of every right-thinking man
to guard in every possible way the pub"
lie purse and il matters not whether nc
be q member OF claims board or a
member os the congress OF the United
States"
Mr.. Graham estimated that cut Of tho
500, 900 involved; in outstanding
claims arising out Of war contracts. n"
would not be surprised II the sum were
cut in half and saving OF at icaSt $50
O0O. 600 effected. The Investigation was
intended not merely to find fault. hs
said. but TO furnish stimulus for post
bcllum economy.
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70 SURVIVORS OF THE
MANXMAN PICKEDUP

NEW YORK. Dec. 2l.-Nineteen sur
vivors Of the British steamer hanxmah'
which foundcrcd 400 miles off the Nova
Scotia coast. December IS, arrlV Vfd IoGoS
on the British steamer Brltish Isles.
They were picked up from ne poal
and n raft. The party lrcludmg the sec
ond officer. five of the engine room
crew, the chief steward. one fireman
and eleven Sc amen. The captain and az, =
the other members Of the crew OF %
perisned. 49,,
when the British Isles sighted me
ManXmau on December II, q terrlllG
storm was raging. The doomed vcssel
was bound from Portland. Maine. 70
tiihrai,cr with a cargo of grain. The
British Isles stood by for twcnty-1our
hours. but was unable 10 launch boats.
1t was only by chance that the sur
vivC RS were saved.
The skipper of the ManNman ana the
other members OF the crew were unap'S
TO got the boats away and were huric9
into tho water Hhen their ship keeieu
over. They could not keep aflnat IN tnH
heavy sea and the British Isles coulu
not pick them up. ., 10
The Manxmln'S cargo is supposed 10
have shifted in the storm and caused thc
list which finally sent her TO inc ool-
tom
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ELEVEN MUTINEERS
TAKEN IN IRONS OFF
TRANSPORT AMERICA
OPEN REBELLION
RACED ON VOYAGE
Ringleader Declared to Be
Member of |. W. W.-Wo-
men Passengers Attacked

NEW YORK. Dec. "l.-Elevcn mem
bers Of the crew OF the transport Ameri-
ca, including two petty officers. charged
with mutiny on thN high seas and other
crimes, were taken from the ship in
irons today. when She doCkcd at Ho-
bokcn army pier. Other arrests are eN-
pccted TO be made as the transport crew
is reported to have been in almost open
rebellion since leaving this port last
November on a trip to Europe and re-
turn. AMI. W. w. agtator is said to
have fomented tho trouble.
The America. an army transport man
ned by a civilian crew. returned from
France yesterday with members or the
American peace commission.
Leader Member o. I. ". ".
Six Of the eleven prisoners taken from
the vessel arc alleged TO havt been ring
leaders in the trouble abroad. Seven Of
the prisoners are charged with mutiny
on the high seas. The others are CharG-
cd with stealing and other oftenscs.
William Cabins. an ardinary seaman.
accused of being one of the ringleadcrs
in the trouble abroad the transport and
who is said to have had an ]. w. w.
card. was arrested by an armed guard
VINO lounQ MN hldlnS IN the nolo OF
the ship after ii had dockcd.
The trouble started last November
when the vessel was on its way to Eu-
rope. The baggage of passengers was
looted and when ship officers ordered
the crews quarters searched number
Of automatic pistols were found.
Women Attacked.
Several days later two women passen-
gers. wives of officers on their way 10
Coblcnz. became hystcrical when they
discovered two soldiers trying to gam
entrance to their state rooms through
the deck windows.
When tho transport reached Brcst be-
cause of trouble with the crew. the ship
commander ordered shore leave restrict
ed. The crew broke out in open rebel
lion and declared they would so ashorc
if they had to fight their way there.
Calkns is said to have Joined tho Gre "
ten minutes before it sailed from Ho'
boken on its last trip. He is believed 10
be professional agitator and will he
made the subject Of special Invest ga
ton, it is stated.
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Now and then they cursed in chorus
at the United States and the men who
had cut short their propaganda here.
Not until the Buford steamed out Of
the Narrows between Forts Hamilton
and Wadsworth did the din cease. Over
their heads, whipping in the wind. the
Stars and Stripes floated from the
masthead.
The autocrats OF all the Russians on
the transport were Alexander Berkman
and Emma Goldman, his boon compan-
ion for thirty years. With them were
245 men and women-Ethel Bernstein
and Dora Lipkin. None knew where
they would debark and even Captain q.
\. Hitchcock. commander or the veteran
transport. was no better off. At day
break tomorrow Colonel Hilton. COM
manding the troops on board as guards.
will hand the skipper his instructions.
Only few high officials on the war
and labor departments, knew the ships
destination.
Enghsten Day Voyage.
The voyage will last eighteen days
unless IL is prolonger by unfavorable
weather The presumption is that the
Buford Will land at HanGe. HelsinGfors
or Abo. in Finland, which are connect
ed by rail with Bielo- Osporoff. on the
Russian border. 1t was intimated IN
official quarters that arrangements
have been made with the Finnish gov
ernment to permit the passage Of the
. Russians through that country.
The transfer from Ellis Island to the
/ Buford of the agitators who have
preached death and destruction. was an
/, event unique in the annals OF this ma
+, tion. Seized in haids in all parts OF the
! country, they were mobIliZed here Tor
: deportation. An elaborate screen of Sc
crecy was thrown about the prepara-
| tions for sending them away.
i Guarded ny Soldiers.
| 1t was in the darkest hours Of night
! that an army tug drew up at the dock
at the immigration station TO take
aboard the undesirables for the seven
mile journey down the bay to the Bu-
| ford. Two dozen soldiers armed with
rifles and many Immigration inspeC-
! tors carrying night sticks. patrolled the
; shores Of Ellis Island until the tug ar
/ rived at Sis a. III. The Reds were
marched single file- between two lines
racks to the boat landing, each carry
ing his or her baggage. A score Of
agents of the department of justice cir
culated among the Russians waiting to
, and the SCHILLER guards on the island
went on board the tug with the depor-
tees and took them to. the transport.
! A revenue cutter and two other army
one tug lay alongside while they were
being transferred 10 the Ruford 10 pre-
vent attempts by those reluctant to
, leave /" swim the half mile TO the
shore OF Staten Island.
4, While all the anarchists had profess
ed joy at the thought Of returning 10
! Russia. a few of them wcpt and most
| OF them seemed downcast as they step
ped on board the tug for the grim jour
! ney through the darkness OF the harbor
. 10 the troop ship.
! The air was cold and biting wind
| was blowing as they huddled on deck
, Leaves Her Ftance.
! Goodbye America" Sobbed Miss Bern
/, stein as the tug plowcd past the Statue
! of Liberty with her lighted torch held
proudly aloft. The girl was leaving be-
, hind Samuel Lipman. her fiance. tacing
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NEWSPAPER FIRE.

ALLENTOWN Pa. Dec ol.--Firc OF
unknown origin late Saturday night
totally destroyed tho plant OF tn" Load
or an indc pendent daily newspaper pub
Iished here. Thtn loss is estimated by
the editor. George 4. Roth at $4,000
most OF which is covered by insurance.
Publication will not be interrupted. as
the Morning Call. Of this city. has turn
ed over It's plant to tho use Of tho
Leader.
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EX-NECRO SOLDIER
IS LYNCHING VICTIM

COLUMBUS. Ga. Dec. "l.-Boarding
Central Of Georgia passenger train at
Smithyillc. Ga. mob Of about fifty
mon seized Charles West, negro re-
turned soldier and hurried away to Sc
cludcd spot where he was shot TO death.
The negro had been arrested In Jack
sonville. on a charge OF having killed
Emmett l.. Brightwell, a farmer OF
Richland, Ga. and was being returned
to Americus to answer TO the charge
when he was removed from the train.
The body Of tho negro was found late
in the day hanging in tree and riddlcd
nv bullets. A coroner's inquest held
immed returned verdict that
West came to his death al the hands OF
unidentified men.