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urged that \ permanent consultative
body, with purely advisory powers. be
set up consisting OF the secretary OF me
interior rs chairman or an cqual mum
her Of representatives OF the operators
and Of III" mine workers. chosen in
such manner rs they may each deter
mine from lime TO time. In order that
the data necessary. for the CONSIDERATION
Of this consultative may al all times
b, available. it is urged that the con-
grc=S max" provisions for coilectihS
uefinite and trustworthy information
conserving the coal and coke industry
and for he tauba,Ion Of the same IN
quarterly reports showing:
Congress Urged.
"nD-l'roduction. distribution. stor-
age and stocks OF coal and coke;
"G)-Thc unst OF production ana as
lributi0n and "f maintaining suitable
stocks. and any other data concerning
The industry deemed necessary.
"(3)--Thc cost Of living in the coal
fields:
obtained by the operators, middlomen
and retail dealers.
"(5)-EXplrt requirements and the
conditions limiting them.
Tho settlement of the present con-
trovcrsy on the wage and price basis
above indicated must bc considered IN
the light Of the proposal to st up ms
permanent. consultative body: While IL
will net have powers OF decision. II
vill hardly seem possible to reason
able man that in tn" light its conciu-
sions demands for rxhorbitant profits
rr unr. asonablc wages can be success
fully maintained, or that conditions UNI
favorable 10 the American standard OF
living will BE- tolerated..
Explained by GARFIELD.
In explaining his statement at the
ioint conference, DR. Garfield said that
IN committing the wage advance no had
uccrptcd Secretary Wilson's estimate OF
% per cent increase in the cost or Nv
ing since 1918. which was the highest
estimate made by anybody.
Or. Garfield declared that miners TO-
day were receiving higher wages with
out the Il per cent increase IMAM any
other class OF workers in the country
At the opening OF the meeting pr
Garfield read his statement carefully,
While both Sides gave him the closest
attention. He declared that It was not
proposal. but statement Of facts.
Claims It Is Republication.
Lewis, jumping to ms leet AZ tne con.
statement. wanted to know what had
become Of the proposal by Secretary
The miners came to Washington
Lewis said. "nt the request Of Secretary
Wilson, who is authorized under tho
law TO arb!trate disputes. We under
stood that he represented the cabinet
and indirectly the president himself
Actiug in his official capacity. Sccr.,'
vance Of 81 Clio per cent
Docs the government intend TO re,
! puG,atc the act Of its authorized aEen
| or abide by IT."
! net respect more than Secretary vii
| SON" DIR. Garfield replied. His power:
! are clearly defined. Among other thing:
| his duties are 10 effect conciilatlon. 6u
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and said I'VE are ready to 20 home and
fight II out.
When the Joint conference with Dr.
Garfield adjourned late tonight. the sub
scale committee Of miners and operators
went into executive session 10 discuss
tho governments statement OF facts.
Lewis announced that the miners would
not accept just as no started into the
meeting.
The sub scale committee. after n ftv"
minute session. adjourned TO meet to-
morrow to give consideration to the new
wage offer.
Operators here will mc"t tomorrow to
decide whether TO grant the increase IN
view Of DR.. Garficld's positive ann"un."-
mont that no increase in the Tri"" Of
coal would be allowed. Many Of them
shared the view expressed By Phil II.
penna Of Tcrre Hautc, Ind. that some of
the largest companies would be forced
10 shut down II that much increase was
given.
Declaring that Secretary Wilson. Hc'-
inr MS the authorized agent OF the rAbi-
net and Of President Wilson" had offer
cd nm increase Of 81 Clio percent. Joh'
T. Lewis, acting president Of the mine
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Endorsed BY Cabinet.

workers, asked if tho government m
tended TO regulate the acts OF Secretary
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27

under the labor act the president
empowered to control prices. and
duty was conferred upon the fuel
ministration. You cannot TX pro.
without affecting wages, and you E.
not change wages without Anecs
prices. sef
Both Secretary and Wilson an1en'
frDrkly realize this difficulty. buya5
cannot allow It to stand In the WaH
doing my duty. It 10 not my unH
standing that Secretary Wilson mA1
definite offer to either the miners
operators. but that he merely sure
n basis on which you might get
gether." -,
DR.. Garfield said the cabinet appfvsS
the basis OF settlement a. presentsd !,
VIII oRsr Protection
Irr the midst Of a sharp crosS-n!!sO
questions, Frank Pennington, pretaf
ar the ILLINOIS district Of United ~
Workers. asked DR.. GARFIELD
miners would be regarded as outlAr
IL they did not return TO WORK -
Tho government never has attempte
TO compel Men to work against theI
! will, but every protection Will be oHerE
10 miners willing 10 return 10 o.
mines" DR.. Garfield replied s:
Harrington replied that he did
think this would be necessary
mIrcrs in Illinois. as he did not beli6
there were any In that state who Woy
care 10 return under the new wage
ditions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27
Better THAN CALOME[
Thousands Have Discovered
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
ere 4 Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sub
stitute for calomel-are a mid out sure
LAXATIVE, and their effect on the liver IS
almost instantaneous. These little oilve'
colored tablets are the result OF III:
Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints with caiomel.
The pleasant little tablets 90 the
GOOD that calomel does, but have no
bad after effects. They don't lnJure the
teeth like strong liquids or calomeL
They take hold Of the trouble and
Quickly correct it. Why cure the liver
at the expense of the teeth? Calomei
sometimes plays havoc with the gums.
So do strong liquids, It is best MOI 95;, 70
take calonlel. Let DR.. Edwards oAVe
Tablets take its place.
Headaches, "dullness" and that lazy
feeling come from constipation and =,
disordered liver. Take Dr.. EDWARDS
Olive Tablets when you feel "logy and
'heavy." They clear" clouded BRAN
and "perk up" the spirits locand 2oc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27

l.sh or prcscr>r certain rclativ" bases
in the mining industry. l do not thlnH
thiI condition. however. ought 10 result
IN giving Ia mine workers as a Whui'
and in consequence imposing upon Inc
public, total average increase III 'A.
rcss Of the total avrrnE" increase ih
lhr cost Of living, because Shia
course be adopted tho result wouL1 pc
tb,t The frini increased burden placed
rrun the mining industry viii he lar N
oxccss Of the !nCrcas" in iLc Cost "l
LIVING. II this principle Wcrr aprileI ~
industries generally. II - 'hyl"uS I i'u,S
along 20 thu general public and the IN
creased wages would incrcuS" III
rapId Spiral taking rs n minimum NV:
ID rCCntaCc of increase IN lie cost 81
a,iJ ,nany now and serious burdens, TO
Tho cost Of living Of tn" entire pan'i|.
nnI would fall more inJurlousiy upon
me working classes than upon an!
others.
Tho Reasonable Way.
y.ay 10 deal with this situation Is 10
,.,yn tn Inc Industry as u whole ~
!,tnrsrr increase commensurate with
the mcr,uS" Ia IN" cost "l -I,I"E "im'
then let that "m"unt g! irCrra$' Dc up
,.nrliourd in accordance with the wage
Eases that are Acceptable" to the CHI
nh vera and 1hr employees.
Control Of Prices.
"Control Of prices by tho government
viii r.. ma. stained for tn" present; the
tr,. IN, ncrotiat,"n stands by itself, but
4 - far from di&pUsiaE Of In" lunna-
mental controversy hrtwr"n operators
,nnG mirc workers. That controversy IS
haund TO hc a continuing on" as matters
,,,v s;gud. u involves living condl-
,,uns aah conditions in III" mines, as
vii "a wages md profits and the gem
rrrl relation between operators anu
mine workers. Therefore 70 md IN APP
IIyinc he principles when nave GOV
! '.r,,,nI II; ard which should govern IN
,..uchinr conclusions in the future, II Is
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DR. Garfield replied tina: Mr.. Wilson
made his proposal as mediator TO IA
rilitatc n, Eotiatiuus. and that Mr.. W IL
son told him today ii was the duty OF
tho Fuel administrator 10 fix prices ana
that il was not the function Of the scc.r-
tary If labor.
Tho cabinet has decided that tho has-
is have suggested IS sound and rlght'
DR.. Garfield said.
Or. Garfield declared that the miners
without the proposed increase Of - per-
cont, we're better off than other classes
Of employment. \ permanent body. with
purely advisory powers. consisting Oh inc
secretary Of the interior rs chairInrn
ard Of IN equal number of representa-
,tycs Of operators and mime workers was
recommended by DR.. Garfield.
This board would continue To apply
,hn rrjnCIuIrs announced by tn" iu'I adj
rnIuisIratcr To- unsettled questions. wages,
nrd profits ANA l;"inG conditions
Garfield'S Statement.
DIR. Garficld's statement I" IN" J"lh'
conference III miners ana operators l"'-
lows:
ION tn" cath inst. announced that
Tho puhl.c mus; lot h" asked ~ pay
more than il is nov paying Tor coal. I'M
loss il is necessary to q" ~ IN order 10
DrnElOG
workers and 4 reasonable rrCfil to the
opcr,tors. Careful investigation forces
mo tr the conclusion. that, in accordance
with This and lhc other pTircIp!eS SrI
forth on the IAN inst. the pubic ought
not To be required 40 pay any increase IN
ccal prices at his time.
.''rh,, Price i!Nrd 10y the government
on coal was calculated TO increase pro-
duc'I"u Cor war purposes; .Gai was
VAS imperative. Th" operators are now
in receipt of margins which were
| necessary To- effect that lncrcaS" nt
! prudurti"u. but which are lars'r !hhn
| Arc required und'r present conditions.
| II was estimated that the production
! nrcdcI for lplN WAS G00,0O0.uhu IONS.
, Th.. estimate for 1919. IL 5OO.oOO.OOO
| tons. ~ c..
/ ".nrlyIn.: The prirciplrs set forth in
| norarr,tuh - Of the statement OF NoNeIn-
bcr =. when the aNrraG" increases III
wages since 1915 Cor tn" various classes
| increase IN ;hc SgSt r Hfink SINCE th it
| lime. we arrive At tIc amount OF addi-
! tinnal incrcas, In wages JustIiaDlc al
| the present time. -,
! rcau Of labor statistics for both cost "L
| living and for The Weighted average OF
I wap" increases. According 10 thrSe
j fi..ures the cost Of living has risen 80
mcr cont since 1913. and the amount
NECESSARY tn bring the average wages
,f mine workers up to THIS point nj the
! resent tim" is II per cent.
Public interest Guarded
Read Usru'n heretofore nnauc
! sine. l9l% w..r" such as to give certain
classes Of mine workers an average or
i inrrragr in excess Of the increase III
H., rnet az living. ard certain others
nm average. iurrcaS" below the increase
in tho cost Of living. This form OF ad-
| iustmcnt was made in order To cstaD-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27

Read Gsin'nt& hHFrl"l"fr .,aGc
sine. l9i% w,r" such as-to give certain
classes Of mine workers an average or
inrrrase in excess Of the increase IN
The cost Of living. ard certain others
an nvcraE" iurr"a$" bclo" the lhC[chHt
- Tho COS, Of living This form of adj
iustmcnt was made in order To cstaD-
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GREATER WHEELING
CONTINUED Prom Page one,)

ultimate outcome OF the in junction pro
ceedinEs instituted ut Charleston. Ihry
do not believe that any, court. On IN! NE
barest techricality. would override thS
knj in case of any circumstance when
would cause a court 10 throw, cut tho
result OF the election on 4 tcchnicality.
they point out. 1t would be n%tn,ns
short OF mandatory uron thc teE >.nt , u. y
20 reDass the Greater Wheeling act. 70
''nforin to the courts decision, with al
Greater Wheeling becomes cffcctve
on January /. when the Mother lily
tory will be consolidated into one nu-
nicipality. and the gov"rnmcnt OF me
entire territory will b" taken ever ny
the Wheeling EovcrniCcnt. "NE aeon
tional councilmen from the annexed ter
The tabulated result OF the Greater
wheeling election follows;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27
Finds Something to Do the
Business

Il tried everything that h"Hrd OF for
the stornaon and bowel trouble and
blcating, hut got n" permanent help un-
iii l struck Mayr's Wonderful Remedy.
and that did the business. My son in
Canada has also taken il and writes it
has done him n lot Of good" 1t is a
xImplc, harmless preparation that re-
nrycs the catarrhal macus from IN" in
festival tract and alIays the inf!amma-
Ton which causes practically all stom-
ach, liver and intestinal ailments. IN
Gliding appendicitis. ON" dos" Will con-
vince or money refunded.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27
JACK PERRY IS
WINNER IN K. D.

Special Dispatch to Tho IntellisenceF.
COLUMBUS, O.. Nov. e6.-Jack Perry
the sensational WelterweiEht OF fietS
bursh, knocked out Al Doty. Of Canton.
IN the sixth round OF scheduled twelve
rnund nout here tonight. Perry per-
formed like a champion. hooking, 5ao-
hing and punching straight as ole.
rerry was aggressive and showered potS
with gloves when in close quarters fer-
~ used both hands like piston Foes-'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27
BIC RIVER HERE
FRIDAY MORNING
STAGE OF la FEET PREDICTED BIZ
PENNYwI7T FOR PIrTsb OhSA
EARLY THIS MORNING.
Crest WILL Likely Reach This CITY Larry
Friday McrninG-Thirty fset
Predicted.

Wheeling will cscapc IL flood stage,
but viii likely witness a stage OF ~
least 80 fee; by FRIDAY m9rn'hS' d.
telephone message from Henry ,,It vn
nvwitt weather foreCaSter AZ inI.
burgh, late last night was u the ellc.'
thai approximately Is feet was eNpeSl-
ed for that city by ) O'Clock this morn
ing. but he refused to state what WA
eXNeCt"d in this city. -, $3.50.
However, n stage Of 20 tect VIII Inh
s;hiy no n reality here Friday. which
VIII do but little damage. except n !nc
lowlands Of the city and some OF the
suburbs in the lower end OF town.
The streams throughout the upPsn
watcrhcads Of the river are SAID 10 %
running out bank full and II the same
is true down stream 1t may posstply
cause the stage 10 remain up mere lot
several days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27
MINER IS INJURED
At Beech BOTTOM

Frank Talrcrlc. 80 years old. An ltal-
ian. was rushed To the North Whec!iuS
nos ni,sl Il, midnight, SUFFERING ,t r",,
Bottom mine. -A. he-
II is SAID that he was caught pc
tween n miro motor coal car and severn
of his rihs were crushed. Inc man .
dangerous.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-27

Perry proved tonight in his bout that ae
Is a logical contender for the "ei'er-
weight championship. Perry was match
ed to meet the best boy obtainable mere
December Ia.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-01-02
MUNICH AGAIN is DANCING

n strange disagreeable taste because
of the use of some substitute. Bicycle
tires have been replaced by coils of
steel.
The streets are as clean as ever and
with stores as beautiful, although filed
with articles the prices of which would
have been unbelievable four years
ago.
The suffering seems to fall heavily
on the poor people. Food now Is more
plentiful because the signing of the
armlstice brought out stocks which
have been held in reserve The people
are perhaps paler than their wont, but
the street crowds appear to be warmly
dressed.
The city has resumed dancing, which
has Occasioned terrific editorial out
burst from portion of the press. For
mer Imperial Chancellor Won Hertllng's
organ, the Bavarian Courier, says:
"Our enemies will be robbed of the
last vestige of pity If they hear of
this, Are they not rlght1"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-01-02
RETURNING YANKS
A HOMESICK LOT

Gosh Nothing ever felt so good In
the world. You can tell em all when
! get the United States under my feet
It's going to stay there. Some bird
said when he got back from the war he
never wanted to look the statue of
liberty In the face again. That's me.
In little BIT she's going to see me
coming home for the Inst time"
1t was Tom O'Donnell of Chicago
who made that long speech. He was
one of the third CONSTITUTIONAL com
pany aerial service, who came home
on the British boat Orca, and he and
more than 10000 other "Yanks" re-
turned from Europe this week and are
now at Camp Mills, L. l., waiting to
be mustered out.
AS these troopships come through
the Narrows into the upper bay the
sun is rising like huge red ball above
the roofs of Brooklyn, silhouetting Its
spires and towering buildings and CLINT.
ing across the ripping bay. Through
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-01-02
FALL OF STATUE
ENDS HUN LUCK

London.-All the world knows the
story of the Madonna which was dis
lodged by. German shell fire from It's
perch on the tower of the parish
church at Albert during the first mad
rush of the Huns through France In
1914. The statue did not fall, nor was
ii greatly damaged, but the base was
so shattered that it hung precariously
over the main road from Amiens TO
Bapaume, which passes under the
very walls of the beautiful old church.
For some reason, when the red tide OF
war swept westward through Albert,
the Hun did not complete the destruc-
ton of the tower, and the statue still
maintained its strange poise after the
invaders had been rolled back at the
battle of the Marine.
Days of Great Hope.
Those were the days Of great hope.
France was fighting with skill and de-
termination. Britain was steadily In
crcasing her small but wonderful
army, and the Russians were advanc-
ing almost at gallop through East
Prussia. In fact, there were optimists
who thought Germany would sue for
peace before MISUNDERSTANDING,
1914! Some hint of the trend Of popu-
lar thought was given by the quaint
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-01-02

conceit which grew up in the hearts of
the people, namely, that when the vir-
gin of Albert fell Gas fall she must, In
the opinion of all who saw the statue)
the war would end in a victory for
France and her allies. But the war
ala not end, nor did the statue fall,
and the opposing armies settled down
to nearly four years of trench war;
fare.
The Germans, who certainly never
miss point in their efforts to under
mine their opponents morale, seized
on the legend Varying it to suit their
purpose they spread the story far and
wide that when the statue fell Franco
would lose the war. Now, the town of
Albert possesses a most patriotic and
| efficient parish priest. No sooner did
the Hun version of the story reach
his ears than he sought out a skilled
blacksmith. The two assembled the
half-rulned tower surveyed the broken
base, and so braced and riveted the
statue to its recumbent position that
fall 1t could not until the tower itself
gave way.
Hun Again in Albert.
So for many a day every British
Tommy who marched to the front
along the road to Bapaume raised his
wondering eyes to the Madonna high
above his head and few there were
of any denomination who failed to
find in Its strange attitude a species
of benign benedictlon. At last, during
those black days of last March and
April, the seemingly impossible hap
pened. The British line bent before
the fury of German assault, aided
as It was by long-continued fog, and
the Hun was once again In Albert.
| When the British retired the statue
was still intact, but, whether by ac-
cident or design is not yet known, the
Germans brought down the tower, and
with 1t fell the virgin and child. And
here comes the strange part of the
story, to which latest development
public attention is now directed for
the first time. Hardly yard farther
did the German advance progress.
From that day onward the green
gray hordes were pressed back, slowly
at first, hut with an ever-increasing &C.
lerity which finally developed to u rout.
In word the luck of the Huns
deserted them when the Virgin of AL
bert was dethroned. From being the
truculent conquerors of nearly all Eu-
rope they were forced to their knees
whining for mercy. The foregoing
facts cannot be gainsaid. Viewed in
retrospect they form one of the most
curious and interesting episodes Of
the greatest of all wars.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-01-02
Bavarian Capital Changed Little
by Long War.
People Paler Than Their Wont, but
Appear to Be Warmly
Dressed.

Munich.--Munich looks much less
changed after four years of war than
those who knew it would have thought
possible. The city appears far liveller
and gayer than three years ago. Part
of this impression is unquestionably
due to the profusion of Bavaran-Ger-
man flags everywhere, emphasized by
the red banners of the socialists.
Although fairly dark in the evening,
because coal must be saved, the streets
nre crowded during the early hours.
Restaurants are open and fairly pal
atnble imitation of beer is served.
Every postage stamp one ticks has
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-01-02
Never Want to Look Statue of
Liberty in the Face
Again.
ARE Wild TO GET ASHORE
"When Get the United States Under
My Feet I'm Going to Stay There"
Said One Homesick SOL
der.

New York-To understand the feel
ings of the Americans boys released
from the war and pouring back into
the United States as fast as steamers
can bring them from Europe, one must
have known the pangS of acute home
sickness.
They are downright homesick.
You read it in the hungry eyes that
peer from the troopships when the gov
eminent revenue cutter with Its little
handful of Americans in civilian
clothes runs alongside. From every
inch of space along the gunwale, from
yardarms and rigging, from the top
most pile of life RATS to the bottom
most portfolio, are yearning faces.
They know the coming Of the cutter
Is sign of deliverance after the trans
port at the threshold of home has been
detained ut overnight quarantine off
Fort Hamilton. Now they will be able
to go on up the bay.
Faint "Ee-yow" Grows to Wild Yell,
AT first faint "ee-yow |" comes
from one or two Threats, and then rip
pies along the deck, increasing in vol
ume and shrillness till it becomes n
wild whoop, reverbernting across the
bay. month ago ii would have served
for battle cry. Today 1t is shout
Of boyish delight, of greeting for the
little cutter load of civilians-the first
group of Americans the soldiers have
seen in months.
Somewhere in that shout there Is a
plaintive note, and you get its mean
ing if YOU are one of those first civil
ians who board the transports as the
group on the United States cutter I'M
migrant do, scrambling up a ladder
while the boats are under way, for
the troopships lose no time in starting
their wheels at the signal from the
customs officers.
docs it feel good to get back 2" you
ask the first boy who grabs your hand
On deck.
"Good?" he repeats fervently.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-01-02

an avenue of bristling masts the TRIMS
port bears Its soldier cargo on toward
the North river till Fort Hamilton has
been blurred into the morning mist
and the masonry giants of lower
Broadway stand out against the north.
ern sky.
"Glad I'm an American"
And the homecoming soldiers, Off
GERS and men alike, lean against the
rail and drink in the beauty of 1t all
as If they never could get enough. An
old-tlme bark swings at anchor close
by, her four masts and square rigging
IN picturesque contrast to the crazy.
quilt camouflage of half dozen ocean
burgess moored near her Ferries load
ed with New Workers going to work
scurry by, while their passengers wave
hnndkerchiefs and cheer the home
ward-bound soldiers.
An officer of the aviation CORPS
these first troops to come back are
nearly all of the air service-takes
long, deep breath.
1.-THE most wonderful roadstead in
the world. It's glorious. I'm glad I'm
an American" he said.
You said something, brother" said
private who was leaning over the
rail at his elbow.