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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-24
=. No Good Old Days.

He-WMonderful painter, this ch,
T ~ painted h cobweb on
ceiling so naturally that the hol
maid wore herself out trying to br
It off.
Shell quite believe you about
naturalness OF the cobweb, bug
there never was any such housemd
I'm sure!-Passing Show. sr
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-24

railway feeder lines and electric light
lines.
An appropriation was made Tor the
installation of an arc light system for
the town Of Willtanstown.
An appropriation wa smade for In
stallation Of IS incandescent lights in
Mannington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-24

Miss Amanda Abbott, who teaches
In the ftonBBallools. is here to
spend the lltJldays VIII her sister,
Mis- Alice bbott, on Hfe& street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
CA|LLAUX MAY Be FREED, AS FRENCH
SENATORS FIND SCANT TREASON PROOF
BY LINCOLN EYRE.


! (Copyrighr. 1919. by The 1rcss Publish
ing Co. tNcw York WORLDLY
! Especial Cable Dispatch 10 The World
! PARIS. august l2-The French gov
crnmcn,s case against ex-Prcmier Call
laux for alleged reasonable dealings
with tho enemy has assumed an alto
cCthcr new aspect since the Senatcs
committee OF inquiry began to study
the report which its chairman. senator
Pores. turned over TO State Prosecutor
Lccouvc few days ago.
NJ. Pcrcs' conclusions-tbe text OF
. which | am able to present exclusively
herewith, although their publication is
stringcntly forbidden in Francc-are re-
gardcd Ivy many Of his colleagues as re-
vcaIing so weak an indictment of the
accused statesman that il may be mad
visahlc TO bring him TO trial
Instead Of hcing charged with acts
calculated To bring about his country
defeat in tho war. Caillaux is merely
cxroriatcd for holding subvcrsive views
and communicating them to pacifsts and
other persons OF shady antccedents
That he eyer thought TO carry into eff
fcct tho allrgcdly reasonable opinions
no hold Is not affirmed by Percs.
The lattcr's conclusions. summarized
under four heads and addressed TO Call
laux in the second person, arc as fol-
lows:
n From the papers which you put
awny in your safe Mt Florence would
come proof that you conceived a desire
to return TO power with program or
immediate peace externally and. on the
other hand. internally with veritable
projects for n coup d'ctat.
80. Count I.uxburg's cablegrams and
your communications with Lipscher and
notes cmanating from the German
banker. Marx, would establish the fact
that. either by contact or by interviews
with notorious agents in the pay OF
Germany. you Mt least allowed your
pacitst disposition to be known and
thereby encouraged our enemies.
% Your relations with shady charac-
tcrs and notorious pacinsts, Will have
since been recognized as having bctray-
cd their country and whole suspended
tendencies you could not have ignored,
also apncar administrative Of the aim
which you pursued.
IL Finally your activities -. italy
and your alleged conversations with
Martini clearly characterize your polit-
lea lacts as being directly opposed TO
those pursued by the authorities.
After receiving Senator PcEcs' report
Prosecutor Lcscouvc'rcfcrrcd the docu-
mcnt 10 tho Senate committee without
experimenting it with any opinion OF
his own as to whether Caillaux should
or should not be tried by senatorial
high court. This omission on Lcscouvc's
part has led the committeeman 10 de-
mand further investigation Of the whole
affair, on which they arc now engaged,
and from which must emerge decision
rs to whether tho former premier should
he hailed before the supreme tribunal or
simply released.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13

ownership and wanted to demonstrate
that II was not best for the country.
He said:
There could be no real test for gov
ernment operation so long as the future
disposition Of tho roads had not been
determined. Every effort was made 10
convince the people that private man.
agement was best.
when the railroad official prays he
turns his face TO Wall street. but once 1t
is demonstrated. for instance, that man
agement in the future will center IN
Washington, I am sure he will serve the
government as earnestly as he served
. the old masters in the past"
/ Discussing tho Plumb plan for tri-
! partite control Of the roads. Mr.. Garrett
| son said II utterly demolished capltat
account, while the other plans SUBMIT
ted 70 Congress added TO 1t until the
grandchildren of the present generation
would staggcr under the load
. When Representative Sims. Tennessee
! who started out to question Mr.. Garrett
son, had concluded a 15-minute state
mcnt. the witness turned TO him and
said
Judge I'm much obliged to you Tor
: appearing on our side"
Plumb plan. Mr.. GarretsoR said. would
be the court Of last resort in determin-
ing wages, but the right Of the en-
ploycs to strike would not be abridged
: But" he explained. the employees
! would be partners in the enterprise. II
! the wage board. which would hear wage
disputes, refused to grant increases. II
: would rlsdEe n large percentage or en-
! ploves TO rcfus" it. So II body or em-
. ployrs went on strike they would fln'
| a large employee element who f"lt their
own rights had been invaded ana IN
! iurod. and who would stick.
! 1T Will h" long time before you
! eliminate strife from industry"
! With the filing Of PlumGs charges the
! committee concluded hearings on his
nlan for public ownership and employe-
. operation Of the railroads. and Will take
lup later the plans to be offered by Sc
curity holders and railway executives
both Of which. labor officials have testl
! fed. arc more radical than that franco
by Mr.. Plumb and endorsed by the
brotherhoods. It probably will be q
month before the committee can make
q final report. '-.G-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
POLE FOR POLLACK
MEMORIAL FLAG
DELIVERED TUESDAY

The Riverside Eridg" company yes
tcrday delivered and put in place tho
60-foot flag pol" on which IN" P"llack
memorial flag viii bc unfurl"d on Labor
day. The flag pole stands IA tn" court
house lawn atsth" pollark monument
Th" Ohio Valley Trades " Labor AS
seruhly. which Will rails" tn" fpilac"
r,cr"nr'"I flag. posted II bond of $I."OO
10 cover any damage that might result
.t.,til,.G IN" work al rIl~Inr tn" rag pole
Tho flag rH!SlnG ceremony VIII Dc an
IMPRESSIVE f'atur" Of IN" Labor uay
ceremonies in this city. PRESIDENT Leo
uard. Vice President EnS" And S""r'thrY
I'umhcrIidc" Will meet tn" Labor day
celebration committee" sunday morning..
when the plans for tn" flag raising Will
b.. completed
The Joint cOmmitt"" OF tn" Ohio Val
lev and Belmont TrHd's Il Labor as
scmblicS, which is planning fur the
Labor day outing at tn" West Virginia
state far grounds. will meet in tn" ONO
Valley Trades & Labor assembly hall
Thursday evening to complete plans for
the outing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13

W" cXtinGuiah it, Why. in the name Of
peace. should "" be called upon TO leave
the Interpretation of the Monroe doc
trinc to other nations? 1t is an Amer
lean policy. 1t is our own. II has
guarded us we'll. and / for one can meyer
find consent in my heart TO destroy it
IN. n clause in a treaty and hand over Ia
body for dissection to the nations oc
Europe.
another point in this covenant where
change must be made in order TO pro-
tcct tho safety of tho United States in
the future is in article ]. where with
drawal is provided for. AS 1t now
stands il reads that
ANY member of tho league may.
after two years notice Of it's intention
10 do so. withdraw from tho league. pre-
vided that all it's International abliga-
tons and all its obligations under the
covenant shall have been fulfilled at the
time Of its withdrawal.
"Whatcrer virtue there may BE- in tn"
right thus conferred Is completely multi
fed by the prnviso Tnr league aIorc
can decide whether all International OH
legations and all obligations under ths
covenant have been fuIhllcd. and this
would require. under the provisions of
any nation desiring To withdraw could
not do SO. even on the two years no.
tiCC if one nation voted that tho chli-
CATIONS had not been fulfilled. Rcmcm-
her that this gives the l"ague not only
power to rcvicw all or ohliEatl IONS
under tho covenant but all our treaties
with all nations for every on" OF those
is an international obligation.
Arc We deliberately To put ourselves
in fctt"rs and n" examined by ;hC league
Of nations as 80 whether we have kept
faith with Cuba or Panama befor" W."
can be permitted To leave the loaEn"
The right OF withdrawal il il is ~ be
Of any value whatever. must be ahSo-
Lutte. bcCaus" otherwise nation dcsir-
ing to withdraw could be held in the
league by objections from other nations
until the very ret which induces the ma
ITEMS to withdraw had been completed;
until tho withdrawing nation had bech
forced To send troops to take part III n
war with which it had no concern and
upon which It did not desire to enter
Any analysis of the provisions nf
this league covenant brings out in
startling relief one great fact. What
over may be said. 1t is not n league Of
peace: IL is an alliance. dominated a.
the present moment by five great pow
crs. really by three, and it has all tn"
marks of nm alliance. The development
Of international law is neglected. TIL?
court which Is to decide disputes
brought before It, fills but small place"
Those articles upon which the Who'll"
structure rests are articles which pro-
vide for the use OF force: that Is. for
war. This league to enforce peace does
q great deal for enforcement and very
litIlC pcacc"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
RAIL LABOR
(continued Prom Page one.)

through examination OF the witness.
Specifically, Mr.. Plumb charged that
the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy. the
CHICAGO, Milwaukee G. ST. Paul. the Chi
eago Northwestern, the Great Northern.
the Illinois Central and the Southern
Pacific railroads gave away in bonuses
10 their stockholders moro than $3.50
200 900 during the 10-year period men,
toned and that the actual dividend dis
burscments on this excess capital for
the year 1913 alone amounted to more
than S11,o00.00o."
He also alleged that the Pennsylvania,
baltimore & Ohio. New York New Ha-
zen and Hartford. New YorA Central and
Hudson River railroad. Boston & Maine
and the Delaware & Hudson company
ISSUED new stock for $lNl. 300. 900 less
than its market value, or COVE away this
enormous amount in bonuses to stock
holders" and that TIE dividends paid
on these fictitious stock issues in 1913
alone amounted to over S4.3lT.00h."
A p Carretson, former head Of tho
Order OF Railway Conductors. closing
his statement begun Monday. declared
NTH utmost frankncss that If a vote
ppere taken today tho country probable.
,,ou16 reject organized labor's plan. T."
exp,ained however that this would II"
6,e 10 general suspicion against new
things and ne predicted that II wo1ld
be endorsed and adopted in the not dis
tant future.
The opinion was expressed by Mr..
GaFretson that there had been no fair
test OF government operation Of rail-
roads, because the railroads. since being
taken over. had been operated b. off,
~cials who were opposed to government
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
TWO INJURED
IN WRECK On
D. R. DIVISION
speclal to The IntellIgencer.

Special to The lntelligencer.
FRIENDLY. w. Va, Aug. 12.-EnSi-
neer Charles Mcconnell Of Petersburg.
was severely injured and Fireman James
Ferry. of Parkcrsburg, was cut ana
bruised and one of his legs was badly
laccrated in u head-on collision between
g. & o. passenger train No. II and an
extra freight train known as No. 25O2'
near here this morning.
The cause Of the wreck on a straight
stretch Of track about midway between
Friendly and Maxon. has not been do
; termincd.
Although the passengers were cons'd-
erablv shaken up by the sudden stop
no one was injured. This is believed 10
! be largely due to the fact that the pas
scnger train was made up OF steel
coaches. The coaches remained on the
| track.
The front half Of the baggage car
| which was Of wood. was demolished
being telescopcd by the tender or the
passenger engine.
First aid was given the injured men
by DR.. J. o. Eddy. Of this place. and
later they were removed TO the Sisters
willie General hospital where they are
/ being attended by DIR. V. II. Dye.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
FISHING IN CANADA
Party Of Well Known wheelingites Arc
Having the Time Of Their Lives In
the wilds Of the North.

A party Of well known Whc"lingit"s
arc away from IN" hustle and bustl" Of
the busy city spending n vacation in tho
wilds Of Canada. They arc Judge Rob
crt NJ. Addl"mnn Of the circuit court,
cX-Judgc Il. :. Hon"Ck"r. Edward l..
YacEcr and r. w. Tyler.
The party will arrir" HON" about the
first "f next week. aud their man.
friends are Whiting patiently for thrt
much lung"d for fish dinner.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
2 PR, CT, INCREASES
FOR. TRACTION MEN

NEW YORK. Aug. l2.-The war labor
board al It's final session here to-day
granted an increase OF II per cent IN
wages to employees Of ION traction com
panics ccrtcring in Boston. Pittsburgh
and Cleveland.
Tho companies TO whose employees
wage increases were granted were:
Bay state Railway Company: Pitts
hurgh Street Railway Company: Cleve-
land, Payncsville and Eastern Railway
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13

Company: the Cleveland. Paynesvills aud
Ashtabula Railway Company; Beaver
Valley Traction, Company; Pittsburga
Beaver Valley Street Railway Company:
Portland. Oregon. Railway. Light a.
Power Company: East st. Louis. Coluhs-
bia and Waterloo Railway Company; ~.
ton. Granite ard ST. Louis Traction
Company: East st. Louis and Suburban
Railway Company; East st. Louis Rail.
way Company: Cleveland and ChAGrfA
Falls Company and the Cleveland Al
Eastern Traction Company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
NOTICE.: HUN BUTLER

Hun Butler is requested TO meet Jack
Dotty. Of Youngstown. Ohio. at The
Wheeling IntGlligcnccr at two o'clock
this afternoon TO post sum of money
for a finish wrestling match.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
LODGES SPEECH
Continued From Page one.)

believed they will try to impress 'hat
sentiment n tho forthcoming conferences
with Senator Lodge and others.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-05
Ask Rate Power of
 l. c. C. Be Restored

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.The Cum m1ns bill to restore the rate making powers of the interstate commerce commission during the remaining pc r1od of federal control was reported out today by the house interstate com merce committee by vote of 6 to 5.
 The measure which already has passed the senate, was amended by the committee in one important re- spect, in that it would confer on state commissions the same authority over lntrastate rates that the federal body now has over interstate rates.
 Chairman Esch said that the wide spread demand from carriers that the interstate commerce commission be given its former right to fix rates through authority to approve and sus- pend those initiated by carriers as provided in the bill, was due largely to the present uncertainty over the whole question of freight tariffs.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-05
US. War Army of 1, ,25O,OOO Men is Asked

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-War de partment recommendation for sys. tenn of universal military training of three months for all eligible youths in the nineteenth year was presented by Secretary Baker today to the sen. ate and house military committee for their guidance in determining the permanent policy of the nation.
 The proposal is contained in a bill pepared by the general staff of the army under the secretary's direction. Secretary Baker said that General Pershing had not been consulted and the plan was tentative to that extent.
 The departments bill calls for a regular army of q divisions and nee. essary auxiliary services with a peace strength 510,000 enlisted men, and war strength of 1 1,250,00O. The re. serves to fin up the divisions to full strength would be provided through modified form of the selective sery- ice act under which the national army was raised for the war with Germany. For training purposes, only youths in their nineteenth year would be called to the colors for a three months period, to be attached to regu.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-05
PROSECUT ION'S WITNESSES FINED S50 FUR FAILURE ID APPEAR IN COURT AT DEPORTATION HE.ARINGS
Judge Jack Takes Steps to Cure Wandering Habit Which Seems to AiCt County Attorneys Witnesses; It Is Jinx Day in Court for Progress; International Accents of Witnesses Sound Like Breaking Up of Austrian Empire

Globe-Miami contingent of witnesses who seem to be playing more or less steady engagement during the hear ings, testified to having seen Gilman and several other men following the train, which was taking the deportees to Columbus, on the Bisbee-D Douglas road. Rapier said the train had stop ped at Douglas and that Gilman had stepped from the automobile, walked up to the train, and remained on guard until it started again | Steve Swedich, the next witness, did not remember whether or not the train stopped at Douglas, but was sure that he had seen Gilman and other armed guards when the train stopped at siding between Douglas and Rodeo.
 Prompts County Attorney.
 Dominic Cattero, the states most prolific witness, again took the stand yesterday. Dominic, affable us an in surance agent, willingly answered questions put to him by the county attorney and reminded that official. when the latter had finished 1ues- tioning him, that the county attorney had forgot to ask hiEG one important
 
 ant was armed on the day of the de- pOrtations. The question was put i'm mediately by the county attorney anG answered.
 Dominic turned with an expectant smile to the attorneys for the defense, evidently anticipating with delight the cross-examination that appeared to De forthcoming
 Attorney Burgess smiled politely: .'No questions
 Dominick was amazed and the spec tators burst into laughter, for the wit ness lengthy descriptions of condi- tons iR the Warren district, frequent ly given during previous hearings, had grown to be one of the most interest ing features of the cases. And it was plain that Dominic was disappointed at not being given the privilege of once more announcing himself.
 Gus Pol, son of Serbia, testified the everpresent Mike Pintik | to having seen Gilman around with a stick of wood, among the guards al Lowell during the roundup.
 Accents Are Varied.
 The hearing of George MedigoYich | was started in the afternoon and con tinued until today after three of the | states witnesses were. examined The | Tony Rodriguez, Spiro Va | kovich and Bob Papan, each speaking | with an entirely different accent, add | ed touch of variety to the hearing. | All testified to having seen the de- fendant, armed, standing or walking [
 Continued on Page Two)
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-05

lar divisions for that time. It is esti- mated that this would provide an an- nual class of 600,000 men to be given intensive military instructions strip ped Of all vocational or other educa- tional qualifications.
 For two years after training the youths would be required to. submit certain reports, giving their addresses with changes of status as to depend ents. physical condition. etc. They would receive $1 for each report sub mitted. In the event of war all men in this status would be called to the colors to fill up the regular divisions and compose the first replacement units.
 The bill provides for reorganization of the regular army in substantially the same terms as previously named by Secretary Baker. when the cur rent army appropriation bill was un- der consideration.
 No mention of the national guard is made in the bi1l, but in his letter 10 the committee chairmen. Secretary Baker said he assumed that the na- tional defense act would be continued in force, making the guard Subject to Liberalization for war.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-05
Offer Big Rewards For l.. A. Bomb Fiends

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 4.-Re- wards offered for arrest and convic, tion of pesons guilty of placing a bomb which yesterday destroyed the home of Oscar Lawler. formerly as sistant United States attoney general, tonight totalled S11,500.
 MT. and Mrs, Lawler, who were burned during a fire which followed the explosion, still are in critical con ditions, their physician said
 The city council has under advise ment a request from Mayor M. P. Snyder that the city add $1O.OOO to the rewards already offered.
 Dr. T. c. Myers, who is attending MT. and Mrs. Lawler, said that neither was out of danger He be- lieved, he said; that both showed slight improvement since their ad- mission to the hospital but felt it was too early to forecast the termina- tion of either case. He was hopeful for both, he said.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-05
RETROSPECTIVE MURDER CHARGE
 IN RACE RIOTS
Seventeen Blacks Are Indicted; Anonymous Letters Threaten To Blow Up Negro Homes;
 City Is Under Heavy Guard

CHICAGO. Aug. 4-Seventeen ne. groes were charged with rioting and murder in indictments voted today by 8 special grand jury investigating riots which for five days last week held the south side of Chicago in a reign of terror.
 While city, county and state au- thorities combined in seeking causes which led to the rioting in an en- deavor to fix responsibility. 5000 troops, 5000 policemen and 1000 deputies continued to patrol the negro quarter
 Tonight officials reported the riot zone quiet and every effort was made to relieve sufferings of the negroes who have been marooned in the area and who have been unable to go to their work. A number of soup kitch- ems were opened and guards were furnished for negroes who wished to return to work.
 The police today obtained reports of threatening anonymous letters re- ceived by negro families living on the edge of the negro district, in which the negroes were warned to move within two days or their homes would be burned and bombed and the ne- groes killed.
 Mrs. Emma Jackson, colored. to- night confirmed to an assistant state attorney that she killed Walter Rig, natell, white youth, during the riot ing last week. She said she fired the shot from window in her home on the south side
 Her case will be presented to the grand jury tomorrow.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-05

Mrs. Lawler's burns were less se- rious than those suffered by her bus. band The shock of the explosion and bomb. followed by her fainting attack when she realized that her little son was cut off from her by flames, added to the seriousness of her condition, which was only partly relieved by later assurances that the boy was unhurt She also received a fracture of the left clavicle when her husband dropped her from a sec. ond story window.
 These injuries and shocks together created a condition that has caused her physician much anxiety
 MT. Lawler was. said to be resting easily today.
 The physicians were hopeful that despite fearful burns he would make a good recovery.
 They said that if he recovered he would be scared but not seriously disfigured and his eyesight would be unimpaired.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-05
FREIGHT TIE-UP PREDIcTEn

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-T tieup soon of freight traffic in the central west as a result of the strike of railway shop men, was the prediction tonight of L. w. Hawver president of the Chi cago council of the federated railway shopmen's union, after he had receiy- ed reports from many additional points telling of the walkout today of shop employees HeAsaid that a total of 25O,OOO shopmen were now on strike and that before Wednesday night 75 Der cetn of the members would be out
 All work in the shops of the Chi cago and Northwestern lines is tied up, President Hawver said, "and they will soon have trouble handling the mall. We hope that officers of our grand lodge are successful in their ne gotiations in Washington, but we will stand firm in the strike order until our demands have been met.'