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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
LEAGUE SUPPORTER
WINS in ALABAMA

GASDEN. Ala. Sept. 3h.-In an cleo
ton in which tho lcagu" Of nations was
one Of tho leading issues, l.. p. Raincy.
Democrat. was elected today over {. r..
Kcnnamcr. Republican, TO tho house Of
representatives from tho Seventh .ia-
bama district. Tho former supported tho
league covenant as drafted while the
latter opposed II.
On the face of tn" returns late tonight
Raincy had majority of one thousand
votes in tho contest for tn" scat oC tho
late John l.. Burnett. Democrat. VIII" 80
presented tho district in tn" house Tor
nearly a score Of years. In carrying Dc
kalh county. however. kCnnamcr r"vcrs-
cd n political precedent of about twenty
years standing. that county having pre-
viouSIy given IN" late representative
substantial ma jOritiCS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
TAKES THE PUBLIC
TO SAVE TROLLEYS
SAYS COMMISSIONER

WASHINGTON. Sept 30.-Parttcipa-
ton of the public In tho financing ana
possibly in the ownership of street ran
way roalroadS is the only policy which
will bring restoration Of credit ana
satisfactory conditions in tn" industry
Homer Loring. chairman "f tho trustr"
board of the Say State company OF BHS-
ton. today told the Federal Electric
Railways commission. TIL" witness as:
serted that rising costs Of materials ana
labor had runincd in financial standing
or operating companies.
with few exceptions. | doubt II
the companies can get their credit back
under private management. h" Sald.
and that is a most important argument
for public ownership. | am dis,nclincd
to sec public ownership tried no~.
John 4. Bcclcr. OF Now YORK. as
traffic expert. suggested that som" hope
for bcttcrmcnt lay in increased opcral-
ing efficiency. Faster schedules. inn
proved routing, sklp-Stops. encourage
mcnt of short haul business. he said,
might add to net incomes.
Morris l.. COup". former city ONO
ial of Philadelphia. Endorsed Mr.. Lor-
ing's view as TO the possible outcome or
the situation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
WEST VIRGINIA
HOLDS Up HER END

PITTSBURGH. Sept. 3o.--Elmination
contests in the National First Aid and
Mine Rescue meet were held here today
IS part OF the program incident to the
dedication Of the new home Of the
United States bureau Of mines. Teams
from many statcs participated in the
meet. the finals Of which will take plac"
tomorrow. Winning crews in each
division will be awarded prizes offered
by institutions interested in the work.
A pageant. illustrating the progress
made by man in his conquest OF tn?
treasures Of the earth.' was held tonigh.
IN Forbes Field. Thousands OF persons
witnessed the spectacle, which portray
ed the progress towards assuring the
safety Of life in coal mining.
West Virginia and Pennsylvania frs.
aid teams which survived the qualify
ing contests were:
United States Coal and Coke. Gary w.
Va: Bertha Coal company. Broomneld.
w. Va: Davis Coal and Coke company.
Eebpton. W. Va: and the Yesta Cool
company. No. mine. West Brownsville.
Pa
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
JONES" TO
SPEAK HERE ON
NEXT SUNDAY
DISTRICT ORGANIZES PETENS
MAKES ABOVE ANNOUNCEMENT
Says OUTLOOK Is Salts
FACTORY.
Fires Were Drawn Tuerday at Weirton
P1ant-Situattcn Quiet in Local
nistrict.


"Mothcr" Jones. for years prominent
N orranizcd labor circles VIII come 10
Wheeling next sunday. according to ~
announcement made last might pE DIS
,rict Organizer Jack p"t"rS. upon ms
return from the meeting Of district sec
rvtarics. In response To a popular Dc.
nand TO hear Mother Jones SPEAK
said Mr.. Prtcrs, Il hav" SucCCcd"d Ia
having her brought 70 NhocllnS 10 ',H'
lrcSs O. mass meeting Of Strlk'r*. NJ
ranEcmCnts have not been completed "a
Ia where and at what time the m"ctliIr;
VII be held That vii he annnun, Cd
later. Mother Jones although IN her
S"th year is as aCtlN" as woman "l
forty and never S!ack"nS her "t!urtS "
advance tho caus" Of organized lab"r.
Mr. Peters stated that on the Who'll"
tho outlook IS very satisfactory 10 Inc
labor leaders. CONTRARY TO our eN-
p,CtatiCnS." hr said. the districts thai
we most feared were IN" ones that TURN
I'd out 10 be III" strongest. in" WORK
rrs at this tim" ar" more determine"
than ever. nthiS district We are solid
~ united in our desire 10 win the strike.
but We do not intend To resort 70 Nlo'
I"nrc under any circumstances. II Is
good thing that thc strike is IN INC
hands "f tn" American Federation on
Labor, for lf the radical element were IN
control, the workers could not be held III
check.
THE work Of organizing the outlying
district is progressing RAPIDLY; Ing
Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Co., OF
ClarksburE. is closed down. Stcupch-
vile reports that the entire plant of IN"
W"irtou plate will be urEanIz"d wIthih
tho next two days. At that plant tho
fires were drawn yesterday afternoon;
With the closing of tho Wclrt"n steer
company all the shops coming under
the strike ruling in this district arc shut
down tight. Local strikers are awaiting
with Il great deal Of interest the out
come of the federal inrcstiga,lon' az
they feel that important Developments
may be expected from that quarter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
RUSSIANS ARRESTED
AS HOLD UP SUSPECTS

Eick Skarkoak. Carl Pochlcnkp and
wasscl KaraShoc. Russians. were ar
rested At Ncundsrille yesterday as sus-
meets m connection with the holdup
and robbery Of Thomas Day. merchant.
at DillcS Eottom. Ohio, opposite
Noundsyillc. Tuesday evening. Mr.. Day
and companions were relieved OF ap-
proXimatcly 1850.
The prisoners were taken to BrlIalrc
without the formality of requisition.
whrrc they were lodged in tn" city
lookup for the night They will prob
ably be given n hearing today. and II
held TO the grand jury will be trans
f.rr"d To- tho Belmont county jail a,
-. 'iairSvillc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
POSSE IS PURSUING
CONDUCTORS SLAYER

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept. co.
4 posse OF more than 100 men was in
pursuit tonight Of negro who today
shot and killed J. VI. Williams, street
car conductor. \ crowd estimated al
500 persons gathered near police station
this evening.
At the governors office tonight il was
denied that national guard units in n-ar-
BY towns had boon ordered hold in rcadl-
ness for duty here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
SIXTY-EIGHT ARRESTS
DURING SEPTEMBER

Wheeling polio" mad" Z total Of CO ar
rolt,, during the month Of September.
OF tins number. /" were arrested on
charges # nloNiClti"H. TIL" 0th""S
were chiefly for dlS"rd"rly conduc';;
lettering for immoral purposes ana
rrnsiL,utiru. Scvrnt y.S"vcn arrests were
made In" previous month.
TWO hundred and four arrests wcro
made in September. 1918. OF which ).
were for intoNicat!"n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
ACCUSED WOMAN
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Alice Afford. Of .E"llairc. ohio. at
tempted to commit suirid" yesterday III
tho Belmont county jail at st. Clrir:;-
willie. Ohio. whore she is held under an
indictment charging her with murder.
She drank a bottle Of fluid intended 70
cxtrrmina'c lice from tho hair. nr.
West. of St Clairslill". pumped tn" nu:d
from tn" woman< stomach. and she did
not suffer severely from her attempt to
end her life.
The woman secured tho poison under
prctcnse that her hair was infected with
lire
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
OHIO WILL VOTE .
ON RATIFICATION

COLEMBIS. o.. sept. 3o.--tnlcss IN"
United States supreme court reNcrSc3
tho Ohio state court decision. tho action
of the state Legislature" in ratlfylnS the
federal prohibition amendment vii! so
TO n popular referendum At tn" coming
November election.
Tho state Supr"m" court today afilrm-
cd lower state courts in dismissIng the
petition oC George s. Hawk. of C!ncin-
natl against Secretary OF state Smith,
in which Hawk sought 10 compel the
secretary Of state to refuse to accept
petitions fled by tho Ohio home rule
association calling for n referendum and
10 prevent HIN from placing the rcfercn-
dam on the election ballots.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
VOLCANO DESTROYS
VALUABLE FOREST

HONOLULU. Sept. 20. (By Tho Assoc
ciated Press)-Two ranch homes and
much valuable koa forest has been de-
stroycd by the lava flow from tho latest
eruption Of tho volcano Of MaUna Loa
on the island Of Hawaii. The flow is
apparently mile wide and IS moving
rapidly 1t will probably reach tn"
ocean, thirty miles from the volcano,
today.
Tho scientific party. headed by Pro-
fessor Thomas 4. JagEar. Jr.. director
Of thc1Kilaucn observatory and former
head of tho department of geology Of
the MasSa chus"tts institute OF tcChn"lo-
ry. with five days supplies, has gone on
tour Of investigation Of the eruption.
TIC koa wood is n valuable hardwood
similar to mahogany. and is used in
finishing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
VETERAN PRINTERS
LEAVE WHEELING

Harry Mills ard Frank HummoI. tw"
Of tho oldest and best known printers
Of the city. who hay" been employed
both on tho Register nrd lnt"'h'""rHr
4, various times during tho last decade,
loft last evening for pittsburgh. After
working thcrc for some time nj thelr
: -afc they expect :" (" To baltimore
Eventually they will return I" Wheel
ing. whcrn n hoSpitahl" welcome and
cmrloynrrt will always await them.
They wcrc accompanied by their wives.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
ROMANTIC WEDDING
.>OF MARTINSBURG M. D.
snccial Dispatch to The Intelligence

Special 0IsnatCh 20 INC IHVUT7l E"T70Vr'
BALTIMORE, Sept 80 - Announce
mcnt of the marriage today of Miss
Margaret X Rouke and Or. G.. Earl Seal
brought TO liCht romance which began
and grew at The Franklin Squar" hospital
hero. The marriaE" took place nj Mar
iInshurg. W. Va, tho home Of Or. Seal.
Miss RWukc entered the training c"urS"
NJ the hospital and would have Eradu-
atcd next May had she continued h"T
Srol who was medical Supcrirf end nj at
the hospital. The romance followed and
eliminated in m" marriage. DR.. Seal
is n graduate of tho University Of West
Virginia He Is noted for his SklIl m
surgery and was the first physician L"
use the French method Of treating burns
successfully.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
FIRE PREVENTION
DAY IS OCT. 9TH

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Sept. go
Proclamation was issued by Governor
John J. Cornwcll today designating
Thursday. Octobcr,9. as fire prevention
day in the state of West Virginia. this
date being tn" anniversary OF tn"
Chicago fire. Tho proclamation cites tn"
fact that the waste from fire losses Of
the state and nation arc n drain upon
the resources. and that - percent Of
such waste is due 10 negligence and pre-
ventable. the fire loss in West Virginia
averaging $2.5N0,0O0 annually.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
AEROPLANE LANDS
HERE GOING EAST
Cleveland-Bedford Flyer Stops Here
to Secure Gasoline and Oil for
HIS Machine.

A big aeroplanc owned by a Cleve-
land. Ohio. firm stonpod her" yesterday
on its way from Cleveland to Bedford
Springs, Pa. where the aviator will
do some exhibition work this afternoon.
The machine was ono OF the large
Curtis type. and attracted much attcn-
ton as it stopped here. II Is one Of the
types used in the army during tho 'aT3
war. The trip from Cleveland to this
CITY was made in one hour and forty
five minutes. the distance being $50
miles.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Final Election Ballots Are Mailed to
the Members Of tie Chamber by
Secretary,

Members Of tho Wheeling Chamber
~ Commerce will receive Il copy Of the
final election ballots which rIIcy arc "
fill out and mail back to III" chamber
not later than $50 p. m. October {.
1t IS necessary TO pick ont II ri"m-
hers from the list of IS and mail them
back 10 the chamber. Tn" WORK has
been donc IN record tim" by the mcnl-
bcrs in charge Of -" W Tl;.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
PAINTERS MEET.

tn painters and paper hangers local
held q we'll attended m"rtinS last nigh
al Tho Onto Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly hall. Routin" business mat
tiers were under discussion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
THE Old Stone churchYard at

The Old Stone churchyard at
Elm Grove is laid off in burial
lots, which are now selling, This
beautiful tract has now become a
part of the Stone church cemetery.
Write the secretary, H. F. Carter,
Elm Grove, w. Va, for a plat of
the churchYard.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01

s. Fcslal March. oscar l.. S"nmInkC
Mr.. Eddy brought out the h"lu'lrS "t
the new Steer organ which was dcdi-
Gated less than two months ago. TINS
organ Is tho only ono in church IN
Wheeling having n harp and "Irl!i"n or
set Of chimes. These were both brought
into prominence IN several number and
the charms Of Evening 1iIrmoltIcS ny
sigfrid KarE- Ebert "a modem writer FOR
the organ and who is at present living
In LcipSiE) the eyer new germ 81 mus
ical literature. Schubert Ave Maria
and The Holy 10y" by John Ireland
(Which was played by Mr.: Eddy last
night for the first time in this c"unlrEl
were enhanced by the facilities installed
in our modern instruments.
MIR. Eddy'S style is broad and HlrIl":
his rhythm we'll marked Tan unusual
quality IN modern 0rSaniStS riayInGt
and each composition Is worked ON
with fncSSr to detail which shows TN"
lrl" musician. Thn$" who missed last
nights recital missed one of III" finest
musical treats that has been given here
in months and on" which il Will be hard
10 duplicate even in Il SLIGHT G"cr"" for
many months to come. Tho pastor. Rev.
Schucttc. and IN" governing board AMI
public spirited men of ST. James who
were instrumental in bringing Mr. Eddy
here are to b. thanked most generously
10y tho musicians az Wheeling for last
nights music festival.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
CUT THIS QUITS WORTH MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS Cut out this slip,
enclose with 81 and mail il 10 Foley &
CO., 2S35 Sheffield Ave. Chicago. ILL.,.
writing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return a trial pack
age containing Folcys Honey and Tar
Compound. for coughs. colds and Group;
Foley Kidney Pills for pain in sides and
back: rheumatism. cakaChe, kidney ana
bladder ailments: and Foley Cathartic
Tablets. n wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic. for constipation.
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bowels.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
MASTER ORGANIST
IN ARTISTIC NrC|TAL
kTST, JAMES, CHURCH
c:a-cacc Edlv, Orc OF The Greatest
L,iv.ng 1dSStr,: II TIC o. 8 III ThriA4s
Capacyy Audience

Ono Of tho most drstrucU.>h"d concrr'
rrg.,,,ist. I,yins WI ~ car midst last
ri..Lt when r'lnrcu,' Eddy. r'c"LmI Il
hy leading :IuIh.rlil"S IS on 81 'I'
EIra,".;t llv:H% u:..i"r% al 'h' Il t.,'.,
."vr a recital ~ -. lanes l;u,h"'|n
InlIr,h Ri" church WIS nil"d I" ~
carlriIy 10 greet TIN "r%anISi.
NJ, Eddy WIS lrru in GT""nti"!|
Mas. aud hcC#u studying lhr pan" ~
.I.,yrn. md TWO yrnv:. later hi" mr.
or an lc~S"nS W'r" til IN. After S'u"N
ln:y with J. t;llhrrt Wilson and DuHl' Y
Buck IN ,hIs country. h" Ma rup'' ..
August ii"mpt, mast"r, "rran'Si "i
Clf!"ally -, all III" "XroSI,i"na since nv"
or, at E,"n?1 IN lSiT. Others ar" iHN-
ad,l .hi.. l>76: i:tri%. 1929: th!"hE" l
r,.,.ilni=). 1921: Tan Nm"rrcAn n huiiAl"
l?rl; St Louis. 1905: Jamestown iNiN
r"cItals). 1919. He Is ais" ;ui honorary
FolIowin:: IS Mr.. Eddy's rroGrHm
/. l'r,iud" and FuEuc on H-A-C-H
.. ca Rnmanr" Without Words
ib) CrrII>'c !I"r"!Gu" Joseph l;"nnTt
Clr. Bonnet - tn" famous Fr' n'h
"rl;pnIat. successor 81 Alexander Gull
rpaul)
;. ,a) Russian Hoatman's Song. Anon
Ih) Hon" tncwD .llciro \: l'H
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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-10
IS MEMBERS OF NATIONAL
WOMAN'S PARTY ARRESTED

Washington, Feb. g. Sixty-five
member sof the National Womans
party were arrested tonight by civil
and military police after they had
burned President Wilson in effigy in
front of the White House as a protest
against the threatened defeat of the
equal suffrage resolution in the senate
tomorrow. Several thousand persons
watched the demonstration, but there
was little disorder.
When taken to police stations the
women, who represented sixteen
states, refused to furnish bond for
their release and were placed in the
| house of detention 10 await trial to-
morrow
The efigy of the president was
about three feet in height and was
made Of paper. It was carried from
the party headquarters by marchers
IN the procession of nearly 100 women.
! A fire was lighted IN a caldron on
the sidewalk and as two women held
the eftigy over the blaze others made
speeches to the crowd. The poi;ca
then intervened and wholesale arrests
followed. Most of the women protest.
| ed and continued to harangue the
| spectators until they were forced into
patrol wagons.
I IN the procession which left suffrage
headquarters were only two state del
! Eegauons. Mrs. II. O. Havemeyer of
| New York city, headed the New York
! delegation and Miss Elizabeth NJ
| Shane Of Uniostown. Pa. led tho
PENNSYLVANIA representatives. Mrs.
| HaVemeyer was among those arrested,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-10
SERVICES IN CAMPS AT
HOME AND OVERSEAS

Washington, Feb. 9.-Simultaneous
with the capitol services, memorial
exercises fol the former president were
held in vario-s' cities over the Coun-
try and in American camps at home
and overseas. Congress met in joint
session. Virtually all members of the
senate and house attended the ses-
sion. Vice President Marshall and
Speaker Clark presided Jointly, whil'
seated before theme We're Chief Jus
tce White and associate justices of Che
supreme court in their colnber robes,
members of the cabinet. 'presenta- .
ties Of the diplomatic corps. General
March. chief of staff, and other army
and navy officers in full uniform.
Former President Taft occupied a
prominent seat in the csutc- aisle and
| was applauded as he was escorted INTO
| the chamber.
| Senator Lodges address was inter
dupted occasionally by applause and
at times by quiet laughter as he re
| lated anecdotes of Col. Roosevelt's
| life. Marked applause greeted his
stateent that of ali the nations of the
earth Germany alone did not mourr
the formers presidents death because
, she knew his voice had rallied Amer.
leans to the battle for freedom.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-10
ROOSEVELT SERVICE IN
WESTMINISTER ABBEY

London, Feb. "A representative
gathering of Americans ard English
filed Westminster Abbey this after
noon 10 pay tribute to til" late Theo-
dore Roosevelt in a memorial service
which for the first time in history dis
placed nvensong in the Abbey. Am
hassador and Mrs. Davis. the staff of
the American embassy. Robert p.
Skinner, the consul genera, and his
STAFF. Vice y lmiral Sims, many navy
and army officers. and the represen-
tatiyes OF American societies were
present Prince Arthur CT Connaught
represented King George and Earl
Howe represented Dowager Queen AL
cxar dria, to whom he is lord cham
berlain.
The sermon was delivered by Arch
deacon Carnegie. who said that the
tribute shown here at The shrine of
tho Anglo s-aXon Race proved the
high place that Theodore Roosevelt
held in the hearts of the I;Iitish peo-
pie.
Ills was a forceful and magnetic
personality, vital and stconc in work
o. in play" said the aTc:.,lcacon. "He
was \ warm hearted frien and a fair
opponent, Ec was good sportsman
entirely fearless and the soul of hon.
or. He had all these qualities, which
the Anglo-Saxon ever appreciateS ant
admired"
Colonel Roosevelt" gaid the arch
deacon. had case his influence always
on the side of moral right Some
one had said. the speaker remarked
that lis greatest feat was the redis'
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-10
CHARGED WITH MURDER
or CHINESE EDUCATORS

Washington. Feb. 9.-.Iiang Sun Wan
and his brother, T. L. Van, students
at New York university, were form
ally charged today in c0Rre ,tion with
the murder of Er. Theodore T. Wong
c. II. Hsie ard Ben Zen WI. officials
of the Chinese educational mission
OF the United States. whose bodies
were found at the nliss.0n's keadQu3r-
ters here on the night of January 81.
Wan and Van had been Under guard
at 4 hotel since they were brought
here from Navr York city soon after the
crime was discovered hut we placed
in jail this morning alta" they haC.
been questioned all night at the MS
sion house. According; 10 the police
Wan confessed he wrc.c Dr. Wong S
which officials of b1nl- refused TO
honor when presented hy a young
Chinese on January 50.
Police offtcials said they accepted
this admission by War as a virtual
confession of participation in the mur-
der as on last Friday he had told Ma
ior Pullman, superintendent of police
that vixen you have found the mar
who wrote Dr.. Wong's name on th@
| ctCCk stub you will have found the
| 5rsIidel ed"
Wan also sad said to haze admitte
! that 1t was his brother wh) present
| ed lie checl a. the bank and that he
| remained outside in tAXicab. Pre-
| viously Wan the police sad, had in
sisted that ha left Washington on tht
night of January % ani had been &C.
| companied TO the station by WI. The
police believe the three men we're sho
| to death that night.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-10
NEW CONSTITUTION READ IN
GERMAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Neimar, Saturday, Feb. (by The
A. PO The German national assem-
lily today passed the first reading of
the provisional constitution by accla-
nation. The second and third read
ings are set for Monday, TO which the
session was adjourned. The main
portion of the assenbly's time today
was devoted to a speech By Hugo
f'reuSs. the secretary of the interio-
who had been engaged in drafting t.
| constitution, The minister explained
the character of the provisions of the
| instrument from which the assembly
is to derive its powers as lawmak-
! ing body
| The provisional constitution ernpow-
ltrs the assembly to adopt 4 perma
nent constitution and to enact such
rational laws as are urgently neccs-
sary." 1t provides for The. choosing
los a national president By 4 majd%-
lty vote and for the creation of a
committee Of state" which shall oc-
lcupy the position of a quasi second
lchamber
The provisional constitution makes
no attempt to anticipate or limit the
future permanent constitution. except
ing as to one vital detail This is a
provision that the territory OF thu
German states shall not be altered
without their consent This is ohvi-
ously the governments method of
meeting the opposition evoked by the
eatller reports that a division of Prus-
: Sia was contemplated.