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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
STRIKE
ON LAST lees.
CONFERENCE TOBE
HELD AT WASHINGTON
Foster and Fitzgerald Confer
At Pittsburgh Friday
Night

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Dee. 13.-W. n
Foster. secretary Of the, National stcel
Strike committee. accompanied by y
number Of other officials from strike
headquarters. left tonight for Washing
ton. where they will attend q meeting OF
the committee.
John Fitzpatrick. chairman Of the
committee, stopped here on his way ~
Washington from Chicago late todaH
and conferred with Mr.. Foster. -
II was rumored throughout thl
Wheeling district last evening that the.
steel strike would DC called off todsN.
following the meeting at washington
Chairman Jack Peters, OF the local dis
trict stated that the Wheeling distircs
was intact az far as the strike was con-
ccrned, but he refused to comment or
the other districts Of the country. That
the organization work would 20 along ~
usual was the statement issued. anc
there will be no let-up on the wor kpt
unionizing the mill men here. It Was
stated. Practically every mill In tns
district, however. Is working at thse
present time.
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WASHINGTON. Dec 1c.--There vas
no indication tonight how soon the SEN
ate debate on the railroad bill might end.
bu, leaders agreed that enactment OF
legislation by the first Of the year was
out Of the question.
senator La Toilette. Republican. OF
wisconsin. who has talked almost con-
tinuously since Tuesday. still held the
floor when the senate recessed until to-
morrow and he will continue then TO at
tack the bill. designed to pave the way
for return Of the roads to private con-
troll
Senator Mcclellan. Democrat. Of Ten
ne...e. dividing speaking time with the
wisconsin senator. declared the Cum
min, measure would open the way for
creation OF the most gigantic trust IN
the history Of the world. through possi-
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wASIIINGTON. Dec. l2.-Ffre Amer
t,on Aces, credited with having brought
DEAN more than fifty German aero
n,ancs. advocated to-day before house
Subcommittee tho creation OF an aero
nautical department Of the E"Fern'nch'
To coordinate all aerial activities. The
r-oun included Captain Eddie" Ricken-
Sacktr, officially credited with - air
victories in France; Major Charles J.
Riddle. Philadelphia: Captain F. T.
indley. Grav"ttc. Ark; Major J. a;
M.is-sncr. birmingham. Alabama. and
c,ntain !. \. Healey. Washington, All
asserted that the air forces In france
would have been much more efficient
II administered by department OF
" lieutenant conmantct@P. y. L. Bel
Iinrcr. commander Of the NC-l during
the transatlantic flight also expressed
his views. Commander BelltnSer. tcs-
tfying as to the advantages Of q united
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
Schwab Gets Control . !.
Of U. S. Smelling Corp;
Has Big Local Plant

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 Charles u.
Schwab has acquired control OF the
Cnited Zinc Smelling corporation, 1t
was announced here today. n. B. Lis.
berger has been elected president Of tho
company.
Among the property Of the United
Zinc Smclter company acquired by
Charles NJ. Schwab. Is the big million
and a half dollar plant located in the
southern part Of Moundsville, which has
been in operation for about three years.
Since tho recent visit Of Mr.. Schwab
to Wheeling and Moundsville during
which ne inspected the United Zinc
SmeItcr plant at the Mound City, orders
have been placed for material out Of
which to construct, half million dollar
addition TO that plant.
The addition will include two new
furnaces aud ono new kiln for the man
ufacturc OF zinc alloy. This will more
than double the capacity Of the present
n ant. not ouly.in zink alloy but In ncids
and chemicals which arc bi-producfs OF
zinc manufacture. More than 200 men
are now employed at the AouudsStlle
plant. and this number will probably be
doubled. .sy ~.
1t Is planned TO .Etart erection Of I;ss
addition 10 the pfAnt an carly in tho
spring as weather VIII permit 1t WIN
take probably three years o.ercct ihiE
and other additions which are part ot
the original plans for the Aoundsvills
plant.
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FAM0||S AMERICAN ACES"
BOOST AER0NAUT|CA[ DEPT,

air service from the standpoint Of
navy f1iers said that, the naval AIR
forces, while working well, are not up
to full efficiency. and should DC I'M
nroved through the proposed consolida-
ton.
Recommendations made during Che
hearing included establishment or ma
tional flying academy; government SUD
sides 10 manufacturers and prelimt'
nary training Of army and navy fliers
under the same system.
Major Biddle declared vital aerial ae-
tivities in France we're often seriously
delayed by lack Of equipment. The Or
der to stop work in this country on
srad plans, issued in December, lslI:
was "regrettable." he said. and would
not have been issued had aviatisa SeIl.
GERS had anything to do with Il
The committee expected TO conclude
hearings Monday and start work on
framing q bill
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
HUNDREDS SAVED BY
BRAVE ELEVATOR BOYS

NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Despitc clouds
OF smoke which filled the elevator smart
two elevator boys stuck TO their posts
and carried hundreds OF persons to ;he
street safely today when fire broke out
on the eighth floor of the tnrty storS
Bush Tcrmtnai building on l'oriy-sec-
ond street near Bresdway. Hle fire oc-
Cured al the hright'ot the great even,
ing rush hour and mounted police ana
reserves were called te hold in check
the vas, crowu which assembled about
lhr bu ling.
Tho fire is believed TO have started
from candles being used 10 illuminate
furniture display, az all electric hgnts
had boon turned OF in compliance win
the fuel conservation order. Two
alarms hrough, out n greater part OF
the Manhattan fire apparatus and the
llamrs were cxtnguishcd after hard
battle.
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EXTREME CAUTION
NOW ADVOCATED

BALTIMORE. Doc. l@.---l.NtrCmc eau
lion in the handling Of the McxiCan'situ-
alton was advocated in resolution
adopted unanimously and without debate
by tho executive committee Of the Fcd' -
alrG Churches Of Christ in America at
it's final session her" today and COM
lnittrc ur leading churchmcn apd layp:~n
w"r" appointed to confer with Secretary
Lansing and recommend the appointment
of 4 special committee Ito study our re-
lations with tho southern republic.
The committee lett for Washington
n once.
Another rommittcc headed by Bishop
Mcdowell also went to Washington 10
upDeal before IN" senate military rCni-
mittcc in tho interest Of the army chap
lairs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
UNCLE SANS AGENTS
GET SCORE OF REDS

BALTIMORE. Md. Dec. i@.--M"r"
than a score Of alleged Reds w"r" s"I%"d
Inst night and today by agents "f Tn"
Department of Justice in roundup
conducted quietly through the city. and
are being held TO await instructions
from Washington as to their disposition
Department Of Justice officials here
would give no information ON TN ar
rests other than to MAINTAIN IA 'h"y
were part Of the government E"''r''
scbeme for riddinG the country "' radl-
calls and anarchists.
immigration, Commissioner stump
aid ne would ask for warrants ir"n
washington. charging the prisoners Win
anarchy and sedition
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
ARREST MINE OFFICIAL.
OBSTRUCTION OF
MINING OPERATIONS

Specia! To The Tntelligencer.
FAIRMONT. W. Va, Dec. lc.-Georcc
O. Albright. formerly president OF the
Watson local. United Mine Workers,
vas arrested al Watson today by gov
crnmcnt agents, charged with violating
the Lever ac..
I, is charged in warrant issued by
L y. Commissioner Kirby that Albright
interfe red with tho mining of bitumin-
Gus coal. HIS hearing is set ror We'd
nesday.
Albrigh; maintains that his arrest is
due 70 ;hc rram" up "f personal en-
cmics. This iS the third arrest under
thi. charge since Assistant L. s. Dis
tric, Attorney Harry Byrer visited this
cit- for a conference with Special Agent
Lambeth last week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
"A FOLLETTE AND M'kEL[AR
CONTINUE R. .R. BILL. At TACK

bic consolidation seven years hence Of
all the railway systems. lie asserted
the bill would permit such n merger
Senator La Toilette contcnded that inc
railroads as now operated were making
rates, granted in the bill. II was rca-
sonablc to assume that their earning
capacity would increase with restora-
tion OF normal conditions after settle
ment OF big industrial disputes. he said.
No word reached senate leaders from
the White House to show whether the
president had changed his mind on the
question OF turning back tho roads On
January ]. In tho course Of his at
tack on the bill. Senator McKcllar sug-
gested thnt il might be the best plan
after all to end government control
without enacting special Legislation and
let the roads work out their own saliva
ton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
13O RADICALS TAKEN
IN RAID At DETROIT

DETROIT. Mich, Dec. - E'*"m.nE
,,s round up OF alleged criminals IN ".
t,oit the police tonight ASSISTED l.; d"'
nartmcnt of justice agents l""A M"
custody l3o men. The nHmh'r ln'iu"'u
several we'll known *hf""i""'rS ana
pickpockcts. according to 'h' "h''
rrnber Of foreigners also 'ak"r. w"r"
,urncd over to tho department "f juSii"..
Sor possihlc action by In" inmiEr;hi"n
bureau. More than ian prisoners ""r"
,,lcn in a similar rand ln%r week. ~
whom fifty wcrr h"id OH various chhrS'S.
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TOOK no ACTION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE senate
military committee today declined 20
take action on resolution oy senAto'
Ashurst, Democrat. Arizona. Au.nori.s
,ha secretary of war to employ the army
- nrotact American citizens on United
states soil from Mexican bandits. The
,esolu,jon was ordered back to the SEN
40 with the recempendation that IT DC
referred to the foreign relations COM
mittee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
HARDING IN
RACE To Win
Republican State Chairman
Declares He Will Win the
Presidency

Special Dispatch to Tho Intelltscncer
COLUMBUS, O.. Dec. l2.-United
States Senator warren G. Harding,
Of MARION, Ii q one hundred per cent
candidate for the Republican nom
ination for president, II. II. fair-
banis, Of Springfield, chairman OF
tho Republican state central COM
rnittce, declared today.
Chairman Fairbanks issued
formal stAnment He declared the
senasor's support Is not Of the spot
tod variety, and that none OF It has
been manufactured or purchased
The senator's record In tho senate
on all questions Of the hour, his
magnificaent Amsrtoanism and his
sturdy support OF American tnsn-
tutions, have caused him TO be re-
Rarded az truly safe leader IN
the coming campaign. Chairman
Fairbanks said he predicted Sen
e+or HardinE's nomination and cleo
tion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
MUCH CANADIAN GOLD
MAY BOOST EXCHANGE

OTTAWA. Ont. Dec 12.-Twenty
million dollars IN gold Is being sent TO
New York in an effort to stabilize tho
Canadian exchange in that
market L was learned today.
Tn" advcrs" eXrhargr rate has result
ed in n Suspension by the post office
department of IN" IsSuanc" OF money or
d"rs payable in the United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
SUFFERING IN
THE FAR WEST
81 Inches of Snow at Butte
Willamette River Frozen
For First Time


BI'TTE.. Mont. Doc. lH.--ThC last
,wcnry-f"ur hours have hccn the coolest
and brought moro suffering in Butte
than any similar period since 1889. when
official r. lrds uf weather were first
tahulatcd IN this community.
While tho official government 'h"r-
momCtCr. IN 4 sheltered corner on the
roof Of bank registered IS below today
other equally reliable records run from
81 below At tho Montana power station
at tho High ore mine. t" 30 below in On
posed sections on the south side.
The previous low mark for III" NOR
curry in Butte sine" lSh" vas - heio"
on January =, 1915.
Since October 10. rf this year 81
inches Of snow have fallen. rho re-
con, ynou. fall for 50 hours totallcd ~
teen inches.
First Time River Frozen.
PORTLAND. ore. Dec. 1".--Ncry uR
usual weather has prevailed over tht
Pacific Northwest this last vccS. Fol
The third time in tho history OF th'
White man in this section. according u
records, tho Willamette river was froz
on over today. The cold was intense
the mercury dropping as 10" ~ TWO u'
grccs above zero.
In EaStcrn Washington and Northern
Idaho the temperature ranged from NJ
teen below to 50 below zero. At Ikiah
near Pcndlcton. James Oakley. - years
If age. was found frozen TO death IN hi:
cabin where the temperature was =" pc
low zero. , :.
Storm conditions have improved II
Portland. since two feet of snow lei
corlicr in the week. Coal was drhVerc'
IN some localities, hut 40 attempt Wa'
made TO deliver milk To h"ih'S' ~
schools are closed. some paris VI wv
state arr virtually isolated because :"
.tn Gonnrolizcd telegraph and telephone
I scryiTE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
PACKET AMERICA IS
BURNED At CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. l2.-The
river steamboat America tho largest
lido wheel packet on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, WAS damaged ~
hre here lat, tonight. Ths boat
which ,s the property Of the Louis
ville and Cincinnati Packet company,
vas moored o: the public landlnT
hevicr been laid MP for repairs. ORR
GIN Of the FIRE Is not known. The loss
will not exceed IS oCO.
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rcsCntativc La [iuardia. Republican, N'%
York. charged that such pur"haS"
would be a direct steal from tn" treas
ury department.
Tho assessed valu, &c tn" land n.
bryIor" la ,iuardia said. is only 3S'
yet II Is proposed to purchase II now
az approximately SS5u al acre. That IS
an example either # stealing from state
taxes or from The United States. While
lhis country was at war officials of this
company wrr" :,ch"ming on sue ha steal
AS is now proposed. And tho committee
falls for !,
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INSTANTLY KILLED.

LONDON. D"c. l2.--G"orE" +. hahG'
nrcSiIcnt Of the MariuN National bank
nr I;ufralo. y. Y. C"ll from an airplan"
u.ar ,a;cnham. Surrey. yesterday and
was instantly killed.
l.i"utcnant Eradl"y who was p'Iotins Z
IN. machine Was dangerously injured.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
Regional Directors Authorized
To Remove Restrictions Upon
Use Of Light, Heat and Power
ENDING OF COAL STRIKE BRINGS RELIEF TO
COUNTLESS COMMUNITIES WHOSE INDUS
TRIAI, LIFE WAS BEING THROTTLED-NO
ACTION ON THE RESIGNATION OF GARFIELD

WASHINGTON Dec 1Regiona directors of railroads were
pyn authority today General Hines to rese
tons on the light and derived from coal as soon
the situation regional directors also authorized
restore removed curtaed to meet the coal
dne to the btumnous strike the fuel supply IN
the various regions justifes.
Sending out of the instructions constituted the first step taken
b the light of expectation that miners would a
cent the strike settlement proposal and return to work
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Defended by Anthony.

trprrs"ntat!Vc anthony, Kansas.
ranking EspuhlirHn member Of IN" com
mittcr. urged tn" purchase Of tho prop
"rty. saying i; was sound business
proposition"
To any man who knows enough TO
up"rat" II pCanu; stand - corner.
said Representative Anthony" the
soundncsS Of both The buffalo and the
Dayton proposition ~ satisfy ing.
Funds for land purchase" today. in
"ludrd: Mdd!"town. Pa. $4,000: Little
Rock. Arkansas. $4,000: and Arcadia
I:allonn school, California; $500.
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Purchase of Wright Field at Dayton
. Termed Most Gigantic Steal on Record

NASlIlNGTON, Doc. - final action
ON Tho bill making avatlahi" more VIA"
90 Cn0 O00 for C"mrl''mg III" d"N''"p-
mon, .r NOR, than thirty army camps
and aviation fields. inc!udlnG pNrchHS'
nr land 4, several places. was d'FF'n
today in tn" h"us" ny demand Tor rc'u
ing nr Tn" "nCr"sS"d bill.
H"ror" tn" in"l >"'" tomorrow, "
r', n,ss,y. If tho hill. effort will be
made 70 rrS,or" a provision Tor w. ~"
,,nr,,ut rur,has.. uf tn" pavton-N rlSht
airplanr plant and adjoining NV" "
DAYTON ohio, COR s2.7iN.""Q. ON " ~
,o,c today tho rurchaS,. Of tn" Dayton
rlani was tentatively eliminated from
the bill
Defeated on Tie vote.
l.rdrr huuar rui"S a ri' vote d"i""'""
a rrouus"I and presiding officer moi w.
ms, required - vote. k"pr"S"n'h''''
NI,ddr1 R,lmhlirau lllm"'S. wh" was
,,r,..iI,,lr vl,,u IN" Dayton irh ""H
voted -. Hru,UU""d ITS d"t'h' "''n'''.
,.n,inr himself. although hIS sGpp"r' "t
,nr urnpu>al. # gwen. would nave SiN'"
II ,
Tcrorc yo,,ny "r ~" Dayton plant
,hn hnuSc tentatively approved Pu'
,.hysr Of ,i,r rurtl:s- -t,nr"o"d rian' a.
r,,rr,, Cor 81 <Oi hnn. other
iarr,. c>rcnG.;ur.e approved w"rr i"r
,nc development o.: camps HragS' y. 90
rni kn"N. Ky. .
Efforts t. adj provisions auth"r'@ihS
c>n.na,,urcs a, Various camps w"r" Do
r,a,rd cN,rriirc - pr"p"S;l "f R"rr"-
sentative I"ncwrrrh. ErpubmCan. ono
r . -,,,J,,,-. si>b unu rnr land at tho NJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-13
THE WEATHER.

WARRINGTON, Dec. l2-Forecast:
West VirHinia-Rain followed by
clsaring and much colder Saturday,
cold wsvs Saturday night; Sunday fair
and cold.
ohio, westsrn Pennsylvanta--Clear-
ing and much colder Saturday cold
wave by Saturday night; Sunday fair
! and cold.
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Rain Followed by Clearing and Much
Colder Saturday; Sunday Fair;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-11

to rival tribes ard living lie o.
tribal barbarism, with their vendet-
tas and grudges, could ever alone rise
to unity or achieve order. But this
must be the sole warrant for Italian
occupation, sufficient, but to be accept
ed since it does not do violence TO new
ideals, as would Italian occupation OF
Dalmatia or indirect control OF Epirus.
In it's last phase, the Eastern ques-
ton remains as troublesome as ever.
Russia is gone, Austria is gone; ana
France, Britain and Germany have no
longer any direct connection with the
Straits, yet there still survives this
ancient menace, the only clear threat
to q successful accommodation of con-
fiicting interests. And in the nature
OF things this is precisely the sort
of problems which American advice
can help most to solve, il that advice
is wise an dsi not influenced by the
real but dangerous prediction In
Washington for Bulgarian claims
claims which have no solid founda
| ton and have been forfeited by two
treacherous attacks upon neighborins
states at the moment when an hon
orable settlement was assured.
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which the whole theory of fire department
rests.
But the motorization of fire apparatus mas
given the department wonderful advantage over
Tho old horse-drawn wagons, so that maximum
efficiency is possible with respect to the time
limit. In fact the accident at Indianapolis shows
that entirely too much speed is obtainable with
the modern wagons and that the safety OF the
firemen and the public is jeopardized by the very
advantage the new form of locomotion offers.
A reasonable amount of consideration 1or
their own safety must be shown by firemen wnen
thew respond with high power trucks to fire cails
Usually the streets are cleared OF pedestrians ano
vehicles, but this is never certainty The IND
ANNAPOLIS catastrophe was caused by two ire
trucks and pleasure vehicle. Speed was the
element that brought about the accident. re
duction in the speed rate to insure reasonao"
amount of safety for the firemen and also pro
lection for vehicles and pedestrians would IN no
wise handicap the fire fighters IN getting 70
fire or increase the fire hazard.
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rcontInued From Page one.]

old rivalry will return. For half
century the Turk played the different
powers OF Europe against each other
and thus maintained his own exist
ence and held on to the European pro-
yinces which he misgoverened and Pc
riodically laid in waste. AS an admin.
istrator the Turk Is impossible. NOR
can he lay claims to the shores OF the
Straits and the Sea Of Madmora, pasea
upon race or self determination. Out
side of Constantinople, the Greek IS
IN the clear majority: within the city
the Greeks are the most considerable
single element and tho Turks are
only q relatively small minority.
As long as the Turks hold Constan'
tinople and the outlying districts, the
Eastern question will remain. because
the Turk has for centuries displayed
no capacity for assimilation or organ
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-11
Guarding the Public Safety

The collision of two pieces of Indianapolis nre
fighting apparatus, resulting in the death OF
brave firemen, suggests the advantage OF apply
ing the principle of Safety First" to the res
nonse Of fire departments to fire calls. Speed
is an essential in fighting fires If the blaze can
be checked in it's ncipiency, the loss to property
will be correspondingly minimized. This is ak
iomatic in fire fighting and the principle on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-11
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take Dr.
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands OF stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead OF
taking tones, or trying to patch up
moor DIGESTION. they are attacking the
real cause Of the ailment-c logged liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in a soothing, healing way: When
the liver and bowels are performing tneir
natural functions, away goes 'nueesuoo
and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste IN your
lazy, don't-care feeling. no ambition or
energy. troubled with undigested. foods.
you Should take Olive Tablets, the SUBJ
Dr. Edwsrds' Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with !,
Dive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief. so you can eat what you like.
Al lOc and Csc per box. All druggists