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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-26
Tunnel WRECK TIES
UP TRAFFIC. ON B. 60.

CLARKSBCRG, w. Va. July 26<~-
Baltimore and Ohio freight train. No. 81.
westbound. composed OF OIL. meat ana
merchandise cars. was wrecked Ia the
Long Run tunnel. ten miles west OF
Cla:ksburg. this morning. Spreading
rails arc believed to b. tie cause Of the
accident. ~
The wreck caught fire and ARE annA-
ratus was sent to tho scene from ClaLM-
burg.
Traffic. in all probability. will be sis.
pended through the tunnel for two or
three days. In the meantime trains Will
be detoured by way Of New Martins
Vile and over the Short Line AID Ohio
River divisions. Fone was hurt In the
wreck so far as 5, known. =,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-26
MEX|CANS TRYING TO
APPREHEND BANDITS

WASHINGTON. July 25.-Acting an.
der special instructions from President
Carranza. the Mexican militar" authort.
tics at Tampico are making unusual 81
forts to capture the bandits who on July
S held up a boat from the U. 5. y
Cheyenne in the Temest river and rob
bed the crew. This Information VS.
contained in a radio message 20 the navy
department today from Commander u
T. Finncy. senior American naval officer
al Tamplco. -
The message said that tho Mexican
authorities had adopted a very conciltsr
tory attitude and that General GonaleA
tho military commander in the Tarhpaeo
district. had been instructed by Prsst.
dent Carraslza to increase the SAFE
guards and guarantees Offered American
lives and property. &
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Completes First Lap
Of Flying Around Rim
Of Uncle Sans Domain

MINEOLA, ". Y. July 25.-Capt. Roy
Y. Francis. who left Dayton. Ohio, at
sos O'Clock this morning in a Martin
bombing plano. landed at Hazclhurst
field at 3:57 =. m. The trip was said I"
have been without incident. Captain
Francis will remain here about four days
before starting his proposed "transcon-
uncntal flight"
Captain Francis. who was accompanied
BY Lieut.. T. w. Wclch. flew at an att
4 de OF $500 feet bucking the wind all
the $50 miles. He stated that III" only
Inconvenience he suffered on the trip
was due to his left motor, which did
considerable coughing"
On the next leg. from Mincola to North
Platte, Nch, a distance OF l.5"9 miles
CAPTAIN francis will be accompanied by
Lieut.. r. A. Clunc. From North Platte
he will continue TO San Francisco. IBIS
miles away. AS his machine has cruis-
ing radius Of 800 miles. Captain Fran
els said he anticipated no trouble in
making either Of the trans-contincntal
leg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-26
STREET RAILWAY MEN
COMPLETE THEIR CASE

WASHINGTON. July 25-Thc Ameri-
can Railway Association today ComPl"t-
cd the evidence IL desired 10 present 10
tho federal electric railways commission
appointed by president Wilson to In
veStigatr tho financial stress Of which
companies throughout the country arc
complaining.
More than fifty witnesses were heard.
including operating officials. receivers
for bankrupt roads. bankers. economists
and manufacturers. Virtually all agreed
that increased cost Of labor and MAIN
tcnancr had put tn" electric lines IN an
cmha ra SSinG position under their inrlaS-
TIC franchise prescribing n five cont fare.
Many differences Nf opinion arose. how
over rs to the best method OF meeting
tho situation. some urging increased
fares. others release from taxation and
few municipal ownership.
The commission adjourned until Aug
ust when mayors. public officials in
icrcstcd in local transportation. and
labor union representatives will he heard.
Dr. Thomas Conway, Jr. Of tho Uni
vcrSity Of Pennsylvania. occupied much
Of todayS session discussing labor costs
whirh h" SAID werc bound TO 60 higher.
Ic urged thIt employees Of street rail
ways should como 10 understand that
tho companies have n responsible share
in their affHirs and that tho workmen
should NOT Go1l with their employees as
enemy aliens.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-26
TROLLEY SYSTEM At
SISTERSVILLE SOLD
Largest Business Deal Ever Made IN
That District 10 Completed.

SISTERSVILI,E. w. Va. July 20
With the filing Of tho deeds this week
one Of the largest business deals ever
made in this section Of the stat" was
completed. transferring tho local trar-
ton system and the electric light ana
power plant to Boston interests headed
by Carl NJ. Phil. a consulting engineer
who is interested in public utilities in
a number Of New England cities.
The deal involved S45.n"h. TIL" Mon
Traction Co. sold III" properties. lnctud-
ing tho trolley system between this city
and New Martlnsvllle. county scat 81
wcdzcl county. n largo power plant
which furnishes electricity for SISTERS
willie. Padcn City. New Martinsvillc and
other cities in this vicinity and a reCrc-
alton park at Padcn City.
The new owners Will operat" IN"
street car system under the corporal"
namc Of tho Sist"rsVillc and NV Mar
tinsvillc Traction CO, and Will replace
tho present hour service with half
hour schedule The electric power plant
will be moved 20 Padcn City and on
larGcd. will be operated under the corpa-
rate name of tho West Virginia Lighe
Heat and Power &C.
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LOCAL MEN. To
ELk|NS FOR THE
NEWMAN TRIAL

4 federal warrant sworn out by
James B. fancy. deputy collector of in
tcrnal revenue for Wheeling. was served
on Or. Felix Newman. Colnred physician
at Elkins. yesterday. nr. Newman was
taken before United States CommisslOn-
or C"bcrly at E:lkIns and committed To
tn" Elkins jail. He will got hear ne
before Commissioner COhcr|y at 10
o'clock Tuesday rnininE
Or. Newman is charged in tho war
rant. which was ISSUED by United States
Commissioner George T.. Boyd Of
Wheeling. with selling narcotic drugs
in violation Of tho Harrison law. and
with making unlawful shipments Of
narcotics 10 Mrs. Grace Walker al No.
% TwCnty-frst street, Wheeling.
TIL" warrant was served by United
STATES Deputy Marshal John Moore Of
MorEanrown. to whom II &C., FORWARDED
from this city. Newman was first ar
rested Thursday by Chief Of Police
King Of Elkins upon tclrGra phic in
S,ructi"nS. and was held under $4,000
by Commissioner cObcrly ncnding the
arrival Of Deputy Marshal Moore at FL
kins Ia serve tho warrant from Wheel
ing.
Witnesses 10 hc called from Wheel
ing n appear in nr. Nowmans hearing
Tuesday includ" Edward MInard Wheel
ing city detective. who discovered n
package Of drugs in local cypress Of
iiCc that led Ia tho unCov"rlmS Of the
alleged wholesale traffic IN narcotics by
the former Wheeling negro physician:
Mrs. Olive Newman. Deputy Internal
Revenue collector James r. fancy
Herbert Eacr u Wheeling druggist
Deputy Marshal John VI. Short and Mrs.
Grace Walker.
Mr.. Bacr. II is saiu will testify that
whoa hc examined 4 package Of Confis-
Gated narcotics NJ III" request of the
officers he found NOR" Of certain drug
in one vial than N has IN two Of the
largest drug stores in tho city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-26
RU|NAN|ANS
AND HUNS IN
GREAT BATTLE

PARIS. July @5.--A bucharest dispatch
dated Thursday. says tho Hungarians
last Sunday started an offensive with
eight or nine divisions. overwhelmed inc
Rumanian advance guards and crossed
tho Thesis river at several points but
suffered a severe check In the northern
sector Of the lighting front.
The dispatch adds that Rumanian re-
serves on Tuesday counter attacked ana
rcCarturcd Hodmczo-Nassarnely "a
miles northeast Of Szcg"din). but that
sharp lighting continued when the dis
patch was filed
II is tho intention Of the Hungarians.
says the dispatch. to destroy Rumania,
which is an obstacle to their plan to
link up with tn" Russian Bolshcrists.
expecting meanwhile that those Bull
earian:s and Austrians who arc dissatls-
fed with tho pcoCc conference decision
will join the ranks Of the Bolshcrists.
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j. s. FORCES IN
SIBERIA CAN 7
Be WITHDRAWN

WASHINGTON. July @5.-Prrsident
Wilson informed tho senate today III
response to resolution ny Senator
Johnson. Republican. California. that
the presence OF tho American troops in
Siberia was a ",ltal element" IN the
restoration and MAINTENANCE" Of traNic
On the Siberian rs'rroad. and that nm
der the agreement with Japan they
could DC Withdrawn only when the
American railway experts operating tcc
read were Withdrawn.
The president said Siberia could be
projected from further period OF
chaos and anarchy only by keeping the
railroad opccl. and that lacking the prime
essentials OF life. the people there were
looking to tho United states and the al
lies Tor economic assistance. This al
ready is bcng extended and additional
supplies ,are TO b. sent forward.
Rowing bands having no connection
with any organized government IN RUS
Sia arc menac'nS the railroad. the presi-
dent said. and consequently its nrol"c-
ION by the military is necessary
American troops. hr said now ar" en-
gagged in guard duty at Yladivos'ok
and around Tcrchnc Ud.nsk. y small
body also is a, Hardin.
The original purposes Of N" Ameri-
I'm military expedition Mir Wilson
wrote, were two-fold: Tn" saving OF the
Czccho-Slovak forces and the stcady'TS
=. the efforts Of tho Russians at self
defense. or the establishment or La
and order m which they might be will
ing to accept assistance.
Major General Graves. commanding
the expedition Of 5000 r1cr. WAS SDe"I-
Tally dlrcc. cd not to interior" IN Rus
an affairs. the p-esidsr1t said. hut &"
,upport wherever necessary John n.
Stevens, the American railway engineer
who is carrying out tho work 81 rehab-
.ltating The Siberian railroad under the
direction OF the intcr-all"d committee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-26
STANDARD Dill HUNDRED MILLION
STOCK INCREASE TO Be PUBLIC
Radical Change in the Big Cor
poration's Financial Meth
DDS Announced Further
Development Of Crude Sup
ply Intended

NEW YORK July 2j.-ThC Standard
oil company "f New Jersey today an
nounced = proposed Increase in its cap
!tal stock by $lOn, o0O 900. which viz
tual,y doubles tn" present capitalization.
The new stock Will h" at per cent pro-
fcrrcd. but non-vntInE, and VIII h" Of
fcrcd 10 present stockholders at par
The purchas" Of the issue. which is
subject to approval by tn" shareholders.
is TO provide for the vigorous pros"cu-
tion Of tho development campaign which
the company planned during tn" war and
launched immediately the armiStlcc was
declared"
The nov financing will be underwrit-
ten by J. L. Morgan & Co. And will con
stitutC the first public offering ever
made by any Standard Oil company. In
that respect as we'll rs other unusua,
features the project marks a radical d..
parture in tho general financial policy
Of tho worlds largest oil producers and
rctin"rs.
; Will BE Listed.
The now stock. which will take the
form Of per cent preferred Cumula-
tive non-voting certificate. will he listed
on the stock exchange. This Will be the
first standard oil security 10 be openly
traded in on tho floor Of that instltu-
ton \ detailed statement to the stock
holders from A. c. Bedford. chairman %
the board. summarizes the proposed is
sue as follows:
The policy Of tho company has been
to finance its growth from current earn
ingS but in view Of conditions now OK
listing and having regard TO tho present
necessity Of tho diversion of a consider
able proportion Of these earnings 10 OK
cess prcfitS and other war taxes. your
directors feel that il is advisable TO in
crease tho capital employed in it's bust
moss by tho amount NJ tho proposed is
sou of preferred stock. II is tho tntrn-
tlon to utilize this new capital in the
financing Of the further development 'r
tho Company's equipment and resources.
which plans arc already under way.
These include measures for insurnE tho
continuity Of \ substantial proportion OF
this company's future supply OF crude
oil as we'll as maintaining . cash re-
serve against contingencies, tho active
prosecution Of tn" companY's proErani
Of charging it's refining facilities. IN"
expansion Of it's transportation syst"mT
and tho extension Of It's distributing
plants"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-26
West VirginianS Win
S15O,OOO Suit in the
Reduction Company Case
Special Dispatch to N" Int"lltgcnc"r.

Special Dispatch 10 tho IntnlliEcncor.
CINCINNATI O. July 25.-Dccisi"n
was rendered today IN Judge M"rrell's
superior court in favor ~ W. \. Julian
and J. r. Thomas. the West virginia Re-
duction company capitals IN tho Son.
600 suit brought by Cleveland ~. CAPT
;ansts who claimed that amount dc
hem in tho settlement ot he affarr' 6f
tho old Chicago Reduction "omr4ry. put
out Of business recently.
The Clovolanders sued. using. as a
basis Of their contention lot of stock
certificates sall TO hav" been found
amcnS Other rubbish y barn in the
suburbs OF Cleveland. q. The rleyeland-
rrs claimed $780, nn worth Of stock in
the Chicago Reduction company. as due
them for tho use Of patents. This stock
was valued AT $lnO.nnn. but tho court
gives 10 Julian and Thomas.
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PARIS. July o5.-(Frcnch Wireless
Service )-Bulgarian expressions to
Eastern Macedonia during the period Of
occupation of that territory resulted in
&c reduction Of the population by almost
lOO. 600 and the death Of some $4,000 in
habitants in the course Of three years Of
hunger and III treatment. according TO
the report OF an intcr-allicd commission
just submitted.
In addition to the $4,000 who died. the
report states. about 42.o0n were dcrogted
10 Bulgaria. 10000 to $4,000 emigratcd to
Bulgaria to escape famine: about $4,000
Of the dcportccs and cmigrants died in
Bulgaria. and between 5000 and 10000
Of the $4,000 Musselmans enrolled In the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-26
Circulate Petitions
To the Legislature
For Equal Suffrage

CHARLESTON. W. Va. July Is
West Virginia suffragists arc beginning
TO circulate petitions asking the state
legislature 10 ratify tho Susan B. An
thony amendment to the constitution or
tho United states. should that BODY De
called in extra session for the purpose
Of deciding upon the issue The gov
crnor has not indicated whether he Will
call an extra session.
Citizens are requested to sign these
petit ions for tho purpose Of proving
that the majority of voters favor the
amendment.
Miss Edna Annette Bevcridge. one OF
tho national suffrage lcadcrs. VINO
worked in West Virginia in favor OF
tho movement. and who has just re-
turned from similar work in Texas ana
Alabama is now in Charleston and IS
engaged in starting these petitions.
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hundred THOUSAND persons .
SLAIN Or STARVED To DEATH !.
IN MACEDONIA BY BU[GARs

Turkish and Bulgarian armies have not
returned.
The Bulgarian starvation policy VA
organized and carried out by deyouO
means. the report continues. and cruel
devices were employed to suppress IL
Hellenic element. The deportations are
declared not to have been prompted ~
reasons Of safety. but OF desire for
determination. more than one-duarter u
the mon derortcd dying In consequences
Of hardshps, beatings and various tots
lures. ,. &.
The Bulgarians also are charge1 With
Numbering. all manner Of speculation.
the demolition OF buildings and the car
rying away Of children with q view to Do:
Matchmaking them.
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MARINE STRIKE. :.
SETTLEMENT IS
NOW EFFECTED.
WILL BE RATIFIED az. ~.
BY LOCAL UNIONS
Tie-up Of Coastwi,e Traffic
From Maine to Texas Will
Be Ended

NEW YORK, July 25.-Terma
for settlement of the seamena
strike, which has tied up shipping
from Portland, Maine, to Calves
ton, Texas, were agreed upon late
tonight by representatives of the
United States shipping board,
American steamship associations
and international seamen's unien.
1t was announced that these termE
before becoming effective, must
be ratified by the seameh at meet
ings in the principal ports tomor.
row morning. -
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Pacific DreadnOughtS
Passing Through Canal

-
COLON. July o5.-Thc newly created
Pacific feet Of tho United states navy
steamed into Colon at dawn tins morn
ing and this afternoon ~" w7rsh'oS'
after taking on OH ard coal w"r" - s"
through Gatun locks. n" frs; stag" IN
the Panama canal journey trNrs III" At
lantic 90 tho Pacific.
Airplanes escorted IN" he't INTO the
harbor 10 where Grea; crowds lined the
shores for A sight of the dr"adn"ughtS'
the hrSt that cy"r visited IN" canal
Tho fleet movement so far has pro-
ceeded without a hitch.
Admiral Hugh Rodman. commanding
m. aeet took tho bridge on his aagship.
tho New Mexico. a, sunrise today and
directed the passage Of tho warshlps
through the Colon breakwater u the
docks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-26
TWELVE KILLED IN
CLASH OF ITALIANS
AND JUCO-SLAVS

LAIRACU. Austria. via B2sl" July 81
Fight Italian carh:nors and four Jugo-
Slavs wcrc killed in A clash at NolosCa.
near Flumc today. ACCORDING IN A dis
patch from AEram TIL" encounter no
tween the Italians and Jugn-Slavs was
said n have occurred after tho Italians
tried 10 break up meeting called to
consider sending S>rv children 10 ,'rotil
SO that thcy would not have 10 attend
Italian schools.
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WON THE SECOND LEG.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 25.-Com-
modorc Huntington's sloof. Nobel H.,
which finished last yesterday, won tho
second leg Of tho class r. races for the
Sir Thomas Upton cup off Rocky River
today. the Yank. finishing second. TIL"
winners tune was hours, % minut<i
and seconds.
Th" Nobel II. lost a good part Of her
lead when her skipper got out Of the
course at the two milo stake. Mean
while tho Yank gained considerably on
her and finished twcnty-siX seconds be-
hind.
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spencers' Statement.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-President
Wilson today promised to give earnest
consideration to five proposed reserra-
tions to the peace treaty. and league OF
nations covenant which were presented
70 him by senator Spencer. Republican.
Missouri The senator told the presl-
dent tho reservations would have to he
agreed upon If the treaty was 70 be
ratified hy tho senate.
One OF the proposed reservations
vouId provide that the Shantung settle
ment be rcconsidered and REQUESTED at
the earliest time possible and another
would express regret at the settlement
President Wilson told Senator Spencer
no firmly believed the Shantung matter
would DO adjusted quickly and that GER
tain action taken today by the state de-
CONTINUED Prom Page Two.)
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BIG ORCHARD DEAL

MARTINSBURG. July 25--Thc larg-
est orchard sale recorded In tho history
Of Berkeley county was made today
when Alva c. Richards Winchester. Va.
puTGhased rom nc a Arocn OrCnard con- com,
for 100000. The tract was purchased
by the company less than six months
ago for $125.O00.
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WASHINGTON. July 25.-WIth the
strike Of mail aviators called off two
hours after lis beginning. Assistant
Postmaster General rra"G"r said to-
night that he had agreed to sec rep
rcscntativc of tho pilots tomorrow and
discuss the situation with him.
Whether the mon who failed 10 make
their trips today Will he rcInStatcd Mr.
Praegcr would not say.
Out Of six flights regularly scheduled
for today three were flown and three
wcr" missed Two planes wer" assigned
to each Of tho flights missed. from New
York 10 Washington. from New York
to Bcllcfont". Pa. and from Bchcfontc
TO cleveland. 50 that six airmcn actu-
ally wCrr involved. !. US said earlier
in tho day that new aviat"rs were be-
ing employed In tax" their places.
Representative RamsCy"r. Republican
Of Iowa. today introduced a resolution
requiring the department :" furnish n
detailed report on air mail operation.
with Information as To the number ana
character Of accidents. number Of
routes cost Of service. number Of me-
chnnics and cost and types of planes
used.
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TEE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-TorecaBt;
Ohio, western PennBylvahia-Pnir on
Saturday and probably Sunday, warmer.
West Virgtnis-Fair and moderately
warm Saturday and Sunday.
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JAPAN MAY YIELD
s;dent Wilson Hopeful OF Concessions on Shantun
IF. YOU'RE PAYING MORE THAN II
CENTS FOR SUGAR, YOU'RE SOAKED

NEW YORK July 25-The department has sold TO the
United States sugar cquazng board 100000 pounds of refined
sugar here today by George SabSk president
ohc board who declared there abundance Of sugar IN the
country that retail prices should exceed II pound and
that theres need of boarding.
Sugar aS'beng sold retail many Wheeling stores this week
at II cents pound.
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AERIAL STRIKE
TEMPORARILY
IS CALLED OFF,
ASST. P. M. GENERAL
GRANTS CONFERENCES
Mail Service Crippled Friday,
With Only Three of Six
Flights Made

NEW YORK. July ?5.-Tho strike Of
mail aerial pilots which went into CT
feet this morning has born called on
pending conferences n Washington to-
morrow between Second Assistant Post
master General Praogcr and representa-
tivca of tho strikers. II was announced
tonight by Superintendent Stanton OF
the eastern postal division. prior TO his
departure for Washington in an air
plane.