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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05

WASHINGTON. Aug War depart
ment recommendation for a system OF
universal military training Of three
months for all eligible youths in their
Baker today 10 the senate and house
military committees for their guidan nee
in determining IN" permanent military
policy Of the nation.
The proposal is contained in a bill pre-
pared by tn" general staff Of the army
at the secretary'S direction. In trans
mitting the bill. Secretary Baker in lot
ter said that General P"rshing had no;
been consulted and the plan was tcnta-
tive TO that extent.
The departments bill calls for a regu-
lar army OF 81 divisions aral ncccs &lry
auxiliary services. with A peac" strength
Of $4,000 enlisted men. and war
strength Of 1.25o.0on. Tho reserves to
fill I'D the divisions to full strength
would be provided through A modified
form Of the selective service act under
which the national army was raised for
the war with Germany. For training
purposes, only youths in their 10Th year
would be called TO the colors for three
month period. to be attached - regular
divisions for that time. II is estimated
that this would provide an annual class
Of 500. 100 men to be given intensive mill
tary instruction stripped of lll voc<.;ion-
al or other educational features.
For two years after training tn" youths
would be required 10 submit certain r.
ports giving their addresses. changes in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
II Chicago Negroes
Charged With Riots

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Sevent"cn ne.
Sro"s worc charged with riotinG and
murder in indictments voted today. by
spc"ia; grand jury investigating race
riots which for five days last week held
tho South Side Of Chicago IN rclgn Of
terror The indictments will be re-
turned before Judge Robert +. Grove, in
the criminal court tomorrow.
Will" city. county and state authori-
tics combined in seeking causes that
led To tho riNtinG in an endeavor to fix
responsibility. six thousand state
troops. coon policemen and 1000 dcpu-
tics continued to patrol the negro quar-
tors
Tonight officials reported the rint
zone quiet Every effort was hcing
made To relieve tho suffering OF negroes
who have hccr maroonrd in the area
un;shln to 70 10 their work. Soup kit
ch"ns were opened and guards furnish
Cd. 5nr negroes who wished To return
to work.
Judge Grove. In charging tho jury to-
dar. characterized race riot conditions
IN Chicago rs anarchy and eXhortcd tho
jury tn deal with II as anarchy. fio
promised speedy trials for all persons
indicted.
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AIR SERVICE OFFICER DEN|ES
|NANTON DESTRUCTION IN THE
A|RPLANE BONFIRE OVER THERE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4-Dcnlal that
any aircraft Of the American eXp"d.-
tlonary force was wantonly destroyed
vas made today by Mason VI. Patrick.
former chief Of the air service abroad,
appearing before a house war investi-
eating committee.
That any planes wore burned need
lessly or wastcfully is incorrect" de-
clarcd Patrick. now colonel OF cnEi-
necrs. who when chief Of the American
expcditionary forces air service ranked
as major general. None that il would
be economical to keep were destroyed. 4"
Destruction Of machines followed cf-
forts to soil them. which. failing. re-
suited in salvage as junk Of parts.
None was offered for sale or destroyed,
Colonel Patrick said. until after an in
ventory had proved their worthlcssness
Coupled with his testimony regarding
tho destruction Of planes. the former
chef Of air service said that when tho
armistIce was signed that the United
States had about nne-fourth the num-
Der OF planes on the front that should
have been there. considering the size
of the front line army. He gave 74O
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
OFFER REWARDS
FOR ARREST Of
LANLER BOMBER

LOS ANGELES. Calf. Aug. 4. - Re-
wards for arrest and conviction Of per
sons guilty Of placing homh which YES
terday destroyed tho homo Of oscar Law
lcr. formerly assistant United States a.
torncy general. tonight totalled $ll.50n
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawlcr. who sustained scrl'
Gus burns in tho fire that followed the
explosion. ar" in critical condition
thor physician announced.
TIL" city council has under advisemcnr
request from Mayor NJ r. Snyder thai
tho city add Sln,n0O 10 tho reward aI-
ready offered.
DR.. T. 6. Myers. attending rhySicran
said neither patient is ont Of 5aug1
Mrs. LAWYERS burns wcrc loss serious
than those suffered by her husband. TIE
shock of III" cXplos-I and 2 fIntirc
attack when she realized that flames
had cut lIcr off from littl" son. aIj"1 Ia
tho seriousness Of her condition Shc AL
so suffered injuries when nor huahaL.1
dropped her fro ma second story winun~
to save her life. The son waS rescued
ny neiEhbors. NJ I.awlnr was said 10
he resting easy tonight. Physl" ms said
taht II hc recovered. hc would b" scared,
but his cyesight would ho unimpt:-cd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
PACIFIC COAST GETS
ADEQUATE PROTECTION

SAN FRANCISCO. Aus 4-Division
of tn" tnrcd states navy and despatch
~ thus coast Of tho Pacific fleet marks
the cnd Of long campaign that has
hccn war"d ny officials and citizens Of
Pacific stat"7 for what they termed "ar-
cquatc naval rrotaction.'
The Pacific coats attitude has hcen
that great possibility of attack mc7accd
tho PaClfi" siatcS unless tho nation sent
westward largo fleet.
ACtIV" campaigning for A hiC Pacific
naval forcc hogan with tho close Of tht
Spanish American war. II was urged
that III" Philippines and other Pacific
islands possessed Ivy the t'nitod States
should hc protected. Governors. congress
Slonal REPRESENTATIVES and other officia n
mad" strong representations in tho
months following that war for increased
naval strength on III" Pacific.
After tho building Of tho Panama can.
al many m"n in public If" asserted that.
in cas-" Of attack from tho Pacific and
destruction " The canal tho largest part
ot tn" "ountry's naval fnrrc would hc
kept away from III" Pacific for Ions
period during which tho Pacific sta.cs
would ho open To invasion.
Public mon and newspapers Of tho "a
cifiC' coast wcro practically a unit tor
naval expansion and ultimate station ga
q large force here. Plans for curtairsr,
naval expansion with tho signing
Of 80 armisticc in some quarters Urre
Countcrod by many inslstcnt demands
from tho coast that tho full building
program hc adhered to.
Th" announcement Of Secretary Dan
icls that the navy was 10 be divided and
approximately ZOO ships stationed in tho
Facific was hailed Eith delight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
DEMENTED GRADUATE
SHOOTS PROFESSOR
At CALIFORNIA univ,

BERKELEY. cal. Aus. +.-J. II. Hill
drhranG and Edmund ON"ili. both mem-
hrrs Of the University nf California fac
ulty. vcrn shot and seriously wounded
today by Roger Snragu" a graduate of
tho university. who alleged they had
prevented HIM from obtaining a position.
Professors Hildchrani and O'N"!ll are
NJ IN" chemistry department. and
SpraEun accused them Of opposing his
application for appointment as instruc-
tor III chemistry.
Professor HIldchraud was hi over the
right "yc md his INJURY - Serious. Pro-
fcssor O'N"ill received less serious
scalp wound. SpraguH also fired Al Miss
May ChrT"y. appointment secretary Of
tho university. tho bullet passing
through h"r haIr.
Then h" was ovcrroworcG and taken
To tho Berkeley polio" station. whore It
was anrounr"d that an insanity charge
would b" placed against him.
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FIGHTING PLAN
MAY DEVELOP
IN CONFERENCE
CALLED TO-DAY
Attorney General Palmer Sum-
mons Chicago District At
torney to Washington---May
Prosecute Big Meat Packers
- Problem Discussed in
Congress

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-Rcc,
concentrations to President vii
son as to how the government
should proceed in its efforts tc
lower the cost Of living are ex,
pected to result from the second
meeting tomorrow Of cabinet
members and other officials called
into conference by Attorney Gen,
eral Palmer.
There still was no indication to.
night of how the conference would
view the problem. Director Gen,
eral Of Railroads Hines, Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury Letting
well and Chairman Colvcr, of the
federal trade commission, ap,
pointed a committee to present
suggestions to the conference,
have been engaged in an exchange
OF memoranda, but it was said au-
thoritatively that they had
reached no decision as to what
steps should be taken.
That President Wilson was tax
ing deep interest in the situation
was indicated again late today
when. without announcement, he
called at the offices of tthe federal
trade commission and held a
lengthy conference with Chairman
Colver and Commissioner Muir
dock. Neither of the two commits
sion members would discuss the
subjects brought up at the confer
ence. but admitted that it dealt
with phases of the living cost
problem.
Attorney General Palmer has
summoned District Attorney
Clyne. of Chicago. to report on the
progress of Investigations which
have been under way there. Mr..
Clyne S visit was regarded as sig
nifcant also because an early de-
ciSion is expected by the attorney
general as to whether information
submitted by the federal trade
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WASHINGTON, Au5. 4.-orear-
lied labor came out today with the
unequivocaI formal demand that cap.
itaI be retired from the railroads.
A tripartite control, composed Of
the public, the operating manage
ment and the employees, is demanded
instead.
Addressed to the American pub
lie and signed by the engineers, the
firemen, the conductors and the
American Federation Of Labor, for
NAL statement was issued announe-
ina this proposal. which will be car
ried before congress Wednesday
at marks" says the statement,
"the step by which organized labor
passes from demands for wage in
creases to demands that the system
Of profits in nuustry be over:
hauled"
This sentence sums up in few
words the proposal. Of which there
have been hints and indications, but
which is now laid before the eoun-
try for the first time. Everywhere
in official Washington it is reco9-
nized as the most serious and far
reaching proposition the country
will be called on to face.
characterizing the proposal as
"IaboTs BILL" it is put forth as
remedy for the high cost OF living,
because the railroads are the key In
Gustry Of the nation. II demands
the genuine cooperation and pat
nership based on a real community
of interest and participation In
control" Of which President Wilson
spoke to congress, and the state
ment says has been ignored by labor
and the private owners Of the rail-
roads.
I'VE ask" it says. Chat the rail-
roads Of the United States be vested
in the public; that those actually en-.
gagged in conducting that industry,
net from Wall street but from the
railroad offices and yards and out on
the railroad lines, shall take charge
OF this service for the pubIic.'
Briefly, labor's plan demands:
That private capital be eliminated
from the railroads.
That the private owners receive
for them government bonds with a
fixed interest return for every hon.
est dollar that they have invested"
That the tripartite control, hereto
fore referred to. be established in
corporations which shall lease the
roads and in which the public, the
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planes as the number Of machines sc.
tma!ly at the front. OF which 2l3 were
built in this country. Falling down in
III" training Of aviators, rather than in
ability to get planes caused the insuffi.
ci"nt force. Colonel Patrick said Train.
ing OF the men. he explained. waa t..
dtous and slow. but he said he did not
"mrute fault 10 anyone" adding that
II. like production. was the result Of q
stale of affairs over which we prac.,
hcally had no control"
Colonel Patrick also pointed out
the American policy Of troops m(
mont abroad was changed when the q
mans began their spring drive last ye
infantry and artillcrymen being rush1
n broad Mt the appeal Of the allies. Dy
Haviand fours. equipped with Liberty
motors. were III" only American-built
machines to he sent abroad during the
war. Colonel Patrick said, declaring that
he regarded them MS "Scrviceable" ma.
chimes. In this connection ChaifmaB
Fi'ar road into the record statements
mad" last year by other officers crit,
icizinG the machines. together With
similar comment since then by Captain
Edward RickenbackeE,
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U[TIMATU|N To
THE PRESIDENT
FROM SHOP MEN
JEWELL REFUSES
DIRECTOR HINES PLAN
Immediate Granting of25 Per-
cent Wage Advance Neces-
sary to Control Situation

WASHINGTON. Aug 4.-President
Wilson was told today by B. NJ. jewell.
acting president Of the railway division
Of the American Federation Of Labor,
tha, all railroad employees were opposed
% the proposal made to the president
by Director-Gercral Hines that congress
constitute a com ntttee TO pass on
questions OF wage increases for the mon.
He said this process would be too slow
and because OF the rising cost OF living
speedy relief was necessary.
Mr. Jewell was accompanied 70 tho
white House by the heads ct thc SIX big
"a lwav shop crafts. who pointed out TO
the president that thousands Of shop
D.en were now on an unauthorized strike
and that unless the demands Of these
men for wage Increases approxlmattns
% per cent. presented last January,
were granted promptly. tho situation
would 60: beyond the control OF the
union officials.
Efforts now are being made by the
union leaders 20 Ee' the strikers 10 re-
turn 10 work ~ president was told. II
strike should bccc me necessary 10 en-
force the demands 90 tho shormen. tho
President was Informed. union officials
felt il should be conducted only after \
vote BY thc union membership.
~ Strike ballots will hc mailed 70 5nn.-
oGe shop employees tomorrow. Mr.. jewell
announced. after msr'1pE ~ tho ".H
shop craft officials which followed tho
cali on the president. The vote will ho
tabulated. August -.
After the conferences with the pros
ident. Mr. Jewell did not mncn words
and declared emphattcally that If con.
sress passed the legislation proposed by
Director General Hines. well tie the
railroads up SO 'ight they'S never run"
No union mon could cvor be gotten TO
SIT on such an 'nvcstIca'InG body as con-
ttmplated by the director genera! and
tho president. Mr. lowell added.
President Wilson. the union officials
said. listened Sympath"tIcally tn what
rhe union officials had 20 say regarding
the situation. and appeared to recognize
ITS seriousness. but did NOT lndiCat" an
intention TO recede from his attitude
that ne had not the power TO grant the
increase
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ORGANIZED LABOR :
DEMANDS RAILROADS
PASS FROM CAP|TAL
Most Radical Move in the Country's History Made By Ral
Brotherhoods and the A. F. Of L-Great Disquetude
at the Nations Capital Trpartite Control Proposed,
by the Public, the Operat ors and the Employees .5
operating arrangements and labor

operating arrangements and labor
shall be represented equally.
That the public, tho operators and
the wage earners share equally oil
revenue in excess Of the auaranteo
to private capital, by granting 70 the
operators and the employees ons-hak
the savings which are expected to
be made by such perfected organ.
izaton, and to the public the other
half as consumers, either by inerSaS.
ing service without adding costs, or
by reducing costs. =
"This role originates with labor"
says the statement, "because labor
happens to have firm oroanizatIone
through which it may become artle-
uIate."
The trainnen are not repreSentsd
in the statement because w. @. Lee,
president Of the brotherhood, was
out Of the city, but It was said that
they join In It.
The Statement.
The statement follows;
Tho innuendoes In tslegraphsd 6is.
patches from Washington, Appearing
also In tho speech Of 1sprsss1tat4v0
Blanton, Of Texas, that the railroad
unions are holding up conSrsSs' s1A
the government, may ~ we'll osSs0.
This appeal 10 made to the Americas
people direct. It tnvotss the jude.
ment and the common sense Of p1blie
sentiment, OF all the public whteA
earns . wage or . stipend. We roooG.
~ ~. N0
can exist under the present SyStoR
Is to demand . further tnersaSsS n
wages. But we agres with 1SDrO.
sentative Blauton that this affords
but temporary relief. It does not Of.
fer q remedy. 81
"Labor's bill, on ths other ha1A,
provides q remedy and We ask rnArAly5
that Its terms be scrutinI1sd. Or
full argument In support Of thsOs
terms viii be presented on WednaOdAY
before the house committee on tatsf.
state commerce. In this statement ~
are sounding the note Of oarbaSie
principle.
"That this role originates with =.
Dor Is merely because labor hs1ps1S
to have firm organizations through
which It may become Rrticulato. n -
not to beneht labor Gs labor slonal -
Is to bereft tho consuming public, o4
which labor st present II ths audihls
part. In labor's bill providing thA1
the public, the railway operating man
agement and the employees, tho h651
organizations Of Amer1ea, have sst3h.
lished this new policy which env1SaHS0
their condition not only ~ produeeTS,
but also as consumers.
.'rt marks tho step BY which orHa1.
Lied labor passes from demands for
wage increases to demands that the
system Of profits In industry bs ovoe.
Continued on PAGs Nina)
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1000 Out At Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. n. Aug. 4-ApproIi-
mately four thousand railroad car shop
employees went on strike horc today. ac-
cordinS 70 information given out by Of
hcials.
About $500 employees Of the Now York
Central railroad at tho coli nwood yards
are -ut. according 10 William Ho'nIgcr.
chairman ~ tho executive committees OF
the Cleveland and Pittsburgh district of
he American Federation ~ Railroad
Workers. Company officials deny tha.
any men are OUT
Messages have been sent to workmon
At Reading. Jersey T;ty and Harrisburg.
asking them 20 join IN n" strike. Mr..
EniniE"r said Toledo Nom hors Will take
a strike vote tomorrow night
Al tho F"rasyl, ana shops, 1000 drop
Continued on Page Eleven.)
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Mine Fire ExtinguiShed
With No Loss Of Life

CHARLESTON. W. VA. Aug. 4.-F'irc
Al the Thomas Coal company at Blair In
Logan county. which started this morn
ing. was extinguished at o'clock this
evening with no lives lost or injuries.
w. J. Hcathcrman. chief Of state de-
partmcnt OF mines stated. Th" hro
originated through fall Of slate fore
ing live wir" upon coal pile and
was discovered about ono half hour hf-
ter tho men entered tho mines.
Tho mon promptly made thclr way out
and were at no tlmc N danger. Mr..
Hcatherman stated. Tho mine rescue
car was first ordered out. hut later re-
called. and mile inspectors L. T.. Ma
son and Robert Lilly arrived At tho
scene of IN" fire promptly and stcd
in extlnguIshjnG II. Tn" n'nc IS 4 Sun-
sIdiary of the Boone County Coal cor
poratlon.
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SteubenViIIe c. Of c.
To Buy US, Food

STEC CBENTILI.F- Ohio. August -
Directors CT the Stcuh"nIl II" Chamber
OF Commerce today appointed a commit
tee Of three George Weber. =. Fl. Bailey
and c. D. Stmcral. 10 arranG" for tho
purchase Of government meats AID
canned goods for distribution here. in an
effort TO cut the high cost Of living. Nc
action has as yet been taken TO start a
food price probe in Steubcnvillc and JEFF
terson county. and the Chamber will
make an effort Of it's own 10 hrlnC prices
down The directors also had report
on health conditions. SHOWING prevalence
~ trnbo,d fcyer tho first CaS>s in soy
eral years. These cases hav" b""n traced
70 spring water. and citIz"uS ar" 10 he
urged to drink nothing but the city's
filtered water.
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Significant Victory
For the Republicans
In Kentucky Election!

LOUISVILLE. Aug. 4.--Thn "l"ctloii
Of King W. Sorc. republican. returned
soldier m thr eighth Kentucky district
10 congress. in Saturdays state wide
primary for tho nomination or state
off GERS. continued today 10 hc live
topic IN Kentucky political circles. IL
was tho frs, time IN twcnty-nv" years
that a republican had boon elected IN
that district. Tho scat was loft vacant
by tho death cf Harvey Helm. democrat
In tho contest for nomination of stale
officers today's figures showed A plur-
ality Of approximately lI.N"n Tor Gov
ernor James n. Black. democratic IN
Cumbent with Tho probability that II
m, ,ght rcach 10000.
Edwin T. Morrow. republican candi-
date was unoPposed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
HOT ON THE PROF7TEER TRAIL
Many Stocks Break 5 to 20 Points

attitude Of tho railway brotherhoods
including tho recommendation Of tn"
unions that tho railroads be taken over
by tho government.
Spread Of the movement against hiGh
lr> ing costs also gave impetus TO tn"
decline.
Tho decline started among rails. hut
almost Immediately extended 10 every
branch Of the active list. including
shares recently much in speculative
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500 Soldiers Fight
Amid Bursting Shells
To Prevent Disaster

RARTTAN y. J.. August six hum
Fred soldiers and civilians at III" govern
mont arsenal her" fought desperately
for several hours today amid bursting
shrapnel shells to prcvent fire from
reaching r,aCazin" of siX-inch high
explosive shells and n nearby mine Of
T. y. T. Tho FIR" followed n series Of
four explosions III box car and ammu-
milton magazines shortly after l o'clock
this afternoon.
It was AZ first reported that dozen
men had boon killed and n score or more
injured seriously by tn" explosions. hu:
tonight tho casualty list had bccn re-
Iuccd 10 two slightly injured. both civ
ilian employees at lhc arsenal. An invcs-
trEa;inn to dct"rn.r" tho cause Of the
explosions has been started.
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OPPOSED BY STERLING.

WASHINGTON. AuG. 4.--Maintaining
that American sovereignty would be
violated by tho League of Nations COW
cnnnt in its present form. senator Ster-
lrhg. republican Of South Dakota an
nounccd in the senate today h" could
rot veto for its ratification without res
"rvations. Tho withdrawal PROVISIONS
and tho obligations assumed under
article IN. he regarded as the most
dangerous in the document.
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favor. Moro than 3on different issues
were traded in during the feverish scs-
sion. the ticker carrying quotations con-
tinuinE to operate until fifteen minutes
after IN" markets. close TO catch up with
, tho sales
Among tho moro severe price impair
mcntS were the investment rails. Sterls.
motors. oils. equipments. shpplnEs and
utilities final prices III general being
tho lowest quotations of tho day.
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QUANTITY
Of ]. 8. FOOD IS
NOW AVAILABLE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-More than
half Of the s132,137.7o6 worth Of sur.
plus food stocks held by the war de-.
partment July 10 is Immediately await.
able for sale. according to a statement
issued today by III" department. Inad-
dition to tho canned goods and bacon
previously announced as ready for sale,
tho list includes Sl6.5o9.o 900 worth Of
frozen fresh beef: s2.07S.0oo worth Of
fresh pork: s1.lS6.0o0 in frozen fresh
poudtry and Sl.4TS.00n in granulated
sugar. which since has been sold to the
sugar equalization board.
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THE WBATHER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-wsgt Va.
ginia-Generally fair Tuesday and Wa.
nesday; not much change In tempSratRSO.
Western PennsylvAn1a-Shower ana
thunder storms, probably Tuesday ana
Wednesday; not much change In ten.
perature.
Ohio-Showers and thunder storn1
probably Tuesday and Wednesday; aoH
much change In Temperature.