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At Mingo Junction, With In
vestigator Finding No Need
For State Troops

SnorIal DISuatrh To The lntclliE"n'"r.
STEI' 'Bl.NNlLLE. ohio. uct. 2.-Ihc
situation at Mingu Junction wh"r" en-
,I,,y,s uf tho I'arncgir steel company
nct;i ;iioucd ,ioycrn"r cox. Of hhi". Tor
s,o,c ,rnGrs to protect them and &"
maintain law AMI order was found quiet
today ny Il. g. Scihi". special lnN"Snfh-
Tor -: the ONO Industrial tommlsSI"''
who came here at the request OF the
Governor. II" VIII recommend ther' Is
no need Of sending troops.
The state agent conferred with Mayor
Frank Mc,'oy Of MinGo and Sh"rln W.
r. Baker Uf jefferson county. In" may
or made statement I" tn" elect that
his police force haG handled the sItua-
tinn effectively and that there was no
need for help at present. lie add"d n"
saw no necessity for troops
At tn" ShrrIffs office MIR. Scihlc was
informed that no demand had been made
on the county officials for action nj
Mingu or for any assistance in qucIIinE
disorder there and that as the situation
stands no troops are nrcdcd. He was
assured that in case Of any serious trou-
bic the county officers arc ready to act.
There was no further trouble nj Mlngo
today. There were the usual number OF
pickcts about tn" gates challenging mcA
who were entering ostcnSibly for repair
work but no violence was attempted.
Mr. Sciblc conferred with strike lead
crs and prominent citizens "f Mingo
Junction this afternoon and their state
mcutS wI!! hc included in his report TO
the Gov Iu"r.
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Labor Withdraws From The Industrial
Conference When 1t Meets With Defeat
EIGHT MILLIONS BID
FOR TOWN OF NITRO

WASHINGTON, oct. az. - Eleven
bids the highc-t Of which are $780,
oco, for the purchase Of tho govern
ment's town and manufacturing plant
at Nitro, W. Va, were received late
today by Assistant Secretary Crowcll,
Of the war department.
whether or not the bid would be
accepted, Mr.. Crowell declined to say,
but he admitted he felt encourage cd
over tho increase In tho number Of bids,
only three bids were received prev
iously. The highest bid formerly re.
cetved was about Ss,ooo,ooo. The
names OF the concerns making bids
today were not announced.
Nitro cost the government approx
mately 10000. 900 and WAS erected
during the war for tho manufacture OF
powder, but before operations were
begun tho armistice was signed.
Some Of the bids received today are
said to DO from concerns desiring to
scrape tho property and these bids,
tho war department announced. will
not be considered as Nitro offers an
opportunity for furtherance Of the
governments plan for industrial do
velopmeut.
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ROTTEN EGGS
FOR SINGERS
GERMAN OPERA IS
AGAIN RESENTED
Rioting By Ex-Service Men
Who Charge the Police
in Motor Truck

NEW YORK. Oct @2.-Rioting broke
out again tonight around the Lexington
theatre. when. for the second time this
week. tho Star Opera Company produced
German opera over the protest OF Tetcr-
ans Of the world war.
With several hundred policemen post
ed around the theatre. column or sold
icrS, sailors, marines and civilians VINO
reached from Times Square 10 the
opera house were hurled back ana dls-
pcrscd The mob WAS stopped at Lex
ington avenue and I@nd street but be-
fore thu column was broken. bricks and
bottles sped through The air.
Defeated. the attacking party depart
cd to get rcinfurcemenis. frw
minutes later they r"appcar"d. headed
by a motor truck containing nearly TWO
score men.
The truck dashed through the police
lines and proCcCdc about a block be-
forc II was met by a squad Of mounted
police. The riders charged int" the
truck and attacked it's occupants. Fw"
of the latter--n soldier and a sailor
were injured. one so severely that the
ambulance surgeon who attended MIN
expressed the opinion he might die.
Inside the theatre the German opera
was sung amid vollcy of Gigs.
Armed with n temporary lnJnnc'i"n
granted by supreme Court justice IiJHr
restraining the police from carrying
nu, Mayor Hylans order I" prevent the
pcrformancc. producers Of III" "p"ra-
veterans Of ono riot staged Monday
night hy service mcn---rang up the cur
tain promptly.
TIL" singers had hardly appeared on
thr stage when IN occupant Of an up
per box. rising laid own harraEe'
Thontrc employees complained 10 dci"c-
tivcs aftcrward that he had hurled ms
eggs in the sam" fashion that hand
Sr"nadcs arc thrown.
The riotinE continued for several
hours. A crowd. breaking INTO n milk
store. procured Il supply Of ammunli'"n
in ,hc form of bottles and engaged i'll
vicious fight with IN" p"llr"' nc
pulicc were pressed 30 hard that th"y
were forced IT, draw their r"r"lrcrS and
Nrc several shots into the arr TO scare
back tNc rioters.
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.U,S. CONSUL IS
BANDIT VICTIM
William o. Jenkins Being Held
By Mexicans For 100000
Ransom

WASHTHGTON. Oct. 2c.-William ".
Jenkins, American consular agent u
puchIa. Mexico. was kidnapped ny tnrcc
mas kcd bandits last Friday mt fueoIa'
and is being hold for |l5o.000 ransom
the state department was advised today
rhr American embassy. on inquiry
has hcCn informed by the Mexican lot
ciCn office tha; tho government would
take all possible steps to erect the I'D
Grafton ot Jenkins. The American en-
bassy has bccn authorized TO detail
member of its stan TO Pucbla TO assist
in obtaining tho agents release.
Tho dispatch .rceivcd hy the depart
mcut quotes the Mexico City newspaper
Excelsior as representing that IN" pan
dts entered a factory owned by JENKINS,
gagged and tied tho watchman. l"rcea
tho safe and robbed il of sixty thousanu
pesos and then took Jenkins away WIN
them. The bandits are reported 10 nav
,old Mrs. jenkins that they were reecIS
and would hold her husband for 5oo;OoV
ncsos ransom. They saii that JENKINS
you'd not be harmed IL there waa no AT
tcmrt TO pursue the ahductors. AN
American business associate or jenkins
has confirmed the newspaper story.
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WILL BE REGARDED
AS HOSTILE ACT

LONDON. Oct. GA wirlcss dis
rntrh rr,rivcd from Moscow says that
tho Rclshcvik foreign minister. Tchtt'
chcrin. has notified tho German govern
mont that participation by Germany in
a bluckad" against Russia. ~ has been
requested by the entente. will b" regard
Cd as :. deliberate Act nf hostility. The
foreign minister expresses III" hope iha:
Germany will reply H. The alli"d rcqucs,
hy nm emphatic refusal TO acquicscc.
The dispatch adds that Tchitchctn
also has sent a not" to the Belgian gov
crunlrnt declaring that any recruiting "t
RcIgianS 10 fight oCalns' Russia Will oe
regarded as 3n act OF hostility. This
note was provoked. according TO Tchit'
chcrin, by reports that tho north Rus
sian government. since the withdrawn.
Of the British troops, had announced It's
intention to recruit volunteer dctach
mcntS IN Sweden. Denmark, Belgium and
Jugo-Slavia.
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RESERVATIONS
ARE PROPOSED
Ten Receive the Solid Repub-
lican Support Of Senate
Committee

WNSHINGTON. oct cc.--Ec-opcninG
it's consideration "f III" D"&C" treaty.
tho senate foreign relations Commiti 90
today adopted ton revised reservations.
including a provision that tho senate
qualifications must h" accepted BY
three of tn" other great powers before
the treaty ratification hcc"mrs cGcc-
tive.
Among them was now proposal
which administrations senators drrlar-
I'd would break down q economic boy
cntt feature Of III" Lcagu" ot Nations
covenant and 4 reservation on articl"
, ton differing only in the tranSpOSlt!on
nf ono phrase from that which FrcSi-
dent Wilson has announced he would
treat az q rejection Of tn" treaty.
The ton reservations wrrc part of Il
| list presented by Chairman Lodge and
| declared by tho Republican leaders 10
! represent compromise. behind which
J n ma ajurity Of the senate is pledged 10
| stand
The administration members Of tho
committee. headed by ~, ,noCratic Lead
| rr Hitchcock. tried in vain 10 secure
modification Of the majority proposals.
and then voted solidly against all OF
them.
Showing Tor tho first time. however.
willingness TO include reservations OF
! an intcrpretir" character in tho ratIh-
| rntion resolution. Senator liitrhC"CE
and hIS colleagues offered substitutes
! for several ct tn" reservations present
. I'd hut not Il single substitution or
; Tho Reservations.
Tho zen subjects covered ny tn" rcS"r-
! vaticns were: Withdrawal from LcaCu"
! membership: Article ten; the right of
] n nnthnT'Zn
/ national supremacy over domestic
/ uucstlonS: Tho Monroe doctrine: Shan
| tung: Limitations on the rcparai'0nS
! commission: the power of Congress To
: determine contributions 10 league "X-
pcnScs: tho right TO incr"aS" armam"n-
! ont in certain circumstances: and IN"
/ right rs continue trad' with 'oNch-
| ant breaking statement.
Supported BY McCr-1"or.
/ In tho vote on every g nf th"S"
] RESERVATIONS. Senator McGumbCr Re
publiran. North Dakota. who had stood
! with tn" ''mild r"scrNati"niStS" against
! MI prcv.nus committee proposals, No:rd
) with the majority. In every cas- TOO
Senator Shields. Democrat. of Tenn
! esscc. voted with tn" Republicans. tho
I count on all important roll calls rc!at-
! inE 20 the reservations standing eleven
! to SIX.
| On tho provision requiring III" assent
| Of other powers however. which was
! contained in a prcambl" to III" rrscr-
yat,on group. Senator Mc''umh'r JOIN
/. I'd tho SIX Democrats III opposition. IL
! was said that part Of 'hc program. to-
' cc,hcr with some additional r"S"rNa'
TO-: 10 be taken mp later, had failed u
J secure Tho support Of all of IN" mild
! RcpuhltcanS. The leaders. however
rasscricd they rad the votes F'"aE"d %
! carry all of their proposals through 'h'
! senate.
The Reservations.
The committee reservations nrc AS i"''
! lows.
! The United States understands ana
! ccntrucs article that IN cas-" "i no'i"'
of withdrawal from tho league al ma
(Cont;rued on Page Eleven.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-23
WATSON CHARGE
HOTLY DENIED
Federal Trade Commission
Defends Employees Attack
ed By Indiana Senator

WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-Proof Of the
rharcc Of Senator Watson. Republican.
Indiana. that the Federal Trade Com
mission is n hotbed. OF Bolshcvism. Sc
dition and anarchy. was challenged To-
de- by the commission.
In a formal statement. It charged Sen
ator Watson with having relations with
tho chicago meat packers. and declared
,ha, his allegations against the cornmiS-
sIon's employees were part Of the warfare
Of the packers against the commission
and thc department OF justice. with the
purpos.> Of subrcrting justice.
The commission further alleged that II
gas not coincidence" that employees
attacked by Senator Watson were those
who had been summoned to tcStify IN
the case against the packers. which the
department Of justice soon is TO present
to a federal grand jury in Chicago.
"As the Witnesses arc about to enter
the grand jury room." said the commits
son. there is every effort TO d!scredlt
thnrn."
DECLARING that while they themselves
had stood many attacks, secret and pup
lie. the commissioners said they would
hc d~rclict IN their duty II they should
let pass unchallenged the false. outra-
EcJus and dcspicable assaults. made
upon members OF their STAFF whose only
orrcnsc is that they have stood steadTaSt
in the performance Of their duty. under
constant har1assmcnt. resisting cajoier-
:es. offers Of employment and attempted
scductions."
At the time tho commissions state
mcnt was msde public. Senator Watson
was informing the senate that none OF
the information on which his charges
wcro based had been furnished by rep
rrScntatives OF tho packers: that all or II
has come from inside the commission
itself. He also declared that he Is in
ycs,igatins the activities Of socialists in
other 1rrartmrntS Of the government
and would mako known the results to tho
public from timc to time.
Senator Harris. Democrat. Georgia,
former member Of the commission. re-
piyinS TO senator watson. defended the
members and employees Of the commits
sion and made vigorous attack on the
packers. charging that they were spend
ing millions in propaganda to deteat
legislation which would place them
ander control Of the federal government
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% INDICTMENTS
FOLLOW FAILURE
Of D. & n. BANK

ESTON. oct. 2o-Thc Kama
wha county grand jury in final report
today 70 Judge Henry *. Black OF inter
mediate court returned 2S indictments
against three persons in connection win
the failure Of the Day and SlGhs ba.h
of Charleston. Twcnty-s"Fcn "l
bank failure indictments are lot Icto1ilea ~
and one for a rnisdemcanor. inc leio'iS
indictments arc in four classes--laTcehS'
general cmbczzlcmcnt banking en'ocN
element and forgery.
Tycnty-onc of the felony inoicIH'it'
arc against J. Frank Hudson vice preHl-
don't and manager OF the bank. lot io'b
crv. larceny and cmhr zzl"m"nt In scVeldi
Individual cases OF each. Six or the IN
dic,mcnts arc against {. II. zimmerman
secretary OF the Central EnGlheer'hs
company. on forgery CHARGES. inc o.he.
indictment is against +. +. Dlehl OIL
wheeling. state examiner Of banks under
tho administration Of tho state Dank'ns
commissioner. but who went out OF Or
flee last summer He Is indicted ior "
misdrmcanor in falling TO make cNHh'
cations Of the Day and Night BANK.
Another indictment returned oy inc
grand Jury In its final report today occa,
stoned considerable surprise in the court
room. Tho subject of this return Is ~
rIoinc Shaw, Charleston and Huntington
real estate man. lie was indicted on
ono fcloninus count for alleged Suosll'u
tion Of a name on a check.
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KAISER
And Crown Prince Declared
to Be Intriguing For Re-
turn to Power

LONDON, Oct. % (Thursday)-rne
former German emperor and the Tor
mer crown prince arc concerned In tho
intrtsuen Of the German royaAsts, the
political correspondent CT the OAS
Mail asserts.
THE ez-smpror," says the writer,
"is far from leading life Of detaen-
ment from German affairs. He mas
recently seen Q mum her OF mysterious
visitors from Germany, and is rece1v-
ing many teleTrams. He u eons1aatU
In communication with Some place IN
Germany by telephone, . private line
having been attached to his residence
across the frontier. These commun1-
cations are with German royalists.
"rhe former crown prince also 10
Known to be intriguing with German
royalists and receiving mnny s
nieious visitors. Inquiries on this
matter viii be made In the house OF
commons next week"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-23
COAL MINERS WILL REJECT THE
WILSON WAGE ADVANCE PROPOSAL

ings were stormy. with half dozen DEL
egatcs trying TO speak At once. There
was an exciting moment when President
Lewis crossed words with Secretary
Wilson over remarks attributed TO the
latter by Senator F'rclinGhuyscn, or New
ersev. in an address in the Senate Tues
day. Senator Frclinghuyscn was quoted
as saying that Mr.. Wilson told the Sem
ate interstate commerce commission
that demands Of tn" mine workers were
impossible. and that III" mine WORKERS
wanted an explanation.
Mr. Wilson explained chccrfully. say
ing he was talking in private meeting
and that he had said demands OF both
miners and operators were impossible
The statement by the secretary was sat
isfactory to the miners delegation. ana
later in tho day. in statement 70 news
paper men. Lewis sharply attacked SEN
ator Frelinghuyscn for deliberate mis-
representation Of the facts"
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PITTSBURGH. DC. 22.-Ste"! strik"
leaders here tonight prepared to tax" ao-
vantage Of what they termed III" conS'n.
Of union railroad executives To permit
railroad men employed on steel railros"S
to join the strike.
Organizers under the leadership OF j..
n. Patterson a member OF the strik"
committee representing the raIlroadcrs.
have been busy. II was said. for weeks.
and many such employees have indicated
their willingness TO join the movement.
Mr.. Patterson Is expected 10 return mere
from Washington. d. g.. tomorrow. when
the details Will be worked out. AS strike
meetings are forbidden. strike hcadquart-
crs said, the strike vote may be delayed
several days until some other plan L"
obtain the views Of the men can b" put
into operation.
W. Il. Porter, secretary OF the national
committee, estimated tonight that l.5"O
.mploycs Of the Unios railroad. which
connects the Pittsburgh district plants
OF the United States Steel corporation.
would walk out. but gave out no figures
concerning the Monongahela Connecting
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SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
FIGHT BEING WAGED

CHICAGO, Oct. @o.-CharEcs that tho
big Five" packers arc attempting 10
control tho entire food industry IN Ann
crica we're made today before the Inter-
state Commerc" Commission BY Attorney
clifford Th6rnc, representing the Ma
tionnl Wholesale Groccrs' Association.
Attorney Thornc Is chief counsel TOT
,hc association in its fight against al
legged privileges granted by tic railroads
10 tho packers in the transportation OF
food products other than fresh meat.
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NEW YORK. Oct GA threat by d.
rector General Hines to discharge 10000
striking employees OF the American Rail-
way Express company and to send troops
to drive the wagons today ended the
strike which had seriously hamperco
business and travellers in New York CITY
for nearly two weeks.
Striking tcamsters and chauffcurs Vot-
I'd to return 10 work tomorrow and await
a decision by the wage board OF the
railroad administration TO their demands
which is expected by November 4.
Mr.. Hines has given the strikers until
s =. NJ Friday for night employees and
?. NJ. Saturday for day employees TO re-
turn before declaring their places vacant
and Rlling them. Tho vote TO rcturn to-
morrow wns unanimous and was taken
after the strikers heard the report OF
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TWO MORE AIRMEN
FINISH LAST LAP

CHICAGO, Oct. 22-captain Alex
Peterson and lieutenant Earl II. Man
1elman landed today at Minsola- N. Y
being tho fourth and nfth aviators to
complete tho second lap Of the nrmy's
double trans-oonttnental air race,
54o2 miles.
Eight other fuers made varying pro
grsss across the country IN their ef-
forts TO complete the race. Pearson
completed the flight at l:55:ao and
Manxelnan at 2:l2;5o.
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HINES THREAT To USE TROOPS AS
DRIVERS ENDS EXPRESS STRIKE

committee which conferred with
Hines IN Washington.
The committee reported. he hAd
them that II his order to return 70
was disobeycd. the attorney 1e
whose advice he had sought. voul
troops sent to New York to u
strikers places temporarily.
The :trikc WAS called October
out notice 70 tho director gem
resulted in a freight embarEo
clared by the company. the
had presented demands TO
board on September Is and
was called 10 obtain nm imme
cision. According to Mr.. Hines.
impossible because Of other VI
tions before the board and the
for completing an inquiry into q
affecting express employees in on
Of the country.
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CURB
RAD|CAL|SV|
This Declared to Be the Sup
RENE Task Facing the
American Nation

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. oct g.
Maintenance of stable Cnvrrum"Nt and
%urprcsSinn "f enemies nf social order
these were the notes sounded here to-
night. nj the first public session If the
International Trad" Conference.
J'pon thcs> factors depends tho pros
pcrity cC tho world. speakers told 100
delegates who represent tho largest
business organizations and pos'rSs tn"
sytnrathrtiC interest nf tn" governments
Of their respective countries.
g. e. Bedford. chairman of III" board
Of tho standard Oil company "f New
Jersey. referred 10 the present social
and industrial unrest in tho following
terms:
The Enemy within
The nations Of tho world face 4
common f"C--an cn"mH within US. n
paraSit~ Of tho war. inr destruction az
which depends upon our prompt r"Susri'
talion from the de- aSia'ion Or war.
The delegates were welcomed IN inc
namr Of tn" United :hat's government
hy breckenridge Long. rEird assistant
secretary of state. VIII" characterized IN"
conference as both symbolic and pro-
phCtic."
After asserting that trade i@ based en-
credit. credit on ConfId"nc" md conf
drncc can only exist whcrr law s set
r!cd ami supreme. Mr.. Long declared
III" conference. "symbollzcs the sound
business cXpcricnc" nf tw" continents
come together {" nualyz" The wr""kaG",
70 estimate the cot and 10 form de-
termination to suprrlmpus" on tn" runs
uf IN. war great and modern struc-
Iurq."
1T rr"phcsiz"s." h" continued. that
tho close corporation which existed h"-
fore tho war between our country and
tho lands from which come these dele
gates viii cuniinu" III peace. and that
the ticu Of friendship which were scaled
IN blood Will grow and develop III tina
friendly trade an dC"mmcrcc whi'h Ar"
so necessary 10 tho proper Development
of the pcuI;cs OF our nation"
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LOADING FOOD FOR
STARVING PETROGRAD

PARIS, Oct. 22.-Barges are being
loaded ut viborg, the Finnish port,
about sxty-hve milos from Pstro-
grad, In preparation for tho food re-
Lief Of the population whsn tho city
Ialls. About sixty motor trucks also
are available st Vtborg.
Foodstuffs Are available At VloorE
In amounts 70 supply Petrograd for
about thirty days.
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DONALDSON'S FLYING
TIME THE SHORTEST

WASIIINIiTON. Oct. %".-Althougn
Lieutenant T.. W. Maynard was IN" hrst
rn complete the Trans continental a'r
race. captain ]. o. DorlaldSon made the
flight in about ton hours less h!'ng
ilmc. according to tn" latest calculation
m" war department today announced.
The W.T. departments comparison OF IN"
Two aviators' flying time follows:
donaldson. - hours Sc minutes o.
seconds. -,
Maynard. s. hours minutes W. sec