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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-09
FOUR PROBES into
PITTSBURGH DISASTER
NOW ARE UNDER WAY

piTTSECEGU. Jan. S.--1uvcs.iga-
tjonS Iuty tho c1uS" "t the explosion
and iirr I;S-;h" $lU~r building. S0i Penn
aT"nrIr. Tuesday evening. arc being con-
ducted sHpHr..triy h? city, county. state
and federal authorities. Nine deaths
and ncarly a scvr" Of persons injured
w.r. tt.+ results e the disaster. ard
an effort is being made 70 fix the blame
II is u,;j;c li!icl: that the death toll
VIII D., Increased. FOR reports from hos
p,lals whittier tn" injured were taken
toniyh; indica;" ihat the condition or
several OF the victims ia serious.
Soon after III" first persons We're re-
ported dead Coroner Samuel {. john
son started his Investigation. and later
4 representative" of tn" federal depart
non; al labor who was passing the
building when The explosion occurred,
started an inquiry. since then City
l!uiiGing Inspector :. y. pics and agents
from tn" stat" department IF labor have
instituted probes.
t'rc Marshal Thomas /. PfarT today
stated that tw" inUa,hS ago when no
went through n" building he observed
men smoking pipes and cigarettes while
inspecting films.
Frederick Sau"r. t.St.fying before the
investigating comrlitec this attTnooc.
stated that his theory was that care
1"Ss cmploye had thrown a lighted cisar-
.tts into n pill Of iilm scrap. lie ad-
rai.t.d 10 had been warned that proper
safety devices for film exchanges wcee
not provided in his building, but said
;,s began Last summer IT, mako tn"
necessary c-7rooflns changes ro-
QuI-sd.
Mayor +. Y. Eabcock announced THIS
c-rainE ,h.,; h" with Charles +. Pritch-
ard. director Of public safety. and other
city bureau heads. would start an IN
yrs:igation Of their own Thursday.
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WRIT OF PROHIBITION
AGAINST LOCAL JUDGE
IN MARSHALL CO, CASE

Special Dispatch 10 The Inicliiscncor-
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. S.-A
wri. Of prohibition against Judge j.
Il. Somrnervillr. OF the circuit court or
tha third judicial district. To prevent
him from compelling GcorE" Fisher. OF
Marshall county, TO pay the sum Oh
so per month for The maintenance and
$uppo-t of his wIfe and child was ar
guNd before the state court OF appcalS
in session here this afternoon. Martlh
Brown arnearnd for tha respondent and
Prosecuting Attorney James Parrlott.
of Marshall county. and Assistant At
torney General Henry \. Nolte for the
state An effort is being made by
Fisher ~ prove the un""nstitutlonanty
of chapter -. Of acts OF l9l7, Of the
state Juvenile court, It being alleged
that defendants case was not called 10
tho attention Of N" grand jury as en-
titled by law. Tho case was taken M
der advise,ncHt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-09
BY RAYMOND G.. CARROLL.

Especial Correspondent nf tho Public
Ledger and Tho IntclIigruccr.)
PARIS. Jan. S.--If taking hold" in n
great war involves manifold dtfhcultlcs,
incidentally there is nothing easy about
letting gu"--ihs refers chiefly lo Ger
tain ramiticationS OF that vast behind
thc-lincs army undertaking commonly
referred TO ms IS. y. s. IS"rviCc of sup
Plies. Jusht now our army high Of
ficialS Of III" 4. l.. r.. are up In their
buttons in battling problems Of how,
when 4 nd where tn let 20.
The abrupt ending OF tn" lighting
urGn tho signing nf tho armiStIcc caught
millions OF dollars worth OF contracts
midway Of their futilm"nt: others al
most completed, Without Il war. use
naturally vanIshcS for hundreds nf un-
finished warehouses Tor equipment
whirh never Will arrive" An interest
ing cas-" in point concerns the base de-
pots for III" storage and upkecp OF
American ordnance in France.
ON" officer confronted with phases Of
the task Of unSCratnblinS III: egg OF
Mars PIT III" unexpected prndicanent in
this way: "SuppoS" y"u arc looking
through Il winhow into Il binding De-
ccinbcr snowSt"rm. Then "raw down
tn" blind and instantly rats" 1t 10 lind
yourself gazing into n placid July land
scap". yarm and sunny. Ones over
shoes. miticnS. heavy nvcrcuat sudden
" have hccpmr inCunEruous and dccid-
cdly rHrcsS: things To be got rid OF
without delay or put away in camphor
and mothballS."
However. twenty-five steel buildings
scattered in four different localities of
France, all of the structures either I'm
ishcd or a8 per cent completed. cannot
be whisked into dark closet like win
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LETTING CD BIC PROBLEM FOR
GENERAL PERSH1NC AND. AIDES

ter clothing. Therein rcposes the Scri-
ouS question of what salvage the Amer
lean government is going TO rescue from
these and other buildings built and
never used for the purpose for which
they were erected.
The ordnance buildings, which repre-
sent ii cost in material alone Of S15,000.-
one arc hut Il f"w grains OF sand upon
the beach OF Americas prodiGu war e3,
pcnditurr. Yet they well tell the stoy
OF letting Eo.'
Il have good news: you boys can 81
home" remarked Colonel David NJ. King,
contracting officer of the ordnance de-
partmcnt at Tours, recently TO group
of Stone and Webster executives in
charge Of III" work OF engineering ~ur-
chase and construction. who included J.
H. Hood. Of Watcrtpwn. Mass; H. A.
Reed. OF PhlIdclphia: w. B. Hopkins,
of Allston. Mass, and C. +. Dodge, OF
Brooklne. Mass
When" was asked, excitedly and
eagerly.
AS soon as you can straightcn up the
FIRMS affairs with the government" was
the reply. Under general orders from
C. II. Q. all construction work in Franco
Is stopped after November II"
Rccul!ing all tho straining. tugginS
and effort of these young men 10 get
their work under way a year ago. and
their burning. pcrspiration-baaded anx-
icty over the delays IN the arrival OF
material and soldier labor. 1t was hard
to realize that the necessity for 1t had
com mplesely disappeared and left what
had been accomplished Il white elephant
upon the hands of the government. EIt
il was so. Here is 4 list Of the build
ings: At Is-Sur-Tillc. one warehouse.
one combined machine shop and rare-
house; at Gievrca two warehouses; at
Monitor, four warehouses. n. :.
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FRENCH CASUALTIES
DURING GREAT WAR
REACH 4,762,S00

WASHINGTON. Jan. S.--casdalties nj
the French army. excluding colonial
troons. UP to November l. were 4.16".SOO,
according to official figures made public.
to-day by the French high commission.
To correct conflicting reports hitherto
published.
Men killed in action or dead OF
wounds. numbered l.ha8.00Q. and TO this
total must be added 29?.Oo0. listed as
missing and given up for lost. making
4 total Of .S2T 600. The number OF
wouncd WAS 5000, ,on0. with $4,000 list
ed AS prisoners. Thrce-fourths of the
wounded have recovered. either entirely
or at least 10 such an extent as to be
lit to work again.
Slightly less than 100000 are nbso-
lutcly unable to work end have been
pcnsoncd. To this figure must be
added those who will come back from
prison camps in Germany unf1t for Work.
The French government estimates that
the total number Of unfit and pensioned
men finally will be between 100000 and
900. 900 men.
Tho losses among the native troops
coming from French colonies or protec-
toratcs wcrn A3.500 killed or died OF
wounds, with $4,000 missing and very
probably dead. J n" nunOrT pcnSlouco
after wounds or illness was $4,000. TO
which must bc added those OF the $500
held as prisoners Of war who will have
TO be pcnsioned
IT one considers only the losses
among French citizens" said the COM
missions statement land compares
their number 10 the population or
France. about 3S.o00.nO0. and to the
number of men mobiIizcd. about $780,
600, one sees that the total killed. or
dead OF wounds. missing and unfit for
work. was between and per cent OF
thr French population. and between 20
and 50 per cent Of the men modified.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-09
Congressman Berger
And Other Socialist
Leaders Are Guilty

CHICAGO. Ian. S--AN Of III" fvo
Socialist leaders tried for conspiracy
IL violate the espionage law were found
guilty hy jury la'c his afternoon in
federal court. The defcmdcn,s found
guilty are:
TunGrrSSman-rlrci Victor l.. Ii"rgcr,
publisher IT IN" Milwaukee" l.cad"r.
'Adoirh G;"rmcr. secretary of tn" Ma
tIurnl Socialist party: William +.
NruSr. rLilur al thu Young SOCIALIST.
Irwin 81. John Tucker. wrlt"r and
speaker: J. Louis Iiugdahl. editor OF the
American Socialist.
The defendants w"r" charged with
conspiracy to vI"lat" The espionage law
hy delivering speeches and circulating
puhii shed articles with Tn" wiltul in
len; "a cause inSub0rdlnati"n, disioyaliy
and refusal OF duty among The naval
and military forces Of tn" nlt"d
states. and with interfering witI tho
recruiting Scrvic" and the enforcement
"E the S"lcCuvG draft law.
The convicted mon face prison terms
OF from one to 20 years. a I'm" of ~ /"
$40. .cnn. or both. at the discretion "l
Judge *. NJ. !.Hndls.
The jury delhi, rated five hours and
20 minutes hcfor" agrc"iaE On ITS YER
dict.
Victor l.. EcrE'r raid:
The verdict is Il Surrri%" To me. !
was certain that IN" jury would acTu!i
US ON the case mad" our by tn" GOV
nrnmcnt. | ann no more guilty Of TINS
charge than tn" judge on III" bench. ]
have been Il citizen "f This country ana
stood for tho principles for which !
have been tried for - %rHrS. Now II
am To hc prosecuted for them shall
I.
Adulph CORNER said:
"rh" vcrdici came as a shock /" IN"
bccaus. | felt that all along "" would
be- set free. We are not Discouraged
however, and viii keep the flag Of So
cialism flying"
The other defendants declined L"
make statements.
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SEEK j. 8. AID
IN LAKE ERIE
CANAL PROJECT.
ASK CONGRESS TO
AUTHORIZE SURVEY
Mr.. Ogden Declares West Vir-
ginia Counties Will
Act Literally.

PITTSBURGH. Jan. Sat the final
meeting This afternoon of the MisSls-
sippi-tu-AilantiC internal waterways
convention held her" this week. II rrS"-
luton was adopted urging I'll" United
States government Ia appropriate SUI
,i,i.nt sum within the n"Xt five years
10 provide 4 great system OF waterways
which will give adequate tranSporta-
,inn relief To tho country. y second
resolution calls upon the present Con-
rrcse TO survey nj once the proposed
route To tho Lake Erie and ONO river
canal.
For Coastal Canal.
The principal address of the alter
noon was made by Wilfrcd II. Schoff
Of Philadelphia. secretary Of IN" Allan
t,r Drcp Waterways Association. VINO
illustrated his talk with lantern slides.
lie talked for the construction oil an
lntra-cpastal waterway. joining Boston
with Florida. linking all tho Atlantic
coast navy Yards. and thus making u
nosSihlc. he asserted. for tn" United
States to assemble hy this inland route
rs entire Atlantic fleet AT any point.
This he said would make it impossible
for an enemy 10 successfully blockade
any important eastern port without the
use Of ut least five fleets. each as
strong or stronger than the American
navy.
Ar. Schoff spoke Of the Importance
Of lhi- inland water Ian" aS link OF
tho r"IIt" CONNECTING New inrk and
New orleans by way of the Ohio and
LAX" Erie canal. which the convention
supported.
William 4. MacCorldc Of West Virginia.
und Charles y. Chadwick of New York.
and john Irwin Bright "f Philadelphia.
ais" addressed the convention in the
afternoon.
MI: Ogden Presides.
II. 4. Ogden, newspaper publisher OF
Wheeling. ". Va, and u member of the
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~Court T. who was HreSsn: 4; the
conversation. offered t" sacrifi"" him
self saying hr considered II waS h!~
duty 20 lay down his IL" 70" his SOY
rregn. Tho emperor protested w.
hement!y. hut was o""rrGl"d hE Count
T--and the officer. The emperor "S-
capped. but n" or. .Al;now& wh"r" h" is
at the present ;i!n". Dr. :"'kn has
also written 10 his sister - III" effect
that the greatest GRIM" "t the tweiI-
tieth century has msrarTi"d.
(An Associated ('r.$S dispatch from
Warsaw. under dat. g! December II.
gave Michael u" TrhjChiat"hotf. r
nephew Of General Sk"r"padski as an
thGrity Cor tho statement that IN" fHr-
MGR emperor and his entir" family w"rc
still alive. Count Taf;jrhirf. IN" en-
prrnr's furr,"c personal military At
tache. WAS rarci - th" Victim who
was shot. instead - ;hc emperor
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Wireless Service According 20 story sent
Aan2l'w Is
sill
The
Prince Nj who has JUST arrived A: o" t'oSEau
Informed talk with Grand Duke y on November 49,
he
wrote a A anu
ha; the had not been shot
indifference MIN VINO
shot, He Bullets in the head OF victim
would make Identification impossible.
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WILSON MAY ABANDON
TRIP 70 BATTLEFIELDS

hnnd"n Times Wireless Copyright.
70. 1914. by Public Ledger Co.)
PARlS. Jan. S.-i'rrsidcni Wilson ar
rived back from his Italian journey
tired out but delighted at the warmth
Of his reception. His plans FOR the i'm
mediate future are not Yet Definitely
fixed. but II seems moro than likely that
his previous intention Of visiting Rrus-
sells and seeing something of the drvas-
;ated regions before the opening OF the
conference will br abandoned.
Already it Is clear that the President
will he fully occupied in Paris in the
next few days. delegates and officials
are arriving in increasing numbers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-09
COMPULSORY SERVICE
FORCED By The REDS

WASIliNGTN'N. Jan. S. H"is!mG-
furS press dispatch received to-day ut
tn" STATE Department said tn" muui"i-
IInI ruuucil Il workers at I'urpAi had
compulsory mobilization for
,!r. year lar Srryl"" III ihr R"lSh"NiE
G:"L army ANA ISSUED - proclamation
declaring tii'' provisional @"v"rnin"m'
invalid and Announcing assumption -
tn" governmental power hy In" S"Vi"tE
SurI"ri"r; "f thu provisional govern
n.n;' were threatened with "NccutlvH.
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$1,000 TAKEN
IN BATTLE WITH .
TIE BO[SHE WIKI
LENINE REMOVED
AND UNDER ARREST
Sensational Action Taken by
Leon Trotzky Against
Associate.

WASHINGTON. jan. S.-lnyal Rus
sian troops. operating under the author
ity of III" Oinsk government, have de-
fcated a largo Eolshrvik army. "aptur-
ing 81 .0N0 prisoners and larg" Quantities
Of war material. according /" tclc-
gram from IN" OmSk authorities Ia the
Russian minister NJ Stockholm. The
message. as printed in ~" Swedish
prcss. WAS received to-day nl III" state
department.
COPENUAG:E. Jan. E.--Nlk"ia! L.
nine, tho Bolsh"v!s. premier Of EuSSiA
has hc4l arrested ut tho command OF
Leon Trotzky. minister "f war and ma
rinc who has made himself dictator. ac-
cording to Il Moscow dispairh 1" the
Gothcnhurg tSw"d"n) Gazette.
Trotzky was prompted 10 max" III" ar
r~st because OF difference of opinion
with LcnIne Conccrri:IE BoiShcriki re-
forms the dispatch states. l.enin" de-
sired 10 effect coalition with thr Men
shrviki. ur mod"rat"S, Will" Trht2kY
wished tn continue the reign If red
terror.
WARSAW. Monday. Jan. 6.-Two reg
imnnts Of 2olshcvikj troops are closing
in upon Wilma, thr capital of Lithunia.
on three sides. Th" force is said to br
well armed and is less than IL miles
from the city.
Agents of the Russian government
have established headquarters at kovno
and Brcst stOlovisk.
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May Be Unanimous.

Special Dispatch to The Intelligcncer
CHARLESTON. W. Va, Jan. S.--Thc
proposed prohibition amendment rs en-
dorsed by the state senate, in session
here yesterday. will 60 TO the house to-
morrow morning at nine o'clock and
from indications. will pass that body
without a dissenting vote The prohi-
bitiou forces wero busy hero this even
ing lining up the members and they arr
confident OF victory.
Lato this afternoon proclamation
signed by the members ofSthc senate and
house WAS tcleKraphcd 70 Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. at Oyster Bay. IN which the
legislature on behalf of the citizens OF
West Virginia. expressed their sym
pathy and condolences
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EX-PRES|DENT
ROOSEVELT IS
LAID At REST
SIMPLICITY MARKS
FUNERAL CEREMONY
Impressive Scene as Body Is
Carried to Final Rest
ing Place.

OYSTER BAY. y. Y. Ian S.-Th'o-
dorc Roosevelt lies ~ rest tonight pc
meath IL cemetery knoll near the ram
bling rural highway along which nc
Travelled :" many times IN b"yh"od ana
in nlnIIhond between the SaGarnor" HiII
house which was his home ami IN"
quiet viliaG" Of Oyster lay. I"rhAllS
no ether "N-pTcsid"nt Of Tho INIT"
S,atcs has hrrn paid n" tribute Of -
simple a funeral as th" ON" when was
given Colonel I."us"v"!t this afternoon
on hc shore III Long Island S"un"'
Military and naval honorS were not hlS
in death. only ho,ausr II had been hIS
wish aud that of his family that The last
rites hc surrounded only with tn" sim
pie dignity that might attend III" pass
lng of a rrIval" citizen.
Noted Men There.
Bur tn" American nation nud i"r'IE''
governments rs we'll S"nt representa-
lives. aS did also the stat" and "iiy IN
which II" WAS born. Th"s" noted m"m
sal Snrrnwfully in tn" p"wS "f III" llti!H
rod rahlcd Christ Episcopal rhurch whI
brief services Of prayer and scripture
readings wcr" held. Thrr" was 40
music.
II was III" noon hour. when. AT The
Sagamnrc lIl homestead. all of Colonel
R"oscvclr's family except two "i the
sons Lieutenant Colonel Th""'inr''
Roosevelt, Jr.. ana !.i"u'cnant Kermit
! Roosevelt who nr" soldiers; IN Eur"l'".
assembled fnr :"w moment Of rriral"
pravrr at tn" sid, "f ih" ra$i"t III which
Law the body. nrap"i over III" cask"t
wcro battle rla"s under which IN" COLO
moi fought ~ a Rough Rider on Cuban
soil moro than twenty years ago. R"".
Tr. George T.. TalHadg". rector Of III"
Christ church. sad IN" comforting
words which w"r. tn" final ones spoken
for the colonel in III" rr"s"nC" Of Mrs.
Err-"v,li--f"r Sh" did not accompany
the cCrt"Er 20 tn" church or Ia tho graTo
in Young'S Memorial Cemetery.
On Final Journey.
At the Sagamor" lilI services 0nlr
members "C tn" imW'dat" Roosevelt
family wrr" present. The body Of tn"
cnlnr ! vas 'h"n tak"n from tn" famous
room uf trophies wh"h h" had assem-
hlrd from nll Guar''r.s a. IN" globe, an"
va; carried from SLgani"r" lIill on it's
final Journey.
I:"tw".n hodges touched with melting
hai"s ani bar" winter h"uShS which
cast shadows urIn t." bushes "f rcd
berries lining; Iii" reads. thr procession
moved sTnw!:'. headed by mounted po-
I liccmru who were Tho coi"n"rS friends in
life. and who had boon sent ny til" city
! OF New York Ia act A. Il guard Of honor.
Around IN" shore "C q pond like inlet,
Of oyster Pay and over 4 small hill tho
| cnrt"g> iluv"d I" r""ri ;n" church. Z
, green fran" Str:Tiu". with jl'' roof sur
mounted lay %.'"rlc iu which was IN"
b"lI which >r"r wa /" toll th" passinF:
&C tho nations tW"niI-SiNth president.
l,t1I ~ =.
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PRELIMINARY
PEACE NEE 7
OPENS JAN. a.
FOUR GREAT POWERS
ARE TO TAKE PART
Many Important Questions to
Come Up for Speedy
Action.
Nondon Times Wireless, Copyright,
1919, by Public Ledger Co.. -

nondOn Times WlreleSS, Copyright,
1919, by Public Ledger Co.. -.
PARIS. Jan. 8.-The papers are
filled with statements as to arrange
ments of the peace congress, among
them being a declaration that the pre-
liminary peace meetings Of. four pow
ers will open on January IA and be fol-
lowed by the Goth by the meeting OF
the full inter-allied congress. Plans
for association OF nations also abound.
Meanwhile, at the Quai Dorsai, there
is the great hustle of preparing the
actual conference rooms.
Meetings OF the conference will be
held in the heavily decorated dining
rooms where already green. baize-coV-.
cred horse shoe table has been built, at
which hundred and fifty people can
find room. Smaller meetings such as
the first session Of delegates Of the big
powers, will be held in the neiGhborins
room.
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THE WEATHER.
Ian s-r

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-F0recast:
West Virgiuia-Prohably SNOW flur-
riev Thursday: Friday Fair and colder.
Ohio, western Pennsylvarta-Snow
furries Thursday, colder Thursday
night; Friday fair.
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MANY TROOPS RETURN.

NEWPORT NEWS. Jan. S.-Th" bat
..IcSh:pS G""rgia and Kansas. bringing
" 30 troops from France. arrived her"
today.
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Car Nicholas Is
Again Reported to
Escape With Life

Bolshevk Officer Consents Sacrifice Of Friend OF the
Former Emperor, Will the Latter Was Enabled to
Escape-Count Tattichi ef, Former Personal Military
Attache, Named as tn Victim Who Was ohot In
stead of the Emperor.
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I.ondon Times wireless. Copyright,
1919. by Public Ledger Coz
By n. WICKHAM STEED.

BY n. W1CKHAM STEEU.
PARIS. Jan. S-Gts the time for the
meeting Of tho peace conference ap-
nroachcs. the feeling is growing in
many circles that Franco is seriously
Handicapped by the dilapidated condi-
1ion Of her press. Many Of the ablcst
French writers. on European questions
arc still mobilizcd or prevented by Off
ciaI duties from enjoying full freedom
of action. Paris newspapers are still
subject to restrictions, their paper sup
ply being reduced 10 enough for four
(conttnued on Page Eight.)
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1919-04-01
Kauai Boy Home
From Service

Geol ge -HOgg is back in Lihue
again looking quite his natural
self, somewhat matured and more
manly than when he left. For the
last year or so he has been in the
naval service; for nine or ten
months on board the Philadelphia
training ship at BremertOn, near
Seattle, and since then on the
Boston at Goat Island, in San
Francisco Bay, The latter period
he devoted to electrical engineer
ing which he is taking up as a
speciality. He will remain at
home until the opening of the
next college year when he will
enter Cornell technical school.
While he has enjoyed what he has
seen of the great world, Kauai
still looks mighty good to him.
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A Start On
The Hurbor

The first practical move is be-
ing made toward the realization
of the long looked for Nawiliwili
harbor project. Condemnation
proceedings are under way to Sc
cure from the KanOa estate the
necessary frontage, quarry sites,
rights of way, etc, and the survey
for the same are now going for
ward. f. w. Thrum of the public
works department. came down Il
week ago and has about finished
the job.
The condemnation will provide
for narrow strip of frontage the
whole way around the harbOr
from Carter's Point to Nawili.
will. with IA view to a roadway
along the beach the whole way. In
front of Niumalu and all along,
round to Nawiliwili. it is prOpOs-
ed to build a sea wall, little dis
tance out from high water mark,
and then fill in behind it for a
generous boulevard which will al
low plenty of room for roadway,
railroad, etc. In this way shore
property will be disturbed as lit
tie as possible.
The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1919-04-01
Serious Accident

Joe Alves, Portuguese labOrer,
working in the plantatinO ware
house at Ahukini, lost his right
foot on Thursday last by being
run over by the loaded cars of a
sugar train. Stumbling in front
of the moving train, with the Ell
gine pushing, he fell across the
track, managed somehow to pull
his body clear but was not swift
enough with his right foot, which
was caught by the wheels and
nearly severed.
At the hospital DIR. Kuhns, in
the absence of DR.. Young, who
was in Honolulu, amputateJ
Afves' leg a little above the
wound, and the man is doing
nicely. The plantation will take
care of Joe, who was very eff
cient worker and much valued
man. q