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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-31
GOV, CORNWELL
To USE FORCE
DETERMINED TO
PROTECT WORKERS
Issues Proclamation Warning
Striking Miners to Refrain
From Invasion

CHARLESTON, ". va, Oct. 90
Proclamation was issued tonight by
Governor John J. Cornwen, stating
that arms and ammunition are being
accumulated In coal fields Of the state,
and meetings held and others planned
for tho purpose Of Inobtiztng force
Of armed men to invade other sections
OF the state, and setting forth his In
tention TO regard such an assembly
as an tnsurrectton.
Tho governor further emphasizes
that he will not hesitate TO use to the
utmost degree the power vested In him
to handle any emergency.
The proclamation OF the governor
reads:
whereas, sufficient ard satisfactory
information has been obtained by me
Of the accumulation, in large quantities,
Of arms and ammunition by certain per-
sons in the coal fields adjacent to the
Kanawha Valley and
whereas, meetings have been held
and others have been planned for the
purpose Of mobilizinG a force of armed
men TO invade ot6Se @ections OF the
state. and :
Whereas. following tho march Of
several hundred armed men in the early
field to Coal River, public notice was
given by me that any similar expedition
would be regarded as an attempt at in
surr"ction and dealt with as suCh.
Therefore. all persons are hereby
warned against assembling at any place
or places for any unlawful purpose and
against participating in any similar ex-
pedition. and any violation Of the
statutes prohibiting unlawful assem-
blies will be dealt with promptly and
vigorously with whatever force may be
necessary.
while I shall endeavor to preserve
lnviolate the right OF the people to
assemble in q peaccablc manner TO con-
suit for the common good or to apply
for redress OF grievances, 1 shall view
as a menace to the lives. the liberties
and the property of the citizens Of the
state Of West Virginia. the uprising and
assembly for any purpose of body Of
armed men not under the direct control
Of the proper authority of the United
States Of America or of this state, and
will deal with them accordingly.
such an uprising or assembly. If in
resistance to the lawful authority of the
state and with intent to the denial
thereof. when manifested or intended
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8OOU s. TROOPS TO WEST VIRGINIA
LABOR PROFITEERING
BLAMED AT SHERMAN

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. SO.-"FTofiteer-
ing mechanics and employees, not the
contractors" were responsible Tor
whatever waste and cxtravagance there
was in the construction Of Camp Sher-
man." according to Major T. E. Rhoade
New York. testifying today before inc
congressional subcommittee inVestlga'-
ing the construction Of the camp. MAJOR
Rhoadcs, himself a contractor In ciVll
life. was in charge Of building at the
cantonmcnt.
Branding the as "unpatriotic" Major
Rhoades assailed certain trades employ
cd nthe work. Pressed as to what
trades he referred to. he said with en-
phasis the steam filters and plumbers
He added that he would not make th'
same charges against the carpenters.
Continued charges Of offers or Erai
padding of government payrolls, waste.
incficicncy, incompctency and hints O.
bribes were again made by Witnesses
The D. H. McGrath & Sons company
Columbus contractors. who finished the
construction, vigorously denied charges
that members Of the firm had furnished
camp quartcrmaster officers win liquoi
or had given them presents.
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KING ALBERT AND Mr.. WILSON
CLASP HANDS At HIS BEDSIDE

"I hope your ideas and ideals will be
carried out, and I believe they will BE-"
Sees Queen And Prince. f..
After the departure Of the king. tAe
president expressed a desire to ers
Queen Elizabeth, who was having tSa
with Mrs. Wilson. DrI Grayson con.
scented, and her majesty went eagerly 10
the executives bedside. where she re-
manned five minutes. E
In his chat with the queen, Mr.. Wilson
said he wished he might see Prince Leo
pold.
The youthful Leopold entered the
room with all boys embarrassment.
and seemed rather i'll at ease In tho
presence Of the president. but he was
soon put at ease by questions about his
school life at Eaton. Mr.. Wilson told
him how much he looked like his father.
adding:
Your father is every inch a man and
I hope you will follow in his footsteps."
Dr. Grayson said his patient had been
greatly cheercd by his talk with tho
Belgian monarchs, and that their visit
seemed to have done him good.
my doctor tells me I'm getting bet
ter" the president said to both his call
ers. II hope he's telling the truth, and
l do feel much better" 81.
For the BclGians. this probably was
the busiest day they have had In this
country. Their activities began before
8 o'clock. when the king went to Anna.
polls to. review the midshipmen Of the
naval academy and the queen went 70
Baltimore. TO inspect two hospitals.
Part Of the afternoon was devoted by
both Of them 10 [eceiving honorary Do
grces. Albert waA, made a doctor OF
laws. both by George Washington uni.
, vcrsity and the Catholic university.
while Elizabeth was made . doctor Of
letters by Trinity college,
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n. J. Cullinan. prominent attorney and
former city solicitor. when asked by an
Intelligencer reporter, his opinion with
reference to the passage Of the proposed
million dollar bond issue, the important
measure 10 be placed before the voters
on November 6th made the following
interesting statement;
II hope that the bond issue which is
to be voted on next week will carry.
The total amount Of bonds proposed
to be issued is one million (Sl.OOO,O ,OOO.oO)
dollars, Of which amount eight hundred
fifty thousand (sS5O,0OO,OO) dollars is
TO be issued for street paving one hun
dred and seven Thousand. ($107. 100000
for sewerage. and the remaining forty
three thousand (S42.00000) dollars for
water main improvements.
Nobody will deny the need Of the
proposed improvements. l know that
during the two years just past. Mr..
Maggie, then city manager, was worried
about the sewerage and constantly fear
ed collapse Of some Of the sewers. the
result Of which would be the bringing
about of an unsanitary condition for
some time at least. and possibly tho
spread Of disease. There was no money
then available for sewer rebuilding.
Sewerage is one thinS which cannot he
neglected since the inevitable result
| would be an unsanitary condition dang
erous to the health of the community.
The necessity for street paving is
| too apparent 10 need mention. Nothing
| is more essential to a City's welfare and
| prosperity than good streets. l believe
/ that. from the standpoint of actual
dollars and cents. it would h" cheaper
| for the community to pave the streets
| than 20 on as at present. Poor streets
| are very costly. The present condition
! Of the streets means that the trucks and
vehicles which are being driven over
| them are subjected 10 unusual wear and
| tear and breakage. In addition to this
| il takes great deal more time for
! hauling and driving over our streets in
their present condition than if rhry
were wen paved.
| II believe that tn" cost and expense
Of operating over the city streets in
! their present condition, as compared
| with the cost and expense OF doing the
same amount of hluling and driving
over we'll paved streets, would 80 far
each year toward laying the annual
! levy which would l." required TO care for
both principal End interest Of tn" bond
: i.;SrI" It costs tho merchant more to
+ rra'.o delivery than II would cost him
! 10 do so over good streets. This cost
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/. 6. SENATE ADOPTS RINGING
ENDORSEMENT Of PRESIDENT

said it singled out the miners for speclal
consideration by name.
In Hearty Accord.
Declaring that he was tired Of seeing
a hundred and ten million people get
down on their hands and knees and crawl
for half n million" Senator Myers, Dem
ocrat. Montana. declared he was In
hearty accord with the evident inten-
ton OF the administration to use force
If necessary TO yindiCatc the law.
Five hundred thousand bituminous
miners have lO9.560.OO0 other people on
their knees. and q majority Of this five
hundred thousand miners arc ignorant,
illitcratc foreigners. led by designing
agitators who appear to want to plunge
us into industrial disturbances Some
sinister motive appears behind them.
THE least the senate can do" said
Senator Townsend. lis to express our
approval Of the presidents statement.
Ard don't care 20 haggle over vcrbiage
either"
Senator Pomercne. Democrat. Ohio.
declared the issue seemed 70 be shall
the government control Lewis. or shall
Lewis control the government"
Endorsed BY Lodge.
Every vote against the resolution. he
added. would encourage strikes.
Republican Leader Lodge said he
Thought this very appropriate mo-
mcnt TO have congress declare it was
prcparc.i to stand behind the administra-
ton in enforcement of tho law"
II think the administration would do
it anyway" nc added, but il is a very
good time to say it-and to say it over
and over"
Senator Williams. Democrat. Missis-
sippi. said congress should back up the
president and that the public should
make itself felt. He urged merchants in
! the strike districts 10 r"fuS" 70 sell nee
essitics either 10 n capitalist or laborcr
who refuses arbitration.
Asserting that IN" present situation
did not present a mrr" cont r"N"r$y h"-
tween labor leaders and N" rr'ITCnt
Senator Franco dcf'n6"d IN, ~lE hour
day and placed responsibility t"r IT,
present crisis on "lACk "i adm u!Stra;lv'
! capacity on the part oil the government
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CULlINAN POINTS OUT THE ECONOMY
Of BONDING CITY FOR IMPROVEMENTS

and expense, or at least a portion there
of. is bound to be borne by the consum-
crS. At least we know that the OK
pcnsc is there and must be born" and
such expense is generally distributed
over the entire community.
Then there is another side TO It: The
strc"tS. as they are ut present, need
continuous patching, all Of which re-
uuircs both labor and MATERIAL which
has to be paid for out Of the city rcren-
ucs This is all paid by taxation. Paid
from the same source that would pay
the bond issue. The paving or the
streets would eliminate this patching
for a grcat many years. and from that
source alone would come big saving
each year.
Those two items Of expense that is
the added cost Of hauling and driving
over the streets as they now arc. and the
cost Of labor and material needed in
patching them SO that they might be-
kent passable. (hoth Of which would be
eliminated If tho streets were well
pavcD. would in my opinion amount TO
more zach year than the annual levy
necessary To- care for the bonds.
should the bond issue carry. the
maximum lcVy-thc greatest levy,
, tha; could he made in any one year 70
care for the principal and interest of
bonds. would be less than ten cents on
each one hundred dollars assessed prop
Crty valuation. | believe II would not
be more than nine and onc-half cents.
This means that the man assessed with
one thousand dollars worth OF property
would pay about nincty-nrc cents per
year TO take care Of the bond issue.
"Two-thirdS of the cost of paving any
street would be assessed to the prop
crty owners along that street-onc-third
on either side. and onc-third Will he
paid by tho city. The property owner
will b. given ton years To pay his por-
tion. This means that the eight hun
drcd fifty thousand dollars provided for
streets could hc used over and over. as
the money assessed against property
owners would hc collected by the city.
and would eventually give the city paw
! ing to the extent Of over two million
! five hundred thousand O.OOO.OO)
/ dollars.
"Of course. there are many other
| reasons that might be advanced in fav-
or of good streets. / have only intend
! I'd to say that l believe the passage OF
! the bond issue and the paving of city
streets would mean an actual having TO
| the community. II is cheaper to pay
the bond issue than TO continue with
| the present streets"
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Pledges Of support.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 30.-Aftcr nearly
+,,,r hours debate the senate touay
adoptcd a resolution assuring She aatn'n-
is,ra,ion of ;hc support Of Congress IN
maintaining order during the present IN
lustrial emergency. .
senator I.aFollcttc Republican. WIS
consin. offered but later withdrew an
amendment proposing assurance 10 the
coal miners "f th"l- lawful rights.
Tho Endorsement.
A. GpafI,. approI cd. tho senate r"SOlu-
ION. which require the Concurrence OF
nc house. but not tho approval OF Pres-
,dcnt Wilson. provides:
That We hereby give the national ad-
nin;Strltion and all others in authority
n. assurance Of our constant. continu-
ous and unqualified support in the use
os such constitutional and lawfal means
Ne may be necessary 10 meet the present
industrial emergency and in vindicaNnS
The majesty and power of the govern
rnent in enforcing obedience to and re-
spcct for the constitution and the laws
and in fully protecting cry citizen IN
the maintenance and exerGiS" OF his law
fuI rights and the Observance OF his
lawful obligations
One OF the preambles retained Of the
cites that protection OF life and property
is the governments paramount duty.
Adoption OF the rcsolutS Son was pre-
ceded by debate which took up virtually
the entire session OF the s3nate.
Protest ny LaHollfstts.
Senator LaF'ollette cntercSi an emphat-
ic protest against tho resolution on the
ground that it carried an Intimidation
and presumed that the miners were
about TO engage in some unlawful.
Up 10 this hour. II was lawful FOR
labor 10 strike" he said. add ing that the
strike was the only weapon labor had to
deal with capitalistic. organizations.
The government moves ylry slowly
and cautiously against the cdal operat'
ors and the United States steel trust.
said Senator La Toilette. bud summar-
lily against this body Of wage workers..
senator Owen. Democrat oklahoma
approved the I.aFollette amendment but
Senator Townsend, Republican, Michigan
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OFFER
TURNED DOWN
Operators For New Negotia-
tons, With the Miners
Remaining at Work

TOPEKA. Kans.. Oct. 30.-The South
west Coal Operators Association.
through its president +. w. Luckins has
agreed TO a proposal made by Governor
Henry J. Aliens office to negotiate
new contract and wage scale l"r tnr
Kansas district independent OF action III
nth her fields on condition the miners re-
main at work while the new scale is be-
ing worked out. it became known TO-
night.
crnor's office that the executive had
sent a telegram to Alexander NJ. li0wat
president Of District No. "A United Mine
Workers OF America. appealing |" MN
To agree TO the negotiations i"T a new
contract. The message was sent to
Howat at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS. oct. 3O.-John L..
Lewis. president OF the United Mine
Workers. tonight. characterized as un,
through Governor Allen. of Kansas, for
an independent agreement bct"ren
miners and Operations in the southwest
field.
nosal is contingent on the men ri"lat-
inr the strike order. That order was
issued by the Cleveland convention and
none of us have power to MODIFY X
This Is an operators plan and has been
advanced in Missouri ana o'neFS s'1'e'
CHICAGO Oct. 3O-A. NJ. How2f-
president Of the Kansas district OF ,t'
United Mine Workers of America. at 2
hotel tonight characterized the offer or
i. w I.ukins, president OF the south
west Interstate Coal Operators associa-
tinn, made through Governor Allen or
Kansas. 20 negotiate new c"ntract
with the miners, provided they would
sea,nin, ,,at + '4rk-%rrtnE tEH nGSotiauonS'
AZ "a hig ilhT" lie added bIuntly;
There is going to he n strike Satur-
day that will close down every mine IN
Kansas.
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HARREL TO LEAVE LOUIS
AT HUNTINGTON THEY WILL BE DETAIL
ED TO MINING SECTIONS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.


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Only One Vote Against
Admitting the Teuton

WASHINGTON. Oct. 30.--With only
the French capital delegate opposing the
actinY the Int. irrational Labor Confer
encc today decided to admit represela-
tivcs Of Germany and AUSTRIA immeul-
atcly upon their arrival here. I" iuli
membership in the world labor orSani-
zation.
Louis Gucrin, who cast the only mega
tive vote. holding up To view the desc
lalion Wrought by the German military
machine III the invaded regions OF MS
country. declared that distinction must
he made between barbarian nations
that regard Il treaty rs a scrap OF pa
per" and allied peoples who had Fought
for the cause of frCcdOn He insisted
that Germany and Austria. with whom
he said, the allied nations arc still al
war. should not hr admitted until the
close OF tho conference, and mnintaincd
that such was the view OF the fTcnch
senate and of Leon Bourgeois. Frcnch
representative to the league of nations.
Sharp opposition to this view was
expressed by Leon JouhauX. French
labor delegate. who said that the war
was at an end. and that Germany must
be admitted in tho new regime.
Tho belgian governmental and labor
delegates asked to hr recorded as voting
favorably only because economic c"hdl'
tiuns forced" them /" do so, and jules
earlier. Belgian capital representative
abStaincd from voting.
Il cannot vote against tho resolution
because Of Imperative eConumic reasons
which are clear to all" said Mr.. Cartier.
and will not vote for 1t because GER
many has cruelty violated all it's ohliGl-
tiuns to Belgium and because the Ger
mans have systematically and dia6o!ic-
ally wrecked all of our industrial lie
during the four years Of their occupa-
:
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VERY few STRIKERS
APPLYING FOR AID.

PITTSBURGH. Oct. 3o.--The commits
sary system by which needy steel strik;
ers and their families are being rationcd
under the direction Of the national
strike committee Is working satisfactor-
ily, steel strike Headquarters here an
nounced tonight.
The proportion Of strikers applying
for aid has been what strike OFFICIALS
termed "surprisingly small. but An IN.
crease Is expected next week. BY that
time the committee believes t,e cnm.
missary clerks will have learned better
how t6 handle applicants and no more
confusion than has already been expert
cnced Is expected. =
w. 2. Foster. secretary OF the COM
mittee, II was announced. has gone to
New York. where he expected to confer
with other union leaders concerning
finances. .,,,
No statements concerning mill opera:
ton or the number OF men employed
was made by either strike headquarter,
or steel company officials. the general
assef{9Ia hing made that the situation
in this Fespect had not changed.
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FINAL EFFORT ). ].
I"hI -.
"uI Ill oII So
To SAVE LIVES
Of % MINERS
HOPELESSNESS OF "
BATTLE ADMITTED
Rescuers Reach Point Within
Fifty Feet Of the lmprison-
ed Men

Special Dispatch to The Intelligencer.'
sTEUBENVILDLE O.. Oct. 3o.-Aem-
bcrs Of a mine rescue crew from Pitts.
burgh are now engaged in final ana
desperate effort to reach the twenty
miners who have been cntombed in No.
mine Of tho Y. & o. Coal company at
Amsterdam, O., west Of this city sinS0
Wednesday morning. Up to late hour
they had not been able to penetrate En-
try No. Is, West, where the men were
working when the fire broke out. e
1t Is hardly possible that the men have
survived The mine entries have been
filled with flame, smoke and poisonous
gases since carly yesterday morning and
in the opinion Of old mining men they
could not live under conditions such -
exist in the mine. -:
Pittsburgh Grow Atr1vss.
Mine inspectors this morning made an
inspection and ordered all rescue work.
ers from the shaft, the accumulation OF
gas made an explosion strong POSSIBLE
ity. The men gave up the fight reluct-
antly but were sent to their homes.
II was the intention at that hour 20
abandon all attempts at rescue and 10
allow the fire in the mine to burn itself
out but on arrival Of the rescue car
from Pittsburgh, 1t was decided to make
one last desperate effort to get into the
men. The rescue workers donned their
gas helmets and entered the shaft shoIt.
ly after the noon hour. =
Slow Progress.
Their progress was painfully slow ana
the work extremely hazardous. At ~
m, reports from Amsterdam were th1t
they had progressed to within aboot
fifty feet Of Entry No. 1b, but were ua-
able at that time to get any further be-
cause the walls Of the entry had caved
in blocking the passage. The rescue
squad then undertook the task Of cleat-
ing a path through and were thus e:!i
gagged late tonight.
The coal in the mine Is burning fierce
ly and the mine 1t Is thought will bt
totally destroyed. &
nineteen to twenty today when II .wat
definitely determined that Andrew Nc:
The missing list was increased from
Lesson, aged II years, loader, was with
the entombed party. -.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-king Albert
and President Wilson clasped hands to-
day. The meeting at the presidents
bedside. brief as it was. proved the cli-
max Of the American visit of the Bel
gian monarch, and he left Washington
late tonight. n happy man. 10 sail 1or
home from Newport News at noon to-
morrow on the transport George WASH
inEton which brought him TO this
country. From the day he landed the
pleasure of his tour has been marrcd by
anxiety over the presidents condition
and he had abandoned hope of being able
TO see him.
When he drove to the White House.
Albert had little expectation Of being
able to see the man for whom he has
expressed the highest admiration. Only
at the last moment. at the presidents
earnest request. did Rear Admiral Gray
son, his physician. consent to q brief
chat. His call lasted ten minutes. Tho
king expressed deep qualification at be-
ing able TO see the president. Mr.. Will
son remarked that II was a very happy
occasion 4nd showed great interest in
the trans-continental tour Of the Bel
gian monarchs.
Praise Tor Pren1isrs.
Albert related incidents of the jour
ncy and spoke Of the remarkable de-
vclopmcnt OF the United States in the
twenty-one years which have elapsed
since his previous visit.
Mr.. Wilson asked about conditions in
Belgium. England and France. and list
ened eagerly to Alberts replies. He
inquired particularly about Premiers
Lloyd George and Clcmcnccau. voicing
high regard for both of them.
AS his majesty was leaving he leaned
over the bed to shake Mr. Wilson's hand
again and said:
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NEW RIVER SITUATION
CONTINUES CLOUDED

CHAIR. .ESTON. W. Va. Oct. 3O--N"
word has been received officially from
President John l.. Lewis of the inter,
national executive board of the United
Mine Workers AS Ia whether the strike
order applies Ia III" New River coal
ncldS. r. L. Lewis, secretary Of the New
River Operators association. stated To-
day.
Mr. Lewis states that lie received
letter from President Lewis. OF the MIN
Crs' organization, on October %, adfiS.
ing that the New River operators H1uiI
br notiIicd if the strike order applied
10 the New River field which recently
Cnrnplcted n wage agreement which has
not been done.
international president John L..
Lewis took part in the negotiations or
tho New River district wage agreement
and assured the representatives or the
operators that any agreement MADE
would be binding and respected and that
no strikes would take place" Mr.. Lewis
declares