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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-06
oMsk GOVERNMENT HAS
NOT REPLIED TO PROPOSAL

Omsk.---In the absence OF details
the Omsk government has not yet re-
piled to the proposal to attend con-
ference Of the Russian factions on the
Princes islands. Admiral Kolchak,
however. has issued proclamation
to the army 10 which he saws there
can be no thought of an armisti,e
with the hoisheviki who crushed the
nation. pfllaged property. denied sane
tuariss and massacred the people,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-06
TO ESTABLISH sTAEMER
LINES TO LATiN-AMEaicA.

jacksonville. Fla.-The South Allan
tic Maritime corporation has been or
ganized by the chambers OF commerce
OF Jacksonville, Wilmington. Charles
ton and Brunswick. to establish regu-
lar lines OF steamers from each of the
five mentioned ports to South and
Central American ports. The first
steamer will sail from Savannah in
March to be followed soon after by
one from Jacksonville, then by others
from other ports. n
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-06
WILSON VICTORY IMMENSE "
BUT PROPOSAL MODIFIED

London.-The Paris correspondent
of the Daily Mail says japan on
Thursday formally accepted the
theory Of Observation-Disclosures OF
colonies and that 1t was understood
South Africa had abandoned its oppo-
sition to the scheme.
President Wilson," the correspon-
dent adds undoubtedly won an inn
mense diplomatic yictorEsbpt has had
ito modify his orfaipalF3 fp6sats to
some extecs" y %Sgt9G&SIfs =
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-06
SENATE AGREES TO HIGHER
PAY FOR MAIL WORKERS

Neutrality-suspicious. in the $780,
100000 annual postoffice appropria-
tion bill, carrying several millions of
dollars for pay increases for post
office clerks, letter and rural carriers
md railway mail employees during the
fiscal year, were approved by the SEN
tie with little d'csussion. The house
had proposed to make the increases
permanent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11

WASHINGTON 10Socitor General Lamar OF the postoe
anarchists Socialists and others were per
obectthe or the
the United bloody revolution and the
Of Boshevik republic
,eized
hundred excerpts
heinG
measured the bold
nokn publications and the efforts made
nationwide reign of terror and TO oVerHro" Ie
government"
significant that this the hS une the
the United States
cause hesm IN winch eS
unite"
lie referred particularly dissatisfied foreign elements as being
acty n
The Lamar, T perhaps most actively engaged IN
command large IoFce
recruiting agents etcetera who work unceang
n the the cause"
referring the seized mail matter the solicitor
memorandum said in part
regularity
oupoken statements contained IN
nationwide
Of fterrora and overthrow the government
CONTINUED Eeven0
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
MANY INJURED
IN WRECK On
" NARROW CUACE

Special Dispatch to Tho IutcllIGcnccr.
WASHINGTON. Pa. March 1o.-Four
persons were seriously iniur rcd in thn de-
railm"ut Of passenger train on the
Washington and WayncShurg railroad
near Chamber'S Mills. six miles south
nf this place. at 1915 O'Clock today 4
score Of persons suffered slight injuries
The Seriously injured.
MRS. ELIZABETH TIDD. Amity. Pa-
both arms broken. injurrd internally.
condition grave.
ARNOLD COOPER WayncshurE. Pa,
right arm broken.
MRS. ARNOLD COOPER. W;ynrs-
burg Pa. right shoulder sprlinnd
i. NJ Ely. West Finley. IN. elbow
sr:r-lin"d. ,.:Jly rut md bruised.
All "f tho injured wCrn removed to
the Washington. IA. hospital whcr"
they wcrc resting we'll az a late hour
last night
The train y-as due nj This place nj
1915 o'clock and was running latr over
the narrow gtla"" As it n"0r"d Van
Kinks hill the baggage car jumped IN"
,.1>k and four passenger coaches ahead
were Cic7ailnd and thrown un against the
side of thr hill. Passengers w"r" thrown
from their seats and in tho sudden Fall
70 thr floor sustained their injuries Th"
cars w"rr quickly placed back on IN"
rails and all evening trains were run
njnc on time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11

WASHINGTON. March to.-Convic-
tlons under the rsrlnna=" act Of 'tu-
gene v. Debs Socialist leader. and
Jacob rrohwcrk, 4 newspaper editor nt
Kansas CITY, wcr" sustained today by
tho supreme court n UNANIMOUS "rIn-
ions delivered by JWSitr" Holmes.
Both men were sentenced 10y th,! lower
courts TO ton years Imprisonment.
Tho court in effect declared valid the
so-cailcd enlistment section nr tho act.
and rcuffrmcd its opinion that tho "S-
pibuac. law Is moi an interference with
thc constitutional right Of fr"n speech
DehS was convicted On three counts.
but tn" court passed directly nn only
that charging him with ohSiruriInC re-
cruiting and enlistment through state
mcnts made in speech n canton. o..
last June. Tho other TWO counts
charged him with attempting Ia incIt"
insuhordination and diHl"Ea!ir and ais"
with utternC lanEttaE" intended /"
provoke and cncOurHG" r"SiStan"" 80 TN"
United States government. In arguing
tho case before the supreme court.
tho last charge.
Frohwcrk's conviction resulted fram
articles writtcu by him and published
in tho Missouri StaH'E XGiiunC. CrIticls-
ing thr Cutcd States partiCI patton IN
tho war.
Som" attorneys interpreted The iali-
urc nr The court to- gy" L direct "nin-
Ton nS to the ""nStItut iUnalitT of TN
cspionHgc net as indicating It's int.n'r"n
to pass up"rI th. rn"rit& "f each I'HI-
vidUal cas-" considered ~ II. Ri" "uuri
today granted petitions asking - re-
Wow tn" rnsr of Ir. f.. Eir,h hn0r. CON
victrd under tho cSpI"nHGc ~ m"II'"
Of statements mad" in u r'"'ut speech
at Elizabeth. w. Va. in witch l." do
clarrd that III" government ~ tn"
prosecution &C the war wuS c"rr!p; tnh
controlled by ~" m"m"N"d 'n,' r''~r$.
II" was sentenced /" twn vars unpri.-
nnmcnt.
\ number nf other CSTi"u1f-n ,'I.='s
ar" now bofnrr. th" court. Will" r'"ut
scvcnty-ftvr cases involving chlr.;ns
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
MORRISON PROTESTS
AGAINST LOWERING
|. OF LABOR STANDARDS

WASHINGTON. March 1o.-Organ-
lied labor will rctusc 'to share in the
results" of price readiustmcnts il It's
living standards are to be endangercd.' .'
Frank w. Morrison, secretary Of the
American Federation of Labor, said to-
night. Mr.. Morrison criticised the
declarations made by the federal re-
serve board in Il recently published re-
view Of its forthcoming monthly huI-
letin that all flctorS in production
should bear their share in tho gen
cral process of readjustmcnL"
The board seems 20 ACCEPT the eco
nouic error" said Mr.. Morrison. that
the price of a commodity and tho prize
OF labor arc identical. Where wages
are reduced. living standards of tho
workers arc Immediately affected ana
the home suffers.
Tho workingman will ask. r. his
living standards ara to DO endangered.
il the same theory will apply to tho
employer. nr is il intended To have the
latter merely dispense with somc of his
wartime profits" Thcro is nothing
Equitable about such arrangements.
It's theory is unwound and in practice
II is impossible"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
Representation Of the
Small Nations Increased

PARIS. March 10. fBy The AsS"r'at"G
Press)-The supreme council tcoHr ct
tied the disputed question of representa-
ton Of tho smaller powers on the Geo
nomic and financial commissions OF the
Dcace conferences by deciding TO name
their representatives itself. thus nlimi-
Mating all contention between III" Euro
pcan and Latin American countries ~
to propor. Tomato representation.
This decision was reached on II report
n( NJ. Tichon. the French foreign minis
ter, which recommended that nations
like Brazil. Panama and Cuba. which
had special interests involved in the
action Of these commissions or which
had taken somn part in tho war. should
in any cnsr hc represented. The small
nations had asked that their representa-
lion he increased to ten members In
order TO satisfy ALL parties The council
decided to increase their representation
Ia seven members on each commission to
be selected by the council itself.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
i. S. Courts Martial
Sharply Attacked by
Senator Chamberlain

FIRST PACE; go. ...... 80.
NEW YORK, March 1o.-Decribing
certain court martial sentences in the
American army as things that make
Bolshcviki a.: our young men," United
states Senator George l.. Chamberlain.
chairman of the scnat" committee cI
military affairs. sharply criticized court
martial procedure in an address here
today.
These sentences arc imposed .Lbso-
lut"ly without am system in the a6-
minSira;.on Of the criminal laws Ct
The land" he said. land they are realty
imposed at tho order Of III" command.
!nE Officer. because If tho court n.alirs,
ruling which is unpopular with The
commanding officer he will order til:
court rccUnvcnrd, and in some cases is
sue instructions In it,"
Referring 10 long sentences wlllSh
had been imposed for slight infrac::ons
Of the ru!CS. Senator Chamberlain said
that these boys know that an :njus-
'tice has been done them. and II will not
increase their respect for the govern
ment"
Il have found hoys Of !; and IS. not
yet mat urc" he continued. sent away
fer long terms in prison. some OF them
because they were absent without leave.
--hrmcsick youths who loft to say
good bye t. their mothers or pcrhapsA
last word with their swrcthearts. Fly
days away l,i on. Of them TO be scn-
t,:irrd for forty years"
Senator Chamberlain urged better
treatment OF the returning soldiers and
asked every business man TO ic-employ
men who gave up their positions 70 ot-
ter the service if they Trre phytically
capable of doing the work. Tho Iues-
lion or uncrpl 'ymen:. he asserted. vas
largely up to the business ma -
settlement
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
TAFT PROPOSALS ARE
RECEIVED WITH FAVOR

FAEIS. March l0-tBE the Associated
Press )-Thc amendments to the draft
nf the league Of nations plan. which
have been proposed by william Howard
Taft. arc receiving the close study OF the
various delegations to the pcScc con-
ference.
The understanding prevails that the
suggestions made by Mr. Taft might be
adopted II assurance could be had that
tho rconcri;;:- Of the whole subject will
not he involved and that further amend
mrnts will not be "rrcr"d by nth"r ma
tions II is generally qdm!ttrd in we'll
informed, circles. however. that some
French and Italian proposals are to be
expected.
The ground is being canrasscd quietly
In an effort To secure further intorma-
lion on the points raised by Mr.. Taft.
anticipatnry TO the arrival OF President
Wilson. who must render final Judgment
on any American amendments TO the
draft.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
n|EST VIRGINIA GIRL NURSE IS Il.
CITED BY PER5H|NC FOR BRAVERY
Miss Goldie Leach, Of Ronce-
verte, Tells Modesly Of
Work at the Fighting Front
Caught in Air Raid, She
Shows Heroism.
Soerial pispatch to The 1ntcuigencer.

Soecial pispatch to The 1ntslligencer.
BALTIMORE, Md. March 1o.-FfftE-
'wo nurses Of the University of Mary
land hospital unit among them num-
h.r of West Sirginia nurses. who left
Baltimore en- July Jth OF last year. ar
rived yesterday on board the Nieuw AM
.;erdam Of the Holland American line.
".hich took them on at BreSt thirteen
days ago.
One OF the nurses was Miss Croidie
Zach, Of Roncererte. West Virginia
VINO was cited for heroiSm by General
".rshing at the front. While near the
'front.' linz trenches during tho war. she
VAS caught in an mir raid. and her bra
y>r,- and pluck won her tho rn"rited c!-
alton In speaking OF her work over
here she said:
Our mortality was small. probably
hut n little more than one p"r cent, W.
rnt our share Of the wounded German
prisoners. land while thc first lot wer"
~a,her old men and not :" bright men
rally. the others who canlr IN were
,nunger and rather good type OF the
'r;crman race. The older men seemed to
.ne. TO be- less cared for th1n the young
-. and took our orders with strict ob"df-
~,,rn and made model patients IN that
"ay.
Our first patients in Franc" w"r"
-assed soldiers md many of them wcre
'nrr,hlv burned before they were aware
oe il. Thor eyes. too. were sadly AFFECT
n by l.. did not hear nt any cases
YIat resulted IN prrTELn"nt hlindneSS
Other West Virginia nu~s"S WI" went
Eyer and returned with n" unit were
Mary C. Christy. Of Maiden and Hrco H.
H1rhour. of Huntington.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
Hold Up Construction
On Capital Ships Of
United States Navy

WASHINGTON. March tn.-Posstotl-
;.v that the whole battle cruiser pro-
,.rau, of this navy involving m sNpcnds-
,lrc Of nearly half billion dollars VIII
90 abandoned ia favor "e a new type or
..ruiser battleshp. was indicated to-day
hy an announcement that Secretary
r,.nicls had ordered suspension OF work
IN tho six ':5-knot cruisers already
authorized until decision as to the
future type OF capital ship could be
reached.
There Is 4 wide differences Of opinion
among American naval officers aa to
whether the slow hatiieship and tn" fast
cruiser should not Civ" way in the future
- q ship combining the power OF the
.ne and nearly the speed or the other.
md because OF this fact congressional
c,rnrntttecs hav~ deferred action on SIX
additional cruisers until n full report on
>lnw tyres can lie made by the depart
nent.
It is to gather information for this r"-
port that Secretary Daniels and his three
chief technical advisers will sail Satur7
day FOR Eoropc. They will be mot
overseas by Admiral Benson. CHIEF OF
operations, and Vice Admiral Sims. and
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
THAT'S A REAL WELCOME
Soldiers ''Made Sure"
No German Opera Is
Put on in New York

NEW YORK. March ln.--Dcspitn an
nounrrnent that the management or
the Lexington Theatre. at the request
Of Mayor Hylan and Police Commits
sloncr knright.. had indefinitely post
poncd its advertised season of opera IN
the German language. nearly 800 SOL
dcrS. sailors and marines in military
formation. headed by naval petty Of
llccr. marched up Lexington avenue
curly this evening To see that tho thea
trn really was dark"
On being informed by the police that
no performance would be given. the
men marched away in orderly fashion
and later diSbandcd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
SENATOR SPENCER FOR
PACT OF The NATIONS

ST. LOUIS. March 1o.-United States
Senator Seldom p. Spencer or Missouri.
ono of me 80 Republican senator's VINO
signed Senator Lodges resolution &c:
claring the proposed covenant Of the
league Of nations unacceptable in its
present form. said on his arrival here
today from Washington that he was
heart and soul in favor OF league
of nations" and believe such league is
certain to be formed and did not scc
how any one could oppose such league.
He said certain amendments 10 the
proposed covenant can be made. One
Of the amendments he proposes is
definite recognition Of the poweEs Of the
United States Constitution and another
is that our traditional supremacy OF
things American must. be recognized"
This, hc said means mainly the Monroe
doctrine.
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'ry ar" dwarr"d. Letters ar" arriving
from tn" rc"ri" "f III" Siat"$---inany NJ
them nrr from women. m"tl"rS of both
soldier h.ys "f TIA" present and IF the
ruiur..--:tnG i."y AZ" speaking ny PLAIN
Is and vigorously ur"n the subject.
i'rrm this r"Tr"Si irrHd"Ir'''. which las not
yet h",uIr" Iar.;r. bath senators say that
7hry hHy.. II" reason tn regret having
tai"u rh.' :s:a"d they did.
l:uih sd"* /" the controversy ar"
rlalmlm" Ia have ruhli" sentiment behind
In,Iu In his IiuSi"n and New York all
rir,...%.S th.. President claimed To- have an
public sentiment behind
lbs !..Grl". n outlined III ills su-callcd
f.X-rr"#iri"ut Taft MADE
tic same claim from th" same platform
ia Nrw York. Assistant Secretary OF
thu Navy Franklin Roosevelt. who is!
s!"akinE for the League, has already
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
To Introduce Taylor Bill.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. March 10
II became known tonight that those be.
hind the Taylor oil and gas tax Dill
which was passed by the house at the
regular session and hi"d in the hands
of the senate committee. arc again
grooming this measure and that 1t Will
be introduced with little changes from
the original draft, with the object IN
view Of apssing it as Il special measure
for raising revenue needed. Leaders
stated tonight that the measure would
provide tax Of onc-tenth If ono Pc
cent per thousand cubic feet OF gas
that is transported in the state FOR
distance of c5 miles. and that the pro-
vision as TO the taxing OF oil is that
there shall be a tax of two cents per
barrel for each barrel Of oil transport
ed for a distance CT smiles IN the
state. That there will be strong oppo-
si,inn TO this bill is certainty. It is
said, since the oil and gas people Il:
the regular session made a hard fight
against il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
OF
DEB5 UPHELD
IN HIGH COURT.
CANTON SPEECH WAS
ESPIONAGE VIOLATION
Editors Anti War Writings
Declared to Have Justified
Punishment.

Warden Trrrill Of the Peni-
tentiary was talked to over the
phone last night by The Intel
ltgencer and said that he had
no information ~ /" the "Nhri
tirnr when F.,Sru" V. rchS would
be received at thu institution
but thought that il would be- n
week or ten '!'tyS when II" would
show up under the car" of n
United States marshal and tho
prisoner handed over without
any oStent:Itiun as matters oi
this kind ar" kept as quiet as
possible. When sentenced, II
was provided that D"hs would
serve his time III the Mounds
willie institution.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
PR|Y|LEG TAX
On O|L-GAS IS
NOW ASSURED
WILL GIVE REVENUE
TO PAY STATE DEBT
Primary Act Will Follow Lines
of Richards Bill at Reg
ular Session.
By THCS. G.. MAYS

(Spccjal Dispatch to The IntelliGcncnr.)
CHARLESTON W. Va. March H.
Virtually all members of the legislature
have arrived in Charleston and arc toe
ing the mark for the special session
which is scheduled to get under way
tomorrow At noon.
II is expected that both houses OF
tho legislature will simply meet to-
morrow and then adjourn until the fol-
lowing day, at which time matters IN
cIudcd in the call of the spccttl session
made by Governor John Cornwcll will
be considered
Just which of the ten items covered
by the call will be taken up first. and
probable action by tho legislature, was
the main topic of convcrsaii IN for the
lawmakers in the lobby warnings held
in the hotels and halls Of The capitol
today.
Appontmcnt Of special committees
to consider the Virginia debt. state pe-
lice and primary measures ~! put the
work Of the legislature for the special
session in good shape. and it is believed
by many Of the legislators that thcy
will be able to get at their tr$ks WIN
out much delay. ,,
1t is understood that both the VIZ
gina debt and state police, committees
Will nave lUcJT iuc1S1ASo i""o' NO' 80
PRODUCTION. The house primary conf
mite held it's initial meeting at the
capItol today. and it was announced to-
night BY Delegate H. Campbell Rich
ards, a member of the committee. that
work Of drafting proposed legislation
covering changes in the primary laws
will be rushed forward.
Delegate Richards declared that Tho
bill 10 be drafted by the committee VIII
be along the same lines as the Dill ne
introduced at the regular session ana
which PASSED the house by good ma
inrity, but was not considered by the
senate.
The state police matter is expected to
furnish the one big fight of the spcclai
session. Labor organizations OF inc
state have lined up almost soiidiy
at ainst the bill. and they arc sure 10
make q stubborn and determined eloFt
! to defeat the passage OF law creating
such a department.
! II is not expected that there will be
any opposition TO the legislation pro-
| yiolng for the settlement Of the Vir'
ginia debt, and If there is any night IN
connection with this matter II Will oe
confined to the revenue measure McHl'
bcrs of the two houses seem ~ oe oI'la'
| Cd as to the means of raising this re'e-
nue., whether by direct or indirect TAXA
ton. At all events, il is virtually as
sured that at least one act OF the spe-
clal session will be the laying OF a
privilege tax on oil and gas.
Delegate II. Campbell Richards. who
arrived here last Friday. headed the
Ohio county delegation.
Senator Jesse 4. Bloch Of wheeling
arrived in the city tonight. Delegates
Otto, Weiss and Williams are expected
III tomorrow morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
MOTHER JONES AGAIN
At STATE CAPITAL

CHARLESTON. W. Va, March 10. -
On the eve Of the opening VI the special
session OF the state legislature Mother
Jones'" militant leader of organized
labor. came hack 10 Charleston tonight
10 lead union workers in opposition 70
the proposed enactment Of Legislation
establishing a state police force. she an
nouoccs. She headed a demonstration
on the steps Of the state house at the
regular session. recently. staged by or
eanIzed labor as disapproval of the
constabulary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
Will Public Sentiment Support
Attitude OF the Two Senators?

made lhr hroad claim that MI the SOL
di"rS who fought in France and arc still
there. are for tn" league rs planned.
The rpruSittun OF Senator Davis
F:lkins, himself a soldier OF the war.
would .sc~rn 10 be- a challenge TO tho &C
curacy ii lhr naval scCrntary's sweep
inr claim. III private conversation with
friends. ihr only soldier OF the great
WAR III III" United STATES senate. the
only snld"r who saw service in the bat
tlc, uf France who Will have Il vote on
TN" treaty Of peace complicated with
tho league of nations charter has chal-
l"nrcd the truth Of tho assertion tha, the
overseas soldiers favor the proposition
as outlined. II feel that I know what
tho feelings Of the men overseas are.
They want 10 get out Of Europe as soon
CONTINUED on Page Eleven)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-11
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March lc.-Forccast:
Wr-+ vt:ginia-Partly cloudy. Tues
day; Wednesday, fair, moderate toTnper-
atnrc.
Cnio-Fair Tuesday and wednesday;
moderate temperature.
western Psnnsylvania-PaItly cloudy
Trcsday; Wednesday, fair, not much
change in temperature.
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tcMai matter seized since the signing
w. W.. anarchists radea
perectn3 amalsamaion which mas fo
through o0ny
republic accoTone 70
propaganda committee by Sohc
punHc
odv nv the committee said would be read
the cord