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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-09

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Fsso.
zion asking President Wilson TO pre"N
ofr diplomatic relations with inc
ranza government was aoahuo"'u
dsv by Republican leaders IN the
ft.- the President had Informed S1 ,hnr
tor Fall, OF New MrN'Eo' ntncerned to
see any such resoiul'o' p"
erGS" IS announcing after a conference Win Win
Senators Fall and BrandeEee' 81 lions
u.cticut, that the loreIsnt on the
committee would take no acti"it v"
ro.'i,I,lon Senator Lodge SAID: .,, ,,-
We wanted to help. but no" ttS the
,;-. NrxIcan situation goes 70 Inc
PRESIDENT. The responsibility. - 'A
shoulders. Let 1t rest tnr,' Tho Trresi-
passage Of the resolution. tuc "cnn
ant wrnte Senator Fall, ~ouiu ~,
Stitutr a reversal of our co'lst..u 80.
nracIice which might lead to very graz We
Confusion IN regard to mcear;nr the su.u that
1u, ,ba in;iiatIye in directing relations WIN u,
I"r.irn governments was asSiEneu W
tTa Constitution ITO the executive a';d I'D
tn the executive only, Mt; si,, "IsT' safe
he was confidcnt tnat the onLS MN
course" was ito adhere TO the p
I'd method Of the constitution, !. NO
We might go very far aielu II We
d.narted from Il, ne S2la'
Tha Presidents Aottet. ri,
Tho Presidents letter 10 Seha'"i f"'
follows: ,,,,,cb fnr YOUR
kind uromptncss in comPi!hh 49,.
INV request that you sehu IIte ~
nf the memorandum repoi
W. ,,hcn,,mittec on Mexican altairS oI
~. n,nn,ittcn on foreign atlalrs'
t,ha,I ~ ,y,nine il with the greatest IN
s.ns, si,a,. md care. What you told me
10 inyestlEation on Friday last;
nr.nnrcs me TO find in II matter OIL
ihr greatest Importance. a.
Van ask an indication OF my ue-
sire with regard to the pending re: -
Iutinn to which you and Sch"t"u n
Hitchcock called my attention ,,h o,,
ErIdIy and | am glad I" rcply VIII
r. ,,mnst frankness that | should
Inv LILY concerned 10 see any SUCH
rcSnlution pass the congress-; ~
uoui5 constitute Il reversal OF our
constitutional practice which Hish'
,es 80 rarw crave confusion IN re-
-, - - tho guidance OF our foreign
eeSroirs 7 am confident that l am
sunnortcd b. every competent constr
tmt;ou,l authority in the statement
tbat the initiative in directing the re-
lationS Of our government WIN luI
airn Governments is assigned ny the
,Snstifution to the executive and TO
tha executive only. Only one or the
two houses Of congress is associated
uith the President by the constitu-
non In an advisory capacity and the
advice Of the senate is provided Tor
only when sought by the executive in
regard to explicit agreements with
foreign governments and the ap-
uointment OF the diplomatic represen-
tatives who are to speak Tor this gov
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NEIGHBOURS
ARRESTED FOR
Boys MURDER
DANSEY MYSTERY
TO BE UNRAVELED
Housekeeper of Accused Man
Taken Into Custody As
An Accompice

HAMNToNTON, n. j. Dec. B.
Charles s. White, next door neighoor
Of the Dansey family, was arrested
late today charged with the murder
Of BILLY" Dansey. Miss Edith Jones,
Whites housekeeper, was also arrest
cd charged with being an accessory
after the fact.
The prisoners were taken quietly
out Of this town to Mays Landing
where they were locked up In tho
county Jail. The detectives brought
them In an autmobue first to the Ham
nonton town hall, whore they were
formally arraigned before = magis-
trato who was pledged to silence. No
one In tho town was aware Of the
arrests until word was received from
Mays Landing tonight.
The body Of thrcc-ycar-old BILLY
Danscy was found by hunter IN .
boy had disappeared from his home Sey'
cral weeks previously and a nationwide
search had been conducted for him on
tn" theory he had been kidnapped.
White is the owner OF the pahiia
is 20 years old and tho father Of
Charlie" White, the child playmate of
BILLY" Danscy. The elder White told
the investigators at the time of Billyis
disappearance that he had seen the
child in his Danlia fields.
When the body was discovered, DR.
Louis K. Soudcr. the county physician
who examined it, said that there was NJ
evidence Of foul play but that the vital
organs and all parts Of tho body which
would have aided in disclosing how thc
boy died had disappeared.
Edmund C. Gaskill. county prosecutor
declared tonight that he had sufficient
evidence to show that the boy was muir
dcrcd and to clear up the mystery sur
rounding his death. He refused. how
ever, TO give any information as 10 tho
grounds on which the warrants were SC
cured against White and Miss Jones.
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MOST DRASTIC
CURTA|LMENT
IN USE Of COA[
ENTIRE NATION IS
PLACED ON RATIONSl
Commercial and industrial
Power andLighing Affect. I.
ed By Garfield Order

WASHINGTON. Dec. e.-Yicwing with
alarm tho steadily dwindling bitumin-
Gus coal supply due to the miners strike
Fuel Administrator GARFIELD by an order
tonight restored for the entire nation
most Of the drastic restrictions on light.
ing and heating which were In effect
during the coal shortage Of 1871
The limitations which are applicable
TO consumers Of bituminous coal and
coke. were made effective tonight Win
issuance Of the order and are to be en-
forced by the Railroad Administration.
Consumers Of anthracite coal. gas and
other fuels are not affected by the order
All street lighting. other than that
necessary for the safety OF the public,
will be curtailed. and stores. office
buildings and Industrial plants, With z
few exceptions. are put on a reduced
ration as to both lighting and heating.
Another Of the. restrictions providea
that all manufacturing plants except
those engaged in the making OF necct.
sary products shall reduce their opefnr
one week. -
Electric railways are required under.
the fuel administ rator's order to rcduee
schedules to minimum requirements ana
no heat shall be provided In eiectrlc
cars during the rush hours. w aN
The Restrictions.
The restrictions were annoouncea
through the railroad administration as
follows:
No ornamental lights, white way or
other unnecessary street lights. out:
line lighting, electric signs or iilumin-
ated bill boards. show window or show
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WARMING FOR
THE GERMANS

PARIS, Dee. S.--(By the Associated
Press. )--Thc supreme councils notes
dealing with III" peace treaty were de-
liycrcd to Baron Won Lrrsncr, head
OF the German delegation. This C|cninS
The first note denies the German le-
mandS for modification Of the treaty on
the surrender Of Germans charged with
crimes against International warfare"
and the return of prisoners. 1t nGrrcs
to consider The economic efforts OF Inc
indcmnitieS required for the sinking or
the warships in the Srapa Flow on Ger
many in "a spirit vi equity, after n
hearing by the rCplralinnS commission.
The note warns Germany for tho last
time" that h"nunciatiun "t III" arms:
tiCr would give the allied a~mic& all
latitude for necessary mllitar! meas
urcs and adds:
In this spirit W., await without d.
lay signature Of the protocol and tn
cNChancr Ui ratIfiCatiunS.
EcrardinE the coercion clause OF the
prutocul the supreme council considers
that signatures Of the protocol ana
ratification will max" the treaty crtcc-
tive and that the protocols execution
will b. guaranteed hy the general terms
of the treaty and Ivy ordinarily rcc"E-
nizcd methods II rejects the German ;
"prctcuded right" tu MODIFICATION nf IN"
treaty clauses rs compensation for tho
absence of Americans from the COM
missions II declares that 1T IS VAN
for Germany To seek to delay the
trcaty's effectiveness because OF the
position of III" Americans Win regard
to the commissions.
The second note deals entirely with
the Scapa Flow incident. 1t places the
responsibility on the Germans for IN"
sinkingS. and secs in the protest only
IAN attempt. difficult 10 explain. 10 de-
lay the treaty.
Tho note ciics the secret message of
the chief Of the German admiralty Cad.
miral Won Trotha) to admiral Eoa
Reuter-. III command of the German
crews Of the Scapa Flow ships, dated
May, telling him that the hrcts disp"si-
tion cannot b. decided without us: it
will be flushed by US and delivery to
the enemy avoided"
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LARGER OUTPUT
FOR ". VA. MINERS
Both in the Northern and
Southern Districts More
Mines Are Operated

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec. s.-Con-
ditions in the kanawha and New River
coal fields remain practically unchanged
today by th" restraining order or tne
federal court issued saturday ,insofa-
as the production of coal Is conccrncu.
ScccrCt?ry Commit SsiOncr y. {. Ken
ncdy Of the Kanawha Coal Operators as
working and Secretary T. l.. Lewis
Of the New River Coal Operators as
socirtion. stated there Is some improve
mcnt on what he considered an already
favorable situation in that district.
Word received from the operators as
sociation at Fairmont by Scsrctary Ken
ncdy, was to tho effect that all mines
are working IN that olstrlct eAceP| ~"
small ones.
The Chesa pcake and Ohio shipments
on Saturday were 10000 tons which
was considerably smaller. than on me
DAYS preceding. Tho toal covers loau-
wha and Kentucky districts. The Kan
awha operators arc waiting on the re-
suit of the indianapolis conference 20
u" held tomorrow. They express nope
that the get together meeting OF tnc
miners forces at The call or president
Wilson will bring about lu!i rcsuInption
If coal mining with in the next lie"
days. A.. 1-,,-
tod states court of appeals Of the fourth
district embracing West Virginia,
here aiding Judge y. f.. Keller IN tnS
legal work connected WIN 'nc rcs.i raj, al.
inr order issued against the mine work.
prcsjdcnt c. +. Kceney. OF district
- With Secretary Fred Mooney: lett
tndoy for indianapolis considerins
themselves included with the 50 dcleho'
ants in the contcmpts proceedings De,
fore Judge Anderson and aithouSn ny
sorvcJ with process, will be on hand
Iomorrow morning if wanted. They VIII
aIsm % Participate in the conference Snt along
with the international board memoer'
Il. $. Cott, Of Maiden: 90. ...
Officials OF, district - also leh' "
day Vice ,lSf P;resident ;wiliis William NJ. Petry. St
istrict II, he'd no statement to max ?
"x,dav Of importance. He said that, ne
understood there had been no chans'' ,s
in the situation III the hhha"he i'''N''
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AND THE
PRESIDENT AGAIN
At LOGCERHEADS

,.WASHMsTa&- Dee. s--Acticn--t ny
IN <fEsboth h the Versailles peace
cfNtSr ana The resolution Of Senator
Ii sger Republican. Massachusetts. pro-
pos NJ 10 declare the war with Germany
at IN end, tonight appeared improbable.
Altipugh = meeting Of the Foreign Re
latiens Committee for Wednesday was
arraT (. Senator Lodge. said his rcso.
dutiCn probably would await disposition
by the House OF similar proposal.
Senator Lodge and Senator Hitchcock.
Nebraska, administration leader today
ind seated complete disagreement regard
ing future STEPS az to the treaty. The
former declared the next move must
come from the president. while Senator
Hitchcock. with equal emphasis said
the senate must acf first.
What I,Adge Said.
The treaty is dead, so far as the Son
ate Is concerned. urll,ss it is revived by
the president" said senator Ledge, COM
menting on Senator HitchCocks contcn-
tion and the presidents statement 10
Mr. Hitchcock. that he had shifted re
sponsihillty to Other shoulders, and did
ont contemplate withdrawal and re-
submission of the treaty.
Then Senate has gone as far as the
parliamentary situation suggests. the
Massachusetts rAMor addcd"tnlcSS
the president witlacaws and r"-SuhntS
the treaty tho Sena "a can take no further
action, The recent yotc on reconsider
alton was final. The president. however
has power to withdraw the treaty and
re-submit Il, with Gr without suggest
Hitchcock's Statement.
'-rhe senate itself is required Ia act
on tho treaty" sand Mr. Hitchcock.
"JInder the constitution tho president IS
required to submi: treaties 10 the Sen
ate for disposition. He has o"nc this
with the German treaty. The Sen1t"
has not acted finally nor disposed OF II.
It merely has refused Y" adopt proposed
amendments. reservations and three
resolutions of ratification. The treaty
stilI is rcnding IN the Senate on the
desk Of the vice-presidcnt and The presi-
dent is not required to withdraw and
re-submit it. The duty of disposing Of
the treaty still derClvcs itself upon the
Senate without CHER action by the pres!"
dent"
Senator Hitchcock reiterated his oppo-
sltion TO bringing the treaty before the
Senate again" 20 have it kicked AROUND
like a football" before n compromise is
reached" Active negotiations on pos
sible compromise reservations. il is en-
pected, will be delayed until the Senate
cunvcnes following the holidays: Sen
ntor McNary. Oregon, 4 leader in The
, mild reservation" group of Republican
senator's. returned today from Oregon
but Senator McCumbcr. North Dakota.
another leader Of the same group. is not
expected here before next month.
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D'ANNUNZIO COMING
TO UNITED STATES

FTCMF. Sunday. December 7-Captain
Gabrielle D'Annunzio plans to fly to tho
United States after the Ihume situation
has been adjusted. ne told the ASsoci-
atrd Press today.
~ yearn to reach America on wings"
he said. Il will fly 10 America across
the Pacific and land on your fair Pacific
coast. When my task in Fium" is d"ne
and when Fiumc Is a part "f I:aly'S
realm. I am going TO Toxic through the
clouds. Then I will look across that
vast c1panse Of the Pacific, lif" myself
from this earth and ~t1Tt toward your
land, your free America. stepping frnn
island to island. It is unfavmrahl"
February and II Fiumc - ours I will do
II then"
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that if th6>mincrs can't get enough to
live on while digging ceal. they may
decide to go into factories. shops ana
farms and get wages as mechanics or
ayricultural labCrers which might give
them cnungh TO live on.
Tho miners themselves have necn
making threats about accepting in oiher
industries than coal mining.
on the whole. however. both miners
and operators arc expecting someth!nc
more than wage increases and selling
prices 10 como out of the new plan or
settlement proposed by President WI,
son. The commission will endcaHor 10
bring order out Of chaos in the mining
industry. It will attempt to reGularlze
empl yyment md correct those factors
which have hitherto prevented the miner
from getting enough work or the opcr-
a,ors from getting out Of the mon work
enough. All Of which was under con-
s..lcration two weeks ago and could have
been accomplished by the Wilson ad-
ministratinu If the men surrounding
President Wilson had hecn disposed TO
stick by their respective vi"ws and take
the matter to the President himself for
settlement.
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SFNATE ABANDONS PROPOSAL
tn RREAK MEXICAN RELATIONS

ernment at foreign capitals. Tho :
only safe course l am confident Is to
adhere to the prescribed- method OF
the constitution. We might go very
II am very much obliged to you
for having given me the opportunity y
to express this opinion. E
Very Truly Yours.
WOODROW WILSON,
Fau Takes Issue. .N
Senator Fall. in statement to-nisht
took issue with the President that the
senate could not advise on matters AZ.
fecting relations with foreign govern-
mcEts until requested to DO 30 py tnc
President and said there were prece"
dents to support him. He also said he,
postpone action on his resolution or
upon any phase Of the Mexican matter
until the President had had time 20
Before the President dispatched hif
letter the senate foreign relations con1-,
mittee held an hours session for dts
cussion OF tho Mexican situation, ~.
cluding the Carranza Oil decrees. which
have been the subject Of diplomatic
correspondence between the United
States and Mexico. but at the suggeps
ton Of Senator Fall action On his reso.
luton was deferred until the President
had expressed his views.
Senator Fall tonight made public
the memorandum which he sent to tne
President, dealing with tho results OF
the investigation OF the senate commit-
tee. OF which the New Mexico senator
is chairman. "
! Part OF this information was given
Mr.. Wilson last Friday by Senator FAIL
when he and Senator Hitchcock. Demo-
crat, Nebraska, called at the WHITE
House To discuss the Fall resolution.
Mr. Wilson's statement In his letter
that what the New Mexico senator had
told him OF the Investigation pre-
pared" him to find in the memoranduni
was interpreted by some senators as
meaning that the Presidents lettef
gave no indication as 70 whether
change OF the administrators attitude
toward Mexico was under consideration
lLsxtco'S Reply.
During the day the state department.
was advised by the American amoaSsy
at Mexico City that Carranxa's reply TO
the American note renewing the re.
quest for the release Of Consular Agent
Jenkins was to be handed to the Amer
lean charge to-day. The reply had not.
been received at the state departmsqs
tonight.
Meantime, the investigation into the
liberation OF Jenkins on bail last week
was CONTINUING Officials read without
comment a statement given out by j.
Salter Hansen, at Mexico City. that hs
had acted on his own initiative and re.
sponsibilty in furnishing 1000 possa
bail for Jenkins release. -
Senator Fall announced to-day that
his committee would continue It's InvcS-
tiYatIon Of the Mexican situation. He
expects to leave for the border before
] the new year. 10 pursue ths inquiry.
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INDIANAPOLIS Ind S.-Folowng conference of more
than two hours duration the
department of Justice headed by Attorney General Palmer with
United States Judge A. B. Anderson Mr. Palmer declared
morning
It was stated miners representatives cited for contempt OF
court will be required appear court 10 O'Clock tomorrow
nornnp as suppeed statement Forthcoming as to
whether the hearing would be postponed pending the outcome the
meeting the executive board OF the me workers a
pDnn
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CAMPERS DECLARED To HAVE
SURRENDERED To THE RADICALS

mand increased pay and support OF tho
Plumb plan OF railroad ownership which
nc denounced. as form Of sovictism."
Mr.. Gompers. speaking before a senate
committee had asserted that II anti
strike provisions Of the railroad bill
were enacted. workers would nor obey
them the senator said. and added
Il favor taking up that challenge. II
the federal government cannot triumph
in this battle against the inner govern
ment. constitutional rule in this country
is dead.
The United Mine Workers Of America
are in open rebellion against constituted
authority. They have trampied under
foot a decree issued by high court. If
the government settles the coal strike
by placing any further costs on the
people. II will make a mistake that will
return to plague IL for many years TO
II believe that the people Of the
country have reached point where
their backs are against the wall and n"
choice remains except to fight the issue
to the end"
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Enormous Dividends May
Be Paid In WhiSkey

CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-Rumored possipil-
ity that dividends Of the United states
Food Products company. legal success
or 10 the former Dlstillcrs Securities
corporation. would be distributed in the
form Of distilled liquor. instead or
currency caused much comment here TO-
day.
Ono broker estimated that on q con-
scryativc basis such action might re-
lease $500. 900 gallons or bourbon whls-
key as dividends on the 307.726 shares
of the corporations stock.
Levy Meyer. counsel for the corpora
ton, was consulted. The plan is under
cn,,SiJcr,tion he said. The issuance of
1ivijcnds dcnends on the United States
supreme court decision in the prohi9i-
tion cases"
The rumor failed to indicate how the
LIQUID dividends would be transported
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Carranza
In The Plot
AgainstU.S.
SENSATIONAL EXPOSE
FROM SENATOR FALL
Mexican Presidents Letters
Giving Aid to Plotters Are
Reproduced

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-Evidcnce
that radicals in Mexico with the know
ledge and support Of President Car
rama plotted to instigate Il revolution
in the United States and to seize the
border states acquired by the American
govcrnmcntin lS4S is contained in the
memorandum presented TO President
Wilson by Senator Fall Of New Mexico
chairman o. the foreign relations sub
committee investigating the Mexican
situation.
Plans for the proposed revolution
were obtained by the sub -cOlnmitte1
from the minutes OF meeting las'
October Is, in Mexico CITY OF Lodge
twenty three. an organization OF tH-
trcmc agItatOrs and members OF thc IN
dustrial workers OF the world. ln'
Mexican president Is linked most direct
ly with the plot through correspondents
in which he recommends three men i"f
special consideration because or their
come, tLon" with the plan when they
desire to put III practice IN the s,alc "l
Texas" These men, the committee
states. have been idcnlIhcd as active
agents of Lodge %.
Evidence Made Public.
The memorandum which contains al
abstract of the cVidrnC" collected by
the committee was delivered TO INC
president by senator Fall. Friday niGh'
am made public late today.
The notes Of the October is meeting
Of lnr rad cal lodE" declare there ap'
n4arrd three del, ga tcs, TWO Americans
and ono Mexican. who had arrived IRON
the tinted States, and who cialmec
,hut tho society would be able at ihc
beginning OF next November (that IS
November 1879 10 call general sl-lKt
Of all miners and metal workers IN tEf
limited States: that they have ihrc'
million adhcrentS III that country whcrt
they will be able 10 seize the western
and two Atlantic ports; mat iar8'
number of American soldiers were pre-
airing to take sides with them anu tina,
,hcy proposed To establish capital oi
n reformed government Of the United
States in the state Of Colorado; tha'
when such a revolution was successful
the Mexicans rendering their assistance
the border states which were acquired
hv the United States under the treaty
Of lS4S would be returned 10 Mexico.
The three men referred IN are the
same. the memorandum states, AS those
mentioned by Carranza in letters oi
which tho committee has secured phoio,
static copies. The first Of these, datce
June 4. and addressed 10 Manue
CONTINUED on Page Tourteen)
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CH|CAGOLOOkS
LIKE WINNER
Frisco Quits Race For Repub-
Iican Convention In Favor
of Windy City
SHIEGTnE, Dec. S-.t fc1

WASHINGTON. Dec. S-A fen
ture of the preliminary discus
sion regarding Republican candI-
dates was n meeting tonight at
which Republican members ut
the House from Indiana urged
Senator James Il. Watson from
that state to become a candidate
for president.
Mr.. Watson has announced his
candidacy for reelection as a
senator next year. and has made
several public statements that he
was not Il candidate for the pres
idCncy.
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dHor FROM BEHIND.

WASHINGTON. Pee. A.--Itmcs Wall
e,, tho American who wa KILLED by a
NcxiCan soldier at Tnmpir" un Novcm-
ber 26, was shot through the head from
hehiDd, according 70 the Tamriro Tri.
hume an English newspaper under dnto
of November %. which reached Wash
ingt"n today.
After reading III" newspaper officials
bcrr were inclined - d'S"r"dit tn" urfCi.
al rcpcrt Of II" Mexican embassy hat
Wallace WIS intoxicated at the time
he was kil'cd
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CARPENTER ACCLAIMED:
BY JOYOUS PARIS|AhS

PARIS. Dec. S. Hy The Ass9ciaeeSS S
pratsI-f;corgcs Carpenter. the trench
asb,Cr who won the championship OF
Enrorc @ from Joe Beckett at London re.
imrnrd TO Paris this evening. lie was
,,ir.p nm ovation.