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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS
ANSWER QUESTIONABLE
OF FARM ORGANIZATION

WASHINGTON. April 91.-Approral
of cooperative bargaining. improved
rural credits. reduction in the growing
cvil' OF farm tenanticy, and nationa,
conservation was Nolced D! prsstI. 'nn ntra' "a
candidates who have answered inc re-
cent political questionnaire OF the ma
tional board of farm organzat ions. Re-
nlics were made public to-day from
Governor Lowden. Senator owen. James
W, Gerard. former ambassador to Ger,
many. Herbert Hoover. Major General
Leonard Wood. That from William g.
McAdoo has already been published.
Governor Lowder. Mr.. Hoover and
General Wood each called attention to
speeches or printed articles winch ihey
said, fully answered the questionnaire
II believe In bringing the farmer
nearer the consumer. General WOOD
tions every right and privilege which
other lawfully constituted ORGANIZATIONS
enjoy. | believe that We should spread
the war burden over much longer per-
iod of years than at present contem,,
plated: and that good business should
be encouraged and bad business reSu-
lated.
ernment ownership Of railroads. my
doubts arising from our experiences
during the war"
Senator Owen approved all the planks
OF the. farmers platform except that
making the nominee for secretary OF
agriculture agreeable TO farmer organi-
II think the nomination should be, Of
such character that they would natur-
ally approve the nomination" he added
with the exception OF the plank calling
for payment Of the war debt. chiefly
through q highly graduated Income
tax" ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
GEN. WOOD LEADS
IN JEFFERSON Co

Special Dispatch to The Intelligencer.
SrECBENVILLE. o.. April ~
Votes from both precincts OF the rursS
sections of Jefferson county and the
city Of Steubenville are coming IN
slowly. Only % out OF - precincts
have reported complete.
Wood Is leading Harding in the pre-,
cincts so far reported. and the WOOD
candidates for district delegates ano
delexates-at-larEe are leading. The vote
as received 30 far IL:
For Republican nomination Tor presi'
dent-Harding. T33; Wood. s9s: Johnson
81; Hoover, II; LoWdeh. j; Taft. Z.
Wood delesates-at-larSe-B i2+'
Harding delegates-at-larGe --DauEh-
erty. 53S; Dalvin. 5:3: Herrick. 5S3; VIII
District dele eEates of the Eighteenth
conversational district Harding deic'
gates: Gallagher Of DillonValle. ONO
S03: Mullen. Salem. Ohio. 49O. WOOD
delegates: Coleman Of Martins Ferry
Ohio. $50; Lewis Of Martins Ferry. ohio
COS.
For presidential nomination - COX
1873: Bryan, 2: Wilson. ].
District delegates Of the EiEhteentf
congregational distrtct-Belt OF Belleire
lis: Buny OF East Liverpool. 10
Mitchner Of Bridgeport. 81; Young OF st
Wood carried the city of Steuoenville
by a majority of 253 votes. The votes
in the city Of Steubenville were:
Wood ................' 10
Harding ............ ...'''''''''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
WOOD LEADS
NEW. JERSEY
SENATOR JOHNSON
IS CLOSE SECOND
One O'clock RetumGaveLead
But Later Report Pulls Wood
Into First Place

NEN Arm, y. j., April -'.--lNcNutH'
from Ills out Of zoos election district
in New Jersey's preferential presidential
primary this morning place MaJor Geil
cral Wood slightly in the lead over
Senator Hiram W. Johnson Of culltorn.
in. The vote WAS Johnson 24,1o3: WOOD
21.3sU.
NEWARK. y. j., April 2S.-Return'
from virtually oncIthrid of III" state
tabulated ut | o'clock this morning M
dicated that Senator Hiram w. Johnson
OF California. and Major General Leon
ard Wood. rivol aspirants lot .he IKE,
publican presidential nomination Were
running neck and neck in New Jersey
preferential presidential primary
Returns from 654 out of 2.0o1 clcctlo>
precincts gave:
In thr ncht for the Republican big
rnur.' returns from $40 districts showed
that United Senators Walter T.. EdeC
and Joseph :. Frclinghauysen, pleuseu
10 the choice OF voters as expressed az
, me. urinary, were running close race
IN rthc head Of the ticket with Former
Governor Edward s. Stokes pledged tu
General Wood and Mulford L. Ballard,
pledged to Senator Johnson, following
tiy that order. ,,.- 20 -:,.
EJse 1858; Stokes lo.S09; Hailaro -
other Wood and Johnson candidates
/ for IN. big four" were close behind the
, leaders. there being only about 4,V1c
votes difference between the eight hish-
a.t cand,daies The vote was: Thomas
Lsyden s.o27. pledged to johnson. am' an.
William y. Runpon 9.0l4. John W.
Griggs S,47g. Thomas l.. Raymond S.4s@,
ali pledged to Wood. Isaac il. SuttcI
and sylvester Corrothcrs' unpleohe1t
negro candidates, apparently were Out oi
! ths running as candidates for delegates
sIeIarx" Az with only ?.O22 and 1865 votes
respectIvely. They said they entered me
contest because the Republican state or
ganization refused their race pr!Fileee
! on the regular slate.
! tho candidacy OF Governor Edward l.
, Edwards, who has announced thai IL:
! would carry his fight against prohip'ti"n
| In the San Francisco conrcn'I"h' WIS
| nloctnd without oDDOSitlOn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
ORGANIZED COMBAT
TO. union lABOR'S
EFFORTS PROPOSED

ATLANTIC CITY. N j.. April a.
Discussion Of labors relation to capital:
10 which the Chamber Of Commerce OF
the United States. in convention here;
with the railroad group tonight when
speakers urged the necessity OF an an, or, {,
Eanixcd effort to combat the control y
WaS alleRed union labor has assumed
over operation Of the railroads.
r. II. Angel. banker and lumberman.
and acting mayor OF Roanoke, Va. who
precipitated the discussion. declared
aunion labor Is now in control OF the
railroads absolutely and X we walt a
little they will have strangie hold
upon Us from which We cannot extri-
cate ourselves"
Labor has made the challenge and we
must accept IL. for this night which has
N0en thrust upon US, must be fought
out some time" he said. 1T may as
well be In 1890"
re asserted he was not AntaEonistic
TO union labor. nor TO Workingmen. but
ne was opposed to anything like the
dictatory Plumb plan. which aims first
to paralyze the railroads and then throw
them into government control"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
ltr Cities for Wood.

Special Dispatch to The InteliiSencer.
COLUMBUS. o.. April 21:-Early re-
turns from the Ohio presidential pri,
mary tonight showed Genera! Wood
leading Senator Harding in the populous
centers.
Harding was polling big majorities in
scattering rural counties.
Nine hundred and ten scattered pre-
cincts, including 1oG each from Hamii-
ton and Cuyahoga counties. showed:
Wood. 1868; Harding. 17.57S.
Hamilton county (CtncinnatD went
over two to- one for Wood. 100 pre-
cincts giving Wood 2.Sa1 and Harding
1884. 49,
showed Wood greatly In the lead. 100
precincts there giving Wood p sa' And
Harding 1878.
Less populous counties in some In
stances went as strong as -FOUR 10 one
for Harding.
While returns are too incomplete to
Indicate much as TO election OF district
deleKates over the state. 1t appeared
that Harding may have lost half OF his
big four. Both OF Woods delegates-at-
large are running ahead Of Harry NJ,
DauEhcrty. Hardings congressional
manager. and former Governor Willis in
the Wood candidates for dclegates-at-
large are Edward G.. Turner. Columbus,
and w. II. Boyd. Cleveland. Boyd
seemed TO be running ahead of Turner
and both ahead Of Daugherty and Willis.
The latter two were knitted saEasely IN
Cincinnati and DauEhcrty to less cX-
tent in many localities.
The two Harding delcgates-at-larcc
certain to have been elected arc former
Governor Herrick and Mayor John 5.
Calvin Of Cincinnati
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
GROUP :.
Is. LEADING IN
MASSACHUSETTS
tNPtEDGED DELEGATES
WILL CARRY BAY STATE
Democratic Regular Slate,
Headed By Sen. Walsh,
Has Safe Margin

RosToN April 2s.-Returns ,receiv.
al aorIy today from all but forty-ons
Of the l.1sS precincts In the st uettan
Yesterdays primary showed inc ee.o' .
Of the four deieEstesPlssIbli ,,a Psnnbliean T ticket.
Thcv are Senator Lodge. Speaker I'll
lette. ner Senator Cranne ana E'1-
warf -.Thurston: .,,. o.,
The four regular DemoeI ,scst-
didates for delegate-at-large were. lece.-
ed the fifth candidate, former CongresS-
man O'Connell running far Deniu. ninS
Tbnse elected arc Senator Walsh, Eicn-
ard n Long, District Attorney Feiet"
tier and Daniel +. DoIherty. -
posToN April o7.-The completion
- returns from more than half the
state in today's primary indicated tnc
nrobable election as delegates-et-largo
on the Republican ticket or ar sena.or
Lodge. Speaker Giiiett: st'Ess s9i former r sen-
ator Crane and Edward A. Thurston,
er1 Sorrne- chairman Of the Republican
lEa,,ser l;ate committee. These four. all un-
pledged to any presidentiai canaiSn ttonUi
were grouped at the head OF the ncnSL-
n rrbsm' ru,rn who has declared for Leonard
Wood. for president. with Herpers
Hoover as second choice. was runnInS
in nth place. Fomer Governor -
Who has announced himself IN Iavor %
Fuller, an out-and-out Wood man. sew
enth. o.. h.hin6
E,,ller and Russell A. Wood was iast.
on the Dsmosrstis Sv s,sss.; ssn.toI the WASH.
anneared assured Of election. as Eor-
mer Congressman o,cennsll' the the otbes abt
candidate. was far Dehino inc o'n'
four. ~. RtchS
ard n. Long, twice Democratic nominSA
Snr eovernor: District Attorney ,Peli~
ttier and Daniel F. Doherty.,
Early returns showed the election o9
e.tann unnledged candidates including
those at large. to the Republican
national convention. The vote va
Very light everywhere.
vote Of SIS precincts iss gu. sts. as ls
m e sne e". s ~ Az including Boston, was5
ss2sl; 4SG,s;on St1's'ss scoi5 81
lol; ,;nsham EIne 17ass; Fuller l5.sS75
Lawson sts. Sccal 1siiss issi,; TSo ESS
1888: Pelletier 11,45s; Doherty 1o'1sss
O'Conncll 3,517.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
SENATE RUSHES
THE NAVY BILL
$464,S91 900 APPROVED
FOR DEFENSE ON WATER
Bill Ready For Passage Today
Building Program Is In
creased to $52,000,000

WASHINGTON. April 27,-PassinG
on appropriations with record breaking
rapidity, the senate late today virtually
completed consideration OF the annual
naval appropriation bill.
Within eighty minutes and virtually
without debate, appropriations Of 3464.-
sol ,OCO were approved as compared to
S424.5OO,O0 authorized by the House.
With the exception Of one minor item,
tho bill was made ready for passage TO-
morrow.
There was no discussion whatever OF
the building program for which appro-
priations we're Increased from $4S,U0O.-
900 to S52, 900, 900 in order In expedite
completion of the three year program
authorized in 1919.
Az fast as the reading clerk could
read the bill the Senate voted lis ap.
proval of items carrying millions "t
dollars, including an increase from inc
House appropriation Of $l5.STb,OOV 10
$4,000 900 for naval aviation and an IN
ital appropriation OF Sl,0OO.OOu Tor
new naval base on San Francisco Bay.
Virtually the only discussion came on
tho naval aviation and San Francisco
bay base items. Senator. Lodge, OF
Massachusetts, leader and Chairman
Page 0 fthe Naval Committee. cmpha-
sized necessity for increasing naval de-
tense on the Western Coast, the former
declaring that any immediate danger 10
The United States lay in the Pacihc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
With Three-Fifths of Ohio Vote in
Harding Leading Wood by 1000
WOOD DELEGATES
: MAY Be ELECTED
IN BELMONT CO.
Partial Returns Indicate Small majority
FOR Harding, but Martins Ferry
wood Han Run Ahead OF xArd-
ing Delegates

! The Republican preferential primary
, in Belmont county yesterday derelapeu
II peculiar situation. Partial returns
indicated that Senator Warren q. Hard,
ing may carry the county By = small
majority Of probably $50 votes. How
ever, Coleman and Lewis. OF Martins
, Mood candidates for 18th District dele
gates. secured moro votes than Harding
in the precincts which have reported.
and their election looks probable.
The vote in Belmont county was light
and the returns slow.
for Republican and Democratic presl
dental preferences SO far as Belmont
county was concerned was IeSlurSo
principally by the HARDING Wood con-
, test. In addition to the direct vote OF
Harding vs.. Wood, there were battles
FOR state delegates at large. with four
Harding candidates in the held ana
, Two Wood supporters. For alternatcs
at large the Harding four were, were uhSp- mop
gates representing the EiShteenth con-
Sressional district, however. there were
Candidates representing both Harding
On the Democatic side. Governor
James Nj. Cox was unopposed for the
presidential endorsement OF the state,
but for district delegates TO San Fran
! cisco. two to be chosen, there were ioGr
candidates in the field. They were r;
J. Duffy, Of East Liverpool. formerly OF
, Wheelinx; r. T. Michener, OF Bridge
port: c. l.. Belt and +. NJ. Young.
| With 80 precincts out Of Sc in Bel
mont county having reported at : a. M.
the results were as follows:
First choice for president-Haroins
4S5; Wood AL. ,,,
! Harding delegates-at- large - Willis
4Sl: Dausherty S99; Calvin 430: HerricS
Wood delegates-at-large - Boyd 81;
Turner $50.
Harding delegates. Eighteenth dis
trict Michael Gallagher. 263; W. n.
Mullens 345. ~
Mood delegates, Eighteenth district
I.ewiA 39S; Coleman 400.
Wood alternates. Eighteenth district
Wood o: Chambers 0.
No contest for fourteen Belmont
county delegates to the Repuoilcan
state convention; no contest Tor alter
mates.
! No contest for presidential preference
only the name of Governor James w.
Cox appearing on the ballot. No con-
lest for four delegates al large, or for
alternates at large to the San Fran-
, cisco convention. ~
! In ne Eighteenth congressional dis
trict, however, four were on the ballot
! for two district delegates, all or them
For lie district delegates the vote in
IS prscinets IN BslMoSt nounty vas a. ,s
follows: DHnyc ~ OsAsuer rsaOo; Belt
ISU: Young So. .... 49,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
DETAIN THREE MEN
IN THE SCHNEIDER
MURDER INQUIRY
Pontiac Police ouIx1 Two Who Were In
Vicinity Where 1S-Ysar OLD Telephone
Supervisors BODY was Pound.

PONTIAC. Mich. April o7-Threc
men were being held today by the auth
critics here and In Detroit. investigating
the murder late Saturday night or earl;
Sunday Of Miss Vera Schneider. 19-year.
old felepone supervisor.
While Alfred Webb was being further
questioned in Jail in I'etroit. where nc
was taken when Il large crowd surround
cd the county Jail here. local officials adj
mitted they had detained two other men.
One OF them. It was discovered. had been
stopped and questioned at the scene OF
the crime half an hour after its discov-
cry. The officers declare he had not yet
clearly explained mis- presence In the
neighborhood.
The other man held was taken Into
custody by sheriff's officers. in the BE-
lief, they said. that he might be aDl
10 aid them in locating the man with
whom Miss Schneider was seen In front
Of her home late Saturday night.
Tho authorities also were investigat-
ing the statement Of factory employe
who Informed them he saw man com
Ing up from the Clinton river near the
scene of the murder This man, accord
ing to the factory worker. turned down
the street toward the house where Miss
Schcniders body was found.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
ANARCHIST SOVIET
LITERATURE POSTED
IN MARION COUNTY
Government Agents Seize 1nflaminAeory
Posters At LanninEton and Downs
>cial to The Intclligencer

Special to Tho Intclligencer.
FAlRMONT, W. Va. April 2I.-Ad-
dtonal posters issued by the American
Anarchist Federated Commune soviets.
were placed in conspicuous places in the
vicinity of Warrington and Downs last
night and were later secured by federal
officers who are Investigating the mat
ter. Three different copies Of the post
ers have not been found.
One is an attack on the American
Layton, and characterizes tho Legion as
an organization of thugs to prey upon pm
the working men and calls upon all
workers TO train themselves. train IN
secret and prepare to wipe out the
Legion.
One of the posters calls upon the
workers to rise in n rebellion, destroy
the churches. the press ami all forms
OF government. tear down the Jalis ana
take charge cr all store houses, seize an
property and administer affairs In the
country in the future. President WI
son. Samuel Gnmpcrs and others arc at
tackled in the posters in a violent man.
nCr.
Arrests arc expected soon by the COY
ernment agents who are working on the
case.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
MAJOR SCHROEDER'S
HEALTH UNINJURED

MNEOLA. y. Y. April 21.-Ma1or
r. ". Schroeder. holder Of the world :
altitude record. suffered no i'll effects
from his thrilling 6ight at Dayton. o.:
during which he dropped a distance OF
fvc miles. according to report made
TODAY by Maor II. j.. Baker. head OF the
medical research department OF the
j.nitcd States Army at Mitchell Field.
Major Schroedcr's heart and organic
system are in perfect condition and
he can continue flying without danger
of being disqualified. according to the
medical officer.
Major Schroeder stated today that
he expccts to try for an altitude record
from Mitchell Field before he departs
for Dayton. Ohio. Sergeant Clarence
Coombs will accompany him on the
hirht. When he reaches Dayton Ma
icr Schroeder said he will make another
flight in an attempt TO bust the cell
Ing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
TROOPS !.
WILL ATTACK
MEXICO CITY
GENERAL OREGON IS
DIRECTING REVOLT
Situation in Guerrero More
Serious Than Movement
In Sinaloa

AQUA PRIETA. Sonora, April II
Rebel troops are preparing 70 maren on
Mexico City from the state OF GuerIero,
chisS ~ the Liberal constitutionalist"
army. announced here today.
The revolution in Guerrero, ne 11los
was more serious Tor the Mexican fed
eral government than the movement M
Sinola whose troops under FeneEn IA
gei Flores continue to progress toEaIa
Saxatlan. The revolution Is this from
Sinaloa and Sonora plan to join with tne
rebels in Guerrero for tho attack On
o CAPTURE f Of Mazatlan by the rebels
they expect will easily lead TO the sab:
jugation OF the balance Ct sina'"a s,nS InS
rapid progress through Naya,H, ~"s sn1
is said to be sympathetic win It the .,SSs go
sou south revolutionary forces are said TO
be making headway, as ID reponea 1sT
The case in Collins, where the capltat
citv of Colim8 and the port or AAn1An
lilo are obtec1 OF ne VictorieHno an "a
in revolt against carranzA ara ao'oInA
General Alvaro ObreScn was said to
be directing the revolutionary movs
inents in Gue,SsrcM re MSi,n st;sr aas aesap:a. Re-
ranla troops in Chihuahrl>City hnd re
volted. gave strength to the reoei1 ass
sertions that Iarranza H,ich, Gticin,s' fnr an
atkfsck on Sonoca, were having difficul-
twin organizing their men Tor paties
Military headquarters here ferecass :ia1
that within two weeks. co:nmunien!i;cH4 Is ien!ie4
States 81 la'' to Mexico City would be COM
pletely cut off. s... todsu
from eastern Soaora and noutnefn paS 49,
OF the state More were enrots W,t.r1 - ~
os;d and /. WAS stated at mhNhII
he Ssu siouarters art that should carran1n post
pcne an attcx On sonora, rebel tr1S%ps Sna
from this state would attack a chihSa6Snsi shsx Ssi
sonora official: ssId Hd5onai ahat rsiiSe .n Del Del
%rI" would rtro:t with MS men Al
Cl;huahua Civ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28

xAxD1Hn IlADs WOOD NJ
IS VOTES N coLU11dANA

Special Dispatch to The Intelligence,
EAST LIVERPOOL, O.. April T. -
Thirty-eight out Of SS precincts In Co
lnmbiana county show United states
Senator Warren G. Harding leading
Major General Leonard Wood by IS votes
in the Republican presidential preler-
trails 2s7 votes behind Wood. The vote
follows: o,o
Harding is winner by close margin IN
East Liverpool. while Wood was given
plurality Of 63 in Wellsville. lndications
are that the result will be close. w; n
Mullins and Michael Gallagher, harding
men. lead in the district delegate night.
On the Democratic ticket Governor
Cox in an easy winner although a COM
paratively light vote was pollcd. scat
tcring; returns show that the names OF
W. J. Bryan, Wm. G. McAdoo and Her
bert Hoover were written on the ballot;
T. J. Duffy and r. T. Michener VIII
carry the county for district delegates
on Inc Democratic ticket.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
COLONEL LYONS
ENDS: HIS LIFE

CHICAGO. April 2T.-Coloncl George
w. Lyons, formerly commander OF the
old Sixty-ninth Infantry. New York Ma
tional Guard and u Spanish War veteran
was found with Il bullet wound In ms
head at his home tonight and died a
few hours later at hospital.
soon after Colonel Lyons retired n
his bedroom, a shot was heard. by q
member of tho household. Colone'
LYONS was found lying on his bed un-
conscious md his old army revolver
lying beside him.
Colonel Lyons was said by memo
Of his family to have been dssponden,
because Of i'll health and d!sappoint-
ment at having been rejected for sery-
icc in the World War. He had been
employed with coffee concern for the
last seven years
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
HEAVY FINES FOR
OHIO CAME WARDEN
,peci.l To The Intelligenccr:

Special To The Intelligenccr:
STECBENVILLE. Ohio. April Il
John Crawford, Jefferson county game
warden and ex-constable. pleaded guilty
today: to indictments charging him with
playing poker for money and for
assaultinE Harry solchak Of Harrison
county on Wheeling and Lake Erie
train at Adena. He was hned ]iVo on
the first charge and $25 and costs on
the second Judge Smith in assessing
the fines. told Crawford that the fine
for gambling was heavier than that
usually imposed because OF the fact
that as an officer Of the law he should
have been enforcing the law instead of
breaking il.