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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Jan. 2l.-Cog-
nizance was taken by the senate sub
committee investigating tn" Mexican
situation to-day OF the official effort
that Is being made hy Mexlc" ~ prevent
IN. ,aklug Of testimony. wh"a there WIS
;psrr,ed IN the record the Mexican con
SmTs INSTRUCTIONS from IN" fore gn oftiC".
That was followed by a request {" Hen
~ Enrrns. who had jus, testified. 10 re
porl "a The committee any r"fuSal ~ II
Mexican consul Ia Wis" his passport
4 great majority OF Americans who
have testified do not expect to rturn
~ N;.XtCu MrxiCanS have not Yet been
asked to apr:tr but many have express
ia A willingness 10 testify. although
most Of them would prefer such pr"t"C-
IN - am rNrr'.tIS" hearing might af-
ford them Only few or them would
risk returning 10 Mexico IL the prcsent
time even mad they not been made
awarp uf the CarrauZa governments ~
'.-fton 10 declare traitors all who tes
',Ev
Rasard!ng the Mexican government ;
ASkiKade toward irf own nationals. y Ap'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
ANTI-SEDTTION BILL
ATTACKED BY OWEN

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l.-The German
anti. .sedltion bill, pending in the house
was attacked by Senator Owen. Demo
crat. oklahoma. in an address here To-
nigh, before the National Popular Gov
crnment league. OF which he Is presi-
dent Senator Owen said the measure
extended governmental power beyond all
reasonable inhibItions, violated the spir-
il of the constitution. and placed In the
Office Of postmaster generai powers
which should not be intrusted 10 any
bureau clerk"
Such arbitrary power would assured.
~ be abused" said Senator Owen and
liberty Of speech be under an ever
dangerous menace. / have too much
faith IN the common sense and patriot
ism Of some llo.nO0.ooO of American
people 10 believe that either their opin-
ions about their government or their
government itself can be 'ovcrthrown
BY handful of extreme theorists.
Ninety percent of the talk apout the
danger Of a BolshcvlN revolution IN
this country is nonsense. IT is high
time to discount hystcria and return TO
normal thinking. Moreover. believe
the time has come 10 llberate all mere
political prisoners as all European ma
tIons have DONE"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
SOCIALIST MEMBERS
STRONGLY ARRAIGNED
IN ALBANY TRIAL

ALBANY, y. 7. Jan. ?l.-lnvesnSa;;
ton OF the loyalty of the five suspended
Socialist assemhlymen was started al
their trial today before the Assembly
question as TO whether Socialists can
hypocriticaIly masquerade es 4 po!ltlcal
party strike hands with every agency
of force and revolution, and StilI MAKE
simple American people understand they
arc not sworn enemies of their country
and ready TO overthrow II.
This assertion was made today by " r.
tin W. LIttiCton, taking the floor thc
hciGhth Of an uraiorlcal battle IN NniCh
counsel for both Sli.s unilmhHrtd then
ed the present mrcsu usa'lon VIII not
prove tempest III teapot
He charged that Tru;cky and Lcn!nc
are attempting installation ~ America
Of tho Soviet form Of government and
that before III" waves II pubic opinion
country viii understand that this so;
called political party ~ thv AGENT and
Co-cona rira;or with The dnrls forces Of
the invisible empire whose bic ls
forcihC destruction Of Constitutional
government in Am'rl"a.
Opposing y mntiun that charges
against III, five Socialists be dismissed.
Mr. Littlrton declared that "lhe repre-
arntatiun With rri"r"r""s t" what these
livc men did and wha, they profess and
what hoy engaged 10 do stands out as
plainly as anElhIng can stanc "ut--that
they gave th''r allegiance. wholly and
solely 20 an alien 1id invisible empire
known rs the international" ruled Ivy
aliens paying rar;s riU"s and that they
src The hired sCuulS of group OF
aliens. come 10 ca3rS out tbs plans Of
the councils Of = -<ov"rnmrnt
Morris lIilipuII, IA IlH nam"di mon
famous in history had h.ld view :
Opposed To tho mai - and added.
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WILL BE OPPOSED.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l.-Strong op-
nusitiun TO the anti-scdition bill now
dcadlnckcd in the house because leaders
believed the provisions too drastic. is
cxpe"tcd To- develop tomorrow when the
rules committees begins hearings on
,yha, constitutes scdition md free
speech. TIL" eXcCutiE" committee OF the
American Federation of Labor arranged
tonight to prrSrn, views opposing those
of Attorney General Palmer, who Will
defend IN" Graham hill. which he or
tginnlly sramrd. Samuel Gompers,
rr"sid"n; "f tn" federation. Will be the
chief Spuk cSmAn for organized labor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
GREATER CITY
IN THE CENSUS
# COURT ACTS

Harry p. Corcoran. manager of the
Wheeling Chamber Of Commerce. is In
receipt Of letter from ". NJ. Steward
acting director Of the Bureau OF thr
Census at Washington. which states
that If the Greater Wheeling act is ad'
Judged to have become effective on OF
before the first Of the year that tho hS'
ures for tho Greater City will he tabu'
Is not considered in operation until II
is settled by the Judges OF the state
supreme court and il Is settled favor
ably to the ACT. fOotnntes or oth"r an
notation will be used TO show III" pop
ulation Of the city. Th" ruling is sim
liar 70 the one given by Director Stew.
ard in telegram to The Gntel!lgercer
u week ago.
The letter IL as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU or CENSUS
WASHINGTON, u. c.
January 20. la:o.
Manager Chamber of Commerce,
Wheeling. West Va
Dear Sir
Mr.. Rogers. Director - the Cen
sus. is absent from the pftice for
few days and l acknowledge receipt
of your letter of the l6ta instant
Section "A OF the Act OF March s.
1919. providing for the fourteenth
and subsequent censuscs directs
shall relate 10 January lst nf the
year In which the enumeration shHll
be made. The population OF Wheel
ing. W. Va. must relate TO January
|. 1920. II tho law extending the
corporate limits OF the city Is en-
acted to take effect on or before
January l. 1920. the population Of
the territory included b. II viii, OF
course. be included In the figures
published for this census. II the
Act dos not take effect until Janu-
AIRY .. 1920. the fisures for adjacent
territory will bc carried in a fort-
note 10 the table relating to the
statistics for Wheeling In any
event tho population In question
viii he presented either In The table
FOR the city or in connection there
with.
I trust that thus arrangement will
BE- satisfactory 10 you.
Very truly yours.
W. NJ. STEWARD.
Acting Director
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GIRL ARRESTED At
ATLANTA SAYS She
IS JEANNE De KAY
MASQUERADED IN
AVIATOR'S UNIFORM
Refuses to Discuss Reasons
For Running Away From
Home at Chicago

ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. 2I.--Admr>sron
tina, she was Jeann" De- Kay. "f Fhica-
go. for whom a natlon-wIdr search has
been in progress. was said by police TO
have been made today hy young woln-
an arrested here yesterday while mas
QueradInE IN an aviItor's UNIFORM.
Chlef Of police Beavers asserted that
the description Of the missing Chicago
Slrl tits the girl arrested here.
Claiming al first that Shr WAS Jeanne
De Lonee, a Belgian widow and mat
she was cnroute from Columbus, Ohi"
10 Pensacola, Florida 10 engage IN uylng
the girl finally admitted she was Inc
De Kay girl. the police said.
Te!egramS were sent 10 Chi"as" Tor
an accurate description OF III" missing
girl and these were sald 70 nj the girl
held H., "ccurately even 10 scar on
the shoulder
The Young woman refused 10 discuss
why she ran away or where Sh" hlu
been for the past ten days.
ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. 2l.--DrcsScG IN
the masculine uniform Of an aviator.
young woman was being held nj police
station here tonight. while frankly puz-
zled polio" sought to determine whether
she is Jeanne Annie Dhhar. missing
proteEc OF Jane AddamS Of Hull House.
Chicago.
The clrl IN appearance corresponds
to press DESCRIPTIONS OF Miss Dc Kay,
except her hair IS b"hhcd. and the word
Helen" is tattoocd on her arm. Under
questioning today police said she dcclar-
ed she knew" Miss pekaS and then
said she was Miss Dekay, hut tonight
denied IL. She frst gave her name as
Jeanne DeLonge. Belgian widow Of a
French soldier.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2l-Thc description
Of the woman being held by the police
al Atlanta. Ga, does no; correspond
with that Of Jeanne Anna Nc Ray. 1t
was said tonight at Hull House.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
SHONTS' WIDOW
IN MILLION SUIT
FOR ALIENATION
MRS. AMANDA THOMAS
IS THE DEFENDANT
Sensational Sequel to Late
Millionaire Leaving Estate
to Woman Friend

NEW YORK. Jan. 2l.-CharE"d with
alternating the affections Of tho late
Theodore r. ShontS president Of the In
terhorough Rapid Transit company. Mrs.
Amanda c. Thomas. rcsiduary legatee OF
his estate, today was made the defend
ant in a Sl.nO0,000 damage SUIT brought
by Mrs. Mllla D. Shonts. widow OF the
railway president.
Mrs Shonts set forth that she was
married to Mr.. Shonts At Centreville.
Iowa. December IS. 1881. and enjoyed
his affection. support, protection and
comfort" until about l9ln. In 1906 she
alleges Mrc Thomas became acquainted
with her husband and thereafter she
succeeded IN gaining his affections and
by her arliflcts and wiles enticed Theo-
dore ?. Shonts from the society OF the
plaintiff"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
RATES ARE SMASHED

NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-Utter collapse
and decentralization overlook the torelfn
exchange market today resulting IN
new low records for British, FRENCH
italian and various other European re-
mittances. xu
The rate for British demand bills 1eil
TO 3603. or 81 cent under irs previous
minimum. and Paris checks. ltaiiah
lires and Belgian francs broke IN cor
responding or greater degree.
Dealers in exchange were again IN
cllned 10 attribute today's collopse 70
such we'll known and long existing con-
ditions as the unfavorablc trace pal
ances against almost ali the foreign CEN
tres and the failure Of the United states
Senate to ratify tho peace treaty.
In other quarters. where the SITUATION
has given rise to increased misglTings'
today's slump was more directly associ-
a ted with the process Of "defation, due
to the stringent credit conditions de-
manded by the Federal Reserve board
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
Big Seizure Of Liquor
By State Constabulary

GREENSRCRG. Pa. Jan. :l.-A1
automobile truck loaded with whiHkay,
was captured by state troopers and
county detectives near here today, and
three men said to have been in charHe
Of the truck. were arrested. The offie-
crs reported that several armed mon. IN
an automobile preceding the truck.
escaped. They expressed the opinion
that the armed men were guarding the
LIQUOR. which was going in the direction
Of the coal regions. Authorities sad
they believed the whiskey in the truck
was part Of the 100000 worth OF liquor
stolen yesterday from four FaysttN
rnnntY distilleries. 80
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
TREATY COMPROMISE
SUCCESS IN SENATE
SEEMS ON THE CARDS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l.-Markcd i'm
provement IN possibility Of composing
tht scnat, deadlock over the peace
treaty was reported tonight by leaders
In the bipartisan COM
promise negotiations
Although the leaders yesterday cAme
close to a schism. todays meeting, IL
was stated upon most authoritative IN
formation, resulted in material progress
toward a compromise. At no time since
the bipartisan conference began
week ago. one Of the active leaders de-
clared, have the prospects been SO
bright for an agreement between lne
four Republican and five Democratic
members Of the committee. II vas aoo-
ed moreover. that tomorrow plsnl
bring another change in the situation
Possibility of harmon!zing differences
over the fundamental controvefsiesE
article ten Of the League OF Nations
covenant and the question OF equal vol
in= in the league--werc the basis OF
frrling among the conferees tonight
thai compromise may yet be reached.
TIM conferecs also feel sure that, pos
sih!y with some difficulty. any compro-
mise which the bipartisan conference
could agree on would be accepted ny
the senate ,,,
Another session OF the conferees VIII
be held late tomorrow after the Repuo-
LEANS and Democrats confer in separate
councils earlier in the day. NUMBER
Of the mild reservation" Republicans
also plan 10 confer tomorrow prior 10
the meeting OF the joint conference.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
PARKER WINS THE
LA. GOVERNORSHIP

NEW ORLEANS, La. Jan. cl.---t'ol-
onel Frank P. Stuhhs ton 'Eht conc"d"G
the nomination Of John NJ. Parker -
Nv Orleans. former Progressive can
ddate FOR Vice presdcn, ms The Dcwo-
cratic candidate Ior governor IN yCstcr-
days state wiH primary Stuhhs'
headquarters estimated Park"rs rnV-
joritv AT from 5000 10 10000.
Belatod figures from ,thruu"hout tho
state tonight gave P"rk"r 57.2SH votes
and Stuhbs 5n.S70. The vote in New
Orleans stood for Parker Hl."G9 and
Stuhbs 25261.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
Earl budding Stricken;
Goes to Southern Resort

Special Dispatch 10 The Inteliigencer.
CINCINNATI. Jan. "I---Dr. T.. f. Dud-
ding. nctsd West Nirginian Prisoners
Maid leader. credited nationally with
having accomplished more than any
other student of prison conditions in
America. has been Siricfen with serious
a Temporary home IL the south.
The extensive sociological work OF the
Prisoners Relief society. founded by DR.
Dudding will be CONTINUED by J w.
Kount2 until such tive As Or. budding
is able to rcturn. a"corf'ing 10 announce
went made tCdav. hy friends Of the
rtricken man. Wide n'crrtt attract d
to thr splendid work "tar'ed AT tho
Wet virrinia state renitrntiary by DR..
Dudding. 1t is hoped. will sustain the
SoCiet
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DUTCH Will DECLINE
TO GIVE UP KAISER

THE HAGUE. Jan. 21.--Thc reply Of
the Dutch government to the demand OF
the allied powJrs that the former Ger
man Emperor should be given up TO
them for trial is being drafted and will
be forwarded some tim" this week TO
the Dutch minister ~ Paris for COM
rnunicaticn 70 the allies.
Although Holland l. determined 70
stick closely 20 diplomatic precedent
snd No, publish OF intimate the text Of
the reply unth II is delivered. there is
apparently no cause at the present time
to make any change in the prediction
OF the Dutch newspapers that The Dutch
GOV ernmcnt will decline 10 accede to
the demand.
The Associated Press was informed
today BY a high official that the former
German cmpxor had been in no way
consulted about IN" reply. nor had he
even been officially informed Of the do
mand for his extradlction-
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TWO BIG DEALS FOR
COKING COAL CLOSED

trN1ONTOWN. Pa. Ian. 1.-Two
sales, involving 3@0 acres Of Fayette
county coal lands for 4 total consider
alton Or more than half a million dol,
lars. were recorded today whau tho
deeds were entered IN tho county crsr,
here. &
tn" transaction was the SADIE by M
Republic and Connellsyille Iron 4 COX ,
Co. Of 80 acres IN Rcdstone townSh' =
70 the Conn"ll~vi'le Coke company tor
S454.onn
Under tho other dcrd. J. Fl. Hillman.
Jr. becomes owner Of no acres Cf cna !
lands wf Nicholson and German town
ships. Erhr sale was made by IN" Con-
coidatrd Coke cumpany for 500 200
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
WALSH RESOLUTION
CR|TICISING SIMS IS
HELD over 4 DAf
DANIELS DEFENDED
BY GENERAL BORNETI
Admiral Grant Discloses Fail
ure to Reward Officers Who
Perfected" Sub" Devices

WASHINGTON, Jan. .1.-The naSaI
reached the floor Of the senate today
each tine bringing fSrth ,SDb.eonmittes Sls.ep SsS
continued its inquiry. with AA1of GEN.
eraI George Barnett. commandant OF tue
Marine corps, and Rear AdmifG W.,
Grant, war time commander of tne WsI
battleship force OF the Atlanrc neet a. I
witnesses.
The controversy Arst reached he.
senate when Senator Walsh, Demoerxf.:
Montana. introduced q RESOLUTION esi1-
cizing Rear Admiral william SIM
for recent testimony oeiore oht.ctio,, Lns ~
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts. Re.
publican leader. the resolution TeNt
over.
Later the dispute bobbed up En1n
ter,s ssTater HitcssS 1ssssf Of s,s.d Sy s:ssa
Pittman. OF Nevada, Democratic mem
ber Of the stiEAtinE committAa, qo1.
Quoted a successful filibustef 1e1sAek
the resolution Of Senator IN q
allow the committee TO employ eounst
Pending further action BY The sonAle
on his resolution. Chairman AaA ~
journed hearings q the .ub-ecm.attss.
Hdmiral Austin II. Knight. head Of tks
board which passed on medal recnY-
nendations before ther subrninsiea 70
Secretary Daniels will Be heard
Dsfsadsd ~ Dasast4
General Barnett in his testimony 1oy;
fore the subcommittee, took issue VIII
Admiral Sims, saying that there va:
need for promulgatton 6y b1eseUy
Daniels Of a definite policy On nagAf
medal awards, as Admiral Sims haA,
contended The act authcrtSing oacc.
rations, the marine corps cornma0eeat
held, vas sufficiently explicit 70 gu1ee
commanding officers IN selecting men
to be rewarded. Although he expee1e44
rerret 10 the naval secretary that MI
OF his Recommendation were not faxort
ably considered, Geneyal Barnett tcl
the committee he accepted the reply cf
Mr.. Daniels that the line had 70 Do
drawn somewhere to uphold the value.
Of decorations. !
Grants DiBcionrN.
Declaring that Thomas 4 EAlSen,
contrary TO popular belief. had .1it1e; IN
do" with the perfection Of aubmaftno
detecting devices during the var Rear
Admiral Grant told the committee that
two Young officers on his staff, Com.
mandE c. s. Mcdowell and Lieutenant
Comm ander Miles Libbey. we're largely
responsible for the successful develop,
nent Of the apparatus. The admitar
said that he recommended both onitcsrs'
for navy crosses, but that they did Hot,
receive the awards. tr...S'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
START CAMPAIGN
ON MOONSHINING

HUNTINGTON. Jan. 2l-Plans for an
extensive campaign on bootieggers and
moonsh hiners were outlined today by
Grover G. Holt. internal revenue agent.
Illicit diStillers have grown bold In
the last few weeks. Mr.. Holt said, be-
cause Of the Inad"quacy Of federal Of
ticials 70 cope with the new conditions.
With the return of fifteen newly ap-
pointed agents from Columbus. where
they have been attending a school" for
prob; bition agents conducted by the fed
cral officials. Mr. Holt said that he now
had a force which Will likely wipe out
moonshining in the hills OF the south
ern section of the state. An equally &C
tive campaign VIII be carried on In the
northern section Of the state. Mr. Holt
said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22

L. Z. Katterfeld. Alexander Bilan.
Max Bedacht. Edward LndSren and
Jack Carney.
John Reed. editor OF II" Voice OF
Labor" Harry Shipman and l.. h. Eng
land Of the State Executive committee.
and Edgar Owens, State secretary.
Three Of those indicted arc women.
the most prominent Of whom is Mar
Earct Prevcy of cleveland. who was
delegate TO the national convention OF
the communist labor parEty. held here.
Those named in the indictments are
chatg"d with conspiracy to overthrow
the government. The Indictments are
the outErowth Of raids by agents Of
states Attorney MaClay Huyne on New
Years Eve. 2i hours before the nation
vide roand up OF Reds was launched.
More than 500 suspected radicals were
taken inIth~ round up by Hoyne's men.
Reed, Lloyd. Charles Baker and Mrs
Prevey. the latter two from Cleveland.
are the best known in the lot Lloyd. a
millionaire resident Of Evanston. is
sergeant alarms Of the communist labor
party His indictment is based on
newspaper interviews following the
Red round up in which he proclaimed
himself as the "rcd6est OF the Red"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
SIX MILLION DEAL .
RIDS CONSOLIDATION
OF SHIP INTERESTS

Special Dispatch to Tho Intelligencer.
BALTnoHE, nd, Jan 2l.-At
. meeting Of the directors OF tho
Consolidation Coal Company, Of
west virgins, In New York today,
". L. Andrews, Of Baltimore, was
elected vice-prc sidcnt Of tho bg
corporation. The directors also an
nounced that they have sold OF tho
eompary's holdings In the CoastWtse
transportation company, amounting
to &c, o4s shares to W. A. Hartman
q Company, bankers. OF New York.
for $3.50 q share, or S6,51l $50. This
means that the Consolidation COM
pa tntaH d< to rid itself Of all its
present holdings In shipping inter
eHtS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
One Injured In Crash
On the Baltimore & Ohio

IN1UNrUWN l"l.. JIn. Il l.1l;l-
NOR and ON" It.:"m:rr train "" 'G.
Pittsburgh - i'tIIm"nt- 'r'ts,..'d lrdu
th. r':'r end &C fr"i+:h ira ~ out
Cr"p 'uday. RI" crews "l the pIA~'n-
ger rn, ~ .,uI tn rear i",.sh, 'u.. ~.
iurup'd h-t"r" IN" crash. md escaped
injury. uut Ralph Ma.oIr. Supervisor
uf 'lr $mithii"ld rarls e.: n E.lt.-
NOR" and OHIO railroad COMPANY. r.dlnS
on the passenger locomotive. dad not
ha;. time 10 CSC AZ. md II, vas pnln-
fully injured about til" legs.
Tn" freight train stalled just as L
wa ahoui to take = siding and ='vs rhr
riEhi uf Way L. Ih' passenger. Two
locomotives were badly damaged in Tnr
''r1sh and TIA, express car Of III" pass"u-
ger tram drrailcd. Ia lrUad officials
are N '@iieatine the wreck.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
CHAMBERS DENIES
KNOWLEDGE Of CRIME

HUCKHtNSON. w. Va. Jan. 3l:-At
tn, inquest held To-Day, Alfred ChaW
Der. * suspected Of knowledge Of the
MURDER of boyd pebarr. whose ooay
ga. found BY school children near the
riIr ground, here. denied strongly that
hc was connected with the killing. \
wad from the shell thar killed Debarr
was removed from the base OF the
brain and was similar in size to those
used in the shotgun owned by Cham
bcrs.
Debarr. former restaurant owner or
Buckhannon. left home al five oclock
briiay morning. 10 hunt skrnkS. SHIRT,
iv ;tfttrrard chambers. armed with 4
ShotS1Ir,. ami carrying Sevoral skunSS.
carc from the wood in which the body
was later found. Chambers is lo"Esd
uu ia the. UrShur county all toniSht.
IN" inquest Will b. continued tninoT-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
ALLEGE PASSENGERS
BODY WAS ROBBED OF
$4,000 IN WRECK

7ITTSBrCf:H Jan. 2l.--IosHnh /
Lr"r. who vas kllrd in :he wreck OF
tn" Pitts shurEh and Chicago ENrrcSs be-
',ccca E1s, PalcstIrr and New Water
l,.rd. o.. Yesterday. IVES robbed Of 500
80. q"ccrGn- I" reports which REACHED
h,r2 'rdar .rrn. Easr Pa!"stin". where
J. -. ''anTosscn. coroner Of Cclumhiono
crIuty is investigating The cause Of the
wreck.
Fcuus"l"ar!1 railroad oflrials hcr3
sad ,ht'v lad hoard If thc loss OF tha
money and lnI instructed cmploEcs on
H.. .I..r"d - 'pves'rCatc 4 T7rtfully,
bat no rtn"r; mad y't hc"n made.
ln". Hr. nrdluC - information re-
C.IN'd h,r, vas M Immigrant from
- RIA IN hs wny Ia JOIN his son in
irII WiNn" lnu.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-22
FEARS FELT FOR SAFETY OF THE TRANSPORT
POWHATAN AND I'll PASSENGERS ON BOkDd

tanning a tow or having her I'll pas:
senEcrs taken off. r.,1-rs..
During the night the freighter Vest.
ern Comet succeeded in getting . iI.i4
aboard and towing the transport ,..3
miles toward this port when she Aa9
compelled to abandon the effort Ths
transport Northern Pacific and Other
ships are standing by ready to take
or her passengers and render other ass
sistance as soon as the seas niodernle.-
Arrangements are being made hera5 TO-
provide tho Powhatan's passehsefss
with medical attention IL needed upgn.
their arrival in port. 80 -,
The Canadian government stea,ESE-
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