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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-19

Republican plurality 1,1s4,5ss
TfaiSlated into electoral votes,
IDS Republicans do relatively .., a.
Weil this year as they did Two
years ago, this means q Republi.
an president with control Of bcli'
houses Of congress. :.
n this connection an analysis O.
tie growth In Republican plurali.
III. based on the total vote Tor
4Sonrressional candidates since
,iSH. & significant. The figures
iICn.
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Total Democratic votes no

Total Democratic votes 1902
Preliminary canyasses N !ns
various states indicate that The
drift is still with the Republicans
For this and other reasons the Ne N
t;onal committee Is strongly OF tils
oninIon their coveted six seats IN
the United States ssnate-Caliior
MA. Idaho, Nevada. Kensucky'
MARYLAND and South Dakota.
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EARNS FoR sAIEI

s csESSTS1I Niss06G S1sls-:
sand for Lists. 100 ARMS b ca;
.lovay county. Missouri With M
description and price for each; u
MiSsouri'S best grain and blen grass
county. Koonts 4 Palmer. Fulton.
No. SM.azt-lSae
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-19

Total Republican votes 5l,S42
In tbe Democratic rate for the
nomination for United States sen.
ator 1,O9I precincts reported the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-19
LOST
RURNIsHED ROOMS

FOR RENT-TWo light housskeep-
ing rooms for man and VIE.
700 Grafton street. Phone 9H-M:
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Aus. ls'

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. 81
n lie Congressional elections twe
years ago the Republicans carried
20 states, while the Democrats
M1ge successful In -. 90
8 de Republicans retain taell
hold On Tie states from which tney
1i6eted ecnpessmen two years
70, tie leaders Say that on election Z y
Nit this year they vii have ~ :
electoral votes for Harding anu
Coolidge 70 1Ss for Coz and Aoose'
n 1915 the popular and electoral
solS va divided as follows s, az.
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AZ Tie congressional elections IN
1a19 the total vote was: .oo 20,
Republicans ........ e,eS Ss,Sr
Democrats ,,..".... s'aze,l00
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-19

EXQUISITE Furs at Reduced
Price Now at osgoOds-Ady.
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spnCIAL NOTICES,

Guiding probable expenditures tor
municipal purposes, and proper a.
|lovances for delinquent taxes, e.
pehse Of collections and eonttn'
gencies; but deducting thsreirom
the money In the city treasury sp-
'plicable 10 said purposes durMg
Tie year and doth determine ana
estimate the several amounts 70
be levied IS follows:
CURRENT MUNICIPAL PuR-
POSES.
ESTIMATES
Estimated receipts.
la The amount due the muntc'
lpality for regular municipal Dur.
poses. and tho amount that wiz
become due and ccllecth!e nom
every source for such purposes,
except from the levy Of taxes %
be made for the current fiscal
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Friends in this city were shocl
ed TO hear OF the death OF Mfs ].
Mabel Arlou Bowers, q, vile CT
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
Charge Palmer With Letting Down the
Liquor Bar During Primary Campaign
13-MOnthS-OId Child
Taken By kidnapperS

NORRISTOW\. Pa. June 2.-Blakc-
ley Coughlin. Is months old son OF MIR.
and Mrs. George H. Coughlin. wcll-to-do
residents Of this place, was stolen from
his crib early today and late tonight
the parents had no trace of the where.
aboutS Of the chubby, golden haired
little boy. The child was kidnapped
from Il second story room which was
reached by tho abductorS placing a
long ladder against the side nt tn"
house. The ladder was taken from a
nearby building operation. The kidnar-
ping occurred at the COughlln country
fonc near NorriStown.
Tonight the police said they had bccn
unable L. learn a motive for tn" crilu"
and the county commissioners offered II
reward Of $500 for tho apprehension
and conviction OF the perpetrators OF
the act.
An examination 81 the surrounding
ground showed footprints and the au-
thorlticS are proceeding ON IN" theory
that a man and woman familiar with
the interior Of the toughlln home may
have taken the child.
The child's mother discovered the
kidnapping about : Il. m, when Sh" was
awakened by noise. Sh" hurried 1"
the haby'S room, which adJoinS that OF
the parents, and found him gone: Ihc
moon was shining brightly and she
saw no one leave the house and did not
Coughlln is the president Of a litho-
graphing company Of Philadelphia; a
graduate Of Princeton university and
was manager of tho Princeton football
team in 1907 He asserts that he has
no enemies who would kldnap tn" child.
and does not believe former servants
would have done SO.
The child has blue eyes. is well deNel-
orcd for it's age. very bright and has
four upper and four lower teeth.
To Institute Search
HUNTINGTON. w. Va. Jun" III.
b.. Watt, general manager of the Hun
tinEton Water company, brother Of Mrs.
CouGhlin. whose baby was stolen 70
night at Norristown. Pa, said tonight
he had taken steps 10 inauguratc Il ma
tion-wlde search for the infant. Police
OF states adjoining West Virginia have
been asked TO and IN the hunt. Mr.. Watt
believes the child may be held Tor ran
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
PRISON THREAT
TO R. R. OFFICIALS
WARNING ISSUED BY
FEDERAL COMMISSION
Must Clear Up Freight Con.
gestion or Face Penal !.
Provisions z:

WASHINGTON, June 2.-WarninE
that the penal provisions OF the inter:
state commerce act would be invokeo
unless the railroads comply with orders
desig gned TO relieve freight congestion
was issued today by tho interstate com.
mercc commission.
The commission in telegram to
Daniel Willard. chairman Of tho Associ-
alton OF Railway Executives car ser,
vice committee, said that inspectors re.
ports had shown that deliveries Of
equipment as ordered by the commission
were not being made. The matter wiz
be investigated, the commission added.
Telegram To willard.
The telegram to Mr.. Willard was sign
ed BY Commissioner Atchison and said:
THE commission desires me to-
state that the present emergency
which led the commission to issue ITS
service orders numbers l. and -.
(relatIve to interchange OF freight
cars: 10 abroEation Of inter-road con.
tracts and contracts with shippers aS
to freight routing; and to deviation
Of freight from regular routesl ls OF
such grave character that full and
prompt compliance with the orders In
detail must be expected. Reports
which come IL. JUS from our inspectors
throughout the country show that IN
many instances deliveries OF equip
ment have not been MADE as requires
by service orders = and ;. =
"In candor, the commission 1eels u
should state to executives or carriers
who are represented by the committee
Of which you are chairman, tnat
prompt, fun and literal compiiancS
with these service orders Is expeSse0
and that violations thereof will BE-
made the subject Of inquiry by the
commission with the view 10 institu-
tion of proceedings for the ENFORCE.
ment Of the penal provisions OF the
interstate commerce act governing
violations Of orders Of the commission
in such cases. =.
THE commission will appreciate ~
II you will see that your conmitteS.
understands our position in this mat
ter and that the policy outlined
communicated to all carriers anecteo.
The public interests to be served IN
this emergency require immediate ana
complete compliance with these OF.
ders SO that the transportation needs
of the country may be even partially
met. 1t is hoped that compliance
with these service orders Will oe 80
prompt and free that there may De no
occasion for recourse to the penalty.
sacti ions of the act"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
MASON STANDS PAT 1
ON CRAFT CHARGES
AGAINST BARUCR

WASHINGTON, June 2.-B. NJ: Bar
uch, former chairman Of the war lnour
tries board. wrote to RepreSentatEs
Mason. Republican. Illinois IooaS srss.
and the attorney general the eTioenss NJ
which prompted him to chsrse IN hsS
house recently that Mr.: Baruch nag
stolen $50 .0O0.on0 from the government
Mr. Baruch further demanded that ne
bc Immediately" brought to the par 9s
iutsice and condemned TO punisnmen. y
found guilty. and eNonerated II Ihn0-
cent, from the infamous an" an1 '''aie'
W1 Ma son. in a letter OF reply MADE
nublic tonight said that since iookln$'
over his previous statement, ne "s.
amend il 10 say that. you ana your
sociates stole $500. 100000 in Upper
aInna" He added that the matter on
which he based his charges. alreaay wss ~
before congress in connection win tho
investigation of war expenditures 90,
You certainly do not enpec. -tinsS,s1 s ~
present this ma matter 10 a,tornev Sou general:
Mr., Mason said. and adder I shaii: Y
7 live. ask the attorney general OF InS
tinted states after March !. 1911 y
proceed civilly and cnmlhaAiy as~s
Won and your associates.
Decia ring that Mr.. Baruch. when head
of the war industries board, haa ap-
nninted a cooperative commltte "
copper with John D. Ryan; OF rev orsI 1orn
Of Of copper producing plants in the
Unite dsta,es. as members. MI; M,Sen @
charged that this committee had Ha. ai,o%. nssc.d
c dcopper producers to buy "a AZ ors rsapr1SS pSS
su tho, This Committee after the war per.
mitted rr'Ht 100, 10000 pounds OF copper
wbich ,,ttr the government, he said. pur.
rhased at q cents a pound. to be sold
back to the producers at Is Genus .
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
RA|LROADERS WANT
18 PERCENT ADVANCE
IN WAGES At ONCE

CHICAGO. June ".-tiranting OF an
Immediate increase Of Is cents an hour
70 all railroad employees pending ftnal
decision Of the United States railway
labor board was urged at todaN'S ScS-
sion BY l.. + Jewell. acting president
of tn" railway federated shop crattS
The board also was requested by Repre-
scntativCs Of big railway br"thcrh""0S
70 close itN public hearings at one" and
60 into executive session 10 act on wage
demands.
The board would cndearor 10 reach a
decision as soon as possible, Judge X
NJ Rarton, chairman. said IN reply nut
desired To CIV" hearing 10 all groups
so entitled. The hoard then listened To
arguinrnts presented by J. l.. l.uherscn'
president Of the American Ira'n DIS
patchcrs' Association. a new orSaniZa-
ton. ,..,
and chief train diSpatchrrS receive : ::
cents to 3" cents an hour I"SE .%,t, %
their suhordInatcs. He asserted th"'
tho dIspatChcrS had always poem con-
s,dered as railway officials instead "t
,.mnloyes or laburCrS, and that their
nav and disciplinary rights wHr" inSuth-
,;cnt TO command the respect Oh tht
men they supervise
The rroposcd 80 percent increase was
yround that il still left them with Sa!
aries below the minimum paid 'hrIt
subordinates. Requests for an cigh'
hour dav with compensation Tor over
,'ns and time and half for sundays.
wcr, presented. The r"ard was t"'o
mat ,hcrc is a scarcely OF dlSpaicn"rS'
MANY having left the service Tor pc'-
,hr conclusion OF the hearing r.
r Vchi,cr. chairman of the railway
executives declared that as his com
mittrc was unable 10 ascertain neto!e
hand lust what the disrntchcrS requests
would be his rcbuttal could not De rrr.
nnartnn said, however. that tn" board
r.",,rd meet as usual tomorrow 10 hear
what rcbuttal the executives may car"
10 nreScnt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
SPROUL GETS UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT
OF PENNSYLVANIANS FOR THE PRESIDENCY

today. ANNOUNCED that Senator Boirs
Penrose. who was elected chairman Of
the Pennsylvania delegation would at
tend the Chicago convention. despite his
illness.
Il desire TO say. have just had a
long and satisfactory conversation with
Senator Pcnrose. He Is in better health
than IN several days. Though GONZALES
cIng steadily. there Is a complication Of
local disorders which keeps him home
bound. The senator says ne expects TO
20 TO Chicago. He will leave as quick
ly as advisable to do so. He says he
fully expects to be in Chicago by Sun
day. The senator is interested deeply
in harmony and the progress Of our
meeting here today. He hopes 10 be
here as he arranged the call for the
meeting. but he feels confident the dele
gates will act in harmony and in good
spirit.
Though he cannot see YOU here. he
SAYS. he expects to see you all in Chi
cago in q few DAYS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
SUGAR PROBERS DECLARE PALMER'S ACTION
RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESENT HIGH PRICES

mittee that he had not fixed sugar prices
but had merely stated the position OK
the department as to prosecution Tor
profiteering - that Louisiana planters
selling at more than II and IL cents
Wholesale. would be prosecuted under
the Lever law.
There were eight findings IN the maj.
ority report, the resolution introduces
by Representative Tinkham. Repunna
can, Massachusetts, calling for an Inc
vestigation. confining the committee tnr
Quiry to Louisiana transactions.
The majority report says in part:
"The attorney general nxed sAto
prices at q time when he conSidefed
them rather high: had Just been ad-
vised by his representative in LoufsianAs
United States Attorney Henry Moon9yS
that such prices were In excess offhe
fair average price for the crop, and
when he had reason to believe that the
entire crop could he purchased At IL %
Is cents per pound. q.
THE legalistic method adopted By IL
attorney general. was wholly ineffective
as a means OF price control: II gave ap.
parent government sanction to extreme
iy high sugar prices which excited the
cupidity Of Cuban producers and caused
an advance In the Cuban market"
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PHILADELPHIA. June 2.-G0Eernor
william &. Sproul. at caucus OF fehn-
sylYania national delegates mere lQuaS'
announced that his name would De pre-
sented to the Republican national CON
vention as candidate for president
but was opposed to the delesa'ion
taking any formal action as unit
The governor said:
my name will be presented 70 the con-
vention. and ] should much rather nave
the support OF our delegates. as deter
mined by their own individual cohNic-
tions, than as representative OF any eau
Gus action or unit rule.
Despite the wishes of Governor Sproul
that ne be not formally endorsed. tn"
delegation unanimously adopted reso-
luton "unrescrvedly' endorsing me
governor for tho presidential nomina-
ton. and pledginE him it's SOLID support
The resolution was adopted by rising
vote Mayor J. Hampton Moore, o.
Philadelphia. will make the nominating
speech. according TO present plans.
Governor Sproul I'M an address here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03

WASHINGTON. June . The sugar
investigating committee in majority
report presented to the house today de,
clared that Attorney General Palmer haa
used his power as chief prosecuting Oh
ficer Of the government for the purpose
Of fixing maximum selling prices or
sugar in Louisiana. and In 40 doing act :
ed wholly without authority OF law and
In violation of his own construction OF
his Official duty
The report. prepared by Representa-
tive Hustled. Republican. New YORK, as
chairman. charged thut the legahstlc
method adopted by the attorney general
was wholly ineffective as means OF
price control" and that lit gave appar-
ent governmental sanction TO extremely
high sugar prices. which excited the
cupidity of Cuban producers. and caused
an advance in the Cuban market.
Representative Whaley, South Caro-. %
lima. and Summers. Texas, Democratic
members of the judiciary sub-commit-
tee. which conducted the investigation
refused TO sign the report and an
nounced that they would file minority
report Republican members. including
Chairman Hustled. who agreed in the
findings. were Representative Clausson.
Wiscon sin, and Boies. Iowa.
Mr.. Palmer insisted before the COM
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
CROSSCUP TOTAL IN
COUNTY IS LOWERED
Montgomery's Vote Shows
Loss of Six at Conclusion
Of Recount

MARTINSBl' RG, ". Va. Juno I'm
before the Berkeley county court today.
the total of Z. +. Morgan. candidate
for the Republican nomination for gov
crnor was unchanged at 63t S. E.
Montgomery lost six votes on The re-
count. his total dropping from 40 to
464 The GroSsCup total fell from 80
10 oil.
J. C. MCkown gained IL votes on his
opponent. II. L. HenShaw. for the Demo-
cratic nomination for stat" senate from
rh,. 18th district The new totals give
NrkOWn J55: Hcnshaw JHJ. MCk"wn
has pctitioncd for recount "f the Jci-
fcrs0n and Morgan county votes.
Attorneys will analyZ" tn" rccounts at
once and submit arguments n"At-Shtur-
daS morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03

WASHINGTON. June 2.-The tenta--
tive draft of tho Republican national
platform was given its finishing touch
Is at conferences here today and Sena-
tor Watson OF Indiana, who has been
In charge Of the task. will leave Tor
Chicago tomorrow, to confer with pros
pectivc members of the conventions
resolution committee.
The plank on Mexico was added to the
draft today. 1t vas written by senator
Fall. Of New Mexico. who headed me
scnatc's special subcommittee on MeHl-
can affairs. and later was revised IN
some minor respects at a conference at
tended by senator Watson Senator
Lodge. Of Massachusetts. the Republl-
can leader of the senate. and n number r
of other prominent Rcpublicans. IL Is
understood To follow in general the rec
combinations made by Senator Fan IN
his report Ia tho senate. declaring that
unless conditions in Mexico are I'M
proved the United states should inter-
Venc.
All mention Of prohibition is omitted
from tho tentative draft and II Is un-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
The situation In Detail

SPECIAL lr The InttlhGcn,"r.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jun" =
Judge f.. +. Morgan made further gains
in official returns from SIN additional
counties t0 report to tho secretary '"i
state TODAY With total of twenty
three counties reported, III" vote rs:
GrossCup. 9762; Montgomery 1886; Nor
gan 1881.
tho counties already reporting arc Nor
gan counties and tho Eom"rN
StrnnEnoids. including KanaWha and
other coal mining counties. have not
y"t made official reports.
IN the presidential preference rarN'
official returns from ,wCntN-SiN roun-
tics give: Sutherland "6lbG: Wood -
l69
rho vote for Grosscur. Montgomery
and Morgan IN the counties reporting
houn 100. ~. 32%; clay lS7. rs. -
Mason. 7I4, I0I2. SIS: PcndcIton @02. 26.
S2S: Summers go. 23j. 63'.
With possibility Of demand for r"-
count in kanawha and other counties;
the official reports 10 the secretary OF
state arc delayed.
Tho recount demanded by M"ntgom-
cry in twelve counties VIII begin IN RAJ
"iEh county in the following districts:
Rrsnc. Winding Gulf. Slahfnrk. Raleigh.
Ruojav and East gul. Raleigh is said
10 be q fertile field for q recount.
The labor organlzali ions, shop WORK
crs and employees of the coal and coke
district. Balitorc & Ohio railroad at
Gassaway. today offered assistance to
Mr.. Montgomery in his movement for n
recount OF the votes cast for governor
on TIE Republican ticket. and have a
movement on foot Ito raise funds to
assist in cleaning up fraudulent politics
in West virginia"
There were no developments in the
rae" for other state offices.
The official vote only will determine
candidates for superlntcnd"nt "I
schools and the Democratic nomination
for governor. As the official returns
now stand. Adam p. l,itt1cpage is lead
ing Arthur B. koontz by small major
ity. though koontz still claims ma
jority OF about 1000.
The vote for members Of the house Of
delegates from Kanawha county is:
George w. McClintic 1892; Edwin NJ.
Keatiey 4774: Earl Hastings 503f: I. q.
Nutter 3Sl1: Uriah Barnes 1859; Charles
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
sss,ooo FINE FOR CLOTHING
PRoPTTEERS AT SYRACUSE

SYRACUSE. y. Y, June 2--EXprcSs-
inr the hope that his action would serve
as a moral lesson TO all dealers tnr"uEm-
out the country who may be chaTsinE
uniusI prices for necessities, cdcra1
JmIxc Harland Il. Howe. of Burlington.
Vt, this afternoon imposed a SIH,Voe
flnc on the John A. Roberts company Oh
Utica. convicted Of protitccrinG. ,Ao
In imposing the fine. thC hca'lcSI inc
law would permit Judge Rowe said:
~ bclicvr that convicted proiltccrs
should be- sent to jail. That would do
NOR ihan ANYTHING else to Impress inc
merchants who are doing business thHI
they must Contnc themselves ~ i"''
and reasonable profits.
But the defendant being CORPORA
ton in this case there can be II" prison
sentence. believe 1t Is plainIE IN"
MN, sentence which Is S5,n0O on cach
Coun, or total OF $4,000. and such Is
the sentence OF this court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
Tentative Republican Platform for
Provisional Mexican Intervention

, derstood that those who conferred here
would recommend against any declara-
ton on the subject That issue. it WAS
suggested should be regarded as set
tied The tentative draft contains a
declaration. however. urging prompt rat
itication Of tho woman suffrage amend
ment.
Another declaration. still missing
from the platform. is that relating TO
the soldier bonus. The leaders here
said they we're unprcpared to make any
recommendation on the subject unoer
present conditions and that plank on
the subject would be worked out at chi
cago.
no attempt vas made 10 reach hnal
dccisio on n plank relating TO the
league Of nations. g.,
In its work the conference had be-
fore IL the plat form adopted by the E;r-
GINA Democrats and recently given the
approval Of President Wilson. 1t was
said that every effort was made so 10
phrase the Republican draft that IT
would make the issues as clear and dl-
rect as possible.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-03
Permitted to Sell u. s.
Ships to Foreigners

WASHINGTON. June while Civ
ing American shipping interests prefer
ence in the acquisition Of government
owned tonnage. merchant marine lcgis-
lation as agreed on today by senate and
housc confcrees would authorize the
shipping board TO sell vessels to foreign
interests. should "diligent efforts to
dispose Of the craft in this country fail.
Sales to foreign concerns. however.
could be made, under the compromise
bilI. only on q vote OF five of the seven
members OF the shipping board.
The legislation. as agreed on. would
direct the sale OF the government own
ed vessels "aS soon as practicable with
good business methods. but no time
limit for the sale is fixed. Pending sale
OF the ships. the board would be author
ICED to charter them to American con-
Germs