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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-07

West Frankfort ILL.,. (via Johnston
City) Aug 6.--With 200 militiamen on
active duty and moro arriving. West
Frankfort was quiet tonight aiter last
nights riottng There were only teN
small crowds on the streets and no fire.
arms were displayed. Officials were un-
able to learn the identity OF the tirc
men reported 10 have been killed.
The factions in the riotng we're the
English speaking residents and the for
Italians and make up about half the
towns population OF ll,O0O.
Feeling against the foreigners has
been running high for several months
aud reached climax with thS muroerS
Of Tony Hcmpel and Amicl Calcat"rr".
whose bodies were found in shallow
graves near Royalton. Monday.
Th" foreigners have been suspected
II having committed a series of recent
robhcrics in southern Illinois, ana ,r. re-
have been distributed In III" last few
weeks intensified public Indignation
against the. foreign element.
The majority of tho foreigners had
! military In Charge
West Franktcrr. Ills" tvia Johnston
Ci,yD--Aus. 6.-Ouict prevailed in West
Frankfort tonight after last nights
rloting IN which two score Of persons
were beaten. Reports that i've persons
wore killed could not be verified.
RriGadi"r General Frank J. Wells and
Colonel Frank Taylor arrived tonight
from Springfield and took charge Of the
situation Militiamen circlcd through
the town i'll automobiles and had the
streets cleared by eight o'clock.
II. watkins. who last night tclegraphed
Governor L.owdcn. asking that troops he
sent here tonight expressed the belief
that III" trouble had passed over.
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RESTORE. ORDER
At FRANKFOR
Feeling Runs High Against
Foreigners, Who Are Leav-
ing the Community

Columbus. O., Aug. 6.-Frank
Blanca. 46. an Italian said 10 be
wanted in West Frankfort. lll-
noiS. where Italian race riots
were reported 10 be in progress.
for murder committed August
>. was arrested here tonight. In
! company with Blanca was his
son. Paul. Is.
Police said the two drove here
from West Frankfort today, and
that they believed the automobile
had been stolen. When arrested
/ the elder Blanca was carrying a
! suitcase containing ten sticks of
: dynamite and loaded revolver,
, Adviccs from Illinois officers did
not state for whose murder
Blanca is wanted.
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Other Advances Reported.
Tenn, GOVERNOR
WILL RECOMMEND
SUFF AMENDMENT

Nashville. Aug. 6.--G"vCrn"r Roberts
~ Tennessee announced tonight that he
would issue tomorrow \ formal call Tor
n special session Of the T"nn"SSc" gem
eraI assembly. and that the call would
recommend thai the legislators consider
ratification of tho SuTraI" amendment
10 the federal o"rEtIfuiN"n. Tn" time
for the special session vas not an
nnmnred.
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INTEREST IN CAMPAIGN IS IN
HANDS or GOVERNOR
COX
Public Uuinpresssd with Con1ebt
which, So Par 10 without out
standing Personality
BY Marx Sullivan

CCoryrighr. 1920. y. Y. Evening Fost
Washington. Aug. In tho aHFoh'H
Of other issues the Democrats and Ne-
publicans ar" jawinG a. Zach other
good deal about campaign contrihu-
lions and other aspects or money
ThouRhtfuI persons must wish that he
candidates would discover sometNlng
more vital to talk about The = IN
is, no vital issues hav" Developed ahI
nsitbcr nF the candidate has Developed
a vital personality. l.,
suspect that ne!rh"r Of ,h"m IS
going 10 develop any personality Una.
the American public VIII regard as
vital Neither Of them has Il In MN
petI,c for personality We have grown
accustomed TO strong personalities In
this country. For twenty years mere
have been three mon with IN" capa'ISH
70 o,,ract votes from ono party 10 tho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-07
Add Poland 10 Russia

Johannesburg. Fast Prussia, Aug. .
tRy Th" Associated fr"SsD-- ll"Srrt t"rs
from the R0lSh"NiSt army reaching here
assert that IN" plans OF tho Russian
general staff nr" To delay an armi2tlCe
with Poland while N" boundaries OF
Russia arc rC-esta blish"A as they cN-
!qtcd in 1914. The intelligence service
Of the German frontier police. which j.
Understood 10 b. in reliable CommuniCa-
tion with B"lShevist Russia, Suhsthnt
AtcS these reports. saying III" plans are
well known 10 tn" Russian people who
have been told that when they ar" fuI-
MllnA III Viii NEnsc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-07
DISORDER IN IRELAND

Dublin. Aug. S--Two hundred soldiers
today raided and wrecked SIX houses
In the village OF Doom a''"rH'nS '' ~
The I.ecky Road roiice harraCSs 81 81
uatad IN me heart ot the national dis
tr.rt ~ Londonderry. were o"S'r'Hso
Ce,ra-E.,.
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THE wEATHHR.

Washington, Aug. s.-foreean;
saturday anil probably Sunday; no
change In tsmpsrature.
west Virginia and ohao-hoeal shun-
dershovsrs probably Saturday ana Sat
dsrshowers probably Saturday and sun
day: NOT nnpch change In temperature.
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300 U.S. TROOPS
'FRONT.' FUNSTON
To THE RESCUE
Judge Whitford Orders I'm,
mediate Recall Of Car
Strike Order

Denver, Colo. Aug. 6.-Flve hun
dred federal troops have been ordered
20 leave Camp Funston, Kan, for
Denver, not later than the morning
Of August T." according TO a telegram
received here tonight by Gov. shoup
f,m the central department Of tho
Uni.ed States army at Chicago.
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notn Requests Granted

WAshinEton, Aug. -tBy The ASSOC
lated press)-Soviet Russia has FOL.
lowed up it's successes against Poland
with a thrust into Southwestern Asia
and its forcas already are threatening
the Persian capital OF Teheran. Th!S
rather unexpected move by the BolShcN-
Xxi is believed by some rfftcials and
diplomats hero - ~ drert"h against
British and French dominion in the
Near East and Asia.
News Of the Soviet army'S advance
south and west Of the Saspian sea vas
conveyed today in official dispatch"
from John l.. Caldwell. American min
lister 10 Persia. and thu American con
sui a. Tabriz Tn" minister asked per
mission of tho state department 10 re-
move tho American legation from Teh'
cram in View bt the preparations II the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-07

Washington. Aug - Because OF
the rapid advance Of III" BolsheNik
army upon Tehcran, the Persian cap
;,al. the American minister there vas
authorized today by the state depart
mcnt 60 move the legation stan from
that city. 4 request from IN" Am
criCan consul at TRhriz, Persia. that
he be allowed to depart from that
place also was approved.
Washington. Aug. i -- Because of
the rapid advance of the Boishcvik
army, the PerSians ar" preparing u
evacuatc Tehcran. their capital. IN"
state department was advised today
ny John j.. Caldwell American min
lister 20 Persia.
This was the flrSt news - reach
the American government that III"
BolShcviki advRnc" in the Near East
had threatened the Persian CarttRi.
The probability Of a driv" in this d.
rcCtion had been expected, however.
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Ant.-Eutente Feeling

R"rlin. Aug. G.--Intcns" anti-"n'eni"
feeling is rampant in tn" ranks Of the
Russian B0lShcvik troops. and hatred
for tn" French is especially pronounced.
according 10 special dispatch To III"
Dcutsche Z"itCne from koenigs burg
iEne. Prussial Men OF the Rolshevik
army II says. openly hoast that no quar-
toy Will I've shown Entente officers and
mon who dare show themselves along
the frontier.
The Dc cSpAtCh assNrts there is no ami
mostly shown toward tho Germans on
the part or tho Russians. and that III"
latter reitrraic they do not propose to
violate German territory. Regarding
the Soviet Govcrnmrnts intentions with
respect 10 Poland. thr kocniGsburE
message credits the Fed army officers
who walk across the customs barrier at
T'rn~krn. with declaring rh0t Moscow Is
determined to incorporate Poland in the
Russian empire and restore tn Germany
tn" territory taken from her through
the peace treaty.
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Advance Checked in Northeast.

Paris AuE. s. Russian RolshA IL
forces which hay" h""n attacking tho
Poles northeast Of Warsaw for IN" Dur-
pos" nf cutting communications between
jhat city ana pnuz!C. seem to have been
checked for tho time hcinc. by tho dos
rornt" defense "r tn" Polish armies.
Dispatches received her" appear 20 in
iicat" M Improvement I'm "a" military
situation in that sector nf the front.
Observers arc inclined. however. 70
look oh III" :ichtluE n"Hr Rr"st-Li'"vsk
east - Warsaw. with som" concern. as
IL" Bnlsh"viG; have ma s@"d larc" forces
IN an effort /" break Through there. Il
is felt that the outcome ni the battle
now being waECd in that region may
decide the fntc Of Poland.
It IS possible tn" apparent slowing
down Of IN" Soviet attack IN the north
may y" due. however. {" difficulties en-
counterrd In hrinrinE food. munitions
and r"infnrrcmcnts H. the front over
country roads that ar" believed I" have
bcnH Thoroughly wrecked by the Poles.
If this j. tho case. IN" Poles may h"
gwen only a hr!cf breathing spell before
being called upon !" m""t the imnact Of
another tremendous drlv" toward their
capital.
Poles Strike Back.
While their comrades wcr" launching
a counter offensive in the north. the
Poles fGht!ng ou southern sectors "
the line have struck back At tn" Boil
sheviki mud hayr driven them from tor
ritory that they won IN Ga!'"i",
EVacuate ostrov.
London. Aug. "a s"ni-"fficial mos
sage from Warsaw. iil"d last night. SAYS
tn. PoleS have evacuated OStroN. h"-
tween the Bug and TN" NarNw rivers. =
miles southwest ot bum2a. and about 80
miles northras; nt Warsaw.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-07
| TIL E INTELLIGEN G. Z r

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State of West Virginia.
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Continued on Page Eighty
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
M. E. PREACHERS NAME
G.W.B0UNDS PRESIDENT

Election of officers and the choos-
ing Of a committee 90 formulate plans
for summer outings. comprised the
principal business before the Metho-
dist Episcopal Preachers Association
this morning.
The following officers were chosen !:
President, the Rev. O.. W. Bounds .
yice-president. the Rev. II w Ewing (;
secretary and treasurer, the Rev. W..
G.. Harris; program committee. the
Rev. W. r. Greenfield the Rev. r. II.
Collins and the Rev r. w Cook.
The following preachers Will visit
the general conference in Des MOines,
Iowa The Rev. }. w. r. Sumwalt,
the Rev. +. W Jones. the Rev. W. G..
Harris and the Rev. T. j. Sard. They
will leave for The conference SUNDAY
night. The committee for summer
outings consist of the Rev Il. w
Jones, the Rev. r. +. Beauchamp and
the Rev. g. w Dawson.
Mr.. Harris. secretary. reported s25oO
for the building fund Of the Goodman
| Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr.
Harris also reported 20 conversions
| the Rev q. W. Dawson, p, and the
Rev. r. w. Jones, six.
The Rev Dr. q. NJ. Gearhart, Of Lhi-
csgo addressed the meeting on some
OF the problems OF adult work u
/ SUNDAY schools
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
GATHER MOSS
in CHECK CASE

Clarence Hayden Moss. who achieves
some publicity when he visited This
Evening Journal office and poured in
to the ears Of the awed reporters a.
luried tale Of his attempted suicids
because of having been rejected by
"the only pretty girl in Seaford." is
locked up at the police station await
ing the arrival OF a policeman from
Richmond, Va. TO take Moss back 70
that state 10 answer TO a charge OF
forging q check which he passed on
a Richmond merchant for $780, He
had some check books with him when
arrested lie was arrested at the ln4
stance Of +. II. Thomas. a private de
tecliye.
Moss was arrested by Detective
Fairchild and Johnson, Saturday az
ternoon, in a hotel. Prior TO that he
had been parading up end down Mar
ket street, arrayed in a new straw nat,
and other spring clothing, seeking In
vain for a girl whose beauty would
match that Of the Seaford girl.
Moss. according TO the detectives,
admitted that his suicide story was "a
fake to try to arouse sympathy and
said he fell and sprained his wrist,
and then painted 10 with iodine. lie
carries his arm in O sling. His ilrst
story was that he had SHOT himself in
the arm in an effort t0 commit sui
/ eide.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
CARPENTERS FOR
wage BOARD

Appointment OF The arbitration
board which IS 10 act on the demand
by union carpenters for % cents an
hour In addition TO the present rate
of 81, Will be considered at a meeting
Wednesday night of Local Union no.
GIG, United Brotherhood OF Carpenters
and JOiners Of America. The meeting
Will be held in lrish-American hall.
Under the agreement made between
The carpenters and members Of the
Master Builders Association, the wage
cents TO 81 an hour and question Of
compensation above That amount left
TO a board to be composed OF three
named by the carpenters. three by
the builders, and a seventh man TO be
selected by the six thus chosen.
IL was said Today by J. A. Bader,
Of the Master Builders Association,
who was active in bringing about this
arrangement. that the builders were
unlikely To appoint their three NOM
Ders To the arbitration board until
after the carpenters had acted Mr..
Bader added that u was not intended
thai any advantage should be taken
by the builders through dlay. but
that 10 would be dlmcult TO gel the
builders together by Wednesday
Mr.. Bader further sa Il he hoped
that the carpenters would not name
men Of their own craft. but would
select Well-knoNn citizens TO represent
them. He said it was the Intention
OF the builders 40 name outs ders so
/ that a thoroughly disinterested and
impartial view might be had OF ihe
extra wage question.
/ In insisting upon arbitration OF the
| demand for more than 81 an hour,
the carpenters asserted they believed
they should be paid as much as men
employed similarly in Philadelphia
and Chester in this connection a
dispatch from Philadelphia today
stated that 5000 Of the 5000 carpen-
ters in that city and vicinity who
had failed TO report 10 work there
Saturday morning would return Ia
work today. This announcement
WAS made by Branch No. %. United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Builders.
The mems demand for 81 % an hour
and double time for overtime haC
been granted by the Master Carpen.
ters of Germantown and the Builders
Exchange, il was said. A compro
mise WaS effected on the tiVe-hOu
day item by making a working da,
of that duration effective during Jul,
and August
The increase Of ij cents an hou
over the old rates in Philadelphia
will be voluntarily contributed i
was announced. 10 The men Of thl
e brotherhood who are still out O
Hrike. These are, for the most par
shipbuilders employed by the Maste
Builders Association. whose offer o
Slip - an hour was refused by ih
strikers.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
JUDGE in COURT TO
AID HOUSEKEEPER

For the first time in ihiriy-four
years, former Judge lgnatius C. Grubb,
win appear as counsel In case I'M
court before Judge Heisel in superior
Court this afternoon. Judge Grubb isl
the oldest member OF not only the
New Castle County Bar Association,
but Of the Stale bar, having been adj
mitted IN 1862
The case in which Judge Grubb Will
appear Is the divorce suit Of Mabel W.
Brinkley his hOusekeeper, vs.. Albert
J. Brinkley.
Judge Grubb was in court at the
time Everett b. BOrton was admitted
10 the bar this morning, so that the
Oldest and youngest member Of the
bar were IN the room at the same
time. Mr.. BOrtOn is o graduate or
Dickinson Law school. He Will con-
iinue his connection with the office or
Caleb +. Burchanal, under whom ne
studied the required six months az
ter his graduation from law school.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
cnMNnsNON CAN'T FUNCTION.

The Joint Building Commission VIII
moi meet today. as That body is walt
ING for Governor Townsend to appoint
me third member Of the commission.
Robert r. Robinson said this morn
ing that there would be only inform-
al conferences held for the purpose OF
approving payrolls. until the Governor
makes his selection of the third mem
ber. He said the present members
hod received no intimation Of any ap-
pointmcnt and until it is made no or
ganizaiion OF the body will be eff
forfpd
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
81 600 MINIMUM FOR
u. A. M. E. PREACHERS

Recommendations that $4,000 be
raised during the conference year for
building purposes: that the L. 4. NJ.
+. Theological Seminary be re-estab-
llshed: that the salaries of pastors be
raised 90 a minimum OF $1,000 year.
that The presiding Elder receive $1,000
and that a medium be established
through which interchurch cOmmuni-
cation may be conducted. were unani-
mously made 90 the L. A. NJ +. con-
ference this morning.
The remainder of the morning ses-
sion was taken mp In am effort to raise
fund for the erection of a church at
south Chester At noon So2l had been
raised.
Services were held in the L A NJ;
Z. Churches throughout the city and
vicinity yesterday In the conference
church the Rev. b. r, Ruley preached
i'm the morning; the Rev J. T. Ram
sey. in the afternoon, and the heN.
pf X Bolen in the evening.
IN Gilbert Presbyterian Church the
Rev Mr.. Pandy preached in the morn
ing. the Rev. d. w. smith IN the
afternoon and the Rev. Charles Lewis
in the evening. m
Ministerial assignments VIII ne
made tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
LOCAL COAL PRICES
ADVANCED rs CENTS

Wilmington coal dealers have ad-
vanced The retail price OF coal As lue
wholesalers made an advance or ~
on q long ton of coal, the city dealers
have advanced their prices on an az.
craze of 70 cents a ton As only 2OOO
pounds or a short ton, ana not zzoV
nounds or long ton are delivered lN
local dealers, they did not raise the
price 81
The local prices on domestic sizes
Of coal this morning are Egs SLID F,
stove, si225; nut, $3.50 pea, siOzo,
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
MAY CONSIDER
RAILWAYS VALUE

At a meeting of the Public Utilities
Commission IN The Mayors office, at
the Public Building. next Friday night
there may be consideration Of the
valuation placed on the Wilmington &
phiadelphia Traction Companys
property in this city, by the Chicago
drm of accountants employed for that
pllrnose The accountants pres 1nied
their report at the last meeting Of the
commission.
According 30 The agreement in elect
between the Utilities Board and The
traction company, settlement or me
carfare question will be made on the
basis Of the valuation report.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
I0RnAN RROTHERs AFFLICTED.

David ". Jordan, Of No. lO26 BEN
nett street. a telegraph operator for
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
is confined 10 his bed with tonsi-
lilis and neuritis Tyson Jordan,
brother has been a patient in the
Homeopathic Hospital since February
rs, suffering from pneumonia. Last
Friday he underwent a serious opera
li0n and is still in a critical condition.
lie is telegraph operator for the
Postal Telegraph Company.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
NABBED FIRST TIME
HE ROLLED BONES

Harry Elder and Leslie Davis,
charged With playing crap. and Mark
Golden. charged with being present at
a crap game. were dismissed by Judge
Hastings, m Municipal Court this
morning. Elder. who was arrested al
a game In south Clayton street, Satur-
daV afternoon. declared that it was
the frsi time that he had ever had
dice in his hands.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
nURT RY sTREEr FALL

Robert Holmes. aged 10 years. OF
No 1909 Elm street, becoming dizzy.
fell at seventh and Market streets
shortly before noon. striking his
head on the curb. cutting cash
over the left eye and sustaining other
injuries about the head. He was re-
moved 10 the Homeopathic Hospital
in The police ambulance.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
MRS. SLAcH rs YEARS OLD.

William 5. Jourdan. Of the law Office
of Henry r. lsaacs, attended the
nineiy-eighlh birthday anniversary
celebration OF his aunt. Levinia Slach.
near kelton, Pa, yesterday Four gen-
erations were present at the celebra-
ton and about 70 persons from this
CITY attended
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
nEAI ESrATE-rOR RENT.

r1oR RENT FURNISHED HOUSE.
L uutil September / or longer; very de
sirabie location. G.. W. Downs, ilz south
Grant Ave, or Room 9lS5 DUPONT hius
fnavt- ST.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
arLp wANTED-MALE

yXrANTED- BUILDERS. Ap-
w ply Front and Church SITS. apr-~- ".
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
~ n cRFrNE A VISITOR.

Francis r. Green. No. PIP West
T,Nenfv-third street, formerly ser
eeanl OF detectives. but now special
investigator for the Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company Of New York spent yes
terdav with his family In this city.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
NO PROHIBITION DECISION.

WASHINGTON, May United Press.)
Supreme Court decision on the
validity Of constitutional prohibition
was not announced today.
The court today took two weeks
recess after failing TO make any de-
cisiOn ON the dry dispute.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
TRANSPORTATION
To Philadelphia
and Chester
stopping at Pennsgrove
STANDARD TIME.

Leave Wilmington, Fourth Stree,
wharf. and Philadelphia. Chestnut stree,
Wharf. daily, except Saturdays ana Sun.
lays. 500 A. ~ 200 noon and as T. IA
On saturdays and Sundays. $50. 10 gn
A H.. i.8u, as and 100 =. NJ
.st..s.f ~ .N-fEN = sS..Os r. ROUTE
schedule In Effect April .6th
Leave Wilmington $50 700 600 ft.o9
~ 100. 500. 500 200. 900. I 100 y ii
Leave PennsgrOve 4.5O. G.l5 500 lO0l
Il o'clock noon. 200, 400. 600. 500 ana
1000 Z. NJ.
Boat for charter for evening excur.
slons.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
Nrcnn nIEs sIDDENLN.

Frisby Troxton. q middle-age1 Ne
gro who has been hNlng St no. <i9 ~
East sixteenth street. lor We psSs 10
ssnnosejlV from acute Indigestion.
Denniv Coroner Nichols took charge
of the remains.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
snNG RECIrAL AT EZION.

a song recital will be given tonight
In Ezion VI. +. Church, by Edward D.
Slello. Theodore Drury, OF New York
City viii be The accOmpanist.
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
BUSINEsS CARDS.

.... .-..i.....,. Atl-Aaa..,. rJNNl-
IL lure. mems clothing junk. Highest
prices. NJ Frankel. l04 Madison ST. y.
4 A. Phone CHOW Jans-tt
Evening journal., 1920-05-03
coIfNTy ASsFsSNFNT TOTALS

Having completed the assessment on
properties in New Castle county, tle
county board Of ASSESSORS l0uaI pc
gan comparing the sheets. Inc tol9i-
ing Of the assessment Viii hot DC
commenced for several weeks, Al,
Onicials on the board intilnaleu lllat
wouid moi be announced until The
first of next month - an
II was said. however, mat the as
sessnpnf ihis year would show an IN
crease OF about % per cent.