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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-08

name. In B.smer,k IN normal times Il
was traditional tlHI tn" results OF every
election always cam" out Tie same, h"-
ing 100 Democrats and Two Republic
cans II was So fixed Il tradition that
the party leaders i'll counting IN" bal
lots always wrut" th0S" figures IN for
bismarck more or less automatically.
But in Bismarck tn" vote WAS recorded
aS Republicans. To-: Democrats. U. No
Democratic votes wrr" cast in BIS
marrk ut all; as Arthur Mullen CNprcSS-
ed it. mot even enough lett for seed.
SO much for The CAUSES OF Mr.. BrN-
ans victory. But the victory is Of IN"
past: the results are Of the iutur" and
are more important to consider
First OF all, Mr.. Bryan will h" large
figure. almost an ovcrtOnpiuE figure. IN
the san Francisco convention. As |
have already said. two of the great
democratic leaders. who had the ability
and the Willingness to meet Mr.. Bryan.
without quarter. are gone. one having
died recently and the other having been
defeated by Mr.. Bryan in Nebraska
Just bow Mr. Bryan will use his power
is. of course. matter Of surmiSc: but
some things can be taken ~ fairly OBJ
vlous. II" will undoubtedly put him
self on tho committee on resolutions
That is the committee into which any
wet" plank proposed for the Demo
cratic platform must first be intro
duccd. In that committee with Mr.
Bryan present and with his war paint
on. Il wet" plank will have short
SHIFT.
"wsts" Talking OF Compromise.
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w.,es AID dauch;ers e Republicans;
land who by tradition might b. Expected
10 h" Republicans themselves. - stay
out Of th, primaries "f that party ana
- INTO The Democratic primarr'S 10
help Mr.. Rryau'# moral issue. h" IN
litrI turiu 10 vote where their votes
would count On u moral IeSur and they
accepted the invitation.
Further ,Aan this. Il good rn"uy v"t-
crS who are normally Democrats and
anti Bryan. left that party |" enter I'll"
Rcpubllrau primaries. The German vote
III Nebraska - large and usually vet
But tn, GrrmauS THIS tim" wanted to
vote for Hiram Johnson. and III order
! To do 80 thy entered the Republican
! primaries.
| am aware that Senator Johnson re-
s"ntS statements to the effect that he
Is supported by the German vote. In re-
and his friends are confusing 4 fact
with the Implications that are put upon
/ that fact by his enemies. The German
| vote was. and is. for Senator Johnson
, but that isn't all of his Notcs-it is a
mere incident Of his following.
| There is not space here for further
ampllfication OF this fact as respects
Senator Johnson expect 10 say that II
| involves no necessary aSperSion against
| him. That the German vote in NebraH-
ka did stay out OF the Democratic pri-
naries, where il would have been cast
! against Bryan. and did 30 into the Re-
publican primaries, whore Il could vote
| in favor Of Senator Johnson. in inCon-
! testable.
Reversal OF Vote In BiEmarcL
In Nebraska there is a little town
called bismarck The character OF the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-08

p"rl"rat'c platform may "Sm'SS bolh
th"Ir hul'rs and their ;"arS. y careful
survey shows that ~ the committee ON
resolutions. consisting of ftiy-'wo
mcmbrrS--one from each state and ter
riiory--nut more than sixteen can lie
rNprctcd /" make fight for L wet
plank. Indeed the vets" nrc now al
most at the point where their eNprcta-
tIuns can be- gauIru 10y their HON" that
Mr.. Bryan Will not b" able 10 Introduce
and force through resolution cndorS-
ing prohibition. They speak OF com
promising with Mr.. Bryan on II basis
Of not mentioning prohibition AT all.
That is the sort of compromise in
which one party promises l" let the
other party have its own way and the
second party promises not TO make any
moro trouble.
His stand on League
Next to the wet" issue. Mr.. Bryan
may be expected 10 mako his influence
felt in the matter Of what tho Demo-
cratic Convention Is To do about the
League of Nations. What Mr.. Bryan is
going 10 do on that point may reveal it
self before the convention. Any moves
that may be made in the Senate during
tho next few weeks in the direction OF
adopting the League of Nations with
reservations may l." Interpreted as being
related To Mr.. Bryan's new elevation Ia
power within the party.
Mr.. Bryan is we'll known to be in
favor of accepting comparatively cx-
trcme reservations and adopting the
treaty as promptly as possible. His op-
position to President Wilson on TINS
point is we'll known. Any hope the Ad-
ministration may have had of getting
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"wets" Talking OF Compromise.
Those who have been expecting.
either with hope or with fear that there
would he u wet" plank in the coming
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Reversal Of Vote In bismarck.

In Nebraska there is a little town
called Bismarck The character OF the
population can be inferred from the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
Grand Jury Makes
Report Of Training
School Next Month

The expected report of the grand
Jury committee investigating affairs of
the Boys Industrial and Training
school, will not be made until the end
OF the January term of criminal court,
which comes during the month of May.
John Il. Thomas, foreman of the grand
jury. so announced Friday.
The report on the school will be in
corporated as part of the regular term
report of the grand jury, covering its
three months in office.
brief report of conditions at the
school as the committee found them
was made to Mr.. Thomas, for his in
formation, Friday during the session
of the probing body. But this was not
made public. 1t will be supplemented
by q more lengthy report, which also
Will contain recommendations for
charges, by the investigators.
The probe of the school was started
when it was learned that a little negro
boy, sentenced to serve 30 days, had
been 'farmed out" to Squire r. Y. Nc
Donald and already had served two
years. slavery" and "peonage" were
terms freely applied to the practices
indulged in by former administration
of the school 1t is understood that
the GTpnd jury committee has found
no fault with the present administra :
tion of the school affairs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
HOSPITAL. FIRE IS
QUICKLY HANDLED

Fire originating in room on the
third floor of St. Joseph hospital Fri
day morning at lO:3O o'clock, momcn-
tarily threatened the lives Of scores Of
patients in that part of the structure.
until it was eXtinguished with less
than 800 damage by the prompt ar
rival of firemen with four engine pump
crs and two ladder trucks.
The sounding OF the alarm. received
at fire and police central headquarters
simultaneously, resulted in eight am
balances being sent to the hospital to
remove patients should the fire prove
troublesome. A squad of police under
Chief j. B. Burney and Capt. Mike Ke-
hoe was rushed to the institution. The
ambulances were dispatched by A. NJ.
"Cooney" Brown. Gamewell operator at
police headquarters.
Firemen found the blaze smoldering
in the flooring of the room, near two
outside windows. one chemical tank
was quickly put into operation and
firemcn began chopping away the floor
and lower wall with axes. No hoses
or ladders were necessary, owing to
the carly discovery Of the fire Sew
tral patients who occupied the room
were removed 10 safety before the fire
men arrived.
Origin Of the blaze is uncertain As
sistant Fire chief Jules Eenturini, who
was in charge at the fire. dcclarod it
was started either by defective wiring
or by lighted CiEaret thrOWH by
painters on the outside.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
BYSTANDER SHOT,:
TARGET HIT, TOO

Fred James. 10, negro. 726 BeaIe. an
innocent bystander, was shot in the
stomach, and Jim 1Iardemen 49, negro.
6IS Washington, the object OF the at
tack. was shot in the back and stom-
ach Friday at II am, by Hawk Harris.
negro, 887 Linden avenue. according to
police. when the latter opened fire with
an automatic pistol at Beale avenue and
Manassas street.
Both victims were carried to the
General hospital. probably fatally
wounded, while Harris fled from the
scene before Patrolman ]. d. Newly. a
short distance away, could reach the
spot Police Friday afternoon spread
a dragnet for the negro.
The fatal triangle" is said to have
been the prime cause of the trouble,
although knife in possession Of Har-
deman, said TO have been claimed by
Harris, was the overt act that caused
the shooting Hardeman refused to re
turn the knife, which he obtained from
a woman, police say, whcreupon Harris
fired
The first shot struck James in the
lower left back. l.. T. Eaton, negro,
SO South Manassas, who was standing
with James and Hardeman, was not
hurt.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
BANKERS Of CITY
PLAN FORMATION
Of OFFICERS CLUB

Appreclating the value OF more init
mate personal contact and association
IN meeting problems arising In their
business and knowledge Of iuccess at
tending similar organizations la pac-
tically all live cities of the United
states, officers of the Memphis banks
propose TO form themselves into a bank
officers club. The first meeting, to
be held at the Hotel GayoSo Saturday
afternoon at | o'clock, win he informal.
at which time ii is hoped 10 take steps
which will lead to definite formation of
the club.
The matter has been talked Of for
some time, and. according to those
taking the lead in the movement no,h-
ing but enthusiastic approval has been
heard. Acting on the suggestion that
the matter be pushed without further
delay, committee consisting Of X.
Brinkley Snowden. Charles IL. Craig. 1.
Ramsey Beauchamp, Dwight NJ. Arm
strong and John J. Heflin. Thursday
afternoon addressed letter to each Of
the city banks giving a brief outline Of
the plan and announcing a luncheon,
at which II is expected tentative pans
outlined by the committee will be en-
larged and given more definite form,
There are 81 men eligible for mem-
bership if inactive bank officers are
included, and ii Is confidently expected
that the majority of these will become
members of the club, whose objects and
purposes will be strictly serious and
for the mutual benefit Of all interests
represented. The social features win
be confined to the personal touch of
breaking bread together once week.
or as often as thought advisable. Such
clubs in other cities have proven val
liable, not only to the banks and exec
utives, but in solving questions of pub
lie interest as handled by the financial
institutions
Reports to members of the tempo
rary organiza ton committee Friday
morning indicate that the initial Iunch-
con will bring together quite a num-
Der of the officers and 1t is predicted
that in a short time the city win have
another valuable civic club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09

While citizens Of Memphis were hold.
Ing mass meeting Friday morning at
the Chamber Of Commerce, 10 adopt
resolutions foreibly protesting asaInss.
the calling Of strike OF railroad
switehmen In the Memphis district at
this time, In opposition TO the advice
and ordsrs OF the recognized union
leaders, swltehmen who had a thursday
voted to strike at 4 pm, Friday, meet
Inc In SamelSon's hall, voted to re.
consider the previous decision calling
a strike, TO appoint committees to poll
the sWitchnen OF the different roads
here, and thus prevented the Walkout
scheduled for Friday afternoon. The
swltchmen will meet again Saturday at
10 am, at Samelson's hall, for further
deliberations but the action taken Fri
day morning successfully prevented the
Walkout Friday. Labor leaders In the
city now predict that the order to
strike will be killed once and for alt.
The meeting at the Chamber OF Com
merce, called by President W. n. Fitz-
Fugh. was attended by representa-
tlves of practically every business In
Memphis. Following several speeches,
a committee was named to draft reso.
lutions emphatiCally opposing the ac-
ion of the sWitchmen In voting a strike
IN opposition to their recognized lead
ers. and pledgiug the support OF Mem
phians against such a strike il il oc-
Cured.
The meeting of the switchmen at
Samelsons hall, attended by approx
mately $50 switchmen, was delayed in
were at first admitted to the session,
but after about 30 minutes debate. the
men voted TO eject them. Mayor Paine
attended this meeting and spoke brief
" To the men making strong appeal
to them in behalf OF the entire citi4
NHht ~ hi NaI A.ag
he was a strong believer in the work
Ing mems unions, but was opposed Ia
strike in opposition to qualified union
leaders orders and advice.
The motion TO reconsider the strike
vote Of Thursday followed the mayor s
address, and lengthy debate by mem
bers of the union present.
The meeting at the Chamber Of Com
merce was addressed by j. " Rush
lumberman; Loyic j. Miles, attorney
\. b. Shafer. \. H. Egan, &. w. Miller
and former Judge j. NJ, Greer. Judge
Greer in his address thrilled the meet.
Ing by referring TO the fact that Just
80 years ago Friday Gen. Robert T.
Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant at Ap.
pomatoX. and appealed to the switch.
men to consider this fact and onc'
more give way toward their opponents
and unite toward keeping safe the Sc
curity and integrity OF the nation. Hi
address was the dramatic feature O
the Chamber OF Commerce meeting.
Col. Egan. general superintendent 0
| the Y & NJ. V. railroad, Commended
| the action of the officers Of the rail
road unions in opposing strike ant
| urged the citizens to Include In tn
| resolutions words in support Of thes,
men and the loyal union men wht
have fought the proposal TO strike.
G. w. Miller. former city commits
sioner also praised the action OF the
loyal union men.
Putnam Dye, general chairman of thu
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmon, oil
the Y. & NJ. V. railroad. VA leave Fri
day night. accompanied by commit,
tee of five other brotherhood officials
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
TEN MEN FINED
FOR VOTE FRAUDS:
Recent Election Indictments
Against Twelve End a.
Two Go Free

e,ndtta ne cases growing out OF the last
sleclloh, wherein indictments were re-
turned against l2 men charging cleo
ll3h crookedness. were ended Friday
@ @Mneh flhes against 10 of the defendants
were entered. and verdicts of not guilty
gwen the other two. on recommends. !.
tioh Jth OF the attorney general. The 10
ana not plead guilty Neither did thev
plead not guilty. Instead they we're
permitted to enter pleas OF nolo con-
..teudere' meaning in plain English that
they did not contest allegations in the
indictments 90 '"0
Judge Tom Harsh. before whom the
cases were set, affixed the fine at s25
TnG @ costs each. In delivering sentence.
Judge Harsh warned the 10 men that
even though he knew some OF them
personally, had they been tried and
found guilty of violating the election
laws he would have given each OF
them the limit in the -workhouse
me DAY has passed here when the
Sahctlty of the ballot can be violated 3"
Judge Harsh said. Had you been tried
and found guilty I would have sent
as long a period as I could II ever any
OF you are found guilty of violating
the election law in this court | am go
ing TO give you the limit | know
some of you men, and I know that YOU
are not dishonest at heart. However,
you probably would do things in poll
ties that YOU wouldn't do personally
| know you are not crooked at heart, =
Fines Of $25 and costs were assessed
against w. a. Pine W. s. Briggs, Paul
n. Waggoner, S. l.. Nee. Charles Gal
lima, Charles NJ. Jones, II II. O'Leary,
Frank Coles, J, r. Collhs and {. t.
Jeffreys. Nerdicts of not guilty were
given to J. II. Proudfit and j. II. Car
dali
The men on trial were represented
by Attorney w. X. Harrison, former
assistant attorney general Of Shelby
county.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
MERIDIAN HIGHWAY
NEARS COMPLETION
Engineers Complete Field
Work in Gibson Between
Humboldt and Trenton.

HUMBOLDT, Tenn, April ., (Spl)-
State engineers are finishing the field
work on the part Of Gibson county road
No, 3, between humboldt and Trenton.
This is a state and federal aid road
and is o part OF the Meridian highway.
This road connects with a Madison
county road, which goes to Jackson and
ON south to the Mississippi state line.
dississippi has already provided for the
Sconstruction of n road south through
the state, where connection is made
with a Louisiana road to the gulf
Il is expected shortly to get connec-
ton to an Illinois road. which carries
the Meridian to its Northern terminus.
IN other words but a short stretch of
road remains to be provided for to put
tho Meridian through from Chicago to
Mobile and New orleans, and there are
strong hopes OF this stretch being pro-
vided for in the very near future. 1t
is expected the Gibson county portion
of this great highway will be con-
tracted for in the early summer. When
completed this road No. / will bisect
Gibson county north and south.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
BRIEF NEWS
FROM STRIKE

BUFFALO,, N. ", April e.-Tower-
men who went out with the striking
members Of the newly organized Yard
mems association were the first to re;
turn to work, II was SAL at railroad
offices here TO-DAY, Virtually COM
plete force Of signal men was on duty
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 9.-An en-
largo on all incoming and outgoing
freight was ordered today as a result
OF the walkout yesterday OF swltchmen
and yard employees here, in East st.
Louis and Madison county, Illinois.
KANSAS CITY, April s.-An embar.
Of incoming freight.
CHICAGO, April s.-Yardmen in
Cleveland, HorneiI, N. ". and Denver,
COL. are to vote today on the strike
in Kansas Gov. Allen has invoked the
new industrial court law against the
strikers at Kansas city
SEDALlA, Mo-, April e.-SWitchmen
and freight brakemen on the Missouri
Pacific railroad here walked out today.
Railroad officials reported so men were
idle.
WASHINGTON, April e.--Without a
record vote the senate adopted Senator
McCormick's resolution directing the In
terstate commerce commission to IN
uuire respecting any existing strike
Of interstate railroad employees not con.
Quoted or authorized by any recognized
organizations Of railroad employees" ana
submit a report to the senate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
CHICAGO MEN ARE
RETURNING SLOWLY
REPORTS DECLARE

/ Springfield, H., Baltimore & Ohio
switchmen on strike. Niagara Falls,
two roads affected and traffic detoured.
NEW YORK, April 9--The North
eastern section of the United States
was caught today in the backwash Of
the wave of unauthorized strikes, en-
anating from Chicago.
Although there had been ripples of
troubles in Buffalo, Syracuse, Bing
state in the last few days. the strike
descended upon New Jersey railroad
terminals near this city yesterday with
out the slightest warning. Thousands
Of commuters, homeward bound, were
caught in the rush, as switchmen in
the Jersey City yards quit and walkouts
occurred in rapid succession on the
lines of the Erie, Pennsylvania. Lacka-
wanna and West Shore railroads. Spo-
radio walkouts also occurred in the
yards of the Lehigh Valley and Central
New Jersey railroads, but the men on
posts.
While more than 1000 men were said
to he involved in this vicinity alone,
railroad officials professed to be op-
timistic and declared freight and train
service would be maintained. Officials
of the Erie railroad in Jersey city,
donned overalls and helped expedite
the movement of milk trains.
Anxiety was expressed by railroad
men over a threatened strike in the
tubes" under the Hudson river today.
A meeting of the employees operating
the tubes was called this morning al
Newark to discuss the situation.
The strikers did not make public
their reason for leaving their work.
Various railroad officials said they
struck in sympathy with the men in
Chicago and other cities.
Embargoes on freight were in force
today because of the strike in several
tailment of New York city's food sup
ply SO far, officials said, although it
was admitted the situation might soon
become critical in connection with the
strike of harbor workers and coastwise
lOnEshoremen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
PHOTOGRAPHER USES
GAS TO END HIS LIFE

Carefully preparing for death by seat
ing himself on a settee, George W.
Gardner, SO, photographer, 355 South
Fourth street. put gas hose In his
Hsouth Thursday night, turned on the
gas full force, and was asphyNlated In
his place of business, 2o2 BeaIe avenue.
His body, with the hose resting on his
chest and the poison fumes still flow
Ing, was found at 7:3o O'Clock Friday
in the. exact position in which he sum
moned death.
Locked doors and the smell Of es-
Gaping gas, which greeted 7. n. Wise,
Morehead, Miss, friend OF Gardner's.
when he approached the place Friday.
aroused suspicious and caused him to
break In the place. The density Of
the gas which had been flowing for
several hours. prevented entrance to
the room Immediately, but Wise could
see the form Of the dead photopra pher r
and summoned police.
Wise told Emergency Officers Van
nucci and Sheriff. that ne was con o.
ferring with Gardner I'm the latter's
studio Thursday night at O'Clock. He
said Gardner. apparehtly in excellent
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
WILL PUSH DEMANDS
OF OTHER employees

CHICAGO, April 9.-Wage demands
Of five groups Of railroad employees
mediately as the result of the spread
of unauthorized strikes of switchmen
and enginemen. G. A. Worrell general
chairman of the railway clerks orgari-
zation Of the Chicago < Northwestern
system said today.
Railway clerks, telegraphers, signal
men, maintenance of way employees and
stationary firemen and oilers, the
groups involved, will present demands
to every railroad in the United States
within a week, Worreil said
Wage increases of 20 cents an hour
and restitution of the pre-war differ
ential wage scale will be demanded and
Is days of grace granted for compliance
of the companies, he said.
1.-THE men are at the end of the
rope" said Worrell. president Will
son promised to increase the wages if
in six months the cost of living was not
materially reduced. The living costs
are just as high, if not higher. We
cannot live on our present wages"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-09
LOCAL SW|TCHMEN V0TZ TO POSTPONE STRIKE
FITZHUGH POINTS OUT.
Three BIG OBJECTIONS

Three essential objections to the
legality of switchmen striking at
this time were pointed out by W.
IL. FitzHugh, president of the
Chamber of Comemrce. in his
statement TO the citizens of Mem
phis at the mass meeting called
Friday morning on the sixth floor
of the local chamber building. In
part Mr.. FitZHughs statement,
which he read at the opening of
the meeting, was as follows:
"As president of the Memphis
Chamber of Commerce. | called
this meeting, and in calling it to
order lit seems not inappropriate
that l state reasons prompting
this action,
The Memphis Chamber of
Commerce is the great commun-
ity organization of this city. 1t
is not only an organization of
business and professional men
who are seeking to promote the
industrial and commercial well
fare of the city. but il is the or
ganiZed community life of our
people. In matters of grave pub
lie concern it should speak. and
it should act. 1t is the Spokes-
man for the public it is their or
ganization. and through it the
public finds means OF express
sion.
May I call your attention to
three cardinal facts. This strike
is proposed contrary to a con-
tract that there shall be no strike
without 30 days notice. This
strike is proposed in violation of
the recent federal law providing
for a final settlement of all dis
putej by a duly constituted board.
This strike is being proposed
over the protest of the leaders Of
the labor organizations involved
In view of these conditions
confronting the strikers, is5is i'm
naterial for what cause they NAV
be striking. The public is vitality
concerned in maintenance OF
transportation facilities that food
may be supplied and that COM
merce of the country may con-
tlnue.
THE public should not. and
believe it will not, tolerate on