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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
No Corporation Can
Deliver Recognition
OF Mexican Republic

Washington, Nov. 17.-Recognit!on OF
the new government in Mexico by the
United States will be withheld, 1t was
said today at the State Department, un-
til Mexico has made clear the effect to
be given TO Article q of the Mexican
constitution relating to property IN Mex
ico.
Strong pressure for speedy rscogni-
ton is being brought TO bear on the DC
pxlrtment by some business and other IN
tCrcsts, but q high officer stated EN-
phatically today that no corporation, no
group of corporations and no group or
individuals was going to deliver Amer
lean recognition to Mexico.
1t was made clear that the United
States was not demanding as prcliml-
nary 10 recognition repeal of Article u,
but it was stated that If the operation
Of laws enacted under that section were
made retroactive, the American govern
ment could not accord recognition.
The United States. officials explained.
is actuated by a desire to protect Amer
lean interest in the southern republic
and in it's study of the whole situation
has invited and received from American
corporations and individuals having in
terests in Mexico. statements as 70 con-
dtions there and the present application
Of Mexican laws:
EARLY recognition Of Mexico was fore
cast in 4 statement issued at the de-
partment some weeks ago, but apparent
~ IL is not much nearer now than it was
thcn Whether recognition Will come
before the present ndminist1ti at
Mexico City turns over the govern ent
TO President-elect Obregon on Dece. er
l. apparently still is undetermined -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18

MRS. J.P. HANLEY
PASSES AWAY
DAUGHTER HERE FOR
FIRST APPEARANCE
Performance of Tea for
Three" at Court Theatre
Hurriedly Cancelled

Three hours before the Court theatre
curtain was to have been raised for the
first professional appearance OF Miss
Millicent Hanley rs the leading lady in
Tea for Three" in hcr home city, Mrs.
Mabelle Barry Hnnley, mother Of the
star OF the play. died suddenly at her
home in Woodlawn.
A six o'clock dinner ut the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James 4. Hanley, Sr.. was
to have been happy home coming.
Miss Mkl!cent Hanlcy had reached
homo early in the day from Beaver
Falls. Ia. ahead of her company; her
brother. James L. Hanky. Jr and his
wife, OF l'arkersburg. had arrived. and
the younger brother. Barry. was to have
been at home in time for the dinner. at
which several members of the TEA for
Three" company were TO be guests in
their leading lady's home.
The Mother Stricken
Pausing in the midst of her prepara =
tions Al eleven o'clock yesterday TO
peep into her mothers room, Miss Han
ley found that her mother had laid
down, AZ the daughter thought, for a
few minutes rest. A little later she
found that her mother had become H..
and telephoned TO her father. who had
just come to the city. Mr.. Hanley i'm
mediately summoned DR.. H. A. Hender-
son OF Fulton, and DR.. Robert J. Reid,
and rushed home to the bedside OF his
stricken wife. The physicians found
that Mrs. Hanley was seriously III from
an attack of apopleXy. Hoping. how
ever, that she might survive tho day
and night. the doctors did not inform
Miss Millicent Hanley that her mothers
condition was 80 grave, hoping that the
young actress might go on the stage
last night and carry on her engagement,
which promised to pack the Court thea
ter to the doors, and to which Mrs.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
WE|RTON LOOT !
UNDER COVER ! ! |
Thieves Have Wanted hk
$4,000 Haul Until Pur- 8: s:
suit VI Is Ended 5 S

Special Dispatch to The IntshissneTsrs; ~.
80 ~ new Developments today In ~
Wer.on payroll ro1SsTy ess.i. as .hiss Si1 asrs e
otad De fs,Ied TO materialize ahd EpoAs.
Office and insurance operatives were ,a ~; ~
hard at work in an effort 70 run e.S 20 ar d
the mne who got away with SSs.eGV u "a
currency in transit from PittSoursn -
Weirton last. Thursday. ..,,s.a;
Postoffice inspectors who foHowyA
tho route Of the registered mail pack.
age from the PttsSursh .nd O:as others r'r. v.
said TO he operating along the Penney.i
vaa railroad east as1oet.d Of the ts.e nii1 Y.l@s
IS. dstsstiyss i M Is s:nx .:S 1sss Ssss. h
tsana.. nacka re nassed through and hAyv
deiermnsd where the t5snstes nf Dseer q foP IS
",,rr.ncv was made, but tracing
money apparently has them 6aftled. y
is believed here that the money .Hs
been planted" by the thieyes until -, 49,
time as it is safer to handle It.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
HARDING SAILS
FOR THE CANAL

On Board Pres!dent-elect Harding's
Special Train. Nov. l7.--tBy the Asso-
ciated ress)-PrcS ident-elect Hard
inC's vacation in Texas ended today
and he was we'll on his way toward
New Orleans tonight To sail FOR south
ern waters. .,,,,.
Tex, at 10 a. M, on scheduled ruf
of tventy-four hours along the quiz
coast to the Louisiana port. He Will
stay there flve hours. speaking at noon
hefore the New Orleans Association Ol
Commerce, and boarding his steamer,
the United Fruit liner ParismIna' at
p. m. thar
Mexican port will be visited had NOT
heen announced tonight. The paris-
mina's present sailing orders cal! r tEr
n direct run to the Canal Zone, but MI
Gnrdlng has indicated he might re.
Quest change to permit him To accept
TIE invitation to visit Mexican terri.
tory, t.ndercd him yesterday al
Brownsv lie. ,,,, -,
Srowds greeted Senator Harding al
sevcral towns along the way, but "niy
n few stops were permitted py MS
"chelulc and he made no speechcs.
Mr., Harding put the finishing toucnes
on the manuscript OF his New orleans
address which 1t has been underStoou
w.iII deal among other things. WIN Il
nance and trade AS they relate 10 INC
dryrlopment OF the south. He has Dern
aSl,sd tn include a discussion of nuincr-
orS subjects, such as Lat!n-American
Commerce and lakes to gulf waterway
N,t il is expected he will confine him.
Self TO a general statement OF MS posi-
lion rather than 10 formuIatioh OF
specific policies.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
DEPLETION Of
Gas ALARMING
EQUITABLE COMPANY
ASKS 55-CENT RATE
New Kind of Charge Upon the
Public Devised By
Gas Companies

Charleston. W. Va. Nov. 17.--Alarm.
ing depletion of the available supply OF
natural gas in West Virginia, PennsylI
vania and elsewhere in the United
States is causing the increases in rates
asked for by natural gas companies. It
was testified here today before members
Of the Public Service commission or
West Virginia by officials of the Equita-
BILE Gas company and the Pittsburgh &
West Virginia Gas company, both Pits
burgh concerns.
The hearing here on the application Of
Pittsburgh a. West Virginia Gas conl-
pany and the supplying company TO tue
Equitable Gas company for rate IN,
creases to both domestic and industrial
consumers and for permission To make
service charge to consumers, is, regard
ed as one OF the most important rate
hearings in years. and directly affects
more than 100000 gas users in Pltts-
burgh alone. Because Of its importance,
it was decided to continue the hearing
until December 3. in Pittsburgh.
Ask for 55-csnt Rate.
If the Equitable company is forced
to pay the 40 per cent increase demand
ed by the supplying company. II was
testified, the rate to consumers Will nave
10 be boosted above the recently increas-
cd price now charged, y stGp-up rate
schedule, with O net charge OF % cents
a thousand cubic feet above 2S,oVo VI Su-
bic feet a month Is asked in West Fir-
A new kind of charge, expected to T."
feature all further rate hearings on 6"s
cases was introduced today. 1t is a
charge for depletion Of sqRpiy i{Gn ana
against the time when natural gas sup
plies have been EXHAUSTED exhausted naninese and SOM
calls S2.so Gas Cheap.
Samuel S. Wyer. consulting engineer
Of the United States Bureau OF Mines
sai6 tho peak Of production was passed
in 1911, the supply diminished II per
cent in 1918. as much in 1919 and ever
more than that during this year. II.
said natural gas at $3.50 thousand feet
is as cheap as any manufacturer gus
that cen be made. and at far higher
rates than the present natural gas
would still be the cheapest fuel avail
able. ,,...,,, ,,;ca-
president and general manager OF i,obl pom
ros companies in the case; Z: 5, Mltcn-
ali NJ PITTSBURGH. controller Of the Pitts
Sursh West virginia =, Gss MontCInr fCmR%nS y
I''U expert consulting engineer. also tes-
tined at the hearing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
Thrilling Fight for Life
By Entombed Miners
Six of the Seventeen Men In
Kentucky Mine Succumb
to Sufocation

EarIinrtop. Ky. Nov. 17.-With the
sealing this afternoon or that part VI
tho Arnold mine which has ocen ourhlhs
since yesterday afternoon. when
teen men were trapped. the death tolI OF
tho d disaster aaSr peeh
Rescuers early this morning found the
entombed group Of miners, with the eH-
ception Of q colored youth. thorousn u
search was made in all parts of the mlne
Yor him today. and when he was not
found the conclusion was reachea thnI
he had been buried under fallen Slate IN
the fire affected area, or that nc h"u
been burned to death. , ,,,..
When all hope Of hndlng MN nS aiiSe
had been abandoned. the flr. was sealed
70 remain 40 for 4 period or from thirty
The entombcd men. found early this
morning were not taken from the mine
until noon today. The dead BODIES were
rcrnoyed to their homes and undertakinR
narlors, while those injured were taken
10 the company's hOspl,al here. "a tnc
injured only two are Thought 10 be n :.
serlous condition and physicians toniGht
expressed the opinion that they wouid
recover. " .lo
men who survived two desperate at
tempts were made by them to run the
gauntlet Of flame and smoke and make
their escape. They also endeaVoreu 10
escape their almost certain DESTRUCTION
nv means Of the main air shaft. FallinS
in these endeavors they barrlcaded them
selves in the extreme nd OF the mine
but not before the area had been so
filled with smoke as TO suffocate the
three white men in the party. two or the
negroes and injuring the others.
RescuInc parties gained entrance IL
the mine through the airshaft and
equipped with gas masks and oxygen
tanks, aided by fresh air In the mine AZ.
fected by reversing the air by means or
air pumps. located tho miners, Conee
and blankets were taken down to them
and physicians rendered first aid TO
those who were still alive.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
WESTERN UNION
IN HOT WATER
Government May Revoke the
.Company's Permits for
Landing Cables

Washington, Noy. 17.-(By The Asso-
ciatrd lrcss)-ErlHtions between the
the state department. already strained
to the point Of orcn rupture. reached
stage today where the government was
understood to be considering seriously
revocation Of landing permits under
which the company's existing cables
are operated .
The power Of the executive branch Of
the government to take such n drastic
step has never been established in tho
courts. but a veiled iht!mation OF the
purpose TO bring 1t to an issue was
contained In a formal statement on the
controversy given out today by the
state department. After announcing the
refusal Of the company to handle gov
ernment cable messages except upon
pre- payment or 10 carry messages or
iginating outside Of the United States
at reduced government rates, the stale
ment said It had been the uniform pol
icy Of the government to allow the
landing OF cables only on condition
that the United States should be en-
titled to enjoy the same privileges with
regard TO the control and use Of such
lines as were exercised by foreign
governments.
1t was obvious. the statement added
that the United States could not he eN-
pected TO allow the Western Union
company, an American corporation. to
charge for government messages twice
tha rates charged the British and
other governments.
While the nature and scope Of eSecu-
tive authority over the landing ana
regulation OF cables lacks congression>
al or court definition. tho present ad-
miniStration has taken the position that
wide power was vested in the president
through his constitutional control of
foreign relations. Examination by the
state depa rtment OF the legal rights or
the government has revealed that such
n policy was hald during the terms or
Grant Havcs. Garfield. Arthur. Glove
land and Harrison
A contrary position was taken. how
ever by Secretaries 0lney and Gresham
and as il was held a situation mlghe
arise 10 test the departments power.
q legislative act to declare and ratify
the governments authority was sought
at the last season of Congress.
Because Of the Western Union COM
rany'S demand for prepayment on
government cable messages. It Is un-
derstood that orders have been issued
in some departments that business be
routed over the lines Of other cable
companies as much as possible.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
.|ND|CT BR|NDEL[a
F0REXT0RT|0|t
SAY LABOR LEADER
LANDED A MILLION
Ex-Providence Drug Clerk
One of the Most Power
full Labor Magnates

Iative committees investigation into thl
'building trust" resulted To-Day IN Lns
! Indictment Of Robert P; BEindeii; ;pass pasSss.:
one of the highest paid labor leaders =
the United States-on charges OF ~
tempting to cxtort money from contfac
tors by threats Of calling strikes.
RrindcIl. Special Assistant District AZ
torncv Richter declared. IN appeanS:
n The court to place the labor leAneA
under heavy bail. will aggregate *l'VVss
After pleading not guilty, afinGsn, s,
| courts building for more than an Entsnt, n0It,
until his counsel could obtain tnc $LVvs
900 bail bond necessary I ior r h,s mh,ch. "a
amend or change his plea or make necf
: essary motions.
/ The 1udictmsat.
The indictment, the second returnsg
, by the federal grand jury handling cases
, growing out Of the executive ~ ihTe n n
! Br,ndcii fIrh was charged speciheally with.
, attempting to extort $500 from Jaeo1
: Fradus' a housewrccker. by Threatening
! to call strike on demoiition JOE enl
Eccause he refused ito produce $1s,.
| nm" for Brindcll, Fradus, upon who's
| testimony the labor leader was inolEStss0,
| testified before the committee on 49,
| ber 28 that he had been bankrnHtsN
and nut out OF business" by Brind.cfMca cas
later, he said. he gave Brindeh 49,
for q letter which secured a ya9'y2g
contract cor for company organized "
''' Brindelrs Career.
In absolute control Of the buildtn4
! trades council with its memnersnip y
Tx 900 union workers, Brindell has osS3
regarded as one Of Of ,aSor the most 10 Ss% Yor
Ee came to New York less than -
years ago looking for rSs1s worsr :. fSmi iS III
70 have been drug clerk He nts
epnea rod in the local labor movemr4y
! as a dock builder. having had preyiG1I
; o3ncrfcnce in this work in Canada, Wit
he claimed to have been member oh
! Quebec dock workers uni.h at tns -. :.
Of 13. .L. p.,rd.Ii bAknh
oreanizing the workers and ount uS
powerful union. one Of tne LIZ. 81
! in the council he now heads; ~ III
W. was "a q prominent factor In the poaf1
: business agents. which ceased 70 S
less than a year ego when the eouns
was organized. - -
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U, S, IRISH FORM ORGAN IzATI0N TO I
BOOST INDEPENDENCE; INQUIRY opens

bassy. declared II could not approve ~
purposes Of the inquiry and expressS1
the belief that the only result would
tho spreading OF propaganda.
The organization formed BY IT.
sympathizers after a conferences Wa
Eamonn De Valera, president OF The pre-
visional Irish republic, was said 20
designed to supplant the Fr!en6a g
Irish Freedom as tho leading lrish ~.
dependence organization In the country
9Tobsrs, 70 ireland. - -
The office Of tho Irish Inquiry CoMs
mission announced tonight that plAID
had been perfected to send q suo-eol
mittee to ireland soon to make 1lre4
hand investigation. The personnel
the committee will be announced 1es
The project resulted. It was stated, ne
Invitations to send such q .oommitfAe
received by the commission Ia q roQna
robin signed by British labor DASU
leaders, including Arthur HsnAee0oA
Robert Smillie. William AndsrSo1 81
others, and similar proposals from d
irish Catholic hierarchy and numerV
persons prominent in protestant Iro3oA
Withdra wal Of Raymond 1RohinA.
Chicago, from membsrshiD IN the u:
quiry commi sion Asa - announces
tonight. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS His
Snni ments would prs.:R16%b biiaasE
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Washington, Nov. 17.-1rish leaders
from ali over the country to-day com
plcted organization OF the American
Association for the Recognition OF INC
Irish Republic" At the same tl1ne .me
commission OF seven from the Commit
tee OF One Hundred, investigating tne
Irish question laid plans for opening
tomorrow its hearings with TWO VIII
nesses direct from Ireland on the staha;
The hearings on the commission OF
seven were to have started To-Day pu'
receipt Of information that John Dur,
ham, acting mayor of Baloriggan; ana
Dennis Morgan, Of Thurles, would De
present 10 testify tomorrow resulted
in the postponcment. Dudley Field Ma
lone. former customs collector at New
York. also Is on the list OF witnesses 1or
Tomorrow, and after his appearance on
the stand he Is expected to SIT at the
hearings as the attorney for the Amerl-
can Commission on Irish independence.
Wont 10 Represented.
The British embassy will not be rep
resented at the commissions hearings,
formal declIna ton of the commissions s
invitation having been formed by the
embassy to-day to Oswald Garrison VII
lard. OF New York. editor Of The Ma
ton, who appointed the Committee OF
one Hundred. In declining to send a
to the hearings. the en-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
HAITIEN WITNESS TELLS OF EXECUTIONS
OFNATIVES BY UNITED STATES MARINES

brought out slngly, meeting the Same
fate In the same way. l was in the
prison yard with other natives seeking
safety"
Bourgot testified clearly and deliber-
ately. Answering a request by Judge
Advocate Major Jesse F. Dyer TO idcn-
tifv Lang. IL present. the witness rose
anS pointed across the table at Lang.
At this juncture the court retired. sub
sequently announcing II would give
Lang the right to question BourGot. OBJ
tain witnesses and employ counsel.
Lang. who was formerly resident
Of Los Angeles. Cal. and now en-
gagged In business in Hinche. started to
question Bourpot but quickly objected
to the translator. declaring he wanted
a white man. The court granted re-
quest
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Port au Prince. Haiti. Nov. 17.-(By
the Associated Press)-The direct
charge that Freeman Long formerly a
corporal in the marine corps. and lieu
tenant in the gendarmie. killed three
Haitian prisoners at Hinche In 1871
was made today before the court or In
quIry which Is investigating the aGIlvi,
eiaS Of the American marines in Haiti
by Adolph Bourgot. native. Bourgot,
who at tho time was acting as corporal
IN the gendarmIe. testified he witnessed
the execution OF the prisoners which
occurred Immediately after a night at
tack.
He testified that during the attack.
which lasted half an hour, the Ha!tians
were in prison. When the attack ended
Lang ordered them out shooting the
first one In the back. Tho others were
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
Stole Chickens From
States Penitentiary

Hollidaysburg. Pa, Nov. 1I.-Sherift
W. II. Orr was requested by officials OF
the Western penitentiary to-day to con-
duct search for NJ. W. Smith, who Is
accused OF stealing chickens from the
prison farm.
Smith. sentenced to serve fifteen
months in the pcnitentiary after he was
found guilty on charge Of stealing
chickens from J. w. Kicks. former con-
gresham. OF Altoona. was recently re-
leased by reason Of the expiration or
his term.
In the letter received from the pent-
tentiary officials to-day by Sheriff Orr.
the former allege that Smith raided the
prison chicken coop as soon as he was
iIberated The sheriff was directed to
arrest Smith. wherever FOUND, on a
charge OF rohbing the penitentiary.
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Comp FrnEtrltsd d.

Athens, Nov. l6.-One OF The eIec-
tion nftermaths here is the circulation
Of a report. that supporters OF Eenl.
zeIos planned a coup d'etat to preven1
thcir defeat NJ. Montagna, Italian
minister, is said TO have called upon
Venizelos and, informing him OF the
plot, told the premier he would be re-
ssnonsfblc II there was any bloodshed.
II is declared Premier Eenizclos. be-
fore resigning, issued the strictest or
ders for the enforcement of order; on,
The newspapers opposed TO Neni-
zelos announce that most Of the Feni-
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THREAT FROM TIE REDS

Copenha gen. Nov. I'm. Tchitcherln.
the Russian Soviet foreign minister. has
sent to Earl Curz"n. IN" british secre-
tary for foreign affairs, wireless mes
sage in which he says that participation
of the British fleet in the evacuation OF
General Wrangcl in tho Crimca would
constitute L hostile act towards tho So
Wet and n violation OF the assurances
that Great Britain gave to the Moscow
government.
.The Russian government expects
that tho British government will abstain
from all acts of this kind. from which
the Russian government would draw In
eVitab BILE conclusions. the message says.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-18
Mother Of Wheeling Actress Dies
Suddenly Before Curtain Goes Up
-Four Trolley Strikers
Guilty Of ManS|aughter

New York, Nov. 17.--Tour of tho
eight former Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company employees indicted on charge
Of murder in the first degree in conncc"
tlon with the stoning To death last AU-
gust Of Ferdinand Friedman curing the
r. r T. strike. pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter this afternoon.
Those who pleaded guilty were James
Del Papiai, Michael GolucchIo, AmiellU
Spracco and Simon Cohen.
The men were accused Of being mem
bcrs of a party which attacked Sea
Beach electric train. hurting missiles
which caused Fricdman's death and SER
iousy injured the motorman of the
train.
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LOSES $4,000 THROUGH

pittsburgh. Nov. l7.--louis Budwell
an iron worker, report ed to the police at
verona, u suburb. tonight. that two men
had entered his shack and robbed him or
n money belt containing $4,000.
RudwPll who bi'rc wound on the
head. said the robbers had struck him
with a billy. lie told the authorities
that he had always saved his money.
and had accumulated tho $4,000 in the
last twenty-five years.
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100000 Russian Refugees
To Coast Of Africa

Paris, Nov. 17-Eight American ves-
scis-a battlesh!p. a merchantman and
six destroycrs-aided in the evac !'tion
of the Crimca. according to news re-
ceived to-day by American sources.
Altogether III" refugees, who are
chiefly Of the educated and professional
class. number about 10000. II Is deem
ed impossible to care for these In the
vicinity OF Constantinopln and IL Is pos
sible they may be taken to tho African
coast. possibly Morocco.
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r.or,, Tir.a Of Relit.es.

Athens, Nov. 16.-Reasons for his de-
feat are said by Former Premier Ven"
izelos to be the weariness .nf tho people
with uoifttcS,S their desire for a rest ard
for the return Of. soldiers from the
front, and emphasis placed by oppon-
cnts on tho charge that he was puttlnS
Greece into the hands Of foreign nations.
M. Venizelos declares this charge has
aroused fears Of protractcd wars in con-
nection with his greater Greece policy
and he says popular jealousy pleyed a
part in his reverse at the polls last
Sunday. 81,
To these. he declares. may he added
various grievances against the inter
nal administration and the feeling that
he. himself. was the victim OF his own
when seen tonight. was taking his de-
feat courageously and calmly. Speak
ing of himself he said: -.
IT am tired and want resi-; NOW %
Iitical history"