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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
Voice Heard Across
Ocean by Wireless

s.. Johns y. F.. July 23.-ENpcrts
from the Marconi Wireless Company
who arc here conducting experiments
in long distance wireless telcphonic
communication, announced to-day that
yesterday they heard messages from tho
Chelmsford station near London. more
than 1000 miles distant. They said that
they recognized the voice Of Captain
Round. the expert in charge and idcnti-
fled several words. but failed 10 pick UP
any connected sentence.
The officials in charge also said they
had heard family messages from the
steamer Victorian. which left Liverpool
last Tuesday for Sidney. y. $. and Mont
real with members Of the Imperial
Press Conference en- route 10 Ottawa.
They also said that the steamer Impcra-
tor reported hearing signals from their
station when 500 miles west of Bishops
Rock
The station is located on Signal Huh.
atlantic wireless telegraph messages
twenty years ago. The Victorian had
been equipped with special apparatus
for the experiment and Il had been
hoped 10 communicate by wireless tcir-
phone with the steamer when half way
across the Atlantic. The experiments
are continuation Of a series. which,
according tu MarCori officials. bore
promise Of carly success when inter-
ruptrd by the war.
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SUTHERLAND MILLER DECISION
MAY BLOCK MONTGOMERY MOVE
Now Asserted Courts Cannot
Usurp Sole Prerogatlves of
the Legislature, Accorded
By the States Constitution
SpeCisl 70 Tho IntclliEcnCrr

special 10 Inc InN'lllEcnCFr
Charleston. w. Va. July @3.--Grant /.
Hall. mayor of III" city Of Charlest on.
and campaign manager for Judge +. f.
Morgan. In the recent primary CAM
paiGn. states tonight that he has moth
ing 10 say regarding the charges made
In tn" petition presented 20 Judge II.
j.. Rummel Of the circuit court Of this
county He did say that nc had known
for several days that the petition would
hc presented. and was not surprised
when the matter became public.
Judge l.. r. Morgan. tho Republican
candidate for governor. was expected
hcre tonight from Marion. ohio, whcr"
he had been attending IN" notification
OF Senator Harding. but did not get IN.
None Of the others connected with his
headquarters would talk on the mat
ter.
There is some question here whether
anything will ever come Of the matter.
II is DECLARED by some or the friends
Of Morgan that all the accusations
made in thr petition were made during
the campaign by Montgomery and oth-
crs and that they were specifically de-
MED by Judge Morgan. The further con-
trntion is made that the supreme court
held in 1917. in the decision in the case
OF Sutherland against Miller, mat 'hat
section of IN" corrupt practices ac.
which delegates :" the circuit court the
righ, to order judicial Investigation
Is unconstitutional. In the opinion IL Is
said 10 have hcen claimed thHt The con-
stitutiun delegates To the legislature the
sole right TO pass upon the legality or
elections the Legislature which cannot
delegate It's power in this matter TO tho
judiciary.
According TO reports recolvcd here TO-
night the publication OF tho story or the
petition being fled and tho charges that
have been made in ii have created n
sensation throughout the state. ana
that Il is probable similar action Will
h,. tukin in other countries IT that. IS
permi sSablC.
In a statement issued 10y Montgomery
he says among other things: Il prom
iSed tho people "f the stat" that l
would exhaust every legal remedy at my
command t. show. that | vas legally
nominated This propose TO DO.
Il * LlltlrpaG". Of couns"! Tor the
rcti,inncr. stated that though tho action
had been 'akHn against an individual
and individuals. It WAS principally ior
tn,. purpose - delivering n blow ht
pornicious practices in primary '!Hc-
lions"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
WORLD WAR VETERAN
ALLEGED KIDNAPPER
OF ANOTHER'S WIFE
Woman Notifies Her Husband
Through Pullman Porter
Arrest Follows

Special Dispatch to The IntclliEcncer.
cLARKsBURG. W. Va. July 23.-
Charged with abducting Mrs. NJ. P.
Gill, 1s, pretty wife OF a store man
ager at Haywood, near here. and fore
Ing her at tho point OF pistol to
accompany him to birmingham, Mass
Thomas Drake, al, world war veteran
and pcssessor OF a distinguished serv-
ice Cross. Is under arrest at Framing
ton.
A detective and tho young woman'B
husband are now enroute to Framing
ham to get the couple, Drake having
waived extrndition.
Drake and Mrs. Gill were school
mates together at Haywood. and ne
Is said to have been violently In love
with her.
While aboard 4 train leaving Clarks-
burg she wrote q message TO her hus-
band, declaring Bhe Was being ABB
Quoted and asking FOR someone to
conc and get her. The message was
transmitted by o Pullman porter. ana
through It the couple were traced to
Fram1ngham. where Drake has been
employed with an electrical concern
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Of
STATE GATHER
THREE MENTIONED
FOR STATE CHAIRMAN
Wheeling and Huntington In
the Field for Judicial
Convention

Parkcrsburg. W. Va. July 23.-Ahout
one hundred prominent Democrats from
oIl sections Of West Virginia had ar
rived here tonight for the meeting OF
the Democratic state executive commit
TOO tomorrow Among those who have
ALREADY arrived are Arthur B. hoontz'
nominee for governor: former Senator
W, T.. Chiffon and ]. +. Chiffon OF
Charleston; State Chairman G. l.. ShaV-
er Of Fairmont: acting National COM
m,tteeman c. w. Osenton OF Fayette
county. and most OF the members OF the
state committee. T..
The comittce will elect three commit
'tcernen at large as well as state CHAIR
man and other officers; will elect a ma
tional committeeman: a woman mem
her OF the national committee Wi! Sc
lrct state headquarters and Will name
the city in which the Democratic state
convention is TO b" held
G. l.. Shaver. Fairmont. G. w. watson
of FaIrmont and Lawrence Ticrney OF
powhatan. are among those being O.
Cussed for state chairman tonight.
while c. W Ostenton of Fayrttc coun-
ty and c. w. Watson arc being dscusseu
for national committeeman.
Mrs. Rose dc Berriz. sister or the
late Colonel John T. McGraw. and Mra.
among those being talked OF for the
woman member OF the national COM
mittcc.
Wheeling and Huntington arc under
stood 10 he making bids for the state
convention, and the selection Of state
hcaduuartrrs Is said to be contingent
ON the election of the state chairman.
The Fourth district congressional COM
mittce also meets here Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
Finding of tho Body

New York. July %a.--rhe body or
nude woman Jammcd IN trunk was
found today by employees Of tAc Ameri-
can Railway Express company among
the unclaimed baggage In the company 5
East Fort!eth street warehouse. The
trunk had been received here from De-
troit, June u. ,,
perishable merchandise. one OF the e.
prcsSmcu opened II and found the
woman's body. The body had been jam
med into the trunk and the clothes APP
parently had been thrown In attcrward'
There were no marks OF violence on
the body. express company "thC'"lS
said. The police Immediately took pos
session of the trunk and us contents
for investigation.
Tho trunk was snippcd throush III"
American Railway Express company 10
this city BY man giving the nam" oi
"A. A. Tleturn" OF los Harper street,
Detroit. according 10 the records
accompanying the baggage. the police
say. IL was addressed 10 James Doug
las. New York CITY" they declare.
Express company officials said that
they had held the trunk 1t the depot
baggage room for several days put
when it was unclaimed they had sent II
10 tue store room.
The police said they will Immediately
request the Detroit police 10 locate the
man mentioned In the record as the
sender OF the trunk.
The body which had been covered
over with feminine wearing apparel OF
good material. had been crammed INTO
the trunk. which is y feet high and )
feet long. The trunk which WAS bound
with clothes line, was 50 crowded by
its contents that II bulged at the side.
The woman was apparently 25 10. 80
years old. the police say and weighed
about l30 pounds, had blue eyes and mad
been fairly good looking. Two upper
teeth Of her left jaw slightly protrudod.
but this Is believed TO be natural de-
formltS
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Marion, o., July Ex-senator Harding
devoted virtually all OF to-day 10 rest
ing and recuperating from the fatigue OF
notification day. He spent a short time
during the morning and again IN the
late afternoon In his office. reading tel
cRrams Of conGratulat!on on his accept
anCe speech, but the greater part OF the
day was occupied with an automobile
trip to Mansfield. forty miles away
whore he had luncheon and played
game Of golf.
Tn" conGratulatory messages came IN
great numbers from Republicans in all
sections Of the. country. one of tne
first was from senator Knox. OF Penn
sylvan.a a former secretary OF state,
who wired that he considered the speech
strong and stirring utterance by an
earnest and patriotic man. expressed
with that becoming modesty without
which no man is truly great"
Messages From ProGrssstves.
Many ~ the kilograms were from for
mcr members Of the progressive party.
q H. T. Shelley. Republican national
committeeman. OF Montana. and former
ly a progressive national committeeman.
declared the nominees pronounCements
insured that the progresstves IF the
west will line up solidly for him"
Accompanying Senator Harding on
the motor trip TO Mansfield and making
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AL organa Removed.

New York. July .23.-RemovaI OF
every vital organ. save the BRAIN from
the body OF an unidentified young wo,
man found here today, ,unclothed and
mutilated In trunk shipped by eX-
press from Detroit. makes II virtually
impossible TO determine the cause II
death. Medical Examiner Schwartz an
nUuuCed tonight.
The cutting was. perhaps, the work
Of butcher" he said, "or some one
only lightly acquainted with surgery
larg" bladed knife, similar to no
type used by physicians In pertorHIns
an autopsy, and saw were used. IN"
cutting was not done By pathoIoSlca'
student.
Or. Schwartz expressed III" opinion
that the solution OF the mystery must
come from Detroit. and added; ,.
I'VE are in possession or certain
things that will not be made public un-
I'll the police OF Detroit hay" been
given time 20 work out solution OF
the murder
tion was the work Of maniac pos-
sCssinE q crude knowledge OF medicinc,
but none OF surgery.
Whoever did the job. said Chlcr
Medical Examiner Norris. knew enough
evidence Of crime or methoo "i
death
Il was impossible to determine. Dr.
Schwartz said. whether scvcrnI cuts
on the body had been madr before or
after death" He was inclined tn pc
Hove. ne said. that they had been mao.
pfter the woman died Il am almost
certain that a criminal operation was
pcrfurmcd." he added. That can y"
determined by finding traces or 'hI"Fo'
form in the brain. ,-
\ list OF clothing found In the 'rHuk
with tho body included t"pcoat WIN
II fur collar, an orange sweater. black
sailor hat. black silk pett!c"at ana
gray flannel shirt.
An nconSpiCuous mark on the trNnK;
which was ~ cheap grade. indicated
that II had been shipped from D"'r"it
on Junc 10 The Scnler'S name WIS
given as "A A. Tieturn. lO1 Harper
street. Detroit. Mich"
relieving the trunk rontainer perish
abb, goods. David pamnrisk nm express
clerk. opencd the trunk. which bu'Ird
nj the sides. ana discovered N" body.
+ Distorted almost out "t all reS"lh-
hlancc 70 human form ny the violence
with which II had been forced Int" III"
small container. tho body lay under n
covering II clothing and torn news
rarers Besides articles Of wHin''n )
wear which wer" hloods'ain+d ana
sofled there was : workman jumper
or denim cloth Tho newspapers We're
all Detroit issues. the latest rcins
Jstcd Iune 10. the same as tn" date
,ha trunk WAS shipped from pctr"i'.
R.-sxamination Of the trunk in
which rho womau's body was found led
to tho discovery Of tag t"arinE ne
name. A. 4. Tatum. Detroit, Michigan.
on tho records OF the express company
however. tho sender's name was car
-I,I '''r!rturn,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
Rush Soldiers to Scene.
rraeod nv Bloodhounds.

Charleston. w. Va. July 2&.-B'ood-
hounds in charge Of the stat" police
traiied those shooting from West Nir-
ytuia into the mines of the Port tSmouth-
Solvay Coal company AT Frecborn to-
day. across Tug river into Kentucky, ac-
Cording to n mcssag" received by Colonel
Jackson Arnold, superintendent or tho
drpmr,mcnt Of public safety. tonight.
Seven members Of the state ponce
undcr the direction Of captain T. W.
norton, with bloodhounds. took up the
trail from where the shooting took
Mace and followed hve men across the
Tug river into Kentucky. arriving "t
thia- point. they gave up the pursuit
lacking authority to proceed further.
There has been some controversy pc
tween officials Of Kentucky and West
Virginia as 10 who has becn doing me
shooting from the West virginia Side
nj the mine entrances in Kentucky.
Colonel Arnold believes in this instan'e
that tho mon starting the trouble came
from across the Kentucky side OF the
river. ~ 5000
rrs stationed IN MinEo county at pres,
cnt. colonel Arnold said. Horses ana
motorcycles may be dispatched 10 thcm
lofn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
Slayer Of 3-Year-O|d
Girl Escapes Posse

Totterville. Mich. July 2S.-Ofln"rs
commanding state troops and momh"rs
OF a posse OF 400 armed farmers who
Ind secured swnmps and possible hiding
places in this vicinity all last night and
to-day. w"r" Of III" belief Tonight tha'
the slayer nf l3-ycar Beatrice ll:C-
knx had escaped their Gordon.
The theory that the girls assa!laEt
was an escaped Jackson prison convict.
was partially abandoned tonight. Nu-
mcr0us conflicting descriptions of the
man have been received but they hnv"
been so widely divergent in details that
Officers admitted none seemed /" Of
fer definite clue AS 10 the mans il".l-
tity.
The girl was killed Thursday mo:n:nI
IN lonely lane near here. large
hloodstalned stone was found beside the
body. apparently used as a weapon by
her aSsRilant. Her skull was crushed
and her throat bore marks Of strangu-
lation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
WILL RELIEVE
COAL ALFAN|NES

Washington. July @%.-Coal shortages
reported already in existence IN some
sections Of the country and threatening
In many others claimed the attention
of nearly half q dozen government de-
partmCnts and agencies.
The IutcrStat" Commcrc" commission
was urged 10 order priority in the tide
water movement nf coal 10 New Eng
land. and Illinois operators renewed
their appeal To- the White House for
governmental intervention In the mine
labOrers' strike, which is reported 10
have closed down half Of their mines.
Relief for New England was promised
through early action of the commits
sion. and the appeal Of TIA" Illinois
operators was answered by the dispatch
OF the government labor ConCiliators t0
III" strike districts.
Attorney General Palmer. after n
brief conference lat" in the day with
coal men. announced nc had called an
informal meeting Of n score Of mine
operators. coal exporters and rcnr"sen-
tattvcs of manufacturing interests TO
hc held In New York Tuesday. Discus
sion of the coal situation Mt this con-
ference. Mr.. Palmer said. would be
"thorouEh." adding.
general situation with view to obtain
the advice and assistance OF business
men with respect TO existing C0ndl-
tons in the coal industry"
Washington. July o3.-ToIegrams
from the White House were sent today
TO the governors "f New England md
tho northwestern states announcing that
coal In sufficient quantities to meet tho
go forward as a result OF department
conferences here
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Agree 10 Take Gas
From Industries TO
Prevent Fuel Famine
(continued on Page rwslvs.)

Philadelphia, Pa, July 23.-Pubuc
Service commissioners Of New York,
Pernsylvanin, Maryland, Ohio and
West Virginia, in conference here to-
day adopted tentative plans for tho
diStrI button Of natural gas which, It
Is expected, will result IN industrial
plants In tho area affected being COM
pslled TO abandon tho use Of gas and
Install coal burning apparatus.
It was agreed there is not suff-
cienG natural gas to meet demands IN
the wintor and ruling viii shortly
be issued, It was said, compelling nat
ural gas companies TO discontinue
supplying industrial concerns in sea-
sons Of the year whom available sup
plies are required for domestic con-
sumption. meeting OF natural gas
companies will be held next Wednes>
day In Pittsburgh when the situation
In western Pennsylvania will be dis
cussed-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
WINS
REGATTA tied
One Dollar Fines For
Vio|atOrS Of Dry Law
Who Got RAW Deal"

pittsburgh. Pa, July 23.-A fine OF
one dollar each was imposed upon tW'
mon in United states district court hcrc
today by Judge Charles p. orr a1trr
they had pleaded guilty to a charge OF
violating the prohibition law. Ihe dr
fcndauts were William lalonik. and
Eli Swanish. both OF Linn station Pa;
Judge Orr announced that he haa
fined the men only one dollar because
they had been arrested without search
warrant and had been detained In JAIL
for eight days before they were given
hearing. =,
Mans right to live unmoleSted IN
his home" said the Judge. rs the run
damcrtal Of democracy. lf prohioltion
agents violate this right by enterln;
homes without a search warrant ana
arrrsting the occupants, then liberty
Will crumblc These men. who are not
citizens. are entitled 10 the same rights
In this country that an American IS en-
titled tu in Europe.
prohibition agents would not enter
nv home without a search warrant.
Whether the house Is Of marble. or
whether II had thatChcd roof, IL IS
home, not to be entered unlawtuIiY'
These men have been In jail Illegally
for eight days. l cannot add TO theH
minis hmcnt."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
HARDING RECEIVES MANY MESSAGES OF
CONGRATULATIONS AFTER SPEECH

up a foresome on the golf links we're
Senator's Frelinghuysen. OF New jersey;
Halo. OF Maine. and Elkins. OF West
Virginia, all Of whom had spent the
night at the Harding home here.
Appeal to Tennssssssns-
Earnest hope that Republican mem.
bers OF the Tennessee Legislature VIII
support ratification OF the woman Suf.
fragc amendment was expressed to-dAy
by Senator Harding in telegram 20
John e. Houk, a Republican member OF
the senate Of that state.
The message was sent in reply TO one
from Senator Houk asking fnr advice
and was as follows:
II have your message asking me if I
would advise that the Republican, OF
the Tennessee legislature vote for r6tts
ficatIon Of the womans suffrage amend.
ment II is my earnest hope that the.
Republicans in the Tennessee lsgiKlAe
ture acting upon solemn conviction, ca
see their way clear to give their support
TO this amendment. ! believe in Sufe
frage: our party has endorsed Il In ouP
ia ,ional PLATFORM; twenty-nine Repuh.,
lican states have ratified the amanAe
ment but one more state Is needed -
enfranchtsc every loyal American wom1nl
and II would be gratifying to me per-
sonally II the Republican members OF
the Tennessee legislature accompltshed
that enfranchisement."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
COX PROMISES TO TAKE STUMP IN UTAH;
CANDIDATE GOES TO HOME AT DAYTON

Columbus O.. July c3.-Governor cox.
pamocratic presidential nominee. today
transferred his political war councils 70
nayton. lie mot"r"d ther" lat" today
20 remain until h" has tintNhed drafting
his acceptance speech f"r August :.
Tho IeaSu. Of nations and other cam
naizp noIicIes were discussed today by
',nFcrnnr C'"j with senator's Harrison
~ Mississippi and kinE % Utah and l..
70 Moore. the governors convention
manager.
te-s as they have paraded themselves
through the senate" said the governor.
senator King declared that the gov
srnor's stand on the league and other
vital topics would entirely satisfy
every Democrat.
Il am sure that on all important sub
tectS touched on in tho PLATFORM" said
Senator King. tho governors position
will he entirely satisfactory. As one
Of the Democratic senator's who voted
finally FOR the Lodge reservations TO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
CARDINAL GIBBONS IN
BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE

Westminster. Md. July oS-Cardinal
Gibbons quietly observed III. rrshiy-
sixth arInlversary or his birthday to-
Richmond. Va. and Bishop Corrigan
the Cardinals auxiliary =; BaltinorC,
as tho quests OF Robert r. Shrivor nj
To- old Shrivcr homestead near m. n
Mis-. The cardinal cclcbr-t"d mss IN
thr !'irat" chapel and sp"nt 4 part Z
tn" day rcadinh t"lcErams or ccnEr.tu-
latlur from priests. bishops CurJ'nnls
and fliends in all parts # tHp W rid
IT,, cncrable nrolatr who h1a been :5
y"H-S cardinal and over hlf c,n.
fury priest. is in tho best nj hc;l:I
ard ia addition to his cXt"L4,vr rc-
Clcrlr'tiC work takes an active interest
IN Vic affairs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
TRUNK VICTIM
IS IDENTIFIED
NUDE BODY OF WOMAN
SHIPPED TO NEW YORK
Couple Occupied Detroit
Apartment-Only the Man
Seen to Leave

Detroit Mich. July GA young
couple giving the name OF Mr.. and Mrs.
A. LeKoy occupied an apartment at lO5
Harper street. the address found by a
New York eXrressmau IN n trunk con-
tanning the body OF n young woman.
according 10 statement given 10 tn"
police by Mrs. LOttle Brooks. manager
OF tho apartment house. The apartment
was rented To them on June I. They
lett week later without giving notice.
Mrs. Brooks stated that she had seen
only the man leave. taking with him
TWO heavy trunks. He explained. she
said, that his wife had lett the night
before
When lie Roy left, Mrs. Brooks said.
two blankets, TWO sheets and table
cloth were missing from the apartment.
he told her that they had been sent
10 the laundry and would DC returned.
He gave her a forwarding address near
Chcboygau. Michigan. and told her 10
notify him in case everything was not
all right" The laundry never was re-
turned. Mrs. Brooks said. Police to-
night were Investigating tho address
left by lie Roy.
Mrs Brooks described tho woman as
being about nineteen years old OF med
lum height and weight. and having
dark brown hair.
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3 WOUNDED IN
MINE At TACK
w. VA. CONSTABULARY
RUSHED TO THE SCENE
Unidentified Man Among
Attacking Party Found In
Woods Wounded

Bluericld ". Va, July 23.--It d"vel-
oped late to-day that The unidentified
man who was reported killed this morn
ing during the attack on the Ports
mouth Solvay Coke Company's plant at
Frceburg. KY. In which about 200 shots
wcr" cxchnngrd in an effort to stop the
operation of the tipplc. Is still alive but
seriously injured. He was found III the
woods and for a time would allow no
conflicting rcports regarding the num-
her wounded. but SO far there have been
no fatalities and only three wounded
one seriously.
Quiet prevails in Freehurn tonight
and the state Constabulary d" not be-
licvc there will he any further trouble
from the West Virginia side of the Tug
river