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To DEATH BY .
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Special Dispatch to The IntelliEencer;
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, May e-F1o@
renee Barton, II, Of near Follansbee,
was killed at 1915 Saturday night By
a flying automobile; The young sirtt
Steubenville, on the East Steubenvtlle
boulevard when she was killed. GAe
car did not stop after hitting her. The
Brooke county, w. Va, authorities VIII
in all probability place a murder chafSs
The car. while approaching the couple
at a great rate Of speed, swerved slight
ly and struck the girl. Her body WAS
thrown over twenty feet against . tele-
phone pole where her head was crushed
rushed to the Ohio Valley hospital IN
Steubenville. but when the ambulAne
arrived there 1t 1880 Sunday morning
she had expired as the result Of her IN.
juries.
Long, who is but twenty years OF age.
was seen q few, moments after tho ac-
cident occurred by the motorman Of an
approaching street car with the crushed
ana bleeding head Of the ycunE gtri IN
the accident. He said he and ths t1el
had been walking arm In arm when the
big automobile came into view: The eaI
sWerved from its path. he said, to avoid
yards down the track: The speedtHE
car then struck the girl and went By
without stopping. !. -,
Outside OF a few broken bits of. In.
formation. there is nothing to indicate
who the driver Of the car may have
been. A large green car il said to have
been seen passing through Foli2nSboe
a few moments later and 4 largo siBo
tire was found near the spot whero the
accident occurred showing that the
speed of the car had been 80 EreAt
that the impact with the girls body
had torn the tire from the rim. ~
The Brooke county authorities 9rN
greatly incensed over the affair and Are
intent on running down the driver OF
be placed against him II he Is found.
The girl Is the sister OF Watson Bar
ton. a prominent man Of FollAnsbeo.
Barton Is a millworker employed at the
Follansbee Brothers tin mill there.
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SEVEN IRON and STEEL ORGANIZERS
PLACED UNDER ARREST At DUQUESNE

tators. charge OF ohstructins traff"
being preferred In each case.
4 squad OF mounted state police aided
local authorities in maintaining ordIt
among several hundred men, women and
children. with tho latter predominatinE
who attended the meeting
Little disorder occurred and within
fifteen minutes and the first speaker.
w. NJ. Fink. had begun his address sue
cesstve speakers had been arrested and
tho crowd ordered to disperse.
As each speaker took his stand in
the rear Of an automobile parked at the
intersection of two streets where there
was little traffic. he was asked by the
chief il he had u prcmt to speak. On
being informed negatively. bu: that an
application had been made and refused.
each speaker was arrested.
Initial uttcrances of the speakers
were broken by tho Interrogation of the
authorities. SauSc. OF the boilcrrnakcrS'
union. pleaded with tho police 10 give
him just five minutes. He was given Z
minute in which TO speak before the
chief asked for his permit.
Tho organizers will be given hear
ing tomorrow morning.
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PITTSBURGH. Ia. May 9.-SeVen
organizers for iron and steel WORKERS
were arrested at Duquesnc this AFTER
noon. when they attempted to hold d"
open-air meeting under tho joint aus
pices Of the American civil Liberties
union and the national commlt.ee o.
iron and steel workers AFFILIATED ~lth
the American Federation OF Labor:
The speakers. including w. NJ: .oI,anS HinH'
Katonah n. Y, were charged with yio-
lating a city ordination in Attempting
to hold u meeting without permit.
20 hold a meeting without permit.
Besides Fink. who represented the
arrested were: r. w. Riley. secretary
OF the national committee OF iron and
steel workers in the Pittsbursh district;
Raza Danichs. organizer OF the United
Mine Workers: John OlChon. general
organizer OF the american Federation or
Labor: J. S. Beagh"n. organizer or inc
bricklayers union; James :. Sausc. or.
ganiz~r of tho hoilcrmakers union aha
Fen Schwartzwcldcr. husines agent Vt
the bakers union.
Seven arrests were made among spec
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StiH Fighting

WARSAW, MAY !. (By The Associated
PressD--The stiffest hitting engaged IN
b. the Poles before they reached tho
outskirts OF Kiev was along the lrpen
river lust west Of that city. The Boil
sheviki. well entrcnched. defended the
strip between the Irpen and the Dnelper
until they were literally blasted from
their positions.
north of Kiey, near the mouth OF the
Dneiper early on Saturday after three
day light before the CityS gates. soon
afterwards the passage OF the river was
effected in force over emergency Drloses
some Of which were built under the nre
Of RoIsbeyiIl machine guns. The Malin-
Kiev railroad bridge. across the lrpeh
was destroyed by the rctreatinS enemy
and IS being repaired.
For two days the struggle was for the
most part infantry battle. ny tne enu
OF that time however. the retreating oe-
tenders had brought up artillery;
Meanwhile the Poles had also brought
up guns. ,.i.,
troops began gradually TO give way pc
fore the Polish cannon fire on all sioes'
The defenders fell back upon klev,
where the only crossing TO the DneipeF
was TO be found. 49,.
Modern armored trains from the
south on the Polish side AIDED the III.
rantry in their fight for the ancient
Russian capital. but the advance along
the railroad from FastoVa was maze
under the greatest difficulties because
of the railroad being under IRE from
Rolsheyik guns stationed along the chaih
of hills cncircling kieV. ,
Armored trains were brought up ny
way of Malin also and these Will moI Z
into kiey as soon as the bridge over inc
Irnen is repaired and will be sent into
The CITY in preparation for holding hieV
AGAINST counter attacks.
The army headquarters reports Gov
ering saturdays events show that PoliSh
troops in force were in slBht or hleN
that afternoon and gradually moving
forward. The twelve day drive througn
the Ukraine, the accounts SAID, was
reaching it's elimination. with the FOL
ish Ckrainian infantry expecting 10 oc-
cupy kiev saturday night or SUNDAY
morning. ,o
Meanwhile an offensive was begun 20
tn. north in Polesa on Saturday by the
poles, according to the late communlque'
which announced that the military COM
mandcrs had decided that an attack was
necessary to offset the Bolshevik con-
ccntration in the region beyond MoZler.
The first days fighting resulted IN tne
ca pturc Of Chinski, cast OF Mozier. ana
The railroad town OF Wasile wicze, north
east OF MoZier. -.
Much material, the statement aoos'
was taken by the Poles.
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CHICAGO. May o-Twcnty-six alleg-
ed members OF the Communist Labor
party will go on trial before Judge Os-
car Hebel tomorrow, charged with con-
spiracy to advocate the overthrow OF the
government by force.
Thirty-nine were indicted but not all
will appear in court. for several are re-
ported TO have fled to Mexico and Eu-
rope. One, John Reed. magazine writer,
author and first Bolshevik envoy TO the
United States. Is now in Jail at Abo,
Finland. according to state department.
reports, accused Of SNUG Cling from Boil
shevik Russia. The thirty-nine defend
ants, with three women. have been in
dicted separately under the Illinois law
against criminal syndicalism.
Their arrests resulted from the ma
tion-wide roundup OF suspected radicals
last January.
At tho same time Sc alleged members
Of the Communist party and 81 /. w. w.
also were indicted, and they. with the
three women. who are declared {" be
Communist Labcrites, arc awaiting trial
later.
Next to John Feed, the most promi'
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MILLIONAIRE AMONG ALLEGED COMMUNISTS
ON TRIAL; GOVERNMENT OVERTHROW CHARGED

nent Of those slated to so on trial to-
morrow is William Bross Lloyd. mil.
lionaire sergeant-at-arms Of tho Com
munist Labor party.
Lloyd, like Reed. a graduate Of H4r.
ward university. is the son Of the late
Henry D. Lloyd. the Boston philantrop-
ist. who amassed large fortune. The
son. whose home Is In the wealthy
Evanston suburb. has characteriIS4
himself in newspaper interviews the
"reddest Of the reds
Among other defendants are: Alfred
Wagenknecht, OF New York. national
executive secretary Of the party; Charles
Baker. of Cleveland, q national orEaniS.
er: Alexander Bilan and Ed Lindpe0s
Of New York; Max Bedacht. Of 6eA
Francisco. and Jack Carney, Of Dul0Sh
all national committeeman.
The indictments charge. In four ScpAN
ate counts, conspiracy to adv"clo tho
overthrow of the government by furcOS
TO publish or distribute printed mattkP
advocating that purpose: conspiracy to
belong 10 an organization advocating Il:
and conspiracy to attend meetings at
which overthrow AZ the government was
advocated.
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No Disorder Roported.


WASHINGTON. May 9.-Coincldcnt
with confirmation tonight in official de-
Spatchcs of the capture Of Mexico City
by revolutionists. the navy department
announced that the destroyer Flotilla
had been ordered from Key West to
Tampico and in both places assurances
were given of protection TO foreigners.
The embassy message made no men
tion Of President Carranza. Other
reports TO the department. said he had
left the capital with n group of adher-
ents, presumably for Vera Cruz but
gave no information as TO his present
whereabouts.
While all reports agreed that the
seizure OF the capital and Tampjco had
been without opposition and that or
der had been maintained, the presence
at Tampico of at least one Mexican
gunboat, ii was said, might have
prompted the sending of dcstroycrs 10
that point. No official reason for their
movement was assigned either by tho
ing to the state departments advice
General Orozco. Carranza commander at
Tampico. took refuge on the gunboat
JaliscO when the rebels entered the
city.
state department reports and mess
ages to the rebel agents here told or
the occupation of sevefal other towns,
prompt assurance being given BY the
revolutioniSts in several cases that pro-
lection would be given Americans
and other foreigners.
Ramon J.. De Ncgri. formerly the
Mexican consul general al San Francis
CO. arrived here today in his now
capa city as Commercial representative
of the government Of Sonora"
He issued statement placing The
blame for the revolution on the adNis-
crs of Carranza.
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District School Contests -
Held During Past Week
Special To The Intelligencer:

MoRGANToWN. w. Va. May s.-
Last week at Wheeling, Parkersbu1G.
Williamson. Sutton, Fairmont, Ci11kA.
burg. Grafton and Elkins contests were
held between the high schools Of ths ~
spcctive districts to select the repreoSn-
tative high school students who VIII
clash at the University at MorgantoVA.
May 81. This will be the first annual
contest Of the West Virginia MkA
School Interscholastic League, which
was formed by almost q hundred hrse
class high schools last year. Each dis
trict selected one representative each In
debate. essay. Grafton. and extemporsns.
Gus speech. -
Principal ]. r. West. Morsant1wn.
who is president Of the League, IN.
nounces that the preliminary events viii
be held Friday afternoon. May 81, begin
ming at 1870 o'clock. The contestants
will meet in Commencement Hall at that
time for announcements. The prelimiA.
ary contests will cut the number Of en-
tries down to two each. Tho hnAl
events will be held Friday night in Com.
mcncement Hall. The complete pro
gram and the names Of the judges for
the various events have not been given
ont
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BISHOP VINCENT
PASSES AWAY

fhll-HLO, May 1sS'' SN''''
Heyl Vincent SIS years old. for many
wears bishop of the Methodist Episco-
pal church. died AT his home here to-
day. He was born at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Bishop Vincent was born at Tusca-
loosa. Ala. on February %. 1882. HIS
father John Himrod Vincent. and his
family moved 10 Pennsylvania where
the bishop spent most of his early life.
His connection with the Methodist
church began very early in life since
he Arst preached at Is. Throughout
his life he has been prominent in re-
ligious circles having held numerous
pastorates through the country al
large. .,.u AZ
In 1874 he was connected with the
founding cf the Chautauqua az Lake
Chuutauqua. and shortly afterWards
founded the Chautauqua Literary and
Scientific Circle. He has been a chan
ceIlor of this organization ever since.
He has written numbers or religious
works as we'll as several other volumes.
He was also q widely travelled man.
holding religious posts In many Tor.
eirn countries. He had NUMBER OF
degrees from American colleges ana
universities. ,.
In until the time Of his death he
had lived in Chicago after leaving
Europe in 1906 where he was head OF Inc
Methodist Episcopal foreign woTk.
Bishop Vincent has visited "heei-
ing several times.
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GALVESTON, Texas, Nay 9.-Un-
ofno.l reports reached hare late to-
dAy that tho rsvolutdonaSts entered
vsrA Crux last night and today Werc
occupying the city. Prostdeut Car
rama the adytces said was hiding In
Vera Cruz and his arrest wAS momen-
tAr1ly expected.
The report which came through
what In considered . reliable source
Sadd the evolutionary forces entered
VsrA Crux late last night, then TO-
treated because Of the presence In the
harbor of Mexican gunbo4ts.
Late today they again entered tho
city ana began Its occupation, the re-
port said.
revolutionary troops believed to be
mart of the forces of General Pablo Con
zalSz. entered Vera Cruz twice oefore
the federals withdrew their allegiance
from the Carranza government, the ad-
vices said. First they penetrated alnost
TO the water front and then Withdrew
to the outskirts because OF the presence
in the harbor OF two Mexican gunooats'
Later the rebels again entered the city
and began occupying strategic points
according to tie adviCes. FIRING was
said TO have been general for some time.
The gunboatS. however. did not hTc o"
the city. II was asserted.
The reports did not make clear wheth-
er the warships had deserted the Car
rama cause.
President CarranZa was said TO DC hlu-
ing in Vera Cruz and dragnct was
to have been thrown out by the
to prevent his escape II
possible.
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].
Fl. WILL GATHER.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE &. =
TO SELECT CHAIRMAN
OF the Chicago Convention
Senator Lodge Slated For
the Honor

CHICAGO, May s.-Many Republican
leaders arrived in Chicago today for u
meeting Of the Republican national
committee tomorrow and Tuesday e
which a temporary chairman for the
June convention will be chosen ana q.
rangements for the gathering COM
pleted. af
North Carolina will have women reprs..
sentatiyes at the meeting. ArA JohR
Glover South. Of Kentucky: chatfmaI
of the woman's division Of the nettooei
committee, holds the proxy OF 8: 4
Perkins of Washington; Miss NY
Garrett Hay Of New York; CHI shairmaa o.a.. =
division, is the proxy Of Henry 8. Jazz
SON Of Georgia Miss nls..nt haIde w Mes%CS Sses
Of oliver d. Street Of Alabama, an4
Mrs. John T. Pratt Of New YORK thS.
proxy Of John 8. Moorehead OF Noet1
Carolina 1s,.
Henry Cabot Lodge. OF MassaenIsetts
with the temporary chairmanship of
the national convention
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SOCIALISTS PROCLAIM
DfBS AS CANDIDATE

NEW YORK. May s.-The Socialist
party of America today plunged into
the active political warfare OF the 1920
presidential campaign with broadside
after broadside hred BY its big guns
ut the national convention mass meet
Ing in Madison Square Garden.
Ensconsed in this fortress, which was
surrounded by a strong Gordon of New
York police TO guard against "anti-radi-
CAL demonstrations. the meeting hailed
Eugene V. Debs, now serving ten years
In the Atlanta Georgia, federal prison
for violation OF the espionage act. az
the Socialist candidate for the preSi
dency. Ovation after ovation followed
Characterization of Dcbs as "our only
candidate"
International socialism, to be gained
by peaceful means through the rein
forcement Of political action by indus
trial action. declared by speeches OF
strike" was declared the aim OF the
party amid the cheers Of an audience
Of 5000 persons.
The singing Of the Internationale. the
HYMN of free Russia. and the MarSel-
laise marked the entry into the garden
OF party leaders. but great care was
exercised to exclude agents Of the In
dustrial Workers Of the world and
Communist sympathizerS who attempted
to distribute propaganda at the meet
Ing.
presidential nominee by Morris HilGuit.
once New York's maynralty candidate.
in an address in which he denounced
the administration at Washington and
both Democratic and Republican par
ties as radically revolutionary in con
trast to the Socialist party. "the only
conservative force in American poll
tics"
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EXTRAVAGANCE
IS CONDEMNED
STRONG APPEAL "
u. CREDIT MEN
Rampage Will End In Nation
al Disaster Unless Soon
Ended

NEW YORK, May 9-An appeal to the
American people to desist from "a ram
page Of extravaganza" was issued to.
night by the National Association OF
Credit Men in the form of letter sent
out by J. II. Tregoc. secretary-treasurcr
of the association. TO its members. Inc
appeal read in part:
The dance of industrial death IN
which the people of America are no"
participating should cease before they
have to pay the piper.
The extrava gance of our people since
Armlstice day. is one Of those PSYCHIC
logical phenomena TO which man Is SUD-
jectcd. During the war period We sac
rllccd gladly. but with the cessation
of hostilities the restrained feellng
broke loose and We went on rampage
of extravagancc such as never has been
cxh ihited in this land.
This nation is sound Fundamentally
and this SoundncSs will continue II
people will give up their folly; Will
become more dligcnt: will work as
human beings should work during a
time of stress and strain and thus heir
to bring about a gradual dehation IN
currency so that the prices may readily
rcccde and that we may eventually be
brought to a condition OF industrial ana
financial health.
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Mr., wilson |NJECTS
PEACE TREATY ISSUE
into THE CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON. May s-Sena-
tor Lodge, Republican leader in
the senate, issued brief state
ment after having heard Presl-
dent Wilson's message to the
Oregon demands. ,
II cannot undertake to discuss
il In detail" he said. but polit-
ically speaking l am very glad ne
has taken the side that he has.
II fully justifies all the opposi-
ton of the Republican party IN
the senate and those who Joined
with the Republicans
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WARSAW, May Shy tho Associat-
cd Press s)-Polish cavalry entered the
city Of kicv this Saturday morning on
the heels of the retreatins BolsheriSi.
The city had been evacuated by the
Bolsheviki. The Polish infantry Kept up
it's advance toward kiev during the day.
cavalry detachmcnts keeping contact
with tho infantry forces.
niev was entered by the caNahymen
from the west.
There was little igtinG. according TO
reports reaching Polish hcadquarters IN
warsaw, the cavalry going into the city
all day as the infantry advanced In IL
great Semi-Circlc
4 few machinr-gun shots were fred
in the early morning as the cavalry ap-
peared. but this was quickly sllenced
and reports say that the evacuation Of
Kiev began SOON afterward, or as soon
as the advancing troops appeared IN
force.
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One Killed; Three Hurt
In National Pike Smash

CNIONTOWN. Pa, May 9.-One man
was killed and three others injured, one
seriously, when the automobile IN when
they were riding struck a culvert on the
National Pike near here today. The ma
chine after striking the culvert shot
through the air for distance of about
Is feet. collided with two poles. and
finally landed in the road, total wreck;
The victims Of the accident. All well
known residents Of Brownsville. Pa
and former soldiers. were:
joseph MORRISON. aged IS years.
Seriously injured:
ENOCH EASIER. aged % years.
J0HN SMITH, FLINT GREGG.
Morrison died in a hospital here from
injuries sustained in the accident. Eas-
Ter suffered a fractured skull,
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WASHINGTON, May "a call to the
Democratic party 20 20 into the cam
paign standing iour-squarc in favor OF
the treaty Of Versailles and against the
senate's reservations was issued tonight
by President Wilson III a telegram 70
Oregon Democratic leaders made pubic
at the White House.
Declaring that the party had the hon
or Of the nation" in its hands. the Pres
ident said that the Lodge reseryations
wcro utterly Inconsistent with that
honor as we'll as destructive or the roie
Of world leadership which the United
States must assume.
The only true Amcrlcanism. the Pres
idcnt said, was that which puts Ameri-
ca ut the front Of free nations and re-
deems the great promises which we
made to the world 1T would be viola
tion OF such promises. he said. to attack
reservations to the treaty which Wnittle
il down or weaken it as the Republican
leaders OF the senate have proposed 20
do
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AMERICAN WARSHIPS
RUSHED TO TAMPIC0
Four Destroyers Leaving Key
West Sunday to Be Joined
By Two Others

WASHINGTON, May s.-Four L. s.
destroyers left Key West today Tor
Tampico. Mexico. the navy department
announced tonight. The remaining two
destroyers OF the six sent south from
New York last week will also proceed
10 Tampico as soon as minor repairs are
completed.
The department made no explanation
Of it's decision TO rush the ships TO
Mexican waters. Those en- route are
the Isherwood, Putnam. Dale and Case.
The Reid and Flusser are at Key West.
1t was indicated that the tender
Black Hawk. with Captain Long, sem
ior officer OF the flotilla. aboard. also
would proceed TO Tampico.
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rT1EI BURNED TO D1ATK
IN u. 7. FENKNENT TnE

NEW YORK. May s.-Thrce persons
were burned 10 death and one other
nrohably will die as the result OF a tirr
in a tenement house early today. The
fire, the origin Of which is unknown.
started In \ hallway on the ground
floor.
The dead:
THOMAS LANG. aged so years.
TIMOTHY OCOSNOR. 50.
THOMAS MUTLER. IS.
The dead were trapped on the upper
HInpr4
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REUNION OF
UNIVERSITIES ALUMNI
ncial To The Intclliscnccr;

Spnrial To The lntcll'Scnccr:
MORGANTOWN. w. Va, May al.
n, Arnett, University Librarian and sec
retary Of tho West Virginia University
Alumni Association. is busily engaged in
plans for the annual reunion Of the
alumni which will he tho usual import
ant part Of Commencement week. Tnc
annual alumni banquet will be held tn"
evening OF Juno II. President Harry
Robinson of Cniontown, is the toast
master.
One Of the interesting incidents of the
alumni reunion will be the reunion or
the classes OF 1883. "a and 'S5. Among
the members Of these classes are Harry
Robinson, the President Of the Assocl-
alton, George c. Baker. member OF the
Executive Committee. and the Hon
William +. Bland. Of Kansas city, Mo-,
All of whom will be present for the re-
union of their classes.
Final arrangements OF the program
and tho place of holding the banquet
have not yet been made.