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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
CnnYri0hf 1870.

CHICAGO. June lO-General Leonard
Wood IL dangerously near the goal ana
his crafty manager. Frank Hitchcock.
realizing that tho key to the whole
puzzle is IN New York. Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania. Is making inroads IN
the delegations from those states. the
counter move OF the l>owden forces ana
indeed The Old Guard who don't want
Wood nominated Is 10 hold PennsylvalA
and New York and Massachusetts for
the first few ballots at least. Accord
Ing1y tho New York delegation hCld
mass meeting and talked a lot about SOL
ldarity and sticking together and exert
ing the most influence by tactics OF
unity instead Of division. No vote was
taken and many New York delega ;tS
would have liked to get Senator Wads,
worth. who was In the chair. conihlt'eu
but ne maintained a discreet silence.
There are several Wood delegates IN
the New York contingent and several
in the Pennsylvania unit. but the New
York folks have practically agreed l"
vote for Nicholas Murray Butler tor
few ballots. which really means that the
anti Wood forces are pounding away Al
he Coolidge forces with fair success
II General Hitchcock can once hrcaK
down the unity Of the New lork. rem
Sylvaia or Massachusetts deIesa'i"hs He
will win out.
Already his boring tactics are growing
4 hit uncomfortable TO his opponents.
II is In the Pennsylvania delegation dha'
the elCverest plays are DelhH H"ut, Seu
ator Penrost is against Leonard WOOD.
He is also against Governor l."wden--
not because he personally disiIkcS elth-
er candidate but simply because ne ne
lieves neither would win next NoEcHI-
her Yet the Wood managers claim
from tho strength in III" PcnnsNir"Et
delegation the fact that Is that con,
Siderable proportion would be Tor M"ou
II once released from the pledg" given
Governor Sproul. So the way I" hold
the seventy-six delegates together as
fror, boiling 10 woods 10 danglc the
prospect OF Sproul as dark horse BE-
fore the eyes Of both Sproul and his del-
cgatcS and Senator P"nrosc goes SO iar
as 10 issue a statement openly taNornG
the asuirations Of Governor Sproul. Tho
move is another counter stroke against
General Hitchcock.
The Old Guard is evidently deter
mined To hold New York. Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts together until Wood
and Lowdcn arc both eliminated from
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WHEELING DENIS.
To GOLDEN GATE
sPEc1Ar, COACH WILL BE ATTACn-
ED TO TRAIN DEWEY
CITY ON JUNE 2lST.
Big Party Is Expected 70 Go From thu
Wheeling Dtstrtct-Must Mako
RESERVATIONS.

Announcement is made. for the bene-
fit Of any persons desiring to attend tne
San Francisco Convc~tion, that IN adoi-
ION 10 tho reservations for the dele
gates and alternatcs, who are entltIed 10
Preference IL lS believed conslderanle
pullman berth accommodations viii De
available in the car assigned TO "heel-
ing by the Democratic National COM
mitteC.
In order to take advantage "t the re"
duCed rate, involving saving oil aP-
proximately $50, IL - necessary 'hai
round trip railway tickets be purchased
before leaving Wheeling.
Railway tickets and Pul man perm
reservations may be obtained at the FOL-
lowing rates:
Round trip railway tickets. retnrn,nh
by any Of the southern routes. l2o.5
Round trip railway tickets. returning
hy either Canadian Pacific. thicago'
Milwaukee e. ST Paul Northern racine
or Great Northern Railway. S139.IS.
Pullman bcrths from Wheeling to San
Francisco. including war tax: Cppcr
bcr,hs, each. sizes; lower oerths' each
S2l60
Tho Pullman car assigned 70 the
northern section q! the state VIII leave
The b. & O. railroad station. at Wheel.
ing. on Monday. June 2lst, at lo:fo
o'clock a. m.
Applications for Pullman reservations
should be made to James w Ewing, NO.
1908 Schmulbach Budding. In this city.
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A MODERN MOSES


difficulties PLATFORM
what appeared to be So
section OF u'cu
Republican party provided an aPpo
remainder Of the session IN
OF Nations was overcome IN
majority OF
preserve the peace OF the "or'0
sacrnS national
Republican expectations Of the most raod an well as
die by man
individual to suioc
and ! is safe
standard
>.v.-,.- for
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been held in detention bpt the large
majority have enIurned" loose by Mr..
Post. The effect OF Posts activities
have been to discredie Palmer'S work.
Either Palmer was over-zealous, or
Post was friend 20 lawbreakers
Either Palmer was n fool. tho maker OF
inflammatory speeches. and the author
OF wholesale prosecutions. or Post is
q criminal and a protector OF criminals.
The public has pretty we'll made up its
mind about both men and its opinion is
not to their credit The conflict. how
ever. reflects seriously upon the admin
istration OF Mr.. Wilson. 1t s the duty
of the President to require harmony
and coordination Of effort among his
departments. II the policy outlined and
undertaken by Mr.. Palmer nd the sup
port of the President. that policy ought
not to have been nulliflcd by p subordi-
nate official in the Department Of
Labor. II the policy Of Mr.. Palmer did
not have the Presidents approval, II
ought not 10 have been undertaken.
Working At cross purposes Is probably
a natural result of conducting n govern
ment without a head. or rather OF con-
Quoting a government by head. that Is
moro 1cehcerned with the conditions in
Europe than with our troubles at home.
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ROOT ON THE INTERNA-
TIoNAL COURT

E,ihu Root has sailed for the Aasuc
IN help organize the Permanent Nou''
~ International Justice or the Leasu e
= :, Nstions. Although this country IL
,,ot member OF the League, Mr.. Roo'
hos he.n given the high honor OF oclns
invited 20 participate in the formation
Of the great international court Inc
. invitation TO Mr. Root TO SIT Win TINS
body Is a remarkable recognition OF 'h'
rosncct and esteem in which ne Is he4u
nv tho dlplomatiSts OF France anu
Ac-nst Rritain. and probably. IS slgnltl-
.,,t evidence Of their attitude toward
Mr. Wilson II is safe TO say NhaI hau
NJ Wilson associated Ellhu Root on the
commission that represented this coun-
,,v in Paris. the treaty which the Eer-
s.i,,ss Council framed would have been
accepted and our participation III ','c
League Of Nations in some torW' "ou'u
now be an established fact
Instead. however. OF choosing man
like Root who stands At the heao OIL
tho American bar. and who. through age
and experience. speaks with the hisn-
est authority among American o'p'o-
Shatisls Mr.. Wilson chose oody Oh
--sicrks and advertising writer's propa-
nandists and advance agents with inc
result that his work and the work OF
Tho counc, has been discredited before
the American people. Europe has not
failed TO notice this fact, and EUROPE
has taken the opportunity OF giving 20
a distinguished member OF the poNticai
party. which. for four years. Mr.. Will
son saw 1T to ignore and insult. the
highest honor in connection with the
formation OF the international court
that It is possible to give.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11
DAVID LAWRENCE SEES GENERAL WOOD
DANGEROUSLY NEAR The NOMINATION GOAL

, the scene and then trot out somebody
on whom agreement can he reached
In the meantime. Hiram johnson haS
executed an effective vancouver on MS
own behalf. He felt his delegates IN
certain states slipping away from MN,
1t was openly aNowed by folkS from
Michigan. Nebraska and oregon tnat a.
though their states voted for JonnsoIt
the delegates wouldn't stay hitched very
long. Mr.. Johnson now has pledge
from tho Michigan delegates who are
instructed for him to continually cas-.
their ballots for hi m until he personally
releases them. Johnson BY the way ~
his own campaign manager here re
takes advice freely but does as ne
plcases about acting on II. HIS game -
10 hold his meagrc forces logelher whl,S
the Wood end l.owden machines crush
each other. hoping against hope mat lie
wrll be the beneficiary in the end
Also the California Senator figures
that If tho convention supports MN Ia
lhr League Of Nations night. he VIII
gain delegates. Certainly II the treaty
and league are repudiatcd, Johnson
would be tho logical nominee although
in that event. the wise old leaders are
calculating that Knox for President ana
johnson for vice president would be
more acceptable ticket. especially If
Johnson would accept the vice pres.
drncy, The desire to ger harmony
would transcend every other consider
alton The mere fact that johnson
give tremendous impetus to the latter
chances. and It must not be forgotten
that Senator ROise PenroS" would ra!n"I
have Knox than any other man. ne
writer knows that Senator Knox ana
Senator Johnson have been in commune
alton on the subject and that they are
stlll MS close friends as ever.
certainly II Mr.. Johnson is Convlncrd
that he cannot be nominated ne "UuII
prnha hlv feel that his viewpoint had
been vin6icatcd in the selection of an
othrr senator like Mr.. Knox whose views
on the treaty and league were IN accoru
with his own. Rig business Won q raln,
er have Knox. former Attorney IcncraI
and former Secretary OF Stat"; tnhI'
Senator gave his assent to the choice
of Knox ne would r" assured inc sup
mort Of the Repu blican organization lot
ibc presidency four years hence. These
are some OF inc moves. Proposals sug-
gestions and attacks that constitute me
strategy Of the convention as tho plat
form committee wrangleS over ptrpieA-
ing planks An dissues
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11
FARMERS COUNCIL DEMAND

According to estimates by the de-
psrtment OF agriculture the total wheat
production for 1920 will be only 49,
900, 900 bushels. or $50. 900. 900 less than
tho total for 1919. Neither IS full
harvest expected Of other products OF
the soil. by which the deficiency OF the
former might be made up. Hand in hand
with the universal crop outlook goes
q considerable decline in stock farming
which. according TO official figures.
amounts to thirteen million cattle. tfty
million hogs and ciEhty-six million
sheep. To overcome tho impending rise
In the price OF all food. the Farmers
National Council is urging that the gov
ernment resume control over wheat
and rye, not only that the farmer may
get a fair price for his products. but 80
guard against price boosting by specu-
laticn OF middlemen.
Thus it appears that at least part OF
our farmers have perceived government
control and price fixing for essential
: articles OF food, which was bitterly op-
posed last year, IS OF some benefit to the
farmer and TO the people. While it is
true that by such interference with the
natural course OF trade the producer
often gets less than nc could have got
ten with unrestrained competition. or on
the other hand he frequently gets a
better price because he Is not delivered
up 10 the Speculators. to fight whose
organized machinery he /, helpless. I'M
less he also is organized.
Tho National Republican Convention
lis taking due cognlzancc OF the needs
Of the farmer who may be assured that
his interests which are vital TO the ma
ton. Will be we'll taken care Of while
at the same time guarding the consum-
u against unlimited exploitation.
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PALMER VS.. POST

Members OF the Wilson adninistra-
lion have begun calling each other by
their right %namcS. Attorney General
Palmer denounces. l.ouis r. Post. the
assistant Secretary Of Labor. "a q friend
TO anarchy and says that Mr.. Post set
himself above Congress and above tn,
law. Mr. Post. Of course. promptly
replied denying tho allegation. Post
has released alleged anarchstic sympa-
thizers about as fast as Palmer has
arrested them. OF the several thousand
taken in custody during the past SIX or
eight months. only one consignment has
baen returned TO Europe. Others have
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11
ADDITIONAL SLEEPER
FROM PARKERSBURC
TO STATE CAPITAL

Effective Sunday. Juno l3th. local
Pullman sleeping ear for Charleston,
viii be- placed at Parkcrsburg, Ann
street station, ready for occupancy at
1000 n. m. to h" attached to Trnin No
- leaving lark"rshurg ut l2;le a: m
PASSENGERS from M0rEantown. Graf
ton and Fnirm"nt will use train No. 81.
making connection with train No. - At
Moundsvillr: and passengers from
Grafton. tlarkshurg and intermediate
points To ParkrrshurE Will use tram No.
II to ParkcrshurE.
This train will also carry sleeping
cars from PITT Shurgh and Wheeling 10
Huntington and Charleston.
On tho return movement. cars leave
chm tlcstnn at $40 J.. N. Huntington at
ln:25 p m. arriving rarkCrsburE at 80
a. m. Wheeling at 6.4J Il. M. and Fits
burgh Mt 90 n. M.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11
SUTHERLAND AND THE VICE
PRESIDENCY

A considerable boom has beer started
1t Washington for Senator Howard
Sutherland for second place on the
Republican ticket at the Chicago con-
vention We doubt il Senator Suther-
land cares about the vice presidency.
1t is better TO be a senator OF the United
States with real power. real vote and
a real position than an ornamental
ngurc head dangling about Washing
: ton waiting for someone to die or to be
killed. Mr.. Sutherland might be draft
cd into the place. and II so, would
doubtless accept the nomination We
don't think ne would seek u.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11
MODERN WOODMEN
HAVE BIG meet
wheeling Camp Members Entertain
Large Number OF Friends with
Delightful Program.

About ~ Modern Wnodmrn ~ Amer
len aud their friends attended the open
meeting held last evening hN Wheeling
! t'amp M. GIGi IN ITS hhll OYER Hanch-
Cr's irwelrN stuic. II was NJ tho
largest open sessions ever held by the
camp
Several excellent addresses wcrc
given state Deputy V. ! In n"S gave
talk on fraternity and tho beneficial
points at the Mul"tn Wuutlmcn uf Am
erica md NV less interesting were tho
talks ~ Walter G. Rrnwn. banker OF
Wheeling camp: Charles Morris. clerk
Of Rurkcvr Camp No. 1855. Of Martins
Tcrry. and Dr, " n. Copeland. OF
Wheeling Camp.
Between addresses. piano music was
rendered md songs were sung by sew
crRl members.
At n late hour delicious refreshments
wcro served.
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RIPPING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.
THE DOCTOR.

Tho doctor felt my throooing
wrist. whose pulscbeats seemed |"
lnpr. ne said. You have the hIVcs. !,
visit. and I'll prcscrihc some COPE
And when | got the doctors bill,
nainfuI hour was mine: sort OF
raw and Clammy chill went Siding
down my SHINE. said. 1T is SIN
and shame. to tax me such q sum,
and | shall CLIMB that sawo"ne
frame. when next ! sec MIN conc,
And when | thought OF al the tol,
il took to make him wise; he studIca
by midnight oil until he Sprarncti
his eyes. He had to paw old miSht
homes. and listen, by the day. 10 IcC
turers, whose musty tones "oulu
make a corpse turn gray. lie had 10
phvSic pauper gents 10 got MS mana
in right. and II they paid him httE
cents he wept from pure d"i gh'.
lie had to travel muddy roads IN
midnight rain and storm. while
was writing nutty odcs. screa" ana
fat and warm. He often lacked a
goose to cat whom came his throst-
mas day. and if he's now in Easy
street he surely fought his way.
Hes charging for the skin. | sad.
that long hard years have hronEhi'
and So | will not punch his head
or spoil his dome nf thought
by George Matthew ADAMS
With Reservations.
All other girls may come and CO.
NV idol and my queen.
(I said tho same to Maude and Flo
And Ethel and IrcncD
But Measure is combined with pain
As in suspense ! wait
II said tho sam. TO Bess and Jane
And Annabelle and kate0
Cartoons Magazine
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11
W1.PHD NAN AND WUx.

Walter Ferraud. 1893 Springfield Ave
Irylngton. y. j.. writes: My back ached
continuously. a. did my wife's." After
taking Foley Kidney pills. we were sur
prised with the quick results. I recon-
mend Foley Kidney pills TO any one
who has kidney and bladder trouble. "
They help rid the blood of Impurities
that cause rheumatic pains. swollen.
aching and stin joints and muscles and
other symptoms OF kidney trouble.
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General Wood says he does not know
who contributed the money to his cam
psign. This is no doubt true. II he
should be nominated and elected. he
would soon find out.
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De Ia Huerta, the new Mexican presi-
dent. is reported TO be i'll. No wonder.
The Mexican muddle Is enough to make
anybody sick.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11

The housing problem is also vexing
the two great political parties, at least
as far as the White House IS concerned
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11

The order or NJ. Deschanel that dur
ing his presidency only light wines are
TO be served in his official residence.
has created a sensation in Faris. We
have been setting a good example
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11

McAdoo seems to realize that the main
hindrance 10 his presidential boom 10
the White House. or rather its occupant.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11

Mars has lately gotten over a hundred
million miles farther away from the
earth. Can't blame him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11

The new regime in Mexico looks rather
promising. They have been in office
nearly two weeks and no row has been
reported.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11

In naming presidential candidates who
have become very still OF late. former
Ambassador Gerard may be mentioned
in the first place.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11

There are still Offices hunting the
candidates. as. for instance. the vice
presidency OF the United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11

Many OF the candidates in Chicago
will soon find out that the elephant can
be very nimble footed animal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-11

General Wood might modify a well
known slogan by saying: "IIe kept me
out OF war"
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Clearance sale on Trimmed Hats
Z. II. ABERCROMRlE,
je-9-i llii Main St
The evening world., 1920-05-05
IN PISTOL
DUEL WITH POLICE
SHOOT BYSTANDER
CONTINUED From First Page.)

the hammer thFower but did wound
one OF the others on the bench. Will
lam Schwager. No. 5000 Third Ave-
nue.. One bullet nipped Schwager's
ear and the other gave him a dan
gerous head wound. The hammer
thrower, who was not hurt, was Paul
Dellenberger, No. 1858 Brook Avenue.
During the shooting the policemen
had closed in. They grappled with
the man and brought hiP down. He
said he was Jack Thompson, a former
soldier, No. SIS East 11th street.
Meanwhile Patrolman Bode OF the
Alexander Avenue Station was lead
ing squad of amateurs in search
of the roofs for the two other men.
Bode saw a broken skyllght two
buildings away and peeked down. The
light was over u narrow shaft TWEEN
ty-four feet deep. at the notion Of
which Bode SOW q man huddled,
up and pointing a revolver.
Bode drew back his head, then
used borrowed mirror as a peri
scope to look safely down the shaft.
He used the mirror also TO show the
man that there was a revolver at the
/ top end OF the shaft as well as the
bottom. When the fellow was extri-
Gated and disarined he said he was
Alexander Lokos, No. 722 Fourth
street, Brooklyn. NThe police reported
third arrest downtown later and
they say they have a confession i'm
rlicating a fourth man who acted as
lookout FOR the three. The prisoners
were arraigned this afternoon in the
Morrisania Court.
Bergman, the old man who was at
tackled in the shop, suffered severe
cuts about the head and two Of his
fingers were broken. He was taken
TO Lincoln Hospital.
The evening world., 1920-05-05
HOOVER STATEMENT
ON CALIFORNIA VOTE
Surprised That More Than a Third
of the Republicans. Supported
Him Against johnson.

Herbert Hoover to-day made the
following statement on the California
primaries:
II am surprised that under the cir
cumstances so large a vote should
have been cast in California for the
delegates fayoring my nomination,
for my friends, In entering my name,
introduced no personal issue but
asked an opportunity to register a
protest at Senator Johnson's extreme
opposition to any league to prevent
war and reduce armaments.
with a group of amateur clubs only
a month old, they we're, Of course.
handicapped in opposing the regular
party organization. But the real sit
uation is that the people Of California
have been much torn between their
loyalty and friendship to tha Senator
for his able rescue of the State during
his Governorship from vicious corpo-
ration control and his too narrow Wis
lon on our international necessities.
''The fact that in these circumstances
more than a third Of the party pso-
tested again this latter view should
strengthen the, support of the Repub-
lican majority in the Senate" -,
The evening world., 1920-05-05
ACCUSED
OF GIRLS DEATH
ORDERED FREED
Court Instructs Jury to Acquit
Mrs. Walker-HuSband
Still on Trial.

The jury which is trying Mrs. An
drew Walker Jointly with her hus-
band in the Court Of Common Pleas
in Newark for manslaughter in con
nection with the death Of their eight
year-old child Dorothy Of diphtheria,
for which she was treated by Chris
tian Science "heaiers" alone, was this
afternoon instructed by Judge o.
borne to bring in O verdict acquitting
her.
This action followed a motion by
Benjamin Wineberg, her attorney for
the dismissal of the complaint against
her on the ground that her husband
was the head OF their family and she
was subservient TO him In matters of
family welfare. The court said that
it was the assumption Of the law that
husband is the head Of a family
and directed the Jury to bring in
verdict OF acquittal. The case went
to the jury this afternoon.
Mrs. Walker testified as follows:
Q. When did you first notice that
Dorothy was i'll? A. Ten days before
she died.
O. What was her condition during
those ten days? A. She had cold
she was languid. kept her home
from school and called Mr.. Weber,
practitioner. Dorothy didn't care for
him, as there was not much under
standing between them. l then called
Mrs. Larson Of Camden by telephone.
Dorothy wanted her as she knew her.
Mrs. Larson gave my little girl absent
treatment and by correspondence with
her. When called Mrs. West, another
practitioner, on Saturday Dorothy wa
up and about.
This was the day before she died
but she wanted to go out and my
husband took her out. They came
home in a taxicab and she was put to
bed. I saw nothing the matter with
her except that she was tired. slept
with fler that night. Next morning
she seemed exhausted before, Dr.
fast. l left her a fow minutes alId
my husband came in while 1 was out
and found her dead in bed.
Even had the medical authorities
of New Jersey compelled him to OBJ
tain a physician's skill in caring for
his little daughter and taken her out
II the hands of the Christian Science
"healers" who were treating her,
Andrew walker. the girls father, tes-
titled that he would still have let
Christian Science "hea" her. -.
\At the beginning. OF his testimony
Walker stated that he had often at
tended Testimony" meetings OF thi
Christian Science Church ana had