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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
Probers Of Sugar Co.
DENY SmoOt'S Charges

WASHINGTON. MAY 26.-Charges by
csra.or Smoot. Republican. Utah. that
80 federal trade commission inFcst-
CATION Of the Utah- Idaho GDn6a,,oG sugar con-, to
tTs -e-elcction were denied today ny
uHuaton Thompson. acting chairman or
the commission i,
The commission has always r,Snr-
ou.Iy refraincd. and has so advised us
"n,nioycs. from taking part In any mat
ors NJ n political nature in It's inNesti-
cations and trials ct cases or other mat,
.srs before It" said Mr.. Thompson in
ie,tar ia Senator Smoot. presented IN
tho senate today by tn" Itah a-sSI senator, ..
,ads by Henry Ward Reer. the com
Missions attorney in the sugar corpor-
n,ion case who was named In Senator
Strom ar,not's statement. Mr.. Beer telegraph,
ed the comlssion that when ne rscelFe1
O.. for two months. II vii! cost smoot
lnS Eat .e he teiegraphed Mr.. Sanders.
III" ""Commission not interested in polit-
cal situation. o,.o o-d,-.d
Sanders TO appear Immediately IN Ore
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Rogufts Undecided.

Special Dispatch to the lntelligencerr.
CHARLESTON. W. va. May O.
Increased delays in election reports !"
the office OF the secretary, ,oo,on OF ,'ars e.
Young TO furnish oven an estimate OF
tho number Of votes cast for the Varl-
ous candidates. He believes ~" TN
official count will not be available pc
fore tomorrow. However, II l.. be
lIeyed Morgan has carried the state by
a small majority over MONTGOMERY.
Contrary to previous estimates; sup
porters Of Colonel Grosscup do not con
cede defeat of their candidate as tne
final results will probably not he oe
iermined until the complete Nois ~
tabulated. 1t is said that some "f the
counties yet to be heard from Will DC
carried by Crosscup.
Sutherland is aheau in the race ror
presidential preference and may carry
Tho state BY 5000 votes.
Montgomery supporters nre cont ient
that the labor candidate will receive the
nomination. There seems - bn NO aueS-
lion on the Democratic side. as All IN
complete returns indicate that koon'z
has defeated LittlepaSe IN the Suocr-
material race.
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APPEAL TO OIL MEN 8
TO ALLOCATE SUPPLY
TO MAKE GASOLINE

NEW YORK May 2s.--Instead OF
asking the government for priority
rights on the gasoline supply as iiIst
/ intended. delegates at the American
. ference here voted tonight to- appeal
directly to the oil producing and refin-
ing interests. 4 resolution was adopt
ed appointing a committee 10 CONFER
with the oil companies ana 10 enoea
vor by agreement with them 70 provide
for preference in ALLEGATION OF oil or gas
oline making purposes
certain rates which will have TO oe peia
and to suggest what consequent differ.
entail in the selling price Of gasoline
must be temporarily established 70 MEEK
the emergency and to make possible the
continued production and distribution
Of gasoline.
The convention also adopted plat.
form with two chief objects. "emerEs
ency relief and permanent RELIEF.
The first embraces priority in ship
ment Of oil. coal and coke; with pfefer-
stantIai emergency Increases In rate ~
will make possible the continued pro-
duction and sale Of gasoline and EN-.
phatic protest through every possible
agency against tho present TREMENDOUS
The second demands abolition Of the
candle power standard; reduction OF oil
consumption by gas companies and re-.
adjustment n Of the heating standard ac-
cordinRly; elastic rates, responsive 70
changing conditions OF operations ana 2
material increase in the rate or return
allowed on the companies. investments
10 compensate for the decreasing pun
chasing power Of money and to.
strengthen their credit.
Another resolution adopted protested
against "the wasteful use OF ga1oline
oil in the matter Of candle power stand.
ards in New York, Philadelphi2 ana
Brooklyn and in all other cities where
the non-economic standards exists.
Must 0uxtau HlooS1TO 14d1Ao
!. B. Klumpp. chairman OF the aay9-
cations oil committee. declared the
automotIve industry must be revised X
the gas supply - to be conserved. ne
said II the wasteful and undue pleasure
automobile riding Is not eliminated the
public would be deprived OF the house,
hold neceGsity-city gas.
Oscar II. FogG. secretary. manager OF
the association. told the delegates that
in l60 cities Of the United States the
price of gas had advanced ID per cent
in tho last five years. Reports OF OH
conditions received from III con-.
panies. he said, showed that only -
had been able to make new contract!
since the first Of this year and ten OF
those are only six months. The con-
ference closed tonight.
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RAILROADS WILLING To PAY MORE
But EXPECT EFFICIENT WORK
ARE NOT OPPOSED TO FAIR WAGE
INCREASES e. T. WHTER
TELLS EMPLOYEES
WANT HONEST AND CoNSCIEN-
TToUS SERVICE IN RETURN
FOR GOOD WAGES

CHICAGO. May % - Fair wage in-
creases for the 100000 railroad en-.
ployes in America are not opposed u!
the railroads. the labor board was IN
formed by f. z. Whittier today in closing
his reply to the demands Of the men
FOR increases in pay which IL iS Sald
would total $1,000. 100000. a.,
Mr.. Whittier, who Is chairman OF me
committee representing the ro'us L. ~ ~.
hearing. said that in return the railways
expected honest and conscientious WORK
and that each employr would be opIl-
gated 10 give efficient and unSr"ds'ns
service.
Oppose Some Demands
The roads are opposed however: no 10
some demands presented TO the LABOR
board by the employees because they are
uniustitied and not upheld by the iactS
IN IN. case" he said. They also are ep-
posed he added. TO the incorporation
"r national agreements entered into oS
the federal railway administration IN
10 any awards made by the board
"'rhese national agreements were not
part Of the issue when IL was oeiote 10
the president Of the United states OF
me d,recTor general Of railroads for
consideration nor when this commutee
was appointed under the transportation
act and met with the organization rep
resentatives to consider this wage mat
ter he testified. The empIo!eS
hlbits presented to the board IN WASH,
ington show how numerous and detalIca
are the various provisions in these
agreements and demonstrate the neceS-
sity OF careful consideration. IT lhls
hoard should decide To take up the aues,
lion ~ national agreements II should
hold a separate hearing. giving Doth tne
roads and the employees chance to pres
ent arguments"
Rpbuttals Today
Mr.. Whittier. at previous session mao
declared he did not think the poaIa w.
to these
I n connection with the wage nearing.
Most Of lhe agreements deal with the
light of organization and similar mat
tprs and only in few instances oeai
with wages. he said. ,..,b
Presentation OF the railroads teSt-
monv in the hearing was finished todh!
nnd tomorrow rebuttals by the employees
will start.
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OPPOSE !. !.
THE MANDATE
HITCHCOCK AGAINST
WILSON ON ARMENIA
Other Democrats Also Object
Request Will Probably
Be Laid on the Table

WASHINGTON, May cs.-Dsmoeratic
opposition developed to-day t. Prcsidcpt
Wilson's request to congress for auth
ority to accept a mandate over Arme-
MIA I.
Senator Hitchcock. Of Nebraska. ed-
ministration leader in the peace treaty
fight, Joined the Republicans IN oppoa-
ing the measure and there wers indic1-
tions that other Democrats would Stand
with him. Announcement OF Senator
HItchcock's purpose not to support the
administration in this instance Ma
house were trying to agree on the
speedIest method Of disposins OF tha
whole question. ss
The meeting Of the foreign affairs
committee called to obtain the views OF
Of the secetsrys inability to attend,
but there were many informal CONFER
ences by both parties. at which mem
bers expressed strong objection TO any
proposal which would send fAmsrican
troops to Europe or Asia.
Chairman Porter indicated that the
presidents message would be consider
ed briefly and then laid on the table
which would end 1t.
Legal Objections.
Inasmuch as the senate has failed to
ratlfy TIE treaty with its league OF nss
lions covenant, Republican members o.
the house committee declared tneS
were legal objection. to the Pre- p.e'idsnts 10 ~
cont a mandate would be like doing in:
directly what congress had not permit-
ted to be done directly.
The house committee Is not expected
10 meet until Friday. but the senate
foreign relations committee prooaey
will take up the mandate question to-
morrow. Tn the senate. as In the mouse.
the general desire seemed to ,ins be to t,pls
II, although th0re was the suggestion
that the president might call congress
in special session during the summer
The president wkas asked IN a reolu.
tlon introduced to-day by Represent
tive Mason. Republican, Illinois Ios
fulI information as To the cost and
number Of troops required in connec:
tion with his mandate proposal. nj;
Mason insisted that congress shoula
know before adding to the burden OF
the over-taxed people"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
Mark Sullivan Predicts Tug-of-War
At Chicago Between Wood and l0Wden

Fourth, about 200 delegates who. IN
the political jargon Of the day. are car,
ed mavericks" that is, uninstructeu
delegates without commitments or per
sonal leanings. or else delegates VINO
are instructed for minor candidates but
have no obligations as between "ood
and LCwden These mavericks Will
act independently and as individuals
according to their convictions or inter-
ests 1T the time.
The third group. the balance or pow
or" group, will try to, dominate the
moves In the fir>t Wood-Lowden test
the effort Of this group will probably be
to prevent either from winning. VI
course. il Wood should be able to geI
all the fourth group, the maNerlcKs,
he woufA win. He would have to get
absolutely all Of them. and even SO he
would just barely reach. II WOOD is
prevented from winning in this early
test. and IL 1t should be definitely seen
that Wood cannot be nominated then
the balance OF power, group shoutu Oe oS
able to determine the next decision OF
the convention That decision. ana II
will be very thoughtfully made: VIII DC
whether the nomination is to be given
IN I,owden or is to be thrown into the
field Of the minor candidates and DARK
horse candidates, Johnson hhoN' Nooi'
idgc. Hughes or some one else.
That is about az far as any pcedlctlon
about the course Of the convention can
now go. 1t Is so full Of aualihcatlons
that one hesitates to set II down at All
The important thing In it is the exist
cnc", generally not realized OF inc na,,
nnce OF power group. Who VIII ne tne
intimate leader whose thought this
group will follow is not yet clear. II
T.nends on factors-not yet crys;all!z-
cd-among others the presence or aD-
scnce of Penrose Neither is II clear
who will be the final preference OF thls
Sam for the Presidency. On that
n'n nrnin. th. present purpose Of the group
ie not 70 come TO any preference at all
until the convention meets. Their hnal
preference might be any one or the ma. ma
tor candidates. or any one or the darh
horses Nothing that IS mere sa'u
necessarily eliminates anyoodE'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
10000 WANT TO HEAN
aoHREHS AND GOV. ALLEN

NEW YORK. Nay 26.-Forty thous-
and requests for seats for the debate
between Samuel Gompers president OF
the American Federation Of Labor and
Ciovernor Allen Of Kansas at Carnegie
Hall Friday night have been received by
tho committee In charge. II was an
nounced here tonight. The seating
ca pacity Of the hall Is $500.
The plan OF seating opposing factions
in alternate rows has been followed in
ths distribution OF seats. the committee
announced
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
MINERS AWAIT EFFECT
OF ANDERSON RULING

WILKES BARRE, Pa. May 90
Awaiting official Interpretation OF
Judge Anderson's decision in the fcd-
eral court at Indianapolis. relative to
the Lever act, the tr!-distrlct c"nHrn-
ZION Of mine workers in session here to-
dav considering disposition "f their
wage controversy. adjourned until to-
morrow without taking any action.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
URGE TAX ExEMPTIoN ON
REAL ESTATE 1GoRT0A0ES

WASHINGTON. May 26.--A nation
wide shortage Of houses is the root OF
unrest In the country. real estate deal
er3 and building trade operators tpdey
told tho house ways and means commit
toe. urging that interest on $4,000 or
Iesa Of real estate mortgages held by
ono person he exempt from income tax.
such exemption. they said. would stimu-
late building activities. without which
rents would go higher.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27

WASHINGTON. May "a comprc-
mise bill proposing n federal budget
ay.tem effective next year was reported
today by senate and house conferees.
Under the provisions Of the measure
the president and secretary Of the treas
ury woud act jointly in presenting An
annual budget to congress. The secre-
tary would be director OF thu budget
with power to revise. coordinate. In
crease or decrease department estimates
Tho president would approve or disap-
prove the budget and send u to con-
Eress.
A budget bureau In the treasury Is
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
CONFEREES or SENATE AND HOUSE
AGREE UPON 4 BUDGET SYSTEM

proposed with a budget ofncerI IN each
department There also would be =
general accounting officer under a comp
troller OF the United Ststes-a new Of
ticer-who would Hiew appropriation
estimates and submit annual reports to
the president and congress. The comp
troller also would prescribe uniform
accounting systems and report on neces-
sity OF appropriations and legality Of
expenditures.
The presidents recommendations To
congress would include an alternative
budget. grouped according to service.
as we'll as by departments.
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County Figures.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. May ?6.-
With tho Republican count complete
C;ilmer county voted as follows: Nor
gan, 372: Montgomery, 81: Grosscup'
l46.
Results in six precincts out OF six
teen in Clay county we're sealed ny the
ballot commissioners and cannot be
opened until court day: May ~ accord
cate that L.ittlepaRc and Montgomery
will head their respective parties.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
Newell Kennon In Race
For Supreme Court Job

Special Dispatch to The Intelligencer.
COLUMBUS. O.. May 2S.-Newen X
Kennon. st. Clairsville. today certified
as a candidate for tho Republican NOM
nation for chief justice OF the Ohio su.
preme court.
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Late County Figures.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. May 26.-
With all but three precincts heard from
Boone county gives:
Morgan 14s: Montgomery 1SI: Gross
Gun 2I3; Koontz 1877: Littlepage 2S6.
With all precincts heard from IN
crcenbr;er county the results are: Nor
gan 6O7: Montgomery l6l; Grosscup
S9s: Koontz s25: Littlepage Si6; Wood
1872 Sutherland 72S.
EiEhty-two precincts out OF 80 IN
Fayctte county give Morgan 2'lSi:
MONTGOMERY 2.922: Grosscup 65O.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
Both Montgomery and Morgan
Claim Gubernat0rial Nomination

LEAD OVER GENERAL WOOD IN
CREASED TO 1875, WITH THE VOTES OF l3O2
PRECINCTS REPORTED - kOONTI HAS
SLIGHT LEAD OVER LITrIEPAGE FOR DEMO
CRATIC NOMINATION..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
HALLANAN PREDICTS
MONTGOMERY winner
'hc Intelligcncer:

Special To The Intelligcncer:
CHARLESTON, ". Va. May 20
state ProhIbitIon Commissioner Walter
y. Halanan gave out a statement to-
night expressing the belief that Labor
Commissioner Samuel h. Montgomery
has been nominated by the Republtcans
for the governorship over Judge 4. n;
Morgan. He says his advices from all
sections Of the state justify this belief.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
COAL MEN. To
STAND TRIAL
JUDGE REFUSES TO
QUASH INDICTMENT
Sustains FiveOut of l8Counts
Against Us Operators and
Miners at indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS. May o5.-District
Judge A. b. Anderson in federal court
late today over-rulcd tho demurrer filed
by Charles Evans Hughes. to tho nnding
OF the court this morning. which suS-
taned five OF tho counts in the indict-
ment charging l25 coal miners and oper-
ators with conspiracy to violate the Lc-
yer act
Pleas OF not guilty were entered BY
IN" attorneys for the defendants with
the date set for the trial. Defendants
in Illinois. Ohio. and Missouri have
brought proceedings 10 resist belnH
brought into court here. only defend
ants residing in Pennsylvania and lndI-
ana were in court today.
J g. kolhcm q Terra Haute operator:
was not In court because OF illness and
no plea vas entered In his case.
Special pleas previously had been en-
tered by Karl Fletcher. OF Indianapolis.
secretary Of tho Knox county coal oper-
atnrs association. NJ. l.. Gould. Indian
apolis, president Of the Clinic coal com
pany. Jonas Waffle. OF Terra Haute.
secretary of the Indiana coal trade hu-
rcuu and II W. Little. OF Terra Haute;
secretary Of the Southern Indiana coal
! bureau
Judge Quashes l3 Counts
The indictment against the butumi-
nous miners and operators was an out
growth Of the recent hituminous strike
and originally contained TX counts paSed
T, on the Lever act and the criminal code.
Judge Anderson today. however. act
ing on motion made May I by Mr.;
Hughes. chief counsel for the United
NINE Workers of America IN the case
queshed 10 OF the counts in the indict,,
ment and AT the same time declared
three sections OF the Lever act-scctions
"a, rs and an amended section-on which
the counts OF the indictment were based
| TO be unconstitutional Five counts III
the indictment based on section or the
Lever act the court held TO be opcrat-
I've and because of these counts over
ruled Nr. Hughes motion to Quash the
indictment.
4 demurrer was filed by Mr.. Hughes
. TO the courts ruling sustaining the nv,
counts and arguments were heard on IL
| Immediately. 5. r. Miller Of lndianap-
oils. argued for the operators in favor
OF the demurrer and Dan w. Simms.
| special United States district attorney
spoke for the government. Judge An,
dersou's rule on the demurrer Followed
late this afternoon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27
WOULD coNTuGun Ru1LIc
NAVAL RADIO STATIONS

WASHINGTON. May 26-The house
adopted unanimously and sent to confer
ence today q resolution authorizing the
navy department. 70 continue operation
radio stations for the use OF the general
public.
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Sutherland majority

called by The nehGehcer over he
tance telephone midnight, said:
Wood Will
behalf and
success IN west
IshaD feel lgreaty encou hopeful
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27

wAsDN0RoM, Nay 3e.-Forsoast:
OHIO and western 1sna1ytvania-fair
FhurSdSy ana Friday; cooler Friday.
wet YirHtnia-YAtr xhursdAy ana
prooahly XridAyj cooler Friday In west.
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Rosenbloom's plurality.
An estimate made at New Martins
Vile was that CnrrIgan would
carry the Earnshaw precinct by fifteen
majority. or thereabouts. which would
give him a laad in the district over
Rosen bloom Of six votes.
The returns from the district. with
the one precinct missing. are us fol-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27

early the the Republican
Howard Sutherland has
Republican
Returns received at m from
1850 majority
Sutherland follows
Sutherland -o""o
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RACE
IN FIRST DIST.
CLOSEST EVER

With one Wetzel county precinct at
Earnshaw, missing out OF the entire
First congressional district. the race
for tho Republican nomination for con-
greSa in the First district is one OF the
closest on record. An error In the Tay-
lor county vote as reported to the al
ternoon papers. gave CarriEan a lead in
the district of several hundred votes.
The telegram gave Rosenbloom So
votes In Taylor on the incomplete vote.
when 1t should have been 6S7. When
later returns were received from Tay-
lor. the error was disclosed.
without the Wetzel county precinct,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-27

MISUNDERSTANDING
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Morgan plurality go. IT
In the Democratic guoernatorlal oaH
tie, former Congressman Adam Is.
Iittlepage is making 1t close contest
with his fellow townsman. Arthur 4.
Koontz. The totals reported from the
1902 precincts are:
koontZ .........'.'''' i'o.'
Littlcpagc ......,..''.' Il'of'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-18
SULPHUR
Papers on sale at
Wiley's Drug City Drug
store, Store.
East Side West Side
Sheriff Catches Auto and Horse
Thieves

Sheriff c. II. Parks and his depu.
ties succeeded this week in running
to earth an auto thief from Ardmorc
and horse thief from Okcmah both
young men.
John l. Reeves, of Oklahoma city
WIS in Ardmorc the first of the
week, and for the lack Of something
better to do conceived the brilliant
idea of returning home in "a new
Buick automobile. Not Possessed Of
one himself he looked about and
found new Buick touring car stand
ing on the streets Of Ardmore evil
IDENTIFY not in use, It's owner, {. w.
Dobbins, having stepped into an Of.
flee to transact some business. The
young chap started north to Okla
homa City via sulphur ana some
whor" south OF town, was delayed in
a bad mudholc. SO delayed that he
called for help and his cries reached
the shIiffs office, who had been adj.
vised Of the theft. Mr.. Parks and
Mr., Cornell went out and pulled him
out of the mudhole. mad brought him
to town, placed him in jail 50 he
could stick right" Mr.. Dobbns
was notified and came after the
csr and handsomely rewarded Sher-
ff Parks and Deputy Cornell with a
check for S2j each Young Reeves
is stll stuck in closer place than
a mudhole south Of the city.
The other thief was n young man
by the name OF Compton. who was
not so fastidous in his mode of tray
els and thought by travelling the
old horseback route, would not get
stuck up anywhere. He ran into
the arms Of the vigilant shoriffs force
in this city, and is now in jail, and
his horse in the livery barn. The
sheriff of Okomah phoncd to hold
Compton until ne could come after
him, but tnc sheriff died very sudden.
Iy Sunday and young Compton must
await cSlmdiu1u JOS some other Of
rcill from Olumah.
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