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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30
Bv DWIGHT n. TETER.

Cbarlcston " Va Sept 29-In order that compre-
ben and detailed idea working of the industry in west
virginia may had let take of the largest companies Aao
a t history and experience in the production and selling Of
natural gas The United Fuel Gas Company now very much ID
the public eve of its application for l0O per cent increase
and will serve probably better than any other company Tor
our enlightenment.
The United Fuel Gas Company incorporated under tho vs
Of West Virginia by charter issued January 90 1916 and in accord
ance with the forth the charter and the
of the business which engaged the company became
automatically public service corporation And as suen corP
ton dcnend entirely upon the Public Commission of West
Virginia TO fix the charge in West Virginia Its pre0s'
cessor was the United States Natural Gas Company
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30

Stcubenv!lle. Ohio. Sept c9--Speak!nG
this afternoon at the jefferson county
fair. Governor Harry l.. Davis described
the ruling OF the state public utilities
commis sion In reducing freight rates on
highway material as "a signal victory
for tho state administration IN its
efforts TO force down the cost OF road
construction.
He had heen advised OF the decision
by long distance telephone and took oc-
caslou to express his qualification over
the commissions support Of the state 8
contention that present freight rates
were eXorbtant
Tho Governor arrived at the Smith
field fair grounds shortly after ! p. NJ.
having been me, NJ Bridgeport. Ohio.
hy a reception committee Of Steubenvllle
and Jefferson county Republicans headed
by Judge Carl Smith and Mrs. q. h. Lc-
Van Of this city. He VAS warmly re-
ceived at Smithfeld and n large assem-
blage greeted him with prolonged cheers
as ne WAS escorted through the grounds
TO the speaking stand
Governor Davis prefaCcd his address
by complimentinC the fair association
on its successful fall event. declaring
county fairs to he Of tremendous value
TO the state. He reviewed the organ
tzation OF the state under his admins
,ration. declaring the plan had saved
Ohio $e5n.00O In the past tire" months
and would create an economy of over
81. OOO. 900 within a years time.
Referring to the decision OF the uuli-
ties commission. tho Governor said:
Will Save = Million
I'VE arpcaled to the public utilities
commission. convinced that the high
freight costs In considerable measure IN
f,uenosd the high cost OF road "ons'ru".
ton. We maintained that rho pr"srn,
mites were unrea sonahle The succ"ss-
full outcome Of Tho states night for r"a-
sonabIe rates win mean q saving to tbs
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GEN. HARBORD Will
SPEAK HERE TO-DAY
GOV. DAVIS IN ADDRESS At SM|THF|ELD
FAIR COMMENDS OHIO STATE BODY FOR
MAKING SLASH IN RAIL FREIGHT RATES

people of at least a million dollars
year in highway COSTS.
The freight reduction Is aprNcahIr
TO all highway contracts let since IuiF
lst by a special provision 10 that effect
which we caused to be inserted in them
This season. between 500 and 300
miles ~ highway will DO completed. Fig
uring howe> err. only on seasons aver
ara construction OF 500 miles. tho an
nual total amount Of freight cost al
tho prescn, basis is 32.7SolSj. This
amount, under the ruling which we OBJ
tanned, will ne cut down by @l.l22.5S1.
Tho Reductions
Tho decision Will mean rcductlon
in freight Of ,. cents of an average OF
sl.lO per ton on stone. sand ana grave
Of $40 of an average OF u! crthous-
and Of brick: Of IL cents oil an average
of IS cents per barrel on cement; OF
cents OF an average OF cents per gar
lon on tar and OF cent OH an average
Of 81, cents a gallon on asphalt
"It Is our purpose 10 see that all these
reductions arc corresponulnS!y maue III
material prices. and "" shall postpone
INV further letting Of now highway con-
struct!on contracts until these prices are
cut In proportion. The next move now
Is up TO the material man.
Material costs already have been re-
ducnd by about Is per cent from the
peak OF recen, years Tho freight rate
reduction which eliminates the 40 per
cent increase allowed in August 1917
mus, bring a still further substantial
reduction in tho prices Of road mater
ialS.'
Following his address. Gov. Davis and
members OF his party motored to this
rity where the governor was guest
at an Informal reception o. the Fort
Sreuhen hotel tonight. He goes 10
AKRON Friday for a speaking engage
nent- = ~,,sfI xsEt4A
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NO DECISION ON
SITE OF CAPITOL

Charleston, W. Va. Sent. - - The
state capitol ccmn!SSion adjourned late
today, suhleyt IN the call ~ Governor
F. i. Morgan without selecting ste
IN This city for the proposed state mouse
If was announced t"hiEht nv H"us'on
c. Young secretary NJ the commission
Decision as I" the S't". MI. ouhH
said. has been delayed indennite'Y 70
give more time FOR the "olie'tlon ~
additional information and data n'coed
-, ,b. commission before Il rclt definite
acton could nc taken
We added that /, will take At least
,,.o or three weeks TO get that data
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The strike call, however. he indicated
today. Will provide for a walkout OF
tho traiumen when and II the other
unions strike.
\ walkout OF one union unsupported
hy the others VIII not he undertaken
Mly Never Strike.
That tho strike. even II ordered. will
never actually take place continued TO
he tho prevailing impression In union
circles today. While Ice has promised TO
cal! ths walkout il tho committee so
desire 1t. ne hluntly told his men IN a
general letter on September IL that no
would be rcmiSs in his duty II he failed
to point out 70 them that wages and
working conditions established since
1918 were the result OF Il world war such
as naver before Known. that government
reports indicate that 5000 900 mon are
out az work: :hat nearly all classes OF
labor have been forced TO accept some
wage reductions. that the pay Increase
granted them last year by the United
States labor board was based on the In
,reasea cost OF .living. and that govern
mnnt reports show reduction Of more
than IS per cent In such living costs.
TO for Strike.
The strike vote was taken on the
question of accepting or rejecting the
twelve per cent wage cut nlAde July l
by tho labor board.
Tabulation Of the vote had not been
completed tonight. but the ballots al
ready counted showed from 90 10 IS
per cent OF the men on every railroad
system in the country voted to quit
work rather than accept the pay redue-
ton. No system failed 10 return loss
than nine out OF ten votes for the strike.
Les.s determination to announce his
. unions stand before the ether brother
hoods complete their ballot count shirts
the entire responsibility for tho next
move In the threatened general strike
20 tho four unions which took joint
vnte-Rrothnrhood OF Locomotive In
E'ueers. Order ot Railway Conductors.
brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen and
EnglnPmsN ard the Swltchmen's Union
Of North America.
Up to the HoIr.
| The Affiliated shop crafts by vote
: 81 $4,000 TO 5000. have already gone
on record In favor of a strike. but have
postponed action pending the decision
. Of tho other unions. and action OF the
! labor board on rules and working con-
! ditions. which questions are betor" "
As the situation stands tortEnt. II the
! engineers. conductors. engtnemcn ano
sw!tchnrnn walk out the trainmen VIII
join them. but the first four VIII have
70 assume responsibility for the move
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r.uhtnr Do. rot Know.

C'oblenz, Sept. 2s.--0n his return here
from Mayence late this afternoon. Cen
eral Persh,ng reviewed tho American
forces I'm Germany at Island field. Mt the
confluence Of tho Moscllc and IN" Rhine
rivers. After the review. General Perish
ing delivered short speech. saying:
There has been GONE conjecture as
to my mission here. mingled with re-
ports Of the withdrawal OF the Amer
can forces In Germany. and their re-
turn TO the United States.
Since most Of YOU here seem to he.
llevs that. Il would Re good time "a
announce TO you what I know concern
ing the recall Of you boys have made
UP my mind to toll you now. 7 am go
ing 10 tell you frankly In all coma
dence. know nothing about IT,"
General Pershing praised Gcn"-a'
Aliens Idea Of the organization Of sol.
dier's clubs
II have always maintained that sol
dterS were entitled to them" he added
General Tcrshirg was the guess mis-
evening al dinner given by French
High Commissioner Mirard. which wa.
attended by General Moreland Rri,ish
General Ru"uu"v. the belgian chef ~
staff and General NJ Gontt.
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CEN. PER5H|NC
REVIEWS j. s.
AND FRENCH
q GUNS FIRED IN
AMERICANS HONOR
Former Commander-in-Chlcf
Does Not Know When
Americans Will Be
Recalled.

Mayrnce. Germany. Sept. %9.--General
John J. Pershing. chief Of stan OF tn"
American army, today visited Mayencc.
and reviewed the French forces Of oC-
cupation.
The 5000 troops ""nprisinE 'he
French garrison were masSed in the
city hall square for the review. Amcr'-
can and French military hands played
The Marseilles." and The Star
SpanEled Banner"
Genera! Pershlng. accompanied by
Acting MaJov General Allen. commander
Of the American forces In Germany. and
Colonel Johnsona General Aliens chief
Of staff. were niet ten miles outside or
Nayence by squadron Of French cal
vary, and escorted 10 the city hall.
where the French General De G"utt. Tho
French commander. and General Gull
laumat were awaiting him Twen'H-onN
guns were hred in honor Of General
pershins. while c.OON homing pigeons
were released. bearing dispatches Ia all
sections OF the French occupied zone,
announcing the arrival ri the American
general
General De Goutt was host AZ lun-
cheon given In honor OF General Perish
ing. who left later for Coblez.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30
LLOYD GEORGE
REPLY WHOLLY
CONC|L|AT0RY
MAKES TT EASY FOR
DE VALERA TO AGREE
Qualification in Dublin Over
the Tenor Of Premiers
Communication.

London. Sept :s.-+''whorfy sosdtts-
tory" Is the view expressed both n
London and Dublin Of Prenisr Lso1d
Georges latest note 10 EAmoon D.
Valera in which the premier inv1tao
the leaders Of tho Sim Fsin 70 . co..
ference In London, October II. IN N
endeavor to settle the Irish controversy.
Mr.. lloyd George makes ~ the basis
Of the note. tho offer Of conference
with a view to Ascertaining how the
association Of Ireland with the com.
munity Of nations known ~ the Brfda1
empire may best DO reconciled WITH
irish national aspirations"
It Is understood that various nnemheso
Of the British cabinet are Of the opin-
lon that there Is nothing IN the COM
municat!on to prevent the proposed COB
ference. This certainly appears 70 b
tho belief held by the London pubhc
and press: and :he comments thus ~
received from Dublin speak Of ne
extreme era tihcation. the oommunieA.
ton Is causing there.
Cnionist opinion In Ulster. according
10 Belfast reports reaching London. u
(ConNnusd on PA6S Hourtoso)
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Won't Be Pressed Now

Washington. Sept. ga resolution
en-. bodylng The new Republican plan to
curb senate debate was introduced in
the soha,c late today by Senator Town.
+ send. republican. Michigan He and
other Repu hlicans. however. said the
cloture plan would not be pressed I'M
nediatefy and certainly not during con
s!deratton OF the tax revision hill.
Tho new cloture proposals met with
instant and bipartisan opposition. SEN
ntor Reed, Democrat. Missouri. inquired
II II was proposed TO adopt the drastic
house rules. and Senator Rnrah. Repuo'
lican. Idaho. asked Senator Townsend
n no would ne willing 70 add provisC
requiring all senator's 10 be present
when the senate was In session.
The Townsend resolution. which wal
referred % N. rules committee. provid
ed for Invocation cf cloturr hy majority
vo,. instead ~ tn" tw" thirds vote nou
required.
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pathy and increase rates for tho So
company.
In the year 1916 the United Fnel
Gas Company developed 1888 acres
OF territory and sold to consumeEs
2S.4oa.676.000 cubic feet Of gas. u
1917 the developed territory was ID
creased by s.O65 acres and the sale
OF gas TO consumers was 81, oo1 $4,000
cubic feet. In 1918 the developmaut
was 1856 acres and the sale to con
sumers was 2S,762277 cubic feet. In
1919 there were developed but a.z47
acres and the sale to consumers was
29,033, 1926, 900 cubic feet.
Conservation Argument
From these figures 1t can be see1
that the same effort was not exsrtaA
in 1919 to produce gas as 1t Vas u
any previous year. The company
stated that its gas was rapidly being
depleted and that before long there
CONTINUED on Pare Your.l
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chicago Sept
referendum reduction should h
be
issued effective only when and the other unions should strike
completed
"
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TO prscoNTrNUB BUSINESS.

Charleston. W. Va. Sept. "s.-Ceruti-
Gates authorizing the Peoples Cnio
Sto,,, OF Parkershurg. and tho Wells
burg Ice & Storage Company, "eI!s-
burg to discon tinuc business az inccr-
poratcd concerns were Issued to-o1E oy
corrotarv OF Sta,e Houston G.. Young.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30
Sweeping Amendments
to Taxation N 9aSure
Proposed in Senate

Washington. Sept. c9--Scna's cons!d-
Grafton Of Ia" Republican tax revision
bill VAS featured to-day by tho intro
durtion OF sweeping amendments from
tho Democrats side. a row between
Chairman Icn-oec. of IN" finance Com-
m!i:.e. and Senator Simmons. OF North
Carolina. ranking democrat "n that
committee. ami 4 Charg" hI senator a
r'o'!.ttn. Republican. Wisconsin, that
features ~ tho h!ll dealing with foreign
traders and foreign i-ndc corporations
constituted "A deN &c TO enable indl'ld-
uals OF great wealth Ia escape taxation.
No Agreement
Rcblnd tho scenes there were soma
efforts TO bring about an agreement
among orponcriH Of tho committee bill
on the moro outstanding tax features
hut apparcntly tE"re wcr" Il" t!ral con-
illusions Republican senators. In the
agrirult(raI '"h'r"" were confident how
ever. that with the nd OF the democrats
thev would be able TO defeat the COM
mitt"e plan /" ,ontinu" the taxes on
freight. passenger and Pullman aC'Ym-
nlo,lations for another year AZ hall y
prrscu, rates Repeal OF these lcvt"s
was ono Of several proposals mt for
ward by Senator simmons on behalf or
the minority members OF the finance
committee The others. Included max
i,nu.n surta1 rate OF g. per cent. In place
OF tho proposed 80 per cent; retention
OF The corporation capital stock tax
which the committee would repeal next
year: repeal Of the $4,000 exemption al
lowed corporations. and "f the HNrclaI
taxes on brokers and proprtetors Of the
atrcs and other places ~ amusement
md on owners OF automobiles operated
fOT hire.
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Refuse TO Lead Strike
WASTE HUGE AMOUNT OF WEST VA. GAS ON
CARBON BLACK WHILE CLAIMING SHORTAGE

FIFTY PER CENT MORE GAS USED IN WASTEFUl
INDUSTRY BY GAS COMPANIES THAN Is USED
nv ALI, THE DOMESTIC CONSUMERS OF STATE
NO EFFORT MADE TO INCREASE SUPPLY ~
PROPER DEVELOPMENT OF GREAT AREAS Vk
GAS ANDS-CONSUMERS ROBBED ON Any
PRETEXT BY GAS COMPANIES MAKING BIG
DIVIDENDS AND WITH PLENTY OF GAS In
RESERVE
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Chicago. Sept. c9.--The weather su-
-oar reco+d. FOR - years for September
- were broken today when the thor
n,on.ter reached S. degrees at ! p m
Tho hoat was broken tonight ny a thun-
dor shower.
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"srARs AND STRIPES" MAJ HERE

Walter b. Droddy OF Spencer W. va
IVES, Virginia circulation MANAGER tor
tho stars and Stripes" Is In the city
during tho American Legion con'erhon.
and has headquarters at club rooms or
Whaling Post No. !.
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md Democratic parties indicate that
tho sparrinG for position will soon pc
over and the lines Of cleavage Will soon
be made more distinct The voice OF
the country. demanding more action and
less talk. Is being heard.
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Another Amendment,

Another amendment would provide
that persons having nettlncomes In eH-
cess Of 100000 would NOT he eligible TOT
tho normal exemptions now allowed oy
law 10 single men, married mon and the
heads 81 families on account OF dopen-
dents.
Under the Simmons amendment TO tho
surtax provision. the rates fixed by the
committee UP 10 81 per cent would
stand. but above that the levIes would
be 90 rer cent from sc per thousand TO
81 per thousand.
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THE WEATHER

west virginia, Ohio and WsSesTn
p.nn.vlvania-Looal thunder showers
ana somewhat cooler F11day; saeuruAy
fair,
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ISSUE PUT Up To THE LOCAL
GRIEVANCE COMM TEES; LEE
TELLS MEN STRIKE IS MISTAKE

Trainmen, Even Though Voting for Walkout, Will Not
Strike Until the Other abroad Unions Lead the Way
Leader Points to Low er Cost of Living and Passing
of Artificial Conditions Created By the War.
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THE INTELLIGENCER

Has the Largest Circulation OF
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State of West Virginia
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CONTINUED on Page Four,
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(coutanusd on PA6s xoWtosa)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-19
McKelvie Plan
Will Prevent
Wage Increases
If Court Upholds Governor
l8O University Teachers
Will Not Get Salaries
Raised.

Lincoln, Aug. lS.-(Special y
University regents planned to in
crease salaries OF 1870 OF the univer
sity teachers $77,680 this year, ac
cording to figures obtained from the
office of the university treasurer.
This represents an average increase
Of S43l a year for each of the lS(
teachers who were scheduled for q
raise in salary, and, who, according
to the regents, cannot realize the in
crease il the courts uphold the law
passed by the last legislature author
izing the governor to approve estl-
mated expenditures and permits him
to withhold 10 per cent OF certain ap-
preparations as a reserve fund to
guard against deficiency appropria'
tions at the end of this bienniun.
At the present TIME the l80 teach
ers, combined, draw a salary OF
$472,8S0 a year. Under the new
schedule OF salaries which the regents
planned to put into effect September
|. 1921, the combined salaries Of the
1S0 teachers would have been
$550,s60 year. s.
The average salary of tho lSO
teachers under the present rate is
$2,627 a school year. Under the
proposed rate to take effect Septen-
ber /. it would have been S3,058 a
school year OF nine months. or $40
month taking nine as the divisor
and $40 a month, taking II as the
divisor.
Under the proposed schedule, ef-
fectivc September /, SO of the in
structors would receive less than
$1,000 school year and the salaries
of the remainder range from $4,000
to $500 a year.
This does not include the entire
teaching staff OF the university, but
Just those who were due for an in
crease in salaries. The salaries Of
the chancellor and a majority of the
deans are not included in the list.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-19
Lutte Explains
Grain Conditions
Commission
Failure to Revise Railroad
Rates Downward Would Be
Disastrous to Farmers,
Nebraskan Declares.

Washington. Aug. lS.-(Special
Telegram. )-That financial disaster
to thousands OF farmers would surely
follow a failure by the Interstate
Commerce commission to revise rail-
road rates downward was predicted
by Fl. D Lutte of Lincoln. represent
ing the Nebraska State Farm fedora
ton. when called to the witness
stand today in the rate hearings at
fecting grain and hay shipments
from the western states
The members of the Interstate
Comerce commission apparently took
particular interest in the clear and
concise testimony given by Mr.. Lutte
as to local grain conditions in Nc
braska and he was Frequently in
tcrruptcd by questions from one or
the other of the commissioners tend
ing to the bringing out of more de-
tailed facts.
Mr.. Lutte in testiiying presented
the corn siuation somewhat graph
icalIy. He said there were thousands
of tons OF the crop OF last year still
rottng in stalk. and that from pres
emf outlook much of the present crop
would not be cut at all.
He made the statement that with
practically 50 per cent of the 1920
crop still on his hands. and with very
large, corn crop in view for the pres
cnt wear, the farmer was far from
happy over the prospects unless re-
lief in railroad rates is granted. Mr..
Lutte said that the crop is not moving
now, but that shippers and producers
advise him that if there could be a
moderate concession such as remov-
ing the last IS per cent increase in
railroad rates by the Interstate COM
merce commission last year there was
little doubt the crop would move,
In reply to questions, Mr.. Lutte
told the commission that unless they
gave some relief there would be a
great reduction in the crop area and
large areas would revent to range con-
ditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-19
Grand Island Mayor
Will Manage Store

Grand Island, Neb, Aug. 1s.-
Especial Mayor T. J. Ellsberry
has resigned his position as yard
master for the Union Pacific Rail
road company, after IS years Of
service and will devote all of his
time to Grand Islands cooperative
store, which has been doing bust
ness for several years under the
name of Our Store" The change
is being made mainly in order that
Mr.. Ellsberry can be i'll closer touch
with city affairs.
Mr.. Ellsberry,s campaign for
mayor was marked with All incident
Of unusual nature, when it was an
nounced that he had been advised
by the Union Pacific that he would
either be obliged to give up his can
didscy or his position This an
nouncemcnt, if officially authorized
at the time, was later withdrawn.
The mayors action at present, how
ever, is entirely upon his own vo-
lition.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-19
Des MONIES Seeks
To Become Station
On Air Mail Route

Des Moines, Aug. IS. - Especial
Telegram )--Des Moines will become
the aerial mail station or the trans
continental route, instead of Iowa
City, if plans made by the Curtis Iowa
Aircraft company and the Chamber
of Commerce materialize.
w. B. Swaney, president Of the air
craft concern. put his proposition up
tc the Chamber of Commerce direc-
tors and it was received with en-
thusiasm. Mr.. Swaney will improve
Swaney field and will spend approxi-
mately $4,000 in making it mod
crn landing field and aerial garage,
Des Moines business men promised
their co-operation to Mr.. SWancY.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-19
buyers Carniival'
Is Huge Success

Grand Island, .Neb, Aug. 49,
Especial 1.-THE cooperative efforts
of Grand Island retail merchants
and other interests to put on a
Buyers carnival" in other words,
community sale, has gone beyond
all of the expectations OF the par
ticipants, many of whom sold out
their stocks on hand at the prices
offered before the end OF the first
day. Such merchants are either re-
placing their stocks from local
wholesale houses or are taking or
ders from the consumers and will
deliver the specific articles on which
they offered bargains later at the
same price. The mercantile interests
of the city have never undertaken
anything as successful from both
the standpoint of the merchant and
of the consuming public. and it is
freely predicted that sucl, sale as
this will be held at least once a
year.