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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
ASSERT BR|NES
LURED DREWES
DECOY LETTER WORK
OF THE DEFENDANT
So Testihes Handwriting Ex-
pert-Motion to Take
Case From jury

FAi,adei iphla. ian. 27.-A motion that
Tho case be- taken from the jury on the
ground that insufficient evidence had
been presented by the state to sustain
tho Indictment against William 7.
Brnes. University Of Pennsylvania
sophomore, accused or Staying Elmer
c. Drcwes. a Dartmouth College senior,
was made at toniEhts session OF BrtneS
trial BY his counsel. William 4. Gray.
The motion came as surprise just
after assistant District Attorney James
Cay Gordon Jr.. had announced that the
state had completed its case.
Mr.. Gray declared his readiness to ar
que his motion tonight, but ~ the suE-
gcstion of the court, postponed II until
morning. Counsel for the defense made
seven other. motions to have testimony
stricken from ;hc records but was over
ruled in each instance. lie announced
that II his motion to have the case taken
from the jury is denied, he would cal!
some witnesses for the defense tomor-
row
Brines was the author OF the mys-
tcr!ous letter signed Samuel MaEcc."
which Il is contended, lured D-ewes to
his tn. in the opinion Of handwrit-
ing expert. who testified today.
Comparing specimens OF the defen-
dant'S handwriting on three university
examination papers and two applications
:or automobile licenses. the expert. FL
brige W. Stein said II was the same rs
that in the "Magee" letter, which was
sent from Reading, Pa. TO Drcwes at
Dartmouth College, Hanover, y. H.. and
which contained an ofrcr 20 sell him an
r. " McCool. concurred in the opinion.
Tho bullet which killed Drcwes was
almost certainly" fred from the pistol"
IN 4 deserted automobile alleged to be-
long to Rrines. Dr. William c. Wads-
worth. coronerE physician testified Dr..
Wordsworth based his opinion on tiny
streak OF rust found in the barre, Of tho
pistol. which would account Tor tndea-
;at!orS in the bullet which drilled o
slightly downward course through
Drewes' forehead.
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Ask For AhfoHHtion,

Chicago Jan. 27.-Denounctng the
national agreements between the rail
roads and their employees as restrictive.
productive Of irefficiency and. relating
to piece work. obtained by propasands
and undue influence. the railroads mad<
formal request today before the rail.
road labor board for abrosation Of the
existing agreements.
E. T. Winter, chairman Of the rail-
road committee before the board in its
hearings on rules and working condi
tionS, declared the public pays II
freight and passenger rates all the eS.
penses incurred by the raildays" due te
such insf;iciency.
1.-The railways. under tho Transports.
tion act Mr.. Whittier said ARE re.
quired to operate economically so that
the public will not have 10 pay cxces.
sive rates. The evidence we have intro
duced regarding abolition Of piece-wcrh
shows that In every case where piece
work was abolished the hourly
wage system, there was q reduction in
the average output In most cases from
25 to 30 per cent.
I'VE request the board to permit the
re-introduction Of methods Of paying
employees that will offer proper incen-
tive TO increased efforr. and give proper
and adequate recognition to skill and
industry.
I'VE are seeking the abolition Of re-
stricti-e rules imposed under govern
ment control. such as the one prohibit
ing piece-work."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
Policy of the Larger Systems
to Be Outlined at Meeting
of Executives Today-Sit~
uation Said to Demand I'm
mediate Action

Chicago, Jan. o7.-General wage re-
ductions Of the larger railroads all
over the country will be considered
tomorrow By the labor committee OF
the American Association OF RAILWAY
Executives in an effort to solve what
railroad officials say is a precarious
transportation situation. The meeting
will make definite Recommendations
with n view to bringing the matter De-
fore the United States Railroad Lapcr
Board
". W. Atterbury. vice president OF
the Pennsylvania lines and chairman
of the lobar committee, arrived today
to convene the committee but no action
was taken. Tomorrow's meeting will
be behind closed DOORS but it was pre-
dicted by railroad officers that the COM
mittee's recommendations would be for
some sort Of reduction in wages.
The labor committee, besides Gen
eral Atterbury, Is composed Of W. G..
Beslcr president Of the Central rail-
road OF New Jersey: II. T.. Byran, presi-
dent Of the Chico go. Milwaukee and ST.
Paul: c. H. Markham, president Of the
illinois Central; y. d. Maher. president
Of the Norfolk and Western, and ". r.
Scott, president Of the Southern Pacific
tines in Texas ard Louisiana.
Failure OF Increased rates to earn the
expected revenue. decrease in business,
the present large payroll and hign oper-
sting expenses were given as the rea-
sons for probable action before the
railroad labor board to cut wages.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28

Williamson. ". Va, Jan. 2I.--EHam-
nation OF talesmen this afternoon In
selecting a jury to try twenty-one men
charged with the killing of Albert c
F.lts. in the fight 1t Matcwan last May
in which ten men we're killed. caused
a controversy between opposing counsel
which resulted in the state having two
OF the attorneys for the defense sworn
10 determine BY whom they were en-
ploycd.
1t developed as matter Of record
that J. j. Coniif OF Wheeling ana mar
old ", Houston Of Charleston. had been
enjoyed by District Il. United Mine
Workers as counsel for the defense. II
also was brought out by the state by
placing Thomas L. Felts. general man
aCer OF the Baldwin Feits detective
agency on the stand, that his brother
with whose death the twenty-one de-
PENDANTS are charged, was at Matewan
at the instance OF the coal operators in
eviction cases.
The Controversy
The controversy arose during the eS-
animation of julius Perry as 70 his
eligibility for jury duty. Apparently he
had qualified until tho state objected
on the grounds that he was member
OF the Union. Conift answered that u
was not the union that was on trial and
that there could be no reason for dis
qualifying q man because he was mem
bcr. James Dameron and John S. Mar
cum replied for the state by asserting
that the Matewan fight was the result
OF the industrial controversy In the field
with the union on one side and the coal
operators on the other. Also, they de-
clared the union was aiding the defense
nad in thcir mtnds this charge WAS SUI
rictcni 10 disgualify Ferry
Judge Bailey wanted 10 be assured
that the industrial condict would not.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
DH|0'S GOVERNOR D|SAVOWS
IGNORING Of THE STATE LAWS

measure 1t was reported out today by
the senate taxation committee.
To Licsnss Auto Drivers.
Designed to check automobile steal
Ing. n bin was introduced by Repre-
sentative Norris. Cincinnati. requiring
drivers more than sixteen years OF age
TO obtain an annual license costing 81,
IN addition TO the automobile license
laN.
Drivers would get the same number
every year. and dealers and manufac-
turcrS would be required TO make
monthly reports Of sales to the Secre-
tary Of state, and public garages would
have to keep records of license and en-
gine numberso cars In their charge.
Highway Department Probe.
4 legislative committee WAS instruct
ed today to investigate the state high
way department, under fire on charges
of permitting collusion between con-
tractors and sub-Contractors; award OF
jobs on bids above engineers estimates:
use OF force accounts and other mis-
handling OF state funds Governor
Davis IS said to be behind the move.
state Constabulary.
All the perennial arguments for and
against d state constabulary were voiced
az 4 hearing on the Harding bin before
the house military affairs committee.
Nearly all the speakers had appeared
on similar measures at previous seS-
! sions. For the bill were: Rev. y. ).
LirugG. Cleveland. representing tee
American Civic Reform Cnion: captain
l.. q. Adams. superintendent Of Penn
, sy!vania state police: Captain G. +.
Dutten. district superintendent OF New
York state police: Captain c. J. Sea-
vardo Michigan state po!ce; s. A.
Roach. secretary Of the ohio Bankers
association. and IL. l.. Gordon. Cincin-
natl Speaking in opposition were j..
&, T. ponnelly. secretary OF The Ohio Fed
, cratic Of Labor: James Maurcr. presi-
dent OF the Pennsylvania Federation OF
Labor: G. W. Savage, secretary OF Ohio
miners: Percy Tetlow. representing
Uu.tcd Nine Workers Of America; John
/, r'-r,. CIrc;rrati editor Of The Iron
Mouldcrs' journal: stephen S. Young
and MAX Hayes, Cleveland
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
CHARGE ARSON ATTEMPT

Philadelphia, Jan. 27.-Joseph F!ckler
was arrested late today on charges OF
bribery. conspiracy to commit arson and
10 cheat and 0tfraud in connection with
an alleged a,tc,npt early yesterday 10
burn building n which his factory
was located Morris Wesbrod. chipping
clerk for JOSEPH Ticklcr ard company.
was arrested earlier In the day on 4
charge Of conspiracy. Yesterday Jacob
Skul!nIC!i o: New. York was found in the
building by nremen, ard. - IS alleged,
confessed 10 having been hired in New
York to Sc: fTe TO the structure.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
mAr1Gs ouTLAWEp

pittsburgh. Pa. Jan. 27--AH opinion
ordering that six claims against the J.
V. Thompson estate be outlaNed' was
handed dopn IN United States district
cour, here today by Judge ". ). II.
Thompson. The claims, aEgrcgatlnE
s1635O5.OT were refused by the late W.
+. Blair, referee in bankruptcy. who
handled the Thompson case. The court
affirmed the referees decision.
The SIX claims we're entered by IL M
Jackson, who based I"e of them on
ro;es and one on writing order on
Thompson. Today's opinion held that
proofs Of debt had not been presented
and that there was no evidence that the
amounts OF the notes were due Jackson
from the bankrupt estate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
uARp ARGuMENrs

Charleston, Jan. 27-Argunents "Hre
heard today by the public service conf
mission on the application or the MOE
oagahela Valley Traction company 70
increase gas rates IN farmont anu
o,hnr nlaees In Marion county. The "a no
has been submitted to the commission
Tor a decision, This caso has been pend
w. hrfore the commission many months
T, ,yas recently heard and pending q de-
cJs,o,. the traction company entered q
nro..s, Insisting that increased rates
s-c needed AT once 10 meet expenses. y
rc-hearing was ordered and this was
completed today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
Railroads Of U. S. Demand
General Wage Reductions
TALE OF MCICLE"
AND HIS RESCUE

New York, Jan. 2I.-A yclping puppy
on cakn OF Ice floating down the HUG
son river today halted the Fort Lee lel-
ry EdgcWater in nid-stream While res
cue was effe"ted.
After Captain James BTann!%ah Ihan-
suvcred his craft alongside tn" CAKE
First Mate Gerard Barry descended I
ladder flung over the rail Inc lauoer
broke, Barry plunged into the stream
md rcappcared with the puppy IN MS
arms.
Hauled aboard. Barry descended INTO
the engine room with his new pct when
he promptly named 1ciclc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
LABOR TO COOPERATE
IN HOUSING CAMP PAIGN

washington. Jan. @7--Labor IS pre-
ra-ed TO 20 tho full limit in honest CO.
operation" i,h capital in the construc-
Ion OF homes 10 relieve the present
shortage John \. Sot. former president
o. 'he Ohio State Federation OF Labor
declared IN an address tonight before
the Housing conference here called by
the Sationa! Council Of tho Chamber ot
Commerce OF the United States. Indus
-Ial leaders from all parts Of the cour-
~. attended the conference -oday 70 aid
a the announced purpose Of developing
, national program of housing construc-
ion 70 relieve the shortage and 20 so.ve
he financial and other problems In
-olyed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
JOHN J., CON|FF STORMCENTER
IN THE A|ATENAN MURDER TR|A[

be brought up IN the trials before no
ruled on the eligibility Of the taleguaaA.
Employed By lriAss8
Conifr declared that he did not be.
I!eve the matter would be mentioned,
whereupon Sanders asked him II Il
were not true that he had been employ
ed by the Union. The attorney for the
defense said he would answer II II were
read into the records. Both Houston
and Conkf were sworn ana Houston
made answer to Sanders queries that
he ard his colleague were employed by
District II.
Felts was next put on the stand and
testified as to the reason OF his brothers
presence at Matewan the day Of the
fight
OF 80. talesmen examined today. six
were accepted tentively for jury duty
before court adjourned this afternoon.
The majority were excused on the
grounds of their relationship with one
or more Of the accused. A few expressed
themselves as already having formed an
opinion and one or two had served on
the grand jury which had returned the
indictments in the Matewan cases. Those
selected were: Harlan James, grocer;
Claude Fink. William Oney and J. W.
Clark, railroad employees and Rush Eli
kins, farmer
NV spectators
The monotony OF the examination
kept many OF the spectators from the
court room. At no time during the pro-
ceed!ngs was the room moro than COM
fortably filled
The defendants will be placed IN TIE
county Jail tonight and kept within tMs
jurisdiction OF the court hefea4eoP ONt1
tho case. are disposed Of.
II was not disclosed AT Sheriff Pinson's
office tonight if the searching Tor wea-
pons at the doors Of the court revealed
any parson4 armed eAtAE1aE ~ DooA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
SOUTHERN OHIO MANS
TOBACCO BARN BURNED
BY AN NCENDIARY

Gallipolls, O.. Jan. 2T.-Joseph NJ
rington, a tobacco farmer living near
this city. reported today, that his TO-
bacco harm, containing ten thousano
pounds OF hurley leaf tobacco, had oeeh
burned leat night by an 'n"cnd'ary. Au-
thorit!es believe the fire was started by
persons opposed to the sale OF tho 1920
crop because Of prevailing low prices
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
White Not Candidate
For Washington Office

Special Dispatch TO The Inteiligenccr.
Washington. d. c.. Jan. 2S.-tormer
Governor A. Is. White OF Parkersburg.
before leaving for home tORiShdt gave
out the following statement:
Many of my friends think J am a
candidate Cor 4 federal appointment;
which would bring me here TO Wash
tnStou. However. ! saw with emphasis
that J am a candidate FOR appointment
as collector for internal revenue for
the district Of West Virginia only. l
have made this positively known -
The members OF Congress ana II is just
10 my friends that they be set at right
on this point"
II had been reported tnat an effort
vas being made TO have Ex-Governor
White accept the commiss.onership OF
internal revenue.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
Chief Oil Inspectors Order
Permitting Disregard Of In
spection Creates Sensation
In the Legislature

Special Dispatch to The InteliigenceF'
Columouse O.. Jan. 2I.-LeanInS OF
a Democratic demand for = legislative
investigation as 10 whether nc Ai|
knowledge of or gave consent |" the us
regard OF state oil inspection laws, an-
thorlzed in letter by W. H. Walker.
new chief Inspector. Governor paElS t''
night issued statement saying Na4h-
er's order was given without his KNOW
edge and would De revoked immediate!
Minority Floor Lcadcc Atkinson hAn
announced he would ASK for 4 prop"
He showed a circular letter signed by
walker, informing producers. jobbers
and dealers they need not observe the
inspection laws after Monday. January
2tth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
New York State Is
Shaken By Earthquake

Glenn Falls. y. Y, Jan. 2T.-Nil(agcs
throughout this section wSre shaken
this morning. for the third time. In less
than two weeks by what Is believed to
have been an earthquake. The vibrations
were reported from Lake George. Hud-
son Falls Fort Edward. Greenwich and
uther places. Large cracks appeared in
the ground at several points in this
Vicinity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
MINERS MUST vAcArE

Montgomery. Ala. Jan. @T.-AprroXi-
-,ately 1900 members OF the United
Mine workers OF America or the Aia-
haIra coal region must vaca'c dwell
,ngs owned by coal operating corpa-
ntes and leased 10 them under con-
'-acts carrying q twenty-rour hour
uotihcatIou according 20 decisions
1Hudrd down today in SIX ''unllwfu'
detamer" cases by the state supreme
court Tho miners are on strike.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
M HAsTY ACTION IN CONCLUDING
AGREEMENT WITH THE JAPANESE
LAST EDITION
CONVERSATIONS

wnsh!ngtor, Jan. "T.-Hcnry loFo
h,d a net gain of 1882 votes oF'F
Scnato- S,whcrry Al tho end OF To-
d.y.s Senate committee recount ."
~ Michigan 1918 senatorial election
contest. .. .
2s2 state precincts. inr!uaihs tne
fourth ward Of Detroit. senator New
berrv's plurality in the election WAS
$500.
x,shvt,,c, Tenn. Jan. 2T.-Thc stat"
sor.,a ,oday. b. vote OF - Ia j.
,iilnd tho pending Sunday hluc law
Mil which prohibited sunday news
~. nars and trains as well as Sunday
amusemcntS.
Ossin!ng. y. Y. Jan. 27.-AuEuStin
7, Sanchez and Henry Garcia Mex
cans Convicted or murder. we're pu'
N death tonight IN the electric cnai'
- CIV Sing prison after an eleventh
hour attempt to gain r"pr1e'e if'i'
Governor Miller had faNed.
----------.--
Rj-n;rgha,u, Ala. Ian. sI--by
Anvil I. the families Or l,5OO union
minors Hlll nc cSASbA-T'''N
colony near this place, ACCORDING 10
, statement today by Van y. bitlheE.
special intcrnat!ona representative o.
the United Mine Workers or America
philadelphia. Jan. 2I.-Six hnndits
early today stole truck load OF "h'S-
kew valued At $1,000 from the garage
OF George Myers in the southern sec
t.on OF the city. beat the driver in'1
iusansibility after rohhinE him ana
ESCAPED. Later the truck was r"uHu
abandoned in West Philadelphia. Tho
whiskey was gone.
Washington. Jan. 27.-State rates
n Illinois on freight. and on milk ana
cream today, were ordered raised 70
the same lovel as those preHail'nS IN
Interstate commerce The order rs
Issued by the Interstate commerce
commission. Is effective March I.
Paris, Jan. 27--Thc supreme council
of IN" Allies this evening referred
the question of German reparationS 10
1. committee OF exports.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
TRY ABDUCTION .
OF BERGDOLL IN
GERMAN CITY
American Draft Evader and
Chauffeur Obtain Ger
man Citizenship

Karlsruhe. Germany, Jan. 27.-CBy
~, Aesnciatrd press)-Thc attempted
abduction Of Grover Cleveland Rergdoi,
the American draft evader. and isaac
St.cher. his chauffeur. was made the
subject OF an Interpolation in the Baden
Diet today. Premier Remnclle INFORM
cd the drruties that both men hau ap-
nIied for German citizenship and that
their petition had been granted ne
sharply denounced the procedure OF tnc
abduction party. beaded by two alleged
American detectives and stiSmatized the
assistance rendered them by German
subjects as "disgracetul."
The premier declared that the Amer
cans were we'll armed and charged them
with invading German territory Win
out consulting the German authorities
or the German law. The incident, lie
stated, had been reported TO the Berlin
government. which would have to take
final action.
"rhe Ebcrbach episode" said the pre-
nier. "is graphic illustration OF what
the outside world my permit itself TO
do in Germany. which apparently has
no means Of obtaining redress for such
violations Of her sovereign rights"
Referring to BerSdol and Stecher,
parents were German, had refused to
take up arms against Germany.
Stecher Under Indictment
Philadelphia Jan. 27.-Eugene Stech-
or. chauffeur for Grover Cleveland Berg
doll. wealthy draft erader, is under in
!ictmcnt here on charges OF aiding In
Rersdoll's escape from army officers at
his home here on May II last. 1t WAS
alleged that Stecher, Familiarity known
as Ike" made the plans for Bersdolfs
flight, and that he had an automobile
in readiness when his employer slipped
away from his guards on the pretex, OF
answering the telephone.
With Stecher reported at the wheel
OF the car. the fugitives led government
agents a wild chase across the country
and finally cluded them at Winnipeg.
Manitoba. on May 80. They were said
TO have abandoned their automobile in
ST. Vincent, MINI.
Reports received by department Of
justice agents here said that Bergdoll
had stolen the service button and dis
charge papers Of an American Legion
man in Winnipeg, and got 4 passport
out OF Canada.
The Public Ledger tonight received
cablcgram dated Eberbach. Baden, and
signed "Bcrgdoil." which read as fol-
lows:
we captured six department OF JUS
tice agents and threw them into prison.
We are safe and sound. See the Asso-
ciated Press report
While BcrGdoll was n fugitive in this
country during the war the same news
paper received numerous letters and
postcards bearing his signature. In ono
OF them he VAS said 10 have offered to
make terms with the government by
which he would &C; immunity in cx-
change for his services as an in
structor in aviation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-28
QUEEN CITY OFF
ON MARDi CRAS TRIP

Pittsburgh. Jan. "7.-The steamer
Queen City. carrying passengers to the
Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.
left the port here to-day, southwark
bound. The firing o" cannon on board
the packet, the blowing of whistles and
the ringing OF bells marked the depar-
turc Of the Queen city. She will ar
rive at New Orleans February ).