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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
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5a6l5 in the past year as compared
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
General Neville Lays
Wreath at Roosevelt Tomb

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Jan. '2-GSneral
Robert Georges Nivelle, defender OF
yerdun, placed n wreath on tho grave
OF Theodore Roosevelt here today. In
the course of short address, General
Nlvelle said:
"In the name Of the French republic,
offer this wreath to the memory OF
the great American who was the Tors
most and most steadfast friend Of the
alias"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
WHEELING SHR|NERS
VIII witness Initiation OF Prsstdent-
Elect Harding at Columbus Fri
day Night.

Wheeling Will have Il representation
at tho initiation OF PreS.dent-clect War;
ron e.. Harding ut the "Out-ot-toWn
mcmhcrs' initiation - he conducted
next Friday in Columbus by Aladdin
Tempt" "C Shr!ncrS. as largo NUMBER
Of local Shr!ners are planning To attend.
In addition 10 the local delegation
there Will hc a numfmr Of ShrinerS from
R.Ilairr and Martins Ferry attend rs
ihero ar" fifteen candidates from BE-
mont county L. be given degrees.
President harding VIII receive the
work Of the Shrine Friday night along
with the rest al the class.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03

Orator. humoT.tt pr"a"AHr and lee
turcr. who opened 4 series OF cHanEeIlS-
tic services AZ the First christian
Church SUNDAY. pr. Martin came 10
Wheeling h"raldcd a. on" ~ tn" great
est pulpit orators In AN"r!cA, ana u IS
40 cxaEEerat!"n /" say that y" captured
ME CONGREGATION sunday with TIE oNeh-
Nc ,unraIs of an nyaugellsiic nature.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
mA1nS DELAYED.

Duo to the extremely heavy travel Oh
nil tn. various railroad lines COMING
into this city, all trains were dOhyed
for from at least half to one hour
from pulling into tho local depoto On
time. Many of the passengers were
weary and were eager to set to their
rooms in the various hotels. and retire
for the night.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
WORK DELAYED.

Work on cxcnv.tting for the founda-
ton of the new WnrwoOd hose house IN
Warwood avenue opposite the Warw"od
high school building has been disconttn-
raL On account Of bad weather II i*
understood that work Will b" started
again us soon as possible as the War
wood frcmcn are in need OF new
house. as the present place Is too small,
10th parties prdlt when they meet
through Intclligrncer Want AIS.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
MAIL STEAMSHIP MEN
DENY PLANS TO SELL

Officers OF the United states Mai
Steamship Company denied yesterday
n report that the Kerr-Clegg shipplne
interests and Kermit Roosevelt as head
Of the Roosevelt Steamship Company
were negotiating for control OF the
United States Mall The rumor. which
received credence in an article In n
morning commercial newspaper. had 1,
that Alfred f. Clegg, III. Farduharson
Kerr and Mr.. Roosevelt composed the
new financial resources that the United
States Mall has mentioned in connection
with its offer to submit to the United
States Shipping Board n bid for the
nine vessels seized by board officials
more than two weeks ago for alleged
default OF charter hire.
1T Is untrue" r.. A. Qunrles. as
sistant TO Francis II. Mayer. preslden,
Of the United States Mail Steamship
Company, said in regard TO the re-
port. Messrs. Kerr. Clegg and Roose-
welt were out of town, and no state
ment was issued by their companies
respecting the published report.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
FRIEND WOULD GIVE UP
ABSCONDER FOR $4,000
Warrant Out for Spurgin; Ex-
tradition to Be Asked.

Special Despatch 10 THE New York HERALD.
CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-M T. Clinton. host
OF Warren c. Spurgin. absconding presi-
dent OF the Michigan Avenue Trust Com
pany. in Chihuahua City to-day offered
to give up his friend for $4,000. The
case took another turn with the seizure
in secret vault Of the bank OF $4,000
worth OF choice liquors.
Prohibition authorities, acting on In
formation from the State bank exami-
ners that the Illicit goods were among
the unlisted assets. raided the institu-
ton to-day and confiscated the liquor.
The stock consisted OF bonded whiskies,
wine, gin, cordials and champagnes.
Clinton wired his offer from Chihua-
hua to Llcyds Chicago office. which has
announced a $4,000 reward for the cap
ture of the missing banker. and to AS
sistant Attorney James McShane.
Lloyd's replied refusing the $4,000
offer
Meanwhile Roscoe G. Andrews. Assist
ant United States Attorney, had a war
rant made out for Spurgin's arrest and
made preliminary preparations for ex-
tradition.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
TAX REPEAL OFF UNTIL
JAM, 1922, BY NEW PLAN

AN alternative plan would be TO make
all OF the suggested repeals effective as
OF January l. 1922. In which event II
would not be necessary TO levy any tax
e. any kind to replace revenues lost
t,Ai -gh repeal OF these taxes. II should
be borne In mind that whatever we as
sune 70 be the Treasury obligations for
the present fiscal year all will admit
that they will be anywhere from $500,
100000 TO sS00,000,0O0 less during the next
fiscal year ending June 30. 1928. and
more than 81 l.000. .000. 600 less the following
year. The reduction in Treasury obliga-
tions for the fiscal year first mentioned
will come BY reason OF relief from pay
ments TO the railroads the necessity
OF furnishing large sums to the Ship
ping Board, and claims arising out OF
war contracts. These various items
might easily total $3.50. 900, 900 and not less
than $500. 100000
I'm the next fiscal year we ought TO
witness lifting from the taxpayers OF
a large part OF the $780, 10000 they are
now paying annually as interest on the
foreign debt. 1t Is important to bear
all these facts in mind In drafting tax
reduction bill because they emphasize
the fact that we are reducing revenue.
not in anticipation of an increase OF the
maintenance of the present level of ex-
penditures. but in the face of the cer-
tainty of a very considerable reduction
of Treasury obligations"
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
SAYS CREDIT SYSTEM
PREVENTED A PANIC
w. c. p. Harding Denies Re-
serUe Board Influenced Prices

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Reserve bank
policies OF 1919 and 1920 were formu-
lated solely to prevent the countrys
banking system from collapse, and were
successful. Gov. Harding OF the Reserve
Board declared to-day in closing a two
days appearance before q joint Congress
sional commission. He repeated time
and again that the board had not sought
to influence prices, either up or down.
but had prepared to meet a price break
that was worldwide, and yet to maintain
and expand credit lines.
There was a bare possibility, he said.
that ff in 1919 the reserve board had
raised national rediscount rates, "the
runaway in prices might have been
checked. and the result might have been
better" but he mentioned needs OF the
Government financing as influential in
determining the course actually taken.
Gov. Harding denied that his admin
istration Of reserve bank policies had
Debated cotton prices.
AS the cotton surplus began TO ap-
pear he said, II tried to go as FAR as
/ could In my official position TO make
the situation clear. wrote a series Of
letters to ]. s. Wanamaker, the official
head of the American Cotton Assoc!a
ton. giving him my views as plainly as
I could
He put the correspondence before the
committee, declaring that he had urged
producers to sell at least n part OF tho
crop and tighten the load" and had
worked to get export credit machinery
established.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
SURROGATE SCORES
AN HEIR FINDER
Woman Claims That jeremiah
s. Perkins Is Withholding
Her Estate.

When Mrs. Anna c. Fuggenthaler.
yesterday before Surrogate Cohalan the
way jeremiah S. Perkins Of S6 Broad
way had brought her on to this city to
claim a $4,000 estate OF her stepmother,
vised her counsel, Charles c. Coster, to
lay the facts before the District At
torney. He upraided Perkins as he was
leaving the courtroom and told him that
if he were a lawyer he would have him
disbarred within week.
PerSins's business cards describe him
as an inheritance specialist: American
and European associates He'd Is one
OF the frequenters OF the Public Admin
istrator's office who devote themselves
20 hunting up possible heirs of persons
who died apparently with no known rel
atives and obtain from the heirs a
goodly portion of the estate as recon-
pense. In this fashion Perkins learned
of Mrs Fuggenthaler her counsel told
the court.
According to her affidavit she re-
ceived the impression that Perkins and
his son, who hunted her up in Latrobe
and brought her to New York, were
both State officials, and so she had no
hesitancy in signing papers Mr.. Per-
kins offered her
One of these. it developed. was pc
tition to the Surrogates' Court for her
appointment as Administrative of her
stepmother' estate. Another gave her
power OF attorney to Perkins. a third
was an assignment of part of the estate
| to the inheritance specialist"
Her petition granted, young Perkins
took her around to several banks, who
| issued to her as Administrative checks
amounting to between $4,000 and 5000,
which represented deposits to Mrs Boh-
| ler's credit. She recites she then was
taken to Perkins's office. where at his
request she indorsed one of the checks
for $429. Suddenly she decided to stop
signing things and demanding all the es-
tates assets from the specialist" She
alleges he still refuses to turn these over
to her. after formal demands haye been
| made.
! Perkins submitted an affidavit in de-
| fence asserting he was entitled to the
| $500 in view of the assignment he held.
! He alleged Mrs. Fuggenthaler wanted to
| take all the assets with her to Pennsyl-
vania which would make difficult the
| settlement of the estate here. He has
| none OF the assets now, he says, having
| deposited them all with the surety COM
| pany that bonded the Administrative, as
| u proection on its bond. Through Pros
per r. Ferrari, his counsel, he denied
either he or his son had represented
| themselves as officials.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
PRIEST ASKS $IO5,OOO,
ALLEGING SLANDER
Declares Charges of Mishan-
ding Irish Funds False.

Special Despatch TO THE New YoRK HEaALp.
TRENTON, n. j.. Aug. 5.-The Rev.
Francis j. Sexton. formerly pastor Of
st. Lucy's Roman Catholic Church, in
Jersey City. started to-day a S105. 900
libel and slander suit against Hugh
Montague. president OF the New Jersey
branch OF the American Association for
the Recognition OF the Irish Republic.
and three other men who are active In
the association. He says that they ac-
cused him of mlshandling the money OF
the organization. of which he was treas
urer until last week. and says he was
asked to restore $4,000 to the treasury.
The other defendants are Eugene v.
kinkead. ex-Sheriff OF Hudson county.
now living In South Orange, and two
Jersey City lawyers, Thomas J. Maloney
and Thomas J. Stanton. Father Sex
TONS present address is 164 West Nine
ty-eighth street, Manhattan. His attor-
ney, who filed the complaint. Is Georg
l.. Record OF Jersey City.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
NOW FREE TO SEEK
ANOTHER RUM SHIP
Continued from First Page

the schooner Marshall's crew before the
Brooklyn Grand Jury yesterday. Mr.
Ross said this vessel had been engaged
in the trade between the Bahamas and
the United States since last February
and that its name Is known to the au.
thorities.
No action was taken by the Grand
Jury. which is to meet again Tuesday.
Mr. Ross is confident that several in
dictments will be handed down al that
time.
when all the facts are known" he
said, II do not believe the British Gov
ernment viii raise the question of juris-
diction. We are on the trail OF a man
who got a good part. at least. OF the
contraband liquor. and we believe we
have the key to a carefully designed
smuggling system centring in the Ba-
hamas."
Charles Hazen Hyde. who was City
Chamberlain under Mayor Gaynor. ap-
peared as counsel for bhe crew OF the
Marshall and for Charles T. Albury of
Nassau, the Bahamas. 20 whom the
vessel was transferred by William E.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
Continued from First Page.

navy. The discharge OF few Govern
ment clerks or even hundreds OF them
while commendable, does nothing to re-
duce the budget. Unless Congress and
the executive departments are willing 70
cut where cuts are possible, we may as
we'll tell the country there Is no hope OF
tax reduction and that there is grave
likelihood OF tax increases"
Stressing his proposal to reduce the
army to 100000 Immediately, Senator
Borah showed how easily the army was
reduced to 100000 in July, although II
had been urged this would not be posi-
BILE before next October. Senator Borah
also urged reducing the officer force
saying that $4,000 officers were enough
for an army of from 100000 to 500, 600
and that the number was '1udicrously
out of proportion to our needs"
In commenting on the situation, Mr.
Mondell said: II am confident that de-
mands of every sort upon the Treasury
during the present year, including in
terest on the public debt and the sinking
fund. will not exceed $4,000, ,000, 900
This sum can be reduced $1,000. 000, ,009
from postal revenues. sales of war ma :
terials and back taxes. leaving $3.500,-
100000 as the maximum of all charges
on the Treasury"
Mr.. MondelPs figures as to gross ex-
penditures differ from Secretary Mel
Ions by s5ov,o00.0o0. as the latter in his
estimate of $4.5o0. 100000 did not take
into account postal expenditures of
S50O,000,000 or more. These are offset
by possible receipts.
"On the basis OF that estimate" con-
tinued Mr.. Mondell, I'VE could repeal
the excess profits all Of the income
surtaxes above 80 per cent. as Of Janu-
ary l, 1921. In addition. repeal the bulk
of the so-called nuisance taxes and the
transportation levies as of January !.
1922. and In lieu Of this revenue sub
stitute a flat corporation income tax
increase Of 5 per cent. and possibly some
other tax like the suggested increase
on tobacco and cigarettes, yielding
500, 100000.
This programme could be carried out
without danger Of unduly reducing
revenues.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
.LASKER WOULD SINK.
WOODEN SHIP FLEET
Cost Of Guarding Them or Of
Salvage Too Great to En-
tertain Longer.
Special Despatch 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Aug. 5.

New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. C., Aug. 5.
The entire wooden fleet OF the Ship
ping Board. butt during the war emer-
gency at a cost OF $3.50. 900, will be
sunk in the ocear unless these vessels
can be sold or given away soon, Chair
man Lasker of the board has informed
the House Appropriations Committee.
Pointing out that 1t cost $1,000. 900 to
maintain and guard the vessels last
year and that the present cost of guard
ing Is $50. 900 month, Mr. Lasker said
he believed 1t unwise to continue this
,oss He suggested that committees of the
Senate and House be appointed to de-
termlne what can be done. But he
added:
Il feel without shirking any response
bility that two committees of Congress
ought to share the responsibility with
me. If they Will not am going to sink
the boats If we cannot sell them or give
them away
Mr. Lasker sid that in the opinion
OF experts the Government would be bet
ter off to sink the ships as they stand.
He said 1t would cost more to salvage
the machinery than would be obtained
from its possible sale. Another plan is
to use some of tre EN- for targets for army
and navy bombers
The chairman said that a remote offer
has come from company In New YORK
that wants fifty of them. but does not
want to pay for them
They want them for civic purpose,
and that is TO build pontoon bridge
away UP the North River from Yonkers
10 the Palisades Park. Probably we
should give then. the boats We would
save the expense of towing them out
and sinking them. l felt they ought to
give US some Of their bonds. so that II
It pays we coulo get some money out of
them. That is the only thing that looks
to me like a remote negotiation.
"On the James River there is wooden
boat hidden behind almost every leaf.
These boats are absolutely useless
believe they require $50 tons Of coal to
carry $500 ton cargo across the At
lantic. They are twice as heavy as a
steel ship, and the insurance on them
makes their operation impossible. They
are unfit for river trade, as they have a
draft OF fourteen feet"
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
TARIFF BILL STILL
HELD UP IN SENATE
Finance Committee Is Not Pre-
pared to Consider Valuations
and Dye Embargo.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Final action
by the Senate Finance Committee on the
Fordney Tariff Bill appeared tonight to
be further away than at any time since
the measure was turned over to 1t two
weeks ago. There were no signs that
the committee would be able for some
days to enter into executive considera-
ton Of the two controversial phases of
the bili-Amcrican valuation and the
dye ensbarSo-and no hearings have
been held or study given yet to rates
and other provisions.
Joseph +. Choate. Jr.. representing the
American Dyes Institute. urged the
committee to-day 10 embargo dyes and
chemicals In the next tariff law rs the
only means OF establishing permanently
an American chemical industry The
United States will be afforded mo other
opportunity to build UP an industry OF
value to Its national safety. health and
prosperity" Independent of the world,
Mr.. Choate said. Without such aid,
he added. the industry could not last
long once the ''tentacles of the German
dye kartel are fastened upon the Amer
lean market.
Let me say that those horrible night
mares, about what the Germans are
going to do to us. don't affect me in the
least" Chairman Penrose said, They
just roll off of me without leaving a
scar"
Mr.. Choate said he admired the chair
mans courage.
The committee also heard Granville
S. Mcfarland of Boston. attorney for
the Amoskeag Mills OF New Hampshire.
who spoke in opposition to any form
OF an embargo. Antagonism between
during the day.
brought into the discussion several times
and once It's statement OF expenditures
covering activities In behalf of legis-
lation was read. Senator Smoot (Utah) /,
Republican, who read the statement ex-
planned that 1t showed expenses of $1O4,-
600 for lobbying" and that Mr.. Choate
had been paid more than $4,000 for
services last year.
II. A. Metz. dye manufacturer and
importer of New York. was called to the
stand to submit list of assessments on
members of the institute. Although op-
posed to an embargo, to which the in
stitute Is committed. Mr.. Metz praised
the organization for having done much
good work"
Il regret. however," he added, that
75 per cent. OF the assessments were
used to pay Mr.. Choate and Judge Cow
ington g. Harry Covington, former Dis
trict of Columbia Judge). 1t has per-
formed a good service in many cases,
but OF course, ii has been foolish some-
times and think this is one OF them"
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
MELLON TO DECIDE
BEER FATE MONDAY
Regulations for Use as Medi-
cine Ready as Senate Puts
Off Ballot on Bill.

WASHINGTON Aug. 5.-Regulations
which will permit the prescription as
medicine OF a case of beer at a time
without limit as to the number Of pre-
scriptions are understood to have been
completed by the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau and now await the decision of
Secretary Mellon as to their issuance.
AS the Secretary is away for the week.
end, 1t was indicated tonight that no
action could be expected before Monday
and that this might be affected by the
enactment of pending anti-beeT legisla-
tion.
The Willis Campbell anti-beer bill,
which Is designed to correct the en-
forcement acf as interpreted by former
Attorney-General Palmer in the matter
OF medical beer, was debated In the
Senate to-day. but adjournment was
taken until Monday without an agree
ment for final vote being reached.
Opponents threatened to continue a
protracted debate of the measure.
Regulations eliminating wholesale
liquor dealers from distribution Of alco-
holic beverages were issued to-day by
Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair
In general they provide that sales OF
liquor at wholesale are restricted to
manufacturers and wholesale druggists
except that other persons may sell for
sacramcntai purposes wines which they
lawfully import for such use.
Authority to eliminate the Wholesale
liquor dealers was held to be within the
prohibition laws by former Attorney.
General Palmer In an opinion rendered
last February. Supplemental regula-
tions covering sacramental wine will be
issued later.
The new regulations also forbid sales
at wholesale of intoxicating liquors for
domestic use in bottles OF greater ca
pacity than one pint and permit whole
sale druggists to sell during any one
month liquor aggregating only 10 pei
cent. OF his entire average monthly bona
fide drug business sales.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
MURRAY HOWE G. co. SOLD.
A Advertising Concern Purchased by
william III. Rankin Company.

The william H. Rankin Company. an
advertising agency OF so Madison ave-
nue.. announced yesterday the purchase
of Murray Howe 4 Co. Inc, OF 80 East
Forty-second street. New York and To-
ronto, Canada. The Rankin company
will take over oil contracts OF tho pur-
chased concern, advertising arrange
ments with clients and office equipment.
and has taken over the larger part
OF Murray Howe g. Co.'S staff, which
viii make its New York office equal TO
It's Chicago Office.
The Rankin company was organized
twenty-five years ago. Up to 1916 II
was known as the Mahin Company.
Murray Howe &c Co.. Inc. was organized
four years ago.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06

Mccoy of Daytona. Ella. Mr. Hyde de-
scribed the situation as IAN outrage
The ship was nine miles off the Ier-t
sey coast, where the yolstead act has
no Jurisdiction" he said The seizure
violates every applicable point in lntar-
national law" ,rF,f.Y 49,
Mccoy, vino appeared at the British
Consulate Thursday 10 protest agains,
the vessels seizure. kept away from all
Governmen tofficials yesterday. A war;
rant for mis- arrest has been issued In
New Jersey as well as for that or two
other men believed 10 have been inter-
ested In the Marshalrs operations.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
NINE RACEHORSES HELD
IN RUM SEIZURE CASE
Customs Officers at Buffalo
AUoit the Gunner. tA5 .I

BUFFALO. Aug. 5.-The nine race
horses seized by customs officials hers
yesterday. when inspectors found bot
tied liquor in their car. were unloaded
to-day and will be held pending the arr
rival from Saratoga on Monday of the
owner. r. A. Smith.
In addition TO the liquor. customs Of
ficers said they found in the horsecar
two bolts of cloth and Two motion PFC
ture films The hostlers in charge had
declared that the car contained nothing
dutiable except the horses.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
EFFECT OF CIGARETTE TAX.
Higher Cost to Consumer Fore.
cast by Distr.buter.

The proposed tax on cigarettes In the
new revenue bill which has been men
toned in Washington dispatches aroused
general comment yesterday among to-
bacco dealers. c. p. Sherlock. vice-pres-
ident OF the United Cigar Stores Com
pany said
''If a tax, as stated, is put on cigar
cites every dealer in the country will
necessarily have to add to the price.
Types OF cigarettes now generally sold at
twenty cents package will be increased
to the amount necessary to carry the
larger tax
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
AUTO WRECK KILLS CAMPER.

GREENFIELD, Mass. Aug. 5.-Christian
Q. Osterberg of Elizabeth. n. J., who
was In charge of party of four boys
on their way from Elizabeth to Lake
George. n. Y. was fatally injured to-day
when his automobile went over twenty
five foot embankment on the Shelburne
Mountain road. He died IT hospital
here.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
poTTERs, WAGES REDUCED.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 5.--A wage re-
duction of 10 per cent.-i0 per cent. OF
which effective Immediately and per
cent. in January-was accepted to-day
by the National Brotherhood of Pottery
Operatives at a conference with the
United States Potters Association.
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
Delaware Water Gap.
Canada

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ada's finest summer Hotel. Booklet
The New York herald., 1921-08-06
RELIGIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.