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Evening star., 1921-04-25
RAIL JUBILEE PLANNED.
Completion of Winchester and
Western to Be Celebrated.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
WINCHESTER. Va. April 25,-A
cele bration to commemorate connie
tion Of the Winchester and Western
railroad from this city to Wardens.
Vile, Hardy county. w. Va, is to be
held at the latter place May %
Former Gov. John j. cornweu of
Romney. w. Va. brother of w. B.
Cornwell. president OF the company,
Is to make the principal address. The
winchester Cham Der Of Commerce and
other invited guests will be taken on
special train, and another will carry
excursionists A barbecue, free for
every one., will be feature. A side
trip will be made through the Lost
river valley.
A similar celebration is to be held
here later in the summer.
Companies already are engaged in
developing the AGRICULTURAL and min
eral resources of the rich country be-
tween here and Warde nsviIle, and
others are being formed by local capi-
talists. One lumber concern is said
to control over 100.oO0,o0O feet OF
virgin forest timber near WArdens-
vile.
Evening star., 1921-04-25
fewer IDLE COAL CARS.
Increase m Demand throughout
Country Is Reported.

cars reduced the number NJ idle
freight cars throughout the country
from 5o7,427 for the week ended April
to 4s9.479 for the week ended Anril
-. the Association of Railway Execu-
tives anhounceu today: The number
those used for coal, remained about
the same, it was stated
Idle cars Of all kinds increased in
the eastern and northwestern terri
tories.
Evening star., 1921-04-25
TOPIC RECONSTRUCTION
OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

Reconstruction of interna tional law
will be the general topic considered at
the meetings of the American Society
of International Law to be held at the
Shoreham Hotel Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday The meetings will close with
a banquet at the hotel Saturday night
at which Secretary Of State Hughes
will be the principal speaker.
Elihu Root. president of the society,
will open the meetings Wednesday
night at $50 o'clock with a speech on
international law reconstruction. An ad-
dress also will be made by Manuel de
Oliveira Lima. former minister of Bra
zl to Japan. Sweden. Belgium and
Venezuela.
Detailed discussion of the subject
will begin Thursday morning, when Dr.
James Brown Scott, director Of the di-
vision of international law of the Car
negie Endowment for International
Peace, will take as his subject "Ad-
vancement of International Law Essen
tial to an International Court of Jus.
tice.'' The remainder Of the session
will be devoted to the work of four
subcommittee of the society which
have been studying various phases of
the reconstruction Of International law.
Members of the society will he re-
ceived by President Harding at the
White House Friday afternoon at 2:3O
o clock.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-24
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I. - Captain Phineas p
Scraggs has grown up around the docks
OF San Francisco. and from mess boy on
OF the steamer Maggie. Since each an
nual inspection promised TO be the last
OF the old weatherbeaten vessel. Scraggs
naturally has some difficulty in securing
a crew. When the story opens, Adelpert
p. Gbney, likable but erratic, man
whom nobody but Scraggs would hire. Is
he skipper. Neils IIalvorsen. solemn
Swede. constitutes the 70 castle hands,
and Bart McGuffey. a wastrel OF the Glib
ney type. reigns In the engine room.
CHAPTER II.-with this motley crew
and his ancient vessel, Captain Scraggs
is engaged in freghung garden truck
from Halfmoon bay TO San Francisco.
The inevitable happens. the Maggie going
ashore in fog.
CHAPTER lila passing vessel hall
ing the wreck, Mr.. Gibney gets word 10
a towing company In San Francisco that
the ship ashore is the Yankee Prince,
with promise OF a rich salvage. Two
tugs succeed In pulling the Maggie into
deep water. and she slips her tow lines
and gets away In the fog.
CHAPTER IV.-Furious at the decep-
ton practised on them, Captains Hicks
and E1aherty, commanding the two tug
boats. ascertain the Identity Of the yam
kee Prince" and. fearing ridicule should
the facts become known along the water
front, determine on personal vengeance
Their hostile visit TO the Maggie results
In Captain Scraggs promising 10 get a
new boiler and make needed repairs TO
The steamer,
CHAPTER V.-Scraggs refuses 70 full
I'LL his promises and Gibney and McGuf-
fey strike" With marvellous luck
Scraggs ships fresh crew. AT the end
OF a few days OF wild convivtality Gibney
and McGufrey are stranded and seek
their old positions on the Maggie. They
are hostilely received. but remain. On
their way to San Francisco they sight
derelict and Gibney and McGuffey swim
10 g.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-24

wear himself out. seeing which the
Maggie's navigating officer set the lit
tie steamer in toward the perspirlng
Neils. while Captain Scraggs, Gibney,
and McGuffey cheered Justify.
Suddenly an oar snapped Instantly
Neils unshipped the remaining oar,
sprnng 10 the stern, and attempted, by
sculling, To keep the skiff's head up TO
the waves. But the weight OF the
cable whirled the little craft around,
a wave rolled in over her counter, and
half-hlled her; the succeeding wave
completed the job and rolled the skin
over and The Squarehead was forced
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-24
Catarrh

Catarrh IL local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATATiRH MEDICINE is n
Tonic and Blood Purifier BY cleansing
the blood and building up the System.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normal conditions and allows Nature TO
do its work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
+. j. Cheney * Co. Toledo, Ohio.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-24

line and let the court settle the bill.
"Not by a Million" Mr.. Gibney pro
tested. "Beg pardon. sir. but you don
know this here Scraggs like / do.
couldn't think OF lettin' him set foot
on this deck"
you couldn't think OF It? Well
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
STAGE REFORM IN PITTS
BURGH

Pittsburgh's public safety director "
r Alderdice. has just promulgated or
ders reforming the stage in tho smoky
CITY, That the conditions mentioned
In the orders existed there will be news
to. rho outside world and perhaps even
TO some Pittsburghers. Had the tacIS
been generally known. possibly the
finances Of some Of our leading rallroauS
would have been greatly improved.
Mr., Aldedice is assuredly JUSTIFIED IN
nlacfpg the ban on most or the perform
ances which he mentions AS often nap
pens in such reforms. however. he seems
TO have gone slightly 20 extremes on
some points He rules. for instance
that performances must be confined en-
tirely 10 the stage and that remarks
'DNust not be directed 10 anyone in the
ienae There may haye been buses
"a Pittsburgh 10 call for such a rule
there, but ordinarily. in such shows as
that Of Thurston. the magician. for IN
stance. the directing Of entertaining re-
marks at the audience IS one or the
delightful parts Of the performance and
certainly does no harm.
As a whole. Alderdice'S rules are eX-
ceilent and should give the pittsburgh
stage an entirely new and better toPe'
II some of them be found unduly oner-
Gus, they can no doubt be modified.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
ECAUTIONS FOR TRAV-
4 ELERS

respective travellers should heed
kfully the adv:nce given by the h.
Behrens Co. local steamship agents
and local federal officials. in regard TO
the papers required for travel abroad
PASSWORDS are absolutely necessary. de-
spita all statements that may have been
made BY officials or others 10 the con-
trary. The passport must be issued by
n properly accredited official OF this
country and vised both by a representa-
rive OF the country in which thcStravel-
er's port Of landing il situated and ~
a representative Of each country IN
which he is to travel.
And income tax receipts must not be
forgotten. for without them, the tray
efer is not permitted TO leave America.
Even IL the traveller was not required
I, nav an income tax. he must have
document 10 that effect. This precaution
ia taken by tho government owing to the
fact that numerous foreigners are going
basao their native lands 10 stay and
they pay their income lax before
thV leave the government Will never
EetW Travelling is not yet as simple Il
matter as il was before the war by any
means. BY observing these few prccau-
tons. however. there is no reason why
A. should not prove just as enjoyable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
THE SUNDAY BLUE LAWS

of mora"
laws that can
OF example OF tHer
This will SOFA
the
which the pubic mas
become morcor
The Intetgencer question the purposes " inc CITY
enforcement
unpopular thing win e
their apphca0n
obtained by the
morality or hgon
Putanic Sunday an
millions Of
without any tnought
IN quiet
useuoc Sabbath day
Tho greatest teacher Sabbath made for man. and not
a and recreation
M, advisable to prohibit the
their LOT
tior on the part of the majoty public
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
BY MARX SULLIVAN.
National Political Correspondent
lat 1l

40
Washington. May 13.--At the coming
meeting of the Republican National
committee. in preparation for which
conferences are now under way. there
will be just two important items OF
business. One will be the selection o. i
new chairman TO succeed VIII Ha!
The new chairman undoubtedly VIII pt
ex-Congressman John Adams OF Iowa.
That part OF the business will be quick
ly out Of the way.
But thereafter will come detail OF
reorganizatio which is right now the
cause Of tense controversy. inc pro
posal in short. is TO change the entire
ba sis of the republican party IN the
south Those who want TO do away
with the ancient scandal of the south
ern delegate" propose that hereafter the
republican party shall rest upon the
same basis in the south as the demo-
cratic party docs.
In the southern states large numbers
Of negroes are prevented from voting
BY state laws, which laws have been
held TO be constitutional by the supreme
court Of the United States. At present.
the bulk Of the republican party in the
south is made up Of these DISTINGUISHED
negroes. The new proposal is that the
republican party shall recognize state
laws in the south and everywhere else
the. same as the democrats do. The sug-
gested rule Is that hereafter no person
can be q delegate TO a republican ma
tional convention nor take part in
republican primary or in republican
local convention unless he is Qualined
voter in the state in which he lives and
has voted in that state.
The practical working out Of this rule
= No
south a white mans party TO practical
" the same extent that the democratic
party is. The suggested rule is opposed
by two groups in the republican party,
which compose a curious combination OF
principle and polite. One large section
of the republican party in the north
thinks the party should continue to
stand as It always has stood since the
Civil War, the friend and protector OF
the negro. To these are joined a group
of old time republican leaders Of tn"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
JUDGE BAKER RECESSES
COURT UNTIL MAY 26

Federal Judge w f. Baker following
a second calling of the civil docket
yoStcrdaS morning. recessed the present
term Of United States court until May
81. Immediately following the Phliippl
term. which. from present indications,
will last but two days as thee arc nut
few cases ON the docket. None oI Inc
civil cases will come Ia trial during the
session extension here. which VIII IN
all probability last for not NOR" thAn
two cor three days. Briefs and HrGn,
mrntS ara to be presented IN Tour '!'lI
actions ut this tim"
Judge Baker instructed that all jurors
he discharged for the term and that all
Of those which can not be gotten In
touch with. be paid off when they re-
port for duty Monday morning as prev
iously instructed.
The case. Of tho T. G. c. Il st. l.. X.
r. company vs. Wheeling Steel and iron
company in which Pittsburgh counSel
are Interested VIII he heard 10y thC court
on May - Attorneys Frank N"Shitt
and Nelson Hubbard are the local
counsel.
In che king up the cases which had
already hrrn disposed Of on the criminal
docket it WAS found by court "lhclais
that approXimatrly 200 cases had h""n
finished. Many of them were settled
ny trials. many by pleas OF guilty. while
the great number of liquor cases were
thrown out Of court on account az inc
search and seizure warrants used by the
prohibition officials being faulty.
Judge Baker. during tn" brief S"SEl"h
Of court yesterday morning. ruled 'hh'
all rhanCcry cases tried in the court
may be submitted on dispositions ana
briefs and not tried in open court rs
has been done in tn" past by TINS mfth-
cd the court believes that less nm" Will
y, taken mn during each session ot court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14

Washington, May l3.~-Gcn"ral Perish
ing will become chief Of the general
staff AMI the actual head Of the army
July first, Secretary Weeks announced
today. On that date he will relieve Mn
ior-General Pcyton &. Marsh. the pres
ent chief Of staff.
In addition to his new duties. General
Pershing will remain head Of tn g'n-
eral headquarters or war S:aff OF IN
army, post recently created Tor MIN
He will have as assistant chief OF IN"
general staff. his oh friend and chic!
of staff in France. Maior-Gcrcral James
G. Hartford. who will relieve Major
General William NJ. Wright. the present
executive assistant
General Pcrshng will hc relieved or
all administrative and detail duties ~
General Harbord and will h" free 10 dl-
rect the larger aspects Of IN" mlii'a"F
establishment, particularly IN" orgaHl-
cation AMI training of the NauohH!
guard and organized reserves.
In announcing his decision. Secretary
Weeks made it rlain that General PorSt.-
ing will he the real military head Of the
army from every point Of view. He SD
that the general Of the armies would re
relieved Of "A administrative work by CO.
cral Hartford.
General Harbord.". Mr.. Weeks salH.
will have much broader powers than
those formerly exercised BY the assist
ant chief. of the staff"
The plan contcmplatcs that In time
OF active military operations. General
Pershing. would automatically. asSum"
active direction Of operations in IN"
field. General Hartford would similarly
move up to the post Of chief OF StaIi
and take over direction Of the war de-
partment general staff.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
JUST WAITING

Now that Germany has agreed TO DO
what the allies want. there is 4 natural
.curiosity as to how the whole thing will
Nome out. In Washington. il is assert
Yea, high government officials are little
skeptical on the point OF good talth ana
not altogether clear as TO ability. The
administration however. will cooperate
with the allies in every possible manner.
bhppinE that the settlement will result
fortunately in all respects. The delay
I'm the Knox resolution is concrete evil
dence of the determination TO place moth
tnx in the way Of our allies IN their et-
forts 10 carry out their plans.
In other words. Washington is simply
marking time while keeping watchtuI
eve on Europe. In case Germany again
defaults in any important particular.
this nation will OF course support the
allies in whatever steps may seem n"c-
assary
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
RIPPLINC RHYMES
BY WALT MASON,
THE PESSnGIyTy.

The recent winter was the best
that ever struck the middle West.
The skies were blue as skies OF May.
the sun was shining every day. the
breezeS had the scent Of spring. and
summer birds came back TO sing.
And men Of wisdom said, Great
Scott, This kind of weather hits the
spot. SO let us cast all fears aside.
and take the gifts the gods provide.
II may be We will have TO pay for
every bright and sunny day. hut
while the sunny days are here. we'll
sing and dance and never fear" But
there wer" grOuChes everywhere.
and they denounced the balmy air.
w" need cold weather now. They
said. with storm clouds looming
overhead: We need all kinds Of snow
nd Slect. We need Il blizzard AMI re-
neat This kind OF weather IS 4
flaw. a slip in natures ancient law.
ana when she makes so bad break.
she l-cven things. and no mis-, AXE.
Thera'll bs a blizzard in tho spriaG.
and Il will riddle everything; The
fruit. will wilt in winters breath
the hgs that should have died the
death will eat the corn and nav and
OAKS. and bear off our CrlIectlyr
Aoats." And thus the rob- ~ gloom
- worn by fellows who ar, m1d> -
mourn: they always miss tho bliss
and fun of basklng IN the GENIAL
sub.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
THREE. W0ULb2E I.
CHIEF Of POLICE.
FRAZIER, HOBBS AND 1Ho1T All
AvoWED CANDIDATES xo1
THE POSITION.
! n.puty Sheriff Ed 1dinard II Also
prominently Mentioned Tor the
Place,

Wheeling has three, If not four' 1vow-
cd candidates for the appointment to pc
chief or police at the hands OF she new
council to be elected the last Thursday
in this month
Chief Of Police Fred Frazier will be
candidate to succeed himself. Coroner
r. G.. Hobbs has thrown his has INTO the
hing. declares it's ar'open fight and that
hes after the Job and going to stay after
Il until selection Is made. United
States Deputy Marshal john Snort IS
also seeker after the appointment
and has been active for months LOOK
ing toward a possibility otrsecurtns
tho appointment. In some quarters h
is said that stephen Waterhouse wants
the Mace, but this report Is denied IN
other sources
Other names have been mentioned as
possibilities for the PLACE, including
Deputy Sheriff Edward Minard. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
NATIONAL COP. To SELECT
NEW CHAIRMAN AND ORGANIZE

hard -hoilcd' tNr" who h'tN" hrrIl hnilE
business with typical southern d"l'GaieS
in every republican national convention
for IL generation or more. Th"E 40 hol
want to abandon the SYSTEM 1t ~ NOT
merely that they are anxious I" main
tain an institution which in the past
has frequently been an occasion or cor
ruption. II is rather out Of feeling OF
i,?sonal loyalty that they d" not want
:" throw overheard old lrrh"S WHO'S
" rle political capital and standing III
lii. rests upon the fungus r"puhH'"h
part, of the South.
Want New Rule.
The moro forward looking rcPu'itran
leaders who want TO adopt the new rui"
say tho negro IN IA" south has not hrcn
helped but has he"n harmed ny being
used aS a political capital ny Wh'!'
leaders of dubious standing. VINO trad"
with them as pawns u national c"nven-
tionS. They say the experiment OF Try
ing to force local southern r"innunltl's
to permit negroes to N"tc aga INST the
will of the white communlt'". n"S gone
on for nearly sixty years and has n"ver
been successful, but has always mHd"
mischief.
The only sound way for the ; 'u'h'n
negro to become At voter is to so imnrr
his character on his white neighbours
that they are willing TO give HIM IN"
franchise That process IS gong on al
the time and the number of negroes wh"
have the franchise constantly increases
The position Of the negro in III" South
as elsewhere becomes better every year.
and his worst handicap is the So-calIed
white friend who uses him as " poIitl'al
pawn. go
The innovation Of doing away WIN
The southern delegate scandal ana
making the republican party IN the
south a white mans party the same us
inc democratic party. will probably sue
coed. There is little doubt that frcSl-
dent Harding favors il. 1t is TO he OBJ
served that his is the first republican
administration since tn" civil war
which has not thrust Colorcd post
masters and other coorcd offic"-holders
on white communities who resent them.
In addition to President Harding. so
many other forces are behind the pro-
posed innovation that It will probably
succeed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
A QUIET PRIMARY

While the primary election WAS
9usiet afta.:. with no spectacular con-
tests, the results indicate that the PEG
D. as a whole are pretty we'll satisfied
~ the present administration. Quiet
Ions almost invariably follow per-
of satisfactory government. Nat
", there is always room for some
criticism. but the present council as
a whole has measured up favorabiy.
There is no SURPRISES in the voting. rs
RAe results were generally taken for
xranted. II is a matter OF regret that
the voters did not turn out in greater
numbers, since every good citizen should
always take an active, part in his own
s-Avernmental affairs, even though no
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
FOUR YOUNG men
HELD FOR MURDER
Harrison Prosecutor Alleges Plot TO
Murder wheeler Sanders
Special 10 Intelligencer

Clarks burg. W, Va. May 13-Al
though = coroners jury held Paul
Rousch. a young huckster. responsible
for the death OF Wheeler Sanders, 50,
lately. hotel proprietor at Keyser
Tuesday morning in scufhe on the
Glen Elk Bridge. Magistrate r. Edward
Kidd today held him and three young
other men. Howard Crummitt James
Belts and Arthur Vannort for the grand
jury today under murder charge.
The prosecuting attorney. Will o..
Morris. maintained that the four young
men had conspired to lure Sanders into
a hotel room to rob him. He was
killed by blows on the head after leav-
ing the hotel followed by the others.
At the inquest. Rouseh admitted having
struck Sanders.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
The Big Achievement at Albany

Many notable things were accom-
plished at Albany last winter under
Governor Miller's leadership. But the
most notable Of all. so far az its broad
effect on the welfare of tn" state is
concerned. was the check put upon the
habit Of easy come easy go cNpendi-
turc. The Legislature long Indifferent
to mounting taxes and outlay, has been
recalled to sense Of accountability.
Under Governor MillCr's teaching IT has
adiurcd the old doctrine that statesman
ship consists in finding ways TO spend
two dollars where only one was spent
before.
The Governor, on signing the last of
the appropriation bills. has felt II in
cumbent on him to give the Legislature
due credit for it's share in breaking the
hold Of the old traditions Of C0m7lac-
ency. laxity and waste. The total asked
to carry on the state government next
year was $2O7 800 900. The Legislature
cut that total down $7l.63SOO0 The
apropria tons for tho current year were
$145,2l9.O0O. The appropriations for the
next year are S9.46T.0 600 less. And this
smaller total includes deficiencies Of
Sl0.476.0OO. due in some cases TO rcck-
less spending. such as the excess out
lay Of $S7G. 600 for the publication OF
the session laws ana concurrent rtSolu-
tons.
At the Governors suggestion the Leg
iSlature ovcrhaulcd our antiQuated adj
mniStrative system. II has saved
money for the future by consultations
and Climinations. 1t has brought some
order into the states business. New
York's cost Of administration and her
burden Of debt are diSprOportionatc to
those Of better governed states. Only a
beginning has been made at reconstruct
ton. But If reconstruction is continued
the states annual budget may be de-
creased. while it's population increases.
and the per capita cost Of government
may thus he brought again within rras-
enable limits.
That is Mr.. Miller's horc Having
carried such n hope 10 Albany and haN>
ing realized it in part in the first four
months Of his term stamp him aS an
unusual Governor. In having loyalty
cooperatcd with him the Legislature Of
1921 showed itself an unusual Legisla-
turc The public. will echo the praise
the Governor bestowS on the Legislative
branch. But the legislators only aC-
ccpted his policy. The lions share of
the credit for the revival Of real politi-
cal responsibility at Albany must go TO
him.-Ncw York Tribune.