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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
Experts Will Solve
U. S. Housing Problem
Seven Eminent Engineers are
Named By Secretary of
Commerce Hoover

Washington. May lJ.-S"\cn engineer
ing experts have been designated EN
Secretary Hoover to aid the departmrn
Of commerce. in solving the national
housing problem.
The seven experts VIII" will act as an
advisory committee to Secretary HooNe~
are Ira WoolSon. consulting engineer
of the national board Of fire underwri''
ers; Rudolph Il. Miller, engineer Ia
charge of building ordinances or Ne"
York: J. 4. Newlyn of the University
of Wisconsin: J. r. Worcester, consult
ing engineer of Boston: William Il. lialt
of Purdue university: Ernest j. Russell
of st. Louis, and Edwin H. Brown OF
the American Institute Of Architects.
The appalling anomaly "r millioHa
Of idle men. co-eXistent with SuffcriI x
az never before from undcrhousing. Is
stupendouS to rybody." said NJ"
Hoover Reasoned opinions worEc1 out
by the commerce department and rs
counsellors. he added. could be promd!-
gatei as the basis for modern building
codes an, material standards and bc
guides for tn" reduction OF waste and
the improvement in butlfins practice
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
Contract Let for Five Mile
Railroa d Extension to
Woodland Dam-Big Coal
Operations Already Begun
on Both Sides of the Ohio
River

The crStwhiIn quiet village OF Pow
hatan. on tho Ohio river in the southern
section of Belmont county. and on the
southern edge Of the Greater Wheeling
district is the center Of the most nota-
bic Industrial development in this part
of the Ohio Valley. With right OF way
secured and the contract let for the
construction OF 4 iive-mile extension or
The Pennsylvania railroad branch now
running from Bellaire to powhatan:
with the Pugh and Haher interests Of
Cleveland leasing 5000 - 10000 acres
Of rich coal land along the river from
powhatan TO Woodland dam, and work
already begun BY the latter in opening
what is declared TO be the second larg-
est bituminouS mine in the United
States: with Pittsburgh concern buy
ing 500 acres OF surface and thousands
of acres of coal on the West Virginia
side. n short distance above Powhatan
with all these tangible and important
Developments accomplished and more
comeing. tho little Ohio river town is in
the midst of the boom its oldest inhab-
itantS may have dreamed OF, but had
never really expected 10 see material
lied In tho town real estate values
have doubled and trebled in the past
two or three months and predictions are
freely made that the Powhatan Of tho
futuer will become an important indus
trial center.
The Developments In Detail.
In the Round Bottom. four miles south
OF Moundsyille, on the West Virginia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
Heavy Firing From Moutaineers Sunday Night at Merrlmac
Toledo Bandits May
Get 250-Year Terms

Toledo. Ohio, May 15.-Persons with
penchant for figures are entertaining
themselves here. figuring out now many
years will have to be served to appease
the government in case the suspects
held in the million dollar postoticc
robbery Of February II. are touha
guilty on all the counts under WHICH
they are indicted.
There are 80 either held or out OH
bail. with the list being augmented
daily. :,
Five Of the suspects have been IN
dictcd on ten counts each. ana ta'S
count will bring a sentence of :" yea
# the Jury in Federal Judge John
Kill;ts' court decides they must -
the piper for trohing with the inmost
workings Of Uncle Sans mail service.
This will mean Il sentence OF -oo
wears for each of the five.
Several Of the remainder Of the ~ are
ont on bond and in some cases as hlgn
as 100000. Quite few are indicted
on from one to six counts, ana cacn
count means 25 years. II guilty YER
dict is rendered.
Altogether, SO the dopeSterS nave IL
figured, close to 1000 years would nave
to he served In case each OF the sus-
pccts lived until his or her sentence had
expired, and of course. the maximum ~
meted out in each case.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
OPPOSITION To THE KNOX PEACE
PLAN DEVELOPES IN HOUSE

reported this week by tho senate mill
tary committee and will follow the
naval bill on the floor The senate
committee is expected I" recommend Il
standing army Of $4,000 men as against
the 10000 figure voted by tn" nous:
The fight against the increase lS expect
ed to be waGcd hy the same S"n;'t"
group Contending for naval armament
reductions.
Permanent Tariff
The house will consider miscellaneous
bills tomorrow and receive IN" large de
ticiency appropriation bill Tuesday. Inc
house ways and means roInmlttr" Is
busy on the permanent larln Dill WIZ
prospects that Il fortnight : NOR" work
will be required before presentation L"
the house. Many committee artlN!t!"S
will be continued this week. lnciuulhH
resumption Tuesday of tn" house llN"S-
tigation into the escape OF Grover !cN'
land Bcrgdoll. and additions inN cStlaH- :
tions beginning tomorrow OF IN" ri'll-
road conditions by the senate lnt"rStat"
commerce committee. stat" hiEh"aN
commissioners are to appear 'oHoFT""
before tho senate post offices ana post
roads committee at further hearings on
the 5000, 900. 900 good roads bill OF thalr-
man Townsend. The senate and house
civil service committees vii! begin hear
inES Tuesday on tn" CoN"rnm"nt en-,
ployes' salary rc-claSSihral h'iI ANU
Tho senate and hOuS" education commit
tee WEDNESDAYS will hear natinnl! '!nra-
tional association officers on III" Kenyon
hin 10 establish Il new d"parim"nt OF
public welfare Further hearings ON
sales tax proposals also arc I" hr h"l"
This week by the senate finance commit
tee.
For Free Canal Tolls
Consideration Of bills TO restore ir"H
tolls privileges in tn" Panama 'anal TO
\mcric.tn shipping has been POSTPONED
until after senate disposition OF tn"
naval bill
,ural blocks are pressing farmers re-
lief measures An effort is 10 be- made
for early senate consideration of ~"
racker control bin ana ais" the Dill
nasscd last week hy the house TO reGu
late trading in grain futures;
Final action by the senate Is expected
this week on confirmation Of David Fl
Blair, Winston salem. n. c.. for internal
revenue commissioners Confirmation
has been held up by Senator Johnson
Republican. California.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
GOVERNOR MORGAN'S
DEMAND FOR TROOPS
WON'T Be RECALLED

charleston. W. Va. May l'.-No
change N Gov, rnOr M"rEan'S dem,nd
for fedora; troops in The battle-torn
areas along the Ncntu"ky- -MinGo county
West Virginia. border have been made
md none will b" made. the West Nir-
..inia executives declared here tonight.
We need the troops as bad as ever he
sad.
"r have the promise OF tho war depart
,r,nt that troops will be sent Monday.
, thev arc still necessary the gov
r-ror added. and am sure they Will be
necessary. Last nights trace evidently
means nothing. and cannot s"r That IN"
situation is greatly changed. one way or
the other"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
CURTIS PREssHN TO STRIKE

Philadelphia. May 1j.-PresSmcn en-
ployed by the Curtis Publishing Com
pany and the Farm Journal voted to-
night to join the ranks Of I. striking
printers in this city to enforce A hour
work week. Tic men will go out to-
morrow. it was said.
The Curtis concern. which publishes
the Saturday Evening Post. Ladies
Home journal and Country Gentleman
is one OF the largest ~lants in the Coun-
try.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
Final Action This Week on
Budget System and Emer-
gency Tariff Bills - Naval
Bill Given Right of Way

Washington. May 1J-Final action on
two important pieces of domestic reg
!Slation. the emergency tarIf ana nUuE'
system bills. and possible disposal o.
measur" international in scope. go" ,
Knox peace resolution. is IN" Eoa1 S''
for congress this week hy leaders
Agreement on tn" tariff and huuErt
bills both of which are in conlersn...
was regarded as assured ny inc cii" ".
the week. but progress in the mouse
with the peace measure was SoHl'" i''.e
In doubt. Republican leaders. how"Nr -.
said IL was possible that. GerlnauH
having accepted the allied repara',o,,S
terms, the senate peace plan "ou!"
taken up in 4 few days Scnt tline"I I.'
developed in the house against the hhoN
plan for repeal nf the war reSoi ti"n" ~
and for substitution of Il mere decIara-
tion Of peace.
No Break with white House
Phases Of the reparationS question
promise TO come up in the senate tn.S
week through discussion or the reSoIu
tion OF Senator La F"lIettc' kePuoi, ,,,, ',I, -
Wisconsin, to condemn and inquire lhI"
President TIardng'S designation or per
Sonal representatives on the allied couh-
ellis Senator LA Toilette has IN prep,
aratIon an address on his resolution pu.
the extent OF general debate Is IN doun,
Several Republican senator's SAID I"
view president HardinGs action WIN
disfavor were reported today I" he m
rrrasingly dsinclined to break win IN" %
White House by open criticism vi the
administration policy.
Naval Bill HAS Right Of way
The half billion dollar naval appr0-
priation bill has right OF way this week
in the senate The disarmament night
hlnging on the measure IL to be resun'u
tomorrow but leaders expect n vote on
the disarmament conference amendment
OF Senator Borah. Republican. Idaho
and also on the bill itself before the
weekend. The army appropriation MI
also involving disarmament rs regards
the size OF the regular army, is TO be
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16

recOrUS III lJklnS SuDSCIIpNIOh"' '''"
week will be Il good ono.
A liberal extra offer this week
The Extra Vote Offcr for this wees
Is a liberia! one indeed. 10000 Addition
al votes will b. allowed for each and
every club Of $50 in New subscriptions
turned in during the week. THIS Oner
is similar TO the one that closed last
Saturday night. A person may secure
:us many clubs as his energy permits
and the judges will allow this tremem-
dous number OF EXTRA VOTES upon
ca III and every club turned in. Now IS
the time to support your fIrorite mem
hcr if You want 10 give Your Suoscrlp-
tion at the most opportunc time. Inc
vliue Of subscriptions decreases AS the
Drive progresses and after this week a
far less number Of votes will he allowed
for subs This is arranged so as TO give
the early workers the advantage ana
10 encourage tn" members TO put in
their best licks ~ a time when sub
ScriptionS are plentiful. That time Is
now and the members who are alive TO
the situation will take item by the fore
lock and make tracks this week.
Easy Spots on the map
Quite a number Of towns have no
in the Drive as yet. Some
easy money is being overlooked as these
towns would gladly get behind an en-
ergetic member Of the community and
support them literally. There is plenty
time remaining for any one 10 enter the
a nm DA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
WONDERFUL INDUSTRIAL BOOM
IN THE P0WHATAN DISTRICT

side. the McKccfry Coal & Coke Cola..
pany Of Pittsburgh. with operations Iii,
Uniontown. Pa. and Massillon, O., hAyS
purchased outright three farms, whiehs
gives them 500 acres of surface, In ~
dition to several thousand acres Of cont
which they now own. They have drillb6
ten test holes for coal. and are n1Ns
surveying and stalking off ground WhteRs
Is supposed 10 be for a steel mill. Wof1Si
will begin within q short time 10 stNk)
a coal shaft. The coal tests have bet0;
made in different places over their holAes
ings. ~
1t is also reported that the Fort Ptets
Coal Company. Of Cleveland. O.. ~
several thousand acres Of coal adtoint
and will soon open :. shaft on what -
known as the old 'McCorklc farm. 49,
owned by the Chestnut Hill Sand CO..
pany. 6Ea
Hive-lEils Railroad 1xts1AeA. =
On the Ohio side. the Pennsylx11
railroad has secured the right OF q
from the town Of Powhat1n, O., o01os
through the Hissom farm. adJointnI 80
government land at Woodland Dam 81
"A, and will begin shortly. to co1Dtrues
about five miles Of railroad. the CO.
tract having been let to a Pttte09E
construction company. The Maher :Cp$
people. Of Cleveland, o.. have let Asce4t
tract TO the bravo Construction CAoFt
pany to sink all air hsaft 16x1e tn1 ~
main entrance 25xS0. and they are H.
down a distance OF fifty feet. Thh
being done on tho Hlssom farm. ne4ti]
the Woodland Dam. and when eo9s'
pleted will be the second largest ~
in the United States. one in Illinols
to be larger. q
The Cleveland & Western Coal ce1
pany will begin soon the sinking 81
shaft on the Woods farm. Just a6N0
Powhatan, O.. several cars OF
now being on the ground. -
Surveyors are now engaged runalnex
a line which will carry power from thes
Beech Bottom power house to these ~ Z
terent mines. r%s1g
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16

CONSPIRACY
CHARGE MADE
KEENEY ASSERTS HIRED
CUNMEN STARTED WAR
Alleged Purpose the Forcing
of Martial Law and Use
of Troops
SPECIAL dispatch to The lntc,ligeucer.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The lntc,Ngencer.
Charleston. W. Va. May Id. +.
keeny. president Of District Il. United
Mine Workers gave out tho following
statement tonight:
at the request Of the New York
World for a statement on the armed con-
fhct in MingO county. | tclcSraphed an
authorized statement which follows:
We have reliable information that
the armed conflict now raging III MingO
county. West Virginia.. and Pike county
kentucky. was brought about through
. q conspiracy OF the coal operators and
certain public officials, the object being
TO force martial law upon the locked
out miners. Hired Sunmrn OF the op-
orators cntrenched themselves at rail-
burn. ny. armed with high powered
rifles and Browning machine guns, Tired
upon the tent colony occupied by the
miners families located at Blackberry
city, w Va. The women and children
were driven into the rain and were COM
PEELED to leave personal and household
effects behind.
Resorted to Arms.
"Thereupon the miners rc>ortrd Z"
arms TO protect their wives and children.
! \ few hours later the union miners
force was augmented by deputy
sherffs of Mingo county and the West
Virginia state police. The battle ragged
Cor three days at the end OF which the
operators and their gunmen asked for an
armistice. This was ~ ranged through
the sheriff OF Mingo county, who nego-
tiated the conditions with them ana
hostil!tirs ceased. II the coal operators
keep their agreement and their gunmen
q rit,e- h.r
armed conflict.
"Wednesday, April -. Senator VIM.
+ York. Of Mingo county. gave statement
10 the state press that an agreement
had been reached between the coal op-
orators and certain public officials by
which protection to both sides involve"
in the unhappy differences between the
coal operators Of Mingo county ana
their employees was to be withdrawn
in order to create a situation when
would justify the governor to call lot
troops and ask for martha low. nat
- nrD happening ia siSEcc1Es when
, the statement of the MinGo senator Is
recalled. Senator York in his statement
| involved the governor and the Demo-
cratic officials of Mingo county. -
Governor 1rorgan's Denial.
no refutation was made, except by
! the governor, who contcnted himSelf py
| merely saying q great deal Of the state
! rnent is not true. On Friday OF last
week two days after the battle had been
raging, Major Jackson Arnold. superln-
,endent of state police. quoted as saying
that he had not been officially advised
! of the trouble in Mingo county, nor had
! he been consulted or Informed Of it by
, the governor.
The miners court a federal inTest'-
! CATION at the hands OF the United States
! senate. If this is had the people Of west
! Virginia and of the nation vii! he ap-
palled at the exposures mad" Of the
! armed outlaw force maintained by the
voal operators Of the Norfolk & western.
! II the operators are unafraid they Will
! joiu with the miners in demanding In
] vestigation."
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(continuod on Page Eighty
ADVERTISING MAN DIES

New York. May 15..GeorG" Harris
IAarke, advertising manager and assist
ant business manage Of the New York
World. died to-day Of pneumonia. He
was born in Markesan. Wisconsin. Il
Years ago.
For two years Mr.. Iarkc was treas
urer OF the Ameican Newspaper Pub
llsher's Association. a director and also
chairman Of the committee on adrertis-
ing agents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16

Five full weeks remain or the dig
circulation Drive and into this I'VE
weeks must he crowded tn" erort that
will mean automobiles for the hN'
superior votc-gatherers in the hH':
Good work has been done thus far ana
in spite Of the unfavorablc weather OF
last week the members had good re-
ports. OF course. under more favorable
conditions each and every one would
doubtless have secured more business
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
Wheeling Taxi Drivers !:
Taken Into Custu1
/, The IntelliEencm:

Washington. Pa. May 10. -TWV
Wheeling taxi drivers who gave Inv
names OF George kigeT and Lee LinoeH.'
were taken into custody here chareeA
with operating an automobile wlthout
license. Although they' were techicanNis
IS liable TO the penalty. they were as
missed upon showing that they hadeDt
piled for license. with warning -
secure Il license before they rerun
Washington. .s.-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
COLLECTOR WHITE GOES IN.

Special Dispatch to The Intellgencer.
Parkersburg. W. Va, May 15.-At nine
clock Monday morning eX-Gorernor A.
B. White will assume his duties as col
lector of internal revenue for the North
ern District of West Virginia, taxing
over the office from Collector ,. A.
Hays. Agents of the treasury depart
ment will have finished checking lhe
accounts OF the office.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
CORRUPTION cHARaED

Nashville. Tenn. May l1-N uhah'
nous report charging corruption AND
bribery against Senator L. y. 'labo. oi
Scvereville. for his part in passage or Il
sales tax bill, and naming other Sena
tors and representatives in connection
with an Yestigation Of the riSSaG" Oh
several bills in the Tennessee icS'Si"-
turc was submitted TO Governor Ia!lor
e0day by 4 senate committee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16

Washington. May l1.--Cn.on "'
all Chinese provinces and territories
in 4 common government which
shall r.spect the rights Of foreign
powrrs is promised in 4 manifesto
issued by DR.. sun Yet Sen. who
was elected president of the Chinese
Republic last month by the const-
rutional parliament at Canton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
TROOPS READY;
AWAIT ORDERS
Sixty Cars in Camp Sherman
Yards for Transporting
Troops to Mingo

Chilhcothe. o.. May 11.-S!Nty
freight baggage and passenger cars
were set in the railroad yards at
Camp sherman today for instant use
in ras" the Nineteenth infantry Is
ordered into Mingo county. West Nir-
g!nia. Food and prOvrnd"r has been
packed for quick handling. Offi-
,.itlS said they were still awaiting
orders tonight.
Wu%h;ngton. May 1J--Ofticial silence
was maintained here today concerning
the situation in Mingo county. West
Virginia, and Pike county. kentuck!
and the possibility Of issuing proclama-
t;onS declaring a state OF martial law
along the Interstate border because OIL
III" coal strike riots.
The rroclamations were prepared late
Yesterday and signed by President
Harding, but given to Secretary Weeks
10 he issued in his discretion should re-
ports from the troubled region make
such action necessary. There were no
indications tonight that further re-
ports had been received from the gov
crnors Of tho two states TO the effect
that the situation was beyond their con-
troll.
President Harding decided TO issue
the prorlamations Immediately upon
signing them as Il result of conferences
yesterday with Secretary Weeks and
senator Sutherland Of West Virginia.
but the final step was postponed upon
receipt Of n telegram from Governor
Morrow. OF kentucky. stating that tho
situation looked better and that state
troops had been ordered to patrol the
kentucky side Of the border.
Orders have been prepared at the war
department. however informing Major
General George W. Read. commanding
the Fifth corps areat at Fort Benjamin
Harrison. Indiana. of the president $
action and inStructins him to hold troops
in readiness to move into the disturbed
area should the rrUC!amations be is
sued.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-16
BREAK BETWEEN
FRENCH AND THE
BRITISH At HAND
POLAND BRANDED AS
THE NEW PRUSSIA
Europe Declared to Be On
the Brink Between Peace
and War

London. May lI.--Cummcnt4hg on inc
expressed views OF Premier Lloyd George
Premier BRAND relative TO the Polish IN
Surrectiou in SelcSia. the Observer SAID
today: Crisis has followed crisis IN
Franco British relationss. and Mr.. Lloyd
George has upheld tenaciously the SoI!-
darityOf the Entente. His patiencn with
France has been admiTabl" but in THIS
last and worst tanglc candor will be OF
supreme Importance.
we are on the brink OF complete
break and If lhe impulses of France can
not be strained behind the closed doors
OF the supreme council then they must
be strained IN public.
The newspaper branded Poland as a
new Prussia adding: 1T iS worse
than Prussia. as William II was worse
than Frederick the Great. l,S "a'ho'c
ity OF appetite is amazing"
The ncwspa per concluded by advising
Germany TO fulfill her obligations |"
the allies. declaring that not until
France has definite assurance o! her
losses being repaid can there b" 20
turn 10 comfy IN Europe" and untl then
Europe will remain in this inSn,"rah!e
situation. half way between var ana
peace.
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Sunday Nights Outbreak.

Williamson. w. Va. May l".--li"aNr
ii.rng on Merriuar. w. Va. from l. q"
Kentucky mountains. UppoSiI" that WI
lagu broke out tonight according I" 4
report r,.,.rilrL lay capt. !. K. Hro"Hus
Of the stat" police. All other places N
the trouble zon" along til" Tug river
were reported quiet.
\ squad of troopers. hra !'d by capt
BrGckus. eft Immediately for th" S""""
Of action by automobile. Six k"Hiu"hE
deputy sncrifrs who wrr" in WillIam*'n
when the report was received. crossed
) the river and started over III" mountain
in an effort to reach the attackers from
the rear.
Refrrr leaving capt. lir"rkuS cor
muuica with the Kentucky national
EuardSmrn on duty at Sp-iGG. and re-
qucStrd that they move on the attackers
! lie was informed. IN" captain said. thu
| the soldiers coulI not leave Snrigg, a.
| they were watching Il body OF men II
! the mountains at that point.
| Two Incendiary Ptres.
| ReportS received by authorities her"
/ earlier were to tho effect that only ore
shot was fired from the West Virginia
mountains today
Two fires. which Harry Olmstcad, acr-
| ing chairman Of tho labor committee tf
w
ton sail he believed had hc"n S"t hN
inccndareS. occurred III IN" region
Rloodhounds hay" hd'n sent to tie
scene in an effort tu raptur" persons
who might have been r"spolsihl".
Capt. - Brockus received Il report Lac
today from his men at MerrimaC that
they had founl an automatic rifle. three
other rifles and seventeen rounds It
ammunition. in front of tent ;oio"E'
near there. The troopers reported tn't
the arms and ammunition were thrown
from Il train. The guns were wrapped
in Charleston. W. Va, newspapers uh-
der late of Saturday.
g. 4. Iiaujol. Il resident OF thus ety.
reported to Brockus that as i.c passed
tent colony at SprigE. he SAW AN autH-
matte rifle and several suitcascs thrown
from the train.
4 trlegraphic report I" the capta'h
today from his Men at Tharker. w. Va.
' was TO the effect that two men had bcsn
shot there. The message did not sta =
whether he men had been killed and 80
! rause for the shooting WAS gwen
rhack.r has been quiet Throughout III"
: recent fighting.