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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
Railroad Labor Board Issues
Figures, Based On Consid-
Grafton of the Ten Percent
Cut In Freight Rates -
Statement On Each Craft.

Chicago. July 1.-The cut or aooG.
Sl35. OOO. 900 IN the wages OF some Loo e
600 railroad employees which became et-
fective at the same time that 10 p"'
cent cut In freight rates, amounting o
about $500, 900. 900. went into effect, sth'
leaves hourly wages measured in actu3!
buytng power above the wages OF De
cember, 1917. just before government
control, according TO figures complied
by the United States Railroad Labor
board.
Machinists, who arc among the shop
crafts employees on strike. were car
seven cents an hour They averaged
77.3 cents and now average 1913 cents.
In 1917 the rates was 500. tho new
hourly rate being 80 per cent higher.
Cost OF living according 10 labor board
figures. Is II per cent higher than In
December. 1917. The board figures the
new hourly rate for machtnists IL per
cent greater In real purchasing power
than IN December. 1917.
Carmen. cuts nine cents an hour. now
have an average hourly wage OF 6f.i
cents. as compared with 81 cents In
December, 1917. the boards fEures show.
This represents a net increase Of II per
cent IN cash and an advance ot 4S.7 per
cent In actual purchasing power "t the
hourly wage. the board maintains.
Average hourly earnings OF machin-
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SIX ACCIDENTS
ARE REPORTED
BUSY DAY YESTERDAY FOR GA
RAGEs-ONLY ONE REPORTED
AS SERIOUS.
One Man Reported Injured on RivsrV1eW
Road-Two Skidded on Road.

SIX automobile accidents, duplicating
eight different machines. were reported
up TO a late hour last evening as having
occurred during the day.
Only one WAS reported as serious al
though AL Of the cars were reported As
having been damaged. The most seri-
Gus one was reported from Short Creek,
where II was said one man received
cuts and bruises about the face. No de-
tails could be learned. however.
4 touring car driven by J. P. Kindel-
berger and n truck belonging to the I'M
per!al Ice Cream company and driven
by F.. 4. Braden colltded at Eleventh
and Market streets about e:20 o'clock
Yesterday morning. Mr.. kindeloerser
machine was damaged considerably.
4 REQ touring car driven by NJ j.
Malice and touring car driven by T. j,
NcElvov Of THIN, Ohio colllded on the
river road near Warwood at noon yes
terday Both machines were slightly
damagcd.
A taxi with license number 1896 was
reported 10 the police TO have colnde0
with a fence on East Court street, Elm
Grove, yesterday afternoon. falling 10
stop.
\ Pierce-Arrow automobile. said to he
owned by J. F. Moss OF Wheeling. went
over an cmbankment on the river road
above Beech Bottom yesterday alteE
noon about | o'clock.
The accident occurred when the
driver OF the Moss car attempted 10
pass another machine and sktdded over
a small embankmcnt Another man IN
rho machine was slightly injured about
the head. while one Of the two women
in tho machine tainted. There was ALSO
a Young boy in the machine. hut he was
uniniured The car was nnt damaged.
4 Packard touring car owned by
John Coleman las damaged consider
ably carly last evening when truck
driven by some unknown party colided
with The touring car on wheeling hili'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
OBITUARY
MRS, VIRGINIA BURNS
PASSED AWAY SUNDAY

Mrs. Virginia Shively Burns. aged 20
years wife Of Charles f. BURNS. died
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
family homo. No. sos South York
street. following an Illness Of complica-
tioHs since last March.
Mrs Burns was born In Wheeling and
resided here all her ltfe, having attend
Cd the public schools She was mem-
Der Of Fourth Street NJ. j.. church.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Burns Is
survived by her mother Mrs. Mary
ShfvcIv: TWO brothers. Charles Shively
and Harry Shivcly. and two sisters Miss
Edna Shively. at home. and Mrs. Willow
Ylngling Of Salem, Ohio.
Funeral services will lie held Wednes-
day morning At 10 o'clock. and inter-
ment will be in Peninsula cemetery.
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WINNER FUNERAL

This afternoon ut o'clock from tho
81. Mary's Catholic church Will be held
tho funeral services for the late Jacob
WINNER so. who died at the North
Wheeling hospital Friday evening from
q fractured skull sustained when he was
BIT by an automobile Friday afternoon
Reuueim high mass will be Offered Mt
the 81. Mary's Catholic church on We'd
nesday morning at o'clock. 1nterment
will be made In. Mount Calvary cemetery,
Deceased came 10 bhis country from
Germany in 1855 and has resided in this
city ever since, being employed at the
Riverside mill. Benwood. for the past
az years
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ny" CAMP PROVES
BIG ATTRACTION
Many Visited Buffalo Greek Camp fes'
teriay and Spent Day
With Boys.

The hovs from the Wheeling ana
Wellsbure Young Mems Christian Asso-
citations that are at present spending
two weeks at the Y. camp on Bu11alo
creek. a short distance out from Beth-
any. Yesterday. spent one OF the biggest
DAYS they will experience during their
camp.
In the morning the boys hiked. TO
Bethany for church. after which they
had dinner and then were allowed 10 IN
eooc, the whole Of the buildings ana
grounds Of the Bethany college On the
hike hack TO the camp the boys were
caught in the rain storm that swept THIS
district but upon their arrival enjoyeh
their swim in the improved "swimHiins
hole" Chicicr was the menu for sup
ner. hut after the hike and the SWIM
the dinner was soon given over IN ac-
cord TO the boys feeling OF hunger
MANY visitors from Wheeling ard
Wcllshurg as well as the surrounding
territory, were at the camp yesterday
and many stayed for tho Nespers IN 'n'
evening. They found the boys happy
and contcn.cd lot and only hoping the
Tine Of their vaca ton does not come 10
an end too soon.
n 4 Could. who is in charge Of the
car,n. will I've ai the Y. in this city TO-
day 10 receive applications for the sec
ond session IL tw9 weeks of the camp
which will star: Thursday. Although
many boys have banded in their at'pi!ca-
lions there is still room for few more
and II is expected these will be gone
within the next few days. There is also
room for a few r,orc boys who Wish 20
;pend several days OF this first session
] at the camp.
Tuesday will he a big day AT ire
"an,p. Fireworks will be on Tor INC
| Fourth. while a program has been ar
| .anCCd al which pr. s. ". Gibson. pas
80. 81 the First Presbyterian church
| viii be the principal sneaker. Inc pro-
! Lvam will take place in N" afternoon
! witt" She fireworks VIII ho!d swa? al
I ,i"Et
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BOTH SIDES AWAIT
COMPROMISE OFFER
Adjourn TO 10 O'clock Today
Hold Separate
Conferences.

Washington. July 2.-tBy The Assoc
Gated Press --BstumtDous Goa! mine
operators and officials % tho miners
rrlon. called 20 Washington by Presl-
dent Harding to devise means OF ending
INC Goa, strike. ended tho second day
OF their conference In disagreement
watch was made certain by. formal
votes. Both sides held Arm TO their
previous conaictinS determinations 70
await a government suggestion or COM
promise Offer.
Adjournment was taken until 10
o'clock tomorrow. with no other pros
pect In sight than that Secretaries
Hoover and Davis, both OF whom have
participated IN the Joint meetings.
might then have further matters 70
present In behalf Of the government.
One main conference. In which tho
miners and operators participated was
marked today by the formal casting or
ballots according TO Joint statement
issued late by Secretaries Hoover and
Davis. the operators voting down pro-
posal ravorlng the calling or central
competitive field wage conference, and
miners. Immediately after down the
operators propospal FOR calling indie
pendent wage conferences IN each dis
trict
Hold Separate Sessions
The miners union officials tnmedt-
ately after the general conference ad-
iourned. convened In a separate meet
ing and the operators as promptly met
IN a hotel for lengthy discussions
These sessions only resulted. according
to intlmattons Of those attending. IN
reiterations Of a determination TO hold
70 the position already taken. One ad-
ditional operator. Joseph PursSlore or
Cleveland. Ohio was seated as an opera
tors delegate, clearing up a degree OF
dfsafrection over the personnel or the
delegation which existed among Ohio
employers on the first day OF the con-
ference.
The operators arguments against the
central competitive field wage neSotia-
ton were a. strongly advanced today
"a before. This negotiation resulted
practically In fixing national wage
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MORE AGAINST THE CHEMICAL
FOUNDATION ST|RS CAPITAL

the capital due to the six weeks ad-
jourrnert taken Friday. but among ne
Republicans st:ll here Representative
Woodruff (Rep) Michigan. was about
the only one who could comment. Mr..
Woodruff who has attacked the depart
mont of Justice on the grounds that II
had been remiss in prosecution OF war
frauds. described the presidents action
as splendid" and added that the course
was fully justified in view OF the
charges mad" IN congress at various
times that the foundation had acquired
from the alien roperty custodian's Of
fec German patents worth from Sl5.-
900 oon TO 100000 for approximately
So50,0Oo.
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ROTARY CLUB
MEETS TO-DAY
MIR, n. C. OGDEN WILL BE TIE
PRINCIPAL, SPEARER-SEVERA
OTHER SPEAKERS.
President Harding VIII Be EXTENDED
Invitation to Attend Luncheon
Today.

The Wheeling Rotary c!uh, wh'''
holds It's regular weekly meeting INC
luncheon at tho Mcclure hotel TO-DAY
VIII have as its guests several notGblNs
Hon. II. c. Ogden Is slated to dcIiv"
the principal address on the program
II Is also understood that an invitation
Win he extended 70 President Harding
and his rarty. who will stop In "h"o-
ing Mt noon. TO attend tho luncheon.
A Delightful and entertaining program,
has heen arranged for the meeting "ro
a large attendance IS expected az nc
meeting gives promise OF being one o,
The best the local organization mas he'u
since It's beginning in wheeling
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
HART NAMED K, c.
SUPREME ADVOCATE

Chicago. July 2-Lukc Hart OF 81
Louis. Mo. was elected supreme ad'
vocate Of the knights Of Columbus
the highest legal office in the organ
ization at the meeting OF the supreme
board here today. Hart succeeds Joseph
Ppllrt.rr, % Poston. who resigned arfer
serving In the capacity fox hfteen
years.
WuHn- { Trout. Of Boston. was
elected supreme director OF the order
70 succeed Har, Prout IS the national
president ot the American Amateur
Athletic union.
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p. Second Que lie.

Washington. July ".--Tw" rarthG'f'"e
shocks were rr"istc-cd Oh IN" seiSTo'
craph Of GEORGETOWN university 'oc'E'
one this Afternoon apparent! oc''.'
local" end possibly in the nit"o o.a'"'
at A distance Of 100 nr. son mics iro,"
Washington. The other was felt mis-
morning but was at a greater distance.
Tho one this afternoon continued from
4:cS 20 4:S5 O'Clock but was not as pro-
nounced as the one this morning.
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YANKS TO CLARINGTON

The Yankees Of the South SIDE VIII
tourney to Darlington tomorrow 70 pat
tie the strong team Of that place IN
double header and two ~ the PEST
games Of the year IL looked for. Inc
Yankees have been travelling at faS,
pace this season and are confident OF
victory over the down-the-riTer "tam'
but Darlington has one Of IN" strongest
teams in history and promise 10 mako
II mighty interesting ror the locals. ~"
locals will leave over the r. q. on tho
6:4S train.
y.stsrdav's came with McKinleyville
was called off. due to rain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
RIIY|NG POWER OF NEW RAILROAD
WAGE HIGHER THAN DECEMBER, I

lists. according 10 the boards figures, are
Is cents an hour less than under the
peak rate established by the hoard In
May. 1920. but the real value IS figured
az seven per cent greater due to the
drop in the cost Of living.
Average earnings OF carmen are hs-
ured as 1916 cents an hour less than
IN May. 1920. but buying power IL given
as 81 per cent greater for the samo
rea son.
fecttve Yesterday Is divided as follows
Clerical and station forces. s24.336.3lI
Maintenance Of Wy. structural and
unskilled forces. s4S.SaS,S73.
shop employees. S59.669347.
Stationary engine and boiler room
employees. S55!.954.
Total, S134.9SS.9l9.
Wage Of Common Labor.
According 10 labor statistics common
labor In maintenance Of way In 1917
averaged 1913 cents an hour. l. VIZ
chopped Ave cents and now average
3o.7 cents. an increase of about 70 per
cent in coin and IS per cent In bnyin2
power over the 1917 scale Clerks IN
1917. the boards tables show, received
S4.5 cents an hour average. Most o'
them are cut three cents. and now got
SIS cents an hour. this ropr"S" ntlnF
20 per cent NOR" than the hourly rati
cf 1917 and a purcha sing value OF Al
per cent higher.
Common labor around stations aver
aged PA cents an hour in 1911. rose 70
SCI cents in 1920. was cnt 10 1876 cents
in 1921. and the new rates average 400
cents an hour. This. the board con.
sends is rs per cont higher than IN
1915 and rho purchasing value Is 81 j
per cent greater
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
MARTINS WORKOUT
HELD UP BY RAIN

Huntington, W. Va. July 2-hhln To-
day halted what was 70 have hecn tne
final workout ~ Bob Martin A. T.. r.
champion. and Bill Brennan Tor IheiF
scheduled 12-round bout at CHllsioe
park near here or July. IonlHhI' II
was announced. that hoth nghter"
would workout tomorrow In Dali park
ha-o wberc a ring has been erected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
SHERIFF CLOUSE
AGAIN CONFINED
TO THE H0SPI1l
Broken Arm Received In Automobile a.
oideut Not Improving AZ Expected

Sheriff Harry T. Clouse who was aoie
to leave the Ohio Valley General hos"
pitai last week after being conhneo 'tos
several weeks with broken arm Al.
ether injuries about the body as fesu's
Of his automobile going over an emo
ment on the DISQUALIFICATION roaa'
ia again confined to the hospital.
Sheriff Clouses broken arm was NOT
doing as we'll as was expected ana the
hone would not knit together pfolS1y.
Last Saturday morning Sheriff Clouse
again went back to the hospital where
his arm was opened and the bone scrap-
ed and several plates placed in his arm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
CLASS-A TO MEET

The regular semi-monNnig n.eeN"s
Of the team managers Oh the las" ~
league. Wheeling Amateur easeoal' as
ISOLATION viii be held next Thursday
evenino IN the office OF A. O. Ander-
.on recreat!on manager in the City
1,uilding. The meeting has been called
o. o'clock by President II. E. Me-
! Con!!sy'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
MRS. MARY A. ARMSTRONG

Yesterday afternoon AT o'clock from
tho late residence No. $40 South Huron
street. were held the funeral services
for the late Mrs. Mary Armstrong. who
al ed last Friday evening. Rev. william
F. Craig officIa,ed. Burial will be made
in Greenwood cemetery this morning at
10 O clock. private.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
TWO MklN ARE JEERED At BENWO0D
WHEN THEY Do STRIKERS WORK

though the crowd 1eercd yesteroa!
morning.
The man also declared YESTERDAY
mornings affair was not the affair "a
the unions. as the union men knew noun
Ing Of It until nearly noon.
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BERMAN WELLER

Last sad rites over the oody OF tne
late Herman Weller will be held from
w. family residence. o10s Jacob street
,bIs afternoon at ? o'clock Rev. 8. X
strauss, pastor OF the Zion Lutheran
church. will he In charge and internen'
Will I've made in Mount Zion cemetery.
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J,m-If kiss you will you tell your
mother
Beryl-It wouldn't do any good;
she's getting too old for that sort OF
thing.
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WARWOOD
NOTICE!

The second witness To Identify the
driver OF Ford car that colNded with
Dodge at 9Th 7treet. NaTwood. Jun"
llth. has been secured. Legal pro.
reedIrgs will DC started July Ith n
other arrangements are not made be
FORE that date. call Wheeling 2S3+M.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
Deadlock Is Unbroken
In the Coal Strik e

scales they maintained, BY Illinois,
Ohio. Indiana and Western Pennsyl-
vanIa. without regard 70 differences OF
costs. mining conditions ard tranSPor'a-
ton facilities IN districts whose outr~
had 20 20 sold on competing markets
Further the increase Of non-union COAL
areas. they said with wage scales
moving up and down hex!h!y 70 n mar
kct conditions would eventually force
them out Of business Il they continued
na;iona. wage fixing with the union.
John = Lewis. president "t the
United Mine Workers of America, was
said % have cnun.ered with the asser-
ton that FOR IS years the central agree
ment had set a national standard. that
operators N outlying districts could NOT
and would not settle until they knew
what wage conditions their competitors
might obtain. Further. he assorted the
industrial midwest could never he sup
piled from the non-unlon areas. and the
competition claimed from them did not
exist
Cabinet Members Busy
The two cabinet members present. II
was Indicated. chiefly asked questions
TO clear III points. The hot weather
Weighed down the debates but did not
prevent yalrIS continuous cduCuSlHR ou
the part - ri the delegates miners
union officials anil operators alike. In
side and outsId" the meeting.
pouh, sNrouded every phase Of the
suggestion that the government In
tended 20 submit a proposal and little
apraren, cheerfu,ness was evlnced by
the administration after the meeting.
Both the employees and employers count
on almost frank approval assertions
that such an intervention would have
70 be forthcoming II success was 10 be
attained IN caltpS OF the strike by their
conference
The anthracite groups. who were
called here FOR the opening OF the con-
ference Yesterday by President Hard
Ing. adjourned tho private sessions yes
terday until Thursday.
Hoover Announces Result
Official reports ot today's proceedings
was made public by Secretary Hoover
IN the form, OF q statement agreed upon
by himself and Secretary Davis as
follows:
The operators voted down the pro-
oosal rnr conference between miners
and operators in the central competitive
eelas alone Tho miners voted down
the proposition for independent confer
ences between miners and operators In
each district. Upon suggestions FOR
further sepa rate conferences OF oncra-
tors and miners tor further consi1era- =
ton or methods the join; conference
adjourned until Monday at 10 a. m.
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Organize Non Union Menu

Parker shurg w. Va. July E-t'o w.
cial statements from either COMPANY
employes or union officers could lie Cd
tanned tonight. but rumors Teiatihs ~
the strike are thick in every satherius
Of railroad men and an important meet
Ing was held tonight for memoers VI
the crafts and unions not now on slfihe'
However, with this as with all else co,
earning the walkout of Saturday noun
Ing was given out
The baltimore & Ohio company con-
Times TO maintain guards on property.
A statement issued was to the anec'
that officials Of the Baltimore Onlo
railroad company are now employing
mechanics and helpers at tho ra'es pro
vl6cd bv the United States Lahor boaIu'
and that women Will be employed iot
anterior coach cleaning
sim Strike Roster
Officials Of the crafts now outsta'en
that there had hern no union acton mere
!, regard 70 tho strike since the walk
on, except the signing OF the roster pF
oil mon included IN the striking CraltS.
,nad the usual roll call which is USED
RI keen a check on the men. As nearly
n. con he asccrtained every memneT
~ tho craft called out here has signed
.bo union navrcll The strike was III"
,crccnt thcv said. and intimateh amonr
tbo number ont were many who were
10. members Of the union hut in SYM
pathy with them.
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Y0||NG9TERS ARE WAITING FOR
Silt RACE To START TONIGHT
kind of flour and the Imperial Ice 'rean'
company will furnish the ice cream
The Rules

kind Of flour and the Imperial Ice cream
company will furnish the ice cream.
The Rules
The following arc the rules for the
race:
No. NO boy over IS years Of age
may enter.
The essay must be filed with the
entry.
%-Stilts will he uniform and donated
iny G. w. GricG. which the boys may
keep after the race.
; Each boy must cry his American
flag all the way. cit Is disgrace 10
iaMow Old Glory to touch the ground
| "a competitor cannot cross in front
Of another racer unless they are separ-
aicd by six feet.
ia competitor will be disqualified
for jns,iirC or tripping.
straps Will not he allowed
S--Ic 4 racer fails he may rcsum" IN"
race. provided he does not take Ft"H
forward.
/ g-E.vcrv racer to finish must make
the complete route.
lO-Au racers must report al Il"
IIn,elliCenCcr office at $50 get numbers
and be registered.
IL
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foot hesitantly placed upoF
the bottom most step. to the
venerable grandfather at the
TOP Of ilfe's stairways, Taniac
Is praised by all for the VIM
v!gor and abundant vital en-
ergy with which - biesses
eaCh step.
Tho earlier IN life that one
begins equipped with that per-
son Ne to cone with the vicis-
STUDIES 81 this existence. BY
preparing the digestive system
OF the younEster T a a c
smooths the path and 'nsures
health aand strength through
a.. the years ahead. We can
MOI forget that the foundation
for good health IN our ad-
vanced years IS lad during the
early years Of l!fe.
How sai II is 10 see men
and women by the thousands
going through life with less
,han half of the vigorous
health. strength and capacity
for the enjoyment that is their
birthrtght. And how much
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Senator Reed Wearing Sackcloth
for Defending Ambassador Harvey
Missourian Takes Back All oratorical Bouquets He
Ever Pinned on Envoy to Britain and Wants
Him Recalled Immediately

the belief that the invisible and im.
pelling forces In the air which have
50 long sustained Us, nriloHs and
Americans have at last been supple
mented aud strengthened immeasur,
ally BY the discovery oi a complete
muluality Of intsFest, sellsinlrFest Il
You like, upon the face ol the earth
and We stand now on solid ground
THAT sentence requires" Reed
said, something IN the way oi eS-
planalian a little beyond the lnspifa.
ton which might have come. assam.
ing the doggeTel ] have read Is a
correct history, from mere Tyr,
Something more inspiring aud be.
fuddling and hemuddling than rye
had 10 be imbibed before an Amer.
lean could get off a sentence In
which he talks about tie invisible
and impeiling forces in the air which
have AZ last placed our feet on solid
ground
Quotes Another Sentence.
The Missouri senator quoted the
Harvey paraphFase OF Webster's sem
timent:
"Not liberty alone, not union alone.
bur liberty and union. one aud in.
sepafable. Is in fairly accurate par
allei the chief requirement OF Great
Britain and the United States"
The senator then declared:
THAT is a fair paraphrase oi the