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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
TWO KILLED IN
FIERCE STORM
Parkersburg and Ohio Valley
Section Hard Hit By Sum
day Storm.

Parkersburg, W. Va, June ll.-Three
buildings were struck by lighting, TWO
house. were overturned because OF pelng
undermined by the rush OF water from
the hillsides, the main streets OF the
city were awash With four to Six lhcheS
Of water which the sewers were un.
able to carry away. two men were Klileo
In a barn whore they had taken re'uge
from the storm. and hailstones as large
as hen eggs fell in the country dis'rices
during the heavy storm which prevailed
here this evening. with the wlno ae q
velocity of about rs miles an hour.
Renorta from country districts are
that thousands Of dollars damage has
been done to the crops, which were Almost
rom npletely destroyed by the hail, ram
ND yVInd Several houses are reported
10 have been blown down. and in the OIL
n.lds the damage was heavy because OF
thA derricks which were destroyed py
the high wind.
Boats on the Ohio river were In much
danger, but late reports were that none
was seriously damaged. Trains on local
railroad divisions were delayed for
hours because Of serious washouts.
II was reported late tonight that the
storm also swept the eastern section OF
Ohio, and that considerable Damage was
5on. at Marietta, New Matamoras ana
other points along the Ohio river mont.
II Is estimated that damage done IN
this section Of the Ohio valley VIII
reach at least S25o.ooo, and prooaoiy
more x.,,
Hailstones as large as hen eggs feil
At pllenboro this evening during tne
storm which passed over this section
doing a great deal Of damage 10 grow
ing crops, In several instances crops
were completely destroyed. 1t 10 sao
Ia have been the worst hailstorm that
ha. eyer been known this section Oh
West Virginia
Rain fell in torrents for half an
hour. About $50 yards OF the Balti.
more g. Ohio main line were washed
out and trains were delayed until re-
nairs could be made. 1t was also re-
ported that a short distance from FL
leuboro q cyclone struck q small space
Of about thirty acres, and that when II
had passed trees, crops and fences had
been destroyed, but no casualties wero
reported.
Taking refuge in barn on the farm
from the storm which swept over thls
section tonight, Rome Sterling ana
son, Willard, were instantly killed
when lightning struck tho building.
The barn was set on fire by the stroke.
and, according to report received, II
was almost totally destroyed. The
farm is about five miles north OF this
city on the Ohio river, where the TWO
were killed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
Ii Yuan Hung Becomes
President Of China
His First Official Act the Nam
ing of WI Ting Fang
AS Premier.

Peking. June 10.-Lt Yuan hung
the president deposed by the mhltar'
lists in 1917. arrived in Pekin today
and assumed the presidency.
LII came from Tien Tsin IN answer
IN an invitation to succeed Hsu Shin
Chang, resigned.
President Ii Yuan Hung Issued hiS
first madate shortly after assuming
office. appointing as premier Wu
Ting Fang, former minister to the
United States. and. since 1917. one Oh
the strongest supporters of the eau
ton governments struggle against
.rbat Is termed the militarism or the
onrth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
.OH|O RIVER BRIDGE IS
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Parkersburg. ". Va, June IL A
fro attributed to short circuited cleo
,ric wires this afternoon burned out
three or four rods OF the moor OF the
N'illiamstown.Marietta bridge cross'
ing the Ohio river, damaged the struc'
ture several thousand dollars and rem
dered the bridge impossible for We
hicle and interurban car traffic.
The sidewalk was not damaged.
Until repairs can be made and the
flooring replaced. automobiles anc
horse drawn vehicles cannot cross the
river at that point. The Mononganeia
Power and Railway company cars car
not get across. but passengers can
transfer by walking across. Cars arr
being run to either end OF the bridge
only. The bridge is a steel structure
with wooden flooring. 80 that the main
structure is undamaged
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
FIFTY LIVES TAKEN IN.
SUDDEN sunday STORM.
CRASH OF 1oO-FooT FERRIS WHEEL KILLS FIVE
AND INJURIES MANY-FORTY DROWNED
WHEN MANY SMALL PLEASURE CRAFT ARE
ENGULFED-TEN BODIES RECOVERED;
THIRTY STILL MISSING SCENES OF PAN
DEMONIUM

New York June IA violent storm. accompanied by shifting
winds reached velocity of eghegh miles hour took the
lives than fifty persons injured than hundred and
property damage the Metropolitan section late
today.
reported have lost their lives while boat
ing Long Island Sound and many others killed by falling
lightning accidents caused by the winds bodies of the
drowned have been recovered and the about New York
being searched tonight for thirty missing
The at the close of of the ord days of the
The wind coming gently from the south southwest
shifted suddenly the norh and increased velocity
eghtght miles and sweeping through New Jersey
county City Island The Bronx and Manhattan death and
destruction in it's wake.
Torrenia rains, then lightning, followed the wind
Hundreds thousands New Workers the beaches
various outlying seeking relief the heat when the
storm broke and these that storm took its death toll
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
ANOTHER WAGE CUI
HITS 355,O00 MEN
$4S,0OO,OO0 to Come OFF
Earnings of Railroad Clerks
Train Dispatchers Esr
cape Reduction In Pay
Coal Passers and Other
Common Labor to Be Cut.

Chicago, June II (By Associated
Press) Wage reductions estimated
at not exceeding $40,00o,000 for $780,.
OO0 additional railway employees
whose wages the carriers seek %
lower through the railroad Ao0.
board, are expected to issue nom IN
board within a few days. to b sne0
tive July /. The new decidnn WI
make a total Of approximately WAt
100000 to be cut from the snnnN
payrolls Of the roads. ~
100000 Clerks Affected -
The bulk OF those tho new cut vl
hit are railway clerks who numooe
approximately 100000. Their paJ.
was said today, would not b cut
more than five cents, however. ane
certain chief clerks and other sweE
visory clerical forces may not feN
the order at al =
About 5000 train dispatches, Eea.
erall,. considered as subbmdins1e o.
ficiais, while coming undof The ps16
Ing decision, Will not suffer any -
duction, according to authoeitus "
formation. Supervisor Officials u
the shop crafts, whose pay Mss ~
Gently slashed $s0,000.0oo, hhsMe!e
received no cuts. =
Coal passers, oilers and water teo1'
ers. included in the general clssdocee
ton of stationary engineers ana nv
men. and freight handlers and otnp
common labor included IN the staoos
employees group, are expected % =
ceiye a reduction Of appro1maseH'
five cents an hour, the same Cut -
nl,ed to common labor IN the man.
tenance of way department Inesg
are about 125,00o unskilled lsoofeM q.
In these two classes. -
The signal men and marin4 81
ployes, numbering $4,000 and Soe -
spectiyely, are expected to come uE
der the reduction, but no nsures weM
available to indicate the amount ot
their cut.
May Vote to Strike
Ant,cinating a reduction, hoWeyec,
n W, Helt, president Of the sisniE
men declared the board would proRs
ahlv hamstring u.s." adding that ~
e1pected his men to vote to strike q
soon as the decision was issued.
g. H. fitzgerald. president o. R
clerks likewise declared . fua
cut was unreasonable. and that
orranization would begin str
vote Immediately when the decis'
is announced ,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
ARCHBISHOP CURLEY
PLANS EUROPEAN TRIP
Will Pay Respects to the Pope
and Call on Cardinal Mer-
cier at Malines.

Specia! Dispa ton 10 The Intelllgencer.
Baltimore. Nd. June lin discuss
ing plans for his trip 10 Europe this
summer, Archbishop Michael ]. Curley,
said that while abroad he would pay his
respects to the pope. and that he would
also call upon Cardinal Mercicr, in Ma
lines, Belgium.
The archbishop will start from Balu-
more for his voyage abroad on June 70.
He will go directly TO Rome which he
has not visited for eighteen years, and
where. besides having an audience with
Plus XI he will renew old acquain-
tanccs and revive memories OF his col
leGe days.
From Rome the archbishop and Mon
signor Louis r. Stiokney. who Will ac-
company him. will proceed TO Belgium
stopping off, according to present plans
to witness the Passion Play at Oeeram-
mergau. They will also probably spend
some time in Paris. whence they Will go
10 Malines and Tournai where the aroh-
bishop has personal friends. Monsignor
Stickney will visit Belgian relatives
After leaving the continent the rem
bishop will go to his native to" tn
lone. Ireland.
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Toxic, Juno u-tBy The Assocusa
Baron kAto todsJ -
cepted the Japanese prsmier1hip. ~
nop.na,tv cabinet comes into po
,,tb ths ayowsd intention OF
ort the agreements Of the "aanin3
Conference in spirit and in the IsetA
The ono condition on which kAtot =,
the premiership was agreene
Of army leaders to reduce the esti.v
army budget by 40,000.U00 yen ana -
,dont general policy OF retnsme-.
Kato will have the support Oh
iority party in the diet ana tho
yukai, the largest group OF peers :"
house Of lords 1t 10 understooe 4H
shidehara has the refusal OF the lossk
office portfolio in katos caoine'
Washington, June 11.-(By The 49,
ciated Press)-The accession ~
are1 Raron Kato to the premiership -.
Ianan IA looked upon In many auertese
s.r. as not only . notable triumph ~
~. nrinciples of tho Washington cch.
t.r.nce but in q broader ssnse a. tns
h.einning Of q new day OF concinatSN
noi,ci.s in the Toxic governments fsuf
lions with the rest OF the world. -
Advices received by japanese ete.
anta hers have convinced them theb
Raron Kato would accept the premier
most only II he had assurances OF se'
rient support to keep ths miitarisaS
group in Japan in check 1t - ass1mse s
that these guarantees OF suppoft ~
been given, and that the siSnincahce
his acceptance, therefore. u even srssk,
AZ m than press dispatches indicated.
Although himself one OF the ~
of Japanese naval othS' ~.
the new premier IL said to have tcSs
heidi the view that Japan's place ln ~
World could best be filled II she avoissa
acts and pursued a tore
policy based primarily on ths - =.
narticularly anxious that good rslations
be restored between Japan and Cnine
a fact which in itself Is regarded hsrs
as making his acceptance OF the Pr
miership a development OF hrs' 'f'ose
ance IN Ear Eastern politics
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
Criminals Hunted In
Sewer Like Rats, But
Make Their Getaway

New York, June 11.--A thrilling all
night water front search for two ban
dts who held up a West Side poultry
market. escaped with $1,000, Jumped
into the North river when discovered
on a pierhead counting the stolen
money. and believed 10 have taken
refuge in a sewer, was abandoned this
morning by scores Of police. lnspecto:
Cahalane, who led the hunt IN which
police boats played their searchlights,
said apparently the robbers had e!ud
ed the elaborate net spread for theln
on land and water.
One man was arrested at his home
after daybreak on suspicion Of being
Implicated in the holdup, but he de-
uied his guilt A detective said he
saw him standing near the poultry
house about fifteen minutes before the
robbery. He gave the name .Jonn
Burke, and was held in $1,000 bail FOR
examination.
Hunted in the Sewer.
The robbers leaped of tne pier al
low tide and entered the sewer outlet
in the vicinity. Detectives, Workine
on the theory that they naG crawled
into it, plunged in and joined in the
aquatic hunt.
Police were quickly stationed In Al
adjoining coal yard, when II was dlS
covered that an exit there from me
sewer afforded means OF escape 'u'
the vigil was valueless.
During the search the detectives
found four small boys crouched in
fright on float uuder the pier. Tnel
had been swimming iney said. anf
thought when the searchlightS began
TO fash under the pier that they wert
the quarry. Four men who also were
finding relief from the oppressive heat
and we're swimming at another pie'
we're pulled out as suspecrs. hut later
released.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
Coolidge
InPraiise
of League
By DAVID LAWRENCE
(copyrtght by The 1nts1iSenesr)

Washington. June 1o.-Calv'n cool
idxe. vice president and silent man OF
me administration. has just unoosomeu
himself OF a thought which no one IN
the administration has thus far before
him yentured TO say IN public. ana
VIII, Il has aroused. aS was ineritaoIe'
great deal Of comment whenever the
league Of nations is mentioned.
The league has been for the most part
tabooed .. q subject OF praise. Even
casual reference to it has been studions
~ avoided because OF the sharp lines OF
differences in congress. Mr.. Coolidge
vbo presides pver the senate anG listens
To debate with fettered lips and sup
pressed desire gives vent occasionally
20 his ideas in public addresses He
sits at the cabinet table twice week
and II Is reported that he has very little
to say there. He is mostly listener
but his meditations are mona the less
constant. And so the speech which the
vice president made at the graduation
exercises OF American University hero
this week was bound 10 attract atten-
ton. though Il Is fair TO assume there
was nothing deliberately signihcant
about the making OF it Mr. Coolidge IS
roo discreet TO so about making tnd's-
Greet speeches.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
0FC|ARF CORONADO DECISION IS
HARD BLOW To OORGANZED LABOR
American Federation Of La
Dor Chiefs See Destructive
Effects in Decision of y. S.
Supreme Court.

Cincinnati. O.. June 1l.-(By The AS
eocinted Press)-Confronted by many
lssues-sociaL economic and political
tho American Federation Of Labor was
ready tonight for opening OF Its forty
second annual convention here tomor-
row For a week. the labor chiefs ana
convention delegates have been gather
Inv hero. coming for tho department
meetings that ended yesterday. Dole
gates here. awaiting the opening or the
convention, which Is eApected TO CON
tinuo two weeks were estimated 10 num-
Der so.
In n statement describing the conven-
tion an THE parliament OF labor, Sam
u., c,ompers. president of the federation
declared that the Issues that were 10 he
met had been heaped on organized labor
by its enemies.
Coronado Decision q Blow.
"Our consideration OF industry and or
,nduatrial problems" nc declared, 'wnI
be from the point of view Of service 10
tho masses of our people. Our consld-
Grafton of political problems VIII be
from, the point Of view OF freedom anu
proyress OF humanity.
A a final forerunncr to the conVcn-
ZION. the executive council TO the fcder
alton met today and decided TO draft Il
.rnn,ement TO It's report which will be
rnssrtsd at ,omorrows session. The
snnnlement. containing organized la
hor's interpretation Of tho supreme
o,,rt,s reren. decision In the celebrated
Coronado coal case, may not he present
cd until Tuesday or tatcr, hut meinh"rS
of the council said that III" decision
was viewed as destructive DO" l"
labor unions
Many ISSUES Presented.
r,o ornosition TO organized labor. AN
oronIoyment wage reductions. rccogni-
,Ion Of Soviet Russia. child labor. the
ana hir uuion. and the coming fall cleo
,ions arc among the issues pressing lor
confederation on the eve OF the con-
,o,,Ior Only two jurlsdictional trhu-
ILcs seemed prohat I" com" before The
convention. one being the dtsput" he-
,wacn the tcamSterS and the IRON work
crs as 10 who shall haul structural iron
Tbc other conferred about The maintcn'
,nce of way rail workers, who were Sus-
ncndod from the federal convention Tor
rofusal 10 abide by a decision GiVin-
[ar,,;n work TO members Of the chrp"h'
tcrs' union
Gompers Not Opposed.
Although the convention uc'esa'e7 o'
-op arriving here last week. no aNoWed
nnnosition 10 tn" reelection OF MI
cnmpcrs as president, or other members
oe The eyorutive council has yet develop
cd and their supporters are predicting
thcir reelection at the closing session OF
m. convention without opposition.
Gompers Statement.
Mr. Gompers' statement for""aSt'n <
what Is ahead Of the convention. said:
Those who oppose and antagontz'
our movement have heaped issues MON
~. When the American Frlerati"n "f
Labor convention opens Mcnday morn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
Toll Of the Metropolitan
District Storm Reaches Sd

New York. June 1l.-A violent storm
accompanied by shifting winds tina,
reached a velocity OF eighty eight miles
an hour. took the lives OF ffty persons.
injured more than hundred ard caused
enormous property loss IN IN" metrop"i- J.
itan section late today.
Six persons were killed and moro
than forty hurt when the wind caught d
hugo Ferris wheel at Clason's Point
amusement park and crushed /, 10 the
ground.
4 woman and her seven year old
daughter were crushed 20 death ann
several other persons injured when an
oak tree blown by the wind crashed
(Continusd on Page Pourtesn)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
ADMIRAL KAT0
NOW PREMIER.
Forces Army Leaders to Con.
sent to Sharp Military
Retrenchment.

TOXIC, juno 13-(By the A.
..c,at.d Prsss) The cabinet
chosen by Admiral Baron kato:
~ nev premier, WAS confirmed
offiolslly at 1:+o o'clock tnA
morning. 1t contains seVsrai
members Of tho cabinet Of former
premier Takahashi and tncludss
seven peers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
Heavy Flood Damage

Oneida. y, Y. June l1.-Damage
estimated at s50o.O00 resulted today
from the flooding Of Oneida and
Cogashelon creeks in this city after
q cIoudburst last night. The entire
eastern section Of the city was under
five feet Of water. The flood Is SAID
TO have been the worst in more than
80 years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
Interior State Towns
Hard Hit By the Storm

According to information reaching
wheeling early this morning through
the dispatchers' office Of the Baltimore
a Ohio railroad. Clarksburg. Gassaway'
sutton and Weston were all hit heaVlly
by the storm that swept through tno
state late last evening.
What damage was done could not Dc
learned other than the storm had oeen
very severe. and seemed to have s"ept
q path all the way across the state
Efforts to communicate with towns IN
that section Of the state by telephone
nrovsd futile as limos were reported
down or out Of commission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
BUSINESS HOUSE UNRooFED.

Huntington. W Va, June Il.--High
winds tonight unro"ted on"-storE
brick huildin- at Tnclfth avenue and
sixteenth street. occupied by the Greasy
Corporation wholehalc eroccrS. and
owned by \ u. Buoton g. Company.
None werc hurt The roof was littAd
20 tho opposite sd" "f tho street. slight
lsnagA ,o wires uie wrought b. the
torn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
BATTLE RAGING IN
STREETS OF CAPITAL
Sanguinary Engagement Be-
tween Paraguayan Troops
and Revolutionists.

Buenos Aires, June 11-(By the AS
ISOLATED Reinforcement troops and
Paraguayan revolutionists are locked In
sanguinary battle in the outskirts o.
Asuncion, the capital Of Paraguay. A
despatch to La Nacion, this city, from
Formosa, says machine guns and artil-
lery are being used by tho contendins
forces. The people of Asuncion have
fed from the streets. Telegraph and
wireless stations are silent and the city
Is in darkness.
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WORK ON CIVIL CASES.

IarkerShurE. ". Va. June ll.-CFiIni-
nal work Of the federal court term IS
over and Judge Baker Will start TO-
morrow on tin, remaining "tvil cases TO
be considered here before adjournment.
Rankruptcy proceedings viii occupy
.lttcutiuu OF court to-morroN. Win tne
n.l Eio Petroleum Tompan" first on the
La,'s trrLat Attorneys will present
their arguments :" the court to-morT""
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oo1oIap 1xAsoHs 1r11F.

Parkersburg. W. Va, June llI711
West virginia grand lodge OF eoiG -
Mssons will meet here Tuesday. s;
Il, for a three days session VIA ses%n
hundred members preesstSS en- rand lodsS:
Be s;nse the +, tyss was divorced from hs vs;tsss
a % part for many years. The mssd
viii also mark the first . seis.on -. Kn5sS{S
TemnlaT Of the colored orgsniEadoa.
Sessions will be in charge OF 4. W. CUT:
iSu tSs. grand master OF institute and and e! a.
the the 6ther grand lodT. officers VIII ~
tend.
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THE WEATHER

west Virginia western PsnnsylVanih
and Ohio: Fair and somewhat va1mer
Monday. tuesday fair.
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Cooldge's Attitude.

But Mr.. Coolidge was an advocate u
international cooperation before he "AS
nominated for the vice presidency AMI
he kept on being an advocate OF II
during the presidential campaign OF
1890 and Il Is a noteworthy fact thLt
no believed in ratifyinS the Versailles
treaty, including the league covenant
with reservations. And now after
year and half of silence on the part
Of the administration as 10 the pledge
made in the campaign OF 1920 70" an
association of nations. Mr.. Coll DE
indicates that he wishes the public to
believe that the administration OF whi2a
he is no un!mportant spokesman has
not forgotten that pledge. He said;
The lessons OF the great conflic.
have not gone uulearncd. There is a
general admission throughout the earth
nf a mutual relationship and I mutual
responsibility. There is league Of ma
lions. which. whether IL be successful
nr not, whether lmperfectlons may be
contained within its terms. is. at least.
the attempted expression Of noble is
piration for world association and TN.
derstandlng.
This Is the irst public praise from
member Of the Harding administration
Of the ideal which AN American presr-
dent Sought 10 nave MS '"u"SiS @"Cf''
Then as II might be thought that Mr.
coolidge was lacking in praise for what
Mr.. Wilson's successor has done Tor
international cooperation. Mr.. Coolidge
remarks briefly:
The four-power treaty and tho cove
nants Of the limitation OF armaments
all are expressive OF an even higher ana
rohler aspiration. and gan even hrIner
reliance upon reason as the foundation
for all peace"
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Association Of Nations.

EXCEPT for Mr.. Coolidge's speech there
has bean nothing from the administra-
,ion 10 indicate whether the association
~ nations idea is YET 10 be carried out
by Mr.. Harding. though sundry hints
dropped In official quarters would give
tho impression that enough has been
done IN that direction by America
through tho recent Washington confer
once The tendency OF the admtnistra-
rton IL TO praise the detectives and the
ideals Of International organizations
without favorInS American membership
n what Is characterized here as rigid
and formal institutions"
The failure OF the Genoa conference
vas, OF course. regrtt tied here, but II.
ike other European conferences. mas
done much to dlmpen the ard"r or the
present administration for even that
small measure OF international CoopeGa-
:Ion which a year 10 q Was thought
sure would be vouchSafcd by the prcst-
dent and secretary OF state without
Joining in any league or association OF
nations.
Mr., Coolidge's speech = the first worl
- admiration for the league "f nations
.poken IN long ttms. aud. coming as -
does at Il time when there Is a lull in
American interest i'm European C"Hfcr.
anec.s. the uttcrauco has been = source
r1stl,> believe Mr. harding before the
nd OF his administrator will attcmp'
cooCarat.on with the powers % the
,.o-ld on broad European questions JUS
n be did With those same powers cu
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THE INTELLIGENC \ c E r

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State of West VirginAN