The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-08
rade after half decade of endeavor

made after half a decade OF endeavor
TO bring within the clutches OF the
law the members OF an organization
which has capitalized the building of
incendiary fires. According TO the fire
marshal. this gang in the conduct OF
its ingenious pursuit has caused the
loss OF more than Sl.O0O.OO0 in the
last five years through small fires.
Although its existence has long been
known the makeup OF the organization
Is apparently as uncertain and change
able as that OF the BLACK Hand" Il
Is sometimes called the "Firebug SYN
dictate" and is said 10 consist OF
number OF quick witted and rather in
genious scoundrels whose usual plan
OF campaign is 10 make bargains with
persons willing TO defraud insurance
companies by which the firebug re-
ceives a stated sum. ranging from s25
TO 800 for starting a blaze in small
apartments with the connivance of
those who live there who have
previously insured their petty belong
ings for as large sums as they can
get So bold has the "Firebug Syndl-
cate" become OF late. however. that
as result OF their recent operations
and the assistance OF a member OF The
underworld in the confidence Of the
police. IL is now believed that within
a very short time evidence will be
completed which will ensure the elm.
ination OF one OF the strangest and
certainly the most dangerous OF New
lork's many trusts
In the prediction OF local butchers
that New York will be practically a
vegetarian city by fall unless the pres.
ent high prices OF meat abate. local
students OF the high cost OF living
problem have az last discovered state
or AFFAIRS which they believe will 10
much further toward putting an end
10 the beef trust than all the actions
which have been brought against IL
by The federal government. In other
words hey now look 10 the packers
10 dig thei. own Industrial graves IN.
less meat products become cheaper
very speedily. This new view IS due
TO the fact that a considerable num-
Der OF butchers in nearby territory
have already been forced out OF bust.
ness or had 10 close up their shops
temporarily. because prices on the
products which they handle have soar.
their trade 20 practically nothing "a
n result f. Is a matter 81 almost daily
occurrence 20 hear OF the closing OF
one or more big butcher shops. par.
tlcularly in the suburbs Once de-
prived OF these distributing plants n
is believed that even the mighty beef
barons may be brought 90 feel the
effective aniagonism Of a public now
EToaning under prices higher than az
any time since the Civil war The
presence 81 hot weather when he con.
sumption ~ meat il az its lowest
coupled With the tendency 20 subs'i.
tute fish FOR inca undoubtedly has had
something 20 do with the hard
s'raisLts .n which local butchers now
find Themselves Tho prohibitive
prices 81 beef however. are undouht
edlv fhc most imnor ant factor jon "a
situation which may ult mateiy lead
'o RELIEF Should tlis b. fhr case 10
VIII b. On Interesting example % %
Dix corporation t1unR The goose
"iich Jaws POO golden egrs since Do
no lasf being demon 'rlf.f chat
fh'-. limit even fo fhe rrio.
r..cl the public viii pay frr u--ts
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