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COTTON Markets.
tCaskio @. Surch * CO.
lLah. .aa-...I -. 81

NEW YORK. May .s.-Thc cotton market
was less active to day, and at"r MA King
new high records AZ tho start. prices sagGrd
OF under reali&inS. October contracts H9id
down from y ipr TO u Sc closing at "l.2-''
with IA" market steady. 10, point higher
OF. August. but generally 10 point" lover
There seemed to 10 good many nN"r-
night orders around thr ring AT IN" start.
and the opening steady ii, an advance
OF TO 10 points. July contracts sold ~
:i.56c and December q, "i.iic, hat Al this
level there evidently good deal OF
proht-takinc There also selling hero
by houscs with Liverpool connections and
ny South Atlantic spot firms With reports
that tho latter business reflected easier
haris. The market turned caster in conS"-
Ouencc. and there were reactions II about
Is 10 -, points from the best. with the cloS..
at practically I'll. lOw point OF tho morn
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account or evening up trades for over the
week enc. Sales. with closing bid and asked
nrices. follow s."m Aetna; S'gmSa.: 90
M2'7: 100 United Motors, 15.ti3is: 400
ZINC. zi,QS: q Standard OH of New Jersey.
szi Mf2s: 1910 Cosdcl Refining. I2t. n l2TS
l.c"l Cosden on and Gas Ic5s n 12T. :ot0 Fed
eral or. s.! I5,.: 30 International Petroleum.
49, alt: 100 Metropolitan Petroleum, ~ Il
els: goo oklahoma on. 81 sis $50 Key
stone Con, G.. al: 300 Victoria OH. 81: ri 10:
200 Atlanta. loffu: 400 Big Ledge. 81. Fr.
..soO Roston and Montana: 6iT s.: go Caiu-
mot Jerome. ll-l61js:: $50 Con Art
Zora. "a. 2.: 1900 Goldneld Con. Io5tJ1:
s."' Green Monster lti1lN: so, Mother
Lode, y N32: l.y,o Success. 3sH:5; 100 Amer.
lean Writing Pap'r common a1.T,: 1000
Sor;h Am :rican Pulp and Paper. Sass, 5.pj
Midwest OH. IS GIo: 800 Usage Hrmily OH,
3. si.: 40 Oklahoma i. and r.. loi. G:lH,z.
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occn incorporated to do business at
Roanoke. 1t starts out with $4,000 of
capital l.. NJ. Good Is tho president.
Tho Dean shipyard at Alexandria has
been purchased by Tucker X. Sands, OF
Washington. who will announce future
plans in Il few days.
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NEW yonK pRoDrcE MARKET

4. NEW YORK, Nay 2G.-Thc cottonsecd OF!
market firmer early on small, offers and
a fair demand prompted by rho strength
In cotton. The severe decline In lard how.
way, closing to points net lower. July
sold from 1855 TO 1915 and closed at 1915.
Sales n 300 barrels. Prime crude. 1i.57.
nominal. The market closed easy; spot
md May. 1910 bid: June: lG;2o9,l6.55; July.
1915 ais At; August. lS3Sfe11,tH; September,
16i2@ls.43; October. l6.l0dl6tl: Nopem be r.
: 1912 q Is. II: December. l6.1im1S.ih.
y Raw sugar. steady: molasscs, los: con-
;trifugal, 6ss: refined. quiet: fine, grnnua cd.
s7.O@s.so. Butter firm. Cheese, unsettled.
Spot coffee. dull; Rio Is. ioAsc: Santos +s.
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Capital More rhnn Doubled.

BIG STONE GAP, VA. May 26.--Thc
Virginia Banner Coal Company of this
place has Increased it's capital stock
from sl50.000 to $500. 600. and will de-
vc'op coal mines TO a much larger cx-
tent than ever before. Tho company
has acquired many now acres OF coal
lands.
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cars or coal.

cars or COAL
The Harp Automobile Chain Tight
cncri Company has been Incorporated TO
manufacture chain tiEhtcncrs ut Galax
The coippapy is TO have 100000 cap
ital.
The Good Chemical Company has
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nlE conl comrnny lnrornorntcd.

CIIhRLESTON. W w, May 2G.--
The Standard Island Coal Company has
bc"n incorporated here with 100000
capital stock hy w. l.. AShby. j. i.
AShby. NJ. i. Ashby and r. Watt. The
company viii be duly organized and
officers elected next week perhaps. at
which time the plans of future opera
ton will be announced
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RICHMOND Hay MARKET.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

TIl1UAIO, May 2N-IIogs-Kcctipts s nm
easy at cents lower than yesterdays over
aEc. Bulk. 1856 sl6.a,: light. Sass SIS s.;
m na,,S' :ls.3s sIs.o3: heavy. sl52.Is!rlo'
..Rcc.Ir,s.. 200: steady. Native beo,
cattle. So FOG *l5.So. s,ockcrs and feeders
calves. slO.souSlaso
sheep Hccepts. 1000: steady. we,hcrs
$i4 30 n S2l co ''' '''~''
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RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Richmond. Va; May rs. 1917
Report OF weel. ending May II:
Choice steers. 1o@n: medium to good.
aGt Io;2; common to fair. SGD Choice hcifcrs
9Heis; medium to good. 7i@Sis common
TO fair, 7G7h, Choice cows, fI.GS: medium
70 good "x.G common to fair. S,sgeS.
cor an TO fair, 6.p7. Rest heavy bulls.
mon to E ar Hest Ss, h saxs' hos Gil
medium weight. la,aG14;, shoats. Ii6l2:
common c, to fair. h,!z@sH. Rest fall lambs.
lt@i": common To fair 01lo. Choice spring
lambs, 14QD15; medium l2M13
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in the local cotton market
to-day New high records we're reached Icy
tho strongest months on bulge around tho
open. hut week -end realizing mod
crate scale later held prices down. and
tho close net loss for tho session
of tc points a continuation of yester.
days buying movement put prices ia 10
points UP In til" carly trading. For while
It looked rs II disarpo,ntmont over the
bring about further rise. hut gradually
realizing by longs Increased. and the mar
ket reacted In small way
CLOSING bids: July. ALT: octnher. :0.ht
December. a06i; January. 2o.1t: March. 21.S6
Spot cotton, steady. L. points up. Sales
on the spot. LIB bales; to arrive. 52s
bales. Middling. 2l.l9c.
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TalIow
l3eeswa

MARKET CONDITIONs
Pouitry-Fo~l IN big demand: spring cam.
Ing IN more freely. and while the market
Is q little lower. accip,s being cleaned
w daily. EgSs-MarHet very active; demand
worry heavy. Butter--Market unsettled. All
ether goods in fair demand. Neals and cat
Tie scarce and Wanted.
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RICHMOND. PRODUCE MARKET.
Is Wholesale QuOfufions.

.....- (C &c. CUTTIe q Co
t:As Richmond, Va, May c6. 1917.
- 1.-Two Poultry.
Spring chickens, choice, h.. IS n 80
Winter chickens. lb............. IS q s2
liens. per ID. .................. e. 10
saoosters. each. ................. 81 &c co
8 II. ERgs Grated.
In crates. nearby, fresh, doz. % a
iGuinea eggs dozen: .......... n %
Family, choice. fresh. ill., 30 a IS
Merchants. fair, per lb...;.... % %
- 1.-Two Stock.
Meals. choice to fancy. ib..... 70 q -
tyeals,, poor 10 fair. lb......... 9 % IL
LAMBS spring, lb............. il % IS
Cattle. fair to prime. lb....... 70 10
lIoKs, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u q IA
Dry mint. Observation-Disclosures. % 3e
sDEyt salt, Observation-Disclosures. % &c
fGreen salt. per lb...............t., On q
green. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. O. ~
&seswaxt $500. ..........,...... % IS
Green. damaged. per lb....... 8 O.; l2h
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
IBy W. q. CrcnShaw q Cod
RichuoDd. Va. May c5. !
N'A,.s-N,hI.s

foreigners were getting rid of som" Of their
future delivery holdings had a bearish In
fucnce to-day on tn. wheat market. Tho
outcome was heavy close a, ic tn Gl.c
not decline. Corn iR!shd $40 to SC down:
oats. on sc to l',c, and provisions :,
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BOND LIST

Ams.!G 49, wr''!nr Taper 8s.... 81.
Atlantic Cc.s, Line RECOMMENDATIONS. s7;,
a. c. LII. and =. 4 Ibid ....-......... 81
4. e. l.. cv Is baltimore asked 49,. $,
Chesapeake and ohio ~. t'.s............ i.'$
C.hnE. ncekr and ohio cv JS.............. S7i.
Iigrott and Mycrs Observation-Disclosures. lfs'i.
Mercantile Marine observation-disclosures. ~!
EeEboerd All Line r3t Observation-Disclosures. this
Enuthsr, p,,lwny ~ ..,...... 81
Southc-n Raiiwav Gy................ ~:
". =. Registered 2'. 1859 ,hidt........., eGi.
IL. : Registered D. l.is .hid'...... .... asa.
u. $. Registered Is. 1875 thidt ......-..... l"j
u. G. Registered Panama 81. 1861 tbidp.. 20
United states steel :" 8 5s............. lnf.,.
Va brown Bros. C,fs. (W. Va IatlsedJ -
We Car Chemical Co. Acknowledgement. asts
Va Car. Chemical 60. 90. IS taskcdy. l0cir
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NEW WORK LIVE s,Cn11I, ,,.,upr

NEW YORK, May cs.-Bceves, no trailing
cuIls. 5000.
Sheen and lambs irregular. Ohio sheep
Hogs. no trading.
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RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH: SUNDAY, MAY q, 1917,

Total deposits. .L1s,Gtic6.. decrease. 81
1c:.7oo MI, $500,
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NEW YORK. May .c.-po,t movement
Middnns. 200. receipts. 80 bales: stock.
Ta.s$. bales.
Total to-day \; III 1orts--Nrt receipts.
sass bales: exports. "5.7I5 bales: stoc. ss2.-
oil bales.
bales: exports. :5.11i bales
Total for tho aeason--Nct receipts, ,,1ss. d:
bales: exports i.SI2,:5i bales.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. May e6-Fruit of tho loom
a. blcachcd cottons were advanced to lSc
yard to-day. cents higher than tho
price named earlier in tho month. Cotton
goods and yarns were generally firm, with
a further rising tendencyn Burlaps were
very high and fevarish. due to an bscnee OF
exchange End shipping facilities with India
Wool markets and wool goods were firm and
rising Silks were uuietcr. f',
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Bank Statement.

NEW YORK. May os.-The statement Of
tn" actual condition Of clearin- house hanks
and trust companies for tho week show that
they hold Si16.4cs3o reserve In excess Of
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New York Curb Market.
NEW YORK. May 26.-Trnding on thu
curb was of the Usual Saturday character
to-day. the dealings being mostly, for the
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PETERSBURG PEANIJT /,

PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET
(Rs,p ,. by RodgeEs. Plummer &. Co, Incl
ia rmcrs' stock-Aiaiket firm at $50 per
bushel. ~. :
Observation-Disclosures stock--Market firm
Fancy Jumbo. size per pound; extra prince
SIG per pound; prime. &c por pound.
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Iota day.
s32 TOTAL sales for week fsfX
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
.BURLESON CONDEMNED
BY BIG LABOR PARTY

BUFFALO. y. Y. Nov. "l.--Thc con-
ventiOn Of tho American Federation OF
Labor today adopted a resolution CON
dcmninE Postmaster General EurlcSon
for his 'autocratic policy toward posta!
employees" and instructed tho executive
council Of the federation to obtain an
audience with President Wilson and
place before him facts Concerning tn"
opprcssiv" labor policy OF the postmas-
ter general"
In adopting tho resolution the con-
vcntion overturned = report from tho
resolution cuInmittc" which has r"-
ported in favor of referring tho COM
plaint 10 the executive council for in
vestigatlnn. Two. other resolutions
aimed NJ the postmaster general for
suppression of rro-tirrmun newspapers
had ben sidctrack"d in this way.
Tho resolution condcmninC IN" post
master general for his attitude toward
federal employees was introduced hy
Thomas f. Flahcrty Of Tho National
Federation Of Postal Employees. and
Edward j. Gamer of thc National AS
ISOLATION of Letter Carriers Approx
matcly Il quarter OF Il million workers
in the postal service. Tho resolution
said. arc forced 10 accept. without pro-
fest. the Unsatisfactory working con-
Gitipns imposed by an autocrat."
In opposition to the motion Ia refer
IN" resolution Ia tho executive council.
t'Iahcrty said tho council already had
considered the question for som" tim"
without nuticcahl" results. Tho who'll"
tendency Of II" day. No said. was To-
ward government control in many
branches of industry and ruhlir utili-
lies and thar "wr should begin now IL
dcmOcr:ttiHr government service"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
Make Dan Hill the
Goat in Test Of the
Reed Dry Amendment

CHARLESTON, ". Va. Nov. el.-
West Eirginia's part in securing n ju-
dcial interpretation Of the Reed bone
dry" amendment will BE- fought out III
the United States supreme court. with
Dan Hill. colorGd. playing an important
role, it became known hero today. y
test case will be made following HilfS
arrest yesterday III Huntington.
Hill admits everything with which he
Is charged. The case. ii is said. VIII DC
hurried through this term of court. tn"
grand jury will return an indictment in
IL few days charging liil with viola
ton Of the Reed amendment HIS coun-
sci will immediately enter demurrer.
They viii! admit everything rs charged
in the indictment AZ true. but Will
maintain that no law has ncrn violated.
The court will sustain the dcfcnuants
demurrer.
The government Will obtain Il writ OF
error IN the circuit court Of appeals.
lIut the case Will not stop IN that court
FROM there it will br carried :" the SUI
prcrie court of the United States for
final decision.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
Negro Wanted in This
State Released By the
Massachusetts Court

BOSTON, Nov. 21.--John Johnson,
Il negro, held here on a charge Of De-
ing Il fugitive from justice, was re-
leased to-day by order OF Judge Creeu'
Of The municipal court, on official noll-
ticalion from Governor McCallS ONCE
that request for his extradltion 10
Vest Virginia had been denied. Jon l.
son was arrested here at the T@queSL
OF West Virginia authorities for an
alleged assault on young white Sill
at Charleston.
Governor Mccall wrote Governor
CornweIl yesterday that he hal de-
clincd to grant the reQulsitlon De-
cause of report by the assistant at
torney general Of Massachusetts, VINO
conducted Il public hearing, that there
WIS danger Johnson might be coll
yictcd of crime Of which he may
not have been guilty.
II was announced at the executive
office that Governor Mccall WAS out
Of the State for brief vacation anu
there was no information as to Wheth-
or he would comment on the letter OF
Governor Cornwell criticising the or
der not to- send The negro back 10
West Virginia for trial.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
New England Company
Buys Holdings Of the
E|kinS Estate in Marion
Sncci,l 10 Tho IntelliccDccr

Special 10 inc lQlelliSCDCtF
FAI1sAIONT. W. Va, Nov. 2l.-Rc-
cnrdinE one If the biggest coal de'us
negotiated here In years. n deed was
filed today from the Empire Coal ana
Coke company to the New England Fuel
and Transp ortatinn company for coal un-
dcrlyinG lands along the Monongahel't
river near Rivcsrilie. The price paid
for the holdings was st.50o,00o the decd
required tho service Of three expert
stcnoGraphers two weeks TO make and
the recording fec alone was $50. The
holdings disposed Of are the estates in
this county Of the late Stephen Il. FL
kins. Henry G. Davis. Thouas Il. EkinS.
Il. c. kearns and their associates. all
deceased.
The New England Fuel and Transport
tattor company has already made ar
rangcmcnts whereby parcels of tho i'm
mensc coal field will be sold TO local OPP
orators who at present have openings ON
the MonohCahcla river railroad In the
RivcsvIllc section and arc loading coal
from small acreage they already had
acquired
l, means the opening Of q new coal
field with an almost unlimited produc-
ton in this country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
MhMY ARRESTS ARE MADE
BY POLICE DURING NIGHT

Twas busy night ror tho police.
From shutdown I" carly this morning
there had been pulled in many men and
two women OF Charges RAINING from
GiSordcrly conduct III an East End hp'n".
dropping coal from Il truck into the
streets, supplemented hy several DRINKS
and assembling for immoral purposes.
The hlotter showed: Carlton SNirr. ar
rested by Coulter for rI'~inE Il general
disturbance in tho r"ulrrr abode IN East
WhcrlinG: J.. hGnnnnau. &ilnWInE coal
to drop from his truck iuln the Streets.
arrested by Cnitf Of Hull"" Sill: Mr..
Charles C"S$ WAS arrested By brl"ctiN"
SChlick for conducting a diSurl""iy
roc.ni'E house 1T Twcn:y-thirI ARA
Chaplinc street finding therein II. =.
Boyd and licstcr,: S"Hcl. wh" wore
locked up on {. charge OF assembling for
immoral purposes. Mrs. CusS gave bond.
John Matthews. drunk. by k"IaEc; Al
bert kirchcl. drunk. br bartholomew.
and John Irocktnn. alS>I drunk. and
takrn In By Dunicvy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
Dan Shay Guilty Of
Second Degree Murder

INpIAEArpLlS. Int. Nov. 2l.-A
verdict Of Second dcgr"" murder with
it's penalty Of LIE imprisonment was
asked of the jury by the prosecution in
The trial Of Dan shay. former Milwau-
k"c American aSSir;Its"n baseball mana
ger today.
The entire day and night sessions
were devoted Ia arguments Ut attorneys
for III" state and dctvusr, III" prnSrcu-
lion CLOSING tonight. The states al
turncy< c"utendcd That 'NiI'nr" Tor IN"
defense waS contradictory. especially
that uf Mr. CirrtrIdr Anderson. Shay :
companion III Il local cafe ON tn" night
uf MAY - wh"u shay Shot and Killed
I'larrnTr Eu..l. u n"Gr" wnlt"r.
The H"f"ns, based IT'S arGniu"nS on y
S'.lf-t!"f''tS" plea. asserting That IN" cEi-
d",Cr had shown that Shay was attack
ed lrfurr h. Shot til" negro.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
PERSHING IS
EYEWITNESS
OF C0NFL |CT'

BRITISH ARMY uEADQUAR
TIERS IN FRANCE, Nov. 2l.-
(By the Associated Press. )-Geh-
craI PcrShinr, commander OF the
American forces IN France was
present. at the British hcadquar-
trrS as the guest Of Field Mar
shall Ha;g, the British commander,
to witness the British offensive.
The American commander fol-
lowed the novel battle with the
deepest interest.
General PcrShing left the Cam
brai front last night, having
spent the day with Field Marshal
llaig, Witnessing the great opera
tons. lie was close TO the front
during the early part of the oper-
ationS, and took the kccncst in
tcrcSt in the working out OF the
British scheme for smashing
through this chain Of dcfences.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
Negro 10 Atlanta Pen
For White Slavery After
Making Prolonged Fight

rIlILIrPi. ". Ma. Nov. 2l.--pcSpon-
dent ana with his iIvattn broken. i'r. H.
l.. Voting. Il c":urtd physician Of !ild"-
field. Is Oh his Way to ti.e United States
rcuit@ntiayy nj Atlanta !or Il :Eht Tor
freedom. probably uncQiallcd b. col
orcl man III the history Of West Viz
GIula.
Charged hy the government, with hay
ing vio!.:i, IT,. Mann WEli,. $lITc &c:
and having been twIc" convicted Of Tho
utrrrSr ID. Yuun. has MANAGED Ia k,vp
himself out If prison Tor more than
four yrarS C"uNictcd Mrst at PhIhppl
in 1918. hc took An tprcal 10 the United
States circuit cuuI. ~ appeals at Rlch-
Ir,ml. Wn"r" hr Succeeded in having the
verdict al tho jury Of Judge Dayt"ns
court So; aside and the case sent buck
Tor rr.:rI;,.. Tried again last year he
took another appeal |" the isich'nun!
court. ard failing - again reverse JudE"
Dayton, liz carried his case ID IN" SIT
prcuc court on the constitutions. ground
that he had not received Il fair trial
because OF thu fac, that the triu jury
was composed wholly of white Hn"n and
that members of his own race Should
have been represented theron.
Three months ago tho supreme court
denied his petition and the remand came
down IL rhilirpi that Or. Young should
again appear before Judge Dayton Tor
sentence Though notified to come. Dr.
Young. who WAS ut ClarkSburG. failed
,o appear and on Tuesday Deputy Mar
shals JOHN u. Moore and Charles I. Cook
apprchcndcd him Mt Clarksourg and
brought him to Philippi.
Today he WAS nrraIgncd in court ana
Judge Dayton passed sentence OF tw"
years upon him, and this evening In
company with four other men under sem
tcncc in Atlanta prison. nc was taken to
ParkcrShurE and lodged in the jail there
pending his removal In few days To
the southern pcuitcntiary.
Or. Young was one Of tho first viola
tors of the Mann act reported to the
authorities Of the northern district or
West Virginia. He was charged with
having transported Mabel Roam. AN at
tractivc young colorcd Girl to ClarksburE
from that place TO Marietta, Ohio, for
improper purposes. The first trial was
conducted by District Attorney Roy
Waugh and the last BY District Attorney
Walker.
Young was defended by Attorney
Reese BlIz2ard. OF i>arkcrSbLtG. and At
torrey J. A. Clifford, the negro lawyer
Of Martinsburg.
Since his last conviction DR.. Young
has suffered a physical breakdown
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
WILL TAKE STOCK

WASHINGTON. N"v. %:.--Thr prob
lem OF obtaining an ad"quat" supply of
fuel oils for war purposes VIII b.. taken
up by tho fuel administrations. il wa:
announced today. a& soon as the coal
situation is Will III hand. Under the
futId act the government is authorized In
license tho production and distribution
OF oils.
Tie bureau az mines h"s just madc
out for the fuel administration COM
p..I" :. ir."; ia 49,. ..''H''t'"' ana Cuu.
sumption OF. oil during the Year. II
Si.uWS that W!Iil" iil"r' = SiI!i !, larc"
supply, reserve StnckS are diminishing
Consumption gradually is oulstrippmg
production. and officials want to taxi
hold OF the situation before reserves are
depleted
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
LOOKED FOR HAMS, now
LOOKING OUT THE JAIL.
The Good Boys Of "Goosetown" Afres&.
ed on Charge Of Entering 9chs1k'1 ~
Packing Plant, III

Goldie Good and William Good, bsth-s,
ers, and we'll known characters 4ofs
"Goosetown." are in the county jail on !;
n charge Of entering the F. Schcnk Sons
packing house with the intention Of I
stealing hams. They were getting away
with Il small one. it is alleged. whEns,
intercepted by men working about thoss
plant. If they had succeeded in ste4t.ss3i
ing the one small ham, it would doubts
less have constituted grand larceny. and
they would have upon conviction bceni
sent to the pcnitentiary-accordi to$
the price of pork at the present writing.
The Goods, who didn't get away with
the goods were caught in the plant
Tuesday night by workmen and they're.
leased them as they did not believe hey
could be held without warrants. OttoE;
Schcnk had q warrant issued for the
pair last evening and they were 4r.E;
rested by Deputy Sheriffs EachmahnS
and Fullerton. They will be given go
hearing today. fStf