The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-30
LEADING OHIO
COAL MAN DIES

srec,L Dispatch 20 tho Inseilizences.
COLUMBUS. O.. June o9.-Horace
L. Chapman, aged 50 years. one OF
the best known coal operators IN TINS
part OF the country. is dead at ms
home here after long illness. he
had lust been brought home from
Battle Creek. Mich. where he had
been undergoing treatment. before
going into the coal business IN JACK,
son county in 1855 ne was cnsaSeu
in the lumber business IN Ports
mouth. In 1897 Mr.. Chapman was
the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor Of Ohio. He was very wealthy
and lust a short time before his dea:h
wrote a check for $500 for tho Red
Cross. He is survived by his WIDOW,
son and daughter.
The adiutant general today an
nounced that Major H. Fl. Bush, OF
Columbus, will be made colonel OF the
first regiment. Ohio field artillery.
and Colonel y. j. Hard. OF Cleveland.
will be made commander of the
Second regiment Guard officers VIII
retain their present ranks when led
eralized.
Bush has been commander of the
battalion Of artillery. recently en-.
larged into a regiment. Hard mad
commanded the regiment OF cavalry,
half Of which. namely Troops A, n
and L. Cleveland; y and NJ. Toledo,
with headquarters and supply com
panies. Cleveland. now constitutes the
Second regiment OF artillery.
Lieutenant P. L. Mitchell. Cincln.
natl, will command the remainder OF
the cavalry. II this is converted into
mand it as colonel, Wood said.
Word has been received here that
war department officials at Washing
ton believe that owners OF property
at Chillicothc. which has been Sc
.ected as the site for the Ohlo-Nest
Virginia army cantonment,. are trying
10 hold up the government with en-
cessiye prices. 1t. is limited that IN
less the owners OF the land desired
reduce the price demanded for the
property. the cantonment Will be
transferred 10 some other city. Gen.
mand Of the Central division, has
been instructed 10 make an inYeslga-
ton.
Joseph Judge. Of Toledo. station
cry clerk in the office Of Secretary OF
state ". 4. Fulton. today was APP
pointed BY Mr.. Fulton az purchasing
agent tor state departments under
new law. The position pays $4,000
d year.
Master bakers OF Ohio today were
asked o. In" $lat,, council OF defense
70 hold meetings next week for The
purpose OF driving home the request
49, h.,p ~
July ~ tn" practice OF accepting
return Of unused bread from croc"rs
and rcStauran i> b. discontinued. The
food and conservation committee TO-
day divided the stale into nine dis
ir!cts in "tch Il which ono OF more
meetings are 10 hc held by the bakers.
rhe committee SAYS that 1 10 ) per
cent OF IN" bread production is
wasted because. OF The return Of I'M
used bread. CITIES in wh:ch meetings
are 10 be held. as announced by the
council. arr: IanrSritl". Cleveland,
Cincinnati Columbus, Toledo. Day
ton. Marietta. lronton. Rrliaire. Lima,
Young -town. canton. Akron. Mans
teld. In several nj tho districts more
;han one meeting place has been
Xcrrcd upon.
II Ohio'S National Guard can be
Recruited 10 tho full war strength of
ESQ m..n. /: will NO given division
al its OWE. according 70 word from
the war department ~ Washington.
Seven thousand men al" needed and
State officials hciirvN they can obtain
them The must be raised by July
Is. 4 sharp rcruiti1c campaign will
be started. Il is said that rho new
iii, Isl IN plan ~" hic 20 tho failure
ef West Virginia 10 raise all the
SrCopS expected ut ii.