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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01
Major Boots Injured
In Aviation Accident

CLEVELAND. O.. April 3o.-MaJ"r
Norman F. Boots. commanding officer
at the SelfridSe aviation field near De-
troit. sustained fractured arm. severe
sprains and possible internal injuries.
and six others. including four officers.
were less seriously injured here late TO-
day when a hugo Caproni airplane
turned over.
Major Boots and Lieutenant A. G..
1odwick were taken to hospital, the
latter suffering with a multiple frac-
ture and dislocation OF tho left elbow.
The machine had just arrived from
Selfridgc field to participate in the
Liberty loan activities hero before pro-
ceeding to an aviation field in Texas.
The accident was said 10 have been
caused by misunderstanding Of landing
instructions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01
GOVERNMENT SLEUTHS
CONTINUED Prom Page ons.)

no possible chance will strange bundles
pass the net spread out to seize them.
The deliberate manner in which the
plotters went about their work. the
using Of forged mailing tags and inc
high standing Of the intended victims
showed that a dangerous group was at
large and one that would not stop 70
consider the possible killing Of women
and children in their effort to destroy
men in public Hfe .
Groupa Of men Of known aaarchistic
,vnopathics IN New York. Ph1lhdelphla'
Boston, Chicago and other large cities
have been under close surveillance ny
secret agents Of tho department OF Jus
ticc and Of tho treasury secret serV'ce
for several months, particularly since
tho attempted assassination OF Premier
Clencnccau In Paris, 1t was sad To-
day that theae agencies know where
they can ind anarchist lenders at thlf
time and arc in position torarrest them
II thcro 10 evidence that they were re-
sponsiblo for manufacturing the In
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01

fernal machines and placing them instt
mail. These agencies will coopefa
with the postal inspectors In runnie
down the criminals. placing Mt the q
posal Of postal authorities all evtdsp1
eathercd in past months which ndki
shed light on the bomb outraSes.
Six Of the packages seized In! Ne
York were addressed to men high
Washington official life. They vel
Associate Justice Holmes Of the p
preme court; Postmaster General But
lesson, Secretary OF Labor Wilson,aA
torncy General Palmer. CommissionefaD1
ImmtEration Cammctti and WiuiAm -
Lamar. solicitor Of the postofhes %
partmcnt. 5gs5s.$ii
Only a few weeks ago Justice Holn1N
delivered tho supreme courts ooinine
sustaining the conviction OF EugcneS
Dchs. now serving a prison sentence ~.
violation Of the espionage act, and
viously had delivered opinions upho14
ing the constitutionality Of the espaAA
age law.
Secretary Wilson and commisstca
caminettt have had much to do VII
handling radicals and Deportation go
and various roEaonS Vcro assigned
the authorities for tnc,u6nE the etA
government ofncfsA e:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01

tive Offices ready to do anything Wi'h'n
,bcir mower to effect settlement, ana
AS n result accommodate the general
public, who in the long run arc the SUI
icrers.
The present wage scale expired at
midnight, and tho companies state they
wero willing and ready TO aroitrate the
WACO question. which was In realty
tho only big bono Of contention, pre-
venting n satisfactory settlement Inc
onpnnics contend that the men have
broken their agreement with the heads
Of tho concerns, inasInuch as they
agreed that there should be no lockout,
strike or cessation Of work pending the
adjustment OF any differences between
employer md employc, or pending tho
renewal Of thu agreement.
This agreement is signed by MEM
| hers Of tho unions affected md also ny
tho street car companies. The street
car companies havn always agreed that
Il wills Il contract, and also had faith
! TINT the members OF tho union would
! MISC abide by this agreement, Thcy
asked az late as Wednesday, afternoon
| that tho unions agree 10 nrhitrntc ana
| that the members ho allowed 10 con-
| tinue tn work pending this settlement.
but tho union officials refused to throw
open tho scale and allow arbitration
procedures.
Tho companies contend that they
| bavo always desired to treat their en-
ploycs fair, and they would also abide
| by tic decision Of tho arbitration board
IN finding a just wage scale that no
doubt would DO agreeable to all con-
cerned.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01
ON STRIFE
fcouttnued Prom Pnge one.)

ssnt atives of the Electric Railway COM
panlcs and tho representatives Of the
unions was held ut tho Island ofhccs
of tho Wheeling Traction company at
o'clock in the afternoon, following when
no agreement was reached and the rep
;.,rutativcs OF tho unions notified inc
managers Of the electric railway COM
panics that tho cars would be- taken To
tho burn at the conclusion Of tn" runs
and would not no taken out again until
n satisfactory settlement was effected
Tho representatives OF the traction
companIes stated that they had done
everything within their power TO effect n
settlement and also Stntcd that lhcy
were willing to arhitratc the grievances.
providing hat tho scale was opened. Tho
men on the other hand claimed that ~
tho companies hAd already agreed 10 pay
tho sane wage scale as last year, that
there was no necessity to open tho scale,
but instead TINT they were willing 10
arbitrate the grievances existing relative
to wages between the offer Of the com
pany and tho proposed new scale OF
wages, which was not satisfactory TO
the company
Unions Affected Az Hesult.
Approximately 1000 men arc affected
90 follows: Local No. 1o3 AmalGamated
Association Of Street Railway Employees
Of America: F1rcman's local No. 81: En-
gincers local No. 80. and Electricians
Union No. EFT. The barn men arc affill-
atcd with local No. 103 Electric Railway
Employees. .a....s.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01
SLIGHT INCREASE
In ASSESSMENT

The present assessment being made
by Assessor Hankcy and his deputies
has shown an increase of $2a,i30 over
last year in Union district.
Other districts in which the deputies
ARE working and will soon finish are
webster. Madison. Triadelphia and the
town Of Warwood-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01
AMERICAN HoNoRED

BERLIN, Monday. April 9S--(By The
Associated l'rcss) - BriEedier General
George. Herbert Harris. We is connected
With the work 70 The repatriation of
prisoners in Germany. today was made
a commander of the Legion or honor IN
recognition of his supervision Of tngi-
neering work at RreSt some time ago,
The presentation was made by the
French General Dupont in the presence
of officers Of the allied commission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01
STATEMENTS
fcontinusd from rsgp one.)

that Il wis impossible for them to reach
any agreement with the men.
Every effort to reach r satisfactory
settlement was made by the representa-
lives of tha railway companies. md as
late as | o'clock this morning tho man
ayers of the lines operating In the
Wheeling district wore @ their rospcc-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-01

The greater the necessity pr saving
the creator your opportun TO BEE
The .lntelugenccr Want AdS.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25
SCHOOL PER CAPITA.

We have upon our desk a circular
letter from V. .. Gilbert, Suicriutend-
ent of Public Instruction, in which
he announces that the per capita for
the present school year is $6.1O, the
highest in the history of the state
1t is the highest per capita" but not
the highest per county" or highest
per amount of assessment and taxes
paid. Mr.. Gilbert says after four
years of hard work he has raised the
per capita and gotten the school fl
.nances on a sound business basis"
Let us look at the past four years,
including this, the so-called states
record. For the school year 1916 &
Il, Ohio county reported S,443 pupils
within the school age and drew per
capita amounting to $4h, 230.3S. For
the next year she reported SAT- pu-
pills and on these the per capita
amounted TO $44,000.59. The aver
age number of pupils for the two
years was S,460, on which the aver
age per capita for said years totaled
.$44.6l5.4S.
BY an act of the lCgi stature. CT
fective since the close of the last
school year above mentioned, the age
of school pupils has been reduced to
Is instead of 90 years and the pupils
reported in school age in Ohio cOun-
ty for the next year, 1918 and 1919
dropped to 7,459 on which the per
capita likewise fell off enormously.
to total of $40,35l.06, For the
year 1919 and 1920, or present year,
the reports from this county show T.
1872 pupils within school age, the low
est i'm years, and the per capita totals
S45,091.2O. Take this year with
last, which for some reasons caught
an immense drop, compared with the
two proceeding years: 1916 to close
of school year 1918 Ohio County
drew through the State Superinten-
dents office $S9,230.97, For school
year commencing with July LIST, 1918
TO June 80, 1920, the county gets a
total of $S5, 442.26, or $3,7SS.7l less
than in the two previous years. This
means that the teachers os This
county get that much less for their
work this year and last tar in the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25
MIR. TAXPAYER.

Are your taxes high enough or do
you think they should be raised? If
so don't you think the Tax Commits
sioners can be depended on to do
the raising act? Look at your tax
receipts and see if you are not pay
ing from SO to 100 per cent more
taxes than you did five years ago and
still the cry is More taxes" Verify
the nav of the tax-eater is hard to
satisfy
Although you are paying more
taxes than ever before the Fiscal
Court is asking you the third time
within IL months to vote more taxes
upon the people after you have re-
fused to do so twice. 1t seems as
though they cannot take no for an
answer but are determined to force
more taxes upon the people. Are you
going to meekly submit, or are you
going to say no in a way that you
will not be misunderstood? They
tell you what good roads we will have
if you will only vote the Road Tax,
but do not be fooled into thinking
that the dirt roads will benefit by II.
The intention is to use the taxes now
collected to build turnpikes with, at
an estimated cost of $25. 600 per mile.
DO you think they are worth it? And
do you think Ohio county is able to
build them? II so, you should vote
for the tax. The advocates of the
road tax are trying to deceive the peO-
pie by telling them that for every
dollar of road tax they pay the state
and government will pay one dollar
and fifty cents. That is not true.
The state and government will not
pay one cent except to build turn
pixies with and then they must be To-
Gated by them and built under their
direction, They tell you that all
progressive counties are voting il
and if you want to be in the swim"
you must do so too. They also tell
you that we cannot have good roads
without more money but that is pot
proven. The fact is they have al
ready appropriated $4,000 to build
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

Its the most awfulest" thing in
the world that these mean, contrary
Republicans in the house and senate
won't do everything, at all times,
Just like Wilson wants them done. "
If Congress happens to differ from
the Wilson idea as to the manner of
disposing of certain questions, the
Democratic press says its because of
hatred for the President. If the ma
jority does something Wilson does
not want done. its for contrariness.
The present congress was overwhelm-
ingly elected by people who do not at
all times think after the Wilson mind
The majority of the members have
not yet been taught to sneeze when
he takes snuff, nor to whine when he
speaks One-man rule for a hundred
of people will never worl:
in the L. 5. A., for more than a few
years, at best.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

State Highways for the automobiles
and they find that is not enough
but that they must have more
The law provides for a financial
statement from the county officials,
but do you get it? Not so you would
notice it. Are the officials above the
law or why do not they comply with
it? DO not be misled as to who will
pay the tax if il carries. II will not
be the Banker or the fellow who deals
i'm stocks and bonds, as these are not
subject to local taxation thanks to
the new tax law but you who own
the little hill farm will pay $1.25
on the hundred dollars and that at
full valuation while the fellow with
money only pays l0cts on the 500
dollars. Is il just? With the State,
county and Nation overwhelmingly
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

two previous years. That looks like
helping the poor. underpaid teach
ers the wrong way. You may say
that the teachers do not have as many
pupils to teach. because those from
is to 90 have been cut out. II is a
we'll Known act that 70" LONG time.
it has rarely ever happened that any
of the common schools were attend
ed by pupils over the age of is, and
therefore but little difference results
in work done by the teachers by rea-
son of the change. They have the
same hours to work. the same old
drudgery. yes and more, for the
branches of study have been enlarged
and they really have more work to
do now than ever before We don't
care as much about the student per
capita as we do about the Teacher
per capita" Ii is a bit surprising
that the total of the per capita of last
year and this. year in which all
SlUNt OlllttlS are " Dt tlttltU NOtS
not far exceed the two previous years
1t is true that this year has been
pulled up somewhat, but if the same
of school age pupils had been
reported for present year as there
were in 1916. the per capita would
have been S5.34 or practically .
cents less than it was four years ago,
Wonderful strides" But don't lose
sight of the great fall off last year.
when taken with this year and COM /
pared with the two proceeding. il /
means that the forces of education in .
his country serve for $3,7SS.71 less. /
FOR the assessments on which we are .
allied to pay tax it don't look like we |
we're receiving any too much. and not ,
many teachers will be heard to clap
heir hands for this so-called enor-
nous increase. when it fell 100000 I.
'elow what it ought to have been
asst year. Yes, this year ought to he
he best. 4
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Marriage License are being issued
at an awful slow rate, and this cOun-
ty is going to be over-supplied with
crusty old bachelors and wrinkled
old maids, unless turn for
the better is taken at an early date
Following is the list for past two
weeks:
Jesse Craig, Rosine to RoXie b.
Carter, ROsine
c. T, Feemster, r. /, Hartford, to
Minnie Ezell, Route /, Hartford.
Lee o. Goodman, Caneyyille, to
Florence Embry, White Run.
Jas. VIM. Dempsey, Centertown, to
Ollie Carroll, CentertOwn.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

1. We have constantly kent our ear
10 the ground listening for a protest,
a word of criticism, from some good
prohibitionist democratic follower of
Mr.. Wilson for his stand on present
restrictions of the sale. barter in, and
manufacture of intoXicants and so far
not even faint sound have we de-
teeted. We are speaking of this i'm
mediate community and not of the
Nation. because in Congress many
Democrats differed with him
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

One week from tomorrow. the Re-
publicans will nominate candidate
to represent this senatorial district
in the Kentucky Senate. Whoever
may be nominated is. as a matter of
course, certain of election. that is
virtually settled, because no OPPOSE
tion has been offered, and there can
not be any. by any recognized party.
1t being Muhlenburg' turn to fur
nish the candidate we sincerely wish
that it could be LETT entirely with that
County. But under the rules of tie
primary election law this county and
Butler must also take a hand in the
affair. Whoever, of the three aspir-
ants may be the best fitted for the
position ought to be nominated. We
need the best to be had. the State
needs good service, and the voterG
should weigh the three carefully and
east their ballots. irregardless of per-
sonal favoritsm for the man who can
Poi the largest vote next fall and the
me who is calculated to be worth
&c most 10 tIs .distriC. and state
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25
STRAY STREAKS
(By Fluke McFluke.)

Steve May says he hasn't been able
to use his spirit level since July 1.
Maurice Barrass spent the week
commencing with last Monday and
ending the next Tuesday. in Beaver
Dam.
Our old friend Jim Nance, of Hen
derson. was here few days ago, and
Jim says its been 50 darn dry since
July 1. they have had to oil the
streets to keep them from cracking
open.
John Moore. Doc Pirtlc. Ed Barrass
and Jim Lyons will please read this
article:
CATCHES 26-POUND BASS
Albany, Ga, July 19-Duucan Dav-
is claims the record fish caught this
season in this section, showing up
with twenty-six pound striped bass.
caught in Flint River. 1t required
half an nour to land the fish.
Some one osked Alb Yeser what he
was doing tother day and Alb re-
piled, Just trying to make an honest
living" Another fellow in ear shot
was heard to remark "I'll bet two bits
that Abs gittin as hungry as all H.
Lee Simmerman. Ad Howard and
Wash Duncan shipped car load of
bottles last weekend. Ii is said they
figure on having them re-cast into
plate glass for store fronts. church
windows and such like.
A lawyer friend of ours had a client
in the tolls here last week. who. after
the Court had gotten through plaster
ing on some nice little fines. with APP
pendages, which included the side |
jerks of Alec Porter and Aus Bratch- |
pr, had nothing left in the world. 9TH |
pr than highly priced watch. And. |
now, as this Client feels for the indi- |
'atOr of the time. which is not there |
md looks at the empty watch pocket.
ne sees that its just about time for
him to keep out of court. While the
attorney for the defense looks at the
ime of day with a sort of a watch-for-
ale expression, sees its time for him
o locate and break in a new client.
either for offense or defense. its
Wholly immaterial to him
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

BY the fire alarm sounded Tuesday
evening. we are reminded of the very
great danger ever upon us of a fire of
calamitous results. During these ex-
ceedingly hot and dry times people
keep the water tank and pipe lines
drained until but little pressure is
found for fire-fighting. The pres
sure from the hydrants at the home
of Mr.. Holbrook Tuesday evening
would not throw water over the build
ing on fire. which was not to exceed
8 or 10 feet in height. OF course, at
other times the pressure is so good
that a good stream may be thrown
over most of the buildings in town.
What we wish here to do. if possible,
is to warn each and every one. in
the first place. to be particularly
cautious with fire, that is the very
best known preventive. The next is
10 ask the City Authorities to see to it
that every fire extinguisher within
town be located. properly charged
and tabled, so that in case of a
threatened conflagration. we may be
ready to offer a fight as near irresista-
BILE as possible to be put up. Lets do
this at once, get ready and remain
in that condition.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25
5000. 900 MUST BE RAISED
IN THREE DAYS FOR ROAD

Frankfort Ky, July 22.-CommiS.
siOner of Roads, ROdman Wiley. to-
day wired County Judges of Jeffer-
son, Daviess, Hancock. Henderson.
Crittenden and Union that if Meade.
Breckenridge and Livingston countie~
fall down in their share of the eX-
penses, the whole River road project
between Louisville and Paducah will
fail.
1t has been approved as a projer I
for Federal and State aid Oh the
whole route and not BY coInties. and
unless all counties are able w:;h this
aid to build their mileage the cnun-
ties which have raiscA their quotas
will not get theirs buiit
The reason is that it would he
folly % build road through Union,
henderson, Daviess AMI Hancock
ending at Livingston county line a:
o c cal and the Breci'err.jSc c I'M
~ lin at the other.
The counties have on. .hrce mere
days in which to rals, the fund
they have only about E?UD,uUU t.
raise S1,@V0,J0C.
Comma si0ner Wiley. in Erauden-
burg reminded his hearers ihat Ilany
Mn wa) refuse to confrlhutr to
buildinc f this road Will give as
much or more TO the GCyernme,t in
come tax. They would be allow ed
credit for gifts up to Is per cent of
their incomes. ..,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

The present Republican congress
has not only refused to set aside pro
hibitiOn measures, but instead is
strengthing the means for carrying
them out, something not provided for
by the Democrats. Then too. this is
being done in the face of the fact that
President Wilson begged Congress,
in his message to repeal the act under
which we now have prohibition. Does
the Hartford Herald indorse the acts
of the present Congress, or does ii
indorse the act of Wilson?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

We urge all good citizens 10 think
seriously over the proposition oil vur-
ing the 20 cents road tax next sat
urday, a week from tomorrow. A
little unbiased thought upon the nat-
ter and we can, or ought To be able
10 give better reason for our ac-
tion than most of us usually do. Ask
yourself some pointed questions and
then endeayOr 10 honestly answer
them from the same standpoint. DO
we need better roads, can we have
them? Can we get them without
work or without money? Are they
worth what they cost? Can | afford
10 take a chance on paying a little
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

The National Capital for a few
days, has been the scene of much dis
turbance and turmoil, due to trouble
between the whites and blacks.
Death and bloodshed has resulted in
the race-war, which at times has as
sumed serious proportions, 1t does
seem that of all points in the whole
Country, Washington, d. C., ought 10
be the last for such lawlessness.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

President Wilson's idea OF open
covenants. openly arrived at. seems
to have met with reversal of form
and the thing they used to prate so
much about, pitiless publicity. is now
nothing more or less than spiteful,
political publicity. Isn't IT strange
about the curious turn things have
taken since 1912. /
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

We are authorized to announce
DR.. T. G. Turner, of Muhlenburg
County, as a candidate for the nomi-
natiop tor State Senator in the 9TH =.
Senatorial district, composed Of
Ohio Butler and Muhlenburg coup-
ties, subject to the action of the j;e-
publ, an Party at the primary elec-
ton to be held August End, 1919.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-25

We are authorized to announce
Newton Belcher, of Greenville,
Muhlenburg County, a candidate
for the Republican Nomination for
State Senator in the eth District, COM
posed of Butler, Ohio and Mullen
burg counties, subject to the primary
Election to be held Saturday, August
end, 1919.