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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
PouR HOUR DEBATE ON MOTION
TO DIRECT VERDICT OF NOT
GUILTY FEATURES TRIAL AT
MOUNDSvuLE.
Jadge Sommervills overrulss Motion
ana Defense Opens Cass-End
Not In sight.
fifteen Acquaintances OF WILLIAM
Meyers Testify His Reputation
HAS Been Good.

When Judge ]. r. SommNrvine re-
ecssed circuit court at Moundsyille last
evening the trial OF William Meyers
charged with conspiracy in connection
with the fatal strike riot at Benwood
December !. was still far from COM
plste, Unless more rapid progress Is
made. the trial is expected 10 last until
hate Saturday.
Yesterdays session OF court was fea-
tured by four hour debate on a mo-
ton offered by the defense early In the
forenoon TO exclude the states evidence
and to direct the jury 10 ind the de-
PENDANT not guilty. The jury was sent
from the court room during the four
hours and enjoyed themselves Strcl!irS
about the court house lawn and adja-
cent streets enjoying the fine spring
weather out OF doors. After hearing
very elaborate arguments for ana
against the motion 70 exclude the states
evidence, Judge Sommervtlle in very
carefully worded decision from the
bench. which was pretty bit OF ora
tory, overruled the motion and directed
that the trial proceed.
The state had rested early in the fore
noon after examining Attorney James f.
Shipuan as TO Stcnographic records or
the preliminary hearing OF Meyers ana
the three other alleged rioters indicted
with him before Squire E. NJ, Lewis on
December IS.
Tho argument on the defense motion
developed many worty battles between
opposing attorneys. and Judge Sourmer.
vile finally took a arm hand and direct
ed the attorneys 10 cease INDUCING in
personalities which had no connection
with the issue.
Defense calls Sheriff.
Sheriff W. f. Clayton was recalled to
the witness stand by defense counsel
when Judge Sommerville overruled the
motion 70 direct verdict OF not guilty.
Mr.. Ritz questioned the sheriff con-
corning his testimony ut the prelimin-
airy hearing. emphasizing point that in
the preliminary hearing Sheriff Clayton
quoted William Meyers as saying II
will kill any man who goes into that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
MORE GUsHERs NEAR HopGsoN

Yesterday the Grandyicw vol that
had a good flow from the Elizabeth sand
reached the Spccchlcy sand and Is pro
duciug l3.5O0.000.
On last Sunday tho Fisher Wen Nc (.
next 10 our lease, came in with IN c~Gl-
mated production OF "20oGoO0 The
MCE"cSport Daily News, Of date March
18th. claim that a new pool has hrcn
struck in Stewart Hollow in the Grand
view Section. We are in the very heart
OF this pool and on "A hill oppusit" the
guShcr with Snake Hollow between US.
At public meeting in McKccSp"r,
Dr. Ashley, state geologiSt of prnnSyi.
vania admitted that his statement with
reference to the rock pressure was a
guess and not based on any fact. as also
his statement with respect To- The fail
urc or the pool He has apologies to
McKCcsport people and has said that Il
was possible :hc field would last for
years TO come: that he hoped no harm
would come 10 promoters by reason OF
his CNtrava CANT Use Of words Ho also
admitted that he had made several mis-
takes In his prophecy &C Sank" Hollow
pool nm doutside territory: ,rumlSrS 20
correct his statement in the rcNt report
nd has vcnturcd another guess 1" A.
count for new EuShCrs by saying it Is
mother pool
They arc without foundation. Public
officials. like privt" persons, often make
EricvOuS mistakes especially when they
act without proper investigation or arc
influenced by something oth"~ than pub
lie motives Stockholders IN producing
wells arc still drawing big dividend
checks. The pool or field * not nearly
exhausted when 2?.0OO.0Gn foot w,il
comes rushing in.
Invest now while tho opportunity vet
affords
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
LABOR SAVING DEVICES
IN THE HOME LAUNDRY
Many Electric Washing machines Are
Being Uscd IN tho Laundrtes About
Wheeling.

Al last. nearly 90 percent OF Wheeling
women arc doing their own family
washing. A few years ago. before tho
war. II was unusual to sec Ont-the-piSn
yards oiled with linens flying IN tho
breczes. but now, trip through the
pike district on Monday or Tuesdays e
convincing.
Wash Women were once common
article. They were easy 70 Procurc arA
their stipend was insignificant Grad.
ually, however. as tho Wheeling factor
los offered inducements to women. Ia"
wash woman disappeared. Younger
girls took Older wonrn's places and dil
we'll with the assistance OF water power
washers.
Finally the girls too began 70 so 60
factories. and now the madam Of ths
house is forced TO do her family wash.
ing. or send It to tho laundry. Many OF
them arc averse TO sending their cloth
ing to laundries and actually do it
themselves
Many women OF this section. whose
husbands are we'll up in the financial
world are entering their own lauudrics
on Monday mornings and operate clcr-
trio power washers.
1t Is estimated that during tho past
six months homo washing here has il
creased at least 90 percent.
When national wom"n's magazines be
gan boosting electric washers, local
women began Investigating. with the re-
suit that hundreds havc been sold hero.
One machine whose mama is id"rtirni
with that OF ono OF the fcathcrCd variety
that hcralds Spring has been we'll CavCr-
Cd here. and the local dealer vouch"a
that more Of them have been sold N
Wheeling than any other city in lh4
country Of corresponding size. and per
haps 100 percent larger
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
MANY WITNESS FOR DEFENSE
EXAMINED IN RIOT CASE

mil, to work: who goes in there TO
scah" The sa1ue was brought out by
rho defense from an examination or
Stenographrr James +. Shrpman. inc
state by having tho record OF tho pre-
lFrninary hearing gone further INTO.
! showed that the sheriff had also quoted
| Meyers as using the word We al inc
Rcnwood subway. as the shcrin testned
| in the trial 49,
Sheriff Clayton was asked by Mr.. RITZ
II It were true that since hecom'As
sheriff he and his son pleaded guilty 10
a violation. OF the law.
States objection sustained.
The defense offered document pur-
rortinr 10 be a record from the Mounds
vile police court showing that SheriI'
CLAYTON had paid fine In police court
, The state objected to the orcr. Inc
court sustained the objection.
The defense met with similar reverse
in attempts 10 secure from Sheriff Gay
ton admissions that he had shot men
since becoming sheriff. other than the
man ne killed in the fight at Henwood.
and In an effort TO show that She7''
clayton and his son had assaulted theS-
ter Wright on Seventh street. IN 'front.'
of the court house.
Attack Smiths Record.
Earl Smith. who was acting "a dep
uty sheriff at the time Of the Bcnwooo
disaster. was recalled by tho defense
as il true" Attorney Frank n.
O'Rricn inquired Of Smith, that on tw"
occasions you were arrested on charges
Of being n yagrant?'
objection by state; sustained.
isn't il n fact that you not only were
arrested on charges Of vagrancy. but
that you were found guilty."
K Objection: sustained.
And isn't it fact that as result
Of such conviction you were placed In
jail?"
Objection: sustained.
Isn't It n fact that YOU have been
arrested and Jailed by the present shcr-
IN or his deputies and placed in jail?
Objection; sustained.
Offers Of proof as 70 these points
submitted for the purpose OF discredit-
ing Smiths direct testimony. were
made. State objections were sustained
Attorney James +. Shipnan was the
next witness, being examined at length
BY the defense as to the record or
Meyers preliminary hearing.
Fifteen Character witnesses.
The defense was allowed to place 10
character witnesses on the stand. These
included: Louis Mablcy. RogSs Kun
storekeeper: Or. N. \. bowler. former
sheriff of Marshall county; c. W. Nc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
GERMANY IS
DISCUSSED BY
OHIO MINISTER
FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC AND INDUS
TRIAL CONDITIONS ARE DIS
CUSSED.
Declares Won Hiudenburg Is Still the
Popular Idol Of People.

Rcv. J. H. Shuh. of Anna. o. former
Is pastor Of one Of tho largest Lutheran
churches in Pittsburgh. Pa addressed
the congregation OF 81. James ivan
grlicul Lutheran church last night on
"Prcscnl Conditions in Germany" His
talk dealt with ne financial. eco
MONTE industrial and political situation
IL It *.
"Holsh"vism, II mot controlled IN Ger
many. VIII spread like n conflaeration
oyer The whrlr ut Europe" the speaker
said The situation - far more SERIOUS
rhon rsup'.' dream. The radic1 element
is determined to get control. Monarch
ISM in Germany can never com" back be-
cause the great maturity OF the INDUS
trial classes are republicans who d"test
The meaning OF tn. word, ana the other
element must necessarily die because Of
lack Of numbers to survive tn" tides
winch are sweeping thc land.
Ebert il not Il strong enough man 10
control tn situation. Won HindcnburE
- sIIll the popular idol and the man to
" hum the people now look with long
IuY eyes iu head them out OF the trouble.
II a government ia organized now
which will be strong enough tO meet In"
dangers Of tn. situation. Germany and
tho pcaco Of Europe Will hc saved:
otherwise there IS danger ahead for US
All!
The tides "C German Rolshcvism
uniting with those OF Russia will cause
an uphraval which will sweep Europe
like flame and ~" glare az the temp
cs, wifi be reflected over here"
rcopd" IN Germany wrrr packing the
churches. urarinG the d"rtrinrs Of re-
rrutaur" preached to them. TIL, Rev. Mr..
Shuh said at the time u his stay in
Germany. II" WAS sent over to inspect
conditions last summer by the Lutheran
church IF this country and returned in
DcCcnhcrI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
HAD NERVOUS
BREAK-DO
But Health Restored to Texas
Lady, Who Is Now Well and
Strong, Able to Do All Her
House Work and More.

Rosebud, Texas.--Mrs. Annie LANCE,
Off F. D. No. 4. this place, writes as
follows regarding hereXperience with
Cardui: Some time ago | had ner'
vous breakdown OF some kind e.
was very weak, and so nervous. II
all seemed TO come from trouble,
for al had fainting spells anu
suffered a great deal, but more from
the weak, trembly. noaccount feeling
than anything else. knew | needed
tonic, and needed it badly.
81 began the use Of Cardui, TO see
il | couldn't get some strength. as
knew of other cases that had been
helped by its use. felt better
soon saw great improvement, so
kept il UP.
: 81 used seven bottles Of Cardui, and
can say the money was well spent. for
I grew we'll and strong. Now able TO
do all my house work and great Deal
Of work besides"
II you are rundown. weak, nervous,
and suffer from the ailments speculiar
to women, it is very likely that Cardui
will help you. in the way it has helped
thousands OF others. during the past
40 years.
Take Cardui. the woman's tonic.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26

The greater the necessity for saving
the greater your rNrur, unity to use
Tn, lntclligcnCcr Want Ads.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
WILLIAM BRANDFASS !
INJURED BY FALE

William Rrandfass, we'll known resis
deaf Of the Fast End, was seriously in-.
iured while working at tho J. E. Moss
Iron works yesterday afternoon. The
accident happened while he was going
from one end Of the works TO the other
when he tripped and fell. spraining hiS.
back severely. 4 physician was called
who Mt once had him removed TO the.
North Wheeling hospital. His condI.
ton is not serious and at late hour
las evening was reported to be resting.
as easily as could be expected by the
authorities Of that Institution.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26

BUY WAR SAVINGS sTAMrS-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26

Combs. of Shcrrard: Joseph Drum. OF
BogSs Run, Hon. {. T.. Carr'Gan Former
prosecuting attorney Of Marshall T"uh-
y, Paul pc"han. deputy county assess
or; Eugene KnCllingrr. SOUR" Paul IIel-
del. OF EcnwUud; Foster Rluc. S'hu"'
teacher; Dennis Williams, John T. lose
berry. John NiGg.mycr and County
Clerk J. l.. Chase. The general t"stl-
m"uy Of tn" character witnesses was
| that in tho community in which h" liN"d
William Meyers bore 4 good reputation
rs to being rcac"ahle .law-aoidinS
citizen.
Upon objection By the state Squire
Paul Rejdcl was not permitted to relate
! conversations which ne said he had
with Sheriff Clayton concerning the
strike situation at Bcnwood.
DO You know Of any reason why
Sheriff Clayton should have taken a
posse of deputies to Bcnwood?" Attor-
ncy Martin Brown inquired.
objection by state; sustained.
County Clerk J. T.. Chase testified that
Earl Smith was sworn in as a deputy
sheriff of Marshall county in November.
! 1919. and that the records do not show
| that ne furnished any bond.
Wheeling Man on stand.
Henry Hankcy of Twcnty-ninth street.
| Wheeling. was the last witness exam
| incd by tho defense before court adj
! journed yesterday evening. Hank"y
testified that on December |, 1919 he
was working for L. !. GilliCan. laying
paving on Marshall street, R"nwood. II"
said he arrived about $50 a. IN. at Sec
ond and Marshall streets. and that il
, was not yet light. He saw n few men
on the southwest corner Of that inter
! section. but not more than usual.
,l..., nrI nv ~
shot fred and then Two or three. or
maybe tve moro. He then saw mum
Der of men gather into a group and
heard indistinct talk. &d then they
scattered in few minutes and he heard
more shots. The flashes were toward
tho crowd. The crowd was running,
some toward the river and one went
up the street lie saw blood dn the
street and on the pavement in front Of
the Holderman building
Mr. Hankey testified that he was in
front Of the Holdcrmau building all Of
the tine. and would have seen any shots
fired If there were any close to him,
but that he did not see any. He said
no saw 4 man so up Marshall street,
bent over and moaning IA IL wounded.
He said he supposed that was where the
blood came from.
Prosecuting Attorney J. y. Parriott
and Special Prosecutor n. +. Evans did
not wish to cross examine witness. and
court recessed until 8 o'clock this morn
ing.
Berry Special Sheriff.
George W. Berry, who has served
several years as q deputy shcriN OF
Marshall county. IS acting az special
sheriff during the Meyers trial Sheriff
Clayton cannot act in his official capac-
ity in court on account OF being an in
tercstcd party 70 the prosecution J. L.
Stewart. another veteran deputy sheriff
Of other years lis acting As court dep
uty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
COUNTY COURT

Joseph Lang. 81, OF Moundsville. and
Alice ponman. q Of Cameron. :,
Ulysses Il. Ramsey. 50, and AIMS
Bell Vankirk. 81. both Of Washir gton'
Fiduciary.
Ralph A. Douglas. appointed adminE
lstrator of the estate OF A. A. Douglcs.
bond 500. ,
Deeds Filed.
Warwood Land company TO the Wheel
ing Machine Products company. lots
on Prospect avenue Warwood.
Emma Strautman ~ nj to s. A. Fisin1
lot at Eorty-first and Water. a
s \. Klein 10 r. +. Klein. LOT 81
Island.
Jessie V. K"rner ct nj to y. +. OIiNec
lot in Wheeling Heights.
S l.. Sonnch"rn ct al 10 w. S. Me-
Clclland, lot in Edgdalo.
Oscar Burton 70 ". r. Davis. 10, nj:
LovcIand.
$. NJ. Green 10 W. f. Smith lot IL
IlcaSantOn. =
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
TROOP 7 TO MEET

A meeting cf Troop No. OF Boy
Scouts u thts city will b. held this Cv-
ching NJ the First English Luthcrn
church On Sixteenth street. All MEM
bers are urged to hc present as num-
hcr OF very important matters Will be
taken up md discussed by the Scout
Master.
The gym, which IL under construction
At the church is being rushed 80 that
tho boys can have n very good time
during the winter evenings when they
are not about 10 be on, in the open.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-26
PASSOVER BEGINS
SATURDAY MORN

Tho feast OF the Passover will open
at the Eoff Street Hebrew Temple Sat
urday morning OF this week closing
next Friday evening. Tho special sig
nificancc OF the feast Is the commemor-
alton OF the march Of the people OF
Israel through the desert.
During the observance OF the Pass
over the Orthodox Jewish people cat
the unlcavencd bread which is prepared
for this occasion only.
Saturday morning services will be
held at 1890 on Saturday morning, sir.
Charles Schlessinger will read tho ri
tul.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

ture, except at a masquerade ball?
Why, then, does she disguise her
home if she refuses to disguise her
self?
Because old furniture was created
for her, but not the furniture of to-day.
The great Masters of olden times
faithfully executed the orders of their
beautiful and powerful clients, they
had no other thought: the result is
immortal.
Humoring caprice of Madame de
Pompadour, some artisans in lacquer
work were brought from China. In
this way this precious element was in
troduced in Decorative Art, and the
few commodes designed for her and
executed by the Chinese remain mar
velous masterpieces. They were SO
much admired and mysteriously multi
piled to such point that | have fire.
quently asked myself what Chinese
army made the innumerable COM
modes, having once belonged to
Madame de Pompadour,' which |
have seen in antique shops.
If the Decorative Artist, the
Jeweler, the Designer of Fabrics, fol-
lows, then, the caprice which NAV
have inspired him, he can be sure Of
the result; it may not be always sue
cessful, but it certainly will be new,
and what greater aim for sincere
Artist?
said in the beginning that the Fan
could bring about miracles: this article
proves the statement: How could
without miracle, have written 50
heavily about something so lighto
Paul Tribe
NOl E-!Nr. Paul Iribe nhose busp studio is at
z/3 Madison Apenuc pas the youngest archr
al the Pdrs Exposition of 1900 (hapirg built mis-
n!sf fheaer at the age Of sxteen). and is, in add
non' an artist, cortoonist, interior decorator and
e'edloT and designer Of fashions fabrics, furniture
ana Jepely- He has designed fashion creations for
[aul "a ronef. ,ewehy for Linzeler and fabrics for
q .aoehn and was closely identified Nth the ooen-
ms ing o' the neD epoch in French art He is in Mem
orr 10 learn and 10 contribute as far as possible to
w"o, ne regards as the nep movement here and l.,
nus oe'e' mat America is creating nep orchitcc-
"we oo' o'ds ia" 10 equal the greatest achievements,
o. ne past american art, says Mr. Tribe, is clever
oneef ana practical, and it is folly for people to 20
o0'0oo j0T their i"souaton phcn they have such
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
About
the Fan

ZONES TO uou n'tth each futt ring
Whose imprisoned strobe rccoils
The Horizon deLcatclu"
After these four lines of the greatest
of the French poets, can more be said
about the F an?
o temper, at your will, the noon
day sun, with the freshness of twilight,
to recoil the horizon with one Auttering
stroke; if the AN can realize such
miracles, is it not really needless to
emp phasize the Importance of this
banal but precious accessory to Fem
mine Art?
Feminine Art, what vastness in
these two words! only hope that
one day, Art for the Woman will be
separated from Art for Man. This
thought once expressed, you, yourself,
have already made the distinction.
Will you now compare impartially
what these two Arts have produced,
and, having compared, are you not
overwhelmed by the superiority in
quantity, and quality, of what that
which | call Feminine Art" can
claim for its own?
If you put to one side small part
IN Architecture, and it is not always the
most beautiful part, the rest, almost in
its entirety, produced by Art, has had
Woman as its inspirer. An exigent
inspirer, always anxious for some
thing new, because she constantly re-
news herself, and being herself a
slave to caprice, she makes us slaves
to hers.
But how can we laugh at caprice,
when we see all that it has produced,
from the temple of Aphrodite to the
dress of gold brocade and lace of
the famous Fifth Avenue couturier?
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

Because Fashion, too, is one of the
forms of Feminine Art of which |
speak, and put it in the same rank
with the other branches, along with
the jewel, Decorative Art, that is to
say, furniture. Interior Decoration:
the dress, the hat, ETC., may | not call
them the Exterior Decoration of
Woman?
Not only do attach as much inn
portance to the Dress as to Decorative
Art, but if | may be permitted to say
so, modern Decorative Art has not
been as rich, as new or as successful as
Fashion. think that Artists creating
modern Decorative Art have not been
inspired enough by Woman, they
have not realized her marvellous i'm
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The Cook County news-herald., 1920-12-16
Effective Trespass Sian,

There is one thing the weekend
cutters from a city are afraid of. That
is poison ivy and poison oak. They
may figure out way to circumvent
the bulldog which the sign tells one to
"beware Of" and they do not always
heed threats of legal action mentioned
on signs. But they have wholesome
respect for poison vegetation. 1t
means pain and loss Of time from work
'or pleasures. When a rancher Of
California came to the point of despair
In regard to keeping trespassers from
his thickets, and tired of removing
litter and repairing fences and trees
he resorted to a plan that proved to be
effective in almost hundred per cent
OF cases. He placed at the several
points Of entrance to his property
signs that read: Danger! Poison Oak
Keep Out !" This did the work better
than threats or watch dogs; for the va
cationers could not know just when
they might stumble on to the source of
irritating trouble.
The Cook County news-herald., 1920-12-16
HAD ANSWER IN READINESS
Ellen Terry's Display Of Tact Won En-
thusiastic Admiration of Miss
Ethel Barrymore.

Ethel Barrymore, apropos of a witty
remark made by young actress at a
garden party, said:
This young lady reminds me of
Ellen Terry, who was the wittiest and
most tactful woman I ever knew.
Il once heard a story which is char
acteristic of Miss Terry's ready wit.
"She was sued by her dressmaker
for an unpaid bill and the case went
against her. Asking to be allowed to
appeal. she gave as one of her reasons
that the Judge who rendered the deci-
sion was too old to understand the
case.
"The judge Of appeals reminded her
that once before, in another suit, she
had complained that her case had been
tried by "a bit of boy
"'Nhat age, may ask, madam, do
you want judge to be?' the Judge of
appeals inquired.
Your age Miss Terry smtlingly
replied
The Cook County news-herald., 1920-12-16
REPORTS GAME IN PROPULSION
According to EngIishman, East Africa
!s a Paradise for the Hunters
of Wild Animals.

That part of East Africa which is
traversed by the Uganda railway has
long been noted as a big-game coun-
try, but few stay-at-home Britons
realize how plentiful the wild animals
are there. A government official,
whose work has taken him into one
of the game preserves, writes as fol-
lows in the London Post from a camp
pitched only four miles from the rail-
way and within twenty miles of Maj
rObi:
"As sit writing in my tent l can
see through the door at least four
thousand head of game feeding on the
plains. There is one group not four
@urdred yards away. They consist Of
afldebeest, hartebeest, Grants gazeIle,
n,~omson's gazelle, impals, ostriches,
Gland and hundreds of ze-
bra. l have never seen anything like
it in any other parD of Africa, and,
as you know, l know something of
the game districts of southern Rhode
sia, the Belgian Congo, the Tanganyika
territory and the Portuguese territory
near the Royuma."