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s5,OOO,OOO ESTATE OF
JERE \, WHEEL WRIGHT
GOES TO TWO SONS


BALTIMORE. Mr.. Jan. 20.-IIis sons,
Clarence W. Wheelwright ana Jere
WheelwriGht. are among the chief
benefciaries Of the Will Of Jere r..
Wheelwright. which was Med Tor pro-
bate in tho orphans court of Howard
county In" F,liicott City, today. The
estate Is said to be worth over five mill
ions.
Samuel McRobcrts. OF New York. Is
made executor and trustee without bond
and is appointed the guardian of Mt.
WhcelwriEht's sons. The baltimore
home is left to Mr.. Wh"elwright's elder
son. Clarence Watson Wh,rlwriEht. who
lSabout eighteen years old The farm
and country place in Howard county is
loft to Jere II. Wh""lwriEht, who is
about eleven years.
An income Of S. 000 tn provide for
their education and maintenance IS pro-
vided for each son. tho residue If the
estate tn remain in trust for them until
they ar" twcnty-iiN" years old.
T" his sisters. Josephine F. Rust and
Nellie H. WheclwrIrlt Mr. Wh""lwrIght
left SlN.On0 each. H. left $4,000 each to
his nrphrws Harry Lee Rust and Wheel
wright Rust. and In his niece Mary Mill
or Whcrlwrlght. To each of his scrv-
ants $500 WAS bcuurathcd.
A considerable part uf the Wheel
wright wealth which goes l." the two
sons is not mentioned IN the WILL That
il the estate Of Mrs Wh""iwright.
whose holdings were divided between
tho two sons, and for whom Mr. Wheel
wright was appointed GUARDIAN
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HARlIyC AND WOOD TO GO ON THE PRIMARY
TICKET IN WEST VIRGINIA FOR PRESIDENT

ator Sutherland. But they do claim II,
at the present time. over Wood. i.owden
or any other alien" candidate. Ana
they propose to prove their claim by
party voters at the primary. The date
Of the primary is May IS, but the namcn
Of candidates must be filed with Secre.
tary of state Young not later than 40
days prior 10 that date.
or the outside" candidates. there can
be little or no doubt about IL. based on
interviews with West Virginians COM
ing TO Washington from all parts OF the
state. that Harding has long lead In
West Virginia on Wood. Lowden and all
the others. And he has 1t. his man.
ayers say not because any thorough or
ganization Of the Harding forces In
West Virginia has been effected. be-
cause II has not been, but because Of a
root among the rank and file Of party
voters, that is as yet unorgaDized. un-
DISCIPLINED and undircctcd. When an or
ganization of this favorable Harding
sentiment is affected. as II will be. his
managers hope for great things for their
favorite in West Virginia. T..
Wood Runs Second.
A survey Of the presidential situation
In the state enables the politicians to
assert that. at the present time. as be-
tween the outside" candidates. Hard
Ing has a long lead In party sentiment.
with wood running second, ana LOWucu
a considerable distance back in third
place.
West Virginia will he the last state
to elect delegates to the national con-
v"ntion, az II will be next TO the last on
the roll call OF states in the convention.
The Sutherland Candidacy.
Cecil Fee and Bert s. Kline. of Wheel
ing. representing the Sutherland. for
President club with headquarters ~
that city. have been in Washington all
week. and ~ a consequence Of their visit
and activity the Sutherland boom has
been to the forefront III the political
discussions of the West Virginia colony.
Mcssrs. Fec and Kline held conferences
with Senator Sutherland, with Private
Secretary J. ". FcntOn, Jr.. Senator
r.lkins being out Of town-and Repre-
s.nativcs Bowers. Reed woodward,
t;oudykoontz and E.chols. AS with mum.
her OF other West NirEinlans here, and
still others who are not from the
Mountain state. They expressed them
selves as pleased over their reception
here and with the encouragement given
them to carry on rs.
1t Is reported here that Senator
Sutherland will. very shortly, have an
important announcement TO make which
will definitely settle whether he Is go.
ing to stay in the race and ask the party
in West Virginia TO instruct the delega-
ton for him, or whether he will cali ~
hnts ore"
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FEDERAL PROBE OF
NATURAL GAS WASTE

W,iSHINGTON. Jan. 30.-A commit
tee Of ten. headed by Van II. Manning.
director OF the Bureau OF Mines. was
appointed day by Secretary Lane. to
take up the question Of shipping waste
age Of natural gas. due to inadequate
appliances for its handling and use
The committee. representative OF the In
dustry. the public and the givernment'
IS an uutEruwth Of the recent confer
cnca at the interior department at
which it was asserted that so per cent
Of the natural gas consumption was
wIstagr
In addition to Mr.. Manning. the COM
mitlcc members are John Il. Corrin. Re-
serve company. Pittsburgh: l.. b. Den
ming. Ohio Fuel Company, Pittsburgh
i. G. Mcdowell Wichita. Natural Gas
Company. Pittsburgh; W. r. McCloy
Philadelphia Oil Company. Pittsburgh:
John ). Dilliug. Public Service commits
S!unrr Of Pennsylvania; Miss Edna y.
White. American Home Economics As
sociation. Detroit: Art l.. Walker, chair
man. Corporation Committee. Oklahoma
cry; Mayor +. w. Wczencraft. OF Dali
las; Samuel S. Wyer. Consulting Nat.
ural Gas Engineer. Columbus. o., and
Or. l. G. White. State Geologtst, OF
West Virginia.
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BIPARTISAN PLAN
WRECKED; TREATY TO
Be FOUGHT IN OPEN
HITCHCOCK TOCALL
TREATY UP FEB. l0s
Article Ten the Rock on.
Which the Bipartisan
/ Conference Split :.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3o,-Enorts to,
break the peace treaty deadlock by un.
official bipartisan negotiation ended
suddenly in failure today. and Demo
lions to bring the treaty back into the
open senate for consideration.
1t was over the long debated article
Y that the bipartisan movement, a1tef
bringing Republicans and ias,es
n n9alIS senator mat Lodge. of MassachusettE
the Republican leader. had renewed hS
refusal TO compromise on that artlci9
and had rejected a reservation on ting
subject written by former president
Taft and presented to the bi-partisan
Cancellation committee by the Demo-
Gratis.
Walking out Of the conference with
atoms there we're useless. the Demo
the night in the open. The acting party
leader, Senator Hitchcock OF Neoraska.
announced that notice would be given
in the senate tomorrow Of his inten.
ton 10 move on February 10 to take up
the treaty for ratification. Opinion
was divided as TO whether such mo.
ton would prevail. ~ ~
If It does, Senator Hitchcock expects
TO propose. he said that the Senate
adopt those reservations on which ten
tative agreement ahad been reached IN
the committee and then fight out dit:
ferences over the others. A draft OF
the committees work made public by
Mr. Hitchcock did not correspond win
a review of its accomplishments given
out BY Senator Lodge. however. and g
bitter aftermath seemed in store should
the Democratic plan of open discussion
be carried out. Tentative agreement.
Senator Hitchcock saids has been
reached by the committee on the pre-
amble and twelve Of the fourteen pro.
posed reservations. the only subJecte
remaining at issue being article y ana
the Monroe Doctrine" Senator Lodge
maintained that there were in all, SIX
of the fourteen. on which no agreement
even Of a tentative nature, had been
contaminated I'll
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TELEPHONE LINEMAN
IS ELECTROCUTED


SISTEHNILI.E. Jan. 20.-Whllr re-
pa3rln6 telephone lines in Iad"m 'itE'
John W. Keith. local man. and wire
chief Of the Chesapeake and OH" T"l"-
phone company III this section, was
clertrorutcd.
1t Is not known how III" d"pIorahl"
accident occurred but 1t is believed that
the wire upon which Mr. Keith was
working may have been crossed with 4
high tension wire Of the West Virginia
Heat. :.igh; and Power company. Mi.
Keith was C. years If age ana cam" 10
this city about year ago. lie was an
efficient workman. and "H" Of tn" best
known employees oG the valley. tn" de-
ceased is survived hy his wifi" and baby,
his father who resides at Toledo. q. and
two siSlrS. Funeral services were held
at Mr.. krith'q home Friday evening anu
the body WAS taken Saturday I" MARI
eta. O.. where intcrm"nt Will hc made.
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DIR" Governors Will
Take Concerted Action

NEW YORK. Jan. 3n.-tiovcrnnr NIL
lilikCn and Attorney SturCis, or Nome
conferred with Charles f. Hughes EerG
today to learn he rights or sites
which ratified the prohibition amend mend
mrnt 10 the constitution. will" Rhod"
Island is trying To find out from IN"
United states supreme court IN" rights
Of those which did not ratiiy II.
This was The only Comncni Governor
NNllikcn would max" on his purpose IN
taking counsel with Mr.. Hughes.
The governor declined In discuss tn
announcements. which preceded hi. Visit.
thar he had asked IN" governors al more
than n scor" uf states Ia meet MIN h'!"
for the conference with Mr.. Hughes.
The understanding was that Mr.. NIL
l,kcu had asked concerted action on
the part of governors Of tn" states
which hay" referendum clauses ~ th"'f
constitutions. rh" ani-rr"hih'ti'n
forces have c"ntrnd"d Ihni action ~
these states. IN raiity!ug III" amend
mrnt without submitting II t r"t"T-
rndum was invalid. ami court a''i'n
already has h''"n instituted IN ScN,ral
states To fest this ""nt"nL"n.
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Manufacturers asso!'
splendid lis appoint
its hunid
addresses by Charles NJ
OF
Baltimore railroad and Governor John Corn
A
rounds enthusiastic
Mr. high tribute
emphasizing
visited the Mounds
million
dollars improvements that his
would with continued prosperity
before
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Srcrial Dispatch To Tho Intelligence;
WASNuNtiTDN. d. G.. Jan. 30.---Ihe
mni,asrrS az III" local headquarters OF
tl. presidential candidacy OF senator
have West Virginia III mind whch' one
dnv tins week. they sent over III lhe
office IF one Of the StNtc's rcpr"scncta-
iivcs IN the lower branch or congress
and borrowed n copy Of the west NiF
rinla presidential primary law. That
* nu, tho only evidence. CirCunstantial
and otherwise. that has developed ne,
rpr,. the eyes Of aCutcly Interested
West Virginia politicians in the caplai.
Thrv have more and better evidence
than thar for their h"lici that inc n ninS
Of tn. chi" senator - going TO DC hled
far the urinary in Nest Virginia. ana
tn" opportunity thus given ms many
admirers and supporters there To regis
ter themselves N being Tor MN lot tne
Nominations If Harding 'Iilrs" IN West
Virginia. ii goes without further arGu-
mont that Ia" other candidates from the
sid" Will du likewise. The situation
would compel them 10.
wood Also On Ticket.
Tn" sign gwen that liardnE's MAN.
ayers ar" c,amining IN" requirements
of the states presidential primary law
followed within n few hours after the
published statement Of Col. Gambcl. OF
General Leonard Wo"d's campaign or
ganIzaIion. that. IN whatever states har-
ing presidential primary laws. inc name
Of General Wood would I've hl"d TO be
voted upon His statement went on TO
say that this did not mean that 1t was
tho plan "f he Wood managers to
"Irakr war; ON any "favOritc SON." but
that il afforded nm opportunity for
test nf rrlHflE" strength that II was nee
"ssHry In accept.
There has never been a doubt in the
minds Of W"Si NIrEinians her" in touch
with Harding campaign. and aware or
III" larg" and growing sentiment for
him among Rcpuhllcans IN West Nir-
glnIa. that hIS nam" would go h"fOr"
the voters III West Virginia. They had
more and better assurances Of 1t than
thu sending out 1" borrow a copy Of the
states presidential law by his man.
ayers. This WAS merely additional evil
dcnrC in support.
Harding Leading.
The fact Is that the Harding people
hav" an abundance" of assurance that IL
most satisfactory 10 them that. Senator
Suthcrland's tentative candidacy aside,
no one Of tho outSidn-Of-t he. state can
didatcs is anywhere near so strong with
West Virginia Republicans as is the
senator from tho neighhorinG Buckeye
state. This assuranc" has been given
them in person in numerous letters. and
from number of polls that have been
made in widely separated localities. The
Harding managers do not claim the
state. They do not claim 1t over San-
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land. ia" middl" western states. Georgia
and the eastern agricultural section.
May Curtail Production.
'Th" Tim" IL very near" wrote a
farmer at Last chatham. y. Y. "wh"n
"" farmers Will have I" curtaiI pr6duc-
il"n and rdlS" only what We need FOR
cur OWE H." and let the other fellows
look uU: tor iN"mS"lN"S.
Declaring that III" whol" ONuS OF tn"
high cost al living rests with the mid
dl' nan another M!Ss"ur! producer ad-
N"cat"s III" establishment III municipal
markets t. h" served hy parcel post.
81 sell butter !" the dealer for A.
cents pound" his l"tirr said. "aud
IN" sam" butter sells L. tn" consumer
for \" cent" u pound. In tie. distr!hu-
tiun "" loss" nearly half ail We lose
money om tn" butter at tn" first price
SUCH rundit:uns arr causing The farm
"rs Ia l"ay" III" farm by IN" Thousands
w" have reached crisis. You may
ark what W. would do with tho middle
man. | Will suggest that II he ar
ranged for them t. 20 on tho farm and
help produce things. | understand that
they might not relish working IA hours
a day but If We get by the near future
there Will have Ia be some useful WORK
done by every one"
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PROBING PROTECTION
AFFORDED GAMBLERS

LOUISVILLE KY. Jan. 3o:-Both the
January grand jury" and circuit conrs
allegations that gamblers in Louisville
lang have been permitted 10 operate
without being molcstcd.
Stunning up after indiCting eleven per,
sons including cantain OF police ana
two other city officials on charges IN
connection with gambling. the grand
iurv asserted in It's report II Is salts
fed beyond doubt that gambling
could MT have existed to the extent we
have found without being protected
from some source and where Such pro
lection is granted. we fell that money
or other valuable consideration is given
for this protection.
We have had evidence" the report con-
tinucs, that city officials themselves
hav" operated games with police knowl'
ndrn and nnrllCiratiOn.'
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ODESSA CAPTURED
FROM BOLSHEV|KI
BY THE ANTI-REDS

Odessa by Ckrainian forces commanded
by General Pavlenko is announced by
the Ckrainian press service.
Odessa, RuSSia's chief Black Sea
port. has been In control OF the anti
Bolshev!k forces in South Russia for 4
considerable period. The Bolsheviki
successes against General penekine.
however. and his break with General
Petlura tho " Ekrainian commander.
have recently been threatening this con-
troll and a panicky exodus from the city
has been in progress for n fortnlght.)
Kolchak Escapes.
HONOLULU, Jan. 80. ny The Asso-
ciated Prcss) --Admlral KolChak Is re-
ported to have escaped from the Boil
Shev.ki and to be in hiding IN Man
churta, according to a Toxic dispatch TO
tho japanese newspaper. Nippu Jill
here.
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GETTING JURY IN
THE CENTRALIA CASE

MONTES NNO. Wa IL. Jan 3O-Twrlrr
yruirrmrn wrr temporarily aCr"rt"d
today ~ jurors Ia try eleven ALLEGED in.
duStria! workers of tho world charged
with ;hr murder Of Warren - Grimm.
.n,r rf tn. four victims Of tn" armisi !C".
day shooting AZ Crntrnlla. Washington.
American Legion officers hey" an
nulIncrd today they would not seek TO
hay" an unofficial jury Of Legion NOM
h.rs hear the evidence and return n YER
diet. It had been previously announced
that plans for such jury had been
made,
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CREW OF TANKER
REPORTED SAVED

WILMINGTON. y. C.. Jan. 3N.-Ac-
cnr,llnG to radio messages picked up here
tonight the crew nf tho tank steamer
Miclrrn. which sank at sea Monday
were rescued by IN" steamer Sucrosa. 4
sistrrship. The mon were picked up TINS
aflrrnrun after having been afloat in
small boats FOR five days.
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.|NFLUENzA'S SPREAD
IN WEST VIRGINIA
MORE ALARMING

Special Dispatch to The Intclligencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. 3O.-1n-
flurrza is breaking out rapidly in West
Virginia. Nincty-four cases were re-
ported in this city alone today. total
Of four hundred and sixty-fQur rave
been reported hero this month.
4 telegram was sent tonight 10 Wash
!uctnn asking for Rcd Cross nurses TO
hc sent 10 open an emergency hospital
here All amuscm"ntS in this city may
be closed next week as an emergency
, order.
While deaths have been comparatively
few. pneumonia IS becoming more pre-
yalcnt. three new cases being reported
here today.
Three hundred and sevcnty-thrce new
cases were reported in complete returns
TO the state health authorities from
several cities of the state today.
CI.ARKSBCRG. W. Va. Jan. 60
Forty additional cases OF influenza and
ono death making tho fatalities three
from up TO four were officially reported
here today.
PITTSBURGH. Pcnna.. Jan 30-New
Influenza cases reported To city heaitn
authorities during the 24-hour PERIOD
ending at p. m. today. wcr" more nu-
mcrousmcrnus than on any day since tho
disease made it's temperance here Inc
total was $40, bringing the grand total
10 S5l. Fifteen new cases or pneumonia
were recorded. Total deaths were ten
attributed to both influenza and pncu-
monia.
OIL. CITY, Penna.. Twcnty-nine cases
OF influenza weer reported to the heaitn
authorities today. making the city total
lc1. In the little town Of Seneca, near
here, there are now SO cases.
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Arrested For Completely
In Big Whiskey Theft
HITTSRERGl

TITTSRTRGlI Pa. Jan. 20--OrthIo
FurlonE. of t'ounellsville. was arrested
10y 4 government HEont today ON II
charge Of CNprliCiiy In tn" thefi Of
S45.Nd0 worth Of whSkey from n 'ay"tt"
county dist,llrry. II" WIS held under
So. 1000 bail.
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TRYING TO UN|ONIzE
POCAHONTAS FIELDS

RITUFTTLn. w Va. Ian SO
John l.. Lewis. acting president OF tho
Mine Workers. is here with several
other national labor leaders. and de-
ClareS That an effort Will be mad" TO
union:2e the coal fields Of southern
West Virginia. He will establish head
quarters IN Elu"hcld and the campaign
Will be directed from this point.
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Inspiring Addresses at Banquet Mark
Close OF Manufacturers Meeting

Daniel Willard Makes Notable Address, Advocating Passage
of the Cummns Bill and Safeguarding Of the Railroad
InerestS-Charles NJ Sc hwab Tells oElisl identification
With West Virginia Indu stry and Great Expans sion
at MoundsviLe Governor Cornwell Discusses State
Affairs in Extended Speech
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THE WEATHER.

wAsHINdToNL Jan. oo.-foreeaSt'
ohio-rnr, aEder Saturday, except
snow Lake ~; Sunday fair slightly
warmer.
sunday ~ warmer west portion.
western PsnnsylvanIa-cloudy est.
nrday, probably local SHOWS colder
south portion; Sunday fair.
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were stirring addresses by Charles NJ.
, Retnlehe,u Steel company: Daniel +.
OL;., r,,,ro,d m, Cnv.rnor John Corn.
o"'o !"'''""u, anu >'''
q each speech thaI SPFta" us '""uen'e
IMPRESSION in rounds Of enthusiastic ap'
~, ,,,sI ministry naiI 81 high tribute
,.'' ,,h.;,i,, hi.
manufacturing center, t"'p""S'% Ling MS
had during the day VISITED the MOUNDS
,I b,I lo,.rr,iued m SDrnI ono million
I" ,"H Wv ,o,,,
OP'IiHIStl' ana I""ouH'V" '''' MS C''''
s much money as in past years. firmly
~ be ,rar,I with continued prosperity
.,.., .,..,,. ,,,r,r>
greater SlI."tS IMAM eHel o''''e'
I Mr.. Willard discussed The railroad
question AZ length. us1rS hEures' clear
! ~ expressed a"d convincing. IN dis
tncuSh!nE between pr1Na'" an" govern
In"nt ownership a.; the great ir%nsHorta,
! ton systems OF the country he uLetu
| that the manufacturers CT West VIZ
g!nia d" all tina; they properly CnuIn 80,
| In urging me passage OF tnt Nulntn'ns
| bill. with PROVISIONS attached hnt''hB
forth fair St'puiatons as I" rate adjust
ments. ctaSsihed hrSt' as I" formula IN
reachinS uS'tnSh'S' SSsHn".I. S,"nu,
ard return thiruIF lalF aN!S'"h Oh
excess earnings OF 'H"'N'"'"' Fo""S'
ConiH IS Toastmaster.
Attorney Tnhr Couifr acted rs
,oas,nas,Sr AND IN y m,st honnv man
nor ,nrrn1ucsI ths sneakers creating
much good cheer az the result Of perth
nant stories clcvrrly told. that gave
added cxprrSstou 10 thought no sought
! ~ cNr,tor ia r.os indaeJ tbo rIybt
man In he r!,.b; nlace and his tributes
! - ne snsalicrs r,.t \ hearty resnHnse
a"r Tbn ms hearers: -, N,,r.,o,rrars
~, t..e,s'Ucts W Sn" ,,,.
ASsoc.aL;"h WSEe seated AZ "utnoer OF
49, 'n% tu't tSne'h y.
sns HS1sI ,,hI al 'ns rkS cup ,h ne
ana oeNy or ported plants seemed TO
ss'.e as iHun ..lSt lns ent'e Iroht
" tue s'SEe pe'"s So'treu win mass
| OF green toi'aSc. ne iao'eS IN the man
ION ION were aVotneo win oaInty mower
other cur mowers. The dinner was ably
| served with little delay between courses.
LINER =. hoelzle cholrmaster at the
FIRST Presbyterian church. put the crowd
as they were seated by leading in the
singing Of a number OF popular songs
/ in which all Joined. 1t also served ;,
! happy means OF Introducing tshl,
neighbors through the song "Howdv''
! during which each Crashed The hand .,
| tho man ncXt IN him Nu.in pas -
nishad nv Donpberty.. nrcho,,s
PITTSBURGH "a
C,,.e r,,,
| ,r 20 " ~. IL" N etL was lSte IN arrlv-
ne anu SHte[eu the banquet nall during
one ser S',s VI the SECOND course. His
en., anCe was tne sIshaI Tor an enthust-
aStsc burst or applause during which
AL stoou VARYING the states chief ex-
ecutiHe nearly greeting.
| seated at the speakers table wer
Honn J. Soniff. toastmaster: J. ]. Hol-
IoWay, CharIes Nj. Schwab. Daniel l..
| Willard. Governor John J. Cornwell. F.
+ Weir. +. c. Ewing. L. c. Boyle. J. c.
Brady NJ. T. Davis, Jr.. Q. T. F'rick J.
/. keener K. c. Kirk. I. NJ. Scott. W.
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TWO CLEVELAND
MEN VICTIMS OF
BLACkHANDERS

CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. 3o.-Salyatore
T.. Russo, 80 Buffalo designer. who with,
an unidentified companion was murder
cd here early today. apparently was the
victim OF Blackhand enemies.
This was indicated tonight when
Buffalo informed Cleveland police mat
a Buffalo street address found In the
clothing Of Russo led him 10, the home
Of the king Of Buffalo Blackhanders$
and furnished local police with then
only clue.
or to locate a third man WHO YES dis.
covered Tying win the two bodies. but
later escaped. failed tonight. .
were committed IN the city and the
bodies carried in an automobile to tho
lonely spot where they were found.
The third man, believed dead BY the
slayers. probably recovered and crawled
away between the time the bodies were
found by passerSby, who saw three bod
les huddled together, and the time the
police arrived on the scene. ~
BITFFALO, Jan. 30-Salvator A. Ruiz
so, one Of the men found murdered In
Cleveland today, left Buffalo ten days
ago after a short visit with hisbrothe!.
whogoes by the name Of Michael Val:
enzano. Valenzano said Russo was an
artist and had lived in New York but
Intended to open a studio at Cleveland.
Valenzaro said he was in Cleveland
from Tuesday until yesterday afternoon
at ( o'clock. He told story Of being
all day Thursday in tho custody OF two
men who claimed to he officers who later
ordered him out Of town. Nalenzano
said he arrived home At 8 o'clock last
night.
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