The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-03-04

located in this city since Mr. I.ively's
appointment several months ago.
SiStervlle - Gordon Keith. chief
lineman Of the Bell Telephone com
pany, was instantly killed while work
ing in PIden City when he took hold
of live wire lie was a member OF
the Methodist church and several fra
terniues He Is survived by widow
and baby
Charleston persons
lost their lives in the mines of West
Virginia during last December. accord
ing To figures announced by the Stats
Department of Mines. Five were kill
el in Logan county. five i'm Raleigh,
four in Mcdowell, two in Fayette. ana
one each in BraNton. Kanawha. Ma
rion, Marshall, Monongalla and Ohio,
CharleSton.-A Attorney General +. t.
England and Fred T. Blue, special at
torney for the state, left for Washing
ton, where they will appear before
the supreme Court of the United
States i'm the hearing of motions made
10y the states OF West Virginia. Ohio
and Pennsylvania in the suits regard
Ing the validity of the Steptoe gas law,
regulating the transportation OF gas
out of West Virginia
Charleston.-Three bakeries, owned
by John w Ashley, Cablsh Brothers
and the Purity Baking company. were
declared by United States District At
torney Lon H. Folly. not to be mixing
unfair or unreasonable profits on their
products The statement eNonerating
the bakers from any intent to make
overcharges was made by Mr. Kelly
following the report of an investiga-
tion of the books Of the concerns. by
an expert from the department Of JUS
tice at Washington, who has been
here several days
CharlesJon.-Illicit whisky making
throughout West Virginia has in
creased since the advent OF national
prohibition, according TO W. ). Halla-
nan, state prohibition commissioner.
Records Of the department for the last
y months show a gradual decrease in
the number OF arrests for bootlegging,
from lS3 in January, 1919, 10 81 in De-
cember, decrease Of % per cent in
the amount OF bottled whisky confis-
Gated, and an increase in the number
of moOnshiue stills captured
Huntington. - To strengthen the
chances Of conviction in police court
cases, Chief of Police John w. Coon
has ordered that all officers partIci-
pating in an arrest be present at the
police court when the case is tried. In
this notice 10 the police department,
Chief Coon stated that It had been
brought to the attention of the mayor
by Judge Newman that although the
time Of police court was changed from
9 o'clock, a. IN. to 3 80 O'clock in the
afternoon in order that the officers
might more easily attend court. many
are not appearing against those ar
rested.
Huntington.-A. +. Hayes, special
agent OF the department OF Justice.
has been in Huntington, conducting
an Investigation Of the retail price OF
bread. it was learned. The depart
ment recently completed a similar IN
quiry in Charleston, where it was dis
covered the retailers were buying
bread for u cents a loaf and selling
10 for - cents. The government held
that cents "a loaf was an unreason-
able profit, and after some warrants
had been issued, the retailers cut the
price Of bread TO "a cents % cash Gus
toners, and priced it at - cents q
loaf 20 charge customers
Huntington.--A check for $50 TO be
devoted TO the school shoe fund, was
delivered to superintendent Of Schools
Wright by Mrs VIII Mount secretary
Of the Needlework Guild. Mr.. Wright
had been advised by letter by the pres
ident Mrs. j. =. Stevenson. OF the in
tentiOn OF the guild officers 10 con-
tribute this sum to the depleted
school shoe fund. The money was
part OF the amount secured by the
guild from money members" in the
annual campaign in the fall Besides
contributing thus 20 the school shoe
fund the guild has provided 'n an ex-
tcnsive way school garments for many
poor children
Charleston.-A statewide associa-
tou which has for ifs purpose the
promotion of the sheep and wool in-
lus.ry u West Virginia, has recently
been formed with headquarters at
Charleston The first aim OF the new
association wI he the utilization of