The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-01
SEVEN SAILORS,
ONE SOLDIER,
INVADE CITY
ARMY AUTHORITIES STOP Ex-SERV
ICE MEN IN UNIFORM FROM
SELLING BOOKS
Police Station Looked Like Recruiting
ONCE For Both Branches OF
Service Last Night

Seven sailors and one soldier. "N-
! service men. wi! appear at tho orr" 80,
/ John Il. Wilson. agent OF the tu.t"H
: States department OF Justice ths MORN.
ing at ten o'clock upon complaint 80
! Cdrtam l. ". I"rrGan. I. :. \. 70
. crull.ng officer N this city, Ia explain
why they AT" wearing service uniforms
. and ~ The same Umr selling pamphlets
! published by Ia" EN-S"rvIcc Mems Co.
"prratiy" Lcna7.r win offices At @o9
Canal street. New York city.
Tn" men arrived = tins 'I'y Yesterday
! afternoon and registered at TN Nlhinm
! huIr! rs Lloyd T.. N:mward, Frank LETTER.
| son. Floyd Schohrlh H"h"r: IaUiu',d.
! William stevens sam Cr"w". Lester
! Christian. al sailors and james HH.rd,
Sullitr
: The mon were selling two pamphlets.
/ "GOld and Blue stars and "Nr"C'!oi"S.
France Captain I"rrEan.~ attention
had y" m called /" thu men and n" stated
: that n" had received orders from the
! way Department winch prom. hIich IN"
wearing of uniforms 10y men not IL the
! service at present and calling attention
! To many who Nrr. wearing uniforms
] whli" selling goods.
! He spok" "a Vineyard about tn" matter
and The latter insisted lha' h" and his
! party came within lhr,r rights IN wear
. ing tho uniform ana produced tn" copy
or letter from, NIJUtant Gcn"IG lIrr-
D RS 30 tn" publishers of the books. dated
Jun" COR. lHla
/ Tho letter - ~ follows:
'Iu reply 10 Nrur letter ~ May 1916.
! 1912. have boon directed b, 'n- Score
, larv 0f War In inform you 'Gh' N"H 90"
: assured that men IN uniform employed
by you, eSho hav" been property DIS
"harEct from IN" srrvr"c and wear ihr
, prescribed distinguish NJ ch"vron viii
! not be subject 10 molrsta'ion.
T.. = HARRIS.
Adlulaut General t $. \
CAPTAIN CorriEun accom- painted NIn-
! var! ~ tn" Siamm hnrrl where tho lat
/ toy produced many permits FROM mayors
/ and ,h.cfs uf police authorizing E'S men
. To- ~ IN" hooks II was also a-'"rlaIn"d
! that the men hHd visited th'rt Of ruiIC"
Erred Frazier upon their arrival IN he
city and had received HIS PERMISSION to
work
, Captain Corr gan WAS ohdn~aiN hog
5rN'r ANA ordered ia" men - take off the
. uniforms. lvnN" i"Wu or u" arrested N.u-
yard refused {" H%rr" /" any proposal
and m officer who waS IN waiting IN
tn" hotel otf!r" was called ami plar"d
| N!nvurl and James Bard under arrest.
ON the way to the polio" station Vim
ward demanded that 'tp'H!nf ~: gan u"
ais" arrested hut II" attention VA paid
To- the request
At tn" station I..surcnnn: Einn Miller
hcnrd tn" case patiently and finally sum
mon"d Chief "t yoke" Frazer wh" was
~ Elm Grove, An effort was mad" ~
g'' l0hn b Wilson Of lh' d"pnr'm' ~ e
justice to the station last night but Il
WAS futile
WIN" the hearing WAS going on three
NOR" young sailors. E"rE"i ~ >D"tr-
white uniforms, >ipI"a INTO rhr room.
each deposited \ pll" OC hooks ON tn"
noor. So down ON ih" pie. reached for
tn" markings" lighted y cigarette and
then inquired "Wul'N d"In'"'
Cm"r of P"ltc" Frazer arrived and
| he matter WAS laid h"f"r" hm He
= 'C.I that he hIEi e ~ H.,