The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-27

streets and alleys, all laborers ouit
when their demands for more money
were refused.
Sutton.-C Corporal Erwin HamrIc
World War veteran, has just received
the Distinguished Service Cross for
extraordinary heroism in action naor
Cunel, France, Oct 6, 1918.
Charleston. - Considerable SURPRISE
was expressed here when IL was found
that no certificate of candidacy wos
filed by John w. Davis, choice of
West Virginia Democrats for the presi.
dency.
Blueheld-Word has been received
here To the effect that A. l.. Mutter
was drowned at Saltvile, Va. when
his automobile skidded and went into
river. He is Il brother of Mrs. ].
Z. Coleman.
harleston.-EliZabeth Mitchell.
teacher in the West Virginia Col
legiate Institute, has applied for
passport for Europe and Northern
Africa She assigns literary reasons
for the trip.
keyser.-Members of the state con-
stabulary and federal officers in raids
conducted in Grant county conturnd
TWO alleged moonshiners, and Andy
Goldenson and Walter Heavier. al
legged draft evaders.
HuntinStOn.-Cabe county farm
erS are anXiOuSly searching for a thir-
ty-five hundred dollar shipment of fer.
tlllZerS which has been on the road
for number of weeks and which mys-
teriouSly disappeared during the strike
OF yard employees. Included i'm the
shipment is a large amount of acid
phosphate, nitrate of soda. and an.
other fertilizer urgently needed by to-
bacco growers.
Wellsburg.-George Bishop, world
war veteran, and well-knoWn atheIeta
OF West Virginia, fell to his death from
the third floor of hotel here. Bishon
Is believed to have been walking in his
sleep, as it is said he had been a So
naInDullSt since childhood. Bishon
flrSt became known in athletic circles
In 1910 when his field goal gave Beth-
any College its first and only football
victory over Washington and Jefferson
College.
Charleston.-COmplet list of all
prospective teachers taking the first
uniform examination held several
weeks ago indicates that there is q
slXty-three per cent increase over
those taking the corresponding exam
nation in 1919. The number this year
is 3,179 and for last year 1910 The
Increase is attributed to those return
ing to the teachers profession from
war work, and to the number of be-
ginners, mostly women.
Charleston.-Reports from the
spring wheat regions of a plan for
reduced acreage this year caused the
department of agriculture to issue
statement urging farmers to revise
their planting plans. Weather condi-
tions and a shortage of farm labor
tics presented by the department ad-
vised increased production because of
the poor condition of the winter croD
and the continuing world demand for
wheat.
Huntington.-AnnOun Of the
appointment of Bernard J. Kahn es
special agent of the department OF
commerce to represent CabeH and
Wayne counties in the industrial cen
sus which is to be undertaken imme-
diately by the department was made
by Howard A. Black, Of Washington.
chief special agent of the census of in
dustry bureau of the department OF
commerce. The Industrial census TO
be taken by the department has no
connection with the population census
just completed, but has for its purpose
compilation Of statistics regarding
states standing in industrial develop
ment.
St Albans.-Bobcrt, the 5-ycar old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs Arbuckle Brown.
Of st. Albans was instantly killed
when struck by an automobile owned
and driven by l.. y. Burns. of Charles
ton. The accident occurred on the
hard road just above the railroad
crossing and almost i'm front of the
lads home. From what can be
learned Of the accident it seems that
the boy was riding his bicycle. He
was coasting along, holding to the
rear end OF an automobile truck. The
lad in letting 90 of the speeding truck
lost his balance and fell from the
wheel directly in the path Of the auto
mobile which was approaching from
he opposite direction
Charleston.-Asserting that all pro-
luce men have been unjusuy charged
with profiteering, w. IL. Neale, OF
has issued a denial that
any prOfiteering has been done I'm
PaTkersburg during the recent railroad
Mr.. Neale in discussing the
said that during the recent
and before, he had furnished
he people Of Parkersburg with pro-
luce at a profit Of less than six per