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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
STATE ENGINEERS
TO REACH USSOON

a letter from the State Commits
sioner OF Roads says his department
has two engineering parties at work on
the Mayo trail in the Big Sandy valley
and that they viii reach Lawrence
county as soon as possible. He says.
il possible, another engineering corps
will be sent into this valley soon.
The State department is first trying
to meet the requirements of the Fed
eral Aid law, so as to make sure of
the funds from that source AS soon
as that route is surveyed the engin-
eers can take up the other roads to be
built within the county.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
FATAL DUEL in
PIKE COUNTY

Plkeville, KY. Feb, IA duel which
resulted fatally for Garland Price, and
probably fatally for Daniel Slone. took
place at Lookout. KY, to-day.
Slone was brought to n hospital here,
one bullet having entered his abdomen.
Daniel Slone and Price met on the
railroad tracks at Lookout, and Price,
police say, opened fire on Slone, who
seized his assailant, and, after calling
in vain for help to disarm him. II is
said. shot him through the head.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
FATHER OF Fl
CHILDREN DIES

Samuel j. Webb died February is at
his home near Fort Gay, after an i'll
ness of only few days He was So
years old and had been in fairly good
health until recently. Mr.. Webb was
a good citizen and had many friends.
He was the father of 2l children and
grandfather of 54. A wife and five
sons and seven daughters survive him.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
Mrs. E. P. Webb Dies
at FaIlsburg of Pneumonia

Mrs Ed. Webb died Tuesday of
pneumonia. following influenza. The
husband and three small children are
left to mourn their great loss. She was
a Miss Nunley, a woman of fine char
acter, and one who win be missed by
the community.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
PREsToNsBuRe POSTMASTER

Jas. NJ. Davidson. son of S. p. David
son, has been appointed postmaster at
Prestonsburg to succeed Mrs. Zula
Spradlin who resigned. Mrs. Spradlin
had held the office since the death of
her husband, Jas. H. Spradlin in 1916
lShe win return to Bowling Green
where her parents live.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
Pennsylvania Grade, Oil
Gets Another Advance

Pittsburgh, Feb. 17.-Fifteen cents
per barrel was added today to the price
OF Pennsylvania crude oil when the
market opened here. This brings the
price to s5.65~a barrel. an advance of
65 cents within three months. There
was no change in the price of other
grades.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
TWO DEATHS lN COUNTY.

sister OF Sam Robinet died near
Torchiight few days ago.
AZ Zelda Thos Kicks passed away
on Thursday. We did not learn the
particulars In either case.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
MARRIAaE LlcENsEs.

Jennings Cordle. 49, to Vivian Hol-
brook. is. of cordell and Hicksville.
Jake K. Runyon. 20, to Esta NJ. Terry.
23. Of Monaville. w, Vaa and Louisa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
CONTROL BOARD
ASKS LARGE sums
FOR INSTITUTIONS
Condemns State Plants and
Urges Two Plans, One
Providing Radical
Changes.

from 80 7sa 200 - 60 aea ooo = win ~. pys. .'a
Kentucky State hospitals. prisons and
Institute for Predetermined Children In
proper condition to Conduct them in q
manner compatible with the obligations
which the great State of Kentucky
owes its unfortunates.r
This the Board of Control declares in
complete expose of the situation re-
vealed by the personal survey made by
members of the board.
The institutions are antiotatad and
expensive of operation as well as lack
ing in modern advancement and eauip-
ment and safeguards, according to the
report.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20
caIIed Eoonomio Rlunder.

A few weeks ago Walter Clark Tea
gle, who is president Of the Standard
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-20

The Big Sandy News WIN
bring your advertising into
more homes for the samo
money than any other paper
IN Eastern kentucky 81
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
HAND DOWN IL DECISIONS.

Charleston. w. Va, Oct. 26.-Dccis-
ions in eleven cases were handed down
today by the supreme court OF appeals
the deciSion of lower courts being al
trmcd in only three cases. The de-
cisions handed down were as follows
City Of Point Pleasant against l.. L.
Caldwell from Circuit court or Mason
county, reversed +. D. Stalnaker
against o. w. Gum. Braxton county. re-
rerscd; Jerome Goodman against ID. NJ
Klein, Wyoming county, reversed: j. L..
McDermott against Joseph Moore. Kama
wha, affirmed: Banner Morrison against
Smith Pocahontas Coal company. "yom-
ing county. affirmed; James NJ. Moss
against w NJ. and Mary Moss. Calhoun
county. reversed; Samuel SpaldinB
against c. II. Spalding ct ais, Mingo
county. reversed: e. C. Check against
Director General OF Railroads. Mingo.
reversed: William Bills ~ ais against
c. F. Hager ct ais. reversed; Ashby
Adams against John l.. Tilley. Wyom,
ing. verdict set aside and new trial
awarded.
Rordcrland Coal company against
Norfolk & Western Railroad. Mingo,
sustained.
In the Borderland Coal company case
the court ruled that the provision IN
contract under which a private siding
has been constructed and used by the
railroad and the mine owner. obliglng
the latter TO indemnify and save the
former for or on account Of any loss.
does not contravene public policy and
a valid,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
ON THE SCREEN Of SPORT
By Hugh S. Fullerton.

than thr club will bring now but he
is not regrCtting II.
The good old Squire OF Flatbush has
been ono OF the lighting figures Of the
game for years. Over in Brooklyn he
Is not very popular and IN some quar-
ters Of baseball nc is certainly not
loved. In baseball politics he has been
"A battlcr. He was with Andrew Freed
man in the war that almost wrecked
the National league.
But. take Ebbcts out OF the business
end OF the game and he is just a base
ball crank. He loves the game and
probably would rather be down with
the boys on the field than sitting back
as owner. Well past sixty years Of age,
he still can play the game. and for years
he used to get out every day and prac-
ticc with his players.
The big mistakes Ebbets made. were
due to the fact that nc was and Is
rabd baseball fan; perhaps as wild q
fan as any bleacheritc in his own park.
He knew TOO much baseball for his own
with his managers In their conduct OF
the teams because he knew more base
ball than they did. 1t was not until
he realized the fact that one man con-
troll IL necessary to success in base
ball on any team that his clubs began
winning.
Probably he has sighed and twisted
in his scat in many games. but In re-
cent years ne has permitted the mana
gers 10 work with free rein without
Offering advice--and he got results.
Hs has made much money in the last
two years. after being almost broke Il
number Of times, and no one In base
ball Will begrudGc him the fortune he
has finally achieved.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
DRY ELECTION COST.

Washington. Oct. 2s.-Reports, Of the
national committee OF the Prohibition
party filed today with the clerk OF the
house of representatives showed receipts
OF Sl3.244.49 in the party's national
presidential campaign and expenditures
OF Sl3,0l7S2 up to October 3.
The clerk also received reports from
two state superintcndents Of the anti
saloon league covering funds expended
ito influence elections" during the
present campaign.
George C. Crabbe. state superintendent
of Maryland. reported s4sl.s3 expended
in that state and said the same sum had
been received for that purpose from the
state treasurer.
o NJ. PuIlen. state superintendent OF
West Virginia. reported expenditures or
only S22l out Of a total OF $9,iTI.
Those reports are supplementary TO
that made by Wayne r. Wheeler. yes
terday, as treasurer OF the campaign
committee of the league which showed
expenditures Of $500.
Mr. Wheeler attached to his report n
formal statement declaring that II was
filed under protest "as the activities or
the league are educational scientific
and charitable. rather than political.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
WHEAT PRICES GO UP.

Chicago. Oct. 26-Whest prices made
sudden ascent today. and trade au-
thorities ascribed as one OF the reasons
falling off in offerings from the
southwest apparently due to the farm
crs strike" An extreme advance OF
lON a bushel took place, December de-
livery touching S2l0N as against
$780, to S1.9s& at yesterdays finish.
The strike" or stoppage OF selling by
farmers was announced sometime ago
by officials of tho United States Wheat
Growers Association as against con-
tnucd cutting down Of prices until il
was Contcndcd the financial returns to
growers were below the cost Of produc-
ton. Yesterday was the day Set for the
strike to begin. but no market effects
were noticeable until today.
The exceptional strength which de-
velopcd In the market today was en-
couraged to a considerable extern. also
by the fact that export buying on a
large scale was noted. 1t was estimat-
ed that exporters had purchased today
$500 bushels OF American wheat
and that Great Britain and France were
buying in India. where Of late famine
has been reported
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
CARPENTER DEMPSEY
CONTRACTS WILL Be
SIGNED Up TODAY

New York. Dot. 96.-Jack Dempsey
and Georges Carpenter were matchSu
here this afternoon for a hight Tor "
heavyweight championship OF the worlu
The contract will be formally slehe"
tomorrow. J.,
The pugilists will meet sometime PC
tween February ! and July !, l"Zl. me
conditions stipulatr bout between Lnu
and fifteen rounds for record purse
and percentage Of the motion picture
receipts. io ~.
The number Of rounds. the place or
battle and the exact dat" are SupJcct 10
discussion Of tho promoters. who are 10
inform the principals At least SIXTY Gays
brfore the contest. Each fighter receives
n IS percent right in the motion pc
turc profits and the other NIFTY percent
going To the promoters.
The bout will be conducted by teN
Richard. Charles Cochran. Of London;
and William A. Brady, the last named
representing Cochran's interests. Inc
contract was agreed TO after long
conference today at which were pre SSs n |
the Joint promoters. Jack kcarnS, mau -
niger of Jack Dempsey and FRANCOIS
Descamps. manager OF Carpenter ana
four lawyers representing the various
interests involved.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27

Fans Of the valley will not be
treated TO the TWO big valley champion
ship matches separately this year, "a
has occurred in all previous seasons
a. the big LinSIy-Whceling and Bel
la!rc-Martins Ferry contests ran on
November 5. These 2r" considered tn'
deciding games Of the valley rag WIN
nrr and should Whc"ltrg and Bella.rc
score u victory their 'Turk" Day
clash would be for n" championship, -,
Lin$ly has been PLAYING good oalt
this year but the breaks are again@
th"m and with an Inexperienced quar-
tcrhack as McNickleS the Orange any
Black is not favored in their big CLASH
with Wheeling on November AZ tn'
new athletic field. Coach NuSS IS ann
1ny toward this game and although the
cadets have not shown much thus Tar.
rhev are expected TO spring something
new on the RoSSitcS .
In the opening game with "ar"oo'
the cadets were only able TO como tnr"
with 4 40 victory. while wheeling ue-
feated the Green by three touchdo"nS
This score does not indicate the strength
Of the teams In the least. as II was the
opening game for both eievens. hinS.%
has lost two games out OF Tour s SS
taking Cameron into camp ny -N-l'
score N the second game OF the season,
hut fell n victim 10 both Huntington
and ClarSShurg in succession.
Whccljng's record has been one OF .n'
tender with the exception OF Beliahr.
n" Gold having won four out OF i've
starts. playing a tie with Charleston
last Saturday There still remains one
.SInS Gov -, Gold and Blue opponent
70 accoraplish ana that IS to score upon
the Wheeling eleven. AZ not once mas
vis,tinr team registered single
point against the Gold this season. me
following is the record of the locals Tor
the season:
Wheeling ~; warwood o.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
MORROW DRIVING
WASH-JEFF HARD
Spec;al 70 The Intelligencer.

Special 70 The Intelligencer.
Washington, Pa, Oct. 26.-W. J.
ten day drive which will end with the
Syracuse game on November s.. got
under way this afternoon when Coach
Morrow inaugurated a scrimmage series
on College Field that promises to eclipse
anything Of the kind seen her Elm years.
The Westminster game at New Castle:
SATURDAY, is the immediate objective OF
the campaign, but Moro wis shaping
now almost exclusively for the big
Oranr eteam . Stalking the big throw
there before the championship battle
with Pitt.
4 wet field was again preSerH ed. but
the footing was good. thanks 10 the
fine turf on the local gridiron and de-
spite the rain which fell at intervals. the
practice was not slowed up. Morrow
<hrew his varSit ydefenSC to the winds
.oday. concentrating all his energies on
the Improvement OF the attack. which
has been the one big department
The scrub was strengthened to the
utmost and the second eleven was urged
on by the coaches 10 give everything
they had 10 stop the varsity attack, Nc
Laughlin was in charge OF the varsity
offensive but he did not have all the
regulars lined up with him. Erickson
did not play very long and Eielson and
Crook were both excused because OF a
slight attack az tonsilitis. but the main
first string. strength was in evidence
urging OF Morrow. drove his men into
tho game with the Same enthusiasm that
might have marked y championship bat
tle but there was still lack OF inter-
ference and repeatedly the second eleven
damned through and mussed up tho
varsity plays. when Il running attack
was used Mclaughlin then switched to
forward passes. using good Judgment
and returning tho varsity with three
touchdowns In thirty minutes OF play.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
MISUNDERSTANDING clsarsd.

The Fasteners do not seem to know
much OF Western football tccentlE l
read an article by famous Eastern
writer in which he insinated that
Western college football mentors coach
tho playcrs from the side lines In vu-
ton of the rules. Immediately after
ward he qualified with an explanation
that did not explain, saying nc mean !
that Western coaches were p's Jnito..,
10 FOLLOW the plays along the SideIln"S
Nyhilo tho Eastern coaches were COM
PEELED To remain in one place.
The statement was made that Dr'
Williams followed his team IN us pro-
rrtss down the field, and was In tact -
cal nosition TO give advice. DR.. Will
Jams being one Of the clcanest sports
men in the game and one of the most
stringent in insisting upon 0b"ElnE spur
it and letter Of the laws, Propaply re-
scented the inference.
II interests me. because IN" day rca"
Tho article | watched tw" Eastern teams
playing and the coaches moved aIon';
Tho sidelines rather Freely. keeping IN
nosition to watch their mon ana tneFC
was not the slightest indication tna'
they were trying 10 ,% Sench n Tr Hrn Thn
coach really is entitled to as much
chance TO sec what his men are doing
as the spectators are.
Ebbets stuck to tho Ship.
Tho retirement of Charles Eobets
from baseball after thirty seven years
in the sport Is a distinc, loss TO pas,
ball He has announced his intention
Of selling the brooklyn team and retir-
tng. Last summer in the height Of the
nrnnant race. n check for more than
q million dollars was laid before him
in bona hdc effort TO buy his team
and he refused. He sat for a minute
holding thc check. then folded It and
passed Il back He would not quit
while his team was fshtiag for n cham
pionship. The price offered him was
several hundred thousand dollars more
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
Special to The Inteliigencer
~t. Nrt Of What

Special to The 1nteiiigencer
Morcantown. Oct. 26.-What TO do
for the West Virginia football team:
That is the question that agitates many
minds in this section OF the country
and not even Coach Mclntire Is entlreiy
decided rs 10 what TO do. IL anything.
Against LehiGh. against PITTSBURGH
and against Yale. the Mountaineers act
ually gained more yards or ground tnaH
did their opponents, yet the total Oh
points in these three contests has been
K FOR the opponents and only 20 for
Nest Virginia. At Pittsburgh West
Virginia gained sos yards and scored IS
points. while Pitt gained 6O4 yards and
scored 81 points: against Lehigh West
Virginia gained 2l4 yards to fifteen Tor
Lehigh yet both teams scored seven
points: and the climax of this series
of Inequalities came against Yale on
Saturday. when the Mounta tneerS ACT
ually rushed and passed the ball lor
1873 yards 10 le2 Tor Yale, yet was oea''
en- $40. >,
Somethirg must b" done. The Noun
tainecrs have a lot OF power that IL 60
ing 20 waste because II Ia not properly
used for the production OF touchdowns
There is little satisfaction to De cameo
by pointing out the fact that IN these
three major contests statistics complied
Virginia has made thirty-one hrst
downs 10 only IS Tor her opponents. ana
has gained more yardage as shown
above, because yards gained and hrst
downs. do not figure in the score, es-
pecially as football Is being played at
West Virginia this year.
General and Kicker Needed
The feeling grows and grows here
that perhaps another man than Dawson
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
FIRST GAME At ny"


The Senior class at the !. NJ. I. y;
nlayrG their first scheduled game OF
Basketball last night. Capt. kler of me
OKs and his forward Lyons MorNco
passes tina, beat the Specials, II I" .,
The Specials had 4 bad night Tor me
first game as the captain was aDSen'
and they also failed to get IN any Starh
work worth while. Fast work lealuT
cd the game between the Peppers and
Epson Salts. Capt, Gorrsl' ,S OF inc EPt
stuck 70 each other like old friends and
this accounts for The shut hnra out ' Ep.
son salts O. The last game was very
interesting as. a number Of the new, new
members participated. EverythinG tna'
would 20 for a first class football game
was used. In the game between the
Trianglcs and Specials: an end run was
attempted by Pyle Of the TrlanglcS;
but Referee Cornell caught him ana
used basketball rules for chansr,
The Specials however losing or~-Snme
did not care to make II two IN row,
so they got together and made co Inc
Specials accept the bltter gnu S|ot''
Snccials 6; TrianglcS I.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
WHAT |STHE HOODOO THAT IS
FOLLOWING W.V.U.T THIS SEASON?

should he given trial at running me
team Dawson's experience IN baseball
and basketball as well. az IN footoalI
should quality him better 10 run inc
He has had wide experience In athIr-
tics In positions OF responsibility ana
many times in the pinch has come
through. He ~ mature and not easily
has held on 10 him. feeling that he
would not again commit the same mis-
takes that marked his first two or three
games But the season is half over
and the record OF the Mountaineers -
being piled up. Two OF the big" games
scores The other big" game. that
with Princeton. comes on Saturday OF
this week and this Is followed by that
all-important contest with Wasnlnstonn
OF these games will definitely establish
West Tirgtnia's status for this season.
and whateyer rs TO be done 10 prepare
the team for those games must be done
most frequently mentioned concerning
Da wson. may be made In the team De-
fore It faces Princeton. Nobody but Nc
Intire knows his plans.
But. whatever else is done a kicker
must be gotten into the lineup. Lyle
consistently kick more than thirty-hTe
yards. Against Yale on Saturday. Beck.
Martin and Hawkins punted ten times
for an average of - yards. Some or
these kicks travelled barely ten yards
ahead OF the line Of scTmmaSe and
Yale's had her field goal and TWO or her
touchdowns actually haEtcd 10 her
through "tluke" punts. Wncn Lytle was
injected into the game in the fourth
quarter even though the Mountainous
lineup was filled with subs. he imme'
diatcly changed the tide OF battle by
his kicking and for the first time since
early In the first quarter carried the
play into Yale territory. Yale saw West
VirKinia's weakness in kicking early
Saturday and many times kicked on the
first down. This was the biggest fac
tor in Saturdays result.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
HAS JUST
HIT ITS STRIDE
Buffalo Greek Aggregation showed Bet
ter PORN than All Season Against
Detroit Saturday

Not only was the defense improved i'll
the Bethany Detroit game here last sat
urday on the Buffalo Creek cleren's part
but the entire offense seemed to be at
least one hundred percent better The
triple shift which worked poorly aga inst
Marietta was only worked on a few DC.
casions. but the w. formation proved
effective and big gains were netted on
this successful play.
The tackling Of the Bethany players
was vicious and many Tigers were taken
out OF tho game with injuries. which
aided the Green in It's big victory. The
backfield moved fast and big holes were
opened in the line which enabled me
Green backs TO dash through Tor Dig
gadns. Kelly. mere youngster. weigh
ing not more than 40 pounds. was the
sensation OF the Bethany team. his
kicking and running back OF punts was
wonderful.
Bethany Meets Westminster in Its
next game on local field November o.
following the big Wheeling LlnSiy
clash. This contest will attract muth
local interest as the Catholics have az
WAYS turned out strong eleven. On
November I3 Carnegie Tech VIII be the
opposition at the Fair Grounds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-27
Wheeling 45s Marlinton 0.
Wheeling 6: Rayan 0:
Wheeling 49,: Fast High n.
Wheeling O. Charleston o.

Unless the line holsters up. good
bit tho goal line Of the Gold VIII be
crossed before the season is over. but
should all Of the regulars round INT"
condition for the remaining games on
the schedule. the chances are SUI
bright. Coach Ross - pointing ms
workouts toward tho big clashes with
both Bellaire and L;nsly THIS year
Bellairs- Martins Ferry.
Another big local valley champion
ship contest that will take place on
November IS the BeilairE Martins
Ferry scttc. at League park. Last year
these teams were supposed to meet ut
Rcllairc. but Supt. Mathews. of III"
Ferry school, gave out the names OF
several Ineligible players. and after
both teams were on the field he refused
TO allow these mon to enter tho game.
the remainder Of IN" Purple and White
team refusing TO play without Ihem.
The contest was forfeited TO Rellairc.
10.
These two Ohio sids schools have oil
WAYS been bitter rivals in the past and
the Ferry will. no doubt. be out Tor re-
yenre for the unplayrd defeat or last
wear. Coach Galbareth's eleven ha'
made a great record thus far this sea-
son winning four of it's games by de-
cjsivr scores In .as many starts: Fn-e
Same can be said Of Harris Iurple
squad. which has won 1--WE out or sax
contests. holding the strong MaSsikonE
High eleven to a - tie on the latter's
field. .,,
Much interest is already being stirred
IN over the coming OF these two big
valley tits and when the day or Noyem-
Der comes around. nothing out tooI-
hall enthusiasm will be in the hearts
Of grid fans everywhere.