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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
ARMED BANDITS
Get 100000
Three Men in Daylight Robbery
Obtain Cash and Bonds
From Ohio Bank
POSE AS BANK INSPECTORS
Girl Employed at Bank Presses Burg
lar Alarm and Frightens Bandits,
Who Escape in Automobile
After Shooting at Marshal

Kingston. Ohio - In q daring day
light robbery. three men in an auto
mobile obtained 100000 in currency
and in government bonds from the
First National Bank here. shooting
right and left as they made their es-
cape from the town.
Beatrice Crafthaver. aged 15. bank
emplOye, probably saved more funds
OF the bank by stepping on a burglar
alarm. which frightened the bandits
away and brought Marshal Jake
Evans
The latter arrived just as the men
were backing out Of the door. They
fired three shots at him
The three men were said 10 have
been loafing around the bank all morn
ing. About II a. m two entered.
while the third held the street door
open Their automobile with running
engine stood at the curb
We are federal bank inspectors
and want to look over your records. -
said one OF the men. Floyd Hickle,
assistant cashier. and another girl
clerk were the only ones in the bank.
Scurrying out OF the bank. the two
men jumped in their auto. which sped
away, they shooting right and left as
they escaped.
Posses have been formed in neigh
boring towfs and are securing the
countryside.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
Irish Hunaer strike called o.

Cork.-The hunger strike Of the nine
Irish prisoners in the Cork jail has
been called off. This was revealed
when a message received by Lord
Mayor O'Callaghn from Arthur Crit
fiths, founder of the Sim Fein organ
fzation, was given out: Il am of the
opinion that our countrymen have
sufficiently proved their devotion and
fidelity and that they should now. as
they were prepared to die for ireland.
prepare again TO live for her" This
message, has been transmitted to the
surviving hunger strikers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
LIQUOR MOVING
is RULED LEGAL
Supreme Court Renders De-
Cision Whose Scope Dumb
founds Officials
AFFECTS STOCKS IN HOTELS
Ruling May Release Millions Of Cab
Ions From Storage - Empty Club
Lockers May Be Filled Again
From Caches In Warehouses.

Washington. ID. Storage OF law.
fully acquired liquors iu commercial
Warehouses and the Transportation OF
SUI. stocks 10 the home of the owner
is .., prohibited by tie Vo.stead act
under decision handed down by the
supreme Cour;
j. passing upon the appeal of Will
liam q Street. New York from deci-
slons OF courts refusing 10 enjoin in
terral revenue officials from liquors
he had placed in a room rented from
q SAFE depos.; company the Supreme
Court reversed the lower courts and
held that the injunCtious should be
granted
The effect OF this ruling has not yet
been fully appraised by internal rev.
enue and prohibition enforcement Off
cials The belief was expressed how
ever. that the result might be the re-
lease of some 100000 gallons OF in
to1icating beverages which have been
stored in warehouses since January
16. 1920
New Decision of the Supreme
Court that liquor lawfully acquired
may be stored by q pe~son for his
own use in a place other than his
home VIII mean tina, thousands of
imprisoned quarts soon may be re
leased in New York City alone. ac-
cord.ng 20 federal prohibition agents
here Frank l. Boyd. federal prohibi-
tion enforcement chief. explained that
every bottle seized in his district had
been placed ia bonded Warehouses.
7 here It stands he said ready 10 he
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
AMERICAN SLAIN
BY RUSSIANS
Captain Emmett Fitzpatrick, Red
Cross Worker, Is Killed
After Being Captured
TWO NURSES ALSO KILLED
TWO Companions Who Were Helping
Ostri butte Relief Escape-Heavy
Snow Storm Makes Progress
Ditfieult-Others Are Safe.

London. - Capt. Emmett Fitzpatrick
representative OF the American Rec
Cross IN South Russia. and two nurses
were bruially killed. during a Bolshe
Wiki cavalry raid on Salkovo Station
says q SebastOpol dispatch to Reut
ers. Limited
Sebastopol.-Captain Fitzpatrick OF
Cniontown, Pa, a Red Cross worker
was q prisoner in the hands OF the
Bolshevih, captured at Noyo Alex
ievka, October 29, when d detachment
OF Budenny's cavalry swept down the
west coast of the Sea of Azov and sur
rounded the town
stephen a. Nenear OF Albany, " Y.
and James D. Heddinger OF Baltimore
Md. were with Fitzpatrick at the time
OF his capture. The three were busy
distributing relief supplies among
Russian civilians but Venear anc
Heddinger managed TO make their es
cape. Fitzpatrick. however, being in {
remote part of the town, was cut of
by Cossacks.
A heavy snow had fallen. making
the progress OF Venear and HeddingeI
across the wind-swept steppes ex
tremely painful and difficult. Many
times they were obliged to take refuge
in hollows and other hiding places
while ragged Cossack patrols were oc
cupying hamlets and villages.
Major George Herbert Ryden o.
Kansas City, director of American Rec
Cross operations in Southern Russia
said he believed all the remaining
he'd Cross workers, numbering 20
were safe. All are men, the Red Cros:
not employing women in this territory
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
JusO-slavia and Italy Sian treaty.

Santa Margherita, Italy-The treaty
between Italy and JugO-Slavia has
been signed at Rapallo. The preamble
OF the treaty reads: The kingdoms
OF Italy and OF the Serbs. Croats and
Siovens are sincerely desirous TO es-
tablish cordial relations between the
two countries for their commonweaI.
Italy recognizes the constitution of
the neighboring state as the realiza-
ton of one Of her highest aims" The
diplomats of both countries expressed
great satisfaction over the treaty.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
polleeman Arrsstea far -.

Buffalo. y. Y.-One patrolmap is
under arrest here and another NAV
De taken into custody soon in con.
neeton with the burglary Of an atb.
letic goods here. The arrested no.
liceman is Oscar r. Klein. He l.
charged with burglary. larceny and
receiving stolen property Klein was
taken into custody after Fred Heimea
night watchman IN a theater near the
scene o. the burglary. told Chief Hig.
gins ne saw Klein and another pa.
froiman entering tho athletic goods
store through a rear window
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
WOMAN RUNS OPIUM JOINT
Complete Eqipment Is Found Wher
Premises Are Ralded by Police.

Clarksburg, w. Va-An opium join
conducted. it is charged, by Maris
Howard of Philadelphia. was raidet
here by city officials and federal mar
cotic Investigators The woman hac
IN her possession many pawn ticket.
and letters which tend to indicat,
she is connected with a Philadelphi;
ring which deals in narcotics Sh,
was held TO await the action of III,
Federal grand jury.
A complete equipment. includins
opium pipe, opium cooking lamp ant
large quantity of opium and ve1
shoi, were confscated by the raiders
who say the joint has been in opera
ton about three weeks.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
Oies Trying to Rescue lrfa,t

Marshall Imprisoned bv
fames. searold Frederic Myrnby
sought vainly 70 save the life N his
infant sister Mary Virginia. II months
old. and Dcrished in the attempt The
child's herc'sm was disclosed with
discovery Of the two bodies badly
burned in a cornor under tho bed in
hame destroyed room of the Murphy
home. tho little boy hugging bic sis.
ter closely Mrs. Murphy returninc
from a neighbOr's house. saw her res.
idence IN flames and suffered critical
0urna trying 70 reach the children.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
Janitor Gets Fortuna

Fort Wayne. Ind-Chas. wineland
an $50 a month janitor at the city hall
mere leaned on the handle of his
broom long enough to read a letter
and then a few hours later started to
California. to claim a 114-acre fruit
farm on the outskirts Of San Francis
co, and s2S,000 deposited in a hank
there. The letter informed him that
MS brother had died leaving his es.
tate to the janitor and a sister. Mrs.
Caroline Bowman Of Burlington. Ind
The farm is appraised for taxation at
$4,000
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
Woman Ends liz. uL..h n.u...

Chicago - Plunging a dagger into
her heart while talking 20 bar FORMER
fance Miss T Saunders. aged %. Of
Laredo Tex. ended her life on the
mezzanine floor o. downtown hofrl
here IT " Carver Of th's city de-
clarcd that an onragrmenf between
the woman and himself had recently
been broken of but declined 10 toll
Why He said The young woman gave
no warning OF ber intention but sud
denly drew a long. slim dagger from
her sleeve and plunged II into her Ter,
side
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
Thieves Batter open SAFE

Steubenville, O.-With a sledge
hammer and chisel secured in the
machine shop adjoining the Office Of
the Franklin Machine Company here.
thieves broke open safe and after
securing 5000 in cash and valuable
papers and bonds escaped The rob
berry was discovered when Office en-
ploye- reported for work The chiseI
and heavy hammer were found lying
on the floor near the safe which had
been badly battered
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
Boy Robber Band Caught at Share,

Sharon, Pain the arrests Of IL
youths. aged u to 16. local police
have broke up band of youthful
plunderers. who have been robbins
parked automobiles for many months
Among their loot police recovered
eight revolvers, dozen flashlights
scores Of pairs Of gloves and numer
Gus other articles. Six Of the gans
have been bound over for court by
Alderman Applegate. Some of the
boys are members Of prominent fam
lilies.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Detroit, Mich.-During the month OF
october All former production records
were broken at the Ford Motor Com.
pany plant The number Of care
turned out fell short Of 100000 bv the
small margin Of 33. the exact number
being 99.967 October 2G was the ban.
ner day. when 1858 cars were built a
rate OF one car every 1877 seconds.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
Trusty Escapes in Prison AUTOMOBILE.

Moundsville, w. Securing per
mission to go to a nearby store tc
buy a package of cigarettes. Julius
Carr, aged "a years. a trusty at the
state penitentiary. made his escape
he stole touring car belonging to
me state prison and drove up through
wheeling to Bridgeport o.. and was
last seen on the National road He
wore the usual prison garb and trav
eled at great speed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
lizards Make Autos SKID

Winnipeg. Manitoba. Motor car
drivers have 70 keep skid chains on
their autos because roads are made
slippery by a plague Of lizards. At
Ninetta 20 600 Lizards were ehoveIed
from the basement window Of gov
eminent sanatorium
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
chsrIls chapIIn,s wf. pIvore.a

Los Angeles. Cal.-Mndred Harris
Chaplin was granted a divorce from
Charley Chaplin in the Superior Court
mere Mr. Chaplin. whom Mrs Chan
iin charged with cruelty. was not In
court. u was stated a property set.
Element, involving about 500 900 had
been made out OF court
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
LOVERS TERRIBLE DEATH
Man Spurned by Girl Commits Suicide
BY Boring Hole in Heart.


Philadelphia A unique method Of
suicide as terrible as anything the
Spanish inquisition ever devised was
adopted by Albert Brandies. a Ches-
ter machinist. who killed himself in
the plant of the Westinghouse Com
pany at Lester. just outside this city.
Brandies fastened a sharp pointed file
onto a lathe and placed the point
against his chest Then he started
the lathe working and pressed against
the file until, little by little. it bored
a hole in between his ribs and ulti-
mately reached his heart. perforating
10 and killing him
A note found in his pocket indicated
that he had taken bis life because the
girl he loved refused TO recognize
him He told Dis employers his home
was in Pittsburgh but it is believed
he came from Easton. Pa
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
Typhoon Hits coast,uis. shl.

Manila. p. L-Forty-eight persons
are believed 10 have persisted whom
the coastwise steamer San Baeuic ,rs.
slFuck by a typhoon en- route TO Puer
70 Bei'o Leyte Island South PhHip.
pines. according to survivor reach.
ing here Fifteen survivors reached
Ceou There were 81 people aboard
the vessel
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
Old Gold Man Rnhh.d

Phiiadelphia.-After they had over
come Henry Murray, proprietor of an
OLD gold shop. in a hand-to-hand bat
Tie, without weapons. three robbers
mere bound and gagged him and rob
bed the place Of 81 900 in jewelry.
They escaped.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Lowell. Mass.-Three children OF
4r. and Mrs. George Dermitos were
burned TO death in their beds here
While the little ones were trapped
In the burning house alone the moth.
er was returning from a dance and
the fatheT had left the house TO es
cOrt her home.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Charlotte a. C-Two unidentified
Negroes held up am automobile party
of two young men and Two girls on
road near Gastouia killed one of the
young men John Ford OF Line1Iltou
and dragged the gir. from .l auto.
mobile into "a nearby woods
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
second Division to Be Reerui,ed

Washington - Telegraphic orders
were sent to the recruiting service
70 recruit the Second Division 10 full
strength Immediately No explanation
OF the order was given in the Official
announcement
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18
ATTEMPT TO LOOT BANK
Missing Teller Surrenders-ls Said TO
Have Confessed Robbery.

Have Confessed Robbery.
Ottawa, nl.-Francis ]. Carey, aged
21, teller of the National City Bank,
is being held here on warrants issued
after he had surrendered himself and
confessed an attempt to loot the
bank of $4,000. Bank officials de-
clare S3,s97 of the loot is still miss
ing, but Carey denies knowledge Of 1t.
Carey voluntarily surrendered TO
Sheriff Ayers after the entire district
had been combed for him and after
the doors OF the bank vault had been
drilled through in the belief that the
missing teller was imprisoned there
in. The youthful teller declared that
he had no confederates.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Greonsburg While playing around
a wash'ub full OF oaIing water.
Julia Piepol aged two ytars. OF sa.
iemville. fell into tho ves 81 and was
so badly scalded that She died.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Mor-antown. - Richie county Is
winding up its farm bureau member
ship drive. Teams Of three men were
selected for each district as solicitors.
each man being paid s. q day and ex-
penses. The teams made list Of all
farmers and got their sentiments re-
gardiu- the farm bureau New mem
bers are asked 10 name the benefits %
Doe derived and give constructive cr.t-
cisr. Those who fail 10 JON are ask
ed their reason for refusing. J.. t..
Cufe.D has been selected purchasing
agent l.r he bureau and wi, iardle
the cooperative buying on commits
sion basis 4 system for buyiu. is
adopted which places it aU The
hands ~ The purchasing a-eut with a
committee To- act 800 an advisory capac-
i'y ar. as "a check Tie county agent
also ads as am advisor.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Charleston Four persons. one a
woman. are held .n the Logan county
jail after tine clash az Eia'r. Logan
county iu which one va. killed and
four others were wounded. it was an-
rouleel .n statement issued by Colo
ue. JACKSON Arnold. superintendent VI
the state department OF public safety.
The hatlc. The statement says. was
the result Of bad blood eureudcred
by q serenade. Five state police who
were rushed from headquarters here
90 the scene, returned. High tension
In the locality has been relieved, they
slid.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Charleston.-More than 10000 chill
dren In West Virginia had less than
five months school last year and 5000
children had no school al all. accord
Ing 20 a statement issued by Robert
Clark, assistant in the state Depart
ment Of schools, who declares that the
greatest educational problem of this
day is the problem Of financing the
schools Remarking that one school
district reports that the board can pay
a teacher with third grade certificate
only S4j a moBth, when board and
room cost Si7 a. month. Mr. Clark
says that West Virginia must provide
for a larger distr.butable schoo. fund.
If our schools maintain any degree OF
uniform efficiency
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Warrington Tom Stat and John
libitzh. coal miners arrested here on
charge Of operating a mounSh ne
still. had 5000 IN money between them
when taken.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

CharleSton.-Keep away from the
Upper Elk district IS the warning -
sued hy City Health Commissioner l.
A. ireland. Their is quite an extensive
section along Elk river outside the v!r-
uieut outbreak Of diphtneria in the cor
poration limits and several deaths
have resulted, the physicians reports.
There have been several severe cases
of diphtheria in Tie city, bu, no deaths
have resulted 50 far.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Clarksburg Much interest Isl dis
played locally ln the trial of drug ad
diets. During The testimony the coll
loouial terms among dopcs.ers were
frequently used and the court and jur,
learned of "snow srf,ers." "iuukers. 3D.
"sho.-" and guns fhe cost of "a dose
Of morphine and how the unfortunates
take them.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Wheeling.-The fourth big damage
suit 10 be hled in federal court during
the past week. and one Of the largest
suits ever filed in the local federal
court was filed by Attorney William
3. Wood OF Chicago as counsel for the
plaintiff, Barnett Oil and Gas Com
pany, against the New MartinsvilIe Oil
Company Action in treSpass on case
for $4,000 damages. The suit
brought by alleged fraud and deceit on
the part Of the New Martinsyille Oh
Company.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

ClarbsburS.-J. / Eo--S and John
Darnel. members Of The state constab-
ulary, and John S.ry~. o detective Of
this city. were arres;ed and held for
trial under a charge of feloniously
shooting Or. c. c. ConirdafTsr through
the shoulder as he was speeding in an
auto with a patient from Gypsy to
ClarE>burE hospital Tie physician is
in a critical condition, but VIII recover.
The officers had been looking for moon
sinners who had been transporting
liquor that way and the driver of the
car failed to stop when they asked him
to DO so. Occupants Of the car say
they thought they were being held up
by robbers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

WilliamsOn.-Travis Horton, Thack-
er, was killed instantly; Matt Lester,
Matewan, was probably fatally in
jured, and Doug Mounts and James
Overstreet, Matewan, were seriously
hurt in three separate shooting anray 5
In Mingo county. Mounts and Over
street are under indictment and await
Ing trial on charges growing out Of the
recent fatal rioting in Matewan.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Sistersville-Charges that "boIshev-
ism is being spread in Southern West
Virginia under the Eui>e Of Sunday
school work, was made by Louis
Black, Of ParkersburE. state superin-
tendent Of Sunday-School missions in
the state, at the initial session of the
annual convention Of the synod Of
West Virginia Of the Presbyterian
church.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

CharleScon.-That the men of West
Virginia are not exhibiting any keen
interest in or desire for the govern
ments Victory Medals is shown by the
report tha, OF the 10000 men and wom-
en- eligible 10 receive them, only 1000
have made application. In Charles
ton, Field Cheuyrout, who has been
here for several weeks TO take the ap-
piicationS, has only written a few over
a hundred and there are thousands in
the city and vicinity eligible TO have
the bronze medals.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Observation-Disclosures with indict-
ments against approximately forty
coal companies and dealers for alleged
violations Of the Lever act, the federal
grand jury here returned a report that
in their opinion net profit exceeding
S1.25 a ton by coal producers or a com
mission in excess of eight per cent by
brokerage concerns, was Coz Just and
unreasonable and q violation OF the
letter and The spirit Of the Lever act"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Wheeling-Paige Faulstick. Of Nc
Mechen, six-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Faulstick died at the Glendale
Hospital, as a result OF injuries re-
ceived when he was run down by an
automobile driven by Arthur Keller.
also Of McMichen, near his home sew
eral weeks ago. Death was due to
fracture of the skull and internal in
juries.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Wheeling.-Harry Dutton Of this
city was injured at Beech Bottom
while at work in that vicinity as brake
man for the Pennsylvania railroad. In
some manner he slipped while coup
ling cars, and sustained a badly mash
ed foot. He was removed 10 the North
Wheeling Hospital.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Misunderstanding 10 prize Rhode
Island Red chickens. valued at SO, at
the hands Of robbers, who called in a
rubber-tired buggy, +. o. Bruce, S43
Washington avenue, betook himself TO
police headquarters TO make complaint.
No trace Of chickens or thieves has
been found.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-18

Charleston.-Jake Price. -. was
found dead az his home in Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, his throat badly Slashed
by razor. which lay by his side. De
preston due 10 continued Ill health is
believed to have been responsible for
his suicide.
Evening journal., 1920-06-02

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