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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-22
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county farm agent OF AGAR county
when informed that the count,
agent must be married man
said: II can fix that, think,
and he did. He and Miss Louis
Enken of the vicinity of Wiot;
were straightway married alth'
they had planned to wait a year
Mr.. Wiechman is an Ames maj
and former Atlantic News Tele
graph boy.
The business men of Adair have
subscribed $500 to finance a base.
ball team. The money will be
used to secure baseball field, to
purchase suits and other equipment
and to put the field in shape.
A paving gang has commenced
operations in Qriswold, grading
and getting the preparatory work
finished before putting in the pave
ment The men report that they
have several jobs waiting for them.
Clarence Simmons, whose par
ents live in Atlantic, is in the
midst of the revolution in G,late-
mala. The young man is a resi-
dent of Guatemala. where the rev.
olution is i'll progress. His parents
have had no word from him for
more than two weeks.
Fifty-four out Of the one hum
dred and forty delegates to the
G. O. P. convention. of Cas- coun-
ty, were instructed for Frank O.
Lowden.
Menlo is to have an undertaking
establishment. O. A. Burrows will
be associated with Berne G. Davis
of Stuart, and will take active
charge of the business for the vi
cinity of Menlo.
A number of farmers met at
Wichita recently and organized a
Farmers Union" Their aim is
to be mutual protection to each
other in getting their products
nearer to the consumers. The Or
ganization started out with 81
members and expects to add to
this number until it takes in all the
farmers of the township.
Supt. j. B. Parker of the Guthrie
Center schools is retiring from
school work and will take up
business career. He was offered
a substantial increase in salary
but refused to consider it.
Frank Charter, high school stu
dent of Guthrie Center, won second
place in the oratoricai class at the
state contest at Denison April 9th.
Miss Emma Handy. daughter Of
the Rev. and Mrs. Elias Handy,
former residents Of Atlantic, will be
in the near future to a
young man who is to go to Egypt
as missionary worker for the
United Presbyterian church. Att
present Rev. Handy and family
live at Creston where he is pastor
of the NJ. E. church,
Sterling Pringle Of Red Oak and
Miss Ellen Rea of Charter Oak
were married on the bridge across
the Missouri river at Council
Bluffs. The marriage license had
been secured in Council Bluffs and
the young people went to Omaha
A
to get married but found that their
license was no good in Nebraska.
AS they did not wish their friends
to know Of their marriage they de-
cided to be married on the Iowa
side of the middle Of the bridge.
They drove to where a white line
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-22

I bis is a seven-rooni
Colonial bouse de-
signed by Trosvbridge
s. Ackerman. To the
lett IS a vieao OF The
Irving room, finished
in Curtis WOODWORK.
designed by the same
architects.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-22

The fiftieth anniversary of the
Anita Congregational church was
celebrated by appropriate services
recently.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-22

The business men of Adair have
subscribed $500 to finance base
ball team. The money will be
used to secure baseball field, to
purchase suits and other equipment
and to put the field in shape.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
BIG WAGE INCREASE
FOR CARMEN DEMANDED

PITTSBURGH, ia. March. Sl.--DLH:;
-lauds for wage increase Of from ~
To- - percent AN eight hour day and time
and a half for overtime. effective May
I. wcrc submitted - the -ncClNcrS OF the
Pittsburgh Railways company today by
Division IS. Amalgdmated Association
Of street and Electric Railway Employ
rs. comprising 5000 motcrmcn and con-
duCtUrS.
The wages demanded arc So cents
and hour for the first three months
service: \? cents Al hour for mn"
months service: and 81 cents an hour
after tho first years service. Under the
existing agreement between III" union and
th, company, which expires April 50.
wages arc -. - and - cents All hour.
IN" company granted voluntary !n-
crease uf II percent effective tomorrow,
10 all employees paid by tn" hour. and
under This scale the wages of motor
mon viii hc -. - and ca cents an hour.
Receivers of the company Will meet
lat" this week - consider tho demands.
Shortly bcfnr" the demands Of the men
were made public. Mayor T.. V. Bah
cock announced that representatives of
tn" city and tho railways company. in
conference h"r" today. had decided TO
adopt tho "s"rylc"-Ht-CoSt" plan for the
conduct Of thc trolley concern.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
MINERS AND OPERATORS RAT|FY
ZIP. {. CONTRACT FOR TWO YEARS

NEW YO%K. March 2l.--The neSoti-
ations for a new agreement for tho bi
tuminoas ccal miners were brought to Il
close this afternoon when the general
scale committee Of operators and miners
OF the central competitive field ratified
a contract eurbodying tho award OF
TT ,sident Wilson's coal comm ssi"n.
This new agreement. a which involves
wage increase f - percent. becomes
effective tomorrow morning and vii!
continue IN fore for Il period OF two
years.
one Of the features Of tho nc~ con
tract is . clause which provides that
all "intcrrstinnal' differences" IN tn"
vartous districts or the bituminous coal
iclds will b. settled by the district mine
workers and operators. There must he
nothing done. however. in adjusting
these matters that Will increase Tn"
cost OF production or decrease the earn
ing capacity OF the mine workers.
Tho new agreement also ''condeTnnS
the bonus system nov used by oper-
aIors In competing with each other for
employees. The contract provides that
all agreements in the various districts
should contain a penalty clause for
any "stopp>ge or work or unauthorized
strikes The International officers OF
the United Nine Workers also aSreo 10
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
REDS DISGUST
THE WORKERS
SPARTACAN WEAKNESS
IS BEING DISCLOSED
Allies May Be Forced to Occu-
py the Ruhr District

LONDON. March 3l-'The Essen cor
respondent of the London Times. to-
egraphing from Cologne today, says ne
was forced to so to Cologne, AZ IN"
Ruhr Valley Is isolated from tho rest
of the world. there being no trains TEL
egraph communication or tcI"phohc7'
Several factories are stlil IN 0PeF"',S",
although all aro pick"t"d by i'c"
Tn The workers. oc Dusseldorf refused 70
strike and /; vas reported ny f.SS'!
that the Rochum workers had taKcn
similar action. The Reds ordered
krupp's to cease work yesterday, and
the hugo factory was lying id'c' 20 'ho
disgust Of tho workers.
The Supreme Workers. Council sem
n delegation to Cologne MoTdaE - III
troops were advancing INTO tHc hum'
basin without the entente powers per
mission. and 10 request th'm either 10
order that this invasion cease. or o'-
cupv the Ruhr territory themselves.
As the delegates threaten 20 blow up
rhe factories and mines unless INC en-
tcnir takes action Il WI p"SS!h! %
necessary for III" allies - occup! IN"
Euhr district
,hc CORRESPONDENT; says III" discipln'
Of thr Red Guards sccm % have mn
proved and they arc dHtNrWlncH n"l 20
Surrender their arms unless poSSioI$ ~
,ha allies. but their line Isl thIn.y hcII
ar,d often disconnected. There Is
isck OF artillery and maChin" guns ana
above all. food and ammunition, lIc IS
convinced that tho Reds could NOT "!'h-
stand a serious attack for an hour.
Tho Correspondent reports that Dor
-n,nd Is surrounded hv tho RcichNwchc
ana is expected TO fall 81 any moment.
Tho inhabitants are entirely w!thoHt
food.
Er.pEDICIr. Rhenish Prussia, March
"n- --fV,,. Tho Associated i'ccSSl m- INe
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
500 CHICAGO FIREMEN
VOTE TO RESIGN IF
BOOST NOT INCREASED

rIIrkGO. March &I.--l'.>c hundred
,.,tr,ro r-c,,c, ,,aa,. ,.,.cI imam.
, ,.t.. ,r-,r -
III protest AGAINST ~" S'', " Year 'N-
rr-@N" WaE" kr' ll,H - '"c ''"N'' pas
"a ny me c'iF r.n"'I $3.50. .... ..
flr'mcn ON 'n'E '"aI VI. m"ri 90
morrow 20 { ''a' ',,E course N't' -
"rS ol IN" n''4-0 "'".'r .,'E''
atlun said 't,tT'* vote rejected taN
mood of th" Cn'ir" force Ani th'l H"-
less demands "f $500 year Inrr"Ho''
"Sr" Er'nNn INC ','H N-"'' ~ N''''"'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
BIC MERCANTILE DEAL
AT SISTERSVILLE

=
.tISTERSNILLE. March "i.--'1nc ~
the. largest mercantile deals that has
bon cousunmat"d IN this section Of the
Ohio Valley in several years, was the
$'lo Of the Eivln y. Fischer store TO
tho Fcll"nhaum brothers VI Cleveland
The Fischer store, which is IN" larE-
cst in SIX counties embracing a hundred
mill stretch Of the Ohio river, has been
conducted b. NJ. Fischer FOR the past
.wrury-throc r.nrs. IEc will devote his
ou'Irc time tu his extensive oil inter-
ca's m kcutucky and oklahoma.
Tho UCll"nbaum brothers ere manu-
ca-,3iccrs and Jobh?rs OF roady -to-wcar
clothing. Il is understood that tho local
s.ar,. j.: the first Of chain of retail
cstahl, hl,shm,utS which Will be operated
in dincrcut Cjttr&. The new owners
wtN assum" ihl management OF the
store May !.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
FORM ORGANIZATION
FOR CHILD WELFARE

CHARLESTON. ". Va. March 81
Organization Of the conference OF state
officers and agents interested in child
welfare was effected h"r: tonight with
the election OF DR.. T.. B. Stephenson, OF
tho state BOARD of Control. president,
and l.. n. Putnam. Of the state Board
or C'hiIdrCn's Guardians. secretary.
Tho conference of the Board OF Con-
troll. the Board Of Ch!ldren's Guardians
and the heads 0f state ,nsttuttons con-
itnucd today tho speakers being c. v.
Williams Of III" Ohio Board of Char.
irics. Mrs. J:anc Dillon. Director or
child Welfare and Public Health Suro-
ing Of tho state department; Of Health:
Miss Elizabeth Runce". Superlntendent
or the rlor"nc" Crittcnd"n Home At
Wheeling: Miss T.. Harrison. Superin-
tond"ut Of the Sttac rhildren's Home
AZ EIkIns. and +. l.. Rurdeue. Super.
intendcnt oC III" School for Deaf and
Blind a. RNmncy.
The purpose Of the new orSanizatton
IS the coordination of all health ana
social ORGANIZATIONS engaged in welfare
work among children.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
RUSSIAN MAY De
GIRLS SLAYER
Came Warden Crawford
Makes Important Arrest In
Adena Case

Special dispatch to Tho lntc,liS"uccr.
STEUBENNlELE. o. March 81
After an all night grillinG at the home
al jefferson County Game Warden
lanes Crawford Russian who IS al
legged u bc almost certainly the muir
drrcr Of little Frances South of Adena-
whose outraged body was found IN the
woods near Adcna last Thursday, VIII
l'r taken TO the jefferson county JAN
tomorrow morning.
Crawford who has been work king m
Tho caea for several days in the nope
"r getting the reward OF &%."on offered
for the SIaycr'S arrest and CuuVIctlon,
made III" arrest this morning at KAN
Soy. \ mining town near Ndcna. ne
suspect. whose namc Is MIX" pnanNuk'
was started for Sr"uhcnVille in an az
trrnobuc. with Crawford holding re,
voivcr at the mans head. crawford
and his prisoner wcr" reported pass ~
Sruiihacld at noon and Mingo Junction
ut 80 =. m. after which all traC" was
lost and some anxiety was felt Tor inc
SAFETY uf Crawford.
Mystery Solved. ,
Tonight the mystery vas foiFcd
when u became known that crawford
had taken the man 10 his own home
in S!rIbcuyilIc. whsr" nc was being
nnighr from DEPUTY Sheriff Edward
TuCae was 10 the effect that i IS al
lrn,,t certain the right man has oc"h
FEssjor is being made by ~" officers: y
ii,iic giri's stocking, secured from nc
rrayor Of Ad,na Ny Crawford. is said
70 figure in the evidence against the
SUSPECT .,.
kuk is nor verified. Th"r" is great % cN-
,,'i.,rrn', however. at Ad"na. wh"rc nc
cr:,n. has infuria;cI the entire ponu'a-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
ALI MIGHT DEBATE IN NEW YORK
ASSEMBLY ON OUST|NC SOCIALISTS

dividual speeches 10 fifteen minutes
each was lifted. ..
Opposed BY Democrat
Assemhlyman William s. Evans. Dem
ocrat. OF tho Bronx, tho first OF the
minority members to speak in opposI-
tinn to the recommendations of tho ma
jori'y oC the judiciary committee that
the seats of tho socialists be declared
vacant. talked for nearly three hours,
and II was understood that other MI
nority leaders were prepared to follow
hlS example.
Il was also planned to suspend the
rules during tho evening TO permit the
passage. by tn" Assembly OF the bills
designed 10 relieve the housing dtua-
tiou IN New York City. These measures
were passed in the Senate during the
day and in order 10 become effective
they must he passed by the Assembly
and approved by Governor Smith before
midnight. This condition WIS accepted
by the Democrats with JOY rs an aid to
their filibuster.
Tho purpose OF the dilatory tactics
was TO save Governor Smith from CALI
inE or refusing 10 call special elections
10 MI tho vacancies in the assembly re-
sultInE from the unseAtirS of the five
socialiSts--a proceeding which every
one admitted was inevitable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
.OVER MILLION
IN COAL DEAL !.
CLOSED HERE
VALLEY CAMP co. GETS
TWOLOCAL CONCERNS
Takes Over Glendale and Sc
curity Operations-Pais-
IeyBoostsW WheelingCoal

An unusually important deal was
conSummated last night in the Wind
sor hotel when the Elm Grove Mining
company of West Virginia became the
owner Of the Glendale mines Of the
Hitchman Coal and Coke company and
Of the Security mine near st. Clairs.
vile Ohio. The latter mine was owned
by David Thomas and Judge John c.
Nichols. both OF 81. Clairsville.
The Elm Grove Mining company Of
West Virginia, the new owner Of the
mines involved in the deal. is associat.
ed with the Valley Camp Coal COM
pany Of Cleveland. Ohio, one Of the
largest mine operating concerns IN
Ohio. J. A. Paisley OF Cleveland Is at
the head Of the Valley Camp Coal
company. and attended the conference
with W. II. Koch. general manager Of
The Htchman Coal and Coke company,
Mr.. Thomas, Judge Nichols and others
interested, at the Windsor hotel, at
which tho deal was closed.
over a Million,
Neither N-. Paisley nor the former
owners Of tho Glendale and Security
mines would make known tho price paid
IoT "" property. IL was reported, now
cNcrI on good authority that the price
paid TO tn" liitchman Coal and Coke
company for the Glendale mine was in
excess OF 'i,ooo.ooo.
In speaking hurrindly oC the purchase
while tho final details Of the deal were
being attended to. Mr.. Paisley indicated
that the Valley Camp Coal company in
tends 10 make the Wheeling district
IN" central point in its operations. I'VE
want good coal. witt, good facilities"
he Sard, and in no place can we find
such coal as you hav" down here IN the
vicinity Of good old Wheeling"
The Glendale Mine.
Tn" Glendale mine is located in Mar
shall county. W. Va. al point just at
the south end Of tho NarrowS. on the
McMCChen- en-Moundsvillc road. It IS rad
lily accessible 10 either tho Ohio River
or ,nnin line divisions Of the Baltimore
& ohio railroad and 10 the Ohio river.
Tho several mines Of the Elm Grove
Mining company and tho mines acQuir-
cd employ in the rciGhhorhood OF 1900.
The company will Immediately take
charge Of both tn" Glendale and Secur-
i!y mines. and operations will not DO
interrupted No intiraton was made
as to whether am extensive improve
mHrtS will 10 made at either mines.
The HitChman Coal and Coke COM
rany retains its mines at Benwood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
FIRST RopY ExHuMED

EI,t.$T. March 81 ,By Tho Assoc a,cd
Tr"s9r TIL" FIRST body "f All Nmcricau
soldier Wh" died In France, Was CN-
huwcd truu French SOIL here yesterday
.; the l"nt,sncIeu camp cemetery. m"
graves officials viii have loo bodies
r.ody. far shipment go America by April
:. H." tato on phirh 4 transport has
ho'r r"Qu''.'rd C?UIn The navy depart
rrut.
l. s.. rLr"r'.d thi; IN" transport An
'igouc. Nhich sailed from nnnzig yes
c"rday h'ar,Ng hom"Ward happy. heal
thv Polish American veterans OF the
army of General llsll"r. w!ll call at
Brcs: TO take the bodies aboard.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
wn,1. NOT STRIKE.

YOI'NC;STbWN. Ohio. March 5l--
II was officially announced here to
might that street car employees OF the
nnSylvania- Ohio electric company had
voted not to strike at midnight, pend
ing adjustment Of differences on tho
question Of increased wages.
Mayor Fred Warnock intcvened In
rho controversy today and urged tho
mon not TO STRIKE. The company an
nuunced that il will not change its
original proposal 10 give tho men wages
~ the rate oC So G2 and 65 cents an
hour. according 20 length Of service
rh" men demanded 70,75 and rs cents
an hour.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
MORE HOPEFUL VIEW
OF u. S. BUSINESS

WASHING March "l.--Saten-
u.id, rrror1s from federal reserve bank
Officials made public tonight. disclose
their opinion that the post var era or OF
..n,trayagancc and reckless buying BY
tho public is nearing its end.
4 "hestitation. not an actual receS.
eion' Of prices is rctcd and the federal
reserve boards statement summarized
irs adyiccs as indicating n generally
nrrc hopeful view ot the country's
business condition than Tor several
months.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
Government Takes Over
Lock and Dam Contracts
- rnn 1ntnllirnnccr.

SpN'-1I ~ Tho Int"lligcnCor.
ure ON tho part Of the Bates & Rogers
CONSTRUCTION company, contractors for
Ohto river dam NJ. - at MaysNllI". ky.
and on the part OF the sheridan kirk
Contract company. contractors for ONO
river darn No. 81 at Portsmouth. ONO;
to complete their contracts. has resulted
IN action by Colonel Earl I. Brown. Off
Ger in charge Of Cincinnati district 40.
l. to terminate their contracts. Inc
work will be taken over by the govern
rGcnt ana completed with hired labor
Tho Rates company construction plant
has been purchased and part OF the
other plan, has also been acquired oy
the government. With this equipment
according 20 Co. Brown, 1t is IN" nlen-
Iion of the government to .cCohp'ele
those contracts and also build other
dams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
THE WEATHER

WASHINGTON. March 3l---Forecast:
Ohio-Showers Thursday afternoon or
night and probably Frleay; colder 3r1-
day.
west Virginia and western Pennsyls
vanta-Cloudy Thursday; showers by
night and on Friday; colder Friday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01

publican party ar" already ridicuIing
Mr. Houver's announced appeal TOR a
liberal platform and progressive non,'-
nee at the Republics convention. The
Democratic politicians have been doing
il al III mention Of Mr.. Hoovers name
for their ticket. This will not hurt Mr..
Uoovrr'S pr"S;iE" but help 1t FOR the
friends OF Mr.. FooYer. by the reaction
AIRY elcmenst in botl Democratic and Re
publican parties, ta"y believe this will
not affect the ratk and hlc who are
ready TO support 4. progressive leader.
On the contrary. Ehcy are sure Il will
mean millions Of Independent votes no
rnartor on what tiElict Mr.. Hoover even
tually makes the race.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
WILL CONTINUE The
SOFT COAL POOLS

PHILADELPHIA. March St--Coal op-
orators, shippers and carriers at meet
'nS here today appointed eomuuttec
Of fifteen 20 draw up rules and rcgu-
IalonS with 4 view Of continuing tho
soft coal pools At the various Atlantic
ports north OF Baltimore after April 80.
when the present arrangement for tho
tranS-shi ipmcnt OF the fuel expires by
proclamation by President Wilson
Sentiment at the meeting, il was said.
favored continuing the pooling arrange
mCut and the committee Will revise tho
present rules and submit them 10
general meeting Of the operators. ship
pers and carriers next Wednesday in
this city. The committee IS made up Of
re representatives. of operators, trans-ship-
pcrs and railroads from Baltimore.
Philadelphia and New York. The COM
mittee will hold meeting next Tues
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-01
r II T. | y T ELLIG f. CE K

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper in the.
State OF West Virginia.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-10

gether with r. e. Pugh, we were pre-
sented with the Famous Mutt Broth
ers" of Brazil, the funniest pair of
Jacks on the time. Eddie King, John
H. Lewis, Slifford Thomas are real en-
tertainers and work their parts with
excellence. Gount Anton Costawalla
is there as as the Professor" The
Count has the reputation of being n
of the big stars of the profession.
The show that began Thursday,
July 10th. was a real Western Drama
with its strong, thrilling plot. In
dians, Mexicans, Cowboys-all had
their place in the play. And when
the william had gone his limit in the
dirty work." the hero out-distanced
him and saved the day and the
"Widow's Ranch" by marrying the
widows only and beautiful daughter,
portrayed by Mary Jones. This play
was not an ordinary blood and
thunder melodrama, but was really
a high class drama that won the
thousands who witnessed the per-
formances. The last performance
will be Saturday evening at 7::15 and
9:25.
The Twentieth Century Players will
present "Forty-Ffve Minutes From
Nowhere a splendid musical comedy
overlooking with songs and comedy.
John H. Lewis and Count Costawalla
will support Louise Jackson in the
leading role. In this play Miss Jack
son wears a wonderful gown that
costs $1,000. The chorus makes four
changes in costume and introduces
many new dances. This comedy will
play Sunday Monday and Tuesday.
Thursday July 18th "Nobody's
Hotel a farce comedy will be played
one wants an hour and a half's laugh
register at "Nobody's Hotel" There
the guests will be entertained by
pretty maids, obliging tipless bell
hops, and the ever present travelling
man. The songs introduced r al
"Hardtack" Jackson's own-"Sweetie
Poppy" I'm Not Jealous Hello
Twentieth Century" Brown Skin
Baby DOLL" and a number Of othel
hits. Count Costawalla in an oleC
specially written for him, is one o
the big features of the comedy.
The picture program has not los
any of it's quality. William S. Har
was shown last week in Riddle
GAVIN" as the regular Wednesda.
Hart night" Hart viii appear mex
Wednesday in another feature play
At the Lincoln one sees for a popular
admission price a big p~hoto-play pre-
/, gram, together with a big HEADLINE
musical show that lasts almost a.
hour and a half.