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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
RIVERS

CINCINNATI Dec. B.-Park-
ersburg Ii, falling cloudy; Point
pleasant 0, falling cloudy; Hunt
ington 49, ,ffalling cloudy; Ports
mouth 1873. falling cloudy; Gin
cinnati 21.6, falling cloudy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-13
EvERYBODY'S TALKING
ABOUT NERV-W WORTH

Never Before Has a Medicine Enjoyed the Sale or Given the
Wonderful. Results in This City That. Nerv-Worth Has
Druggists Sold Hundreds of Bottles With the Result That
They Have the Same Number of Satisfied Customers-the
Whole Town Is Talking About 1t, and as 1t Is Doing Here
Wentworth Is Also Doing in Every Other City Where 1t
Has Been introduced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Butterfly Girl Says Shaw
Posed as Lone Bachelor
Introduced to His Family as
Fiancee, Asserts Miss La
Barre: Stores Trousseau

SpectGl GISpdtcsS &c ne ITr0Ene
BOSTON, Mass, July 23.-Miss
Madrienne La Barre, former Butter
fly in the "Ziegfeld Fo1lies," has a
trousseau which apparently has little
prospects of being displayed at an
altar. At least the trousseau will not
be worn at an altar with Philip NJ
Shaw, banker and broker of New York
City, appearing in the role of bride
groom.
The Butterfly of the "Follies" is
bitterly angry at Shaw. She says that
he duped her into believing that he
was bachelor, ready and eager to
make responses to wedding vows. And
now that she has learned Shaw has a
wife who is suing for divorce, Miss La
Barre is keenly suffering from disap-
pointment and establishment, accord
ing to her story as told to-day.
When questioned concerning the
allegations made by Mrs. Shaw in her
divorce action Miss La Barre denied
the charges Of misconduct. She de-
clared that Shaw had always conducted
himself as any engaged man with his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
War Department Erases
u More From Stacker List
Men Neglected to Notify Local
Boards of Enlistment After
Their Registration

The War Department., through an or
der made public yesterday Mt the head
quarters of the Cd Corps Area. has di
reetec that the charges of desertion
against six New York men be set aside
and their names removed from tho
slacker list. The reason given for the
appearance of the names of four Of
these men on the deserter list is fail
ure to notify local boards of entrance
into military service subsequent to
registration.
The men are Hugh Elasasser. local
board for Division lat, who served as
second lieutenant, Air Service, and
was assigned to active duty on August
10, 1918; Louis Erhardt, local board
for Division 147, who died in service on
July %. 1918; William Behrens, local
board for Division LAT, VINO served
overseas with the United States Army
in 1917, and was discharged April 26,
1919; Joseph Eugene Laurencelle, of
local board for Division "a, who served
IN the United States Naval Reserve
force; Edward Allen Nelson, local
board for Division A, who enlisted in
the United States Navy on June 90,
1917, and William Perry, of local board
for Division Al, who enlisted in the
United States Army on September IS,
1917, and was discharged on January
21, 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24

not In any way connected with the plot
tera who fixed the 1919 series. Bill
Burns had been quoted as saying on
the stand that Toney was present Mt
n plotters' meeting in New York.
Arnold Rothstein, the New York
gambler and racetrack man, prominent
ly mentioned in the scandal in connec-
tioh with the 1919 world series, yester-
day issued n statement from his home.
ut 800 West Eighty-fourth Street,
denying any connection with the affair.
According to Rothstein, his sole
knowledge of the affair before it was
made public came through a single
visit made to his home by Burns
and another man, who advanced the
proposition to him, and whom he at
once elected from the house. Later,
he declares, he went without solicita-
tion before the grand jury in Chicago
and related this incident in detail.
"The action of that body IS known
to everybody and is complete ex-
oneration and vindication of me, fully
supporting the statements made by me
at that time of my absolute innocence
of any wrongdoing in connection with
this matter" Rothstein declares in his
statement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Looted Bank Said
TO Have Held Half
Million Forgeries
Spurious Papers Disappear
From Michigan Az. Trust
Co.; Worldwide Search
Begins for President
speesa, Dispatch to The Tribune

CHICAGO, July 23.-As Investigators
dig deeper into the affairs of the Michi-
gan Avenue Trust Company it is found
that the failure is worse than at first
believed. To-day is was discovered that
the vaults held what is believed to be
forged paper to the amount of 100000.
These are the alleged forged signatures
of Iowa and Illinois farmers on securi-
ties purporting to belong to them. Sim
gularly enough, all these spurious
securities have disappeared.
1t is now estimated that the total
loss will run to $1,oo0,000 and perhaps
$1,5o0,o00. 1t practically spells ruin
for dozens of small concerns and
scores of individuals in the district,
whose entire capital was swept away
in the crash
Worldwide search was instituted to-
day for President Walter Spurgin. The
local representative of Lloyds of Lon
don, which has offered reward of
$4,000 for the arrest of Spurgin, said
to-day:
Eve are afraid that unless we move
rapidly something may make the
loss irrevocable. We figure that Spur
gin had at least six days start and
LHdI he Carried with utti ilot 1883 tuaA
100000 in cash and negotiable securl-
ties. There are indications that he fed
to Mexico"
Information came to Lloyds to-day
that Spurgin had been seen in Chicago
within the last twenty-four hours.
Pinkerton detectives were set upon his
trail, but bank officials believe he is
many miles from the city.
Affairs of the bank will be brought
to the attention of the grand jury. A
reward for the apprehension of the
fugitive president also will be offered.
kilograms, with detailed description
Of Spurgin have been sent to all parts
of the world Mrs. Spurgin, wife of
the banker, also is missing and it is
believed she is with him.
Ose of the bank officials to-day
said that as matters now stand the
depositors viii not get more than so
cents on the dollar, and further disclos-
ures may reduce this proportion. 1t is
believed Spurgin sank the bank funds
in wildcat oil speculation. He dominat-
ed the bank and ran it's affairs to suit
himself. His assistants and clerks
were boys and utterly subservient to
his commands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
White Sox Accusers
Look to Maharc to
Clinch Bride Charge
Philadelphia Player, New
Star Witness for State,
Expected to Provide as
Big a Sensation as Burns
Special Dispatch to The Tribane

CHICAGO, July 23.--Hasty search of
the documentary evidence held by the
state to-day revealed that scores of
kilograms and private papers taken be-
fore the grand Jury when three White
Sox players confessed to conspiracy to
throw the 1919 worlds series have dis
appeared. These are in addition to the
loss Of original grand jury statements
and the immunity waivers, which was
announced yesterday.
Despite this drawback, the state pro-
poses to go ahead and make up for the
loss by summoning every member of
the grand jury, all the stenographers
and others who heard the confessions
and heard the letters and kilograms
read, to prove they actually existed.
Assistant State Attorney German an
nounced to-day that he hoped to com
plete his presentation of evidence for
the state by the end of the coming
week. He proposes whirlwind finish,
with BILLY" Maharg, of Philadelphia,
and Joe Gedeon, former SECOND base
man for the St. Louis Browns, on the
stand.
Maharg is expected to furnish the
most sensational evidence. For the
last week attorneys for the defense
have sought by every means to get
some line on what Maharg will testify
to, but have failed All they can learn
is that he ranks with Bill Burns as a
star witness. The state contends that
his testimony will draw the net still
more closely around the indicted play
ers and the gambler Bennett" who
has been named as David Zelcer, one
Of the defendants. Joe Pesch, of st.
Louis, upon whom the state had
counted for testimony linking the
players and gamblers, returned to his
home i'll last week, but efforts will
be made to bring him back.
The fight on the admissibility of con-
fessions will be resumed when court
reconvenes Monday The defense con-
tends these confessions were obtained
upon promises of immunity, but the
state says they were made voluntarily
and will prove this despite the fact
that the immunity waivers said to
have been signed by the three men
making confessions have mysteriously
disappeared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Gunner Kill Man
I'm Crowded Street:
Old Feud Suspected
Police Link Death of SiIvio
Melchiorre With That of
His Brother Six Weeks
Ago at Corey Island

A lohg-standing feud is held respon-
sible fer the death of S;lio Melchiorre,
thlrty-four years old, the proprietor
OF restaurant and cafe at Kenmare
and Elizabeth streets, who was shot
and killed yesterday afternoon in front
of his place of business.
Melchiorre had stepped to the side
walk to supervise the weighing of some
ice he had ordered, when a stranger
spoke to him. They argued for some
time, when another man approached
and fired five shots at the restaurant
man He was killed instantly.
Both the man who fired the shots and
his accomplice who first spoke to Mel
chiorre escaped through the crowd at
tracted by the shooting, and the police
have been unable to obtain descrip-
ton of them.
Ernesto Melchiorre, brother of the
slain man, was stabbed to death at
Coney Island on June Z, and the police
believe there is some connection be-
tween the two attacks Ernesto was
killed after he had attended a party at
well known Coney Island inn. His
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24

body Was found at Twentieth Street and
Neptune Avenue.
Two men were arrested in connection
with the murder. They were Frank
Uale and Pasquale Cucco, both being
held as material witnesses. They were
released for lack of evidence.
Two weeks ago an automobile in
which Uale was returning from Coney
Island with number Of friends was
fired upon by several men at Bay Tween
ty-frst Street and Cropsey Avenue,
Brooklyn. The car was hit by thirteen
bullets.
Several months ago Ua1e and com
panion were attacked by gunner Mt
Pearl Street and Park Row. Uale was
wounded and his companion was killed.
The shooting occurred in d dark hall
way below a billiard parlor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Special Dispatch to The Tribune
Action To Be Taken Tuesday

SPRINGFIELD, H., July 23.-The
state capital secured temporary relief
from the tense situation which has
kept its population on it's toes, when
Governor Small, under indictment for
embezzling public funds, went to Chi
cage to-day From Chicago he will go
10 his home IL Kankakee to remain
until Monday.
Tuesday has been set by Judge f.
S. Smith as The date upon which the
Governor will decide whether or not
he will submit to arrest Those &C
quainted with Judge Smith say he will
let the law take its course, which
means that if the Governor does not
suomlt to arrest or appear volun
tarily IN court to answer the indict-
ments, the papers will be turned over
to the Sheriff for service.
Likewise those close to the Governor
INSIST that he viii rot reeede from his
Stand IN defying the powers of the
court. It is believed he mas arranged
With Adjutant General Dickson to call
cut TIE militia on d moments notice
should the capiases now in the hands
Of the Circuit Court clerk be given to
Sheriff Henry Mester for service. The
sheriff has the reputation of getting
what he goes after.
Consequently, Tuesday may see the
State House and the Governors Man
SION surrounded by euardsmen, with
the Sheriff leading posse comitaus
against them. This, in itself, would be
an anomalous situation, according to
leading lawyers, who hold that the
militia is subordinate to civil authori-
ties, and under the law would act
under the direction of the Sheriff or
other Sangamon County officials. Al
the same time the militia must take its
orders from its commander in chief,
the Governor, and the question arises
as to whether the Sheriff could request
or command the guardsmen to arrest
shelr own commander.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Small BIan1es
indictments ON
Traction Fight
Declares Effort Is Being
Made to Force Him to
Rescind Call for Extra
Session of Legislature
Consults With Thompson
Relieved to Plan Calling
Out Militia When Sheriff
Attempts Arrest Tuesday

CHICAGO, Jwly Ex-Governor Len
Small, who is under indictment in San
canon County, came from Springfield
to Chicago to-day to speak at political
o;enic given by Mayor Thompson, and
the address by the Governor became
he most important event on the pro-
ran. The park was crowded to the
limit because of the widespread interest
IN the fight to arrest the Governor on
: charge of enbezzling public funds.
snd people were anxious to hear what
re had to say in defense.
Small charged that the Indictment
was an effort on the part Of certain
traction and other ~barons'' in Chicago
to frighten him into dropping his plan
10 call special session Of the Legis-
lature to reconsider the fve-cent car
fare and the tax commission bill.
Small Attacks Enemies.
Feeling that it was my duty to do
everything in my power to give YOU
an opportunity to vote for a five-cent
fare and to place the hidden millions
Of the vastly rich upon the tax rolls. I
have gwen notice that ! shall call a
special session of the Legislature next
November or December for the consider
ation of these two great problems. al
though | know full we'll that nv in
dictment last Wednesday was intended
10 frightsn me. and prevent me from
making that call in your interest" he
said
Immediately after his arrival in the
city Governor Small went into confer
ence with Mayor Thompson and other
friends. 1t is said the use of the
militia to prevent the arrest of the
Governor was discussed at the meet
ing 1t also was said that two pro-
grams were considered. One was for
the Governor to submit to arrest and
Immediately begin a fight for change
Of venue from Sangamon County. This
would be made on the plea that the
community there is hostile to him and
that fair trial would be impossible
because of that prejudice. The other
procedure would be for the defense to
seek judge who would issue writ of
habeas corpus the moment the Gov
ernor submits to arrest.
The Governors attorneys are free to
60 90 any judge in the state, and if the
Judge should decide that the Governor
cannot be arrested during his term of
Office Small would be free and-this is
mportant-the decision of the judge
would not be subject to review, accord
ing to the opinions of the best legal
talent in the state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24

fancke. Miss La Barre said that Shaw
jewelry, other than an engagement
ring, but she did admit that the broker
had paid for her suite of rooms at the
Hotel Woodward in New York City.
Continuing her arraignment Of Shaw,
Miss La Barre declared that he had
presented her to members Of mis- family
as his future wife. Miss La Barre sale
Shaw's relatives did not inform her
that he WIS married.
Miss La Barre's mother denies that
Shaw has ever paid her living expenses.
Both women say that they are heart
broken over the news that Shaw is mar
ried and that his wife, suing him fer
divorce, brings charges against the
show girl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
General and Ambassador
Visit Camp at Peekskill

PEEKSKILL. N. Y, July 23.-Gen-
eral Pietro Badoglio, chief of staff of
the Italian army during the World
War, and Victor Rolandi Ricci, Italian
Ambassador to the United States, Wis
tied Peekskill camp to-day and re-
viewed the 10th Infantry. formerly
tho 7ih Regiment.
The two distinguished visitors were
the guests of Colonel Wade H. Hayes
of the regiment. They inspected and
later reviewed the troops on parade.
The 10Th Infantry breaks camp to-
morrow and returas to its armory i,
Manhattan. The 10th Infantry will
reach the camp shortly after the 10th
departs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Ben FL. Atwell Sues Chicago
Opera Company for So

Ben H. Atwell, formerly Eastern rep
resentative in this city OF the Chicago
Opera Association, brought suit yes
terday against the organization in the
supreme Court for $4,000. Mr.. Atwell
alleges that this amount is due hin,
because the defendant, on March /
1870, "wrongfully discharged him
he states that until that date he re-
celvcd salary at the rate of $4,000
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Wheat Loan PAYMENT Made

WASHINGTUN, July Z3.-Ihe July
repayment installment of $1,176,0 600 on
loans made last year to a group of
banks to finance wheat exports to Bel
giQm has been received by the War
Finance Corporation, it was announced
to-day. The total advance was $11 ,229,-
GOO Repayments now total S2,353 900,
while s3,3OO,Oo0 is due in August and
September, and must be paid in full by
September, 1922.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Noted Numismatist a Suicide

MUNICH, Bavaria, July 23-Hein-
rich Won Frauendorfer, until recently
head Of the Bavarian section of the
Imperial Ministry of Communications
shot and killed himself here to-day. He
was noted as numismatic expert. He
is said to have been in financial diff
culties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Fred To,,ey Not in Ball
Plot, Stonehan, Is Told
Yntinaation Of Burns Denied;
Rothstein Brands Story He
Vas in Conspiracy as Lie

John A. Heydler, owner of the New
York Giants, in a telegram received
yesterday from Chicago by Charles A.
Stoneham, president of the club, said
he had been advised by both Assistant
States Attorneys German and Tyrrell
that Fred Toney. Giant pitcher, was
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-08-03
ARIZONA SHERIFF IS
 SIGHT FOR BOSTON
Uncouth Western Says Game Hardly Worth Candle But He
 Gets His Man
CFrom Saturdays Daily)

Remarking that the money in- volved was hardly worth the trouble, but that it was the custom in his state that when a sheriff went after man to bring him back to trial, Sheriff Robert Lee Newman of Navajo county 'lassoed" Preston Simms, half-negro, ill Everett, Mass, according to the Boston Post, and placed his prisoner in the GUS tody of the Boston police while awaiting extradition papers. Simms is charged with forging checks for $500, $lOO and $500 respectively on the Jennings Auto company, the Ford Auto company and the Round Valley bank, all of Holbrook, Ariz.
 The sheriff ambled into Boston with sombrero, knee brooches of khaki, spurs, and all western equip ment on long, crooked man hunt that led him that distance from Gods S country. He stated that he liked the wide open places of his state bet ter than the cowpaths of Boston streets.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-08-03

for the defense of the credibility of the plaintiffs chief witness. Attorney Clark drew from J. H. Stephens an admission implying that he had quarreled frequently with the defend- ant Charles Wallace The fact that Bud Stephens, son of J. H. Stephens, is at present out on $l0,000 bond pending trial oh charge of assault with intent to kill Wallace, was of fered by Clark as evidence of prob able bias of the witness when testi- flying against Wallace.
 Testimony of James Cook sought to establish location of the Harbick ranch with reference to the course ot that stream whose alleged diversion by. Wallace is claimed by Harbick to have caused damage to his land and crops.
 Attorneys for Harbick are seeking to establish that during the past three years the defendant began and con- structed dams and caused the diver sion of water flowing through what is known as the Strickland wash thereby damaging at least 10 acres of the plaintiffs land by washing oi soil and deposit of sand, and caus- ing damage to an additional five acres through washing of land and destruction of crops.
 Testimony in support of this con- tention was offered on the stand by U. H. Stephens, who testified that Wallace, by means of brush dam had diverted the course of the stream two or three years ago. In response I to a question whether alleged diver sion of the stream had damaged liar picks land, the witness replied, "Yes it's playing hell with it."
 It is alleged by the plaintiff tha before the alleged diversion of tho stream, two-thirds of Harbick'. ranch was good farming land, anC that at present very little of tha land is suitable for production O crops, due to washing and deposit O sand.
 In addition to damages of $4,500 the plaintiff, who is represented by Attorney ]. E. Russell, is seeking ; restraining order to prevent alleged continued diversion by the defendant of the stream through the Strick land wash.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-08-03
PAGE THREE

came. The rains didn't come. Gram ite creek didn't flow. No water for farms.
 As a result, no crops.
 They've gone along now all season and now they are at the end of their string. The babies need shoes, they need groceTies. Taxes are due. Moth ing to pay them with till next year. They're not going to lose their farms because the owners of the mortgages said: You don't need to pay any interest this year; no payments" | But they must eat. The children must go to school. Taxes must be paid. So, they said:
 Here's a road to be built. The money is in the bank. Four hundred thousand dollars to build the road between Prescott and Ash Fork. We've got the teams, we've got the men. We don't want charity. All we want is a chance to work-to earn our money Every dollar of it stays here in the county. It will mean the difference between poverty I-losing our land-and success. If we could only get a contract. A contract for one division of this road amounting to $6O,0OO between Del Rio and Ash Fork was advertised. But because of some difference as to who was to be the engineer, noth- ing was done"
 The money is here; hundred families are in dire need. Taxpayers -men of family. They need bread and butter and shoes for the babies. They want the work. Why not give them a contract? Why not waive all the formalities about it? Let's not give them lilies after they are dead. Let's give them flour now and shoes for the kids and make it possible for them to pay their taxes. These are the taxpayers who must ultimately pay the bonds. It's mere ly loaning them their own money which they are working for and pay ing back.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-08-03
Help for the Farmers

Lloyd Sigler, formerly manager of the Farms" propect, and more re- gently an oil man of Vernon, Texas, was called here by the farmers to as- sist them in their present difficult ties. Yesterday, MT. Sigler inter viewed Chairman Winchester Dicker- son of the highway commission, and stated that MT. Dickerson's attitude toward letting a contract to the farmers through the Chino Valley Mutual Water Users association was favorable, if it could be arranged"
 B. H. Smith, member of the com mission, was also interviewed, and was for the proposition. He said he believed C. H. Hooker would also favor it.
 The question raised by Chairman Dickerson was as to the legality of waiving formalities. Sigler believes none would venture to raise this question in view of the very definite need of action, and the status ot about 150 citizens and taxpayers.
 Others in Prescott regard it as no more than fair to the project people under the circumstances, to pass over a point or two of technicalities, if great good can be done.