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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
VESSELS BRING
LIQUOR SUPPLY
Revenue Men Seek Mystery
Ship Plying Along Coast
Whisky Seized
PRICES ARE CUT AT RESORT
Motor Boats Disguised AS FIshInu
Smacks Employed In Landing II
lieit Cargoes-Pienty of "Good
Liquor Now On Tap.

Atlantic City. - Booze smugglere
once more are engaging the attention
of revenue men along the Jersey
coast. The mystery ship" which Cor
the last week has been seen in this
vicinity, is believed to be a mother
ship" supplying a fiotilla of motor
boats disguised as fishing smacks en-
ployed in landing Illicit cargoes at
isolated points within a hundred-miIe
radius Of this resort.
The capture of $4,000 worth of fine
whisky of foreign manufacture aboard
a tour-ton truck as it pulled through
Ocean City en- route for Atlantic City,
after having picked up the contraband
stuff from a landing wharf in Wild
wood, bore out the suspicious of the
coast guards and federal men who
have been on the alert for such snug
ling.
suspicious steamer twice has been
sighted off this city during the week.
both times at night. The craft did
not carry the usual lights prescribed
asd refused to answer signals
During the last week there has been
more good liquor" on tap around
town than at any time for six weeks.
Good liquor" is back to $12 a quart
"a drop of s4 and SS on the price
prevailing for the last month-and
there are not nearly so many tax
ers."
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Refuses Title; Takes Money.

Chicago job as baron is likely
to go begging because Dr. T.. NJ. Tret-
bar rDrosten of Aurora, H., would rath-
or be AN American citizen than have
a title. lie explained that his faith
or. Baron TretbarDrcsten. owner of a
trans Pacific fleet and a resident OF
Switzerland. died. leaving him the IL
lie and 100000 francs They can
keep the ttle.' the physician said.
'I am an American citizen and like
it" He has sent an attorney to col
iect the money.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
DARING BANK ROBBERY
Bandits Throw Bills to Children In
Streets, Thus Blocking Road.

Bandits Throw Bills to Children In
Streets, Thus Blocking Road.
Chicago-Six robbers drove up to
the state Bank Of Clearing in large
automobile Five entered the bank
and with drawn pistols forced three
bank employees and three depositors
into a vault Then they gathered up
$4,000 in currency and 81 500 in Lib
erty bonds overlooking $4,000 more
in cash which was in the cashiers
cage. and escaped i'm the waiting car.
Three of the bandits were captured
two hours later by a shotgun squad Of
detectives after a mad automobile
chase of 90 miles along the Drainage
Canal Part Of the money was recov-
cred
AS the bandit car sped through La
mont, Ill., with detectives I'm close pur-
suit the robbers. seeing capture near.
tossed bundles of bills to children
playing along the highway. The chill.
dren, picking up the money. prevented
the detectives from using their guns
and forced them to slow down.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
LUXURY TAX EVAOED
Prosecution in Addition to Usual Pen
alties Proposed for Violators.

Altoona. THAT there has been wide
spread evasion of the luxury" tax
laws. particularly by dealers in ice
cream and soda water, in this city and
other places in this revenue district
has been brought to the attention Of
Division Chief Thomas n. Caldwell.
who has started drive to round up
offenders
So fragrant have been some Of the
cases reported to him that in addition
20 imposing the usual penalty he pro-
poses to return them for prosecution
One druggist VINO employs a force
Of girls to wait on tables in. the soda
water section and who was open all
day and part of the night on July 4th
returned 40 cents as tax on the days
sales. A candy dealer has never paid
4 cent Of revenue to the government.
Chief Caldwell says these dealers
having already collected the tax.
have been putting it into their pock-
cts. instead of returning it as the law
requires He estimates the losses for
the past year in Altoona alone al
100000
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Monkey Proud Of Gold Tooth.

New Castle.-"Dutch," the African
ring tail monkey which is the mascot
Of the New Castle Loyal Order of
Moose, has the distinction of having a
real gold tooth. While the operation
caused him some inconvenience and
pain, he now appears to have become
accustomed to having that new type
tooth in his mouth The favorite pas
time of Dutch" is to chew gum.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
.DAUPRIN GIVEN
STATE REWARDS
South Hanover and Halifax
Receive Payments For Road
and Bridge Improvements
UNDER SPR0UL REWARD ACT
interesting News Items, Briefly Con
densed, Picked Up at the Depart
ments, Which Are of Interest
to the People of the State.

Harrisburg. Pa. - Two Dauphin
county townships and one Adams
county district received State re
wards for construction of roads and
bridges along the lines OF State spea
Ihcations according to announcement
oy the Township Division of tha
State Highway Department. Tha
awards were made under the Sprous
reward act after inspection by State
officers.
Halifax was paid S26O.14 for a
bridge at Harden's scnoolhouse and
South Hanover cot s28S.6O for the
road from Union Deposit to Hoer.
nerstown; $1S57S for the Sand
Beach road work and S156.14 for
he improvement for the road along
he old Union canal from Hummels-
own. Menallen township. Adams
county, received $254S2 for improve
nent of the road from Bendersville
oward the Tyson farm.
Butler, Chester and Clearfeld
counties also received rewards.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
FLORIST ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
charIeroi Man Shot BY Son In At.
tempt To Eject Berry Pickers.

tempt o EJECT Berry PickerS.
Charleroi. Pa.-Isaac V. Kinder 55
years old, a florist of this place. is
dead, and his nephew, George Wat
kins, % years old, also of this place.
is in a serious condition from cuts
and bruises about the head the result
of fight with berry pickers. who. it
Is alleged, started a fight after they
had been ordered from the farm of
Harvey Kinder, "a years old, at Twi-
light two miles from here.
According to the report received by
the local police. the elder Kinder was
killed by a shot fired accidentally bv
his son, Harvey, who, it is said. drew
a revolver in an attempt to drive
away the berry pickers.
After the elder Kinder had been
shot the berry pickers attacked Wat
kins. who was beaten severely over
the head and suffered a long. deem
cut said to have been inflicted with d
knife Watkins feigning death. lay
still in the road after the attack and
his assailants believing him dead left
him lying there.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
PRESIDENT ASKS
DELAY OF BONUS
Treasury Breakdown Looms, If
Bonus Is Put Through,
Senate Is Told
WARNS AGAINST BIG BURDEN
immediate Aid for Disabled Veterans
of World War Ursed-Democrats
Oppose Penrose's Move to Re-
commit Bill to Committee.

Washington, d. C.-Addressing the
United States Senate in opposition to
the pending soldiers bonus bill, Presi.
dent Harding summarized his objec.
tions in these words:
No thoughtful person possessed
with all the facts is ready for added
compensation for the healthful. self.
reliant masses of our great armies at
the cost ef treasury breakdown.
which will bring its hardships to all
the citizens Of the republic"
Chairman Penrose of the Finance
Committee moved that the bill be re.
committed to his committee. but Dem
ocratic opposition fared up and pre-.
vented a vote.
While pointing out that he had
commended the policy of generous
treatment Of the Nations defenders. "
President Harding contended that
every obligation is to the disabled
and dependent" He referred to the
pending adjusted compensation bill
in the midst of a struggle for indus.
trial readjustment and restoration as
"menacing effort to expend billions
in gratuities"
The President pointed out that the
Government will be called upon to
care for $4,000 disabled veterans of
the world war during the coming year,
and that although Congress has ap.
propriated $65,OOOOOO for that pur.
pose. there will have to be an addi.
tional appropriation OF about s1OO..
100000.
He stressed the necessity of un.
stinted care for the disabled, and stat
ed that lit would be most discourag-
ing to those who are bending their
efforts to save millions, to have Con
gress add billions to our burdens at
the very hePinninp
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

Washington. D. C-The conference
report on the naval appropriation bill
finally was adopted by the Senate and
House and the measure. which carries
funds for the navy for this fiscal year.
was sent 20 the President. Technic.
ally. the navy has been without funds
since July / The Senate finally aban.
doned its fight for airplane carriers
and naval bases ON the Pacific coast.
but Chairman Poindexter Of the Sen
ate conferees told the Senate that it
was hoped 20 provide for an airplane
carrier in a separate bill.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Girl Sets Parachute Record.

St Paul Miss Phoebe J. Fair
grave. aged rs years. of this city. es-
tabiished what was said TO be a new
worlds record for q parachute drop
icr women when she dropped 1920
feet from an airplane az Curtiss fly
Ing field. near here u took exactly
90 minutes from the time Miss Fair
grave leaped until she alighted safely
10 q wheat field 1T was terrible +"
saii Miss Fairgrave later II never
wHnt to try it again once is ouies
70 ugh
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

Chicago A Negro who insisted up.
on occupying two seats i'm a crowded
street car stabbed two men. created "a
panic in which three women were
hurt and drew down upon himself half
The police force of the vicinity. His
chia victim was Roland Campbell. a
student who was stabbed in the neck.
face and hands aficr asking the Ne.
gro for half "a double seat he was oc.
cupying The conductor was CIT ON
both hands while rescuinp Campbell.
The Negro was locked up.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

Johnstown. Pa The mining town
of Beaverdale. eight miles east of
Johnstown was thescene Of Wild dis.
order when American residents of the
place angcrcd because of repeated al.
legged blackhaud outrages. drove most
Of the italian residents into the hills
after dynamiting five business places
conducted by Italians and causing
property loss which viii exceed eos
O0o Only the appearance of state
troopers sent from nearby points pre
vented further trouble
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
MARVEL OF WIRELESS
Surgical Operation 200 Miles At Sea
Directed BY Radio.

Surgical Operation 200 Miles At Sea
Directed BY Radio.
New York. A surgical operation
200 miles at sea. directed by wireless
from Brooklyn. was described by DR..
Raymond Barrett of the Brooklyn hos
pital. The captain of the tanker Ves-
Ia performed it under Dr. Barrett's
directions, transmitted by Arthur r.
Hayden. radio operator at the Bush
Terminal.
Hayden said the Vesta called for
aid for a man who had an infected
hand. He telephoned to DR.. Barrett
who feared from the description that
the mans whole arm would be In
fected. Under the doctors directions
the captain used a Herring knife for
scalpel and pieces of rubber for
drainage tubes after antiseptic treat
ment. The operation was a success.
The Vesta has arrived with the pa,
tient at Riverside, r l.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Must. Use Proper Headliohts.

Automobile drivers by hundreds
have been warned by State Police.
men to use headlights of the proper
candle power and to see that they
have both headlights going while on
state highways in the last two
weeks At the request of the State
Highway Department Major Lynn G..
Adams, superintendent of the state
Police some time ago issued or
ders for stopping of persons violat.
ing these provisions OF the automo.
bile code
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Deaths from Industrial Accidents.

Many Industrial accidents reported
to- tHc state Department OF Labor
and Industry resulted in las deaths
tine mallett number OF 900. month
thIs year with exception of Auru
5ovcntyei2ht of tue accidents o,
CURED BOO mines. dffyoue in mdu.
trial plants and nineteen on utilities
Luzouo county had verty fatalities
7chuyIkiil. eighteen, Allegheny. six
teeni Philadelphia ana Lackawanua
each fourteen, Westmorelard and
Cambria. each nine ana Berks FIVE.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
GOO Editors Give Harding Chair.

Washington. - A high-backed "edi-
torial chair presented to President
Harding by more than 600 fellow
newspaper editors. was added to the
furnishings Of the presidential study
in the White House. 1t was made of
wood from the famous old schooner
Revenge, captured from the British
on Lake Champlain during the Revo-
lutionary war and was presented
through a committee headed by Er-
nest F. Birmingham Of The Fourth
Estate
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Woman Subway Cashier Robbed

Philadelphia. Pa. - While counting
change in the cashiers wicket of a
subway station here. Mrs. Clara Mat
tiford was attacked and robbed of
$3.50. Her alleged assailant was
John Strotman, who is said TO have
seized the money while attempting to
obtain the entire receipts. which
amounted to 5000 Passersby captur.
ed the man and recovered the money.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Water in Butter.

As high as 81 per cent of water has
been found by chemists in some
samples of butter taken by agents of
the state Bureau of Foods of the De.
partment of Agriculture under the
new butter act over forty arrest-
nave been made and the bulk of the
Tines have been collected in counties
near Philadelphia The law allows
rs per cent Of moisture
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Mother Shot BY Four,Year.oId Son

Youngstown, O.-Mrs. Mary Harver
was shot and killed by her 4-vear-old
SON. William, as she was leaning over
a crib putting another child to sleep.
The lad had gotten hold of revolver
owned by his father. which had been
left on a dresser. and playfully point.
ed it at his mother. pulling the trig.
ger
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Girls Drown As Canoe canslzss

Hamilton. Ont Nancy Whitelaa.
aged p years. Toronto. and Margaret
Caldwell aged % years. OF Calf. were
drowned in Hamilton Bay when their
canoe capsized Margaret Bell aged
"a years. of Hamilton. clung TO the
side Of the upturned craft and after
waiting half an hour. was rescued
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

Material for a dozen of the FIRE
towers the State Forestry Depart.
ment proposes to erect in state
forest reserves as part OF the fire
lighting system being developed has
been delivered and the first tower
viii be erected in Cambria county.
The clearings are now being made
Tor the construction of the towers
which Will be on favorable place
for observation
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

oil City. Pa Captain William II.
Wise aged 76. prominent in financial
circles here and veteran OF the
Civil war. committed suicide by firing
a revolver bullet into his brain. Des-
pondency over long illness is
thought to have been the cause
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Forest Gift Up to Pinchot.

The State Forest Commission re-
ierred to Commissioner Pinchot,
with power to act, the offer of Leon
ard Harrison of Wellsboro to give
The state 100 acres of forest land ad.
Joining state reserves in Shippen
township. Tioga count. for recrea.
.ional use. The property is in a
picturesque location and adjoins
property Of the estate of former GOV.
ernor William A Stone, who signed
The first bill for state forests. The
.ract will probably be taken over.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Wireless Apparatus Cause Of rir.

Irwin, Pa Fire caused by lightning
striking wireless apparatus on the
roof OF the home of A. y Norberg at
Fairmont. near here caused $4,000
damage The lightning is believed To
have entered the attic through the
wireless outGt
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Elks Choose Chicago As Headquarter

E'No OUOOSC CUlCdBO Ab TltduqudFter8.
Los Angeles Chicago was selected
as the location of the permanent head
quarters Of the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks by the grand
lodge Of the order They will build
S30OOO 900 edifice which will serve
as the main Offices Of the order and a
memorial to the lodge members who
died i'm the World war
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

Charleston.-Maycr Grant p. Hall
wrote Postmaster General VIII
Hays inviting him 10 come to Charles.
ton in September to attend the ma
tional convention of the United Ma
tional Association of Postofiice Clerks.
The mayors letter was written after
the city council had extended a for
NAL invitation to Mr.. Hays Arrange
ments are being made by the local
postofIice Entertainment Committee 20
care for 1000 visitors if the postmas-
ter general attends the convention. At
least 800 Will be here if Mr.. Hays does
not attend, but it is thought the attend
ance will be doubled if Mr.. Hays at
tends
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Engineers studyinq Road widenino

Engineers Studying Road Widening.
Preliminary studies of projects for
increasing width of state main high.
ways entering the larger cities OF
pennsylvania so that :hey may be
ultimately extended to 100 or 12O feet
as the needs of the future may die
tate have been under way by State
Highway Department engineers. One
II the places where this study has
been conducted has been in the vi.
einity of Philadelphia. although it
las been carried on to a certain ex.
.ent near Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and
ScTaIltoh
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Express Employees, wsoe. c,.

Chicago THE Railroad Labor Board
ordered wages Of employees OF the
American Railway Express Company
reduced cents AN hour beginning Au.
gust
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

Wheeling Mrs Carrie Zmmer
m1n teacher .n .1e McMechcn publ,
schools. is in tur OHIO valley Hospital
He.o suffering from wound zoo the
am white .ha Brooke county author
.rcs ao on1eIrouug tp solve luo mys
t"rs nr taa shooting on tho bethany
college wwpHs. of which sho is tue
victim Miss Zimmerman. who was
ATTENDING 'Hc summer school 200 Retb.
nny nas sitting with g.r friends when
struck by the bullet There is no clue
and % is believed the shooting was
accidental
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

New York Mrs. James G. Reynolds
sued for separation on the ground her
husband refused 90 talk to her. His
defense is he kept quiet so she
wouldn't have a chance to argue with
him
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

Wheeling.-The death of John Hill
ton, age 13, who was drowned in the
Ohio river, is the seventh child of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Hilton, of this
city, to have met violent deaths John
was the last, and the parents who
have seen all their children laid to
rest IN the last 10 years, are heart
broken with grief. The lad went with
the family on picnic and got beyond
his depth while wadng in the river
and drowned
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

Morgantown-The Executive Com
nittee Of the West Virginia Farm Bu-
reau Federation, representing A. coun-
ties, met here to consider pooling one
million pounds of wool and handling
millions of tons Of coal comparatively
for middle western states.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21
Considers Reduction Of Quarantine.

The advisory board of the state De.
partment Of Health has under consid.
GRAFTON reduction of the quarantine
periods for whooping cough and
measles the board heard reports or
division chiefs
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

Charleston.-I. V. Shupe, miner,
of Glen Jean, appeared at the office of
Sheriff c. a. Conley, in Fayetteville,
and surrendered himself cc the sheriff,
admitting that he had killed Herbert
Perry, fellow miner. The killing oc-
Cured at Shupe's home in Glen Jean.
Perry, it is said by residents of Glen
Jean, had been drinking heavily and
went to the home of Shupe shortly
after daybreak. An argument ensued
between the two men, who are said
TO have had a personal disagreement
before.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-07-21

wire.
Charleston.-The Sheffield milling
company was given verdict for So, 600
in the circuit court by the jury which
heard the trial of the suit against the
Charleston Bakery. The suit involved
disagreement over a contract for the
delivery of flour.
Charleston.-E. Il. Franklin, charged
with giving a check of $50 to George
Jordan for which there were no funds
was released on bond of $500 by Squire
G. ID. Acree. +. T.. Atkins is his
surety for appearance before the grand
jury. The check was returned marked
mo account"
Moundsville.-Ofici confirmation
was obtained from Sergeant James
Long, in command at Langin Field,
the United States aviation station
here that Moundsville has been desig-
mated as a terminal for the new
United States military airways system
and may get the army control station.
Wheeling Electrician w. o.
Kleine, of Cincinnati, came here to
investigate the alleged imminent eX-
haust.cn of the West Virginia gas sup
ply which has caused the practical
doubling of rates in that city. The
results of the probe will be submitted
to the council committee considering
the demand of the Union Gas and
Electric Company.
Charleston.-Suit for $4,000 against
the West Virginia water and electric
company was filed in the law side oC
che Circuit Court The suit is brought
by attorneys for Jessie Ray, an infant,
by her next friend and is entered un-
der the June rules The basis of the
suit is said by the girls attorneys to
be an injury by calling into a tile OF
tie water company.
CharlestOn.-The jury in the suit of
McAlpn Coal Company against the
American Express Company failed 10
reach an agreement after several
hours deliberation. Judge y. s Alex
ander discharged them and the case
was continued until the next term or
court. The basis of the suit was tho
Il
ment of close 10 $1,000.
Charleston.-R. NJ. Lambie. chief of
the State Department of Mines. has
had prepared a diagram showing the
coal production in West Virginia for
the calendar years 1863 10 1897, as
given by the United States Geological
Survey, and for the fiscal years 1897
to June so, 1920, from reports of the
West Virginia Department of Mines.
The chart shows that the total coal
produced from January ]. 1863. 10 June
30, 1920 in West Virginia was 1871
979,457 short IONS.
Charle rleSton.-COunty road commits
SOnerS throughout West Virginia have
received orders To tear away all the
old sign boards, notices and advertise
ments that heretofore have been fa-
miliar sights along the various county
roads. The new act provides for uni
form sign system for all state and
county roads. the counties erecting and
maintaining the signs Each road must
have a separate name and as far as
practicable the same name 10 the same
road throughout the districts through
which it runs.
Charleston.-Th Potomac state
School at Keyser. the New River state
school at Mont gOrery and Shepherd
College At Shepherdtown were conad.
cred by the State Board of Education
at its meeting Various state normal
schools and the establishment Of nor
al t.rr.r