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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29
CAT RANCHING IN MORGAN
TOWN

Barnum must have just returned from
n visit 70 NlrrYantown when he made
Nj. famous remark about one beng
horn every minute" Just recently the
.acr.,ary OF the NorEantpwU Chamber
OF Commerce go, up 4 stock selling
scheme by which ne intended TO bur
iesque the numerous wild cat schemes
10 such An extent that people would
tax. warning and be less liberal with
their Investments in Tom fool ven
lures. The secretary prepared elaborate
plaeards announcing the sale OF STOCK
In what he called IN" california
Ranching Co" and placed them In con-
spicuous places N the city. The Call
Sornla Ranching Company" Was gotten
ur along the same lines as the no"
famous Pelican Farm" enterprise ana
SfSered opportunities IN about the same
proportion. or course tho whole thing
was q burlssque. but like good bur-
lssque, I, had all the trimmings OK ac-
quality.
Tho California Ranch:nS Company
proposed to start cat ranch. and WAY
sutlined on tho placards as follows:
We Will collect 100000 female cats.
Each cat viii average TO have Il kit
ton. a year Cat skins sell for an
, average Of 30 cents each; 100 men
can skin 5000 cats a day. We rsure
q daily not proat OF over $4,000.
How Feed tho Cats-We shall start
Ra, Ranch with ono million rats
ne1t door. and A. rats breed four
umes as fast az cats. We shall have
four rats day for each cat. which
will be plenty.
Now. Oct This-ws will feed tho
rats on the carcasses Of tho cats which
hAye been skinned.
Look At INC Proats-The cats cat
tho rats. tho rats eat tho cats. ana
We get tho skins for nothing.
Got in on tho Ground Floor-Share'
are only Sc now. but -" price adj
Sances in few days
Don, VA Fortune knocks at your
door r!ght now.
A foolish fake. YOU say?
7, surely IS hu: no, NOR" so than
, those hr,ux brought I" your a''enr"n
over, day IT your ITO. -" US. or
nome good bank bef"r" ha"d'nE E"Hr
good money over I" q g!'h-t"nSu"d
saI"Nm1n.
Murxautowu chamber &C commerce..
.rh. secretary OF the t'har,h"r ~ ''"rn-
80. at around In MS III" and w1tt"'l
rur IN" loAe TO break and Tn" tx ''"Sl'
to cnminenve. but h" ~;NS sadly '""."d.
Many people came mt" 30 office. bat
they led NO. com. n - ,,rEI ah"'.' To-
joxe ara 70 nd h.'u about rs rat ran a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29
POLITICS To- ATLANTA
IN NEXT few DAYS

Mike rni,r~ will he taken 10 t"e
federal l"hiirnliH"S At Atlanta p"''
within tn" nest several days 10 s'6i'
serving Il three Years sentence.
rnli,"S VA found guilty last week D..
a jury In federal court on charge VI
fraud growing CUT nf bankruptcy PRIV
c"edngs Med by him. Judge W. L.
Baker sentenced him 10 serve three
years IN the federal prison.
Attorneys G. l. bradshaw and a. L.
Bryant VIII" represented the Defendant.
asked for II new trial. Yesterday ioii-
tes' council appeared before Judge
Baker and Withdrew the motion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29

farmer in New Jersey found =
i,.npkin with beehive in II. and. on
opening it. found II tai "t honey. Just
Slowing Ia" trausinrrHnti q 4 pump
I'm mt" Il huu"! -hCw melon. Ain
uachcr WONDERFUL?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29
!; STATE HOUSE ;
BY c. n. EAST

Charleston ". Va. oct. S--Depend-
cu,s Of three men killed N accidents In
West Virginia. Yesterday were given
, rumprus ion awards ny the worRh'h =
roInp-n slt!"n DEPARTMENT.. according u
ANNOUNCEMENT, BY lee OK. c"mm!S>' "hcr'
ON. .: these Jan lunlrN!. of Weir
ton was killed whcH h" MAS crushed 'S
IL cram" while WORKING for the N".',rh
Stec. company. An award "i *"" m"h'hly
was made t. hts wife, Mrs James I)nh'
levy. and their three children ~ WEIR
ton
W y, Wilson. Of Yukon. vas killed
whcn IT, e.. IN IRON: "f mine m";"i
white IN the r,uy,,,l "t ia" r"'a@"";a>
Goa ..nm,auv. OF Yukon HIS father
H. I wilson. MAS awarded ST weekly
until >unug Wilson would hay" reached
the axe Of 81 lie MAS Is when the 2cc.-
dent occurred.
W i. Parrish. &C rrInrcwirk. was
kHlrd y! n pr mature explosion OF dEna'
mite While employed by the fr!nr"wi'k
Coal cnn,panN. Ills " !dow. Mr. CHrInN
Parrish. amt ono son were awarded g"
monthly
X. u. Daniels nt Mnrdue received An
award OF t5.Sl week! for injuries to has
anger White IN the employ ~ the Mordue
Galleries company
.,,,.,, ,.ro i.s,,d
,"' .e' ~ ~ .-n,,r, -, state To
','l .,,,.
P%lrmnu; KnlgniS "t Columbus HON"
association. l!cIE"I;: n capital stock.
John B Mnyhury. James NJ. Ryan. So
h'ph M"'""' r,,
mont: f'hr! ""'",.'
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29

\ V"Aas L!"tn" las C".n"h a new
vnrd "Dc,lirt'nn" VIVA. has u 70 do
- p'~arrunn"n' Tnr">. Congressional
Record. u',"r"e E"il"'. hos" iazz and
'... Tai.-nad Str kr that - not
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29

w.. are told West virginia 10 TO hn."
90, ra...!.,'rai t,""r ~ u = agHu,, tn"
state law our ""n>"'r l. l''"h> S..'.h.
/. ,M.i,a ths las :" ,.,>t"r 49,.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29

mako themselves immune. and how II
vii, they carry their prevention
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-29

George NJ. Ford. superintendent OF
schools has gone to Grafton. Manning
ton and Morgantown on business
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
City Items

victrolas and Records at Morans', --adVt.
 Mrs, n H. Fredericks, formerly and Mrs Samuel Clark of 305 Chest nut street, has taken up her residence in Cincinnati, o. She is expected here for visit in the near future
 Victrolas-Pianos, Henry Morans. --advt.
 The Unity and Stella lodge degree teams of this city conferred the de gree on 12 candidates at the meeting Of Union Rebekah lodge Of Southing- ton last evening.
 Meet me at Schmarr's for dinner.
 --advt, A real live Santa Claus every after noon, 10 6, 2d floor, at Besse- Leland's-advt
 Edison Monographs and records. l.. A. Gladdng g-advt
 Candy-the sweetest Of gifts al Besse Leland 's.-advt
 The Rev William A Harty branch of the A. Q. Fl. will hold an import ant meeting this evening in the old K. of C. hall on Main street, and all members are requested 10 he present, The committee in charge Of the point installation 10 be held the first meet irG in January will meet at T;3o o'clock to arrange for the affair. Two applications for the degree team will be acted upon.
 Pianos. Nictrolas, C. l.. Pierce X Co. .-adVt
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
SHE SAYS YES" BUT
 HIS MOTHER DIDN'T
Result Is That Man is Sued for Breach Of rromisc--Hc
 Wins Verdict

New York, rcc. lG.A jury in Jua- ticc nonnrlly'S part of the supreme court returned a verdict for r. Can non forhos of Atlanta, Gaa yesterday m suit for breach of promise of marriage brought against him by Miss Laura Sllgh of Jacksonville l'la., because it took Mr. l'orbes at his own word when he unfoldcd as his defense he did moi marry Miss Shgh because his mother would not let him.
 MT, Forbes has passed these many years from inc actual control of the maternal apron strings for he is old enough to he sales manager of the johns-Manyille corporation branch in Atlanta, II was on q business trip 10 Jacksonville that he met Miss &igh. who IS a milllner in that city. He ad- mitted on the witness stand yesterday he asked hcr to marry him while they were walking under royal palms un- der q now moon.
 In his answer 10 Miss &irhis com plaint he had insisted his promise to marry was contingent upon his moth CTS consentng to his marrying any body and in his testimony yesterday he dwelt on the point again, saying
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
LIGHT CRUISER IS LAUNCHED.
The Concord, One of Ten Being Built
 Goes Down the Ways.

Philadelphia. Dec. 16.-The light cruiser Concord one of ten of this type vessel being built by the govern ment, was launched al Cramps Ship yard yesterday. The cruiser was sponsored by Miss Helen Bagley But trick of Concord, Mass, after which place the ship was named.
 The Concord is the second to go overheard of five similar vessels un- der construction at Cramps, the first. the Richmond having been launched in September. The vessel is 555 feet long and has a trial displacement of about 7,100 tons. Her main battery will consist of twelve 6-inch guns. The vessel was designed to combine the duties of scout cruiser flOtilla leader, mine layer and airplane carrier.
 This type vessel, it is understood, does not come within the present sCrapping plan under consideration by the Washington arms conference.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16

The commissions original order for the reduction was issued october 20 and was based on the petition of l6 western states and a number of ag, ricultmal organizations,
 Railroads opposing the reduction asked for q re-hearinE and voIun- tarily offered a reduction general throughout the United States except in New England territory of ten per cent. on all agricultural products which they said should be considered a substitute for the grain reductions,
 Further suspension of the rates it was said, cannot be obtained only by court order in the case an appeal from the commissions action is taken by the railroads
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
EARNINCSDON'
 JUSTIFY CUTTING
New Haven Road Official SnS-
 geStS Increase in Rates

Washington. Dec, 1G. - Railroad earnings, past and present fail to justify general decreases ol rates, George NJ Shriver, vice president of the Baltimore X Ohio, Bcniamju Campbell, vice president Of the New York, New Haven X Hartford and Thomas C. Powell, vice president of the Erie testified at the interstate commerce commission investigation into the roasonabIencss Of the present level Of all transportation rates.
 Earnings Only 2,75 P. C.
 MT, Shriver however spca king for all The roads as chairman of the ac- counting committee Of the railway executives association, in concluding his testimony, declared that decreases might take place Tin the not far dis tant future" Under the commits sions ruling, cross examination Of the three witnesses was deferred until January, when states. municipalities and shippers will be heard.
 Mir Shriver based his conclusions on statistical presentations, to the ef- feet that in the twelve months ending
 
 one roads amounted 10 S524,4na, ,O0O, which he declared to be but 2.75 per cent, on estimated property invest ment IS compared with the transpor- tation act clause providing for d six per cent, return, In spite of lower costs for wages and materials, he said roads in the eastern district if given during the next year the same traffic they enjoyed during the last, would earn but 5.4 per cent.
 Higher Passenger Rates.
 Mir. Campbell concurred to degree with Mr. Shriver. but declared par ticularly that New England roads must secure a complete new rate structure in advance of any rate all terations to secure larger divisions on joint rates, He advocated higher rates on less than carload shipments. upon first class passenger fares and upon express shipments, and added that losses were encountered in trans porting mail.
 Rates, although reasonable now, he said failed to give fair return, and should not be generally lowered at present. State railroad commissions have organized to present their case in the investigation and have selected a managing committee composed of Fred Putnam, Minnesota; Fred NJ. Kansas.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16

Cash your Christmas checks at The Big Store, Raphaels Dept. store, .advt.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16

that Miss GuRh understood clearly he had promi8ed his mother ag hoy he would respect her wishes when the time ramo for him to select bride and that the fact hH mother must ho consulted was understood and accept cd Hs a condition hy Miss sligh the night he asked her to he his wife,
 Miss sigh, whose home is now in this city and whose complaint against Forbes demanded Slon,o0o damages, was the first witness in the trial yes torday and was convincing in her tes- tmony until she was cross examined by defendants counsel lmost the first question being whether Forbes had not written her carly i'm their ac- uuaintance and told her his mother must approve their maria Ro if they were 10 marry at alL After the iury had heard Miss SIighs version of whether such letter was written the letter itsclf was put in evidence and the case of the defendant began to gather strength.
 When Forbts' turn came to testify he admitted he had asked the plaintiff 10 marry him, but had made his re- quest contingent upon his mother agreeing 10 his marrying at all, His mother he explained was ill ht the time and needed all the attention he could give her The jury dismissed Miss Sligh's suit after dcliberating 20 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
BURCH PROSECUTION RESTS.
Defense Gets Adjournment to Monday
 to Prepare Motions.

Los Angeles, Dec. l6.-The trial of Arthur C. BurCh for the alleged mur- der of J. Belton Kennedy was ad journed late yesterday until Monday morning, after the prosecution had rested, and defense attorneys an nounced that they had several mo tions to make and wished time to pre- pare them.
 The court granted request that the prosecution be granted the priv ilege of reopening it's case later to examine a witness who had been ilL This witness, MT. kefes said, is Mrs. James W. Warren of Santa Bahara Mrs Warren was a passenger on the train in which Burch ia alleged 10 have traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles last July, about two weeks before Kennedy was shot
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
NURSE WAS EASTLAKE AUNT
Murder Trial Witness Tells of Find
 ing Blood Stained Clothes

Montross, Va. Dec. 1G.-W Witnesses S for the prosecution testified in the trial Of Roger D. Eastlake, the naval petty officer iontly accused with Sarah E. Knox, Baltimore nurse, of the murder of his wife, Margaret, on September 30. that Eastlakc had rent ed 2 cottage at Colonial Reach for the Knox woman as his aunt" and had taken frequent trips with-her.
 E. Paul Drinks testified to finding blood stained garments similar 10 those worn by petty officers in the navy. Efforts on the part of the prosecution to have witnesses describe alleged fngcrprints. represented to have been discernahlo on the arms of Nrs. Eastlake Immediately after her drath, brought forth contllctinr orin ions
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
REDUCED RATES
 ARE SUSTAINED
l. C. C. UphOldS Decision Cutting
 Charges on Grain

Washington, Dec, 16, -- Reduced rates on grain, grain products and hay in trans Mississippi territory which the carriers recently sought 10 have suspended for six months were sustained by the interstate commerce commission today and will go into effect December 27,
 The reductions average about 168 per cent, of the 1920 grain rates and are further necreased by the com missions order today which requires that corn and other coarse grains be carried for ten per cent. less than wheat and other breadstuff grains.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
Injurious To Business

Washington, Dec, 16, - Constant agitation of the railroad rate subject has had a harmful effect on business in general and a tendency to retard traffic, T, C, Powell, vice-presldent of the Erie railroad, said today in testifying at the continuation of the interstate commerce commission in vestigation into transportation rates He asked the commission 10 hasten it's investigation.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
TOURNAMENT AT TABS.

Card tournaments will be played at the rooms Of the Y. M, T, A, B, Ho- ciety next Tuesday and Friday even incs. On Friday night turkeys will be awarded the winners of all tour naments played this season. About , dozen will be distributed among the lucky card players.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
CONGRESSMAN ENDS LITE.
Tl-ton of California Is Found
 Drowned in Potomac.

Washington, Dee. 1G.-The body of Representative John A E'stou o' Nr- ifornia was found Hcatine in thc ro- tomac river late yesterday,
 A note found in the congressman coat said he was cHught in 'a chain of circumstances which spelled ruin
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
ORGAN RECITAL
I, C. Beche, of South Congregational Church, to Give second Christmas Recital on sunday Evening.

A large number of local people heard the first Christmas organ re- cital by Joseph Clair Becne, at the South Congregational church last Sunday and many are planning 10 hear the second one this Sunday. Mr, Bcebe has announced the following program
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
For Colds. Grip or influenza

and as q Preventive, take Laxative RROMo ctTN1NE 'raH'ets. The gen nine bears the signature Of r.. W. Grove. (Be sure you get BKoMOJ soc.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-24
Winifred Black Writes About:

Because" said Mrs. Mary Thomp-
son when her husband. John Thomp-
son. asked her why she wanted to
have a divorce.
Why" said the Judge 10 Mrs.
Mary Thompson, what's the matter
with this man? Does he drink"
NO"
us he cruel7"
NO"
Us he unfalthful?"
NO"
HAS he failed to provide for
you?"
NO"
why then, do you refuse to live
with him ?"
Because" said Mary Thompson.
"just because"
And the judge gave John Thomp-
son the divorce. and everybody Is
scandalized about It
Just because" that does seem
rather a slender excuse for breaking
up a mans home and making him
begin life all over again-doesn't It?
And yet--what's the reason you'd
love 10 live with your sister Kate,
and can't bear TO think Of living with
your sister Mary2
Mary is good and Mary is kind
Mary's intelligent and Mary is we'll
to-do.
Can You Really Tell.
Kate is careless and not particu-
larly neat-she's not always good
natured and not in the least pretty
but you'd rather go and live with
Kate in her funny, little, here today
and gone tomorrow, out at elbows,
fudge on the piano and party slip
pers on the couch apartment. than
to visit Mary in her nice, orderly,
beautifully kept home.
Why?
Why?
ooh, because-just because
that's all.
Why did you refuse Billy when he
asked you TO marry him and say
Yes before Charley got the words
out OF his mouth?
Billy is sensible and well-to-do and
not bad-looking Billy is respected
by other men and has a good bank
account. Billy takes good care Of
his mother, and sent his younger
sister to college and gave her a beau
tiful wedding. Billy is intelligent,
Woodworking and reliable. Every
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-24
announcements

The county meeting Of the League
Of Women Voters will be held Tues
day afternoon April %, at 2:30
o'clock at the Y. W. c. A. Mrs. a.
II. Beardsley, the state president,
will give an address on. 1.-The Ma
tional Work of the League" Re
ports will be given by the members
who attended the national conven-
ton at Cleveland, and reports of all
the chapters Of the county league
will be given. Arrangements will
be made for delegates to attend the
state convention which will be held
May 4, 5, and 6, at Indianapolis.
Election Of county officers will take
place. The public is invited to at
tend
The South Bend Review, No. 4. W.
3. A. NJ, met Friday night TO cele-
brate with an April birthday party.
Fifty-eight members were in at
tendance and the favor Of the even
ing was awarded Mrs. J. Mallory. On
Friday night, April %, the members
and their husbands will give a pie
party.
Members of the Eka Chime club
will meet at the home of Miss Olive
Nelson, 736 Lawndale av., the third
Thursday in May.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-24
Philanthropy

matchmaking mother in your set
has had her eyes on Billy ever since
he put on his first evening coat.
Charley is a joke among men
he plays the ukelele and sings rather
badly. He's always in debt and no
body ever knew him to be on time
for a business engagement. He
dances rather well. but no better
than Billy dances, and he isn't half
as good-looking as Billy.
If you'd married Billy you'd have
gone south on a beautiful motor
tour ard come home to a pretty
house with little garden, and Billy's
grandfather's library and Billy's
grandmother furniture all polished
and set up as fine as you please.
You and Charley had to camp in
a little three-room apartment and
Charley took up so much room in
the closet with his clothes that you
had 10 put your best dresses in a
box and keep them under the bed.
Charley isn't particularly bright and
not at all noticeably Looking
and they do say he CANDLES a bit
W lg ulu YOU N4AOOoC AAAAAA anu soy
mo" to Billy?
Because" - Just because" -
that's all!
Why Is It?
The other day 1 went into a kin
dergarten to hear the children sing
all sorts OF children-little, chubby,
dimpled things and delicate little
elender creatUres-stolid, unimagin-
ative boys, and boys with hearts Of
flame You could see the fire leap
ing in their eyes. And out Of all
the children my eve persistently fol-
lowed one-a little girl, not prettier
and not more graceful than the
others-but there was about her
something. All. yes, it was her
mother who ran away with the
singer, wasn't It? And lived in Rome
in a palace, and had a host OF ser
vants-and then afterwards died in
poverty. neglected and alone? She
has handed down to her daughter
the fatal something which attracts
attention-and makes people fascin-
ated by her.
What is IT.? Why did I find her
more interesting than all the rest?
"Oh. because because
that's all!
Because" a world of
meaning there is in that word!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-24

n n EN- CHOOSE WIVES FOR character after
NE all. This is a busy world. We haven't
i time TO stop and peer into the hearts OF
the folks around But try delight
those hearts without having much knowledge con-
corning the best way Of going about il. As result
most Of aren't giving what long to give get
ting what
Demanding what think it's smart" 20 demand
and supplying what fancy is desired most OF
go stumbling around on all the paths that do not
lead to happiness. Isn't it time did something
about it?
Here's a little letter I received this morning
among a Of letters addressed TO Fashion Hints
Editor, which tells story Its writer signs herself
Ann" and says in part:
Recently I've been doing a lot Of thinking and
I've concluded that I'm the wrong track. I'm
what is known old fashioned girl. I dress
sirnr and on usa any aids q hnamt. q