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The Dolores star., 1921-11-18

WESTERN
Judge Robert E. Lewis of Colorado
has been named by President Hard
ing as federal circuit judge for the
eighth judicial circuit. to succeed the
late Judge Hook.
Fire which broke out in the Trust
building at Nogales, Ariz.. did damage
estimated at Sl50.0OO or more before il
was got under control by firemen. The
loss is believed 10 be fully covered by
insurance.
Rafael Olquin, 100 years old. was
found dead in his bed at his residence
at Sandoval, y. NJ. He had not been i'll
and had led an active life despite his
age. He is survived by six sons and
four daughters.
Without candidates there can be no
election. the village trustees of Pal
mer. Ill, decided. That little town of
$50 inhabitants will forego all election
joys Nov. S. because none of them are
anxious for office, although their
mayor. the city clerk and one of the
trustees have left their village.
The locking out of 300 employees
in the mill work industry in Chicago
is intended as step toward establish
Ing the open shop in the carpenter
trade, union officials declared. The
mills include sash, door and window
and fixture mills, employing approx
mately 1000 carpenters.
Hipolito villa, brother of Francisco
Villa, former bandit leader of Mexico,
said that he had his two children, Ma
ria Louisa, 6, and AbtOn, 4. whom his
former wife, Mabel Silva. accused him
of kidnapping. in a private school on his
ranch at Torreon. that he intended TO
give them good education and then
release them and permit them TO re-
turn to their mother if they SO de-
sired
The Dolores star., 1921-11-18

1t might be well. while correcting our
offspring, to remember
that we did not die young.
The Dolores star., 1921-11-18
An EPITOME OF
LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED REC ORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAYiNGs, DoiN ACHIEVE.
MENTS, SUFFERlNGS, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

Cw,a.r. Newspaper uaioe S.,, s.,,,.. ,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29
MATEWAN TRIAL
JURY DISAGREES
No Verdict Reached in Case
of the Men Accused of
Cetec ives Murder
THE FINAL VOTE is 6 TO 6
Bureratf and Chambers Admitted To
Bail of $4,000 Each-Five Other
Charges Against Them In Con-
nection With the Battle.

Williamson. W. Va. The trial o,
Fred Burgraff and Reece Chambers on
a charge Of numbering Detective ].
w. Ferguson at Matewan May 10.
1920, when 10 men lost their lives. re-
suited in hung jury. The jury in
formed Judge Bailey that the mem
bers were so widely apart in their
opinions as to the guilt or innocence
of the accused that it would be i'm
possible TO reach a verdict
AS result the jury was discharged
and another of the famous Matewan
trials was brought to a close A mem
ber of the jury. after being discharged.
said the final ballot stood six for con-
viction and six for acquittal.
Burgraff and Chambers were admit
ted to bail of $4,000 each and per.
mitted to return to their homes at
Matewan. They will probably be
brought to trial at some date in the
near future, it was said. on the same
charge.
This could not be determined def
nitely, however. as there are still five
charges against them and other Mate
wan defendants in connection with
the battle.
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NATIONS BUSINESS


American Smelling and Refining
Company advanced the price of lead
from AGO to 4.65 cents n pound.
Interstate Commerce Commission au-
thOrized the consolidation of the Ohio
Bell Telephone Company and the Ohio
State Telephone Company.
An item of S2SOOO.OOO is holding up
acceptance of Henry Ford's offer for
government nitrate plant at Muscle
Shoals
McKeesport Tin Plate Company is
operating entire plant at Port Vus.
Armed guards We're placed on rail-
road piers at Mobile TO prevent trouble
which it is feared may grow out of
the employment Of non-union men.
The National Wholesale Grocers'
Association took a new tack to resist
any notifications of the consent de-
crees cOntiuing the activities of the
packers To the meat business which
was obtained by former Attorney Cen
eral Palmer
Monthly statement of the Treasury
shows expenditures of the Government
declined $306O0,OOO during August, as
compared with July. Total running
expenses were S291, ,157,S47 last month
The general business outlook neces-
sarily varies in different lines and lis
subject 10 a wide range OF individual
Interpretation" y majority of those
willing 10 make predictions, however,
forecast more prosperous period dur
ing next spring
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LATEST RULING ON
HOME BREWED LIQUOR
Impression That intoxicating
Beverages Can Be Made
Declared Mistake

Washington.-To clear up the mis-
taken impression held throughout the
country that manufacture of intoxicat-
ing wine is permitted to heads of fam
lilies, Prohibition Commissioner Roy
A. Haynes has made his promised
statement on what's what"
Mountaineering fruit juice can be
made in the home" it says. "Intoxi
eating wine, home brew and distilled
spirits may not be made"
There is a widespread impression
that it is legal to manufacture with
out a permit, in the home or else
where, beer, ale and porter containing
less than one-half of 1 per cent of al
cohol by volume
Manufacturers of malt extracts
and similar material endeavor to take
advantage of this supposed condition
Of the law TO sell extracts or material
for the manufacture by persons in the
home OF beer, ale. or porter, ostensibly
to contain a high alcoholic content.
Such persons seek to hide their
fraudulent objects by putting the re-
cipe for the manufacture of LIQUOR
containing high alcoholic content in
the shape OF warning not to follow
a certain course, because such course
will produce high alcoholic content,
without of course, deceiving anyone
as to the real intent"
After further discussion OF the tech
nicalities Of the law. the commission
concludes:
1T is violation to manufacture,
sell or possess for sale. except to
person holding a permit under the ma
tional prohibition act. malt extract
with hops and clarified for the manu-
facture OF cereal beverages or malt
liquor
This Office has not issued permits
for the manufacture OF wine. home
brew. distilled spirits. or any other
intoxicating liquors for beverage use
in the home or elsewhere. and under
the law cannot issue such Derrnits
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29
lNDICT 524 PERSONS
IN MINERS MARCH
West Virginia Grand Jury Acts
Promptly in Recent
Invasion Case

Logan, w. Va. &C. Frank Keeney,
president of District No. II United
Mine Workers of America, Secretary
Fred Mooney of the Miners Union
and 322 others have been indicted on
charges of first degree murder by the
special Circuit Court grand jury called
TO investigate the recent disorders in
Logan county.
approximately 200 more were in
dicted on charges of aiding an insur-
rection and pistol toting The latter
is also a felonious offense under the
West Virginia law
Included in the Joint indictment
which accused 324 men OF the most Sc
rious crime on the statute books. was
the name of II. w Blizzard of the
forces which set out from Marmet,
hanawha county. nearly three weeks
ago. on a march which the partici-
pants said would cross Logan and end
in AIingo county. where martial law
has been in force for some time
After a series of clashes between
the armed bands from the Kanawha
and Boone county coal fields on one
side. and the citizens OF Logan county
on the other, federal troops ordered
TO the scene when the marchers did
not disperse following President Hard
ing's proclamation commanding them
to do so, arrived by special train and
began policing the district Total cas-
ualties during the weeks fighting
numbered about y. including John
Gore, Logan county deputy sheriff
who, with two companions. was killed
on August %.
Shortly after the grand jury voted
it's indictments it filed into the cham
bers of Circuit Judge Robert Bland
and made its report. and Judge Bland
Immediately issued numerous capiases
for the arrest of the defendants
named by the grand jury
Under the West Virginia law. any
peace officer may take into custody
any person whose arrest is sought by
the capiases process
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29
SPORTING


Pitching is something that few major
league teams have enjoyed to any ex-
tent this year. Even Brooklyn. boast
ing the most promising staff in either
organization, got little enough in the
way of first class twirling.
1t is reported in Baltimore that Com
mander j. X. l.. Ross, Canadian sports
man, will dispose of his racing plant at
Laurel, Md. The plant is valued at
over S1,00,0O0.
supreme Court Justice Swayze's or
uerlng OF the Hudson county grand
jury to make a thorough investigation
OF the DempSey-Carpentier bout should
Deneht the boxing game in New Jersey.
Inc International fishing fleet races,
an annual Nova Scotia fixture, will
this year be held October -, it was
announced at Halifax, by the commit
tee. Prizes of $1,000 $50 and $500
will be awarded.
William I. Tilden, 2d, won the 1921
United States singles championship
from Wallace +. Johnson in Straigh.
sets 81, 6-3, G-l, AT the Germantown
Cricket Club, Philadelphia.
President Harding told Ban John.
son, president of the American League.
that he will attend one of the world
s'ries baseball games if he can ar
r. fe to leave Washington.
Commander J. X. /. Ross, the multi
millionaire turfman of Montreal. has
decided To retire from all interests
in the thoroughbred. He will turn
his back on racing.
The Australian bike team. Alex
McBeath and Cecil Walker. won the
1OO-kilometre race (621a miles) at the
Nelodrome at Newark, y. j., scoring 81
points from classy field of experts
OF 40 professionals. Frank L. Kramer
and Al Goullett were second with 76
points; Reggie Mcnamara and LLOYD
Thomas, of San Francisco, were third
with 81 points, and Jackie Clark and
Alfred Grenda, fifth with 81 points.
American Harvester, a pacing son Of
The Harvester. out of the dam of Dill
Ion Axworthy, 21OA. was given a
record Of 2OS4 over half-mlle track
recently.
William I. Tilden defeated Willis E.
Davis OF California i'm straight sets.
1913, 60, G-1, ana Wallace johnson. of
Philadelphia. defeated James O. An
derson, of Australia 6-4 3-6. SO. 6-3.
at Germantown Cricket Club, Philadel.
phia.
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A Summary for Busy Readers
OF the Significant DoingS
of the Day.
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST.
Progress OF the World In General.
Legislative Activities at the Ma
tion's Capital-News From Ev-
cry Corner OF the Country.
WASHINGTON


The peace treaties with Germany,
senate.
DR.. John ID. Prince of Ringwood
Manor, y. j., was named to be minister
of Denmark.
y strong movement among the irrec-
onsilables in the senate against rati-
ficatiOn of the separate treaty of peace
with Germany developed. The oppo-
sition is based on the ground that the
pact with Germany is substantially an
acceptance of the Versailles treaty
with reservations.
During August 522 persons in the
executive branches of the federal gov
ernment in Washington were laid off.
Despite wage reductions and unem-
ployment, wholesale prices of nearly
all the principal food articles advanced
13.o per cent during the month of
August, according to the Department
of Labor.
President Designates Herbert Hoo
yer as chairman Of unemployment
meeting
President and Mrs Harding returned
to the White House, ending u vacation
of eight days.
As revised by the Senate Committee
the revenue bill, committee experts es-
innate, will raise between S3,1OO,OOO,-
600 and 3,2OO,OOO,OOO of revenue dur
ing the current fiscal year, ending
June 30, 1922. AS the bill passed the
House, experts estimate it will raise
$3,314, $4,000 during the current fiscal
year and S3,29S, 400 900 during the cal
endar year, 1922.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29
Man Rescued by Polio.

Johnstown, Pa -- Police narrowl
saved Joe Tabarik 80 years old
from lynching at the hands of a
crowd Of angry residents of the Cam.
bria City section of Johnstown. fol.
lowing Tabarik's arrest as the alleged
assailant OF 4-year-old Agnes Boch.
who was found short time previous.
ly unconscious in the yard of the
Haws Refractories company, along
The Pennsylvania railroad tracks. The
little girl is in Memorial hospital and
Tabarik is being held in the city Jail
awaiting a hearing.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29
PEACE TREATIES
ARE APPROVED
Senate Committee Urges Rati.
fiCation, But With Two
Reservations
PRESIDENT IN AGREEMENT
Property Rights of U. S. Citizens As
Well AS of the Government To
Be Protected In the Three
Former Enemy Countries.

Washington, D. C.-The treaties OF
peace negotiated by the administra.
tion with Germany. Austria and Hun.
gary were approved by the Senate for
eign relations committee. but with
two reservations.
One reservation-similart TO a Lodge
reservation to the treaty of Versailles
would require an act OF Congress
prior to representation on or partici.
patton in any foreign agencies or com
missions by an American representa-.
tive, whose nomination would have to
be confirmed by the Senate. The 9th.
er is designed to protect the property
rights of American citizens as we'll as
of the American government in the
three former enemy countries.
Adoption of the two reservations
brought from the White House the
statement that while President Hard.
ing had not seen their text. he favor
ed the principles involved and no OBJ.
lection would be raised by the admin
istration TO ratification with the pro
posed reservations attached.
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho. a
leader of the 'irreconcilables" in the
treaty of Versailles ratification fight
alone OF the foreign relations Commit.
tee members stood out against the
recommendation that the three trea
ties be ratified with the proposed res
ervations. Democratic committee
members Joined with the other Re
Dublicans in ordering the pacts report
ed fayorably to the Senate.
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1000 KILLED IN
CHEMICAL BLAST
Gas Holders Explode in Dye
Plant Trains Are Buried;
School Children Injured
SHOCK is FELT 20 MILES
Houses of Town on Rhine Raced As
Though BY Earthquake One
Third of Place Is But
Mass Of Debris.

Mayence. Germany great explo.
sion at the chemical products plant
OF the Badische Anilin Fabrik Com
pany at Oppau. on the Rhine. wrecked
the town and spread death and de-
struction on every hand. The number
OF killed is variously estimated az
from 1000 to 1900 and the injured
close TO 1000 One report SAYS that
there were 5000 men on the spot at
the spot at the moment OF the explo-
sion. and ii is believed that about half
of these were killed
The town OF Oppau is a scene of
utter desolation. more than a third of
the houses having been completely
destroyed, while the roofs of the 9TH
ers were swept off as if by a whirl-
wind. Here also many were killed
or injured
The explosion is attributed by some
to excess pressure in two adjoining
gasoline meters, the whole of this part
OF the works being literally pulveriz-
ed. Where the gasometers stood is
now funnel-shaped hole 130 Yards
wide and 40 yards deep, while twisted
girders and debris of every descrip-
tion lie scattered about For a dis
tance Of several hundred yards not a
wall is left standing
All the workmen's dwellings in the
vicinity were razed. AT Mannheim. on
the opposite side of the river. 50 per-
sons were seriously injured and Lud-
wigshafen reports say that three
workmen's trains were buried under
the wreckage and many children on
their way to school in that town were
injured.
The shock was felt as far as Frank
fort more than 40 miles away. and
many windows were broken there.
The whole district was enveloped in
thick smoke which, together with the
cutting of telegraph and telephone
communication with neighboring
towns, hampered the efforts at assist.
ance.
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KILLED WITH SPIKED CLUB
Father. Mother and Daughter Brutal,
Beaten To Death BY Intruder

Dowagiac, William Monroe,
his wife Mary, and their daughter
Neva. aged II years, were found slain
in their beds, their skulls crushed.
Bloody finger prints and a nail stub
bed club were the only clues.
Ardith, aged IL years. another
daughter, was found probably fatally
injured. Her face had been beaten
beyond recognition and her skull frac.
tured.
The Monroe family was last seen
few night ago. They were heard by
neighbors talking and laughing. Neva
had gone to a movie with boy class
mate-she was a junior in the little
high school here
Some neighbors have reported that
Monroe had accumulated a large sum
of money and that his daughters had
told other children they were going
to move into a big house soon" In.
vestigation. however. shows no trace
Of robbery.
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Kenosha Wis Finding their faith.
er's savings all tied up in a red hand
kerchief in his mattress bank" at
their home. three little children of
Alex Nedwecky. the oldest one five
years Of age played with the 81 500
worth OF greenbacks and then threw
them into the stove 90 see them
burn The mother returned just in
time To- see the last Of the bills 20 up
in smoke She burned her arms and
hands trying 20 pull the bills out of
ihe fire but could only rescue medi.
cine glass FUN OF ashes
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Blairsville. Pa One man and four
head of cattle were killed and barn
was destroyed by lightning from a
storm that swept over this district.
Harry Forcha aged 38. a farmer. liv.
ing near the Millwo0d coal mine. near
here was struck by lightning when he
sought shelter under tree on his
farm A barn on the farm OF Jacob
Gerhart go Rugh Station. was struck
vs. lightning and destroyed The cat.
ne were IN a field during the storm
and four we're killed
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Treasury department has decided [,
build S1,0O0,0OO public health serviu
hospital for the treatment of forme
negro soldiers
The National WOman's party ha
opened campaign in Louisiana 70
enactment of law like the one passed
in Wisconsin giving women legal equal
ity with men.
John l.. Lewis, president United
Mine Workers of America declared ne
wage reduction of coal miners must b,
permitted in his report at the opening
OF biennial convention Of the interna
tional union.
Early acceptance Of Henry Ford's
offer for the government nitrate plant
at Muscle Shoals was indicated follow
ing a conference between government
officials and representatives of the De.
troit automobile manufacturer.
Manufactures OF cement have re-
duced prices 1912 per cent.
According TO the American Legion
more than 100000 veterans of the
World War are out of work.
Democratic National Chairman
White will run for governor of Ohio
next year, it is reported.
Five hundred thousand railroad
workers east of the Mississippi River
have voted overwhelmingly against ac-
ceptance of the 10 per cent wage cut
that went into effect July l.
British msdical circles were astound.
ed when DR.. Alexander O'Flaerty,
testifying at an inquest on three in
mates of the Worcestershire Insane
Asylum, confessed that he gave them
belladonna in mistake for a mild med.
icine, and that the poison had caused
their deaths.
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Johnstown Pa Samuel ~ Bra
i". rcH old ~ 5f3 sherman
street for an years freight conduc-
for of the Pennsylvania railroad. was
uetIuig siIed n the WoodtaIe Yards
of tue FeursN"ania railroad when he
was run down by an engine Braner
mad just aI.eh'Di from DIS own train
lnd stapnea directly in the pats of the
approaching engine Seeing his dan
ger he attempted 10 leap 90 safety.
bur slipped and sel on the rails. and
he engine passed over bis body.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29
NEW RULING BY LABOR BOARD
Railroads Cannot Discharge Employees
Without a Just Cause.

Chicago. - The United States rail-
road labor board established a prece-
dent that railroads do not have the
right to discharge employees without
Just cause. in a decision ruling that
the Butler County Railroad. in South
ern Missouri. must reinstate two men
released because they belonged to the
same union as the men working un.
der them.
The decision said that the board
was aware its ruling was contrary to
numerous United state Supreme Court
decisions. but that 10 construed its
duty to be to decide every question
justly and reasonably regardless Of the
legal rights Of either side
The ruling then pointed out that the
transportation act creating the board.
gave it no power to- enforce its de-
cree.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29

Pittsheld Mass.-A giant buck. es
umated to weigh 400 pounds. leader
Of a herd Of eight deer. attacked an
automobile owned and driven by Wal
ter c Rochelle. on the Richmond road
West Pittsfeld. smashed both head
lights bent a mud guard and showed
the machine TO the side OF the road
The impact stopped the touring car
and stunned the buck. which lay upon
the ground for a few minutes as il
dead. Il then jumped up and led the
herd into the woods
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Ford Cuts Bail ohio. Eore.

Springfield Ohio.-Following an in
spection trip over the lines of the De
troit. Toledo e Ironton railroad re.
Gently, Henry Ford. owner of the road.
has just ordered drastic reductions in
the number of Office employees in all
departments. Instructions were re.
ceived at the local offices for so per
cent cut in the size OF the force. and
besides. the dismissal OF 20 employees
in the Detroit Offices.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29
MISSING Basket Cause Of rraoed,

Syracuse. y Y. Four persons
were killed and another seriously in.
iured when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck bv 2
Lackawanna milk train just out Of
GAINESVILLE. near here. The party went
to farm near GAINESVILLE. where il
was planned to have a picnic. After
reaching the spot it was discovered
that the lunch basket had been for.
gotten and the party started back att.
or it when the accident happened.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29

Philadelphia with four stitches in
his heart Isaac Green aged sc. is re.
covering from a stab wound which he
received during an alteration The
rare surgical feat was accomplished
at the Pennsylvania hospital here
Green's heart was pierced i'm two
places with pocket knife He was
rushed to the operating table. uncon.
scious and pulseless from loss Of
blood The operation was performed
by two surgeons and Green is well on
the way to recovery, physician said.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29
Student KILLED In Boxing Bout.

Bangor. Me.-Edward Francis Prout
a University Of Maine student. was al.
most instantly killed in boxing bout
with Frank Langley, fellow student.
who was held in connection with a
technical manslaughter charge Prout
fell through the ropes in the fourth
round, fracturing his skull on the
floor
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-29
Cuts journey To Eiob+ uour.

Garner. Ia.-Just 16 years ago Mr..
and Mrs. Lon Schneider arrived in
Garner from Lisbon, n D.. in a horse
and rig after a Today trip. through
rain and over muddy Iowa roads.
They made the same trip in eight
hours in an airplane with their son
Kenneth as pilot The plane travelled
the 400 miles at an altitude of 1900
feet. Kenneth is a stunt hier at Da-
kota fairs
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submarlne sends plstr.ss -

Miami Fla -A a wireless message
from the submarine Az. saying She
was IN distress at point 100 miles
northeast of Nassau was received by
Ensign W II Klapproth. commanding
the sub-chaser 1874 lying here The
message was sent broadcast. il was
thought No further message had been
received up to a late hour supplement-.
ing the bare details of the first radio.
gram. The sub-chaser 154 was unable
TO respond. having rammed a hole in
her bow.