The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-26
.LARkE MAY Be
GIVEN FREEDOM
Government Official VIII Arrive In City
To-day to Investigate Case
Probsd ny Legion.
E. c. Hathaway. OF the l.. s. F"'i"ral
Aional Training Board. Of Baltimore.

E. C.. Hathaway. OF the L. s Federal
Nional Training Board. Of Baltimore
will arrive IN tn" ely this NOR nInG:
lnveStiga.e the case Of GeorS" H.
karke. cx-srrrice man confined III lhc
county Jail here charged with Il ml>d"-
ncanor alleged 10 have been committed
Thne he WAS under thr influence of CO.
line, brought on. h" says. by its con-
stent use while he was in the
my. Lark. Was arrested by chief ~
lice Wilson last Saturday and after
ndinY trial for certain OtIsnSeS was
Ged in the county JAIL I" spend. III
days.
r. Hathaway was sen, for by pr. y
more Compton. a member OF the local
post of the American Legion. whu auth
oriezd him to further probe IN" ''''>'' u,
behalf OF the post so that some disposal
OF the case might he had. l.arkc. when
under the influence Of cocaine or other
drugs taken 10 relieve pain brought on
! by a bad case Of bronV HAL asthma. SAID
10 have been contracted Will" IN inc
service of his county. ~ quite intcih-
rent and a very hard worker. Army pnE-
icians. he says, brought the drug naolt
N him.
The man is said 70 possess only on"
unE and ~ in u very critical condition
md needS-TAe attention Of officials VINO
look after disabled World war veterans
Through the efforts Of Or. compton
working in cooperation with the mem
hers OF the American Legion. IL i ne
nevci that Larkc can he taken |" som"
government >anit"rlum and cured or
taken care OF here hc will bc away from
druSs.
John Woodstock. = Foreigner. was inc
star performer 1T the police C0ur; SeS-
sion held last evening. Mayor I. r.
wienekc promoting. officer BrES"n
r,...uc the arr,.S'. "Anh how fast d" you
think you were driving IN the o"ule-
wards" inquired III" mayor.
rr n.
one and the amplttiratlonS 10 s.t an ideN
then" replied MAYOR Wjcaekc.
c. Of c. Drive.
4 chcrk-up on tn" membership driv"
now being carried on by tur M"und~\III'
Chamber nf Commerce Indicates th't'
the membership will hc somewhat IN
largcd AT the close 81 tn" drive. ACCORD
ing to tn" report .; the committee: II
~ hoped that the members in INC !o'.'i
chamber will aid a. much as possible IN
Gecuring more.
: Campaign On.
4 committee composed OF J. A. Baum
berger. Byron Henderson. clyde Lutes
and Gilbert Ryan. under IN" direction 81
Post Commander FoSS curtis. OF IN"
American Legion. are carrying Il cam
paign forward for more new nirthpe'
The local post hopes I" exceed IT'S '"'a'
nsmbership of laSt year and AL rN-ser ,
vice men are urged 10 take hanu ana
come in and join their comrades.
Yiwlnts NsSttnG.
Ire weekly meeting OF the Mounds
vile Kiwanis Club will BE- held this eve
ming al the Hotel Snyder. Included
\among the speakers will b" po \. FIJI
more Compton who viii taxi" as his sub
iect The Service Man. The NINA
mans are entertaining members o; IN"
LEGION here this evening and most On
ioSab time is assured all those prlrI'
leSed to attend
The regular meeting "t III" local no
tarv club will be- held Tomorrow even
ing at $50 o'clock 1T the Hotel snyder
Ths meeting was held over until to-mnr-
row so that several important business
matters could be brought up Tor olS-
cussion. ,n
Rev. Anthony Schlutzman. formerly OF
p.Iiaire and Or. Joseph S"hertzmaner
81 toronto. Ohio. spent Tuesday with
their cousin. Mrs. Margaret NeiS'h
and daughters OF Jefferson Avenue,
DIR. o. r. Covert is N Weston where
=. Ia holding tuberculosis clinic Tor
the state health survey. Tn" doctor
Eiu return to the c!ty Friday morning
The ". G.. Z. l.. VIII meet TINS eve
! ming with Mrs. a. q. Mcdaniel on Grant
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lindsey and sons
tns ruests of Mr.. LindSeH's PARENTS
Nr and Mrs. J. X. Lindsey on ROBERTS
| Ridge for Il few days.
Or Leo Covert left for charleston
xssterday morning where he will study
paper on blood TRANSMISSION. Dr. Gov
art will return Friday morning
4 Senator Walter +. Burgess VIII return
IN his home tomorrow evening from Il
business trip through Lewis county.
! Miss Ida MCGiL arrived mere from
4 Youngstown on an extended trip with
hsr grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Mctin
MISS Minnie Webb OF Youngstown