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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20
West Virginia
News Briefs
m Most important events RI
OF entire state covered
~ by our correspondents IL

soon.
Observation-Disclosures in the Mil
fer Grocery store fed without their
loot when surprised by police
Huntington.-Ru Burglars secured jew
elry valued at S12O when they looted
the home of e. T. johnson.
Elkins.-Bear meat is being sold by
4 local butcher The huge animal was
killed by hunters near Fishing Hawk.
Martinsburg.- Schicting, a
German resident near here many
years, sold his farm and returned to
Germany.
Duftield. - Mrs. William Grove,
struck by B. & O. train, remained un-
conscious 2i hours. Physicians believe
she will recover.
Sistersville.-Th home OF Wlford
Riggs at Ben's Run was completely
destroyed by fire None OF his eff
fectS were saved
KinEwood.-Gh Penn-NIary Power
Company is stringing light wires into
this city from Preston county 10 fur
nish electric light.
Wheeling Eight thousand persons
will be interviewed by deputy tax col
lected here in a drive to clean up de
linquent tax returns.
Clarksburg.- senior girls at
Washington Irving high school form
ed a relief society. They will help
distressed people in the Old World.
Martinsburg.-Form State Senator
Gray Silver was elected a regional
director Of the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation at the Indianapolis
convention.
Huntington.-An eastern company
took in as part payment on new equip
ment an ancient horse-drawn hook and
ladder wagon, relic OF Huntington's
earliest fire fighting apparatus.
Parkersburg.-Th old plant Of the
Virginia Chain Company here has
been bought by New Workers., who
plan a new industry in the building.
Its nature has not been divulged.
Morgantown.--A generous donation
by Mrs. O. II. Ollie will enable the
Colonel John Evans Chapter of the
J.. A. II. to erect a chapter house on
a beautiful site overlooking the city.
Weirton.-Paul Peck, lid Dukor-
Zina and Peter Thomas were arrested
here and charged with having planned
to attack a bank in a nearby city.
They are being held for the grand
jury
Charleston.-W. II. Pierce and Fay
Oliver, charged with the larceny Of
set Of silverware and SO bill from
William Simpson at Anderson and Vir-
ginia streets, were held to the grand
jury and their bond fixed at $500 each,
in police court.
Charleston.-Fir wiped out the
heart of Chelyan, - miles northwest
of here. Fifteen families are without
homes. Nineteen buildings including
the post office, a church. "a store. the
knights of Pythias hall and - resi-
dences, were burned TO the ground.
The DANCE is placed between SGO,OOO
and $4,000
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Morganstown.-H. A. Stansbury,
athletic director of the West Virginia
University, declined 10 say whether
the University was negotiating with
Gilmour Dobie, coach of the Cornell
football team, as coach of the 1921
team, but added that a 1921 coach had
not yet been selected
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Charlcston.-Mrs Laura Dunbar, u.
wife of a teacher i'm a local business
college died iu local hospital from
q bullet wouui iu the left breast fred
by herself earlier in The day with sui
Cidai intent The affair occurred I'm
the res Ieuce of S. IT, George. at 422
State street. whore Professor and Mrs.
Dunbar occupied furnished room
that they had moved into only the pre-
vious afternoon
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Charleston-Vi Visited in the night by
two unknown men, who entered his
room, two hard blows upon the head
with a revolver butt, a shot through
his thigh, and trip to the hospital in
an ambulance, was the experience OF
James Stanley, 1OG Kauawha street,
after he had retired for a quiet nights
rest The motive Of the assailants is
unknown, as no robbery was underta-
ken, and a. Stanley himself claims to
have no idea as to- the reason for his
assault
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

CharlestOn.-Fire wiped out the
heart of Chelyan, - miles northwest
of here. Fifteen families are without
homes Nineteen buildings, including
the post Office, a church. a store, the
knights Of Pythias hall and - resi-
dences, were burned TO the ground.
The DANCE is placed between 100000
and S1OOOO
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Charleston.-W. II. Pierce and Fay
Oliver, charged with the larceny Of a
set Of silverware and a SO bill from
William Simpson at Anderson and Vir-
ginia streets, were held to the grand
jury and their bond fixed at $500 each,
in police court.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Morgantown. n.-FIftccu hundred acres
of PiJsburg coal lands near Manning
ton. W. Va, we're sold by the Flat Run
Gas and Coal Company to- group OF
Morgantovn coal operators. 10 was an
$3515OO. The tract is located one and
One-half miles west OF MOr1ufown, on
the baltimore & ohio railroad. ion nm
developed territory Shaft mining wiz
bc necessary to produce the coal, as
the seam is $50 fee, below rhc sur
face.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Charleston-A suit has been filed
for the Federal Government by the
United States district attorney against
Leouidas j.. Adkins, G. G. Young and
j. F Hudson to- recover % debt of So.
ON. The main allegation is that Mr..
Adkins contracted Co deliver mail from
the post Office to tine trains aud gave
bond in tho SUM of $1,000. with Ncssrs.
Young and Hudson a. -urcGcs Ia-
ter it is alleged, hc dcfluted I'm the
conditions and did NOT carry out bis
obligations
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Wheeling Major NIucom Elliott,
u. S. Engineers who has been assign
cd to the Wheeling district. arrived
from Florence, Ala Major Elliott has
been iu charge of The Wilson dam at
that point IIc succeeds Col G.. w.
otweiI as engineer in charge OF the
dams Of thc Wheeling district Col.
Otwcll has gone to Iakcmr>t Prov
ing Grounds y. j., To- take up work in
hc chemical warfare section lie was
for many years Zoo charge of The Wheel
.rc district
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Wheeling. James \. Matthews,
prominent WellSburg contractor. who
erected number of glass factories in
England and Cuba, had one of his
limbs removed at a local hospital as a
result of his toe becoming infected aft
er pairing a corn with a razor. Blood
poisoning developed and physicians
are doubtful if they can save his life.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

MorgantOwn.-A new publication by
the West Virginia geological survey,
at Morgantown, has just been issued
which involves the detailed county
survey of Webster county, together,
with many maps OF that section of the
state. The survey is issued under the
name of u. Il. Roger, assistant state
geologiSt, and is said to contain valua-,
BILE inflammation.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Clarksburg.-Antonio Martin, -,
was burned TO death, Harry Jacobs
and Samuel Mucka were injured, per
hapS seriously, and half dozen others
had narrow escape from death when
tire destroyed a two-Story frame
boarding house at Ocean mines, near,
Bridgeport. Fourteen men were sleep
ing in the house when the fire started.
It's origin is unknown
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Weirton.-Paul Peck, lid Dukor-
zina and Peter Thomas were arrested
here and charged with having planned
to attack a bank in a nearby city
They are being held for the grand
jury
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Wheeling.-A reduction in wages Of
laborers from IS to 80 cents an hour
with only straight pay for overtime,
affecting approximately 5000 men, has
just been announced by officials of the
Wheeling Steel Corporation. The new
wage scale will affect every laborer in
all of The plants of the concern, in
Guiding the Whitaker Glessner, Wheel
ing Steel and Iron, and the I.abeller
companies, which recently merged into,
the Wheeling Steel Corporation.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Elkins.-Bear meat is being sold by
local butcher. The huge animal was
killed by hunters near Fishing Hawk.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Martnsburg-TIan Schlicting, a
German resident near here many
years, sold his farm and returned to
Germany.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-01-20

Burglars secured jew
elry valued at S120 when they looted
the home of Il. r. johnson.
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Evening star., 1921-10-24
The Alley Houses.

1t comes as good news to many that
the city's alley problem is to a GER
tain measure solving itself. Speakers
before the Monday Evening Club re-
Gently were optimistic over the natu
raj solution afforded by the trans.
formation of alley houses into garages
and similar buildings. Washington S
alley houses-they should not be
called homes-have long been a cause
Of concern. The National Capital is
not proud Of them. 1t is extremely un.
likely that delegates to the conference
on the Limitation Of ornaments will
have their attention called to these
inhabited alleys. The city can hope
that these places will be overlooked
figuratively and literally. by the dis
tinguished visitors.
Final abolition of the alley houses
will be something to rejoice over.
They were a mistake from the begin
ming, and the triumphs Of city plan.
ming and medical science Of recent
years have but made their shortcom.
ings more noticeable. But they are In
fair way to disappear altogether
within FIVE years. When the last one
is gone Washington perhaps will have
the high honor Of being the first great
capital city in the world which can
say proudly-and truthfully: 1--WE have
no one living in alleys"
Evening star., 1921-10-24

somebody else deal with disagreeable
facts. DIR. Wirth is no exception.
In the reichstag, too, with each turn
Of the screw, a disposition has pre-
vailed to hold the ministry responsible
for the decisions Of the allies. In this
case DR.. Wirth and his associates are
not to be blamed in the least for the
final partition of Upper Silesia. They
fought against it vigorously enough,
and probably as skillfully as circum-
stances permitted. But 1t Is now seem.
ingly a tradition Of German politics
that the government is to be held ac-
countable for every setback, whether
in matter of reparations or territory.
Sterilization of German political
conditions may be impossible for some
years to come. The German people
are finding themselves politically, and
on the whole have done remarkably
we'll considering the violent overturn
that. has occurred in their affairs. In
three years they have cast aside the
empire and set up a republic that has
survived several intense strains. They
have renewed industrial activity, and
although their finances are in a de-
plorable state they are carrying on
with a spirit that must be admired.
even though memory is yet keen Of
the atrocities of the war. In these cir
cumstances the repeated changes of
ministry are of no great consequence.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
The Progress Of Charles.

Charles OF Hungary has had a much
more easy progress toward Budapest
than would have seemed possible in
view Of his earlier failure. The troops
Of Regent Horthy have deserted to the
royal side, and influential statesmen
are joining the returned exile. Yet it
is hard to believe that Charles can win
through. He is yet to face his most
serious obstacle, that offered by the
armies Of the little entente, which are
forming on the borders and will act,
according to the present dispatches,
within forty-eight hours. Further
more, the allied governments are deep
ly interested to prevent the restora-
tioH Of the Hapsburg monarchy. The
session Of the supreme council has
been called at Paris, and England def
nitely reserves power of action in case
no agreement is effected at Paris. In
deed, it is stated in one dispatch that
plans have already been made by the
allies for deporting Charles to a castle
in Spain as sooR as his second attempt
te regain the throne is frustrated. A
project to this effect had been brought
almost to the point Of execution before
Charles fed from Switzerland, where,
it appears, he was not watched as
closely as the allied ministers at Bern
believed to be necessary. But Charles
may never go to Spain, even if he does
not stay in Hungary. There is already
a REPORT that he has been assassinated.
Tt would seem most improbable that
the Hapsburg monarchy should ever
be restored.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
Join One of the Associations

The citizens associations of the Dis.
trict are conducting a new drive" for
membership, similar to that which
they carried on some months ago. I,
is the hope Of these organizations to
enroll every adult Washingtonian.
In point of fact, the membership
lists Of the citizens associations
should be full roster Of the citizens.
For these organizations are doing the
work of the people Of the city. watch
ing their interests. discussing the
problems affecting them, alert to pro-
mote neighborhood and District well
fare.
Voteless Washington has no better
means today of securing representa-.
tion in matters Of immediate every.
day interest than through these bodies
of citizens, with their regular monthly
meetings and their constantly active
committees. Participation in the pro-
ceedings of these organizations is not
only valuable for immediate purposes
for that future which 1t is hoped is
near when the citizens of the District
will at last be enfranchised for ma
tional representation and participation
in their own lawmaking.
Membership in the association is one
of the cheapest things that any citizen
can hily The dupS are nominal No
one can doubt the value Of the work
these bodies have accomplished in the
past. They are recognized at the Dis
trict building and In Congress as rep
resentative of the public viii and
spirit. To the degree that their men,
bership is increased to include all resi-
dents of their respective areas their
influence will be increased.
Evening star., 1921-10-24
German Politics.

Collapse Of the German ministry
headed by DR.. Julius Wirth is attribut
ed to the decision of the league of ma
tions on the division of Upper Silesia
DR.. Wirth. in his letter to the presi
dent, stated that under the new cir
oumstances" Germany must still carry
on, but the retiring ministry could nc
longer bear the responsibility for meet
ing obligations to the allies.
Ever since the collapse Of Germany
in the war. and the establishment Of
a republic at Berlin. it has been the
practice Of ministries faced with un.
pleasant conditions dictated by the out.
come Of the conference to quit office
ahd leave successor ministry to bear
the burden. 1t seems to be the fixed
policy Of German statesmen to let
Evening star., 1921-10-24
Aesop at the Conference.

Was it the Greek fabulist who told
of the foxes VINO lost their tails in
sistine on the other foxes cutting
off theirs in order that democracy
might prevail in the vulpine world?
A modern Aesop may have a similar
tale to tell Of the coming conference.
There will be two nations represent
ed at the gathering which. meta
phoricalIy speaking. have their tails
with them: all the other nations had
theirs cut off or badly singed in the
recent FIRE. The reader does not re-
uuire to be told the names of the two
nations; they are to be, too. the
principals in the conference. or
course, all nations consciously are
for peace and an end to wars; but
subconsciously there may be present
nations should be on the same plane
with their tails removed. as the
Greek philosopher-fabultst would
have it.
Prognosticators are inclined to war
between the United States of the
western hemisphere and the united
states of the orient; and though they
may not know it. the moral of the
fable of the tailless foxes is having
itsejnf1uence with them in their Cas-
sandraisms."
!. The struggle that is predicted is
to be over China. The irony Of 1t all
is that the pacifist nation is te be the
cause of war. If China had been
militant there would be no cause for
war: but because she is decadent the
foxes and the wolves must quarrel
over the carcass.
The question of questions is wheth-
er the United States. part altruist,
part business. can save China from
what is anticipated by those who
would profit from her downfall.
China is on the descending part, Of
the curve framed by the eyolutienist
for individuals and nations.-Rocky
Mountain News (Denver, inde-
pendent).