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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-11-06

Business men who are Squllmng under taxation bur-
will read with keen interest the following letter
to an English bank by of its customers. explaining
why he unable reduce his overdraf, 1t was en-
bodied III address by Harry COe president Of The
Anglo and London Paris National Bank >an Fl;tr
Here is the letter:
Dear Sir: For the following reasons. | regret being
unable to reduce Overdraft. have been held up held
down. sandbagged walked upon. flattcned out
and squeezed by income the super tax the
profits tax war loans bonds savings certificates
the automobile and by every society and oroaniza-
ton that the mind of invent extract what
may or may not have III my possession.
1.-The government has governed my business that
| do not know who it, am Inspected. suspected.
examined and rcXanned. Informed required and COM
manded that don't know who am or why | am here
at all.
''Al that know is that | am supposed to be in
cXhaustibe supply of money for every known need de-
sire or hope of the human and because will not
sell all have and and beg. borrow steal money
TO give away am cssed, discussed boycotted talked
talked about lied about and held up. hung up robbed
and darn ruined and the only why cling
ing to life now is to see what will happen next
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-11-06
THE SONORA PROHIBITION ACT

In repeating the present prohibition Of the
state of Sonora the congress of the Mexican appears
10 have recognized certain ndputabe factors that have
long had the effect of multiplying the former law AMI pro-
noting graft among public officials. Whatever NAV
think OF prohibition. acknowledge that its app
cation the state of Sonora has been anything but
hibitive The might be said OF MANY other com
DllnltleS and StateS-ln cOuntry-but that IS
another story.
Sonora has permitted the sale and manufacture of
light wines and beer. With this permission has gone
corps of liquor inspectors. These have toured the
state and have BEEN practically speaking, forced
their salary and expense accounts The effect has
been to let down the bars to the candestne sale of
CAL tequia and other sprtuous liquors. Their presence
other words has merely had the effect of keeping the
sale of hard liquor under the and reducing the
grade Of that commodity sold to people who demand it.
Mescal stills located, less, all the
state of Sonora There is perfected internal
burea uin Mexico and the stills flourish. When a liquor
agent finds such manufacturing institution he merely
penalties it in his and the creation of mesca
stopped In the San Jose mountains alone there
least five huge mesca stills. They market their
product in Naco and neghborng Mexican towns and the
tax that should be the goes into the pockets
of inspectors who neither wise nor honest.
Governor Elias doubt has appreciated the vicious
of this situation He also realizes the neffectveness
of total partial prohibition applied to his
try Being good business he, Also realizes that the
state is losing that should be going into its
treasury Americans will be prone to crtcse the Sonora
for the action but other residents of Arizona
will to the realization that Sonora is being OPP
Grated for the benefit of SOnorans and not
Of the AntSaoon League of the United StatesRevew.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-11-06
THE COPPER MARKET

While the copper interests are taking heart the mar
kct shows but slight gain that of month ago The
TACT that buyers still waiting for further decline
initiating largely against the Of copper to a fair
price and ii really is the only commodity that has far
failed back The fact that a large supply Of the
Onhand copper has been absorbed does have
the effect the market that predicted is causing
the producers look further for plan to bring the
oetine buyers TO terms and that is to begin the
ufacturc of their product. At Butte Montana and
Ago. Arizona. some products have been manufactured
but not in amount that will largely into production
The plants Of these companies now working small
forces and being put III shape for still greater produc
ton and the does expect to shut down
operations to any extent during the year England has
Just picked up an enormous amount OF Scrap-cOpper
brass, etc. and is sending it to the United States where
it will be melted and parted, the copper being sold at
low figure. This copper will to 2OOO0O000 lbs
and must be absorbed although it possible that it will
be returned England for The copper content of
this scrap will not be useful the copper being
harder and not easy fabrcate but will do for many
things that England may put it to use in.
Some of the other European countries have large
supplies of copper with exception of Germany and that
country is in position to purchase, its money having
gone low that is useless for purposes of
Japan has large copper supplies that she has been threat
ening throw the market but it is Unbelievable that
such action will be taken it small producer and
her needs far in of local production The ship
building program of Japan, her purpose of assmatng
the countries of Manchuria and Korea and other actvi
ties throughout China to make necessary the
holding and of pound of copper that is in
her hands Japan has great program of expansion to
out and to provide the to safeguard this pro
gram every of metal will have to be carefully hus
banded Looking to a with either China the Uni
ted States the little brown fellow is protng by the
periences of Germany and is keeping every needed
material and fear be felt for the disposal of the
several hundred million pounds in the hands of these
people Cutting out the theory of governmental dump
ing of copper the market there is fear
further depression in the copper market which is
steady at Is cents.-Mohave Miner.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-11-06

There still few old-fashioned gents who wear
and both hands at their work.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-11-06

There a who completely satisfied
his halo fit perfectly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27

W, HEN Sergeant John T. Brennan.
w Of the New York police force.
w reached SlXty-n;nih street and larh
Avenue shortly after IN" accident Nh, u
CAUSED the death Of John MriiuEh. u"
f"uud practically nothing which could
come under the head Of "CNidcNr".
MrIluch. II appeared. had been dr!r nG
along IN i Light buggy. shortly att'r
dark. An AUTOMOBILES speeding trrm ne
hind. had struck the buggy and smash
cl x to hits killing Ntzhugh, instantly.
Apparently Tn" only living witness 20
the tragedy WAS tn" horse. hut. as Rr"n-
nan said ."ih"re's no way 81 maxim :,
horse talk.
So ia" Sergeant set I" work /" co..
lect what bits of evidence he could gather
from III" surrounding street.
Caught on one Of the Spikes Cf II"
buggy wheel whore It had evidently
been torn off hy tn" force Of the COLT
sion. Was 4 niCkic-patrd lamp rim hear
ing the name of the Ham Lamp Com
pany. Rochester. y. y. That. and
small fragment of automobile tir" about
three inches in length. appeared u 10
the only results OF the dalnaG" whlch
the automobile had suffered.
But Brrunan figured that. as the lamp
rim had been torn from its socket. ~"
lens OF the lamp would naturally nave
been shattered. so ne set To wuiN Ia
nick m the bits cr glass. When he ~
turned To headquarters that night Nc
brought with him an envelope contain
iur twenty-onc pieces or glass. together
with the niCkcl!cd rim. the buggy SPOKE
on which II had caught and the J"si;td
niece torn from the automohil" tire"
wa, arc you going I" do with mt
Junk" inquired his associates on the
force. Ii Sherlock Holmes had ma
those he could have told YOU tn" make
of the car, tho complexion Of the man
who who was driving il. the license
number and how many gallons of E"j
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
DRUG USER SENTENCED
TO PRISON FOR YEAR

T.anglan Lutz Of PittshurE. charged
with being an addict 10 tho use of NOR
ph;ne. who was arrested by l.. y.
Graves. narcotic Officer. several months
ago. pleaded guilty :" the charge hr-
fore Judge ". f. Baker In Federal
Court late yesterday afternoon. Tn"
court sentenced him 70 on" year and
one day in the Federal prison al Al
ianta. Ga.
Judge Baker then explained 20 Young
Luz, who is about % years Of age. that
!, is for his own benefit that he $ being
sent 70 this prison and that Il would
be much ''he;ter than going 70 STATE
renitcnt:ary as he will be given better
treatment. The court also told me
Young man that no should do everything
in his power to keep away from drugs
SO tina; by the time he has served ms
sentence he Will never want I" look
at any Of this DOPE which does mh'h
harm and no 'od /" i'"r%"nS W." ar"
using =.
I,utz was then turned over I" I"hn
ne had done the wrong thing and max
his father, who Is n physician in lIt''-
burg, had talked To him and toll" h'm
the great harm In using III" drug hu,
II seemed that hn d!dnt have the VIII
rower TO stop such practice.
l,utz was thrn turnd" over I" John
short. deputy L. s. Marshall. who Iel'
.n,e las evening over III" Baltimore ~
Ohio railroad for Atlanta. Ca WIN MS
prisoner.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27

there was in the tank--bmt. outside or
book. what good are they
"Malhc none AZ all adT>ftri hrch-
nan. but If you'll use some brains whrn
N"u look At en- you'll note several thlnHS
thar may hc Of help in !ocat:n the car
INA, killed MrliuGh and then drove or
!nin the might. | never did take mu'n
stock IN the Sherlock Holmes St"ri'S--
~ easy enough To fix it ~ that Your
her" can solve a pnhl"m that You know
tn" answer "f--hur here's one raS" IN
which | think that lis d"duCtin thto-
RIGS VII come IN pretty handy.
see that ~mudScn' and III" sergeant
hclh up Tie buggy spoke and pointed o
what appeared TO II" worn place on the
wood toward tn" end which hId hccn
nearest tn" wheel. "A. first tho1Ent
!, was merely where tho paint had worn
off and the wood showed through. Eut
the rest Of the buggy WAS spick ana
span only Il few days out OF the SN"p.
So | examined 1t more carefully ana
found that Il WIS u bit Of gray paint
scratched of the body OF the d'a'h 'ar
itself, =.
"That prevents US from searching for
IN hlArE nr Il rcd or Il green one tliat
ibid the work
fourteen cars ON the market mat are
equipped with lamps made Ivy lhht r"'''
many So that reduces n" NUMBER OF
SUSPECTS that much moro. We've got u"
look for a gray car Of on" or those
fourteen makes. which eliminates moro
ih,n 20 per cent Of the cars in ne '!'!.
But what about those pieces OF
ri,ssr What are they Enin 10 tel!
Eventually, the name nf the man M"
n,nrL The car" replied Brennan. "Th"r"
nrc three kinds Of glass ther"--"nc r'lI"
glass, one mirror lens and on" '"nraN"-
conway lens. If You'll fit 'cm together
you'u see that the car carried eight-inch
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
PRESENTATION BY
MUSk|NGUM SENIORS

Special To The lntr!liErnrcr:
!. New Concord, Ohio. May @6.--Thcrc -
4 custom at MuSkinEum College that
each Senior Glass shortly after COM
mcnccmcnt CONDUCTS tn" chapel cNer-
CiseS. and in that conjunction presents
the college a memorial for the campus
or some OF the buildings.
Today the Class Of 1921 conducted
tho services and at tho '!oSe president
Of the class. Mr.. I"chard Of hit'soHrG'
Pa. presented to the colleg" thru lr's-
ident Montgomery. master program
clock with secondary clocks ana goheS
for Montgomery Hall. IN" new ADMIN
:stration building which !" 70 be dcoi-
Gated juno Sth. This equipment IS
furnished by the Standard Electric Time
Co. Of Springfield, Mass, and Is pro
yjd.d for the college by the Senior Class
At 4 cost OF 500.
Following the presentation OF the
clock. Miss Katherine Rankin OF Mind,n'
Nchr.. chairman OF tho Ivy committee
announced the planting Of IN" IVY ~ II"
front Of Brown Chapel and read IN
original poem suggestive ot I'll" ivy m"
its Significance. The procession 'heh
formed. led oy President montgomery
and followed by the Senior 'IaSs' anu
marched to the campus, where the plant
ing took place. DR.. q. Boone NC
,ireary "f the Department OF PhioSo-
ply, SPOKE the appreciation Of the COL
lcge n the class. Professor EE. frF-
AN; ~ tho Department "t N"!"E!'
stressed tn" fact that the appreciation
Of bcau'y and Il contribution I" 'he
beautiful IN nature WAS one 81 the
. marks Of the educated mrn. and mo IVY
as i, spread Itself over iAc magnificent
. chapel. would Indicate their approach
ton of and contribution 1" me beauty
OF this college hail In connection WIN
the final planting President MontEom-
cry said: This Ivy was planted L"
climb: i, IS Impossible for II I" climb
because the ivy ciinGs. Il rarahi" 81 IN"
lives Of tho Senior CLASS who wrr" soon
n take ,hrir p!aCc IN the warlG, I"
climb like tho ivy because clinGtng I"
that which is fundamental and eternal
IN truth
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27

Charleston, W. Va, May o6.-James
Richard. who was reported by his vile
n have been burned to death In thelr
homo on Davis Creek near here sew
oral weeks ago following an alleged al
tack BY five masked men mas ocen d,
r.stcd in Rocky Mount. Virginia. accord
ing TO a telegram received from the Elr-
rini. town last night by Sheriff Henry
4. Walker, Of Kanawha county.
Richard. who is said to have hccn go
inc under the name Of Sam jenkins
was arrested 10y Virginia oticers ac-
rordinr to Sheriff Walkers information.
The telegram To- the sheriff read as loi-
lows:
"Um Richard. alias Sam Jenkins -
in iail at Rocky Mount.
The rcportcd capture OF Rlchato ~
&c said was due TO the kanawha county
Officers who have been working QulettS
m Tho case since the coroner lnEesIE
gated the burning Of the Richard nome
and declared he could find no trace oi
human body in the ruins.
A. tho time OF the burning Richard
uos under a s60t0 bond pending
Grand Jury investigation into the death
~ tho late Justice OF the Peace Thomas
Martin. of Kanawha county, VINO was
fatally shot while making raiu vi
moonshinc still near Richards nome.
II WAS on the afternoon Of Saturday
Anril 30. that Mrs. Richard. from
nnjrhbor's house. on Davis Creek re-
norted to Sheriff Walker that on the
night before her home had been enteIeo
nv ,iyc masked men who murdered her
Husband made threats against her lire
and then set the house on fire.
The sheriff and county coroner I'M
mcdiatcly went to the scene 10 tnvcs-
,igate and after examining the runs
the coroner reported that he could ma
M trace Of a human body. He did,
however, find a number OF charred homes
which he pronounced to be mixture or
animal bones. ,,-,
On Monday following. Mrs. Richaro
was arrested on charge OF arson ana
+. stilI being held in Jail here without
bail.
When informed by the sheriff today
that her husband Is alive and has oeen
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27

gas headlights and six-inch oil side
lights. Therefore II was an oid NONE.
The bit OF rubber was very cvlnenlly
ripped off four-inch tire. Now you
mcmbcrs Of the traffic squad wna'
kind Of cars answer those specitica-
tons"
"A 1909 Packard. model g." came IN
It chorus from several OF the men VINO
had been trained To rccogniz" the ma He
urd model Of an automobile from inc
appearance Of its headlights.
hight" snappd Brennan. "o!d ShGr-
lock Holmes wasn't so far out OF .nt
way after all. Now all we have 10 look
for is n 1909 model Packard. paintcd
gray. with at least one cash along the
paint OH the right side and badly IN
rn.d Of repairs. The headlights are
gone so the car couldn't have traFeleo
very far. lict after the garages around
,S.Xty-n.nth street and we ought to nave
work for one night and I'm perfect!
wil,iu that one of YOU boys should nave
tho credit for the arrest.
T. WIS less than an hour later that
the headquarters phone rang and Bren,
ran was notified that the owner ana
driver Of the car had been arrested ana
had confessed, giving as an excuse the
r1rt that he hadn't seen MclIugh's hug
,ry until he had been right on top OF II
and then 1t was too late to stop the ma
chine But the fact that ne had arFcn
on without sopptng TO sec ~hat uain
age he had caused. was enough I" con n
I,;ct him Of manslaughter and SEND MN
In the pcnitcntiary for An EXTENDED
y,s,i-all on account Of Il few pieces or
class a hit Of rubber and 4 SInud sc OF
naint, plus the ingenuity OF the Cetec-
i've who successfully woHr these on
jcrtS into the strongest Kind or chaln
Of cN idcnCc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
The Truth About
Eczema and Piles

thousands and thousands ot nc"rt
saws Peterson Of buffalo. are lclrri"%
r,,rv week that ore 3I-C"nt box or l'rt-
r-snn's Ointment will abolish eczema
and han!sh piles. and the grateful l"r'
trrs receive every day arc worth more
than money.
| had eczema for many years on y
head and could not get anything N stop
the agony. | saw your al and got one
box and | owe You many thanks FOR the
cool il has done me. There isn't Il
Nlotch on my head now and | couldn I
help hut thank Peterson, for the cure is
great" MISC Mary Hill. 4e0 Third ave-
nue.. IfttsbuprGh. Pa.
IT have had itching piles for IS years
and Peterson's is the only ointment that
relieves me, besides the piles seem TO
have gone" A.. r. Ruget. 1927 Wash
Inrton avenue. Racine. Wis.
Use Petersons Ointment for O. sores
salt rheum. chatting and all skin diseases
Druggists recommend II. Mall orders
hllcd by Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Buffalo. y. y.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
Fireman Slain in
Home; Wife Arrested

Younsstown, Ohio. May @6-Alocrt
Hanson, A. years old, Of b3O 'ilenwooa
avenue. was shot and instantly kiIIru
hv his wife. Louise Hanson. at o''l"'"
this morning. following. polio" say
quarrc! in the Hanson homo. N"iGhh"rS
summoned tho police when they heard
Mrs Hanson calling loudly from IN"
window: Get an ambulance quick. ~"
shot my husband.
The dead man was city fireman mere
and was well known Throughout; IN"
city. The couple had been married IL
wears and had always lived III harmony.
according 10 friends and n"iGhbors. IL =
cause Of this. much mystery surrounds
the tragedy.
Mrs. Hanson. taken to tho polio" sta :
;iou after her husband died on roui" -
tho Youngstown hospital was in such
nervous condition that she was taken TO
the hospital She made no statement
concerning the shooting and, because or
her condition. the police did not ask
amy explanation at this limo. The couple
had no children.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
EVERYTHING IS IN READINESS
FDR THIRD ANNUAL FIELD DAY
E1GHrEEN HuND ED SCHOOL
cH1LDHEN WILL TAKE PANT In =
BIG SCHOOL ArTAR TO-DAY
Field II Lined and Extra Seaes az
Being Installed to Acconi1n0o"S
tho Crowds

Rv noon today the >'ti" VII ~, a..
SCI for tho th:rd Hn''." f""'' hia.,..
field Gav L. be bod an tu' ne" ''','
neld on the l>luuL and bH ".''V'" t;sS
,S;Idr.r x>n,, ~. :, i.t:ir;ThtC m tA'
drill VIII b, l:uCI ur "utHi"' ,L "a"
brick fence ready - nhtr'h ni'', .' ~,
closure a; the S:Eral from t'''' N'""' ~,
d.,,;,. are hria-: looked att" [" h'N"'
~ H., , S,ir,,,> a.thouEh th"r" MAY
nm, h.. enough setting capacity Tor ''''
,-ovd> that have been "nn''nS ~ see
N, chill lrea perform 'hr pA!S.'l. 60" Co.,
,ng exercises that they NAV" o''n P''N
;l,src for 50 long. . ,,,>-.
b.f,c- Installed - Clr,. fur several hu"-
bred ,rr.. r..,l,r. u,kinE "a al! i SeAs'"s
raravltv g, , least 900. IN" ns;u
rood ,nrdi,ion considering N" rains 81
The mas, f.w DAYS. With clear weather
today there will Re no muddy places lett
ru th., field. \ lime mark TOT edci,
pupil taking part IN thr mass 9rI!i anu
10000 flags. TWO for each individual are
hrynr placed on the held this morning.
Water and Nurses
Dr;nking water vail also be- furnished.
although ther" - no we'll on tae hetu d.
Vel, Large trn-cnllon cans have been
furnished by the Dairy Products com
rany through Warren \herSole ana IN
these water viii be hauled :" be dis
pcnsed N r.rcr cups without any
The Medical Inspection pera.'ment
under tina direction OF Or. ChaS. !. ke<
Scr and supervisor of nurs' : Mary
Barry will. as usual have u ktr,s" tent
on the grounds where those needing
medical attention will be given proper
care.
mass drill this year and Will be sta
toned on large platform built up on
tho bleacherS Immediately following
the mass driu. Miss Margarr; T.. Rice
and Miss I..~!>r Hanna will take charS"
Of the Chmpion Schip games. and follow
ing these games Coach kelsel Ross viii
start the races and relay races when
conclude the days program.
The LINEUP
The following schools will line up ~
the lower gate on South Front street IN
this order: Webster Washington. Nc
kinley. Richie AMI Centre. and at the
north gate on Penn street the following
schools will line up: Madison. J"rsrSoa'
clay and Union.
While the mass drill will probably be
tho most spectacular event on the PRO
gram. still the most interest lies IN me
championship games and the races. pu''
20 a disagreement aS 10 hOw the point
were TO count in theS" two events. !,
was decided 10 allow IN" present track
up to stand fer the races alone. while
A similar cup will be secured 70 awar /
the winner OF tho games tournament
In the games the points will count hrr'
three. two and one. while in the races
points count five. three and one.
Superintendent {. l.. Citizens Will dis
tribute the trophies immediately att"r
khs close of the races. Director ~
Physical Education. Alfred Q. Ande:'
son. who has general charge OF III" days
program, states that in case Of rain the
program will b. postponed until Tues
day Of next week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
MAN CLAIMED TO HAVE Been BURNED ~
TO DEATH UNDER ARREST IN VIRGINIA

arrested in virginia. Mrs. Richard de'
cIa1ed lin Is dead" That IL all she
would say, Sheriff Walker reported.
A clue to Richards whereaoout 10
said TO have been obtained by the sner1n
from a telegram which came to MIS-.
pichard a few days ago from ROCKY
Mount signed by Sam Jenkins" The
shcriN said ne believed Sam jenkins"
70 he none other than Richard and no
strairhtway sent a deputy to the VIZ.
.rinia town to investigate. Traces OF
Richard were found but the onicer re-
turned without him. a reward OF tSoo
was offered by Richards bondsmAn ana
the arrest followed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
CAR STRIKE THREATENED.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. May 2s.--A general
strike on the lines of the Pennsylvania
and Ohio Electric company. with car
lines in Niles. Warren. Girard ana
Youngstown. Ohio. and Sharon and New
,astle. Pennsylvania. is likely on jung
!. representatives OF the carmenS union
said today in announcing that neSota-
tons had reached n deadlock.
The company asked a wage reduction
from IS 70 - cent in the maximum rate
While the mon offered 10 accept a cut
to IS cents
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
Girl Bank Clerk FoiIs
Attempted Robbery

Middic,own. O., May Give bandits
who attempted TO hold up the First saw
incse Bank in the business section here
this afternoon were frightened away
when Il girl cmployc. pressed burglar
al.rm button with her foot. The bandits
escaped without any loot.
Herbert HabE. u customer entering
thu. bank, was shot in the foot in an ex-
change OF shots between the bandits and
bank employees.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
zBYSzKO WINS
FROM STECHER

Kansas City. May 26.-Stanis!aus
ZhySzkO. new heayywe!ght wlesI1iHR
champion, successfully defended his
,t,iS here Tonight BY defeating Joe
S,crhr-. al Nebraska. IN straight fa!.S.
Tn. first fall came after hour . nun
u;"S and 90 seconds and the Secon! a:tet
~ minutes 20 seconds OF wrestling.