The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-24
COUNCIL AND MAYOR
PETITIONED TO LET
FIGHTERS 60 FREE
Attornsys for violators Contend That
Mayor Has Right to Suspend
Sentences
Fighters sign Affidavit 70 Behave and
want no Further Punishment for
Acts

AcCD
BIZ, Marks. erstwh!ie prszeeShter aao
Earl Tagg. two local men at;er spend
ing = little more than thirty days IN me
county ta.l for assaultinE an officer OF
III. law here. several weeks ago. say
that. they will. IN the future behave
themselves In society ard do not want
10 % given further punishment. AZ
last. thai - their Coa'"nttuas. a. eN-
pressed In q signed affidavit; presented
10 The city council and His Honor IN"
n,rvor. asking for their release.
Tn. two men were convicted over
month ago OF having beaten VI local
policeman. who alleges. that h" was
simply trying 70 GET both % the men 10
their homes as they were In had state
OF lntoSlcation and uns. 20 mIng!e with
society In that condition. The fighters
IN their pet!cIoHtng are represented oF
Attorneys J. Howard Holt and Martin
Brown. very able lawyers.
TIL. .crrnnr legal adviser contends
+ra, i The men were released at the
prescn; time. that -. AFTER serving
tt!r:y-day sentence. and were compelled
to live up to an agreement they have
Already signed 10 properly conduct
themselves IN society. II would he bet
ter that they were given their freedom
n. The present time. The counsel for
TIE petitioners also contend that under
the present city laws Mayor W!eneke is
rr!v!leged t. release the lighters under
these conditions.
Tho Ci;y Council has already DIS
cuSSed the matter but have gwen 20
decision as 70 ,he:r stand. SP has
Mayor W:caek-. The latter will very
probably avail, the return OF Attorney
4 ii. IL.
cation cnr further discussion OF - case
One thiuE Is almos' certain. however.
II His Honor does suspend the sentences
lie imposed on tho men. hs Will set
precedent IN local municipal affairs. Ie:
Il IS generally believed, that public sem
tnent 20 a great extent, will aid In the
solving OF the case.
At tho hotels.
Out-of-town guests registered at the
local hotels yesterday were: Hotel
Kreslow. S. S. Borden. Now York; W. h.
joyce. Baltimore. Md: George W. Os-
wan. Oil City. Pa.
River News
Tho Helen E. locked al the wharf a.
1870 o'clock yesterday and unioa deL
shipment OF EoodI After taking on a
cargo OF goods from local shippers. she
proceeded on her way 10 points down
tho river.
Tho General Persh!ns came IN last
evening from New Hatamoras and
stopped OF here on her way 70 Pitts
bursh-
The stage OF water registered was
nine feet and stationary.
Gas Too Htgh
Tourists who como mere from other
states and autoists from this city who
60 into other states have much 70 say
concerning the price OF gasoline hero as
compared to other places.
The price OF gasoline here Is IS cents
Per gallon and just across the river in
Ohio the came grade and quality can
be bought for 81 cents. THIS Is too
great q difference IN prIco and many
motorists are heard to complain every
day because they have to pay TOO muc2
for their gasoline
Paving Progressing We'll
Tho work OF paving on Sixth street.
between Grant and Jefferson avenues.
was completed yesterday and tho mixer
MOVED to TomlInson avenue where fast
work Is bsing done in paving tina, street
ss It - expected to DO finished by tho
snd Of the week
Whom Toml!nson avenue In completed
the Kennedy Construction company.
Third street which Is now graded
down and ready for tho mixer.
Plano At LAngtn Field
A private airpiana owned by the
Mayer Corporation OF Bridgev!lle. land
ed ut the local fold at II o'clock yeSer-
day.
Tho plano was on It's way TO N-aynes-
burgh, whore tho s<iators expect 20 az
tend tho fair. and probably do exhih-
ton stunts.
They had como from Pittsburgh. and
on reaching hero tho pilot lost his way.
and was forced 10 land to got his bear
.ngs before he could proceed on his
way TO Wayneshurg.
Rtnl Games This Week
Ono OF the mos; important games OF
the season In tho church Baseball
league will 10 played this evening whom
tho Calvary tea m meets rhe Christians.
Tomorrow evening tho U. p. & =. will
meet the fast Baptists. Those games
will be tho final IA mos OF the summer.
and will decide the league championship
Improving City Builaing
The City building. on Sixth street. Is
being greatly improved By a now Goa;
os pain. on the largo doors and window
stills. and the painting o: large City
Building" signs on the sides,
Tho whole inside If the building 10 10
be retinlshed also. which Will add great
~ TO the appea rance OK II.
Moundsvills Briefs.
Mr. and Mrs T. F.. Chamberlain. Jr.
and son. Robert ~" visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. c. X McC"mh. Of Sh-rrard
Mrs. Q. H. Stewart and son. Hom.-.
Jr, were calling on Mrs Charles Stew
art Of Second street.