The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-14
R12NMAN ARRESTED AT AETA
AND KEnD TO COURT.
ARREST FOLLOWS INVESTIGATION
~ FEDERAL AGENTS
N ALLEGED TO KAvE CARRIED
HARMFUL PAPER TO
COAL YIELD.

S;Cuhruy;llc. Ohio. May lS.-Duncan
Eursrsuu. aged 40 years. an lrtshman' Is
n ,';r jefferson county jail here charged
.,.;th violating House Bill No. Al, which
I"rl!b'tS the circulation OF seaIttous 1T
crttur". He Mas arrested at -Adena oy
,'.nstnhlc Elmer Johnson. OF that place
am was held TO court by Justice J. y
IrO'r cs 1hN ~. d"ncc gatnst FurSes
Il is said. WAS collected BY a govern
mcnt agent who has been active In the
coal fields Of this county for several
weeks. The affidavit against Furgeson
alleges thar the publicly displayed
certain paper advising or teaching the
doctrine that industrial and political re-
form should be brought about by crime.
sabotage violence or unlawful methods
Of terrorism"
Poddlsd Liquor.
Proprietors OF the local baking Arm
OF kupinsky & Iuplnsky were arrested
by Constable Everett Gregory. charged
with violating the prohibition laws after
a still had been found eccretcd among
some hay in their barn 1t is alleged
that tho accused men made ralsin jack
and peddled Il In their bakery wagons.
their market for the Illicit liquor being
weirton, Holidays CoYe and other near
by West Virginia towns. 1t Is also
charged that they rented out their silly
to forel mers for so much per day. They
are to get q hearing before Justice l..
Adler.
no Agreement.
City Solicitor Ralph Levinson stated
today that council committees OF Steu-
beaYillA, East Liverpool and Wellsville
had been unable TO come to any Joint
settlement with the Steubenyille East
Liverpool & Beavery Valley Traction
Company regarding Increased fares
sought by tho company and that indi-
cations are that the matter Will have
to 20 TO tho interstate commerce COM
mission for adjustment joint con-
ference scheduled for this city today
was cancelled In case the commission
grants increases as it did in the case
OF the Wheeling Traction Company,
courts for relief and seek to, prevent
additional fares.
TWO New Wards.
Steubenville city council at q special
meeting last night created two new
wards, the Fifth and Sixth. The sub
urban territory OF Pleasant Heights.
which has been a part OF the First ward.
will be the Fifth ward. and La Belle
View. which has been part OF the
Third and Fourth wards. will be the
Sixth ward. The addition OF two new
tional councilmen.
IN tho Courts.
Thomas Fletcher. indicted for rob-
berry, was found guilty by jury in COM
mon plsas court today, the jury deliber-
atlng fifteen minutes.
Joe Mercer was arrested by police,
charged with violating prohibition laws.
A quantity OF moonshine was found in
his possession.
and held for Indianapolis authorities,
= who want him on a charge Of deserving
his family.
John n. Erwin
John II. Erw.A aged "a years, one OF
the pioneer residents OF jefferson coun-
~. died at bis home west OF the city to-
day after lengthy illness. His entire
= life was spent on farm. He Is sur
~rived BY three children. Mrs. A. E Nc
Cunc. Pittsburgh: William Erwin. OF
Minso junction. and J. J. Erwin. of this
city.
70 Hold Tag Day.
Arrangements have been made by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, American
Legion and Sons OF Veterans for a tag
day to be held on May %. the proceeds
TO be used in purchasing the flowers
to be placed en- the graves of dead SOL
diers.
Over M1n1o0.
Jefferson county commissioners have
! let sixteen contracts for new county
4 and inter-county roads so far this year.
and these contracts call for expenditures
aSEregating more than a million dollars
jefferson county is known as the live
wire" road county Of the state this year,
building moro roads than any other
- county.
Entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Adsit entertained
the Card Club at their home Thursday
evening.
The Women's Missionary Society OF
the Third Presbyterian church was en-
tertained by Mrs. Fred Conners.
John c. Butter entertained at dinner
at the Fort Steuben IN honor OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Butte, OF Los An
geles.