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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
'SILESIAN ISSUE
BEFORE LEAGUE
Council Accepts the Task Of
Solving Question and the
Method TO Be Fixed
ROOT WILL REPRESENT U. S.
Or. Wellington Koo Of China and
Baron lshii Of Japan Will Alter
In Presiding over the DeIIb-
erations of the Council.

Geneva.-The council of the league
OF nations has accepted the task OF
solving the question OF the disposition
Of Upper Silesia Viscount Ishii. as
president of the council. so informed
Premier BRAND of France
The councillors are studying the
voluminous documents of the tangled
case. which have been distributed to
them. Whether Germany and Poland
will be invited TO send representatives
to present their claims and explain
their cases to the council is to be
decided later.
The question OF the presiding officer
was raised by the Brazilian represen-
tative DR. CASTOR da Cunha. who sug-
gested that since the extraordinary
and regular sessions of the council
would coincide, DR.. Koo be given the
presidency for regular procedure. Ar
thur J. Balfour, representing Great
Britain, pointed out that the case
was exceptional and justified excep-
tional procedure" and it was agreed
that DR.. Koo should preside over the
regular session with Viscount Ishii
assuming the office during the Sile-
sian discussion
The election OF Elihu Root as one
Of the IL judges of the court is looked
upon as certain II he allows his name
to go before the assembly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
New Family Proves Surprise.

New York-Meyer Mauer looked to
The Supreme Court to put an end 10
what he thought was a romance, but
what turned out to be a family sur
prise party He sued for anuuiment
Of his marriage to Rebecca Mauer.
When he married her he thought she
was widow with one child. When
they had settled down in a love nest"
there came flock of little ones-ali
ner children from two previous mar
ciages-to live with them. seven in all.
When he found his wife mad two other
husbands living he bolted
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
eleven KILLED IN
ILLINOIS MINE BLAST
Hundreds of Men Escape Death
When Dynamite Releases
Black Damp

Harrisburg, Ill.-Bodies of II min
ers were recovered from the Harco
mine, following an explosion More
than 400 men had been working. but
had been warned and escaped when a
dynamite charge broke down the wall
of an old room. loosening black damp.
Five men who escaped the explo-
sion, but are suffering from the effect
of black damp, were taken to local
hospitals 1t is believed they will re-
cover
Volunteer rescue teams were organ
lied by miners, but their efforts were
futile.
special train bearing a United
States Mine Bureau car was dispatch
ed to the mine within an hour after
the accident and was in charge of D.
]. Parker, chief of the Division of
Mines rescue cars, who was conduct
ing an inspection trip in this viuinity.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Dry RAID AT
ATLANTIC CITY
Greatest Attempt Ever Made
to Bring Prohibition to the
Famous Boardwalk
126 WARRANTS ARE SERVED
Score Of Detectives Employed In Bio
Swoop On Resorts Niaht-Life Es
tabIishments-Thousands of DOL
lars Worth of Liquor Seized.

Atlantic City. - State prohibition
agents aided by private detectives
raided many boardwalk cafes in which
was described as the greatest attempt
ever made to make Atlantic City bone
dry The warrants served totaled 126.
Special Prosecutor Gaskill predicted
that it would take two days to com.
plete the raid More than a score OF
detectives had been assembled for the
job. Mr.. Gaskill was unable TO es-
innate the value of liquor already
seized. but predicted that it would run
high into thousands of dollars.
Boardwalk establishments raided
included Martins Cafe, Cafe de Paris.
the Moulin Rouge and Thomas
Moore's Cafe. Many other places in
other sections of the city were visited
and several employees arrested.
Mr.. Gaskin expressed fear that
some difficulty will be experienced in
locating certain persons for whom
warrants had been issued. as he sup
posed they had taken alarm and fled
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
BRITISH REPLY TO IRELAND
Premier Quotes Lincoln To Offset Con.
sent of Governed Idea.

Premier Quotes Lincoln To Offset Con.
sent of Governed Idea.
London-David Lloyd George. the
British prime minister. has sent a
prompt rejoinder 10 the letter of Ea.
nonn de Valera, which rejected the
British governments terms for peace
n Ireland.
The premier's note constituted a
irm reiteration of the governments
'ormer standpoint. that Ireland could
lot be permitted to withdraw from the
empire.
Lloyd George in concluding his note.
still held open the door for further
negotiations with Mr.. De Valera and
lis colleagues if they are prepared TO
Examine how far the governments
consideration can be recOncned with
he aspirations you represent" He
declared. however. that the govern
nent could not 'prolong mere ex-
'hange of notes He buttressed the
governments standpoint by quota
ions from Irish patriots and Abra-
lam Lincoln He warned Mr.. De Va
era that a needless prolOugation Of
he negotiations would serve to play
ntO the hands Of the extremists. who
De declared were only anxious to
wreck the negotiations and terminate
he truce
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
i. S. STAND FIXED
PANAMA is ADVISED
latest Protest Calls For No
Further Comment, Secretary
Hughes Note Declares

Washington. - Secretary of State
Hughes, in a note to Luis Garay. the
foreign minister OF Panama. in reply
10 formal protest lodged against the
decision of the American government
in the Panama-Costa Rica boundary
controversy, declared that he is un.
able to find that any of the statements
made by your excellency REQUIRE
further comment from me-"
The note of the Panama foreign
minister who has been here on a spe.
;ial mission, was transmitted Just be-
.ore he left Panama and reasserted
The justice of his governments claims
while deprecating the possible use OF
force by the United States in seeing
hat the White award is carried out.
Mr.. Hughes reply said that the
American government had fully con-
Ddered all the questions in the con
troversy, but had found no escape
from the conclusion that the govern
nents Of Panama and Costa Rica are
pound by the arbitral award.
1T is my earnest hope" the note
concluded, that the government and
people of Panama will realize that the
government of the United States has
acted in this matter in the most sin
2sre friendship, animated solely by
he desire to do complete justice and
With the profound conviction that the
'urest safeguard of independence and
territorial integrity lies in the faith
'ul observance of International obli.
cations"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
BATTLE RAGING
IN W. VA. HILLS
Fear of New Attack After An
All-0ay Battle Alarms
Logan County
MINERS ARE DRIVEN BACK
Message to Washington Says Labor
Army, 5000 Strong, Ready to Re-
sumo Confict-Fear For Fate
of the Captured Deputies.

Logan, w. Va. - Logan authorities
have sent telegram TO Washington
stating that unless troops were sent
at once the county would be attacked
by between 1000 and 5000 men.
Sheriff Chain at the same time is
sued the following statement:
There has been more or less con-
tinuous firing on four points of the
line. The points are Beech Creek,
Blair, Crooked Creek and Mill Creek.
The most serious fighting was report
ed from the vicinity of Blair. At all
points our forces succeeded in driving
back the invaders
our opponents advanced one mile
In the Blair district but were driven
back. In the Beech Creek district
they advanced one mile and there
also We're turned back The farthest
advance was in the Peck's Hill dis.
trict, where they advanced two miles
along Hewitt Creek. Here we also
drove them back
We have 1900 men and have ar
ranged for reinforcements from vari-
Gus points including Bluefeld. Will
hanson, Mcdowell and Huntington.
Il have heard nothing OF the fate
Of the deputies held prisoners but I
Tear for them That is all l can say
at this time"
Ihe announcement that an appeal
aad been made 10 the federal govern
ment to hasten dispatch OF troops was
announced by officials at the court
house
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Appendix Removed BY Mistake.

Saratoga Springs, n. Y-Charging
that her appendix was removed by
mistake when she was taken into the
operating room OF the Glen's Falls
hospital for an operation upon her
throat Mrs. Helen Litchfeld of South
Glen's Falls has begun a Supreme
Court action in which she asks SIC.
damages Her physician was Arthur
Chapman. but she was taken to the
operating room when DR.. George
Chapman's patient was called for. at
which time the operation intended for
another was performed
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Psradss streets Without clothes.

New York Clad in nothing what
soever but thin wisps Of cigarette
smoke. Miss Leona Schultz. % years
old Daraded through Bronx streets
until she encountered a horrifed DO.
liceman. The officer wrapped his coat
around her and hustled her to the
station. The girl was d on q
charge Of vagrancy. 80 -" Satiop
oficer said she was q "iuS Io' tear.
cite smoker and Il s'"ne az bor
mind. She was se, rods TO the ocsvs
n the Workhous
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Titusviue Faces Water sbortso.

Titusyille This city Is threatened
with a water famine as a result OF the
continued hot weather The water de
partmcnt announced that the water in
the wells al the plant Is now 25 feet
below the surface At p feet the
pumps will be unable 20 draw the
water 70 the surface In ordinary
times the water Is within IA to Is feet
't -he surface The department has
issued notice 70 the effect that con.
tumers found wasting water will be
leorived Of its use
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Beayer.-AVcording to reports re-
ceived by friends here. Chester
Frances, who has been confined to the
Allegheny General Hospital at Pitts
ourgh for the greater portion of seven
years. suffering from the effects of in
iuries sustained while playing basket
ball on the local high school team. is
improving and expects to go South for
ne winter
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
New York Society Man Killed

Freehold, ~ New York and New
Jersey society was thrilled by the sen.
sational killing OF Cecil Arthur. Man
haitian society man. at a fancy dress
ball at the Allenhurst Hotel. near
here. Because a Chilean youth at
tempted 70 cut In" on his fair part
ner. Arthur, after demonstrating with
him. was struck on the Jaw and fell
fracturing his skull. Salvador Labord
a Chilean student at Cornell. IL held
without bail a. the map who struok
Arthur.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
FoRGERs IN SING SING
Check swindIe Amounting to $4,000
Discovered; Three convicts Held.

Check Swindle Amounting to $4,000
Discovered; Three convicts Held.
Ossining, n. Y.-The fact there are
dishonest conyicts in Sing Sing was
revealed when three prisoners were
placed in solitary confinement, pend
ing investigation of check forgeries
totaling $4,000.
The forgeries occurred in the state
comptroller's branch office at the pris.
on. Blank checks were stolen, made
payable to creditors of the prison and
Warden Lawes' name forged to them.
The forgeies were discovered when
one check was made out for so large
an amount that the suspicious of state
officials were aroused. The alleged
forgers are said to have had the aid
of confederates on the outside.
The prisoners in solitary confne.
ment are George Liljewall. ]. C. Ben.
nett and French Levine" all alleged
to have forgery records.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Woman Raid Stills

Pineville, w Va.-With the future
OF the community school they have
built up and developed menaced by
the moonshining evil in the noun.
tains, women of Martins Fork. Cum.
berland river, in Harlan county. Ky.
have organized and begun to raid il.
licit whisky distilleries. The women
frequently search the hills all night
for the moonshine stills. Their big.
gest raid came after they had tramped
a creek bed for half a mile. One hun
dred gallons of whisky were destro'
ed there
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
eIucky Cashier rhwarts Rohhsr r

Morgantown. w Va.-Five masked
men made an unsuccessful attempt to
rob the Tunnelton Bank at Tunnelton.
Preston county. When the men enter.
I'd the bank and drew pistols on Cash.
'er John j McKine. Jr., he dropped be.
nlnd the counter and started the bur.
slar alarm changing The bandits fled
from the bank and are reported to be
headed toward Morgantown.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Cleveland.-The honeymoon trip Of
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin c. Simpson. each
aged p. Of Cleveland was ended alb
ruptly when their automobile was de
molished by southbound Cleveland
southwestern Interurban car near
chippewa Lake Mrs Simpson was
instantly killed and her husband died
a few minutes later They were mar
ried August and were touring the
state ON their honeymoon
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Girl Shocked To Death

New York - An attempt 10 fasIes
an electric bulb into a socket while
she was dressed in a wet bathing suit
caused the death Of Miss Beatrice
Schwartzler, aged II. at her home on
City Island. A pool Of water collected
about the girls feet and when her
wet hand came in contact with the
electric current, she received a shocb
which proved fatal
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Attempt to Free Wandered Erom l.i

Chicago.-An alleged attempt by a
.trusty' in the county Jail to free
Gene Geary. Carl Wanderer and Frank
Ligreni. under sentence of death. was
revealed by jail authorities after they
lad discovered a partly completed
tunnel through one of the Jail walls
Jacob Bowman. a trusty. who has
served three months of a years sen
,ence for larceny. was believed by the
police 10 be responsible for the at.
tempted jail delivery.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
DISASTER AT SEA
Freighter Lost Off West Coast; Forty
Are Missing.

~
San Francisco. Cal.-Driftwood and
broken spars are all that mark the
spot where the freight ship Canadian
Importer was last seen, according to
reports to the Marine Exchange from
vessels that went to her rescue. Forty
lives are believed to have been lost
when the ship sunk 300 miles west of
Eureka.
The Canadian Importer was discoy-
cred drifting helplessly by the steam
ship Cordova. Captain Bissett OF the
disabled ship refused the tow offered
by the Cordova, declaring his shin
was good for a week"
One boatload of the crew. including
the second and third officers and nine
seamen, put out in an open boat in
an effort to reach the coast after the
vessel became disabled No trace OF
them has been found
The Canadian Importer was en-
route to Adelaide. Australia. from
Vancouver. B. c. She carried a cargo
of lumber
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Operators to Pay Miners by Check

Clearheld In view of the recent
)ank robbery at Hastings and several
Jther attempted hOldups. the Pennsyl-
ania Coal and Coke CO.. with numer-
'us mining operations in the Patton
egion, has decided to pay the miners
~ check beginning this month These
'hecks Will be cashed at the Patton
1ank. Heretofore the company's pay.
master visited tho various mines
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Cumberland Md - Arch F. uar,
man, aged 10 years. and Elva Botting
er. aged 7 years. who live near Fair
nope. Pa. were married here in tn,
chapel OF the Stein undertaking.
rooms while the noise from a ham
nier used in trimming a coffin was be
ing heard There had been soma
hitch az 20 the place to tie the knot
and the taEicab man got consent 10
use the mortuary chapel. the couple
being assured there were no dad 4.
the building.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
President Warns Miners

Washington.-President Harding. il.
a proclamation, commanded all per.
sons engaged in unlawful and insur
rectionary proceedings" in the West
virginia coal fields to dispense and re
tire peacefully TO their homes. Tn
less there is prompt compliance. the
administration let il be known that
martial law would be declared and
Governor Morgan's appeal for federal
troops be granted
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Hunt for Nickel Starts Costly elsz.

Elkins w Va-A lost nickel start
ed blaze In w VI Kepling's plumb.
ing shop, in the basement OF the Ar.
mold building Damage estimated at
$4,000 resulted A visitor in the shop
dropped nickel. and when a match
was struck for the purpose OF finding
it a burning fragment flew into
quantity Of oakum, which is highly in.
fammable The result was that a FIRE
quickly started
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Cow Draos Bow To Death

Sharon Pa Wiley 9-year-old son
)f Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Titus Of West
Middiesex. was dragged to death by a
runaway COW. The boy was leading
the animal with the rope tied around
mis- waist He was dragged about 25O
feet when the COW became frightened
and ran
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
1916 Ships Used Canal in 7 y..rs

WASHINGTON d C-During the sew
IN years of commercial operation Of
The Panama Canal. ended August IA
asst l34i5 commercial vessels made
'he transit through the isthmus, ac.
.ording 10 the Panama Canal record
Ihe aggregate tonnage of these YES.
ieI5 wa- }5Sf9942. and their cargo
otaled 5I573.92o tons of 2.24O pounds
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
RussIa - 80 10 eun eooa,-

Hartford. Conn The Russian gov.
'rnment has paid with valuable seal
'kins, sables and other furs for a
arge order OF typewriters recently
negotiated with a manufacturing con.
'ern Of this city. An official OF the
company announced that the com.
)any cashed" the furs by selling
hem in the Arge.tine Republic and
)ther South American countries
scarcity OF money in Russia is said
o De the chief cause OF paying for
he order In tnis msnner.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

New York Diugible balloon Dc
the largest American naval aircraft
Of its type and the kite balloon AP
were destroyed by a fire which also
razed the hangar az the nockaway
Point naval air station An explosion
'' gasoline. from an unknown cause.
started the blaze Although mum
Der OF men were in the hangar. only
ne man was slightly burned
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS RAlpeo
Robbers Get Drunk While At Work
and Lose s1.oOo.ooo.

dno Lose 81 rOOO,OOO.
Chicago-After an afternoon spent
in raiding the vaults of a safety de-
oosit company in the Masonic Temple
which more than $1,000. 900 in cur
-ency was said to be stored. three rob
oers became intoxicated made so
much noise that they attracted the at
-ention OF a passerby and then es-
capped through a hail of bullets from
he pistols Of 25 patrolmen and detec.
ives
Behind them they left two handcuff
ID watchmen, a half-emptied bottle Of
whisky and a large hammer used to
open 10 safety deposit boxes Hun
ireds of pedestrians witnessed the
chase through the downtown district
which ended when the robbers van
shed in an aIeyway Apparently
none of them were injured by the fu.
sillade Of bullets
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Rob Bank whi. Citizens Fiobt ei,.

Missoula. Mont While residents o,
the town Of Plains. Mont. fought =
lumber yard fire. believed to- have
been OF incendiary origin. two un
masked men entered the First Ma
tonal Bank there and escaped with
Sl4.5O0 in currency and Liberty bonds
according to telephone message re
ceived here
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Spotted Horse Kins Hslter..d

Valentine Nebraska Frank Black
lSpotted Horse). Sioux Indian. shot
and killed Jesse Bordeaux. half
breed Indian. at ST Francis Mission
on the Rosebud Reservation i'm soutb
Dakota following an argument over
the price OF quart Of whisky. which
Bordeaux sold to Spotted Horse
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

'e9C IN'OOO ? ata IltteS.
New York.-An estimate that "a.
100000 was paid by life insurance
companies in death claims from an
tomobile fatalities during 1920 is pub
lished by the Insurance Press. sta
tistics are quoted to show that duripe
the year the automobile caused 12.OOC
fatalities and 1,5OO non.fatal injuries
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Found DEAD on RIver bottom

New York.-Vincent de Geatano. g
diver met death on the bottom OF the
Harlem river when he became entan
gled In both his air and guide lines
and was slowly asphyxiated as be
struggled TO free himself
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

ConVIet Ends Ute at Penitentiary.
Pittsburgh. Pa -Ahamid Gameal. a.
years old, a Turk listed at the West
ern penitentiary where be was an in
mate. as convict 1O122. ended his lie
by hanging himself in his cell He
was found hanging by his suspenders
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08
Bank Thugs Beat Two. cst go zoo

oa"N mugs scat Wo, Get $50 900.
Los Angeles.-A party of armed and
masked men entered the Huntington
Park branch Of the Los Angeles Trust
md Savings Bank. and after knocking
4 Adams. branch manager. and an.
jther employe unconscious with re-
'olver butts. escaped in an automobile
Fith between $4,000 and $4,000
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

4dorgantown.- county S
public utilities and public service cor
poration are valued at S1O,967, las.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

West Union-The Ireland ice plart
has been put into operation and is now
making ice at a satisfactory rate.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Sistersville.-J. b. Wilson cigar fac.
tory, employing eighty persons, has
closed for a two weeks vacation.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Clarksburg- has been notified
60 vacate building at present occupied
as Central Firehouse by April LIST.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

CharleSton-The city Of Charleston
may be asked TO make good its prom
iSe 70 buy the square bounded by
Washington, Broad, Lee and Dickin-
son streets and present H. 20 the state
for an addition 70 the old capita site.
This opinion was voiced by Senator
Cohen g. Arnold president of the
State Senate after hearing Of the de.
feat Of the SLOOOOOO bond issue Sen.
ator Arnold S member Of the Capitol
Commission, and he expressed surprise
that the citizens OF Charleston showed
such unwllinmess 10 help the state.
which would have benefited 20 the ok
tent of about S35OOOO had he bond
issue ra a-~ied
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Charleston with the defeat OF me
million dollar bond issue, which was
voted on recently the problem Of a
garbage disposal plant again rises be
fore the city council a portion OF the
million dollars was TO have been used
by 'he city for tie erection OF an in.
cinerator. When asked whether q sep
arate bond issue would b.. attempted
20 take care Of the garbage disposal
plant, cry Manager Bonner II. Hill
said that he saw no prospects for any
such bond action lie said that uo
election would be held ~ bis recon.
mendatiOn.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Barboursville-The Marshall Col
iege Scholarship Association has been
organized TO develop Marshall Col
tege here.