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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03

morning at $40 o'clock. Requiem high
mass VIII be celebrated mt O'Clock at
the Church Of Immaculate Conception.
Imtcrment will be made in Mount Cal
vary Cemetery.
TIE deceased was In her 9th year Of
age. The deceased was resident OF
Wheeling for the past twenty-five
years. aud leaves to mourn her loss one
son. j.. NJ. Lavelle, OF Milwaukee,: and
four daughters. Mrs. Thomas McDer-
mott. Mrs Frank Camel. Mrs Harry
Attmyrr and Miss Margaret Lavelle, all
pf this city. one sister. Mrs. John Eh-
ncrtS also survives.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
MOUNDSV|LLE
HvdA.Y,awiR.

The marriage of Mrs. John Hyde, u
Big Grave Creek and Miss Helen Lewis
Of this city has been made known. They
stole n march on their friends ann
were married last May. At present they
are living In Wheeling. ~.
Miss Lewis is the daughter OF Mf:
and Mrs. L. n. Lewis on Tenth istreAt
and n member Of the 1920 class OF tn
Moundsv!lle High School. She has MANY
friends In this city who will b SUR
prisci to learn Of Their marriage. Ne.
Hyde Is the son Of the late Thomfs
Hyde Of Big Grave Crock and 10 vary
we'll known here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
win Be Discussed ut American Legion
Meeting Tuesday Night

Plans for the 1921 membership drive
will be discussed at the meeting Of
Wheeling Post No. /. American Legion,
Tuesday evening, January 4.
Adjutant Il. T. Mccoy announces that
at this meeting members who have not
yet paid their dues for the new year
will have tho opportunity to 20 so. Cn-
der a recent amendment to The posts
bylaws. the dues ara now Sc bar year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
aArricas for Mr.. stein.

Funeral services for the late William
y. stein. who dr"rpeL dead. while at
work at the National Tube plant, at
I,c1Iwood on Saturday wcrc held yes
tcrday afternoon ~ 2:30 o'clock at the
home Of his sister. Mrs. Bessie Hicks
Of Twenty ninth street. Rcv. c. w Full
ler, pastor of the MCMcchon Christian
Church officiated. 1nterment was made
at MouudSV!llc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
Jefferson D. Basel.

Special Dispatch 10 the lntelliGencer.
Ciarksburg. W. Va, Jan. @.-ParaSs!s
has caused the death after 4 two years
illness Of Jefferson p. Basel. 80. well
tr do farmer and member OF Harrison
county court for twelve years. six years
Of which nc was its president aIc sue
cumbcd las, evening at his home at In
tarstata. Eleven children survive.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
Abizi Services.

Funeral services for Miss Katie
Ab.z:. vino died Saturday afternoon at
the North Wheeling hospital. viii Ice
held this morning ~ $50 o'clock IN her
late home. No. 43&2 W"tz"l street.
requiem high mass viii hA offered At
= o'clock at ST. Wladslaw church. In
termcut will be made in Mount Calvary
cemetery. The deceased was &c years OF
age and had been confined in the h"spi-
tai since last September suffering from
| N hnrrn lnSiE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
RIVER rELEGRANs.

Davis Island Dam, Sc feet falling;
clear.
OH City. rs feet, stationary: cloudy
Moreantown, 3 feet stationary.
cloudy. ~
Stcubcnville, Sc feet. stationary.
clear. Se
Warcn. 81 feet: cloudy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
PUT TRAFFIC man
ON NIGHT SERVICE
Light, Speed. Cut-out and Parking Reg
ulattons to Re Enforced at
Al Hours.

fh."? Of pplir" Fred II. Frazic" has
placed a uniform mntu!"yri" offiSer ON
ail-n'Eht duty in the BUSINESS district
a. the ri'y. - enforce. irNfCir rrgula-
ton concerning lighting o. NThici"s
si,""i!ng. cut-"uts ana parking. This
Officer began this Srvrih. work last
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
McGinnis Services.

This morning at $50 o'clock at the
Altmaycr & Mccoy Undertaking parlors.
No 1905 Chapli:re street. will be held
the services for the late Mrs. Sarah
Jane McGinnis. who died Friday after
noon at the family residence No. SCI
West ChaplInr street. Requiem mas
will be offered Mt y o'clock 1T st. Jo-
%eph's Cathedral. mtrrmcnt will be
made in Mount talvcrv Cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
DEATH FOR THREE

Philadelphia. Jan. 1.-TWO men and a
woman were found dead from illuminate
ink gas to-day IN - rn"mnE house ON
Mount Vernon street near Tenth. The
victims were George Morris, IS years
old: Florence McEv0y. 81. Of Florence,
y. l.. and an unidentified man about 80.
Gas was pouring from small! heater
in the room when the bodies were found.
1t is believed nv the police 10 have h"en
accidentally turned on.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
Schmitt Rites.

Funeral for tho late Charles Joseph
Schmitt. olny son OF G. j. and Corinne
(RusD Schmtt, who died Thursday at
! his late home in Pittsburgh. Will he
hcld ut the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
station. this morning at 1890 o'clock.
Iutrrincnt will he made in Greenwood
cemetery. The deceased was years Of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
AUTOS COLLIDE

A small delivery truck owned and
driven by Harry Fosntt. a Thirty-thiroJ
street, Bcllaire meat dealer, collided ak.
Thirty-fourth and Guernsey streets, Bal
laire, with the touring car driven by j.
B. Murphy OF Shadyside, late Sunday
Mrs. Fosnit and her infant child were
thrown from the truck and painfully
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
MINGO WOMAN DIES

Mrs. Eff!e Cozneck, aged about is
years, died yesterday morning In the
Ohio Valley General hospital. following,
a brief illness. following serious opey
a ton. Her home Is in Mingo and the
body will be sent there to-day for inter-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
BENJAMIN woodford.

Ph!'tppl. W. Va. Jan. @--Renlam'n
Wnodfnrd aged &c years. prominent res
,Lcnt az Barbour county. died suddenly
mis- evening at his homo near rh!l!pn'.
Ito was Confederate soldier in the
Civil war. lie leaves several children.
ITS funeral will be held Tuesday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03

Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine
I.av.lle, widow "f the lat" E. j. Lavcll".
who died SATURDAY afthrr oon Mt ella
o'clock at her late residence, No. 240T
Eoff street. will he held Wednesday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
Paul Dietrich. while driving the dsl,v.

Paul Dietrich. while driving the deltv.
cry truck of Levi Lichky, owner OF the
Bellaire Furniture company, colioeqS
with a touring car owned by Wheef-
ing party, which was standing ut the.
corner Of Firty-eighth and jefferson
streets. The delivery truck was wreck
ed. but Mr.. Dietrich escaped injury. The:
car of the Wheeling party was not DANE.
AGED.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03

In ~ argument some men take sides
others take arrrunt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-03
Erskine Rites.

Many intimate friends of tho late
William Erskine, who died Thursday in
Washington, II. c., attended the i'm
preSsive services which were held Sat
urday afternoon In the United Pres
byterian Church OF West Alexander.
Pa. Dr. Charles II. Robinson. pastor Of
the First United Presbyterian Church
Of this city offic!ated Interment was
made in West Alexander Cemetery.
Following were the active pallbcar
ers: John G. Palmer. Jr.. Nelson e.
Hubbard. Charles Carrigan, Joseph r..
Curl. Henry VI. Russell. Jr. and Wright
Hugus.
The honorary pallbcarers were At
torneys William =. Hubbard. George II.
4. Gilchrist, General Alfred Caldwell,
r.. s. Riley. ]. Morgan Clark. Joseph
IIandian, Judge J. Il. Sommervillc.
Judge L. NJ. Addleman, John J. Coniff,
J. T. Cree and ames W. Ewing.
4 meeting of the Ohio county bar as
socia ton WIS held Saturday morning
At which time. a resolution of memory
OF their docea scd member. the late VIII
liam Brskine. was drawn up.
Funeral services for the late Captain
Frank T.. Lisby, who died Thursday
orning.m will he held this afternoon
1T ESQ o'clock in the home Of William
g Fisher, No. 1922 Oregon street,
Stcubcnvill". q. 1ntermcnt will he made
' in Union Cemetery. near Steubenville.
! Impressive services conducted by DIR.
Clarence Z. Allen. pastor OF the Fourth
street NJ. F. Church, in charge OF the
! I'ythian bodies OF this city were held
! Saturday afternoon ut > o'clock at tho
I-AIend"l Company Chapel. No. 12l2
lNhapins street. The services were, at
| tended by numerous friends and ac-
iuuaintanccs Of the deceased. who was
one Of the hest known residents of this
city. The body. under a military escort
of Cour dc Leon company Of knights
Of Pythias was taken 10 a Pennsylvania
| train on which they were taken to
| Stcubenville.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
LOCAL CAPITAL BACKING MILLING PROPOSITION.

Erroneous reports have been circu- lated regarding the financing of To- cal company to he know as the Ma tiOnal Metals Recovery Company. to the efefct that the company was be- inc backed by eastern capital
 Not one cent of eastern capital is connected with :he enterprise, Msssrs. R Y Saunders. John Giacoma, W. T. Boyd. of Tombstone. and J w. Stock holm and Y W. Clark, of Bisbee. are furnishing the working capital. max ing it a strictly local enterprise
 As far as ,ould be learned. the pres ent plans are to mill the Old Guard dump as soon as repairs 10 the mill on that property. now being made, afe completed.
 The company has secured leases on Jth"r promises dumps in this district and when the old Guard dump has been worked the mill will he moved to lther locations about the district this being considered the cheapest methni l oi handling these ores, doing away with trucking the tonnage 10 any one permanent mill site
 The enterprise has foUnG much fav or in mining circles in this camp. and according to those who can be recog- nized as authorities on such propOsi ton. the promoters will be well re war,ied for their efforts. as it is claim ed that valuable ores were thrown into the ore dumps in this district du-- ing the days when q pay streak was totall ignored if the assays ran un- der the hundreds vi dollars Der. ton.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
SMALLPOX OISCOv BRED
 IN TUCSON SCHOOLS

TUCSON, Fep. I.-Iwo cases of smallpox were discovered among the children of the Mansfield school Wed nesday. The Board of Health imme- diately ordered that the class room be closed to further study until each child who had been exposed to the disease had been vaccinated. or could produce a certificate proving that he had undergone successful vaccin1- tion within the last two years.
 The two cases. both Q: which are said to be extremely light. were found in two Mexican pupils. Antonio and Alfredo Lopez. who live with their parents at MiiIville. within a stones throw of the ice plant
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
PEARSON CONFIDENT
 OF AVERAGING MORE

DOUGLAS. Feb. 2.--It was announc cd al the army flying field here today ;iia; Lieutenant Alexander Pearson. Jr. of the Twelfth Aero Squadron. would leave February to fly 10 Palm Beach. Fla where he is scheI- lled to hop off February 22 on a trans- continental flight to San Diego. Cal. The DeHaviland 4B airplane. which Pearson has rebuilt here for the coast. to-coast dash, was tested out yes.e-- day and found to function satisfac- torily.
 Hhis flight will be the first attempt at transcontinental speed record An effort will be made to negotiate the distance is 2i hours. which will require an average speed of 8 miles an hour. Pearson, whose home is .n Portland. Ore, and who won the first trans-continentai air race, says he ey- poets to do better than 95 miles an hour The flight will be made in three laps. Houston and Fl Paso. Tex. being the two controls.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
MANY ARRESTED IN FEDERAL DRIVE ON
 LIQUOR SMUGGLING

BISBEE. Feb. 4.-The cases against Joe Hardwick and Johnny Hall. ar rested at Douglas on charges of brin 5. ing hquor across the line at Mexico, were brought mp for preliminary hear ing yesterday before II. C. Beumler. |. $ Commissioner and were contin- ued until next Monday afternoon at ? o'clock
 Hubert Matthews arraigncd for pre- liminary hearing on a similar clarae yesterday morning. was bound over to the federal court W D Patterson. cited to appear on the importation ~haree failed to make an appearance and is said by customs officials to have left Agua Prieta for Guaymas in an attempt to avoid arrest. 4 war rant has been issued for his arrest at any time that he might reappear in the United States
 The eases of Leo Kaufman. Dick HSsh, Thomas Ragsdale and Bill Ken nedy were called Wednesday. Only one of the decfndants besides Math- ews was pr sent Racsdale. who waiv- ed preliminary hearing. was bound
 
 C. E Mason, special agent from San Antonio and Joseph M Holub, as- sistant nited States attorney of Phoenix are in Douglas in connection with the eases.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
FEDERAL BUILDING AT PHOENIX TO BE
 LOCKED AT NIGHT

PHOENIX, Jan. 30.-Oficials ex- pressed belief that the crime wave had been responsible for the issuance of an order received by Alfred Frank from the treasury department to close and lock the federal building at 10 D. m. and keep it closed until , a. m.
 Official and employees may not have keys to any entrance to the buildings. the order added. In the absence of mailing facilities. a re- quisition may be made by the post master for a mail box on lpe curb in front of the building.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
HECRESS WITH THREE WAR HUSBANDS TO EG
 TAKEN TO NEW MEXICO

TUCSON. Feb. | Mary Brown. alias Kate kearney. alias Sammillee Lee Connie. charged by federal off cers with drawing government allot- merits from three husbands is to he removed to New Mexico. il was de- cided by United States Commissioner Edwin F Jones. before whom the wO- man was arraigned.
 Two government allotment checks made out to Mary Brown, were cashed by the woman, it was testified by Ben Gordon. store keeper of Columbus. x. NJ, who says he is per- sonally acquainted with the negress. and cashed the checks for her
 The accused denies ever having csshed the checks in question.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
coCHISE FUNDS NOT iNvoLvEc SAYS GOVERNOR DISCUSSING THE
 ROAD STATUS: BUT wOno GNO5

DOUGLAS. Feb. CoC:l:se county $ funds are not involved. said d letter which the Chamber oi Commerce here yesterday received from Governor T. F. Campbell replying tn the local or sanization's telegram to tne governor inCIiring as to the suspension of high way construction in this county and demanding that the work proceed.
 Continuing it's efforts to induce a resumption of work. especially on the Douglas RodeO road project. the cham Der last night sent the governor an other telegram. which asked If Cochise county's funds are not in volyed. as you say in letter then why was work stopped. for onr funds alone would carry projects further than their present status
 In his letter. Governor Campbell said
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
SENATE TALKS FARM FINANCES

PHOENIX. Feb. 3.-Senate bill No
 50 drew brief flash of fire in the senate of the Arizona legislature late today. The bill provides that interest dye this year on state funds loaned to farmers of Apache county for con struction Of the Lyman dam project be remitted because of crop failure and unexpected delay in construction or the project. The bill further pro- vides for remission of interest if oc- casion demands. up to ths year 1924.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
LIVESTOCK AND RANGES

PHOENIN. Feb. l. Light rain over portion of the desert grazing section of Arizona during the week did much to assist the growth of winer annuais which up to a few days ago made needed in the lower valleys and des- ert sections tn bring ranges up to an average condition Owing To an ab- sence of decidedly low temperatures this winter browse is III an unusually good condition. possessing much nC- triment Photographic reports to the weather bureau indicate moderate snowfall at the higher elevations with beneficial results to pastures and moderate amount of rain in soutn western New Mexico where it hal been badly needed. The observer at Flagstaff reports as follows ''Weath- ar still continues mild with insufnc. cnt precipitation Little frost in the ground but enough in most places 70 keep water from going below the sur face. Unless snow falls in consider able quantity between now and Marc'l lst there will bs reduced flow of water in all springs next summer. some going dry Snows coming later than March 1st are apt to go off rap idly and run off without entering the soil much" While pastures in the north have been helped by recent SHOWS the water supply is generally deficient in all parts oI the distric- Encouraging exceptions appear in the Grand Canyon section and in southern Navajo county where feed is report ed as being plentiful. water sufficient and cattle doing well.
 Comparatively little activity in m  agricultural way is being manifested in the irrigated sections of the state Some fields are being prepared for melons and other truck but cotton stalks still accupy the ground to a great extent. imparting a tinge of burnt umb.r to the landscape Win ter grains are coming up uni.ormiy and are looking well. \ report from the superintendent of the university farm al Cochise states that owing 70 dry weather little blowing has been done and unless there i3 rain soon very little crop will be planted before summer rains. With the advent of warm weather fruit buds in that sec tion have advanced too rapidly
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
l. C. E. ADAMS IN DOUGLAS;
 TALKS IN FAVOR NEW COURT
 HOUSE, CHIRICAHUA ROAD

DOUGLAS, Feb. i.-I. C. r.. Adams of B,sbee, member of the county board of supervisors. who was in Douglas last night. talked in favor of the construction of a new county court house at Tombstone It was M-. Adams on whose motion the superv:s- OTIS recently asked County Attorney J. F. Ross for an opinion as to their power to finance construction of a new court house without submitting q bond issue. It is expected that this opinion will be given when the super yisors meet next Monday, and that Mir. Ross will tell the supervisors that they might levy special tax for the purpose mentioned.
 Can't Act Until July
 That Douglas opponents of a new court house at Tombstone might send a delegation to the Monday meeting. was suggested here this week, but it was pointed out that the supervisors could take no action toward levying A special tax for such a structure be- fore they frame the new budget, in July.
 Cochise county is no nearer county seat removal than the county was 17 years ago, MT. Adams said last night, aiding that he thought building of a new court house at Tombstone would end the constant bickermg." The
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06

or wife. in the absence of will or di rect heirs the whole of the community property shall descend to the survivor
 Senate bill 30. providing that the numbers of precinct and county com mittees Of political parties shall be doubled and that women shall have equal representation with men.
 House bill g, authorizing boards of supervisors to fill vacancies in the legislature.
 Senate bill g. the blue sky" law amendment
 Senate bill A, permitting boards of supervisors to pay bounties on preda. tory animals.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-06
COAST MOVIE MEN
 MAY LOCATE STUDIO
 IN WARREN oisTRIc-

IN WAHHGN OlS hll
 BlSBEE Feb. f-That there is an actual and insistent demand for tine western photoplays made in the real west. is the opinion of two motion pie ture men who are visiting in Bisbee and who may locate here They are Rex Thorpe, who has been with the producing end of some of the biggest companies in the country. and Frant Merrill. an actor of note and a native of Cochise county These two men have organized the Border Feature Film Corporation capitalized it at s2uo."o0. ana expect to produce west ern" thrillers al some point on the Arizona Sonora border or adjacent thereto.
 Thorpe will be the production man ager of the Border Feature Film Cor poraiion He has been in this line pf the motion picture business for mat ter of ten years and is thoroughly ac quainted with all of it's details Grart Merrill has been connected with some of theb est companies in the country. He has played with such stars as Wm. Hart. Dorothy Phillips and oth- CTS and has been associated with the screen for years He is the son of | claims Cochise county as his home ! and hopes Ia establish picture com pany in this region
 There is a very real demand for westerns" in all parts of the United States and throughout the world at the present time" declared Thorpe yesterday. We hope to aid in filling the demand The time has passed when the picture producers can, with any degree of reality. and success. make westerns on their lots at IIo.- lywood and at Fort Lee. New Jersey. | Usually trolley car o: a modern motor will get in the way and spoii the illusion. We desire to produce westerns in western atmosphere. We have contracts at the present time for our productions and have many other outlets along the same line
 Our first work will be the crer- ton of two-reel western" and We will stage it somewhere in this neigh bnrhood We hope to use the histor. ic scenes around Tombstone. o'i Charleston. the huachuca and tho [ Chiricahua mountains and the plains and ranches in the immediate neigh. borhoOd We will find it necessar! to have q small studio It will not be an elaborate. affair and in order tJ get our organization into thorough working order We expect tO put . matter oi s30.oO worth of our cor porate stock on the market
 We have already secured the serv- ices of one of the best directors on the Universal lot We also have an expert cameraman and the services of some excellent actors. We will pick our local color locally. mean by that. the supers
 We are coming to Arizona in an effort tO ill an actual reec We have : picked this part of Arizona because | of it's obvious advantages in many directions. We hope to be able .o make this or some other nearby ci:y ; our headquarters.
 The picture people have opened temporary offices in the Allen Block They have associated with them Niles Merrill brother of Grant Merrill and expect to interest other local capital in their enterprise.