The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-06
RICH CONVICTS
ASK FOR PARDON
millionaire Merchant, Tobacco Ware
house Man and Banker Ask Tor
Their PardonB,

For tho second time prcNidentiat
par,irrS are being sought Cor three MI
lonaireS federal conviCt>. coohucd -
m. state i.nt,"nt'ary her. Al ~ the
men are kentucEians and 4-"w wealthy
in violating the wartime espionage act.
Henry Ecltman. the banker. is the
Youngest one OF the old men. Will J..
Cruise Brewer. the tobacco warehouse
man. = the second N age. and g. =:
Schrnbcrc the leather merchant. is the
Oldest ot the trio. IIoT-E"r. AL OF the
prisoners are past the nifty mark.
Fcltmtn. the banker. "AS nned Sio.np'
at the tine he was sentenced. and ms
was due Tuesday. however. the paying
% he fine was held up at cortngton,
Ky. ~ tho request Of the United States
depnrtincnt OF justice. or until such time
the plea fer pardon may be acted upon
10y p-eSi!"rt Harding. EN-PrcSident
Wilson turned down q plea for the par
drl. o. the three men prior TO MS lca'-
Ing office.
The new Ford touring car Of Wiilia'S
chase. which was taken from the S&r"E"
=: :nr r"tr e tho J. -. R"dlcr home on
Si\th street. Sunday evening. WAS re-
covered Tuesday morning. The machIn"
Ma found sitting on Fourth street. II
l. thought that some practical joker Is
rcSponSiblc for the job.
Special Council Meet
\ sreci:l meeting uf tho city council
VIII D.. !trld this evening at which time
Mayor g +. Wienk". will swear IN mis-
NV chief e police. Ike Wilson. Ais"
thu =. election al u-vmCn and several po.
Nv"rcn vii b" mad" 1t tins time and
thu rev COUNCILMAN will officially take
their seats 90 office. Several MINI
matters wi! also be token car" OF ard
:. Is expected that I'll concerned be in
attrndIur" At III" meeting.
Eggs Drop Here.
own >" ne iarE" shipments ~ eggs
hing mad" I" this city IN" raluahI" h"H
irui, - m"w being quoted on In" lnCal
market At - cents. Daily lara IN p.
r,cntS ar" received here by both rIii ard
river routes While eggs are selling N
Wheeling at IS cents per dozen. Il -
h"lirrcd that another decrease will be
1T here within tn" n"N, few days.
Prison Population so7.
IN. rr;S, y report 'r- III" past month
shows the population Of the rsnal m
Nti.,tion g. be- g01 Of tn" total num-
r.r 80 ar" whit" people. and the re-
ra.nd,r arc C,lor..G Forty-on" are f"d-
"a PRISON. The rrrurt also shows
,ha, tw" escapes wo-c m1dc. Tho pres
~ pnpuidtinu - IN" U"u Is d"rably
less than that. h"w"yr". due to tn" fact
tk;,. mary ha,r h...n sept "a rad camps.
Richmond Rites Incomplete.
l;:vhm"uG. VIII" led u: his home on
I:ownau'> Eiice. Monday evening" at )
O'Clock are :nr"n1l"t" but wHI pgOhab!N
- h''d Thursday afternoon. Deceased
Gf'H f"iuw:nE IN attack or Phcutn"titA
;.t;.c an p,rttlo' tnE appendicitis. lie
WIS au,S Il ,-,,r- nf a=,. and he only
,hi'd - NJ. aLd Mrs iUrlm IIchmond.
IT.. VA u w":I.l'.r It the Church 0e
woodmen Convention.
Tho Marshall ,ourty camp cOnvrr
:.ou &C tht Modern Wo"hIn"H If the
W"rll WI =" hrld IN ne hlN Of III.
,,.;G i"d@" tbs nft"-u"rn and evening.
Many f",Itrr" Events ar" PLANNED f..
IL 49,
members vii :" n .,ttcn'lanC" rCi"-
.:,tcy 20 n. sta. convention will he
elected ~ -" afternoon session white
Il hauQu., VIII !" he'll! in me 'vcn'ng
Road woIh Progresses.
M.cn progress : being mad" on the
,..rStrHa,:pu IL a road up M:ddl'' Grave
,rvrk trOm r.':u'S Fun - 4 point about
rr" uil", ahnr" l"r". according to Il re-
i."rc mad" by Robert Hammond. veteran
r.a! lHl;iLcr IN ChNrC" Of the work.
TuHsLuy. Two miles OF .tt' road has al
.oaGy hr~n completed ana H." r"rn,,inG"r
VIII h~ finished b. thc cad Of the com
Ink summer
Missionary Meeting.
The Wonu"n's Missionary snc,o'v ~
ia" Christian church. Will rn""t at tn.
homo rr N~S l. =. -f';,rk.r On Sixth
. s'rr"r F-i'',,v AFTERNOON - 2.2" -, iur%
Mis- Ttzx:r kuar". Mrs. f.im"- Vessels
Possesses VI, lu'mh"rs are URGED 10
Get aasser.
W"~I '"'s hr"m r.'''''H"i IN 'he c'iy
$50. ,.'r!rr- - IT,. Star StJ," D.l n
,-r- rn,,. ;,r'.r ,ma' 80. 3 w"N of tho
,..,..r.. ,riirh r.crrtiv came n WAS
A.;.~ ~ a.:''i"". ~ feet I;a> per day.
r. w.. w., r~.ll'd in through twenty
Mouadsviue Briefs.
" " ion '..'~,.,;. ici' M"ai.,~ cvnr-
~. ',,. Nm Yr~r icy. whc-. h" will
sop, .. v..':l &'N~ on business