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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
EPHUN REPLIES To CANARD
CIRCULATED BY CANDIDATES
MADE IN CAMPAIGN DODGE"
FALSE AND NuSLEADrNG.
Shows That Money City Pays Ont for
Salaries T. for Necessary
work,

In the course OF tho last week !
"dodger" or pamphlet containing various
alleged facts about the present city
government has beeen circulated thru
the instrumentality OF candidates for
council. City Manager Chas. O. Ephlni
CharactcriZeS the statements contained
in the pamphlet as false and mislead-
ms" and charges that it was circulated
at the last minute before election in an
attempt to influence voters.
In an interview with an lntell!gcnccr
reporter yesterday Mr.. Ephlin said:
Il have just inspected 4 printed state
mcnt sent out by Il number Of Candi-
datcSS for council, which states that
the total revenue Of the city amounts
u $4@T.U21.4S. and that the salaries or
officials amount to $4,000 IN excess OF
the revenues. This statement IS mali
ctuusly false, as IN inspection or the
public records would easily disclose.
The total revenues Of the city were
over sT93.O0O.0O and very little uf the
amount derived from taxes went 10 ray
for salaries Of officials or for labor.
The City's Work.
DO these candidates propose 10 DIS
charge all of the flremen. all OF the
policemen. all OF the men In the water
works. all Of the men who Work an the
streets, the garbage collectors, the nee
ccssary clerical hire, and the other en-
ployos required to carry on thc city's
business" If they do not lntcno 10 do
this, do they intend to reduce the wages
Of employees below the union standard,
which the city has maintainedo
do they also propose to stop keeping
the streets clean and stop pubic i'm
provements in general?
Any person who would stop QUO mo-
ment to think. must know that Phe prin-
cipal work Of city is such as ~ out
lined above. and he would also know
that we cannot expect men 10 work
without being paid for their services.
IF the statement had been rent out
yesterday or the day before. it would
have given me an opportunity to pub
lish 4 full and complete financial state
ment of the city's affairs and this Will
be done in the next few days regardless
Of the results Of this primary election"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
Chemical Warfare Service to
Try Its Hand at Battling
With Uncle Sans S Navy

Washington. May Il.-(Ry Th" Assoc
riated PrcSs)-The use Of POI 'or, us
Easses against naval vessels under sim
ulated battle conditions. will bc tested
for the first time during bombing expert
mcnts to be- con nlucted off thc A:lnEL!c
coast beginning June 81. While arIAy
and navy aerial forces ar cooperating
in an effort to demonstrate IN" "fi"c-
tivcncSs OF aerial bombs against modern
naval vessels. tho Chemical Warfare
Service of the army will bc launching
a poison gas attack from the air against
one or more warships III in attempt 10
show tMat the navy must !mme di:;tr!y
build up defenses against new and
terrible mcnacc-~asphyXiatio
Under present plans. tho ship 20 he
gasscd will have crew aboard. Nom
explosive bombs filed with teal gas
will be dropped and every man on board
the vessel will hc required to keep with
in the protected areas and wear Sas
mask.
OFFICERS OF tn. Chemical Warfare Ser
Vice Say ;:lat by using a gas of intcrabIe
concentration that Is OF sufficient
strength TO inca appellate but not 70 Kali.
tina Service can prove its contention that
in the next war, battleshp" must be
ma,ic literally airtight TO protect the
crews.
The tear gas" which thu Chemical
Warfare Service proposes to use in the
coming tests, is known 10 chemists as
brombenzylcyanide.
The Chemical Warfare Service has
also developed, it was learned, another
deadly weapon TO be used in naval war
far" in the future. 1t is toxic smoke
called diphenylchlorarsin 1t is design
I'd to be used in place OF The smoke
screen heretofore laid DOWN by the de-
stroycrs 10 stricld the main fleet from
the enemy.
a third inruvastdn. the Chemical War
fatr Service is working on. is the de-
vclopment of Il system Of placing I
smoke screen ovexss fleet by the use Of
smoke bombs attehed to parachutss
and dropped from air craft or similar
bombs fred into the air from guns On
the vessels. A smoke or a gas is be-
ing developed for this use tha: will
hover in the air two or three hundred
feet bove the ships.
The first Of the bombing tests against
naval vessels will be conducted Jointly
by army and navy aircraft Junc @l.
against one Of the cA-Germau suhim-
rines. 1t was announced al th' navy
department today. 4 preliminary plGn
was drawn up Yesterday 1T L meeting "f
the joint army and navy board in charge
Of the experiments and submitted today
TO ADMIRAL II. Il. Wilson. commander II
tho Atlantic fleet. who will suparint md
tho tests. Final details will be worked
out 1T a meeting on May Is. Other
tests will Gc carried on until lato In
July.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
!, 0, OF, ENCAMPMENT
OFFICERS SELECTED
Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly
Goes 20 Huntington.

Huntington. w. Va. May lib. II
this afternoon as grand patriarch Of th'.
West Virginia grand cncarnpment, In
dependent Order OF Old Fellows. tn
lifty-sixth annual session Of which
opened here this morning. Other ot"-
GERS were named as follows:
Grand high priest. ). T.. TaGSart' OF
Marnington.
Grand scn"r warden. Gilbert ho"Eer
Of Roanoke. Va.
Grand junior warden. =. II. Wright
Of New Martinsvi!le.
Grand scribe. c. l.. Simpson OF Hunt
ington.
Grand treasurer c. II. Rigklc Of Fair
mont.
Grand representative ~ tn" sovereign
grand lodge. Toronto. Ont. September
1921 l.. y. Rti!cy Of Charleston.
Elklns was chosen for tho next sHS'
sion nc the "nclmpment. winning out
after 4 triangular tight in which Rich
wo,d ard tark$hurg ais" figured.
Ton:Eht the granI encampm"mt vii
messed ia" r"uf""r!uE ri th" pairtarr1i Il
degree b. the DAinrnd degree team IN
Marshall ial;.
Adjournm"n' 5 C\prCt'd ~ '"r"N noon
tomorrow.
In connection with thc crHnd cncAmn-
ment meeting NaS announced t0iay ~
4. J. Wt!kinS.'n. glIInl secretary, that
tho West Virginia grand lodge and Re
b.kah state assembly would convene ~
rrr"fiagt"n IN tlr second Tuesday in
October. havlnc been transferred from
TaIrIuont. ~ nj. a." III" fact tn" /. q. g.
+. Temple thri. will not b. completed
in time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
RUSH TROOPS
To MATENAN
More Shooting Across Line
Into Auburn, KY,
Reported

Williamson. w. Va. May ll.--f.;gh-
teen state troopers. commanded BY Cap
tain J. Il. Brockus, and number OF
deputies were sent to Matewan. West
Virginia. tonight. to take charge or the
Situa ton growing out OF the shooting
into the mining town OF Allburn on the
kentucky side Of Tug River.
Captain BrocSus and Sheriff \. c. PIN
snn were advised late today thAt Two
Shootings occurred in the Auburn sec
tion with the last - hours.
The shots were directed into the Ken
tucky town fro prthe hills on the West
Virginia side. State troopers. reported
Captain RrockuS. before leaving for
Matrwan tonight. said that he had been
advised during tho day that many
armed men were tramping the streets
Of that village.
Auburn ard Matewan are located with
In the Williamson coal strike district.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
THOMAS MET BY
HOSTILE CROWD
British Railway Union Chief
Encounters Mob at
New York

Ne WORK. May iii. Thomas. gen
eral secretary Of the National Union or
Railway Men of Great Britain. encoun-
tered hostile demonstration IN his
arrival here today on the Olympic.
Men and women. who styled them
selves as representatives. OF the IRISH
American Labor league. assembled d.
the pier bearing banners crirlcislng
Thomas for his action in the settlement
Of the threatened strike OF the triple
alliance in England last month, when
he urged the miners 10 accept a re-
sumption Of negotiations with Premier
Lloyd George withdrawal Of the rail-
road men was tho first break.
One banner read: Judas hanged
himself after his bctrayal-will Thomas
do the same?" Another asserted British
workmen had driven Thomas out OF
England.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
PANAMA CANAL AND TRUCK HIGHWAYS ]:
BLAMED BY KRUTTSCHN|TT FOR PART !
OF RAILROADS FINANCIAL TROUBLES

competition favored by governneAt
subsidy" which the trans-continentA1i
lines particularly were meeting. Con-
stantly increasing inter-coastal trafAe
through the Panama Canal In p4S4
financed by the United States Ship1tAk
Board out OF the United states tfeasuYy
was Il prime factor. he said, while Seo.
ond was the use Of automobile trucks
on highways maintained by the statS
and national government which they DE-
stroy without making any payment
Committee members frequently intet.
rupted the witness with questions %
both thse points. Traffic was not going
by way OF Panama because trans-ccaf1-
mental rates had been made exceosE \
during the last three yars, he said. ~
he launched into a defense OF the pres,
ent level. Although propaganda fee
lower rates" existed, Mr.. Kruttschnfeh
said the cost OF transportation was Sns
tircly tustifable. He denied positively:
and in detail, that the decrease y
freight traffic is a condition for which
the rate fabric was responsible
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
HAIL DESTROYS
GEORGIA. CROPS
Telephone Lines Wrecked,
Windows Broken, Build
ings Damaged

Atlanta. May ll.-A wind and hail
storm Of rnusua! severity swept over
portions, Of G-orEia. .tlabana, Miss!S-
Si!ppi and Tennessee today causing
heavy damage To crops and buildings.
HailSiNncs II: inches In diameter were
picked up after the storm had passed
windows being broken and trees
stripped OF thsr small branches.
From the Atlanta district hight winds
tore away many telephone wires OR
fclled the poles. The roof Of largo
school house was taken OF just after
The last pupil had departed. In the
Macon section many peach orchards
were DANA gcd. Chattanooga. Tennessee.
reported q heavy hailstorm and disrupt
ed car service.
birmingham. Ala. Meridian, Miss. re-
ported heavy losses 10 truck farmers as
we'll az destruction TO buildings within
city limits. .ndlH1
One Casualty
The only casualty reported WAS the
death Of negro caddy on the links OF
the Thomasvillr. Ga, golr club. result
ing from lightning striking shed
under which number Of boys had
taken refuge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
OPPOSITION LOOMS
TO DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WELFARE

Washington, May ll.-lndica tions
that the proposal to create q department
Of public welfare will not have smooth
sailing through congress were furnished
today at initial hearings by senate and
house education committees on the
pending Kenyon bill which cm3o1:cs
tho principles OF such a department as
endorsed by President Harding and rs
worked out at his direction by BriRa1I 1Ier
General G. T.. Sawyer his personal phH
sician.
General Sawyer who appeared TO out
line the proposal. was subjected TO ex-
tcnsive questioning by members OF the
two committees who wanted to lnow !f
the consolidation Of the educational, So
cial and humanitarian bureaus of the
government would not aid 10 the num-
her Of government employees und 10
governmental expenditures.
The presidents physician In reply
contendcd that through elimination Of
duplication both the number OF en-
ployces and the expense would be re-
.luccd and promised tho committees
figures t. substantiatc his assertion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
WHEELING COURT
UPHELD IN SUIT
ON STEEL CONTRACT
WEIRTON COMPANY
LOSES IN APPEAL
Illinois Firm to Recover Sum
Of Approximately
$500
pec,al Dssratrh to The Int"!ligencer.

Special DtsI,atrh 70 The lnt"!ligencer.
F!chmond Va. May lin an
opinion affirming the Judgment Of the
United States district court at Wheel
ing. the United States circuit court OF
appeals today held that the Stephens
Adamson Manufacturing Company, OF
Aurora, Ill. is entitled 10 recover the
purchase price OF several thousand
strips Of hot rolled strip steel which II
obtained from the Phillips Sheet and
Tin Plate Company. Of Neirton, w. Va
the order being later rejected on the
ground that the goods did not com" up
to representation. About $500 was in
vulvcd in the transaction.
The appellate court was Of the opinion
that the trial judge acted correctly in
letting the jury construe on III" con-
tract in question. 1t was held further
that the question OF whether IN" steel
was Of the kind and quality which the
Wcirton firm had agreed to furnish was
also one of fact for the jury 10 settle.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
4, I'll, WILL OPPOSE
THE ENACTMENT OF
SALES TAX Law
Will Insist That the Excise
Tax Be Retained

Cincinnati O.. May 1.-THE American
Federation Of Labor will oppose any at
tempt to repeal the present system OF
excise or luxury tax" and substitute
sales tax.
This policy was decided upon by the
executive council Of the federation IN
session here today. While no official
announcement was made, tho council, 1t
is understood. regards any effort TO
substitute a sales sales for the excise
tax as an attempt to shift the burden OF
taxation from capital TO labor.
The council today also decided TO
carry on the fight 10 obtain the repeal
IF the Kansas court or industrial reia-
lions law.
The council also viii urge that the
federation take steps TO have anu
strike and anti labor legislation re-
praied and renew its drive TO prevent
;!.,. passage Of further anti labor leg1s-
IatCu in the various states.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12

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some awards?
Get Them Today.
Work hard TODAY. contestants, and
Get in every subscription possible so
that it will apply on the big Extra Vote
Offer closing Saturday night. II you
do YOU will have made tremendous
strides toward the ownership of ono of
the big prizes and you will have nothing
TO regret when the judges take charge
of tho ball0tiug and begin their count.
The Big Extra Offer ends Saturday
night. 1t is TIE very best offer that
will be made throughout the remainder
Of the Drive. Positive assurance is
given that you will never have an OPP
portunity to turn yOuI subscriptions 10
4 better advantage. What's II" use
waiting to get tho subscriptions later
on when they will carry. perhaps. ono
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port At the time it will mean III" most
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100000 Extra VotoS-
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good as it looks, too. This large num-
Der OF extra votes will be allowed upon
each and every club Of SEQ in new sub
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
SENATE TO TAKE UP
NAVAL BILL TODAY

Washington. May 1t.-Thc naval a2-
pro2riatinn bin IS 10 b" taken W by the
senate tomorrow, paving the WAY t"r
the expected fight over the rr"2r%aI OF
Senators Borah. Republicans: l'lah". 10
request IN" president to call = disIr,na- :
ment c"nfercncc b'twc"u tn" tnitrd
States. ,;r-;'t Eri,ata and Japan. tfter
passage Of III" emergency tariff ".I ATE
roday. III" sam" ga" right ~ way 70
the navy measure. MAt"h carries Sf?b,-
600 600 a. amended by thr senate naval
committee. ;Nl in"r"tSr Of $lUp.0vhnOr
over the appropriation voted by the
EouSC.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
POISON GAS ATTACK Will Be MADE
ON WARSHIP IN SIMULATED BATTLE
CLAIM CANNED GOODS
SOLD BELOW COST

Cincinnati. O., May 1l.-That canned
goods are now being sold by the packer
at from 80 10 50 percent below cost, be-
cause nf the tight money market, was
the assertion made today by Harry +.
Strasbaugh. president OF the National
Gamers association. who spoke before
the Southern Wholesale Grocers'' con-
vcnt!"n here.
I'm many cases the present prices are
much lower than war prices" continued
Mr.. Sttasbaugh. "Bnt freight rates are
doubled, wages continue high, we con-
tnue To pay high prices for tin cans
and unless wages and the cost OF tin
comes down. the price of canned goods
will be increased.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
BUTLER TO TESTIFY
IN BLAIR HEARING

washington. May l.--Marlon ButIer'
former North Caroline senator, IS To
Il ppear tomorrow before the senate
finance committee as Il witness in the
fight being made Ivy Senator Johnson
Republican. California. against senate
OF David II. Blair, of WIN
Stnn- Salem. y. e., nominated to be inter-
mai revenue commissioner. He is eS-
prcted to testify regarding the Nortn
Carolina primary last June and Senator
Johnson's charge that Mr. Blair. Us q
dcleg gate to the Chicago convention Nlo-
igl"d the pC!mary law.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
CITY RAILWAY ASKS
LOWER ASSESSMENT

Charleston. ". Va, May H. kcpr'-
srntatiycs Of electric railways AMI ught
and power companies appeared helor"
tho state board Of public Work today
and protested against property NA!us.-
ton and assessments for the year wi.
Appca!s heard today includ"d
f. ]. l.. Doyle, CITY Railway company
Wheeling.
p. B. Lawrence. Newell Water ana
Power company. Newell.
II. G. Pile. Tyler Traction company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
v1o1AroR REFUSED APPEAL.

Charleston. W. Va. May 1.-THE su
premc court today. in the case Of the
state against Herbert BOycc OF Taylor
county, refused an appeal for a writ
Of error Boyce was charged with
bringing moonshinc into the state In
company with Wendell White.
The court granted writ Of error
and supcrsedeas in the case OF George
p. Anderson against Horse Creek Coal
and Land company of Boone county
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
Southern Pacific Board Chair
man Complains of Compe-
tition Favored BY Gov
ernment Subsidy" - Will
Be Recalled

Washington. May Il.-Direct exam
ination OF Julius Kruttschhtt. chairman
Of the board of the SoutheI n Pacific was
cincludcd today by the ser.ate interstate
commerce committee in its investiga-
ton OF the country's railroad difficulties.
lie will. however. be called for cross
examina ton.
Although emphasizing. as on the first
day OF his examination. that high labor
costs were foremost in the list Of handi-
caps which. he raid, were preventing the
roads from making adequate returns on
investment. or IN even meeting eX-
penses, Mr.. krutt schnitt complained Of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
SENATE PASSES EMERGENCY
TARIFF BILL BY VOTE 63-28
WILL GIVE WELLSBURG
TASTE OF BLUE LAWS
Mayor Craft Announces he VIII Not
Call Special Council Session to
Reconsider action.
Special pisparrh to The Intrii.Sen,"r.

Special Dispatch 10 The lntrii.Sen,"i'.
Wc,l$hurg. W. Va, May h---""..'-
burg = assured oc at least ne genuine
iy blue" Sunday. Mayor George Cr@lL
aunouu.'"d tonight that OWING |" the
regular ,uuuCIl session coming on h"N'
Tur$daN evening. ho VIII nor conSluer
a request 10 call 4 special council S""-
sion for this week 20 repeal or inodI
the drastic Sunday closing law. Mayor
craft anticipates that when Wellsburg
has hal one real blue" Sunday. such !
delegation will appear 10 protest next
Tuesday night that council will modify
the regulations which are to b. Imposed
for tho coming Sunday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
Sergeant In Command Of BergdolPs Escort d
Was Not Told Of the 'Pot Of Buried Cold
sTEPsON BECOMES STEPFATHER OF
HIS sTEPBROTHERS AND STEPSISTERS
WHEN he WEDS his STEPMOTHER

Martinsburg. W. Va, May ia wedding ceremony wa. WAS
orfnad in the Srasburg Presbyterian by the Rev.
Arthur Clarke which Charles cnz married his Steothe
Mrs Mary Frances Lent , ,,,
Mrs entz has married three times and has six children
M her first husband Her second husband father OF the present
groom was Philip Lentz who widowcr when he maed
died year and the son has assumed the role OF nus
band TO his fathers widow scpfaher his brides children
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
PHILIP C. ADAMS
DIES AT SPENCER
Prominent Banker, Oil Man and Repub-
Acan Leader Expires.

ParkerSburg. W. Va. May ll-Colonel
Philip {. Adams died At his home in
Spencer this evening from heart trouble
and complica tionS aft>r An illness OF
several months, during which time his
health gradually declined. He was q
director in two banks. owner OF Il whole
sale grocery and largely identified with
tho oil and gas industry of the STATE.
He was one Of tho most influential re-
publiC;nS Of the stute and served for
number Of years on the state commIttec
His age was "a years and no Is sur
vived by widow and five children.
Thc funeral services will be held at
Spencer Friday afternoon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-12
ONE KILLED Nv PISTOL DUEL.

New York. May ll.--A pistol due! 20
day in brooklyn tenement house De-
tween two police detectives and three
alleged drug peddlers they were at
tempting to arrest resulted in the death
of HaSkin Autel. reputed leader OF the
gang. and tho wounding Of his com
paniops.