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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
DOUBLE TRAGEDY At
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Or. Wharton, College Dean,
Slain by Prof. Beckwith,
Who Then Kills Self

Syracuse, n. Y-Dr. Holmes Beck
with. educator, former United States
army lieutenant and California bank
examiner. shot and killed his superior,
Dean John Herman Wharton, at Syra.
cuse University before committing
suicide. He was probably insane as a
result of chagrin over losing his posi-.
ton here, according to statements
made by the authorities and Chancel-
Ior James r. Day of the university.
That Beckwith had premeditated
suicide has been established. the in
structor having left several letters
showing his intention in that respect
Coroner Crane. District Attorney
Malpass and Day are all agreed in the
belief Wharton was shot following an
argument when Beckwith presented a
letter in answer to Whartons notifi-
cation that the university would have
no need of Beckwiths services after
June.
Five bullets were found in Whar
tons body indicating that Beckwith
had made sure his superior was dead
before he turned the revolver upon
himself.
Wharton was 81 years old and had
been an instructor at Syracuse Uni.
versity since his graduation eight
years ago. He was made dean of the
college OF business administration
two years ago and Beckwith was one
OF the instructors under him
Beckwith had been the brunt of sew.
eral jokes by the college student body
during the last year. He was strict in
discipline and decidedly unpopular.
The students circulated a petition for
his discharge last fall
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
SCOTCH MINERS
FLY RED FLAG
Strikers Attack Officers and
Destroy Properties--FIood
Loss Grows
PUMPMEN FORCED TO QUIT
Water Pouring In Mine at Rate Of l..
600 Gallons minute-Street Light.
ing System Dislocated BY Strk-
ers-Town Is In Darkness.

London. - An alarming outbreak OF
violence by Scottish miners is report
ed from COwdenbeath where mob law
has broken out An under-manager
who refused to desist from working
at the pumps was captured by miners
and severely mauled
A large force of police used their
batons and attacked the rioters, res
cuing the under manager. The min.
ers who have hoisted a red flag are
gathering in thousands and are be-
sieging the police. the situation as.
suming a critical aspect.
The rioters have repeatedly broken
the police Gordon and a pitched battle
is proceeding. The strikers have dis
located the street lighting system and
the town is in darkness.
Riotous miners have wrecked the
pit head workings at the West Ben
bar colliery. Lanarkshire. Four DO
llcemen and several colliery officials
were injured. Thirty ponies left in
the workings below are likely to per
ish, as the pumping plant is out of
gear and the water is pouring in at
the rate of 1000 gallons a minute.
In South Wales and in Fifeshire.
Scotland, as the result OF demonstra-
tions by parties of miners, volunteers
who have been keeping the pumps 60
ing at the pits have been obliged to
relinquish work. Some important
workings are already flooded, and in
the case of South Wales, especially.
the effects may constitute a far-reach-
ing catastrophe, a large number of
mines being ruined forever.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
To Have paylIaht Saving.

oil city pa Oil city and Franklin.
which for three years have been ob.
serving daylight saving. will again
adopt this plan this year Franklin
will change its clocks ON the morning
Of May oil City will put into effect
the earlier hour and leave the matter
Of clock moving up TO- the individual
Beginning May and continuing un-
tn September 18. industrial plants.
stores and banks will open for bust
ness one hour earlier In the morning
and close an hour earlier in the after
noon.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
u. S. SENDS FIRM
NOTES TO ALLIES
Secretary Hughes Tells Four
Powers No Privileges Under
Treaty Sacrificed
JAPS RECEIVE SPECIAL NOTE
Emphasizes That America is One OF
ALLIED and Associated" Nations.
and Has Equal Rights In Dis
posing of Possessions.

washington, ID c. The American
government. although not a party To
the treaty of Versailles, has surren.
dered none OF its rights in the over.
seas possessions Of Germany secured
TO the principal allied and associated
powers by that treaty. the govern
ments OF Japan. Great Britain. France
and Italy are informed by Secretary
hughes in similar notes dispatched
by the state department.
Specifically, the communications
deal with the award to japan bv tbe
supreme council at Paris on May z,
1919 of mandate over the island of
zap. an important cable center in tha
Pacltic ocean, and Mr.. Hughes saws
the American government trusts that
TINS action, which il must assume was
taken under a misapprehension. will
be recOnsidered
The notes are the first important
diplomatic communications penned bv
the new secretary of state. and they
make II plain that the change of ad-
mlnistration in Washington has re-
suited in no modification of the pre-
Vlous position of the United States
lhat as one OF the principal contribu-
tors to the common victory over Ger
many it must insist upon the exercise
or It's full rights in the disposition of
the former German possessions.
only one OF the communications
that to Great Britain-was made pub
lie. Those to France and Italy are
understood TO be substantially the
same, but the state department In
giving out the note to the London for
eign office, explained that the note to
Japan contained additional para
graphs referring to previous CORE
spondence between the two govern
ments"
Mr.. Hughes emphasized that the
United States is one of the principal
allied and associated powers. and that
the position of the government of Ja-
pan could derive no strength from the
treaty of Versailles or from any dis
cussion preliminary to It,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
WOMAN sLAYs TWO MEN

Raneher's Wife Declares Victims
"5roke Up Her Home"
Saguache Col-Mrs. John Hammer
38 years old, mother of seven children.
is in the county jail charged with muir
der. following her confession. police
say, 10 shooting and killing Frank
Schmid and r H. Relaford who. she
declares, broke up her home|
Mrs Hammer asked Schmid TO drive
her to the ranch OF Relaford When
the two men came out of Relaford' s.
house, the woman opened fire with a
pistol five shots taking effect in Rel
aford's body and three in Schmid's.
Mrs Hammer is the wife of ranch
or who is at liberty on bonds. charg-
ed with larceny Schmid was impli.
Gated i'm the same theft
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
MANS SLAYER SENTENCED
Grimm, Convicted Of Galchock Muir
der, Will Be Hanged July 7.

Grimm, Convicted Of Galchock Muir
der, Will Be Hanged July 7.
Wellsburg, w Va.-Hobort pitts
burgh" Grimm, who was convicted re
Gently Of first degree murder in con-
nection with the death of Stephen w.
Galchock, wire frame designer OF
Pittsburgh, was sentenced by Judge
j. b. Sommerville to be hanged at the
Moundsville penitentiary July 7. He
was the last Of four persons arrested
for the murder to be sentenced. Judge
Sommerville overruled a motion for a
new trial
u will take my medicine like a
man." Grimm said, just before SEN
tence was passed. q do not think I
got a square deal in court"
Galchock's body was found floating
in the Ohio river after he had been
missing for several weeks.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
Cyclone pamaaes Town.

Wharton, Texas cyclone which
struck here wrecked 10 houses and
damaged more than 30 others causing
loss in this town that will reach
about $4,000. according to first esti-
mates. 1t is feared much damage
was done in the surrounding rural
district but on account OF tele-
phone lines being down, no informa-
tion could be obtained So far as is
known, only two persons we're in.
iured
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14

Eagle Pass. Tex Thirty three per.
sons we're killed in a collision between
a freight and passenger train on the
Mexican National lines at villa Gar.
ira, between Parradon and Monterey
according to reports here. The only
identified person killed was victor
Villareal, candidate for mayor Of
Piedras Negras, the town opposite
Eagle Pass. the report said. Wooden
coaches on the passenger train are
blamed for the high casualties. the
coaches crumbling into kin1ling wood
under impact Of the crash.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
eeaver Man Dc Fonowina SHOOTING.

Beaver, Pa Staggering into the
Beaver police station. Sherd Temple
informed police that Earl Shoemaker.
aged about % years, of Park street.
had been shot and was lying i'm Tenn
pies room on the second floor of a
barn at Beaver and Second streets.
Police investigated and found Shoe
maker lying in Temples bed dead.
having been shot three times. once i'm
the head once i'm the arm and once i'm
the stomach
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
Lover Foraets 1880 cbano,

Evanston, Ill -"All the world loves
n lover" a sage once remarked. but
William Dabncy. gasoline merchant.
is particularly fond OF one lover. This
lover and the object Of his affections
halted at Dabney's petrol parlor and
ordered two gallons The signing
swain rendered a 500 bill in payment.
When I came back with $3.50 fin
change Dabney said "they were a
mile down the road. I'll bet that
chap don't even remember what he
did with that $3.50 for he sure was
interested in the young lady"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
Boy browns As Boat capsizes.

Kittanning-On boy was drowned
and six others narrowly escaped
similar fate when a boat capsized on
the Allegheny river and threw the
seven boys into the water. James
Willis, aged 10, who was unable to
swim was drowned although efforts
were made by his companions to save
him The boys were rowing across
the river TO participate in a baseball
game when the skiff overturned.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14

Milwaukee Funeral services were
held for Bridget Harney. aged 118
years, who died a the home Of the
Little Sisters of the Poor Mrs Har-
ney attributed her longevity to- her
lifelong use of tobacco She smoked
her pipe continuously and cigarots
and cigars whenever she got them
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
Movie" Robbery Is Real rbInn.

Chicago. w lille scores of pedes-
trians gazed on what they believed to
be movie robbery and so railway
and postal employees obligingly stood
with their hands in the air, five armed
bandits seized three sacks of mail at
the Dearborn street railway station
and escaped. II was said that the
sack of registered mail contained ap-
proximately $4,000 in money and Sc
curities.
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Theft InvestLaator,s Auto stoIsn.

Chicago state Representative S.
p. Weinschenker chairman of leg
islative committee which Will conduct
an inquiry here into automobile
thefts, was the victim of the people
his committee is TO investigate. While
calling on friends he left his seven.
passenger car standing by the curb
When be returned the car was gone.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
Randits KLll Man: e. 90

Cleveland. o. - Robert Fischer. IS
years old. was shot and killed when
three youths held up a soft drink es.
Enlistment here. The bandits escap-
ed in taXicab Their loot consisted
of $4 in cash and a check for So
Fischer. a patron. was shot when he
approached one of the robbers who
had ordered him to throw up his
hands
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
FIRE DESTROYS MANILA HOMES
American Sailors From Flagship Hu.
ron Assist In Fighting Flames.

Manila, p. Fifteen thousand per.
sons were rendered homeless bv q
fire, the most destructive here in
more than twenty years. which de.
stroyed 5000 houses in the northern
section of the city a native quarter
known as the San Lazaro district.
Two bodies were found i'm the ruins.
Police estimate the loss at $4,000.
600 The razed area consisted mostly
OF small native structures occupied as
dwellings and stores II extended
over 30 acres
American sailors from the flagship
Huron of the Asiatic fleet and Ameri.
car soldiers from the Manila barracks
"ere cheercd as they were marched
into the burning district To- assist in
fighting the flames
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
BRITISH STRIKE CRISIS
King Calls Reserves Into Service To
Guard Food and Keep Peace.

London.-King George has called
the army reserves and volunteers to
active service in the threatened indus
rial revolution.
The kings action was caused by
the refusal of striking coal miners to
renew negotiations with mine owners,
and the decision Of the Triple Ali
ance' to meet to determine plans for
a general strike.
Under the emergency act now in ef-
feet all military forces can be used in
the distribution and guarding and
production of food and the keeping OF
the peace
a general strike would call out A.
100000 workers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
Miners CHIEF Fined.

Pitfsburg Kan Alexander Howaf.
Kansas miners union head was found
guilty of contempt of court in order
ing a strike of coal miners and was
son'cucod 20 pay fine of 5000 by
Judge Andrew j Curran of the Craw-
ford County District Court
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14

Idaho Falls. Idaho More than two
feet of snow covered the streets fol.
lowing the worst blizzard of the win
ter which struck here the storm fol-
lowing the mildcst spring ON record
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14

Washington All Transatlantic
steamship lines have been advised by
navy photographic Office to- shift their
routes 1D miles TO the south. because
pi report 600 ice conditions showing
'Na' tHa prIrE drift is we'll started
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14

Sullivan. Ill-W a steele and n
B. HiffeId president and cashier OF
the Merchants and Farmers state
bank were arrested charged with om-
bezllemont The bank was closed ro.
Gently following the discovery of "a
S2G2.OOO shortage
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14
CRUSHING DEFEAT OF GREEKS
Three Divisions of Troops Are Annihi-
lated BY Turkish Army.

''''N O'N'oiObo " TOOpS are AnnIni-
lated BY Turkish Army.
Constantinople. - Greek armies in
Asia Minor have been shattered and
routed by the Turks.
Dispatches brought by couriers from
Brussa and SOuguldak showed the
Greeks overwhelmed Three divisions
were annihilated Two escaped in
panic flight over the desert. leaving
broad trail of dead and dying, smash
ed wagons, abandoned guns, wrecked
ambulances, manned horses, and fam
ing ruins
Prince Andrew, brother of King
Constantine, and many high officers.
including a divisional general. were
left among the slain
Word of these, trickling down the
lines, had a disastrous effect upon
the Greek morale.
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Boston Mass "A Negro porter who
sought treatment of "a physician was
declared lcper and isolated. pend
ing his removal to the federal lcpro-
sarium iu Louisiana
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Washington ID G. Bars against
immigration from Europe will be
placed May ! under plans adopted by
Republican Congressional leaders
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Chicago Workers Accept Wage Cut

-'s" " 0TT7-T . F70IIUI wage DUT-
Chicago The first agreement by
Chicago labor union 20 accept q pro-
posed wage reduction is announced
the machinery safe movers and rig.
gers union having voted unanimously
at meeting of 500 members to- ac-
cept cut of 1919 per cent. proposed
by the Contractors Association
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Detroit-In full view OF hundreds.
Anthony Ruggerilla, % years old. was
shot TO death. The man who did the
shooting escaped
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hutsler broke
his right arm twice in six weeks
Huntington.-Dr. w. C. Viehman
was elected exalted ruler of the local
Elks' club.
Huntington.-Ca Blakes store and
gas station at Wilson'S Crossing was
destroyed by fire.
Farmington.-The Underwood Sun
ply Company store was destroyed by
fire. The loss was $4,000.
Huntington.-Willam c. Bailey, 10,
fell under a freight train at West
moreland and lost both feet.
GraftOn.-Charles Deitz. George
Thompson and Charles Anderson es.
capped from the county Jail here
Weston.-E. F. Lawson of Stone
Coal, was Slightly injured when his
5uGgy was struck by an automobile.
MorgantOwn-Pat Blevins died of
wounds received in a shooting esca-
pade. Wade Mayfeld is being held.
Morgantown.-The Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorssan initiated a class
of "a members at big spring cere-
monial.
Weston.-John Ray, a farmer lad,
came to town with is feet bare. He
Is the first barefoot boy to be seen
aere this spring.
MorgantOwn.-A number of candi-
dates were initiated at the annual GER
'emonial of Iota Chapter of the Alpha
ri Delta Society.
MorgantOwn.-The Beta Psi chapter
Of the Beta Theta ri fraternity pur-
chased the c. w. Huston property to
be used as frat home.
Fairmont.-Two men caught more
than 20 fine catfish, some Of which
weighed more than . pounds. The
season has just opened.
Huntington. - The Minter Homes
Corporation here secured a contract
to erect 40 houses for the Floyd Coal
Company at Betsy Lane, Ky.
Morgantown.-The newly organized
hiwanis Club was presented its char
ter at banquet. ]. S. Meredith, Of
Fairmont, presented the charter.
MontgOmery.-William Ballard. Of
Smithers, became violently insane and
was placed in charge Of the sheriff and
later removed to the state asylum.
Huntington.-Lottie Lowe has been
awarded compensation of Sj.4S a week
Tor "a weeks. for losing a finger in the
STANDARD Stamping Company mills.
Observation-Disclosures Of returning
industrial betterment a local "ready
cut house company has just received
orders for Sl30,0OO worth of houses.
Fairmont-Sieve Syush, foreign
miner, crippled with illness, shot him
self, leaving a note in which he said he
preferred death to being a burden
tington.-Thomas Lucas and
Robert Gardner were arrested. charsed
with stealing whisky still from the
prohibition enforcement headguarters
Wellsburg Work has started on
the new mine Of the American Gas and
electric Company az Beech Bottom
The coal is to be used in the company s.
plant
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Pence Springs. - Kermit Farmer
was arrested for breaking into a car
load of sugar.
South Charleston.-An epidemic Of
mumps has broken out in the Marine
barracks here.
Weston.-The large band mill Of the
Holt Lumber Company at Bablin was
destroyed by fire.
Sistersville.-Mrs II. P. Robinson
was badly burned while lighting the
gas in her kitchen stove.
LewiSburg.- seasons first rat
tlesnake, measuring over 6 feet, was
killed by Walter Bryant.
Hinton.-Sixty merchants organized
chamber of commerce. r. f. Dun
lap was elected president
Huntington.-Warren Ballenge was
sentenced to four years Imprisonment
| for stealing an automobile.
Ravenswood.- Charles Harpold, for
mer mayor and president of the county
court, died here at the age of 81.
Clarksburg.-Th Savarie Coal Com
pany paid $205, 900 for 10 acres of coal
land owned by Alexander Ronay.
Martinsburg.-Th looted club
houses along the canal near Shep-
herdstOwn, securing many articles OF
value.
Weirton.-Fire thou ght to be of in.
cendiary origin completely destroyed
the CarusO building. The loss was
$25,OOO.
Bluefield.-Will Payne was brought
back here from Middlesboro, KY,
where he was arrested on a charge of
burglary.
Sandstone.-The two-year-old son of
! Jim Gillian was burned to death when
he got too near hot stove from which
his clothing ignited.
Clarksburg.- they broke a
scarlet fever quarantine Patsy Roma
no and Julia Zula were fined SLIGO
each in police court.
Observation-Disclosures Scott Floyd is
another modern Enoch Arden. Re-
turning to his home after 20 years he
found his wife remarked.
Grafton.-It is feared the smallpox
epidemic which recently swept Clarks-
burg will spread to this city. Several
| cases have been reported.
Clarksburg-Lloyd Morgan, Luther
Ice and Robert Quinn were found gull
ty of assaulting and robbing Jackson
Edgell, night watchman.
Martinsburg.-Harry Butts was ar
rested, charged with stealing meat
from butcher shop. He was arrested
at the request of his wife.
Cabin Greek Junction. - Thomas
/ Slack was killed and VIII Crawford
! dangerously wounded in a pistol brawl
in pool room at Dry Branch.
Richwood.-Three masked bandits
shot one man to- death and held up
! thirty men at the points of guns in
/ Camp SO. 5G Of the Cherry River Boom
| 9nd Lumber Company, about thirty
| miles north OF this city, and relieved
| Them Of $4,000 worth of checks. more
fr.
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CharIos'ou Al public schools In
Maiden district have been forced to
close .n most cases with only half the
term over. The reason for thls ia said
TO he that funds 10 carry ON 'he work
have played out word TO This enecf
was received here About - teachers
were suddenly thrown ont of employ
inent ON accoun, Of this. Ir ia under
stood that lj Of them have not been
paid up 20 date. In some cases their
salaries are five weeks behind II n
sHd that it will he impossible TO have
any more school in the district until
1ext fall
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-04-14

Huntington Decision 10 purchase
residence as home for the American
Legion was reported bv The building
Committee OF the Huntington Legion
Post No. rs. The purchase, however.
will be deferred until later on, when i.
IS hoped that a nucleus for the buId-
Ing fund will be available.
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West Virginia
NeUsCuHings
An epitome of most important
euents trdnspiring in the state

Fairnont.-The local Elhs' club init
fated Is new members.
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Martinsburg.-Rob Hutsler broke
his right arm twice in six weeks
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Huntington.-Dr. w. c. Viehman
was elected exalted ruler of the local
Elks' club.
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Huntington.-Carl Blakes store and
gas station at Wilson's Crossing was
destroyed by fire.
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Manningt1n Charles 1Ia-aue.r.
was painfully injured ur1 hs auto
plunged over a steep Daus Crawling
back up TO thr road he attempted .o
malt q car for assistance and uas mis-
taken for Il mgh"aymaa Later Doe
was picked up.
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Farmington.-The Underwood Sup
ply Company store was destroyed by
fire. The loss was $4,000.
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BlueheId-In personal clash be-
tween Fred Myer, cty policeman.
and lt. y Robertson. rhc formers right
ear was chewed completely off. Rob
rrt5On was arrc- ted
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William C. Bailey, 10,
fell under a freight train at West
moreland and lost both feet.
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ROncevertc- jean. the t.e...aa old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs If S. sgd
nor was made dangerously I uy drink
Ing a quantity of kerosene which was
ieft within her reach.