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The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-01
MRS. RILEY BURIED,
Especial Correspondence.

Atkinson, March Funeral SER
vices for Mrs Riley, mother of Mrs.
J. s. Mowers, who passed away aft
er a lingering illness Saturday eve
ming, were held yesterday after
noon from the Congregational
church. Mrs. Riley was "a years of
ge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06
BY W. Il. PoRTERElELp.

> pretty exhaustive investigation
recently conducted here in winni.
peg reyaled sufficient evidence to
cause the seizure Of a vast amount
Of contraband liquor, actual and
synthetic, at various points along
the international border.
More, It showed that a perfectly
amount of capital and an
undreamed of number OF persons
are engaged In the outlaw traffic.
Seventeen thousand automobiles
most Of them stolen from the Uni
ted States, are believed to have
been at one time or another "in the
trade" in the past two years.
Great quantities of stolen mer.
chandise, the loot from burglaries
In country stores and those Of small
villages and towns, are included In
the loot OF this vast plratIcal sys.
TEN. which has developed along the
most'peaceful frontier in the world
since tho passage OF the Volstead
act. And the trade has now reach.
ed dimensions which make It in
many places political power and
menace like that which we thought
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Five ARE FINED
INGOURT TODAY
-Four Draw S5 and Costs for
Being Drunk and One Sc
for Parking Wrong.

-Four persons charged with be.
ing Intoxicated and one traffic
law yiol1tor appeared before
Mayor W. VI. conaway, in police
court this morning. Fines. Of IS
and costs each were imposed up.
ON the four DRINKS. and the trat.
fic law violator drew q SO fine.
William Goft. Tom scullian and
Frank Nolan were staging q cam
ned heat party at the spring near
the Klsner lumber yard yesterday
afternoon when Policeman Holt,
Porter and Carlow, visited the
spring and placed them under ar
| rest. They entered pleas Of guilty
and In default Of tines oei$6 and
costs each they were sent to jail
for five days each. ~ S
Jack Keegan, arrested by Pc,
ltcemen Carlow and Porter In
Jackson street on e charge Of be.
ing intoxicated, entered a plea OF
guilty. Mayor Conaway imposed
q fine of IS and costs, which he
paid.
Harry Walsh was ordered In for
parking his car on the wrong side
Of Madison street. He failed 10
appear but a fine Of 81 was Inn
posed and Chief snider ordered
to collect the amount.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Haw-
kins. who was ordered in for a
traffic law violation, appeared to.
day and informed Mayor Conway
that he was unsbIe to get FRO
the parking space allotted to thu
county officers cars as other PEG.
pie were violating the traffic
laws by being in their parking
space. Mayor Conway dismissed
Deputy Hawkins and instructed
traffic officers to keep a close
watch and tag any cars that park
in the space reserved In the rear
OF the courthouse for the county
officers cars.
A number OF first offenders who
had been tagged were dismissed
after being warned to be more
aIeful in the future.
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Booze Trade 90 Saf 7saasf45

loon.
The modIs operapdi as unearthed
By the investigators is about as fol.
lows; The automobiles are stolen
on the American side, run 1cross
the border in the night, and cached
at lonely spots agreed upon.
Then the first park night, the
Canadian representative of the
gang goes 10 the scene and takes
the auto, which is driven to the
nearest booze cache or warehouse,
loaded. And the next dark night
its-run back into "the States" with
its load Of hooch.
In the city Of Brandon, not far
from Winnipeg, were found dies and
complete machinery for printing
forged U, s, government labels, sig.
nifying that contents OF the bottle
was bottled in Green River or
Crane Creek dlstIllery, Kentucky,
and is. II years old, more or less,
|! as the case may be.
AS matter of fact, the contents
were a compound Of hair oil, ether
and pure alcohol with maybe a dash
OF molasses or some other coloring
matter!
From Puget Sound to e-Great
Lakes the traffic in contraband is
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going on. And Is involving crimes
against property generally-assault,
burglary and murder. according to
Colonel Ryan, commissioner of Al.
berta's Provincial Police.
SThe contraband liquor traffic
into the United States threatens to
become the greatest menace to
government we have ever known"
said a we'll known peace officer to
ME. today.
OF course, raids on contraband
stocks, on drug stores, hotels, res.
taurants and private houses are go
ing on all the time.
Several ,constables have been
murdered by bootleggers, and the
vendors In the traffic have grown
holder, for-and here is the crux Of
the whole matter-the profits are
simply enormous. In every town
and city along the border are mon
who have grown rich within the
past two years out Of this criminal
traffic.
British Columbia has government
liquor stores, while Alberta, Saskat.
chewan and Manitoba are dry"
Yet It seems to make no difference
with the bootlegger. He treats EN-
all alike.
Copyright, 1922, NEA ssrvIce.)
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PERSONALS

Mrs. Roswell S, Reid and Miss
Pauline Jamison Ipotored to Nor.
gantown yesterday. Mrs Reid re.
turned last evening, but Miss Jam.
ison remained there for several
days.
James o. Watson is in New York
for the World Series.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Wetzel and
little son Louis of LIttleton are
spending a few days in this city.
Mrs. Lydia Malone and daughter
Mrs. AL Sanders OF Baltimore, arc
spending several days at the Fair.
mont Hotel, having motored here
from Uniontown, Pa, where they
have been spending several weeks
at the Summit House.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boughner
OF Wheeling arrived here today for
a visit with the latter's brother,
K c. Jones, md Mrs. Jones, al
their home on Falrmont avenue,
Mrs. Denzil Carpenter OF MI
vernon avenueNhas returned from
Buckhannon, where she attended
the w. G. T. U. convention
Mrs. @. H. Reading Of Clarks.
burg is the guest of Mrs. Harry
Fleming at her home on the
South Side.
The condition Of Mrs, Joe
Minor Fleming, who has been
very III at her home on the South
Side, is slightly improved at this
William A. olley Of Charleston
Is in the city. the guest OF his sis,
ter, Mrs. Emma ohley johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. P. Pople are
leaving today for Baltimore,
where the former will undergo an
operation for tie removal OF a
cataract from his eye.
Mrs. NJ. N. Foster and Mrs
Jay Hough have returned from an
automobile trip to Washington,
Baltimore and other eastern cities.
Mrs. Jet Grannon, who spent
the summer at Mt. Lake PARK Is
hero to spend several weeks withb
her sister. Mrs. John r. Bennett,
at her home. on Locust avenue. =
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END OF DROUGHT
NOT IN SIGHT IN
EASTERN STATES
Fair Weather Forecast During
Next Twenty-Four Hours ,
---Many Forest Fires.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. = With
another twenty-four hours OF gen.
orally fair weather forecast for tho
entire section Of the country from
the plain states eastward the uni.
ted States Weather Bureau saw no
immediate prospect today for a
break in the protracted drought
which has gripped a greater portion
Of the country. Attending high
temperatures for the season, which
yesterday established records at a
number of points in the East and
Middle West, also were expected to
continue at least until tomorrow
night.
Until the weather elements-the
winds pressure-get back to natural
course, meteorologically speaking,
Weather Bureau officials say the
present dry spell, during which
there has been little rain to speak
of In any section of the country
with the, exception OF the Pacific
Coast, Florida and the East Gulf
Coast, for the last four or five
weeks, will continue. The air, they
explai1, simply is showing a slug.
gishness and lack Of movement
which is barring the iusweep OF
moisture bearing air over the coun.
try.
Despite the intensity Of the
drought, however, the damage to
crops has been exceedingly small,
agriculturists declare, because OF
the harvest generally being pracH.
cally over. The most serious effect
has been the retarding of winter
wheat sowing. Rural communities
In wide areas also have suffered
from the drying up streams, wells
and reservoirs.
The menace Of forest fires, al
ready causing huge damage and
threatening additional loss OF life
in Canada in areas aggregating
about 100 square miles, now burn.
ing in Northern Minnesota, is by
far the most feared consequence OF
the drought. It has caused officials
Of the forestry service to repeat
warnings against lighting fires IN
the woods.
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'ncr served 10 tho workers and
committeeman ~ O'clock this
evening aud IL j. thought TINT
about 100 Will be pfcstnt. c. W
Evans 81 tue Speakers commit
tee has arranged for several good
talks tonight. General Chairman
Franeis Mcoutllin 8 well pleased
with the way the preliminary work
Is lining up and feels confident
that the drive viii ~ successful.
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ROBERT HELMAN ENGAGED
FOR M. P. TEMPLE CHOIR


Robert Holman of West vlr-
gtnia University, whose singing
delighted his hearers at the NJ. p.
Temple last Sunday, has been en-.
gagged to sing regularly with the
temple choir and will begin his
services on Sunday. Prof. Louis
Black, who directs the choir of
the Temple, regards Mr.. Hel.
mans voice as among the most re-
n1arkable he has ever heard, The
choir OF the temple Will now have
a strong male quartet, the per-
sonnet Of which will be Messrs.
Black, Holman, Clyde Beckett and
D. L. Mayors.
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TRAvELoGUE SERMON TO
BE GIVEN SUNDAY NIGHT

DR.. J. G. Bloomfield, pastor of
the NJ. P. Temple, will continue hrs
travelogue sermons and on Sunday
evening will speak on New Places
of Historic interest in Europe and
Their Spiritual Suggestions" He
will describe especially the Hall Of
Mirrors In the Palace OF Versailles,
where the Paris Peace Treaty was
signed, and will also tell of the
shooting Of Edith CaYell by me
Germans In the Tlr NATIONAL at
Brussels. He will also touch on the
League OF Nations headquarters IN
Geneva, Switzerland. and the
homes of John Wesley and John
Knox in London and Edinburgh. \
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MAIL GARNER WouNpeD

ROCHESTER ii W. Oct s..
wilma Alexander rural mail car
rier Of Mount Morris was wounded
early today when 4 loaded rifle
sent through the mails from Phil
adelphia, was diseharged o. he hit
ed the package Containing Il from
a sack. The bullet shattered the
bone In his right am, re now is
in u hospital.
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since Sunday are penetrating the
Pennsylvania line deeper aud have
spread over the mountain toward
Ellerslie section. The mountains
between Cumberland and Hancock
are reported to be on fire at many
places BY motorists arriving over
the national highway.
Large tracts Of prime timber on
Wills Mountain, especially hard.
woods, have been flame-swept. The
absence of wind has been an aid
to the fire fighters.
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the State Prohibition Law. vaS 70.
leased from jail today whom nc ap,
peared before Magistrate u /.
Biocher and furnifhed a 1900 bond
for his appearance Of 3 O'clock next
Tuesday afternoon for j pseliml.
nary hearing. Gucerese was arrest.
ed BY county officers Wednesday
afternoon. 3 +
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Miss Ruby Hamilton. Miss valda
wilson, Miss Agnes Sapp, Miss
Mary Doolin, Miss Alma Doolin.
Miss Olga Laughlin.
Postoffce-Mrs. Ord Lough. can.
tain; Mrs. Charles Windsor, MIS-.
Earl McCray, Mrs. Ralph Burt.
Miss Edith Ice.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06
Y DRIVE WORKERS
TO MEET TONIGHT

There Will be a big rally at q
O'Clock this evening at the Y. NJ.
CA. OF the drive workers and com.
mitteemen to discuss the big CAM
pRigr for 1900 new members
which will run four days, October
16. ~, IS and 10, although the
4rst day will be- but a prelimin.
airy session. There will be a din
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06
INFANT DAUGHTER DIES

Mary Elizabeth, the 8 weeks old
infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
David AhernI died yesterday eyeu,
Ing at 1880 O'Clock at the home
Of her parents at Baxter. The
funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon. and burial will be
made in the Woods Run Gene
terry.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06
MARQUIS DE Several DIES,

PARIS, oct. 6.-The Marquis
de Several, former Portuguese
minister to Great Britain and in
Innate friend OF the late King
Edward VII, is dead. He was
minister In London for thirteen
years, his service ending In 1910.
From 1895 to 1887 he was Por-
tuegueses foreign minister.
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DELEGATE NAMED

WASHINGTON, Oct. e4By idl-
rection. of the German foreign
Office, Dr.. Hans E Riesser, Iec-
ond secretary Of the embassy here,
will represent his country. at the
first session Of the German
claims commission 10 be held hers
today,
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Local Glrle Pledaed

Z ~ - = - -.. (
Local Girls Pledged
The sororlties IN the University
announced last evening their
pledges. They are. as follows:
Iota chapter OF Alpha Xi Delta
Miss Maze Hammel, Wheeling;
Miss Gladys Arnold, Wellsville, O.;
Miss May Randolph, Williamson;
Miss Veda Ely, Cameron; Miss Gle.
LA Davis, Weston; Miss Jessie
Sturm. Clarksburg; Miss Frances
Zimmerman, Bluefield; Miss Louise
Bolton, Morgantown: Miss Jose.
phlne Miller, Huntington, and Miss
Mildred Bartlett, Grafton.
Theta chapter Of Chi Omega
Miss Margaret Mcintosh, Ravens.
wood: Miss Mildred Cody Miss
Edna Nestor, Elkins;- Miss Margu.
erlte Silling, Miss Thelma Hatfield,
Charleston; Miss Velma Marshall
Miss Mary Eloise Snyder, Hunting.
ton; Miss Ruth Johnson, Fairmont,
and Miss Mildred johnson, Parker.
burg.
! Beta Epsilon chapter OF Kappa
Kappa Gamma-Miss Dorothy Nc.
Kay, Fairmont; Miss Katherine
Smith, Fairmont; Miss Florence
Lakin. Charleston: Miss Virginia
Langfitt, Parkersburg; Miss Kath.
crime Hutchins, Morgantown: Miss
Virginia Reay, Morgantown; Miss
Virginia Gibbons, Morgantown;
Miss Iris Mcclure, Miss Jessie Nc
Cue, Summersville; Miss Margar.
ct HGrpold, Ravenswood.
/. Delta Gamma-Alphia Xi chap
ter Of Delta Gamma new girls, Miss
Martha Deahl, Morgantown; Miss
Helen Tapp, Morgantown; Miss
Dorothy Church, Grafton; Miss.
Virginia Browning, Thomas; Miss,
Katherine McAllIster, Morgantown,
Miss Mary Bond Baker, ,Moorefield;
Miss Helen Louise Edmondson,
Morgantown:: Miss Miriam John.
son, Anderson; Miss Garnet John.
son, Anderson; Miss Pauline Week.
ly, PhilIippi; Miss Marie Austin,
Phillippi; Miss Freda Kester,
Clarksburg, and Miss Pauline Wat.
son, PhilllppL
Pi Beta Phf-Miss Edna Douglas,
st. Marys; Miss Mary EVERY, Nor.
gantown; Miss Katherine Hodgson, !.
Morgantown; Miss Margaret Bone
Moundsville; Miss Kathleen Wilson
Observation-Disclosures Post.
Class to Meet
The Winona Bible Glass will meet
ut 1880 this evening at the home.
Ut Mrs. Carl Rogers on Lowell.
street. Mrs. Riggs will be the
teacher.
Has Returned.
( Miss A. Ruth Kelley, local repre-
sentative OF the New York Life In
surance Co., returned yesterday
from West Baden, md, where she
attended a meeting OF the five de.
partments Of the One Hundred
Thousand. Dollar Club. There were
ten women at the meeting who had
attained the rightito belong TO the
club, but Miss Kelley was the only
representative from the South. The
ten women present had written In.
surance to the amount OF one and
one half million dollars, and Of the
group OF ten, MISS Kelley had writ.
ten tas largest amount Miss KEEL.
ley was called upon to make q
speech at the meeting, which was
attended BY hundreds Of represen;
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tatives OF the New York Life The
meetings were neid and the guests
We're entertained IL the West Ba.
dor Springs Hotel In route home
Hiss Keiley spent q couple II daSs
Return From Trip.
Arthur W. Lynch and mother.
MFs Maggie Lynch, the, latter Of
Laurel Point, Monongalia County
returned Yesterday from an auto
mobile trip which included visits
TO Gettysburg. Pa. Washington and
Baltimosa Mrs. Lynch Is the guest
o. Mr.. and Mrs., Lynch at their
home IN this. city for 4 few days,
They travelled distance OF 1000
miles and had delightful trip
--t--''',. .,,. :; = .-,-.'.--..---
MoHoEeAH MAN RELEASED.
Toney cucerese OF near Monon
gah, who was being held pending Z
nearing on charge otfviolatlng
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Much rlmher pes.roYed,

mueh Ilmper destroyed.
Is CUMBERLAND, Nd, Oct, B.
Forest fires which have burned
over alarge area in the Little Val,
ley section toward Cumberland
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SOCIAL
EVENTS
(continued from pago fivel

burg. Mrs. Pennybacker had been
in Charleston where she had Spok
en- before the Charleston Woman'c
Club. Mrs. orlandus West OF
Clorksburg, president Of the Clarks,
burgh Woman's Club, met Mrs.
Pennybacker at Clarksburg and &C.
companied her here and will be a
guest at the dinner. to be given to
honor Mrs; Peanybaeker. this eve
ming at the Country Club.
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Class to Meet

Class to Meet
The Winona Bible Glass will meet
ut 1880 this evening at the home,
Dt Mrs. Carl Rogers on Lowell
street. Mrs. Riggs will be the
teacher.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-14
JOB TAKES A HAND IN
PORT COMMISSION PLANS

II. G. job. secretary of the Eliza
beth City Chamber of Commerce has
gone to Raleigh to-day to attend the
convention of the North Carolina
Commercial Secretaries Association.
The convention will take into consid-
Grafton plans for the Governors
$5,000,000 port bond issue project
for the development of the North
Carolina ports and waterways.
There has been some discussion"
says Mr.. Job, that the western
counties will not take favorably to
plans for this development for the
eastern part Of the state, on the
grounds that they will derive no ben
eft from the expenditure. However
it seems as if sentiment has begun
to react the othcrway, apd the peo-
pie are realizing that the develop
mcnt of the shipping facilities of the
east will result to advantage for all
the state in its shipping rates, and
it is now expected that the plan will
meet with the general approval of
all sections represented"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-14
DOUBTS THE VALUE OF
RELIGIOUS REVEALS
New Baptist Pastor Says a Lot of
Birds Won't Stay Revived

DR.. Samuel Ii. Tcmplcman. pas
tor of First Baptist Church Of this
city, doesn't say that he doesn't be-
ieve in protractcd meetings, but he
told his congregation in his morning
sermon Sunday that he has q lot Of
mental reservations on the subject.
~ protractcd meeting has the e.
feet of warming up u lot Of folks
and making them very religious for
two. weeks said DR.. Tcmpleman,
"and then they cool of for two
years. They tell me it has been
about two years since you had a re-
vival IN this church and | suppose
4 lot of you need warming up.
DIR. Tcmplcman told story OF an
old fellow who greeted him at 4 re-
yival in one of his churches. i
don't believe I have seen YOU be-
fore" said the preacher. "les you
have" replied the old fellow; i
come to the big meeting every year.
DR.. Tcmpleman said that was the
fact: that the old fellow came once
a year when they had protracted
meetings with dinners oa the ground.
"IIe would eat 4 dollars worth Of
somebody's chicken, put ten cents IN
the collection plate and think he had
done lot for the Lord. said DR..
Templeman.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-14
M. LEIGH SHEEP co.
SAY BUSINESS IS GOOt

NJ. Leigh Sheep Co., Elizabct,
City's Woman's Wear Store take
exception to a news item in this pa
per last week which stated thd
Elizabeth City merchants were dow|
in the mouth because of slow fa1
business. "That is not true of thi
store" says Miss Lula White, man
ager Of the coat and suit department
Miss White says that NJ. Leigh Shed
Co. has never done better bushes Y
and that it is not true, so far Il
their trade is concerned, that wome,
are waiting for cold weather to ford
them into buying fall and wintd
wearables.
This newspaper is glad to remoy|
the NJ. Leigh Sheep Co. from I'D
class Of merchants who complain d
backward season. 1t is signifcal!
perhaps that NJ. Leigh Sheep Co.
the only Elizabeth City dry good
firm that has advertised consistent1
in this newspaper every week thi
season. The continuous advertisin!
of any store, when the advertising |
backed with the goods, will bring I'd
suits in all seasons.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-14
TO HOLD RECEPTION IN
HONOR WEDDING TO BE

\ reception tonight will be given
at the home of Col. and Mrs. /. NJ.
Meekins on Main Street in honor of
Miss Mahala Mcckins who tomorrow
evening will become the bride Of Mr..
Thomas Shelton Mcmillan, Jr.
The McMullanMeekins wedding is
one of the seasons most anticipated
events in local social circles. Since
the engagement was announced in
late Summer, the couple has been
showcred with attentions from their
hosts Of friends. The bride to be
has been houorcd by numerous re-
ceptions, and many gifts have been
rendered the couple.
Miss Meekins is the daughter Of
Col and Mrs. Meekins, and young
Mr.. Mcmillan is the son of DR.. and
Mrs. L. 5. MCMILLAN of this city.
The wedding ceremony is to be
performed tomorrow evening at $50
in the First Baptist Church, by the
pastor, DR.. Samuel III. Templeman.
After the ceremony the couple will
leave for wedding tour.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-11-14
SALEM TRACT SOLD
LAST WEEK FOR $13,500

The biggest recent transfer Of
farm lands in Salem Township, this
county, occurred last week with the
sale of Of and Il half acres of the
farm of J. J. Morris Of Wceksville,
nine miles from Elizabeth City. The
purchasers were G.. L. and c. v.
Small, two prominent Pusquotank
County farmers, who gave Mr.. Nor.
ris consideration of $4,000.
This tract of land was u slice from
the G00-acrc farm of Mr.. Morris To-
Gated near the end of the Weeksville
Road, near the new High School,
now being constructed there. The
sale and consideration involved,
shows up the value of the farm lands
of Salem in favorable light. This
is the second tract of land to be
sold in this county since the sum-
mer, at the price of $13,500.