The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-15
MOUNDSVILLE
NSCREANTS Do
MUCH DAMAGE To
RADIO STATION
BOYS BREAK INTO RADIO STATION
AT AVIATION FIELD AND KARIN
SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS
About $500 Damage Done, According to
Capt. Stmonin, IN Charge OF
Landing Place.

Bows broke into the the radio station
ct Lanrin aviation hcld here sometime
Tuesday night and dii considerable
damage 70 Instruments. according |"
announcement by Capt. a +. Simon!n. IN
charge Of the landing place. The act
occurred some time after . o'clock in the
tvening az the place is closed for the
day at that hour.
The total amount o. carnage done is
expected TO exceed $500 while labor end
time consumed In the repairs and place
nIent Of new Instruments is expected 10
bring the total 20 81 non. capt. SimOutn
and Chief of Police Ch1rt -. Bryson
raid q visit 10 the place Wednesday
morning i'm an effort I" ind clue IN
order to chase down the mtscreants,
but TO no avail.
4 keen watch is being kept on the
station every night now and Capt. Sim
orin stated last evening that any other
person or persons caught around the
place after closing hours would he ar
rested 10 any further harm Is done u
the station or it's contents the captain
said ne would secure department cc
Justice agent from Washington and hni
the miscreants and see that they were
given the full penalty for such an ACT
which means term in = federal prison.
Country Club Banquet.
. The members OF the Moundsritle
Country club held their annual ban
uuet and ge,-,ogether at the Hotel
Snyder last evening. About 100 MEM
hers were IN attendance. Following the
banquet yariress businesses IN connec-
ton with tre club were discussed
Among these improvements 10 the golf
links which se"m to b" the main a
traction at the present time.
Ona Man DISCHARGED.
One man was dtSChg rGed from tho
state prison here Yesterday by reason
OF the expiration Of his term. total
OF 1878 inmates are now accounted Cor
on the books % the prison.
Mountain state Seven
Another one or their fne dances was
given last evening by the Mountain
state Seven. local orchestra About
ifty couples we're in attendance AT the
sNair. which proved to he one Of the
best ever given by the orchestra.
Friends Regret Death
Ths many friends IN this city OF
William l.. Mcclure formerly local
newspaper man, regretted very much
"Wednesday 10 learn OF his death. which
occurred al the Ohio Valley General
hospital I'm Wheeling yesterday morn
ing Mr. Mcclure was quite well known
In this city. having began his news
paper career here. He was we'll liked
hy all who knew him and held In high
esteem by his fellow citizens.
Clean Up Road
The wheeling Traction company -
having n number Of their workmen
clean the debris of the highway between
,hls citr and Wheeling. The work was
berun Monday and will likely be conn
pleted bv the end % the week. All the
debris on the hill az the north end
Of the Narrows has been entirely
cleared away. making Il much safer
for automobiles.
Five Tents Erected
The miners tent colony "A: Glendale
has grown considerable since rs estaH-
ushment ABOUT ten daSs ago. only one
ten, was put up az hrSt but Yesterday
tho sixth one was erected. All miners
diving In tents have large families.
Miuos working Here
ON an average all mines II Mounds
vile and vicinity are WORKING toouO
halr time The FAIRS Run mine of the
Mineral state coal company - working
so nor cent. the Mckinley mine. on
First street. about half time. and The
Panama mine ~ the Zen Franklin Coat
company IS operating about so per
cent
Picnic Friday
The Industrial circle If the First
I-.sbyterian Church will hold their an
pual pirnic oH the Cnckayne farm In
Glendale tomorrow afternoon About
ono hundred members Of the church are
expected n attend this affair.
HYDE Funeral Today.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at O'Clock from the Iate
some on Grave Creek for the late Louis
t,,F Of NJ and Mrk.
charles Hyde VIII" died Tuesday even
ing. Rev l. F.. Scott. pastor Of tho
First NJ. T. church here will hav charge
Burial will be made 1T the Greenlawn
c-7netery.
Delegates Leave roday
KiwananS Iames r. Shipman and
THONGS \. Kelly. delegates OK the
MoundsvG>e Eiwanis club. 10 the in
ternational convention Of that orgartZa-
tiou TO he held A. Toronto. Canada. June
81. - %. and -. leave today for the
Canadian city.
Closing Exercises
The closing exercises and plano re-
cital OF the st Francis Nsvier's school
will he held this cvntng at the church
hall The event this evening marks the
close 81 the first wear for the -. Fran
els Xavier's school
voters Urged to Attend
Men ana women VOTERS are uFReu 10
attend a meeting 20 he held hits even
ing at the court house % hear talks on
the primary election law Speakers will
include. DR. Harriet r. Jones. OF Glen
dale and John T.. Chase clerk Of the
county court. :. G. Shaw will talk on
How Candidates May he Nominated for
Public office Otherwise than by Direct
Primary election or Convention"
Held Flag Day Program.
The local post OF the Grand Army
hall on Tenth street yesterday after
noon was spent by all those privileged
cises were carried OUT in fine patrIt!c
manner The hall was decorated In pa
triotic colorS and q most enjoyable after
noon was spent yall those privileged
To attend.
George Strope Dies
George Stro2". 50. one Of the most
well liked residents If the city passed
away at his home on Second street
Wednesday morning a. ll:45 o'clock fol-
owing an illness Of the past week. Mr..
Strope had not been well for some time.
however. and complications setting in is
believed TO have attributed largely to
his death.
He MAS born In Greene county. IA
and came L. this city about tWelNe
years ago. He Was Il member Of tho
Lutheran church and belonged L" this
Masonic fraternity at New Martinsville
He is survived by his widow and leaves
no children.
Funera! services VIII be held Friday
afternoon at o'clock from the late
knme on Second street Rev Wallace