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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-08-18
.PULLMANS WATER CARNIVAL
GOES OFF WITH BIG SPLASH

demonstration of his ability as
rubber man. Clinging to the con
crete edge of the pool with his toe
nails and to the log with his finger
nails he stretched out at least 10
feet before he lost both toe hold and
finger hold at the same time and fell
into the pool with a mighty splash
Having missed their objective. the
doughty Kiwanis champions lost
their balance and also rolled off
their log. but Lou Curtis. with true
kiwanian spirit. held aloft his pen
nant above the water. While tryina
to remount their bucking log the
disheartened Good Fellowship rep
resentatives lost their weapon of Of
Tense, which was captured by their
opponents Thus, without striking
a blow, the Kiwanians won the
battle
Another stunt, which made a big
hit, was the fall in" drill per
formed by a number OF fair mer-
maids. With military precision they
lined up at the edge of the pool and
at the command Fall In" dropped
into the water, where they executed
number of maneuvers.
Frank Wilson gave F. E. Sanger
a hard battle in the mems swim
ming race, but the latter's expert
ence in running for office stood him
in good stead and he won by a good
margin.
All the diving contests We're close
and in several of them the judges
had to call for second trials before
they could determine the winners.
Pullman people have good reason to
feel proud of the skill and nerve dis
played by their divers. both male
and female.
An interesting and instructive
feature of the program was the res
cue and resuscitation of Merle An
derson, who gave a death-like por-
trayal of a drowning person. He
was rescued by Walter Huppke and
given first aid by Or. Kinney. who
first lifted him by his waist so the
water would run out of his lungs and
then, turning him on his back. ma
nipulated his arms up and down to
restore respiration.
The whole program was well ar
ranged and efficiently managed and
much credit is due to Dr.. Gilleland
and the members of his committee
for the success of the affair. After
the conclusion of the sports about
100 people partook of a basket dim
ner in the park. The iitney dance in
the armory was we'll patronized and
much enjoyed The gate receipts at
the swimming pool were over SIS
and the dance netted a profit Of
S53.05, the receipts being $93.45 and
the expenses $40.4O.
The list of prize winners in the
aquatic contests follows:
Ladies
Front board dive-Lucy Hughes
Front loft. dive-Lucy Hughes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-08-18
Ladies

Front board dive-Lucy Hughes
Front loft. dive-Lucy Hughes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-08-18

At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday at which the mayor and all
members except Duthie and Ham
mond were present, the following
letter was read.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-08-18
DOW SPURNS OFFER,
COUNCIL STANDS PAT
City Attorney Refuses to Accept
Compensation fixed for Services
in the Smawley Case

At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday at which the mayor and all
members except Duthie and Ham
mond were present, the following
letter was read:
Pullman, Wash,
August 5, 1922.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Pullman:
You are hereby notified that | re-
fuse TO accept the sum of $3.50 Of
fered by YOU as full settlement of
attorney Tee in the case of j. X.
Smawley and wife VS. the City of
Pullman, which suit was commenced
on September 15, 1919: and that
there is still due to me from the
City of Pullman the sum of $3.50.
the balance for legal services rem
dered by me in said suit on behalf
of the City of Pullman
Yours very truly,
d. c. DOW,
City Attorney.
\ motion was promptly made and
carried unanimously that a warrant
for $3.50 be drawn and rendered Mr..
Dow as full payment for the bal
ance due him for his services in the
Smawley case.
The mayor was authorized to have
the city treasurer notify all delin-
quent water users that their water
will be cut off September /. unless
they pay up in full by that date.
The Northern Pacific Ry Co. was
notified that the city would furnish
water for engines at 10 cents per
1000 gallons, the railroad to furnish
and install a meter and the city to
lay the necessary pipe
A license for hauling garbage was
granted to J. A. Day.
A petition was read from a num-
Der OF residents of Military hill ask
ing that a sidewalk be constructed
along the west side Of north Grand
street from Whitman street to con-
meet with the present walk. The old
walk was torn out when the street
was improved. The petition was re-
ferred to the street and highway
committee for investigation.
petition from J. +. Lindsey that
the city extend water main to his
line on Colorado street ex-
tension was referred to the fire and
water committee with power to act.
The city clerk was instructed to
re-advertise for bids on fire siren
to be opened September D
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21
NATURAL GAS co. ASKS
Rig INCREASE In RATES
FORMAL APPLICATION Is MADE
BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION BY LARGEST
WHEELING COMPANY.
Wants IS Cents for First Thousand,
SIS for Next Five and so for All
over 5000 Cubic Feet.

Formal application was filed yester'
Gay with the public service commls'
sion &C Charleston by the Natural Gas
company OF West Virginia, the largest
gas company OF Wheeling. for an IN
crease in rates. The commission has
not set a date for hearing on the petl'
ton.
The Natural Gas Company OF West
Virginia. the petition recites. Is now
q arging SO cents net per thousand
C.Ibic feet OF gas. or 80 cents with TWO
cents discount for payment OF oilis
within a specified discount period. \
sliding scale OF rates is requested In
the application fled. ranging from 10
cents to so cents per thousand CUBIC
feet.
G.. +. Bachelor. president OF the
Natural Gas Company OF West Viz
einia. was at Charleston when the Pc
titiou was filed. The Arms attorney
who filed the petition. Is George X
Wiies. who recently resigned as
+nember OF the public service commits
sion.
Saws Increase Is Necessary.
In a brief statement, according TO
dispatch from The Intelligencer $
Charleston correspondent. Mr.. Batch
Tor declared that his company is FAC.
Ing A serious situation and Increased
rates are necessary. He is quoted as
saving that the company has spent
SS1O.260 in Improvements and addi-
tions during the last year. and thar
the revenue derived from the sale OF
gas at the existing rate Is not suf-
Ecient to produce an adequate return
on the investment and maintain the
service.
The gas company asks the public
service commission for authority TO
charge IS cents for the first thousand
cubic feet OF gas consumed, 50 cents
for the next 5000 feet. SIS cents for
the next 5000 and so cents thousand
FOR all over $1,000 cubic feet OF gas
furnished TO any consumer in any
month.
Glasses Of Consumers.
These rates. II the petition Is grant
cd. would apply alike to industrial and
domestic consumers. there being no
distinction in classes Of consumers as
to rates charged.
However. three classes OF consum-
ers are established in the petition
namely. domestic, public institutions
snd industrial consumers-and IN
case OF a shortage in the supply OF
gas. the petition provides, the supply
TO class three and in an acute short
Rce TO class two would be suspended.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21

Talk about mixed company Here
we have a leopard. fluffy dog. Ben
cal tiger and a bear. all about 10 take
canter on zebras. trainers look AT
this group and cXclaim. 1T can't be
done" But. when Al G. Barnes circus
comes 10 Wheeling Wednesday, July 20.
youn see this mixed group In one OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21
FILM GROVE MINERS DECLARE THEY
WILL NOT CD To WORK MONDAY
THE TRANSMITTED
Official Organ Of Chesapeake and Pc.
tomac Telephone Company For
July Arrives Here.

Copies OF the July issue OF The Trans
mitler. the official publication of tho
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone COM
pany and It's associates have been re
ceived in Wheeling and many items Of
special interest to employees in the local
Offices Of the company appear In the
issue.
AS one turns through the book, on
page five Is found an interesting picture
Of the employe and management repre-
sentatives OF the Wheeling plant which
has been making the Plan OF Empioyc
Representation as effective as possible
In the group are John Fitzgerald, G..
W. Thrall. H. S. Upton. +. 4. Woeber,
l.. I. Dowler. II. 4. Day. l. r Gahagen.
w II. Scatterday and Thomas Wright.
An interesting article on the Wheel
ing rlant picnic held June "a is also
given in the issue. and then on PAGE
u. are several pictures OF Wheeling
employees One IS OF Miss Helen Pctres.
stenographer in the business depart
ment. another IS OF a popular Wheeling
girl showing how hair Is worn IN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21
MASS MEETING HELD LAST EVEN
ING AND ADDRESSED BY
MINERS UNION
OFFICIALS.
COAL COMPANY POSTED NOTICES
YESTERDAY THAT MINES
WOULD RESUME NEXT
MONDAY MORNING.
SAME SCALE AND WORKING CON
DlTIONS AS WHEN WAlKOUT
OCCURRED OFFERED, SAY
COMPANY OFFICIALS.

Despite the fact that the Elm Grove
Coal company yesterday posted no.
tees that the four mines OF the COM
rany will resume operations next
Monday morning. and that union men
would be employed under the same
scale and conditions as they were EN-
rloyed at the time OF quitting Work
March Il. 1922. mass meeting was
held last evening BY the miners IN
Elm Groves and resolution unanl,
mously adopted declaring they would
not return to work Monday or any
other time until the nation wide coal
strike was settled.
The aunounc ement OF the action OF
the miners was made public last
night by W. H. Riley. president OF the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor assem-
bly,.
Posted Notices.
Early yesterday morning the notices
that the mines would resume opera
lions Monday morning. and would en-
ploy union men, were posted around
the properties OF the Elm Grove Coal
company. Officials Of the company
said the mines would be manned by
union labor and the old scale that e.
pired April l would be paid.
The Elm Grove Coal company is
part OF the Paisley interests Of Cleye-
land Ohio. and is part OF the Pitts
bureh Vein Operators association.
Thomas Skillcorn and Joseph Cart
wright are the superintendent Of the
mines owned by the Elm Grove Coal
company. and signed the posters yes
terday.
Mass Meeting Held.
The mass meeting held last evening
! in the Elm Grove Miners hall was at
tended by almost 500 miners belong
/ in. to locals No. 1929. 1920. 42So and
i2244. all of which locals are in Elm
! Grove. and the miners working pre-
vious TO the strike for the Elm Grove
, Coal company.
! Nick Bender, president OF local No
322r9. which IS the Elm Grove mine
! No. !. presided as chairman OF last
nights meeting There were a num-
| Der OF speakers present who we're
heard. The resolution declaring they
would not return to work until the
nationwide strike was settled was
unanimously adopted and signed by
the presidents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21
MT, PLEASANT MAN
IS HELD FOR AN !
ATTEMPT TO KILL
Er1ed rhreo Times TO KIM Relatives
Ana Officers OF Tho Law-GiVsn
Fearing Yesterday.

charge with shooting with intent to
XIII Charles \. Williams aged 81 years
o. Mt Pleasant. O.. was held under
SInOO bond from the Jefferson COUNTY
grand jury by Justice Theodore Wells
and taken 20 the county Jail At Stcuh-
AWHILE Yesterday Williams. 1t Is al
legged. tried 70 Kill relative IN
dispute over property and when Cons
table SiSEles wen; To arrest him. n"
FABRICATED himself in HIS home and
rrcd flee shots at the officer. driving
him away.
Later he was arrested by Constable
McNIastCrs but broke away from him
and escaped 20 Diilonvalle where he
was arrestcd by Deputy Sheriffs fost
and Allison. After being loaded into
IN auto. Williams pulled rs rcHo.-
Yer from an inside pocket and leT"tea
T. at Deputy Allison. The latter sliced
the weapon and wrenched II from him.
Fifty cartridges and st.letto were al
So taken from the prisoner.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21

Whales and proposes alone among
mammals are destitute. OF hair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21
MANY PICNICS
Pair Grounds on Wheeling island Is
Proving Most Popular Place
This Season

The West Virginia State Fair grounds
has proved to he one NJ the most popular
places for outings this summer. From
early In June until the present dcte,
re grounds have been the scene Of al
most daily outings. the largest OF
which was the McMccheu Community
outing.
Almost every day for the balance OF
July and the first 81 August have been
booked. as follows:
July @l-Salvat!on Army OF Wheel
ing.
July cc-ss Pauls church. Martins
Perry.
July "5-ThomSon VI. F.. church.
July eS-Barncs' animal circus.
Zion Lutheran church.
July 27-Trtnity Lutheran church.
Bridgeport.
July 2S-Da!rymen's association.
Juiy ce-Warwood NJ r. church.
Aug South Bellaire VI. T.. Sunday
school.
Aug 5-welsh Congregational church.
Martins Ferry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21
TOURING CAR IS HIT
BY TRUCK IN FULTON

An Oakland touring car owned ny an
Ohio side man was ha>,y smashed up
last evening at O'Clock, when Il was
struck b. a truck OF the Wheeling
Building Material Company, In Fulton.
The accident occurred at the corner OF
Fourth and Center streets. The tour
ing car lad fender. axle and wheel
broken. Fortunately. no one was in
jured. The car wac taken TO the Full
ton Auto Service for repairs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21
SALVATION ARMY
TO PICNIC TODAY
Sunday school Of Salvation Army viii
Hold Forth All Day Today at
Fair Grounds.

The salvation Army sunday school
viii hold its annual plCuic AZ thF State
Fair grounds today. Games. races and
various other amusemcnts are prepared
NJ those in charge. The committee
has made plans - make the picnic bet
ter than any other held at the Fair
grounds this year. The grounds will
orcn at $50 in the morning and the
o!cnIc Will he on till late at night
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21

Wheeling. and other Is Of Mrs. Amelia
Foster and Mrs. Laura Cox, matrons or
the local girls.
On page IS Is another interesting
souib by Miss Matte Miner OF the !oca!
office.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21

Stands are not provided FOR specta-
tors at lie CAVIAR. France. bull fights.
and the ring Is made b. the wall OF
humanity. which - often broken by the
Infatuated animals.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21

Double exposure and blank films may
he prevented by a device applied 10 the
shutter OF a camera, according TO the
claims OF a Tacoma washington. M
Ventor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21

the three steel girded arenas. while diff
ferent riding acts will affaord contrast
In the four rings. However. don't get
the Idea that Mr.. Barnes had an easy
time putting this unheard OF act togeth-
er For instance the zebra Is known
rs a vicious, stubborn. fighting little
demon, One can imagine how he took
TO the leopard and the rest!
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-21

Hsrdsmen OF Camargue, France sell
don, carry trearms. and owners or large
estates frequently h-re weii-armed
EsmCkeepers u protect the olfdS ana
Mid rabbits.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05
TO ASK CONTINUANCE
IN GAS CO. HEARING

The city OF Wheeling will ASK the
State Public Service Comm!ssto Tor d
postponcment for so 10 60 days in the
hearing of the petition OF the Natural
Gas Company Of West Virginia Tor per-
mission to increase it's rates. The COM
mission meets at Charleston next tues
dav 10 hear the petitioners
4 conference was held Yesterday ar
ternoon between City Manager CHARLES
N Dowler, City Solicitor Carl o.
Schmidt, Attorney N. J. Cullinan spec>al
counsel for tho city. and judge James
W Ewing, counsel for the Chamber OF
Commerce, at which time plans were
discussed concerning the fight 20 DO
made against any increase IN gas rates.
I'VE will ask some time In which 70
properly prepare n case. said tho city
manager. I'VE should have thirty or
sixty days. and will ask the commits
sion FOR this time. We want to so thor
onqhly into the matter and ascertain
ms, what the surrounding facts are"
The company has announced a new
rata schedule, effective August le.whlcn
would increase >the rata from a ia:
charge OF 40 cents per 1000 cubic feet
10 a sliding scale ranging from 20 TO bo
cents per 1000 cubic feet, according 70
the amount Of gas consumed.
A general protest against the proposed
rate has arisen in Wheeling. and the
cIty government and chamber OF com
uerce and the Kiwanis Club have taken
the initiative in representing the people
In the matter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05
ANNOUNCE MERGER
ofacIal Announcement Made Yesterday
Of Consolidation OF Two Banks.

An official announcement OF the pro-
,,os:.d consolidation OF the Wheeling
Bank and Trust company and the Ma
,yonal Exchange Bank was made yes
to-day morning by Samuel W. Harper
and Dr John L. Dtckey. directors. Ne
,.otia,ions have been under way for
some time but the merging OF the two
institutions Is simply in the making
and :, will probably be one or two
weeks before the committees appointed
by ,he directorate come to definite
terms
r,cc,i,g If the committee from the
National Exchange Bank was held yes
.crday afternoon with the directorate
nd 4 similar session OF the committee
from the Wheeling Bank and Trust
romranv will 10 held early next week.
, ioiDt meeting will probably be held
win the committee from each or the
.wo banks soon.
When the deal is contaminated the
-eso,,rces 81 the consolidated company
will probably reach Sl3.0no.Ooo; caplt-
olfzatinn 81 900 nDn: surplus. S.ooO,OOo
and undiGivcd profits 500. 400. The COM
hfne will he tho largest national BANK
ing institution in the state and II is
Understood will go under the name OF
National Exchange bank with quarters
d, the present location Of the wheeling
Bank and Trust company.
Samuel W. Harper is president and
NJ e. Magee is cashier OF the wheeling
Rank and Trust company. while Ut
Tohr l.. Dickey Is president and c. w
TsFre-s IS cashier OF the National E1'
change bank.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05
SIXTIETH REUNION or
COMPANY D VETERANS

Members OF Company D. Twelfth
West Virginia Volunteers will hold their
S,xt;eIh annual reunion In the Roneys'
Point Presbyterian church on Tuesday
august 15-The ranks OF the company
g~e East diminishing and but 10 OF the
rvN War veterans or Company d re-
main.
All Old soldiers and the Sons and
daughters ~ Veterans have been inVit-
y 20 join with the members OF Company
. IN this gathering. Arrangements
,avc been made 20 have as honor guest
A, the occasion. Rev. J. w. Gtffn. OF
Cleveland Ohio. son OF the late D. A.
-;irfu former member OF the company.
Rev G,fEn will he the principal speak
- Of the day.
The dinner will be served by the
adde's cg The church and music will be
furnished by Will and Joe Todd. cornet-
'S:s. The election OF officers for the
ensuing wear viii be held at this meet
,rr \. which W. +. Whitman president
81 the company will preside. DanleI
Maxwell. Roneys Point farmer Is secre-
,arv Of the company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05
WEST PENN ACQUIRES
TERRA ALTA PLANT
Current Will Be Supplied From Cheat
Haven Via kingwood on High
Tension Line.

Announcement has just been made
by the West Virginia & Maryland
Power company. a subsidiary OF the
West Penn Power company OF Pitts
burgh, Pa. that the company TOOK
over the Home Light company OF
Terra Alta, West Virginia. as or Au-
gust l. Although no immediate
change in operation will be caused,
the West Virginia Il Maryland
Power is rushing construction on a
new high voltage transmission line
which will eventually supply Terra
Alta with electric energy. This line
will run from Cheat Haven, through
Kingwood. w. Va, to Terra Alta.
At present the Home Light COM
pany supplies. service from small
isolated electric generating station
Operating only at night, but upon the
completion OF the new transmission
line Terra Alta will receive power
from the large inter-conneCted plants
Of the West Penn Power company,
This will give Terra Alta all or the
ADVANTAGES Of % hour power and
lighting service, and an adequate
supply Of electric power for any IN
dustries that may subsequently To-
cate there. advantages which the
present restricted electrical service
makes impossible.
Plans are also being formulated oF
the West Penn engineering star 10
reconstruct the local distribution
system at Terra Alta to bring II up
to the construction standards OF the
parent company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05
HUFFMAN Of BELLA|RE HAS
OPPOSITION FOR CONGRESS

gressional candidate were confirmed
ut his office. where campaign head
quarters have been hastily estab-
l1shed and where faithful members
Of the Democratic party are busy
mailing circulars announcing MS
candidacy. setting forth his qualihca-
tons and incidentally urging the
Democratic voters of the district TO
shove the Bellaire man into the po'
litical bone pile for the new hope"
In this circular Mr.. Duval is pic
tured as n strong, virile man, leading
lawyer. brilliant orator, etc. who
can lead the Democratic party TO
victory in the district this fall, while
Mr.. Huffman is pictured as broken
down war horse who hasn't the ply
steal ability to make the campaign
Mr.. Huffman's sentiments regard
ing this political move are eagerly
awaited in this county, where candi-
dates are made and unmade in the
twinklinS Of an eye. Mr.. Nolan has
his ear to the ground awaiting a pos
sible explosion or earthquake from
Belmont county. but nevertheless Is
serenely confident that Duval will
so over. having. It is reported, the
cooperation OF the central commit
tees Of otnor counties In the district
in the move.
Soured Over Defeat.
Mr.. Duval was a Republican for
many years. He was elected from
Jefferson county to the general as
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05

scmbly. for two terms, and also
served two terms as state senator.
he later became candidate for con-
gress and was defeated three times.
Then 1t was. his friends say, that he
began 10 sour on the Republican
party. For some time past he has
been known as one of the "irrecon-
cilables" Of the party, and gradually
driited into the waiting arms OF
Democracy. which offered him the
opportunity to realize his life's am-
bition.
At his headquarters 1t was stated
that Mr.. Duval left the city for an
eastern auto tour last Sunday and
that it was not known when he
would return. the Democratic COM
mittee being in complete charge OF
his campaign.
The Duval candidacy, It is predict
ed here. will be swallowed by a GER
tain element Of the Democratic party
In the district, that element con-
trolied by Nolan. but the dose will
hardly be nalatable to the rank and
file Of Democratic voters, who are