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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
FACTORY WRECKED j.
BY DYNAMITE BLAST
Terrific Explosion Rocks Wide
Section; Windows Are
Broken for Miles

Emporium, Pa. - Eight workmen
were killed and three slightly injured
when 5000 pounds Of green" dyna-
mite exploded at the plant of the
Grassell Chemical Company at wy
side, two miles from Sinnamahoning
and about 20 miles southeast of here.
The property loss is estimated at
S6O,OOO
All of the dead and injured resided
in Wyside or Sinnamahoning. All of
the dead were married and leave
large families.
The force of the explosion was felt
for several miles. Windows in the
houses of Wyside were broken.
The entire powder line" of the
plant was destroyed. The powder
line" was composed OF three buildings
where the dynamite was prepared for
shipping. The buildings were sepa-
rated by bunkers OF concrete and
dirt, erected for the purpose of pre-
venting fire or explosion in one build
ing from communicating to the other
buildings. The bunkers were of no
avail however
Besides the three buildings in the
powder line" one other building was
partially destroyed. 1t was in this
latter building that men were injured.
Those who %ere killed were in the
first two of the buildings in the pow
der line" Half a dozen workmen in
the third building in the powder
line" warned by the explosions in the
two other buildings, fed in time to
escape injury.
Telephone and telegraph lines were
put out of commission temporarily
by the blast. and it was several hours
before details of the accident were
received at outside points.
There we're heart-rending incidents
following the explosions. Members
of the families of the so men who
were employed at the plant rushed to
the scene and there was a frenzy of
excitement until the list of employees
had been checked and the identity of
the dead md injured determined.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
RAIL LABOR BOARD
ORDERS WAGE CUT
Decreases Averaging Five
Cents per Hour Will Affect
100000 Men

Chicago. = More than S4S,O0O,000
was slashed from the wages of 400,-
900 railway employees in a decision by
the United States Railroad Labor
Board
The decreases, which averaged five
cents per hour in the majority of
cases, followed cuts of S40O,000,000
made last July by the board. The
present decision, however, affects
mostly maintenance of way workers,
although decisions are pending affect
ing other classifications.
If the wage cuts made in the latest
decisions are extended to other deci-
sions expected soon, it was pointed
out in railway circles, much of the
$500, 100000 increase given by the
board in 1920 will be wiped out and
wages restored to a level which rail
way officials have told the board will
lead to a new era of development and
open the way to the employment of
100000 men.
The decision was signed by the
three railway members of the board
and the three members representing
lllG puDllC. y ulSSGnllllS OplillOl w do
filed by the three members represent
ing the labor group. The majority
opinion said that the new wage cuts,
effective on July 1, were made in ac-
cordance with decreases in the cost
of living. The minority opinion con-
tended that the wage scale provided
In the decision was insufficient to sus-
tain life on the basis of American
standards.
The boards decision followed the
hearings held on the request of the
railroads for wage reductions and the
counter request of several classes of
employees for increases in pay. These
hearings began in Chicago March
and ended April 20. All except three
or four of the larger railway systems
were affected by the hearing,
which included all classes of en-
ployes except those in train, yard and
engine service, who were then con-
Quoting negotiations with the raU-
roads, which had not terminated when
the hearings began.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
RAID IN PHILADELPHIA
Biggest Roundup in History of City
Fills Many Jails

Fills Many JaiIs
Philadelphia.-More than 500 pris-
oners, captured in the greatest raid
on gambling houses, speakeasies and
other Illicit establishments ever con-
Quoted in this city, were arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Renshaw in the cen
trail station here.
The raid was conducted with the
utmost secrecy to prevent "tip-off."
One hundred policemen were employ
ed in the roundup which covered the
territory between the Delaware river
and Broad street, from Walnut to
Poplar streets.
The raid was approved by Mayor
Moore and executed by Director of
Public Safety Cortelyou
Four station houses fairly bulged
with prisoners, as the captives. load
ed into 20 patrol wagons, backed up
to the doors.
Several places raided were in the
business center of the city, and are
well-known haunts of the sporting
fraternity. RTF
The raids were conducted so quietly
that even the policemen involved did
not know their mission until few
moments before the descent be gan.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
LINCOLN HONORED
BY WHOLE NATION
Country'S Tribute to Civil War
President Is Inaugurated
at Washington
HARDING AND TAFT TAKE PART
Great Throng Hears Presidents
Speech Accepting Memorial for the
People-Barrier Are Smashed
In Rush To See Statue.

ington.-Homage of a people
was poured out at the shrine erected
by a decade of patient labor to Abra-
ham Lincoln. Under the thoughtful
gaze OF his marble likeness, dim in
the shadowy background of the
cleaning white temple his country
men have raised to him, thousands Of
Americans were gathered.
Men great in the councils of the ma
tion were there. The President came
to accept in the nations name the
memorial reared at the river brim.
Former President Taft came to give
accounting to his trust as head of the
commission that saw the great work
to its completion. Senators, repre-
sentatives, cabinet officers, admirals
and generals all were there.
Far as the eye could reach from
the high base of the memorial, Amer
leans were spread over the lawns and
clustering under the trees. How
many may have been there to hear
the words of the speakers, caught up
and flung to far distances by the am
plifiers that studded the coping atop
the marble structure, no man might
estimate. But when the last word had
been said, when the President had
gripped hands with Robert Lincoln at
the foot of the fathers statue, the
public broke over the barriers and
swept unchecked up the wide steps
to see for itself the things that have
been wrought in the peoples name.
There was little of military splen-
dor about the services. Just a flour
ish Of trumpets to mark the coming
and going of President Harding and
the solemn ritual with which the men
of the Grand Army of the Republic
dedicated the silken emblem of re-
united country on the steps of the me-
mortal.
At the end Of the ceremony Presi-
dent Harding turned to inspect the
great statue, brooding in the vast, pill
Jared chamber of the temple, then
greeted members of the Senate who
had closed about him.
And when Mr. Harding had left
amid another calling of the bugles,
the people out beyond the restraining
ropes surged upward in a mass to
make Lincoln memorial their own for
all time.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
SENATE PASSES
ARMY MEASURE
Size of Land Force Is Raised
1880 Above Number Sub
mitted by House
MUSCLE SHOALS INCLUDED
Appropriation Bill Providing Funds of
$341,75o,ooo Is Finally Adopted,
After Some Opposition, BY
Vote of 4e to 21.

Washington. - Carrying an appro-
piation of $341,75O,OOO, the army ap-
preparation bill was passed by the
Senate. 1t fixes the size of the army
for the next year at an average of
1880 officers and $1,000 men.
Passage of the bill followed quickly
after a test vote by which the Senate
accepted 40 to 21 it's committees ac-
tion in increasing the House figures
on the size of the army from 5000
to $4,000 enlisted men. The strength
Of 1880 officers compared with H.
900, as voted by the House.
The Senate disposed of the bill
within six hours. All committee
amendments except those affecting
the size of the army were acted upon
within three hours.
Some opposition was expressed to
the $4,000 enlisted strength, but
Chairman Wadsworth pressed for the
military committee figures and was
sustained, as was the committee ac-
tion on every other amendment to
the conference.
One proposition causing much de-
bate was the amendment submitted
by the agriculture committee appro-
priating $7,5OO,OOO for continuation of
work on the Muscle Shoals project,
which the Senate accepted.
The Muscle Shoals amendment
promised for a time to reopen the
whole question of the governments
policy on the power project, but
Chairman Norris of the agriculture
committee declared no policy had
been determined and that, to delay
further on Dam No. in the Tennes-
see river, would be "an economic
crime"
The Senate did not touch the ap-
preparation of $42.S15 900 made by the
House for river and harbor work.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Bee Rides Bus. Eare $4,000.

Camden, N. IA bee buzzed into
a bus and cost the owner thereof 3d.
800. Edward Steward, the driver, be-
come confused when the insect ap-
preached him, and the bus crashed
into a telegraph pole Nevin Hustled,
Jr., was severely hurt and the boys
father suffered minor injuries. The
former was awarded $4,000 and the
latter $500. Steward maintained that
the entrance OF the bee into the con
veyance was an occurrence over
which he had no control The jury
held that he should have exercised
more self-possession.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Two Army Flvers Killed.

El Paso, Tex.-Ben Jenkins, Jr., of
El Paso, a lieutenant in the Reserve
Corps, and Sergt. Arthur Juengling
of the Twelfth observation squadron
at Fort Bliss, we're burned to death
when their airplane crashed against
the side Of mountain and was de-
stroyed by fire. The bodies were
consumed and only ashes we're left
of the plane. Hundreds of soldiers
and a score Of civilians saw the acci-
dent, but none was able to reach the
victims to render aid.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Vienna.-Two hundred persons are
missing and between 100 and 200 are
in the hospitals as a result of an ex-
plosion Of an ammunition factory
near here, according to reliable re.
ports. The official statement gives
only 16 dead, but access to the scene
OF the disaster is denied and details
are refused Property damage is said
10 amount to more than $1,000. 600 In
formation has also been received here
that high explosives were being man
ufactured by unskilled hands.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Probe peaeoration Of Elan

New York-Patriotic organizations
in Jersey City will investigate the al
legged action of Francis J. Lebeau.
custodian of the post office building.
in tearing up an American flag and
giving the pieces to scrub women to
use as mops After talk regarding
the incident had become known the
Veterans of Foreign Wars decided up
on an Investigation and is getting the
cooperation of the other veterans and
patriotic societies i'm Jersey City.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
M 'CUMBER BONUS
PLAN ADOPTED
Senate Finance Committee Ap-
proves House Draft With
Several Amendments
is FAVORED ON 9 TO 4 VOTE
Date of Effect Changed To January l,
1928 Veterans Entitled To Re-
claim Forfeited Certificates
Any Time Before Maturity.

Washington, d. C.-The House SOL
diers' bonus bill, amended in several
important particulars, but with the
much discussed bank loan provision
retained, was approved by the Senate
finance committee, to 1. Chairman
McCumber proposes to report the
measure to the Senate within a few
days, and said he hoped 10 get action
before the passage of the tariff bill.
The more important alterations were:
Changing of the effective date OF
the legislation from next October l
to January l, 1923.
Removal of the time limitation on
the filing of applications for adjusted
service compensation.
Abandonment of the reclamation
plan and substitution of a provision
under which veterans would be given
preference in making entry on public
or Indian lands when opened to entry.
Elimination of the forfeiture provi-
sion, under which veterans failing to
repay loans made by banks OF the
government on adjusted service certi-
ficates would have forfeited their GER
tificates.
Under the amended bill such veter-
ans could reclaim their certificates at
any time before their maturity, 20
years from the date of issue, upon
payment Of the sum they were in de-
fault, plus interest at Az per cent
compounded annually.
Approval of the altered House
measure, the McCumber plan, was
voted by the committee after rejec-
tion,s to 5, of a measure offered by
Senator Smoot OF Utah, Republican,
proposing paid up life insurance.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Winnipeg. Forest fires are
burning at many points in northern
British Columbia close to the main
line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail
way, according to word received at
the headquarters of the railway here.
The fires are reported serious along
the Skeena river Fires are raging
on both sides of Hazelton. Prince
George, one Of the chief trade cen
ters 10 the northern part Of tho prov
ince, also is menaced by fires which
are burning on all sides
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
ORDER STRIKE BALLOT
Union Heads To Put Wage Cut Up
To Employees.


To Employees.
Detroit. - The executive council of
the United Brotherhood of Mainten-
ance of Way Employees and Railway
Shop Laborers unanimously adopted
resolution instructing' Il. II. Cradle,
the president, to send out strike bal
lots to all members of the organizaI
ton, and all non-union workers in
the crafts affected by the wage cut
ordered by the United States Rail-
road Labor Board
President Cradle announced the bal
lots would be sent out Immediately,
and that if the workers decided to
strike in protest against the cut, the
walkout would be effective about July
5. He estimated 478,OOO members of
the union, and about $4,000 non-union
workers would be asked to vote on
the matter, virtually every railroad in
the country, with the exception OF
short lines and electric roads being
affected
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Soldiers Accused Of 100000 Theft.

Philadelphia-How a group OF sol
diers stole Army goods valued at
100000 and covered their theft bv
burning 10 warehouses, was revealed
by the arrest here of two members
Of the Twenty-sixth Infantry, station
ed at Camp Dix, one discharged sol.
der and three civilians. The arrests
we're made under the direction Of
Captain Spencer Duinan, investiga-
tor Of the Quartermasters Corps.
Camp Dix, where the thefts were
committed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Pitched Ball Kills Batter.

Baltimore.-Charles Baldwin, aged
10, was killed by a pitched ball al
Chase's Station. He was the first
batter up in a game between TIE
Chase and Century Athletic clubs
The ball that killed him was the
second pitched by Roy L. Earle, the
Chase pitcher, and struck him di
rectly over the heart Baldwin
seemed dazed. He started for first
base, faltered stumbled and fell un.
conscious. First aid failed to re-
vive him and a physician was sum
moned and found him dead.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Annapolis Pattern your lives
so your men swear by you-not at
you" This was the advice given the
1922 graduating class OF midshipmen
here at the Naval Academy by Theo-
dore Roosevelt assistant secretary of
the navy who made the presentation
OF diplomas. ''You may command
obedience by your rank. but unless
you command loyal devotion by vour
character, those under you will never
serve as they would otherwise said
Roosevelt"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Miners Reject Plan For rribunal

New York-A proposal that Presi.
dent Harding be asked to appoint a
tribunal to settle the anthracite coal
strike, submitted by the operators he
fore the joint subcommittee on wage
contract negotiations, was rejected
by the miners Philip Murray. vice
president Of the United Mine Work
ers, declined to state on what grounds
the proposition was turned down. ex.
cept TO declare it Objectionable"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Harding signs opium Traffic ein

Washington. - President Harding
signed the Miller bill, which strikes
a death blow at the illicit traffic in
opium and narcotics by effectively
barring the importation and transpor.
tation of drugs i'm the United States.
except for medicinal purposes. A
commission of cabinet officials is set
up under the law TO administer the
provisions of the new legislation.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Buffalo, ~ Y.LMayor Frank x
Schwab of Buffalo, pleaded guilty tc
violation of the Volstead law and
was fined $500 in Federal Court
here. The mayor was indicted on
two counts, one Of failing to pay
taxes on beer manufactured at the
Buffalo Brewing Company. of which
he is president. and the manufacture
of betr containing more than the
legal percentage of alcohol.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Mary Pickford Wins Case,

Carson City, Nev.-Mary Pickfords s
divorce from Owen Moore was sus-
tanned when the Nevada Supreme
Court affirmed the order of District
Judge Frank p. Lanyan, quashing
service of summons in the action
brought by Attorney General Fowler
to set aside the decree granted the
movie star
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Convict Kills Fellow Prisoner.

Philadelphia - A convict in the
Eastern penitentiary stabbed another
prisoner to death in the prison yard.
The dead man, Francisco Saris. was
sentenced from Allentown i'm 1920. for
aggravated assault The alleged sIay-
er was Peter Marone, convicted in
Carbon county for assault.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Fire Laid To InSerdiarie,

Grafton, w. Va.-Three buildings
of the West Virginia Industrial School
for Boys at Prunytown were destroy
ed by fire with an estimated loss of
S5O,OOO The fire was said by the au-
thorities to have been caused by in
cendiaries.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Naples swept BY Fire.

Naples. - Fire swept the general
warehouse of the port OF Naples
Huge stores of petroleum, coffee and
timber were destroyed. Soldiers and
sailors fought the fire. and succeeded
in isolating magazine, the explosion
of which would have threatened a
conflagration. Damage amounting to
more than 100000 lire was caused.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
crazed Man KiUs via ,,l e.,

New York.-Crazed by jealousy of
the love Of his wife and his son for
each other, George Krumpet, aged as
years, beheaded his 7-year-old son
William, killed his wife by slashing
her throat, then severed his own jug
ular vein and is dying in Bellevue
hospital
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Ex.slave Dies Aneh 1a1.

Louisville, Ky.-Millie Mulligan died
here, reDuted to be aged 131, it was
learned. Records in the hands OF the
family that owned the woman as a
slave are said to establish the fact.
She leaves survivors to the fourth
generation, six great-great- t-grandchil-
dren.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Birmingham, Ala. - Ten miners
were killed in an explosion in the
Margaret mines Of the Alabama Fuel
and Iron Company, 20 miles east of
here, according to reports here. The
bodies have not been recovered, the
report said
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Boy Scout Battles WIFI F.,ro

Union, W. Va.-John Maddy. a Boy
Scout had a thrilling encounter with
an eagle which he brought down with
a gun ON his fathers farm at Green
vile. The eagle was only crippled and
attacked the boy who was painfully
wounded but he managed to kill the
bird with the butt Of his gun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Americans Die In Train Wreck.

London. - Several American relief
administration officials in Russia
were killed when robbers derailed,
wrecked and looted an A r. A. food
train in northern Caucasia, according
to a Moscow dispatch received here
via Copenhagen.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Akron, O-Announcement Of a 10
per cent wage increase in factory de-
partments was made at the offices Of
the Firestone Tire and Rubber Com
pany a shortage of skilled tire work.
as was responsible for the increase.
it was said
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
2 killed, S Hurt In Train Collision

Fort Madison.-Two men were fin.
stantly killed. two seriously injured
and three others are in the hospital
as a result Of two fast Santa Fe
passenger trains colliding at Fort
Madison Oh the Illinois side.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Narrow Escape In Bomb ExoIosio,

Wellsburg w Va - Fourteen for
eigners living in the home Of Sam
Sparto narrowly escaped with their
lives when a bomb was exploded un-
der the building, blowing the entire
east side out and breaking windows
for blocks around
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Latrobe, Pa.-While driving home
i'm an automobile from picnic at
Idlewild Park, near here, Omar Wells
hons of Latrobe struck and killed a
large wildcat.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08
Fire poes s2s.ooo paman.

Sharon. r. Fire destroyed the fac.
tory Of the sharon Furniture Manu-
featuring Company in Fisk place, en-,
falling damage OF about $4,000. part
ly covered by insurance.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

New Philadelphia, Ohio. - Richard
Jones 15-month-old son of Samuel
Jones, drowned i'm a gallon of water
i'm the home of his parents, i'm Ros-
well. The child fell into a lard can.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Huntington-The secretary of the in.
terror has given the Land and Export
corporation of Huntington, w. Va,
until July - to complete an investlga-
ton Of two Alaska coal mines and
their possible markets, with view
to leasing them. These mines were
formerly operated by the navy depart
ment but have been turned over to
the interior department for operation,
and a lease is planned
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Wheeling-In conference with Presi.
dent Frank Ledvinka and other Off
cials of sub-dlstrict of district G,
United Mine Workers, Mayor John r.
Wyatt of Bellaire, o., and Mayor How
ard Duff Of Martins Ferry, o., ar
ranged for coal operation of the NUM-
cipal light and water plants Of those
cities.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Clarksburg-Tw sons and two
daughters Of Mr. and Mrs. Columbus
Moore of Ellamoor, ten miles from Be
lington on the coal and coke railroad.
were burned to death when fire des-
troyed their home. The victims were
Yieva aged 10; Maxine, aged 13;
George, aged II: and Walter. aged Z.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Bluefield-Because NJ. F. White,
coiored porter of Norfolk and Western
train 3, brushed back some hair hang.
ing In his eyes, John G. Winder, of
Greensboro, N. c., said to be the son
OF prominent West Virginia coal
operator, stabbed the negro in the
abdomen with knife.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-08

Morgantown-The verbal war over
teaching the theory Of evolution at the
state university has caused consider
able dissensiOn between Professor Max
7. Spangler, of the botany department
and Rev. o. w. Baylor, of the Fairmont
central Christian church.