The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-05
ny CHARLES BROOKS srrH)

Washington. d. c. Sept. For gotng
on three months, Congressman Renja-
min l. ROsenbloom has been matching
wits with no less n worldwide celebrity
than Johnny Bull The contest started
when Arthur Richard Stanbra. artist in
decorative pottery work and a national
Of His Majesty, King George, sailed
away for the United States Of America
10 take up his residence In Wheeling. w.
Va, become an American citizen. high
salaried employe OF the Warwick China
company OF Wheeling. proceed to break
an exclusive English monopoly in GER
tain kind Of pottery art. by doing IL
himself, teaching others AZ the Warwick
plant the particular art. and students IN
the art-manucl department of the Wheel
Ing High school through arrangements
made by the Warwick corporation with
tho school authorities.
Runs Against snng
Arthur Richard Stanbra had a time
Of Il getting away from tho fog-hld-
den shores Of our English ally. There
was the mater Of passport and wise
and n score of other barriers thrown up
from time 10 time to delay his depar-
ture Weeks and months passed before
he was permitted 70 sail. and then only
after tho English government changed
his route for him. It sent him via Mon
treal. and never suspecting HIS Ma
iestys little joke. Arthour Richarh
S,anbra babe farewell 20 friends for the
hundredth time and heaved heavy sign
OF relief when he saw the last OF the BIZ
fish coastllne duck beneath tho ocean 3
waves.
I'm duo course OF time. experiencing
no delays on HIS schedule the gifted ART
lst arrived at Montreal. That was close
TO three months ago. He Is still there'
Life is too brief AMI print paper too ex-
pens!ve to enumerate the many things
that have been alleged against the i'm
reccability OF Arthur Richard Stanora
passport papers. He has had his bags
hacked a hundred times ready 10 swing
aboard train for the States, only To bo
halted ut the last moment In the lingo
! OF baseball they have been making
: double plays OF Of Arthur Richard Sta1S
bra for months. II going something Ike
! this: London to Washington TO Mont
real Some times Il was reversed.
Rosenbioom Appealed to
The Warwick China company OF
/ Wheeling, Interested Congressman Ros'
I enhloom in the case OF tho marooned arr
/ lst ut Montreal a Ions time ago II now
! seems to him. and he undertook to get
/ the halted traveller across the line IN
double-Quick time He went at II AL
| Innocent and inspecting. supposinS 1t 10
he Just an ordinary immigration case
+ He wasn't long In discovering that ne
was being baked In more and myster-
ions WAYS than he believed could pos
, sibly lurk in the background OF a case
/ of this kind. Some time elapsed before
/ he found himself confronted with un'
! doubted evidence that no less person
J age than Johnny Bull himself was MS
orponent This proof was letter which
4 fell into his hands. letter 10 MI. stan
/ bra from a Canadian Arm that didn't
know him or the value OF his work. but
offered him a position just the same ap'
/ pealinG 10 his English pride OF country
! and LOYALTY and concluding with frank
ncss-"But II must be understood that
We are not doing this with the Idea OF
J helping you 10 get 70 tho States. as the
. particular industry IN which you are In
/ terestcd Is British industry and we
have no object in seeing II transferred
/ TO the States.
! would Keep Elm Away
/ There is the kernel In the nut or this
case The whole machinery Of the Brit
! ish government has been ut work &c
keen Artist Stanbra out OF the United
! states-away from the great Wheeling
pottery district Tho whole object is &c
! keep the Warwick China company with