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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
CREW FIGHTS FIRE ON
BIG AMERICAN LINER
Yankee Pluck Saves Day for
PaniC-StriCken Passengers
on the Potomac

New York.-A thFilling tale of fire
at sea, with ,psAic-stricken men and
women locked. in their state rooms
and stokers held. at their posts under
the threat of drawn pistols, was re-
lated by passengers of /, the United
States liner Potomac when she arriv-
ed here from Bremen..
1t was. q tale, Of. Ya4kee pluck and
ingenuitX-ot a, Skippsrs. refusal to
ggi.9 gs:n Y ~ SAs pt SSsry hope had
ance of the Thousand to one chance"
which. turned a threatening catas-
trophe into merely narrowing expe-
rience for those aboard
The fire was discovered a few hours
after the Potomac; Capt William Nc
up the coast of Holland into the North
Sea. She had been steaming along
on a smooth sea when suddenly, with
howls Of warning, the Spanish and
Filipino stokers bounded from the
hold and started for the life boats.
Officers, with drawn revolvers, or
dered them back to the fireroom,
which had become an: inferno of
smoke, with flames billowing from an
adjoining compartment. The passen-
gers broke from their staterooms and
made for the life boats. Captain Nc
Leod sent stewards to herd them back
and prevented the frenzied ones from
leaping overheard.
The engine and fire rooms were
flooded with water, but huge clouds
of smoke poured from the hatchways.
Chief Engineer f.. NJ Garland al
ready had placed guards over the
boiler room crews. and with streams
of hose were spouting tons of water
on the blaze, but without effect. Even
live steam turned into the hatchways
failed to retard the flames.
After the S. o. S. mad been sent
out, Captain Mcleod decided that,
rather than beach his ship he would
try stunt he learned during the war,
while lodging enemy submarines.
He steamed ahead at top speed un-
til the whole ship throbbed with the
vibration and her outline was almost
obscured by the dense smoke sweep
ing astern Suddenly he ordered the
ruddeT hard-over. AS the vessel ca
reened in the "comeabout" her star
board side lifted so sharply as to
throw the tons OF water in her hold
up along her sides and over the heart
OF the fire Immediately the flames
subsidized and 16 hours after the alarm
was sounded, the fire was under CON
troll and the vessel resumed her voy.
age.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
POST OFFICE BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
Measure, With Road Aid Fund,
Carries $63,OOO,OOO More
Than Adopted by House

Washington.-The post office appro.
priation bill, carrying $623, ,773, 900,
was passed by the Senate after a
heated fight. The measure carries
S63,3O9,OOO more than as passed by
the House, $50O0O,OOO of the increase
going for federal highway aid.
The bill also carries provisions for
restoring to service the New York
pneumatic mail tubes and for contin-
uing the New York-t San Francisco
aerial mail service. The vote on the
tube amendment was SO to 10, and
came after bitter attack had been
made on the proposition by several
Democrats.
The $5O,OOO,OOO was accepted by the
Senate without debate and without a
roll call
A fight centering around post office
appointments resulted just before ad-
journment in thu introduction by Sen
ator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi,
OF resolution calling on the Presi-
dent to supply the Senate with the
number of executive orders he has is
sued removing post offices from civil
service classification. The resolution
went over under the rules.
The fight which eliminated in the
Harrison resolution was precipitated
by an amendment increasing the num-
Der of postal inspectors from 42O to
$40, move which Harrison charged
was to make more places for Repub-
licans. The debate quickly entered
the subject of post master appoint
ments, and the President was charged
with having removed the Marion. O..
office from civil service by executive
order so that he could appoint the
postmaster in his home town.
This amendment involved only
S235,OOO but it required two hours of
discussion and record vote, 40 to 21,
before it was finally put into the bill.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
SENATE RATIFIES
FOUR-P0WER PACT
Pacific Treaty is Approved by
Vote of 81 to 27, Leaving
4-Vote Margin
80 ROLL CALLS ARE TAKEN
Amendment Included Declaring Unit
ed States Is Not Committed To
Any Alliance or Obligation
To Join In Any Defense.

Washington, d. C.-The four-power
Pacific treaty, the center of contro-
versy over accomplishments Of the
Washington arms conference, was rat
flied by the Senate with no reserva-
ton except the mo alliance" declara-
ton proposed by the foreign relations
committee and accepted by President
Harding
The final vote of 81 to 81, represent
ing a margin of four over the neces-
sary two-thirds, was recorded after
the opponents of ratification had made
more than 20 unsuccessful attempts
to qualify Senate action by reserva-
tions or amendments distasteful to
the administration. On the deciding
rollcall IL Democrats voted for the
treaty and only four Republicans op-
posed it.
Dying hard, the irreconcilable ele-
ment, which had opposed the treaty
on the ground that it establishes an
alliance between the United States,
Great Britain, Japan and France,
forced 33 rollcalls during a four and
a half hours session set aside for
final action on the resolution of rati-
fication. They made their best show
ing on a proposed reservation to in
vite outside powers into Pacific con
ferences" affecting their interests,
mastering sc votes for the proposal to
SO in opposition.
The committee reservation was ac-
cepted in the end by vote of 90 to 2,
two attempts to modify it failing by
overwhelming majOrities. 1t declares
that "the United States understands
that under the terms of this treaty
there is no commitment to arms
force, no alliance, no obligation to
Join in any defense"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
US. DEMANDS PAY
FOR RHINE:.ARMY
Claim for Troop Hire in Ger
many Based on 'Armistice
Agreement: -.
NOTES ARE sENf tO' POWERS
Reported Plan To ignore America In
Sharing Fund ProtestedA Refusing
Pact of Versailles 6ia MOT
Forfeit Rights, is. .vieW..

Washington. - The rights .~of the
United States to priority OF payment,
out of German Preparations, of the ac-
tual cost of the American army of oc-
cupation on the. Rhine, on ap equal
footing with the allied powers,;is firm
ly asserted in note which Secretary
of State Hughes has sent. to- the five
principal allied powers.
Secretary Hughes has made public
the text Of the note, identic, copies OF
which have been placed before the
foreign offices of Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan and Belgium by
the American ambassadors.
Secretary Hughes makes it. plain
that this government will challenge
vigorously the refusal OF any allied
power to recognize the complete val
idity and equity of the .AmeJGaR gov
ernments claim. He dacl5res that
this government fipds ne ground what
ever for suggestions abroad. that tech
nical obstacles, stand: in the way of
recognition of the claim
Basis for the American claim, the
notes pointed out, was found in the
armistice agreement, TO which the
United States was signatory, and
which provided for military occupa-
tion OF Germany by the allied and
American forces jointly = That-agree-
ment, the notes recited, expressly
provided that the upkeep of the
troops Of occupation in the Rhine dis
tricts should be charged to the Ger
man government, and it was express
ed as the view of the American gov
ernment, that the armistice ,,agree-
ment had the clear. import" that the
powers associated in that joint enter
prise should stand upon an equal
footing as to the payment of all the
actual costs of their armies OF occu-
patton"
Secretary Hughes says that any
technical objection to the discharge
Of the American claim on the ground
that this country had not ratified the
Versailles treaty would necessarily
rest mot upon any action or lack OF
action on the part of Germany" but
solely on the refusal of the allied pow
ers themselves to permit the dis
charge Of AN "1mittedly equitable
claim" and thus TO seek in their be-
half exclusively a first charge upon
all the assets and revenues of the
German empire.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Miners STRIKE
ORDER SENT OUT.
Coal Diggers Are Instructed BY
Union to Refuse to Work
After April
FIRST GENERAL COAL STRIKE.
Blame Laid To Operators-6oo, 900
Are Affected-Mines To Be Pro-
tected and Men Counselled
To Avoid Violence.

indianapolis. - Suspension of work
by all union coal miners at midnight
March 81 was ordered by officers of
the United Mine Workers of America.
the call being the first ever issued for
both bltuminous and anthracite work
ers TO walk out simultaneously. Six
hundred thousand men will be direct
ly affected by the order. it was esti-
mated officially. The suspension. the
order provided, will be continued un-
til stopped by union officials.
me order, which was sent to the
5000 local unions, directed the min
ers TO give the operators their fullest
cooperation in the protection of mine
property and counselled against vio-
lence and violations of the law. In ad-
dition to affecting all union miners in
the United States, the order also di-
rected approximately $3.50 union men
IN Western Canada to Join in the
walkout. but did not apply to $4,000
miners in Nova Scotia.
Never before in the history of the
coal industry has a suspension or
strike order called for cessation Of
work by all union miners in the Unit
ed states. In the past wage contracts
In the bituminous and anthra cite
heids have not expired at the same
tme' but a complete tie-up in union
fields was considered during the great
anthracite strike in 1902 A sympa-
thetic strike by the bituminous min
ers at that time was rejected by the
unions convention, it being argued
that the soft coal workers were bound
by contract
The suspension order said blame
for the walkout in the soft coal fields
rested with the operators for refus.
ing TO negotiate new contract with
the union, and with the failure to
reach new agreement with the hard
coal operators.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
THIEVES WORK OVERTIME
Wrap Shoes Into 400 Bundles and
Drop Each II Stories.

New York.-Robbers threw discre-
ton to the winds and labored for &c
hours to steal $4,000 worth of shoes
from the NJ. Gustin Novelty Footwear
Company, according to police, who
are trying to capture them.
Speed that has characterized the
majority of robberies in New York
recently is lacking in the new theft
The loot, according to police. was
wrapped into 400 bundles. each
weighing about 80 pounds. and each
bundle was dropped II stories down
an elevator shaft.
When Harry Shapiro. foreman. re.
turned to the manufacturing plant
after SO hours absence, he doffed his
coat and prepared to go to work.
1T looked as if we had moved out >"
Shapiro told police. Shelves were
empty, all electric lights were turned
on, shades were drawn, and emptv
boxes and rubbish were strewn about
the floor"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Hunt Rum Runners sv wirersss

Washington, D. c. - Rum runners
along the Canadian border will be
hunted by wireless. according TO ad.
vices received by Commissioner
Haynes from Col. r. c. Vandercook.
head OF the Michigan department OF
public safety. A system of wireless
communication, he said, will be in.
stalled along the Canadian.Michigan
border as part OF the concerted cam.
paign by United States and Canadian
officials against the Illicit importation
OF liquor into this country.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Hunt Negro with eIoodhounds.

Washington.-Scores of men with
bloodhounds were searching the re.
zion around jackson Station. Va. y
few miles from the capital for the
Negro assoilant of 25-year-old Agnes
Hawkins. government employe. There
was open talk OF lynching. The girl
was brutally attacked, then chained
In fainting state in the barn behind
her home Becoming conscious after
several hours, she dragged herself
to a neighbors home, where a doc
tor said her condition was serious.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30

Chicago - The second attempt in
two days at a jail delivery was frus-
trated when armed guards under Jau
Warden Wesley II. Westhrook check
ed the uprising and forced &c prison
ers back. When the prisoners re-
fused to return to their cells after the
exercise hour, Warden WestbrooJ,
stationed guards with riot guns al ad.
vantageous positions, and told the
prisoners he would give them Just 10
minutes OF direct the guards to begin
shooting at all in sight.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Russia Gets American Wheat.

Moscow.-The first shipload of
American wheat reached Novorossisk,
in South Russia, and caused much
enthusiasm among the population. II
will be used for seeding purposes
The soviet states that between
March l and Is 241 carloads of pro
visions mad been brought in via
Reval; 309 had been brought Din
through Riga and 5,5OO,OOO pounds of
food had been received through
other ports, all consigned to the
American relief administration.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Twelve Firemen Iniures n e,.z.

Lebanon, Pa.-Fire completely de-
stroye1 .he Weimer building i'm the
heart OF Lebanon's business district
with an estimated loss of 100000.
Twelve firemen were reported re.
moved to hospitals suffering from
minor injuries The Weimer building
housed the McCrory Five and Ten
Cent stores, several law offices. and
number Of clubs. The building was
q total loss
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
TweIvs InIured In car CO.

Cleveland-Twelve persons we're
hurt some of them seriously. when
a heavily laden Detroit avenue troll.
ley car crashed into the rear OF a
cleveland and Southwestern interur.
ban car in the downtown section
Both cars were crowded with men
and women passengers bound for
work Several Of the injured were
taken to hospitals suffering from cuts
and bruises
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Rewards offered for Flooosrs

Dallas, Tex.-Texas authorities be
gan an offensive against masked and
unmasked night riders and terrorists
responsible for scores Of whippings
and floggings in Texas since the
first of the year. Terrorists who fog.
ged F. Fl. Etheridge, prominent lum.
herman, told him he was the sixty.
third person whipped near Dallas In
the last few months. Rewards total
ing $4,000 including 81 900 offered by
the K. K K, have been offered for
Etheridges assailants.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30

Elmira, n. Y.-Property damage es-
timated at nearly 100000 was done
to a dozen business and apartment
buildings on East Water street by
fire said to have been due to an ex-
plosion from an unknown cause in a
clothing store and which was not
brought under control until after a
flve-hour battle by the fire depart
ment One fireman was injured
slightly by falling timber.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Explosion Kills -Four Min.r,

Indiana. Pa-Four men were killed
and four others were overcome bv aft.
erdamp as the result of an explosion
i'm the mine OF the Dilltown Smokeless
Coal Company Of DHltown. near here.
The Injured are expected to recover
The mine workings we're full Of EN-.
ployes at the time of the explosion. but
as it was local i'm it's extent. only the
eight men working in that particular
section we're caught in the explosion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
constabIe stabbed in Pool Room.

Fauell.-CalleG to poolroom in
Lee avenue to quel a disturbance.
Constable Emory Egolf was attacked
by three foreigners. one of whom
stabbed him seven times. Firing his
revolver three times at his assail
ants, the constable attracted the at.
tention of Patrolman John Ramey.
who arrested one of the men after a
hard battle. Egoif was reported to
be in a serious condition.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30

Montclair, N. J.-Rear Admiral 10
seph Gerrish Ayres, Medical Corps.
U. S. N, retired, died at his sons
home here, it was announced. Flu.
neral services will be held at Can.
terbury N. IT,, where he was born
IN 1893. He was appointed to the
Navy Medical Corps just before the
outbreak of the Civil War. and
served on various vessels during that
conflict and from 1895 to 1s57 was
heet surgeon attaches to the Asiatio
station.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Railroader Shot In Home

Steubenville Ohio. - Fred Lavelle.
aged 40, an employe of the Panhandle
railroad, was brought to the Gill hos.
pltal here from Golfers, w. Va, suf-
fering from gunshot wounds. His
condition is critical An unknown
person broke a window in the Lavelle
home and, showing a shotgun through
the opening, shot Lavelle as he lay
in bed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
s175, 600 Stolen Bonds Reoov.r.d

Washington.-Working swiftly and
quietly. secret service agents recov.
cred S175,0O0 in Liberty bonds. stolen
from the United States Treasury,
and arrested two men charged with
committing the theft The men un.
der arrest are Charles A. Clevenger
aged 20 years, a clerk in the bond
department Of the Treasury, and U.
o. Walmsley an organizer in the
forestry service Clevenger has
been employed by the Treasury for
two years.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
King Georue is m.

London.-King George was unable
to attend the ceremony at the open
ing OF the reconstructed Waterloo
Railroad Station because Of a cold
and sore throat Waterloo Station.
through which thousands of troops
passed on their way to the various
fronts in the war, has been enlarged.
and suitably decorated and inscribed
as a war memorial.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Arm Lost In Plant Blast

Chicago.-The right arm of watch.
man was blown on and the plant of
the Edmond Manufacturing Company
seriously damaged by a bomb which
exploded in the Offices of the concern.
The explosion shattered windows for
a block around Police attributed the
blast to labor troubles.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
HOUSE PASSES BONUS BILL
Party Lines Disappear in General
Debate and Final Ballot.

o' y 1.-Two disappear III SCUCi
Debate and Final Ballot.
Washington, ID. C.-The $4,OOOOOO,.
900 soldiers bonus bill was passed
by the House by an overwhelming
majority. 1t now goes to the Sen
ate.
The vote was 333 to 70, or Ga
more than the two-thirds majority
necessary for passage of the measure
under the parliamentary procedure
selected by Republican leaders for
the expressed purpose of preventing
the Democrats from Offering a mo-
tion to recommit
Party lines disappeared in the
general debate and on the final roll.
call, 242 Republicans, 80 Democrats
and one Socialist supporting the bill,
and AZ Republicans and rs Demo.
Gratis voting against it,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
1900 Pints Of Whisky In oroan.

Clarksburg, W. Va - Twelve hun
dred pihts Of bonded whisky, each
pint wrapped in a newspaper, and
placed in burlap sacks. were found
by Sheriff Young and deputies in an
organ in an apartment over a moving
picture theater at Bridgeport, near
here 49,. -.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
eunman shoots cashler In Reataurant

New York.-After drinking a cup OF
coffee in a restaurant in East Forty
second street an unidentified man de
manded that the cashier hand over
the contents of the cash register. The
refusal to comply was followed by a
sb"' and the cashier, William Roetti.
ger, aged 81. fell with a bullet in the
body. while the gunmsh dashed from
the place and escaped. Roettiger was
taken to the hospital where physi.
clans said his condition was very
critical
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30

Chicago. - Pickpockets plying their
trade in a crowd of 1000 depositors
who stormed the Northwestern Trust
and Savings Bank following circula-
ton Of false rumors that the bank
was insolvent, robbed two aged WON
en- OF their life savings.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Five Killed In cIoud.Rurst

Burlington, Kan.-Five persons dead
and $2,00O,000 property damage was
the toll estimated from a cloud-burst
that sent a five-foot wall of water
through principal business streets Of
Burlington without any warming. Two
telephone girls, Hazel Bull and Mar
garet McCallian, proved heroines of
the disaster. AS a wall of water
swept into the town, carrying away
20 dwellings and sweeping along
wreckage, automobiles and live stock
on it's crest, they stuck to their posts
and warned those in the path of flood.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
st7.ooO. street Holdun -

Kansas City, Kan.-Three men held
up bank messenger for the PEOPLES
National Bank. took $4,000 and shot
and probably fatally wounded Richard
Cashin, patrolman, on downtown
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Twenty-six Lose Lives on Submarine.

Gibral;ar-A naval court of in.
quiry which has begun an investiga-
ton into the sinking of the British
submarine H32 with the loss of &c
lives, established that the submer
sible arose to the surface in the
path Of a speeding destroyer. The
destroyer did not have time to
swerye from her course and crashed
into the submarine, cutting a great
hole. The HAP disappeared from
sight almost Immediately.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Los Angeles Again Shaken bv ouak.

Los Angeles.-Four sharp earth.
quake shocks struck the southern
portion Of Los Angeles. People
rushed from their houses into the
streets. No damage was reported.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30
Violin Case Holds Yeoo,s root.

New York Police halted a suspi.
cious looking violin player at day
break His violin case held safe
crackers tools.s
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30

CharlestOn.-Ferrfs Thabit, who was
arrested after the truck he was driv-
ing crashed into the office Of the Daily
Mail, was fined on two charges in
police court. A fine of $40 was impos-
ed for speeding and similar fine was
Imposed for reckless driving. He was
also sentenced to 10 days in Jail on
the speeding charge, the sentence being
suspended, and the defendant released
under SO cash bond for his appearance
In two weeks.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30

Charleston.-MasOnle bodies are OK
empt from taxation on their property
when 1t Is not held or leased for pro
fit, the supreme court decided In the
appeal Of the state from exempting the
Masonic Temple Society Of Parkers-
burg from taxes on its land and build
ings. Although the case involved
only a $4,000 assessment, fraternal
organizations hailed the decision as es
Publishing a precedent affecting prop
Aerty that might run into millions in
galue.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30

Elkins.-Reese Male Of Tucker coun.
ty. has just killed a wildcat measuring
5G inches in length, the third killed Of
late In that section.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-30

Huntington.-The operations Of a
gang of auto thieves working in Hi
nOis, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and
West Virginia, was disclosed here by
a special session of the grand jury.
Ross Dennison and Carl Kirtley. appre-
hended by the police were said TO
have made confession duplicating own
ers Of cars. Most of the automobiles
we're stolen ar the instance of owners
in order that :he iSder nigh. obtain
Insurance. The Stolen oars were dis.
posed of at Chicago, Indialapolls and
Columbus, it WAS stated.