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EMPL0YEVERD|CT| IS.
FIRED FOR EXPECTED
COAT N0TEBY TOO|CHT
Criticism of Commissioner
Oyster Costs Chief Inspector
Of Weights His Job.

NOteS CaTeleSSLV tnTOWn INTO u
waste basket and discovered later
led to the dismissal today of Leo
S. Schoenthal. chief inspector of
the weights. measures and mar
kets division of the District gov
ernment. by direction Of the Dis
trict Commissioners.
The notes contained serious
charges against the administration
and private affairs Of Commis-
sioner James F. Oyster and were,
it is said. intended for pul ,ica-
tion in a new organ to be known
as "The Goat" to be edited by
Schoenthal.
Admits Authorship.
II have confronted Schoenthal
with these notes and he admits
writing them" Commissioner Oyster
declared today.
Schoenthal is said to have writ
ten the notes in his office in the
District building last Thursday
while other employees were taking
an afternoon off in honor OF the
Tooth birthday anniversary of Gen
eral Grant.
Shortly after Schoenthal left the
District building, the notes were
found. Commissioner Oyster was
Immediately notified and an inves'
tigation started. A handwriting &
expert identified the notes as be
ing the hand Of the chief inspector.
In the presence Of Maj. Daniel
Sullivan, superintendent OF police
Schoenthal yesterday afternoon ad
mitted being the author OF the
items. He intimated that some
body was behind him." but refused
! to disclose any names.
Dismissal Ordered.
When Commissioner Oyster
reached his office this morning he
Immediately ordered Schoenthal
suspension. He then sought con
ference with Commissioner Rudolph
and special meeting Of the board
was held.
| Commissioner oyster presented
the notes as evidence, and Schoen
thal's dismissal was ordered a few
minutes after the board meet.
The Commissioners declined tt
make public the contents OF she
notes, but 1t Is known they con
tained serious charges against th'
Commissioner. both in official anC
up the names of several prominent
Washingtonians with the notes
preferring serious charges agains
them.
The bankers trust and rail
way companies" are mentioned ir
the notes. They also contained in
situations as to Oysters conduct
with reference TO numerous public
matters.
81 was never so astounded In my
life as when ] read these notes.
Commissioner Oyster declared. 81
can see no reason why this mar
should want to prefer such charges
against me. II Is almost unbeliev
able"
Denounced by Oyster.
When Schoenthal was summonet
to Commissioner Oysters office, th'
Commissioner is said to have de
nounced him. Schoenthal was bacl
to Oysters office this morning seek
ing clemency. He asked permission
to resign.
IT only jotted these notes dow
and then destroyed them" Schoen
thai told newspapermen. s"I didn'
intend to print anything 1 had there
I in,ended to resign from the Distric
service anyhow.
81 have been dissatisfied with tn
District service and was anxious I,
get out
Schoenthal told the Commissions
he was disappointed when Commits
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ers. The sound was suffici-
entity like machine gun fire to
satisfy Wu's enemies. One
thousand ef Chang's soldiers
surrendered and were made
cspsfves, not . scratch on any
ee1y. Very humane war.
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Unsettled: Vrobsbly show
erv tonight and Thursday;
mt much change In temper
ature; moderate to fresh
south and southwest winds.
Temperature ut 9 .. m, So
degrees.
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Beveridge Lead Over
New Comes rs Shock
to G. o. p. "Old Guard"
nv GEORGE n UOI MES
By GEORGE n. HOLMES,
international New. Service.

Something very closely akin IN
CONSERVATION AMI panic struck
"old line Republicans" In Washing.
ton this afternoon when late 70
turn. from the Indiana primaries
indicated the probable victory OF
The Washington times., 1922-05-03
, ARTHUR BRISBANE.

axve~~erss between nations,
go q. before the war, mean
q. krsse % between pirates or
s4-xssrs They are broken
~~~- a suits either side. The
a~~x -slissrce- or league"
fs~ rks. country Is the Atlantic
sn ~~~ sid>. che Pacific on the
~sN~~. is~ss>e " our dealings
wsrA Moro. friendship with
.ur C.ns<i.r brothers on the
r-rrsL sd s6eaasss prrpars-
- -~ss sf k~~~~.
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BATTLE RACING
| IN ERIN WHILE
DALI IS MEETING
Free Staters Concentrate on
Ormonde Castle, Held by
IrreguIars.
By International New. Service.

BY IntrThhtI"hHI NfWf SerSr'e'
BELFAST, May S.-PrOtestant
residents of South Donegal were
today ordered to evacuate the dis
trict by Sim Feiners. Trouble Is
feared.
An attempt was made to wreck
passenger trains near London.
derry by blowing up a number OF
railway bridges.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
ENGLAND AND IRELAND,

The treaty settling the long drawn
out dispute between England and
Ireland was adopted by the Dali
Elreaun. which is the legislative
body OF the Irish government. set
up in opposition to England some
time ago. 1t was adopted after a
hard fight, the vote standing 6l for
adoption and 81 against adoption.
This places Ireland in exactly the
same relation to England as the
Dominion of Canada.
1t is said that the adoption Of the
treaty came only after Il comprom-
lsc and that the opposition will con-
tInue fight for republic. If this
be true, the treaty is accepted solely
as a milestone gained in the pro-
8rcsS of lrcland's long and persis-
tent fight.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13

CONFERENCE CALLED.

Definite action looking to the re-
hahilitatiOn Of Europe from an
economic standpoint was taken at
the first session Of the allied SUI
prrmc council ut Cannes. France.
last Friday, when unanimous ap-
proval was given for the calling of
an international financial and eco
nOmic conference. in which Ger
many and Russia are TO have part.
Some time during the first two
weeks Of March has been set for the
momcntous gathering and Genoa,
Italy, has been designated us the
place where it shall be held.
An invitation TO the United States
TO participate has been cNenhch
through the American ambassador to
Great Britain, George Harvey, who
is ut Cannes as an official observer
for the American Government.
RusSia'S participation in the Gc-
noa conference is conditioned up
on acceptance Of a number of CO.
ditionS, namely, that she cease bal
shcvik propaganda abroad, that she
undertake not to attack her neigh
borS, and that she recognize all the
honorable obligations entered into
by proceeding Russian governments
Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain tok the most prominent part
in the deliberations, speaking for an
hour. In his opinion, a place for
decisive action had been reached il
The economic structure of Europe
was to be saved. Describing the
present meeting of the supreme
council as the most important since
the armistice, he declared that the
public opinion Of the world demand
ed that the allies take wider respon-
sibilities to revive Europe.
The prime minister sounded a
warming THAT the allies themselves
must resolve the problem of rchab-
ilitation of Europe economically,
and he appealed to them to forget
their prejudices and cooperate with
this end in view.
The public should not forget that
this Supreme Council is one of the
bodies set in operation by the
League Of Nations. The United
States is not member of the League
but has an observer present. Don't
lose sight Of the fact that the League
is working.
Lloyd George, be it remembered,
did not have time to come TO the
Disarmament Conference at Wash
lngton, because it is rather incident
al. 1t will be seen that he is i'm al
tendance. at the sessions of the Su-
premc Council Of tho League of Ma
lions.
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TWO KILLED..

. jill. Mullctt was shot and killed
by a. b. SOuthworth, state police
corporal. at Tralce, Raleigh county,
on the SIh, after Shots fired by Null
lett had Broken Southworth's right
arm and wounded him in the right
side. With his left arm Southwort;,
drew his own pistol and his first
shot struck Mullctt in the mouth
causing instant death.
SouthV;0rth was taken TO the ihos-
pItal at Princeton where he died nj
. O'Clock thc same day. AT the time
!of The shooting he was not on state
police duty, having been on leave of
absence for about week. The
head quarters of Company G. al
bcckley is conducting an invcsliga-
lion OF the shooting. 1t was said
that Mullclt ecountcrcd Soutlworlh
at the Tralcc club house and oDcncd
lire with 3S-calibrc automatic pistol
and that the corporal fired ONLY in
Seif-dcfensc and after he had been
wOuded.
This is the 2nd recent shooting in
Raleigh county, another taking place
The day before. Raleigh is kccDinr
up her record.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
KILLED IN RALEIGH COUNTY.

SmculdcriEG with Il deep dark
anal strong power. then breaking
with volcanic force. the Williams
, >uovcr-Wriston hill fcud has in
t'rmittcntIy been wagcd and LET
sleep in the mountains OF Raleigh
! county for II years.
: And Saturday evening. after warm
ing rumblcS that had menaccd the
peace Of the countryside for days.
The crater lifted its top with blood.
shed and fire and strife.
In this latest chapter Of a bloody
warfare that has rivaIled strife Of
thc HalficldS and McCoys. a boy If
years old, WAS slain, two homes
were burned. and others were
Eriddled with bullets, rifles cracked
throughout the brush. and the men,
folks Of rs entire countryside, align
ed i'll factions by blood ties, rushed
TO the hill. Just before dusk Satlr-
day evening, the Storm broke in all
its fury along the waters of White
Oak creek, and tore its way over
the countryside until long after
dark
The battle followed another of
for less serious aspect, which oc-
cured 4 few days before, and in
which two were wounded. That
first fight was also the first warm
ing of impending storm, unnistak-
able to those who had seen the
progress Of this clan war, and many
were the predictions that came true
when the mountaineers foresathcr-
ed for battle Saturday evening.
!. Murray Williams, fourteen-ycar-
!old son of Sanford Williams, was
killed. The fight. which occurred
in the early evening. proved to be
Il free-for-aIT. in which more than
one hundred shots were fired be-
tween the participants, who are said
ito have numbered more than a
score.
The last outbreak occurred two
weeks ago when OrvilIc williams,
son of George Williams living at
White Oak. was shot and seriously
wounded, and Preston Slower, 4
member Of the Slower faction, was
shot in the head but not severely in
ijured.
This and other occurrences in re-
cent months grows out of an old
family feud which has existed for
years, several murdcrrs have been
committed. This section of Raleigh
county is just across the line of
Kanawha county.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
POSTMASTER ARRESTED,

J. Jerome Haddox, formerly post
master at Barboursvillc, is held i'm
jail at Huntington on orders of Post
Office Inspector Pitcher, who took
him into custody last Saturday af-
ternoon i'll connection with an al
legged shortage in the Barboursvillc
postal accounts. A federal war
rant has been issued, Prichard stat
ed. Bond has been fixed at $4,000.
Haddox is said to have stated that
ne lost $3.50 Of the departments
money while enroutc from the
Barboursville post Office to Hunt
ington. James McComas has been
placed in charge Of the office. Ac-
.cording to adviccS received there,
Congressman woodward has rccom-
minded his appointment to the post
master general.
lladdock has been in the news
paper work at various points in
West Virginia f0r Il number Of years
Tie has been very much dis>ipalvd
in Ihc past.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
COL. HARVEY INJURED,

George Harvey the American am
baSsador to Great Britain, who was
injured in an automobile last Mon
day at Cannes, France, has recover
'cd to such an extent that his physi-
clans said he probably would be
able to attend Thursdays session of
the Supreme Council OF the League
OF Nations. Any fear that cOmplica-
lions might develop from Mr.. EIarv-
cy's injuries were diSpellcd. when
an examination made by the doc
tors. said that 36 hours of rest and
quiet probably would. be all that is
necessary for the patients complete
recovery. His place as an observer
on the actions Of the Supreme Coun-
Gil was filled by Myron +. Hrrrick
ambassador to France.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
RUNS INTO HOUSE.

When his truck got beyond his
control at the top Of a steep grade
on Hazlcton Avenue, North Side.
PltSburg, Pa, on last Saturday. JOS
cph thompson. negro driver, stuck
to his machine, rode down the
grade and crashed through dwell
ing into its front room, escaping I'M
injured. Damage to the residence
The property of Albert Heppcnstal,
was estimated at $1,000. Heppen-
stall and his family were in the rear
OF the house at the time and were
not harmed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
CENSUS FIGURES.

Approximately 100000 men and
women over 30 years Of age are
single, officials Of the Census Bu-
reau, who are compiling detailed
statistics for 1920, estimate. They
venture the guess, based on prev
ious averages, that only 100000, or
per cent, Of the 100000 will
marry.
More than half Of all the women
select mates before reaching the age
OF 20, and more than 30 per cent of
the men remain single until the
ihirticth birthday is passed, the Of
iiciaIS say. About 10 per cent Of
ne women marry before they are
20, and Of these Approximately 1
pr cent find themselves widowed or
divorced within a few E}o".ha.
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GOES TO TIE WEST.

BI virtue Of being the ranking
member III years of service, Scna-
tor Porter J. McCumbcr, of North
Dakota, becomes chairman Of The
Senate Finance Committee. on the
death OF Senator PcnroSc. of Penn
SNlvanla. For sixty years or more
lniS chalrmanShiD had been held by
Il Senator from some one of the
eastern States. For The first time in
me history of The country. does this
important Chairmanship go to Tn,
west. McCunbcr comes from Inc
progressive west. He is a member
OF the Agricultural "Bloc." With the
head of this committee taken from
The near influence of financial
'bloc' of long standing in the cast.
II VIII be OF great interest to note
Inc leaningS Of Senator McClImbpr
III the future. 1t is evident that his
people in North Dakota will not
stand for the methods heretofore in
practice in the east. 1t begins To
look like that circumstance NAV gel
away with Mr.. fIarding's well laid
plans and that he may not be able
soon to recognize his "bcst minds"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
TO ENLARGE.

improvements to be made at thc
american Car & Foundry Company
plant at Huntington. w. Va, arc
TO be even more. extensive than was
h1therto contemplated, it developed
recently after the arrival in the city
OF }. a. '. Scheckenbach, chief
engineer. a new steel car shop will
be built to replace the old one. was
the announcement authorized by
District Manager Ensign, after re-
port from Mr.. Schcckenbach. Yard
tracts are to be rcarrangcd and con-
siderable new machinery Installed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
A BIG LOSS.

That 1908 of the wealthiest per-
sons i'll the United States would
have saved $30,00O,OOO this wear if
Congress had needed the admins
tratlon's request and fixed the
minimum surtaN at 40 per cent in
stead OF 90 per cent as shown in a
letter which Representative Burton
T.. Sweet, Iowa, received from ),
retary Of the Treasury Mellon.
The Treasury, Nh. Mellon wrote:
estimates that there are 1908 per
sons whose incomes are above 5000.
OoO, the amount in excess of which
the surtaN is figured, and that their
total net income is S425, 600 .OOO-
AT the 10 per cent surtax rate, the
surtaX would have amounted to
Sl8l,O72,960, whereas, under the so
per cent rate it amounts to SID
|3O,4SO, or S30,000,O0O more.
This may be why ,Republican
leaders consider Mr.. Mellon a LA
billy TO the party rather than an as
sci.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
LEAGUE AT WORK,

ne allled supreme council tcle-
SraPhcd communication to Bcr-
lin asking the German government
TO send representatives to Paris witt,
Il view to their coming to Cannes
Tor consultation with the council
concerning German rcparalions.
1hc proposals., made BY Prime
Minister Lloyd George. to invite the
German rmiS>aricS to come to Paris
ana hcld themselves in readiness to
proceed to Cannes, was adopted
"itcr Premier Briand objected TO
thcir coming directly to Cannes.
ne French premier contendcd that
IT was necessary for the allies them
selves to agree upon a reparationS
program before the Germans ar
rived.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
MEWBERRY CONTEST,

d The contested seat of Truman II.
sNewbcrry, one Of the Senators from
Michigan, has been up in the Senate
this week. The press dispatches are
that the result Of the contest is
doubtful. The republicans after q
poll of the Senate clai IN only ~
votes. The opposition is claiming
that he will be oustcd by a majority
of from two to three votes. Many
of the Western republican Senator's
will vote against his retaining his
seat. In the West The people are
salive to the situation and their mem
bers Of Congress, in both Houses,
are not by any means in accord
with the old guard in the East.
A vote may be reached late this
week.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
SHOOTS HER HUSBAND,

Struggling to protect herself and
her three little children from the
blows of hammer in the hands of
her husband, George Koomis. Mrs.
Emma kOomiS told The police that
she Shot him twice at their home in
Forest Hills. suburb Of Piltsburu
koomis died in a hospital there en-
the 9Th. Mrs. KoomiS. WHO wa,
brought to the county iail with her
three months old baby in her arms,
according to The police. said she and
her husband quarrclcd while they
were at supper on the evening of
the 9th. Her husband. The police sav
seized a hammer, ard the woman
with her children ran into an adioin
i% room. She seized a pistol, and
when he followed her fired at him
The bullet striking him in the arm.
AS he continued to advance she fired
again and again. the bullets going
wild. Finally he fell, and gathering
her children around her she waited
until the police came.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
FACTS ABOUT WOMEN.

There are ten women HraNmCn.
tcamSterS and CXprcS>nlcn in Wcs!
Virginia. nine female iumbcrmcr.
raftmen. wu3Achopp@rS. and one
female machinist. = according to
census figures Of occupations .nadc
public recently by the Census
Bureau.
The figures showThat fewer West
Virginia women are engaging in
) such work as keeping boarding
houses, sewing and laundrying. and
that they are entering the trades and
professions commonly considered
diStinctivcly masculine. In the last
ten years. the figures show, there
has been a surpprizing increase i'll
the number Of women III the State
engaged in physical labor. -Four
hundred and nine of them are labor
erS in blast furnaces and steel mills
1856 laborerS in general building
work; 81 laborcrs in SawmillS and
planning mills, and 81 laborcrs on
steam railroads.
There are 275 women coal mine
Operatives; 9 oil and gas operatives;
= carpentes; 2 electricians; 4 sta
stionary engineers; painters and 3
foremen and overseers in the eXtrac-
,;tion of minerals.
4 There are 10 women clergymen,
compared with 5 ten years ago, and
81 female physicians and surgeons,
#compared with 80.
& DresSnakers and seamStreSseS,
mot in factories, on the other hand,
dechned in number from 3,451 TO
q ,584; boarding house and lodging
house keepers decreased from 1923
TO ,645, and laundresses, not i'll
laundries, dwindled from 1928 TO
2,505. Servants and mattresses de-
creased from 14,O01 to ,241, and
women farm laborers working out
from 844 tolls.
81 Women school teachers increas-
sed in number from 1. 1863 to 7,726
sand stenographers and typists from
u ,443 to 3,164.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
JOAN OF ARC.

Described as ''cvidcnce OF the
friendship between the two Re
publlcS, statue Of Joan d' Arc
was unveiled at Washington ID. c..
on the 9th, in the presence Of Prcsi-
dent and Mrs. Harding, Ambassa
dor JusScrad of France and promi-
ncnt officials of the American Gov
crnmant. Secretary Weeks accept
ing the gift in behalf of the United
States, said it would stand - "as a
monument to the highest attain
ments in human life-faith in God.
devotion to country, and character
without blemish."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-01-13
AMERICAN LEGION RESOLUTIONS.

"WhcrcaS, 1t has come to the at
ftention Of Mcdowell County Post OF
salle American Legion that President
5of Eugene V. Dcbs from further con-
finement in the federal pCnitentiary
for violation of the cpionage law
and obstructing the draft at time
when the very existence Of our
Country was threatened by foreign
SautCcratic powers; and
"a "Whereas, Even al this period of
stime when more than three years
have elapsed since the cessation Of
hostilities and there are many loyal
Bwounlcd cX-soldicrs sailors and ma
rines whose wounds have not heal
Sed, and many thousands who still
Suffer from the sacrifices made on
athe battlcfields Of France iii defense
2of our country'S honor, and who as
shown by recent investigation are
aeven now lying in crowded, filthy
hospitals; therefore, be it
N "RcSoivcd, That we, rs an-orSan-
iZation of cX-soldicrs, sailors and
amarincS, who made sacrifices for
sour coun!ry's success in war, feel
Sthat a great portion of our labor
has been in vain, and further feel
8paincd and grievcd over the injudi-
&ciCus action Of the President, and
afecl constrained to sharply criticiSc
the preset administration for COM
3mutinG Dcbs' sentence, and cOnSid-
5er the Presidents action q gross i'll
suit TO the -bIoGd and suffering Of all
men and women who made these
Sacrifices"
E The above resolution from The
6McDowcll Cour'y Post Of the Amcri-
Scan Legion is Il fair representation
8of The attitude Of all The American
Soldiers of the World War.