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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
McMECHEN
M'MECHEN HAS AN ELABORATE
OBSERVANCE Of MEMORIAL DAY

will direct their Steps--words fali M ~
.,prc>S their feeling. but heIleNc ma
Robert Service states X clearly "heh
h" said:
For Oh. when the war will be over
Wen 40 and we'll look for our dead
We'll 90 when the bees orl the clover,
md the plume or the poppy Is red;
Veil go when the years at it's gayest'
when meadows are laughing with
flow'rS: ,
Anti there where the crosses arc grayest:
Wen seek for the cross that Is ours
And we OF tho Legion in paying our
homage TO these illuStrous dead-we
consecrate ourselves to this-thai 80
long AS we llve--so long as we cont''.uc
newcd vtgor to the task, that every uis--
abled soldier shall have that when 10
due him We pledge ourselves 10 MS
that every man that Is entitled 70 Son',
Dcn station get tive pledge ourselves aS
an organization to this-that before an,
other year has passed. every man tnHt -
IN need OF hospitaliZa tlon Is hospll atiEeu
arid We pledge all that we haSe 10 sec
that the government or these oni MI
states shall axe care of every mn antu
that they shall not continue 10 oinu ny
rho wounds OF the disabled with reu
tape.
Praise for Grand Army.
The American Legion. Department OF
West Virginia. is more man nNroI h,, me- ~
ing permitted 10 share the observance
OF this day"
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
VI. f.. church will meet In the oase-
ment Of the church tomorrow evening 10
hold their regular business meeting
After the business SESSION social hour
will be held.
stores Closed
All the stores and shope or the Town
were closed yesterday on account OF the
celebration here. The store windows
were decorated and "Old Glory cou!o
be seen waving from the porches OF tne
houses in all parts OF the town inc
people can be proud Of tho pretty dis
play the town made.
Picnic Yesterday
Thu nicnIc held by q number or tho
Young people yesterday out the National
pike was enjoyed by all Fourteen
couules were present. Swimming ana
games composed the entertainment.
Mons Club
The Mems. club Of the First NJ T.
church will meet In tho parior OF the
First NJ. Z. church where matters OIL
business will be discussed. AFTER inc
business session. they VIII be entertain
ed by the Ladies' Aid Society. OF the
same church. A light luncheon Will be
served.
o. h. K. Of p. Meet
The regular meeting OF the Uniform
Rank. OF the n of T. Will meet IN inc
X Of 7. armory Thursday evening inc
regular business will be taken up AFTER
his has been disposed OF, drill eXer-
cises will be held.
Briefs
Mr. and Mrs. Emit Strebh entertained
the choir OF the Church Of God at their
home last evening.
VIM. Lineocrger of Cincinnati Is WIS.,
ting friends here.
Miss Ellen Davis is recovering from
her recent Illness
Mrs. J. +. Grover and son or growers
Gan are visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Aleshir OF New Ma
,InsvIlle will return home today a'tcF
spending few days with relatives nero
Geo. Ullum and family or Washng-
ton. Pa. are spending few days here
visiting relations.
VIM. Ntebereali left Mondar ,"r In
aianapolis m. TO attend the auto races
of that place.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
Man Who Shook Hands
With Lafayette Is Dead
Thomas J. West, Uncle OF Friedrich
MacMonnies, Expires at
Age of 100.

Wheatley Hills, L: l., May So
Thomas ]. West, uncle Of Frederick
MacMonnies, the designer Of Civic
Virtue" died yesterday at his home
hero. He was one hundred years old
on April last.
Mr.. West worked in his garden un'
ill last week finishing his planting.
Then he became lii and died, accord
ing to his physicians, from exhau~
Ion induced by heart strain.
He was born at 492 GreenWhlcn
street, Manhattan, and was the thir-
teenth child OF Joel West. He was
formerly in the manufacturing ousl'
ness in Fulton street. Brooklyn. and
he had been in the hardware business.
He retired, and for the last fifty yea
had been living on his little farm
here.
Mr.. West used to say that he be-
IieyeG he was the only man living
who had shaken hands with Genera
Lafayette. He was in the arms OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31

his nurse on that occasion watching a
parade on Fifth avenue, and as the
parade halted the General came over
and shook his hand.
Mr.. West married twice. Both his
wives have died! He is survived by
two daughters. Henrietta West and
Mrs. Dora Haxley, of Oakland, Cal,
and son. Edward B. West, who lives
on Ocean avenue, Brooklyn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31

have returned from a motor trip to wet
Eel county.
Lucian Wetherall has returned TO his
home at New Martinsville after spend
ing the past few days with his orother'
Jack and family. Of Center street.
Mrs. J. w. Powell Of Jefferson ave-
nue,has returned home from Morgan
town. where she spent some time Visit
ing her son, Worley, student ut the
state University.
Luther Starkey Is constructing n new
foundation and basement to his home on
Popular avenue.
Mrs. Al. Weidebusch OF Wellsburg.
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Kull on Fourth street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
FINE STEEL OUTLOOK.

Those who have been predicting thrre
s,eei nIants OF the country, later in the
year, because Of a falling-off In de
mand, are likely to be making rcvisiohS
in their predictions, mainly because the
new buying has been continuing az
rote which Indicates steel plants Will he
compelled to continue working at the
prevailing rate 10 fill orders
Not only has the demand for steel
kept up, but there Is tendency. or an IN
crease on some products. and the OUT
look for the industry Is considered eA-
relleDt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
KHAN POSTS PAMPHLETS

Special Dispatch to The Intelligenosr. !
Weusburg. w. Va. May 30-The.AAnd
of the Ku Klux Khan was again appaf.
ent in Wcllsburg this morning when
pedestrians found tackled on telephone
poles all over town small posters pur-
porting to be taken from tho kans-
mans creed. Curious persons soon ne
moved them all, however. and BY noon
they were all gone. At the bottom OF
the pamphlet. Wellsburg was listsd - Z
sub division.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
roRE1dN WHEAT AREAS.

Washington. May SV;m-The AtHN 0n
countries for which figures are now
available, is S1,397.OOO acres. according
TO advices received by the United states
Department OF Agriculture. This Is l.
$4,000 acres less than last year. me
Spain, Finland. France. N'oland, Rouma-
MIA and Czecho Slovakla
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
NEWS OF BUSINESS
FOURTEEN CENT COPPER

The copper market continued strong
during the past week. At the end OF
the period lac copper became a certain
". as that price was established by
some OF the selling agencies on domes-
TIC deliveries, and It was stated, few
sales had been made by these interests,
although 1t still was possible to get the
metal at 1875 from other dealers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
BALTIMORE g. OHIO APRIL NET.

The Baltimore & Ohio Rai lroad Co. re-
total tot. deductions S2.734.OS4 against g..
3s7'ssS in April, 1921. For the four
months ended April so, operating income
after total deductions amounted TO W.
4Os.476 compared with S9,62%'Ss-; !"
the corresponding period n year ago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
PLANT TO REsUndH.

Duluth, Mimi. May S0.-Orders to
start the Minnesota steel plant at full
capacity at once and to hire sufficient
men 10 man 1t were contained In a tele-
gram from Samuel r. Sheldon, vice pres
ident and general manager. Mr.. Shell
don Is In New York.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
PRICES UP.

Chicago, May 30.-The leading steel
warehouse in the Chicago district mas
IN a 100 lbs, TO a basis Of 3.40c. The
previous level was S.3Gc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
WEST VIRGINIA
NOW FOURTH IN
GASOLINE TOTAL

Tho outnut OF natural-gas gasoline IN
IGnl Increased o. per cent over lhal III
1890 hut tho market Tor natural h"T
gasoline was rather unstable because Oh
the depression in the petroleum INDUS
try according to a preliminary state,
mon, by r e. SieverS. OF the Inlten
STATES Geological Survey. Department.
~ rho Interior The statement Is pace
on incomplete returns from the pro
ducers and Is subject TO revision. sew
rnty-five per cent Of the output was re-
covered at compression plants and the
rSn,atnder at absorption plants The
average daily production was 1.297,O0o
gallons, as compared with 1,O54,O93 gal
ions In 1920. The average production
nor nIant in 1921 was 100000 gallons,
compared with 333.400 gallons In 1870.
4 decrease in the value OF naturaI-Es .
breaking OF the market due TO the &C.
preston in the petroleum industry: The
tOt:l value In 1921 was about S6.OOn.uOu
less than In 1920. The prices received
hy. the producers declined cents rai,
ion. and the average price as computeq
from the total output in 1927 was 3
cents less than in 1920. Although the
output was great per cent less gas was
treated, so that thep lants showed In
creased efficiency in l92l. Inc average
Weld of gasoline per thousand cubic Feet
Of gas was 02 of gallon greater In
1921 than in 1920.
Texas has become an active field Tor
the natural-gas gasoline industry, with
nm output in 1921 that was 172 per cent
greater than in 1920. and occupied sec
ond place in the list OF producing states.
California also increased It's production.
but West Virginia, which was second IN
rank. showed decrease and occupied
fourth place.
ITnblended natural-gaS gasoline pro-
duccd In the United States In ls2l;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
RRAm MoYHAHMT.
sAAAN NV ~ - !.
Nav an Thu rnnvaTnA amt NJ

Chicago. May 30.-The movement Of
grain from country elevators and from
the farms was OF fair proportion In the
past week. and receipts have kept up al
high prices for May wheat at Chicago
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
WARWOOD

Items for this column may DO LETT
at MoNamarGB Drug store 1or Miss
Elizabeth Mcclure, correspondent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31

, resuited IN a heavy movement 10 THIS
nnint Country sales were fair OF corn
! and oats, and shipments from elevators
at Interior points were heavy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
Gu1HlIIg' 49,.
State. Planti Gallons. value

Total, Observation-Disclosures
Total 1s2o1I,l5iI3S4.743.s 22l$71.7SS.122
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31

will direct their steps--words ran me ~
/ s,nr">s their feeling. but l believe that
! rHhert Service states X clearly whch
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-02
THE PEOPLE CARRY THE BURDEN

"The public, which is interested il the even sup
ply Of essential materials and bears the cost Of
strikes, should support the efforts Of the govern
ment to settle the coal and railroad and es-
pecialy encourage the estabishmentsof ID adequate
power FOR dealing with labor in this field
which can command the confidenee and respect Of
both sides,' declares the current issue Of The Guar
anty Survey, published todays by the Guaranty
Trust Company Of New York. $h ss ,s..5s s..ya&: i
'There is great opportunity in this situation"
The Survey continues, "for Leadership in thes pub
lie interest. E2s@ 4, $50 me
"With the strikes by transportation workers, It
is quite different for in this field we have the ms
chinery for adjusting labor disputes in the Railroad
Labor Board. Although the board is without en-.
forcing power, the government cannot afford to
permit protests against its decisions seriously to
impair the transfer Of freight and mails, and an
dcations are that the strikers only hope to put the
carriers to a maximum amount Of annoyance, de-
lay, and expense without completely stopping OPP
Grafton of the railways Disputes between employ
ers and operatives in the New England textile mills
are being gradually settled through4th return Of
the men to work under reduced wage scales.
"a serious curtailment of productive industry
would, Of course, impose q heavy economic burden
on the country which labor well as All other ele-
ments, would have to help bear. But that fact
does not seem to be fully realized by most Of the
strikers" ~. E.sI& u s<ssb5.$z 5 sss@ t13
81 - >s"~ s---- aSs ~. ~ III
Soft coal prices this winter promise to be pretty
hard for the consumer. ss III ,4SsS& 81 Il
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-02

l E. j, 5G6ulds has been a resident Of
Bemidji for the past Fl. years as
near as wescan figure out. He is a
first-class harness maker and may
be called upon TO- put a bride on
some @of; the wild guys who are to
be- seen ins the historic pageant at
'thesfair here. He has'been a member
of the ,cityscouncil,s holding that Of
.fice instl 9O9:s y Pm s'''77'E =.
Mr.. Gould first located in St.
Paul in 1887; later going to Litch-
field where he conducted a harness
shop for .18 years. n r. :. - =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-02

In 1S97, Fred w. Rhoda was sent
to Bemidj iii to superintend the first
bank established here and known 7un-
der the title Of. "The Bank Of Be
mid He has been clerk in the
district court for the past Is years
and is considered a rare politician.
Throughout all those years he has
been quite positive who would 4 be
named 10 fill that office. T. g.s +:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The old saying, 'leafn to know your neighbor,
you may like him." should very appropriately be
applied to communities, cities and vilages.
The get-acquaintsd trade tours propossd by W.
z. Robinson, chairman 81 the Publicity Committee
Of the Civic and Commerce Association, will do
more tohuild up feeling Of friendiness and clos
er relationship, one community to the other, than
anything else NJ csns think Of; IN IS us
! Behidji IL ths largest city ill., NostkerR Minns-
sota and it is up to her to visit her neghbors and
extend 5te
Business Bemidji should make "calIs as often.
as once week during With "A n
view to getting better aeqnsintsa with hsE neigh
bors and for the purpose Of learning the needssof
her heighbofs and ready to offer assistance where
and whenever possible Ms i, 81 . .+..
Because Bemidji is fast becoming jobbing cen
ter, these neighboring cities will be glad to learn
that right at their very door they can secure at
wholesale the great bulk Of the supplies sold by
the retail establishments. The freight is less and
the train service is better. Y VI. - $2 "
, After they have been shown that they can secure
their supplies here, must to it that the prop
er prices charged and that the best of service
is given at all times, if hope to merit their con-
tnued patronage. - 5~' ~ 70 !. *%>::
The first trade tour trip will be made this week,
it is understood, and goodly number should inter
est themselves in representing Bemidj 50 that our
neighbors will know are sincere and willing to
be Of assistance. 3E# III. sis sss sAss XII
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-02

/. He is still q stalwart booster for
Bemidjit and Northern Minnesota al
though he will probably never again
look the same as this picture : re-
produces him. -: -. Z. iS,:..E ="
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-02

Heswas born on a. Farm I'M odd
county, Minnesota, July 49,, 1869
and was = farm boy until "A years
Of age. He materialized into, an 3ex-
pert mathematician and accountant
and was then employed by. the Bank
of Staples, later accepting a4sdesk
with Davis and Tabor, bankers at
Park Rapids. t,tsSs ST5. az n:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-02
THOMAS BAILEY

!. Chief of>spohce, Thomas Bailey is
apt toeplay prominent part in the
| historic pageant, during the North
ern MINNESOTA Na!ya: especially il
the boys attempt to carry the: cold
Third, Street, scene 4too,ssfar.1In any
event he and his force Of patrolmen
will be :, busy watching out for the
saftey Of all visitors at the fair and
in the CITY,. a y -: -: -. :. = :. RI. =.
Mr.. Bailey has been; a resident of
this community for a number Of
years and has been chief of police
for the past few years. 80. 9, ...sm
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-02


M, THE NEW FUEL RATE y IN ss.=i @..*
The Railroad and Warehouse Commission has or.
dered . lower wood fuel rate to apply from August
1st, 1922, TO April 1st 1928, for Northern Mime
sofa. - ->..r>S1 I. - TT ~ p.
It will be Of great benefit 70 the farmers and
settlers and Of still greater benefit to the consumers
Of fuel provided the cut in rates will apply where
It should apply. =. .s.l.y 49,. . ~
IN its decision, the commission wisely stated:
Sunless the consumer obtains advantage Of reduc-
ton herein to be ordered, the public benefit to BE
derived from this order will be lost The commits
sion will keep itself advised 70 the marketing Of
wood moved under the rates herein provided, with
tho purpose in view Of resembling this order in the
event that the advantages hereof not passed on
to- the consuming public" i -&,.., - -.
That was the idea Of Messrs. Charles S. Carter,
made the complaint to the commission that the
wood rates were too high. - - II Il
The farmer was in the past unable to ship his
wood to 4 market where wood was needed for fuel
because Of the high freight rates. The new sched-
ule will. in the minds Of the commission, eliminate
this handicap and will move wood from the cutover
lands It rapid clip. L 's};,E e. s. SS1' ~,
hewill mean more than Just getting rid Of the
fus1to the farmer. It will mean the clearing Of
naofs lands and the productonof more crops, which
fact our hopes Tor great and rapid future .devel
opment; have been based upon. h 3$. e.; II
@=ssataf5&as X y ~ s. >~@s::sSs
IL is said that even, hogs can be taught some in
tsihgence, We have few running at large, whose
chief occupation is driving ears These are gen
eRny known as "Road Hogs" and apparently show
no signs of driving intelligence.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-01-27
SCOUTS HAVE RADIO STATION

Scout Executive f. r. Neibel of
st. Paul is, with the aid of the city,
establishing wireless station, which
will be officially called the Boy Scout
Municipal Radio station. The operat-
ing room will be in the. city auditor
ium and the aerial on the roof of the
same building. 1t will be the most
complete receiving and sending station
In the West. 1t is expected that mes
sages will carry by radio telephone as
far as 500 miles and by telegraph
instrument 1900 miles. The plan Is
to cooperate with troops and COM
munities throughout the state, max
ing weather and crop reports acces-
sible to farmers. to transmit by wire
less telephone the municipal concerts,
and lectures which are given In the
auditorium. Plans are being made
also for cooperation with the state
forestry department In the reporting
of forest fires. Sixteen enthusiastic
scouts form the charter membership
Of this enterprise and their leader is
an experienced scoutmaster who was
the chief radio inspector of the Pa
cifc coast feet.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-01-27
GETS A ROYAL WELCOME
Fleeing Eskimo Meets Danish King on
High Seas and ls Given a
Cigar.

London.-An amusing story Of the
King Of Denmark's recent visit to
Greenland was recently told by M. Aa-
gard Of the Danish legation, to men,
bers of the Danish club in London.
AS the royal yacht was approaching
Greenland, dark speck became visi'
BILE on the open sea. 1t proved to be
solitary Eskimo In his little cayak
(native canOe). The Eskimo came on
board and his loyalty in having braved
the perils Of the sea In such frau
craft assured him, needless to say, the
warmest Of welcomes. The king pre-
sented him with a cigar and what the
Eskimos most highly prize, rifle.
On landing the king described the
incident to the Danish commissioner in
Greenland and asked him who the man
was.
The commissioner In accents Of hor.
ror, replied: 1.-THE mans an escaped
convict. He broke prison, stole a
canoe and put to sea. We thought he
had been drowned"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-01-27
1921 Healthiest
Year in History

one In nine Of all deaths that have oc'
Cured In 1921, we have in mind for
purposes of comparison the fact that
no longer than ten years ago its ratio
stood at one In four. Deaths from
pneumonia, as reported In these tables,
were only 13,70S In 1927, as compared
with 22,243 In 1920. an actual reduc-
ton from this cause alone Of 1856
deaths, or nearly 40 per cent. If we
take into consideration the greater
number Of lives at risk In 1921 we
might say that pneumonia Is only
about one-half as serious cause Of
death this year as II was last year.
The most amazing factor in the health
situation of the year Is the almost
complete disappearance of influenza
as a cause Of death. Only 1,730 deaths
are reported for ten months Of 1921,
as against 14,941 for the correspond
ing period of 1920, which was not re-
garded as an epidemic year.
Increase In Suicides.
"But there are always some excep-
lions to be noted, and mention must
now be made Of certain causes of
death that are showing increases over
those of last year. Suicides and hon.
icides amounting to ALA, have In
creased by the number Of 1.026, or
about four times what the increase
would have been had the rate per
thousand Of 1920 remained constant
for 1921. This Undoubtedly is direct
result Of war reactions, business de-
preston, unemployment and other
phases of economic disturbance, and
will largely cure itself as times i'm
prove.
"A matter Of no small concern
among the increasing causes Of death
Is the steadily mounting mortality
caused by automobiles and other mo-
tor-driven vehicles. The number of
deaths In 1921 reported by the life in
surance companies that furnished their
figures for the compilation on which
this paper is based was 1924, which
is an increase Of nearly Is per cent
over 1920. We talk learnedly Of bac-
terra and bacilli, but overlook the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-01-27
Insurance Figures Indicate
Marked Lowering of Death
Rate In United States.
AUTO DEATHS UP IS Per CENT
Records Show Suicides and HomIcIdes
Four Times Normal Rates-lnfiu-
enza Almost Wiped out-De-
crease In Tuberculosis.

New York.-The year 1921 was the
healthiest year In the history Of both
the United States and Canada, ac-
cording to the records of 81 leading
American insurance companies. The
figures for the first ten months indi-
cate lowering of the death rate
among policy holders from $50 per
thousand last year to 8-24 per thou
sand In 1921.
Among the striking things shown by
the figures, which cover 27,OOO,OOO
persons, are that influenza has al
most disappeared from the United
States and Canada, and that pneu-
monia has decreased 80 per cent from
1920. On the other hand, mortalities
due to automobile accidents-'bacillus
automobiles" 1t is referred to In the
report-show a Is per cent Increase,
with an indication of 10000 deaths
from this cause. Homicides and sui
cides also show large increases.
The figures were analysed by Rob-
ert Lynn Cox at the annual convention
Of the Association of Life Insurance
Presidents, held here last week.
"The 81 companies constituting
these figures transact about 80 per
cent of the life insurance business Of
the country" he said. Combining
both ordinary andS Industrial life in
surance business, these 81 companies
report that, while they experienced In
the first ten months Of 1920 deaths
numbering 205,941, for the same perl
cd this year only 1S4,86O deaths have
occurred. This shows reduction Of
21,0S1 In the actual number Of their
death losses this year."
Causes Of Death.
The causes of death for the first
ten months Of 1921 with the corre-
spending period Of 1920 are as fol-
lows: