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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-04
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital

Washington. D. G.. March G.-The vet
Grams bureau wanted 20 pay TO John
Robinson. Of Cameron. 10000 insurance
on account OF the death on the battle
hclds % France OF his son. James L.
Robinson.
The elder Robinson refused to accept
payment.
The reason fo- MS refusal was tho
happy fac; that his soldier son was
standing by his side when the first
check on the $4,000 payment arrived.
very much alive and enjoying the ability
To stow away three square chcws day
AMI 70 sleep like baby.
Investigation at this end disclosed
that James l.. Robinsou's service record
IS all o. X. az the adjutant generals
office. II shows the date on which he
was indicted into tho service at
Moundsvilic and the date on which he
VAS hoacrably discharged at Camp Dix.
But his record at the veterans bureau
showed thai James l.. Robinson was
killed in action" October :. 1915
There was West N!rginian by that
name Killed in France on that date. the
udjutant generals records show. But
he was indicted into the service at
Barnabus. W. Va. and his fathers name
rs given is jackson Robinson and his
address Rarnabus
These fsrts account for the miNup.
the officials say.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-04
MICHIGAN LEGISLATORS TAKE 4
SLAP At FAIR HARNESS RACING

admissions than al Organized h7S'"'"
drew. The largest weeks a't'h""'.'
on any events Wis on harness r'''N'
Minneapolis drew nor" thIN hI.; " iA'!-
lion persons In five days. and CoiuiApUS
drew even more. MiaE"ap"hS tutn'"
out the largest crowd in the entire ear
--abou. 100 00n IN "uc dag ana nc
three largest crowds ;hat gath"r'I "Ar-
ing the YEAR were to see harness races.
columbus two days - succession drew
crowds creator than the on" assembled
70 49,, the Dempsey Carpenter &C., SHIT.
Yc; Michigan calmly supnrC=s"T ha'-
ness racing and leaves ~ TO wonder
Why.
Chicago TO Try.
chicago is preparing to resume box"
ms \ plan tor sIx-rnund no-dcr.Slon
boxing matches is urtkar way. and the
chances Of It getting into effect ar" re-
ported good Chicago has wanted box
ing fer many year>--iu fact. over sine"
the infamous Cans swIudio c""u"nc"d
10 he forgotten IN" dOwn-Staie lrEiS-
la;ors and the city rrlorrurrS refused
to pr-rr.' =. r,v"r! effort t. hiin% MLcN
boxing VS. h;o.t..G H!;E"USh som" 1t
the h,>, hnNiu.; bills ever drawn W'rH
cQcrod and rejected
In :,imoS, every case he FAKE Of tho
proposed hoNiH+ iHw N:IS du" no. "
resistance on IT, part Of the :"i"r'nerS
,a.thuurh there always WAS r"SlHttuH''
hut To- legislators Who wanted 20 'ut ~
and ge, some Of 'E~ honor and perhaps
votes EN,.,lrut laws. safeguarding
the sport ard making every provision
Tor safety AND Cleanliness. would be
drawn all the oppnn"utS ami friends W
boNiu; invited 20 consider the OH AMI
suggest new safe guards. an" 'wi'"
canvass OF the legislators showed that
majority wnuld support such laws. Th"n
the "cyicnd'' Of boxing. the legislator
vino waited uio make capita! oht OF
preseating bill. would dash INTO the
legislature with Il law 90 his own In
every case that hil. WIS drawn 50 as
10 give some faction control "t chicago
boxing. ard immediately It WAS nope
leSSly beaten.
The aim for years MAS - Civ" = E"r-
opolv on the sport {" one or the other
Of two bad elements. and the prrSentI-
ton OF hUNiag laws WAS preceded Ivy
, the quiet grabbing of options 20 tue
best halls in the city and preparations
to control the game. Naturally u"
honest bill had = chance The alleged
friends OF boxing alwayr supplied the
opponents o. the spot with reasons
for Opposing; any boxing law at all
This newest effort WAS different. y
city athletic commission was formed
u control all sports in ne city. This
commission W.S to taAc the power OF
The legislature away. from III" state
and give Chicago home rule" in ath-
leticS. Il was more thar political IN
nature. but backed by good ren who
,,..rtnI oven if ilgN had TO swat =
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inson and Lee streots will I've offered as
a whole or in lots suitable for business
purposes.
This decision was reached today by
the Capitol commission, which closed
two day meeting at the office Of Cover
nor Morgan, It's chairman. The COM
mission will reserve the right 10 reject
any or all bids. it was announced.
Contained in the plans is provision FOR
tho extension Of Hale street. through
the center Of the grounds from Lee to
Washinr;"I street. An alley Will be
constructed from Lee to Washington
streets. between Capitol and Hale
Streets to correspond with the alley
already extending between these streets
from Lee 10 Virginia.
Maps in Few Days
The commission entered an order pro-
vidinE for sufficient maps of the pro-
posed changes TO be placed In the hands
Of prospective purchasers. These Will
be available within the next few days.
Advertisements placing tn" property on
sale will 10 placed in the newspapers
thirty days prior to the opening Of bids
The lots on Capitol street will be q
feet in width and 10 feet deep. The lot
ut the corner of Washington and Capt
tol streets will be 10 feet wide and Ito
feet deep This dimension Will also
apply to the corner lot at Lee and Capt.
toll streets.
Except for a so belt for the proposed
extension Of Washington street. the
states property where the governors
mansion temporary capitol and state
hoard of control are now located will
not be sold at tho present, 1t was dccid-
ed. This decision was reached because
the buildings will be occupied until the
new capitol and governors mansion
are erected in the cast end of tho city.
Tho plans as completed also provide for
The sale 10 the city Of the strips OF hnd
at Washington and Capitol and Lee and
capitol streets.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-04
LUTHERANS MEET
ALL-OHIO QUINT
wtetenbery College rossers Have Lnter-
esHRg Engagement This
Evening.

Sprlnrfteld o.. March 3-When the
wittcnherg basketball team goes on the
floor at Memorial hall here aSturday
night against the fast "All-Ohio" Quin-
,et local fans are expecting 10 see one
az the most unusual basketball battles
ever STAGED in tho state.
Il will be the last home appea rance
his evening or WittenherS's varsity
PLAYERS They will stack up against
team composed OF the cream Of II" has
kctbau talent In Ohio universities last
season who were selected for the All
ohio" b. the leading newspapers OF the
state.
On the "Au-Ohio" team are Raymond
DERRICK. former Wittcnberg star for
yard and captain. now coaching at
wevsvillc: "Bilr LangH former W!tt"u-
berg guard. now coaching London high
school; Dutch" Trautwcin. former all
star WtttenberH center. now coaching at
Dover high. "Wib" Etter. famous Wit
rennerg athlete. may Flp be on the
squad. Other players who Viii probably
make their appearance here are Davis.
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by HUGH FULLERTON

Michigan legislators have taken q
slap al the horse which - hard 70 IN
derstapd. The passage &c the new law
rorbtddlng harness he races n the
fairs In that state j. hard 70 under
stand, and We outsiders do not com2fe-
hc0d the meaning "t such 4 law.
Michigan fairs have been one OF the
dig features % community .tc. save
Ohio. there IS no state in the Union
where the small town fair was as Big
a thing "a in Michigan. In the lowe:
peninsula practically every town OF Owe"
- thousand inhabitants held fairs. In
The northern end Of the southern PENN
sula the 1ean. h1ckwhcat AMI tru't dis
rrlct. the months of September ana
October practically saw the suspension
o. business, while every ono Wen, l"
theIf airs. In the richer districts u.
the southern part ~ the state some OF
the biggest fairs in the country were
held. The state fair was one OK the
great eNts 81 the tI.t
Harness horse racing was the central
attraction OF eli these fairs. and an
army or harness horses made the or
cui; Events TO- horses bred and owned
IN the COUNT were fixtures and the nv
airy between owners was keen. OF
course there were the same evils mat
have attended tho county tai- as an in
sti,utinn everywhere. bat i: those l
have attended I seemed 70 me :Hat the
gambling and the skin games were
pretty we'll regulated.
Unless the RtVve- has replaced N"
horse almost entirely. there seems 10
real ar=umSn: against horse racing
The county fair really has done more
- Improve the breed Of horses than any
other agency. Admitting that the run
AinS horses on ;he great tracks have
done much in providing high class sires
and tina, the bunk claims Of the persons
Interested in running horse associations
are true in part. the running horse mas
rot supplied the farm animals, save or
course indirectly.
The majority Of sires 0. the best work
horses come OF trottiug stock--descend.
cd Of course. from thoroughbred blood.
The benefit OF better sires and the de-
mard for higher grade OF horses has
come from the county fair racing. and
lust why a state largely farming In
character. should stop harness racing Is
hard to guess. The chief woader is how
a legislature composed a 4 great ma
lorisy OF members from small towns
could get majority for such law.
The ChautauQua amusement carn!vais
have. Of course. cut in heavily on tina
field once monopolized by the county
fair. but the demand for amusement
and sport In the smaller places has in
creased greatly.
New York Situation.
Imagine bill in New York state 20
stop harness racing at the county fairs.
Imagine trying TO include county ta!r
harness racing in the proposed law 70
lax racing around New York. The up
state districts would not stand for II.
Vet Michigan had more fairs in proper
ton than New York has--and they are
KILLED. The wolverine farmers must get
heir thrills now from big pumpkins
and Eat pigs.
Few persons who have nos studied
he fairs and the harness racin-;
throughout tho country realize VIVA. IN
.erest sttll remains in the horse and n
harness racing. The county fairs OF the
United States last year drew more pad
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Doing Nothing.

Washington. March standardization
spokcsmen representing tho govern
mcnt's attitude in attempting t" bring
coal mine operators ana mine workers
into conference before Aprit !. when
national wage contracts in the union
fields expire. are doing nothing "Acep;
in a suggestive way" II was said today
at tho White House. President Hard.
ing desires, ii was said. that II bc mad"
clear that tho government was not In
tcrycninE with n IiNCd plan for "rcrat-
ing mines. settling wIGC questions, ar
anything else, hui was anxious 10 he
Of service to the employers um en-
ployes in any plan of Adjournment they
might care to advance.
Secretary Of Labor Davis. g." whose
hands ncgo ,tations have hc. u i"ti. has
held daily discussions with a.. depart
ment's agrnh VIII" haze h."n :.'.LkinG
preliminary reports on ia" .!'NLtl"n
II was said today that the department
had nothing To make pubic at this time
on tho reports.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-04
OHIO WESLEYAN WINS
MORGANTOWN DEBATE

Special Dispa ten 10 The Irte.iEencer.
MorEaut0wn. W. Va. Mar. 3.-The
ohio Wesleyan university girls dehat-
ing team won the judges decision over
the West Virginia university girls here
tonight in the first of series OF trl-
angular debates. Tho local university
girls had the Affirmative oc the question.
"RcSolvcd. that the United states gov
orum"nt should recognize tho Soviet
government as tn" dc facto government
of Russia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-04
REGA|NS
WORLDS TITLE

Wichita. Kan. March SD lStrang-
lerD Lewis recained his worlds heavy
weight wrestling title here tonight.
winning the second and third falls from
Stauislaus Zbyszko. Lewis got the
secord fall in eighteen minutes. with a
deadlock which so dazed Z6yszko that
nc was an easy victim in the third fall
which came with 4 deadlock in three
minutes time. ZhySzko took the first
Fall with a body scissors and arm lock.
in forty-one minU'.s tHirty seconds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-04
STEAMER QUEEN CITY
DUE IN CINCINNATI

Issues Of the Queen cl;y Plot of
Wednesday and Thursday received from
II. NJ Archer. who j. ruhii>huE j"o
parcr on board the scam"r pur"n 'ii?.
tell Of the departure al tho h"'I from
New Orleans. II IS stated N,H, or"n=
those who left the boat al New 'f''""1
were Ross Is. Eubiuson "t MhTN"-
Ferry and John :. paiirr and "ii', 81
MARCHING The Queen city D., -'h'''N'"
To- arrive III cincinnati SatWrd.'t.
ON her return trip, III" boat Is carry
iu- Il biz TONNAGE Of freight. IN .u".HE
much sugar and coffee.
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JUDGMENT FOR 1855

L8dgc Il. NJ. Add,cnan III c.i'Wi c"H't
Yesterday sustained motion Tor JUDI
mcnt. in the sum Of SSAI.%". n the '"-
tion of Twelfth Street Cara" against
r H. GOrhy. \ jWry in cir'Nt court
awarded The Sla:nilu this sum. a"d 'n"-
ton a. the defense for = new TIA. N'"
nNrrrulCl
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WILL SELL CAPITOL
GROUNDS At AUCTION

Charleston. w. Va. Mar 2.--Sealcd
proposals for the purchase OF the old
capitol grounds VIII hc asked by the
capitol bujldinG commission. and III"
land sold I" the highest bidder within
the nest two months The square
bounded by Capitol. Washington. Dick
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PADEN CITY

Padcn City. March S.-Mrs. Horace
Cameron. OF Pittsburgh. is the guest OF
her mother. Mrs. Joseph Ncwmycr.
Mrs. Lena Gardner has returned from
q few days visit with friends In
Friendly.
Mrs. a. J. Van Camp IS confined to
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CAMERON HOSE co.

The ,cmrr"n Hose C"maruy ha-h"t-
hall team challenges any first class II
,!,.rcndrnt team in ~" ohi" Valley. They
would 'Ih, an answer at tn" clos" Of ihc
week to cuahl" them :" complete the
k.bcdulc Cal Manage! Rarti"y Eutan
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-04

Decline OF : OF child per family has
taken place in the Uliecd States in the
past so years.
"Jaco." a crow appearing at New
York theatre in a droll act is insured for
the sum OF $4,000.
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Here's firm advertising shirts
without buttons" said his wife.
Nothing new about that. replied
her husband. rive been wearing
hem for years
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DOWN STATE LADS TRIM PANHAN-
DIE FIVE IN LISTLESS
GAME, So TO Is
Local LAssass Show Better Form and
Redeem school, winning
"A TO IL

Special Dispatch to The Intelligence.
Fairno1;, w. Va. March $.-The
Fa!rmont State Normal school basket
ball team tonight won from the West
Liberty Normal hve in Il slow game IN
this city. 90 20 Is. Tho visitors were
completely outclassed. In preliminary
Same the West Liberty Normal girls
cam defeated the F3irmont Normal
girls e 10 IS. Lineup:
raIrrnont. Pos. West Liberty.
Brown .......F......... Springer
Sinai. ..F............ smith
Carpenter ..C,............ ClafN
Russell ......- .G.............. He1t
Wolfe .......-. G...........P. Bonaf
Subs-Fairmont: Wills for, Russell;
HiEginbotham for Wolfe; Eaktn for
Brown: Teter for Small. west Liberty:
-. Bonar for Clark.
Gield c;cals-Fairmont: Brown. 4;
Small. IS: Carpenter. Z: Vote :: HiG-
ginbotham. !: Eakiu. }. West Liberty:
Springer. ?: O.. Bonar. ..
Fouls-Fairmont: Carpenter. In .;
Small, 4 IN S. West Liberty: Springer
s in is.
peferee-warA Ianhan W, V. U,
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Commissions as postmasters OF the
fourth class were issued today by the
rostofncc department 10 Caspar s. Kirk
man, Captina. ". Va. and Winfield S
Durham. Valley Chapel. W. Va. The
office "A, Bryson. Raleigh county. has
been ordered discontinued.
The same department has been recon-
nendcd from the eligible list certified
by the civil service commission. the
appointment az postmasters OF Henry n.
! Murphy. Anawalt. Mcdowell county:
John W. Thornton. West Hamlin. and J.
W. Mitchell, Wayne.
Applications for pensions. original
and increases. have been filed at the
pension bureau for Mrs. Mary Ryan. Of
Mason: Worthy rollng. or Arnoldsville.
and Daniel W. Love. OF Petersburg.
Pension bureau awards have been
made 10 KaleTrippett Glenwood. from
October 90. 1920. SIS per month: An
drew King. Farmont. increase to S73
per month from October 5. 1921: George
II. Pratt. Ccredo, $40 per month from
July 10 1920. and sl2 per month from
! February -. 1921.
/ The body OF Private Lester Dclno.
Darhln. n soldier boy from Cameron. W.
! Va. who met death in battle in France,
! was inferred ~ Arlington Thursday
! with fun military hOnors. The follow
! ing named friends OF the deceased were
! here to attend tho funeral services: L.
! T.. Lazarus. Of BclinEton: Howard Buzz.
! zard. Luke Ross and Charles Cook. OF
! Cameron.
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willard Called

Daniel Willard. president of thr l%N-
TN, e \ ohio. aud II 1t. ASHTON. head
al the American Railway sSS"riat."a
were called 10y zoe railroads to present
criticisms # plans proposed II TIN
hearings by the Association OF Railway
Security Owners for the pooling "r
cQuIpme h and the establishment Of CO.
operation. EHIir"ad executives are now
accomplishing in Efficient manner. tn"
witnesses SH:d. all that the association
plan has in contemplation.
Mr. willard c.teh statistics which
showed. he said. that railroads were
making extensive us" Of facilities joint
". including bridges. freight yards and
stations The security holders proposed
all railroad freight ears in the hands
ui 4 new corporation under direction or
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and Mr.. AiShton commended that this
would he less efficient than tn" present
method OF letting railroads own all
ihe'r own equipment or pay rentals To
other roads for cars in use on their own
lines.
Pooling of freight equipment has been
tried under federal control. Mr.. Ash
ton added. hut transportation records
since the lines were returned to private
operation showed that better results
could be- attained by letting the indi-
vidual roads keep responsibility for pro-
Niding ANA maintaining rolling stock.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-12

American styles show n distinctive
individuality. according to the Gar
ment Weekly. publication which
merchants quote as an authority on
Womon's styles Regarding tho new
spring fashions. this magazine says:
American designers hnva cleaned
tho best from many nations. for tho
cmhroiderics arc Oriental. taking
their patterns from India. China and
Egypt. The peasants of Bulgaria and
France also give interesting patterns
and tho peasant sleeve Ia in high
favor. Tho coat is smart and any
thing Russian is smiled upon. Eve
ming gowns show the drapcry favored
by tho ancient Greeks while the dance
frock takes on the atmosphere OF
1860. The three piece suit are OK
cecdinslv popular. many have large
cane effects
Evidently there is to he an entente
ccrd'3lc in the matter of the siihou-
otto for Spring. America also looks
with favor on straight lines when
creating models suitable for various
occasions and adopts the bouffant sill
houcttc for certain tvpcs Of evening
gowns. and quaint afternoon frocks
decidedly youthful IN atmosphere.
We have so far. however. refused
TO consider seriously tho extremely
long skirt regardless of for what oc-
casior tho gown is planned. Models
for formal evening weur reach to a
point Just above the ankles and arc
given an effect OF length hy means Of
floating panels. side draperics which
touch the floor md trains hct where
ever the designer wishes. froCks Of
the bcuffant type are. in some In
stances. cut four inches from tho
floor all around or may be raised at
tho back and front to- show n petit
coat of lace. i'm which case the sides
are longer. For sport or general wear
the length varies from seven to nine
inches from she floor and gowns for
afternoon arc cut according to the
basic lines.
The uneven hem lirr will he retai in
Cd for It has proved too generally he
coming to 10 lightly discarded. 1t
takes on p slight difference however.
from those shown in the Fail for we
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-12
AMERICAN STYLES SHOW A
DISTINCTIVE INDIVIDUALITY

now have the hnm which Is decidedly
longer at one side only or which
droops gracefully down at the side
front on ono side and the side back
at the other.
Panels are st!Hi tho vogue. scaliopcd
or pointed hens enhance the beauty
o. youthful dance frocks. while more
sophisticated guodcis snow tho hand
kerchicf drapcry made popular by
Nioncttc and altered for American
consumption In various ways.
Lace poitiroats are once more the
mode and fin in the space shade by
cutting a full skirt shorter at the back
and front than a; tho sides.
Normal or below is also tho accepted
slogan on this side or tho water For
srort wear tho natural waist line IS.
accentu1ted. while for afternoon or
evening the low set effects arc STU
pJcmc. The long basque 10 looked
upon with favor and tho blouse is de-
cidedly smart.
There Is every indication ,ha, .his
will be scasou Of brilliant cclors
with black and white combinations
offering The sornbrc mote. II anything
~ smart may he called sornhre. The
leading cplurs arc all t'hades uf rust
and henua. yellow tones such as
pumpkin aud citrou. interesting biues
including corn flower aud phantom
blue. and daring shades Of scarlet
These high shades ar~. oddly enough
used for evening, afternoon and sport
wear aud for general use navy bluc
Tho browns and shades Of tan are
leaders.
ror tailored frorilS and suits tViile
tricotinc twcris and wool Jersey. 1ror
srort wear various knit fabrics In silk
or wool. including silk and wool ipr-
scy. brilliant cnlorel flannel. novelty
cloths combinations euch as silk crop,
and duvctyr, rough surface crepe
and pastel coiored tweeis
For sN.vni formal use the rilk crsres
ar" In t|ie lead. and tsffe;a is In hirt
favor for youthful frecks Evening
gowns appear in silk crepe. chiffon
GrcrEette lightly rrocede1 IN meta
thread and in plain and changeabl.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-12

sup.rhuman effort - display a, all
times the latest creations. at tho small
est margin OF profit Possible. Tho
larg. number OF sales gives them their
Justification. enables them to meet the
not inconsiderab1e expense connected
with tho hat business
Dealers point out a distinction be-
tween millinery made in eastern fac
tories and which Is ready -to-wcar. and
that made In tho work shops of tho
dealers by hand. The one. they say.
is u hat. made practically ali By ma
chine. Tho merchant can offer Il at
once. without tho addition OF labor and
tho consequent added care. Tn. hand =
made hat, say these dealers. 1, often
the product OF hours of thought and
hours OF hiTh-priced labor. with tho
finest material ohtainahln employed.
These materials for milsdy's Easter
hat come from far and near: some ar,
Esrnercd Mt tho ends Of tho earth.
1t IL pointed out that such hat. can
not be made to sell at prices 80 low
as tho hats made by machinery.
But whether she plans a modest h,.
OF finery this spring. or whether .ho
decides upon chapcsu Of surprising
quality and witchcry, every woman In
Pueblo ia casting about now to make
her millinery Investment.
CharmtnEly distractiug srs the
gowns for spring. neat and modest
wlthal is tho seasons Earb for fla but
tcrflies. but tho real touChstone Of
beautiful attire is IN tho hat. II II
Is not selected with all cara II it does
not set off tho particular charms mi
lady possesses. II e ia not entirely
the mode" then tho entire efrcr, Of
garmentinE is lost.
Pueblo millinery merchants arc dis
playing variety to satisfy every taste
and every sort Of beauty.
They cShort the woman shopper TO
"cor,e early"