The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-22
MOUNDSVILLE
PERMANENT CRAFT
FOR LANGIN FIELD
German Poker Plane Comes TO MOUNDS
Vile to Stay-Mors Ships to Come


Indicated Sunday when a German FOX
kcr airplane was brought TO this cI'Y
from Washington. =. l.. 10 remain her"
perma nently. Every government land
ing place IN the country Is allotted u
certain number Of ship: to he used ~
local experimental tlyjHG. The F"kh"r
will be IN charge OF and flown by Capt.
A. f. SlmonIn. IN charge OF Langin fed.
II Is the hrst OF 4 number Of ships 10
Re stationed here Within the not far
distant future A second plane will he
brought here about Wednesday. II WI
probably be % the DCiaviland typ"
capable OF carrying two passengers. The
Fokker ship Is only a onc-Seater. hut -
constructed % durable material and cap
able OF almost any flying known.
The erection OF tn" new all ste"'
hangar Tor LarSin ae,d Will be started
tomorrow morning Practically all IT,
aterial for the sh"iterInC place h"'
arrived In tho city Tho present hanEar
e win remain In the same 'o|3tio1 ana
the new structure Will he NUt up on The
ground Just north OF It.
Case Il Dismissed.
On account OF Insufficient evidence
the case OF Harry Mcconnell. local
young man. charged with assault aId
battery on the person Of Miss Frances
Powers OF Wheeling. was dismissed
Lewis court Saturday afternoon.
Four AsrplaneB Arrive.
-Four airplaneS, Including the German
Fokker to Do permanently stationed IN
the local landing. field. arrived here yes
terday. The ot1er three ships we're or
the Dbl type. They were enroute 70
Boiling 1eld. Apacostia D. c.. from Nc
Cook held DAYTON. o. The planes were
In charge OF Capt. Eagle OF the |. s. air
service.
Court Resumes Today.
The trial term OF circuit court Will re-
sumo again this morning after an al
tournament over the Spast week on ac-
count OF the annual enCampment OF nc
Grand Army OF the Republic Appeal
asses are scheduled to come up for the
Srst thing this morning.
Sunday School Institute.
The regular meeting OF the Ohio Val
ley SUNDAY School Institute will be he'd
ct the Trinity Episcopal church on La
fayet.e avenue Wednesday. Several
very Interesting talks arc on the pro-
gram. the erst Of which, entitled.
Front Roll" - to hc delivered by R"r.
w NJ SIGancr OF the 81. rauls churcn
NJ SteubcnvIl,c. q. The second address
e To he given by Rev John Gass or
Trinity parish. ParkcrshurE. Rev. r. T.
T.. Strider OF the St Matthew'S church. !
Wheeling. IS on the program Tor talk
In the evening.
Return Prom Meet.
Pro'. J. A. Aud and Perry MCMahon. I
who attended the high school track meet a.
~ MorEantown. SATURDAY have returned
70 the city Mcmahon made two and
nrr-halr points Tor MourGsviile high
school by taking third place IN the hiGh
lump. Mcmahon won first place in this
event a The Ohio Valley scholastic field
meet held at wheeling two weeks ago. }
Special Legion Meeting. ,
\ special meeting 81 Earl Francis ,
ros' No : American Legion. will be
held this evening Plans Will he made
FOR the holding OF propsr ohscrvancNs
on Memorial Day. May 80. The Local
leglorairos are also planning to secure
several new members during the ono
month state wide membership campaign. !
and this matter will also b" brought
up FOR consideration.
To Elect Officers.
wv0 cyTs Cor tho ensuing year will h
W'ec.od ~ he monthly meeting OF the
WON, ms Foreign Missionary Society OF
the rtrs; NJ T.. churuch 70 hc held Tues !.
dav evening. Other matters Of import ,
onco are scheduled - como up at this
,,rra and a good attendance Is antici- .
pa,ca !
Get Hearing Friday. /
Joseph Riggs ~ Glendale. VIII he
gi~en a hearing Friday afternoon nj ,
o'clock on charge Of contributing 20
the delinquency Of a female minor. TT"
case will bn heard before the court y
Squire 2. NJ Lewis. ,
Tried and Tined at Last !
On charge II assault and battery :
or the person OF Mrs. Arten. OF Glen 3
dale, preferred LAST July Ed Corhtn was
fined SIS and costs when arraigned he
fore Squire r. VI. Lewis Yesterday after
noon. CorhIn had been out oc the cry
for some time and this accounts for MS
having not been been arrested }
People Scared. !
Many residents were troubled some /
what over Friday and Saturday nights
for fear that their homes would no
fynamited. Not less than Twenty-Five
calls were received ~ polio" headaGar'
ters on either OF these nights from poo
nile who believed they saw persons in'-
t,rfnr abou, their premises. Not SIN
Gle arrest was made. however.
Delivered Annual Sermon.
Rev W f. Thompson. pastor OF tne
United PRESBYTERIAN church, delivered
the baccalaureate sermon 70 tne ht'!
tuo Graduates Of Moundsville high
s.nool AZ the First NJ T.. church last
evening. The program was opened oS
an organ prelude. after which came tno
rrocession OF the graduates. The cholr
tben rendered an anthem. fou""ed oy
devotional hv Rev. NJ /. compton MY.
u,zor Woodruff WelshoU rendered Il
soIo which was followed by the hac-
,o1anreate sermon. Bcncdicuon was
rronouncod by Rev. II. L. Smith or the
christian church. !
Moundsvine Briefs.
The little daughter Of Mr.. ana Mrs
n Warner. OF Sixth street. who was
nnsrated on at the Glendale hospital
Lr-Iday for an abscess on the nip. is SAID
10 be improving nicely Il
Senator Walter +. Burgess who has ;
seen ,ransactlrg business At GlenviNe.
snent over the weekend with his family
in this city. w
Mrs. John Williams. OF Oak avenue.
~ able 10 be out again after an extend
ed illness.
walk laid IN front OF HIS store on
Second street i
RAYMOND Johnson who has been in !.
PITTSBURGH for several months has r"-
rurned TO his home here. I
Mrs. Joe WarrlcH. OF Woodruff. is
snendinR a few days In this city visit
ing her father on Maple avenue. !
John B. ParNer, guard At the state
prison. has returned from an OFFICIAL
business trip 10 Pittsburgh.
Warden j. Il. Terri. OF the state pen
ttentiary. IS out OF the city for few
DAYS on business.
Mrs. r d. Pinkerton has returned 1"