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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
COAL CAR LOADING
|NCREASE today /
Government Coal Supplies Are
Reported In Good G
dition Now.

WASHINGTON. Aug.
creased loading Of coal cars swas
reported today to the cen trail coal
distribution commissio
Loadings on Friday totaIed
1925 cars, an increase5of 753
over the previous Friday.sg Load
ings for the first five esdayss0f last
week mum bered 6 9 20 00swhieh WAS
$3.50 more than the loadings Tor
the corresponding days thsSpEe5s
yious week. Essssss:
Expedition Of coal ashipmeltsstos
the Great Lakes secti ths
aim of increasing the dowaofs fuel
to that region to 10 o 0s00 0stonsza
week by Septem berS1 was slndsr
taken today by the commi tee Ere
a lake section, officials said re-
quires IL, 0,000 tons Of fsG0aI be-
fore the close Of gationSab
the middle of Decemberss bout:
100000 tons were moved the
lakes last week, and fcfalshopss
to move. 250,00O tons this week.
100000 tons extaweek and
have the million tons aiweekE Epro
gram in operation By the aEsfsofs
the month.
Coal supply for the lakes ress
gion. officials asserted, Is adepen
dent on the product on sitlat ations
: in pennsylvania and efforts Viii,
be made to induc tn Psnnsyl
vania state fueIsc omm1s 1ssi0u f0a
permit Shipment OF scoalSfrpn
their state to be- repIaceds sbyEt1ds5
water$coa1 This swoul dssayeA tine
inSthe transportatio onsof el5tosthsa
northwest
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
OFFICIALS HANDLE
HEAT RELIEF CARS
Take Sun-Stricken Victims
From Needles to San
Bernardino.

SAN BERNARDINO,> Cal. Aug. IA
-(By the Associated Press)-:A
Santa Fe relief train carrying ap.
proximately 125 passengers. many
of whom still were suffering the ef-
fects of the terrific heat of the de-
sert arrived here from Needles last
night after four days delay when
train service men refused to pro.
ceed. Santa Fe officials manned
the relief train.
A physician and nurse boarded
the train here to treat j. NJ. Nor
ris, aged 81 years, Los Angeles,
who was overcome by the heat at
Needles Saturday.
Mrs. Mary C.. Howell of Column
bus. Ohio, said the Santa Fe OF
ficials did everything in their pow
ed to aid the stranded passengers
Picture a broad. sandy, almost
white plain, broken by little mus
or gulleys. But sage brush and
Jonathan trees on it. Run the Col
orado River sluggisly along one
side, the channel at present about
five sizes too large for the water
it is carrying. String few-very
few-young trees and green lawn
here and there. Scatter a small wes
tern town over an area perhaps
mile square when it might be com
pressed into four or I've blocks
Place over it a brassS c.y. an in
tense penetrating heat and hot
breeke that dries the marrow. and
q fair idea of Needles will result
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
AGREEMENT BY
RAILWAY UNION
CHIEF ] S S LIKELY Liz I: Y
Further information Sought
by Brotherhood Heads
at Noon Today.
OUTLOOK IMPROVES
No Reply Vet Formulated t.
President Harding's
New wProposal.
OUTLOOK IMPROVES
D. rha a esociated Press)

tBy The Associated Press)-
Developments in the rail
strike situation today included:
Union chiefs resumed their
meeting at Washington No re-
ply made to President Har-
ding's proposal for ending the
strike.
Cessation OF work by the
train service men in scattered
sections especially the West,
continues on ground that
Equipment is detective
U. S. Attorney for. Southern
California instituted investiga-
ton to determine il walkouts
OF operating crews which left
western trains stranded in the
K deserts was conspiracy.
General outbreaks of violence
including bombing of trains
and equipment, were reported
in various sections OF the
country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
/: FACE
VARIOUS CHARGES
IN PO|CE COURT
Two Girls and Man Heavily
Fined for Lettering in
B. & 0. Yards.

City officers were unusually
busy over the weekend, making a
total of seventeen arrests. Many
of those arrested were unable to
furnish forfeit money and had to
spend Sunday in Jail.
Two girls and a man, giving the
names of Marie Huffman. Marie
Lowther and John Sandal were
arrested near the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad yards yesterday
charged with lettering. The girls
employed an attorney and made
an effort to free themselves OF the
charge. After a trial lasting more
than one hour, the man was fined
$40 and costs. Marie Huffman was
fined $50. 1t was the second
offense for the Lowther girl, and
she was fined S25 and sentenced
to serve ten days in the city Jail.
Jack Wilson, who was arrSsted
by city officers Saturday afternoon
charged with being intoxicated,
was released on a forfeit OF 50,
but failed to appear in court this
morning for hearing. wilson
was arrested by city officers after
reports reached the police station
that a man was drowning at John-
town. When the officers went TO
Johntown, they found Wilson sit
ting in the water with only shirt
on.
& Joe Burns, J. NJ. Rankin and
Howard Linn were each arrested
on charges of drunkenness anu
were fined SIS and costs. Louis
Alimony was arrested on a speed
ing charge but was not given
hearing this morning.
Family Quarrel Aired
That her husband did not return
from trip to Clarksburg when ne
had promised and that when he did
come he argued with her were the
reasons assigned in police court
this morning by Mrs. d. b. han
of Grant street for trouble with her
husband yesterday, after which she 81 !,
had him arrested on cnarge o. o.
assault and battery
Mrs. Hall admitted on the $witnes
stand, that she had broken a dish
over her husbands head and had
bitten the blood out of his arm. MT:
Hall admitted that he had slapped
his wife after she had bitten his
arm and struck him in the face
with the dish.
Hall was dismissed without tine
after, both paries had told OF the
trouble. Mayor Conawayf advised
them to go home and makeup, and
see IL they could not get along bet
ter in the future than theyEhad IN
The past. ~
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Seeks to nd Strike

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug. Il
g(By3 The Associated Press)-W
G.. Lee. president Of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmeu, today
instructed two vice presidents of
his organization to go to the
Santa Fe coast lines where strikes
of trainmen are reported in ERECT
and trains marooned-
Instructions were given the
vice. .pfesidents to insist that all
members of the brotherhood com
ply with the rules OF the organiza-
ton.
Mr.. Lee declined to say any
thing further regarding the rail-
road situation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
mines I'M Is WORKING |''||'' N
IN REGION REACH
new HIGH MARK
,s.iore Plants Operating Today
Than at5Any Time Since
Strike Began.
'PR D:U.C ITO N HIGH ii
Big Gain Made Today il Mines
at Work on Monongahela
Railroad.
g. Cd ..U.G ITO N HIGH

ore coal mines are working on
gastnon-union basis today than any
Sday since the coal strike began on
ssSprilE1. There are 227 reported to
ss$haves men in the pits this morning
Northern West Virginia.
This is ten more than Saturday
land five more than the previous
.s1aak OF active mines on any one
gSglS which was established last
S4sdnesday, when 222 plants were
3atswork.
81 Mononsahela Gains.
Rrobably the largest gain was on
SGgtheEMonongahela Railway today.
twenty-three plants re-
ported as. having men in the pits.
The Charleston Division, B. & O.,
sdivfsion, having the largest numbe
mines at work.
~ The Monongah Division, B. & O,
3sSsecond with fifty mines at work.
land TIE Morgantown & Kingwood
. tRird with thirty-one operations at
7eo Empties Ordered.
"a total of 760 empties were or.
dered to-day by mines in the vari-
of Northern West
sVirginia. The NJ onongah Division,
ssBs&EO.s, led with the order Of emp
Ii ties at $50, with the Monongahela
ssecond at. IA T he Charleston
& ordered 1873, while
Lsthes Moragantown & Kingwood or
sE5e1ed 10 and the Cumberland
~ esion,f & O., 100.
Conference Not Effective
Reports of prospective settle
5smentNin the Cleveland conference
aYently has had little effort on
situation. The plant
hat have been working non-union
& & are getting rapidly at it and produc
abig bunch of tonnage.
Saturdays Tonnage
Saturdays daily production in
Northern West Virginia aggregated
carloads which was eighty-six
1slaS( Continued on Page EightJ
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80 sNanne. !. I c;ornnIssIoI

PHILADELPHIA Aug
Samuel D:7Warrine president Of
the Lehigh Coal and NaYigatIon
Co. and spokesmanforA The Santh
jracite coal operators, announced;
today that he had otifed John IS IS
Lewis, president of 1.-THE i mlners
union, that the mine ownersswg
willing to resume operatlols m
the hard coal fields at the old
wage scale pending the appoint
ment of a commission to inYestiS
gate the situation. Mr. Wafriner
said ne had telegraphedk Mr.
Lewis last night suggesting Sthataas
conference of anthracite opera
tors and representative OF the
(Continued on Page Eight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
ARD COAL OPERATORS PROPOSE SETTLEN
UIELLDMs
BY j. A. L.
BY j. A. L


The katydid now grits
HISTEETH
And hol1ers loud beyond
BELIEF.
He dominates the insect
CHORUS
Which nightly now is gain
INGFORCE.
His tenor high and
RESONANT
Scars like vocal
=AERONAUT
Above the other bugs that
WOULD
Drown out his efforts
IFTHEYCOULD.
The humble cricket on the
HEARTH
"A singer Of unquestioned
WORTH
Is relegated to the
WALL
Where cen his most am
.BITIOUSSQUALL
Cannot be heard above the
SONG
The katydid pipes out
SOSTRONG.
Yet every dog must have
HIS DAY
And so the kaytdid holds
SWAY
And revels in a mighty
SONG
Because he&knows it won't
LASTLONG-
That. with the coming OF
THEFltOST
His caroling will all
BELOST-
But on the hearth the
CRICKETSTILL
Will pipe away with
JOYOUSWILL.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
Invitation Accepted.

CLEVELAND, o. Ang.s1 At
offer to end the nthracite st1:ikaS
by agreeing toSthe ewageF scale In
force when the strike was called
was received by PTesid lent IeWissofy
the miners. 1t came from n
Warmer, head OF the anthracitai
operators scale committee.
Accepting Mr.. Warriner,sslnYif
tion to meet the ratorsSa IPhdIa-s
Idelphia, Mr.: Lewis said ::ssss
"The broad promise upon
you have based your invit tatonsssis:
comnendable and auguTs Well fpE'
the success of the confere encs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
Seniority Not An Issue

HUNTINGTON, Aug. 14.-The
question OF seniority rights has
never been involved in the rail-
way shipments strike and the
shop crafts will not consider it as
an issue, q. H. Stewart president
of the Chesapeake &.Ohio system
shop fed declared In an ad-
dress before a meeting OF strik-
ing shopmen here today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
Conference for Agree In
Anthracite Field to sBe
Held Wednesda &:
SUCCESS ASSURED
Action Follows APpe Al Receix-s
ed From Presto entsat
Meeting Sunday.
(By The Associated Press

Developments in the coal5strl:
situation today, in clude
Conference has been arransed
for Wednesday at sPhi1a phiaa:,
where operators and miners the
hard coal fields will lsres sumo their:
conference rdingaa wac gsgscaIe:
Cleveland conference is hearing
a show down in it's peace efforts.
Arbitration is still declared TO- be
the umbling block.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
4s. Men Wanted in Fight
Case Surrender to State

/ wELLSBURG, o., Aug. IL
Forty.nine men wanted by the
Brooke County authorities in con-
nection with the fatal fight at the
Cliftonvi1le mine in Cliftonville,
near here, today SURRENDERED to
the Pennsylvania authorities at
Ayella.4 Pa, and were brought here
by a deta achment OF State Police
Just as the grand jury began its
investigation@ of the battle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
200 Train men Quite

CORBIN, Ky. Aug. IL
Twelve hundred trainmen, mem
Der Of the big four brotherhoods
employed on the Cumberland d1-
vision OF the Louisville & Nash
willie RailroaS, left their trains at
10 o'clock this morning tying up
the great Harlan and Bell County
coal districts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
Seventeen Strikers Arrested

LAS VEGAS, Nav, Aug. IL
Seventeen strikers OF the Union
Pacific Railroad were arrested
here today by officers led by Gov
ernor Ed Boyle of Nevada as a
result OF shooting affray last
night between strikers and strike
breakers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
# GAME POSTPONED

PRILADELPHIA, Aug. - -
s f(American) &C yeland-P -Philadel-
phIa game postpo oned rain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14
THEEW:EAIHER:

y FAR toniaI1t;s1itle 8 itlesdayS eloudy No
change In temperaturess
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-14

II the band leaves in the, n orn-
ing5ft will M can that the pro gram
for the day at Camp Read tomorr
row will have to be altered as the
hand figures largely In the carrying
out Of the program as it is now ar
ranged. = sEs n ss7S &
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09

hold a Father and Son Banquet, Sat
urday evening at 6 o'clock. The prin-
cipal speaker viii be MIR. r. L. Schir-
mer, secretary of the Junior Associa-
ton of Commerce and member of the
vocational committee of the Y. Nj. T.
A. "F'ind Yourself Campaign" that is
10 be held in December.
The Mideawake Girls meet Satur-
day at 2;30. Miss Margaret Thomas is
coaching the girls basket ball.
The sermon Sunday morning at
1900 will be an Armistice Day sermon,
the subject being, "Mhat Did the War
Accomplish ?"
The G. Il. meeting Sunday evening
at Gas will be led by Mr.. G. b,
Waugh.
The annual Bazaar of the Woman's
League will be held next week Friday,
November 18th. Suppervill be served
from $3.50 ON. A bake sale will be con-
Quoted also.
Rev. Edward Day, pastor of the
Methodist Church, gave a group of
boys an inspiring talk Tuesday eve
ming on the subject, use Your Head"
Circle No. / of the Woman's League
will meet at the home of Mrs. Fuller,
Church street, Tuesday morning, Nov.
14th from nine to twelve to finish work
for the bazaar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09
Trinity Church
r. w. Meyers, Rector

Sunday services 1880 and 11:00 A.
NJ Church School $3.50.
Next Tuesday evening there will be
a service in the church at 7:30. The
Ven. VIM. Dawson, of Madison, will
speak on "The Program of the
Church" Every live institution or bus
mess enterprise has a program, a
statement of proposed detectives to be
gained within a stated period of time.
The General Convention of the Church.
held in Portland, in September,
adopted such program as viii in
sure effectual work and steady prog
ress wherever the Church's influence is
needed. DO not neglect to hear Arch
deacon Dawson next Tuesday night
Choir rehearsal, Boys Wednesday
$3.50 p. nj. adults Thursday 7.S0 P. M.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09

room. DR.. Frank E. Day, pastor of
the church at Huntington, Indiana, and
the father of the local pastor viii give
his popular lecture on ''That Boy" The
program will also consist of male quar-
tete numbers and toasts by Mr. +. w.
Houghton, M. John l.. Forester and
Edwin Elton.
Tuesday 7:45 p. M. regular monthly
meeting Of the Official Board.
Wednesday 7:45 p. NJ. ATid-weels
meeting. Subject: 1.-THE Battle in a
Bean Patch" Special music.
Thursday 500 p. M. Progressive
Dinner Party for Epworth League. In
vitations are out.
Evening services win be resumed a
week from next Sunday.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
AN ORDINANCE

The Common Council of the city of
Waawatosa DO ordain as follows:
:, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
GRADING AND PA l7Ms5GT TI B8STRs A E9R
NUE, FIFTY EIGHT STREET. 8TTOM-
As AVENUE, WINDSOR AVENUE
HlIfl tIkTH ST IsEET SIXTH AVE-
AVENUE, IN THE fsT AND "a ST I =
WARDS OF THE CITY OF WAUWA-
section l. Special Improvement
bonds. cnargeable only to the real ess
fcse benefited 70 the amount necessary
e pay the said sssessments as deter
mined by the Board of Public Works for
grading and paving Tenth Avenue. from
g point point So feet north Of Washinetcn
street 70 East North Avenue; Fifty
Blue Mound Road; Thomas Avenue
from Grand Avenue to southerly CITY
Avenue to Eleventh Avenue: Fifty-fifth
street, from Grand venue to southerly
City Limits; Sixth Avenue, from WASH
ington, Street to East North Avenue;
seventh Avenue, from Washington
Street to East North Avenue. Ninth
venue from point rs feet north Of
Windsor Avenue to East North Avenue
contracts with Jacobus and Winding
concrete Gonstrnction en- dated Sec
TEMPER lst and 18th, 1922, shall be Is
suant to the provisions of the statutes
and laws Of the state OF. Wisconsin in
force 1AflSEeioT.
Section ii. said bonds shall be issued
covering all of said assessments excepf
IN cases where the owners Of propertV
have filed as provided by law their
written notice that they elect 10 nav
said assessments, or a part thereof. on
their property. describing tho sa,,1e an
completion of said work and presenta-
ton of certificates lawfully issued
therefor.
Section III. said bonds shan he
signed by the Mayor and the Cftv C,lerlr
OF said City, be sealed with the corr.nr-
ate seal thereof. shall contain such re-
cstals as shall be necessary to show
that they are Chargeahie onlw to tha
particular property, specifying the
same. the number and amount Of said
bonds. which said bonds shall IN M
event be a general city liability Said
bonds shall he annual interest coupon
bonds. PAYABLE In annual tnstallments
the last Of which instaliments shall ha
payable four years from the Arst iav ~
March, 1923. Said bonds shall draw IN
terest at the rate Of six per cent per
section Nv. The city Clerk Is hereby
Authorised and instructed to procure 4
sneicient supply Of blanks for such spe-
cfal Improvement bonds for use in me
Cifv Of sNauwatosa Wisconsin.
Passed and dated this 7th day of
A Y. BRIGHAM.
Approved this eth aay.of November Ssgn 5,
A. c. HANSON.
Mayor, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09

1880 P. N.
Tomorrow, Work meeting of Junior
Missionary Society at 2:30 P. NJ.
Tuesday and Friday afternoons, Sc
Nor Catechetical Glass sessions at $3.50
P. NJ.
Wednesday afternoon, Junior Cate
chetical Glass at $3.50 P. M.
Wednesday evening, Bible Study
Glass at 8 o'clock.
Thursday evening, Choir rehearsal
at o'clock.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09
Church flews
Underwood Memorial Baptist Church
Geo. G. Alborn, Pastor

You ought to see our new Sunday
School hymnals, and hear the boys and
girls sing the songs, new and old. Our
orchestra is quite pleased with the or
chestration of the new books, too, and
the orchestra is big help in boosting
the Sunday School music.
Our ladies co-operated in the crush
q Ship to Russia" campaign, by send
ing two well-packed bags of clothing,
etc, this past week. The ship is being
filled by Baptist people, and sails the
latter part of November.
Because of the Father and Son Sup
per, the meeting of the Advisory
Board, which was to have been held
She 9Th, has been postponed to the
18th. 1t viii meet at $50.
This is Stewardship month among
Wisconsin Baptists. The Pastor will
preach Sunday Morning on, "Financ-
ing the Kingdom dwelling especially
upon the plan proposed by Paul to the
churches of his day.
Our church was represented at the
men, meeting, addressed by DR..
Aitchison, and Albert l.. Scott, by
eleven men. Not 50 bad, but we might
have had more there to good advan-
tage.
The plans for the house to house re-
Iigious canvass, in cooperation With
st. Matthews Lutheran Church, are
being rapidly pushed to completion,
and the actual canvassing viii be be-
gun next week.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09
Methodist Episcopal Church
Edward w. Day, Pastor
Sunday Services

DIIKEWdy A5JI WIGS
9;45 A. nj. Church School. Mr.. Cur
It's Boyce, Supt.
11:00 A. nj. Morning Worship. Sub
ject; "The Significance of the Insig-
nificant."
$50 Epworth League Devotional.
Subject: what Christ Means to Me"
Leader, Mrs. E. w. Day.
The W +. NJ. S. win meet at the
home of Mrs. George E. Wells, 1877
Chestnut street today, friday at
500 P. M.
Monday, Gas P. NJ. Fathers and
Sons Banquet in the Church dining
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09

If you want to see news in the News,
do your part! Our phone is Wauwa-
tcsa $50. Miss Margaret Kenney is
our reporter and her phone is Wau.
284-W.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09
st. Matthews Ev. Lutheran Church
VIM. Niebling, Pastor

Bible School 9:l5 A. M. Public Wor-
ship 1880 A. M. Sermon theme: 'The
Epistle for the Day"
Tonight, Friday, Joint meeting Of
st. Matthews Council and the Bap-
list Captains at the Parish House at
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09
First Congregational Church
H. D. Davies, Pastor

a'he Senior Knights of Honor meet
from 7:15 to 500 this evening.
The Purple Knights of Honor viii
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-09

A. c. HANSON.
Mayor. Wauwatosa, Wis.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-01-27
A Pretty Wedding

The residence OF NJ and Mrs. Char
les G. Schultz, Of , linton, Md, was
the scene OF beautiful wedding We'd
nesday evening, January Is, at 81
o clock, when Miss Edna Grace Schultz
became the bride of Mr.. Percy F.
RldgelI, son OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Ridgell, of st. Mary's County The
house was tasteluliy decorated with
laurel and southern mass. Mr.. Guy
Schultz acted as best man; MISS Hazel
Schultz was maid OF homer, wearing
dress of turquoise blue georgette over
silver cloth with picture nat OF sill
yer lace, and carrying bouquet OF
sweetheart roses.
Miss Bernice Schultz and Miss Elsie
Eastment We're idesmaids, ths form
er wearing a peach color satin with biue
velvet streamers, 9TH wearing silver
hats and carrying bouquets Of pink
roses. The bride was gwen away by
her father. and wore i lovely gown
of white satin and Canton crepe.
The tuile was caught with d wreath
of orange bloss a., al her only orna
ment was sl,tI., L pearls. She
carried a shower bouquet of white
roses ana lilies Of the valley. The
wedding march was played by Mrs.
W. i. Early, of lirandYwlne, who was
accompanied by Miss Josephine Early
and Mr. Anton Nimmerrichter,v violinist.
The ceremony was performed by
by Rev. Father Mnnehan, Of Clinton.
A reception followed with about $50
guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgell left later in
the evening for an eXended ttip North.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-01-27
Enral anh prrHn1,ul
Friday, January II, 1922
Bro hers get Jail terms as
MOOnshiners

With the arrest of James Aston and
Frank Burch, brothers, on charges OF
operating a still in Prince George s
county, Nd, one of Washington's al
legged whiskey sources of supply has
been cut off, the police say.
Arraigned before Justice Robert f..
Joyce, Aston Blrch pleaded guilty to
the manufacture of corn WnIskey, ad-
mitting he operated three stills, and he
was sentenced to sixty DAYS in MARI
baro Jail and fl led $50. The brother.
Frank, was fined $50 and was sentenc-
ed to thirty days.
In passing sentence, Justice Joyce
issued warning to Prince Georges
county bootleggers and moonshiners,
fore him would be speedily tried and
where convictions are found Jail sem
tences would be imposed.
Cooperating with Justice Joyce IN
the proposed campaign are Sheriff ).
Arthur Sweeney, Deputy Sheriff Ever
EFT Pumphrey and Constable Giles Cox.
Justice Joyce also declared that all
liquor cases coming before him would
be tried under the State laws and not
under the national prohibition act. He
said that chapter 13, of the Maryland
code, act 1917, gives him authority to
try and sentence any one who "eVen
gives drink to friend
The Burch brothers were arrested
after their home al Oxon Hill had been
raided by Sheriff Sweeney, Pumphrey,
Cox and Prohibition Agent Rose. The
stills found on the property were de-
molished. Washington Times.