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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
WELLSV|LLE CHIEF
GETS WRIGHT REWARD
jury Called to Decide Claim OF TWO
Men in Capture Of Murderer

S'cubcnvillc. Ohio. May "a jury ID
common plcus court today awarded TO
John II. Fult,, chief OF police of Wells
v,llc. Ohio. a reward OF $500 offered
by the Jefferson county commissioners
for the capture OF Walter Wright
Wc,lsyilc man. who was recently ".cE-
;rocutcd for the murder Of Harry Cum
Minis. OF this city. TIL" capture was
nado at s.. C-airsv:l!c. Ohio. Thomas
Priest, taxi driver of this city. laid
claim 70 tho reward. no having been
with rul'z n the time OF the capture.
1t - understood that Fultz and Priest
camo 10 IN agreement whereby r." local
man is 10 receive $500 Of tho reward.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
FIFTH HUSBAND
POISON VICTIM
Autopsy Performed Upon
Body of Ex-Soldicr In
Woman Bluebcard's
Case.

Cleveland. Nay .. An autopsy on IN"
body ot an CN-So!G.cr, WHO died suddenly
ucarIv I year ago under m>Stcr!""S CIR
rum~tanrcs. WAS performed hv Coroner
s. =. Hammond iodar. The body IS
,ha. nf the fifih husband "f woman
who !s beng hcId pending an :nvcSuga-
;!rn.
Although charged w';h an"'H"- crime
which has rn connect ON VISTA this case,
The woman IS suspected ~ having com
mit,cd series "f murders - order {"
collect Insurance tutaLinC s 200.
Three &C ,Ie wowau's husband" died
c,yStcrinls'y according - Comfy Prose
cu;or Edward = Stanton. wh,l" TWO OF
her children d."d from poison "h!'h she
cxrI3incI hlr beer taken accidentally
Tbe bodv Of The fr,h husband was
nxhuned today. following ar i'.."st'Gd-
zion nv Prosecutor Stanton. The vital
organs were sent - the city chemist
for ANALYSIS lu' = WIS sa'd y waS 10
ho renrr.cd - to county aHthorINcS.
Find Metallic Poison
Tho I.lrn w,- CluSCd by mCtaIlc
nojsnn. coroner Hammond said. traces
s,!u can 30 rnurd Ia tho stomach. near
and ltyr~. The widow may face 4 'ripie
murder inquiry ~ tho evcnt inc analEs'S
reveals nelson. Stanton said. n" ais"
declared No j. considering me HNhu1nt
lion or tho body Of h"r third husband
who ho said hr learned today also was
hurled IN cleveland. Tho BODY ~ 'ne
fourth husha nd ia buried In F''sonrEh'
,here tho woman was divorced from
he- first TWO husband
stanton today questioned an ac1ua!n-
,arrr nr tho woman. who M sam III
formed h.ru that several UontNS "'i"'e
tho soldiers death Tho VII" ~ CO"
ye-e7tin- with her said:
'.T would Ike ~ Get flh /" "'"'
would llhe - give him arsenic
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
WARREN, D., MAN
MURDER VICTIM
Body Found in Nebraska Can
yon-Jewel Case Is
Missing.

Omaha. Nch. May @.--ldcnuty Of a
man %Ao: to death and buried in n can
yon near Valentino. Nch.. last Sunday.
has been established rs that or John
Cells. Of Warren. ohio. according to n
dispatch from Valentine today.
Cells was shot twclv" times He Is
said TO have been lurcd TO the spot
where he was slain hy a man from whom
he is supposed To have won 4 sum or
monry In a game Of cards. Robbery Ia
believed to have been tho motive. a
suspec, has been traced TO near Omaha.
Valentine adviccS said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
FIRE SPREAD
BY EXPLOSION
Of CHEMICALS
Conhagration Breaking Out
at LIS A. M. Spreads
Rapidly-Four
Alarms.

Washington. II. g.. May 3
Fire broke out on the roof OF the
treasury department at about
l:45 Il. III. To-Day. Rapidly gain
ing hcadway in Il Iow SuprrS>ruct-
urc ON the roof, the flames III 4
few minutes were lcaping twenty
feet in the air.
Following an explosion Of
chemicals stored where the fire
originatcd. the flames appeared
to be rapidly gaining Roadway.
-Four alarms had been turned IN
in fifteen minutes after the fire
was discovered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
FRANCE N|THH0LDS ITS FINAL !.
APPROVAL Of NOTE To RUSSIA

vas based on messages received from
Paris after NJ. Barthou left to COME
with Premier Poincare and tho Fren
cabinet.
Finally at Mr.. Lloyd George's
quest. NJ. Barrere consented to I1prtOy
an amendment to the nationalized prop
rrty clause and allow the amended drafe
TO be sent to the Russian delegation via
the French resolution setting forth that
the French were unable TO give formal
approval until further word had ben
received from Paris. after NJ BarthoA
had seen Premier Poincare- -.
This leaves the entire droft in wAAk
IS described as 4 very unsatisfactory
condition and affords abundant oppor.
tun!ty for the Russians TO offer ohjeos
tlcns.
French Amsndmant Drastic
The French amendment makes tho AZ.
t!cle more drastic and providea that
Russia shall give distinct assurances
regarding the nature Of the terms which
foreigners are to enjoy when thok1-
property is returned to them Nationa3-
zed property has been tho basis q
practically oil the differences Of opinic1
in the sub-commission. -
Belgium has stubbornly held out f0e
more definite restoration, and France has
,aken virtually the samo position
throughout the negotiations. England.
un the other hand. has led the other
powers in supporting 4 policy more
nearly in line with the Bolshevik offer to
restore merely the use OF nationalixod
property, instead Of freehold.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
u. S TREASURY BUILDING IN FLAMES
DR.. Samuel |. Jepson Dead.
Following a Brief Illness

Leader in Medical Profession in This City and State Su
cu1nbs to Attack of Apoplexy at His Home at Wood.
lawn-Death Came at 10 o'clock Last Night-Had
Notable Career Physician and in Civic Affairs y y
Was City and State Health Commissoner-Elder in
First Presbyterian Church Almost Half a Century
Member of Board of Education and of City Council
Several Terms-Prolifc and Authoritative Writer on
Medical Subjects
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
In Fight POT Pure water.

In 11RnL 1Or fuTo "SLox. a-s.
The mere enumeration Of these facts
gives but little idea of DR.. Jepson'S
great life work. He was past so yearhi
old at the time OF his death. and had;
been exceedingly active since early,
manhood. To his many public services
must be added countless thousands Of
individual ones Lay
DR.. Jepson's last great service to his
city was TO assist in the fight for, pure,
water. He was one OF the earlteHt
crusaders here for better water and one
Of the first to champion the rapid 6S1d
filtration system, which he lived to SOC
adopted on April ." Of this year. ~
AS editor Of the State Medical
Journal DR.. Jepson made many notable
contributions TO the medical literature
Of this state and some Of these were
copied extensively in this and foreign
countries. Among his other activities.
he was 4 charter member OF the Twt.
light Club of this city.
Sketch Of Life. --
Samuel l.. Jepson, son Of John and
Hannah Hunt Jepson. OF England was
born near St Clairsville, Ohio. April
:. 1S42. After passing l..Iuush the
higher branches OF the common schools.
Nc from IOlleBU
in 1862. and then as clerk in his father'sa
store served for three years. taking the
place Of brother who enlisted In tho
Union army. He began the study Of,
medicine in 1865, and graduated from.
the Medical College Of Ohio at CinS.
cinnati in 1865. There. having passed.
a competitive examination open to, ALI
recent graduates. ne was appointed
Resident Physician and Surgeon Of the,
Cincinnati Hospital. and was a menbers
OF the first corps Of Resident Phys
irians OF that C.ty's new Hospital. De-
clining the prorered continuance Of
service in that capacity. he removes
10 Wheeling in April. 1869. -.
DR.. Jepson was four times elected:
Health Officer Of Wheeling. DurinS; his.
last term he went 10 Europe. and sHenf
about year in medical studies in Edin-
burg. London and Vienna. Willis in
the first-naned city he was rendered
the position Of Resident Physician in
the Royal Maternity Hospital. but dss,
clned. as the acceptance would inter-
fore with other professional arrange
n,ents He returned to Wheeling In.
July. 1878.
pr Jepson vas a member. and had
been both President and Secretary Of
Continued on Pags Fourtssn) &,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
TEN WOUNDED IN
CROWD OF WORKERS
Police BreAk Up Demonstration In Front
OF Berlin Town Hall

Rcrlin. May Cry tho Associated
press--Tcn persons were wounded by
,he policc and ten wcro arrested while
the police wrr" dispensing a dcmonstra-
linn Of municipal workers outside the
town hall this afternoon. The demon
stration was held in connection with a
dispute over wages. In dispensing tho
crowd the police used their swords,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
Carried Case o. Jewels

Warren. Ohio. May John Cells.
found murdered at Valentine, Neh. was
4 Greek jcwelry pcddler. Relatives
hcrr say nc left hero two weeks ago,
supposedly for Canton. Ohio, and Pitts
hurgh. Friends say hc did not gamble
and arc Of the opinion that he was killed
for tho contents OF his sample case,
which usually contained large amount
of 5evelry-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
Fire Under Control.

Washington, ID. C.. May 3.-At
; o clock the United States treas
urv building fire had been brought
under control to the extent that
announcement was made that the
structure will not be damaged So
riouSly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
NEW CLUES IN
BRUNEN DEATH
Grand Jury Action on Charles
Powell's Case Is Held Up.

Mount Holly. y. J. May c.-1ndict-
ment Of Charles Powell. alleged con-
fessed slayer Of Honest" John Rrunen
circus owner, and Harryt'. Mohr whom
Powell declared in q signed statement
had promised him l.0G0 for killing the
circus man will not be asked by the
grand jury now in session until the
authorities complete their investga-
ton. Of newly found clues. II was said
toni"ht which, pointed 10 A conspiracy
to do away with Brunen.
Another arrest will probably hc made
in a few days detectives. working on the
case, said. Powell's confession was read
today in the Office of County petertVe
Parker TO Mrs. Mohr and Mrs. Elizabeth
Jeschke. OF Cary, Ills. a sister of Rrun-
en- II was Mrs Jcsrhke who made pup
lie the letter written by her brother
shortly before his death in which he
declared that his family was planning
TO do away with him.
Later Mrs Mohr visited her husband
IN his cell. taking him 4 mattress and
blanket for his hunk. S,h" also ordered
a dinner and a box Of cigars for him
She pleaded that he be permitted 10 read
MAGAZINES, but this was denied
Il know YOU arc innocent. Harry. and
TIL stick hv ycu.' she said. "The police
say you have had affairs with other
women. hut 10 not b"liev" that either
Charley Powell is crazy and only wants
to shift tho blame on you"
Mrs. Mohr was permitted 70 take
diamond scarf 1in and a lodge emblem
from the Collrrtl"u "f valua hl"s taken
from hor husband when he was arrest
ed
THE WEATHER
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
STATE WITNESS IN
ARMED MARCH TRIAL
IS ORDERED ASIDE
Judge Woods Rules Testimony
Must Be Confined to Kama
wha County Move TO
Amend Bill Of Particulars
Probable.

Charles Town. W. Va, May .. lBy
the Associated FrCSsD The bill OF
particulars, favorite battle ground OF
counsel in tho trial Of the treason
chavS" against William Blizzard. up
set the prosecution plans today. A
move 10 amend it, following Judge j..
VI. Woods ruling that it restricted
proof conspiracy TO activities in ka-
nawha county. was forecast by \ NJ.
Bclchcr. one OF the leaders OF the at
torueys associated in the states staff,
and was dcridcd by II. W. Houston
and T. c. Townsend, bulwarkS Of the
defense counsel.
The bar 10 the states intended
course came in the testimony Of j. 5.
MCkeeyer, OF LOugaCvc. Il mine super
lntendeut. whose testimony concerned
mass meeting called by some or the
mine union leaders az LOngacrC. The
meeting. he had testified. was to or
saniIe a constitutional league. and
II appeared to be the purpose OF the
prosecution to link this with its ale
cation that a statewide move, cSteu-
siblv for the formation of such leagues.
WAS 4 part OF a conspiracy OF union
officials OF reasonable intent.
Savoy Holt. whose name had figured
in the testimony OF men PARTICIPATING
in tho march against Logan county.
was a speaker Al the LOnCaCre meet
inc. Mr.. MckcrrCr testified. and 1t WAS
on objection to tn" next question,
What did he say" that Judge Woods
made his ruling. To Mr.. Belchers
contention that Savoy Holt was fac
tor in the conspiracy TO levy war on
the state. alleged against Blizzard and
others. Mr.. Townsend objected, that
the bill Of particulars filed in the he
ginning Of the trial specified that the
defendant conspired with others IN
kanawha county. while LOnCaCre was
in Eayctte county. Judge Woods SuS'
tained this objection. and it was then
MIR. Belcher declared il the court were
to make that ruling. the state would
have 10 amend the bill Mr.. MCkeever
was excused for tho time, and exam
nation of other witnesses begun.
with the probability that tho issues
as TO rho bill OF PARTICULARS would he
taken up tomorrow.
Experience Of MArchers.
$50 ot union funds - equip and
SUPPLY tho marChcrS autnmobll" trips
aIt"- ammunition and for other pNr-
poses turtheriuE ~" AIMS ri the cSD"di-
ION. and tho individual experiences Of
Sorr,e Of the rnarcherS mad" uU much
or tho days testimony. contribution Hf
$685. (~,m tho funds Of ON" local union
20 various mon and supposed 10 hate
hncr f~- tho purpose of N" march Was
shown hy putting tho cancelled checks
~ cIldsrr. oar D'"I'r~. treasurer oi
tho local a. Nontr"u lat Hc1r. pro.
duroh tho rhcrI- ard with 'h"r1 tn"
orders an XIII. h 10 based III" authority
(corSinued on Page Fourteon)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
Refuse 10 Arbitratc.


Steubenyillc. Ohio. May :. Under
orders OF common pleas court. cars are
today operating over all local lines OF
the Steubenville. East Liverpool
Beaver Valley Traction company. and
win continue to 50 operate pending
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
BATTLE. DRAWS
CLOSE PEK|NC
100000 Troops Rushed to
Defense of Great
North Wall.

Pekine. May Cry the Associated
Press. )--IIcavy cannonadinS was IN
nrogrcss today at various points along
tho front extending from Nachang
south Of Tien Tsin. across the country
20 The vicinity Of PeUps. Severe light
Ing occurred at a poirt along the Hunho
river. ; miles south Of this city. where
10000 troops Of General WI Pei Flu. the
Central Chinese leader. cndcaVored 10
force a CROSSING in order to gain cdntTol
Of the Peking -Ticn Ts!n railroad
General Chang Tso Lin, governor OF
Manchuria and head OF the opposing
forces. from his headquarters near
Ticn Tsin ordered trains to convey the
main body of his 100000 soldiers 10 the
front south OF the Great Wall Two
Manchurian airplanes few over Tien
Tsin and proceeded westward.
Later airplarrs dropped bombs near
the station at Hwangtsun. only short
distance from here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
Ralston Leads Democrat Race.

Indianapolis May - In 'E" contest
for tho Dsmn"ra,i' senatorial nomtn1-
-+en Samuel ". RN!St"r. former gov
as.svr, got away easy with big lead In
ThIrty-edght OF the 3.3S2 precincts In the
KfahA a.,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
Rush Up Fresh rroopk

Adviccs received b. military at
taches here said WI Pei Flu was send
InG troops northward at tho greatest
possible speed
FIFTY thousand OF his troops concen-
tratcd at !aotinEfu, are being reinforced
fro mthe YanSstc provinces. Twenty
thouS sand others recruited from Shan
tung are marching against Chang TSo
L!n'S southeastern stronghold az No
chang.
Two thousand dad and wounded were
found on the field after the battle 1t
ChanGsintien. outside OF PehnG The
booming Of cannon was heard in PekinS
all last night. but the cannonad;nE
ceased this morning Despite tho con-
tinuatlOn of trench warfare. many for
clcuCrs. including legation guards went
outside tn" city To view tn" hoSt!lite&.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
EAST LIVERPOOL
1IE-UP COMPLETE
President Maxwell Says Serv-
ice Can't Be Resumed
Before Thursday.

East Liverpool, OHIO. May 2..-'S Spe-
cia!.)-J. II. Maxwell. president ot the
Steubcnyillc. East Liverpool & Beaver
Valley Traction company, whose lines
in the East LiyerPoo!Wclisviilc dis
trict were completely tied up today
btCausc of wa2c difference with Dl-
visIo mo. D. Amalgamatcd ASsocia-
ton ct Street and Electric Railway
EmpluycS OF America. announced to-
night that workers will be imported
10 take tho place of the union men
Maxwell said resumption OF oper-
atlons was improbable before Thurs
day or Friday. Buses were used today
TO tran port factory workers and
clerks TO and from their places OF en-
pioymcnt
Refuse 10 ArbItratc.
The city today asked common pleas
court 10 name three dIsinterested
members Of an arbitration board The
carmen GCSl grated an appnlnt"c. but
tho traction company. which prcvi-
ouslv refused TO negotiate or arbltrate
with the union, has chosen no repre-
sentative.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
American Marine Shot

Corporal Mason. IN American marine
from Colorado. WIS shot IN the arm
hut was not seriously wounded.
French employees at the locomotive
works at ChlncsInGCn narrowly cS-
capped when a hnno dropped from an
aIrnlane destroyed the works
Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, COM
mandcr of the United States Aslat!e
ncct. was due 10 arrive in lchnE to-
night TO confer with Jacob Gould
Schurman. the American minister. Tc-
Eardlng measures for the protection OF
foreigners. rcNing is considered thoro-
uEhlv protcctcd s.ncc the City's gates
are closed at night. and the streets are
patroliCd by chinese troops.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-03
THE INTELLIG E \ G + K

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper IL the
State of West Virginia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20

What are the average persons
chances of being struck by lightning?
According to Charles z. Steinmetz. who
makes lightning himself and probably
knows more about the natural article
than any other living man, there is more
danger of being bitten by mad dog or
hit by falling brick.
Perhaps that is not definite enough.
There are no dependable statistics on
mad dogs and falling bricks. Well.
then, there are about 500 persons killed
by lightning in this country every
year, or about one in every 100000.
Anyone. therefore, who circulated around
freely and took average chances, would
be pretty sure to be hit by bolt of
lightning if he lived 100000 years
Inasmuch as the average length of
life at present is short of go years, there
would be one death by lightning in
about 1000 lives. On that basis, rein
carnation might be faced with equa-
nimity as far rs lightning is concerned
Yet people, no doubt viii be scared by
thunderstorms just the same as ever,
Statistics are not perfect antidote for
primitive fears
1t may help. though, to bear in mind
during the next thunder storm, DR.
Steinmetz's statement that less than one
per cent of the lightning flashes strike
the earth. The rest are discharged
from cloud to cloud, and while they make
a tremendous uproar, they spend them
selves h9rmlpSSlv For Dr3ctica1 mr.
poses. electric storms are nearly all
thunder; and thunder never killed any
body.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
In the DAYS News.

DR.. L. Clark Seelye. who reaches the
age of eighty-five years today. was long
a prominent figure in American educa-
tional circles. He was the first presi-
dent of Smith college. the weIl-known
institution for the higher education of
women at Northampton. Mass. filing
the executive chair from the time that
the college was first opened fifty years
ago until 1910, when he retired to be
come president emeritus. DIR. Seelye Is
native of Bethel, Conn. At the age
of twenty he received his A. NJ. degree
from Union college and two years later
completed a course at the Andover
Theological seminary He then went
abroad for several years of study at
the universities of Berlin and Heidel-
berg. Upon his return to America he
was ordained in the Congregational
ministry and became pastor of a church
in Springfield. Mass. In 1865 he became
professor of rhetoric and English liter
allure at Amherst and in 1873 was called
to the presidency of Smith college.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
The Automobile Camper.
est. Adams Messenger.)


The automobile camper, with running
board loaded with tent luggage, and all
manner of camp paraphernalia, Is no
longer a curiosity. He is encountered on
almost every road in almost every state
in the union. In order to accommodate
him public camping sites have been set
aside, not only near cities, but even out
in the wilds, as over in the Adirondack
region of New York.
There is no question about the indi-
vidual benefits which accrue from this
modern gypsy life. Father, mother and
the children acquire new reservoirs of
the open in this fashion, with daily cares
and routine left behind, without building
up the body and enriching the mind.
But along with the auto camper comes
new problem of public health to which
attention is directed by the health Off
cials of the state of Maine. Some of the
campers have little or no sense of re
spOnsibility, they live unto themselves
alone with no thought of their obligations
to others. They leave behind them a trail
of decaying food and other filth until
they have become a menace.
Pollution of water sheds, it is pointed
out, will be the inevitable consequence if
the campers are not more careful and if
means of burning, or otherwise dispoSing
of refuse, are not found and provided. In
military camp, cleanliness is the first
law of self protection. 1t is just as essen
tial with this nOmad automobile life, for
others follow to the site which has just
been vacated. SO complex has life be-
come that there is no new departure
which does not create it's own problems
For the health of all of us, the proper
equipment of public camping sites is
essential
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
GOOD SPENDING.

\ good spender' ought to be a wise
spender, but as the term has come to be
used he is more likely to be merely a
free Spender. There is a generally ac-
cepted theory that good spending helps
to keep the wheels of industry in mo-
ton. This depends entirely on the in
depreciation of the phrase.
Extravaganza does not oil any indus
trial wheels. 1t may cause the employ
ment Of certain labor which might
otherwise be idle, but it employs that
labor in the production of things which
do not last and do not add to the total
of the nations wealth. If good spend
ing mpo~e thrift rather than extrava-
gance, then it does help to stabilize
and improve industrial conditions.
There are many ways to join the ranks
of the good spenders, in the best sense
of the term. From the savings bank
to the reputable investment house, from
domestic improvements to the truly
| recreational vacation and the pursuit of
| education, there are ways and places to
spend money which will be productive of
greater wealth for the individual and
| for the whole nation.
Thrift. for itself, isn't always very
appealing, but productive good spending
ought to prove an irresistible watchword
for the thoughtful wage Garner.