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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Robbers Wreck Train

Mexico City, Mex-An attempt by
bandits to rob a passenger train
bound from Jalapa to Pueblo, north of
Amozoc, was foiled by military
guards. One passenger was killed
and four other persons wounded. A
flying column from Pueblo is in pur-
suit OF the robbers. The locomotive
ran into a pile Of rocks I'm the road.
bed and was derailed, together with
four cars. In the fighting which fol-
lowed Edmuardo Mauri, prominent
Pueblo business man, was killed and
two brakemen, one soldier and anoth-
er passenger wounded.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Pennsylvania rrainshed Burns.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Passengers oc-
cupying sleeping cars in the tra.nshed
at the Broad Street Station of the
Pennsylvania Railroad were routed
out of their berths by a fire which
started under the shed and poured
dense volumes r. black smoke into all
parts Of the building. A few minutes
after the fire was discovered the shed
burst into flames in two or three
places. Five alarms were sounded
summoning all the fire fighting forces
in the center Of the city. Loss over
81 100000.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Sale Of Camp Grounds EnIolnea.

Washington, PA preliminary in
junction was granted in court here
against the sale Of the grounds Of
the Bentleyville Union Holiness Camp
Meeting Association, located at Bent
leyville, which was TO have been sold.
The Bentleyville camp meeting has
been held annually on the grounds
for a long period of years during the
sumner, and has been a mecca for
residents and former residents of q
wide area in Southwestern Pennsyl
yania and sections Of West Virginia.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
War Veteran Sentenced To Hama.

Chicago, Ill. - John Meisner, aged
27, wounded war veteran, was sem
fenced to hang October 19 for the
murder Of Joseph Schlesinger, taxi
driver. Meisner is the eighth con-
demned man awaiting death in "mur-
derers' row. of the Cook county Jail.
Judge Sullivan, who sentenced him, is
himself an overseas veteran. The
prisoner. one leg missing as the re-
suit of battlefield wounds, balanced
himself with a cane and heard the
sentence without fiinching. His aged
mother and sister became hysterical.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Test Suit aiIs.

Failure of the attempt TO relieve
the situation through recourse to the
Supreme Court in a suit to test the
operation Of the salary act of 1882,
which has become known as the
"King Tut act" as it was thus re-
ferred to by Democratic speakers on
the floor of the House, threw the mat
ter back upon the two Houses of the
Legislature. Foreseeging the pOsslbil-
ity that the Supreme Court would de-
clare imperative a statute which the
Legislature that enacted it subse-
quently ignored, and which has been
ignored by every Legislature since
that had passed a general approprla-
ton bill, the Democratic majority OF
the House proceeded to scotch their
position by introducing and passing
a resolution aimed at attaining the
enactment Of their original program.
Open and implied criticism of the
Supreme Court for its decision in the
test suit became so noticeable that
Delegate Charles L. Estpe, of Logan
County, thought it necessary to arise
in defense of that tribunal. He re-
minded his fellow Democratic mem
bers that Judge william II. McGinnis,
the only Democratic member Of the
tribunal concurred in the opinion,
which was unanimous.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Provides for crippIed cblldren.

Uniontown, Pa. A separate ward
or building, TO be part Of the Union
town Hospital, in which crippled and
deformed children will be treated, ia
provided for in the will Of James Had
den, Fayette county historian. On
the death OF Mrs Hadden, the entire
estate, estimated to be worth SIS 900,
is to be liquidated and the proceeds
turned over the hospital. A codicil
set aside $500, the earnings from
which are to be Immediately availa-
BILE, for use by the maternity ward OF
the hospital
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
u. s. TREASURY
AFTER BIG LOAN
No Further Loan Necessary
Until Mid September An
n0unCement Made
FINANCIAL POSITION STRONG
Treasury Asks s15o,ooo,o 900 To End
Financing of Fiscal Year VIII
Mature In Six Month With
Four Per Cent interest.

Washington, d. C.-The treasury
announced 1t would seek a loan OF
$150,000,0 900 to round out its financing
for the current fiscal year, ending
June 80. The new certificates of in
debtedness will mature in six months
and, it is expected, will be retired
largely by tax receipts in the next
two quarterly payments. The inter
est rate will be 4 per cent, slightly
lower than previous offerings of gov
ernment securities have paid.
The new issue will enable the gov
eminent to conclude the refunding of
Its short dated debt, begun in 1921,
and no further financing will be nee
essary, 1t was stated officially, until
mid-September. Proceeds of the new
certificate offer, which will be dated
June Is, together with the June Is
payment OF income and profits taxes,
expected to amount to $3.50. 900, 900 or
more, will take care of certificates OF
Indebtedness maturing on that date
and provide for the running expenses
OF the government until September
15. Maturing certificates must be-
cared for then and officials expect
that some new financing will have to
be done at that time.
About s75,O00,0O0 in interest on the
public debt falls due June Is but that
can be met promptly through the tax
receipts, as can the interest payments
due in July and August. With the
treasury carrying a cash balance OF
close to $3O0,000,000, officials declare
the governments financial position
was better than the most optimistic
supporters Of the re-fnancing pro-
gram had anticipated
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Canadian Alien prnnertu

Washington, D. C.-The Canadian
Commission sent to Washington to
negotiate with the United States gov
enment, relative to Canada's claim
to certain enemy alien-owned bonds
by Canadian corporations seized by
the American alien property custo-
dian, has decided to return home, leav-
ing the matter in the hands of Attor-
ney General Daugherty. It was re.
garded as probable that the courts
would be asked to make final adjudi-
cation
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
New Orleans to Stage Bull Fights.

New Orleans, La.-Bull fights will
be held here the latter part of June.
The bulls will be imported from Pied
ras Negras. Mexico, and a troupe OF
tOreadOrs are due from Spain. The
Society for Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals, will permit the fights. pro-
viding the bulls are killed. A per
centdge Of the proceeds will go to va
rious city charities. The Coliseum.
used for staging boxing matches, is
being converted into an arena.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Costly Fire occurs In wess viroirls.

Charleston, w. Va. - Damage esti-
mated at between $4,000 and $4,000
was caused by fire in the heart Of the
business section OF Logan when a
building owned by State Banking
Commissioner Naaman Jackson was
destroyed. Four restaurants and a
cleaning works occupied the struc-
ture. A near panic was caused in a
Young Peoples meeting being held In
the armory. where Billy Sunday IS
conducting a campaign, and which Is
just across the street from the de-
stroyed building.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Held for Attaoklnn Girl

Grove City Pa.-Jack Hughes, well
known Findley township farmer. was
committed to the county jail yester-
day on a serious charge following a
hearing before Justice cf the Peace
o. =. Irwin. Information was made
against Hughes by Stewart MtClei.
land, Findley township farmer and
father Of 14-year-old Iva May McClol-
land. AT the hearing the girl told OF
a visit Of Hughes to the McClelland
home. A physician who had exam
ined the girl following Hughes visit
testified that she had been attacked.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Former Mrs. Gould Sues

Paris. France Edith Kelly Gould
has filed suit in the French courts
against Frank J. Gould asking for a
division of property She lists four
pieces of real estate, the value of
which is set at 100000 francs, and
demands also half the remainder OF
property currently reported to be
worth S10,O0O,O00. According TO Mr..
Gould's attorney Charles G.. Loeb.
the suit constitutes the final legal rec
ognition by the former Mrs. Gould of
the validity Of the long fought divorce
granted -
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Mother Burned savlno cbIldren.

Greenville, Pa.-Mrs. William Cra-
ven was severely burned in saving
her four small children from their
burning home a mile north Of here.
Mrs. Craven had gone TO the barn,
leaving the children sleeping in the
house A short time later, emerging
from the barn, she saw flames leap
ing from the house and rushed in,
carrying all the children TO safety.
The house was destroyed
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Plane sounds Fire Alarm

New York, N. Y.-An aviator flying
over the Bronx discovered a tenement
building ahame and circling low over
1t, sounded a loud siren which attract
ed not only neighbors to rescue the
fmperiled residents but the fire de-
partment When he saw the fremen
reach the flaming roof, the aviator de-
parted. The loss was about 800, 900
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Unemployment In Berlin.

Berlin, Germany. ~ Unemployment
is increasing in Berlin at an alarming
rate, and is the subject Of excited dis
cussions in the city council. Esti-
mates OF the number OF unemployed
the end Of April varied from 10000 to
100000. Demands are being made by
labor leaders that the city restore
pavements. improve public buildings
and extend subways to relieve the sit
uatiOn
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Debate Hot.

Debate over the Zimmerman resolu-
ton tying the hands of the HOuseI
conferees on the budget bill to pref
vent them from receding an inch fromI
the Democratic caucus program with
out first reporting back to the House'
and receiving fresh instructions grew
spirited, and at times they indulged inI
personalities. Speaker Byrne recited|
alleged violations of law by depart
mental heads in their handling of lump|
sum appropriations, which method the
Senate has proposed to follow in keep
Ing with long custom. Reading from
the Tax Commissioners report, he
called attention to items of addition
al salary" which, he said, had been
passed out as bonuses" by the State
Auditor to clerks from the unexpended
balance on hand. He referred to the
fire insurance department, operated in
connection with the Auditors office
and which is supported, he explained.
by assessments made upon fire insur-
ance companies. If a balance remains
on hand in this fund at the end of
the year after necessary expenses
have been met, he said, it is supposed
to be carried forward and the levies
on insurance companies correspond
lngly decreased the following year
Again reading from the Tax Com
missioner's report, he cited items ag-
gregating $1,000 paid out from this
fund to clerks in the Auditors office,
he said, as bonuses" Other alleged
evils of the lump sum appropriation
method also were held up by the
Speaker in his arraignment of what
he characterized as Republican waste
fulness and dishonesty"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Governors idea. says eyrns.

The investigation made by a House
committee at the beginning of the
session on the basis of which the
Byrne salary reduction bin was
framed was the every thing that the
Governor had recommended in his
annual message, declared the Speaker,
referring to the Executives recon.
mendation that an efficiency commits
sion be created to investigate the va
riOus departments with a view to
recommending to the next Legislature
any changes necessary In behalf Of
economy and efficiency.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Rum Runner Shot From er,,h

Keene, N. Y Peter Tanzini, well
known along the rum-running trails
Of the Adlrondacks, was shot from
ambush and probably mortally wound
ed near here. He was speeding in an
automobile when bullets were fired
from underbrush from the side of the
road. The wounded man was taken
to the Chaplain Valley hospital at
Piattsburg, where it was said his re-
covery was improbable.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
Yards Of Blankets cover Sore Throat.

London. One Of the GRAF
fes in the London 100 has a sore
throat. The boss Of the giraffe house
every day and every night has to
warm yards Of blankets and wrap
them around shivering Maudle. She
caught colo coming across the Eng
lIsh Channel on the way from her old
home In Africa. Her mate also be-
came sick and died, but MaudIe IL
pulling through.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Fairmont-Found guilty Of robbery,
r. V. Scott and Frank Bryan were
sentenced to three years each in the
state penitentiary.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Wheeling-A field and track meet
will feature the next Industrial
Frolic," according to announcement by
A. U. Anderson, head of the Wheeling
Industrial Athletic association Date
for the affair has not been set.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

CharlestOn-Opi Walker, Of Raleigh
county, for whose apprehension re-
ward Of $1,000 was offered, has been
arrested near Bluefeld and lodged I'm
the Raleigh Jail, it has been reported
TO the state fire marshalrs office
Walker was indicted on a charge Of
arson In connection with the burning
Of the store and residence Of J O..
Burton, at Bhodell, Raleigh county,
on December 4 last, and his trial set
for January % following lie was
placed under $1,000 bond and soon
after being released left Rodell
Parkersburg- Philppi blanket
mills Of this city announces the is
suance of 100000 in stock for the pur.
pose Of re-epuipping the local mill.
Blueheld Thirty cOnvicts In charge
Of Floyd Wald;on. warden OF the Nc
Dowcu county jail. and a state peni-
tenuary guard left WEIGH for Mounds
Vile. The party included murderers,
moonshiners, burglars and hold-up
men, with sentences ranging from
one to 18 years. This was the larg-
est number Of prisoners ever taken
on one trip from Mcdowell county.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21
N E. w S
CULLINGS
=FROM
WEST VIRGINIA

Observation-Disclosures will be the
scene Of the 1924 convention of the
West Virginia State Dental society.
The choice was made in the 1923 con-
Tentton held in Wheeling.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

CharlestOn-R. N. Begien, of Gin
cinnati, has been made vice-presldent
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
and the Hooking Valley railway, in
charge of operations effective June 1,
it was announced in a telegram re-
ceived by local officials of the road
from President Harahan. Mr.. Begien
will have his headquarters at Rich
mOnd, Va.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Clarksburg - Three Peruvians were
included in this years graduating class
Of 1914 at Washington and Irving high
school They are Julio Rubio and
Ernestne Saomone, both Of Callao,
Peru, and Artemio Montoya, If Lima,
Peru. All three boys are preparing
TO do Christian educational work in
their native country and their school
ing Is being sponsored by the mission
ary department OF the Methodist
Episcopal church's national organiza-
tiOn.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Logan-Police authorities here ar
rested Bert Prior after he had been
released from jail an hour before, and
returned him to Jail on a charge of
having stolen money from another in
mate of the Jail.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Clarksburg-One Of the first COM
modities to be organized in West Vir-
ginia under the new cooperative mar
ketlng act passed by the last legisla-
ture will be that of wool. The Off
GERS of the temporary organization
met in Wheeling at which time the
state was divided into nine districts
according to the amounts of wool
which have been signed up.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Parkersburg- oats and wheat
crops of the state are making good
growth, but the stand Of each is short,
according to the weekly review Of
crop conditions for the state, issued
by II. c. Howe, federal meteorologist
for West Virginia
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Grafton = Pleading guilty for his
company to five warrants charging op-
Grafton of gambling devices, Manager
West, of the West carnival and circus,
which played in Grafton under the
auspices of the American Legion, paid
a fine of $50 and $50 costs to Justice
of the Peace Charles II. L. Lilly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Clarksburg-A real tented city will
soon rear its head upon the Despard
farm on Chestnut street, for there a
tract of five acres mas been set aside
as camping place for those who wish
to visit Clarksburg's homecoming cele-
bratiOn, in automobiles. The commit
tee in charge has arranged sufficient
space for 500 cars and tents. Running
water and electric lights are to be
installed
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Welch-The city council has become
so favOrably impressed with the sue
cess of the city manager plan of
municipal government that it will go
ahead and employ a city manager.
1t had been found that the city charter
gives council power to create any
new Office 1t sees fit and make ap-
pointments thereto.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Wheeling-Miss Ella T. Moran, A,
one of Wheeling's leading women in
the labor movement, former vice presi-
dent OF the West Virginia Federation
of Labor died here. She had been i'll
several months. Miss Moran had Oc-
cupied several offices in the Ohio val
ley trade assembly and represented
Wheeling at labor conventions.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

gantOwn-Additions and i'm
prOvements are now being made to
the Jones plant Of the United States
Window Glass company n this city
which will virtually double the ca
paclty Of the plant, according to an
nOuncement by officials. In order to
increase production, the company Is
enlarging it's smelling furnace, new
material storage bins are being built
and shipping facilities extended
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Huntlngton-Flylng from Cleveland.
Tenn, Bob Shank, "F1ying Farmer"
McMullen and James A. Ellison land
ed at the field of the Shank -McMulIen
aviation school on the Ohio river
road. The trip was made without a
stop. The flyers, in three machines,
started from Americus, Ca, where
they obtained the last Of an 1S-ma-
chine order placed last winter. The
ships are now available at the avia-
tion school
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

MorgantOwn-A hammer was the
instrument which caused the death
Of Earl Bond, a youth, In a fight the
police allege, with Charles Chipps
Bond was Chipps stepsOn-in-law and
police Investigating the case declare
the quarrel between the two men
originated over domestic troubles.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

CharlestOn-Britt Bostic, taxi driver,
was fined $40 in police court on the
charge of speeding. He was arrested
after he had driven an automobile
belonging to A. II. Parker into tele-
phone pole at Elizabeth and Lee
streets. The automobile was wrecked,
according to the police report, but
Bostic escaped injury.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Clarksburg- Suit for $4,000 in
damage has been Instituted against
the city by George S. Carson, follow
ing the death Of his threc-yearo old
son, who fell through a hole in a
bridge.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Charleston-A dog is a dog like
F'pigs is pigs" but is a pup dog, was
the perplexing issue City Manager
Wise had TO decide in answer to the
question of show old must a dog be
before a city license is required" In
other words. dog licenses should be
taken out on all pups of three months
or more. Mr. Wise isn't sure that his
opinion will hold water legally, but he
thinks 1t will serve.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Parkersburg - Mrs. Rebecca Cold
berg was sentenced in federal court
here to four months in Marshall coun-
ty jail at Moundsville, on her plea
Of guilty to a charge of selling moon
shine and other liquors in her place
Of business at Wheeling.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES years and
three months confinement in the peni-
tentiary or Jail, or work on the roads,
one life term Imprisonment and fines
totaling S4,4O5 were imposed on 62
defendants by Judge Black during the
April term or intermediate court.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Parkersburg-Three operators of
motor busses running "jitney" service
between Parkersburg, Vitrollte and
Central were hailed before Justice
Dana r. McGlothlin by Fl. Sol White,
field agent of the state road commits
sion, on charges of conducting a pub
lic utility service without a permit
from the state road commission, as re-
Quired by law. Each was given the
minimum fine of $5.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Grafton-A murder mystery that has
puzzled authorities for the last two
years is believed to have been solved
by the finding Of parts of human
skeleton in an abandoned section Of
a mine near here. The skeleton, be-
lieved to be that OF Pierto Arae, killed
in a hOld-up here two years ago, was
Found two miles from the mouth Of
the mine. 1t was Identified as that
OF Arae when friends declared a dia-
mOnd ring found nearby belonged to
Arae.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-06-21

Benwood-A number of houses on
the hillside fronting on Marshall
street are reported to be sliding down
towards the street The cause is un-
known. Alarmed property owners plan
to construct a retaining wall to stop
the land from sliding further.