Monessen Daily Independent, The (Newspaper) - March 9, 1922, Monessen, Pennsylvania tonight and Friday DAILY INDEPENDENT VOLUME 20 NO 231 MONESSEN PA THURSDAY EVENING MARCH 9th 1922 Charleroi Chief Un TWO CENTS PER COPY Arrest Bird House Contest Winners STATE POLICE WAGING WAR ON MOTORISTS WHO VIOLATE LAW Claim Chief Had Collected Fees Illegally A warrant was issued yesterday merous other occasions from by Justice of the Peace J F michaels in Washington for the ar- rest of Chief of Police C W bright of Charleroi charging him with receiving illegal fees mation was made by Attorney John H of Charleroi a former County Controller Mr Albright left this for Washington to give bond for a hearing the date of which will be announced later to the information Mr tember 23 1920 until 1921 while under color of his office he accepted fees for mileage and some instances in excess of that f lowed by law The issuing of the warrant on the officer caused a stir of excitement rn Charleroi and is only another in- stance of the war that is being ed between two factions in the ough The trouble first started with the removal of the Chief from of- fice some months ago and this was Albright who was also elected con- followed at election time when stable in the borough of Charleroi I war was staged between the did while a stated salary two parties the election they as Chief of Police of Charleroi gally accept fees on September 23 1920 and again on November 21 1920 accepted fees amounting to 110.25 It is also alleged that on have figured prominently in court cases and even at the present time a squabble is being aired in court a decision on which is ex- this week Issues Warning j Consumers to Protest Beware of the The Greensboro Gas Company is the urgent message to natural gas service in land county farmers issued by j ette Greene Washington and County Agent W L Treager He j moreland counties and to points oat that in comparatively re- ties in this county from Donora cent times many Pennsylvania j southward along the ers have been the victims of j Charleroi North Charleroi Speers has from State College bulletin filed with the Public Com- tions to stock in what would later mission at Harrisburg a supplement prove to be mythical or to its existing tariff to become aged business enterprise April 1 1922 When ft Stranger approaches you i This supplement increases the with a proposition that rate for natural gas from 47 cents you have heard nothing about make gross or 45 cents net per cubic sure of his the county feet to 53 or 50 cents net agent says Before any transactions i per cubic feet A monthly are made on any questionable deals minimum charge of per meter he urges that all people approached is established get in touch with the County Farm Yesterday a delegation of West Bureau office in and re- Newton headed by Joseph such information as they may Stevenson cattie to and have available It is reported that conferred with members of the a promoter was active in Chamber of Commerce of that town vania not ago pushing a and it was decided to secure agricultural development from other communities proposition He disappeared after affected snd wage a concerted fight a clean-up on bogus stock l against the increase It is expected State College Agricultural bulletins i Donora Charleroi Speers are issued free to all who ask for Donlevy and all other communities them yet at a recent time it was re- j combine to protest against the ported that a man was collecting ai money for subscriptions to these bulletins There have been such instances but if fanners and others will take the trouble to con- sult the County Agent or Farm reau officials before speculating in unknown deals they will probably be able to save themselves material j losses i COME IN ITS TIME THE Troopers A re Waging War on Violators State Police in this section again declared war on and drivers of trucks hauling near beer Yesterday afternoon 75 were stopped on the Webster bridge and requested to produce their license A number of who failed to produce curds were warned while nine were taken Officer which prohibits the transfer of beverages containing a age of alcohol not permitted by law in motor trucks Shipments must be by freight or express Many of the trucks are operating the night traveling from breweries in the valloy as well as from the into custody and will be given seat It is expected a detail hearing before Justice of the Peace be at work on the West rn Donora road within a short time in an A detachment of State Police to break up the practice of at has been rather deliveries to this section from active the past week stopping booze other valley trucks headed for the Five trucks were stopped in valley The patrol the beth Tuesday evening but they ways above and below as well as on the main highway back of stopping all trucks ed with beer This action is being taken in all parts of the state following the re- cent order of the State Prohibition ed to be loaded with empty beer rcls and the drivers were to continue on their way On tha same afternoon however two trucks were stopped in loaded with beer and the drivers were ed under arrest Bandits Routed Seek Prompt Action CBy United New York March bandit gang of two women and three men was routed by police in a pistol PRIZES AWARDED WINNERS IN BIRD HOUSE CONTEST AT IOWA SCHOOL BUILDING By LAURENCE M United Press Staff Washington March troublesome soldier bonus question dogged President Harding today He into the a seashore vacation Having been unable to reach the President yesterday while he was making arrangements for his i tie early after holding up the clerk of a opposite the l van a station More than shots were fired in the gun fight Two women and the maning ior nis one of the bandits two lure several Republican members of were House and means bandits jumped from a big today decided and ran into the hotel i nf their number south to talk the clerk to reach up Harding or write a joint in and keen on j effort to get a complete and final ex- the two from the fn whether he will veto the in the car with the chauffeur A night owl newsboy looked bonus now before the Home the window and saw one of The congressmen He Reach Decision Unions Differ By United Press Scranton Pa March i was reached late last night by the super isior of I of the Erie railroad othy shop near here to quit i work March loth unless the railroad displayed their art and to company agrees to cancel its the who with some degree of tract with the Meadville Machinery difficulty selected the winners and I awarded the prizes First n the bird house con- A citizens committee composed of G H Thomas C L Schack J H Dr A R Wilson and Mr wig judged the bird houses and boxes constructed by pupils of the Fifth to Seventh inclusive of the manual training of the Iowa school For the past two months over a hundred pupils of this department have been actively en- in preparing their exhibits Miss Parke the manual training teacher and this morning proudly the robbers at the cash register ranged on sidewalk for yelled une f the bugs j hearing the rapping They ran out opening fire on an approaching I man The officer thp fire and between fte Illinois coal miners an the International Union on the tion of a strike April 1st widened today Farrington president of the Illinois mineres declared he would proceed arrangements to hold a separate wage conference operators high officials of the United Mine Workers famished information he requested regarding possibility of inter- state conference the reply of the International officers to a telegram he pent yesterday threatened to hold a separate con- ference unsatisfactory Second Explosion By Press FalK N Y March 9 One man killed and in- ia an in Power company's This was Use second by that date The recently j leased the shop and ing to the union the management is j already wages and i violating the transportation act j The workers in to deciding io suspend work nexi week also voted have the case brought to attention of the Uni- ted States board The i Meadville company has made no re- ply to the union test was awarded to Thomas Matty I awarded Frank Anderson while T and who a house on i honors in the same contest were of the revolver came rto Steve Kaiafas won second prize guen to Alfred Bonime the oars united States Marines with his of a nuthatch house la former years this contest has Ronalds was third been in connection with place a similar house and fourth the Chronicle Telegraph prize was awarded John Jenkins for bird house contest but this year the his Each of the following pupils were awarded for their Nick Joe Lastoka Mike John Andy losky John and Lament man while honorable mention was Charles William Steve and John Bachenski In i the bird house con- to Blackball Letter By United Press ose man v In fonth March blarfc- Then a s hand him with death was received by work the John T Davis today sixteen fire ET in an ordinary a nur its Mono the in large Africa greatly a of ir- the he crars j Last in the First 1 ian church a large audience listened j to a of i than ordinary given Sv A M Buchanan P D D cf Alien tery Thf began one of Henry D- P cf thr the was 50 great that it that in order to do and his tice to those participating a contest tne neck should be held for the pupils here j swed prizes awarded by local Police rar people land pursued the The houses on display this the women Shots fiew back and ing created favorable comment forth both cars were bullet from the srd it was decided splintered to place them on display in Kirk's thp Oh you're a drug store window avenue hell of n chauffeur one of the wi- a special for the best tomorrow so that the public men could he at the ing station and bath was may the work of the pupils man at the who in l was down to off the pol.c was behind Thp avenue rows of fashionable The male car finally a with 1 he move are representative Bacharach New Jersey and other sales tax ad- If the president would come out de- finitely against tVi bonus the House have to go back to a sales tax or drop the bonus aether they believe point ot thu repeated his the mails in the main tion that if a bonus has to be a block Before they could act however th car roared of the was eft behind He held un a passing a sale it must be through tax 1 can leader reiterated his plan is to bring the bonus un -i the House for a vote on March 20 The bili will be under suspension of rules which prohibit any The two- thirds vote necessary to pass tV nus under the suspension of i assured said Enjoy Stereopticon Lecture those fields northern arid of tl The for s sts arc hearing the literature y the Y s are lilt of work is among n tuo ago the t f Dislike Jury Trenton X J Mann tion uo f men and women all to break out in Trenton Husbands an i wives f six and jurymen who a night in the same room may on somn nr 1 W is is carr tH e V m a-d ng 1 letter nf ar or Tian in a j rf n c and of j il of ra R 3713 tf f nf 5 v rai ail is 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