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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
3
A Bluefield Shrine Club meeting is set for Saturday June 14 at 7 30 pm to organize a patrol and drum corps trip to Los Angeles next year and recruit members. Attendance invited.
The Bluefield visitor list shows Chas F Green of Amherst Massachusetts as the farthest from home today. Local notices include shop moves, exhibitions, dances, dinners, Salvation Army talks, and railway detours.
The Princeton Power Company resumed work yesterday on Bluefield avenue rebuilding the line. A section of track was put into service and another laid between Price and Tyler streets. One more change will join with Princeton avenue tracks as concrete work continues toward Mercer street.
Major A B Cutter says the bond funded sanitary and storm sewer program for south Bluefield will finish by next Saturday night except the storm concrete box culvert. About four miles of sewer have been laid south of the federal building as Vaughn shifts crews to the east, west, and north sections next week. Underground work on Bland street should finish this week paving and street railway prep follow, with contractors on Bland street by Monday.
A political page notes approval of a government welfare plan with opposition to Philippine reonqi nence deferred to Congress. It mentions executive department reorganization and social development aims as part of a joint committee plan.
Ebensburg Pennsylvania June 11 state witnesses and Lilly residents testified that a Klansman left the march, struck Frank Miasco and shot him during the Lilly riot. The parade volley followed as witnesses described shouted orders before open fire. Evidence of 42 pistols from a Klansman train was rejected for admission.
Informal efforts of delegates from 7 agricultural states sought a farmer minded western vice presidential candidate at the convention. A committee led by Hanford McNider of Iowa was appointed to negotiate overnight with state delegations to build a short list acceptable to western agriculturers.
Mr. Cooper asserted he was entitled to vote on his motion and did so after correcting Chairman Warren’s statement about waiving a second. He said proceedings conducted under House rules required a second vote, which he claimed he possessed.
The party's platform faced lengthy talks over farm relief and tariff wording. Sen Gooding of Idaho and Sen Norbeck of South Dakota urged considering northwest farmers to avoid November reverses. Committee sessions behind closed doors approved farm and tariff plank changes amid resistance to anti high culture pledges. Visitors to Bluefield include Nat Frame and M L Bonar of Morgantown and Philip Bowling of Buckhannon. George Bausewine of Williamson, secretary of the Williamson Coal Operators Association, was in town on business.
Marietta Ohio June 11 Brigadier General Chas G Dawes will not attend the Republican national convention and refuses to comment on the vice presidential situation, as reported to friends here.
At Pinnacle operation, two Italian miners of the American Coal Company are thought dead after a second slide buried a rescue crew member and seven Americans. Seven bodies recovered, including those from the original slide that destroyed Mrs West's home. Premiveno remains missing. Rescue work continues with a steam shovel en route and difficulties from ongoing debris slides.
Miss Mabel Caton of Dayton Ohio hails Pepgen as life changing after a six month struggle with nervous dyspepsia and weight loss. She buys a dozen bottles at East End Pharmacy Bluefield and praises the tonic as it steadies nerves and appetite.
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