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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
3
The corn belt farmer is described as a manufacturer to bankers, using bank credit for working capital and self liquidating assets. War prosperity and land speculation strained farm finances, mortgage renewals are needed, and banks must provide long term credit with farmer education on diverse investments to stabilize the sector.
Avis, July 2, Phoenix reports Hopi Indians in northern Arizona will hold their annual snake dance next month in Walpi and Mishongnovi villages. Sculptor Burly Kopia explains the rite is ancestor worship, not a rain dance, with 190 to 154 dancers expected and the ceremony beginning as dancers strip on a plank over a pit to signal the dead.
JT Keener of Clarksburg visited a local business Thursday, engaging with staff and customers as part of a routine inquiry trip. No further details were provided about the visit or its purpose.
New York July 29 protest against wholesale slaughter of the bald eagle, symbol of independence. T. Gilbert Pearson of the National Audubon Society cites Alaska officials reporting bounties on more than 15 000 eagles and urges a halt to killing until legal and scientific review. He notes Governor Riggs’s cautious stance and argues eagles devastate songbirds and fish.
Washington July 29 The House Ways and Means Committee leader Representative Garner of Texas predicts limited changes to the excess profits tax with the Senate to refine the measure The Republican Mondell counters that the House will send the Senate the best possible product Garner proposes repeal of the excess profits tax a surtax cut to 25 to 25 percent and higher corporate taxes while other levies remain largely unchanged
The State Bar Association holds its annual meeting in Charleston with sessions of the Law School wax pad and related panels. University and legal education topics are discussed by committee members and attendees during today’s sessions.
A 1921 letter from State Tax Commissioner W. B. Hallanan to West Virginia officials urges the close scrutiny of public expenditures and strict tax levy limits for the coming year. He stresses equalized property assessments, a single standard of value, and retrenchment to prevent prohibitive levies while ensuring fair taxation without shifting burdens.
A fragment notes ongoing experiments and expected readiness in ten days. The text mentions taxpayers watching the process, the impact of injunctions on action, and the Commissioner W. S. Hal’s or related authority, with emphasis on the verdict's character and caution about installation.
Snowball strike in a tourist snowball fight near Pikes Peak left J. C. Williams with a possible loss of eye after being hit by a snowball thrown by two women during a friendly exchange between tour groups. Five other briefs cover statements from London, pool crackdowns, local court bribery charges, a price cut, and other various notices.
O. K. Davis, chair of the Advisory Committee on Foreign Mails and secretary of the National Foreign Trade Council, is named chief representative of the United States at the Pan American Postal Congress in Buenos Aires. The appointment signals closer ties between Washington and American business interests and seeks to advance foreign mail, postage, and customs policies across Pan American nations.
In Cincinnati on July 24 churchmen explore bell options to curb early morning noise from Holy Angels church. Albert Krippendorf and residents seek a quieter bell, visiting a foundry and testing bells from small cow bells to large church bells. The group considers replacing the bell if a suitable, less vociferous option is found.
Wealthy New Yorker Harry H. Duryea aged 47, who inherited a fortune from his father Hiram Duryea, a former president, died by a self inflicted gunshot in New York on July 29. The article notes his inheritance and family prominence.
National Starch Company report notes Hiram Duryea aged 81 was shot and killed by his son Chester B Duryea in a Madison Avenue office on May 5 1914. Police recorded it as a death by own action amid the era’s mental illness concerns.
In Dover near Strassburg two boys and a woman died after contacting a live power line stretched in an alley. Donald Hertzman 10 and his cousin Harold Horn 19 from New Philadelphia were missing after last night’s play. The parents, Edward and Mrs Heitzman, searched and found the victims. Mrs Heitzman was killed and Mr Heitzman severely burned while attempting to aid them.
The American Bankers Association plans a public education push by taking banking into schools this fall. Ten lectures will be offered monthly starting next September with bankers visiting 7th grade to college students to illustrate banking origins and role in commerce.
In Lima Ohio on July 20 death claimed a cross continent airplane race when Tim Spellacy 63 a prominent Los Angeles man died in a hospital here as his brother Michael Spellacy raced eastward from Tulsa Oklahoma.
Fifteen minutes after a message warned of his brother's death, Timothy Spellacy, a Tulsa native and early Ohio oil field pioneer, died in Lima. He helped found Ohio Oil company and later contributed to Texas and Mexican oil developments.
Sid Hatfield former Matewan police chief and notable coal conflict figure was arrested at his home in connection with the Mohawk mining village shooting about a year ago. Sheriff Hatfield and Harry Chafin confirmed the arrest and said he would be taken to Welch. He faced 24 indictments from the Matewan battle of May 19 1920 and was acquitted here last March.
Four men Fred Myers Frank Myers Henry Myers and Howard Smith were held to the grand jury in Jefferson county after a preliminary hearing for shooting with intent to kill Deputy Sheriff William Schroder near Ragland. Bond set at 2000 dollars, security for bail refused, as the group seeks bondsmen in Belmont county while asserting Deputy Sheriff James Pilney and a companion should also be arrested for false arrest.
The Buenos Aires article in La Epoca criticizes U S merchants for failing to adapt to Latin American conditions. It cites rigid payment terms, lack of goods inspection, limited credit, currency gaps, and high bank rates as reasons for reduced U S trade with Argentina and the region during the war.
The article argues that favoritism and government decrees harm producers and calls for a measured approach to tariff policy. It stresses that Pan American fraternity favors harmonious relations over short term treasury gains, urging a favorable solution to the difficulties without fundamental divergences.
Washington reports a commercial boom in Lancaster New Hampshire as President Harding plans to spend several days near the town at the home of Secretary Wacks. Initially rooms with bath could be had for 2.60 dollars, but the hotel later wired that all baths are engaged for next week and the American plan costs 80 dollars per day.
Mercer July 9 Lemuel Russo held after he slashed Miss D Ness a as she walked near her home. He tried a second time and was convicted on the second attack, receiving one year in the state penitentiary.
A heated exchange between Britain and France over Silesia escalates as a vigorously worded note, drafted by Britain and endorsed by the imperial cabinet, is handed to Paris. The document blames France and German troop positions and signals a sharp shift in policy toward Paris and Berlin.
Announcement seeks young women with at least nine years of high school to enter a three year nursing training program at Mercer, Mercer, Va. First year stipend around $1 per month, second year $5, third year unspecified. Application information available from Elisabeth Loece, New Superintendent.
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