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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
1
The note recounts survivor Robert r and others describing the June 21 attack on Herrin mine workers. Witnesses say non union captors killed fourteen and wounded many, with white flags raised and subdued by gunfire as police and guards watched.
Atlantic City reports an amicable adjustment of all differences between potters and employers. Committees from the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters and the United States Potters Association say detailed agreements, likely for one year, will be signed before sessions end. The conferences were harmonious.
Lausanne reports say Turkish fears of submarines and bombs threaten the conference on straits. Allies press for peaceful passage and equal fleet access while Turks demand limits on foreign fleets and a safeguarding neutral zone. A parallel Near East sub commission deadlocks on trial in Turkish courts with foreign judges.
National Guard Company G Monroe arrived at Mer Rouge and camped under orders from Baton Rouge as officials dodge disclosure. The move follows a August kidnapping in Morehouse Parish involving five Metropolis residents, with two still missing. The case echoes Ku Klux era tensions and Cumberland mountain feuds, stirring regional fear and speculation.
Warsaw AP report states the Polish National Assembly is to elect a successor to Dr Gabriel Narutowicz after his assassination last Saturday. The alleged murderer Niewiadomski faces trial before a civil tribunal on December 29, with six weeks of military assom ing and two weeks of civil mourning prescribed.
In Mount Holly New Jersey on December 20 testimony in the trial of Mia Brien and her brother Harry Mohr for the killing of Honest Jono Launep concluded. Closing addresses began and the case was sent to the jury later this afternoon. Defense counsel Walter Kown renewed his motion to set aside the indictment against Mia, which was denied.
Rash Stephin, a 12 year Easton police veteran, was shot and fatally wounded while attempting to arrest two gunmen in Easton, Virginia. John Huckrey, 41, and Walter Moline, 22, both of Wilkesmire, Pa., fled. Buckley was captured, Moline escaped.
Morris Hill was reelected president and J. G. Ernest secretary treasurer of the United Brotherhood of Window Glass Workers, with first returns compiled. Robert Davis and Ben Bailey tied for vice president, needing a second ballot. Two executive board members elected, wage committee named including W. F. Miller and Andy McCabe, with other members from multiple cities.
Denver police failed to identify the robbers hour after a $200,000 federal reserve bank heist. Despite tracing clues for nearly 48 hours, investigators remain without a lead on the culprits.
West Virginia Democrats warn against paying near a million dollars to New York architects who drew Charleston capitol plans. George W Oldham says some Democrats favor moving the capital from Charleston and reject a large appropriation, while Congress and the capitol project face retrenchment pressures.
In San Jose a patrolman on a highway sighted speeding motorist Donnick Hifters. A passing aviator, Robert Byers, dropped a speeding summons from an airplane, prompting Byers to retrieve it after the accident. The incident occurred near the roadway as the car collided with the scene.
Lausanne December 20 AP. Ambassador Child held a long talk with Ismet Pasha on the Dardanelles as Curlin urged immediate disposal. American observers now think an international canal committee is unnecessary and that freedom of the straits should be guaranteed by a Turkey powers treaty, not by a commission. The allied leaders warned Turkey to accept or reject the allied settlement plan. Failure to settle the Dardanelles likely won’t affect broader conference aims.
Polado Ohio December AP reports John Ino, 22, held for examination over his sanity and claim he can name the killer of William Desmond Taylor, Hollywood director murdered a year ago. Maragino says he sought hiding after entering a dwelling and says he was marked for assassination by California dope ring members who knew his knowledge. He adds several in the ring are responsible for Taylor's death.
Baseball Commissioner Landis announced that proceeds from the October fifth World Series tie game in New York were distributed to three national veteran organizations The American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Disabled American Veterans of the World War each receiving 20352.10. The remainder went to New York City charitable groups via joint action of the two clubs.
Stanislas Wojciechowski was elected president of Poland today in Warsaw to succeed Gabriel Marucowicz who was assassinated last year. The transition follows the shock of the murder and centers on restoring stable leadership.
New York December 20 civilian employees at the Brooklyn navy yard were arrested today on indictments returned months ago by a federal grand jury. The charges allege theft of government property valued at more than one thousand dollars during the war. The arrests were made by agents of the Department of Justice in public places.
Two robbers bound gagged and beat Mrs. Eleonore Fancsaly in her Cleveland home They demanded her knowledge of a hidden stash and after she insisted she had only $10 in cash and a $200 check they blindfolded her with a stocking cap and tossed her into a pile of burning newspapers Rescued by firemen her clothing scorched and she nearly suffocated The robbers escaped.
Los Angeles reports that Will H. Hayes chairs the motion picture board and says Roscoe C Fatty Arbuckle may return to movies. Arbuckle expresses gratitude and a determination to prove himself. Producer Joseph Schenck also pledges to give him work and support. Advertising charges are waived.
In Logan West Virginia on December 20, sheriff investigators probe an assault on Harry Zickers a miner at Omar Suseth Main Creek Coal Company leaving him with a fractured skull and other injuries. He was rushed to a Huntington hospital. A relief committee from eight miners locals also sent 800 dollars plus clothing to destitute miners and their families in the Cabin Creek District Southern West Virginia.
A car of Florida oranges offered for sale by OH Davis Siding. They will supply in quantities to suit buyers and buyers may bring bags or baskets to carry fruit.
Eight men blasted the Spring Valley Illinois postoffice safe early today, securing about $300 and fleeing in two automobiles after a brief chase with a farmer posse. The robbery occurred in December, and authorities are pursuing leads to identify the suspects and recover the missing funds.
Relatives report actor Wallace Reid is resting easier after leaving drugs and liquor. Doctors say his temperature and respiration are normal and his pulse has fallen to about 100 as he recovers in a Hollywood sanitarium.
Former Secretary of War Newton D Baker testified today before a special federal grand jury in Washington investigating war frauds. The inquiry has focused on irregularities in army contracts and building of ammunition. Civil suits seeking contractor recognitions of dollars have been filed, with criminal action possible.
In Havre France Georges Clemenceau arrived home from his American pilgrimage aboard the Paris. He was greeted by a crowd of relatives friends reporters and photographers in his state room before docking. Despite a gay exterior friends say fatigue and the long voyage pressed on him and he planned a lengthy rest at his country home after denying interviews printed in Paris papers.
Weston West Virginia December 2. Claude Wikoth fellow patient struck Wilmoth at the state hospital for the insane during a morning task of mopping corridors. Wikoth felled Wilmoth with a mop and a second blow fractured the skull. Wilmoth died within hours. Rogers, arraigned for murder, was returned to the institution after magistrate’s inspection citing hallucinatory beliefs. Doctor Denham described Rogers as normally mild. A brother of the deceased removed Wilmoth’s body to Belington.
Robert Officer, University of Pennsylvania graduate and Herrin riot survivor, faces further cross examination as five men on trial for murder related to the killings. He testified yesterday about the mob attack at the swip mine and the subsequent execution of trapped defenders at a barbed wire fence. Local notices mention a Daughters of American Revolution sale and Christian free holders at Graf ton Hardware Company upcoming events.
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