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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
5
Deacon Jones of Charleston announces plans to file nomination papers as a Republican candidate for the U. S. Senate. He is 80, a Civil War veteran who fought with President Harding ally Dr. George Harding.
Cumberland Valley Telephone property in Martinsburg West Virginia will be bought by Chesapeake and Potomac for 27000 dollars. The company plans to spend 52000 dollars to build aerial toll cable from Clarksburg to Mount Clare replacing unreliable lines. An additional 18150 dollars will enlarge Wheeling exchange switchboards.
In Chicago, May 26, the United States Railway Labor Board will set wage scales for over 400000 shop crafts and maintenance of way workers independent of Interstate Commerce Commission rate cuts. AML decisions will come simultaneously. no reductions expected, while unions seek raises and roads seek about ten percent cuts.
Babe Ruth of the New York Giants was ruled ineligible by Commissioner Ban Johnson pending a full investigation into the clash with umpire Hildebrand that led to a disputed home run call and Ruth’s confrontation with fans. J C Poe of Fairmont was in Grafton on business Thursday.
In Richmond Virginia on May 26 scenes from the Spanish American and world wars opened the Virginia Historical Pageant. Governor and Mrs Morgan of West Virginia were among visitors and will be guests of Governor and Mrs Trinkle of Virginia.
In Bridgeport area Ocean Mines near Bridgeport a two year old girl Christine daughter of Mr and Mrs William Angil drowned after imitating her father to draw water from a rain barrel. The father had just drawn a bucket for the garden and found the child’s body at the barrel bottom when returning for another bucket.
Eleven miners were killed in an explosion at the Aemar No. 1 mine of the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company in St Clair County. Reports to Birmingham Bureau of Mines say five of the victims were white.
AP reports W. L. Highland publisher of the Clarksburg Telegram is named by Governor Morgan to the State Capitol Commission, succeeding N. P. Whitaker of Wheeling who resigned. Announcement said today.
At Clarksburg on May 26 the closing session pledged the association to correct misinformation about West Virginia in other states, urged legislation to protect American shipping, and thanked local groups for hospitality. A luncheon followed at the Anglewood Country Club. Principal speaker J R Howard of Chicago, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, urged better relations between manufacturers and farmers and noted growth and accomplishments.
In Wheeling a federal judge reversed a prior ruling and barred testimony about Tom Arrington a former prohibition officer. The trial of William Lias of Warwood proceeds with state officials testifying about the raid and Arrington’s race and marriage license questioning muted as defense and prosecution clash over admissibility.
Local proceedings show Arrington defense arguments denied and a not guilty verdict instruction request. Frank Starr case ends without verdict as jurors fail to agree. Chan Miller freed after indictment for partnership in a still. Peter and Melissa Taylor convicted of moonshine possession but cleared on the till charge. New trial motions noted.
Rare censors for the Pre HS Withers of Clarion defense of foreign polities in the city yesterday. Ruth and Hazel Wood yard of Pruntytown shopped in the city today. H W Beverlin of the National Casket Co Pittsburgh spending a few days with family on Walnut street. Feltner of Webster a business visitor this afternoon. Loné Kergting of Clarksville visiting friends in the city. Helen Jackson spending time visiting friends in Fairmont.
Elbert H. Gary addressing the American Iron and Steel Institute called for Congress to depoliticize tariffs and avoid favoritism in rate regulation. He proposed replacing the income tax with a sales tax and delaying the soldiers' bonus during financial strain while remaining optimistic about the iron and steel industry’s future.
Clarksburg May 26 Critics of the state sales tax dominated speeches at the West Virginia Manufacturers Association annual convention opening with 200 delegates. Banquet speakers included former Governor John J. Cornwell Archibald Friese of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad T D Harman publisher of National Stockman and Farmer H C Ogden of Wheeling and J G Brady of Hazel Atlas Glass Co. The leaders urged economy fairness and federal help to stabilize government and the economy.
London editorials today condemn Prime Minister Lloyd George’s Genoa speech as a failure while most papers say the House of Commons effectively rejected his stance last night. The consensus is sharp and widespread across the press.
Daily Sentinel lists residents and guests in Grafton and nearby places. John A Foster arrives from Clarington to visit grandmother Mrs Margaret Davis. Miss Nadine Malone of Philip pi visits. Dr and Mrs Charles Rohr visit Weston relatives. Mr and Mrs Joseph Madeira welcome a baby boy. various locals from Fairmont Columbus Elkins Barkersburg and more are noted for shopping, visits, business, and court.
Sherman Hodges pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Summersville circuit court and was sentenced by Judge Eary to two years in the state penitentiary at Moundsville. The killing occurred about ten years ago during a boarding house quarrel in Dixie over a spilled sugar bowl, leading to a fatal head injury. Hodges had been away in the West before returning to Putnam County for trial.
Clarksburg May 27 a decomposed body of a negro was found in a pasture field near Grasselli in Harrison county the body unidentifiable with a bullet wound in the left temple and a revolver nearby death estimated four to six weeks ago Sheriff Lace L Young seeks help to identify the victim and pursue possible murder leads.
Chicago May 27 AP reports that “Big Tim” Murphy and Fred Mader, nicknamed the Ozark duo, are central to a release petition prompting a $75,000 bond as part of their legal proceedings.
In Fayette coke region a spree of blasts and a dynamite theft at Dyerman Coal Co in Fairchance spurs heightened security. The Juanita mine boiler house of H Frick Coke Co suffered a blast loosening bricks and shattering windows amid ongoing miners strikes. A Farrehanne mine garage owned by a mine was also blown up.
Andrew W. Mellon secretary of the treasury was guest of honor at the silver anniversary session of the Pennsylvania State Bankers association in Pittsburgh. The largest crowd of the week greeted him as he praised bankers support and reflected on Mellon's tenure, with tributes from officials including W P G Harding.
In Morgantown May 1y 100 notices were served at Osage near Scott's Monon mine and other Coal Company properties. Lawman Consta E D Clear reports the first step toward resuming work on a union basis at both mines. No start date has been set, and the moves reflect broader national labor tensions as mines consider non union reentry.
In Chicago on May 27 4 17 year old Miss McCormick, engaged to Swiss rider Max Oser, had her guardian appointed as her father and International Harvester executive Mr. McCormick. The court action questioned whether the move secures consent or ends the engagement, with both sides unavailable for comment.
Civic pride spurs Sacramentans to grow beards for the Days of 49 in California. Langseth, a 75 year old North Dakota resident, claims a sixteen foot beard measured by onlookers. Langseth, born in Norway and long resident of Minnesota, has not shaved since age 29 and now displays a legendary growth tied to local festivities.
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