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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Tulsa, Dec, 28.--ounrcn contin
ucd their activities Las last night,
adding three hold ups 10 the Icng
Iist. A lone masked bandit en-
tered a down town taxlcab stand
and compelled seven men 10 line
up along wall while he relieved
them Of more than $50, the chsnes
n their pockets, w. =. Kemp was
robbed Of siio BY three unmarked
men while on his way home. a
street car conductor wan robbed Of
his watch, $50 Of the company's
money and the fare register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
JEALOUS NEGRO KILLS
WOMAN IN AtTO

New York. Dec. 2s.~-Raymon
Amos, negro, early to-day losped on
the running board Of an automobile.
srot 10 death Lucia Harper. one a.
the cars four negro passengers and
then killed himself Tire murder and
suicide occurred at the corner Of 10.
street and Seventh Avenue. just few
moments after police 'ssharn
shooter squad had passed the s,ot
in an automohile.
Police are searching for Charles
Brown. chauffeur or the automobile.
which they said bore the license
number cf the late Bishop Charles
Sumner Burch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

PRESIDENT WILSON Is
Gi YEARS Old TODAY

Washington. Dec - - President
Wilson celebrated his s4th birthday
receiving nan,erous messages of con
gs@izl@tion. Two of the presidents
daughters. Miss Margaret Wilson ami
Mrs W. G. MSAdoo. we~e with hin
for the occasion aud also Or. STOCK
tor Arson. hro;aer Of the presidents
FIRST wife Tonight Mrs Wilson and
The presidents daughters expected 10
attend The wedding ct Miss Marjorie
Brown. cousin Of Presidents Wilson ;
first wife
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
LANDS ORDERS RAID

Chicago Dec. 2s--The expedisis'
Was ordered ss tire Instance o. Fed
erai Judge <. "A. lands after reports
hao rssehed him thss the alleged
rnsershirers had threst<rec 70 shoes
any prohibition raiders Who put In
an appearanee.
Mere shxr cne hundred places, II
10 repcrsGs, make or sell whisky src
wine. thirty eight Of them are ss
Icons and tire rsloirs party carried .
warrant fer the arrest s the pro
prlsscr Of every ere cf these
rl2ces.. Other places said 10 be sell
Inc lio0or were pcol ro1uAs. private
stills and barber shops
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
" AGES or COMMON
L,BOIiEIss nint IID

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 2s..--
Wages OF common lahorers In this
vicinity viii be reduced f~cm 81 20
10 80 cents an hour January l. &C.
corelna "a announcement today. by
The Springfield Trades association.
The new scale, agreed uron by both
members and non.members cf the az
eoclation affects about 1000 men EN-.
pIeyed on building projects and repre-.
sented lr the allied Building traces
coancH
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
PREslDENT-ELFGT MEETS
WITH HIS ADVISERS

Marion. O. Dec. Is President
elect Harding today continued bis
discussion Of domestic questions with
Senator Porter Mccumber OF North
Dakota, ranking member OF the sen
ate finance committee. ard with o.
car Strauss former secretary Iol
commerce and labor.
Senator McCunabcr IS expected "a
discuss with. Mr. Harding. besides
financial matters. the proposed sntes-
gency tariff bill now before the sen.
ate. Mr.. Strauss is expected 10 dis
cuss matterg pertaining TO forcisn
commerce
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
No Truth In
Latest Clara
Smith Report

Ardmorc. Dec. 2e.--Chsres A.
Coskiey. ore Of the attorneys for
Mrs. Clara Smith Hsror. at iiberty
under $4,000 bond on q charge
Of MURDER in connection with death
Of Jake f1smor, Republican nation
d committeeman. denied here today
nc had ever said Clara Smith
1anon was forced 10 sign . state
nl-ns at Fort Worth charging an IN
t-rvir~ with her given cor.
respondent Of tire press association
was an esaeoerstion.- Mr.. coskIey
WAS also alleged to have made the
statement IN recent press DIS
patches.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
NJ CHANGE ron
LEAGUE SAYS MGt NBER

Marion, O., Dec. IS United States
Senator Porter McCunrl,er Of NorsA
Dakota, the only Republican mensos
~ the senate who votei tor ratigl-
cation of the Versailles treaty ami
league ~ Nations without reseryq
iions, today advised President -riec
Harding 70 go ahead with his propo
sltion for form2si ION % an asmcla, lon
Of nations, independent os the League
as he considered the League dead SO
far as the United States IS concerned
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
Father, Mother,
Babe, Dead
In Flames

Ada. Dec. 2s.---,un0an Nichols.
his wife ard twelve months cid
shlln sseee hernee te death when
their norse at Reff fifteen miles
southwest os here lr shis county.
Was destroyed by ar explosion ard
resulting fire cary last nlaht
Nsehels was in the yaro ao,ng
chores when his sttentlen Was al.
srsesec BY lcuc explosion. Neigh.
bors rushed to the scene ano held
him back as ne declared Re lrtenss.
60 70 rssh inte the burning house
10 rescue MS family, re oserpow
srec shera. however. and rushed in.
TO the frame dwelling. he never
came cut,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
CONDITION or CARDINAL
GIBBONS IMPROVED

Baltimore Nd. Dec. 2ss--contlnued
Improvement In Cardinal Gibbons
eondaion was reported today from
Union Mills, Nd. where he is staying
at the horne Of Robert r. shriver.
Mr.. shriver said the cardinal had
passed . comfortable night and ap.
pesre5 much rested. Ne was bright
and cheerful.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
COUNTY TREAsuRER's OFFICE
BUSY PLACE TO-DAY

The office u the county treasurer
was busy place today due 70 the
opcuir9 of the 1920 tax rolls Miss
" L Goodrich OF the county treas.
urers force had the honor Of wrlting
the first receipt The taxpayers enn,
orally seen anxious 70 pay their taxes
and e is believe that the receipts
wiil ~ equal 70 that Of previous
years
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Fort Worth Tex, Orc a8,~~F nft
Worth officers joined W the hunt
today for the two bandits who rob
her Bank Messenger Hcweii oi
$4,000 In cash near Leefsy hnn
DAY. and escaped in an automobile
THE last cicw 10 the men was %
4alned north o. Leeray and al thRt
tire they were headtd Inward
Breckenridge Highways and rail-
roads from the oil fields 20 Fort
Worth were guarded las. right and
this morning by police.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
FLYNN TO Be COLLECTOR

Washington. Dec. IS -~Afpointmea.
q John IA Flynn as collector of IN
fer0ai res*nue AZ San Ffpuclsco hes
been announced by the bureau
Of internal revenue Mr.. FLYNN sac.
coeds Justus II wardelI. who se
signed. effective December gf.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
1921 To
Be Year
OfPlenty

Nee YugA ls Rsm ~
Whnlesa,o megshsnss aHa nsaA af
ess lasiae ghes estimate asa
sess deHe asln9 the Chrsasm elt
aash sestefaay predicted ~ lhe
mass yvar would AA ona uf pn INV
They asserted that safpha wks
everywhere wefe naaFina dT lion
sbat the pahllr. ensouraned owor
Fflep waa buslug again, thst
gWFphaslaN aNeaiH would punn egme
d the clsy eaAef 10 abtaln use sap
plies ne npflas &ad SUMMER tfaae
lseasons given fag optimistic rrv
ds luns were
'Fhag lha elaaflug uut ~ saplus
stocks Ny HpeeGal safes astflna ihe
leAg shspp pr four weeNa wsuhI atm
Mate production
THAT lowoF prices we're altFaeslaK
hslyefs who had usea holding on IN
the helief thms FoFtAer hlKA caetn
wuuld uut ronllNaa.
ii'has The result uf lhe Presidential
election bad gessored The eantlaence
81 manufacturers 10 The pallgIcal
situation
THAT llln f0ualry had Harvested
@um4f ,yopai awueA ape third II Fl,a
worlds sola sappls owned lagge
merchant marina, and the markets
If lhe world wsre demanding Amer
leau xatda IA nnver before
Department asagea. whlch are ~.
Nafaed az hArometera of retail lrade.
rspots thas the nssh ~ Chlaimaa bast
neaa hsN depicted shelr stocks IN
manY llnse that manufacturers WIN
Ae hepl buu supuyius fulars Nv
uanda
Says Prospects Are tifieht
lHdfed by oat Christmas sfade 'ae
poeppftu for tha Immndlase rusuvn aru
exceedingly fright aald u lazy.
ttaniinned un Page ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Jacksonville. "a. Dec. aa..~~rha
death here last Friday Of csrlar w.
johnson, cacaqo salesman. shortly
after he had taken drink o. a.
aour. vas not due 20 wood alcohol
poisoning bot resulted from taklna
sssmulant "too atrona Tor hla dls.
eased heart accrdlne 10 report
of chemist
Relatives said Johnson had auf
tered from heart dlseasc for Sever.
a yeara.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
DEMOCRATS OF STATE
NcT OVERLY ENTHUSIASTIC

Members OF the Democratic stase
central committee mes at Oklahoma
Cliy yesterday 10 formulate plans fcr
,he gvsoesnsorisl fight thai wiH BE-
stayed In the state ncxt year White
full conmiuee failed to gister
a few os he faithful pae ~ atten
dance and some enth ssbe .m show.
\ committee OF eight sss named %
direct he coming campaign.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
MEXICAN AID URGED

Washington Dec 2s-Asencies to
protect the rights Of Mexican WORK
rnsn IL tie United States viii be es-
tz5iishec By the Mexican gorernmsur
At Laredo. Pisdr4s Nexrsz. Mexicrr
and crner border to~ns
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

View Liberty. No. Dec . s-Tha
Rev. A. y. Jones. - years old.
,xideiy known writer. educator and
minister and pastor emeritus Of the
IBbertF Christian church. died At his
home here late last night III
had been in failing health sor more
than = year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Edscstors fron over far state wiss
esther st Censral State Normal
school at Ednond. lsnusrv for q
t~D-day conference Dr. Charles A
McAinrrzy OF Peabody coiseee. Nash
vile. Tenn. w!li deliver a series o.
lectures as d feature Of ;he confer
enreA Problems in edafation since
the war VIII he discussed at the ses
sions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
BODIES or TEXANS RETURNED

San Antonio. Tex. Dec % Tho
bodies of seFnn former Texans who
were killed or died In France dur
ing the world -sr. we're scheduled
TO arrive IN San Antonio today foT
re-routlng 10 their former homes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
NOTED WOMAN DEAD

Shreveport, La. Dec. zs.-Mrs
Ann McDoayal HEexs. aged 81. moth
er q s. b. Hicks Of Shreveport. Dem
ocratic national committeeman for
louisiana, died at her home In s~r
Anton0. Tex last night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

John Wesley Gross 2s0pound na.
gro ~ Ia jail here biggest NEGRO
oyer handled" sald Sheriff Robert
son today Cross waa arrested on
q wire from the sheriff of Tllsnan
county The charge againat Cross
was net given Va thr teIegran X
allrn u'nt familiar with the fra8on
~ held / never done no man harm
picked cotton whom other nlfxcru
turned up their noses a. the thouEht
cf working said Gross
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Many Guthrie people remember
pe a \ canaell. first president a
1he Agricultural and Mechanical rol'
lego at stiiwAler conneil wnu a
AloDny petal 10 school llta during tie
first state adminlslra,lnn lle WIS
a filhior and would no4 play politics
~ II frequently the cnWa wlth COLLEGE
heads, s'onnell was brought M Ok
lahoma by "Alialln NH" Murray the
two men having ideas along eduea
'ionol lines that ran parallel. Thas
worked toeethef IA Texas when hois
were struggling for Az education
When connell var finally dapased tY
The politicians from the l'realdonev
Of The A 4 u schools he went back
70 Texas But not 10 enter school
work "a tho dispatches today III
story ~ the offect that ronnel has
been named a. president Of slc ioal
las, Texas automobile association ~
Is bound % be president II ho has
~ Eoi into he auto llue 20 do q
cnnuell haA made much money. Il ~
said N tbo automobile business slnea
leaving Guthrie AMI hla frlends
here are gad TO hear II
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

NeW YORK. Dea AZ Ihs llurnor
nossnanN Union voted Monday niert
sa fa leet fna paw working axrus.
msnt tor 1921 llndercd W ax haa
dred independent owners
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
HAVANA NAIL SACKS RossED

New To-k. Dec. IS Mail sacks
ronisiniag 100000 IN cash consignea
to f;rEu in Havana. wez1 ransacke.i
IN the postoefsce of that city several
wrecks azO and as yes tbs money has
not been recovered Il wss learned
here today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
AMERICAN AviAroRs NAY
LAND m MEXICO

Mexico City. Dec 2s--Amcrican
sristors fiy.nr from The northern
froatser 0 Mexico toxard Pana.aa
may land On Mcuiczn soil accoriIns
70 official Information given on.
yesterday. Permission vas in re-
sPonse TO request from the Unitesi
States EOvernmapi- f,sras announce
st the foreign Office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
RArF rARlFr Is SUSPENDED

WashEngton ,Dex a The over-
alton Of certain schedules on manu-
facturtd iron aud steel articles q
carloads from Houston aid Calves
ton. Texas. and Intermediate poinif
10 destinations IN Louisiana has been
suspended by The interstate CON
inerce commission.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
PROMINENT WOMAN SHOT

Ciimer. Ter. Dec 2s.---Officers an
nounced they had been notified Of the
shooting 70 death at Orc City. this
county g Mrs Rice Galway ana
the serious woundIng OF her husband.
Mrs. Galloway Was the daughter ~
II. +. Brown. prominent mill man.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Las Ansolea cat. f'ss ~ Hdsar
J Pyle former ylen president n 'hn
National tank and Trust company of
i'saaapnH waa iRdsted herp by q
federal arand jury 90 4 charge u
misag. lyinE bank funds.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
rrAAs rAnmEaa 70 WAR

rurt worth Texa Doc p Tho
annual uin,er meeting n the TexsA
Farmers tnsop slll bc hold u Waa
January z5. ~ and 81, rrema~'r A
l.sday antauaeed today eostoa
and eottonaeed prleea viii BE- she m@st
serloua problems benofn the dels'
gates.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
MIAMI MAN NEAR pEArh
FROM hlccouQh ATrACE

Mlanl lisr III slw"ve q. iIAnna,
Miami f,ml estate man. IA nnar death
following an attack ~ higroughH fFv9s
witch he Ina been auffeFlng tns 90
tssspk NJ falluf has DeWa uEalnusl
uxeu,t w uao N oglates
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
MORE ARE DEAD FROM
DRINKING BOOTLEG BOOz

San Francisco. Dec. 2e---Two men
are oead and a third probably dyinJ
from drinking Bootleg" whisky n 'he
bay section yesterday, police phyal-
clans announced today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Port Arthur Tex, Dec 2s.-The
Ksrr Steamship comgany u Ne~
York viii establish an office at this
port January 1. 1921. according 40 an
announcement hy officials o. m.
company.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN serrrr

Washington. Dee % The condi !.
ton OF Senator Chamberlain. Demo +
orat OF oregon. who aas operated on
here last week wss Improved today.
according 20 bis physicians.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
rAnnIeAL Shops ARF REDUCED

Hannibal Mo- Dec ~ Twenty
five pen cent reduction n the WORK
ing force of the Hannibal division
shops of the Burlington railroad hag
been authorized. Officials say moro
than 300 men viii be affected
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
FARMERS TO SEEK
-cLosEo~ QUAIL LAW

Efforts viii be made Al the comIns
session of The legislature 70 PASS .
-caose5- Izw TO protect quail for Z
period os fire years Fzrn.srs Of the
state are backing tae measure.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
IOOOpen
Saloons
Closed


Hurley. Wis. oee. 1s--More than
hair hundred federal rrohiblsien
agents from chieass surprised the
thirty five epen sxloons IN Hurley
this sftsrneen. making rsay arrests
ard seizins quantities ef liquors -
sli sorts Tire federal agents were
armed. ess ret . shot was fired cur
ina the first hour 81 operations
The town ~ ttursey h4s less than
$500 Inhabitants.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
poer RECORD IS uaoksn

Sew Orleans Dec 2s.-With the
entrg of twenty seven saIps and one
tux into this port SIT previous record
were broken.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

10 tho dispatches ef Yesterday
appeared lhu name os Ree " a
boswor'h IN connection With lhn ag,
l'ulNimenl ~ Vhaplalu uf shu NAtiaa
A g a 4 Twcnty svafs ago Row
bosiNofsh uaa pastor ~ tho Caoa
national church "a Guthrie whoa
be Rave np hla charge hefu 10 mos
ed % Wlehisa where ~ pfqegprud sl
business bur remained ~ thp mlulAt,
ery Many of Tho oiaslme uulhur
citfeua Viii remcmbrr REV nos
worth az an honpat plain but earnest
man of ea1 TITS appointment ~
chaplain ~ that great Mtfiuslt u'
ganialiuu Il wpll nyFltpd.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
vsnlzELo.s sos IS MAaeleo

Nice. Francs Dee ~ soDhocle,
venlzelos, son of the former Greex
premier. was married here yesterday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Laxe View. Tex. De-. 2s-Three
dry goods stores and 4 drug storc.
constituting half Of the Hall county
ts~n. barned las. nigh+- The los
Is estimated a s750so
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Toxic. Dec. zs.--Fire DESTROYED 100
houses in Toxic today The loss hrs
rot been estimated.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
rEArnEa

New oriezas. Dee zs.--Tonighs
ard wednesday. fair sas warmer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28
Recruit
Drv9 to
BeHalted

N@SAinEion, Dec - Expn tha *
sFeme ols army men have agroe,l
that confessional action must b.
taken 10 cheek Secretary Bakers ex
lAndi,arex
Despite the general desire 10 cut
down governmental expenditures 80
tha, The tax eardeu on tAe people
can be made lighter. che fccruisinx
drive - tho War Department ia be-
Ing continued, alihuura the army nov
Is more shan asoao alnl0s, "a aasa
larger than Intended ar provided Tor
oy the appropriations made Al shs
last session.
Leading members of both houses AZ
congress Including Chairman Naax.
worth o. the Senate Military Affairs
committee, have appealed to Mr.
Baker 10 stop the recruiting Mr.
Bakers reply Is that he Intends to
press shc recruiting campaign win
ali bis vigor. despite the fact that
The recruiting drive ia itself i very
expensive clerasion. until she arm,
reaches tue tuli strength permitted a,
ihn army reorganization act. which
IL approximately 4s0v0o enlistcl
neH, Thh Total would ~ i4s. .oOu
men nisse r'au was provided Tor is
the appropriations.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Mr Baker told senator Waas.
worth fla'ly thar he regarded ,ha
army reorgsnixation act as mandate
70 him 10 get the army 10 shas s,senr-
u i possible. lie waved aside con.
aensions that this figure was fixrd ax
Ia maximum and that congress plain.
" intended last year, IA fixing s..e
franflnuea en d.. q
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

IedFed by ouf Christmas trade sae
oAppfiu for tue lnnndlaie future arr
exceedingly hFlghl aald u Eevy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-12-28

Fcon''nnef IN Page ..
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tconiinued on Page -
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-04-16
HAS CURE FOR
TUBERCULOSIS

not stop its activity. He combined
that chemical with arsenic constitu.
ents. This compound, in staining the
parasite, released the poison which
destroyed its action, without hurting
the human body. This process is re.
versed by Doctor Paschall, who DOS.
sessed the latent enemy of tuberculo.
Sis In the wax, but had to find chem.
lcal combinations which would make
1t available. His "mycoleum" differs
also IN that 1t Is a combination of
chemical and archaeological products,
whereas salvarsan Is union of
chemicals only. And, while salvarsan
attacks the parasite directly, the my.
coieum is supposed to excite the blood
to make the attack.
He at first used the treatment only
In the case Of persons In advanced
stages Of tuberculosis, who asked for
1t. Even in the advanced stages Doc
tor Paschall claims a large record of
recoveries.
Doctor Paschall had scores of let.
tiers from former patients and ply
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-04-16
CHAPTER lii-Continued.

Dawes duties were simple enough.
He had to drive q wagon to coal
yard, where very superior young
man, with collar, would express sur
prise that he had been SO long gone,
and tell him to back in under chute
number so-and-so. 1t appeared to be
always matter Of great distress to
this young man that Dave did not
know which chute to back under until
he was told. Having backed into po-
sition door was opened. There was
a fiction that the coal in the bin should
then run into the wagon box, but, as
Dave at once discovered, this was
merely a fiction. Aside from few
accommodating Jumps near the door
the coal had to be shoveled. Then
Dave had to drive to an address that
was given him, shovel the coal down
a chute located in the most inacces-
sible position the premises afforded,
and return to the coalyard, where the
young man with the collar would face
tiously inquire whether Mrs. Blank
had invited him in to afternoon tea,
or if he had been waiting for a change
In the weather.
His work and supper were over by
seven o'clock each evening, and now
was the opportunity for him to begin
the schooling for which he had left
the ranch. But he developed sud-
den Discrimination to make the start
he was tired In the evening, and he
found 1t much more to his liking to
stroll downtown, smoke cigarettes on
the street corners, or engage in an
occasional game Of pool. In this way
the weeks went by, and when his
month with Metford was up he had
neglected to find another position, SO
he continued where he was. He was
being gradually and unconsciously
submerged in an inertia which, how
ever much 1t might hate its present
surroundings, had not the spirit to
seek more favorable environment
So the fall and winter drifted along;
Dave had made few acquaintances and
no friends, II we except Coward
whom he frequently met in the pool
rooms and for whom he had developed
sort of attachment.
One Saturday evening, as Dave was
on his way to their accustomed resort,
he fell in with Coward on the street.
"HellO, old man!' said Coward
cheerily. Il was just looking for you.
Got two tickets for the show tonight.
Some swell danes in the chorus.
Come along. There'll be doings."
There We're two theaters in the
town, one of which played to the bet
ter-class residents. In it anything of
risque nature had to he presented