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l'PODosRIA
$500 900 HIGHWAY BONDS
STATE or DFIAWARE

sss,pa proposals. MI b. recely ed ~ the
s'1re TrcEsu-er OF Delaware until Na~ iS
1920 a. I 90 o'clock +. NJ. for tho purchase
Of $500. 90 Of STATE Bonds Of ths State Of
said bonds will bear date January /. 1920
snd 70 be Of $1,000 denon,nst!or. bearing
a. a. Re IS, S' DAYS Of 5snGSry and Juiy oi
ssca ysAr RoEds shall be payable forty
Years aftsE the date thereof, but the said
borGs a- any of them may bs rdsemed at
tbs option a. the State At the rate of One
SIr drpd and FIVE psr centum Of the principal
DEBT Of the bond redeemed on any FIRST day
Ssit eond or any ot them have been Issued
oI. ysar, upon thirty days notice properly
sdyer+!Eed principal and interest payRbIe at
tfs FSrTsrs Bank ot the State Of Della.
re ,6oEa, % ~ ooupon bonds, with. no
ststs Trea,gI.r,, Doysr, Delaware. Bids
o; ne !s'as az snd nyEt BE- ;sEc.:oETPanisd &C. y
T7ea.Grsr, TIE r'Eh' Is reserved to reject
|GaW Sg71s s-. .ssued under authority O,
uiY f.,sy DsgAT.rr rrsai. Ests b'Ishinz = systeyn
Fta,s F.EhwsIE. sa1 ProvidiEk for :hs
Ytrproyerg-,. sE1 Nai1,snancs Thereof anS
sn'IU5r5pria,,ng sad Esrr0WinR Money There
,oyy'' gasss1 ~ 10 Dsr,ral Aas"mbly Of
lie STATE ot Ds.aWsTe tLd approved BY tbs
GEORGE " FISHER
gtasR
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TOF|GHT
ORGANIZED LABOR
James M. Beck Tells Hosiery
Men Workers Are Over
throwing Government

The American people must make
fight to the finish against organized la
Dor to protect the best interests Of the
country. ..
This is the thought expressed by
James NJ. Beck, of New York, assistant
attorney general of the United States
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Animal Mefflnra
Annual Meetings
OFFICE or
The United Gas Improvement
Company
= II. cnr. nrond and Arch al.


y. W. cor Broad and Arch sts.
The Annual Meeting Of the stSckhoIdcrs
Of The United Gas Improvement Company
will be held at the Office OF the Company.
Sorthwest Corner Of Broad and Arch streets,
Philadelphia. on Monday. May 8. 1920. al
~ o'clock noon. for the purposes of eleoting
q President and six Directors. to serve for
the ensuing year; of considering and acting
the suthorlESd capital stock OF the Company
$50 % each 10 /. ;si, $50 shiTss Of The tH' par az
i .sai be- seven Per Cen. cTmSia,r. nsFfSse PTe
re-rea Stock, also entitled 90 preference on
liquidation 20 the par value thereof and
accrued unpaid dividends. 10 be redeemable
IN whole or IN part az ss5 per share and
accrued unpaid dividends. 10 have the same
yoting rights a. the Common Stock and TO
have such ,othe-., rights nrlvileEes.. prefer:
i22, ,OSO shares ot said Preferred stock TO be
lRsueo and d'sTosed Of Sy The Board %
Directors at such time or times and upon
such .srms and conditions as said Board
shall apnrovc; provided. however, that SAID
shares shall first be offered 70 The stock-
holders pro rata FOR subscription at par:
the Balance OF the authorized shares OF said
Preferred Stock 20 he issued from time 70
subsequent storkholders' meeting and OF
transsctlnE such other business as may prop
c-lv come bef)rn the meeting
Tic scock ira nsfsr books will be closed
from 2 p. rn., April 81 until a m, MAY
Tjv order Of the Eoa-d Of Directors.
q. ". CCRRAN. Secretary
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SHIPS LIQUOR coNFIscATEp
Customs officials Find cortraband
on Sugar Cargo Vessel

Customs officers. headed by Colonel
Thomas J. Ross. chief Inspector,
boarded the steamer Lake Crystal, from
Matanzas. cargoed with sugar. yester-
day and seized seventeen bottles Of
whisky and wine found concealed be-
tween the ceiling and iron deck. The
liquor was sent to the appraisers
stores and the matter referred to the
proper authorities.
All parts of the Lake Crystal were
searched.
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Dividends
IHE MFRION r1rLE NNp rRIsr CO.

= N'I|||0EH- - NN-'. N, TN-O.
The Board ot directors Of 'he Merton Title
and r. Ft CO. A-dmors. pa. NRs 'n!s day
crc,a-ed semIanaua. dividend oS So On the
capita. sto'k. payar,A May I. 1890. oIt o:
Ne stGraauIde-s - rsg.s'e-ed at ;he closp
ot bvs!ursr March 81 1920 on the same
date. the hoard OF directors declared an extra
dividend of a. on the capital stock. payable
May I. 1920. out of the ne: earnings ~ the
las. twelve monthR 20 IN" stockholders us
registered a. the Close OF business March 81.
1920.
Il Z. YOCCS.
Treasurer
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CLEARFIELD RIrrMrNOUs
COAL CORPORATION

Notice Is 6srcST aYcn ;Ss. St! the he hT5aa, Amt
N"stirY of the Stockholders os the Clear
Hr.d p,t-r,!tous Coai Corco-ptlon. tor the
e,rctiou ~ a President. SIX Directors and
r. roe Inspectors OF the next election. and for
he transaction of srch other business as nav
be brought before the meeting. will be held
a. n" oflCe q she C0rrn- t!oY. in philadel-
LJH. pa o. .'s frSt FRIDAY sfte- the H-st
"wednesday 'helng the eth day OF May. 1890,
r = STEPHENSON.
Assistant Secrcts~v
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rINANcIAI.

70 THE HfnEM,,avN MoflSynsv al SoE,sE E u,,sr..
S2S1rrnihs S22SN1Tr sISSI,d SoYESSY YES r,E.N nJIT III
4sTfHs 4sTfHs SsxHS cbIfEHfns HGkFGse5 coz ~
bHsTTfb bHTEb AoyYnsSfS AoyYnIssiSIf /. SfsSSssfohAr'sS' fsSs
The undersrned, having elected TO re-
deem the entire amount OF bonds outstandins
OF the Issue above referred 70. aud in pur-
May I. .ioao, redeem all Of said bonds al ths
price Of 1885, OF their par value, together
With scerusd and unpaid interest. at the OF.
Gee OF the Coiumbis Trust Company. Trustee.
The undersignsd requires that on or be.
panied By all matured and unmatured cou-
pons, b presented for redemption and pay.
Company. 80 Broadway. New York City.
Interest will cease from ans after May I.
1920. on all bends not presented for re-
cease 20 be secured BY the lndenturs Of
mp = PoSckH6SrSs ii e coLIfERRins CONTAIN
ny PoCkHnETAS FUEL COMPANY. M
By ISAAC T. MANN,
President
Dated January % 1920.
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AnPARo MININC COMPANy

PHTT autIpUTa, NprlI II, lVIO.
THE directors have this day declared the
-rRular quarterly dividend OF three (3) per
cent and an extra dividend oc two (o) per
cent ps "a ole MAJ 10 1890, 70 t'oCkh0l ldcrE
Of record Apr. 30 1890. Checks viii BE-
JOSEPH :. WILLIAMS. T-easu-s-.
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TnE GIkARD NATIONAL BANK

Philadelphia. Pa, Apr!! q. 1899.
The Board Or Directors has this day De.
cisred a quarterly dividend Of ave per cent
49,. payable May LIST. 1920, 10 stockholLe-g
OF record az the close OF business April 81,
1920.
c. 81 ASHTON.
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"dN.I Seall-Arrua, Dividend
NATIONAL BANK OF GERMASTOWS
PHILNDFIPHIA

lirrmautu'Sr. 4priI 70 1920
sou'-arruai d'v.der1 ot seven per cent.
gree = tax. psyahle May 1. 1920. 70 stock
A0-G 30 in2o ard ka,, ADDED $50. .uUU to
the Surplus Fund, making tha. fund
$3.50 600.
Dividend CHECKS VII! be mailed.
JOHN c. kSO%. CASHIER.
Csp!ta' .......... S200. 600
SgrTp7!gq:s ,-,a,,::.. Gss0'424
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to the nature Of the contest that must be
fought to save this country frona the
tyranny OF organized labor. "
ering in place Of Mayor Moore, who
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TNInN NAIInNAI hANk-

Philadelphia. April 90 1920
TNr directors have this day declared
geIr!arlus! dividend OF i've t5l per cent and
{. 80 an extra dividend OF two and onr-half
I2l1D per cent. payable on May I. free Of tau
Lofts i, SPIELBERGER.
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pTYS NATIOSlI, nASE

Ph'Ed"Iphit ADrN 2T. 1920
- board Z directors has ,h.s iay fee,r r'L
a scFa!snlga. d!Y'a.IG oG eight per cent So,
pa .b's May 4, 1870. - stockholders -
record a, me c.ose OF business Ma 3. 1870
Caecks VIII ba mated.
". p. WARD
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was out Of the city. President Il. n
tombstone was presented by the asso.
cintion with diamond ring. Mr.. Beck
wore the decoration of the Legion N
Honor bestowed upon him BY France.
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FINANCIAL

PIcATiNNY ARSENAL, Dove ,IS.,.;. N y;,,psSs; ara
hollow tile shop buildings. material fur:
nished by the United statesa VIII bs received
until 1 o'clock P. N. May Sd. 1870. Appiy
60 Commanding Ofiicer.
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Dividends

THE LEHIGH COAL AND NAVIGATION
COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA. April 2s.
feao' Dividend No. Ise. "a.
The Board Of Ms1asesrs; s, this Ts' Ts,tS' S, ee,
Cent Isl 90 per share) on tho capital stock
Of the Company. payable May e. @ @ls2o. 10
stockholders as registered on the pooKs co 0i
1920. Checks will be mailed 70 stoSkholders
who have fled permanert dlViSend otaere'
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faap TIE NNNCAL MEETING OF rHE

stockholders ~ the Chestnut Street
Realty Company and election q directors
20 serve FOR the ensuing ""a- viii ,. Aed
a. the ofice OF the conipEav, 1901 Morris
Building on Monday. M 3. 1890. az IL
II. GILLTNGHAA'. Secretary.
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NOFTE--Contractor will be required 10
comply with the Act Of July ia. 1917. reia-
live 10 workmsn's Compensation Insurance.
ma nToof rnust be furnished the Department
by the contractor that he has accepted the
pToyisions Of said Act and insured his lia-
biity hereunder or secured exemption there
iinsuirs si Es:% az Slty HsI, sI,i,,,.
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DEPARTMENT or PUBLIC WORKS
bureau ~ surveys

sealed prrposaiE VIII hs Tsceived at Room
Wssdr..day. May i2th. 1870. ana opsnea p3Da a.
~ ~. IN Ryom 2l6. CIty Han. tor
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sCHFDUI.F "B"--NAIn sewers:
Ssi:si :s% s;;:'s; W.. IL s;:c.'
In Packer 81. from :Ith g. 20 ssd 81.
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sCUEDCI.E "A"-Rrapch S-wers;
i,rasd -. ". 4 w. Sides from OInsy
RrcSd St. ~. L W, .Idrs) from Ciod-
frey Ave. to summit north Of 9th
Dassstt 81. from Lansdowne Ave. 10
PanIaT 81. from s2d 20 SD st.
IorTe.dsl. Ave. from kensinEtOn Ava
10 l. ~.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10
Leopard Cannot
Change Spots
MIR. Dodson, the oliver Tone''
Man, Tells the Treachery
Of Caiomel.

Calomel loses you a dayl You
know what calomel is. It's mercury;
quicksilver. Calomel is dangerous.
1t crashes into sour bile like dyna-
mite, cramping and sickening you.
Calomel attacks the bones and should
never be put into your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish,
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need dose of dangerous
calomel just remember that your
druggist sells for few cents large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is perfect substitute for
calomel. It is guaranteed to start
your liver without stirring you up in
side, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomel! II can not be
trusted any more than leopard or
a wildcat. Take Dodson's Liver
Tone which straightens you right up
and makes you feel fine. Give it to
the children because it is perfectly
harmless and doesn't grippe.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10
MaySend Sterl,
Note to Germany

PARIS, Aug. 9.-France, acting
alone, if necessary, is ON the verge Of
sending stern note to the German
government informing it that France
will act instantly and forcefully to
enforce the treaty Of Versailles in its
provisions for eastern Europe as well
as for the west and that France can
properly take coercive action along
the Rhine, according to reports in the
highest French official circles.
The French government Is declar-
ed to be convinced that Germany is
plotting with the soviets to nulify the
Polish boundaries created by the al
lies last year and hampering all allied
efforts to aid the new republic dur
ing critical period. The feeling is
also ascribed to the French in Off
cial quarters that efforts by certain
faction in Germany to provoke an
open quarrel between the two coun-
tries is approaching q crisis.
Within the last several days all
supplies en- route for q N troops in
The plebiScite area Der Silesis
ave been held UP by German railway
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10
Too Old to Work;
Would Go to Jail

HAGGERSTOWN, Md, Aug. To-
Senility was the excuse offered by
Henry Phillips, eighty-three years old,
for smashing the display window of
r. Bruce Carson, leading jeweler
here, and attempting to escape with
a handful of brilliants when he was
,arraigned before Justice John HI. Bit
ten Thursday. Phillips declared he
was unable to find work because of
his age and had committed the rob-
berry after making up his mind to do
something which would compel the
authorities to care for him.
Phillips staged this burglary in
broad daylight. He broke the win
dow with brick, grabbed a handful
Of wrist watches and jewelry and
started down the crowded street, He
only got few steps when Policeman
Boyle nabbed him.
Finger-prints, identified as Phillips
were found on the glass cabinet in
the window which contained a valu-
able diamond pendant 1t is thought
he meant to take this but was prevent
ed because the opening was not large
enough for the casket to be- lifted
through. Phillips was committed to
jail in default Of $4,000 bail, to await
the action Of the November grand
jury.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10
Another Hearing
Asked on Dry Act

WASHINGTON, Aug. g. William
D. Guthrie and EIihu Root, counsel
for Christian Feigenspan, brewer
Of Newark. N. j., Friday filed with the
United States Supreme Court petit
ton for reconsideration of the
courts decision on June 7, sustaining
the validity of the eighteenth amend
ment and parts Of the Volstead en-
forcement act.
The latest petition pointed out the
Importance and magnitude OF the con-
stitutional questions involved and de-
clared that SO far ss petitioner has
been able to ascertain there is no
record Of any important modern case
involving such vital questions being
disposed Of by court of final resort
without explaining its conclusions"
The brief continued
1T seems, therefore, that it is not
irregular or improper to urge in sup
port Of a plea for rehearsing, that
public opinion has doubted and chal-
lenged the fitness Of summarily decid-
ing and disposing Of great constitu-
tional controversy involving vast
property interests and long establish
ed legitimate industries and intimate
ly concerning the welfare of the
whole people, without disclosing the
reason for such disposition
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10

emn and other workers. All Of the
Saar Zasin is tied up by strike and
shipments fer Poland by way Of Ger
many have been sidetracked or wreck
ed.
The communist party of Germany
is reported to have ordered It's mem
bers in East Prussia to extend q well
come to the bolsheviki. Great trouble
has been stirred up at Danzig and the
recent flag incident at the French en-
bassy in Berlin remains unsettled.
1t was declared in official circles that
the French government cannot en-
dure this state Of affairs much long
er and that France must show "that
the treaty of Versailles is more than
a scrap of paper
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10
Prices Fall as
Spending Stops
BY CHARLES McCANN

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent |
LONDON, July 27. (By Mail. -
July sales" in London prove that |
production has caught up with de-
mand in great many essentials.
For four years the July "sales"
we're mere pretenses. But this year
the careful purchaser has been able
to obtain real bargains. The store
keepers for some time past have been
coming to the realization that they
must attract customers. AT one time
they let their customers feel they
were doing them a real favor by serv-
ing them at all. Competition was at
a standstill and prices continued to
soar
The wild orgy of spending which
was INDUCED in by the new rich is
beginning to wane. People are learn
ing the wisdom Of doing without those
non-essentials which they consider
too expensive, and this year the store
keeper has "felt the draught."
In addition, the improved rate of
exchange between Great Britain and
America, has brought prices down
considerably This is specially no
ticeable in women's wear. Chinese
and Japanese silks are greatly down.
Silk stockings have tumbled 80 per
cent.
Imported meat is very cheaD, and
in some parts of London is being Of
fered at cents pound.
In Northampton there are ware
houses full Of boots awaiting pur-
chasers.
Last year women almost went on
Bonded knee to their dressmakers,
begging them to accept their orders.
This year the dressmakers are doing
the soliciting.
Hotel managers everywhere COM
plain that People are not spending
as they did last year." This is notice
able not only among their British pa
irons but the Americans, too. There
is no tendency among the latter to
pay fancy prices" for anything, and
the would-be profiteer is disappoint-
ed. His American victim doesn't in
tend to be the victim at all.
"How much did you say?" he asks.
80, that's far too much. I'll wait
until it gets cheaper" And he goes
away leaving the chagrined salesman
wishing he had asked fairer price.
The Englishman has resigned him.
self to the fact that prices of certain
commodities are bound to remain
higher than in pre-war days. Great
increases in miners wages have per-
manently raised the price of coal,
which in its turn affects the prices of
manufactured articles.
THAT said the Englishman dis
cussing the topic, "seems quite rea-
sonable. After all the miners are
getting better living conditions--and
they deserve themw
But on the other hand the English
man has made up his mind. The
plain, unauthorized profteer isn't
| going to get better living conditions
at his expense. When the intending
purchaser is confronted with exor-
bitant prices, he puts his money back
into his pocket; with the result that
this seasons 'sales" have produced
some real bargains and the position
of salesman and purchaser is gradual
" returning to that of pre-war
"Tempter and Tempted.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10

!lsnt: SHOW othaFs. Positively wunderful puy
hhIaLku ct the drug store or sead 10 cents
ts'ver or sssmps, for proof box and guarantees, to
John Hart Britain. Sta. r. New York
SOLD IN THIS CITY BY BOYD
DRUG c., E. T. MILLER e. CO., AND
CENTRAL DRUG STORES, NOS.
l AND 2.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10
Allege Gang Is
Smuggling Aliens

BALTIMORE, Aug. 10.An or
ganized gang which facilitates the
smuggling OF aliens into this country
is thought to be working in Baltimore.
Some many of these aliens have es-
capped from their ships recently that
1t mas become source of considerable
trouble and expense to the ships and
has led to the conviction that there is
collision between alien seamen who
desire to get into this country and
men ashore.
It was reported Thursday by Cap
tain Larsen, Of the Danish steamer
Fredericksburg, that two members of
his crew, John arsden and Magnus
Olsen, who had been ordered confined
to the ship, had escaped. A harbor
launch, according to Captain Larsen,
came alongside Of the Fredericksburg
and the two men jumped into it,
whereupon the launch turned toward
shore and increased its speed, not
withstanding the protests Of officers
on board.
Madsen was captured and return
ed to the ship. He confessed that the
escape was planned and said that Oh
sen and himself paid the man in the
launch SO each to take them ashore.
German seamen who were on ships
Of other nationalities and were not
permitted to leave them, recently
managed to escape. They were not
captured before the ships sailed, and
ehavy fines were imposed upon the
ships. Captain FRS, Of the Swedish
steamer Volkrath Than, was fined
$1,000 for the escape Of four Ger
mans in his crew.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10
Fulton's Panicky
Temperament Was
Knockout Blow
(By A United Press Staff correspon-

lBy A United Press Staff Correspon-
dent.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The case
Of Fred Fulton really requires little
discussion. 1t has been gone over
very thoroughly SO many times that
the public knows by heart the reason
why he never can be counted a. seri-
GUS contender for the heavyweight
championship. But there is one thing
that has never been said Of Fulton.
AT least it never has been said with
sufficient strength to make the pub
lie believe 1t.
Fulton probably is the best heavy
weight in the ring today, with the ex-
ception of one man--Jack Dempsey.
He can punch, he can box, and he
can step around the ring with the
best of the heavyweights. Give him
six rounds in the ring with those
heavyweights he fears and without
the calcium burning on his back and
the chances are very good that he
would be returned a winner.
The trouble with Fulton is psychol-
ogicaL He fears certain number
of heavyweights, and there isn't a
chance he can beat that few, for he
gives up before blow is struck. He
may have the best intentions in the
world when he enters the ring, but
when the bell clangs and the actual
combat begins, Fulton is gripped with
a panic that is paralyzing. He for
gets that he has left hand, his legs
refuse to carry him out of harm, and
he becomes houndering novice, a
simple mark for a heavy punch. It
is something he cannot help.
Fulton defeated Carl Morris only
because Morris, in his clumsy meth.
DDS, was unable to deliver knockout
blow before Fulton had recovered his
poise and was able to finish the vast
" over-rateG Oklahoman. Morris
had previously won a technical vic
tory, over Fulton because he used
rough methods on the panicky Mime
sotan. Fulton couldn't stand it. Fl
was forced to stay in the ring when
they met the second time, and, after
he had found out that Morris was not
hurting him and could not fight, it
was matter of moments for Fulton
to start to work and win his fight.
Fulton could have done that with
Harry Wills if the burly negro had
known less Of ring science. But Wills
caught Fulton while the big white
man was still panic stricken, so he
won the fight.
It is useless to discuss return
match. The public wouldn't stand
fer it. Wills has instilled fear into
the heart of Fulton that never will be
overcome. The result is simply that
pugilism has lost a marvellous fight
ing man who wasn't temperamental-
ly9ftted to the ring.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-08-10
Dead Indian
StroIIs Home

MUsK0GEE, Okla. August Q. (By
United Press ball Coon, a full
blooded Cherokee Indian, believed
dead by his relatives, arrived in time
recently to prevent his oil property
from being leased. The might
Hawk strolled into the office Of
Gabe E. Parker. superintendent Of
the Five Civilized Tribes, to claim his
land after it had been leased by his
heirs" and the papers forwarded TO
the department Of interior at Wash
ington for approval.
Coon's parents died ten years ago
and he immediately departed to join
wild west show. Failure to hear
from Coon led his relatives to the be-
lief that he had died.
Several weeks ago an I'll company
asked for possession Of C6on's land
and relatives obtained an affidavit
that he was dead. His heirs affixed
their signature to the lease and then
sent 1t to Washington.
In the district court Of Washing
ton county, proceedings were insti-
tuted for the naming Of an admins
traitor.
When Joe Lynch, probate attorney
Of Stillwell, identified Coon, Parker
Immediately wired Washington to
hold UP action on the lease.
Coon spoke nothing but Cherokk
language when he left and today wcr-
bles good English. He has forgot his
native tongue.