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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-28
MAYOR SAYS G. @. P.
MUST GET BUSY
Carson Declares He is Well
Pleased With Demo-
cratic Plans.

That the republicans of Indiana
must get busy to keep pace with
the democrats is the opinion Of
Mayor +. r Carson. The mayor
expressed his satisfaction with the
democrats in opening their presi-
Dental state campaign in South
Bend next September and said: Il
believe we republicans will get busy
and open the campaign in South
Bend too" Continuing the mayor
said
The democrats must get busy
so that they can get the tabernacle
for that date as we may be booked
ahead"
Dances were held on the pave
ments OF bou1eVards in san Fran
cisco during the convention, on &C
count of the ovcrcrOwded condition
Of the hotels
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-28
COME TO SOUTH BEND
THURSDAY

Thursday Is Final July Clearance
Dav I'm South Bend ThcrCU be
Fs.,cnfnS galore: Better arrange TO
spend Thursday in south Bend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-28
SAYS WINE ONLY
Il MADE HIM CRY
Judge, However, Fines De-
PENDANT and Gives Him
Warning for Future.

Your honor wasn't really
drunk, 1 had taken a quantity of
wine and 1 was forced TO cry" this
is the way Max Smigulski explained
his condition in city court Tuesday
morning. Max was arrested Tuesday
night and charged with intoxication
when Latrolmen found him unable
TO move on a west side street.
You want TO be careful Of this
wine" said Judge Gilmer as he
assessed a fine of 81 and costs which
was paid by friends of Smigulski
COME TO SOUTH BEND
THURSDAY
Thursday is Final July Clearance
Day in South Bend. Thcrc'U be
bargains galore, Better arrange 10
spend Thursday In South Bend.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-14
Carter County Home-OwninS Farmers
Increasing Rapidly With Each Year

Possibly there IS not another cour..
Sy in tha state Of Oklahoma which has
shown tho same advance In all thing.
Of an agricultural nature as has
Carter county.
Notwithstanding the western por.
tion ot this county is devoted almost
exclusively To- the oil interests, tho
largest producing fields IN southern
Oklahoma Icing located here, practi.
caliy all of the prairie sections are
d"votod 90 farming and stock rails.
ing.
i'G"i"e The past two ycars a notice.
able increase of owned homes" -
in evidence and the good crop yields
have made It possible for many VINO
have heretofore bccu tenant farmers
to become owners OF their own homes.
making substantial initial improve
monts, while many who have owned
their homes for number Of yeari,
but VINO were in debt for them, have
been able on account Of the good crop
yield, ana good prices to pay off the
Indebtedness and huild good houses
and large barns.
Carter county has always been a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-14
SOME MEXICAN INSIDE
DIPLOMACY TOLD IN A
STORY BY AMERICAN

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'i"hdoH' Inc American newspaper man
recently expelled from Mexico rs u
"pcrplclous foreigner" declared uu,l
bi. .r,.;,.,, how. .,,.. r., hal ,s,., h.,1
'"Vo''''''"'i''''o III Il ''A'co 'i'S PF'a
On from February 20 until March 2.
4 number Of incidents led to his dr.
,ortotlor mo docrarel t,o n,.,,oi,oi
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Angeles paper OF ms investigation
Of the famous jenkins case. Certain
Mexican officials also had become in.
dgnant over his reports concerning re.
lief work in the recent earthquake
disaster in the state Of Vera cruz,
brandon asserted.
He arrived at Nucvo Laredo on
March i, in custody Of tWo Mexico
city policemen. who released him IN
tho center of The international bridge.
The newspaper man came 10 Laredo,
thence proceeding to Los Angeles. lle
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-14

cotton county, while Ardmorc WIS
for years known ag the largest wagon
cotton market IN America. BeinE well
within the rain belt, ana With its ORG
inal farmcr-settlorS cOmuS from the
cotton regions Of TcNas, NIissssiu D.,
Tennessee and Georgia, It has been
but natural that king Cotton" should
be the ruling crop. However, Of late
years, with an influx " Immigration
from the corn and wheat sections Of
Missouri. Arkansas and Kansas, n dc.
cided step has been taken toward sue
ccssful diversified farming, with more
attention heing given 10 the prodrc.
ton cf corn. oats, wheat ana other
small grains. white the sweet potato
industry promises 10 attain consd-
cradle magnitude during the next SCI.
son.
There was 4 material decrease in the
acreagc sown to wheat last fall. This
was due To two causes, the first beil =
the lack OF thrcshinG machinery, which
had been the cause Of many thousard
bushels Of wheat rottnR IN the stack
and the other reason assgnablc t.
the heavy and incessont rainfall whlr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-14
PAGE THIRTEEN

sr' ns.io a considerable acreage FOR
The cultivation OF broom corn. which
has been demonstrated by the farmers
co. Ggryiu county, which adioins Cart
err county on the north. To be one Of
the biggest money crops. mortgage.lift.
crs ana home-buildcrs that can be
raised.
Tpc men who has been familiar with
Carter county agricultural conditions
dur!as the past several years, or
since statehood in driving over tnc
county roads aud visiting the rural
communities ,is impressed with tho
rapid improvements and Developments
evidenced 10y tn" character OF TIN
houses, the barns, the number OF
slos and the good fences and cross.
fences, an of which mark the n
creased number Of Owned farms
compared with those Of only a few
years ago.
n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-14
BEAuTn'Y AKDMORE

Ey fcrtiliHng trees ana flowers and
your garden. There is fifty tons
damaged huIls a, oil mill--FREE.
only cost is drayagc Phone Mr..
Murphoy 80. Must ne moved in
ten days. $40
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-14
Farming condition.. ia ,ar..r @

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- Nhu the pas, few yw. accord.
iag 10 a statement OF w. f. War
r'n, ont of the county largest luJ
o"i.cls. and one WHO kccps in close
touch with everything p."uiuus t.
tho farm
Nj. Warren is one Of the 1nd own.
'fS IN this locality vino believes bon
'dkmg las tenants into partnership
with him and tries 10 mako tuoir
nome lie so attractive that thcy will
h1Nt 20 desire 20 move at the end
Of a.vrly season. following out this
uriacr'c he always provides them
win gooj houses in which To live.
encourages them To- get into busi.
ness for themselves ANA sets aside
plot wi,h clch tenant house for
Ia" iamilvs persona use.
H. starts them u the pos busi.
1c~', and encourages Them to raise
Slot.; and poultry - NoI. the result
ci hi' efforts has hcra tual many Of
h' ola tenants are now Hud owners
~ uIow own right, While thc others
ar" rapidly accumulatng bank
i"ii that Will eventually go toward
making a payment ou form of
thcif 9wu.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-14

Use Ardmorcite WANT ADS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-14

Chairman ru'o.t Committee.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
A' A'ANNUNz|O WILL
RESIST CAv|GLIA
MEETING or CABINET OF RECT,
OiiS CALLED ~ LEADER
YESTERDAY.

TVEST. Dec ss.--Gabri-lr dAnnun1 70
called meeting of his cabinet II "l;c".
tors" In q car"cg - war yesterday NJ
iornoon and II was decided a. remain
FIRM and oppps" lt,ly's enforcement ~
ih" R,r9lln treaty NJ m" expiration -
tn time ST hv General Civiglil. M"
italian commander IN chief. IN his ul'i
maium
Crviglin ordered that the hluckti"
should BE- Effective beginning ~ q
n'rl,e} ON the evening - Dee. 81, ir
hand and sea. hy tho territory of M"
state ~ Fiumo and to territories out.
sid, ~ Ttumc occupied hv the Flumtr
iroups. and tu tho Islands of Ncglia and
Nrh, The iruup- were ordered 10 Ir'.
coed according 90 international law md
irc1ii,g IN furc'. hv whatever means
aralnst arv one who should attempt
tn violate the h'orkadr order
Af,cr drlimriuE geographically tho
gono of th- blu, kadc. 'hc order ~ Gov.
.r,l CrNglia gave ships belonging 20
no state ~ Finmr q hours after ~"
finfo uf the hl,s Asdo o. withdraw frmu
'hc yon, ~ N" blort1de. and au 'quil
time limit wus s"t fr the d"partur- ~
"a, fur,iru subject. .i'iy'ns ur l"s.0ul.
aries Tho order 1dd.d that after 'be
cyr.ration - this time limit shops lr
PERSONS cndysvoring to fore" IN, lnr
~ blockade hy land mr. s"b would o.,
compelled 20 f'c, th' consequence pr
sr-g.ci by international law and tn
treaties In force.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
ALLEGED ROBBERS
PLACED IN JAIL
MEN CONNECTED WITH ROBBERY
OF BRtZOS BANK HAVE
BEEN ARRESTED

bg NeAornNd Ffrfa.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas, Dec. 23
Three men were arrested at Alice
yesterday afternoon charged with the
daylight robbery ~ bank at Brazos
December :. The men gave their
names as Jesse and Bailey Cross. who
claim TO be sons ~ a jcwelcr at Alice
and buck GrosecloSe. Bills taken from
the prlsinorcs are said To have been
identified as having been stolen from
the hank at lIrazos which was robbed
Of s2,?65.
Soon after Sheriff Price ~ Jim
Wells county had arrested the TIVE
brothers who asserted they were en-
ploycd In the oil fields at Sirawn aud
were visiting their father over Christ
mas, he intercepted telegram Ia III,
prisoners from Groseclose telling tn,
men held To NEE thin at the station
when his train arrived lie was met
by the sheriff and tawen into custody
Sheriff Abcrnathy OF Palo Pinto county
took the prisoners To Brazos today
after identifying two % them.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
MISS HAMON NOT
BENEFICIARY Of
THE HAMON ESTATE
NO WILL MADE By LATE REPUG
IICAN LEADER ~ ATTOR-
NEY'S OPINION.
o. Associated Pr~s.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec. s3-Iakc
l.. Hamon. late republican national
committeeman from Oklahoma aud oil
magnatc. lett no will. and reports tha,
there is a document naming Miss clara
Smith Hamon as ~ beneficiary n er.
roneOus ~ far as he can ascertain. ac.
cording To- Fred Ellis. uf Ardmorc. ok
lahoma. attorney for Mrs Jake l.. la
mon. the widow.
Mr.. Ellis, who said he was here on
business In connection with the Ham,n
estate. declared that hc and others IN
tcrcstcd had made thorough search
of MIR Hamon's personal effects and
had failed to find a trace ~ will
'iie told me shortly before h. re-.
ccivcd the wound which caused hi
death thnt he had not made a will but
that he expected To- du 80 before long.
said MIR Ellis
II was closely In touch with his af
fairs. had been associated with him
many years and feel certain that Il he
had made a will I would have known
about a. | have asked numerous other
~ his intimate friends II they knew
about a will and all have disoli!med
AZ" kn"wl.dge ~ H.
He admitted that he had frs, heard
that there was will making Miss
Smith BENEFICIARY through newspaper
dispatches.
According o. press dispatches Miss
Smith would receive $i0o0. .Oo0 undo,
the terms of N. plrpnrt'd document.
When asked IN regard to reports tha,
| Sheriff Buck Garrett of Carter County
Oklahoma. would ask Kansas city 20.
lice II the Miss Clara smiths trunks
sent back e. Ardmur' chief uf d'i"C
J tiNcs Robert rh,lar said tonight h. hal
reviewed no word rrlaii," tu the dispo.
sition ~ the trunks adding that his lat
est information WIS a. ih" effect that
the local terminal company would not
move the trunks until advised that thov
would De- entirely within the law IN
doing 50.
The trunks which w'r" received here
some weeks nrp ar" nov ~ The union
station pending further lcgal steps -
to their shipment. according To- the po'
lice.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24

able on the two floors ~ the cooper
Irwin building that is being turned over
tu the committees without cost.
Additional heating and lighting arp1'
rltus II to hc installed Tor the show
and work ON this phasc ~ preparation
win hcgin within the next few davs.
The general committee appointed
Monday evening st the weekly dinner
~ the Amarillo. Panhandle Autnmo,ive
Association by President Tuncy thiS
um, to have charge of the automobile
and style show io be- held tn cuniunc'
tion with the annual convention " the
Buyers and SELLER Association, met
NJ luncheon Thursday noon In the ANA
rillo Hotel \ general discussion re'
suited and the following committees
we're appointed each headed by mem
l,cr uf the general committee;
Publicity Lindsay Nunn. chairman
J"- l.. Pope. u. ~ Nichols. Frank u
Iamison. J. " Cheney and ID NJ
Warren.
Decorations Fred T. Quaile. chair
man. Miss Lena kuykendall. Georgs
williams Ray Andrews. Roy Collum,
]. r. Hill and " n Mcspadden.
Flnancc-W. &. lsnm. Chairman: I.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
AUTOMOBILE STYLE SHOW Will
BE GREATEST IN HISTORY OF
SOUTHWEST, DEALER DECLARES

This viii be the greatest ot all shows
ever sen IN our section 81 tho South
west. No efforts are being spared tn
furnish the thronEs expected With q
sharartu ~ entertainment unsur'
pass~d."
The foregoing are statements made
Thurrdsy hy &. y. Irwin of the Cooper
Iryfn Motor Company In whose cNcc''
lent new plant the combined au,omo'
bile and style show H. ,c be- housed dur
ing the oncoming annual convention oi
che Buyers and sellers Association ii'
Amarillo.
Sentiments expressed by Mr. Irwin
fm rnnncction with the how are "chord
nv ail thos- who have h""n actively
In touch with the prcliminaries down
g. this point. Inquiries are being ="
ccived daily ny prominent men from
over the Panhandle and Plains country
of Texas and adjavrnt areas, relatN"
to the general outlines ana s,oi'c of th'
show
Amarillo mercantile establishments
ARE Vieing IN the matter oi ini"r"s'
over the enterprise. with the automo
10. men. II ~ y for-gone conclusion
that thu only limiting factor IN the mt
ter of participation. viii be space avail
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
Alleged Slayer Of
Hamon to Arrive
in Fort Worth Today


FORT WORTH. Texas. dee - -
BARTON smith. wanted In Ardmore
Oklahoma on "A charg" IT murder In
connection with the death uf Jak" l..
llamon. viii arrive IN Furt Worth
carly Friday morning coming from
VI pasu
She will T. accompanied by her
aiinruo,s. Culkl,y aud M,i~an and
wu b.. under the jurisdiction ~
sheriff BUCK Garrett of Ardmurc.
Oklahoma. where she ~ to u" returned
following h,r surrender "Wednesday AZ
10 paso
Miss Smith o. expected to arrive "n
tho T,Sas and Pacific train from ih'
West due here ai 7.25 ooiuck tomorrow
morning Whether rh, will ride into
Fort worth hy train ur get ~ AZ
suuo narhy station could not Do ns
r,rtalncd tonight
According tp statements given uu'
hy h,r ATTORNEYS the InrtN viii dsirain
here fuf % short while during which
"a runf'rturr viii o. held with Misi
Smi,ha Fort Worth attorneys q i'
oXi.,t,d Miss smith viii hr taken g.
Ardmurc tonight where arrangement,
ha,, be,r mad. fnr b.r release "r
band ~ so n0H. This amount having
iy,n agr,pd 90 lr her attorney. aud
Afdmafe "fr .nI-
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
IRISH OUTRACES
ARE DEPLORABLE
King DEEPLY GRIENED: ASKS
kETl IN 10 CONSTITl TiONAL
METHODS.
q, Associated l',~.

LONDON, Dee. 23--Thc King d
speech on the occasion uf the prorogu.
inE ~ parlinm"n, ~ midnight. after
reference 10 tho continued friendly r..
ln,ions with forcIga powers. alluded "a
the Greek difficulty and declared that
the government would In conjunction
with the allies. ondca, or to reach u so.
luton compatible with their joint r..
nponsihiliu.s.
The situntiun With respect to Russia
was described as still unsettled aud oJ
scurc aud the king expressed the hope
that the trad" with Russia would soon
be- resumed aud lead 90 an era # peace.
greatly needed hy the suffering people
of Eastern Eurovc
1T IN II ih" highest importance" the
speech continued, that Poland and her
neirhbors should compose their politi.
cal differences and devote their undi.
yidcd energies a. producing internal
stability and to the task of economic
Iecuustructiun."
The distribution II the mandates and
other work ~ the assembly of the
League of Nations were taken up and
thu MSS, uhly was declared 90 have
shown IT, S,nsc ~ the importance ot
including al nations In It's member.
ship by admitting two late enemies. q"
II ie my cnrncst hope" added the
king. that the spirit ~ harmony and
good will manifest az the assembly A.
nn augury ~ the value uf the League
as force making for Cancellation and
peace throughout the world"
Dealing with the subject of Ireland.
th" king said
"Thr state 81 affairs IN ireland
gricves me profoundly deplore IN"
campaign uf ViulcnUc and outrage
whereby small section uf ny subjects
seek to sever ireland from the empire.
and sympathlzo w.ih the loyal scrv.
ants uf the crown who nrc cndcavoring
to restore peace and maintain order un
der conditions Il uncxamplcd difficulty
and danger.
IT ~ my most earnest hope that al
sections of the people uf Ireland will In
sst upon u return Ia constitutional
methods which alone can put an end
~ the torrihl" events which threaten
ruin o. thni country and mako possible
reconciliation and everlasting peace. "
Then Announcing briefly the home
rule iil ~, kind continued
4 sincerely hul' thlt this act. the
frmt ~ more thau thirty years ~
p,as,l,ss controversy viii finally hrlng
about unit, and friendship between Az
uf nN turdom
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
TWO MEN KILLED; OTHERS
INJURED IN GALVESTON'S
FIRE, DAMAGE 100000

GALVESTON, Dec. 23.-Damage
tentatively placed at $500 900 resulted
here this afternoon when fire spread
by an explosion aboard the oil barge
Bolikow swept a portion of the South
ern Pacific ocks. Two men are known
to be dead and two injured. The Bol
ikow was a total loss. while the steam
ships ri Occidente. Aschenborg and
hastnai sustained damage from the
flames. Part OF the docks on both sides
OF the ship In which the vessels were
barthed burned as also did n gr,,n
elevator conveyor.
Both Of the known dead were on the
barge. One man was killed instant,y
IN the blast. while eye witnesses re-
ported seeing the body Of another Iy
Ink face downward on hatch when
q stray puff ~ wind caused the flame.
TO shift momentarily. John Feurtndc
steward. and Daniel Garcia. seaman
were injured.
Captain Wallace Mackenzie. master
OF the British steamship Aschcnhord
Drought his vessel safely through A
blazing inferno. With the fire licking
at his vessel from both sides and !
wall OF flame rising from the oil coy.
cred water Captain Mackenzie
crouched In the bridge OF his vessel,
one hand ON the wheel and the other
on his engine room controls. pokcd IN.
Aschenborg safely through the fire IN
TO the channel. The union Jack. flut
tering at the masthead. burned 10 ia
h~>rds. His vessel was loaded with
2ys.OOO bushels ~ wheat.
The damage 10 the III occidcnte wa.
not obtainable tonight but II was OF
neialy announced that the HastnaI
suffered only slight damage to her
supersiructure.
Late this afternoon an investigation
vas under way to determine whether
any further loss ~ life occurred
aboard the Bolikow. Captain Borden OF
that vessel stating that until all men
returned from shore leave he could
make no accurate statement.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
MISS SMITH WILL
BE GRANTED BOND
DEFENDANT LIKELY TO ASK
FOR TRIAL TO BE HELD
IN ARDMORE

ARDMORE. okla. Dec. 2s,-Upon
arrival here tomorrow afternoon. Clara
smith win wave preliminary hearing
and h. bound over 10 the district court
for trial on charge of shooting Jake
T.. Hamon. republican national COM
mittccmnn and millionaire. according
to Russell n. Brown. county attorney
q Carter county.
Bond will bc fixed at approximately
ii0. 900 and Il will contain sixty five
signatures. the county attorney said.
J. H. Mathcr county attorney.eiect
~ the firm ~ Mathers and coakley.
o.. ined NJ counsel for Clara Smith.
aa.d tonight with regard to GOvernu
Roiertson's intention 10 seek a f>angc
~ venue. that II was contrary TO the
state statutes for any one other than
the attendant To- ask f0r change. lie
said be- felt certain that the defendant
would ask that the trial be held In
Ardmnrr
Sheriff Garrett. bringing Clara
smith from ~ Paso. might leave the
train at some town south Of Ardmorc
and come here by automobile. Mr.
Mathors said The defendant will be
arraigncd Immediately before hte usiice
~ the peace. waive preliminary hearing
and h. held for trial In the district
court according TO Mr.. MathcrS.
Concerning the interview purpottud
Ia have bron given by Miss Smith. Mi
Mathcrs said h. doubted she had cive1
n. and asserted hts belief that Il had
com" from third person. lie was
confident he said that she would re-
pudiatc the interview ON her arrival
here
About ~ days ago Mr.. Maihcrs Said
Clara Smith wrote him that Jake
liimun hnd told her that he had made
u win designating her as a fourth party
10 ihr estate and that the will had
been deposited In hank. She did not
state In her letter tho name of the
hank m witch tho will was Deposited.
Mathors siid. he believes she VIII
diyulr" that information when she
reaches Ardmore tomorrow
n h possible Mr.. Mathers said, that
tho trip ~ Frank kctch. administrator
~ the Hsmon estate. to New York.
was In connection with the will II M
known. he said. that IIamon had bor'
fuv,d ietwccn sl.00o.cOO and $1,000.
0pn frum New York capitalists to
finance his railroad IN Texas. Mr..
Maihors suggested that he might have
deposited the will there as some sort IL
security
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
ANTHRACITE COAL
MINERS DEMAND
A LARGER SCALE
By Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 23.--Dcclln.
ing to reopen the award of the United
States anthracite coal commission, IA"
mine operators here to-day rejected the
demands of the hard coal mine work
crs for additional wage Increases. a
minimum of S. dhy labor rate and
the establishment 81 an universal
cighthour day.
Mine workers representatives told
the operators tha, they could not nc.
ccpt any compromise and stood hy
their original demands.
They said that the entire matter
would b. placed before the unions gen.
crnl scale committee next TuoHiay
when definite policy for further ac.
tiun" viii h' outlined
The miners asked general Increases
of approximately % p-. cent IN add
tion 10 the ~ per cent granted them
by tho commission This thrr con
tended would give them wax" advances
equal tu the 70 p-r cent recently
awarded thc MtumiuuIs min" workers
The operators M rejecting thn
miners proposals declared that thr
agreement with the United Mine Work
ere. based uu tho findings 90 a.. con.
mission was hudiug contract and
~ cpudHiIuu would O." breach ui
faith with %" public which waf t
party 20 tho submission Of the award.
They also held that mediation and
collective bargaining have value only
iu so ftr 1s both sides adhere iu the
findings ui mcdinturs ana th" agree
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
LATE NEWS
BULLETINS

Nv As.oels,sd Prvsa.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-A hlccougl,s
epidemic. the result of colds. at this
time. instead ~ convivial bouts. now
has New York In It's grip. druggists
said today.
Spanmodic contraction ~ the dla.
phrnm after "a cold char.
actcrizcd 10y health commissioner Cope.
land ~ nervous form Of influenza
." causes the hiccoughs. and
the ailm,n, Is believed to have been
hrough, over from Paris where II has
been prevalent
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