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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
J, HARRY ERTLE
IS SELECTED AS
FIGHT Referee

Jersey city. n. J.. June >.-J. Harry
Ertle Of Jersey City. today was for
boxing commission as referee for the
Dempsey Carpenter bout. July .
2 The decision was reached At
closed seesion. Tho commissioners
later went to Boyle's Thirty Acres 10
inspect the arena. where they expect
cd to be Joined by Carpenter.
Er,lc. q city marshal. has ofticiatcd
at important boxing matches for mo-e
than ten yearo. He refereed the
carpentior-Lev.nsky bout here Jast
October
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
BATTERIES; Finins,m and Goudy:

Batteries: FiiiinGim and Govdy:
Douglas. Ryan and Smith.
summary: Two base hits. Kelly.
smith. Holke. Ford. three base hit.
EsrnNre: home runs. Hoik~, Frisch.
sacrifice hit. Rsrbsrc. double playa.
Bancroft 10 Frisch to Kelly. Ban
croft to t'r,sch, Fris~h to Bancroft,
to Kelly. bsses on balls. off DouxisE
:. Ryan I. innings pitched. Douglas =
5. Ryan =. struck out. by Douglas /,
RYAN I FtliinEim 1
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
CLEVELAND Wins
PITCHERS DUEL
Faber S Winning Streak Is
Wrecked By Bagby
After Six
AMERICAN

Chicago. M. June e2.-ClevelAnd d.
feated Chicago in pitching duel be-
tween Fabsr and RaEby. 1t also
wrecked Faber's winning streak. the
Chicago twisler having won six con-
secutivc games. Hooper made Chi
cagos scores hy two home runs. Score:
i,LE.N EI.AND
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
NAVY OARSMEN Are VICTORS
INTERCOLLEGIATE REGATTA
Middies Assume Lead At Start and Are Never Led
Finish In Record Time Of ID Minutes and
7Seconds

along, gaining steadily and ffnah1
driving their prov across the line
three feet ahead OF Cornell
Cornell led the fourth place Penn
sylvania eight by length and three
quarters. Columbia wasfn last place.
length behind Syracuse.
Cornell eight were victors in the
Junior varsity and freshman two mile
race.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

A. Kansas city. :: ST Paul. &
At Indianapolis. :. Toledo. 6.
At Louisville. 1873. roiur1hur t-i1.
At Milwaukee. o-s. sinnea polis. Id
Second game at Kansas city. I: st
Paul 4
Second game at indianapolis. =;
Toledo. =
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
VAUGHN HOMER
Wins FOR CUBS
Chicago Hurler Is Effec-
tive In Pmches and Hits
the Pill Hard
NATIONAL

St. Louis, June 22.-vaughns effec-
tiveness in the pinches and his homer
gave Chicago victory over st. Louis
His four base hit in the fifth put Chi
cago in the lead. But one of the two
games scheduled for today was played.
rain which delayed the first game more
than an hour necessitating postpone
ment of the second. Score:
Chicago .......... 100 l01 110-5 10 0
st. Louis common. 900 21O o00-S IL !
Batteries = Vaughn and Kilhfcr;
Haynes and Clemon.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23

Batteries - Piercy and schsnr.
Russell and Walters
sumnary-Two base hits. Baker.
Meusci. Pip. Mcinnis. . Three base
hitsi Pratt Stolen bases; Peckin-
pauEh. MrnoEky. Leiboih Double
play; Baker to ward to ripp. Bss.H
on balls. off Picrcv. 4: or Russell.
4. Hit by pitcher: Ey Russell
IPiercyl. by piercy 81. Coilinsp.
Wild pitches: Picrcy. 4. Russell. /.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
WESTERN LEAGUE

A, 81. Joseph. !: Oklahoma City. 4.
eleven inninES)
~ Sioux city. :: Joplin. 4
81 Dos Noire-. 8. Tulsa, 8.
A. Omaha. .. Wichita 5.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
RIG 4 rosrroNF1s pIvIDEND

Philadelphia. June 2s.-Thc director,
Of the F1t,sbure. Cincinnati. Chicago
and ST. Louis railroad. a Fcnrsyivsnia
railway subsidiary. wcet of Pit;shuyr.
today decided to POSTPONE cons.Jcra-
ton Of the regular dividend until
iat-v in the year.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
BOSTON AND NEW YORK DIVIDE

Boston. Mass. June 2.-Bos;or
and Now York split even. tho visitors
winning tho first game with Quinn
holding the Red SoN 90 six hits and
tho Red Sox taking the second In
tn. eighth inning OF the second
game. Pratt 'riplcd over Ruth's head
with the bags full and scored on
Mcfnnis' double. Score:
New York ... i.o 2io .0n-s is o
Bo..ton .... 600 900 o7o-,
Batfcries-ouinn and SehsnE.
Jonca md Rnnl
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
ILLINOIS RUNNERS GO WEST

Athletic club. track team that will
compete in tho National Amateur
Athletic Union championship at pnSa-
d.ns. July tn T. will leave Sunday.
A. We announced TODAY. The team
includes Joie ray. national champion
miller.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23

Summary-rwo base hits: Roush.
Three base hits; whitted. Stolen
bases: Carey. Schmidt. Roush. Sac
rif1c~e: kopf. Maranville. Double
plays: ABrnhArt to T,erney to Grimm
:. Maranvilie to Tierney to Grimm.
Bohne to paubert- Bases on balls:
Eixey. !: Cooper. . Hit by pitcher:
by Cooper. Duncan. tGroh). Struck
out; by R,xey. 5; Cooper. I. Wild
pitch. Rlxcy. ..
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

A. ,enh<fe- /: Memphis. &.
A. New Orleans. J. Nashville. 4.
A. Atlanta :. Little Rock.
A. Cra-tsnorSa. 1. birmingham. s
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23

summary Two base hitS-s p~akc
Johnston. :: Three base hita-S~~eii.
Homo runs-Hoopcr. :. Stolen base
Johnson Sacrificc--Sunam,ke Fa-
Der. Strunk. Wsmbs~anss Double
plays-Faber To Sheely tn Murlirsn-
sAscs on halls-Fabcr. :. RaSby. :.
Struck out-RaEby. /: Fsbcr /
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
PIRATES WIN TWELVE INNING

Cincinnati. Ohio. June 22-Pittsburg
won a twelve inning game from Gin
cinnati by punching three hits with
an error by Hargrave in the last in
ming and scoring three runs. Duncan
was put out of the game in the tenth
for disputing a decision. Score:
PITTSRJ'RG
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
CLUB STANDINGS

Cameo Today.
Boston At New York.
Philadelphia At Brooklyn
Pituburr at St Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Canoe Today.
81. Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Washington a, Philadelphia.
New York a, Boston.
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BOSTON HITS HARD

Nov York. June 22.-Boston con:inu-
I'd It's hard hitting and defeated tho
New York Nationals. Tho score.
1lSTDS
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONS

club NJ Brookiire. Mass. tas been
awarded the amateur championship
iournamon; Of the United States Golf
association for inc, II was announced
tonight
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
JUDGES HRS WIN

Philadelphia. Pa. June -
Judges two hits rpvc Washington an
eleven inning victory over Phiisd.t-
phia. Judge tied the score In tho
ninth with single and scnt Shanks
nom" with the winning run in the
eleventh with y double Score:
Washington oan 0oi col oi-si,
Philadelphia. 600 os0 ITO 0o-i ?
Batteries Zachary. W. lohnEon
and Charity. keefe and Perkins.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23

Chieftain want ads. bring ressks.
Phone 1855.
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Copyright 1871. by the Mail q Express
COMPANY.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
ROBINS MAKE RI TWO

Brooklyn. =. Y, Juno .-.-Brookfyn
made II two straieht by beating Phil
adeIphia- Cadorc was steady and we'll
supported. Otto Miller made two trip
les and double In three times up.
Harold Jsnvring who was traded to
Brookoiyn by st. Louis with Schupp
for FfcifYcr. played the last inning at
short. Score:
Brooklyn .........1ii ioe oox-s II /.
Batteries - @. Smith. Belts. Ken
nan and Brussy: Cadorc. o. Miller
and Kruger.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-23
TIGERS BnEAk LOSING srHrAU

Detroit. hbch. June Detroh
broke its losing streak. defT1'inE a..
Louis. st Louis tied the score in the
ninth but Heilmsnn's single followed
Bush hunt. and steal Of second. nut
over tn. winning run. Score.
ST. Louis .... o20 900 00i-s q
Detroit t..... in2 lto ott-T If
Ratteries-Palmero. Shocker. and
severetd Oldham. Middleton and
Ainsmith and Bsssizr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
Lid CLAMPED ON
No More Gambling in Grain
Futures, Says Wallace.
Privileges, Bids, Offers, Puts
and Calls All Put Under Ban.

Washington. Dec. 24.-The lid was
clamped down today on "al gam
bling" in grain futures when Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wallace set in mo-
ton the machinery for enforcing the
future trading act which became eff
feetive today.
Such gambling transactions as
privileges, bids. offers and puts and
calls will be discontinued at once I'M
der the act,' said statement from
the secretary.
However, the act does not interfere
with legitimate speculation and trad
ing in grain futures, nor with the or
binary dealing on the board of trade
The gambling part of grain trading
is made prohibitory by means of a
heavy tax. Trading, to be free from
the tax, must be thru a market which
meets the requirements of contract
mark cts"
Wallace explained that the grain ex-
changes at st. Louis, Kansas City
Minneapolis, Duluth, Milwaukee and
Toledo and the "open board" at Chi
eago have met with the requirements
for being recognized as contract
mrakets."
The Chicago board of trade, com
monty known as the PIT" which is
the worlds largest market, will tenn
poraFily, at least, be off the recog
nized list because of suit brought by
its members to test the constitutional
ity of the act.
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OAKLAND NEWS
Notes and personals by Mrs- II. ID.
WadIeIEh. Call Blue 1891 or $3.50.

Teach the children to save by starting a
Christmas Savings club at the Oakland
State Bank-Adv.
Miss Grace Kirk gave Christmas party
this afternoon at her home in Green street
for the members Of the H, s. 7. class of
member of the class took small girl as
a guest.
land line at 80 Christmas morning-Adv
One cent starts a Christmas Savings
club at the Oakland State Bank.-Adv
The Sunday school of the Oakland
Methodist church will give their Christmas
program this evening in the church. The
program will be as follows: Selection by
the orchestra; song. by congregation. Joy
to the World prayer, Rev. c. w Marlin :;
scripture reading, Mrs c. II. Bucks class :;
song, Miss Bessie Rice's class; recitation,
jay Washburn vocal solo, Ethelyn Webb :;
scripture reading, the B. B. club; song,
Miss Grace Kinks class; recitation, Thel-
ma Hastings; violin solo. Mr.. c. A. Webb !;
song. Primary department; recitation, Rob
ert Mohney; vocal duet, Sarah Margaret
Lepper and Calesta Helm; recita ton, Opal
Lopez - exercise, Miss Aiieen Peaks class !:
vocal solo. Donald Geyer; recitation. La
class; recitation, Mabel Snyder; vocal duet
Mrs. ". b. Mohney and Mrs l. C. Gard
ner; recitation, Russell Weeks; song, Mrs.
Washburn's class and Mrs. Helms class ::
music. Mr.. A J. warmers class: treat:
song, Win One class; benedictfon. A free
will offering will be taken, the proceeds
to be used in the Methodist work for the
children Of the world.
Pay your next years taxes with Christ
mas savings check from the Oakland State
Bank; 1922 club starting now.-Adv.
Miss. Esther Taylor entertained the
members of her Sunday school class from
the Oakland Presbyterian church and their
mothers at a Christmas party, Thursday
evening at her home in Michigan avenue.
The guests were: Lucille Lawson, Lois
Smith, Viola Potter, Esther Gooden. Mabel
Nichols, Florence Taylor, Ruby Poort. Dor
othy Lawson Helen Doyle, Neva Lewis
Mrs c. Poort, Mrs Ollie Doyle, Mrs.
Carrie Collins, Mrs. William Lawson, Mrs.
W. II. Smith. Mrs. John Lewis, Mrs. Eva
Potter and Miss Esther Taylor.
You receive every cent back you put in,
together with s per cent interest. on I
Christmas Savings club with the Oakland
State Bank.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. H. Parker entertained
Thursday evening at their home in Green
street in honor OF the birthday anniver-
sary of their daughter, Georgia Mae Par
ker. There were forty-six guests present,
Fer the benefit of the early church goersN
there viii be a car at the end Of the Oak
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TO REST HEARING
Christmas Delays Investigation
of Mob at ArdmOre.
City Feels Itself Hub of Set I'm
happy Circumstances.

Ardmore. Okla, Dec. 24.-PartIy
because of Christmas holiday and
partly because the attorney general,
S. Prince Freezing, wants to familiar
ize himself with the case more thoroly,
the actors in the drama of humanity
ATE today taking "intermission" until
Tuesday. December 81, when prelimi-
nary hearings will be resumed in con-
nection With the Wilson killing of last
week.
''Ardmore, the hub of the wheel of
unhappy circumstances, has been in
turmoil since the night Jake Hamon
was shot more than a year ago."
So said a respected citizen of Ard
more, who did not wish his name made
public at this time, in describing the
situation.
I'VE are victims of unhappy circum-
stances, but thru it all, we have zeal
ously tried to keep our city clean. Of
ficers of the law have spared no pains
in trying to protect us. Everybody is
extremely conscientious in his work in
trying to do away with the greatest
evil of the day-the bootlegger. 1t is
deplorable, it is true, that we have
gained such a reputation as a city of
the wild and woolly west not yet
tanned but in defense of our city God
knows we are all trying to keep peace
and order"
More than twenty witnesses will
likely be called before the end of the
preliminary hearing and the most eff
fective means will be used to bring
the situation to a head. Trial of those
connected with the three killings at
Wilson will be held if evidence is
strong enough at the end of the hear
ings to justify trial, the attorney gen
eraI is reported as having instructed.
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PRICE DROP
U. S. Senate to Investigate
Wheat Smash, Says GustafsOn.
Export Demand Not Diminished
Grain Growers Head Declares.

Manhattan, Kan, Dec ga reso
luton has been introduced in the
United States senate authorizing the
federal trade commission to inYesti-
gate the smashing of wheat prices
during the past year, according to =
H. Gustafson, president of the United
States grain growers who attended d
conference of the organization Off
eials here last week.
Mr.. Gustafson says that one of the
main reasons given by the grain in
teHeSts for the decline in grain prices
was lack of export demand. How
ever he states that 253,S06,737 bush
els of wheat were exported in the first
10 months of 1921, as against 1866
600, 900 bushels for 1920 and an aver
age of so. soc, 900 bushels for the years
1910 to 1914. In the meantime wheat
growers in Sweden and other coun-
tries, are asking an embargo against
cheap American wheat because it is
being imported at less than the Swed-
ish cost of production, Mr.. Gustafson
says,
Patten Started Statement.
"On November g." said Mr.. Gustaf-
son, when wheat sold at 90 cents a
bushel on the Chicago market-the
first time in five years that wheat fell
below the dollar mark-JameS A. Pat
ten, who made his millions in the
grain market, stood on the side Lines
in the Chicago board of trade and
watched the smashing process drive
the grain price down. A newspaper
reporter interviewed him. Wheat
won't stop at a dollar Patten said.
1t will go down much further. There
isn't any consumptive demand to boil
ster up the understanding to hold
up the price. European credit is shot
SO poor that we cannot look for an
export demand to hold up the market
THAT is the statement that has
been repeated again and again by the
market makers, copied in grain trade
journals and market reports. While
this bugaboo was being manufactured,
the exporters were handling an aver
age of nine million bushels more
wheat each month than in 1920-and
1920 was a record breaker"
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RACE WITH SANTA
Great Ocean Liners Hurry to
Make Ports.
Passengers Anxious To Be
Home for YuIetide.

New York, Dec. "a (by the A. Pr
Ocean liners and Santa Claus today
were racing against time. Big pas
senger vessels. stretching themselves
to the limit were racing into port to
land their Voyagers in time for them
to reach their inland homes before
Kris Krinkle slid down the chimney.
Yesterday four craft-the Adriatic,
Frederick III, American Legion and
Cedric-came blowing thru the fog
The liners were held somewhat in
check by the murk however. for there
were limits of caution beyond which
masters dared not press their ships.
Whenever the weather cleared for
few hours however the vessels
were tuned up far above efficiency
speed, and tho the coal consumption
grew greater with every knot added
to the speed, thousands of dollars
worth of black diamonds were hurled
into the roaring fire boxes,
Many passengers were business
men who had only with greatest diff
ficulty-in some instances by airplane
across the ohannel-caught the last
boat calculated to get them home in
time to fire the Yuietide log in some
western town.
Their hopes fell with the fog, and
from the trip from quarantine up the
harbor, they could be seen standing
at the rail- their watches in their
hands. figuring the chances of catch
ing the train on which they were
committing
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Jews Are Celebrating
But Not For Xmas

New York, Dec. 24.=Hanukkah, the
Jewish festival of lights, happens to
begin at sunset Christmas night this
year, and Jewish followers turnout
the world will celebrate with the
lighting of candles, feasting and the
giving of presents. Each night for
"a week one candle will be added in
the Menorah, or seven-branched
candlestick which every Jewish family
owns
The lights OF Hanukkah are SYM
bolic of the cruise of Sacred oil which
was found in the temple after the
heather were driven out by the Mac
cabes, and which kept burning a
miraculous length of time, until fresh
oil could be procured
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NEW YORK sTOCK 1TARKFT-

Wall St. New York. Dec 23.-SFoCK&
Trading in stocks today was nominal but
firm tone prevailed in almost all branches
Of the list. Shorts continued to cover in
oils, cOppers and rubbers. those issues lead
ing at gains of 1 to points. Tobacco
food and other specialties notably American
lee, common and preferred Famous Play
ers. comIlon and preferred; Texas Gulf
and international Paper. also were mod
erately higher. Usual leaders of the Indus
trial group were atNaost entirely neglected.
Rails hardened on buying of Delaware,
-Lackawanna and Western C. and North
western St Paul. common and preferred !:
Canadian Pacific and Northern Pacific
The closing was strong. Sales approx
mated 0.O00 shares
Bonds were dun and irregular
Trifling changes were the rule at the
desultory opening Of today's stock market.
Short covering in several OF the faForite
rails and indHstrials impaired 4 semblanee
Of firmness. Mexican Petroleum and Gen
eral asphalt were higher by substantial
fractions with Mercantile Marine. Coppers,
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WEEKLY GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. 24-With $20000,OO0 in
sight to purchase American foodstnffs for
Russia, all grain and provisions this week
have increased in value. Compared with Il
week ago, wheat this morning was up q c
to SIC a bushel. corn gained Use to 23sc,
oats ?2@9sc to 1A@19sc. and pork, lard
and ribs 15c to 32c. Both before and after
the actual signing Of the Russian relief
bill, the market gave evidence of being
bullishly affected by the measure. Oonfi-
dence in Immediate government purchasing
was manifest, and prices made a ready
response to increased buying which, how
ever, was partly based on cold weather and
fears that lack of snow protection in the
southwest might result in Grip damage
Corn and oats rose with wheat, notwith-
standing that cold weather was construed
as bearish in regard to corn.
Provisions were influenced by the upturn
in grain and hogs altho somewhat held in
check by packers selling.
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CHICAfO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Chicago Dec. A-GAIILE-Receip
2CO Compared with week ago; Beef steers,
mostly 25c TO soc lower; plain to medium
grades showing full declines; she stock,
generally pc to soc lower; veal calves,
81 90 to 81 so off: stockers and feeders, 25c
to 40e lower; bulls, soc lower
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market active
and strong to 15c higher than yesterday s
bought about 1900: good clearance; top,
81 so for 100 pounds average; $50 for 1S9
to 100 average; bulk of sales, $I.OOGI 40 I;
pigs 10615c higher
SHEEP-R $500. Practically all
packers direct and all on shipper account
Compare4L~<1vith a week ago Fat lambs
and yearlings about 81 90 higher fat sheep
and feeder lambs, steady to 25c higher
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BY Joseph H. DEGREES.


president of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States)
Copyright, 1921 by International News
Washington. Dec. 24.-Men draw
different interpretations from the
facts that appear in the business sit
uatiou which has been so uncertain of
late. Ny own conception of present
economic conditions in the United
states is that business lis gathering
strength"
To my mind evidence muItiplies
that the elements of WEAKNESS which
characterized the situation a year ago
have run their course in large degree
and that we are now in a period of
business rehabilitation with many of
the causes of unsoundness eliminat-
cd However unpleas SAINT events have
been, they have served to bring the
country down to fuPdamentals ana 10
disclose once more the great basis OF
economic power we have for fresh
start.
In twelve or eighteen months we
have sustained with remarkable sue
cess the shock of price declines such
as no other country has had yet TO
undergo and we are now in tho posi-
ton OF having gone 1arlnSsI IOWdEu
Wtping out the artificial features Of
our situation left by the war. All OF
this has been accomplished without
resort to emergency palliatiVes. There
has been a demonstration of Ameri-
can courage and of the strength of
our economic structure.
To any general statement regarding
the economic status of the country,
the, e must necessarily be individual
exceptions. Read1ustments in certain
fields will undoubtedly continue. In
the case of railroad revenues and
rates. definitely organized machinery
exists to deal with them.
In other problems, like taxation,
beginning has been made and there
is promise of more progress yet to
come. Developments in these prob
lens and in process of readjustment
WI speed the restoration of economic
relationships among raw materials
aud finished products, between costs
of production and costs of service, be-
tween producers dollars and con-
suners' dollars.
Build Up Rapidly.
A building up business activity has
now become possible upon a surer
foundation. than has existed for years.
AS always happens in such periods,
raw materials We're first to feel the
effects of deflation in prices. These
effects have been widespread and
serious. The compensation win come
thru response of raw materials to the
new conditions. At the middle of De-
cember a joint congressional commit
tee, reporting on the agricultural
crisis and its causes, reaching con
illusions of fact that are reassuring.
From its statements it would follow
that agriculture can look forward with
much confidence to the future, with
an increasing demand for what it has
to sell.
Other producers of raw materials
seem to have Improvement in sight.
Copper is finishing the year with
a remarkable squirt, one that has al
ready regained much of the ground
lost earlier in 1921,' according to
leading journal. Il
The great basic industry of steel
did not go so far downward as cop
per and has shown a good degree of
recovery since last July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
ESCAPE DEATH BUT NARROWLY
Pennsy Express Ditched-Switch Was
Tempered With, Says Officials.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Scores of passen-
gers narrowly escaped injury and pos
sible death when the engine and two
cars of the crack mercantile express"
Of the Pennsylvania lines left the
track and went into the ditch near
Burlington, Ind, early today, accord
ing to word received here today. The
train was eastbound and left Chicago
late last night.
= According to reports Pennsyl-
vania officials here. no one was seri-
ously injured. Details of the wreck
are lacking, however, due to the DEM
clifton of telegraph wires by the
wreck.
The engine and the express and mail
cars left the track. Cars containing
passengers were not derailed.
Railroad officials here expressed
the belief that a switch had been tam
pered with and that this caused the
wreck