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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
Eleven Rescued From Bus.

Duluth. Minn.-Crashing through
the railing on the Interstate bridge, a
Duluth-Superior motor bus was pre-
vented from falling into Superior hay.
fifty feet below, by the bus rear
wheels hanging to II steel railing.
With the machine suspended IN mid
air, ten men and women passengers
and the driver were rescued by a
street railway wrecking crew.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
Girl Held for KILLING Father.

Greenwood. Miss. - Nora Burt
Scriiggs. Il years old. was placed in
jail here TO await preliminary hearing
after coroner's jury returned ver-
dict holding her responsible for the
killing of her father. Charles Scruggs.
who was shot to death al his home in
CarrOllton. near here.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
The Only Way,

Il see where the flooring of big
warehouse where lot of wholesale
foodstuffs was stored gave way"
.That's about the only way they'll
ever get high-priced food TO come
down"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
improvements.

"That rich felIer has certainly
fixed up his farm in great shape"
yep. Got 1t now so that ii has all
the discomforts of a city place"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
WASHINGTON

Representative Samuel NJ. Taylor of
ington, after an illness of several
week. of pleurisy and pneumonia.
Appointment of Jewish Fl. .-Carris, for
merly of Newark, N. j., as director of
the federal board for vocational educa-
ton was announced by the board. Mr.
Carris, who formerly was chief of the
Industrial rehabilitation division, will
have charge of all educational activi-
lies of the board and supervision over
allotment of federal funds to the
states.
The National Wholesale Grocers' As
sociation filed protest with the de-
partment Of justice against any modifi-
cation of the recent court decree
which divorced the big packing con-
Germs from their grocery interests. To
allow the packing interest to re-engage
in the grocery business would be
against the public interests" the pro
test set forth.
The War Department, in an official
announcement, disposed of the rumor
that the olive drab uniform was going
TO give way to the blue uniform of old.
However, the department stated that
regulations would be changed to permit
the wearing of slit in the bottom of
the coat skirt and to permit hook on
the coat that will hold the revived Sam
Browne belts in place
Plans for a nationwide demonstra-
tion armistice day under the leadership
of organized labor lin support of the
purpose underlying the International
conference on the limitation of arma-
ment," were announced by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. Central
unions have been asked 10 organize
parades and mass meetings on that day
when the International conference be
gins.
President Harding has accepted the
honorary presidency of the Press Con-
gress of the World, to be held In Hon
olulu next month.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16

Experience may he the best teacher,
but the tuition fees are high.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
Metal Market.
HAY AND GRAM PRICES.

Corn. No. yellow. per cwt ....sl.ot
Corn, No. mixed. per ewt. .9i
Wheat, No. |. per ht,shel.. .sl
oats. per cwt...,,. ,...-........ 1.1s
Barley, per cwt -.-......... .9o
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
DENVER LIVE STOCK.
Cattle.

with unusually large receipts Of cat.
tie on hand trading in this depa rtment
of the local livestock market was
somewhat retarded Indications were
that quotations on all kinds of stock
would drop from Is to 35 cents. In
c1uded in offering were animals OF
fairly choice quality and most of the
stock was of fairly desirable type
Thirty-one steers from Dwyer, Wyo.
averaging 1874 pounds. sold for $3.50
and heavier types were selling at $47s
to s5.75. Good Quality lightweight
yearlings sold at S5.l0 and good cows
went from s475 to s5.75. Choice she
stock was quotable a S5S5.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
Hay.

Timothy, No. !. ton. --........ sI6.50
Timothy. No. 2, ton. ...-....... 1900
south Park NJ. J, ton. .......... 1900
south Park No. :, ton ..-.-... 14.a0
Second bottom No. J. tpn...,.. l1.5O
Second bottom, No >, tun........ ~ no
Alfalfn- toa .--.-----.. -...-...... 1900
SiisW inn .-.--- --.--..-..- np
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16

Californias population, according to
The 1920 census. is 75.4 per cent native
white, 1919 per cent foreign-horn, 81
per cent Japanese, 0.S per cent Chi
nese. 0.5 per cent Indian and IL per
cent negro.
The California alien poll tax law was
declared unconstitutional by the State
Supreme Court in unanimous dec-
sion which held that the measure was
in violation of the fourteenth amend
nent to the United States Constitution
and to the treaty between the United
States and Japan.
Chief of Police Daniel Hays, Chief
of Detectives Gene Cassidy, and Will
lam Kohrt, traffic officer, all of
Hibbing, Mimi, are dead from rifle
shot wounds inflicted by John Webb
at Nelson, just south of Hibbing. The
officers were attempting to arrest
Webb. He escaped and posse was
sent in pursuit.
Mike Mccoy, alias Il. w. Brown
confessed to the police of Oakland to
the murder of patrolman in Parsons.
Kan, Aug. 13, 1919. Mccoy has been
employed until recently in Il lumber
camp at Standard, Calf. He says in
his confession, according to the police,
that he fired on the officer while re-
sisting arrest
After eating breakfast of fried
chicken, John w. Carroll of Fair
chance, Pa, was hanged in the Jail
yard at Union, Mo-, for completely in
the murder of Benjamin Schobe, who
was slain last Nov. 20. Carroll went
10 his death stoically. Charles Jacoy,
convicted for the same crime, was
hanged last month.
Heavy importation of Chinese eggs
was predicted at San Francisco fol
lowing discovery of crate of eggs
line Persia, every third egg in which
contained Scotch whisky. Officer,
thought they may have discovered TIL,
reason why importations of Chimes,
eggs have doubled since 1919. i
The toll of twister which Mrssclr>..
the countryside near Sioux Falls, ,lSa,, 4
was placed at three dead tonight wit
a stoiC vi pCiSous iHJuitu- JdhiuSC
will total more than 100000 to farm
and crops. Two of the dead, Taylo
Woods and George Fenelon, were elet
trocuted when they were blown agains
a live wire. The third man was kille,
by -collapsing barn.
Mrs. Henry 0. Hale. wife of a Gyp
sum miner in Fort Dodge, Iowa, ha
become the wealthiest woman, ant
possibly the wealthiest person in tina
city She is the daughter of Wallace
Farley, wealthiest citizen of Boom
county, who died. His Will, filed TO
probate in Boone, left her one-half o
his estate, valued at more than $1,000
600. Her husband digs rock for tn
American Cement Plaster Compan.
He has been on strike since July
Hale and his wife live in humbl
dwelling in the Gypsum district. The
have been married little more than
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16

Trading in the sheep market was
slow but steady. Indications were thai
the stock would sell at an early steady
figure. Ordinary grade lambs weigh
ing seventy pounds sold early in the
day at the practically steady figure OF
IS and fat lambs of choice quality were
quota Bile at sS.25 to $3.50. lightweight
feeders were quoted early in the day
ut $500 to $500 and ewes on stead,
i,asis of $500.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
AN EPITOME OF
LATE LIVE news
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. DOING ACHIEVE
MENTs, suFFERiNGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

Western Newspaper Union New, Service. j,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
TIOEN

Local butchers invaded the hog mar.
ket, prepared to clean the pens al fig
ures demanded by statesmen. Top prices
Of $3.50 for choice hogs We're estab-
lished and steady prices prevailed or
nearly all types. Packers were eager
to take hold of the offering. but bull
of sales Were made to butchers al
prices made between s6.75 and $500
Rough heavies were quoted at $3.50 to
$500 and lightweight stock ran from
$50 to $3.50 No stocl<er pigs were
included in the offering. but had there
been any such stock on sale it woult
have commanded prices Of from $500
to $500.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-27
"AMERILANS SHOULD BE
PROUD Of WORK BY
near EAST RELIEF"
Says American High Commits
sioner. Congress Is Told of
Great Accomplishment

Nashington.-The annual report
of the activities of the Near East Re-
lief organization, filed with Congress
by Charles V. Vickrey, General Sec
rotary, constitutes the modest history
Of one OF the greatest pieces of phil
anthropic work ever undertaken and
caryied through by American men
and. women, according to well in
formed persons in the capital. Ad-
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-08-12
IRlNKIE Defeats TUCKER.

In the Virginia Democratic Pri-
mary held on the I'd inst, State
Senator Lee Trinklc, Of WNtherille.
defeated Harry st. George Tucker.
of Lexington. by Il majority be-
tween - and 20 thousand. Rock
bridge, Mr.. fuckers home county,
gave him Il large majority OF inc
vote cast and Wythe county did
likewise. Both are good men, we'll
qualified and fully competent for
Il satisfactory diScahrSc of the dut-
les of the office. Mr.. Tucker has
much of the talent and many Of the
admirable qualities OF his distin-
Guishcd father. the late John Ran
doIph Tucker, and We were in full
sympathy With his ambition to topp
of his very crcditablc public career
with the govcrnorShip of his native
State. confident that he would have
made the State Il model Governor,
administering the office with ability
and wisdom and TO the entire sat
isfaction Of the people, We were
much disappointed in his defeat.
Mr.. Tinkle is Il much younger man
and he could well afford to wait.
The Republicans have, this time.
put up a very good man III the
person of MIR. Anderson. of Rich
mond, but as the Convention which
nominated him-"l.illy Whites
as they arc called over there. re
fused to admit the blacks to their
Convention their chance of carry
ing the State will be smaller than
ever. The colorcd contingent: have
announced its intention to put a
ticket in the field to represent the
''truc Republican party" and will do
SO if not chokd Off by the leaders
OF The &. q. u. OF this We Will learn
more as time goes on.
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some 2i7 acres. and also - acres
on BYuShy Mountain known rs the
Cur!cy ilink!c land.
| viii sell the Home place subject
To the purchaser assuming and pay
oil an amortization mortgage to
the Union Trust Company. trustee,
TO secure the Virginia Joint Stock
Land Bank the sum of SI,0OO.00
evidenced by note dated the llth
day OF October. 1913, on which five
payments of S3Oo.13 each have
been made and which is to be paid
such payments are made. The next
payment is due October ii, 1921.
will show YOU the house and
lots at Rcnick and the farm in
Renick's Valley any time YOU call
on me. Possession will be given
of the farm land for seeding ut
once and also Of the house and lots
at Rcnick on day of sale. with right
10 remove garden truck reserved to
tenant up to November Isl, and of
tn" dwelling house on the farm OH
Oct. 1. 1921. Purchaser of corn crop
to have until December 1st, 1921, TO
remove same.
Sale will begin at Renick nj 10
o'clock, a. M, and when done there
| | will 90 to the farm in Rcnick'S
Valley and continue until sale COM
plcicd.
The purchaser will set good title
to eli the property sold but must
assume The mortgage on The home
place. Whenever the purchase
money is paid. the Bank Of Rcnick
vii! release its deeds of trust. This
has been arranged between III"
Bank and myself. rs Trustee.
TERMS Gi; ShLE-CaS!i o. day
Of sale.
J. J. BROWN.
%-i2-!W Trustee.
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PARTlSANSHIP.

Hamilton Holt is rude enough &c
ask the ihirlN-Onc Republicans whc
favored the League Of Nations, bu'
appealed for votes for MIR. Hard
ing, how they like il as far as they
have gone. They promised Mr
Harding would lead the United
States into the League. DO they
still believe it? Are they trying
TO get the President to form that
rival association Of nations he us.
cd to talk about. and do they cN-
poet him to do anything Of the
sort? We do not suppose the thirty
one were sincere when they issued
their appeal: they merely sacrificed
their partisan ship. Charleston Gdz
No one doubts that there were
millions Of Republicans all over
this great country in honest accord
with Mr.. Wilson and the Dlnocratic
Party on The League question. Yet
they allowed partisan feeling to
their convictions and pat
IioiiSln and followed the leadership
Of Lodge 10 The subver>ion of the
great cause for which 50 many Of
our brave young men suffered and
died on the battle fields Of France
Dr6 Flanders.
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FLAYS HOUSE CLIQUE.

An attack on the administration
generally, and u nthc House Ways
and Means Committee particularly.
for It's handling Of the tariff and
tax questions was made III stale
mcnt issued on the 9Th by Repre-
sentative Keller. independent Re
publican, Of ST. Paul, Mimi, author
of four taN revision bills which have
been indorScd by organizations OF
farmers and others.
MIR. Keller charges that HE 'ma-
chincTN OF government has been
romnaudccrcd by Il lille clique,
ignorant Of The y. Il. C's OF ccono-
mics. whose blind obedience TO
Wall Street is responsible for tho
stupid. selfish, Short-SiS GIFTED policy
that is rrtardinS our prosperity and
creating profound distrust and dis
content among the people.
Declaring That most members OF
The House want to carry out The
peoples wishes with regard to taN-
alton and other economic questions
MIR. Keller says Il little dominant
minority has tied down the safety
valve OF free discussion until an en-
PLANTATION impcnds which will seal
Ter the Republican party from
Maine to California"
The President has assumed more
power than any OF his predecessors
Mr.. Keller continues, land tells
Congress what bills 10 pass and
what not TO pass. Bills concocicd
mi, al inc
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TRUSTEES SALE.
OF VALUABLE REAL. AND PER
SO\tI. PROPERTY.

BY virtue of the authority vested
in me as trustee by Il deed made by
". r. Beard to me on the 18th day
of May. 1921, and recorded in Green
brier County Court Clerks Office in
Trust Deed Book, No. Is, page 124,
and also pursuant to authority from
the Bank Of Rcnick, holder of two
deeds OF trust o nthe house and lots
at Renick, and of II second lien on
the home place of said w. r. Beard.
| will sell at public auction TO the
highest bidder on
WEDNESDAY,, the nth DAY Of
SEPTEMBER. 1921, ut the Town Of
Falling Spring Rcnick p. o. in
Grecnbrier County, job lot of
merchandise: and then seven lots
with Il dwelling house and out
buildings and fenced together
and containing about one acre. Also
one other lot known rs the Powell
lot all being in the Hill Addition to
Falling Spring town. And after the
sale of this merchandise and lots
! will so over to the Frank Beard
home place in Rcnick'S Valley
where will begin the sale Of hogs.
COWS, cattle. sheep and horses OWN
ed by said w. +. Beard. also will
sell. wagons. farm implements.
harness, tools. hay, wheat. straw,
growing corn. and other things loo
numcrnuS 10 mention.
! viii then proceed To sell the
home place of said W. +. Beard on
The Mariinlon Turnpike, containing
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ORDER OF PUBLICATIONS.

TO Mary V. kcrncy. Samuel Edward
KcrEcy. S. T.. krcncy. .Ir.. Marie VI.
Kccncy, Clarence Nj. Krcncy:
i'ni0n Trust Company, Il corpora
ton. trustee, and the Virginia
Joint Land Bank, corporation.
You and each Of YOU are hereby
notified. that The County Court OF
Grrcnbricr County, will on the 18th
of the Circuit Court Of Grccnbricr
House OF Said County, at Lewisburg
w. Va. on that day, file its applica.
ton in writing. with the Judge Of
said Court. seeking IT, acquire by
condemnation, roadway thirty
feet wide Tor public use over and
across the land Of said Mary V.
Kccncy, Samuel Edward Kccnry, $.
j.. krency. Jr.. Marie VI. KccneN
and Clarence VI. Kceney, situated
in The District Of Blue Sulphur. in
Grcenbricr County, Oh the waters
OF Muddy Creek. Il plan of which
proposed roadway showing its To-
cation on said land is on file To-
2cthcr with said application. in the
oi!c" Of the Clerk Of the said Cir
cult Court Of Grecnbricl' County, at
Icwi>bur&. ". Va. and AT the same
Hnc and place. viii move said
Court TO appoint Commissioners. 10
ascertain just compensation to
the owners for The said roadway
proposed TO be taken.
TIE COUNTY COURT OF
GRIENDRIER COUNTY.
WEST VIRGINIA.
By \. VI. AUSTIN, Prosecuting tiiN.
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THE BRITISH OFFER TO ERIN.

The British Governments offer
TO ireland is reported TO be domin-
ion home rule for the island, with
complete fiscal autonomy. separate
parliamcntS for the North and
South, with central parliament
which will allow OF as much union
rs the Two sections may agree upon
De Valera has gone back to Ire
land and is ConSutin" with his
Sim Fem followers concerning its
acceptance. The tlStcritc> are do
ing the same.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-08-12

Representative Roger :. James.
Of the Fifth Virginia district. died
suddenly on the 9Th u! his HON" i'll
Danvillc. Va. from heart failure.
He was 60 years old and MAS elected
TO the SiNiy-SiNth Congress III June.
1920. to serve out the unrXp!rcd
term Of the former Representative
T.. w. Saunders. He WAS reelected
to Congress last November. MIR.
James was publisher Of the Danviiic
Register and Danvillc Bee and had
lonG been Il leader in The Democrat
ic party in Virginia.
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]. S FORMERLY INVITED:

\ formal invitation for an Ancri-
can representative to attend the
meeting OF the Allied Supreme
Council. which opened III Paris
Monday. the Ith, was communicate
ed TO the American Embassy at
London through Col. de st Alairc,
the French Ambassador in London.
United States Ambassador Harvey.
accompanied by small staff, left
for Paris on Saturday.
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HOPES FOR ALLIED ACCORD.

Premier Lloyd George, speaking
in Welsh before 5000 people on the
18th at the annual Eisteddfod, or
musical and literary festival, allud-
ed TO the forthcoming meeting Of
the Allied Supreme Council al
Paris. and said he could only hope
the voices OF the Paris conference
would be as harmonious as those
singing in the festival TODAY.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-08-12

At the conclusion Of Vehement
attack in the Senate on The aflCr-
noon of July 2Sih, upon the Admin
iStration and lis supporters in The
Snatc for Sideirackjng his S10u.00A.-
600 Farm Export Corporation bill.
Senator Norris. Of Nebraska. chair
man Of the Agriculture Committee,
collapsed rs result Of exhaustion
due to heart weakness and the heat.
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WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL,

Opens Sept. i2th. This school Of
frrs all the advantages of Il first
class High School. including Mu-
sic Dcparimcnt(addcd This year and
under an efficient instructor. The
instructors are: Principal, Raymond
:. Deck. \. g., Wesleyan College.
Assistant Principal. y. E.. Bishop. \.
b., Emory and Henry College. as
sisted BY a competent CORPS. J-IW
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NOT ICE.

Sealed Bids will be received by
HE undersigned until - O'Clock.
noon. Monday. August %. 1921. for
the erection Of onc-room addition
to HE Ed2cwood School House.
Plans and specifications can be seen
mt my office in The Town Of Lewis
burg. w. Va. Right reserved to re-
jcct any or all bids.
BY order Board Of Education.
EINLEN VI. MRBI OK IL.
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LlMBER.-If YOU have any lum-
Der TO sell write REESE-SuIn;rr
LUMRER Co., Williamspori, Pa, OF
Lem E.. Hanna, Rcnick, w. Va.
7-I5-OmON
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STATE or WEST VIRGINIA.

bTCCUD!Itr tOUnIN, S..
II appearing by affidavit flied that
Marie VI. kcnncy, one Of the parties
named in The above notice is a nom
resident of the State of West Vir-
ginia, ii is ordered that HE said
Marie VI. kccncy do appear here
within one month from The date Of
the FIRST public notice hereof and
do what is necessary 10 protect her
interest in said suit.
4 Copy Trstc:
W. +. RIClIARDSON. Clerk.
\ t.1\v
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.

ENH ShI.E.-Eour hundred feet
of iirsi-class poplar shelving (ih
sections. /. VI. PECK, l.ewiSburg.
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Executor Sale Of
REAL EST 4. TIE !. T,

Notice Is hereby .iven ia Of The last VIII ana cs
James G. Anderson. lecetse!I Will. the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-26

Tulsas fame az city OF beautiful
homes is not without foundation.
But this fame has been made posi-
BILE only because OF careful planning
and execution on the part of build
ers while @. Il. Morrow q Son,
w. O. Morrow, handle all Kinds OF
building construction, they specialize
In residences. Among the many
Tulsa homes they have built are
those of Il. II. Fuller, 7lO East
Nineteenth, now owned By Mrs. Don
Hagier: u. r. Travis, near Wood
ward park on the jerks road; &, II.
Sweet across from the Travis home;
Giles Penlck, Twentieth and Nor
folk: John NJ. Lovejoy, Twentieth
place and Owasso, and w. l.. Miller,
1882 South Owassu. Morrow u Son
are located I'm the Kennedy building,
coming TO Tulsa about two and one
half years ago. They also maintain
offices in New York City and Allen
hurst. n. J. They have built num-
her Of spacious country homes in the
east, especially In north New Jersey
TO A. W. Black & Son. architects
with offices In the Kennedy building,
belongs credit FOR designing the lar
gest office building in the state OF
Oklahoma. II is the Kennedy build
ing. in which their offices are To-
Gated. other local buildings OF i'm
portance have been designed by this
firm, among them the Springer
apartments which are models OF et-
ficiency. and which apartment build
ing IN one OF the most attactive
buildings in the city. X. NJ. Black
Junior member Of the trim, is in
charge Of the Tulsa office. A. w.
Slack has charge of the office in
ST. Louis. The local office was OPP
cned about two years ago.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-26
Railroad Notes

Alfred Harris Bright 20, special
counsel for the 500 Line, Is dead in
Minneapolis from apoplexy. He
had been with the railroads legal
department since 1891.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-26

Tho oklahoma and Arkansas
Railway company was granted au-
thority by the interstate commerce
commission to issue 1907, 500 of cap
ital stock for the purpose of con-
structing line OF railroad 30 miles
long from Salina, Okla, to Kansas,
Okla.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-26

The report OF the interstate com
merce commission for the second
quarter of 1921 indicates that the
largest railroads are making de-
termincd effort to improve the ply
steal condition of their tracks and
rolling stock. The figures show that
the lines took on 43,427 additional
employees during this period and
37,2Ol of this number were section
hands. Men employed in construc-
tion gangs and on work trains ac-
counted for 4,294 of the increased
number of workmen.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-26

About 1900 men employed in the
Beech Grove shops OF the Big Four
railroad have been laid off for 10
days. The layoft is declared by d.
j. Mullen, superintendent of motive
power, to be necessary because Of
business depression, which has made
the railroads financially unable to
pay the wages TO keep open. The
layoff will save about $4,000.