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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-05-09
SITUATION
REMAINS A
DEADLOC K
ATPRESENT.

This morning a coach carrying A
mechanics, miners and muckers pull
ed into Tonopah attached to the reg
liar train from San Francisco. These
men had been engaged in San Fran
CISCO to come to Tonopah to work
in the mines at the new wage scale
which became effective April 10,
1921. When the train arrived at the
"Y" two coaches and the baggage
car were cut loose from the train
and hauled to Corona avenue and
stopped at the Midway hotel, where
the new men are to be housed
About 25O laborers and sightseers
were on the ground when the men
began to leave the coach. The first
three to get off the train went
straight to the hotel and are remain
ing there ready to go to work The
remaining Al men made up of Ameri-
cans, Mexicans, Italians, AusTians
and other nationalities, were persuad-
ed by their countrymen to give up
their idea of going to work for the
new Tonopah and Divide scale Of
wages.
A committee escorted the Al men
who decided not to go to work over
to town and ordered breakfast for
them at a local cafe After break
fast a laborers' meeting was held
at the old Miners Exchange hail,
where it is said all present agreed
to stand pat for the old scale of
wages.
Sheriff Thomas, with his deputy
sheriffs and Chief of Police Cochran
with his force handled the situation
rapidly and very quietly, there be-
ing no effort to use force by the To
nopah workers in persuading the
new arrivals to desert
OF the Al who arrived on the train
and decided not to go to work, later
in the day six of them went to the
Midway hotel and said they would
go to work for the new scale. At
the time for going to press this made
nine out of the A who will enter the
mines.
There has been no disturbances of
any kind so far. At intervals today
groups of idle men conversed along
Main street.
The mine operators stated that
these men were not brought in as
strikebreakers, but came here to go
to work at the new scale, and that
every man who walked out when the
new scale was posted had an oppor-
tunity to go to work
What the next move is remains to-
be seen. There are many rumors
afoat today but none can be veri-
fed 1t is said the operators are to
sloce up shop discharge their fore
men and clerical forces thus reduc-
ing overhead expense to a minimum.
The operators have been in session
today but nothing has been given
out concerning their doings.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-05-09
MRS. LEVEE HELD
WITHOUT BAIL


NEW ORLEANS, La. May 9.-Mrs.
Matilda Leyeo. who Saturday shot
and killed her husband Frederick
.K Layee. on a busy street here, to-
day pleaded not guilty aad was held
without bail The Leyees formerly
we're residents Of Los Angels
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PR F N f R
DEPLORE 5
SILE 5 IAN
S|TUATION

LONDON May 9.-Premier Lloyd
George in the house Of commons to-
day said that while he might not
be prepared to agree with the con
tentions in Germany's offer to the
allied reparations demand that it
would necessarily be influenced by
the Slesian trouble, said it was very
unfortunate that this incident should
have arisen when Germany was de-
Gliding as to disarmament demands.
Asked if Great Britain could do
more toward settling the trouble by
influencing the Polish government,
the premier said. We are going to
do everything in our power to bring
such pressure to bear as we can on
the Polish government"
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nation PASSES
Critical STAGE


DENVER, Colo, May 9-The na-
ton has successfully passed the sit
uouon that threatened 90 De the
most tremendous financial panic the
country ever had Ga prospect Cover
nor Miller % the Tenth district fed
eral reesrvg bank said today.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-05-09
THIEVES STEAL
VOTIVE CROWNS

MADRID MaY #faf recent
thaf rom ths gofaI Nrm8ry of the
taa 4e~ vnUes crowns of me
~ athIt King suHi.a depFv vei
smsa of ous of her greatest treas
ares since aniY Ia he eiuay Museum
- para a. mmllar speeimena exist
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-05-09
TAKE MEASURES
FOR RETURN OF
G. {. BERGDOLL

WASHINGTON, D. G, May g.
Diplomatic means for the return Of
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the Phila-
delphia draft evader, from Germany,
are now in progress, Major General
March. chiefofstaff of the army, in
formed the house committee inves-
ugatng the Bergdol case, today.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-05-09
.ULTIMATUM Of
ALLIES MAY BE
ACCEPTED soon
lRy Assoclated Pressl

BERLIN May Sentiment in Ger
man political circles was showing
the drift at noon in favor of agree
ment to the allied reparations terms,
and it is believed the parliamentary
coalition will accept the allied ulti-
matum to be consummated within the
next q hours.
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a. MEN ARRIVE FOR WORKS. DESERT THEIR JOBS
WALLACE TAKES
SEAT IN Council
OF AMBASSADORS


(By AaEOciated Presa)
PARIS May 9.-American repre-
sentation at allied conferences was
resumed when Hugh c. Wallace, the
American ambassador, took his seat
at the session of the council of am
hassadors here today
The American ambassador was
warmly welcomed at the foreign Of,
flee. where the council happened to
be meeting, and was Given a seat at
the right If Jules Cambon, French
president Of the council.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-05-09
BELL WEIGHING
IL TONS STOLEN
Lny A...rInIea Pre.sl

LILLE. FTance, May 9-The rec
ord for theft by motor ear bandits
Is held By the little village of Es
sars in the devastated regions. After
knocking au Inspector ef reconstrue
tlon work senseless. several men
carried on bronze church bell
Weighing ton and a half which
has he,a IN the uTsekage % The
church since the retreat of the Ger
mans On the Somme IL 1917
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-05-09
SUGAR AGAIN DROPS


SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. May O.
The lowest price Tor refined sugar
since December. 1916. or $3.50 por
huudrodwelght. was quoted today hy
rednerIes.
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ARMED BANDITS
$4,000 CASH


DETROIT Mich May 9=Fwelfe
armel men WIta aWei-oI shaisaas
to-day hsIl gp e narrg.t rufea nau
say collector sat escaped aIth ls
eaEh
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u sas aaito eomsloea o. fau
eho VIA Who oaes thought be
waa geinE "a owu sll q Mesieo %
aecepi a quansr million dollar raneh
hom tha goyuFumaat
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-05-09

So Or a. - knae HeFllu has
not ~ denied hat Germaay uaa In
tie wosli sar
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THE WEATHER

Tonight and Tuesday
Fair
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-22

the boys" And then to Donohue:
who'll be runnin' this chaser en-
gine2"
"It'll be John Hogan and the Four
G Gen." said D0nohue. There's no.
body else at that end of the branch"
The arrangement, such as 1t was,
was fixed up quickly. The man who
was putting up the money seemed to
have plenty of it. He was offering five
hundred dollars for the engine, and a
thousand if it should overtake the spe-
cial that side of Bauxite Junction.
guess the bleat unraveled itself
pretty clearly for all of us; or at
least, 1t seemed plain enough. A min
ing deal of some kind was on, and this
man who was left behind was going
to be left in another sense of the
word If he couldn't butt in soon
enough TO break whatever combination
the others were stacking up against
him.
In just a few minutes we got the
word from the Strathcona operator
that the money was paid and the
chaser engine was out and gone. Kir-
gan had come In To say that our good
natured strikers had thrown a guard
into the shops and were patroling the
yard, when Fred May showed up, max
ing signals to me. | heard him when
he edged up to the boss and said
There's a lady in the office, wanting
to see you. Mr.. Norcross."
"Holy Smoke!" said l to myself.
l knew it couldn't be anybody but Mrs.
Sheila, at that time of night, and l
saw seventeen different kinds of bloody
murder looming up again when
tagged along after the boss on the
trip down the hall to our offices.
The guess was right, both ways
around. 1t was Mrs. Sheila, and she
had the major with her. And the air
of the private office was so thick with
tragedy that it made the very cleo
tries look dim and gtostly. Mrs.
Sheila didn't have a bit of color in
her face, and her eyes had a big hor-
ror in them that was enough to make
your flesh creep.
| won't attempt to tell all that was
said. partly by the good old major and
partly by Mrs. Sheila But the gist of
1t was this: Collingwood had con-
tinued his booze fight in his rooms at
the Billiard until he had worked him
self up to the crazy murder pitch.
Then he had gone on the warpath,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-22

60 on the edge OF his jaw as ne read
it, and then he handed 1t to me.
"You may indorse that No Answer
and file It when yoI 60 back to the
Office" he said shortly, and then he
went on talking to DOnOhue, telling
him how to handle the trains which
we're still out and moving to their tie
up destinations.
OF course, read the message; /
knew there was nothing private about
it so far as / was concerned, since
it had been given me to put away In
the files. This is what read:
ITO G. NOreross, G. NJ,
"Portal City.
"Your administration has been a
conspicuous failure from the begin
ming. Compromise with employees on
any terms offered and prevent strike
at all costs. That done, you are here
by directed to wire your resignation
to take effect one week from today.
ID. DuntOn, EreSluenL,
1t had hit US at last; not a decent
request, mind you, but blunt, brutal
demand. The boss was fired. No
word had come from Mr.. Chadwick,
and there could be but one reason for
his silence. In some way, perhaps
through the late boosting Of the stock,
the New Workers had squeezed him
out. We were shot dead in the trenches.
didn't understand how the chief
could take 1t so quietly, unless 1t was
because he had been hammered so
long and so hard that nothing mat
tered any more. Anyhow, he was just
standing there, talking soberly to Dom
ohue, when once more the Strathcona
branch sounder began to click furi-
onsly, shipping out the headquarters
call.
DonOhue cut in and we all heard
the Strathcona mans new bleat. The
way he told it, it seemed that one
member Of the party that had char
tered the special to come to Portal
City had got left, and this man was
now in the Strathcona wire Office, bid
ding high for an engine to chase the
train and put him aboard
At first the boss said, NO." short
off, just like that; adding that it
wouldn't be keeping faith with the
strike committee. But at that moment
Hoskins blew in again, and when he
was told what was on the cards, he
took little responsibility Of his OWL.
Go to 1t, Mister NOrcrOss, If there's
any more money in 1t FIR the railroad"
he told the boss. 'I'll stand FIR it with
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-22

with it. SYr. NOrcrOss came down the
platform with the major and Mrs.
Sheila. He let the major help Mrs.
Sheila up the steps Of the coach and
ran forward to call out to Klrgan;
"DOnohue is clearing for you, and
therein be nothing IN the way. Run
regardless to Timber Mountain Y
You have six minutes on the specials
time to that point, II you run like the
deyilin And then. as he was climb
ing TO the cab, he ripped out at me:
Jimmie, you 60 back and stay with
them In the car. Hurry or you'll be
left!'' I
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-22
FsInd at Church.

The absent-minded professor went
to church and returned home to lunch
triumphantly waving an umbrella to
his wife.
"Well, ing dear" he said, "you see.
I didn't leave 1t behind in the pew
today"
II see you haven't, dear" replied
his wife; "the only trouble is that you
didn't take an umbrella with you to
church, because it was such 9 clear
and frosty EVENING""
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-22

run down the line to meet them.
There's bare possibility that can
contrive to get between the train and
the engine, and If l can"
Mrs. Sheila was on her feet and she
had her hands clasped as If she were
going to make a prayer to the boss.
And 1t was pretty nearly that.
"Take mer she begged; ooh, please
take me. It's my right to gol'
l saw that the chief was going to
turn Mrs. Sheila down-whlch was,
Of course, exactly the right thing TO
do. But just then the major showed in.
"Sheila knows what she's talking
about, Graham" he said quietly.
"When you-all find HOWE, you'll have
a mailman on YOUR hands-and she's
the only one who can control him at
such times-God pity her! Take us
both, suh."
l suppose Mr.. Norcross thought there
wasn't any time to stand there argu-
ing about it.
"As you will" he snapped at the
major; and then TO me "Break for 1t,
Jimmie. and tell Kirgan to get a car
any car-the first one he can findw
broke, and came pretty near break
ing my blessed neck tumbling down
the stairs. Kirgan had found his en-
zine and had picked up q yard man
TO fire ii. told him what was wanted,
and in less than no time he had pulled
out an empty day-coach from the wash
ing track. While he was backing in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-03
SUICIDE ADFOR
MOVIE RESENTED
Alabama Town Stirred
By Hoax-MaY Go
To Court

SHEFFIELD, Ala, Aug. 2.-As an
aftermath to a fake suicide stunt that
was staged at an amusement resort
in Tuscumbia one night last week by
the management Of movie" thea
ter there, an acute controversy is rag
ing between the proprietors of the
Spring Park resort and the manager
of the playhouse, which may lead to
civil action in the courts.
Public sentiment appears to be
deeply aroused among the Tuscumbia
citizenry, who apparently are resent
full over the episode.
The suicide hoax was intended
solely as an advertising scheme of
the theater to draw attention to an
attraction that was billed to be shown
at the playhouse. It's purpose may
have been accomplished to the salts
faction of the theater people, but it
was equally as displeasing in quite
another manner, evidently not antici-
pated when planned A large throng
of pleasure seekers, including many
women and children, were at the
park for an evening of merry-mak-
ing A frenzy of excitement, which
bordered on panic followed the re-
port that woman had committed
suicide by jumping into the deep
water of the spring lake. A wo-
mans dress, hat, pocketbook, contain
ing small change and a note purport-
ed to have been written by the wo-
man were found on the spring bank.
Immediately search was instituted
to find the body of the supposed vic
tim, which continued throughout the
night The news spread over the
town and almost everybody respond
ed to the call for aid. The flood
gates of the lake were lifted, and
the chief of police nearly lost his
life when he was washed past the
dam by the swirling stream of water.
Several other would-be rescuers were
in danger of losing their lives when
boats capsized in the on-ruahing
waters.
1t is claimed that in spite of the
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frantic situation that prevailed the
sponsors Of the hoax were standing
close by, enjoying the spectacle and
made no attempt to stop the men,
women and boys who were making
heroic efforts to find the body of the
supposed victim. 1t was not until
the next morning late that the Sc
cret Of the scheme was divulged. In
dignation over the incident was mani
Tested on all sides.
1t is reported that city authorities
of Tuscumbia have the matter under
investigation. The proprietors of
the park resort and the manager of
the playhouse have published state
ments in the local papers, and the
former indicate they are very much
aggrieyed, while the playhouse mana
ger has been apologize in his state
ments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-03
West Indies Unwilling
To Go For War Debt

PLYMOUTH, August 3.--The peo-
pie of the West Indies are wholly OPP
posed to any suggestion that the is
lands should be coded to the United
States as part payment of Great Bri-
tain's war debt, according to Sir Gil
bert Carter, who has just returned
from the islands.
Sir Gilbert, who has been success
lively governor of the Bahamas, Bar
bados and Trinidad and whose wife
is the daughter of the later Francis
Parker of Boston, Mass, admitted
that the interests Of the West Indies
are largely American; but if l know
anything of the temperament of the
people of the Barbados, thy would
resist a cession to the bitter end" he
said.
Sir Gilbert added that since the
opening of the Panama Canal, Barba-
dos has become one of the great
health resorts of the world, where Wis
itors from both North and South Am
erica congregate.
France has nearly 700 different
honorary decorations.
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AMERICAS TO SEE
CHAMP OF WATER
Staigg Coming For Red
Cross To Teach Life
Saving

George Staigg, Jr., for years swim.
ming champion of the South, is com
ing to Americas on August % and
"a to conduct series of swimming
/ lessons and contests under the au-
spices of the American Red Cross.
Mr.. Staigg, who is swimming in
-tructor for the southern division Of
the Red Cross, is making tour Of
various cities in Dixie with a view to
organizing Red Cross life saving
corps and increasing interest in life
saving corps already established.
Local swimmers will be extremely
interested in the coming Of Mr..
Staigg, for most of them already
know him by reputation. Although
but twenty-six years old he has held
the Dixie swimming championship
for four years and has set up rec
ords in the 40, so, 100 and 220
yards sprints.
During the war Mr.. Staigg was in
the navy. When the fleet was sta
toned on the Pacific coast he was
swimming instructor for the navy at
Balboa Park, San Diego, where he
had $500 men under his tutelage.
Until he joined the Red Cross re
Gently he was attached to the Red
Cross life saving corps at Audubon
Park. New Orleans. He has also
been coast guard at Long Beach,
Calf.
Plans for the local swimming
demonstration to be given by Mr..
Staigg will be announced by the local
chapter of the Red Cross on his ar
rival.
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| DEATHS
MRS. J. E. BARNES.

PLAINS, August 3.-Funcral serv-
ices for Mrs. Cora Barnes, wife Of
j. f. Barnes, of Plains, were held at
the Baptist church here Sunday aft
ernoon at 2;30 o'clock. Rev. L. B.
johnson, pastor, conducted the sol
emn services in the presence Of
many friends and relatives. Inter-
ment followed in the Plains ceme-
terry. The pallbearers were W. A.
Carter, A. j. Zimmerman, DR.. A. B.
Gardner, A. B. Wellons, S. Bowers
and H. Bankston.
Mrs. Barnes is survived by her
husband, one daugher, Mrs Ham
mond, of Americus; her mother, Mrs.
M. NJ. Minnick; four brothers, Mar
shall and William Minnick, of Plains,
and Ross and lyric Minnick, of Am
CIRCUS; and one sister, Mrs. Joel Bart
lev, of near Americas.
She was reared in Webster county
lust across the line from Sumter. She
Joined the Baptist church early IN
life and had been a consistent mem
her. Her death has caused a wide
spread sadness TO her many friends
and to the entire community IN
which she lived.
The human ear can detect tone of
~ Oon ,-;bro{iops n Cpcond
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The human ear can detect tone OF
$4,000 vibrations a second.
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&y2 In Re ASP
AIlUV.IES3i
SUPERB CAST IN
THE BRANDING IRON"

Pierre Lands, rancher, burned into
the shoulder Of his own wife the mark
of his own branding iron to establish
before the world his absolute owner
ship of her. About that incident IS
woven the dramatic screen story,
The Branding Iron, which comes to
( the Rylander Theater Thursday. This
Goldwyn picture is a Reginald Bar
ker production fro nthe book by
Katherine Newlin Bert.
Joan Carver barbara Castleton),
held prisoner for years by her drunk
en- father, John Sarver Russell
Simpson,, escapes from his noun
tain cabin and meets and marries
Pierre Lands (James Kirkwood), a
young rancher Broodirg over a
warning brought by her father that
he has married the darter Of a bad
woman" Pierre becomes furious over
an innocent incident between Joan
and the Reverend Frank Holliwell
tAlbert Roscoel. the young parish
minister; and in his fury he brands
the girl.
Prosper Gael Orchard Tucker) /
New York playwright, interferes,
shoots Pierre, and takes Joan to the
luxurious cabin which he had built in
the distant hills for a clandestine af- !
fair with Betty Morena, wife of Jas
Per Moreno (Sydney Ainsworth) ,
New York play producer. Betty cas-
not dared to come to him, and so, |
knowing better, he tells Joan that /
Pierre is dead. Believing that, she
consents to remain with him. Hearing
from Betty that her husband is dy-
New York, but is informed when he
Ne wYork, but is informed when he
arrives that Morena is recovering
and that Betty is going with him to
Arizona.
Joan learns Pierre is alive, but,
feeling that she has sinned irretriev
ably she runs away to avoid his
search for her. She gets work on
the ranch where the Morenas are
staying, and when Pierre, seeking
her, comes there, she fees to New
York with the Morenas. Morena is
to produce n play by Prosper Gael.
The opening night OF the play
which is based on the branding iron,
loan is present with the Morenas.
Pierre, who has followed her, is
present, too. The play, and the
sight of Gael, are a shock to Joan,
who leaves and goes to the apart
nent of the Morenas. Gael follows
ner, but she scathingly repulses his
advances. The dramatic climax to
The Branding Iron" Will leave its
long after you have seen
The picture.
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at is six years since | had my
first stomach trouble. 1t rapidly
grew worse. My food would not di-
gest and l was, reduced to skin and
bone. My doctor put me on a starva-
ton diet, and when my pains grew
worse l concluded it was to much
of a good thing. On the advice of
my druggist / tried Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy. and am now entirely
we'll" 1t is a simple, harmless prep
arati0n that removes the catarrhal
mucu5 from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflammation which caus-
es practically all stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments, including appen-
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France has nearly 700 different
honorary decorations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-03

was ginned at the Planters Oil com
pany gin in East Albany Tuesday
for W F. Fleming, well known far.
mer of East Dougnerty.
That MIR. Fleming has good deal
of open cotton in his fields can be
judged by the fact that the cotton