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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

- Immediate resumption of coal pro-
duction in bituminous mines scattered
over seven states was ordered from
Cleveland Ohio, Tuesday. Orders for
miners to return TO work were sent by
district union officials after operators
had signed an agreement, renewing
the wage contracts that were in force
when the men quit the mines last
March 81 The formal break in the
strike came at $40 p. m, when the
scale agreement was adopted by the
unanimous vote of miners and opera
tors at their joint conference. The
general agreement then was signed by
T. X. Maher, of Cleveland, an operator,
as chairman of the conference, and
William Green, miner, as it's s9cre-
tary. Supplemental agreements be-
tween operators and state union Of
ficals were then executed, with the
union chiefs wiring local unions that
work might be renewed. President John
Z. Lewis of the miners, said that
operators controlling an annual output
of approximately 60,000,00O tons had
signed the agreement, their mines, he
said, were in West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Okla
homa and Washington. James Paisley,
one of the big operators signing the
agreement, announced that his mines
in Charleston. Fairmont, Elm Grove
and Morganton West Virginia; Valley
Camp and Monongahela City, Pennsyl-
vania; and LafferiY and Stuartsville,
Ohio, would be opened at once.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18
Her Way Out Of It.-Maisie was

Her Way Out Of lt.-Maisie was be-
ing washed and was uttering her Gus
tomary protest.
,ir"p WISH" she said earnestly, that
need never, never have to be washed
again."
I'm afraid" said her mother gent
ly, that as long as you have me to
take care of you you'll have to make
up your mind to be washed very
thoroughly every day."
Maise pondered for a moment.
"Then," she said, Il shall marry
early.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18
Friday, August 18, 1922

~ Bank messengers in Wall Street
will be dressed in bright red coats, and
have portable safes attached to pad
locked belts around their waists. I'm
der this system, it is believed the pub
lie will rush to the rescue of any red
coated messenger attacked by robbers.
- Mining dumps of South Africa are
being worked by improved machinery
10 recover metals discarded when The
gold was being recovered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18
humorous department.

Them Was The Days.-"Sorry, but
can't insure you-youre too TALL said
the agent to the man who wanted to
take out an accident policy.
"Too tall? What's the matter WITH
that?" protested the applicant. And
anyway I'm not as tall as my father
was and he had no trouble getting in
sured."
"But your father" the agent ex-
planned, "was insured years ago when
there was no danger of fellow having
his head knocked off by skidding air
plane."-The American Legion Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18
The Wrong Map.-A visitor to c

The Wrong Map.-A visitor to Chi
cago was standing at the corner of
State street with map in his hand
He gazed at it intently. A kindly
passerby offered his assistance, where
upon the man with the map smiled
wanly.
Il reckoned I'd figure it out very
we'll" he said; with this little map
but l guess I'm beat"
eyes. yes" said the Good Samaritan
soothingly. Il dare say you'd have
managed very well, but you're look
ing at map of New York"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

S5r Wireless telephone operation
across the English Channel has made
possible continuous communications
between English shore stations and
flying planes in the Brussels-Paris
service, and is particularly helpful in
heavy fogs, as orders or explanations
of conditions at landing fields can be
conveyed to pilots of aircraft.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18
up TO You, eentlemen.-A suit tr

Up to You, Gentlemen.-A suit tried
by the late Sir Francis Jeune in the
English divorce courts is said to be
one of the briefest on recort. Sir
Francis summed up the case as fol-
lows: 'If the husband were the brute
the wife says he is, she is well rid of
him. If, on the other hand, he is the
saint he makes himself out, he is far
too good for any woman. Consider
your verdict, gentlemen"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18
Who Did IA young negress, with

Who Did IA young negress, with
broken jaw, rushed to the hospital
She was evasive in her explanation OF
how the injury had occurred, and at
first would only say that she had been
hit with an object.
.Was it a large object?" inquired
the surgeon.
'4ToPrable large"
'was it coming fast?"
' "Tolrable fast"
'"Was-" began the surgeon, when
the woman's patience snapped.
"Oh!". she burst out, "if you mus
know, ah wus jes' materially kicked In
de face by a gentleman friend
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

70 The American Bible Society, Astor
Place and Fourth Avenue, New York
city, now publishes the Bible in more
than 700 different languages and dia-
lects. Where Savages have no written
language the missionaries hit on the
scheme of "phonoticizing" the spoken
language and then translating the
Bible into this phonetic language.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

EtymoIosicaI Bigotry.-"How dyer
like yer new boss, Mame?" asked one
stenographer of another on the ele-
waited.
"Oh, ne amt so bad, only he's kind
of bigoted"
What yer mean, bigoted?"
HE seems ter think that words can
only be spelled in his way.'.-Boston
Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

Purely Professional. $50 Clara
threw over that young doctor she was
going with?'
Eyes, and what do you think? He
not only requested her to return his
presents but sent her a bill for forty
seven visits."-Boston Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

received in response to a circular
sent out by the Henry Ford for prGsi-
dent club, Chicago, Secretary E. f.
Kelley announced recently. Within q
short time, Secretary Kelley said, an
extensive campaign will be begun TO
show on what he terms the pubic
demand for Henry Ford for presl-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

Mild by Comparison.-Vodka has
been restored to responsibility in Rus
sia, but we doubt whether it will have
the least effect on a population that
has indulged in Lenine and Trotzky
for the last few years.-New York
Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

Recruits.-First Bootiegger-"How'
business, Bill?'
Second Bootlegger-"Fine, fine, I've
got two new mayors and district-at-
toruey on my payroll, and two judges,
a chief of police and prohibition
agent are ready to sign up next week"
The Liberator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

azT' Muriel Mccormick, granddaugh-
ter of John d. Rockefeller, has formed
a partnership with Nine. Marguerite,
a modiste. and they will open a dress
making establishment in Chicago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

War Work.-Bess-"Th That's Mrs.
Grabbit-she's a great war worker"
Bob-"lnaeed."
Bess-"Yes; she married four of her
daughters to soldiers. The Soldier
Worker (Butte).
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

Not Yet Rroke.-County Judge
"How long have you owned a carr
Motorist Charged with speeding)-
Zone week, your honor"
Judge-"Um--then you can still af-
ford to pay fine. Twenty dollars.
Boston Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

The Simple Reason.-"Why are we
so late?" asked a passenger of train
conductor in the southwest.
Well sir" explained the conductor
genially, ''the train in front was be-
hind, and this train was behind before
besides"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

A Menace to Navisation.-"Those
revcnooers are certainly strict on in
coming vessels"
whats happened now?'
Here's the story of q ship captain
being arrested as he was making port.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

Had to Go Home.-SpCcd Cop: Hey,
whaddya mean, going so fast?"
Moses: 1--WE gotta get home before
the gas gives out
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

Something Wrong.--'I hear, Josh,
that yer hired man is somethin' of Il
fool"
"Ycp. He does do considerable
work"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

q Thourards of replies from all parts
Of the country, without exception,
stating I'VE want Henry" have been
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18

t1' The Boy Scout movement originat-
ed in England.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-18
J. F. CARROLL
Melrose Flour

HERE AT LAST. We have just re-
ceived fresh shipment of that famous
Iy good MELROSE FLOUR-just the
very bestGst gOodest Flour ever solu on
this market. 1t is 50 good that lots OF
folks herCabouts are never satisfied 10
use anything else. LET Us HAVE
YOUR ORDER NOW FOR MEL
ROSE. Order it today.
II YOU WANT anything in the way
of Canned Vegetables, or Fruits. or
Meats. or Fish Products, or B"tticd
or Loose Pickles, Bottled Fruits, or
Fancy Cakes and Crackers, Fresh veg,
etablcs-Beans, Cabbage, Potatoes-ie
is pretty sure you'll find what you are
looking for here. Then too we nave q
good variety Of Dried Beans and PEAS
and the Fat Back chat goes with 'em.
CHEER UP-you'l get over it If you
will buy your Groceries here.
SHERER & QUINN
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14

had been raised here in accordance
with his proposal to locate a fac
tory here. The money, contributed
by the business people of the COM
munity, was returned to the donors
by Mr.. Stedman this mornings
If hoops could be manufactured
as readily and as rapidly as Mr.
Spiece intimated he could, and il
Paragould could have cotton the
coveted plant, this town perhaps
soon would have been supplying ev-
erybody with hoops. Maybe, the
women would have taken to wearing
them like they used TO, about forty
years ago.
lust why Mr.. Spiece introduced
the suggestion that he was ambitious
to establish IA hoop factory in Para,
gould is unknown. He said he had
and that he was anxious to move
the establishment to Paragould, con-
ditiOned upon the citizens raising
a thousand dollars to be used in
supplying a location. The Chamber
of Commerce was advised to get III
a hurry and raise the money. The
cash was accumulated rapidly. Near
ly everybody donated. Everybody
was interested in the suggestion OF
a new factory coming this way
counting the profits that would ac-
crue from a juicy payroll and raw
material buying from the surround
ing timbcrland.
Mr.. Spiece and his proposed en-
terprise vanished. Nothing more
has been heard of him. The site
he said he wanted was never pur-
chased but the money was ready tt
be utilized for that purpose. Nc
money was paid out. No one lost
anything other than the time citi-
gems spent in soliciting contributions
from the citizens to encourage the
coming Of the enterprise. Ii Mr.
Spiece has ever located his promised
enterprise at another point it is
not known. Perhaps he was merely
joking or was possessed with a GU
riosity to know if we could really
raise a thousand dollars.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14
MORE NAVAL LIMITATION.

The League of Nations, consider
ing the military situation of its
members, has given favorable at
tention to a proposal that the Wash
ington naval limitation treaty be
extended to the non-signatory pow
ers. A report is to be made on the
subject in September.
Nearly all of the nations that did
not engage in the naval treaty are
members of the league. 1t should
be, therefore, comparatively easy to
extend the operation of the princi-
plies of the treaty through the
league. if that body sees fit to go
ahead with the project.
There is no evident reason why
such action should not be taken.
Certainly the United States is not
likely to offer any objection, if the
league cares to adopt and promote,
on a broader scale, a good idea
first suggested and put over by this
country. And though America sees
fit to remain outside of the league
there is no logical reason why the
two should not cooperate for any
good purposes when their objects
happen to coincide.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14
WILL SUPPORT
RAIL STRIKERS
IN ARKANSAS
Farmers Union Men Meet
In Little Rock and Of
fer Assistance TO
Shopmen.

Little Rock. July ia joint
meeting of the executive boards of
the striking crafts Of the Missouri
Pacific and Rock Island railroads
and the advisory council of the
State Federation of Labor and the
State Farmers Union, was held
Yesterday at the labor temple. The
meeting was more in the form of
a get-to-gether meeting, press COM
mitteemen said. It was also stated
that both the moral and financial
aid of the farmers union was
pledged to the striking union shop
men. In case of necessity, the farm
ers will sell their produce at ac-
tual cost to the striking men.
A committee headed by j. Fl. Will
liams was appointed to confer with
Mayor T.. b. Gardner Of North Lit
tie Rock to enter a formal protest
against the use of pistols, rifles and
shotguns by the railroad guards.
The labor board, it is said, OBJ
jects 10 persons carrying firearms,
who have not the legal right. They
cited several instances where guards
at the Missouri Pacific shops had
either Intentionally or a~ccidently
fired guns and had narrowly missed
killing or wounding pedestrians.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14
HOOP MILL
FOR PARACOULD
NOW SAID
Thousand Dollars Contrib.
uted by Citizens Re-
turned to Donors by
MIR. Stedman.

Paragould can "whoop up the
money for a hoop mill" in very
quick order but getting the mill
is another matter, especially through
the promises OF one Mr.. Spiece who
blew into town a few weeks ago and
frantically "shook a bush" like he
couldn't wait till the town could buy
a location upon which to erect a
building to house the machinery and
DIG a hole in the ground to float
q lot Of logs in.
Nothing more has been heard from
Mr.. Spiece since Chas. Stedman, sec
rotary of the Chamber Of Com
merce, phoned him in J%onesboro
and told him that a thousand dollars
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14
R N FRANCS.

German marks have tumbled to
the lowest exchange rate in history.
simultaneously French francs have
sunk to their lowest value this year.
The two inevitably rise or fall to-
gether. because of the way in which
French finance is bound up with
the German indemnity. The less
German money is worth, the less
chance of France collecting any in
demnity to speaek of, and so the less
chance for either country getting
on its feet.
This new German currency de-
probation is due to a new dumping
of paper money into circulation, and
also to the outbreaks against the
republican government. But causes
go farther than that.
Both the new issues of paper and
the outbreaks have been greatly
influenced by the uncompromising
French attitude against Germany.
French insistence IN the letter of
the reparation agreements, regard
less of economic and political condi-
tons in Germany, makes those con-
ditions worse: and the worse they
become, the less possible it becomes
for france to obtain what she wants
from Germany.
Surely French craftsmanship will
come soon to see how closely French
and German interests are bound up
together, and make practical con-
cessions accordingly.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14
DRILLING At
LOCAL Test
IS FAVORABLE
Bowler Well is Said to Be
AT 1,5OO Feet--Now
Setting 1O-lnch
Casing.
(From Wednesdays Daily

n ;e reported that favorable prog
ross is being made at the test OIL
well of the Bowler Wei q Con-
etruction Company, two ana a nall
miles southwest Of the city ana llial
drilling has been going forward sat
;efactorilv both day and night dur
ing the past month or more 1he
test is now said to be at a depth
of approximately 1900 feet II II a
q standard drilling equipment IS be-
in- used to penetrate a rock forma-
ton and for understanding to al
low the setting of a ten-inch casing
at the depth attained
According to the limitations OF
those who consider themselves quail
flied to discuss tie prospects intelh-
gently, indications for q producer
are very favorable Some persons
are appearing to feel very conf
dent Of success Of the venture, thai
oil will be encountered when-the
drill ~penetrates 20 Il depth Of around
$500 feet.
1t was reported a few days ago
that the formations through which
the drill has passed at the test here
are identical with those penetrated
at the tests near Harrisburg, in
Poinsett county. II is believed by
many individuals, who have been
watching the Poinsett county tests,
that oil has actually been struck i'll
that county and that one or more
producers are sure to be brought
in there in the les future, though
no definite statements have been
given out to warrant the prevalence
OF that belief so far as known.
A standard understanding de
vice of the Preston Oil & Gas Com-
pany, on the Lovelady farm north
west of the city, has been pro-
cured by the Bowler Well & Con-
struction Company to complete the
needed process OF understanding at
it's well and, ii is said, the instru-
Illtill Has tlldD.tU INC bON = diiii
ers 10 make excellent progress.
Following the setting OF the ten
inch casing al the approximate
depth of 1900 feet, drilling will be
resumed by either the standard or
rotary methods-tne standard for
rock and the rotary for soft forma-
tions. 1t is believed that speedy
progress will be continued when the
present string of easing is cemented
upon the rock base at the present
depth.
It was rumOred two or three weeks
ago that an oil sand was encounter
ed at the Bowler test, that a gas
showing was indicated, but not
in sufficient quantity to justify a
test. 1t is said that the oil and gas
showing compared f&yorably with
the log of the wells at a similar
depth drilled at or near Harrisburg,
in Poinsett county. The wells in
POinSett are said to be at % depth
of around $500 feet, but very lit
tie information is permitted to be
given out concerning those tests and,
it is reported. visitors are not al
lowed to approach the drilling OPP
erations.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14
CHIEFS FINDING THE
STRIKE FAR MORE EFFECTIVE
Than Was FIRST ANTICIPATED
Associated Union Men Exhibiting Displeasure
Working With Crippled Equipment-Presence
Of Guards Are Resented-Lasting Adjust
n1ent of Differences Looked for and Sought

Chicago, I'LL. July 1.-THE end of the shop
mems strike is apparently in sight, according to
the information gained by the United Press this
morning. 1t was Indicated that q settlement within
the next week is confidently expected by both the
union leaders and the rail executives. Working
under the personal instructions of President
Chairman Ben Hooper, of the United
States Railroad Labor Beard, was i'm q series OF
conferences this morning with the shop craft
chiefs and the company officials which promised
to bring about a peace between the factions.
Both sides are In a "conciiatory mood,"
are ready to make concessions and everything
points to a settlement, although it 1nay take some
time to bring one about, a railroad president stated
this morning.
According 10 those in touch with the situa-
ton, both sides are eager for an agreement. he
railroads are not anxious TO carry on the fight
10 break the strike because of the large expense
involved in the use of strike breakers, it was in
dicated today in some quarters. Ii was also limited
in the same quarters that the railroads have found
the strike far more effective than it was a%nticipat-
ed. According to the belief held by Some, the rail
roads did not even believe the shopnaen would
strike.
The attitude Of the large labor unions, includ-
ing the brotherhoods opposing the operation OF
trains with defective equipment and OF railroad
property guarded by troops, has also resulted in
making the executives anxious for a settlement,
it was limited.
According to the opinion prevalent in the
railroad circles, the strike has served TO bring
about a clearer understanding between the two
factions and will result in clearing the Amos
xhere for more arnicable relations between the
roads and the shopnnen. One noticeable effect of
the peace negotiations is that the violence attend
ing the strike throughout the country is dying
down.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14
MENTAL MIGRANTS.

Secretary Hughes ina recent ad-
dress emphasized the need of mental
discipline in modern education. He
ton of late had tended to encourage
mental vagrancy,' and suggested
that unless the education of youth
taught concentration and thorough
ness its real purpose was lost.
These are timely words. SO many
of our young people, with all due
Difference to their cleverness and
the labors of their instructors, come
out of high school and college men
tai Migrants" They never get any
where in particular because they
never think anywhere in particular.
They cover miles of mental terri
tory, but when it to stick
ing to one line of thought they are
not there. Like any other tramp,
they are always hopping another
freight and are off in another di-
rection.
1t makes little difference whether
the individual is trained for the
manual arts or the professions or
whether he is trained for any speci-
fic occupation. as long as he is
trained to think at a mark If
he has this power he can accom-
plish anything he sets out to dc
and can choose his destination in
diligently. However, much the
student may have learned of things
in general or particular. if he has
not learned concentration and thor
%oughness his education has been
mostly wasted.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14
HISTORY.

The discussion of how American
history should be written continues.
During and Immediately after the
war there was a strong tendency
to rewrite the nations history text
books. All the old bitterness was
to be left out of accounts of the
revolution. and in its place was to
appear a truer account of the com
mon purposes and ideals of the Eng
disappearing nations.
Another tendency was to humanize
the heroes of our history. Critics
complained that the great men Of
America were pictured as so perfect
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14
Trnons Cause Stir

Bloomington, H., July l2.-Chi-
cago & Alton Railway engineers
firemen and conductors, members OF
the four big brotherhoods, voted
yesterday afternoon not to enter
the railroad yards or shops as long
as state troops are on guard there
Union officials ordered their mer
to keep the mail trains running
but all other passenger service and
all freight trains viii be halted
unless the railroad can deliver the
equipment to their men outside the
troop zone.
, Clerks employed in the yards and
at the depot walked out last night
refusing to work under protection
of the troops.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-14

sent to Gov. Aft Taylor in Nash
Vile Monday by president j. M.
Kurn in st. Louis, who deemed it
necessary for the protection OF the
company's property that some bet
ter protection be given than they
have had.
Gov. Taylor at once communicated
with Sheriff o II. Perry and police
authorities concerning the local
strike situation. He was informed
that troops were not needed in
Memphis and that if any serious
trouble developed city and county
authorities could take care of the
situation.
1t is understood the Frisco presi-
dent believes an outbreak may come
at any time at the Frisco shops, as
threats have been received causing
an alarming feeling to exist. Union
men disclaim any such feeling
against any railroad in Memphis.
Three special agents of the Frisco
at Memphis were attacked at $50
yesterday morning by IS men said to
be strikers at Butler Avenue and
Tennessee Street. The report from
Frisco officials was that there were
several negroes among the number
and that the men We're armed with
guns and clubs.