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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-14
EXPLOSION KILLS
UNION NINE R

Mosdue. W. v, July 1i.-Explosion
OF dynamite trap killed one non.
nnion miner and injured nine others
here today.
Two flat cars. just ahead OF the
enc In which the men were riding to
work, were blown to splinters.
Special wrecking crews are being
rushed to the scene of the disaster
by Charleston officials.
Victims of the blast were employed
nv the Mordue Colliery Coal com.
pany.
State police led by bloodhounds
'H'k M the trail of agitators be.
lieved TO have placed the dynamite
on the track.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-14
THREATS BY WAY
MEN MADE AGAIN
CONTINUED from poee onc)

ress, railroad labor board members
stated
Ben W. Hooper. chairman of the
board. met today with leading ..
oad executives II was reported
that he carried telegram from
President Harding demanding that
The company officials and union
heads recede from their positions.
The railroads contend they will
not start negotiations to reach set.
lement until the mon return to
work, while the union leaders de.
clare they will never return until an
agreement Is reached.
Serious rioting broke out again
here today at the Burnside shops in
with the strike.
During battle between strike.
breakers and strikers in which stones
ana fists were being used, Deputy
Sheriff Frank Trowbert fired into
he melee. Paul Gzobinski, a striker.
was wounded
Hundreds of police were rushed to
he scene ard dispersed the crowd.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-14

"The chances. In my opinion. arc
that by drilling anehtiy deeper than
the Nlchloa we'll was. producer OF
oil would be brought In. That would
mean great boom. The wells could
be drilled at comparatively small
cost aud with mighty good chances
OF getting blk production.
From every angle. II looks TO me
like chickaaha Is on the verge OF
great boom and that great oil
Held VIII soon be opened In the
Nlchlos district"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-14
COTTON CONSUMPTION.
(By The United Prcss.)

Washington, July 14--Cotton, ex-
elusive of linters, consumed during
June, totalled 507,SG9 bales, com.
pared with 1891 bales last June,
the census bureau announced today.
Consumed in cotton growing states
this June, 335,SS7 bales, compared
with 272,7S4 bales last June.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-14
GTRIkERs ARE DISPERSED.

Cleveland, o., July 14.-Scores of
police dispersed a mob of 1000 strik-
ing railroad shopmen and sympathiz-
ers which gathered around the Penn
sylvania shops here today. The
crowd was led by two women. One
striker was arrested.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-14
FATHER SHOOTS
WIFE AND SELF
(By The United Press.)

Cleveland O., July 14.-Plnned be.
meath the lifeless body of his father
for more than u hours, five-year-old
Erik Mayer seriously wounded. fl
nally attracted attention of passers-
by who discovered double murde?
and suicide here.
Erik's father, Matthew Mayer,
shot and killed his wife and eight
months-old daughter; shot Erik in
the left breast and then sent bul.
let into his own brain, dying in
stantly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-14
HARDING NOT To
STRESS POLITICS

Washington. July II. President
Harding, with the problems resulting
ON two great strikes ON his
fhoG'dors. today sent word 10 con.
es hv Senator Lodge that repub
llcan leaders there must settle their
owi Legislative tangles.
The president frankly Informed The
Nenator, in a conference 40 the
White House. that he was too buslly
oq"neod with rail and coal strike
questions to discuss the legislative
fsORiam.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-14

my iF lHlfl lIc.h.l
Chicago, July l4-Reno wed threats
OF a strike of 100000 maintenance
Of way employees arose today as an
obstacle to quick settlement of the
abroad labor troubles.
President Il. +. Cradle head OF
the maintenance of way union, after
midnight conference with Bert NJ.
Jewell, president of the striking
shipments organization, announced
he would do everything he possibly
could to prevent walk-out.
Plan Call Meeting
lie admitted, however, that there
had been many unauthorized strikes
by his men but said he had been
doing everything within his power
to induce members of his organiza-
tion to abide by the promise he gave
the United States railroad labor
board that there would be no strike.
A majority of the general chair.
men of the maintenance of way union
have demanded that meeting be
called to go ahead with plans for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-14
SEE PROSPERITY
HERE AS RESULT
OF HUGE GASSER
Continued from page one)

than anything else don't mean
right now of course. mean that
there is every indication that a sha.
low field, producing big oil will be
the result OF THIS strike.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
Examiner Finds County
Books in Good Shape

County officers are commended for
the neat and efficient manner in
which the records Of their offices are
being kept, in the report on the con-
dition Of Cascade county, prepared by
the state examiners office, and re-
ceived Friday by the board of county
commissioners.
The examination, which was made
by +. K. Williams, deputy state exam
iner, between April 26 and May 13,
revealed, the report says, that all of
ficcs with the exception of the pub
lie administrator, are in satisfactory
condition Records in the office of the
public administrator were not in a
condition that permitted accurate
checking.
In referring TO the offices of coun-
ty treasurer and clerk and recorder,
Mr. Williams reported the records as
neat and accurate. The same report
was made on the county auditors Of
flee and the office of the clerk of the
court. Remarks on the last named of
flee suggested that more information
should be placed on the register of
criminal actions.
Report on county funds, as made
from examination Of books in the
county treasurer's office, was as fol-
lows:
To balance in all nds,=February /,
1921, S984, ,s51.42.
By disbursements for same period,
s2,52s, 1870.
To balance on April 26, 1922, 1884,
609.32.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
Republicans En-
C0uraging MerkIe

That the candidacy of George w.
Merkle of this city for the democratic
nomination for state senator is gain
ing strength over the county is evi-
denced by letters received by Mr..
Merkle from other points carrying as
surances of support. These letters
are coming not only from members
of his own party, but from republicans
as well. A typical one is from a re-
publican in a farming community who
circulated Mr.. Merkle's petition and
which says, after calling attention to
the returned petition:
There are not many democrats in
this precinct, but in talking your can
didacy find we will all be democrats
when it comes to voting for you.
Any voter would be traitor to his
own interests if he did not gfve his
support to one whose interests are
purely for better and more econom-
ical state government rather than po-
htical, regardless of his party poll
tics. Here the returns will show that
party lines have been cut in further
ance of our own welfare We need
business men and farmers in our leg
islature, not politicians, and feel sure
that with the cooperation of these two
interests there is no doubt of your
election"
This letter is only typical of many
that Mr.. Merkle has received, as we'll
as personal assurances of support, and
they have come from both Great Falls
and residents of outlying districts
They are very pleasing to the recip-
lent and are lending him much en-
in carrying on his cam
paign for the nomination.
While it has been understood over
the county recently that Louis New
man and George Judson of Great Falls
would both come out for the NOM
nation, there is some talk in the
county seat city that it is very pos
sible that neither will file, and it is
possible that Mr.. Merkle will have
no opposition.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
East Belt Would Quiet
highWOod Mines Title

Suit to QUIET title 70 mining pro-
perty situated east of Belt was filed
Thursday in the district court by the
East Belt Coal company against B.
F. Hoyt, Z. e. Griffith and Annetta
Hoyt, officials of the Highwood Coal
Mines.
The defendants, according to the
complaint, claim an interest in the
property, some of which the plaintiff
company own outright and the re-
mainder under lease and option. On
November %, 1921, the plaintiff COM
pany executed an option contract for
the sale of the property to Hoyt, but
the plaintiff company alleges that
none of the terms Of the contract
were carried out by the defendants.
The plaintiff company asks that the
court adjudge the option contract null
and void and that the defendants be
required to present their claims to
the property in court.
j. A. McDonough and Art Jardine.
attorneys for the Highwood Coal
Mines in an action brought by Leo. c.
Graybill, as attorney for Sam William
son. have been ordered by Judge J. B.
Leslie 10 appear in court, today, to
prove the authority under which they
are acting as counsel for the defend
ant company. Williamson is suing to
enforce the payment of an alleged
debt of S2,023.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
Mixes -Four Tons
of Hopper Poison

While it had been hoped that the
continued rains of last week would
have the effect of killing large num-
bers of the grasshoppers that have re-
Gently become so numerous in this sec
tion as to again constitute a menace
to growing crops, A. K. Carroll, agri-
culturist at the Belt Valley High
school, who is working with the
farmers of this section in an effort
to control the pests, and farmers
coming to town state that so far as
can be determined the hoppers suffer
ed very little from the storms and
the first of the week they were as
numerous as ever, apparently.
Since the hoppers have appeared
Agriculturist Carroll has mixed about
two tons of bran, which makes about
four tons Of the poisoned mash, and
this has been taken out by farmers to
be used in the fight against the hop
pers. So far more calls for the poison
have come from the Lower Belt Sec
tion than from any other part of the
valley, Though here have been
number from above Arlington on the
bench Raynesford road, and from the
Little Belt section and from Tiger
Butte. The county is furnishing all
the ingredients with the exception of
the bran, which is paid for by the
farmers, The supply Of arsenic In the
county is becoming short, according
to Mr.. Carroll, but more has been
ordered and is expected to arrive be-
fore the present supply is exhausted.
Mr. Carroll is ready to serve any
farmer in this section in combating
the hopper menace.
Directions for mixing the poison
mash is given in another column, in
case any should want TO prepare it
themselves.
SO far the hoppers have not begun
to fly to any extent and have not at
tackled the growing crops, FOR the
most part being in the pastures. Some
farmers have expressed a fear OF
using the poisoned mash in their pas
lures because Of the possibility Of
stock picking up sufficient Of 1t to
prove injurious or fatal, saying that
II is almost impossible to keep the
bran from forming into balls Of size
carrying too much Of the poison to
be safe for cattle to eat. However,
so far there have been no bad effects
reported and it is said that with
proper care in broadcasting there is
no danger TO stock
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
Conditions Bright
Says Crop Report

The Montana crop report for June
states that the crop prospects are ex-
cellent and that soil and moisture
conditions are the best in years. The
port forecasts a total whent crop of
6,780,000 bushels, an oat crop of
1862, 900 bushels, barley crop of
1867 900 bushels and a hay crop of
2, ,723,000 tons. Prospects for the other
crops are very promising and range
conditions are the best since 1915.
The report gives the condition Of
winter wheat as IS per cent, or z per
cent better than the 10 year average.
The outlook for the crop is promising.
range stands from fair to good with
strong plants making "a good growth
and stooling in good shape. The
spring wheat crop has been seeded
very late, seeding continuing until
the last of May, the early sown crop
terminating unusually well and the
stands being very good, with strong
plants. The late seeding seems very
promising under the good soil and
moisture conditions at the close of
May. The crop is estimated at "a
per cent, or three per cent better than
the 10 year average.
The oat crop this year has been in
creased by $4,000 acres, due to the
need of feed and the fact that last
year the crop was not sufficient for
state needs, oats being shipped in.
The condition is estimated at SO per
cent two per cent better than last
year, and also the 10 year average.
The condition of the hay is esti-
mated at 100 per cent and the pro-
duction forecasted at 2.723,000 tons,
An increase of 10 per cent is shown
in the clover acreage over last year
and an 8 per cent increase in the al
falfa acreage.
With all other crop prospects better
than at any time during the 10 year
average period for the same date,
with the supply Of moisture the best
in years and with improved range
the general prospects are
very bright, the report says.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
ANOTHER SURVEY MON
ARCH-LOGGING CIR. ROAD

William SPAIN, an engineer of the
state highway commission, w. b. Will
ley, supervisor Of the Jefferson Ma
tiona1 forest and s. s. Krenshaw, loca-
ton engineer Of the bureau Of public
roads, with headquarters at Portland
have returned from an examination
of the proposed Monarch-LQgging
creek road
Engineer Krenshaw did not wish to
make definite statements as to what
may be done about the road His re-
win be- that final con-
can hardly be reached regard
ing this project until a more complete
survey is available, and further that
this survey be made just as soon AS
possible so that all HeeesAary iafoFn1s
ton may be at hand for the final de-
termination Of what construction ought
20 be done with the appropriation that
1as been made available out of tlne
'orestry service budget for Montana
his year.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
Find New Beauties
in Mammoth Cave

The publicity given the mammoth
cave in the Little Belt mountains
along the Lick creek road, recently
made known to this section by its re-
discovery and exploration by a party
of Belt men, has had the effect OF
attracting a large number of people
TO it during the past 10 days, with the
result that new rooms are being dis
covered and realization reached of
its beauties, and also is bringing out
facts regarding it that have been lit
tie known heretofore.
That the existence of the cave has
been known TO many of that section
for years past is the statement of
John Boadle of Evans, whose home is
only about mile from it,. However,
as far as Mr.. Boadle knew, none had
ever before taken sufficient interest in
it to explore it, Deputy Sheriff J..
w. Leland of this city also knows of
another cave, about mile distant
from the mammoth one, which it is
believed explains the pure air found in
the latter. Mr. Leland made a linn
tied exploration of this cave when a
boy, and says that the air course
there is inward, the air rushing into
it so strongly that lit was hard to
keep light burning. In the big cave
this fact is just the reverse, the rush
of air being outward and in great
volume. The supposition is that there
is somewhere connecting passage
between the two caves, conveying the
air from the smaller to the larger
Valmore Besudry, many years ago,
in company with the Leland family,
also found a cave in the Little Belts,
but on the other side of the noun
tains, and they brought home many
crystals similar to those found in the
mammoth cave.
Sunday some 30 carloads of people
made visit to the cave, many of
them going through it. 1t is said that
a new room, some 25 to 80 feet square
was discovered by Forester Gliding.
This, he says, is the most beautiful of
any of the rooms yet explored. Snow
white and rich cream colored staac-
tites and stalagnites abound in the
queerest of shapes, hanging from the
ceiling in icicle forms and rising from
the white crystal floor in stump and
mound formations. The room is a |
regular gem set among the darker
colored surrounding halls and pass
ages. Over in one corner is wide I
niche, about waist high, with trick /
ling fountain pool Of the clearest l
water imaginable, which shows almost
pure white over its lime crystal bed. 4
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
Ceyser Man Struck
by Train, is Dead
Special GGeyser Correspondence

Special Geyser Correspondence
John Downey, aged rs years, s.
pioneer resident of this section, was
struck by train No. "A last Sunday
morning as he attempted to cross the
track just ahead Of the train and sus-
tanned fracture of the skull and
crushed breast. dying from his in
juries shortly afterward.
Mr.. Downey was one of the old
ranchers of this section, but had re-
tired from that business and had
moved into town. building himself an
attractive home II was his custom
TO attend the Catholic church each
Sunday morning, services beginning
about the time the morning passenger
train is due. People waiting on the
platform for the train noticed him ap-
proach the track as the train was
pulling in, and ii is believed that, al
though quite deaf, had seen the train
but thought he could make the passage
safely, he being still very active for
one of his years. However, he was
struck by a beam on the front of the
engine. which threw him forward with
the results above stated.
When reached by those who had
witnessed the happening, the aged
man was still living, and he was
placed aboard the train with the in
.ention Of taking him to Stanford for
medical attention, but death came be-
'ore the train had gone many miles.
The body was returned here and the
'uneral was held from the Catholic
hurch Tuesday, being largely at
ended.
Little is known of Mr.. Downey's
though it is understood that
e has a sister and niece living in
bis state and nieces in Illinois.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
Georgia Day." former
Resident, Has Beldted
Romance LCith Butteite

he has planned to take place soor
after her arrival.
In the application for the license
to marry, Sam gave his age as SO, and
that of his bride as So. He emphasized
the statement that the proper prefix
TO her name just now was Miss, His
birthplace he gave as Barnegat, an
ancient fishing village on the coast of
New Jersey.
y. p. Hogan, deputy clerk of the
district court, issued the license, and
did what was expected Of him when
he expressed amazement at Sans
demonstration that he could read and
write without the aid of spectacles.
Miss Knapp gave approval in ad-
vance TO all the arrangements her an
cient but still spry bridegroom has
made for the wedding. In fact, let
ter just received by Sam from her
indicated that she selected Columbia
Gardens as proper place for the cere-
mony
She was in a circus once" re-
marked Sam in explanation, and likes
that sort Of thing But it strikes me
just right, too
"In the same letter Miss Knapp ex-
pressed eagerness to become Mrs. Pro-
tine as soon as possible, but said the
happy event would have to wait until
she had disposed Of some property int
down by the brewery
THAT has been done, apparently,
for in another note, dated June /, she
stated that she intended to make the
rip to Butte with span Of Shetlands
md expected to enter the city mi
roper bridal state about June 2.--
Her bridal costume, she added,
probably would consist of buckskin
iuit, with boots and leggiH's. and she
insisted that Sam appear for the we'd
ling in his best policeman's uniform.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15

There is nothing immature in the
love affairs of Sam Protine of Butte
and Lottie Knapp of Lewistown, for
the former boasts the weight of 90
winters and summers, while Miss"
Knapp acknowledges her age at 65.
Interest to Belt readers is made mani
fest by the professed recognition of
Miss" Knapp by several Of the old
timers who saw the picture of the
bride-to-be which was published in one
Of the Butte papers, and who assert
that it is none other than Georgia
Day." formerly a resident Of Belt in
the nineties, and who ran the Half
way" house on the Great Falls road
for several years past. The reference
istown where she has made her home
for several pears past. The reference
TO Shetland ponies" substantiates the
inference that Miss Knapp and Geor-
gia are one and the same person, as
she was a great admirer of that breed
of horses. The Butte Post of recent
date prints the following regarding
the romance:
Everything has been arranged for
the wedding Of Sam Protlne, the
worlds oldest policeman, except a date
for the ceremony That viii be Sc
lected by the bride-to-be, Miss Lottie
Knapp. who is enroute from Lewis
town, her home, driving a span Of
Shetland ponies. Sam expects her
Monday.
@He procured the marriage license
today, and j. r. Wharton, manager Of
the Butte Electric railway, said he had
decided to permit the ceremony 10 be
performed at Columbia Gardens where
Sam has been special guardian Of the
1ansies for years, and where he met
he lady who viii figure with him Is
! principal in the open air ceremony
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-15
Would Ask Bids on
: Ricevi|Ie Project

The state highway commission will
advertise for bids for the construction
of the Arlington -Riceville govern
ment project road as soon as the
board of county commissioners has
completed negotiations for the right
of-way, according to +. T. Harlow,
district engineer for the highway
commission. Members of the board
stated Saturday that they would this
week resume negotiations for the
right-of-way along the Riceville road,
and intimated that the project would
not be undertaken unless a reasonable
settlement for right-of-way could be
reached.
The survey for this project was
completed couple of weeks ago, and
right-of-way has been decided the
county in all but one instance, and it
is understood that should the board
fail in their present efforts with the
one land owner still holding out, con-
demnation proceedings will be insti-
tuted by the highway commission and
the matter carried into court. This
assurance, coming as il does from a
reliable source, practically means that
the road will be built this year.
A similar difficulty is being exper-
fenced in securing right-of-way for the
Simms=Sun River project, only there
the main difficulty according to the
commissioners, is obtaining title to
lands located within the Fort Shaw ir-
rigation project Nine of these land I
owners have not signed right-of-way
papers because of government re-
quirements in regard to the construc-
tion, operation and maintenance
charges assessed against the land to
be traversed by the proposed road.
A survey of the standard gravelled
road to be constructed between Ulm
and Cascade, a distance of IA miles,
was started Monday morning by the
state highway commission engineers.