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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29

Perhaps general strike of railroad en-
uloyes will be declared before the next
issue of The Journal. If this calamity is
forced upon the people of this country we
believe that little attention will be given
to the wage questien or to the wishes of
railroad operators. Shall the few rule
and Cypress the msny2 That will be the
all important question. A holding up Of
railroad transportation, if only for few
Gays will bring not a little distress to
amaDy people and protracted strike will
zning absolute privation to millions. The
strike will fail. for this, if for no other
reason. When the people have felt the
effects of the strike for short time the
odds against the strike RS will be more than
rs to / Moreover, the Government Will
take action by invoking the laws which
give the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion absolute authority TO fix both pas
senger and freight rates and gives Iuii
q authority to fix the scale of wages to the
United State Labor Board. This pro-
posed railroad strike, if it is declared
will not be a strike against the railroad
officials. 1t will be strike against the
Government and about IS per cent OF our
people. II may cause some priyation, II
may delay our progress on our road TO-
ward restoration of normal, industrial
nd business conditions, but eventually
the strike will fail and the power and
usefulness Of labor unions will have been
lost.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29

tory, are shipped to Massachusetts, and
are afterwards returned to buyers in this
State. In such cases there is a consider
able loss to both the producer and the
onsumer. There is no better canned
corn than that packed in Maine. Our
people can consume but fraction of our
output and packers are compelled to seek
a market in other States, even in those
of the distant west. 1t is not unusual to
ee corn packed in New York, Maryland
or Minnesota on sale in Portland and
several of our other cities. The produce
ers and the dealers ought to get together
in an effort to improve marketing condi-
tions and methods. This is task in
which the State Chamber of Commerce
and the Federation of Farmers should
Join forces.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29

1t not infrequently happens that Maine
uroducts, both of the farm and the fac
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29
QUOTATIONS

God gives us grace
Each in his place
To bear his lot.
And murmuring not,
Endure and wait and labor.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29
WAN ED

TO RENT in or around Belfast, Maine, 2
ort3 cottages on the lakes after the sum-
mer season is over, for 2 or months.
Please state price and particulars. Adj
dress Box SO, Whitestone. L. l., New
6w2l
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29

As Thou hast made thy world without,
Make Thou more fair my world within.
Shine through its lingering clouds OF
doubt;
Rebuke its haunting shapes of sin;
Strike when Thou wilt the hour OF rest
But let my last day be my best.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29

The Department of Commerce has just
issued it's trade report for May, which
shows that our exports are decreasing
and that our imports are increasing to
alarming proportions, being at the rate
of more than $4,000, 900 dollars a day,
Sundays included.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29

The bonded debt of the United States
S tates is now about $500, 600, 900 less than
it was year ago. AT this rate of pay
ment our war debt would be paid in less
than twenty years. Judging from pres
ent tendencies we fear that new bond
issues for various purposes will perpetu-
ate public indebtedness.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29

Thousands of people who had lost hope
of ever being well again have been re-
stored to health and happiness by Tanlac.
Read & Hills.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-29

ADVERTISING TERMS. FOR one square,
one inch length in column, so cents for
one week and IS cents for each subsequent
insertion.
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In advance,
81. 90 year, 81. 90 for six months; so cents
for three months.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
STRIKE LAWS To
Be LEFT OUTSIDE
SENATE PROGRAM
Plan 10 Authorize President TO oper.
ste Anthracite Mines Dropped
Until Dire Necessity Arises.
States Declaration.
BONUS TO BE CARRIED
FORWARD is INDICATION
Borah and cummlns Coal Bills TO Dc
Next In Line; Strong Sentiment
ls Against Laws fot selring
Of Mine Properties.

Washington. Aug. 30. Legislation
authorizing President Harding to
operate the anthracite mines and
railroads should an occasion of dire
necessity arise. was left out Of the
legislative program for the remand.
er OF the senate session today
Senator Lodge. republican leader.
after conferenc with the steering
committee. announced that the or.
der of business in the senate after
passage OF the bonus would be con.
sideration of the first Borah and
Cummins coal bills and the Liber.
ian loan, the Capper.Tincher grain
gambling and the Dyer anti.
lynching bin in the order named.
This move was made to satisfy
growing opposition to legislation
authorizing the president to take
over the mines and railroads.
though the program as announced
might be changed At any time an
impelling sentiment for this meas
ure arose.
Only few members were found
who believed that seizure legislation
should or could be pushed through
at this time
Representative Johnson. South
Dakota intends to force test seiz.
ure sentiment in the White House
today by offering an amendment to
the Winslow fuel distribution bin
empowering the president to take
over the railroads and mines.
This may be ruled out OF order
as not germane to the bill.
Representative Mondell. Wyoming
republican leader in the house, de
clared enphatically against seizure
legislation at this time.
Lodge would not venture an opin-
ion as to the length of time il
would require to finish the program
though it was believed that the ell
tire schedule could be cleared with
in ten days or two weeks and then
negotiations would be opened for
short recesses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30

The railroad strike will not ma
terially affect the Grady county
free fair and exposition to be
held here September Is to 2l,V
inclusive, J. w. Conner, field sec
retary of the free fair associa-
ton, said this morning.
Concessionaries already are be-
ginning to make arrangements
for transportation and some of
the biggest attractions in the
way of shows, etc, already are
beginning to advertise their en-
gagements here, he says.
While the strike, Mr.. Conner
says, undoubtedly has affected
commerce, there are no indica-
tions now that it will necessitate
change in any other the ar
rangements for the fair.
Reports from all parts of the
country, according to Mr.. Conner,
indicate that the attendance at
the fair will come up to expecta-
tions. Everyone in this CON-
munity is taking lot of interest
in the fair. There will be some
wonderful displays from this
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
HIRAM LEADS IN
CALIFORNIA VOTE
johnson Ahead with Count in North
ern Part OF State; Moore Takes
Southerners, but Loses
Nomination.

San Francisco, Aug. 30.-Returns
today from most of the big coun-
ties of the state showed Hiram ".
Johnson leading Charles c. Moore
by more than $4,000 votes for the
republican nomination for United
States senator in yesterdays cleo
tion.
The count stood:
Johnson, 101,265; Moore. 1850.
Returns from Los Angeles coun-
ty, Moore stronghold, were not com.
plete but indications were that the
final count would not change the
standing materially.
The contest between Governor
William d. Stephens and Friend
Richardson for the republican CUB
ernatorial nomination was even
closer than the senatorial contest.
The gubernatorial vote showed:
Stephens 53,569; Richard S on
51,0S8.
Most of the missing counties
were small mountain districts where
the vote was exceedingly light.
Moore is a well known manufact-
urer and was the head of the San
Francisco Worlds Fair in 1915.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
STATE ATTORNEY
SAYS IT'S BUNK
saltwater Man Places Blame for
Widely HeraIded Aid to Miss
GIvetti and Alleged Love
Affair on N. Y. Scribe.

Saltwater, Okla, Aug. 30.-George
A. Hoke, prominent local attorney
who returned from New York Mon
day night, today resumed his office
duties wholly imperturbed over the
incident which occupied The press
of the nation for several days.
In a statement written for the
United Press, 1Ioke hotly denounced
newspaper accounts of his inten-
tions to marry Miss Frida Giovetti
beautiful Italian musician whom he
aided to enter this country at Ellis
Island Friday. Hoke placed the
blame for the greatly exaggerated
account of his love for Miss Giovet-
ii and his alleged statements re-
garding his plans for the future Oh
a new York newspaper man who
claimed to be the champion of
North Carolinians of the Hickory
district" and the "sleuth of Ellis
Island" who "commercialized his
alleged friendship" at Hokes ex-
pense.
Hoke, who is happily married
here( said his helping Miss Giovetti
enter this country was only in keep
ing with a promise made the young
lady while he was in the service in
Rome in 1919.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
MAY NOT CLOSE
PLANTS Of FORD
Way Found to Keep Flivver Factory
Running II Roads viii Handle
Coal; Shut Down May Vet Be
Found Unnecessary.
Dry The United Pres ,

Detroit, Aug. 30.-Closing Of Henry
Ford's mammoth automobile plants
Sept. l6 may yet be averted, II was
learned at the Ford Motor company's
Dearborn office here today.
Closing of the Ford plants would
be unnecessary If success crowns
the present mission of T.. G. Liebold,
Henry Ford's secretary and Il. l..
Rockelman. general manager OF the
Detroit, Toledo and trenton railroad.
who are in Ohio. Kentucky and West
Virginia points today in an effort to
speed up coal shipments.
Greater harmony between the d.
t. and l.. Henry Ford's railway, the
Louisville and Nashville. and the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroads would
enable us to ship considerable train.
loads to north and afford access to
the Ford mines Mt Banner Forks.
KY. Liebold said just before leaving
last night.
"lf the way was opened TO Banner
Forks and the L. & N. would let the
output Of Mr.. Fords mines reach
the ID. T. & |. the closing OF Ford
factories would be unnecessary" he
said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
BIC DAMAGE FOR
FIRMS IN SLICK
II Business Buildings and Three Resi-.
denees Destroyed: Damage Estl.
mated at s50o,0o0; Fire
Starts In Hotel.

Sapulpa. okla. Aug. 30-Eleyen
business buildings aud three resi-.
denees were destroyed and damage
estimated at s5O0.OO0 was done by
fire which early today swept over a
large part of the town OF Slick. 90
miles south OF here.
The blaze is said TO have started
in the Columbia Hotel from where il
rapidly spread 10 neighhoring struc.
lures. The hotel was a 20 room struc.
ture. recently newly furnis d
throughout. Alarm was sent to Sa.
pulpa and other cities and Central
fire station equipment and men re-
sponded from here. making the run
over oil field road in b5 minutes. The
fire was under control at o'clock
today and an investigating committee
had sent about ascertalning the cause
of the conflagration.
The buildings destroyed were.
Columbia Hotel, Cook Cafe, Atkins
Meat Market. Star Electric Shop,
Charles Hudson Law offices, Depot
Cafe, Morton Dry Goods company,
Dixie Lunch. McKorkus Confection-
cry. Slick Mattress ,.lactory, Blue
Front cafe. and three residences.
Only little insurance had been
taken ont on the buildings de- stroyed,
1t was learned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
GRADY FAIR PROGRESSES RAPIDLY

county and think most Of the
people around here expect to at
tend the fair writes a promi-
nent Grady county farmer.
Ben Burgess, superintendent of
the races, has announced that ar
rangements for the horse racing
cards to be offered at the fair
are almost complete. Horse rae
ing fans will find some real en-
tertainment at the fair here, Mr..
Burgess says
No plans have been made for
automobile races and it lis prob
able that this feature of the rae
ing program. VIII be left out this
year.
The fair association today an
nounced that a prize Of $500
will be given to the merchant or
concern having the neatest dis
play at the fair. Both arrange
ment and decoration will be con-
sidered in determining the win
ner, Mr.. Conner says.
Ample space for displays of
merchandise has been provided.
This will be an added attraction
at the county fair.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
BIC -FOUR CHIEFS
DECLARE STRIKE
IS CLOSED ISSUE
Have Delicate Situation TO Handle
All Sessions Secret; Defective
Equipment Matter Is Claim.
Ing Attention.
LEE SAYS STRIKE NOT
TO BE STRESSED TODAY
Routine Matters to Occupy Attention
Of Brotherhood Leaders, is Word;
Report OF Break In Farley
10 De Forwarded.

Cleveland. O.. Aug. 30.--Strike OF
the railroud shopmeh 's a closed
issue with the big railroad brother.
hoods. at least temporarily.
This was the statement of VII.
liam G. Lee. president of the
brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen.
hs the conference OF big four
chiefs opened shortly before noon
today.
Lee denied that the rail strike
was TO be brought up at todays
sessions and explained that merely
routine matters including the po-
litical situation in various parts of
The country would be discussed.
Dispatches emanating from Wash.
ington that the brotherhoods were
considering termination OF their
contracts with the railroads were
ridiculed by Lee.
Anyone that knows anything
about our contracts with the rail
roads knows that the presidents of
the brotherhoods have absolutely
nothing to do with the making or
breaking of contracts" Lee said.
"A contract is drawn up by the
brotherhood executive committee on
each separate railroad with the rail
officials.
IF the brotherhood executive com
mittee fails TO reach satisfactory
agreement. then the president OF
tho brotherhood intervenes and ef-
fects settlement"
The story of the collapse of the
big four" peace negotiations al
New York and Washington in an
effort to end the shopmen's strike
has been completed by the brother
hood chiefs and will be sent out to
the respective memberships in cir
cular form, Lee said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
BUSINESS IS To
Be NORMAL, SAYS
Eleventh Federal Reserve Report In.
dicates Prosperity; Predict Sue
eessful Season on Cotton
and Other Products.

Dallas. Texas. Aug 30.-Business
conditions In the Eleventh Federal
Reserve District will return to a
practically normal" state during the
coming fall. review Of business in
general and crop conditions. compiled
by the federal reserve bank and made
public here today, predicts. The re-
port is review OF conditions be.
tween July 10 and August 10.
Based on the present outlook for
the most successful season the cotton
growers of this district have had
since 1919, there are good grounds for
the belief that business conditions
in the eleventh district will return to
q practically normal state during the
coming fall, using the word normal
in the sense of the average volume
OF distribution during the past de-
cade," the report says.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
(By The United Press

Oklahoma City, Aug. 30.-Lieuten-
ant Governor M. &. Trapp of Okla
homa, was arrested here today on
a warrant from Seminole county
charging perjury and preparing
false testimony. The warrant was
served by an undersheriff from
Seminole county. No details re-
garding the charges were made pub
lie.
Trapp was served with warrants
at his home here and Immediately
went down town with the nnder-
sheriff and went into conference
with Lydick, Hood and Freezing. at
torneys who represented him in his
impeachment hearing before the
state senate court in 1871.
1t was from Seminole county that
the charges arose which caused the
house of representatives in the
eighth legislature to vote imreach-
ment of Trap. The charges at
that time grew out of an alleged
bond deal in which Trap was al
legged to have obtained Judgment
funding bond issue which had
-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
GRE VS. IN FIGHT
To FREE MINERS
Diggers Work in Relays to Connect
Mines and Get Men from Tomb,
Dead or Alive; Should Be
Reached Thursday.
BY ROBERT A. DONALDSON.

BY ROBERT A. DONALDSON.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
At the Argonaut Gold Mine, jack
son, Calf, Aug. 30.-Picked crews
fought feverishly through solid
earth and rock today to dig out 43
entomber comrades who are feared
already have perished, cut off by
fire, in the depths of the Argonaut
gold mine.
The race against death for the
lives of the trapped men will end
Thursday. Early tomorrow, it is
estimated, picks Of the toiing res
cuers will break through the final
wall between the living tomb and
the Kennedy mine, adjacent, and
the victims, dead or alive, can be
reached.
Seven hundred feet of rock and
earth separated the workers from
the entomber miners yesterday
Early today, working in relays, they
had cut away 400 feet of tunnel
through which the 43 men can be
brought.
Fifty feet of solid granite must
be blasted at the last momen..
Red Cross workers, caring Tor the
families of the men, already have
completed preparations to receive
the victims. 9
The fire continued to rage practi
cally unabated today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
TRAPP ARRESTED
ON CHARGE MADE
IN SEMINOLE co.
Lieut.. Governor Served With War.
rant by undsrsheriff Charging
Forgery and Preparing Of
False Testimony.
SAYS 1T is POLITICAL
BLACkMAIL TRUMPED UP
Charges Against rrapp In House Of
Representatives Thrown Out In
Eighth Legislature: Declares
Is Not at All Worried.

Oklahoma city. Aug. so.-Declar.
INK that two charges against him.
ono OF perjury and another OF pre-.
pairing false evidence. In obtaining
judgment Of $5S.ta4sO against
Seminole county was republican
political hlackmall." Lieut. Gov. NJ
4. Trap left here this afternoon
for Wcwoka. Seminole county. t.
face arraignmout.
Trapp was arrested on two war.
rants. served at his home here this
morning by undersheriff Frank
Frederick from Seminole county.
Undersheriff Frederick. who serv-
ed the warrant on Trapp. said the
charges Of perjury and preparing
OF false Testimony were IN connec-
tIon with Traps impeachment two
years ago. Officials OF Seminole
county have gone back through tho
records of the case during the past
two years. Frederick said. and claim
they have found evidence OF per.
Jury and falsity of testimony.
County Attorney Allen Adams.
over long distance from Wewoka
declared the charges were the out.
growth of investigation he has been
making since he took office by APP
polntment last January.
Adams said Trap would be ar
ralgned Immediately upon his ar
rival at Wewoka before County
Judge B. f. Davis. sitting as mag
istrate in the district court.
That grand jury to be called
within the next ten days will con-
tinue the probe of alleged bond
deals out of which the present
charges arise, was the statement of
Adams.
This indicated that the entire
history of the transactions which
were aired by the house Of repre-
sentatlyes' probe In 1921 which re-
suited in impeachment charges
against Trap, will be gone into
anew.
The impeachment of 1921 was
carried before the senate court OF
impeachment over which Chief JUS
tice John b. Harrison presided and
the charges were thrown out on
demurrer by Trapp's attorneys be-
fore the senate had heard the evil
denee or voted. Chief Justice Har-
rison ruled at that time that since
the chargs did not involve official
misconduct the senate court was
not the proper body TO assume juris'
diction.
The charges today came sudden
ly. Undersheriff Frederick arrived
here at 1890 a. m. and went inn
mediately to the home of Trap.
He desired to return TO Wewoka im-
mdiate1y but assented when Trapp
asked time to confer with Lydick.
Hood and Freezing, his attorneys.
Trapp was to be accompanied to
Wewoka by Irving l.. Wilson, at
torney in the office of Lydick, since
the senior member was busy with
the mandamus Of Govrnor Robert
son in criminal court, seeking to
disqualify District Judge M. L. Bo-
Earth, Okmulgee, from sitting in
the trial of the governor on the
bribe charge that has been hanging
fire for several months.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
SMOKE A PIPE.
GIRLS, ADVICE
ON LONG LIFE

Mulkogce, Aug. 30 FlapperA.
drop those cigarettes IL you
want to live to ripe old age.
Abandon the deadly fag aud
smoke u cob pipe,
This IL the advice of Nlaaa
witherapoon. fulhlood Greek
Indian woman who attributes
her ii0 years partly to the fact
that she never touched a cigar.
cttc-she always smoked pipe.
Her homemade pipe. biz
pouch Of "amokln'" aud a pile
Of matches on the window of
her room at the Baptist hospital
here bore out her statement.
'Auntie." as she IL usually
called. h In the hospital suffer.
Ing with oak poisoning on the
lcg. She lives at Oktaha. near
here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
Train Service Is
Resumed Today On
Chicago and Alton
(By The United Press.l

Slater, Mo-, Aug. 30.-Train service
on the Chicago and Alton railroad be-
tween Kansas City and st. Louis,
tied up completely since Saturday,
was resumed this morning following
an agreement between trainmen and
road officials shortly after midnight.
Terms of the settlement of the dis
pute between firemen and enginemen
who quit their jobs protesting against
the pass system" and the use of
armed guards at the railroads prop
erty, and the railroad officials, were
not made public.
The settlement was made possible
by the conference between A. p,
Titus, vice president of the Alton
]. l.. Marquette, division superinten
dent, and committee of the brother
hoods affected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-30
DEATH MARCH At
HERR|N PROBE D.

Marion, ILL.,, Aug. 30.-The specia
grand jury investigating the Herrin
massacre was expected to hear wit
nesses today. who would name the
leaders of the mob which led the
death march" of the 19 non-union
miners.
Great secrecy shrouded the investi-
cation and even the names Of wit
nesses were withheld.
One witness who appeared before
the grand jury yesterday was said
to face contempt proceedings because
of his refusal to answer the jury's
questions.