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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-08-23

, quickly mass OF flames Despite
the fact that three streams Of water
were played on the building, it was
quickly seen that all hope of saving
the structure had vanished The heal
and flying embers spread across the
street, ignited the building occupied
by c. A. Dudley as furniture store;
next to the Tonopah Bottling Works
and then swept everything before it
including A. Del papas grocery store
the L & l., the TOrino hotel and the
Globe garage. Back of the Del Papa
building the fire swept east and
north. destroying numerous cabins
and small residences, covering almost
two entire blocks
Again the wind and the flames
spread from the rear of the Casino
to St, Patrick and Central streets
in the direction of the MacNamara
mill and for a time it looked as
though the latter structure was
doomed. Among the buildings de.
stroyed were the Bear cabaret
the Black Cat, the Merger, and the
Mexicali hotel The wind switched
once again and set fire to the Mon
lana and adjoining buildings A row
of cribs and the Montana saloon were
dynamited in the hope Of saving other
structures in the neighborhood, as
we'll as the r 4 G depot and the
Wittenberg warehouse, both of which
escaped
The entire restricted district was
wiped ont, including numerous small
houses and cabins which dotted that
section. and a heart-rendng sight
presented itself to the oulooker as
many of the habitues were found
wandering half clothed and in semi
dazed condition,
From every conceivable direction
from the Casino down lower Main as
far as the depot and for two blocks
in either direction, there was a mass
OF accumulated personal belongings
scattered here and there. and agony
lay in the wake.
So far as known there were no
serious accidents, although five men
suffered had burns. but the firemen
were compelled to wear quilts that
had been saturated with water, so
intense was the heat and smoke that
surrounded them from all sides.
People who visited the extreme
lower part of town found it impos-
3ible to got back up to the business
section on account of the intense
heat, and some found 1t necessary to
cross over the hill by the West End
scales and slowly wend their way
amidst intense heat to places of
safety. On the hill towards the West
End mill residents were busily en-
gagged in moving out their furniture
and belongings, because of the
threatening attitude that presented
itself
When the situation became serious
and It was ascertained that the water
supply OF the Water Company of
Tonopah was inadequate, Ed Kirchen,
mill superintendent of the Tonopah
Extension Mining company, ordered
1900 feet of hose laid and the big
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-08-23
M'CUMBER Opens
SENATE BATTLE
ON BONUS AGAIN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-"Enact-
ment of soldiers bonus legislation
at this session of congress is de-
manded by every precept of financial
justice and every principle of polit-
ical honor" Chairman McCumber of
the senate finance committee de-
clared in opening the debate on the
amended house bill, with a bank
loan provision instead Of original
proposal for a cash bonus.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-08-23
PARKING IN STREET
SHOULD BE STOPPED

The practice OF parking automO'
bles in the street should be stopped
Imediately 1t interferes with the
fire truck making quick drives in
case of being called out. This mat.
ter was most forcibly called to the
attention of the people this morning
when the driver of the truck ap-
procahed in front of the McKim
building and a big rtuck loaded with
wood had been parked in the center
Of the street. In endeavoring to
make the turn a collision would have
occurred, with great damage, had
not the driver swerved, but in so
doing the fire truck drove against
]. G. Crumley's handsome Cadillac,
tearing off a fender. 1t is dangerous
to park autos in the middle Of the
street, and the county commissioners
should take prompt steps to enact
an ordinance that will stop this
practice.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-08-23
N. P. CHIEFTAIN
SAYS SITUATION
IS NOW SERIOUS

NEW YORK, Aug. 23-Railway
executives, convened here to consider
proposals for settlement of the shop
mems str ke, adjourned until 2:30
o'clock after two hours discussion.
The situation looks mighty seri-
GUS" Howard Elliott, president of
the Northern Pacific, said to his
colleagues.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-08-23
LEcTURED ON POULTRY
THEMES, STOLE CHICKENS

ANDERSON, Cant, Aug. 23-
While Mrs. George Barney Of tn
place was away lecturing before a
farm center meeting one night re
Gently on the care Of poultry thieves
entered her henhouse and carried
away sixty Of her finest pu.lets
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-08-23

The worst conflagration in the
history Of Tonopah, and perhaps in
southern Nevada, with the possible
exception OF the first Goldfield fire.
occurred this morning at 9:45 O'Clock
and before the destructive fiend was
got under control damage estimated
at anywhere between $150,000 and
&25O000 resulted.
Hundreds were rendered homeless,
losing all their personal belongings,
and the lower end of the town from
the Casino, famous landmark, whem
the blaze had its origin, down to the
depot, was practically wiped out and
now stands as a smouldering mass
Of ruins
The entire restricted district went
up in smoke, rendering a hundred
or more inmates and entertainers
without places of abode, most of
Whom lost all their effects.
To add to the seriousness OF the
situation a stiff south wind famed
the embtrs and no sooner had one
section of the stricken area been
paced noder partial control than the
"ihd would fan the flames in another
direction aud another area would
snecamb.
business throughout the town came
" standstill, and men of all walks
Vi lie volunteered ther services in
'Onoaltng the fire fiend People in
~'uy Instances stood panic-srticken,
"HLe women mad children grew hys-
',''cdl Trucks, wagons and all kinds
" vehicles were pressed into com.
A'''"ioh' and household effects and
1lAAS were loaded on Immediately
auu taken to places which were be.
1--WE. "s'eu sale. Wearing apparel was
scattered in almost every direction,
p'9CeS Of furniture and bedding were
" Dc found in almost any locality.
.auo'' Slot machines. bar fixtures
ana other articles were scattered
p'OlnlScuously about, and when a
.y s"''ey Of the situation had been
S1 s@A'n' long before the conflagration
aau oeen anywhere near placed under
o.' son'roi' desolate and forelorn stu.
"''On presented itself to the obserye-.
The origin of the fire was under
.us musicians stand in the Casino
origin. 'A1 1e'iu'"'' ,
c.ai ahe lire had its origin in the
moat a'uo' and although the fire depart.
baa u' responded quickly. the blaze
ths 1 eaten its way from the rear of
hv building to the roof and, famed
. :. Tue wind, the entire roof was
,"".s"se>eA..~......
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"FORCIVE THEM" COLLINS last
WORDS is He LIES DYING FROM
BULLET OF AMBUSHED ASSASSIN

DUBLIN, Aug. 23.-"Forgive them,
These We're the last words of
Michael Collins, commanderin-chief
of the Free State army, as he lay
dying from an assassin's bullet last
night. They were addressed to Major
General Dalton
The assassination occurred between
Macroom and Bandon, about twenty
miles from Dublin Collins was ac-
companied at the time by members
of the Free State headquarters staff.
who were visiting various military
positions in the south Of Ireland.
Large numbers of republican irreg.
u,ars ambushed the commander-in-
chiefs party as it was en- route to
Bandon
An armored car which was accom-
panying the Free State army officers
inflicted heavy casualties on the
irregulars
Just IS the attack was beaten off
a bullet struck Collins in the skull
'I' expired a It" minutes l"'eF'
LONDON, Auc, 23.-The assas.
sination Of Michael Collins comes
directly on the heels of an an
nouncement by the Irish rreau.
lars Of a policy Of ambushes,
ratda and ouerrtia warfare in
'ne'r ''on' against t"s FfeS state
government
CHICAGO Aug 23-.Trg 4 sorry
lay for Ireland d"
n was rbe choked voice of Patrick
Collins. brother of Michael Collins
when he was informed Of the Irish
leaders assassination
Patrick Collins is a sergeant On
,ha Chtcapo noIica force
"rf If was real rrisbman tba,
,gIed Mike wou,d saw tba Irish
race stands scredirad Rut know
it wasn't # was soma dirty black.
guard not fit to wine his boots"
DUBLIN, Aug, 23.-A national fu
neral, with full military honors, will
De accorded Michael Collins, The
body will lie In state prior to inter
ment N GiasneYin cemetery, where
AFthur Griffith was buried a few
days ago.
p,rp p,or - 90 r-,-.
The New York herald., 1922-12-25
Louis and the Cannibal.
A Meeting in Samoa Recalled by the
BallioI College Case.

To THE New York HERALD: The ac-
count you printed OF the cannibal who
had received slight education at Balliol
College recalls an encounter with pitch
black cannibal met at Apia, Samoa.
He was kept in forty foot square
inclosure One afternoon while ma
rauding around the bush with two white
men I happened to pass the inclosure.
At once the cannibal ran toward the
stockade. held his hands on the posts
grinned at us and tried to talk.
Then. as Is my habit let loose some
remarks in English. You should see his
eyes, small and pink. twinkle.
"UgIo-bckook! You Americi man
90, 1 was in New York; Barnum,
Hee hav' he said.
OF course shook hands with the
cannibal. and he, delighted. grinned and
danced in the inclosure.
LOUIS NJ. EILsHEMIUs.
NEW YORK, December 20.
The New York herald., 1922-12-25

incidents of war time served to re-
new the photographers Importance
in the family circle. There are still
debutantes and brides even if the
supply of other subjects has come to
an end for the time being.
Photographs changed in other
ways. They did not merely grow
larger They departed in various
modern fashions from the simple
purpose of the daguerreotype. Por-
traiture by the camera grew pre-
tentious. 1t became artistic to a
degree that puzzled the uninitiated.
However completely the connoisseur
might understand, the man in the
street was confused by Incompetent
sible but undeniably artistic effects
in such matters as shading, atmos-
phere and feeling.
Maybe none of these changes
would have affected the popularity
Of the photograph had the pictures
not become so large. But all these
causes working together have brought
about the situation symbolized by
the disappearance of the photograph
album from the drawing room table.
The New York herald., 1922-12-25
Changes in the Photograph.

When a collection of photographs
of celebrities was disposed of at auc-
tion recently one of the rarest speci-
mems was left unsold. 1t was fancy
picture of once famous beauty
the last copy in existence, the others
having been suppressed as the sub
ject increased in social Importance
and became the mother of children.
The head was undeniably beauti-
full, although it failed to excite the
interest of the buyers who had
eagerly acquired the rest of the col
lection. Their indifference could be
explained only on the ground that
the photograph was too large. How
many other products Of the camera
have passed into oblivion for the
same reason? How many counter
felt presentments of this or that be-
loved relative have gradually lapsed
from position of Importance in the
household into inconspicuousness and
finally into complete eclipse all on
account OF their dimensions?
The photograph quickly grew from
the dimensions OF the carte de visite
to the ampler cabinet size. The
artist never neglected an opportu-
nifty to increase the size OF a por-
trait of the admired son at grad
uation or the debutante daughter or
the older members of the family
when they became the subjects of his
efforts. The likeness grew until II
rivaled in size the crayon portrait
hanging on the wall.
After a while there was no place
but the wall for the photograph as
we'll IL had far outgrown the frame
in the family album intended to en-
close the carte de visite. The re-
sponsibility of shifting the photo
graphs about the house until they
occupied places which exactly rep
resented the degree of affection in
which the subjects were held became
almost a domestic problem. Even
tually an inevitable Solution sug-
gested itself. Why have photographs
at all since they ceased to occupy
their original place in the family's
life?
At the outbreak of the war appre-
citation of this once popular method
of preserving the family features
was at its lowest. Then the depart
ing sons o. the household, after
them the war brides and nnally the
perpetuation Of the pnifcrm--thcse
The New York herald., 1922-12-25

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dec. 24.-Secrets
of nature and of mankind divuiged by
the most recent scientific Investigations
VIII be discussed at gathering of three
thousand scientists from ali parts of
the United States and Canada here this
week. The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and Harvard University will
act as joint hosts to the members of
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science at it's annual
meeting opening on Tuesday evening
For four days men eminent as spe-
cialists In many fields will deliver ad-
dresses and the delegates will give their
views on wide range of subjects at
the general meetings of the association
and before the fifteen sections into
which the forty-two affiliated societies
have been divided. Most of the meet
ings will be held in the Pratt Building
of the Institute of Technology. which
houses the department of naval archi-
lecture.
Dean Talbot OF the institute and
President Lowell of Harvard. with the
Mayors OF Boston and Cambridge. will
welcome the visitors on Tuesday eve
ming. Prof. j. p. McMurrich OF the Uni
versty of Toronto. president of the
American association. will introduce as
the principal speaker DR.. r.. II. moore
of the University of Chicago, who holds
the title of retiring president.
President Livingston Farrand of Cor
nell University will deliver {. lecture
on Wednesday evening. On Friday
afternoon Prof. Edmund B. Wilson of
Columbia University will give the Sedg-
wick memorial lecture on 'The Physical
Basis of Life"
Important disclosures regarding the
ancient Maya civilization of Yucatan
and Guatemala, with particular refer
ence to the Maya hieroglyphics, are ex-'
pected from~Dr. William Gates of Char
lottesville. Va, who will speak at
joint meeting of the American Anthro-
biological Society and the Maya Society.
The local committee on arrangements.
headed by Prof. Samuel c. Prescott Of
Technology. is made up of representa-
tives of Technology, Harvard, Tufts,
Wellesley, Simmons and Boston Uni
versity.
The American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science. founded seventy
five years ago. has a membership OF
more than 11,ce0. Last year 1t met in
Toronto.
The New York herald., 1922-12-25
The Portent in the Sky.
A Story of the Illuminated Cross Of
st. Augustine's Chapel.

To THE New YORK HERALD: An epi-
sode narrated to me by former comp
troller of Trinity Church in this city
seems of more than local interest and
Is perhaps appropriate to recall at this
Christmastide.
An electrically illuminated cross. be-
longing on the exterior of st. Angus
tines Chapel in Houston street--one Of
the chapels of Trinity parish--had been
taken down temporarily for repairs.
One day during its absence a gentle
man called on the comptroller at mis-
Office down town to express regret at
the removal of the cross. He seemed
greatly relieved In mind when assured
that 1t was soon to be restored to its
place.
Finding the officer of the church in
terested to learn the cause of his special
anxiety, the visitor told him that several
years before when he and seventeen
other young men with money to spend
had started on their way to a night OF
revelry with no definite limit set to the
dissipation involved they rode through
Houston street past st. Augustines
Chapel in small procession OF hacks.
Suddenly, declared the narrator, he
caught sight high above the window OF
his conveyance Of what appeared moth
ing less than a flaming portent in the
night sky. He cried to his companions
There Is cross Of fire overhead! ]
cannot go on with this!"
The hacks were all halted by the
shouts of those who had first been ap-
palled by the glowing symbol, and after
hurried consultation and agreement
the young men paid and dismissed the
drivers of the hacks and entirely aban-
doning their projected self-indulgence
returned to their several homes.
The visitor added the statement that
sixteen out of the eighteen men who
started on the'interrupted expedition on
that night years before were now lead
ing what might be called upright and
self respecting lives and that the reso-
luton to put away dissolute habits
could be dated back pretty accurately
to the apparition Of the shining cross.
$50 you see," he concluded. ewhy
came to express the hope that 1t might
not have been permanently removed"
ELIOT WHITE.
New York. December 23.
The New York herald., 1922-12-25
M. Coue's Methods.
The Practice of Self-Hypnotism
Called Source Of Danger.

To THE New YORK HERALD: There is
nothing new about mental suggestion,
autosuggestion or hypnotism. yet NJ.
Coues method is being exploited. to the
astonishment Of many. as something
novel. NJ. Coue himself says auto
suggestion Is nothing short of self
hypnotisn1. and hypnotism is thing
which intelligent. thinking. God fearing
people avoid.
In these days, after passing through
the great war, the whole world Is on
it's knees in gratitude to the power
which delivered 1t from the enemy the
power, call It what you will, God, iife'
truth. love, which none can fail to rec
ognize as beyond and above the ] which
M. Coue would have people accept as
omnipotent and capable OF all things.
To-day the world is striving to work
out its after war problems and praying
for guidance to do so. Let not raise
prophets turn the peoples eyes away
from the light, nor make OF us nation
Of egotsts.
Let us have confidence in ourselves.
as M. Coue says, but only by knowing
that "the incalculable power which is in
you" is not you, but is the force which
IN the beginning created the heaven and
the earth.
It is appalling to see hypnotism In
one Of its most insidious forms urged
upon the public.
ALICE SrrNsoN soprHARD.
CRAWFORD. N. j., December 23.
The New York herald., 1922-12-25

sheet or other than prismatic Per-
sian carpet replete with glorious
establishments.
Modern art has excelled in this
alone. Snow is probably the only
phase of nature that is being painted
better and more sympathetically to-
day than ever before. And because
the artist is an interpreter who
walks only few feet ahead of his
generation thousands upon thou
sands of us will look from our win
dows this winter upon shimmering,
rainbow tinted world our fathers
never knew.
The New York herald., 1922-12-25
Last of the Kansas Utopians.

The English settlement of Runny-
mede, Utopian colony on the Kan
sas prairie founded forty-five years
ago for the benefit of remittance
men and young Englishmen seeking
adventure, Is recalled by the recent
death Of THOMAS III. ROBERTSON at
Wichita. ROBERTSON, though Scotch
man, became member of the COL
ony and remained at Rnnnymede un-
til most of his associates had aban-
doned it. He died penniless and
alone and he was buried through the
charity OF his co-workers in laun-
dry. He is believed to be the last of
the Runnymede colonists.
Runnymede was established about
the same time that THOMAS HUGHES,
the English author, founded the
Rugby cooperative colony in Tennes-
see and that other English settle
ments with similar purpose were
made in some of the Southern and
Northwestern States. HUGHES lost
considerable money in his Rugby
venture and the colony was aban-
Nioned. Most Of the other settlements
proved unsuccessful and after few
years struggle they passed out of
existence.
The founders of Runnymede bought
large tract of land in Harper
county. On this the colonists built
manor houses with lodges and hedge
rows after models of English homes
and planned great farms to be
worked under the cooperative system.
They laid out polo fields on the
buffalo grass of the prairie andaim-
ported horses until they succeeded
in training Indian ponies for the
game. Their entertainments, espe-
cially those following remittance
days, were famous in southern
Kansas. Their English sport clothes,
English coats and turnouts. as we'll
as their manner Of living, contrasted
strangely with the crude outfits and
frugal mode OF life of the other set
tiers Of this pioneer land. There
was. in fact, almost everything in
this Utopia except what it most
needed--hard work.
ROBERTSON at first had farm of
his own near the colony. The lure Of
the easy life there led him to neg
lect his fields and they fell INTO ruin
After the death of his first wife he
married girl Of the prairies and re-
turned to Scotland. His father gave
him the choice of sending his wife
back to her home in Kansas or being
disinherited. He and his wife dTe-
turned TO Runnymede.
The children by his first marriage
The New York herald., 1922-12-25
The Red Man Goes to Sea.

Visions of a revivified American
merchant marine have never included
in their scope the possibility of part
to be played in the rebuilding by the
North American Indian. Yet that
unthought of possibility may become
fact. A charter has been granted to
the American Indian Steamship Cor.
poration, capitalized at S2,000,000,
which will operate steamships in the
Gulf, north and south Atlantic and
West Indies routes. The enterprise
is wholly in the hands of members
of seven Indian tribes.
Here is another blow to the once
common notion that no amount of
Interest aud helpfulness on the part
Of white men would ever suffice to
draw the Indian out from his con-
temptation of the old ways of his
people and break down his resistance
to a changed environment. Recent
years have seen the Indian making
himself more and more factor of
usefulness in American life. Edu-
cation has helped him, but he has
shown disposition to pull himself
up by his own efforts.
The seven tribes which have part
in this new enterprise are the Osages,
Cherokees, Creeks. Choctaws, Kaws,
Seminoles and Chickasaws. The
company's headquarters are to be at
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
There Is even now popular mis-
conception of the Indian which con-
ceives those nations, like the Osages,
which have profited greatly by the
discovery Of oil and gas upon their
lands as unfit to make any good use
Of the money that has come to them.
In the last eight years Indians have
spent $1S.000,000 for homes. barns
and modern farm implements. A
million acres are cultivated by $4,000
Indian farmers. Forty-seven thou
sand more are raising live stock vail
ued at s3S.800,000.
1t is a long jump from the birch
bark canoe to the steel plates of a
modern freighter. There is nothing
in what we know of the Indians
history which could lead us to sur
mise that shipping would one day
draw his interest. The formation OF
this company is another strange
quirk in his history like the one that
put 10000 OF him in trench helmets
and aboard the transports sailing
for France.
The New York herald., 1922-12-25
Early Flat Dwellers.
Pioneer Tenants Of the Stuyvesant
Studio Apartment House.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: In the
very early '7os moved into the Stuy-
vesant studio apartment house at 142
East Eighteenth street with my sister
and her husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
A. Loop, portrait painters. who painted
many portraits OF well known people In
two OF the four large studios on the
top floor. / remember very well that
we had heard and believed 1t true that
this house was the first OF the better
class apartment houses to be built in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Taylor were
living there on the first floor. and George
Putnam. the publisher. occupied with his
large family two apartments In the
house. Later Montague F'lagg. the art
list, occupied one Of the studios.
ELLA HARRISON FEDERLEIN.
New YORK, December 20.