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, 1922-06-24
ADDITIONAL AUTOMOBILE NEWS
Contributions ROLLING IN FOR
WORK ON CASPERM MOUNTAIN ROAD
Ten Laborers Already Hired
With Funds Donated With
Those Who Can't
Report.

II A Burk started something when
he came to the Chamber OF Conmerce
headquarters and planked down four
bucks for the purpose OF hiring q la
.borer to pick rocks OF the noun
tain road on July 2 Yesterday even
ing Attorney E. c. vanatta came in
and also separated himself from four
silver dollars. Then came +. Il jeff
yes and did likewise, closely followed
by Lemon & Stewart, with the result
that the Motor club now has $4,000
with which to pay ten laborers for a
days work on the mountain road. be
sides many volunteers who would
rather work than pay the four iron
men,
A team from the Kiwanis club is
being recruited by Ben Scherck, and
the Rotary club will be represented by
Otis Thompson. while the chief har-
poonist for the Lions club will be
Frank Tynor of the Casper Supply
Co. Up to 31is the following have
contributed money for work on the
road.
II. - Burk. 81; e. G. vanatta. 81;
F. II. Jeffryes. "a: Lemon & Stewart.
81. Schank Plumbing Co, 81; Bert
Kline, -: o. C. Goss. 81; ]. T. Gratiot,
81; E, p. Bacon. 81; j. o. Britain. 81.
Up to date twenty-five citizens have
pledged themselves to DO on hand
Sunday, July 2. with a rake. n pick.
shovel, or some instrument OF warfare,
and assist In making Mountain Good
Roads Day" a great success.
Any citizen who is interested In tho
work is asked to call or phone the
Chamber of and volttnteer
for work. or TO deposit the necessary
IS with which to hire a laborer who
will be recruited from Casper's unem.
ployed. to represent him by putting in
eight hours at hard labor on that day.
, 1922-06-24

Mr.. Barter had just returned over
much Of the road and reported h
pass As being cleared OF NOW The
hotel ut Brooks lake VIII 30 roady
for opening July l.
The district office OF the state high
way department hero confirms h
Lander to the border Of h Wind
snow off the pass the highway should
be open for traffic tomorrow. From
Lander TO the borwde OF tho Wind
River Indian reservation h road Il
cared for by tho. commission Across
the reservation It IL dragged and
GRADED by Indians under h direction
OF tho officials in charge Of the res
ervation-
Another stretch Of road from the
Indian country TO h border OF the
national forest 10 cared for by the
state. and from there to the park. the
national of1cials shoulder tho respon-
sibility.
, 1922-06-24
AMERICAN LEGION TO
MEET MONDAY NIGHT

An important meeting OF the Amer
lean Legion will be held at the club
rooms Monday night at which various
matters will be discussed.
The drive which commences July /
IN which every member Of Legion
is detailed to get an additional mem
Der. will b. explained as will the latest
report of tbs committee in charge of
securing n better homo for h post
1t is expected thct Jim Nelson, who
VIII assume his duties as financial
manager and executive secretary of
the Legion. will have a report to make
and will outline various enterprises
which he has in mind Smokes will
be passed around 1t is specially
urged that a good percentage of the
membership be present
, 1922-06-24
C. l.. Martin For Sheriff

c. L. Martin. Republican can.
didate for sheriff of Natrona
county in the primaries, August
%, is a man among men.
He wasSborn in Putnam county.
Missouri of xone of the oldest and
most prominent families of that
section His father was one of
the famous peace officers of that
part of the state and young Mar
tin was trained in the same line
and became his fathers deputy
and trusted assistant. For a
number of years subsequently he
was engaged in detective work
and was remarkably successful.
His business took him over the
entire country. About eight a
ago he came to Casper and Joined
the forces of the Midwest Rein
ing company where he is stiI orr
ployed- He is widely known
among the employees and is uni
versally respected and esteemed.
He is not related to former SHEER
if Lee Martin or any of the
other Martins in this vicinity.
II he is Nominated and elected
he promises n strict enforcement
of the laws without fear or favor
and a strict observance of his
oath of office in every respect.
, 1922-06-24
HIGHWAY
PASS CLEAR, TRAFFIC BEGINS

Road conditions between Lander and Yellowstone para
ranidly improvinc- with indications that the highway 70
southern e. az % the ns.s5ual playground over Two
.woITee pass win be a veritable boulevard by July l., rms
word reached Casper this morning from ID !. Barber Q
I ander in long distance communication with j. T. Gratiot
, 1922-06-24

An o~cean-going steamer arrives or
departs at the port Of New York every
20 minutes Of daylight every day.
, 1922-06-24
People
Sign Muscle
Shoals Plea

NASHVILLE. Tenn. June "a
Roy Darden. who has been touring
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee in
the interest of Henry Ford's offer for
the Muscle Shoals project has reached
Nashville, en- route TO Washington.
where he will present a petition ask
ing hat the water power plant be
sold or leased to Ford.
A total of 1900 signatures to the
petition weresobtained in two months.
Mr.. Darden expects to have more
than 100000 signatures when he pre-
sents the document to congress-
, 1922-06-24

OxyAcetyiene torches can Fenez,.
q hsat Of $500 degrees Fahrenheit
, 1922-06-24
Civil War Vet
ROuts Burglar
With Old Sabre

Los ANGELES, June 24-The
asbre used by G.. W. Congrove in
the CIVIL war again Is blood stained.
He awoko with tho impression
somebody was in his room. He quiet
ly took the sabre from n shelf above
his bed and gave it a vigorous and
random thrust.
A CITY OF pain followed
Congroce struck a Light and found
blood on tho weapon
Another roomer in the apartment
house later told de.ectives he had
seen n man fleeing from Congrove's
room. covering his abdomen with
his hands.
, 1922-06-24

PORTLAND. Ore. June 23-High-
way engineers OF western states arr
meeting here to discuss the new fed
era aid roa bill States represented
include New Mexico. Nevada Mon
tanA. Idaho. Washington and Oregon
, 1922-06-24
NEW TOWN Of TEAPOT IS BEING
PLATTEDN NEXT To BIC OILFIELD
Local Company Lays Out Townsite Adjoining Great
Naval Reserve Where Mammoth Corporation
Is Rushing Oil Development Program

Teapot, Wyo, located inside the famous Teapot oil struc-
ture, promises to be the states newest town, according to
the plans announced yesterday by a number of men interested
in developing a town contiguous to the Mammoth Oil COM
pany development work and to the Salt Greek camps.
Teapot will be located on section ~31-3S-79, adjoining on
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-22
COX Invited TO DINNER
BY PREMIER POINCARE
Former Governor Will Dis
cuss League in London
Later.
TEy Assoclntod Trcse.l

PARIS. July cl.-Formcr Governor
James NJ. Cox. OF Ohio. Will DO tho
guest or Premier and Nine. Po:ncare
at dinner ut the Ministry OF For
eiCn Affairs tomorrow evening at
which a number of tho higher OIL
Gals also Will be present. Premier
Poincarc had planned 10 receive Mr..
Cox this morning mt the Foreign Of
nee. but the dinner was arranged in
stead.
MIR. Cox. who was quoted today in
number OF the French morning
newspapers on the league OF nations
and other subjects. told tho CORE
spondent that the only statement on
tho league which he had made was 10
tho effect that while governments
came and went the league was a
steady. lasting force. and. therefore,
tho hone of the world
Ho added no was purposcly refrain
Ing from observation regarding tho
league and European affairs general
~, but ut the completion of his Euro
pchn trip. late In August at London,
he probably would make dc
tailed statement giving his view Of
the league situation.
MIR. Cox had n long consultation
with Leon Bourgeois recently and
another with Lord Robert Cecil when
the latter was in Paris few days
ago. Both conversations were largely
taken up with League of nations af
fairs.
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Delay Will Ec Costly

GO far as the authority of the State High
~ way Commission goes. the choice of a
route for the Richmond Newpor, News
highway is closed matter. This was mn )"
plain yesterday Ivy the publication of Ch
man Shirlcy's letter on the subject Too
commission feels. he declared. that it has
mo right 10 change the location as laid out
by the Legislature, and Is planning TO pro-
coed ms soon funds arc available to con-
struct the road as now designated"
In connection with this statement at
ton'ion may be directed 10 the prospect that
substantial portion of tho necessary funds
soon Will be made available. This portion
will be supplied by the cooperating cities
Of the Underwater section. and will he used
In extending the highway In the direction of
Richmond over such distance as the Tide
water loan will cover This extension will
fall short by quite IA stretch. OF joining the
gravel road on Richmond's end of the high
way. This gap will effoctually exclude
Richmond from participation in the benefits
OF the uncompleted highway, but will enable
tho Underwater cities to draw trade from
the whole of rich field extending almost
to RiChmond's doorsteps.
Richmond has hoen invited to participate
III the cooperative advance to the High
way Department by underwriting $2o0. 600.
With that experimentation, the joint fund
would lie sufficient TO cover construction Of
the highway TO within about fifteen miles
OF this city: sufficient. that is. to bridge the
gap mentioned above and establish CON
tact with the excellent gravel road leading
INTO Richmond. This would connect the
capital and the coast. intellectually enhance
the worth Of tho highway as State asset,
ana equalize the benefits as between the
cities at opposite ends Of the great link
Richmond however. has not yet pledged the
quota that will be necessary to this extern
sion.
With united action now this important
highway may he advanced TO completion
within comparatively short time; without
united action, without full appreciation of
The fact that the great common need is a
connecting road, there is simply no telling
when the object will be realized The an
nouncement from Chairman Shirley means
that for an indefinite period-permanentlv.
so far as anybody can say-the route an
proved by the General Assembly will remain
the Official route. II will so be rega rded by
the commission in its expenditure of funds,
ana ut no very remote date the highway
VIII nave been completed along this route
IN point hardly beyond the shadows of
Richnond's tall buildings. Delay at this
ehd, Tor any reason, will he costly TO Rich
mond beyond calculation
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G. O. j.. I'm n Rad Hole

T@HE word son, ~ thn Don,, hl;o,,, ~,
| Democratic se,o,nr. conoanu r''"" W
poss.bii,,y ~ yo,s nn ,ho ,an,ss 49, u"e
Is has nrecini,o,oa soo 49,. .! -,ueNS.
an1ourtho MANAGERS of no ,,o"nh "SI,.IoI'
new Hill and ,hsir ,dyisa.s ;, wv
scheme Of nlactrr rosnnnsi,,It,, "t t"s ,"'.
10 reach :, yo.o On no non,ror. ,.',
of TIE poli,ical offac, -, mo hioh ,,'a'
willresult from tho hin ms, hoforo No on'
gressfonal election. ,hny wnpId NO o,,ira
" willing for /. ,o 60 ovar m ,bo shor,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-22
Thc Road to Nounort w.,

To the Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-Thc old Stale Highway Com
mission n few years ago proposed n
system OF permanent roads for tho
State OF Virginia. designating each
Of enid roads by numbers. In this
system was tho road from Richmond
TO Newport Ecwn. known as route
No. 2. This route followed a cours.
from Richmond to Charles City
Courthouse. thence TO Providcnce.
Forge. thence to Barhamsville. thence
TO Toano. etc. al the point OF.
Rarhnmsv!lle thl3 road intcrs"ctcd
with proposed road from Urhanna
TO Richmond
Later. the now Highwav Comnis-
sion recommended n change In route
No. to parallel the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway TO N,w port Nows.
known as tho Central Route. not to
touch Charles City Courthouse. Bar
hamsville aud other points. but 20
come through tho desolate. God-to--
saken plac" known "a Ch!ckahominy
Swamp. Thus very rich section OF
the country. tho northern. has boon
cut OF from an outlet to Richmond.
For long slime. Richmond has
had under consideration tho extern
sion OF railroad from IVES, Point
20 Urbanna. but has never done ono
thing. other than free discussion
TO build the road.
Now that tho highway $40 hc built
30 Urharna. why should the Highway
Commission desire TO build the Same
Via Sharon Church. distance
twelve mlcs greater than by Nav
Kent Courthouse. and a point on the
ramunkcy River. known as Lees
Farm?
Tho distance from urbanpa 70
Richmond across tho river ut Lees
Farm is fifty-two miles. and tho dis
lance from Crhanna To Newport News
is Gtty-two miles. II can be sccn
why Newport News should wish
Richmond Ia contribute 100000 for
tho completion OF tho Central Route
for Newport News VIII have tho adj
vantage OF tho trade with rich
section OF the country. and Rich
mond would not; but with tho state
Highway Commission designating
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RESENTS
ATTACK BY DAVIS
tCNntinued From First PaceN

"NhtlhueG From First PaceO
nc. hut We teel IL Is our duty to our
friends throurhout tho bounds Of the
old commonwealth TO resent two Of
the charges made aCainst the league.
First. that tho superintendent of
the league is withholding the names
OF the two parties most responsible
tor th- present lawiessness in the
state Of Virginia. The leagues pol
Icy has been, and Is now. 10 give
the record of candidates for Office on
the liquor question. and leave the
voters to decide which of the candi-
dates best represent their convictions
on the question involved. This we
have done repeatedly in our publica-
tons, In correspondence and with all
OF our friends. AS long as Mr.. Davis
and his friends have concluded that
he Is one or the men. we are not in
any position 10 deny IL. IL MIR. Davis.
as his public addresses seem 10 in
diratc. thinks tho cap Ats him, he is
certainly welcome 10 wear 1t.
However, Mr.. Davis spectacular
eonrers'cn 30 acrnc OF the doctrines
OF tis Anti saloon League since he
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SATURDAY. JULY -. la2c.
Not So Far ApaIt

IN most cases the several railroads and
L thein- respective groups of shopmen are
not separated by a very wide gulf Despite
The apparently sharp cleavage and the re-
grettably sharp talk in the Eastern district,
Developments are tending 10 confirm the
belief that the rail strike could have been
settled at any time 10y thoroughly com
peton+. and trusted mediator And there
is no Tack OF evidence that in certain cases
executives and shopmen are turning with
more and more frankness to the plan of d.
rect negotiation. The conference spirit is
growing.
This tendency found expression yesterday
IN Official statements from the Chesapeake
and Ohio and the Southern; the Baltimore
and-onio already had offered to settle with
It's men independently. Bert NJ. Jewell de-
clared yesterday that the strikers we're
ready to negotiate with the individual roads
IT. Should not be difficult, it certainly
should not be impossible, for strikers and
carriers to get together where this spirit
exists. Declarations on the part OF tho
Chesa peake and Ohio and the Southern OF
readiness TO enter into direct negotiations
may hardly be viewed as other than friend
~ overtures, and with the chief of the shop-
men approving separate conferences II does
not appear unreasonable TO expect favorable
Developments President Harahan was
merely reafiirming n traditional policy of
his road In declaring that 1--WE are ALWAYS
willing to meet representatives OF our shop
men-' HIS statement must be viewed as a
n1enoiy invitation, and a conference in the
case of this particular road and It's shop
men seems all tha .mora likely because of
the happy relations that have 'lways exist
ed between lis management and it's large
body OF loyal workers
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Voice Of the People on Topics Of the Day

tho route to Urbanna via Now Kent
courthouse and the points stated
Richmond would have and be fav-
ored with the same distance from
rich section Of the country as New
porn News.
Tho State Highway Commission
should favor the building OF road
Tor the majority OF the people. and by
opening up this section an cppor-
,uni1y will BIO given to $1,000 pco-
pie or more OF trading with Rich
mond. Why give all OF tn. advant-
ago 10 Newport News7
II tho old commission has erred in
tho routing why not correc. II be-
fore II 10 too late?
" the road could be built by
Charles CITY Courthouse In the be-
GIN Ing. why should II be imprac
1icahle 10 bu!ld It BY tho northern
route at present?
II Is time the people OF virginia
should take notice OF how the money
from bond issue is proposed TO DO
spen. and above ali things Rich
mond should not sleep on tho Job.
r. w. TAYLOR.
New Kent Courthouse, Va
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-22
News Of Fifty Years AGO

From the Richmond Dispatch July % 1877,
Richard H. Christian a prominent Young
lawyer OF this city. died at the residence
of his father-in-law. Rev Or. stiles. on Grace
street Yesterday morning. His constitution
had long 'been shattered by wounds received
in battling for tho cause Of the South
Rush Burgess, John Amber Smith and Cen
eral Wiiilams 1. Wickham are in the race for
the Republican congressional nomination in
this district.
Greeley and Brown nag will he flung 10
tho breeze this evening a. the corner of m
vail Street and Brook Avenue by the Liberia!
Republican Club of Richmond General In
bodcn and Captain r. l.. Hobson will he m.
speakers.
There is no longer any doubt Of bic
State Fair this fall. All arrangements have
been completed and the fair will he held in
October
Governor Walker and Colonel H. c. DeJar-
nette have accepted invitations to make
speeches in Montgomery County AZ an early
date. probably the first week in August
Night trains Will be run soon between Rich
mond and LynchburE over the Richmond and
panville To Rurkcvile and over the Atlantic
Mississippi and Ohio from there to Lynch
burg.
Two hundred bags of sugar beet seed i'm :
ported from Hamburg for experimental use in
California reached New York by steamer yes
terday. and Will be shipped at once to the
Pacific Coast TO be planted.
In his address to the coiored people Sena-
tor Sumner says Grantism and Republcanisn,
are very different things; that Grantism has
killed the Republican party and nothing bu,
Il c"inplct" defeat Of Crantism in this contcs,
can bring II back To life.
There has been a suniciency OF rains i'm
Richmond and throughout the State and crou
prusr"cts all over Virginia are AZ brigh, as
the most hopeful could ask for,%'S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-22

Tor what America did in the World
war. and for America's immense and
unparalleled charities to the s1rick-
en- countries OF Europe II IL true
that statesmen and thoughtful cltl-
zens generally profoundly regret our
Hohpartcipetion in the lsAsue o:
nations and our aloatnc.s from
various other economic and no,,,,caI
conferences. But they are not bitter
ABOUT II. and they rarely. " ever. ut
ter unk!nd words about US Public
men and tho serious press. gencrauy
are lavish in their praise Of America
The comic papers polk. fun at US. OF
course. and once I heard an EnEltsh
banker twitting an American au-
thor about some OF our claims to
having won the war" But IL was
all good -natured. and so was .y.rv
olhcr scmblance OF criticism heard
Of America
Tha, hotel keepers and taxi
drivers ovcrcharge Americans IS
DOUBTLESS often true. but II was Jus,
as true before the World War. In
deed. many Americans travelling IN.
Europe positively invite such treat
'nent. So far as my own recent .1
p"rience is concerned. | recall that.
although was travelling with my
wife. which makes man In a for
charge. / had no occasion TO dis
pu'e sinRl" hotel bin all the way
from Naples 10 Edinburgh This
wac NO, my experience before the
World war.
Under normal circumstances This
matter would have been too trivial
TO deserve notice. but at this tlrDn
mere arc mnnv people who nnd
pleasure or proat In trying 10 stir
up III feeling b"rwncu Europe aud
America. Europe Is sick and ner-
vous. bur she heartily welcomes
Americans. She needs the visits of
open-mind"d Americans. am glad
SO many are going this summer
Thos" who 70 and those who s;ay a.
home should 90 far rs is cunsisten,
WIN the truth. speak the things
Mat max" for peace. Let ne all cul-
tiva,c the international mind
F. W, PLAYWRIGHT.
Richmond. Va. July 81, 1929
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-22
y High Honor for Mr.. Talmop

rARIER Il. TALMANS election as presi-
~, dent OF the American Institute OF Bank
ing VIII be hailed, not only by The members
OF The. banking fraternity here. hul by hun
deeds Of other Kichmonders, as ntting
recognition OF exceptional personal and pro-
fessiona! qualities II will also be viewed
botlt IN This city and throughout the coun-
try as further rejecting the advance OF
IIeaiaond as a financial center. within
t3s {DGec OF year. Richmond has claimed
ne H.ce!dsLfy Of each Of the 'wo or,sraad-
lug otSaniSctions o. bankers ia the United
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-22
Questions md Answers.

Room for Eolling.-Iio,v much spsco does
one require to take somersaults?-Dr NJ.
S. r.
Answer.-Some folks require a ,cn-acre lot.
] have mat two feet wide and five feet
long, especially made for somcrsaultIng, and
| can roll somcrsau,s on this iii tho COW =
come nome "" said thousand times that
one should do these rolls when he or she
has nothing on. Two mats. or one ten fret
lorg. might he better for tho very dirniacd
hut have just I roll for,ya RI,
s"mcrsault and then us" the same ma, again
to roll a backward somersault The back :
ward roI is more OF an accomplishment
Prtckiy Heat-Can You tell mic what cause.
m'iaria rubra. and how TO relieve tn
o. w. p.
Answer--It is caused by the retention OF
sweat In the sweat ducts from in0amma-
tory swelling Of the ducts. 1t is known com
monty as prickly heat, hut sometimes a doc
tor calls 1t m!liaria rubra and charges $40
for tho diagnosis. lchen tropicus or
strophulus at corresponding rates Relief
is given by spongin9 or bathing with dilute
alcohol or witch hazel or any alcoholic To-
ton. followed by a busting with zinc stoa
rate powder or plain talcum Occurring as
1t does, chiefly in infants, pricklv hcat Is n
burning evidence that the infant is dressed
too warmly
Nervous Brcakdown.-Docs any one ever
recover from nervous breakdown?-I 6
Answer.-Thero is no such condition.
Nervous breakdown" is vague term an
piled to many different states
How to Got Rid OF Ants-PIcase toll mo
how TO get rid OF ants. They are runnjnr al,
over @he Kitchen, pantry and rorch-MRS.
W. c. n.
Answer-Squirt kerosene or gasoline in
their nesting places IL YOU can troc. ,bcm
syrup mhd" by boiling cupful of sugar
in half point OF water and mixing with
one-eiEhth ounce OF arsenatc of soda. again
boiling and straininE. may he set about IN
sponges whore the ants run,
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