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Evening star., 1922-09-17

Never enter a main road at more
than a crawl. II is an unwritten law
that main-road traffic has the right Of
way.
Evening star., 1922-09-17

of their establishments without ask
ing permission of the police depart
ment to do so. Mr.. kinsey was asked
if motorist who violated the warn
ing of makeshif: NO parking" signs
would be liable to prosecution. He
said he could be and would be tagged
by the police for such violation.
THE law reads specifically that the
owners, occupants of business house
or residence can place signs of they
care to-" Mr.. kinsey said.
In other words. according to those
reading over the ordinance, a man
living in an apartment house can
not park his automobile in front of
the building unless the owner sees
fit to allow him to do so. Such a
condition now exists in certain Sec
tions of Baltimore's residential dis
trict 1t is said
Evening star., 1922-09-17
IS CARTER CAR AGENCIES.
Contract Closed for District of Co.
lumbia Distribution.

The Carter Motor Car Company,
Inc, has closed a contract with James
H. Carter for the distribution of the
new Carter cars for the District of
Columbia.
Mr.. Carter has been identified with
the lumber interests in this city for
many years. 1t is his intentionto in
crease the present number of sales
agencies from six to fifteen. in order
to place his allotment Of 500 cars.
Evening star., 1922-09-17

and outgoing.
Banks. as general rule, are op-
posed to competitive advertis Using. The
purchase of an armored car is not
only an indication of aggressiveness
and farsightedness. but is also an ad-
mirable means of Identifying bank
as Il leader in the community and az
the same time conforming with etlh
ical practices which prevent one banA
from eXtolling its merits at the be<
littlement Of another. Every pro:
gressive banking institution is bound
to come to il sooner or later"
Evening star., 1922-09-17
r. MOTORS and MOTORING -

the gross premium paid.
''In most cases where a group Of
firms or banks install an armored
car, sufficient saving on insurance
premiums alone will pay for the
equipment in one year.
"As an advertisement there is moth
ing that will add to the prestige and
distinction of a bank like AN armored
car. 1t is the mark of a progressive
and forwatd-looking institution to
own one of these up-to the minute
trucks.
Collection Service.
"In addition to the points mentioned
above, attention is to be called to the
collection service and the payroll
service, which is most profitable. For
collections from business houses and
motion picture theaters and deliveries
of pay rolls an average charge of 81
per S.. 600 is usually made. OF course
il is usually possible to make several
stops on every trip, both incoming
Evening star., 1922-09-17
BREAKS WORLD RECORD.

Gene Walker. riding an Indian.
broke the world record for five miles
on a half-mile track at South Bend.
Ind, September 4. Time, 81 3-5:
previous record was made on this
same track in August, 1920. time, 5.l2.
Evening star., 1922-09-17
Rural Counties Seek Trucks.

A survey by county agricultural
agents reports a need for more mo-
tor trucks in $50 counties. Georgia
reports the biggest demand. with
fifty-nine counties. Pennsylvania is
next, with forty-three.
Evening star., 1922-09-17
Texas Building Highways.

Texas is leading all other states in
the construction of federal aid high
ways This state now has 1889 miles
Of such highways under construction.
and has in addition completed 1.116
miles.
Evening star., 1922-09-17
MOTOR CYCLES FOR POLICE.

The Los Angeles police department.
has just added ten new Indian Chic.
motor cycles to its present equip-
ment. This makes total of sixty
seven Indians in use by this depart'
ment,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
LOGAN COUNTY WILL AID
IN NEW ROAD MOVE
Meeting Held At Chamber Of
Commerce Yesterday Even
ing Was Enthuiastic and
Much Good Resulted

A ,ng good ass meeting was
held at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms yesterday IA which many city
business men participated sam Gard
ner, chairman ef the good roads CON
mli,eo OF the Chamber OF Commerce,
presided and Joe D. Morse. chairman
Of the executive committee Of the
Fort Worth Wichita hard surface ROAD
organization outlined the contom
plated work. as regards cost. labor
and the other features
r. A. singletary. Secretary and
manager OF the committee that has
the task o. putting over this great
highway, WAS also present aad made
q concise statement OF the commit
tees work SO Ter and what was hoped
% be accomplished Ed Oyerholzer
former mayer Of Oklahoma city aud
at present president Of the chamber
Of commerce OF that metropolis. also
addressed the assemblaee.
Mr.. OyersolRer firmly believes that
n the right kind of cooperation Is
shown. that this hard surfaced read
would became reality within a
couple Of years time lie stated that
20 his own knowledge land that could
be bought along certain highways be-
fore a hard surfaced road was built
az s25 per acre increased in value AZ.
ter the highway was hard surfaced.
10 a. much as $500 per acre.
The oklahoma city men were
5oined here by some of our business
men and the trip continued TO Mul-
hail. Orlando and Perry. Both Perry
end Blackwell held meetings last
night and today and agreed 70 aid in
every way to make a success OF the
proposed highway.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
IMPORTANT CASES IN
EQUITY TO Be TRIED
Federal Court Docket Contains
Some Interesting Suits To
Be Decided Next
Mcnth

Many iuaortint oaaes IA equity
have been placed on the docket Z
the federal court here q b. tried
IN December iar are fw ~
,he blg ones
Monday, December John s ally
q al ~ y & Carter Auditor lack Z
awana on CO " Gar G Robert
son. Exchange on Co ys. II a.
Champun Il a. d \ Gillespie "
" A. Reufrow same -. n y How.
same w. Dennis Oponntu same
W. Frank wrfht. same vs. y "
sutherland, same va Nora G nway
"Wednesday. December 6 John a..
Ll,lo Va. s,ihy ol a Gas Co.
William r. Watson vs. Flec,ro.Yilc
chlorin Co. & K. McFadden " y
- Mason 4 a, Western Fachuge
Rank Va y. A. Teaumsll u Ira
llo.cmnb W Hawksyo Tire a Rub
Der CO.. sicily on Go. w. John ~
Bllls et a.
rriday. December Western
Carbon CO. ys. Il. N Walker a an.
Ellsworth G Garter Vs. a. 81
Walker Il 81
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
ALL SET AND READY
FOR BIC DINNER
Methodist Church VIII Be Scene
OF Gay Party Tonight. Big
Crowd Insured, Turkey
neyeything

al Is sot aud ready fnr the hlT
States dinner at the Meihodlil
church tnlfht There vii he such i
large number 90 attendance thar il
viii be necessary far an = raiher 10
ihe main auditorium ot tho church n
order 10 avoid congestion and con
tlsion An viii enter 81 the main "a
trance. corner nfoad and Noble
80 person will be permitted in the
dining room before ds thirty except
those 10 charge of the yauous tables
az hoss and hosiess The dining room
doors VIII ~ opened at sis thirty
sharp. and oll should be- grouped 10
the main aadltounm BY 9siaien~ bo.
fore that time n any wish "a come
who have NOT arranged for tckots
they will ho provided far
s great time viii surely bs had and
it viii DO yon good 81 meet and Eroc,
someone from tho old htmc state
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
Bold
Bandits
GrabCOiin

81 Joseph. No, % DAYS az
the James aud Younger boys in
Missouri wcre recalled at Gala.
in Mo early today when siN
bandits robbed the First National
bank Of sl.ooo m gold and cur
rney Ten thousand dollars n
cash was overlooked in the
vault
The robbers entered the town
about 3 o'clock and coruered the
night watehman. John Chamber
lain IN stairway near the hank
When Chamberlain showed re-
sisiance Ne was shot and while
one Of the robbers watched him
the others began operations at
the bank The vault and safe
were blown pen. The explosions
were Il .lt rvals Of about ten
minutes and before the last one
a considerable crowd of citizens
had collected IN front of the
bank The crowd was held at
bay hy some of the bandits while
the others operated inside. Mum.
erons shots were fired from
sawed.off shotguns and revolyers
10 ntlmidaid the on.lookers aud
when the robbers had finished
their work they entered a motor
car in which they had come, and
mgie away without molesiaiion
During the firing while the
was in progress. one shot
struck Frank Woodruff, a hotel
keeper. who was an onlooker
Neither Woodmff's nor Cham
herlains wounds are cons.lcrcd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
WEDNESDAY WAS SENTENCE
DAY IN FEDERAL COURT
Judge Coltsral Sends Big Bunch
Of Prisoners To jail and
Fines Most Of Them
Besides

A bls bunch ~ federal pflfonera.
ehhreea with various rrimes fFom
selling narcotic draHa and uauos %
Transporting womon and automobiles
from one state lnia another we're 40
before Judfo John a ceglpml "a
federal court yesterday afternoon and
we're sentenced lleren q list " The
men convicted aud their sentences
Frank Whilion, 90 nne " T.
Naples 500 fine and 60 daJs Ia i.aTan
county lal Cal Columbus. $500 hno
and 90 days Ia bogan cauaiY ial >
J narneti three ,ears 90 the federal
prison AZ LeascuNnfih. A fnsteli
four months IN loTAn county jan
Pete Edna $500 fine. 90 Gays taEaa
county jan. H slo,Y, tioO tne. %
days IN fngan county JAIL a y
katossor 800 fine ana 80 days IN
Logan county iaH Frank Jones 500
fne, go days In loran cunniy lail.
Earl West 800 fine. - days IN Logan
county ilii : o namham. 500 fine.
90 days m i.onn county iaii. Ralph
Morrison 800 nno. co days IN lngnn
county jail Frank Clay 500 fine. 90
days In fogan county ialli Noble
ilamphln go fine, 90 DAYS IN lasan
county iall. n Wilson. rs months
ia the Missouri training school for
boys AZ noouyll'e Mo
JIf Glais. 800 fine and three
months IN Logan county lsn Pred
Dlrla. 800 fine. three months 10
Logan county ian. q T. Hendrix
three months IN iogan county jail.
Warren nrswn. 90 fino and three
months 10 torah county iali
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23

falling off in shipbuilding.
Vessels Of all types Of construction
intended for bulk oil carrying. and
built in the last ~ months. amounted
to ia Of COZ 800 tons. The progress
siye demand for oil carrying vessels
is shown by the fact that the regis
tered tonnage Of these vessels has
increased from l,47s,9ss tons in July,
1914, to 5.062,699 tons in July. 1922.
Some POO vessels Of 1896. .929 tons
were fitted for burning oil fuel dur
ing the year, and whereas in July,
1914, the vessels so fitted toialled L.
3l0.209 tons. the figures for July,
1929. were l4,464,l6 tons.
The continued development Of the
use Of internal combustion engine is
commented on. In July 1914 there
were 297 motor vessels Of 234. .267
tons, while in July, 1922. there were
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
Mine
Explosion
Kills 81
BULLETIN
iny The Associated Press

Birmingham. Ala, Nov. %.
Eighty -four lives were lost and
sixty persons WEI, injured as a
result Of an accident and ex.
plcsion yesterday in Dplomite
coal mine No. 3 Of the WOOD.
ward Iron company according 10
statement today made by
Frank H. crockard, president Of
the company.
OF the injured. thirty.five were
removed 10 their homes, twenty
five were in hospitals. Work Of
Identification had not been com
pleted, but II was believed there
We're twenty eight white dead
and twenty white injured
The accident and blast came
simultaneously, injuring four
hundred and seventyseven men.
Many weary hours had past be-
fore three hundred and thirty.
three of these workers had
escaped uninjured into adjoining
mines.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
Tonnage of Oil Burning Vessels Vastly Increased Other Stories

London Nov. 23.-The total tonnage
Of merchant vessels afloat at the end
Of June. 1922, holding the tlassifica-
tion Of Lloyds Register. exceeded 81
100000 tons, the highest figure ever
recorded, according to the annual re-
port Of Lloyds Register Of Ship
ping. To these figures should be
addd 296 vessels Of 1,524.0l3 tons
under the heading Of "class con-
templated, which brings the aggre-
gate to 1926 vessels Of 2s,750,OO0
tons. On the first total 5,s7s vessels
of 13,724.562 tons are British, and
4.l5l Of 13,506,567 tons belong to
other countries.
II Is stated that disturbed political
and economical conditions disorgan-
ization of exchanges, and stagnaiion
Of international trade, provide ade-
quate explanations for the continued
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
pep" MEETINGS At
HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS
Best Program Yet Given Was
Enjoyed BY Women Of Clubs
and Others This
Morning

n you want your heart 90 quicken
and your blood flow faster forget YOU
have any cares. or that you are no
longer young. 80 out o the high
school TO one OF their Per" meetlngl
and that will happen to you.
The boys and girls gave their yells.
the orchestra played beautiful seiec-
tions. they sang Royal Blue" and the
girls lauded the football team in an
original song.
Short pithy talks we're made BY
Mrs. Sam Gardner. Mrs. l. @ Dio-
bcns. Mr. Herman smith and Mr. Per-
due.
The Blackwell football players we're
guests al the chapel exercises and
one Of the team responded 70 the de-
mand "fcr a speech" by Guthrie high
in a few happy femaarks.
Fred wulff. idol Of the Gu,hle Fans.
came 10 the yell contest
II was by far the most interesting
assembly yet held. The Federated club
ladies. business men and school pat
rons present were enthusiastic IN
pralsing the excellent spirit shown
by the student body and their loyalty
20 the athletics Of the school Prof
essor Greens orchestra was given an
ovation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
INTOXICATED srfIDiR
Kills tiIiiD tiIi.> Si.if

n.nsvlls. M nes. za--Mss,lr
l.ssws,sr. - ysaru old. ~hea. auso
nasbNs struck and klilsd Edmund oe
laoY, 3 ysars cid, last night shot Ard
lnslaoly klllsd hlmssH this morning
when police went 10 hls home 70 o.
fss, him on . warrant changing man
slaughter
Police declared that Hpssestsf's ma.
chine ~as hslna driven At reckless
rate - speed aud On ne wrong slae
- the street when Hostssttsr sppar'
emily los, eon,rel % ,hs esr and Il
s~sn.sd upon Sidewalk fatally IL.
ivrlr0 me shild ~ho ~as sitting upon
STEPS IN front oi ts home.
immsdiassly after me aseldsn, Ho..
letter ~as arrested eharasd ~lth
driving a mo,sr vehlels while lnsos
lsatsd bot la,sr ~ss released on band.
When shs hey died a ~arran, ehsrv
leo manalaugh,sr was sworn out
against him bY ths boys parents
When police oinesss we're ssns 70
he home 70 ~ arrest him. Hossettsr
Inquired sbou, the boy and ~shsn in.
formed he ~as dad told the offlesrs
% ~ait . nlHvts. walked into q room
and shot himssf through the head
Hs 49, miner and u survived by q
nltsn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
rRsG LECTURE

Fres lecture on chns,ian slsnce
BY Dr. walton Habbsrl. G. q r..
of Los Angeles. California. Member
OF the hoard q Lectureship of the
Mother Crnrch. The First Church
of christ SCIENTIST. in Boaton.
Massachusetts,. In Guthrie Theatre.
Thursday eve. Nov q. at 3 ocolck.
Ths public i cordially invited to
attend. Doors open at 7:i5 No
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
New Jersey Man
Puts In Bid TO
Hang Miners

Marion, lll.. Nov 2a-Ths moe
otony Of examining prospective lvr.
ors % ~ five men charged with
murder IN connection with the her
rln rine killings was broken soms
what today when Circuit Judge
rart~e made public letter hs
received from man In New Jersey
asking for the position a. hansmaa.
Should she death penalty be i'm
posed
The writer gave his name as VII
liam 5. Gilbert of Trenton, ara said
be could furnish references as
good han9man. re mentioned the
state warden % New Jersey for
reference as 70 his ability IN this
particular lire. and added that he
would be satisfied With ~ha,svsr
Zee allowed in Illinois, plus hls ss.
penses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
NANCE. NARlow EDITOR.
CANDIDATE roR spEAKER

james & Names. editor q lhe Mar.
low Review. and representative -slae'
from stephens county on ne demo
cratic ticket eaa the FIRST - a.
nounes a. candidate for speaker y
the house of representatives. when BE-
make known BIS aspirations today
Othsrs eho afs candidates for the
place are Murray $ nibboas. Purcell
Wesley E plsney. NuskeEse. Dave
8ovall. iiaeo. > a. Harper ralihlna.
and W prlee. NcAlester
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
MAN IN JAIL on ADULTERY
CHARGE; TWO DIVORCES

Charging adultry and naming
Nina Dear. Anna Irene Church has
brought suit for divorce from Harry
Z. Church. They have two child
r'n aged 3 and years Harry
Church is in jail on a charge OF
adutry and will have to face that
charge.
Another divorce suit was filed
later by Samuel Dear. husband or
Nina Dear The husband asks the
court for custody q their 20
months old child.
AIT Involved are new comsrs in
the cit. the men being emnloysi n
the Santa Fe shops.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
STIDyING PROPOSED
MERGER OI PACkERIIs

Washington. Nov % LEGAL a..
paoia u The proposed mr-ser u ihe
Armour aud Morris packing inter.
oits are under study by she ds
pnrtm,nt q justice. it vas lsarnsd
today. with a view u laslns com
prehinsiye formal report before the
o4binet az an early meeting
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
President Harding
Names Democrat to
High Court Place

Washington. Nov. 25.--pies.e
Butler Of 81 Paul, MINI, was nom
mated today By President Hard
ing a. associate justice Of the ~.
prcme court 70 take the place
made vacant BY the resignation of
Associate Justice Day
Mr. butler Is q democrat He has
been practising attorney in Min
neso,a since isss and has been
counsel for the government IN .
number of important cases. Ne ls
native of minnessta county and Il
fifty sls years old
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
THREE War oLo CHILD
pRoWNs ~ jar oF WArEI

blythe. Cal. Nov. 2l.-Ths ihrse
year Old son oi NJ ard Mrs. nasl DE-
Meyer was drowned a hls home here
when he stuck bis head irio = tall
creek containing water, ard ~as vn
able 20 sstrlesis hlmssif. hls mother
was cot o. the house a. the time ft
was believed the ehllGs head ~as IN
the water IS minutes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
SS0
S
B - =
Az
~ n
90
dbOO

wasAluran. Nov q Ropfsssr.
lailse evss nassaehusssi
chairman n ere Haasp Merchant
Marine commttse taa tha House
today nat me aaa-u.sirailen snln,
Pna hHi eeald freAta an adfaasts
merchant maras. lnersa,s Americas
ftfslsn trade fsiain n ths country
i1eo noa oao auuAly ia freeht
uonsr fiss pnfk 10 thousands er
men ana rsrantfs ths nation -.
inst ihs nsesssliY ior again hs ~
faced wllh the lask q building a
~ar tlma merchant feet
"a, is hesausa Nnsrsean shlppinx
M lhs forllwn trade, alone e all
cur Industries has not bean allied
IN me paft ,hst t has wonn asw a"
Nc Greene Ass rsrd Ia thi. mli
ws ars ssshlag 20 remedy lou9 reara
~ determination and lnisasles"
Ths wofd subalif' NJ arssuc
said. haa become tho ~nasahaa'
a home and hs asked the heuss
70 dss,soeiita q fram thslr minds
IN sons'ierlnk The measure
what arl ihs lfintIau dams fnl
waiefsheds wi no hY the federal
government IN cooperation VIA
certain states " net a form u SUB
sidy 20 @ud oNbeFs. sloek ff.era
and afri altunstsff hs asked ''ikhas
are the land grants and franchises
eivfn % railroads. subsidy what
are che advances mada far hlfh
wniaf Subsidy What are tho
farm morlsafa hanks far q nos =
pteylas those concerned Al least an
Indirect subaIdr Thesa are hsns.
fleient applications q prlns plo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23

IL will be absolutely necessary
for those attending the States
Dinner" at the Methodist church
tonight TO enter at the main en-
trance corner Of Bread and Ncb'e
only and group themselves bw
states in the main church audit
orium. -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
HE WENT TO cHURc AND
THEN TO JAli

Pasadena Cal. Nov GO Albert
Krlst. rancber neAr here, mct0roc
AZ % miles an hour on th~ way q
church in Pasadena last Sunday liif
police cruu trial resulted in bis re-
colVlng sentence Of .hroe days IT,
the city iln and a fine of So fof
speeding and a second fine oi SO fof
driving with a cat out open
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
EooLEmAN. FOUNDER or
musKooEE TIMES. DIES

David J Eddleman. s. years old
pioneer Muskogean and founder OF the
Muskogee Times, now the Muskogee
lmes-Democrat. died at his home IN
November Is.
During h's residence In Denton,
Tex, he was grandmaster Of the
Masonic lodge Of Texas for six yearss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

These marriage licenses were IS
sued today: Wilbur Donneii = and
Bessie Dean % q Arcadia; Ben
iamin cassiday % and Ruby Tiia
% OF Merrick. Arthur Mock q and
Kizzie Bennett IS OF Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
l,620 vessels Of l.5l216O tons. includ-
ing .66 Of over 5000 tons.

b2U vessels OF l.1l2, 100 tons. lnclud-
ing G6 Of over 6.000 tons.
London Stock Exchange Defended
London. Nov. 23-Lecturing at the
School Of Oriental Studies, Professor
II s Foxwell defended the Stock
Exchange from a charge krough, BY
many people that il was littel better
than gambling hell
lie sal il was difficult 10 conceive
anything more opposed TO gambling
than the speeulations carried on at
the Stock Exchange Gambling was
based on ignorance, he said, but
speculation was based on intelligence.
Proposals Of Taxation Make
Capital Take Fligh.
Geneva, Nov 23.-AIthough the
Swiss proposal 10 impose a levy on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
LLOYD GEORGE is CHOSEN
LEADER OF LIBERALS

London, Nov. 23.-Foruer Prime
Minister Lloyd George was unani-
nnously elected leader Of the National
LIBERALS at the party meeting today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-23
(By The Assnciaten rressl
Stories of Heroism

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Nov -3-Fol-
loving rescue work which continued
throughout the night. officials a.
the Woodward Iron company. own
trs OF Do'omlte mina nurbfr three.
where a dust explosion trapped as
miners yesterday AFTERNOON. an
nouneld early today that So h1dies
had been taken from the mine and
that they feared the total dead
might reach 100.
approximately sixty men were
reported injured hg the blast.
Relatives Of families Of miners
known to have boen in the mine
when the blast occurred continued TO
wait exp, otantly for news of their
loved ones, many OF whom. II was
believed. reached the surface IN
safety through the runway connect
ing the mine with mine number tao
and had re-eniered the working 10
ntlF rescue Wtrh,
Her Daddy Safe
Throughout the night joyous re-
unions occasionally relieved sor-
rowTul scenes. one small girl gave
a cry Of delight as a erimy miner
emerged his face -blackened
and his clothing bearing mute ,,i-
dence a his struggle to reaeh the
surface in safety.
As the man came out the little
Girl threw herself into his arms and
the pair hurried CT
An aged woman Is said 70 have
collapsed as she greeted two sons.
who on their way out. learned the
workings were sife again frcm poi
sonous gasses. had turned back to
aid in the search for other men.
until they finally reached the sur
face exhausted.
Stories OF heroism. common in
Wal uAAAe sAoA'tN. nth@A 70 tiAAhiN
in as begrimed rescuers came TO
the surface after long hours OF
work in the mine.
Irony Of Fate
One rescuer told OF an unldent-
fled mine foreman who assembled
about him 20 workers. soon after
the blast took place and ordered all
10 remain with him to fix bra,tices
with stones and canvas to shut or
the dreaded after-damp gas which
he felt sure was to follow Vie vx-
plosion. While this work was GO
ing on, according to the rescue
fa'orker. one miner objated 70 re-
naming. He argued with the fore
man. finally saying he was deter
mined TO try for the entrance by
himsef. The rest stayed behind
and completed the Drattice. when
the fans wers started again and the
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