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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
ARREST OF BANKER
FOLLOWS DlSCOvEkf !.
OF $4,000 SHORTAGE

Chicago Doc :0.--National bank
examiners. /, was announced this AFTER,
noon. have discovered shortage OF
s70090 in the First National Bank OF;
Chicago, the second largest banklnO
institution IN :he city
: Seth Henderson. manager ot Inc
banks net cl"arings department. was
arrested OH warrant obtained by r. 4
Ncwhaii. cashier of the bank
Mr.. NewhaII said the shortage had
been first discovered by the banko
auditing department. The bank Is fuliy
protected: by insurance. he said.
Anderson. 3j years Old. had been an
,mpoyc oGethc bank for 90 years star
ing az mc&enger boy at the age OF IL
cashier ScwhalI said the dcfalcationS
aprn entity had extended or<r u period
or 10 wears. anI that the money was
,htained through juggling the books In
Andcrson's department.
Anderson tonight was hold under kse..
On0 bond. charged with cmbczzlinR ana
sjo.O90 of the banks money
+ ,dcraI agents said lie t"l dthem he hsd
taken $4,000. hut could not account
Cor tho fact that approximately $4,000
moro IL missing. Bank officials cone
t;nucd their check In an effort TO locate
IN" other $1,000.
Anderson. who Is married. but has no
children. tod the federal agents he ha1
used the money g. meet living expcnseh
iIr has never owned an automobile, ne
said. nor cn'ovcd other luxurics.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
FLEEING BANDIT
SHOT BY GROCER
Trio Get Away With 900
Loot From Bank In
Indiana Town.

Dyer. Ind. Dec. 20. (By Associate
rrrss).-Thrce bandits this afternoon
held up tho Frs, National panh OF
dyer and escaped with $4,000.
one bandit. who was dressed ~ n
woman, was shot by John kcilman.' Il
grocer. and apparently wounded. HIS
rnmnauions threw him into the auto
mobile and fled west ON the Lincoln
hignway.
Tho bank was robbed n year ago In
ia. hamc manner by bandits who got
away with s1".o0h.
william Gcttlcr. II bokkccpcr "as
alone In tho bank at J.. III. To-Day
when tho man in woman's clothes en-
tered and covered him with revolver
and then sgnnllrd To the other t""'
who came in aud cleaned out all tho
money In the vault.
As tho trio turned 10 run to 'h.'e
automobile. Gcttlcr stepped on burglar
alarm and merchants along the street
armed them selves and opened fire.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
COLONEL GOFF
DENIES DELAY
House Daugherty Probers
viii Report No Evidence
of Misconduct.

wasI,iuctnm. Dee. "O.--TUh''' hearings
on the Impeachment charges hT"nGh'
against Attorney General paurhFr'A
probahlv Will cni iHm"rr"W hci"r" the
House judiciary committee. which - '\'
uer,,d to report 10 tho House that 1t
fuund no evidence On whlch - has" an
Impeachment proceeding.
The report will not J." made. h"Wc\'r'
untjI after the Christmas ha"daNS ne
cause Of tho absence Of members FROM
Washington. during that time.
When the committee adI"urucd TO-
night after two long sessions, there re-
maincd to l." heard only haE Il n"Trn
witnesses These are officials "t tho
department Of justice. VIII" WI h" GncS-
TONED concerning allegations in the Spc-
cificat!Uns drawn hr Representative
Keller. Republicans. Minnesota. WHEN
had not been touched upon at the time
Mr. Keller withdrew from the case.
Representative Wo"drua. Rcruhilc.in'
Michigan laid before IN" committee
evidence which II" coricndCd showed
"unncceSsary delay ny tho department;
If Justice IN bringing suit against the
Wright Martin A'-cratt Corporation. for
the recovery of S3.shi.Il5. growing out
Of alleged ovcrpaymcut of war claims.
Assistant Attorney General Seymour au-
rcuncrd that suit for the recovery "i
this amount soon VAS Ia hc flied. and
Colonel Guy D. G"ff. former assistant
attorney general. VIII" has had charge
ut the raSc. denied tho charge Of un-
necessary delay.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
WAGE INCREASE IS
GIVEN THE POT1ERS
Atlantic City Conference Will
Try to Settle Sanitary
Ware Strike.

Atlantic City. y. j. Dec. ?o.~-kep'e,
s.,,n,Ivrs ~ the National Bro,herhool
rt Operative ro:ters and me .neH nt,eH
States Potters association today reache'
a drfinltc agreement IN wage ,o"..1
,lea IN Pittsburgh. December ?. atteI
es-day lockout OF 1000 general "a'e
potters IN seven states
The men returned to work al NV
r:.tshurgh mcet!ns. pending the on
come Of today's conference. InaeF va:
,r~n, ~ the new agreement. effective
from January !. 1923. to October ~
lss4, the workers are to receive IN IN
crease OF as per cent In the wages
,h.v were receiving when tho strike "as
called. ,.d
Representatives OF tho pro'ne' a"u'
IN ,,eat IN n business session tomOr
ro,y TO conisdcr aleps for the settlement
Of waSe dispute between employer
una tho sanitary ware potters
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
1T C0NTRACTS FOR EIGHTY
MILES Of STATE HIGHWAYS

county-Joe Garcia. Ronceverte. $61.
$3.50.
Northwestern turnpike. Mineral
county,. J. Battershill & Son. Virgil
Ina, Va, &79.03l.5O.
West CnIon-Ritchie county line
road. Doddridce county Rogers q.
Shumway, Worthington, W. Va, $685.,
615.47.
assaTay-Frametown road. Braxtoa,
county Sutton Construction com
pany. Ashland. Ky. $21o.TS50.
St. Marys.Belmont road. Peasants,
county-Roeers L. Shumway, Worth.
ington, $54.706.G2.
New Martinsville.North road. Wet
eel county-Ritchie & Richie, Ra'
venswood, ". Va. $19.546.0S.
War.Newhall road. Mcdowell couo.
ty-W. J. Weakland company. Char
lesion, $2e0.421.
The Mcdowell county project 10 for
grading. draining and paving with
rock asphalt.
The contracts fof substructure and.
superstructure OF two bridges In Lo.:
gan and Wayne counties were aware
cd to lowest bidders.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
ARBuCKLE RESTORED
TO The SCREEN, SAYS
Ne WILL MAKE GOOD

Los Angeles. Dec. co.-1susc"c Ar
buckle ro;uud comedian. barred from
the screen since last April because "t
his encounter with III" law. today MAS
restored to the privilege OF coming
back To the place he once occupied III
his industry. IL hc Caa.
Eill Fl. Hays head ut the picture IN
4 81 ry. announced that all restrictions
agains: the actor we're to end Janu-
AIRY |.
The Famous P'aycrs-Tasky corpora
ton. which distributed Arhuckle's pic
lures. announced that no effort would
be made 10 present films tia; wcr"
withdrawn or others that were never
released
Joseph Schenk. produce. sad he
would employ Arhuckle. and the latter
said he WAS thankful for the rhan"" to
work and would strive 1" make good.
Hays issued a brief sta;cm"n; saying
no c.lt every man cas- cntitlCd "a his
chance. and ;har the film Industry n"'
only wanted - live and lot i've. but Il
wanted 70 1--we aud help 1--we.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
TWELVE THOUSAND REFUGEES
PRAISE AMERICAN RESCUERS

Constantinoplc, Dee. 20 (Dy
the Associated PrcSs)- Twelve
thousand Christians from Asia
Minor left Constantinoplc today
Greek steamers, bound for Greek
islands and the Greek mainland.
They were brought by British
and Italian vessels from the Black
sea ports OF SamSun, Trcbizond,
lncboli and Ordou, and were
;ranshippcd 10 waiting Greek vcs-
sells in the Bosphorus.
The refugees said American cn-
tcrprisc and humanitarian efforts
were with them from the begin
ming Of their exile. The cmbarka-
tion along the Black sea coast was
entrusted to 4. X. Jennings Of
Utica, y. Y, who provisioncd the
ships with supplies from the
American Near East Relief.
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Pomeroy. o., Dec. "p.-Mrs. Susan
kraus. who was charged with having
obtained in excess OF 100000 from
Pomeroy persons by questionable
financial methods. was sentenced u
from one to twenty years IN the
Marysvllle remormatory Tor women
by Judge A. i. Miller. today.
1T might have been worse" the
sombre dressed. 60.year-cld woman
said TO her husband. George kraus.
who was waiting for her in the cor:l'
dor of the Jail.
Good bye" she said TO newspaper
men. IF had this to 20 through
again. would tell it all through the
newspapers"
Judge Miller said he would not al
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21

Washington. Dec. H0.-(Bv the Asso'
ciated Press} Relative fighting ell
ficiency OF British and American pat
tleships. particularly at long range
was understood today to have been
called sharply to tho attention or the
senate naval committee in considera-
ton OF the pending naval a2nropria-
tton bill. Naval officers are known TO
be greatly concerned on the point, az
the British have virtually completed
postwar modernization OF their lo'
inch gun ships. and no start on similar
work has yet been made In the Ameri'
can navy.
The effect Of the British postwar
improvements. II was said today 10
naval circles, was TO give the entire
main British neet Q range OF $4,000
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
AUTO SPEEDERS
UNDER NORMAL
INTELLIGENCE

Detroit. Mich. Dec. :n.-Twenty one
rersons charged with driving their auto
mobiles faster than the law allows. ana
two charged with driving through safn-
~ zones. were examined by pr. n: IL.
Iaruhy. city psychlatrist. today /" de-
tcrm!nc their sanity.
Tie examinations were ordered ny
Judge Charles l.. Bartlett in recorders
court. and sentences were withheld until
tho court had received the psychiatrists
report.
Three o. those examined were pro
nounccd inferior in Intelligence ny Dr.
Jacohv. They were ordered 10 return
In ono week. for further examination
Fourteen mon found TO be normal were
jailed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE
|SAVACERY BY RIOTERS
Two of the Five Defendants
On Trial at Marion Identi-
fled by Survivors In Testf
mony, Who Deny Plot to
Start Trouble.'

noriX Ills. Dec. .0.-(By The Asso..
cra,sI pressl-rcter KILLER and OW
Clark. two OF the five detenoants eR
trial charged with murder III conhoS.
ton with tho Herrin riots. were pointso
out in court by two of the four SURVIVE
ors wno took the witness stanh tooAE
The survivors, who occupied the stado
,,ns, -, tho day. we're William Cairn
p o.Rourke. Bernard Jones and ROD
err 0e1cer. the latter a University ots
PENNSYLVANIA graduate. who was
bookkecrcr at the strip mine whete,
the riots st1r:ed and which resulted tu
the death Of 2n nnn-unton men. Ine
first three were guards at the mine. ~
safety Promised.
cairns testified that the 4S men IN the
mine surrendered under a white nae
between $40 and o'clock the morning
of June 90 and were marched out or
the nit with their hands above their.
heads after heing told that they Woutu
not be harmed lie said he had seen,
-. X. Mcdowell. the crippled supertqe4
icrdcnt Of the mine. led away by Otls
Ciarl,. who had gun. and another man.
. W. were marched on until We came
tn a barbed wire fence" lie said. anu
someone shnuicl all men with guns
lfuc ur I" ~" r!ght.' and then someone
nlsn rricd. 'N"w YOU fellows run. ~
Then tho rrin" started. he raid. When-
no was wounded AMI lying beside the
fcure with two bullets In his bodY,
I.airnsh said he saw Peter iHller come
Nm 20 anntI.~r wounded man who was
leaning against tree and hrc jnto
hie htiy after shouting:
"v"u great big -. can't We XIII
YOU
Shot HIS Head OF.
Tao witness said hc saw another man
approach John Shoemaker, assistant su-
fcout,nued on Psgs Fourtssn.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
Vigilantes Clean Up
On the Undesirables

rarkersburT. W. Va. Dec. ?o.--Snack
over. tho new oil town in Arkansas.
which developed almost overnight from
SC inhabitants to population Of TO-
o0O after the great oil strike there was
a wild western place for 4 few days.
but has been tanned. according to Keith
Thompson, who has just arrived from
there TO spend the Christmas holidays
with his parents here. lie states that
when the boom started tho place waS
at once nvcrruu with adventures OF
10th scxeS until II hccam, necessary To
get rid of them. Th" r'g!lamtrS w"r"
organized and armed with sh"tGuns and
ran the undesIrabl"s out Of town. and
now lifn and property ar" in"r" secure
there he states.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
NAVAL EXPERTS SHOW BRITISH
UNDERMINING THEIR NARSH|PS

Yards. against a maximum OF about
%, 900 Yards for all American battle
ships but the Tennessee. California.
Maryland. Colorado and West Fir-
ginia. In addition. as permitted under
the Washington treaty. the British
ships have been equipped with bills
ter" anti.torpedo construction. and
their decks armored against alrplane
bombs and high ancle fire.
A rough estimate OF the cost Of
undermining American ships IN the
same way. 60 far as increasing gun
elevations and STRENGTHENING decks Is
concerned. Is approximately $60.0o0..
900. In the British program, as much
as 100000 Is said to have been ex.
pended on . single ship,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
State Troops Mystery Probers
POMEROy'S CASSIE CHADWICK GOES TO
REFORMATORY ONE TO twenty YEARS

low leniency. The woman Wa'
charged with embezZiemCnt
This ends a case that attracted A.
tention over the state. and caused IN
tense excitement in Pomeroy. Mrs.
Kuaus Is said 10 have obtained tn"
reported fortune by Issuing promls-
sorry notes TO those she borrowed
from When these would come due,
she would pay with more notes. Her
creditors included many who gave
her their life savings.
Mystery as TO what has become CT
the supposedly great sum OF money
has surrounded the case from the
start. Mrs. kraus steadfastly refused
to tell what she did with, or what
became OF her borrowings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
The American View

Lausanne. Doc. 90. ASSOCIATED l'ess,
-Aneriran opposition 10 thr proPos"i
or ,bc allied powers for a commission
nt control For the Turkish straits 'onaH
inok concrete form IN memorandum
presented 10y Ambassador Child 10 inc
secretary Of the Near Last r""'erSmf"; 90;
The representatives Of the Cnteu mite,
.,a,o. IN bebalr Of their government
saId the memorandum. take the pos''ion
,ha, tull freedom "f the stralls LOT an
n,ion. without discrimination. VIII
t~,. IL, served hy reliance on treat!
lights and agreements rather than on a
;o'nt or in;crnatioma! comm'Ss'o" u
rho straits.
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UNABLE TO AGREE.

MADEIRA, Cal, Dec. 2G.-The jury III
the trial Of George H. Harlow. charged
with murder In beating his young "!te
10 death WAS discharged today AFTER II
was unable to agree, Harlow. who CON
tsssed to the authorities he had beaten
his wife after he had found youth IN
their home. offered Insanity us oe-
fenss in the trial
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
40 INJURED IN
DERA|LMENT Of
PULLMAN CARS

Jcssup, Ga, Dee. 2o.-Forty
persons were injured, none scri'
ously, when seven Pullman cars OF
passenger train No. 80. south
bound. on the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad. turned over between Al
lcnhurst and Mcintosh about ten
o clock tonight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
coRsErs COMING BACK

Chicago. Dec 20.-ATe corseis coming
They never went" members OF 'he
rh,raro Corset club composed OF travel
Ing salesmcn. declared tonight at their
annual banquet.
"Corse,s are going stronger thaa
o,.c-" tho statesmen sad. What with
the formf!,ting suits and dresses and
the cold weather.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
START CANCER FIGHT

New York, De. cot was nnnouaced
Yesterday that MSn,or r. Metcalf. New
York wooien goods III: nutarturcr, AMI
u IosIdrut Of Orange. \. j., has estab'
lIshrd fund for III" creation and
maintenance ot depart ment nj 81
Mary's hoipita!. Orange. for tho treat.
nent Of cancer und SIMILAR diseases
Mr. Metcalt gave $4,000.
lie Is presiden; Of the Welfare FEEDER
alton OF the trargoS tn which last
month lie and Mrs, Motcalf gave 500.
coo,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
SPEED GOVERNORS
FOR POSTAL VEHICLES

Washington. Dec. 2o.-Spccd| govern
o-s fixed at the speed limits OF the vari'
ous communities and tEcn sealed have
been installed on the 4.t47 motor reh:-
c,es I'm the mail service. the postofice
announced !otlay rs der"I.
oumcnt Of its campaign for year-round
safety in the service. The governors
establish the speed limit
H.. stopping the supply OF gasoline I"
,he csrburctct after a certain point Is
reached.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
Judge Rose Confirmed

Washington. Dec. 2o.-The nomna.
lion OF Judge Iohn t. Pose TO be cir.
..,rit judge OF the Fourth circuit. which
includes tho states 0t West Virginia
Maryland, Virginia and North and Soutn
Carolina. was confirmed today. 10y the
senate. The u":Ttnation failed OF cor.
trmat!oa a. The recent special session
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
NOTICE
To Advertisers

Our mechanical department has
sent US the following note:
SUNDAY night, December 24th, :
we start at 6 o'clock and stop :,
at nidnioht-sIx hours. Mon |.
day (pec. 25th) we start at 8
o'clock and stop at 2 .. n,.-sIx !.
hours. Early copy will be ap- ?
preeiated by all the employees.
Thanks"
We trust regular space users ftr
Mondays and Tuesdays issues will
appreciate the efforts OF The Intel.
ligencer composing room force to
get a little time I'm which to enjoy
Christmas with the rest Of US. and
will furnish their copy Friday or.
Saturday of this week.
The Advertising Department.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
WEATHER FORECAST

west virginia: eenerall fair Thurs
day and Friday, except probably local
SHOWS In the mountains Thursday;
somevhAt warmer FRIDAY.
western Psnnsylvnnta: Cloudy and
colder, posnbly snow nurriss Thurs
day; Friday generally fair ana warmer.
Ohio, Generally fair Thursday and
Friday; slightly colder rhursday' warm
Or Friday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
GET TOGETHER
At LAUSANNE
Agreement Likely TO Be
Reached On Issue of the
Turkish Straits.

1,usanrr l,sr 20 CNsSoCtatcd rrcSs).
-rto;h Turkish and allied delegations
RELAXED III their attitude today and dis
ru<sed cuA,r"i uf the straits In su"h Il
rnuci..atUry spirit that there IS every
Indication som" sort Of straits c"M\en-
zion may hc signed In very few DAYS
Tho note os tho United states de-
,.Iarlug tniIt Il does not regard an H.
,,ruat,ou,l commission as necessary
undoubtedly bore trui;. as Lord Curzoh
gave careful consideration 10 lSmct
rayha'. plea that Turkey would con-
si,ler International interference Win
rurks,'s affairs as worse than death.
An agreement likely will he reached
exemp.ing. the dcmilitarized zone along
,h, straits from control 10y the pro-
n,srd international commission w".rh
Will have jurisdiction Only over nav ia
,,nu q! the straits leaving oven the
pllotagc TO the Turks
Wants Assuraaccs.
lsmc, pasha Insisted tina: lurHcF
n,uSt have lurthcr assurances from inc
iudeper rdent powers individually ana
,.oTIcrrivcIv tina; her territory will not
he violated, lie accepted IN principle
tho Fundamental provisions for con,roi
If TN. straits outlined by the allies hut
p,raded tina, Turkc! must naN' ".''
sovereign rights thoroughly safeguard
cd.
Lord ,'urzor. NJ. Rarcrc Baron ita!a'
shi. NJ. Spalaikovitch and othcr Sp""''
crs cHrrcSsed great satisfaction "Nc'
TURKEYS cuuciliatory attitude.
Raron llayashl said he was cspcr,a''!
.,,,f;ed ,o SOC the conference. Wh''h
r,,L .lnos, reached tho stage "i u't-
r,,,umy. settled down into such ca.'n
,,r,, reasonable consideration OF the
straits problem.
Show Consideration.
Lord turzon. after hearing ISn"'
.,.on,cri of The Turkish position. saiu
,i,.,, I.mc,'s acceptance q: the genera!
urrrrju,cs of free passage as ou'''"eI
hv ,hc allies, uuw made II possible I"
,is,us. details Of the practical app'',
,a,,n,, ,,r ,hnsc principles. II" expressed
.vmnathv with lsmeis an\Ic'H vs.
Iss, turkey sovereignty should DC al
f,ctcd hy luc proposed trcat%. tu' p"'"'-
oL nm, that IN Il measure ever! P'N'
.,,,.r,rJcrrd .um" Of its sovereign
rirn,. when /, negotiated treaties.
IL, ,ururiuu"d the Great Lakes 'r'"'H
hc,,ccn Canada and lh" United H'"t'S
,,c which IN sense LIMITS 'ar
..,,arnl-u,v of the iwo G'N"'h"'''''''
I'm; T.. IN nn s"uS" an "''c"H' "e""
,ho .oy,rcii;nll, "r either. ana '"h''"u-
od for ,h,, pr"poSCd regulation "I '"c
straits.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-21
THE INTELL1G E NCER Il

Has more daily circulation and carries
more advertising regularly than any
other six-day morning paper In West
Virginia.
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in his wife's company all the time and
there was no occasion for the arrest.
He stated to me that he was so busy
attending the Rotary convention he
had little time to visit with anyone.
I don't know whether he was trying
to establish an alibi with his wife or
just rotating to conform to the motto
and bylaws of the organization. Ask
him when he gets back, if he does.
We are enjoying real summer
weather. This is the very incest time
Of the year in this country. l know
YOU would like it, Jim, better than
the winter season. No rain and no
wind to bother. just a slight breeze
in the afternoon blowing off the ocean
to cool off the atmosphere and make
sleeping comfortable.
Decoration day, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wrangham (Mrs. Wrangham was
formerly Miss Tangedahl who taught
in the Minot city schools) and our
family went on long drive and pic.
mic to Laguna Beach. It is drive OF
about 1870 miles thru Long Beach,
Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton and a
number of smaller towns. Paved
roads all the way with groves OF
oranges, walnuts, lemons and every
other kind of grove on either side OF
the boulevard in one grand panoramic
Kaleidoscope of natures best. One
never gets tired of driving in this
country. Ten days ago we made a
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-06-29

A process has been discovered. to
take ink from old newspapers, so they
may be used in the manufacture Of
new s paper: Now if some ne f h ?Y. will wi
printers DEVILS hair. he will have
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-06-29
\, M. Thompson Writes About The
MinOt Folks in California


Arthur M. Thompson, who prac-
ticed law in Minot for many years,
wrote the following interesting letter
to j. C. Smallwood. Mr.. Thompson
demonstrates that he has lost none Of
his wit and good humor since moving
to the land Of the rising sun.
Los Angeles, CAL, June 8, 1922.
Mr.. j. c. Smallwood,
Minot, North Dakota.
Dear Jim: ..
Procrastination is the thief Of time.
Isn't that good beginning for a let
ter? Well, anyhow l have been writ
ing to you for several months, last
past, and for some unaccountable
reason it has been postponed, until
today I declared would drop you a
line or two if it cost me my type
writer. Pardon the delay. -
Just after commencing this letter
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wallace formerly
of Burlington walked into my office.
They arrived here two days ago and
expect to make this their home.
On Wednesday, this week, met
brother Ed. Shirley and his better
half on the street. They were some
what surprised to meet me so unex-
pectedly. I walked up behind Ed. and
grabbed him by the coat and told him
he was under arrest. He didn't be-
lieve it however because he had been