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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22
CHATOIIC CHURCH IL
BURNED DEPITE FIGHT

PAWTUCKET, r. I.-Wogshippers
in st. Johns Catholic church today dis
covered fire in the basement and after
the firemcn had fought the blaze for
two hours little more than the shell
Of the cdificc was left.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22

A GOOD car, vacant lots or good note
makes first payment on a home with
Yates, the Earth Man. lS.tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22
G NOTICES
ELECTION NOTICE

The regular meeting Of the sharehold-
ers of the First National Bank, OF Ard
more, Oklahoma. viii be held at its place
Of BUSINESS in said city and state be-
tween the hours Of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m.
on Tuesday. January 8 1923, for the pur-
pose Of electng five to fifteen directors to
serve for the ensuing year and for ths
transaction Of such other business rs
may come before the meeting.
ED SANDLlN, Cashier.
S-1-mn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22

FOR SALE-Canary birds for Christmas
gifts. phone 202l. 22-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22

FRESH Christmas Candies, 2jc per
pound; Berry Brothers; plenty Of fire
works. 21-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22

BEAUTIFUL silk shifting. worth $1.00 a
yard, for only soc; Henry Flynn. cot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22

OWNER back to farm. will exchange.
close in, broom modern house and a
good suburban home for farm. 40 acres
or more. Yates, the Earth Man. ls-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22

OWNER leaving city, must sell home.
new Groom hardwood floors well built
and well arranged; take good car, bal
ance monthly. Yates. the Earth Man.
lS-1
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22
The Ardmoretes Classified Page Is a High Glass BARGAIN Counter
WANTED TO BUY

Girls secondhand bicycle
must he in good condition for cash
Phone 2217-R. ga
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-22
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Pure bred Rhode Island Red
cockerels n a few hens. See them at
Ais b, northwest. Or. Il. j. Woodland.
22tf
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
GIANT oEYsER FORMS
IN NATIONAL PARK

Yellowstone Park.---A new ceyser
has appeared In Yellowstone park.
Without preliminary manifestation.
quiet mud pool near the head of oh.
sldian creek In Yellowstone park erupt.
ell and sent n column of stenmng hot
mud and rocks 300 feet into the mir.
The eruption inundated the road he
tween Mammoth hot springs and Cey.
ser basin and covered the ground for
several acres. The eruption lasted
several minutes and was repeated at
irregular Intervals, each time sending
up 3oOfoot column of mud and water
which Is higher than any of the other
geysers In the park,
In 1918 the same pool threw water
10 or 20 feet high, but II has never been
regularly active.
The new geySer will be named the
"Semi-Centennial," In observance of
the hftieth anniversary this year of
the establishment Of the park.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
OROES RAN
ON UNSAFE EQUIPMENT
Head OF Commerce Commission Re.
ports On investigation; Means
Serious Gripping

Washington, Motive power upon
certain of the important carriers of
the country" because of the present
strike, us progressively deterioratIng. "
chairman McChord of the Interstate
commerce commission, Informed presi.
dent Harding and, In letter of reply,
was told by the president "to Insist
upon the fun enforcement of the law"
Inspection forces of the government
should exert themselves to the utmost,
the president said, because It Is better
TO have service diminish rather than
attempt any movement of trains on
which safety Is not assured.
The commissioner Informed the pres.
ldent that In enforcing the safety pro.
visions of federal law, 1--WE are taking
steps and viii be compelled 10 continue
To proceed In manner which must
bring about serious Withdrawals of
motive power from service"
The president responded that "tbe
growing menace to maintained trims.
portati0n" had been called to his nt
tentlon and nothing could be done OK
eept ito insist upon the fun enforce.
ment OF the law"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
TWO TOWNS ARE BURNED:
TROOPS TO FIGHT FIRE
Gravest Situation Since 1918 When aoo
Lives Were Lost In Vast
Blaxes

Duluth, Whipped 10 sudden fury
ny brisk, shifting wind. numerous
forest fires IN the wooded country
north Of here wiped out two towns and
several smaller settlements. turned
hundreds of persons out of their homes.
nnd took death toll vnrlouSly placed
al from six to / II rs the worst con
migration since l9iS when 100 ncrsons
lost their lives.
official reports were that Fairbanks
silver Creek nnd Pinto. all small set.
Elements, had been destroyed. the ref
ugeeS tnalniv fleeing 20 Two Hnrhors
Cotton aud Central Lakes also were re-.
ported to have been destroyed,
Governor J. A. q, preus personally
took charge of the situation ordering
out national guardsmcn here for relief
duty.
Reports from the various fire areas
Indicate many farmers have lost their
homes II Is believed the loss to Tive.
stock viii he heavy, Fire Is reported
To he dangerously near several small
towns Guards were working 10 pro
tect these towns
The greatest loss To property and
livestock was reported To have been
caused by the Kelsey fire which
lereled Cotton and Central Lakes. The
fires near Eleyelh also DESTROYED some
property
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
FRUIT GROWERS TO MOVE
TRIMS TO SAVE BIG CROP
$1,000 Cars viii Be Required To Move
Wenatehee Districts $25, 900 900
Fruit Crop

Wenatchee, Wash. - Growers ana
Shippers of the -four counties of north
central Washington stand ready to helm
man the trains to move the So 600 600
fruit crop of the Wenatchce district to
market, II was resolved at nicotine
of representatives of fruit interests of
the several counties The resolution
recites that $4,000 cars will be reouired
To move the crop.
A committee was appointed and en-
powered to do everything possible TO
get action.
Wires were sent by the committee TO
all other fruit dt,trlcts in the west
urging them to cooperate, and urpjno
support of the president In fun oyer.
else of his authority in the emergency
declared to exist.
The committee also issued the fol
lowing statements
THE people Of this community feel
that drastic action is necessary. There
are enough eN-railroad men in the dis
trict to take the fruit through To mar.
ket IL 1t can be got there in no other
way, The community stands ready to
protect them
we call upon other communities Of
the United States to Join IN putting
stop 10 the continued squeezing of
the public interest between the clash
Ing of private interests of railroads
aud railroad workers"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
$4,000 Acres Burn in sss Fires

MiSSoula--A total of 1000 ncres
OF forest timber has been burned this
season by SIS forest fires in district
No. | of the forest service, which in
''uaeS Montana, northern Idaho and
eastern Washington, according TO the
Today fire report made public by for
est service officials here.
The situation NJ present is extreme.
ly critical A total Of 9q3 fires have
burned during the last 10 DAYS and
many of this humber are sim burning
rms Is the greatest number of fires
In any ten days since 1920.
The season of 1910 the worst in rho
history of the west, and of 1914, 1919
and 1920 alone can compare With this
year.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
Train Bombed; 10 Injured

North Bergen, y. J.-Throe bombs
hurled ut the Weehawllen local of the
Vest Shore railroad as it crossed a
'ulvert near Granton Junction, shat
erred the windows of three coaches
md injured 10 persons, SERIOUSLY,
officials of the road reported.
FILLED with passengers returning
home after the weekend HOLIDAYS, the
train was rumblng slowly across the
bridge when II was shaken by three
aNnloS'onS. The passengers were
thrown into a panic rs they were
~howered by flying glass.
The ambulance and police reserves
were rushed to the scene from hero
The police learned that shortly no.
fore the Weehawken local was duo ot
Granton. an automobile, said TO have
carried three men, was seen Stondinc
ny the side Of the railroad rlcht-of-
way.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
rtlER.L G91N1 JURY
ACTON TO Be T'KEN
United States Attorney Orders Com
picte Investigation Into Maroon
ing Of Passengers

Los Ancclps-United States Al
rruey Joseph Burke upon orders
rom Attorney General Daugherty
unrerred with the head of the depart
lout Of Justice special agents here and
ordered q complete investigation into
he narrowing of passengers in con-
lection with the railroad strike, de-
Iaring that if Il conspiracy was found,
IS parties would be prosecuted to the
INIT
The attorney announced that the in
eStigation was with view of lay
ng the whole matter befO"e federal
rand jury.
In the event that evidence is found
discriminating charges of conspiracy
galnSt the union trGinmen, drastic
prosecution will follow" Burke said.
I have already ordered the depart
nent of justice agents to sift this
natter to the bottom, but until have
nore information, | am not in Il posi-
ion to state what action will take
place.
However, the public must and will
3e protected ut all costs. Not only
haS passenger traffic been greatly in
rrferred with, but the farmers of this
state are faced with losses totalling
billions through the liability to mar
Eet their crops"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
TRAINS NARROWED
At NEEDLES MOVED
Desert Agony On "Fireless Cookers
Ends When Officials Man Trains
and Proceed Onward

Needles. Cal-This desert railroad
town. which has been the resting place
Of seyera. hundred passengers on San
~ Fp traius marOoned by refusal OF
the railroad brOtherhoods to move
them. is back to something like It's nor
nal population.
The little parked spaces about the
-airoad station and eating house lack
ne complement of sleeping men, WON
m and children they had had for sew
raj nights. The trains are gone. one,
ladr IN Of eleven cars, carrying pas
rugers "A railroad officials private
ar ana y carload Of dressed poultry
hlch he'd been held here by the walk
mr.. proceeded westward carrying all
no cared to 70 in that direction even
Rough their tickets may have read for
a eastern point. The remainder,
,mrtlHg over 100, were taken east
n another train.
Railroad officials and a regular con-
'ilrtOr made up the crew Of the west
nund train; just who manned the
rethound one was not announced.
The eaStbound passenger included
hree funeral parties, each with its pa
hetic accompaniment in Il box i'll the
agg1Gp car ahead.
Three prostrations among the pas
.engprs were reported during the tieup
ere. one woman, aged 90, another
: and Il small child, were treated and
'ecOvered.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
COAL MINING IS
AGAIN UNDER WAY
Operators Sign Agreement Renewing
Wage Contracts Which Were In
Force last March 81

Cleveland. 49, Immediate resumption
NJ coal production In bItumInous mines
scattered over seven states has been
ordered and In some places the cut
ting Of coal has been started.
Orders for miners 10 return to work
were sent by district union officials
after operators had signed an agree.
ment renewing the wage contracts that
were IN force when the men quit the
mines last March 81.
The formal break In the strike came
when the scale agreement was adopted
by the unanimous vote OF the miners
and operators at their joint conference.
The general agreement then was
signed by r. X. Maher OF Cleveland
m operator. ms chairman of the confer
ence, and William Green, a miner.
AS It's secretary. Supplemental agree.
bents between operators and state
union officials then were executed and
the union chiefs wired local unions
that work might be renewed.
President John L. Lewis. of the min.
ers, said that operators controlling an
annual output OF approximately CO..
UD,0OO tons had signed the agreement.
Their mines, he said. are In West Vir
glnia, Pepnsylvann. Ohio, Indiana
Michigan, Oklahoma ana y'a Arlington
Under the policy laid down by the
union, operators viii be required Ia
accept the Interstate agreement. made
nj the general conference here, as the
base for their contracts with the union
This agreement provides for the re-
establishment Of The wnge contracts, |
which include the "chcck off" Of union
dues that were In force last March 81 |
with the new contract TO run until |
March 81, 1928. Further, the agree
nent provides for creation Of an nd |
ylsory fact-finding commission, n meet |
ing being called Of all soft coal oper-
itors for next October to effect the Sc
lection Of the commission.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
FARLEY TALKS:
HARDING To ACT
ANY FEDERAL ACTION IN RAIL
STRIKE CAN'T USE WAR
BASIS ARMY
" Il ALSO URGE COAL ACTION
secretary Obtains Legal Opinion Which
Eliminates Exercise OF Draft or
Recruiting to Fighting
Strength

Washington. president Harding (,
Shid by administration advisers Wiz
tuaily To have decided to go before con.
gress, In joint session with his stDtc
ment of the Industrial situation The
president felt, advisers said, that he
should delay no longer In presenting
the administration case 10 congress
ana the country because Of the rail.
road conference In New York.
Administration leaders, Includlny
senator Lodge and Representative
Mondeli, Republican. consulted with
the president, and Secretary Wppl y
was closeted with him later for stud,
OF the message.
Before going 10 the White house.
Secretary Weeks received from the
legal department of the army an opln
ION thai III" strike situation did NOT
constitute an emergency which would
authorize The recruiting of the army
To war strength, or tn allow The draft
ing OF men Ia time Of peace. while
no such action was contemplated Mr.
Weeks said the opinion was rszel
from the Judge ndvocate general to
settle any doubt IN the minds Of Of
fieials and the public rs 10 The power
of the government.
The presidents message, II IL said,
WIZ suggest need of legislation to
strengthen the governments conI dis
tribution system. aud a. prevent
profiteerlpg from The shnringe brought
about by the coal and rail strikes In
addition, " H. understood he viii
sketch history Of his attempts 10
settle the Industrial tieups by npgotin
lions and, II Is believed. will assure
congress thar the federal government
Intends 10 give It's MD aud protection
To the maintenance of rail- operations.
IL Is doubtful whether there viii bo
any suggestion Tor legislation nffcct
Ing the rail- situation.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
Four Break Prison; Knit, p.nu,>

Sioux Fails. $. D-After severed,
knitting Deputy Warden Arthur Mu
chew, four prisoners escaped from the
South bako,s penltentiary here, taking
Warden George W. Jameson with
them The prisoners fled In motor
car parked by tourist Just outside
the prison walls.
Several passes of state. county and
city Officers, aided hy members ~ the
local post of The American legion. I'm
meFllaielS started In pursuit.
The only trace Of the fleeing mon
was contained In report from Ellis
wheF" they stopped and stole another
ear. presumably Ia hopes Of avoiding
detection
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
DRAFTING COAL
STRIKE PEACE
DEAL AT CLEVELAND WILL SEND
SIXTH OF FUEL DIGoeRs
BACK
NEXT BREAK IN HARD FIELDS
Mine WaIkout OF $50 900 Men viii Be
Broken BY Agreement To Re.
store Old Wages Until
Next April

Cleveland-The soft coal strike has
been virtually broken, but prospects
are that the actual signing of an agree
ment between the United Mine Work.
ers ma operators. controlling an an
nual output of G0,00O,O tons will not
occur until later The signing Of the
contract will actually end the strike
In part
All details Of the agreement were ac.
cepted In principle by both miners and
operators, and the actual draft Of the
contract was left TO subcommittee
The actual signing Of the contract,
President John l.. Lewis of the miners
said, Is expected to follow n meeting
Of the unions policy committee.
Drafting OF the agreement was pre-
coded by the withdrawal of soft Goa,
operators representing production Of
from 500nl00O TO 100000 tons an
nually, because the miners refused 10
accede To arbitration in the event Of
future disputes
The agreement, 1t was said. would
b''N'N' W. i'-'NtNhIlNillis III Oh inc
wage scales that were effective last
April !. ana the new contract would
run until next March 81.
No exact estimate Of the number Of
miners who will be put back to work
under the settlement was obtninablr.
but varied between 10000 and 5000
men. Altogether there are 41OOOO soft
coal miners ON strike, union officials
said. II Is expected by them that the
other operators viii accept the settle
ment effected here, but meanwhile the
strike will continue at the mines.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
News Happenings
of the Great
Intermountain States

Spokane.-For miles in every direc-
ton, along the coast, in the Cascades,
through eastern Washington and
northern Idaho in the Rockies, as far
eastward as Montana, the Pacific
northwest is under a smoke pail.
Three months virtually without rain,
even in the Puget Sound country,
where rainfall usually Is incessant,
has resulted in the most serious for
est fire situation that the northwest
has experienced since 1909 Millions
of feet of choice pine, fir, cedar and
spruce, covering thousands of acres
scattered over this territory, already
are total loss. Every available man
forest ranger and day laborer--has
been pressed into service in the vain
efforts to check the flames. Aero
planes have been used to locate the
small DlaZcs from which the larger
start and every modern method of To-
eating and fighting fire has been tried,
and has failed. Officially, the situa-
ton is characterized as most SER
ious.'
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
Train Wreckers Pull Spikes

Chattanooga. renn.--A report reach
ihg here states that an attempt was
made Ia wreck train on the Nashville.
Chattanooga 4 ST Louis railway nj
Chickamauga. spikes having been
drawn from the rails.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
Allied parley Breaks Do,.,n

London.-rhe thirteenth allied con.
Terence on German PREPARATIONS has
broken down, agreeing To disagree"
as the spokesman for both France and
Great Britain put It, there having been
n complete lack Of unanlmitv.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
"The viroinlan" Drops Dead

Los AngeleS.-Edwln Il. Trafton.
whose experiences in the Jackson Hole
country of Wyoming. was said to have
formed the basis OF Owen wister's
novel THE Nirginlan." dropped dead
While eating an Ice cream soda In &
downtown establishment recently.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
Army Plane TO Carry s.r,k. Mail

Quincy. tal.--An army atrplany
"h'eh arrived here recently. has been
''qniSlu"nrd by the Quincy poStmn<te,
ir''''~~, IA Sacramento first class
mai which has heen held ~ The past
"itt'' i4re for several days.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
One Killed: Six Hurt On n .

Butte. Mont.-Numher -, easfhound
North Coast Limited train over tho
Northern Pacific, and weSthound
Northern Pacific freight train mot in
collision one mile east of purant Kin.
Ing one and injurlng six.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
German Marks Strike Low,

New Nork.--tierman marks are now
quoted by banks and foreign exchange
houses at 10 for n cent. the loves;
price ever recorded. and there are
lew takers. The normal pre-war price
Of The mark was 23S cents each.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
Compromise Upon Repsrs,,ors

Pari>.-A compromise settlement 90
the German PREPARATIONS problem ne.
ctptahle both Ia France aud Great
Britnln WIS regarded aS probable hy
separations commission officials. fnl
l"Nius twn informal meetings
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
Germany Should Pay 1000 ooo po,,,.-

'ar'~-Ihe allied financial experrs
ave a Agreed that Germany should INV
ne -'''''o pounds dHe August n
pre-war debts 10 allied nationals
ec"rd.ns 10 a dispatch agency f ,s,,,
..oniCn A'''"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

Phlladelphla.-P Prospects Of peace in
the anthracite coal mines OF Pcnnsy-
vanla appear brighter now than at any
time since the suspension became cf-
fective on April l. rendering idle APP
proXlmately 10000 men
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

Winnemucca.-A meteor fell north
Of Ninnemucca, shaking all the frame
houses in town and awakening many
people, the impact sounding like
muffled explosion in mine. A party
Of young people returning from
dance at Golconda saw the meteor,
which is believed to have fallen about
a mile from town. Several meteors,
large and small, were observed earlier
in the night.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

Moscow.-The university is prepar-
Ing to send about eighteen head OF
liolatcin and Jersey dairy cattle to
three livestock shows in the north
west this fall. A small herd of each
breed viii be exhibited at the Spokane
Interstate fair, September 40, at the
Western Royal Livestock show at
Spokane the latter part of October.
and at the Pacific International Live
stock show at Portland, Ore, Novem-
Der II.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

Observation-Disclosures have
stroyed portions of the secon3 \
OF alfalfa in Washington conpu
cording to the summary of Wail
and crop conditions issued by Dd.
NJ, Little, observer of the Boise
tne1 office.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

Pocatello.-Charles w. Lee da1
the result of a fractured skull
ceived in motorcycle accident. IN
were three other occupants di
motorcycle and sidecar at the timl
the accident, but none of then /
injured.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

san Francisco.-The railroad strike
situation cleared somewhat in the
west with the moving of passengers
who had been marooned on desert
points at Needles, Calf, and Caliente
and Las Vegas, New, and an announce
ment Ivy the Western Pacific Railroad
company here that there was a posi-
bility of its renewing operations in
California after an enforced suspen-
sion.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

Boise-State Commissioner
Nash, reports that the losses th'' :.
mer are much greater than they
during the severe season OF 1919
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

Notwithstanding to word !.
ing this city, the Salt River-Wv,,
Development company, an easta,'
ganization with a capital ss4
$G,OOO,O00, has secured cout,s
10000 acres of land in oil len,
eastern Bonneville, Teton and /
hou counties, Idaho, and in Wa,
across the line.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

Annandale, Minn.-Ten persons
dead and more than ten score injured
was the toll of the wreck on the Min
neapolis, st. Paul 4 Sault ste. Marie
railway here, when westbound passen-
ger NO. l0I crashed into a light truck
loaded with oil and then plowed into
a freight train standing on side
track.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25

Nissoula,-Sixty incendiary fires
were set one day in the Kootenai ma.
uonai forest, Montana. ACCORDING :,
'iSpa'ches received by the forest scr
wee at Missoula headquarters sna-
,'al force of forest officers has haon
detailed to run down the ofrandars