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what does he do with so much
money-money earned by peril toll,
sweat, and blood? Forty dollars a
month";
He saves it," replied Bedding.
Evidently this was too much for
Dick Gales father. and he gazed at
his wife in sheer speechless astonish-
ment. Dicks sister clapped her hands
like little child.
Belding saw that the moment was
propitious.
to marry Nell here. Ny stepdaughter.
Nell Burton"
"Oh-h, Dad" - faltered Nell; and She
rose. white as her dress.
How strange 1t was to see Dicks
mother and sister rise. also. and turn
to Nell with dark, proud, searching
eyes. Belding vaguely realized some
blunder he had made. Nell's white
appealing face gave him pang.
What had he done? Surely this fam
lily of Dicks ought to know his rela-
tion to Nell. There was a silence that
positively made Belding nervous.
Then Elsie Gale stepped close to
Nell
Miss Burton, are you really Rich
ards betrothedY'
Nelrs tremulous lips framed an af-
tirmHtive, but never uttered it, She
held out her hand. showing the ring
Dick had given her. Miss Gales
recognition was instant. and her re
sponse was warm. sweet, gracious.
81 think am going to be very. very
glad" she said, and kissed Nell
Miss Burton. we are learning won
derful things about Richard" added
Mr. Gale In an earnest though
shaken voice IF you have had 10 do
with making a man of him-nnd now
begin to see. to believe so-may God
bless you! My dear girl. have
not really looked at you. Richards
finnceel Mother. we have not
found him vet, hut think we've found
his secret. We believed him lost
son. But here Is his sweetheart -
II was only then that the pride and
hauteur Of Mrs. Gales face broke into
an expression of mingled pain and
joy. She opened her arms. Nell, ut
terlnG strange little stifled cry, flew
into them.
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(Continued next week
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
ENEGITIDN

BY Virtue Of u writ of execution is
sued out of the Justices Court Of j. r
Kirkpatrick. of the city of Lamar.
County Of Prowers. State OF Colorado,
and to me directed, whereby am COM
manded to make the sum of Eighty-ouc
Dollars CSSI.OO) and costs Of suit. the
amount OF a certain Judgment recently
obtained against W. w. Sterns and in
favor of The w. +. McCue Mercantile
Company. out of the lands, tenements.
goods and chattels of the said w. w.
Sterns | have levied on the following
property. to-wit:
400 bushels of wheat. more or less.
Therefore, According to said COM
mand. l shall expose for sale, at pub
lie auction. all the right. title and in
terest of the above named w. w. Sterns
in and to the above described property.
on Saturday. the 17th day of March. A
D. 1923. at ten o'clock A. NJ. at the
residence Of Ed Mckinney. about three
miles north OF Lamar. Colorado, on Sec
Is. Township % South. Range l6 West.
in Prowers County. Colorado.
Dated at Lamar. Colorado. this 27th
day of February. A. ID. 1923.
j. X. HOUSEHOLDER,
Constable.
First Pub. Feb. 2S. 1923.
Last Pub. Mar. II. 1928.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF DRAINAGE DIS
TRICT bonds OF THE GRANADA
DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
subject to the approval OF majority
Of the duly qualified electors of the
Granada Drainage District. in Prowers
County, Colorado. to be given at an
election to be held in said District. the
Board Of Directors of said District in
tends to sell the bonds OF said District
in the principal sum Of ONE HuNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS lOO,0OO.OO)D to
be authorized Said sale will be held
at the office of the Granada Drainage
District. in Room 3. Markham Building.
In Lamar. County Of Prowers. and state
OF Colorado, on the 27th day Of March,
A. d. 1928, at the hour Of ten o'clock
A. NJ
That sealed proposals viii be receiy-
ed by the Board OF Directors at the Of
flee OF the District. as above specified,
for the purchase OF the bonds TIL the
time the Board Will open the proposals
and award the purchase OF the bonds
to the highest responsible bidder, but
may reject all bids. No conditional
bids Will be received. and all bidders
must previously satisfy themselves as
10 the legality Of said Issue and be
prepared on the day and hour of sale
TO take up and pay In full for said
bonds by certified check drawn on a
national bank and payable to the Treas-
urer Of said District without endorse
kind. All bids shall be addressed To the
undersigned. ,,r-r,,,1,,-,,
Secretary of the Board Of Director
Of the Granada Drainage District.
Lamar. Colorado.
First Pub. Feb. 2s. 1923.
Last Pub. Mar. 81. 1928.
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ADVERTISEMENT.
DRAINAGE DITCH AND STRUCTURES
GRANADA DRAINAGE DISTRICT

Lamar, Colorado. February 10. 1928.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office Of the Granada Drainage Dis
trict. located at Room No. 3. Markham
Building Lamar. Colorado. until two
o'clock T.. N. OF the 27th day Of March,
1928, and a contract Will be let to the
lowest responsible bidder for the con
struction OF any or all parts Of the
drainage system of said Granada Drain
age District. as follows:
CaD-Open drainage canal
tb)-Bridges and other necessary
structures.
This work involves the excavation Of
about $50, 900 Cubic Yards Of material
in omen cut, and structures as follows;
Flumes-approXima 20.
Road Bridges-approNim =.
Farm Bridges-approXima 10.
State Highway Bridges. 2.
Drain Inlets-approNimatel 20.
Flush Gates p
Wolf Creek Inlet 2.
Said sealed proposals Will be opened
in public at the hour of two o'clock y
NJ. on said 27th day Of March. 1923, at
said Room No. ,, Markham building,
Lamar. Colorado.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of the George II. Russell
Engineering Company. Engineers for
the District, Room No. ,. Markham
Building. Lamar. Colorado.
For further particulars address the
Granada Drainage District, Lamar. Col
orsdo. .
Secretary of the Granada Drainage
District.
First Pub. Feb. 2s. 1923.
Last Pub. Mar. 81, 1928.
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NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

department OF the Interior.
U. S. Land Offlce at Lamar. Colorado,
January II. 1923.
Notice is hereby given that Walter
NJ. Young. OF Prowers. Colorado, who.
on August 18th. 1921. made Additional
Homestead Entry. No. O2siO6. for Lots
and 2. Section 10. Township % South.
Range As West. 9Th Principal Meridian.
has filed notice OF intention to make
Final Three Year proof. to establish
claim to the land above described. be-
fore Register Of u. S. Land Office. at
Lamar. Colorado. on the goth day Of
March. 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses.
+. J. Claus. OF Lamar, Colo.
Chris. Weiland. Of Lamar. Colo.
w. W. Watkins. Of Lamar. Colo.
Harry Bundy. Of Prowers. Colo.
SILAS T.. SPECKMANN.
Register
First Pub. Jan. "a. 1923.
Last Pub. Feb. IS. 1928.
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S U NJ N o N S

State of Colorado.
County of Prowers.-ss.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
The First National Bank. LamarD
Colorado. corporation,
Plaintiff,
Flarence Modisett and ]. N. Mod-j
isett,
Defendants.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO
To Florence Modisett and j. N. Mod
isett. the Defendants above named.
You are hereby required to appear in
an action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the District
Court of Prowers County. State of Col
orado. and answer the complaint there
in within twenty days after the service
hereof. If served within this County;
or. If served out of this County. or by
publication. within thirty days after the
service hereof, exclusive of the day of
service; or judgment by default will be
taken against you according to the
prayer of the complaint. And IL a copy
of the complaint in the above entitled
action be not served with this summons
or If the service hereof be made out
Of this State. then ten days additional
to the time herelnbefore specified for
appearance and answer Will be allowed
before the taking of Judgment by de-
fault as aforesaid.
The said action is brought to recov-
er a Judgment against you and each of
you upon u certain promissory note
heretofore signed and delivered by you
and each OF you for n valuable consid-
Grafton to the above named plaintiff,
to-wit; i note dated September goth.
1921. due ninety days after date, for
the principal sum Of One Hundred Fifty
Dollars CSl5O.0O) with Interest thereon
from maturity at the rate OF ten per
cent per annum upon which no pay
ments have been made except the sum
of Seven and 5O-l00 Dollars as interest
on said note. said Judgment being de-
manded in the sum OF One Hundred
FIFTY Dollars together with interest on
said sum to the date Of Judgment at ten
per cent. per annum to the date OF
judgment. together with a reasonable
attorneys fee as provided In said note.
amount due thereon. together with
costs OF suit, and Interest on said iudg-
ment as provided by law. will more
fully appear from the complaint in said
action to which reference is here made:
And you are hereby notified that II
you fail to appear, and to answer the
said complaint as above required. the
said plaintiff Will take Judgment against
you and each of you according to the
prayer Of Its said complaint, by de-
fault
Given under our hands at our office
at Lamar. in said County. this 23rd day
Of December. a. ID. 1929.
GORDON AND GORDON.
w b. GORDON,
A. c. GORDON.
Attorneys for Plainti1
First Pub. Jan. 81, 1928
Last Pub. Feb. 2s. 1923.
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CHAPTER XIV
Bound In the Desert.

Far away from Forlorn River Dick
Gale sat stunned. gazing down into
the purple depths where Rojas had
plunged To his death. The Yaqui stood
motionless upon the steep red wall OF
lava from which he had cut the ban
dit's hold. Mercedes lay quietly
where she had fallen From across
the depths there came TO Gales ear
the Indians strange. Wild cry.
Action on the part Of the Yaqui
loosened the spell which held Gale as
motionless as his surroundings. The
Indian was edglng back toward the
ledge He did not move with his for
mer llthe and sure freedom. He
crawled. slipped dragged himself. rest
ed often. aud went on again He had
been wounded. when at last he
reached the ledge where Mercedes lay
Gale jumped To- his feet strong and
thrilling spurrrd to meet the rrSpOn-
~ihility that now rested upon him.
Swiftly lie turned TO where Tliorre
lay The cnvalrs WAS just return.
Ing 10 cons usolou~urss. The look IN
Th"rne's ewes was hard 10 hear
"Thornr' Th"rnc' is all right
its all right =" cried Gale. in piercing
tones Mercedes H. safe, YuIui
saved her, Rnjns is done for! Yaqui
jumped down th, wall and drove the
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dian followed him.
Gale carried Mercedes up to the
rim and along to the others Jim Lash
worked awkwardly over Lndd. Thorne
was trying to assist. Ladd, himself,
was conscious. but he was paliid,
apparently death-stricken man.
The greeting between Mercedes and
Thorne was calm-strangely so, II
seemed ia Gale But he was now
calm himself. Ladd smiled at him,
and evidently would have spoken had
he the power. Yaqui then Joined the
group. and his piercing eyes roved
from one to the other, lingering long
est over Ladd
"Dick. I'm tigger'n' hard said Jim,
family. "In minute it'll be up to
you an Mercedes. I've about shot my
bolt. Reckon you'll do-best by
bringin' up blankets-water-s salt-
frewood. Laddy's got-one chance
in hundred. Fix him up-first. Use
hot salt water. If my legs broken
set 1t best you can. That hole In
Yaqui-only1l bother him day.
Thorne's had hurt. Now rustic
Dick. old-boy."
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Bill of Sale Books at The Register
Office-25c and SOC book.
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Farm Lease Blanks for sale at The
Register Office. SC each; doz. Soc.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department OF the Interior.

Department. OF The Interior.
u. S. Land Onice at Lamar. Colorado.
February Is 1923.
Notice is hereby given that Martha
Scott. Of Caddoa. Colorado. who. on
September 10. 1913. made Desert Land
Entry. No. Ol3535. for the SEA NEL of
Sec. "a r. 90 S. r. ~ w. and Lots l..
.. EiANWA. and NEH SWi4 OF Sec. -.
and the EiASWL Of Section Is, Town
ship 23 South. Range IS West, 9Th Prin-
cipal Meridian. has filed notice Of in
tention to make Final Proof, under
Paragraph 3 OF Act of March 4, 1915. to
establish claim to the land above de
scribed. before the Register Of the T..
8. Land Office. at Lamar. Colorado. on
the 27th day of March. 1898.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Mrs Ida Sniff u. G. Bear. ana AlonZo
McCracken. all three Of Caddoa. Colo.
l.. 4 Bullard, of Lamar, Colo.
SILAS +. SPECKMANN.
Register.
First Pub. Feb. 81. 1923.
Last Pub, March 2S. 1928.
The Lamar register., 1923-02-28

bandit on the ledge. Cut him lnos,
from the wall, foot by foot. hand by
hand! We've won the fight. Thnrur.
For ThOrne these We're marvellous
strengthening words The dark hnr
ror left his eyes and they hrgun to
dilate TO shine He stood up. dizzily
but unuided. and he guzed across the
crater. Yaqui had reached the side nf
Mercedes, was bending over her. She
stirred. Yaqui lifted her 10 her feet
She appeared weak. unable 10 stand
alone. But she faced across the crater
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NOTICE Fon PunLICATION

Department OF the Interior.
u. S. Land Office at Lamar. Colorado.
January II. 1928.
Notice is hereby given that Lewis Il.
Wolfe. of Lamar. Colorado. who. on
February 10. 1890. made Homestead En-
try, No. O2715O. for the Southwest quar-
ter OF Section 20. Township "a s. Range
&C West. 9Th Principal Meridian. has
filed notice OF intention to make final
three-year proof. to establish claim 70
the land above described. before the
Register OF the U. S. Land Office. al
Lamar. Colorado. on the goth day OF
March. 1928.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Albert c. Fox. OF Lamar. Colo.
c. l. Stedman, of Lamar. Colo.
r. NJ. Haselton. OF Lamar. Colo.
Moses Kingston. OF Lamar. Colo.
SILAS E. SPECKMANN.
Register.
First Pub. Jan. "a. 1928
Last Pub. Feb 2s. 1928
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior.
u S Land Office at Lamar. Colorado.
February 10. 1928.
Notice Is hereby given that Charles
w. Goodwin. of Lamar. Colorado. who,
on March 20. 1920, made homestead en-
try. No. O27309. for EiA OF Section 2S.
Township "a s. Range 40 w. 9Th frin-
cipal Meridian. has filed notice Of IN
tention to make Final Three Year Proof
to establish claim to the land above de-
scribed before Register United states
Land Office, at Lamar, Colorado. on the
21st day of April, 1928.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Ralph r. Darlin. of Lamar. Colorado.
Route B. G J. Wolf. Of Lamar, Colo.
Route b Homer Person. Of Lamar. Col
orado. Route b Ross Purry, Of Lamar
Colorado. "
SILAS f. SPECKMANN.
Register.
First Pub. Feb. 81. 1923.
Last Pub, March IS. 1923.
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Notice of Application to Lease State
Land.

Notic. of Application to Lease State
Land.
Office OF the State Board of Land
Commissioners. Denver. Colo. February
?. 1923.
Notice is hereby given that o. C.
Bogusch. whose postonice address is
Lamar. Colorado, has made applications
to lease the following described School
and Internal Improvement Lands. situ-
ate in Prowers County. Colorado. to-
wit:
All of Sec. IG. Twp. 22 s. Range 45
W; Application No. B-i467 CGrazing
VIZ of Sec. 4:
SEA of Sec. 6:
Eh of Sec. 8:
VIZ of Sec. Q:
NEL OF Sec il:
E3k Of NEh and MEX OF SEX OF
NwL and NIA Of So Of Sec. 81, TWP.
% s. Range as w. Application No.
BAIT tGrazing lease)
Notice is further hereby given that
all other persons desiring to file an
application to lease all or any part of
this tract OF land must file same in
this Office prior to March Z. 1923 as no
other application to lease the above de-
scrlbed lands will be considered after
said date.
EARL COOLEY.
Register state Board Land Commrs
First Pub. Feb 7. 1923.
Last Pub, Feb 2s. 1923
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LAND BOUGHT AND SOLD-Money
to loan on dry land. A H. Fillins,
Lamar, Colorado. 32I'23t.
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EAST COAST
PLANE READY

M1NEOI.A. l.. Y. Aug. 2i.--The
MIneola plane, with n cargo OF let.
tors destined to reach San Fran.
cisco in % hours by rapid relays,
left here at noon sharp. The first
scheduled stop will be Cleveland
ass miles.
C. Eugene Johnson was the pilot
OF tho plane. which circled the field
once and then headed into the West.
Ho was scheduled TO set tho plane
down In Cleveland Mt 3;45, Eastern
standard time.
The innovation of the postoffice
department recalls the days of pio.
ncerlng, when men rode swift steeds
In mad rush TO carry tho United
states mails across the plains.
The pony express rider OF old flung
himself off one horso and onto an.
other at the relay asations, continu.
Ing HIS mad gnllop with hardly n
pause for fresh mount, The pony
express rider Of the sky will make
similar changes At several stations
ncross the continent the mail plane
will descend and its cargo will be
transferred TO n fresh plane with Il
new pilot. No one pilot or plane will
make the entire trip. The first stop
will be ut Cleveland, Ohio,
The aecond zone OF the trip-Chi'
cago 10 Cheyenne--will be flown In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
RESTAURATEUR
S u ED BY WIFE

Mrs. Annie Wright Johnston.
widow OF tho late chauncey Wright,
Seattle restaurant man. flied sui,
for divorce from her husband.
Samuel w. Johnston. late Monday.
Mrs Johnston Is owner and man
ager OF tho l. C. Smith Building
restaurant.
In addition to a divorce on the
grounds OF cruelty and drunken
ness, she asks that the business
partnership DO dissolved. that John
ston be compelled to turn over
one share Of stock he now holds
and that % shares held in escrow
In tho Washington Mutual Savings
bank be turned back TO her.
In separate suit sho asks n
Judgment OF EsTs.so. plus interest,
which she claims she loaned him
last March.
The stock in tho restaurant waa
placed in escrow pending John
ston's fulnllmeut OF his agreement
10 devote all his time TO tho res
taurant business and help develop
II. He has been continually in
toxicated and failed to devote any
time TO the business. Mrs. Johnston
alleges. therefore she holds the
agreement volded.
Attorneys Bausman, Oldham
Bullitt and Eggerman say that
Johnston has not been located since
the couple separated recently.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
STR. DAKOTAN
LEAKING BADLY
Vessel Aground Is Reported
in Serious Condition

Sun taking water rapidly, the
Americana Hawaiian line steamer ia.
kotan. a steel vessel which crashed
ashore on tho coast OF Lower Cali.
fornia. 500 miles south OF San Pc.
dro, early Monday morning. was re,
ported IN perilouB condition by
harhor radio operators here today.
No adviees AIS 10 the safety OF the
crow OF sc and officers were 70.
eeived Hurry calls for help were
being sent out By the Dnko,nn Mon.
day night, and these were intercept
ed by harbor operators here.
II was not known today what the
weather conditions on tho Lower
California coast were. but In case a
gale develops. the Dakothn viii loo
broken up. Il WIS reported here.
Her plates forward were crushed
In by the force Of the shock when
she won't ashore. and her bullShehds
were reported failing 10 hold. She
carried a general cargo.
Tho pakotan sailed from Seattle
August I. bound for the Atlantic
coast. She was heading for tho
Panama canal when she ran ashore.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 2l.-An at.
tempt will be made today to drag the
frolghter Dakotan Off tho rocks OF
Point san Lazaro on the Lower Cali.
fornia coast by tho steamers Ne
yndan and Charles Pratt.
Early last evening the Pratt was
able 20 land one line on the wrecked
frelghter and tho Nevadan was TO
place another limo aboard In the
early morning tide Tho attempt 10
rescue the Dakotan from lis perlloua
perch VIII be made In tho later after.
noon,
According 10 radio messages picked
up by the Federal Telegraph com
pany. tho Dakotan IL no longer tax.
ing on water thru It's damaged sides
and the crew OF Is Is considered out
OF danger.
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Spencer Known as
phantom Bandit"

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Aug. 81,
al Spencer. Phantom Bandit" ot
the Southwest, believed TO have d.
rected tho holdup and robbery OF
the Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas pas.
ssnEcr train No. 20 nj Bartlcsyille,
Okla. Inst night, has had long and
notorious career ms an outlaw.
He first came to attention Of OF.
fcials In 1916 when a charge OF
cattle stealing was placed against
him in Nowatn county.
For three years Spencer ranged
thru Southern Kansas. Northeastern
Oklahoma and Northern Arkansas,
until In 1919. when he fled 10 In
Junta, Colo, on Being crowded by
officers
Spencer was returned TO Frcdonla,
Kansas. and sentenced TO prison for
robbery OF n jewelry store. but pa.
rolled on condition he would return
10 Oklahoma and plead guilty To
charges OF stealing cattle.
He was sentenced to Oklahoma
penitentiary for 10 years and made
trusty.
In January. 1922. he was sent out.
side OF tho prison on an errand and
escaped. He has not been captured
since. He Ia known TO have taken
part in n dozen bank robbcries since
that time.
Spencer Is 80, medium height,
yycfphs $50 potinda and formnriv ,vna
n farmer near Nowhta.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
FLOCCERS SEEK
COVER IN SOUTH
Georgia Governor Promises
to Preserve Order

CHICAGO, Aug. 2f.-Bands OF
floggers. operating in four Southern
states. were declared by authorities
today to have ceased their opera.
tons, az least temporarily. No fur.
Their reports were made 10 officials
Of mob action In Texas. Oklahoma.
Georgia and Florida. where authori-
ties are investigating whlpplngs.
Public opinion will not toIerate
further lawiessness," Gov. Clifford
Walker. OK Georgia. stated. in com.
menting on the fact that nogginEs
had apparently been ended in that
state The executive said he was
ready TO declare martial law In any
district where the situation got be.
yond control OF local authorities.
The arrest Of three white men in
the act Of beating negro az Ma
con was believed by officials to have
broken up one OK the worst offend.
Ing gangs in the state.
Officials Of the Ku Rlux Klan de.
MED that any member OF IT'S organ.
izatiou was involved in fioEgings at
Amarillo.
Martial law was relaxed somewhat
at Tulsa. Okla, where military au.
thorities control the situation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
DEADLOCK IN
COAL FARLEY

AMBASSADOR HOTEL Atlantic
City. ~ j. Aug. 2l.--Anthraclte
miners and operators have reached
another deadlock on the first ques.
ton brought up for discussion in
their renewed negotiatlons--the wage
scale.
The demand for a 20 per cent In.
crease for cutters and a 81 a day
raise for laborers met with strong
resistance from the operators. Sam.
uel ID. Warmer, chairman OF the
policy committee OF tho employers.
announced today that his conferces
could not possibly accept the wage
demands as presented. John L.
Lewis. president OF the United Mine
Workers OF America, said the in.
crease must be granted II a suspen.
sion OF mining September IL to be
avoided.
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ENGLAND GETS
FRENCH REPLY

PARIS, Aug. 21.-The French re-
ply TO the British Preparations note
was handed to the British charge
d'affaires here this morning.
The text will not De published
until tomorrow morning.
LONDON, Aug. GA courier
brought a copy OF the French reply
to the British reparations note to
London this evening and 1t was
forwarded Immediately to Prime
Minister Baldwin, who is in the
country.
The British view of the note was
decidedly pessimistic and Downing
Street gave out the impression the
note offers but slight. IL any basis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
5 AMERICANS
DIE IN CRASH

NICE. Aug. 21.--The police today
announced that six persons were
killed, including five American tour.
ists. when tourist auto car
plunged over an embsnkment be.
tween Nice and Barcelonettc, yes
terday. Fifteen persons were in.
jured. including IL Americans.
Survivors said the car was going
nj moderate speed on n narrow road,
cut in the side Of tho cliff, when
the accident occurred.
AZ the machine reached sharp
corner, the chauffeur, apparently.
was unable to turn the steering
wheel. and the big bus leaped down
the side OF the precipicc.
Tho dead and injured lay for
some limo before passing motorists
we're attracted by their groans.