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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-10
Antique GLASS SUGAR BOWL

ANTIQUE GLASS SUGAR BOWL
with cover. plain heavy. loop design,
tern nineteen scallobs. Flip glass
etched or raised DECORATION. Eight
sided sugar bowl WITH cover, fine de-
sign. Shallow, fine pattern, sauce
plates, edge very small scallops. Write
of fine pattern old glass knobs. dishes,
plates, pitchers and fish base CANDLE
sticks. Money, order sent IL descrip-
ton and price satisfactory. A. T. X,
Independent-R Skowhegan.
SECOND HAND GUIDES MODEL
Canoe, in good condition. Price must
be low. What have you to offer? Ad-
dress full particulars to Charles g.
Jenness. Rochester. N. H. tf15F
WANTED OR 10 THOUSAND FIT.
also handle few thousand 1T dry bass
boards. st. Ledger Mfg. Co., rear OF
Hotel Oxford. tfl3F
A COUPLE OF CUB BEARS. WRITE
If you have one or more for sale or
il you think you would be able to Sc
cure them for US. York Press Corp,
York Village. Me. tfl3
AN EXPRESS WAGON. WRITE
what you have. Goldberg Brothers
Z. o. 42l. tfl2F
STRING BEAN ACREAGE TELE-
PHONE or write the amount you will
plant for our cannery this season. q.
s. & +. L. Jewett. Norridgewock. Sw12
ALL KINDS OF JUNK AND POUL-
TRY. Write kind and number. High
est market prices paid. Goldberg Bros,
BOX as, Skowhegan. tf12
A COPY OF 4"KENNEBEC AND
other Poems by Louise II. Coburn
II. T. Patten- tf8F
sHAG CATS AND KITTENS, ALL
colors and ages. write me today what
you have to sell. age. color, sex, will
buy all you have. C. L. Wakefield,
Grove St., Augusta. 16w4s
LIVE POULTRY WANTED. ALL
kinds. Drop me a card stating num-
Der. VIII go anywhere. Harry Nell
son. N. e. Phone 126-22. Skowhegan.
tf27
LIVE POULTRY-WRITE IN FIRST
letter, kind and number you have
Harry Cohen, SkowheEan. tf17con
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,o GlaL WANTED ron
street' EVE DuEtnoD Cry r..
walker, North Arson. RID fFfas'
SET Hospital, skoNh esrED.
COOK WANTED At
WE'LL Restaurant THE nj
R Pe a good g cook. +. s pay G i
RELIABLE COOK .,o
tor High - Camps. Rowe f p Y
nam. Maine). Must hay " FOND on,
ences. 4 to S months ne good
dress until May 1st 10 Rps9sltion]
Pleasantville, N. Y I1sgar l
Rowe Pond, Bingham. alter NJ
II RESIDENT s.E,,l! SALESMAN v,]
ERSET County, man IN F0R|
good character, capital VI won|
to sell the famous GiiIotot neg
water bottles and The e''e mel
fountain syringe fnatarto comb
factory direct to the homes 'ia
ent employment. commiss;. \
cent of sales, quick turnor.ooih
promptly for details. 'C C,t
Co, Concord, N. II. ''u'Il
A WOMAN WANTED An ID
Narrows Sporting camns !, y
work; also two girls for " eol
Address Mrs. L. G. Stevens 's ~
Box SO. gus ~
WOMAN WANTED FOp A.
housework in family OF tws
wood for the season M w.
Wilson. Madison, Box 111S
NIGHT OPERATOR rop u
Exchange of Farmers c.
Telephone Company. Ann,,
son or Skowhegan Office '
WANTED A MAN ZION =,
farm work. Write r w y
RID l. Pittsfield. " .
KITCHEN GIRL WANTED
ERSET Hospital, Skowheran
GIRL Or WOMAN ron r,
housework: Mrs. S. S. HUFF !
Phone 29-4. Skowhegan.
MAN FOR GENERAL
around hotel. Inquire al MA
trail Hotel. Court St. Skowhess
GIRL OR WOMAN wAy
general homework. Maurir
Skowhegan. Farmers Phone
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PURSE CONTAINING RECEIPTS TO
three branches of Odd Fellows and the
Rebek abs and three dollars, Sunday or
Monday on the Russell Road to Nor
ridgeWock or in Norridgewock Village.
Clyde II. Blackwell, Madison Ave,
Skowhegan. 2Wl3
SILVER MESH RAG, CONTAINING
small amount of money, somewhere be-
tween Russell and Pine streets, prob
ably on the . Island. Finder please
leave at Independent Reporter ONCE
and receive reward. Alice NJ. Kicker.
2w19F
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To Let

FURNISHED RENT, MODERN con-
VENIf;NCES. Inquire at 20 Turner
Ave, Skowhegan. N. Il. Phone 91-3.
1w19
FRONT ROOM, MODERN CoNyENT-
ENcES. Mrs. William Simpson, 81
High ST.. Skowhegan. tfl9
BRICK BUILDING REAR OF OK
FORD Hotel Suitable for garage.
Borden IL Russakon, Skowhegan. tfl9
A HAND CEMENT MINER BY THE
day. Handy for building all kinds Of
cement work. Fred Moody, Hanover
street. ttlJ
TEN ACRES CHOICE POTATO LAND.
Plouehed and stones picked IL
Doe, Madison, Il. +. -. No. ]. tfl9f'
miles from Skowhegan. Ralph -.
SEVEN ROOM HOUSE. INQUIRE
of Fred Moody, Hanover st, Skowhe-
gan. N. E.i Phone d5-1f tfl9
SIX ROOM BUNGALOW. INQUIRE
Fred Moody, Hanover St, Farmers
Phone 1913. tllo
OLIVER TYPEWRITER, GOOD CON-
dition, first month. $500 Each month,
thereafter $500. Independent-Repor
or Company, Skowhegan. tfSs
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gIcKAy,s TRANSFER.

McKAY's TRANSFER. d.
-jobbing or furniture moving
and long distance. Two true
Mckay, 227 North Ave. Tel
IL YOU WISH A WEALTHY
wife, write, enclosing envelopS
Ray, Dennison. Ohio.
WOULD YOU WRITE A WI
pretty girl? Stamped envelope
Lois Sproul, Cleveland, ONO
WOULD LIKE no ENCHA
Ford car for ton truck, Ford
VIII demonstrate anytime
North Anson.
MACHINE HEMSTITCHlNG
edge, covered buttons, bottom
Gordon, knife and side pIallli
ders promptly filled. Sallip,s
quest. Phyllis Tolman
Main St.. Rockland.
WOULD TAKE CHILD TO
Apply to Mrs. ID. b. Nlles'
RID /.
WANTED TO GET A MEDIt
farm including stock on shdIe
take care elderly people Tor 'e
erty. Frank cakes, ) west
FOR DREssMAE<ING CALI
North Ave. or call N. H. IhVH
Ida Miller.
BARBER TRADE TAt"hI
PERTS. Few weeks requn1
tions secured. Percentage
learning. Modern BARBER
Craig East, Montreal.
HIGH GRADE RUGS, HAM
from old carpet. All klnus
pets and rugs cleaned nen
culars to the Oriental hus
Back of Hotel oxford NJ ~
Prop, New England PhoneS
223.
SEND SHOES FOR HEPAi
mail to Kincaid's Shoe hosp
hegansa. Welt shoes maze !"
HE than new. Full line
work and dress shoes
in town.
"a. WARD. HIS BOOK
loaned to someone an autDs
of "a. Ward, His Book py
The volume is, of course, me
by me. Would apprecis''
r. T. Patten.
HAT CLEANING AND sha
mo Soft hats cleaned ana
equal to new. Hat Danas app II
you wait. Sport and az eS Uo
cleaned and polished. o SSos|
specially. Peter Leakos, os IN
Cleaning Parlor. Water
R.R. Station. Skowhegan'
DEVELOPING, PRINTM,.
Iarring. For prompt ser a
Scient work, send or tax s,os
to 70. C. Head IL co"
finish desired.
TYPEWRrTERs to nisn
sale on the instalineu maj
Smith and sother makes
Reporter =.
SETH PHOTO sTTD,
photo on Post Card. and
YOU walt. Developing r nv
High grade amateur .ysnho
four hour service. Iei''
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TWO TRUCKs-ONE TWO TON
truck, in good shape, rear tires bran
new; one ton Nash, in first
class condition. These trucks are
ready for work. Also | can sell you
the new traffic truck in 1 u -2-3 and 4
ton jobs. Fred Mckay, POI North St.
N. II. Phone 116-11. tia
STRAWBERRY PLANTS, GEN
Mary, Senator Dunlap, Howard II.
$1.25 per 100 trimmed, delivered par
eel post $40 per 1000 delivered. Len
means Rhubarb roots, very early, red,
tender, delicious flavor. Good roots W
per doz. Delivered. A. A. Eastman,
Dexter. 7Wlf'
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ANYONE BUILDING AND IF IN
TERESTED In cement blocks for cellar
or any building purposes should see
Joseph f. Roderick for same. = |
North St. N. Il. Phone 116-2l. 1l5
NUBONE CORsETs
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Miscellaneov

1 AM PREPARED TO sp
lawn mowers. Will call anil
same. Abner kincaid, SkoyI
WANT PLACE TO BOtRD
nish references. Harry Burtoi
FAINT boy, two months old. n
wood, Madison, Il. +. b. No. al
phone 1915.
CHIMNEYS UNCARED ron
menace. Likely to burn out
and may destroy your home.
clean them for you. | make
ialty of this work. Drop md
and | will call. Bert Stain
ST., Skowhegan.
AM READY TO Pillow YOUI
DEN. Also some nice garden
/! for sale. Joseph G, Carriyl
Milburn ST., Skowhegan. I'd
1873.
AM LOOKING FOR A Coon
Would prefer a house by my
would accept double tenement
ton was right and surrounding
ant. Six rooms and bath 1
Would take seven or even eigH
If necessary. IL you have
tial, neat, pleasant outfit for
can trade, if your figures arr
within reason. Can furnish
ences. Fl. l.. Anderson, care
pendent-Reporter.
CATTLE AND HORSES VI
for pasturing in my Embden
Mrs. Gladys M. Williams, II
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sTRAwEERRY PLANTS, VIC
OROUS, most productive. Uncle
Jim, Senator Dunlap, Brandy
wine, Crescent, King Edward.
$3.50 for 300 delivered, $l.25
per 100. Ralph Ludwig, Halo
well. .h 6w15s
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SECOND HAND CHAIRS AND BED
STEADS In good condition. Newly
weds take notice. Also turkey and
geese eggs. Tom MCGEE, Hartland
8W1b$
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EGGS FOR MATCHING

From egg laying, Utility stock:
S. G. II. L. Reds, owen Farms
strain; White Wyandottes, Re
gal" Strain.
$1.O0 for 10
Special price on lots of SO and
100. w. c. Emery, North An
son. Maine Telephone 75-22;
Farmers Phone. 1922. 10w13
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cRIsT MILL ron SALE To-

GKIsT MILL FOR SALE LU-
GATED on NJ. C. r r. track at
Norridgewock, Maine. Takes
Boston rate of freight. Must
be sold at once to settle estate.
c. w. Greene Grocery Co., Mad
ison, Maine. tito
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HAVE YOUR PIANO

his spring. Cost is small
work guaranteed. 16
experience. Call Myron J.
Tel. '54-3 or 37-12. Far
36-4. With Smiths Music
SkoWhegan. v
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sTRAw BIIRRY, RASPBERRY,
black berry plants and dahlia,
pom-pon dahlia, gladioli, and
peony bulbs. Extensive varie-
ties from which to choose. Send
today for latest list, giving
prices and other interesting in
formation E. w. .Furbush,
Greene. Maine. Tel 31-34 (Mon-
mouth CentraD. ~Sw14'
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Advertisements In these column. ~.
lines inserted once fer 7Sc, four -" eseesa
with order. Each additional line 4. tsf n
lines, reckon an average Of Q wors. es.v'
II not paid In advance. Zoe additio,s' nh u
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NEW Mich COW. G. L. BECK
WITH, Skowhegan. Maine, r. F.
u. No. z. 2w1S'
FLOOD PICTURES, POSTAL CARD
size. Send them to your friends. &c
each. Seth Studio, Water St, SHOW.
hogan. owls
OVERLAND AUTOMOBILE, MO-
DEL Sob, newly painted and in
first class condition. Inquire or
ii. c. Woodbury., Elm st. Tel:
28-4. tits
ONE 20 ii. r. ELECTRIC MOTOR,
nearly new. Inquire of Clough Motor
Co, Madison. r. +. d. No. l. tflSF
TWENTY PUREBRED HOLSTEIN
animals. George Clough. Lakeview
Farm, Madison, r. +. d. No. l. tflSt'
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A FARM SITUATED WITHIN TWO

FANM SITUATED WITHIN TWU
miles of hustling town. churches,
good high school, stores, II. r. station,
potato house. creamery and several
manufacturing plants. Good comfort
able buildings, nice well of water,
ture with brook running through all
summer. This farm has some wood
and growing timber. Cut 20 tons of
nice hay last year. Apple and plum
trees, quite an amount of manure in
basement. Price If taken soon $500.
G. f. Hayden, Abbott, Maine. Phone
54-11, Guilford. tf17
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fair condition. cost new $32. VIII sell
very reasonable. Mrs. Ralph Priest,
Sc Mount Pleasant Avenue, Skowhegan.
3w17
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. kINEO G. COOK STOVE, COAL
. lining and tank. Three burner
> oil stove with oven. Lawn now
err. wheel barrow, commode bi-
. cycle and piano stool and electric
Q desk lamp. Fred G. Nye, Il
. Bush ST., Farmers Tel. I'LL:
> dW1S%
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1 AM PREPARED TO su
lawn mowers. Will call and
same. Abner Kincaid, Skoy1
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For Sale
ADDITIONAL FOR SALE CLASSl'
FLED ADS WILL BE FOUND
ON PAGE FIVE

HAIR GOODS A SPECIALITY
Switches and transformations made
from combings at Miss Towne's. Room
ls.sJ. r. Merrill Block. Skowhegan. TIA
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1nn COW GIVING g 10 nouARrs

of milk Freshened last December.
Come and see her. Geo. A. 1nneS so
Winter Street, Skowhegan. Tel. 72-
II. TN
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as So each. Get new SINGER cleo
trlc machine. We also have a COM
plete stock of cabinet and regular
models. Liberal allowance on your
old machine. Full line accessories.
Singer Sewing Machine Co, A. l.. Whit
temore. Mgr, 172 Water ST., Skowhe-
gan. t1bl
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COyERED BUGGY S35, MCCORMICK

reaper $50; Acme harrow S10 DISC har-
row with forward trucks $50; Bncyclo-
pedia BRITANNICA with case $40; IL
ii. +. gas engine $40; three unit Harrl-
man mixer 500; colt; SO light gas
machine, pipe and fittings $50; Deere
check row corn planter $40; double
harpoon horse fork 81 and iron hog
troughs soc per foot. ii. 3. Whipple,
Bingham. 4w17*
EGGS FOR MATCHING. STANDARD
breed White Plymouth Rocks, 3 for 81.
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AM LOOKING FOR A coon

CNT"TEE AND HUKNES v
for pasturing in my Embden
Mrs. Gladys M. Williams, X
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THREE HOUSE LOTS IN BINGHAM
Village located opposite Mark McCol-
lor's residence. all joining. Inquire
Mark McCollor, Bingham or Fred NC
Color, Skowhegan, Il h T. far-
mers Phone 21-3. 4wl8
TEN FOOT SLED AND SET SINGLE
trucking harness, driving sleigh IN
good condition, street blanket ana
other equipment Good trade. Must
he sold at once. NJ PieTson Jr., North
street, just below Lessons Store 4w1S'
POSTAL CARD PICTURES OF THE
Flood shows the Kenncbec raging
torrent around Skowhegan Falls. 1Oc
each; set of four for 30c postpaid. Lc-
land Mcdonald. Alder St. SkowheEan.
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THE MATES CABIN ON HAYDEN
Avenue, Lakewood. Inquire on the
premises. w. N. Ward. tf17
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-16
PLANS FOR NEW
CANAL FAVORED
Cabinet Discusses Inter0ceanic
Proposition
PANAMA PROFITS GROWING
Favor Nicaraguan Route - Central
American Conference Said To
Have Given Attention To
Enterprise.

westinghouse hope that profits
from the Panama Canal ultimately
may enable the American Govern
ment to build another waterway
across the Isthmus of Panama was
expressed at the White House after
the subject had been touched on at
the Cabinet meeting.
Officials said that nothing definite
had been done, but it was disclosed
that consideration had been given
to the question of deciding between
two proposed routes. One of them
is the Nicaraguan route, the rights
to which already are owned by the
United States.
Some of the difficulties yet to be
surmounted before the Nicaraguan
route could be chosen, it was said,
included claim by Costa RIGA to a
part of it through one of it's rivers.
The impression was given by those
who discussed the subject that a de-
cision might be far in the future. 1t
was explained that many broad con-
siderations of international policy
were involved, and that should the
plan for second canal connecting
the Atlantic and Pacific eventually
bear fruit important readjustments Of
the Central American questions might
be necessary.
Disclosure that the President hopes
a second canal can be built followed
a report made at the Cabinet meet
ing by Secretary Weeks that Panama
Canal receipts for January amounted
to $1,500,O0O, a new record. 1t was
declared by one spokesman to be
"the ultimate dream of this Admin
istration to continue operating the
canal successfully and use the profits
for construction of a new waterway"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-16
TREATY SIGNED BY
CENTRAL AMERICA
Latin States and U. S. Affected
BY Action
MAY ACQUIRE NO WARsHIPs
Size Of Armies Also Limited BY Lit
tie Farley" Held In Washington
-Embodies Much OF
1907 Treaty.

Washington. The conference of
Central American republics-the min
iature Washington Arms Conference
came to an end here with the signing,
in open plenary session, of one treaty,
IL conventions and three protocols af-
fecting the relations of the United
States with Central America and those
of the Central American republics
among themselves.
With Secretary of State Hughes as
chairman, the conference has con-
cluded treaty of peace and amity, a
convention for the establishment of a
Central American arbitration tribunal,
a convention for the limitation of
ornaments, and numerous other
agreements expected to prove of
marked benefit to all concerned.
Under the terms of the agreement
for the limitation of ornaments, the
various Central American countries
bind themselves to limit their stand
ing armies and national guard as fol-
lows:
Guatemala, $780, Salvador, 1900;
Honduras, $500; Nicaragua, $500, and
Costa RIGA, 2,000 This limitation is
to continue in force for five years.
The contracting powers further agree
not to export or permit the exporta-
ton of arms or munitions or any other
kind of military stores from one Cen
trail American republic to another; to
limit the number of aircraft which
can be used in time Of war to 10, and
agree to acquire no warships. Final
ly, the contracting powers agree to
furnish one another, semi-annually,
during the life of the convention, full
reports ON the measures adopted by
each government for the execution of
the convention.
The general agreement of amity ap-
proved by the conference incorporates
those provisions of the treaty of peace
of 1907 which have been found to be
of practical value in furthering the
maintenance of friendly relations be-
tween the Central American states.
1t contains, likewise, certain addi-
tional provisions which the confer
ence believes will be of value in the
promotion of those aims.
Another important accomplishment
of the conference is its agreement for
the establishment of an international
Central American tribunal to which
shall be submitted all controversies
arising between the Central American
republics, which it has been found
impossible to settle through diplo-
matte channels or by other pacific
means, provided that such contro-
versies do not affect the sovereign
and independent existence of the ma
lions concerned.
Under the terms of a separate proto-
col the United States Government has
the right to name Is of its citizens
to be available for service on the
tribunals which may be created in
accordance with the terms of this
agreement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-16
THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Lighted Match In Oil storehouse Be-
leved Cause.

New Castle, Wyo.-L. A. Baldwin, of
Casper, an oil promoters Joseph J..
Klodt, ranchman and official of the
New Castle Oil Company, and Barton
D. Raybun, an employee of the Midwest
Refining Company, were instantly
killed by gas explosion in the Usage
oil fields, it was learned. The men
had gone into cave storehouse to
inspect supplies when the explosion
occurred 1t is believed that one Of
the men struck match, igniting gas
which had accumulated in the cave.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-16
HEARS FUNERAL BY RADIO.
Woman Sick In Hospital Listens To
Rites Held For Husband.

Chicago.-From high bed at St.
Luke's Hospital, Mrs. Joseph S. Bous-
quet, of Evanston. listened to the
radio strains of ave Maria" sung at
her husbands funeral. Mrs. Bousquet,
ill from a recent operation, insisted
on being present at the funeral of her
husband, who was killed in an auto
mobile wreck Friday night. When her
physicians forbade her leaving her
bed, a special radio set was installed
so she might listen to the service,
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.l22 ENTOMBED IN
NINE EXPLOSION
More Than 100 Victims Are
Found in Ruined Shaft
SCENE OF 1913 DISASTER
Officials OF Company Hold Out No
Hope That Any Have Escaped
They Are Trapped Mile From
Entrance.

Dawson, N. MA terrific explosion
that rocked the workings of coal mine
No. of the Phelps-Dodge Corporation
here entombed 122 miners working in
side.
The explosion is the second in
Phelps-Dodge property here, similar
accident in mine No. wiping out
265 lives in 1913.
The explosion occurred at 2:30
o'clock and tore away all of the heavy
concrete work at the mouth of the
main entry.
Within a short time after the blast
rescue workers had cleared the debris
from the mouth of the mine and a
rescue crew, led by w. D. Brennan,
general manager of the mine, entered.
The imprisoned miners are believed
Co be about 5000 feet from the mouth
Of the mine.
The explosion did not wreck the
mine fan, and ventilation soon was
established.
The cause of the explosion Is a
MyouCIy. A oIdlOiucut ny Tic CUM'
pany declared the mine was well
sprinkled and was not gaseous.
| While company workers, who volun-
teered for rescue duty were continuing
their efforts, the United States Bureau
of Mines started a rescue car here
from Hanna, Wyoming, and second
car, sent by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, was on the way from
Trinidad.
| Almost before the reverberation
from the explosion had ended, scores
of women and children, members of
the families of the miners, ran to the
mouth of the property. Weeping for
their loved ones inside they pressed
forward about the Gordon of guards
formed in front of the mouth of the
mine.
| Denver.-More than 100 lives were
lost when Mine No. 1, at Dawson,
N. NJ, was wrecked by an explosion,
according to report received here.
The dispatch said rescue parties
had entered the mine and found more
than 100 bodies scattered around the
ruined shaft.
The exterior force of the explosion
was terrific.
One hundred and forty men checked
into the workings this morning, but
only 122 were inside when the blast
came.
Communication with Dawson direct
is impossible, the telephone company
reports. There is but one line into
the town and more than so emergency
calls are being rushed over the phone.
A mine rescue car from Hanna,
Wyo., was ordered to Dawson by
Daniel Harrington. supervising engi-
neer Of the United States Bureau of
Mines here. Harrington announced
another rescue car, the property of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
had been dispatched from Trinidad,
Colorado.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-16
PosToFFlcE RECEIPTS JUMP.
Increase OF ss,e7s,ose Shown In SO
Large Cities.

Washington. Business is booming
with the postal service. January re-
ceipts of so large postof1ces, an
nounced aggregated S24,934, 9O2, which
is nearly $3,97S,036 more than in
January last year, and is the largest
January total in the last 10 years.
Chicago had an increase Of $1,000
597 and New York $70S,416, their per-
centages of increase being 29.2S and
1923, respectively. Every one of the
SO postoffices showed an increase.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-16
s224,so1,4oo IN LOANS.
Federal Farm Loan Banks Make An
nual Report.

Washington. Loans aggregating
$224.S01, 400 and numbering 74,055
were made by the IL Federal Farm
Loan Banks last year, Congress was
informed in the annual report of the
Farm Loan Board.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-02-16
DRIVE UPON DRUGS is URGED.
F. r. Eldridse Suggests Agreement
Allowing Search OF Vessels.

Washington. An international
agreement permitting this Govern
ment to search for, seize and confis-
cate illegitimate drug shipments on
vessels touching American ports was
urged by F. r. Eldridge, of the De-
partment of Commerce, as the only
practical means of fighting the drug
traffic. The drug habit in the United
States has reached alarming proper
tons, Eldridge, who is chief of the
Far Eastern division of the depart
ment, declared.