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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
1
Rail workers at the Frisco shops in Francis are on a largely orderly strike with about 45 shopmen involved. Guards and passes restrict access while non union labor is used to maintain essential repairs. Town sentiment is pro strike and officials warn against violence as talks aim for a settlement and return to work.
Two former mine sweepers named Pioneer and Discoverer are being rebuilt in Delaware River shipyards for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. They will carry advanced sounding instruments, sail through the Panama Canal to Alaska, and manned by eleven officers and 53 men each. The Flamingo also joins Alaskan waters after depot alterations.
Sheriff William Sanders was arrested Tuesday evening by a deputy U S marshal from Muskogee and taken to Muskogee to face arraignment on contempt of court charges following changes in federal guards at the Rock Island yards in Haileyville.
The text notes that writing originated by a merger between two periods, around 4000 and 3000. It implies an origin linked to combined traditions or entities, though details are fragmentary.
State entomologist C. E. Sanborn urged intensive cultivation as a method to combat boll weevils at a Saturday meeting in Ardmore. He outlined trials for calcium arsenic sprays, noted lower infestation on Carl Russell’s farm, and called for statewide experiments before recommendations. Weather and crop conditions across Oklahoma were summarized by J. A. Whitehurst.
The first car of melons was loaded Saturday by local growers. C. W. Zorn also shipped a car of peaches to Fort Worth Texas. Rail conditions are hoped not to hinder shipments as the melon crop is reported fine and growers expect good money if a price can be obtained.
Graves Hammond showed the News a pair of cantaloupes joined along the sides with each melon retaining its own stem.
Oklahoma census reports show 48 252 purebred cattle 2786 horses 2942 sheep and 53588 swine. Dairy cattle 9539. Percheron horses common. beef cattle include 22019 Shorthorn and 12133 Hereford. Jersey cows 5104. HolsteinFriesian 3741. Sheep on 406 farms. swine on 10797 farms. Duroc Jersey 26268 Poland China 217728 Chester White 1957 others about 2700.
July reports show temperatures from 100 to 111 degrees and hot winds harming western crop prospects. Corn suffers in the dry spell while eastern corn looks best in years. Boll weevil activity is delayed by the weather but may resume once conditions improve. Increased demand for mill feeds is noted by the state feed inspector, with feed tag revenue well above normal. Southwest Improvement and the board of agriculture push publicity on seed wheat.
Bulletin reports butter production remains high amid good pasturage and strong consumer demand keeping prices near recent levels. Egg values drop due to carryover stocks, while live fowls and spring chickens stay plentiful but prices decline in major markets. Cotton fields show boll weevil impact from heat with some shedding and ongoing bloom and open bolls.
A local observer notes farmers produced ample food this year while women work to preserve it. Reportedly, one farmer’s wife has already canned 200 half gallon jars, signaling strong supplies and a solid outlook for next year.
Smith Bailey of six to seven miles south of Ada bred a corn strain by crossing St Charles White Silvermine and squaw corn. The resulting hybrid reportedly exhibits strong drought resistance enabling cultivation with less rain than other varieties.
Preparations were made for the arrival of Indiana national guard troops to guard mines in Clay county under state supervision. Guard officials at Staunton Cloverland Williamson Turner and Posey townships say the mining communities will receive troops this afternoon.
Early returns from yesterday's Oklahoma eighth district primary show incumbents Chandler and Herrick behind opponents for renomination. Alice Robertson leads in the second district, while Gus Tinch threads a distant 15 precinct count in a slow tally. Herrick remains third in the eighth district with Garber and Swindall ahead.
In Van Buren Arkansas a gun fight in the Missouri Pacific railroad yards left one man dead and two others wounded after about 150 shots were exchanged early today.
A large crowd gathered outside the News Election Party office on North Broadway last night. Attendees followed state and county returns with enthusiasm, focusing on district judge and sheriff races as late reports came in and final results arrived with the morning extra edition.
In St Louis on August 2 Brewster held a lead among six candidates for the Republican nomination as partial returns from 11,678 of 3,848 precincts showed Sacks 39,539 Brewster 41,897 Barrett 16,205 Proctor 13,846 McKinley 12,068 Parker 4,950.
Tulsa reports a steam boiler exploded at the Broken Arrow laundry on the outskirts this morning. One person was killed and four others likely fatally injured, according to the Broken Arrow police chief.
Sydney Nova Scotia August 2 Alexander Graham Bell died here last night. The famed inventor known for the telephone held honors from France the French Legion of Honor the Volta prize and recognition from the London Society of Arts and the University of Wurzburg. Bell also helped locate the Garfield assassination bullet with a telephone probe and pursued many other inventions. He supported deaf education and led laboratories at Baddeck Cape Breton while promoting early aviation alongside Langley.
Walton former labor candidate for governor carried Coal county by about 300 votes. He also led Durant county by a larger margin while Atoka county favored the Farmers alliance ticket. M A Nash is seen as leader for superintendent of the state board of education. Attorney General George Short gains in scattered precincts.
In Chicago the federated shop crafts voted to accept President Harding's plan to end the rail strike and formed a committee to draft the acceptance text. The agreement will be reviewed and possibly amended by over 100 labor chiefs before being sent to the president.
The War Claims Board, dissolved on March 1 in Washington, announced it had settled more than two thousand claims before its closure. The action marks the end of its postwar compensation program for affected individuals.
Election returns show J. W. Bolen leading for district judge and Joe Sloan ahead for sheriff with large margins. Jack Watton leads governor race in the county, while Tom D. McKeown wins a strong county majority. Reconstruction league candidates split races as counts come in across Ada and surrounding boxes.
News from Canton reports Chen Siung Ming loyalists defeating Sun Yat Sen’s Canton republic troops. Chen’s army drove them from Chiuchow toward Shiuchow, seizing 2,000 rifles 21 machine guns and nine cannons with 3,000 Sun Yat Sen casualties. Chen states no losses. A second bulletin claims another Chen victory near Yungyun with 8,000 rifles captured. Sun Yat Sen says he has received front-line advices.
A fragmented report notes that telephones are installed in more than forty percent of farmers' homes, indicating growing communication reach in rural areas.
With 998 precincts missing Reed ahead of Breckenridge Long by 12,722 votes in the Democratic race. In the Republican contest William Sacks leads R B Brewster as 2115 of 3848 precincts report statewide. Strong results from St Louis show Sack’s advantage while countryside returns still favor Brewster.
James A. Reed held a 21 972 vote edge over Breckenridge Long with 2510 of 3838 precincts reporting at 9 30 CST. Reed 157 769 Long 133 797 Young 5 576. City precincts showed Reed strength in Kansas City and St Louis as country precincts still awaited results. Long trailed in most counties except St Louis and Jackson.
A humorously choked exchange reveals a domestic scene as she laments burning the biscuits and her husband suggests a practical use. The dialogue includes a childlike mispronunciation and a playful family dynamic.
Oliver Iron Mining Co plans a 4000 foot steel lined shaft to extend ore mining in the Gogebic range near Lake Superior in Michigan. The project may cost over 1 million dollars and take five years, with miners already at 2600 feet. Heat at such depth remains a key uncertainty. engineers deem the project cautiously feasible.
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