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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
Important Kansas City Conference.

Pittsburg, Kansas, Dec. 23.-August
Dorchy, district vice president, and
Thomas Harvey, district secretary-treas
urer, are in Kansas City today for a
meeting of the Union officials Of Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkan-
ass.
Thomas Cunningham, travelling audi.
tor, in charge Of the union headquart'
ers, was attempting to establish com
munlcation with Alexander Howat, who
was expected to be in Kansas City, al.
so for the meeting. No order for the
meeting of the district executive board
has yet been issued, 1t was understood.
A dispatch from Indianapolis last
night said that Howat had telegraphed
a call for the meeting Of the executive
board.
AS the board has only six members,
It will not be hard to get a meeting Of
the board on short notice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25

Z. c. Dings, Ardmore banker, i. II.
Earheart Of Kansas City and Dorset
Carter of Oklahoma City have been
appointed directors OF oklahoma City
branch of the Tenth Federal Reserve
District Bank.
All are well known in the financial
world, and the appointments were made
in recognition of their ability as fl.
nanciers Of the highest order.
Mr.. Dings has been n resident Of
Ardmore since 1904 when he came here
and organized the Bankers National
Bank.
The institution was located for
time on East Main street, near the
Wilmington Hotel, and later on West
Main street, where the Princess The
atre now stands,
1t was denationaliznd and reorgan-
ized as the Guaranty State Bank, and
occupied the Dobbins building up to
last year when it moved to its pres.
ent quarters in the Simpson build
ing.
MIR. Dings is recognized as one Of
the ablest bankers in oklahoma and
since coming to Ardmore has met with
phenomenal success.
Beside his banking interest he is
heavily interested in the oil business
and his public spirit has done much
toward the development OF Ardmore
and its varied industries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
GLADSOME CHRISTMAS
COMES TO THIS VET
OF THE WORLD WAR

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 2I.--Af
ter all this will he a merry Christmas
for j. c. Mitchell, eX.seryice man Of
Oklahoma City, and there won't be any
doubt of the coming Of Santa Claus
to the fireside where hang the stocK
ings of the child OF this veteran Of the
world war and the wife who patiently
and faithfully awaited his return from
overseas.
Mitchell is employed by the Oklaho.
ma Railway Company, under assign
mrnt made by Tic federal board Of 70
cational training This employment
began October 20, and down to well
nigh Christmas he had not received
any of the federal boards allowance
House rent was due, grocery bills were
due, Yuletide came nearer. The young
nan worked faithfully at his job, nev'
&r losing q day.
At length it became necessary for
him to make an appeal to the federal
aull critics. In his behalf Fritz H.
Lumenthall, post adiutant OF the ORB
homa City camp Of the American Le-
gion, conferred with Congressman
Scott Ferris, who Immediately wired
his secretary in Washington to make
Investigation.
Wednesday the secretary reported
By wire that a voucher for slO9 had,
on November 30, been sent to the rep
resentative of the vocationa' board in
the feredal building in Oklahoma City
that another voucher for $40, had been
sent December Is, and that another Tor
a like amount would be mailed on
January l. He advised also that when
Mitchell has filed affidavits showing
dependencies he will receive $l25 a
month and back pay to the date Of his
employment.
Congressman Ferris was advised
that there are other cases similar 10
this in Oklahoma and he is undertak'
nc in each instance to have the mat
ter adjusted at Washington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
LIEUTENANT GOES ON
STAND FOR ALLEGED
HARD-BO|LED CAPTAIN

New York, Dec. 24.-F'red NARROW
Of Peoria, ILL.,, formerly lieutenant
in the 3OSth military police at lie
Mans, took the stand yesterday in de.
fense of his superior officer, Captain
Karl ". Deter, who is being tried
by court martial at Governors Is.
land on charges Of cruelty to prison.
ers. He testified he had never seen
Deter brutally assault men in his Gus.
tody.
NARROW denied he himself had in.
veigled Private ]. V. Garbett into
signing a confession as the result of
which Garbett is serving a years sen.
tence on Governors Island, as Garb
cit, Il witness for the prosecution in
the present proceedings, had testified.
NARROW declared Garbett voluntarily
and confessed that he robbed a French
had confessed that he robbed a French
elry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25

Atlanta, Ca, Dee. 24,-Bill Yopp,
former slave, held his annual re.
union at the soldiers home here
today, with the old warriors Of
Confederacy and Ell, as usual,
brougt along 4 little git for each
of them.
Tie aged negro has been provid.
ing the gifts for years, partly with
his own money and partly from
dimes collected around his home
near Macon, where he has become
known as Ten Cent Bill"
Last summer the Georgia legisla-
ture in making appropriations for
1920 provided a special fund to
carry Bils work, and as this
probably is the last time the old
darl,cy win play Santa Claus at
the home, Governor Dorsey and
other state officials arranged to bc
present.
Gtll started his custom Of bright
eniug Christmas for the old sol
dlcrs when he returned to Geor.
gia ten years ago and found that
his old master, Captain Thomas
W. Yopp, was an inmate Of the
home.
Bill has been all over the world,
he says, starting ont as sailor
shortly after the war, and work.
ing as a dining car chef and then
in private homes Of the north. lie
talks Of strange eastern ports and
Of great cities he has seen, but
most Of an he likes to tell of what
a soldier his "old master" was.
Captain Yopp, whose SO years
have pinned him almost helpless to
his bed, tells a story too Mt Christ
mas. II is of how Bill, then his
Is year old body servant rescued
him, when wounded, from the
battlefield and uurscd him back
10 strength
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
JAMES HAYS QUARLES,
MA RK TWA|N'S COUSIN,
WITH RELATIVES HERE,
PASSES AWAY IN TEXAS

James Hays Quarles, whose facetious
slogan used 10 be that he was "the
best newspaper man in Texas" died
suddenly at Austin, Texas, Monday
morning, The news of his passing was
not received in Ardmore, where he has
relatives and friends, until this morn
ing.
Mr.. Quarlcs was a first cousin of
Mrs. L. j. Meyers and Mrs. Mary Ruth
Higgins Of this city The latter is the
mother Of Mrs. Tom Frame Of Ard
more. Mrs. Il. l.. Quarles Of this city,
mother Of Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Rig
gins and an aunt of Mr.. Quarles, also
makes her home here. Mr.. Quares
was a longtime friend Of Bert Love
of The Ardmorcite, who held him in
very high esteem for his great and
kindly human heart
James Hays QuarleS was perhaps
the best.known newspaper man in
Texas. He was a cousin of the late
Mark Twain, whose mother was a
Quarles. Like the famous Missouri
author, Mr.. Quarles had eccentric
| though inoffensive qualities which
made him conspicuous amongst his
fellows
From Tuesdays Dallas News the
following sketch Of Mr.. Quarles is
taken:
James Hays Quarles, secretary of
the State Board of Water Engineers,
died suddenly NJ his home in this city
at o'clock this morning. Mr.. Quarles
had for more than week suffered
from severe cold but when he retired
last night his condition was apparently
much improved. He was out driving
! Sunday evening. The news Of his
! death this morning was n great shock
to his many friends at the State Capt.
I tol and throughout the city.
Mr.. Quarle-, prior to his appoint
ment as secretary OF the state Board
Of Water Engineers about two weeks
! ago and with exception Of year or
/ two as secretary Of the board of di-
roctors of A. X NJ. College and head
of the publicity department of that ln-
| st1tution, had passed practically his
/ entire life in the newspaper business
/ in Texas. For Il number Of years he
/ was connected with the Houston Post,
! first as reporter and advancing to the
night editorship and staff political
writer lie also worked on Austin
newspapers and for many years was
engaged in newspaper work at Waco
which city was his home for mum
| Der of years His last newspaper work
was with the late Senator a. Il. McCol'
/ lum on the Waco Daily Tribune. Pre-
vious to that he was managing editor
of the Waco Morning News when that
Paper was published by Governor
Hobby.
Mr.. Quarles was born at Waco and
was ~ years old. lie is survived by
his wife and little daughter.
While a resident OF Austin some
years ago, Mr.. Quarles met Opie Read
the author who was in Texas at that
time gathering data for one Of his
books. Mr.. Read became attracted tC
Mr.. Quarles and used him as one of the
characters in the book.
The Texas flag was placed Mt hal
mast on the State Capitol today ou
of respect to the memory Of Mr.
Quarles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
POSSE CHASING
BANK ROBBERS THROUGH HILLS

Fort Smith, Ark, Dec. 2A.-Sheriff
Ben Faulkner and his posse Of ten
men, are racing the two unidentified
bandits, who yesterday held up and
robbed the Farmers state Bank of IL
linois, at Gore, Oklahoma, through the
wilds of the Illinois river bluffs. The
trail was picked up this morning about
10 miles northeast of Gore and is be-
ing followed at all possible speed, The
bandits have gone straight through
farms, cutting barbed wire fences as
they came to them. No one has seen
them since they locked the cashier in
the vault and escaped with $4,000 in
currency.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
NATIONS LEAG UE
IN HAMON- 'GRAW
FIGHT, DIVIDING
OKLl4:.aI,...,'..s+. ,[PUBS
Special to The Ardmoreite)

Oklahoma City, Dec. 24.--It looks
as If the supporters in the rival camps,
in Oklahoma, OF General Leonard
Wood and Governor Lowden, candi.
dates for the republican nomination for
president, are likely to create more eX.
element than has been promised in
the campaign for republican nation
al committeeman, between Jake l..
Hamon Of ArdmOrc. and James j. Nc.
Graw Of Ponca City. A headquarters
Of each presidential candidates sup
porters has been established in Ok
lahona city, and preparations for the
campaign tOrshadow some heated
whirlwind activities.
Some republican bellwethcrs fOresee
an alignment Of the Uamon leaders
with the Wood forces, since the an.
nouncement Of Hamon, a few weeks
ago declared him for Wood, and an
alignment of the McGraw leaders with
the Lowden forces This latter prcdic-
ton was based largely on the move
ments of Frank Parkinson, Of Lawton,
an uncompromsing political enemy of
I1amon, who had a hand in organizing
the Lowden forces.
| Parkinsons first move was made
shortly after b. NJ. Parmenter, Law
ton attorney and political counsellor OF
Parkinson, returned from a conference
in Ponca City, with McGraw.
| Major Hugh Scott, who is in charge
Of the Wood headquarters. is Of Chand-
| Ter, who recently re entered the news.
paper business that he might more
effectively aid in the campaign next
year
The situation seems to be rapidly
leading toward the selection Of a can
didate for the United states senate
from each of these camps, although
probably the candidates presidential
leanmgs may not filter into the rank
and file of the party.
1t looks like n free-forall scrap in
the republican party in Oklahoma. Ap-
parently republicans never have
thought more Independently nor Giyen
evidence Of demand for wise counsel
and leadership rather than bossism.
Sparks from the Hamon headquarters,
| indicate that Hamon favors q league
of nations with mild amendments. The
stern demands Of Lodge appear to have
hit the mark in the McGraw camp.
Republicans Of Oklahoma are dl-
vided on the league Of nations issue,
and that division win shoot clear down
the line until the national convention
! is held, unless, meantime, a compro-
mise is effected in the senate and the
| league drops out as an issue.
Republicans Of Oklahoma will be
satisfied with what the Chicago convcn-
ton does next June" says a party
leader. "That settles the matter OF a
presidential candidate only. However,
II does not determine whom we shall
send to the United States senate from
Oklahoma. That is our own affair
The man must be the issue. We will
take no chances on sending a man to
the senate who does not represent our
Views on state and national matters.
The issue is one Of patriotism rather
than party politics. And we want to
fight it out squarely in our own
ranks"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
ANDCUFFED WHEN He
WENT TO THE HOSPITAL
SAYS WOUNDED SOLDIER

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Col. w. n. Bis
'pham, commandant of Fort Sheridan,
today began an investigation of
charges, by Private Harvey Boyd, OF
Ducyrus, Ohio, a hospital patient. that
ne had been brought to the hospital
IN handouts and treated as a pris-
oner.
Boyd claims that, after he had been
furloughed home from Fort McHenry,
Maryland, his wounds became worse
and his case was transferred to Fort
Sheridan. He arranged with Fort
Sheridan officials to send an attendant
to assist him in coming to Chicago, he
says, but when the attendant arrived
ne arrested Boyd at the point of
gun, and handcuffed him. Boyd lost
his right leg on the Marne.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
CHICAGO TAILORS ARDMORE BANKER RECOMMENDATIONS
INCREASE WAGES NAMED ON BOARDFOR WAR HONOR
BOOST PRICE OFDIREC TORS TENTHAWARDS vi BE-
.MR. JONES' SWTRESERVE BANKG|VEN TO PUBLIC

o.
washington, Dec z4'--Secretary Dan
iels has ordered a comprehensive re
port on award of naval decorations nre
ro,od Gov. .ho iuc..o,,.. -, c,...-.....
W - '''''''0'' ~ - nan '''''''
"St' oI Ine SENATE haFu committee.
II will include all recommendations ny
individuals or by boards and the action
nv tba hoard ord a., .oo.,.,,.,. ,.,,
~ A
''il uPo'' '"o recommendations
The order was issued in response to
a request from S-retor Page which fol.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
4 MOST UNIQUE SERVICE
HELD At INDIAN CHURCH

Lawton, Okla, Dec. 2l.-What Is
said to be the most unique church ser
vice held in this part of the country is
that conducted each Sunday in mis-
sion church opposite the United States
Indian school lear here. Five Ian
euagcs are used in the service.
Members of. the Kiowa, Comanche,
Apache and Arapahoe Indian tribes AZ
tended the services, When the teN
is announced in English by the minis
ter. it is at once interpreted in turn
into the language of each or the IouI
tribes. Each tribe sings the hymns
in its own language.
Howard White Wolf, a Comanche.
has acted as interpreter since the erec
ton of the mission church ten years
ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25

Chicago, Dec. 24-Wage increases
averaging s. weekly. have been grant.
ed the approximately $4,000 mems
garment workers in Chicago it 5e-
came known today. About $3.50 was
added to the production cost Of a suit
Of clothes, employers estimated, al.
though the union men claimed that
the cost Of the wearer should not be
increased over what it would have
been, inasmuch as the increases were
figured in prices set last fan for next
summers clothes.
The increase is retroactive to Dec.
Is and the now scale runs until June.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
Scale Committee Meeting Postponed.

Washington, Dec. 24.--The meeting
OF the scale committee of the bltumin'
GUS coal operators. scheduled at Cleve-
land. has been called off, It was an
nounced today because Of difficulty Of
arranging transportation. A later date,
after the holidays, will be set.
In statements yesterday relatives to
the attitude Of operators on the gov
ernment's strike settlement plans the
operators executive committee left to
later settlement, probably at the Geye-
land meeting, the question Of the policy
to be adopted toward the coal investi-
CATION committee appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson to carry out the plans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
GENERAL PERSHING WILL
NOT INCLUDE TULSA IN HIS
VISIT TO SOONER STATE

Oklahoma City, okla, Dec. 2i.-Con
gressman Scott Ferris has been AL
yised by the war department that
will not be feasible for General Per
shing to change his Oklahoma itinerary
to include Tulsa.
"The general directs me to express
his sincere regret that the limited time
at his disposal for inspection Of can
tonments will not permit him TO make
the detour required TO visit Tulsa
much as he would like to do So" tbs
message from Colonel Marshall OF the
war department says.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI
WILL ENTERTAIN POOR chill
DREN AT EXECUTIVE HOME

jefferson City, No, Dec. 2i-Gov-
ernor and Mrs. Frederick D. Gardner
will entertain approximately 1000 chill
dren at the executive mansion Christ
mas afternoon. There will be a large
Christmas tree, all sorts Of juvenile
games. and each child will be present
ed with gift.
Tho poor children Of jefferson City
have been extended an especial iaVi-
tatlon to be present. The celebration
follows that initiated by the late Coy
ernor John s. Marmaduke.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
Operators to Abide by Decision.

Terre Haute, Ind. Dec. 24.-Operators
OF the central competitive field will not
block the coal settlement under the
plan proposed by President Wilson. but
on the contrary will abide by the de-
cision OF the commission appointed by
the president to work out the settle
ment. II Is indicated in statement
issued last night by Phil II. Penna, of
Terre Haute, spokesman for the opera
tors in the operators negotiations with
the miners,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
WITH BEST WISHES FOR
A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS

Being imbued with the Christmas
Spirit, The Daily Ardmoreite will
not issue an edition tomorrow,
Christmas Day, as it believes all
its employees should have the op-
portunity Of joining freely in the
gladstone Christmas season.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
WOULD ELIMINATE NEED OF
SOUTH AMERICAN PASSPORTS

Chicago, Dec. 24,-The pan.American
consular association meeting here to.
day recommended to the United States
and South American governments that
restrictions requiring commercial trlv-
elers and tourists to have passports
to visit South America be abolished.
The regulation restricts business rc.-
suls said
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
Authors ROYALTIES Attacher.

New York, Dec. 24.-BoolS royalties
due to Vincente Blasco Ibanez, have
been held up on q writ OF attachment
obtained on two judgments against the
Spanish author in Argentina for al
legged debts aggregating s6,992 secur.
ed by notes. Tho judgments were
transferred to local company which
brought the action to collect. Pending
the settlement of the claims, All mon
eys due Ibanez for sale of his books
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
Miners Returning 10 Work.

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 24.-Early re-
ports show that not all of the Kan
gas miners who walked out in protest
against the sending OF Alexander How.
ut to jail were returning to work to-
day. At $3.50 it was announced at the
headquarters Of the operators associa.
ton that six mines had been reported
idle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
Weather Forecast

Oklahoma: Tonight and Thursday
fair. colder in east portion tonight,
freezing temperature tonight
East Texas: Tonight and Thurs
day generally fair, slightly colder
tonight, probably frost in south por-
ton; light to moderate northerly
winds on the coast.
West Texas: Tonight and Thurs
day fair, somewhat colder in north
tonight.
Local Temperature
minimum last night, "a degrees.
Maximum yesterday, &C degrees;
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
Girl Dies Of Sleeping Sickness.

Dixon, Ill.,, Dec. 24-Miss Ethel
Fraun, aged 10, Dixon high school girl,
died this morning from sleeping sick
ness She has slept continuously for
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25
PRESIDENT CALLS
COM NJ SS|ON TO
INVESTIGATE THE
COAL WACE-SCALE

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 24.--Al
Kansas miners striking in protest
against the sending to Jail of their
president, Alexander Hownt, were
ordered to return TO work by dis
trlct officials this afternoon. The
order went out by direction Of Ho-
wat, who communicated with his
office BY telephone.
Howat notified his office that
the Central and other local strikes
would be taken up by the district
board here Friday.
One thousand miners still were
on strike today, making idle six
mines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25

Chicago, Dec. 24.--President vii
son issued a call for q meeting here
Monday Of the special commission
appointed to investigate wages and
prices in the bitumlonus coal indus
try. The commission at that time is
expected to lay plans for its inquiry
which probably will cotinue sew
eral weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-25

Guaranty State Bank
of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-16
CLOSE OPPOSES
VETERANS PLAN
Amalgamation of Fighters
of All Wars Regarded
as Premature.

Opposition to amalgamation of all
war veterans of the United States,
suggested In a published article re-
Gently, Is voiced in a statement issued
by Comrade Claiborn S. Close. chair
man of Nelson A Miles Camp, No. ].
United Spanish War Veterans.
The question of amalgamation of
veterans of all wars at this time is,
to my mind. both previous and pre-
mature" Mr.. Close declared. '@Phe
thought that prompts a new military
organization at this time do not be-
lieve is consistent with the tribute of
reverence and respect due to those
who paid the supreme sacrifice over
there and whose names have not yet
been received.
We, as comrades of the United
Spanish War Veterans. maintain that
their deeds of valor entitle these men
to an organization to themselves after
their duty which they are so nohIy
performing is completed by peace
terms. I believe that our department
commander would have every camp
within the Jurisdiction of the District
open to the gallant young veterans,
and that they should be welcomed to
enjoy our comradeship, so that when
the ripe time arrives to form their
orga anization we will have cemented a
comradeship greater than ever existed
before the world war"
Definite action on the part of the
camp is expected to be taken at the
regular meeting of the organization in
Perpetual Hall Tuesday night.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-16
Hopes Busted Now.

For the past four weeks, Edna
Goodman has been telling her
friends what a swell wedding she
was going to have in March.
Last Monday, Eugene Harvey. her
nancee, returned from the shipyards
in Chester, Pa. with a pocketfuI OF
money.
The rascal never even went to
see Edna. He took off his billed
shirt. put on his old pants and in
no time was shooting craps.
He lost all of his money but S14.
He told his fellow bone rollers that
they had skinned him out OF sl25-
and a swell wedding. They laughed.
He called on Edna's pa. He tried
to explain matters, but the old man
insisted that the wedding come of
as per schedule. So did her ma.
Pa finally decided that the boy
needed a lesson. He took him by
the seat of the pants and sat him
down in the parlor.
rs yo' or aincha gwine keep yore
wordT' Pa Goodman demanded.
NO. All is not"-Eugene shouted
"Ah heah's somefin wot's gwine back
me up" He yanked a big gun out
of his pocket and pointed it at
Pa.
Edna came in. She coaxed and
she coaxed but the poor nut wouldn't
give up the gun. He wound up
by shooting at her. missing her by
a whole yard.
You were a trife drunk when
you pulled the gun. weren't your
the court asked Eugene.
mo sah," he answered. "Jes ex-
cited, Jedge, das all"
All right" said the court. You
can serve three months"