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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
BRIEF STORIES IN
WAKE OF HURRICANE

TAMPA, Fla, Sept. ts.-The three.
masted schooner c. c. Wehrun, bound
to Tampa from Lapuna, Mex, with
cedar logs, was caught In the storm
Thursday and dIsmantied, according to
wireless messages received here. Capt
George Baker and crew Of ten are
safe.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. t0-The
revenue cutter ltasca, which left here
to search for missing members VI the
crew Of the steamer Barrstable, lost
at sea Saturday night, 20 miles of
Tyeee, reportd by wireless today the
the ship, which has been located. II
Is feared the other II men arc lost.
TAMPA, Fla, Sept. ts.-The oil
barge Monongahela, which, with a crew
OF "a men, broke loose from the tanker
week, has been towed to Key West by
a tug, The tug will 90 from Key West
to the rescue Of the steamer Lake WI
mona, ashore southeast OF Dry Tortu'
gas on a reef.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1e.--Headquarters
Of the Southwestern division Of the
today to Corpus Christi, San Antonio
and Houston, offering entire facilities
Of the division to Corpus Christi and
Galveston.
HAVANA, Sept. t6.---SeveraI vessels
Of the Cuban navy are searching to
day for the overdue Spanish ship VAL
banera. concerning the fate Of which
| anxiety is felt here. A telephone mes
sage from Matanxas says Information
| has been received that the vaibanera,
badly crippled, was steannng toWard
Havana, but at a speed Of only two
miles per hour,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept 49, -- The
storm which struck the west coast near
Corpus Christi Sunday carried build
ings and wreckage 20 miles inland.
Near Corpus Christi, where the rail-
road tracks were washed away, they
were twisted into the shane OF cork
screw one-half TO two miles in length.
Huge bridge timbers, weighing thou
sands of pounds; bales OF cotton, parts
of houses and their furnishings, cattle
rabbits, etc, were thrown into the tops
of trees by the waves at this point, and
left there as the water went down.
The San Antonio, Uvalde a. Gulf rail-
road, west from Odem, has been wash
ed out and bridges on the gulf coast
line south from there have tied up all
traffic except the Gulf Coast north to
Houston.
The first relief work was organized
by Charles Ladd, Of Kansas City whose
train was tied up at Odem early yester-
day and who organized searching par
ties TO bring in the flood sufferers The
train was turned into hospital train
and the sufferers and searching parties
fed on it.
The agents and members OF the party
augmented by citizens of Odem and
members of the train crew. waded for
miles through the brush hunting sur
elvors of the storm. Most Of the sur
vivors rescued at this point were from
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
WILSON RESTS WHILE
TRAIN SPEEDS ONWARD

ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S s
SPECIAL TRAIN, Sept. 16.--Heading
southwark for San Francisco, President
Wilson today begins six day visit to
California in the interest of the peace
treaty On the longest leg of his West
ern tour his train had no stops sched-
uied during the entire day and the
president improved the opportunity to
rest from his arduous speech making
campaign in the Northwest. He left
Portland, Ore. last night. and will ar
rive in San Francisco tomorrow morn
ing, completing the first half of his
10,000-mile swing around the circuit
In California. Mr. Wilson again is in
terest opponents of the peace treaty
Senator Hiram Johnson, OF that state,
being among the speakers who are
touring the West to reply to the presi-
dents appeal for ratification
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
SUES FOR ClGARET
IN LOAF OF BREAD

What would you do IL you opened a
loaf of bread to consume when you are
real hungry and while eating II you dis
covered in 1t a cigaret and the eating
of the bread and the cigaret should
make you deathly i'll?
James Fall, by next friend. Amos
Hatch, alleges in a damage suit in cir
cult court that he found a cigaret in a
loaf OF bread and 1t actually made him
deathly sick, and for this suffering he
Is asking $1,000 damages. The Memphis
Bread company Is defendant to the SUIT.
E. w Smith Is attorney for Fall.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
GULF HURRICANE !AND TIDAL WAVE
DEATH LIST IS GROWING HOURLY Y
ONE MAN ESTIMATES TOTAL
LOST IN STORM AT 1000


list as the re" Of the tropical hurricane which Sunday the Texas gulf cOa" and
a to
Just what probably will for
a
platon a
the
bodies whhed the city remg the lcoo tidal that
on 6Onie Sunday
Reports from om Tex the Corpus Christi increasing seriously
a
w.
Corpus Christi said the number Portland
%
Christi and other There confirming but seemed discounted
in n
probably will
CORPUS CHRISTI, n
today DIR; w. city yheathp physician.
launch
so 81 a
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
ISEVENTY BODIES ALREADY
RECOVERED ABOUT S|NTON

acting as the relief Headquarters for
the entire surrounding bav shore terri.
tory where already 70 bodies, mutilated
beyond recognition, have been found.
The count so far shows that there
were 40 found at West Port 20 at
White Point, four or five below Ogden
and AZ few at Portland.
Among the known dead are!
MRS. LONGWELL, Corpus Christi.
MISS BROCK, Il years old. Corpus
Christi
No one was killed ut Slnton, but
property damage was high Undertake
ers from Houston arrived early today,
and have begun the work OF embalming
being held at ranchhouses and schools
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
DOLL FACTORY TO
MOVE TO MEMPHIS

Memphis has acquired another doll
factory The Cawood Manufacturing
company, Of Danville. H., which en-
poyes so hands in the manufacture OF
dolls and statuary will move here from
that city J. r. Cawood, president OF
the company. already has arrived in
Memphis and obtained a location for
his factory, Mark Fenton, industrial
director Of the Chamber OF Commerce,
announced Tuesday morning. This To-
cation is at Kansas street and Mallory
avenue.
Mr. Cawood will manage the plant.
personally and Mr. Fenton states that
he will increase his force TO $50 TO 200
as fast as new ones can be employed
and trained, Young women of some
artistic ability are desired for the
places 4
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
BOSTON FIRE FIGHTERS
WILL REMAIN LOYAL

BOSTON,, Sept. 16.--Officers of the
fire department will not join in a sym
pathetic strike to aid the policemen.
This was announced today after a meet
ing of the directors of the officers club,
which represents IS per cent Of the fire
fighting force of the city. The vote was
una nimous,
Fire Commissioner John r. Murphy
announced he had reason to believe
the firemen as, whole would remain
loyal to the city. A special meeting of
the directors of the city firemen's union
called for last night did not adjourn
until early today, and at its close moth
ing was given out with regard to the
deliberations
on the whole the second week of the
strike opened with no material change
in the situation. The policemen's union
and the trade unions which have
already indorsed the strike appeared to
be marking time until the full strength
OF the sympathetic vote, which Is be-
ing taken among various affiliated
locals. could be determined.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
PASS ORDINANCE TO
SWAT CORNER L0AFER

Cops will be enabled to take a further
swat at loiterers and oglers OF women
on downtown street corners after ESQ
o clock Tuesday afternoon. At that
time the city commission viii pass on
third and final reading. an ordinance
ers in coping with loiterers
The old ordinance hit at the bar flies
and tho -habtues of disorderly houses.
The new includes railroad statlops, dis
reputable soft drink stands. pcblrooms
and the streets
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
AUTOS CRASH AND
TWO WOMEN INJURED

Mrs. j. F. Mathis, s North Bellevue
boulevard, was slightly injured at $40
O'Clock Monday afternoon when an auto
mobile which she was driving eollided
with an automobile truck driven by
Clarence Bonner, q negro, at Second
street and Washington avenue Mary
Oats, negress. an occupant of the truck.
also was slightly hurt. Charges OF
reckless driving were preferred against
Bonner and Mr., Mathis, who assumed
his wife's responsibility
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
PETE WOULD HAVE
DOG AS WITNESS

Pete Sailors. whose dog led officers
to whisky hidden in his field near Bing-
hamton and caused his arrest, accord
ing to the sheriff's charge, is quoted as
having told Bluford Richards, son of
Jerome e. Richards, that IL that dog
had sense enough to get him in trouble,
when his trial comes up he proposes
to put him on the stand in his own
defense,
He says he has talked to the dog
and knows the dog did not lead the
officers to the whisky, but the officers
In going to the hidden shorty called the
dog and he merely went along with
them.
Pete says the dog ought TO. make a
witness as we'll as an exhibh.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
MOB SPIRIT SEEN
AT SEATTLE GIVES
PRESIDENT WORRY
Expert Travelling With Wilson
Says Whole Party Was Ner-
vouS During So Hours Spent
in City Because OF It.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent of, Tho News
Seimltar),

Scimltarl.
ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
TRAIN, Sept. 16.--Out of the turmoil
and noisy demonstration with which
Seattle greeted the president, few
Americans can derive confident salts
faction. Mr.. Wilson'S speech about the
league of nations was incidental, indeed,
relatively unimportant. What was vi
tai and disturbing to the Eastern OBJ
server was the atmosphere of unrest, OF
mob PHYSIOLOGY and mob inclination
which made the whole presidential
party nervous throughout The 36 hours
Of their stay in Seattle.
Police lines We're, none too good and
an unmanageable mob of several thou
sand kept up a bombardment of noise
and hand pounding against doors of the
Auditorium where the president was
trying to speak. Several marines from
the Pacific fleet, which the president
had reviewed earlier in the day, stood
on guard on the docks with fixed am
munition, and they stayed there all
Saturday night in readiness for trouble
Why? Did the mob want to express
nations or peace treaty? Not a bit OF
It, They did not care about anything
so remote as foreign policy. They were
part and parcel of the labor movement
here which contains leaders whose pur-
pose and desire constitute the most
tangible evidence OF Bolshevism which
the United States has yet witnessed.
From the moment the president en-.
tered Seattle after remarkably en-
thusiastic demonstration at Tacoma, Al
hour away, the unfriendly. almost an.
tagonstic attitude of labor toward Mr.
Wilson was conspicuously apparent
Simple white badges on which was
printed In big black letters. Release
Political Prisoners" caught the eyes Of
all Of us as the presidential procession
passed through thoroughfares mort
crowded and congested, more noisy ant
turbulent than anything | have evel
seen with the possible exception of tht
fanatical demonstration which the peo'
pie OF Milan, Italy, gave Mr.. Wilson
last January.
The l. w W.'s and great many Ia
Dor men, who are not affiliated witt
the J. W. w, wore those badges anC
kept silent as the president went by
frnnAinuad an Dooa Column \
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
|sIsIS W. siSIslEs:RI

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. l6, 1919.
------------remperatur ture----------
Hour. Dry Bulb, Wet Bulb. Humid'v
7 pm. yes'day 50 13 81
+ am. today. Is 70 10
Noon today =. 92 10 ~
Maximum temperature 81, minimum
"a. Sun sets today at 1905 D. m. Rises
tomorrow at 6:A a. m Moon rises at
1906 a. m. tonight
Tennessee-Fair, little change in tenn
peIWture.
Mississippi-Fair,
Arkansas--Pa Partly cloudy,
Alabama-Fair,
Kentucky--Fair, little change In tenn
perature.
Lousiana---Partly cloudy, probably To-
cal showers In southwest.
Oklahoma-Cloudy, showers in west
Wednesday showers,
East Texas-Cloudy rain IN west and
south.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
Fair.
Florida Fair, except probable show :
ers In extreme south.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16

urging all persons at exposed places to
seek safety In the higher districts OF the
city.
All Sunday hundreds OF persons, car
rying their most valuable personal be-
longings, poured out OF the Bay front
district. Hundreds Of others who re-
mained In their homes until the water
reached n dangerous depth were brought
to safety by volunteer rescue parties
which kept a sharp lookout In the flood
districts during the height Of the storm
At the height OF the tidal wave prac-
partly submerged The water was
about four feet deep In the lobby Of
the Nueces hotel and every business
house between the bluff and the bay
was under water from eight TO 10 feet
The work Of removing the debris from
the streets Of the lower portion of the
city was begun Monday and hundreds
OF men, worked without relief through.
out the day, Houseboats, fishing craft
and wreckaEe Of every conceivable char
aeter were piled In the streets by the
waters.
Nothing remains on North beach, the
city's bathing and pleasure district,
pital and one large residence.
Relief Work Prompt.
The dispatch of relief trains TO Cor.
pus Christi followed energetic action
taken last night by Gov, Hobby and
Maj, Gen. Dickman, commander Of the
Southern department OF the u. s. army
at the request OF the governor, Gen
| Dckman Immediately dispatched a
| train with food, medical supplies and
| blankets, In the meantime the COVER
nor issued proclamation calling upon
all the citizens OF the state to lend
assistance to the storm sufferers
Some relief was afforded the home.
less shortly after midnight when the
first train to reach the city In many
hours arrived with faodstuffs and other
supplies from Klngsylle and Robstown
Although both OF the latter were dam
OF the more serious plight of Corpus
Christi caused the residents to forget
their own troubles and lend assistance
Military rule was invoked yesterday
and no one was allowed to enter the
wrecked portions OF the city, All food
| stuffs that had escaped damage hS
water were sold under direction OF cit,
| officials, one days rations being al.
lowed to the customer,
The city was In darkness last might
and a large portion was without watei
and sewage facilities, Railroads ar,
reported to have been badly damaged
and only a few lines will be able tc
operate for days to come,
| Absence OF authentic reports from
Aransas Pass. Port Aransas and Rock.
port today caused uneasiness, Boat.
Continued on Page 10, Column H.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
Election Service
Is Obligatory If
You Are Appointed

Judge Richards charged the jury es-
pecially Tuesday as to the enforcement
Of an act recently passed by the state
legislature. making it a misdemeanor
for a person TO refuse to act as officer
Of election after having been duly ap-
pointed The penalty is a fine OF not
less than $25 nor more than $50
Persons indicted by the grand jury
for this offense may plead illness or
other valid reasons for non attendance,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
POLITICAL ORDER is
ISSUED TO POLICE

Warning that all members OF the
police department. must pay their 1918
poll tax by Oct. II they wish to vote
In the November election, was issued
Monday by r. T.. Miller, acting chief.
They must also register again II they
have moved since the last registration.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
Three Babies Are
Born In Storm,

teRHus CHRISTI. TeK. sept IS.
from e women sfoTm u wpo ne sGSsn, gsssr, rbSHSe baS
ing Sunday night became mothers
while the hurricane was at Its
height They were attended by
physicians who we're among the
hundred or so people who sought
safety there. Reports today we're
that all were doing nicely at hos
pitfalls where they were removed
when the storm abated
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16
Weather Forecast

Fair weather with
little change in tenn
perature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-16

Memphis, Tenn, Sept, l6, 1919.
----------'remperat ture-----------
,r Dry Rulh Wet Bulb Humid v
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20

stribbling and giving Tubby the death
penalty.
Stribbling did not appeal his case
and is now serving out his sentence
at McAlestcr. Tubby appealed and a
few weeks ago the supreme court re-
versed and remanded his case.
Through some clerical oversight
Tubby had been held at the peniten-
tlary at McAlestcr, where he was TAX.
on as soon as sentenced. The order
issued Wednesday morning by Judge
Champion provides that Tubby shall
be returned to the Carter county Jail
where he shall be held pending his re-
trial, or to await further order of the
court. The defendant is represented
10y IL. IL. Brown.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20
SENTENCED TO DEATH
AND GRANTED NEW TRIAL,
TUBBY BACK IN JAIL

A bit of criminal history of local in
tcrest was revived Wednesday morning
through an order issued by Judge
Champion.
The order calls for the return to
Ardmore Jail of one William Tubby,
who was sentenced to death in the dis
trict court for a killing committed on
the second day of February. 1918. and
who has been confined in the peniten-
tiary at McAlester since his convic.
ton.
Readers of the Ardmoreite will re
member that upon the date named the
defendant, William Tubby. with jim
Stribbling, shot and killed Matt Harper,
according to the information filed by
the county attorney. The deed was
committed in the vestibule, or upon
the platform of a Santa F'e passenger
train.
At the ensuing trial the defendants
asked for and were granted a sever.
ance and the jury brought in verdicts
of guilty against each of them assess.
ing seven years in the pen against
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20
Use Ardmoreite WANT ADS.
PASSING OF LANDMARK
MARKS ANOTHER STEP IN
ARDMORE'S FORWARD MARCH

one of the oldest landmarks of the
city, the story and half frame build
ing Immediately west of the First Christ.
ian church, is being torn down, and the
site, which is the property of the
Masonic Lodge, will be converted into a
play ground for the children of Ard.
more.
u. II. Banks, who has made his home
in Ardmore "a years stated that the
building must be at least 80 years old
when I came here 81 years ago. the
house looked rather old then" he said
1T was then the home of Uncle Jack
Cross, who lived in Ardmore many years
before his death"
The old home place has been the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20

the supreme court held that the petit
ton does not include "a cause Of action
and the case is reversed with directions
to sustain the demurrer,
Rock Island Coal Mining Co. vs.. w.
T.. Taylor, Latimer county, reversed
and remanded. The case was suit
for damages based on injuries sustained
when Taylor slipped and fell in the
basin of a shower bath. The court held
ii was necessary to show that such
basin was obviously dangerous for use
or that it was constructed so different
from the common and ordinary man
ner of constructing such basins as TO
be dangerous and in the absence of
such proof a judgment for damages
must be reversed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20

topic of much discussion, especially dur.
Ing the past few years when Ardmore
suddening began TO out grow her
'swaddling' clothes, Handsome churches
We're erected near; within u stones
throw IL located the Convention Han,
which Is justly the pride of all, new
telephone building was erected. and
what had once been much like the out
skirts of the city with paths and the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20

familiar stones leading across the street
Is now in the heart of the city, with a
broad paved street, and surrounded by
some of the cIty's most handsome build
ings.
The housei being torn down under
the personal supervision of Zack Tay'
lor. another well known pioneer citizen
of Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20
NOTICE

TO Whom it May Concern: That on
and after July 1st. 1919, the minimum
wage scale for journeymm carpen-
ters of Local 1925 shall be $l.00 per
hour and an additional 20 cents per
hour for laying dipped or painted
shingles or surfacing floors.
l.. l.. LOTION,
Sw Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20
Habitual Constipation Cured
In Il In 9l DAYS

"LAX.FoS WITH PEPSIN" Is a spe'
clally.prepared Syrup Tonic Laxative
for Habitual Constipation. 1t relieves
promptly and should be taken regular
ly for II to 81 days TO induce regular
action. 1t Stimulates and Regulates
Very Pleasant TO Take. 6Oc per bottle.
adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20

]. *. Benning formerly Of the Pala-
cine Oil Co, is now associated with
the Merchants Il Farmers Oil CO., new
filling station, corner North Washing
ton and Broadway opposite post office.
lie will gladly give you the best Of
service and will appreciate your bust
ness. 1873
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20

Hear the band tonight while the Ard
Hewitt Oil CO., is going over the top
at Okla. Oil Exchange. adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-20

This will be one of Ardmore's great
est nights, we will give everybody an
opportunity TO get six chances in the
oil field. Ard-Hewitt Oil Co-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-22
ANOTHER ARREST FOR THE
 NORTH PENN BANK WRECK

Philadelphia, Aug. 21.-The arrest of Daniel F. Lafean, former banking com- missioner of Pennsylvania. for alleged implication in the North Penn bank wreck was ordered today by District Attorney Roran. A warrant charging misdemeanor in office in not notifying the attorney general of the unsouna condition of the bank was issued by a magistrate and probably will bo served on Lafean tomorrow at his home in York, Pa. He is accused of gross violation of duty" in not acting upon a report of a bank examiner in Octo- Der, 1918. that the bank was unsafe.
 Lafean's arrest will be the fifth since the closing of the institution on July Is with an apparent shortage of $2,- 144,000, and the second of a former state official. Charles A. Ambler, for mer state insurance commissioner. is under $15.000 bail on charges of con spiracy in connection with the failure.
 Ralph T. Mover. cashier of the shortly after the failure. was indicted by the grand jury today on four counts. True bills were found charg- ing him with perjury. making and aid ing in making false statements as to the financial onditionso of the bank. re- ceiving deposits vSfle;f the institution was insolvent, and the Fraudulent con- version of s5.Oo0 Liberty bond.
 Others under arrest are Louis T. Michel president of the North Penn, and William T. Gabell. director and clerk, who will be given a hearing to- morrow on conspiracy charges.
 Mir. Lafean was appointed state commissioner of banking, by Governor Brumbaugh in April. 1917. during a recess of the state senate. Later the senate refused to confirm the nomina- ton. but the appointment was upheld by the supreme court of Pennsylvania in April of the following year. He was succeeded by John S. Fisher last Jan uary shortly after Governor Sproul took office.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-22
Rep. Senators Decline
 Treaty Compromise
Democratic Leaders Refused to Assume Responsibility For the Offer.

Washington, Aug. 21.-The compro- mise proposal to have the senate adopt peace treaty reservations but keep them separate from the ratification it. self was put aside indefinitely today after democratic leaders had declined to assume responsibility for it and re- publicans of all shades of opinion had given notice they could not accept it.
 Among the republicans the develop ment was interpreted as meaning that action never would be sought on the proposal in its present form, and dem ocratic leaders generally said they had no plans for bringing it to vote.
 Meantime a White House announce ment and an executive session of the foreign relations committee brought to the surface again two other issues of the treaty fight.
 President Wilson, replying to a sug gestion that he might put the coun- try on a peace basis by declaring the